Urban Decay Glinda Palette!!!!

It has been a crazy few weeks! I really wanted to get this blog up weeks ago but it never happened and then there was the blizzard and I didn't have internet and enough with the excuses so here it is the blog I have been eagerly waiting to write! I am going to review the Urban Decay Glinda Palette! This Palette comes with the tin which the eye shadows pop out of, a full size Super Saturated High- Gloss Lip Color, a travel size 24/7 eye liner and 6 (or eight, 2 of them have two colors in them) beautiful eye shadows!

This is the front and back of the packaging I loved the pastel and silver color of the packaging. It almost has a mirrored look to it. 

This is the palette itself front and back. It is a tin palette which I really like, because it is easy to clean off which a lot of my palettes have makeup and powder on them just from use, so this is nice I can just wipe a wet cloth on it and it will look like new again!

This little card was also included in the box which was how to get the look that Glinda (Michelle Williams) is wearing. I like when they do this however the one complaint I do have about this is that it used the names of the shadows to use in the step by step instructions. I know your thinking why don't you like this?! At first I hadn't memorized the names of each shadow so I kept having to pop them out and see if I had the right one. I wish next to the name on the step by step instructions it had a description of which color was which.

Now onto the lip colors which fell out of the box next! This is the Glinda Super Saturated High-Gloss Lip Color which I LOVE! The color is Glinda and is only sold with the palette but it is similar to the Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Color in Naked. You can see the color on my hand it is really beautiful on. It is just enough color for an everyday look. 

And now the Eye Shadows!!!!!!

 

The colors in the palette are so beautiful! They are light and can be used for everyday but you can also pack on the color for a dark smoked look! I normally go for darker smokey colors but after I saw this at Sephora I knew I had to have this palette!

This is the first color in the palette Tornado!  It is a deep metallic purple almost an eggplant, it goes on light but you can pack it in for a smokey look.

The next shadow in the palette is one of the double shadows Aura. Now I have been mixing these together and using them separately. They are great to use at a highlight mixed together or using just one. The color that looks like an white-ish blue comes out more like a light shimmery lavender, and then the more ivory color is a pinky ivory shimmer. They are both incredibly beautiful!

The third color is this beautiful pink called Magic, and it is MAGIC! When I first saw it I thought you could use it as a blush as well as an eyeshadow. I do this all the time, if I have a pinky eye shadow color I always will try it out as a blush. That being said this is beautiful as a blush, it has a shimmer in it so it can also be used as a highlight which I love, and it is just enough pink to give you a nice pop. As for it being an eyeshadow I LOVE it. Sometimes pink eyeshadows aren't so great for me, but not this one! it's not too pink it's just perfect, it almost has a gold-ness to it as well, it is just beautiful!

So this color is one of my favorites. Illusion, it surprised me at first I thought it would be a good base color but then when I put it on it came out looking much lighter then I thought. I then started using it as a highlight on my brow bone. It is just beautiful because it is almost skin colored with a shimmer. One of my favorites in this palette, and it can go with so many other shadows that might not be in the palette.

The second double shadow is OZ. I love love love the silver in the shadow. Silver shadows are so beautiful to me, I love to just pack the silver on when doing a smokey eye, and this one is now one of my favorite silvers I have. The gold I also really like but it has chunky glitter in it which Urban Decay does sometimes. Now don't get me wrong I am a HUGE fan of glitter I use to put craft glitter on my eyes when I was in middle school. I have transitioned from craft store glitter to glitter made by makeup companies, however I hate when it falls off your eyes and on your face when applying. So for this gold you do have to be careful when applying it that you use something that is going to catch the glitter. That being said the gold is fabulous, it can be packed on for a super gold look or you can use a little for a hint of gold. 

The last color in this palette is South. This I thought was going to be darker then it was when I put it on, but it wasn't. You can create a light smokey look for during the day, or once again you can pack this one on as well fo ra darker smokey look for night. This also has a shimmer in it which I really like!

So here are all the colors on my skin. I put a primer on so you could see the true color of these shadows. As you can see they are fabulous! The last thing that came in this palette was a travel size 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. The color of the pencil is called Rockstar which is one of Urban Decays regular colors so you can get it anytime, not just in a palette. 

This picture is not great, but as you can see it is a deep eggplant color. It goes great with these shadows in the palette.

I hope this review helps if you where thinking about getting this palette. I will admit that I was unsure of which to get the Theodora palette or the Glinda but once I saw this one at Sephora I knew this was it! The Theodora colors are beautiful as well just a totally different look.  I know these palettes also came out several weeks ago but you can still get them at Sephora online and in stores and also on the Urban Decay website so go quickly and get them while you still can! 

Next blog will be about my February Ipsy bag which was just as good as last months! It will not take me as long to get that blog up, so get excited to see what came this month!

Sweet Bella....

