Mid-Summer Face Makeup Haul!

Hey girls!
For the past couple of days where I live, we have been having a real heat wave! For me this means alot of soaking up the sun and working on my tan! I have been getting pretty drak with all this hot weather, so I thought I needed to go get some new face products so my skin coloring looks all equal. So here are the products that I got:

- L'oreal Sublime Bronze Luminous Bronzer Self-Tanning Lotion

- Wet 'n Wild Coloricon Bronzer

- NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Translucent Face Powder

- NYC Liquid Eyeliner

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you may have seen me asking about some good self tanners. Lately I have been looking into self tanners for my face and neck so that it can match the rest of my body without feeling the weight of makeup on. After doing some looking around on YouTube, I decided to pick this self tanner up. I can definately do a review or tutorial on this if you girls want!

While out, I also decided to pick up this huge Wet 'n Wild bronzer. I already like this bronzer because the color seems to match my skin really well. So I hope that it will be good!

I also picked up NYC's Liquid Eyeliner and Translucent Face Powder. These are not new items in my makeup bag, but I thought I might as well just post them in here as well! I love using this face powder because by the end of the day when my face is starting to look oily or shiny, I apply some of this mainly to my T-zone to make my face look more matte. I have been using this for a long time now, and still love it!

Have you tried any of these products before?



May Favorites!

Hey girlies!
I seriously can't believe how fast May went by! It's so crazy! In just about 25 days I'll be graduating from high school which is crazy scary! But summer is right around the corner, so I am looking foreword to that!
This month I have been using more bronze and light colored eyeshades, bronzes, lip glosses, and nail polishes. So without further adieu let's get to my May Faves!


Urban Decay Naked Palette

I have really been loving this palette ever since I got it on my way to Venice Italy. Im sure alot of you girls have this already, and I have heard so many bloggers saying that they love this palette too. The colors are so wonderful and soft and they blend so easy! Was definately worth it, and I am so glad that I got it!
Eos Lip Balm

I have had this lip blam in one of my faves earlier, but I am still loving this lip balm! It leaves your lips so soft and the smell is just wonderful! I definately reccomend this to all of you!

Essence Lip Gloss

I got this lipgloss from one of my friends, and also I love it!It is in a small tube, but I find that it hasnt been running out since you hardly need any to leave your lips all shiny and glossy! And the smell is also amazing too!

Kiko Eyeshadow

I got this eyeshadow in Venice Italy and I love it so much. The color is so sparkly and when you apply it to your eyes it really makes your eyes pop! It is a very very beautiful color, but the only down side is you need a good primer to make the color really pop and also to not make it crease.
Paris Glass Nail File

This is another item that I got on my trip to Europe, and its from Paris obviously! This is a glass nail file. I heard alot of good things about them, and all the things are true! It is a really good file and it is also nice and soft on your nails.
TRESumme Shampoo and Conditioner

Lately I have been using both of these products to try to repair my hair and I have found that these have been working. They leave my hair really soft and moisturized. The only down side is that the natural conditioner doesnt smell all that great.

NYC City Curls Mascara

I just went to my local Wal Mart and needed to get a cheap mascara to use as an in between mascara before opening a new one. I was actually suprised with how good this mascara was! It really makes your eyelashed thick and is great to thicken your lower eyelashes!

Klean Color Neon Pink Nail Polish

 I used this color for my latest nail art, and I love this color! It is so bright and summery and actually last over a week! I am very impressed with it and looove it!

Zeddy Baby Oil and Banana Boat Tanning Oil

I seriously LOVE tanning so now that the weather is hot where I live Ive been bringing out my tanning oil supplise! I use both this Banana Boat Tanning Oil as well as Baby Oil on my skin when I tan. I love the feeling that the baby oil give to my skin. Its so soft after and feel amazing!

