Empties February 2015

So today's blog are all the products that I have used up. My EMPTIES! There are quite a few products so I decided that I'm going to just list the products and then tell you guys whether I would recommend them and why. I hope you enjoy looking at all my trash!!!

I used up all of my holiday scented candles. Most of them were from last year so I wanted to use them up and start fresh this coming holiday season. They are mostly Bath & Body Works candles except for two that I got from Dollar Tree.

 

Holiday

Twisted Peppermint

Fresh Sparkling Snow

Fresh Balsam

 

I am definitely going to buy Fresh Balsam & Holiday or something similar to them next time around because I love the smell of them and they are exactly what I think of what I think of Christmas and winter scents. The Fresh Sparking Snow is my new favorite and I really hope that they bring it back this coming season. I am over the Twisted Peppermint scent so that one I will not repurchase unless it's a mini candle.

 

 

Pine

Vanilla Bean Noel

Fresh Balsam

Black Cherry

 

The two in the middle are Bath & Body Works mini candles. I bought them when I was first testing out holiday scents and fell in love with the Fresh Balsam so that's why I had to have the 3 wick candle. I might consider buying a larger Vanilla Bean Noel. The two candles on the end are from Dollar Tree and even though they were only $1 I won't buy them again. They don't have a scent while they are burning so you're just sitting there starring at a flame.

 

 

Suave Professionals Conditioner ~ Almond & Shea Butter. For dry, damaged hair

Herbal Essences body wash ~ Body Burst with Citrus

Rite Aid Renewal Dandruff Shampoo ~ Classic Clean

 

The conditioner and body wash were good. They smelled amazing and when it comes to those two products I usually just get what Is on sale and smells good on the day that I need to purchase them. The shampoo was ok. It doesn't have the best smell but I need to use an anti dandruff shampoo because my scalp is very sensitive. It worked for a little while but then I had to go back to my Head & Shoulders because apparently that Is the only shampoo that works for me.

 

 

Aveeno Ultra Calming Make Up Removing Wipes

Essence Brow Gel

Glacial Clay Mask ~ Real clay, arctic cloudberry & red grape

Bath & Body Works HandiBac Hand Sanitizer ~ White Citrus

 

The Aveeno make up removing wipes I used on my face once and broke out so I just used those to wipe swatches off my hands. They seemed very fragrance-y to me and my skin is just too sensitive for that. I love the Essence Brow Gel. That had made it into a favorites blog and I believe I have mentioned it more than once in other blogs. The clay mask I liked. It made my skin feel so smooth after I used it. I would definitely buy more of them if I come across them again. I believe I got this one for only $1 at Big Lots. The HandiBac I have had for so long and honestly was just glad to be done with it. I have another one of the foaming hand sanitizers that I am trying to use up as well. I don't believe that they even sell this kind anymore. Correct me if I am wrong. (I haven't seen them in a while)

 

 

Assured Shaving Cream ~ Raspberry

Dermasil Labs ~ Dry skin treatment original lotion

Crest 3D White Toothpaste ~ Radiant Mint

 

The shaving cream and lotion I won't buy again. I got them from Dollar Tree and although I have used similar products that worked well, these two were watery and just didn't really do anything so I would just rather use my $1 and buy one of the other products that do work. The toothpaste was ok. I didn't notice any changes in my teeth so I would only buy this again if it was really cheap on sale otherwise I will stick to the cheap store brand or other cheap toothpaste that does the same exact thing.

 

These last  few products are sample sizes. I got them all in Walmart Beauty Boxes.

 

L'OREAL Oleo Therapy Hair Expertise Sulfate Free System Conditioner

Dove Advanced Hair Series Oxygen Moisture for Fine, Flat Hair Shampoo

Dove Advanced Hair Series Oxygen Moisture for Fine, FLat Hair Conditioner

Dove Pure Care Dry Oil for Hair ~ African Macadamia Oil nourishing hair treatment

 

These were all good products. The shampoo and conditioners smelled amazing and I would definitely buy the conditioner if it is ever on sale. I am not sure what the hair oil was suppose to do and I didn't see any changes in my hair but it smelled really good and it lasted quite a while given it's small size.

 

So that's all for my first EMPTIES blog.

