Burgundy & Gold Nails

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Good morning (afternoon or evening) today I will be sharing with you a polish from Cover girl and some Foil Metal Gold 3D Decal Slices from Born Pretty Store.

I'll be honest, this whole mani was a fail for me. The polish is Pyro Pink from Cover Girls Hunger Games District Collection, and it was just okay for me, nothing really speical. I know I used 3 coats, possibly 4 to reach some kind of opaqueness.

The decal slices were the worst part for me, they looked super pretty in the packaging, but once I got them out they felt really stiff and I thought I may have an issue working with them. I was right, after I painted my last coat of polish, using tweezers I placed the decal on my nail and pushed one side down with the tweezers to get it to 'stick' to the polish. Once I had the one side down, I went to push the other side down, and the first side would pop back up. I also attempted to 'bend' them on my own so the would lay flat on my nail, but I had no luck at all. Maybe they are not supposed to lay flat, I don't know LOL

I don't know if it was just 'operator error' or what with these, but they just did not work for me.

As always if you wish to make a purchase with Born Pretty, be sure to use my coupon code:  SMBW10

I have two upcoming posts, both reviews. One is for some Vincent Longo makeup products that I received from Beauty Stat and the other is a Moisturizing Foot Soak that I received from Candie Chic! Hope you all will come back for those :)

Haul: TJ Maxx, Ross & Big Lots

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As of late I have been obsessed with Big Lots and TJ Maxx for finding beauty products, especially nail polishes, at discounted prices! Last week hubby and I ventured out on a little shopping trip and the town that we went to not only had those two stores, but they also had a Ross, I was able to find some pretty good deals.

From TJ Maxx I stumbled upon a duo of Orly polishes, Fabulous Flamingo and Ancient Jade, for $6.99! That's like paying $3.50 for each polish, not too bad considering they are priced at $8 for a full size bottle and $3.99 for a mini bottle at Ulta.

I also came across some mini OPI Sets

Favorites: July 2013

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July, where did you go?

This month I had all new favorites, so let's just dive right in!

I had three new face favorites; Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream, NYC Sunny Bronzer, and Milani baked blush in Luminoso. I love how moisturized the BB Cream left my face and how it evened everything out. I have full review of this cream if you would like to check it out. The NYC Sunny bronzer is perfect for my fair skin, it gives me a nice hint of color with out making me look muddy or orange. I also really love this because it is a matte bronzer. I usually do not wear blush at all, but this blush looks great for summer, give a hint of peach with just a little sheen.

I only had two favorites for my lips in July one is a new discovery and the other was in last months favorites. The old favorite is the Cover Girl Nature Lux Gloss Balm in Grenache. I love how this feels on my lips, very cream and moisturizing. My new found favorite is a lip stick from Avon, in the shade Pout, to bad this is one of the many colors they are discontinuing when they launch their new packaging coming in Campaign 19. It is a beautiful soft nude pink.

For a change I have some nail favorites this month! Up first is my new go to base coat, Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Hardener, I don't know if this actually hardens my nails, but it really helps with making my polish last longer. I have a new favorite shade of polish too, it's from S.he Makeup (available on iKatehouse) in the shade Melon, just a pretty bright lime green with some shimmer. My last favorite for the month of July is my Vitamin E oil. I have been having a terrible time with my nails peeling and my cuticles looking dry and I wanted something inexpensive to use, a couple fellow bloggers suggested using the Vitamin E oil that you can get in the vitamin section of Walmart. I tried it and I love it, it has help the condition of my nails and cuticles so much, I just have to keep reminding myself to use it. I went a few days with out it and my poor nails showed it. I try to apply it twice a day and every time after I take off my nail polish.

What were your favorites for the month of July?

Favorites: June

Wow how quickly did June fly by!?!? Another month gone by means another round of beauty favorites! I had a handful of products that I was loving this past month.

Up first is the ELF Makeup Mist and Set. I love this stuff! It's great to wear all year round, but I find myself using it more when it's warm and humid out. I use this to help keep my makeup in place all day and I also use it to help powder products not look cakey on areas of my face where I may have some dryness. I like to spray it all over my face then I take the ELF flat top powder brush and pat it around on my face to create a nice finish.

I have also been loving my Avon BB Cream. So far it has been the BB cream that has worked the best for me. I will have a full review on this BB Cream on Monday, so be sure to check that out!

I tend to keep my makeup neutral all throughout the year, but especially in the summer time, I go for the barely there look. So I have been pairing my Milani Shadow Eyez pencil in Champagne Toast with my Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells trio. I think these look great together and make a very pretty neutral eye look. I have been using my Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless mascara a ton as well. I have a full review on this mascara.

