Fashion: Yellow Beanie

Fall is here at last in the East Bay! Fall is my favorite time of year! The change of colors in the leaves and the crisp cold wind. I love this time, I get to layer and wear hats and scarves. Hope every one has a great day and goes out to enjoy the awesome weather. 

Beanie: Target Mens 

Teeshirt: Jason Wu for Target

Sweater: Banana Republic

Jeans: Indigo

Boots: Ross

Cross: Forever21

Bag: Target

First Impressions: Crest 3D White Strips advance seal 2 hour express

Hi everyone! Today's post is a first impression on Crest 3D White Strips Advance Seal 2 Hour Express. I went shopping at Costco the other day and I saw these puppies on sale. I jumped at the chance to try these out and to see if they worked and would whiten my teeth with no sensitivity side effects. I got these at Costco for 39.99 with a 11.00 discount. This came with another box of Crest White strips 30 minute strips. 

 This box comes with 2 treatments. I shared the box with my boyfriend. They are packaged like any other strip in the white strip line.

Each treatment comes with both a top and bottom strip. The strips are coated in a thick whitening gel that adhere to clean dry teeth. I had no problem with these strips sticking to my teeth for the full two hours. My boyfriend had a little trouble with the bottom strip only because he has a major drooling problem! lol :) He had to push on the strip a few times to get it to stick. My mouth did salivate a lot with the strips in but the strips didn't fall off or become loose. I was careful how I swallowed and made sure to not push on the strips with my tongue. These strips are not uncomfortable to wear just inconvenient because I had to be aware of the strip in my mouth for the full two hours. None the less if you are at home doing house work or chilling its not terrible, just annoying. I was able to drink water with the strips in but no food at all. 

At the end of two hours I was ready to get the strips off! They adhered really well to my teeth and I had to have an actual grip on the strip to take if off, which is a good thing to know. Comparing the before and after photos I unfortunately don't see a major difference. At most I would say I went a shade lighter maybe two but that's it. After I took the strips off I went to test if I was sensitive and glad to say that my teeth were not sensitive even to ice cold water.

I think this treatment is best for when someone has already been doing the Crest White Strips for a while and need an extra whitening boost. I think  a person would get better results from a daily type of strips where the teeth are gradually whitened over time as apposed to all at once in two hours. The result isn't dramatic enough for me to justify getting this again. Tho it did work I will most likely get the daily whitening strips over this one.

My verdict is meh, not worth the hype.

Victoria's Secret Luminous Cheek and Face Highlighter

Hello! Hello! I have another review for you guys today! Today I'm reviewing Victoria's Secret Luminous Cheek and Face highlighter in Striking.  This is a face highlighter in a stick form! I got this at VS on sale for like 3 bucks great find and awesome product. This is an excellent cream highlighter that is nice under my powder foundation for a "within glow" or on top for a really pretty pink blush with gold shimmer. 

This product is packaged in a sleep black tube with VS in bold white print on the side. the product is despence by twisting the body. 

           This is a light peachy pink with small gold shimmers. This cream stick is very pigmented and shimmery there is 14 grams of product.

I really like this find. This is a excellent highlighter and light glowy blush. Because this is a cream product it gives a really fresh and dewy finish that makes the skin look very sweet and glowy. I really enjoy using this two ways, one under my powder foundation to make my skin look glowy and another on top as a highlight and blush combo. When I apply it that way the peachy pink color comes out and gives me a shimmery highlight and light flush of color. 

Urban Decay single eyeshadows

Hello! today I have a review on the Urban Decay single eye shadows. I'm so excited to have these eye
shadows to share. I grabbed these beauty's when Urban Decay had a clearance sale and these puppy's were only 9$ a piece. I finally was able to test out UD legendary matte eyes shadows and these are awesome  I'm really happy that I picked these up! 

I picked up Perversion and Secret Service. These are excellent matte colors Perversion is a very pigmented black that is super creamy and smooth. Secret Service is a warm medium brown and is my favorite color out of all the ones i bought. This has become my go to crease color, it is perfect to lightly define my crease and acts like a natural shadow crease in my eye. 

From left to right is Freelove, a warm peachy pink. It has golden shimmers and has a smooth and creamy texture. When I swatch the shadow it is super smooth. I picked it up because I was looking for a pink eye shadow that would be a great color to add a warm flush to a look and it works great as a blush in a pinch! Next is Blaze a golden shimmery bronze color. I love this color. For me it is a great color to smooth all over my eye lip and is a great one shadow look. I like to mix it with Secret Service for my every day look. 

When I saw ABC Gum was on sale I had to get it. I heard many good things about this shade, that it is a great matte highlight shade. ABC Gum is a off white cream Matte eye shadow. I like it alright, I didn't fall in love with it like I did with Secret Service and Blaze but its nice to have in a collection

 Overall I am very happy with these eye shadows. The colors I got are perfect for me, I use them everyday and are my most reach for eye shadows to date. Across the board the quality of the shadow is excellent  creamy, smooth, and pigmented. Classic quality's in almost all Urban Decay eye shadows. Very happy with these!

Ulta 20% off Sale Haul

Goodness graciousness  it has been a minute sense I last posted on my blog! a lot has been happening in my life, and I have been having too much fun with my boyfriend and busy with school! hopefully now I will be more consistent with post and can write more review and fashion post again! I have been testing out a lot of products in my absence and look forward to writing a lot of review on new products :)

On to the haul! I only picked up a few things this time. I really needed some new mascaras and liquid eyeliner so I picked up the new NYX The Curve liquid eyeliner to try out and see if its any good and so far I like it, took a couple tries to get the new handle down but so far I like it. I also picked up a new Age Rewind concealer because I broke my old one but twisting it backwards and the top part broke into pieces. I wanted to try the new Maybelline mascara in the cat eyes packaging. That alone, sold me in to getting it. I also picked up one of and oldie but goody mascara the Grow Luscious mascaras. One of my favorites. 

I hope everyone is well and look forward to more posts! ^_^

Fashion: Tangerine Love

Hi everyone! How gorgeous is this dress! I love this piece. I paired it with turquoise jewelry to complement the orange color and adds subtle pops of contrast with the outfit. 

Thank you Ian Jay Beattie for the photos

Dress: Forever 21

Shoes: Steve Madden

My Beauty Diary Mask

Hello Hello, Today's not gonna be a review but a overlook. I came across these masks at a 99 Ranch in Rowland Hts on sale for cheap! 8.00 on sale. I recently came back from a quick trip from So-Cal, to look at schools and we stopped by for grocery and bam, I see these on sale and had a little freak out.  I have heard many good things about these mask and have been wanted to try them for awhile now and I get too. YAY ^_^

Q10 is a mask that is formulated for use on normal skin, recommended for aging/mature skin lacking elasticity. The back says it rejuvenates skin to achieve a  soft, whitened and firm look. I picked this up for mom because she wanting something to help with aging skin and I thought this would be perfect. 

Black Pearl: is for  use on normal skin, especially recommended for dull skin lacking elasticity. It will  soften and whiten the skin; restores skin's resilience and radiance

Pearl Powder: is great for dull and damaged skin, helps with uneaven pigmentation and it softening, brightening, activates and nourishes skin

Apple: A mask that will help with larged pores and will help to minimize the size and smooth out the skin. Moisturizing, smoothing, firming for use on normal skin

This one is the Best 7 pack it has one of the most popular masks to try out.

I'm so excited to try this, The pearl mask is the one I have high hopes for.