Yay for Free Mascara!!

I received notice that I was a runner up badge winner on Influenster so they sent me a free tube of Rimmel London's Scandalize Retro Glam mascara! Just came in the mail today so I haven't had a chance to try it out (or even open it for that matter!) but I wanted to give Influenster a shout out and say THANK YOU!! Review and pics to come.

NYC Long Wearing Nail Polishes (& WnW Purty Persimmon)

Had a job interview earlier this week (I didn't get it, but that's another story...) and bought a pretty boring grey sweater to wear. Needed something to give it a pop and saw this color polish and fell in love. It's New York Colors Long Wearing in Skyline Blue (#151.) Found these earrings that matched perfectly and it really did liven up the dull sweater. I'm on Day 3 of wearing this and I gotta say that the title of "long wearing" may be a little of a stretch. Started chipping yesterday and at this point it looks pretty ghetto. If you plan on wearing this week long then be prepared for a lot of touch ups.

Also bought Times Square Tangerine Crème (#112) in the same brand. Both of these (and lots of other colors) were 98 cents @ Walmart. Saw some swatches on Pinterest of some of the other options and now I HAVE to go back and get 'em. Great bright, springy colors. While I was there, I also got Wet n Wild's Purty Persimmon lipstick. Been looking for this everywhere but all the stores I go to either don't carry it or were sold out. It's a lovely red/orange color and I think these two will go awesome together. Cant wait to wear them out. If you haven't tried WnW lipsticks then hurry out and pick up as many as you can. They are super pigmented and quite matte. They go on smooth and aren't hella drying like most of their matte-like competitors. I'll proudly post pics as soon as I get the chance to fancy it up featuring these colors.

Broadway High Shine Lip Gloss

Dollar General has a brand of glosses called Broadway High Shine Lip Gloss (manufactured by Kiss) and they are all $1! I had no idea if these were any good cause I couldn't find reviews anywhere so I thought I'd try a few out and see what I thought!

I got one in a light bubblegum pink color (Bubble Pop,) a bright coral (Orgasmic) and a purple (Fashionista.) First thing I need to tell you is that these are SUPER sticky and gummy which is exactly what I expected from a gloss that's only one dollar. My remedy for this? A colorless lipbalm (I use Chapstick.) I put on a quick swipe of it and THEN the lipgloss. Really makes a difference otherwise it's just far too distracting to keep it on long enough to even leave the house. I should add that these smell really great, which is always a plus!

Orgasmic was really nice. TBH, I don't have any coral lipsticks (I know, I know- I need to remedy that) but this gloss adds a nice, yet simple, pop of color. Will be great for spring and summer!

Fashionista left a little bit to be desired. I didn't expect it to be SUPER pigmented but a little more of the purple hue on the lips would have been nice. It adds shine to your lips though but with a barely noticeable shadow from the purple.

LOVED Bubble Pop. It was pigmented enough to tell that there was a "babydoll" tone but still very every day wearable

Would I recommend them? Eh, IDK. For a dollar I'd say give them a try. I DO like the pink and coral and really can see myself wearing them out in the future. Just make SURE to do a base coat of Chapstick!

Makeup/Polish Haul

Went to the Dollar Tree to pick up a few things and I, ofcourse, had to go check out the makeup ailse. Found some more of the Lipstick/gloss duos from LA Colors. I really do love this product. The lipstick goes on smooth and is longlasting. The gloss doesn't add much color but it does leave a nice shine and it smells SO good. I'll post pics of the shades I got (Pleasure and Sensual.)

Also found a few LA Colors "Value Packs" which include lipstick, liner and a tub of gloss. I'm actually quite disappointed in these though. The colors I got (Diva and Dainty) were both so pretty but they are so poorly pigmented. The liners are very light as well. I dabbed on the gloss (which has mini sparkles in it) and it smells and tasted like petroleum jelly. If, for some odd reason, you DO buy these, I'd just go ahead and give the tub-o-gloss to some little girl you know cause it has no business being in the makeup collection of an adult. Again, pics later.

I also got an eyelash curler in some unknown brand. It's really ugly w/ yellow handles. It comes w/ an extra pad. Besides it being ugly, it does work well enough. Wish I would have waited cause the next place I went (Walgreens) had e.l.f brand eyelash curlers for $1 as well. Woulda much rather had that one, tbh.

Speaking of Walgreens, if you have their savings card, they have a bunch of Wet n Wild products on sale for... wait for it... 69 cents! I picked up three eyeliners in Turquoise, Purple and White. They glide on smooth and are super pigmented and bright. Excited to wear those with full makeup too see the complete effect.

WnW "Wild Shine" polishes were also 60 cents. I got 4 and now I wish I had picked up more, tbh. Got Black Crème, Too Hot for You, Tickled Pink and Lavender Crème. They had one called Poppy and I so regret not getting it. Was a gorgeous bright coral. Somebody go buy that one so I can live vicariously through you. Please and Thank you!

Like I said, I'll post swatches and pics sometime soon.