Hope you all enjoy your day. Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Hair Accessories & Tools Collection

This is my hair accessories & tools collection Blog. This is going to be on the shorter side because I really don't do all that much with my hair. I will say that I haven't had a trim in years so my split ends are out of control and I really need to have them taken care of ASAP!

 

 

I have a headband that I use when I wash my face or use a face mask to keep my hair away from my face. I keep all of my hair elastics in a Deborah Lippman nail polish bag that I got with a nail polish duo. Then I just have some hair clips and butterfly clips and an elastic headband that I never use.

 

 

I use Aussie Hair Insurance whenever I Blow dry or curl my hair. I use Vaseline around my hairline whenever I dye my hair.

 

 

I use a Conair blow dryer and a Conair curling iron. I love them both. The blow dryer is a Cobalt blue and the curing iron is a lilac purple but you can't tell from the picture. I keep my blow dryer, curling iron & Aussie Hair Insurance in this hair accessory caddy by Polder.

 

That's it for my VERY short hair accessories & tools collection but I hope you still enjoyed it!

 

Thanks for reading:)

 

XOXO Lola

Perfume Collection

Today's Blog is my perfume collection. I want to start by saying I'm sorry for the way the pictures came out. I took them on my perfume tray and there is a glare that I didn't notice until I posted them and I am too lazy to take them again. From now on I will continue to use my blue blanket background! Enjoy!!!

 

This is my whole perfume collection and how I store it.

 

 

These are my favorite perfumes. My three Taylor Swift scents.

Wonderstruck, Taylor, Enchanted Wonderstruck.

I am still trying to get my hands on her new Incredible Things perfume but they are still sold out at the store that I want to get it at :(

 

 

These are other celebrity fragrances I have.

Britney Spears Curious & Fantasy. I got these years ago as Christmas presents but I still love them.

Jessica Simpson - I Fancy You

Paris Hilton - Just Me. This was a  birthday present years ago. I am half way through the bottle and it's actually a pretty scent.

 

 

These are two random fragrances that I have.

Victoria's Secret Simply Because For Her. This was a birthday present a few years ago from one of my sisters.

Love Sexy City. This is a random perfume that I got for $10 because it kind of reminded me of Sex And The City. HAHA!

 

 

 

These are three of the mini Bath & Body Works perfumes.

Forever Red Vanilla Rum, Forever Midnight, Forever Red. I got Forever Red because it came out around the time that Taylor Swift's Red album came out and I'm obsessed with her so I just had to get it and then I just had to get the other Forever scents naturally. HAHA! I do love these perfumes though so that's a plus!

 

So that's my perfume collection. I hope you enjoyed it.

 

Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Lotions & Hand Sanitizer Collection

Hi Everyone,

 

Today's Blog is my collection of lotions & hand sanitizers. These are the lotions that I use on my hands, feet & body when I want to smell good but not treat my dry skin areas. Like my body mist collection, I am going to list the scents and if anyone wants key notes leave me a comment and I will respond and let you know what they are.

 

 

These are my full size Bath & Body Works lotions.

Twisted Peppermint

Be Enchanted

Velvet Sugar

Twilight Woods

Cucumber Melon

Secret Wonderland

 

 

These are some other lotions that I have.

Bath & Body Works - Forever Red Vanilla Rum Body Cream

Taylor Swift - Taylor lotion

Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy Sleep Lotion - Lavender Vanilla

 Soap & Glory Hand Food

 

 

These are a few small lotions that I have to put in my purse.

Bath & Body Works - Be Enchanted

Ulta - Water Blossom

EOS - Strawberry (I believe)

 

 

These are my pocket bac hand sanitizers from Bath & Body Works & a random foaming sanitizer that I don't think they even make anymore. The top row are holiday scents. the second row are traditional scents, the third row are one of the travel sets & the bigger bottle on the left is the foaming hand sanitizer.

Vanilla Bean Noel

Vanilla Bean Noel (I have two and I have a third that I am trying to use up right now)

Twisted Peppermint

Fresh Sparkling Snow (My new favorite holiday scent)

Sugar Plum Dream

Cucumber Melon

Nectarine Mint

Tropical Passionfruit

Golden Apple New York

Lime Rome

Wildberry Chicago

Cherry London

Fruit Punch Vegas

Nectarine Mint (Foaming)

 

So those are my lotions & Hand sanitizers. I hope you enjoyed this Blog.