Favorite Songs:
Smells Like Team Spirit - Nirvana
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
We Are Young - Fun

I have been loving these 3 songs this month. Im sure you girls have heard them before and I keep relaying them over and over on my iPhone!

What were your fave May products??

My Naked Palette Quick Look

Hey girls!
One of the beauty gurus that I follow on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/beeisforbeeauty ) does quick makeup look using the Urban Decay Naked Palette. Since I finally got my Naked Palette I decided to do a Naked Palette Quick Look of my own!

Hope you like!

Products used:
- Half Baked (Naked Palette)
- Creep (Naked Palette)
- Annabelle Kohl Liner in Black Noir
- Maybelline XXL Mascara
- NYC Liquid Liner

Do you love the Urban Decay Naked Palette?

Even The Sun Sets in Paradise

Hey Girls!
Today I have a darker summer eye look that is great for summer nights out! I have also been loving winging out my eyeliner more than usual lately, which I think is a really nice look for not only summer, but everyday!

For this look I used:

- Bonnebelle White Eyeliner (as a base)

- Urban Decay Naked Palette in Virgin

- E.L.F. 100 Shadow Palette - Colors dont have names, so I used a mixture of oranges and reds

- Urban Decay Naked Palette in Creep

- Eyeliner is NYC Liquid Liner in Black Noir



Hope you liked it! :)

Getting Ready For Summer FOTN

Hey Girls!
Every day is a day closer to summer which is getting me really exicted! Where I live the weather has been getting really nice, minus a rainy day here and there. To make it even better, this weekend is also a long weekend here in Canada!

Since summer is getting closer, I have been pulling out my gold and bronze colors again and have been wearing them alot!

What I'm Wearing:

- Covergirl Clean Foundation in #245
- Physicians Formula Bronzer
- Azia Blush
- Joe Fresh Eyeshadow in Gold Rush
- Joe Fresh Eyeshadow in Chocolate
- Maybelline XXL Extensions Mascara
- NYC City Curves Mascara
- Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner
- Bonnebelle Eye Definer White Eyeliner

Hope you all have a great weekend!

I am also planning on filming a youtube video this weekend. If you have any suggestions leave them in the comments below!

Mellow Yellow Spring NOTW

Hey girls!
Sadly this is going to be one of my last posts before I go on a school trip to Europe! I knew this post would have to be fun spring-y nail art!

The yellow color I used was actually a really old color! It's from one of NYC's collections from I think about 4 years ago, but hey its still good polish! The yellow color is Taxi Yellow. I then used a black polish and my nail art burst to create this design.



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What's your go-to spring polish color?



Pretty in Purple: Spring Makeup Look

Hello Beauties!
Today I have another spring makeup look for you, that is again from my E.L.F. 100 Eyeshadow Palette. This is more of a spring/summer evening look, since there are some darker colors in it. I would wear this for a night where I am going out with my friends, or to any evening party.

I find that purple is one of my go-to colors. It's one of those colors that I am comfortable wearing, and tend to wear it all the time.

To finish this look, I used Maybelline's XXL Mascara, Annabelle Pencil Eyeliner, and NYC Liquid Eyeliner. :)



Is purple one color that you will be wearing this spring?

February Faves!

Hiii Beauties!
It's that time...

I know I say this every month, but seriously February went by sooo fast! It's crazy! I also can't believe that in 4 months I am going to be graduating from high school, now that is something crazy too!

For my favorites this month, I don't have anything too special, kind of the usual.

•  Avon Ideal Shade Concealer
• Physicians Formula Concealer
• NYC Liquid Eyeliner 

•  EOS Lipbalm
• L.A. Colors Color Craze Polish in Jewel Tone
• Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Polish in Night Prowl
  

                       
  John Frieda Lightening Spray        AG Cosmetics Conditioner

I'm sure I have mentioned all these products before, but I am still loving them!

I have also been loving this St. Ives Apricot Scrub which I have not mentioned before. I just want to say that after you scrub your face with this, it leaves your face super super soft! Once I started using this I was so suprised how great my skin felt! Defs reccomend this one!