Keeping with the natural/neutral look, I have been loving my Cover Girl Nature Luxe Gloss Balm in the shade Grenache. My new favorite lip product!

Top to Bottom: Cover Girl Nature Luxe  in Grenache, Milani Champagne Toast, Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio

What products have you been loving this month? Let me know in the comments!

Haul: CVS Clearance Sale

Y'all know how I love my beauty products on a budget and one of the best place to stock on on some products or try 'new' products that are to expensive when not on sale, is the 50-75% off sale at CVS. This sale is held twice a year, usually spring and fall, and if I have some extra money I try to shop it!

I had posted previously about a few polishes that I had found at this sale, this post is my last CVS sale post for this particular sale.

First up are some nail polishes that I got. I picked up another one of the Maybelline Color Show Shredded polishes in the shade Purple Possibilities, a Sally Hansen Crackle in Wave Break, a Spoiled polish in the shade Mind Your Own Beeswax, and a Maybelline Color Show Metallic polish in the shade Blue Blowout.

Left to Right: Sally Hansen Crackle Wave Break, Color Show Purple Possibilities, Color Show Blue Blowout, Spoiled Mind Your Own Beeswax

 I also got a few new lip products, I figured this sale would be a great time to re-stock my lip drawer since I had recently cleaned out all of my older products. I picked up a Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in the shade Porcelain Pink. Cover Girl natureluxe gloss balm in the shade Grenache. Milani Crystal lip gloss in the shade Fruit Punch, and two Revlon Super Lustrous Lip glosses, pink whisper and peach petal. I will have a follow up post with in the next couple of weeks with swatches of these lip products :)

Break down of the great deals I got from this sale:

Maybelline Color Show Polishes: Original Price $ 4.19 each I paid $ 2.09 each

Sally Hansen Crackle:  Original Price $7.49 I paid $ 1.87

Spoiled Polish: Original Price $1.99 I paid $.49

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Stick: Original Price: $8.99 I paid: $2.25

Revlon Super Lustrous Glosses: Original Price: $8.79 I paid: 2.19

Cover Girl Nature Luxe: Original Price: $7.99 I paid $3.99

Milani Lip gloss: Original Price: $5.79 I Paid around $1.45 ( I lost the receipt from this purchase lol)

Did you shop the CVS sale? What did you get?

Favorites: April

I'm back with my April Favorites, better late than never :)

Almost everyday in April I used my MUA Heaven and Earth Palette. I love this palette mostly because it's neutral colors. There are so many different ways that you can wear this palette and the colors are absolutely beautiful!

I have also went back to using my CoverGirl BB Cream. I feel like this product really does smooth out the way my skin looks and for a lack of better words blurs out all the stuff you don't want to show up. I also like it because it is very light weight.

I have also been using my Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment. I have been loving this type of product for my hair for a few months now, I was using a different brand, but I feel like they both do the same thing for my hair, make it look soft and shiny. The smell is amazing too!

I have been using a new toner which is now one of my favorites. I was using the toner that comes with the proactive set, and when I ran out I found L'Oreal Hydrafresh Toner, I feel like it works as well as the one I was using before. Leaves my face feeling hydrated.

I like my Gud by Burt's Bees so much that I picked up from Big Lots for $2 so much that I am still kicking myself for not picking up more of these! First the smell is great and it leaves my skin feeling super duper soft and smooth. Absorbs quickly too and does not leave you feeling greasy.

Last but not least is a mascara from Avon that found it's way to the bottom of my mascara basket and then I tried it again and it has been working well for me this past month. It is their Super Magnify mascara, I find that name to be comical because of what the brush looks like:

See... such tiny bristles, but it does work pretty good. Does a good job at grabbing each individual lash.

What were some of your favorites this month?

February 2013 Favorites

Am I the only one that feels like this year is flying by? March already, and that means it's time for me to share with you my February Favorites.

I used pretty much the same products all month long so I only have a handful of favorites, so lets jump in to it.

I bought a new lipstick from Avon and it quickly became one of my favorites last month. It's a beautiful nude color called Natural Glow and it is from Avon's newest lipstick line called Totally Kissable.

I also used my Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells trio a ton during the month of February. It's just a great trio for an everyday look.

I also recently started using Cover Girl CGSmoothers BB Cream, which is pretty much the same thing as their tinted moisturizer. I plan on doing a comparison post about the two.