 

Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Body Mist Collection

Hey Guys!

 

Today's Blog is my body mist collection. Most of them are Bath & Body Works. I am only going to list the fragrances on the bottom of each picture because there are quite a few. If anyone wants any of the key notes leave a comment and I will be more than happy to let you know what those are. Enjoy!

 

 

These are full size body mists from Bath & Body works. They are listed from left to right...

Paris Amour (My all time favorite)

Sweet Pea

Be Enchanted

Velvet Sugar

Twisted Peppermint (I only use this around Christmas time)

 

 

The first two are Bath & Body Works. The last three are from Simple Pleasures and part of a five piece holiday set. (Two of them I put away for a future giveaway) These are listed left to right.

Secret Wonderland

Sun Ripened Raspberry (An old favorite of mine that they no longer make so I use sparingly!)

Raspberry Frosting

Toasted Cookie

Strawberry Cream

 

 

These are my travel size Bath & Body Works body mists. The first two are Victoria's Secret body mists that I got from one of my sisters for Christmas. These are also listed from left to right.

Mango Temptation

Aqua Kiss

Paris Amour

Be Enchanted

Velvet Sugar

Twilight Woods

Sweet Pea

Winter Candy Apple

Vanilla Bean Noel

 

So that's my body mist collection. I love all of them and use them very regularly (just not at the same time!)

 

Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Skin Care & Moisturizers Collection

Hello Everyone!

 

Today's Blog is my skin care & moisturizers collection. This is my favorite part of my whole collection because I love doing face masks and moisturizing! I really hope you enjoy this Blog and get lots of ideas.

 

 

These are my face masks. I could totally own 100 of these because I love them so much but I hold myself back because I can obviously only use one at a time! I got the three big masks from Ulta and the Boscia mini face mask I got with my 100 points from Sephora.

 

The pink mask is Freeman's Pomegranate Facial Revealing Peel Off Mask. It goes on clear and kind of makes you look like you are really sweaty! It smells so good. I leave it on for about 20 minutes and then peel it off, cleanse my face & then moisturize and my skin feels amazing. The green mask is also Freeman's and it's a Cucumber Facial Peel Off Mask and it works the same as the Pomegranate one. The white mask is Queen Helene Mud Pack Masque. It goes on a light brown color and I do the same thing with the mud mask that I do with the others expect I wash it off instead of peeling it off. The Boscia Luminating Black Mask goes on black and as with the peel off masks I do the same thing and then peel it off. This is definitely my new favorite mask and I even included it in my January favorites Blog so check that one out as well.

 

 

These are my other face products. The Simple Make up remover pads I use to remove my waterproof mascara and they work great and are so gentle on my eyes. The Olay make up remover wipes I just use to wash swatches off my hands. They have a fragrance smell so I am afraid to put them on my face because I always seem to get a rash or break out whenever I use anything with fragrance in it. I also have the Yes to Cucumbers wipes but I have not tried these yet. Look for a Blog review of those in the future! Then I have the First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads. I use one of these every night before I moisturize and I love them.

 

 

These are my lotions and moisturizers. I use the Creamy Petroleum Jelly & First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream for the dry skin I have on my knees, feet & elbows. I have been doing some research because I heard that petroleum is not good for you so I may throw that out and stop using petroleum jelly all together. The two Jergens lotions are a Shea Butter & and an Ultra Healing lotion and those I use on my hands because I work with my hands a lot for my job and the chemicals are harsh on my skin. The Simple moisturizer is my all time favorite moisturizer. It's so light and gentle on my face. The Eucerin moisturizer is what I am using right now and is a cheaper mositruizer when I can't find the Simple one on sale. These are the only two moisturizers that I have found that I have been able to use on my face without breaking out or getting a rash. The BB lotion I haven't used yet. I got that one in my Winter Walmart Beauty Box but I am looking forward to trying it out in the future.

 

 

The last of the products are just some random little pieces that I put together. The first is Nair Face Cream. This I use on my mustache when I notice hair coming in. I am too much of a wimp to use wax and this works very well for me. The only downfall is that it smells like rotten eggs but that is worth it to me as long as I don't have to use wax!!! The next product is the First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Triple Remedy which I haven't tried yet but I am looking forward to trying it out. The Boscia make up break up cool cleansing oil is for removing face makeup but I actually use it just as a cleansing oil because I don't really use face makeup and the oil just makes my skin feel so nice. The last product is the E.L.F. Zit Zapper. I just used this recently because I had a small break out but I haven't used it enough to give it a review so look for that in a future Blog.