And lastly I had to put this one in here. Its the new song by One Direction called What Makes You Beautiful. I love this song so much right now! Haha. Defs give it a listen!

 

What are your February Favorites??



 

Giveaway Time! *Closed*

Hey Girls!

So today I have decided to do my first giveaway!  I wanted to do a giveaway when I reached 100 followers but life got in the way, and I never got around to that. So this giveaway is a combination of hitting 100 followers and having this blog for 6 months! I can’t believe it’s already been that long!  I am so thankful for all of you who are reading my blog and commenting, it truly makes my day! :)

 

There will be one winner, and the prize will be a NYC Moisturizing Lipstick, a Joe Fresh Eyeshadow, and a Joe Fresh Small Eyeshadow Brush! (I was not paid to do this giveaway, all products I bought myself.)

So the rules are as follows: 

*YOU MUST BE A PUBLIC FOLLOWER OF THIS BLOG (simplychicxox.blogspot.com), I will check.

You can have a total of 5 entries!:

• Being a public follower of this blog (one entry)
• Following me on Twitter @simplychicxox (one extra entry)
•  Tweeting about this giveaway and mentioning me so I can see it! (one extra entry)
• Posting about this giveaway on your blog (one extra entry)
• Adding this giveaway to your sidebar (one extra entry)

Therefore, a complete entry should look like this:

GFC (please also leave your email address so I will be able to contact you)

I am a public follower of this blog.

I follow @simplychicxox on Twitter as (twitter name)

I tweeted about this giveaway mentioning you, (or link)

I posted about this giveaway on my blog, (blog link)

I posted this giveaway in sidebar (blog link)

This giveaway will end February 19^th 2012 at midnight CDN time. This giveaway IS international and the winner will be picked at random. 

Good luck to everyone!!

January Favorites!

Hey girlies!
I can't believe its the time of the month to do favorites again! Time is just flying by so fast! Last month I didnt do favorites because I kept using the same products, but this month I do have some favorites that I will share with you :)

So lets get right to it!

E.L.F. Blush Stick in Pink Lemonade

This is a great blush! I loved using this because just a powder blush doesnt show up as good on my skin tone. This blush has a creamy-like texture and is easy to apply. It is also very pigmented!

E.L.F Pigment Shadow: Golden Goddess





I love this shadow so much! It is such a pretty gold color (even though it doesnt look very gold here). The shadow is very pigmented and is very easy to apply! And is nice and shimmery :)

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Rose Petal

This is another blush that I am loving. It is not as bright as the E.L.F blush, but I love it because it has a nice sparkly undertone to it. Since it is a mousse it is very easy to apply!

EOS Lip Balm in Summer Fruit

I didnt post a picture of this lip balm, but I am in love with this lip balm soo much! I got this from a friend not too long ago, and fell in love with it after the first use! It makes your lips so soft, and has a wonderful scent to it! One of my favorite lip balms to date :)

John Frieda Tone Restoring Shampoo and Lightening Spray



I have been using this purple shapoo for sometime now to keep my hair as blonde as possible as not go brassy. This does keep the brassiness out of my hair for the most part. I am satisfied this this shampoo but I do wish it would work a bit better. So when I heard that John Frieda made lightening spray I really wanted to try it becuase everyone said it worked really well. And it does! I am very happy with the spray, it lightened the brassy parts of my hair and made my whole head lighter! It has also been making my roots lighter too, which is a plus! :)

NYC Liquid Eyeliner

I have posted this eyeliner as one of my favorites before, and I am still loving it! This is a cheap eyeliner but I find that it works soo good for me! It stays on all day and is easy to apply. I have been loving this, and I will keep on loving it for some time :)

Also with this picture you can see my nail art for this week :)

And thats it! What were your favorites this month??



Stay Beautiful!