Deployment Blah!

• Target replaced the Milani cosmetics in store with... NYX! Awesome!
• Tshirt I won during a pub crawl. We hopped from local breweries and then saw The World's End. How awesome is that?
• Baby lizard that somehow found itself in my home. I caught him in a cup and set him free haha
• How many lipsticks are too many for one purse? haha Oops.
• Loooved this mani.
• Deployment countdown! I know, it's a sad sight right now.
• Recently snagged this for less than $30. So far so good! It's like the Clarisonic but less fancy.
• Trying on some bold shades in Target. 

So yeah, my husband deployed this past week. Boo. I'm doing alright at the moment because we are used to being a apart but I know in a couple months I'll start to hate it more.  Right now I just try not to think about it too much; keep my mind busy. It's awful knowing I won't see him until next year! Here are some pictures we took before he left. 

Lazy Dress

This is my comfy lazy dress. Everyone should have one. Well, every woman I guess. I added a statement necklace and studded shoes to add some visual interest.

Target dress (currently on sale), shoes

Lots of pictures to show my latest hair cut! 

The lipstick is NYX "Haute Melon" over NYX "Amsterdam". 

Icing "Mint Chocolate Chip"

Makeup To Go

- this is a scheduled post while I am on vacation -

Here's a look at what I packed for our 2ish week vacation, makeup wise.

Eyes:

• Coastal Scents 88 Original palette. Gives me a very wide variety of colours. A few with shimmer but mostly matte shades
• Urban Decay eyeliners. These stay put well and have been a favourite of mine. I'll have to find something new now that Urban Decay has been bought out by L'Oreal though.
• MAC fluidline in Glitz & Blitz.  The best cream eyeliner I've tried. Too bad it isn't vegan. This is my favourite for doing a cat eye.
• Buxom mascara by Bare Escentuals. I really like this mascara.
• elf Minerals Eyelid Primer. Love.
• Physician's Formula Eye Boost. Great for applying close to the lashes and I want to see if it thickens them over time like it claims it will.

Face:

• Physician's Formula Organic Wear tinted moisturizer. My skin tends to get very dry in WA's colder weather so hopefully this will help combat that.
• Milani pressed foundation. To combat shine.
• elf Highlighter in Sunrise. Love this as a highlighter! I meant to get Spotlight though.
• elf Mineral concealer. A thinner concealer that helps brighten my skin and is moisturizing.
• UK Pop Beauty primer. To help the pressed foundation stay put.
• Wet n Wild blush in Mellow Wine. Great darker blush.
• Milani blush in Luminoso. Great brighter blush.
• Sheer Cover Concealer. Love this under the eyes and/or for heavier coverage.
• Benefit Erase Paste concealer. Favourite for under the eyes.
• theBalm Bahama Mama bronzer. For contouring.

Lips:

• Milani HD Advanced Lips Colors in Candy Apple, Vivacious Fushia, Classy Nude and Modern Mauve. Super moisturizing, great for layering or wearing alone and easy to apply.
• Milani Sheer Cover lipstick in Cafe Stop. Sheer, dark brown, moisturizing.
• Jordana lipstick in Matte Nude.  Got to have a nude lipstick!
• NYX Round Lipsticks in Fig and Lousiana. Two great pinks.
• Wet n Wild Matte Lipsticks in Purty Permisson and Mauve Outta here. A bright red and favourite. I did have a dark purple but removed it because the formula is quite dry. Instead I took a Wet n Wild lipstick that is a very dark red.
• elf Lip Liner and Blending Brush. I love this for defining my lips! I apply it right below my bottom lip and around my cupids bow only.
• elf Primer & Plumper.  Great for making my lipstick really last and my lips look great.
• Rosebud Salve and a vegan lip balm. To keep my lips from drying out.

Brushes:

• Eyelash curler, powder brush, foundation brush, lip brush and eye brushes (liner, blending, crease etc).

Here's a makeup look I recently wore featuring NYX Round Lipstick "Ergo" topped with Milani HD Advanced Lip Color "Candy Apple".

Rain Boots

I finally bought some rain boots! I'd been wanting some for a while. We don't get a lot of rain here in Southern California but I justified it with the fact that we go to WA every December and my feet get all wet and cold every time! haha I used a Sears gift card to buy these. So far, I'm quite happy with them. I love the look and fit. Only complaint is they rub against my ankles, giving me blisters. I'm hoping some thicker socks will fix that though.  The coat is also new and is from Target. Old Navy appears to have the exact same style for half the price right now though! Grr.  It's really comfortable and exactly what I was looking for. I like that it has a large hood and two sets of pockets.

Sears Kamik boots, Target jacket

made in Canada, yay!

I'm wearing NYX Round Lipstick "Louisiana" with Milani HD Advanced Lip Color "Vivacious Fuschia" on top. Love it! Swatches will be up on Tuesday.

 Makeup pics were before haircut and outfit pics were after, if you were wondering. I got a couple inches cut off again. Fun, fun!

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