 

That's all for today's Blog. I hope it gives you ideas of products to try and if there are any products that you like make sure to leave suggestions for me.

 

Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Eye Shadow, Mascara, Eyeliner, Brows & Tools Collection

Hey Guys!

 

Today's Blog is my eye collection. This includes my eye shadows, mascara, eyeliner, brow gel & eye tools. I hope you enjoy it!

 

This is my eye shadow collection. I don't have a lot I am working on expanding this part of my collection.

 

These two palettes are from L.A. Colors & I got them from my local Dollar Tree. The one on the left is a 12 color palette in Trendy and the one on the left is a 6 color palette called Haute. They are both nude palettes which is what I go to for my eye shadow. These palettes are good for the price. Most of the colors are pretty pigmented but there is some fall out.

 

 

These two palettes are my E.L.F. Custom Compacts. I love these. The compacts are $1 and each of the eye shadows were  $1 a piece as well. They are very pigmented and last me all day at work. The first swatch picture is for the compact on the left and the second picture is for the compact on the right. The last two colors are the same because that is my favorite shade so I wanted to make sure I had a backup!

 

 

Peach Fuzz, Driftwood, Truly Pink, Taupe

 

 

Wheat, Moondust, Pink Ice, Pink Ice

 

The eye shadow on the left is an E.L.F. eye shadow duo in Butter Pecan. The NARS is Laguna and it's actually a bronzing powder but I use it as an eye shadow because I love the color but I don't put makeup on my face because my skin is so sensitive I break out. So that's also why I will not have foundation or blush in my makeup collection either.

 

 

These are all of my mascaras. I love mascara and if there was only one makeup item that I could choose to have this is what I would choose. I wear mascara everyday no matter what I am doing or where I am going. I love how dark and long it makes my lashes and all of my mascara is black.

 

 

Essence - I Love Extreme Crazy Volume

Essence - I love Crazy Volume

Maybelline - Great Lash

Maybelline - Real Impact by Great Lash

Maybelline - The Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes

 

 

Covergirl - Bombshell Curvaceous by Lash Blast

Covergirl - Flamed Up Mega Curl (Hunger Games Edition)

Wet N Wild - Mega Volume

Wet N Wild - Mega Length

Ulta - Amped Lashes

Marc Jacobs Mascara

 

The last two pictures are my eye tools and brow gel as well as my eyeliner.

 

 

E.L.F. Mineral Eyeliner in black. This is the only liner I have because I like the automatic pens (I think that's what they are called) and I just threw out a few of my older liners that I have had for years. I am working on getting my liners back but I don't wear it all the time so I'm in no rush. HAHA. Then I just have my Covergirl tweezers. Then I have my E.L.F. & Essence Brow Gels.  The E.L.F. one I won't buy again only because I don't like how stiff the wand is. I love the Essence Brow Gel though. Last but not least I have my E.L.F. Makeup Remover pen which I also love and it was featured in my January favorites Blog so check that out as well :)

 

 

These are the last of my tools. I have the E.L.F. Contour Brush but I actually use it as my eye shadow brush. I am looking for some different inexpensive eye shadow brushes so if anyone knows of any good ones let me know either by leaving a comment here or on my Instagram. Then I have my E.L.F. Eyelash Curler and my Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray.

 

So that concludes my makeup collection Blogs. I am going to start on my skin care, fragrances, nail polish, etc collections so be sure to watch out for those in the coming weeks.  Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

Lipstick, (clear) Lip Gloss & Lip Gloss Sets Collection

Hey Guys,

 

Here is my lipstick and lip gloss without pigment collection. Also I have included a couple of mini lip gloss sets as well. I also included swatch pictures. I hope you enjoy!

 

This is my lipstick collection. It is very small because I don't wear lipstick all that much. I have a couple nudes and a pink and then a red that I actually only wore once on Halloween. I am thinking about adding a couple more nudes though because there are a few that I would like to try.