So here is a little something to make everyones Valentines Day that much better!!! A year ago today I picked up my sweet Bella from the airport! All two pounds of her flew from Missouri to Boston in a small crate in cargo (luckily it was a warmer day then today and it wasn't snowing). When I finally got her the guys working in cargo forced me to take her out, I was a bit unsure I didn't know if she would run off or what she would do she didn't know me but to my surprise I took her out and she started kissing my face, and has been as sweet as that ever since. She slept snuggled in my lap the entire way home and has been by my side ever since! She is now a whopping 6 pounds and is still as cute as ever! You will now have picture overload of her from the past year!

Now if that face doesn't brighten your day I don't think anything will! 

P.S. sorry I am so obsessed with my dog but she is just so cute I can't get over it!

Happy Valentines Day!

Glinda Palette review coming soon!!!!!!

Early Birthday Present!!!

So my Grandma was so nice to get me a Nike + SportsWatch GPS  as an early birthday present. Well very very early my birthday is in May. She knew I had really wanted the watch to track my training for the Disneyland Half Marathon! She is the BEST! 

She got me the White/ Silver one which is the one I had really wanted I was so excited! She ordered it at Best Buy and I was able to pick it up at the store. It was ready to be picked up about a half an hour after she had placed the order. I couldn't wait to get it home and try it out! 

The thing I love about this watch is it is large as you can see but it's not too big. I have pretty average size wrists and although it is big it's not too much. On the left is the clock front that shows when you are not  tracking a run. Then on the right is the menu that you can select with the buttons on the side. The white buttons on the left side of the watch are the up and down and the silver is the select button. The buttons are also a nice size and easy to use while running or when you are getting ready to start a run. Also if you tap the front of the watch it lights up which will be good for running when it is getting dark but also makes the screen a little easier to see when you want to look at it really quick.

This is the side view which this picture really makes it look bigger then it actually is it's not that bad. It is very comfortable and not heavy at all. I also love that the screen is large enough so everything is easy to see without having to squint or bring it close to your face.

When you are running there are a few settings that you can pick from to show your pace or your calories burned or time elapsed. You can change those and pick what you want to show while you are running. I like to have the distance that I have run as well as the pace at which I am running.

 Once you open the watch and start playing with it the directions tell you to go to nike.com and download the software for the watch. That will set the time on the watch and you will be able to set up your profile. You connect the watch with the hidden USB and a cord that connects into your computer. This also charges the watch. 

When it is not connected to the computer the USB snaps up into the watch so you don't feel it when it is on.

I really liked this feature on the watch it was neat and I liked that there wasn't a spot on the side of the watch to plug in a cord. This is nice and hidden which makes the look of the watch even sleeker.

The next thing that is included with the watch is the Nike+ sensor. I don't have Nike shoes so I needed this for the tracking on the watch to be accurate. You can buy the watch without the sensor and I think it might be $20 cheaper. I would recommend getting the watch with the sensor however even if you have Nike shoe to get the most accurate results.

The sensor you are suppose to stick in your left shoe under the sole. It is a bit thick however and I could feel it when I put it in my shoe. If you have Nike shoes there is a spot under the sole that bumps down a bit where you can put the sensor in and not feel it. I had to figure something out so I wouldn't feel it in my shoe so I found a little jewelry pouch and slipped it in and tied it into the laces of my shoe. 

This is what it looks like...I know it's a little funny but I ordered a Silicone Skin Pouch to put the sensor in, that your lace your shoe laces through. 

All in all I really love this watch it is comfortable and it looks more stylish then some other GPS watches. It all has a feminine touch to it as well which can be hard to find. The one complaint I am having with this is, I am having a hard time calibrating it. The directions say to do an outside run around 1/2 mile to 1 mile in a a spot that isn't over crowded with trees. I did this in my neighborhood and I think maybe I have to go to a track and run a half a mile because it didn't work so well. My watch it telling me I am running much longer then I  am and at a speed that is way to fast for me. I am not worried about figuring this out I have plenty of time to get it to work and right now my training is easy enough that I know how fast I am running and how far. I know what your thinking if it's not tracking the accurate time and distance then why do you like it? Well I haven't had time to calibrate it the correct way, once it is calibrated I am confident that it will be accurate every time! And all the other features add to me liking the watch too!

As for my dieting and training it is going really well! I am down to my goal weight of 110 which I am happy with. I have been tracking my calories and trying to eat more fruit and vegetables. It is amazing how much better my running is when I eat right. My whole body feels better and I don't feel so tired after my runs. Don't get me wrong I am not skipping out on all the things I like to eat, it is all about moderation and not stuffing yourself. I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast on Saturday and didn't feel guilty about it at all and they were delicious! I refuse to completely cut out sweets and desserts, as long as it's not everyday I am fine! 

Next post will be about the new Urban Decay Glinda Oz Palette! I am so excited to write a review about this! It is BEAUTIFUL! But you will have to wait to hear about it later!