Check out this awesome Giveaway!

Hello to one and all!

I hope you are having a wonderful day or night or whatever time it is where you are. This is just going to be a short and sweet blog post about this awesome giveaway that an awesome blogger I follow is having!

HelloMissNiki is having an amazing giveaway going on right now in celebration of her 1000th blog post! It is friggen HUGE! Over $650 worth in prizes! 

So, if you would like to have a chance to win, just head on over to this post: 

http://www.hellomissniki.com/2015/07/1000th-blog-post-mega-giveaway

I wish everyone luck who is entering! Go show some love!

Until next time,

Tricia

Colour Pop Haul and Swatches

Happy Monday to all!

I hope y'all have had an awesome weekend, and that your Monday has been filled with coffee, and good vibes. I bring to you today a pretty big Colour Pop haul.
All of this is from their newly released summer collection. Now I have bought a few things from Colour Pop in the past and I love everything I have from them. I think that for the price point, the products are absolutely amazeballs! I am obsessed, and I cannot wait to get more. If y'all would like I could do a whole Colour Pop collection post or video? Just let me know. 

But anyways, lets get on to the products that I got in this haul. (Be warned this is going to be picture heavy)

***All products bought with my own money, and all opinions are my own***

So first up lets go over the new bronzers that Colour Pop came out with.

(L-R: Skinny Dip, Bon Voyage)

(Skinny Dip)

(Bon Voyage)

(L-R: Skinny Dip, Bon Voyage)

Both Skinny Dip, and Bon Voyage are matte bronzers. They are both super soft, and with Colour Pop's signature texture. Skinny dip is a neutral bronzer with just a hint of warmth to it, but it isn't orangey like some bronzers can be, it is just a touch more golden than Bon Voyage is. Bon Voyage is a very soft and subtle cool toned bronzer, super great for super pale skin gals like me! I can see myself using Bon Voyage all year long, but especially in the winter, and Skinny Dip more so in the summer, or when I want to add just that touch of warmth to my skin without looking like an oompa loompa.

Next is the three single eyeshadows I got.

(L-R: Coconut, Shark Attack, Flipper)

Coconut

Shark Attack

Flipper

(L-R: Coconut, Shark Attack, Flipper)

So I only got three of the single eye shadows available, these are the three that stood out to me the most out off all that they had with this summer collection.

First up is Coconut, it is a gorgeous deep ocean blue with just a tint of green to it, along with some brighter blue sheen/glitter to it. Shark Attack is the most unique out of all three that I got to me, it is a bronzey, coppery, coral. It is gorgeous and I cannot wait to use it on my lid with some warm browns in the crease, or for a spotlight smokey eye. YAAAAZZ! Flipper, is a pale tangerine with silver and turquoise glitter to it. It is gorgeous as eff and my pictures do not do these any justice.

Next up is lipsticks! 

I ended up getting one single lipstick and then their Sundays In Silverlake lipstick set.

Sundays in Silverlake

Sundays in Silverlake

Single lipstick in Topanga

Topanga

Cougar, Pasties

Chella, Parker

Thirsty, Ace

Yes I know that those are a lot of lipsticks, but what can I say? I'm addicted. Lol.

Topanga: So firstly can we talk about the name? One of the main reasons why I got it. Lol. Any other ninety's kids thinking the same thing? I always wanted to be her, and have her relationship with Cory. Haha! In all honesty, this is one of the colors I was most iffy on, I didn't know if I would really like it or not...but I really do! It is a gorgeous warm, but deep coral. I am in love with it and can see it getting a lot of use this summer. I may even need to get a back up of it. Topanga approves!

Cougar: This color is a bright but deep pink with a touch of red. It reminds me of strawberries in a way for some reason. Gorgeous color either way. 

Pasties: I must say that upon reading the name of this lipstick I laughed so hard that I couldn't breathe. I love Colour Pop and some of their risque names. This is a gorgeous magenta color. Just perfect, and being in a Hyper Glossy finish, makes your lips look SO juicy.

Chella: This color is one of my favorites, it is the perfect medium toned coral color. It does lean a little more on the peach side but that is perfectly okay to me. I know I will wear this a lot this summer.

Parker: This is a gorgeous warm nude. Not a whole lot I can say about this one, but it is really pretty. Just deep enough that I think I can pull it off. 

Thirsty: This is a gorgeous berry color with a hint of mauve to it. I love that this isn't to light or dark, it is just right. This is one of my favorite go to kinds of colors. 

Ace: This color really surprised me, it is a gorgeous peachy pink. Its so so pretty! I didn't think I would like it as much as I do. 

Whew! That was a really long post! If you have made it to the end here I congratulate you! And thank you for reading all my blabbering! 

I love all that I ordered from Colour Pop. But then again I am never disappointed with them. 