I've been loving my Maybelline one by one volume express mascara. This is one of the products that I chose for my Project 10 Pan. I have no idea why I ever quit using this.

I won a couple of lip balms from ChapStick's Facebook page in limited edition flavors, one of them was in the flavor Candy Cane. I love minty lip products and this was no exception. It works great and feels really moisturizing on the lips.

Lastly, but not least, is my Avon Ultra Luxury Liner in Dark Brown. This has been one of my favorites for a long time, but I have found myself reaching for it more and more recently.

What were your favorites from February?

FOTD: 1

Today I am doing a Face of the Day post! I really liked the way my make up look came out and I wanted to share it with you. If you like these types of posts let me know and I will do more of them in the future.

I was watching a video on YouTube by Jasmine over at Green Eyed Monster and she did this really simple pretty eye look using the Walking on Eggshells trio from Wet n Wild and I just loved the look so I decided to try it out for myself today.

List of products that I used:
Cover Girl cg smoothers BB Cream
Avon Ultra Luxury liner in dark brown
Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio
Wet n Wild Brulee single eyeshadow (for my highlight shade)
Milani Illuminating Face powder in Amber Nectar
Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick (new line from Avon) in Natural Glow
Maybelline One by One volume express mascara in brownish black

My FOTD:

I totally forgot to use primer! I'm just going to Easter play practice at my church tonight, so it should be okay. I do wish that I had of used the highlight shade that comes in the trio instead of the Brulee, so I will change that next time I wear this look. I also used the brown shade from the trio as a liner for my bottom lashes. The lipstick is kind of a sheer lipstick, but can be built up.

Be sure to check out Jasmine's video!

December Favorites

This month I had quite a few favorites, so let's just jump right on in!

Face Favorites:
This month a foundation made it's way on to my favorites list, simply because I have not been able to wear foundation lately, until I was introduced Loreal Youth Code Serum. With that being said, obviously the Youth Code Serum is one of my favorites this month. Revlon Color Stay foundation has been my go to foundation this month. I really like the coverage I get from it. Cover Girl CG Smoothers Tinted Mositurizer is also on my favorites list this month. I love using this when I'm in a hurry to get ready or when I only want very light coverage. I have also really been loving my Milani Illuminating face powder in Amber Nectar, gives a nice hint of color to my pale skin.

Eye Favorites: 
This month I have really stuck to a quick and natural looking eye. Staring off with Avon's eye shadow primer, review coming soon. Then I'll take my Milani shadow eyes in champagne toast and cover my lid. Then I've been using the crease shade out of the Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells trio, for my crease shade. Then using Wet n Wild's single shadow in the shade brulee as my highlight color. Lastly I would use my TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer to brighten up the inner corners of my eyes.

My favorite eye liner this month was my Sumita contrast eye pencil and my favorite mascara has been my Kiss i-Envy.

Lip Favorites:
My go to lip products this month have been my peppermint Baby Lips and my two Model Co Shine Ultra lip glosses.

Hair Favorites:
I had a couple of hair favorites this month. First up Not Your Mother's Smooth Moves, I can not get enough of this stuff! I have also been using Tresemme heat tamer spray when I flat iron my hair. I used to not use a heat protectant but I've been heat styling my hair a lot more lately so I thought I should start using one.

Other Favorites: 

My favorite fragrance this month has been Paris Amour from Bath & Body Works. It was an early Christmas gift from my friend :) I have also been loving my Vita Moist hand cream that I got from Avon. I have a few tubes scattered about the house, so there is one around when ever I need it.

What were your favorites this month?

November Favorites

Oh my goodness, can you believe November is gone! Honestly this year has been flying by so fast. I was going to use Beauty Sets to help me make a pretty little page for my favorites this month, but I couldn't get it to look the way I wanted it too. I only have a handful of favorites this month, I pretty much stuck to the same makeup routine this entire month.

First up I have my Model Co Shine Ultra Lip Gloss in Showgirl Red. By far my most favorite lip gloss. I received this in my November Birchbox and I have been using it all the time! I really like it because it's not sticky, last a really long time and gives me just the right amount of color.

Next I have another product that I received in my November Birchbox. I had mixed feelings about this one to start with, and I still kind of do (review coming soon) it is my Sumita Contrast Eye Pencil in black. I love using this to tight line my eyes.

My next favorite is something that I've had for a while, but I'm still loving it. I-Envy mascara by Kiss has been my go to mascara this month. I really like this one because it's a 'tube' mascara, you know the kind that form little 'tubes' around your lashes. It wears so good, but is also super easy to take off.

