Friday Favorites

Maybelline Color Sensational® Lipcolor

Yesterday when I was out and about, I stopped by Rite Aid who happened to be running a sale for 40% off all Maybelline products. I grabbed a couple things I had heard good reviews on and wanted to try and while I was there I took a look through their lip products. 

Now, I am a very picky lipstick kind of gal when it comes to color. I prefer places like Sephora, Ulta, and department stores where you can try on the color before purchasing, but this Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick had an entire line of nothing but neutrals. I love neutral lipstick. (They also have an entire red line, pink line, plum line, and pearl line) So I am looking through the natural line's swatches on the display and finally decide to purchase Totally Toffee. 

I check out, get into my car, and immediately pull out the lipstick. I run it across my lips and boom. It is a perfect color. I nailed that one and I was so excited. Not only was the color exactly what I wanted, but it was moisturizing and smooth. And not too shiny and not too matte. Perfect. Looove.

My luck with lipsticks that work for me goes a little like this: find perfect color, use up the tube, go back to purchase new tube, color is discontinued. I swear. Like every single time. (I'll never forget you Sephora brand #49. Moment of silence, please.) So on the way home I have to pass a Walmart. The idea of this color and line discontinuing or being limited edition or whatever is running through my head and I determine, I need to stock up. So I stop by Walmart - and surprise, surprise, I think the Walmart price of these things was less than the sale price at Rite Aid (so if you decide you want to try these, go to Walmart). I grab myself another Totally Toffee - which is like a taupe with pink undertones. I then decided since I am having luck with this neutral line, maybe I should branch out. And by branch out, I mean stay in the neutral line, but buy a pink and a red toned neutral. So I ended up leaving there with Warm Me Up (neutral pink) and Warm & Cozy (neutral red). 

Again, as soon as I get in my car I try out my new colors - and, I love them. They are definitely my new favorites right now - and this lipstick goes on and looks like a lot of $20+ lipsticks out there, so who doesn't like a great deal like that? Definitely go try them out if you are in the market for a new lipstick that has great quality and a great price!

Gettin Naked

That's what I'm going to be doing now that my PALETTE came in! Y'all, I seriously let out a little squeal when I opened the package this morning and realized it was my UD Naked Palette. I received an email when the package was shipped that estimated the delivery for this thing on Sept 21 - so you can image my joy when this baby showed up almost a week early!

I haven't started playing with it yet, but it's a good assumption that once I finish this post, I will be washing my face and painting on something new and naked. Shmee.

I also went out to Sally Beauty Store and a couple drug stores for a few things - makeup related. obvi. I want to share all about the great finds and perfect lipsticks I came across, but I may save that for another day (and you may not even care). You know sometimes you go out shopping and it's a "good shopping day" - much like a "good hair day" - well, I had one of those.

Good sales, good prices, good colors - all that girl stuff.

On a side and completely unrelated note: I also have been in conversation with a couple contract companies and between them, I hope one is able to find a job for me soon! And one that is reasonably close to where we live. Everyone seems to really care about me and my needs, and want to hire me into their company - we just need some openings! Fingers crossed.

(I can see where this post is going - ramblings - so I'm going to stop. here.)

WoodWick Candles

Have you used these candles before? I've heard nothing but good things about them, but never had any - until now.

Last week I was checking out at TJMaxx and while I was in line (if you are familiar with the store, you will know all about this) I was browsing the kiosks they have up front that pretty much form the lines (get it?).  One of the kiosks was filled with candles. A particular burnt-yellow colored candle caught my eye and I immediately grabbed it to sniff. In my mind, a fall colored candle = a fall scent. So I looked at it first; it was by WW and it was called lemongrass. Not really a Fall scent, but I like lemongrass, so I had high hopes for this candle as I took it to my nose. I am an OM-moment as I sniffed until my lungs were full. This candle went straight into my cart along with all other visable WW lemongrass candles - it was only two.

After I checked out I saw several more on the other side. And now that I'm writing this, I'm wondering why I haven't been back to snatch up the remaining delicious candles. I will have to stop by. Like, right after I click "publish post." Y'all, this smell. It's one of those smells that is so wonderful you could eat it. I haven't even lit these guys yet, and I get whiffs all the time throughout the house. You know it's a good candle when you don't even have to lite it to smell it.

I couldn't find a picture online, so I don't know if they are limited edition or retired or what, but if you live within a drivable distance to a TJ, I would suggest you go browse the candle section for this one. He's a keeper.

Brides Eye View

When I made Dwelling & Telling, I also contemplated making a Bridal/Wedding blog. I'm a newlywed, I learned a lot during the process of planning a wedding, and I'd love to share it; however, I think I was just feeling a little too ambitious (I may be addicted to making blogs - intervention!).

Instead, I am going to do wedding/bridal posts here. I really want to share things I learned during the process, things I did on my own, DIY, personalized touches, and everything else in between - I feel like it's a shame to have learned so much during the process and not share it.

So be on the lookout in the next week for wealth of knowledge I have to share about the process of getting married and posts on our wedding!

Tomorrow, Tomorrow

I love you, tomorrow. I can't wait for you to get here. (yeah I changed up the lyrics a bit, deal with it).

Tomorrow:

- NC State football game. On ESPN. And we may be watching it with another NCSU couple here in AL! Long story short, but I found out there was a guy who works at the same place Chris does, is from the same area I am from, and he went to NC State. Chris met him Monday and he and his wife invited us to watch it with them! Shmeee.

- IASIP (that stands for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). The new season starts tomorrow. Woop. Woop. This is our favorite show. We have every season and know just about everything about every episode (this random fact could be considered cool or weird - you can decide, but I think it's cool). If you've never watched the show, it's ok - there isn't a "so-called" plot that is so dependent on you seeing every episode before now. No. None of that. The best way to enjoy this show is to become familiar with the characters and then enjoy the stupid stuff they do. And Danny DeVito is in it. And he's been a favorite of mine since Matilda.

- Those are the two reason's for this post; however, I do like Thursdays in general. Especially because the next day is Friday, and then the weekend. And so on.