Pittsburgh Street Soapworks

I received my Pittsburgh Street Soapworks order today, and the smells are to die for! I haven't had the opportunity to try them all yet but the ones I have tried have great staying power! I applied a few scents before my morning shower (in case I didn't like them) and even after my shower I could still smell them. So far I have tried:

• Eqyptian musk- can't say that I like this scent too much, I'm not a huge musk fan but I though that I would try it. It's a softer scent than I expected.
• Citrus Spice - This is a nice cheery scent if you like citrus smell than this is a must-have
• Vanille Abricot - I LOVE this scent, the vanilla scent stays so pure (I find that a lot of vanilla scents smell artificial on me, and therefore make me head-achy) but this scent smells like vanilla even after it had melded with my skin. This is my fave so far (but I do still have 9 scents left to try).

Pittsburgh Street Soapworks offer sample packs of 6 small mister viles of fragrance for a reasonable price, so you can sample before you buy. They also offer all kinds of bath and body products. As soon as I narrow down my favourite scents I'm putting in an order of their Complete Bath Set (great deal) and a few more solid perfumes.

FOTD and CS brushes

I got my brushes in the mail today from Coastal Scents, I have to say that I'm very suprised of the quality of the brushes for the price. They both have a nice weighty feel and are quite soft and full. I purchased the badger flat top and the crease brush. It was a great buy for the price!

Here is my first face of the day, all you girls are so pretty I have to admit that I feel a bit intimidated. But here they are anyways:

Face:

• Monistat anti-chafing as primer
  
• EDM medium in original glo
• EDM medium concealer
• EDM blush Nick Nack

Lips

• Wet and Wild Mega Slicks in Rose Gold
• Bonne Belle lip liner in toast

Eyes

• Joelle's (me) Nude Peach (wash)
  
• Joelle's Sunset (crease)
• Joelle's Smooth Grape (wide liner)
• Lure Beauty's Hazelnut (thin line)
• Lure Beauty's Hazelnut as a brow filler.

Pittsburgh Street Soapworks

My Pittsburgh Street Soapworks ghost cart is no more. After days of agonzing over the miriad of scents I finally setled on 12 to try and 1 full sized to buy. Here is my order:
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15 oz. Net Wt. Solid Perfume~$6.50 in Head Over Heels

Lot of 6 misters (your choice of scents) WITH product order...3.50

1. Almond Coconut
2. cupcake
3. Amour de Cacao
4. Creamy Coconut
5. Egyptian Musk
6. Gingerbread

Lot of 6 misters (your choice of scents) WITH product order...3.50

1. Un Bois Vanille
2. Princess
3. True Bliss
4. Citrus Spice
5. Pink Sugar
6. Vanille Abricot

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I can't wait to get all of those smells!

On another note I finally made some more eyeshadows. My sister was no so subtly hinting that she wanted some more next time she came to visit. Aparantly she's been getting a few compliments on the colours she's worn. Here is a pic of what I made today:

I Couldn't Resist

I've gone and ordered 2 new brushes that I absolutely, positively, definately not not need I am now the proud owner (at least when the mail arrives I will be) of 2 new brushes from coastal scents, a badger flat top and a new crease brush for a grand total of under $10. Who could resist that kind of a price?

I have now completely given up on OCM. I'm convinced that it was the oil breaking me out. I have now switched over the using St. Ives Renew Cleanser with Alpha Hydrox and my skin is almost totally cleared up (YAY). Too bad OCM wasn't for me though I really liked the idea.

I'm still eyeing the Azulene Veggie Cream from GOW (Sample Program is up and running now. Ohhh Nooo $$$) and thanks to Ruby2 I have now discovered Pittsburgh Street Soapworks and have an imaginary ghost cart with 12 samples of their misting perfume (they have a dupe of Philosophy's "Falling In Love" (another Ohhhh Nooo $$$$$). I am definately going on a no-buy. after this

Lumiere Travel Brush Set

I got my Lumiere travel brish set today. It seems smaller to me than what I imagined, but perfect for my Walt Disney World Trips (I am also a huge WDW addict, check out the DIS boards if you like visiting the "mouse" too). I imagine that I will get the most use out of the powder brush, blush brush and crease brush.

Speaking of brushes, has anyone tried TKB's new brushes? I would like to try the Goat Hair buffer. The price is really good at $2.75 (this is just the intro price, I think they will go up). Also their Kabuki is $3.50 (also intro price), this might be a good option for someone starting out, or as a gift (if you are trying to get someone else addicted LOL). I am really interested in the quality of these brushes.

I Love Mail!

Yay, I finally got my EDM order in the mail today.
It seem like I have been waiting for EVAH! I took 2 weeks and 1 day, from the shipping date, to arrive. Usually, for me, it takes about a week. The only thing missing was the blush, I guess it was backordered. Oh well, now I have something else to look forward to in the mail.
I haven't tried the tinted silk dust yet, or the concealer. I'm crossing my fingers that they aren't too dark. They do look pretty close in darkness to the foundation though, so here's hoping.

I have to say that my collection of leave-in hair products rivals my collection of MMU. I am constantly on the look out for the perfect gels, lotions and leave-ins. Specifically I'm looking for a defrizzing cream that has some hold to it. I thought that I'd try out a bottle of Sunsilk defrizz lotion. I can't say that I'm too crazy about it. It's sticky and makes my hair look a bit greasy, not a great look. Any recs?

I'm still sticking with OCM, but now my skin is breaking out a bit (almost a rash on my cheeks), not sure if it's the OCM, Meow FF, or just hormones? I'm hoping it's hormones because I really like Meow FF and OCM.

Now the only thing I'm waiting for in the mail now is my back-ordered blush from EDM and my Lumiere brush set. I'm trying for a bit of a no-buy but now that my skin is going a bit crazy GOW is looking pretty good (hmmmm, here's my imaginary cart; GoW Vegetarian Azulene Base Cream, GoW Takrai Lemongrass Cleanser, GoW Cobalt Foaming Cleanser, Carrot Seed Oil, Carrot Seed Hydrosol).

Oh My Goodness!!

Did anyone elso go into a complete panic last night when Lumiere's website went down? Just as I was hitting the "Pay" button the site crashed, my DBF was looking over my shoulder saying "Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't spend any more money on makeup." What I said:"Maybe it's a sign that I need to reavaluate my purchases to make sure I didn't miss anything." ;)
I didn't buy much, I already have way more foundation that I'll ever need in my entire life. I did end up buying the 9pc brush set I hope it's good, I was caught between buying that and just a blush brush, as I really don't need any of the other brushes. But it does come with a cute case (that's reason enough for me!).

I got my Meow order today, Munchkin in frisky Sphynx FF and a few samples. I haven't had the chance to try it yet. I'll probably try it tommorrow.

I also finally tried my MAD eyeshadow samples, and I must say that their eyeshadows have the best colour payoff that I've seen so far! Definately a winner in my books, if I didn't have so many darn TKB micas I'd be placing another order. I wonder how they get the colours to be so intense, mine end up look a bit dull (mmm, i mean neutral).

I'm still using the Oil Cleansing Method. This is definately my HG nightime cleanser! It seems to stop my zits from appearing I'll see one starting to form and before it even appears it's gone. I've also been using pure unrefined Shea butter as my nightime moisturizer it works great, although it's a bit greasy, it smells incredible.