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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Beauty Blog Coalition $900 Winter Giveaway!

The bloggers from the Beauty Blog Coalition are at it again and have set up a group giveaway with one grand prize winner and two first place winners!

All terms and conditions are listed in the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway is open from 10 December until 21 December, internationally to all those ages 18 and up. You may tweet using the Rafflecopter option once a day until the giveaway is over for extra entries. One winner will receive a $500 prepaid Visa gift card. Two more winners will receive a $200 prepaid Visa gift card. (Both are available as a one-time PayPal transfer if the winner so chooses.)

Please take time to visit the bloggers who made this giveaway happen and good luck!

A Little Polish

Ashley is PolishAddicted

Beauty and Fashion Tech

Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom

Hairspray and Highheels

Liesl Loves Pretty Things

My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog

Pure Natural Diva Botanicals

Set in Lacquer

Smashley Sparkles

Stephanie Louise- All Things Beautiful Blog

The Crumpet

The Lacquerologist

TheFabZilla

Will Paint Nails for Food

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Review & Swatches: em michelle phan Creamy Color Classic Lipstick

I Purchased This

I meant to post this earlier but I'm glad I'm able to now while their Cyber Monday (Buy one product, get another in that shade for free!) sale is going on today! I'm reviewing the em michelle phan Creamy Color Classic Lipstick in Nude Lace. I've already reviewed the Matte Lipstick in a previous post so I'm covering the classic lipstick today. I wanted to get an idea of the brand's lipsticks and since I don't really have a place in my collection for a sheer lipstick, I got the Classic formula.

em michelle phan creamy color classic lipstick nude lace

To save space on my blog's front page, I've put everything under a cut~

Introduction, Swatches, and Review: Limnit Lipsticks

I Purchased This Press Sample

Today I'm really excited to introduce, swatch, and review a new cosmetics company for you guys called Limnit Lipsticks. I was introduced to the company only last week and I'm already so stoked to talk about them.

I was browsing on etsy (in between my school work because why not) and came across these listings of a beautiful bright teal and deep navy blue lipstick. Intrigued, I clicked to get more information and I'm immediately hooked. I'll admit I was a little hesitant at first because the company is so new (they opened about two weeks ago) but I was comforted by the fact that they have:

Well-thought out branding and color names (Olly Olly Oxen Free for an Oxblood lipstick, Punkin' for a bright orange, etc)
Detailed Ingredient lists. Each listing has an ingredient lists and the color index (CI) number listed for each colorant. I hate having to search around for the ingredient lists so I'm thankful it's listed nice and clear.
Well-lit and accurate photographs and swatches that they actually took. I've been burned lately by companies stealing photographs or having poorly lit photographs so it was nice to see the photography.

They had sample jars available so I picked up three in Bewitching Hour, League of My Own, and Olly Olly Oxen Free. (I'm a sucker for lipsticks and especially a sucker for samples). The owner Trina was kind enough to gift me with two extra samples of Racin' Carnation and Deepest Taupes and Dreams.

FYI These lipsticks ARE Vegan and Cruelty Free.

I've got a lot of pictures in this post so I'll be putting it under a cut in case you're reading this from my home page!

Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2013 Beauty Picks

Before Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I wanted to compile some sales from a few beauty brands that I've tried and like. There are tons more sales out there but here are my picks!

Darling Girl Cosmetics is having a 20% sale with the code Gobblegobble, starting 11/28 5PM CST until midnight 11/29 CST. Orders over $20 will get a limited edition mini of "Who Cares, It's on Sale". FYI they will be closing the shopping cart down December 1st in order to fulfill all orders before they go on holiday and will not open until January.

em michelle phan is having a sale where you can get $10 off a purchase $30+, $20 off a purchase $50+, and for every $100, you get 50% off. (I reviewed their matte lipstick here and it's worth a try!)

Inglot is having 20% off all products excluding Freedom System Palettes and Accessories plus you get a free Gel Eyeliner in the shade 77 with any $80+ purchase this weekend from 3AM EST 11/28 until 3AM EST 12/4

Sephora (affiliate link) has a bunch of $10 specials beginning on the 29th, some that are available online only and some in store and online. You can check out the list on their Pinterest. You can use the code FIXIT for a 12 piece holiday sample bag with any $25 purchase.

Silk Naturals just released their Holiday 2013 Collection and you can get 7% off sitewise with the code "snowflake7" until the 30th. They rarely ever have sales so take advantage of it while you can!

Sugarpill Cosmetics (affiliate link) and their Black Friday sale is one that I anticipate most every year, it's usually when they have the best discount on their cosmetics. This year all items are 20%-50% off 11/28 thru 12/2 with no code necessary. If you want to pick up their products at a great price, now is the time!

thebalm will be having a 40% off sale on their website Monday 10am PST thru Tuesday 10am PST. Their blushes and eyeshadow palettes are fabulous! are fabulous

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