NOTD: Julep 'Joy'

I've been dying to wear Julep Joy ever since I got it in my March Maven box!  I did pretty good at wearing only greens all month long, but I decided that March 31st was close enough to April, so I painted my nails with this beautiful polish this morning.  This is by far my favorite of Julep's pastels.  The formula was still thick and runny like the others, but it leveled out and I only used one coat!  I took this picture this morning while I was doing dishes and getting ready for our Easter cookout.  Enjoy Joy!

NOTD: SOPI 'Read My Palm' and Revlon 'Whimsical'

Hey guys!  Today I am wearing one of my favorite shades ever, Sephora by OPI's Read My Palm!  As you can see in the photo, there is a lot of mileage on this bottle.  Read My Palm is one of those shades that got me into buying nail polish; I've had this for about three years, I think.  This color was impossible to photograph, though.  It leans more teal in my photos, but is more of a dusty light jade in person. 

SOPI Read My Palm with Revlon Whimsical.

Window Shopping: Depeche Mode Edition

Why, hello there!  Three more days until the new Depeche Mode album!  The French words "depeche mode" translate to "fast fashion" in English, and Depeche Mode and their fans definitely have a certain aesthetic.  I've been playing around with ideas of what my look will be when I see them in September; I love getting ideas on the Internet and then trying to find cheaper dupes that are more within my budget!  

Most of the items here are inspired by the Depeche Mode 101/Music for the Masses era.  I've included some images for a point of reference, but if you've never seen Depeche Mode 101, I highly recommend it, especially with commentary.  I bet you can rent it from Netflix. 



Depeche Mode 101 awesomeness.  (The pic on the top left may be from the Violator era, though.)

Random Life in Photos

Happy Friday!  How 'bout some random photos that never made it into blog posts?  Enjoy!

 

I think I took this during an outfit post, but I never used it.  I don't know why; this is one of my favorite selfies!

NOTD: OPI 'Skip the Gift Wrap'

Hey guys!  Even though St. Patty's Day is over, I am continuing with my green swatches.  Today I am showing you OPI Skip the Gift Wrap.  Skip the Gift Wrap was one of four limited edition holiday shades exclusive to Ulta;  I picked this one up in the clearance bin last month for $4.00.  I was hesitant to get this one because I thought it was too Christmasy for year round use, but, WOW is this color awesome!



OPI Skip the Gift Wrap.

Julep Spring Mystery Box!

Wow!  I never thought I'd be enjoying my Julep subscription more than my Ipsy subscription, but I am officially obsessed!  Let's see what's inside my Spring Mystery Box! 

My Julep Spring Mystery Box.

March Ipsy Glam Bag

It's Ipsy time again!  This month's theme was "The Great Escape" and featured travel friendly and portable beauty products.  I liked March's bag better than February's bag, but I was sad that there was only one color makeup item.  Oh well.  This was still an awesome deal at $10 a month, and there were a couple of neat goodies in this bag.  Let's look!

March Ipsy Glam Bag.

NOTD: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hey guys!  Today I am showing you an assortment of green polishes I have worn over the past week and a half for St. Patrick's Day!  Enjoy!

Julep Diane with Julep Lucky accent nail.

OOTD: Fat Girl, Skinny Jeans Redux

Happy Tuesday!  I have another look to show you today with my black skinny jeans from Target.  The neon flowers on this top really add some brightness to an otherwise black and grey outfit.  But I looooove black.  So there!
        

Top: Daisy Fuentes from Kohls
Pants: Pure Energy from Target
Shoes: Springi flats from crocs.com

NOTD: Julep 'Adrianna'

Hi there!  Holy crap, I just got out of bed and it is already 11:30AM!  This daylight savings thing really messes with your head sometimes, but at least it's a sign that Spring is right around the corner.  Today, I have the perfect spring pastel to share with you, Julep Adrianna!

Julep Adrianna.

February Julep Maven Boxes: Get on the A-List

Hey!  Remember when I blogged about skipping Julep in February and how sad I was because I really liked the collection?  And then I got a Cupid's Mystery Box?  And then there was a coupon code to get a $100 gift card for only $50 on Valentine's Day?  If you don't remember, I blogged about it here.  Well anyways, I used some of my gift card to get the It Girl and Bombshell February boxes.  I already swatched Ginger for you here, but I figured I might as well post what else came in those boxes because all of the shades are lovely!

Rebel, Joan, Marion, Ginger, Laura, Oxygen Nail Treatment, eye lash curler.

Free 'Beautiful Day' Sample at B&BW!