My favorite for my eye shadow this month is my Comfort Zone palette by Wet N Wild. I love this palette because you can create a lot of different looks with it or pick out one shadow to wear all over the lid. It's my go to when I'm in a hurry to get ready.

For my foundation this month, and for the last few months actually, has been Cover Girl CG Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer in Light to Medium. I really like this product, it feels super light on my skin and gives me just a hint of coverage.

My hair favorite this month was something that I received in my Influenster VoxBox, Not Your Mothers Smooth Moves. I have used this on my hair practically everyday since I got it. It is great for smoothing out my hair so I have less frizz and it also relaxes my curls.

What were your favorite things from this month? I love to hear about other favorites, good way to get product recommendations :)

September Favorites

Can you believe it's already October! I love October though because it's when all the leaves start to change colors and the weather turns colder and my birthday is the 9th of October! I could do with a few more months of summer though LOL.

Today I wanted to share with you the products that I used the most during the month of September. I kept my make up look pretty much the same the whole month because it was a simple look. I have become a huge fan of the Cover Girl CG Smoothers, which is a tinted moisturizer  I love the way it looks on my skin and it is very moisturizing. I used the Wet n Wild comfort Zone Palette just about everyday this month. It provides you with a lot of options for your eye looks. I also switched back to my Maybelline Falsies mascara. I have also loved using the ELF bronzer in Golden. Every since I got they Eyeko Skinny eyeliner in my July Birchbox it has been my go to eyeliner. Last but not least is my Baby Lips in Quenched, this lip balm was a life saver on my beach trip last month.

What were some of your favorite products during September?

BLOG SALE

First off the rules/guidelines for the sale:
* I only accept payments via PayPal. Please send payment as a gift so neither of us are charged fees.
* I will only ship within the US
* All Items are sold on a first come, first serve basis.
* Shipping will cost $3.00 for the first item and $.50 for each additional item.
* All sales are final - no returns, refunds or exchanges. I also will not be held responsible for any lost or damaged packages. I will package items as carefully as possible. Insurance available upon request (at an extra charge).  Please feel free to ask questions or if you'd like a picture of an item with a different view to be able to see it better then please let me know. I want you to be happy with your purchase. 
* Items that have been crossed out like this are no longer available.
* All of these are described as accurately as possible. If you want pics, let me know.

How to order

Once you decide what you would like, EMAIL me at SmallBudgetBeauty@gmail.com. Let me know the items you want along with your full name, physical address and email address associated with your Paypal account. Please use BLOG SALE as the subject.

* I will invoice you from a different email address- DO NOT PAYPAL ME until you receive my invoice!

Products Available:

 NYX Eyeshadow Singles L-R Smokie Mountain, Super Creamy, Golden Amber, Rust. First 3 were gently used, Rust is new and sealed. $2.00 for used ones, $3 for new one.

 Wet n Wild Pride new and sealed $2.00, L.A Colors Trio Sand Dune, Grassy Knoll (swatched) $1.00 each, Rimmel Smoulder quad (swatched) $1.00

  Jillian Dempsey For Avon Perfect Eye Kit  in Deep Purple, Used 1 time. $3.00

 Avon Wash-off Water-Proof Mascara in Black, NEW $2

 ELF Super Glossy Lipshines L-R Pink Kiss, Goddess, Watermelon, Candlelight, Pink Kiss. $.50 each

 ELF Glossy Gloss (swatched) L-R Wild Watermelon, Ballet Slippers. $1.00

 Avon Super Shock Lip Gloss L-R Melon Madness, Bronze Blitz $2.00 each

 Avon Glow Lip Gloss in Ultra Violet, Avon Glazewear Intense Lip Gloss in Intense Plum $2.00 each

 Mark Glow Baby Glow Lip gloss in Honey (Swatched) $3.00

 ELF 2-in-1 Conditioning Gloss in Love it $1.50

 Rimmel Lipstick in Pink Champagne, Revlon lipstick in Peach. $2.00 each

 NYX Diamond Sparkle lipsticks, Brand new. L-R Sparkling Orange, Sparkling Nude $3.00 each

 ELF Mineral Lip Gloss L-R Au Naturale, Pageant Princess $1.50 each

 Wet N Wild Mega Shield Lipstick in It's a Girl $1.00

 Essence Mini Lip Gloss Set (swatched) $2.00

 Outspoken Fragrance by Fergie. New $4.00

 Avon ANEW Clinical Luminosity brightening serum. New and sealed. I have 2 of these. $11.00

Physicians Formula Tinted moisturizer in Fair to Light. New and sealed $5.00