Ulta Collection Lipstick: Swatches and Review

I absolutely love the Ulta Collection Lipsticks! So many colors to choose from and pretty amazing payoff for an amazing price! Below I'm going to swatch all of the colors (yes, I have them all, except 1 which is no longer available on the website and I haven't been able to find it in over a year...) and review the pros and cons with you! If you're on the fence about these lipsticks, I hope this post helps. If you already love them as much as I do, then this should just be pure entertainment!

Pros:

Over 45 Color Choices 

Amazing Price $3 - $8

Highly Pigmented

Moisturizing

3 Different Finishes 

Flawless Application

Cons:

Smells Waxy

Occasional Fading

You can buy them at your local Ulta or online, here. They are usually $8, but Ulta always has amazing sales and the are currently only $3. 

To see the swatch video, showing them on my lips, click here!

200 Red Carpet Red / 201 Red Haute / 202 Cherry Picked / 203 Chili Pepper / 204 Sweet Apricot

205 Eternal Flame / 206 Coral Glow / 207 Just Peachy / 208 Hot Coral / 209 Coral Sands

210 Smoky Quartz / 211 Purple Reign / 213 Raspberry Beret / 214 Vintage Wine / 215 Raisin

216 Berry Pretty / 217 Plum Crazy / 218 Good Year For Wine / 219 Sangria / 220 Champagne Toast

221 Dare to Bare / 222 Gold Rush  / 223 Wild Honey / 224 Coffee Break / 225 In The Buff

 

226 Perfect Nude / 227 Cappuccino / 228 Totally Toasted / 229 Sugar & Spice / 230 Chocolate Kiss

231 Bronze Goddess / 232 Ballerina Pink / 233 Sweet Pea / 234 Baby Doll Pink / 235 Think Pink

236 Fuchsia Fever / 237 Precious Pink / 238 Pink Pout / 239 Coming Up Roses / 240 Pink Chocolate

241 Pink Sunset / 242 On The Mauve / 243 Tickled Pink / 244 Pink Grapefruit / 245 Pink It Over / 

246 Bit of Berry / 247 Totally Berried

Which color is you favorite?

Fancy Friday: Chloe + Isabel (On Saturday!)

So this isn't really a sponsored post. It is my own business. I work for an amazing jewelry company called Chloe+Isabel that you seriously need to check out! The make the most beautiful jewelry, have a lifetime guarantee, and all of the pieces are hypoallergenic! For this fancy Friday, on a Saturday, I wanted to show you some of my favorite pieces that I've been loving lately!

This is the newest addition to the Chloe+Isabel line, a new perfume! With beautiful notes of peach nectar, bergamot, jasmine sambac, white violet, and vanilla absolute, this scent is perfect for spring and summer! This scent lasts all day and even works well in your hair! I don't know about you but I love spraying perfume in my hair and being able to get a fresh scent every time I tousle my hair! 

Check it out here! 

This is the Terrace Blooms Toggle Bracelet. and It happens to go perfectly with the earrings I showed you in another Fancy Friday! I love toggle bracelets! I don't what it is about them but they have such a "Tiffany's" feel. The bold yellow and beautiful turquoise make a stunning combination that will surely be an attention grabber at your next BBQ! 

Check it out here! 

Maybe it's because I'm head over heels in love, or maybe it's just because I love dainty rings, who knows, but I seriously love these "Be Mine" Nesting Rings! They're so cute and make such a darling statement. It could even be used as a simple promise ring! Were them together or separately, getting 2 for the price of 1! 

Check it out here! 

I've been wanting a charm necklace for quite a while now! It's so elegant when done right, and Chloe+Isabel got it on point! I love Ship Wheels more than anything so you know I was super excited when I saw this! You could hook it onto a necklace, bracelet, watch, handbag, or even use it as a cellphone charm! 

Check it out, and others, here! 

And now for the grande finale, the badass Multi-Strand Signature Torsade Necklace. We all need that one piece of jewelry that makes our LBD turn into a badass LBD. This necklace is gorgeous, elegant, hardcore, and amazing. It is beyond one of the most beautiful fashion necklaces I've ever seen! 