Are there any products here, or that I didn't get that you are lusting after and want to get?

Also, if y'all have any suggestions for posts and/or videos y'all would like to see from me, just let me know in the comments! I appreciate it!

Till the next time, have fun, be you.

Tricia

BOO!

Well hello there!

Long time no see...or well read huh? I am still alive and kicking. And I will try and keep this post short..Hah!

So, I am finally going to try and resurrect this here blog of mine, as well as my YouTube channel. I first started doing my thang here many years ago, but then life hit me with a brick over my head (not literally) like it tends to do quite a bit it seems. But I finally now feel like I am in a place where I can start to get back into this, things have leveled out some, and in all honesty, I miss doing this. I miss doing what I love to do, and what I am passionate about. I've felt for a long time now that I am missing a part of me. So its time to stick my own foot up my own ass and get back into this. 

Now I cannot say how often I will post, or if it will be completely consistent yet, as I am still getting my shit together...but I am going to try this whole thing again. But here comes where I need y'alls help. What would you like to see? Both here on the blog as well as in videos? Whether it be tutorials, tags, color combinations, I don't care, I just need some ideas. I appreciate all the help y'all give.

 Also to those who have stuck with me through all this, I want to say a big THANK YOU. It means a lot to me. 

Until next time, 

Tricia

New Year

Hey guys.

So long time no talk. Holidays were crazy with me working two jobs and basicly working to death. I was hardly ever home and really didn't even get to enjoy the holidays. Yay me. Hah.

But that is not the goal of this post for me, I'm not going to bitch and moan and complain. That is in the past, it is a new year and I am planning to try and start bettering it, even from how it is now, and right now it is alright. I'm still struggeling with issues, but I am doing my best to overcome them.

Now in the past...well over a year now, I have let everything slide, from the blog to my YouTube channel, to even my own personality and dreams and myself in a lot of ways. That I am planning on stopping now.

I am going to start doing more of what I enjoy instead of just going through the motions of everyday living that is my life now. Yes I work, and work a lot, no I do not have much "me" time, but that doesnt matter. I am going to start making a concious decision to try and better each day, and do what makes me happy without giving a fuck what others think or anything. 

I am going to try and get this blog back up and running better, get my makeup skills back up and running, and hopefully my YouTube as well. Some of my posts though here and on YT might just start being updates or vlogs, but I'm not totally sure yet.

Things in the past while have changed me in ways, not huge ways, but just in ways of how I live and how I do things. 

But yeah, I'm posting this as a little update, and also a place where I can come back and read this and try and keep on myself about it.

I have lots of things I want to do, and I am determind to give it my best.

I love and miss you all.

xoxo Tricia

Star Crushed Minerals First Impression Review

**Sent for review purposes. See bottom for full disclosure**

Hi guys!

First off I'd like to apologize for slacking on blogging, things have been hectic lately with the main bathroom in our house being remodeld (sp?). 

But anyways that is not what I am here to talk to you about today. Today I have swatches and a first impression review of some shadows from the company Star Crushed Minerals. Star Crushed Minerals is a fairly new company (I think) ran by an awesome lady named Edie. She was sweet enough to send me some sample shadows to review for y'all. 

Now I didn't tell her what colors to send me or anything and may I just say that she must have read my mind, because she sent me lots of purple shades and I don't know if y'all know this but purple shadows are one of my favorite colors! She also sent along some awesome pink and green shades along with her eye primer. But enough of just telling you, because I know what y'all are here for and thats to see the colors! haha!

So first up is a picture of what the jars look like, now I got samples but I have to say that I absolutely love that Edie uses sample jars instead of putting them in baggies. I don't know about y'all but I absolutely hate sample baggies. They make to much of a mess everywhere!

This is what the tops of all the jars look like, except for the primer, which I will show in a second. They all have a clear sticker label on top with Star Crused Mineral printed on it. Now dummy me, I forgot to take a picture of what the bottom label looks like. but on the bottom lable, it is again clear with the shadow name, ingrediants, name of the company, where it was made, and how much product is in it (1g) printed in black on it. 

Now here is what the primer looks like:

 (top)

(Bottom)

This primer is white in the pot, but applies clear. It has a very kinda odd consistency, it is like a cross between a mousse and a cream. Also it can feel a tad gritty, but that disappears when you blend it in. Now I can't say anything yet about the lasting power of this primer, as I haven't tested it out that much yet, but I will be doing a review on it in the near future. :)

Now it is finally time to show you the gorgeous shadows! I will warn you now, I had some difficulty capturing the gorgeousness of these with hand swatches. I'm hoping that when I use them on the eyes, I will be able to get better shots of the colors.

All swatches are done over the Star Crushed Eyesahdow Primer. 

First up is the pinks and purples.