 

 

Maybelline Colorsensational - Maple Kiss

Ulta Super Shiny Lip Butter - Vienna

E.L.F. Mineral Lipstick - Natural Nymph

E.L.F. Lipstick - Flirtatious

Wet N Wild Megalast - Red My Mind

 

These are my lip glosses that are clear with no pigmentation at all. I love these for over my lipstick or for when I just want a shine.

 

 

Wet N Wild Megasticks - Cotton Candy

Wet N Wild Megasticks - Seedless Watermelon

E.L.F. Soothing Lip Balm - Blackberry Cream

E.L.F. Soothing Lip Balm - Vanilla Cream

E.L.F. Soothing Lip Balm - Strawberry Cream

Ulta Butter Balm - Belle

Sephora - Fresh Gloss

 

These are the lip gloss mini sets that I have.

 

The first two sets are from Essence. They each have three mini glosses in the set and the packaging has to do with a city.

 

This is the San Francisco set...

 

 

This is the Paris set...

 

 

This is a set called The Lip Glossary that I got from Ulta. It had 20 mini glosses in the set I believe. Some of them were ruined a little and others have shimmer so I put them up for a giveaway. I never opened them because I knew I would never wear them. These are the ones that I liked and kept for my collection.

 

 

So this Blog concludes my Lippies collection. I hope you enjoyed it and come back to check out the rest of my makeup collection. Thanks for reading :)

 

XOXO Lola

 

 

January Favorites!

Hey Everyone here's my January Favorites...

 

 

I have been loving the First Aid Beauty lip therapy. It makes my lips so hydrated and smooth and lasts for quite a while. This is the best product that I have used on dry winter lips in a long time. I have also been using the Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes mascara. I got it in black and I have really been enjoying it. This mascara flares my eyelashes out at the ends and makes them long and dark and I have not had any problems with clumping which I love. Another product that I have been using every night is the Simple Eye Makeup Remover Pads. I love Simple products because they are so easy on my sensitive skin.

 

 

The two nail polishes that I used the most in the month of January were Pixie by Urban Outfitters. It's a pale blue and so pretty. I have also bought China Glaze polishes for the first time so I have been trying those out. The one that I love is Too Yacht To Handle. It's a mint green and I love the way it looks when I put my top coat on. Speaking of, my favorite top coat has been Essie Matte About You. It makes even the shiniest polishes matte and I have just been loving that effect all month long. I have been using a lot of spring polishes lately because I am so over winter and the cold that I just can't wait until spring!

 

 

A few kind of random products that I have been loving are the Boscia black mask. I only used it toward the end of January but my face felt so smooth and clean and exfoliated after I used it that I already can tell that it will be a favorite of mine for a long time. I have been using the E.L.F. makeup remover pen for the past couple months and I love it. I read some reviews before buying it that people got ones that were dried up or it didn't work for them but I have had no problem with mine. It takes off my waterproof mascara when I make mistakes and I love it. I have also been using the Enreign Cuticle Oil. I got it from my local Dollar Tree so I wasn't really expecting much to be honest but it smells amazing and I have noticed a change in my cuticles.

 

 

The two fragrances that I used for the month of January was Taylor by Taylor Swift and Bath & Body Works Forever Red. I got Taylor for Christmas and I just love the scent. It's kind of a sweet but mature scent and it lasts all day long. I have used the Forever Red perfume in the past and loved it but then stopped using it in favor of something else but using Taylor for some reason made me want to go back to Forever Red as well. I am a big Taylor Swift fan and the scent made me think of her because I believe it came out around the time that her album Red came out, or maybe that's just when I picked it up.

 

Other Favorites...

 

I have been loving American Horror Story. I had a marathon on Netflix when I was bored and I fell in love with it. I really wish that I had watched it from the beginning when it was on T.V. The fourth season just ended so I am going to have to find it somewhere online to watch it. If anyone has any good sites to watch T.V. shows for free let me know!

Pretty Little Liars also came back on in January and I have been watching that as well. I love that show for some reason and I can't get enough of it.

 

So that's all for my new favorites. I am still loving all of the products from my December Blog post as well.

 

Thanks for reading :) As always I hope you enjoyed it and leave any ideas or suggestions for further Blog posts....

 

XOXO Lola

 

Up Next...Lipstick & Lip gloss collection so stay tuned!!!