Become a badass and check it out here! 

Not interested in any of my Fancy Friday favorites? That's okay! Check out my boutique to see other beautiful pieces and begin growing your collection today!

Email me, found in the contact me section, to learn how you can earn free jewelry! 

My Updated Makeup Collection

With my ever-changing collection, I felt it necessary to do an updated makeup collection post! It can be hard to use all of these products because I tend to find my favorites and forget others. I do my best though! I try to keep an "everyday" tray so it makes applying makeup before work or what not much easier. Hope you like my collection! Have something that I do too? Love it? Tell me!

My "Everyday" Makeup Storage

My Makeup Brushes

All the Nail Polishes 

My Makeup Desk that Briam Built 

Mini Storage Tray 

Random Hair/Nail Storage

Hair Tools

Tanning Spray, Dry Shampoo, Setting Spray, and Brush Cleaner

Hair Things

Face Makeup 

Eyeshadow Palettes, False Lashes, and Single Shadows

Eye Liners, Color Pencils, Shadow Pots, and Gel Liner Pots  

Lipsticks, Lip Glosses, and Stains 

Butters, Stains, and Chapsticks 

To see the full tour and overview of my makeup collection, click here!

Things I Love: Owl Jewelry

I'm pretty sure my obsession with owls is genetic. My dad collects them. He has owl figures from all over the world. He has one painting that he refuses to sell because of his love for it. My love for owls didn't start until about 2 years ago. I love them. Everything about the is just so adorable! I have 3 rings, 2 pairs of earrings, and a necklace that have owls on them! For my dad's birthday last year I got him an owl kitchen timer from Francesca's Collection! I kinda want one for myself... Anyways, here are the four pieces of owl jewelry that I'm loving right now! 

Moer info: Earrings - Ring - Necklace - Bracelet 

Which piece is your favorite?

Do you have a little collection of owl jewelry like me?

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands shown above. 

My Eyeshadow Collection

Listen, I know I have a lot of eyeshadow. I realize that I only have two eyes, but I can't help myself. I seriously love the endless possibilities that eyeshadow brings! I love watching tutorials with fun and vibrant colors, smoky eyes, and so much more. As you will see, I'm a huge Ulta fan. They make up the majority of my collection. But have you seen the kind of sales they have? About 90% of my collection I bought myself, the other 10% were gifts. See, other people contribute to my problem too! Well now that you all know I should be in makeup-aholics anonymous, here is my eyeshadow collection! 

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr Eyeshadow 

Row 1: Tough as Taupe, Edgy Emerald, Too Cool, and Bold Gold

Row 2: Audacious Asphalt, Bad to the Bronze, and Painted Purple

Row 3: Tenacious Teal and Fierce & Tangy

Row 4: Pomegranate Punk

Ulta Extreme Wear Whipped Eyeshadow 

Row 1: Whipped Stardust, Strawberry Cream, Cream Puff, and Chocolate Mousse

Row 2: Whipped Cream, Berry Meringue, Berry Trifle, and Tiramisu Cream

Ulta Eyeshadow

Row 1: Mint, Shamrock, Envy, Rags to Riches, Golden Olive, and Going Green

Row 2: Peacock, Magic Hour, Sin City, Electric Lights, Gunmetal, and Amethyst

Row 1: Mink, Social Climber, Mystique, Truffle, Copper Bronze, and Twilight

Row 2: Elegance, Sandstone, Organza, Brown Sugar, Plum Smoke, and Cafe Ole 

Row 1: Chianti, Turquoise, Mosaic, Honey Bee, Mimosa, Thrill Seeker

Row 2: Cherry Bomb,  Pink, Complicated, Yogurt, After Hours, and Flutter

Row 3: Rose Dusk, Sable, Iceland, Cashmere, Eggplant, and Mesmerize

Row 1: Sterling, Moonbeam, Trendsetter, Sun-Kissed, Silk, Naked, In The Buff, Calla Lily, and Zephyr

Row 2: Ice Queen, Bayou, Gold Dust, Sunburst, Camel, Verdigris, Au Naturel, Tiara, and Majesty