(Left to Right and Top to Bottom: No. 52 Perfectly Peach, No. 95 Delphinium Pink, No. 11 Starry Pink, No. 14 Grape Shimmer, No. 77 Royal Purple, and No. 101 Purple Reign)

So as you might be able to tell from the list above, Eddie not only has the eyeshados named but also numbered. 

Perfectly Peach is just that a really pretty peachy/nude color with a nice satin sheen to it. I can see myself wearing it all the time as a quick wash of color all over the lid as well as paired with other colors.

Delphinium Pink is a pink with a like slight lavender/blue shimmer to it. Really soft and I can see myself using it as an unusual inner corner highlight.

Starry Pink is a lovely deep rosey mauve pink. It has a satin sheen that almost loos alittle gold to me. 

Grape Shimmer is a pale grape purple color with a silvery blue shimmer to it. 

Royal Purple is a gorgeous matte reddish purple shade with some awesome gold/green glitter in it. The glitter was hard to see in the pictures, but in this one you can kinda see the hints of glitter. This is one of my favorite shades that I was sent and I can't wait to use it in a look. 

Purple Reign is such an interesting color. Its a really dark purple/blue color with an amazing forest green shift to it. Its freaking amazing! This has to be like my favorite color out of all the ones she sent me. I can't wait to do a purple smokey eye with this puppy, and use it wet as an eyeliner!

Next up is the greens:

(L-R: No. 28 Pear, No. 111 Apple Martini. 

Bottom: No. 92 Deep Aqua Gold)

Pear is a bright apple green satin.

Apple Martini is a matte medium green with a bunch of gold glitter in it. Its absolutely stunning.

Deep Aqua Gold is a really deep forest green with blue undertones and a faint gold sheen depending on the light.

All the eyeshadows have a really smooth texture, and are very pigmented. None applied patchy and overall I am quite impressed with these. I can't wait to make some looks with them and to eventually buy the full sizes of some of these and I have my eyes on some of her other colors as well! 

I hope y'all enjoyed this and if you'd like to see any specific colors paired together please let me know and I'll do my best to make that happen!! 

Don't forget to stop by and check out Star Crushed Minerals on etsy and facebook! 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/starcrushedminerals

https://www.facebook.com/StarCrushedMinerals?ref=br_tf

Much love,

Tricia

**Disclaimer: Products in this post were sent to me for review consideration and purposes. All opinions are 100% my own. I am not being paid to do these reviews**

FOTD & OOTD

Heya guys!!

So, in my last post, I told you I was going to start doing more posts, and the like. So here is 3 rolled into one! Lol.

Today I have for you a FOTD, and an OOTD.

First up is my FOTD:

A pretty simple look. 

Products used:

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Ash

Ulta Clear Brow Gel

Physicians Formula pewter eyeliner from the nude trio of eyeliners

Prestiege My Blackest Lashes mascara

Bare Minerals Matte formula Mineral Foundation

Bare Minerals Mineral Veil

Bare Minerals Warmth

Bourjois Chocolate bronzer

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

NYX Automatic Lip Liner in Grapefruit

Milani Color Statement Lipstic in Flamingo Pose

And my OOTD:

My shirt is just a black cami from Forever21+. The skirt is a new and awesome skirt from Candy-Strike (http://www.candy-strike.com/) that I am absolutely in LOVE with. Its called their Tie-Dyed Skull Full Skirt. Its freaking amaze-balls and I will be wearing it often all year round. I got so many compliments on it when I wore it today. Lastly the shoes are just some coral flats from payless. xD 

So, I hope you all enjoyed this post, and are having lovely days! 

Also I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Much Love,

Tricia

Hello There Again!

Hi guys!!

Let me start this off by sayin that I am SO sorry that I have lacked on posting here on my blog. Life has decided again to get in the way. Like always. Hah.

For that I am sorry. I  miss blogging, and I miss doing youtube videos. But I am planning on starting again!

I've fallen into a bad funk for the past year due to lots of things. Sometimes life can do that. So I'm sorry for that. But I do plan on very soon starting to do more posts on here, on faceboo and on my youtube channel. I'm going to start getting back into my passion. I really miss it and am sorry that I let outside things influence how and what I have been doing.

I don't have a set schedual yet because I have a few things that I need to work out, as I'm trying to get a job and get my GED. But I am going to start back up on everything. Especially now that other things have settled down some. 

That and well, I realized lately that life can be way to short to let things draw you away from your passion. You never know how much time you really have, so do what you love and be who you are and let your passion and personality glitter all over. :)

I'm even going to start doing fashion things and nail stuff.

How does that sound? Also, to ease myself back into things, what kinda look/tutorials/tags would y'all like to see?? I need some ideas to get back into this. Lol.

I really hope y'all are doing well, and please leave your feedback for me here. 

I love you all. And thanks to those who have stuck by me. <3

Much Much Love,

Tricia

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