Hey guys!  When I am not at work or at home, I practically live at Bath and Body Works.  Really, one of my favorite games is to guess which smell someone is wearing when they walk past me at the mall.  I also go over there and educate all of their employees on B&BW scents of yesteryear such as Rich Citrus Cream and now (RIP) Forever Sunshine.  I claimed this Facebook offer to pick up a sample of their newest scent Beautiful Day, but I did not share it here because it was ending on the same day I got my offer.  Well it looks like this offer has been extended through Friday the 8th, so now I will share!
 

It was a beautiful day outside, so I ran out to the parking lot to photograph Beautiful Day!

From the Bath and Body Works website:

 

A fragrance as beautiful as the perfect spring day! Fragrance skin with a bright blend of sun-kissed apples, wild daisies and fresh pink peonies.

• Top: Sun-kissed Apple, Dewy Pear, Sparkling Cassis
• Mid: Wild Daisies, Lily of the Valley, Fresh Pink Peony
• Dry: White Peach, Blonde Woods, Creamy Musk

Seriously, this is a NICE sample!  The size is 0.24 fl oz, much larger than the little vials you can get at Sephora.  I really like the scent, and I can't wait to sniff the rest of the product line for Beautiful Day.  I can definitely smell pear in this; if you ever smelled Charmed Life at B&BW, it kind of smells similar.  I've read online that some folks thinks it smells like Tommy Girl and DKNY Be Delicious, which I could sort of see.  Beautiful Day reminds me of something from my childhood though, but I can't figure it out.  I want to say it smells like some kind of Barbie lip gloss I had or something like that... which is a good thing!  This is a $7.00 value.  Hurry up and go get your free sample of Beautiful Day!  (Here is a link again to the offer!)

Smell you next time!

More Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter Swatches!

Hey guys!  I have three more Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters to show you today, including Sorbet, which is one of the newly released shades.  You can see my original post here where I swatched the other twelve colors I own!  But today I am showing you Peach Parfait, Gumdrop, and Sorbet.

Peach Parfait, Gumdrop, and Sorbet.

'Drop Dead Diva' is Un-Canceled!

I guess I said everything in the title of this post!  Looks like Lifetime has reconsidered their decision to cancel "Drop Dead Diva" and it will be returning for a fifth season!  The only bad news is that I don't have cable, ha ha.  I'm still waiting for Season 4 on Netflix, but at least now I know I won't just be left with a cliffhanger at the end.  Yaaaaay.  You can read my original post about the cancellation here.

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

Here's an article about the return of "Drop Dead Diva" on USAToday's website.  See you next time!

Illamasqua Haul and Obsess Swatches!

Hey guys!  There was an awesome deal going on this week at the Sephora inside JCP here in Gainesville.  All of the old Illamasqua polishes were on clearance for 50% off, which made them only $7.00 each!  I'm not sure if this sale is also going on at the standalone Sephoras, but they are not on sale yet on Sephora's website.  Either way, if you want in on this, you better RUN to a Sephora inside JCP now because they are already sold out in my store.  I was a lucky duck because I just happen to have a gift card from a return I did, so I only paid $2.38 out of pocket for six Illamasqua polishes.  Woot woot!

 

Collide, Rare, Radium, Viridian, Obsess, Bacterium.

March Julep Maven Box: Get Ready to Play!

This month's theme is "Get Ready to Play!" and the collection is made up of pastel cremes and opalescent shimmers. My mailman shoved my Julep box in my mailbox instead of putting it in the big box for packages, so I ripped a side off of the box trying to yank it out of the little cubby.  Even though my box is ugly, the contents inside are beautiful.  It's a gorgeous day outside today (after a cold snap this weekend!).... perfect weather for an outdoor nail polish photo shoot!  Let's have a look at these pretty pastels!

Rock Star Hand Creme, Joy, Leila, Shenae, Adrianna, Strawberry-Mint Lip Balm.

OOTD: Makin' Noise in Turquoise!

Hey guys!  Today I have some pastel pants from Target to share with you!  Technically, these are aqua and not turquoise, but someone hollered "Makin' noise in turquoise!" to me yesterday when I wore these pants, so I knew that would be my title for the blog post!

 

Top: a.n.a. by JCP.
Pants: Pure Energy by Target.
Shoes: Springi flats by Crocs.

NOTD: Julep Ginger

Wow!  Can you believe it's already March?  Spring is almost here... yay!  I'm patiently waiting for my March Julep Maven box, but today I have Ginger from the February Bombshell box.  I skipped this box at the beginning of February because I couldn't afford it, but then I purchased a $100 gift card for $50 on Valentine's Day, so I went back and picked up the Bombshell and It Girl boxes!

 

Ginger with flash.