Row 3: Granite, Sapphire, Glamazon, Aztec Gold, Toast, Sage, Seashell, Love, and Wisteria Lane

Row 4: Galaxy, Seaside, Deep Sea, Stardust, Milk Chocolate, Glittering Sand, Mystical, Pearl, Bloom

Row 5: Platinum, Bone, Key West, Bermuda Sand, Lustre, Molten, Firework, Flirty, and Plum Noir

Avon Palettes

Palette 1: 8-in-1 Water Colors 

Palette 2: 12-in-1 Palette 

Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 Palettes

Naked 2: Foxy, Half Baked, Booty Call, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, and Blackout

Naked: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep and Gunmetal 

Mark. Eyeshadows 

Keep It Going Eyeshadow: Surreal, Entourage, Naturalist

Drama Case Eyeshadow and Liner Palette

Star Status: Meteor Showers Palette

Star Status: Earth Angel Palette 

On The Dot Eye Color Palette

Super Flip Color Kit Palette 

Random Collection 

Row 1: Urban Decay Oil Slick, Chanel Irreelle Duo 73 River Light, and Sephora Starry Sky N07

Row 2: Bare Minerals Patience, Bare Minerals Liberty, Lorac Guest List, and Sephora Aspen Summit N23

Do you collect eyeshadow like I do?

Which brand is your favorite? Any I should try? 

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands mentioned or shown above. 

Starting a Makeup Collection

Whether you're just starting out with makeup or want to build upon you're current collection, you need to have the basics! I've created an outline of the 16 basic items you should have in any makeup collection. I'm a HUGE fan of mark. products, as well as anything from Ulta and Target. Everything is relatively affordable and easy to find in-store and online! Broken down into four categories, with four items each, I'll show you how to build your basic makeup collection.

Primer: $10 Foundation: $18 Blush: $7 Bronzer: $26

Primer: Mark. Primed For Perfection

Foundation: Mark. Got The Goods

Blush: Ulta Cheek Color in Girlie

Bronzer: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer in Gilded

Balm: $3 Gloss: $6.50 Lipstick: $11 Stain: $9

Lip Balm: Nivea A Kiss of Moisture

Lip Gloss: Mark. Glow Baby Glow Hook Up in Honey

Lipstick: Mark. Lipclick Full Color Lipstick in Cha Cha

Lip Stain: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Precious

Mascara: $7 Brow Pencil: $6 Shadow Palette: $50 Eyeliner: $9

Mascara: Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express*

Brow Pencil: Sonia Kashuk Brow Definer in Taupe

Shadow Palette: Urban Decay Naked Palette

Eyeliner: Mark. Now Place to Run Longwear Eyeliner in Jet Set

Brush Kit: $16 Eyelash Curler: $6 Face Wipes: $6 Pencil Sharpener: $3

Brush Kit: Mark. Go With The Pros Mini Brush Kit

Eyelash Curler: Revlon Eyelash Curler

Face Wipes: Say Yes to Cucumber Soothing Face Wipes

Pencil Sharpener: Mark. Pencil Sharpener 

What are your go-to basics?

What makeup product could you not live without?

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored or paid by any of the brand mentioned above. I am only affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative for the company. 

Review: Mark. In A Whirl Marbleized Lip Gloss

Searching for a lip gloss with dimension? Mark. In A Whirl Marbleized Lip Gloss has it! I absolutely die over these three glosses. Being that they're marbleized with two colors, each use is slightly different. You won't notice a huge change in color, but you'll definitely see a tint difference. All three colors are stunning! They come in Brown Sugar, Coral Cream and Pink Souffle. Coral Cream has proven to be my favorite color. My only negative comment about these glosses is that they seem to be sticky. Not super sticky, but enough to notice it and not want it. The way I combat this dilemma is to put on lip balm before the gloss. This eliminates the stickiness and moisturizes your lips! Win!

Each of the gloss can be purchased on the mark. website for $8 a piece. 

Head on over to my mark store here, or click on the mark. tab in the navigation bar! Orders of $50 or more always ship for free! 

Side note: I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative of the company.