Target Haul!

Hello lovelies!

I recently made a trip to Target to pick up some essentials and, of course, participating in some impulse buys. (Target is my downfall when it comes to unnecessary purchases.)

Anyways let's get on with it!

Right to Left: Olay Daily Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin, Soft Lips in Watermelon, Raspberry, and Jack Frosting, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stains in "Charm," and O.P.I. nail polish in "Kiss Me On My Tulips."

I've already done a review on the Olay moisturizer and will be doing one on the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in the near future...promise!

The main reason I dropped by Target was to pick up the Soft Lips Chapstick. I fell in love with this line of chapsticks about 3 or 4 years ago. They glide on smoothly, smell fantastic, contain SPF 20, and moisturize your lips!

I usually buy mine from Publix (my local grocery store) but the only selection they have is limited to Vanilla..which to me, vanilla is boring. On the Soft Lips website they advertised their products were available in Target Stores, hence why I travelled there.

I have yet to try the Jack Frosting but I'm guessing it's similar to a buttercream scent, similar to what you would find on cakes and such. I have, however, tried the Watermelon and Raspberry flavors and they are AMAZING.

The scents are so similar to what the actual fruit smells like and does not smell like chemicals at all. The best thing is, is that these chapsticks don't have any taste. I do like products that taste great, but the problem I have is when the chapstick or lip gloss tastes good, I end up licking it off my lips which further dries them out.

These chapsticks are not sticky, and feel light weight.  They are also small enough to stash in a small clutch and have a rotating bottom which allows for replenishment. They're around $2.99 - $3.99 USD depending where you purchase them.

I also purchased one of my first O.P.I. nail polishes, "Kiss Me On My Tulips". I am usually more of an Essie fan because I haven't had that much luck with O.P.I. nail polishes and I like the Essie packaging more. 

I tried this color because I am addicted to pink, pink based reds, pink based oranges, and coral nail polish colors due to the fact they compliment my skin tone more (I have an olive/golden skin tone). This color is pretty true in both indoor and outdoor lighting.

I really liked this color because it was VERY opaque and I found myself needing only one coat to cover the entire nail. Well, that's where my love affair ended with this nail polish.

From past experiences I have learned to always apply a base coat when using dark colored polish to prevent staining of the nail underneath, and so in this instance, I did. I use the Sally Hansen Hard as Nails clear polish as a base and a top coat. I do this routine with all my nail polish colors and most stay on for a a good amount of time (5-6 days).

However, this nail polish only lasted around 2 days before slightly chipped at the top of the nail. I use my hands a lot at work because I work in retail so that might speed up the chipping process but the nail polish I had on before lasted almost three times as long before it started chipping...and it was a less expensive nail polish!

I guess when considering chipping speed, there are many factors: how much you use your hands, how many coats you apply, the color, and the formulation of the nail polish.

I do still enjoy this color and have received numerous compliments on it. I will still be using it, but I might just leave it as a pedicure color for the summer and spring time.

Do you have any nail polish colors or chapstick brands you're in love with?

Leave a comment and have a fabulous day!

Olay Daily Moisturizer Review

Hey beauties!

I recently made a trip to Target to pick up some facial moisturizer. My face has been really dry recently because of the weather transition from summer to fall/winter.

In Florida our summer months are very humid and muggy meaning there is more moisture in the air. I rarely use moisturizer during the summer because of the extra moisture (although I should.) However, I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or there is something different about the weather by my skin is EXTREMELY dry.

My face is just gross and you can tell I have really dry skin when I'm wearing makeup. It might be the makeup I'm using, I use Loreal Paris, but there isn't any "anti-pimple" magic in there which is the leading cause of my facial dryness most of the time so I'm stuck in a pickle.

Anyways, because of Thanksgiving here in America I got to see my cousin who is my age, 20, and she said she used the Olay Daily Moisturizer with SPF 15 and that she loves it. Hence, my trip to Target.

I'm really picky about moisturizer because I have the type of skin that ranges between oily-normal-dry depending on the product I use.

I can't have moisturizers that feel heavy and take a long time to soak in because my skin becomes oily and it feels like I have a pound of makeup on. I also can't have moisturizers that apply like a dream but only moisturize for 20 minutes because I'll have to keep reapplying. 

That said, I am VERY pleased with this moisturizer. This is the first Olay product I've used because I thought Olay was only made for older women due to their plethora of anti-aging products. I was wrong obviously and I'm happy I was. 

The moisturizer is AMAZING because it feel so light weight yet it moisturizes AND it contains SPF 15 which I find is the lowest for most makeup but still nice protection. I also chose the sensitive skin because I tend to be allergic to the most random beauty products so it's always better to be safe than sorry in my book. 

The only thing I don't like about this moisturizer is that it doesn't come with a pump, but rather a..hole? A squeezy hole? I have no idea how you would identify this but that's why I put up a picture! 

I like my moisturizer to have pumps because I'm weird, but I feel like when you don't have a pump you can get the most out of your product because you can almost empty the bottle. Whereas, with a pump, you're limited to the product that the straw-thingy can reach which sometimes isn't a lot.  

Did that make any sense? Ugh. 

Anyways, I do HIGHLY recommend this product if you are like me and like a light-weight moisturizer that still gets the job done. I think this was around $15.00 USD for a 4 oz bottle. They have bigger bottles but I didn't want to purchase a large bottle if the product was crappy. 

Anyways, have a fabulous day!

Do you have a favorite moisturizer or do you have any Olay products you're in love with? Leave a comment below!

Be A Budget Shopper!

Hello loves!

Obviously if you read the title of this handy dandy blog post you'll know I'm going to be talking about budget shopping!

Now budget shopping can be finding great deals, shopping sales racks, going thrifting, or even plundering yard sales.

Budget shopping is VERY important to me since I am a starving college student with a limited income (I have a part time job AND go to school). I've learned from a very young age never to pay full price for an item.

I was recently browsing on Pinterest and came across these adorable jeans from Anthropologie and was all set on buying them until I found out they were $178.00 USD.

WHAT?! Um...no. Simply stated I did not order them. I knew I could find them somewhere else.

So. The other day I was at target picking up some new liquid foundation and I always make time to meander through the clothing section.

I love shopping at Target because you can find every day essentials (i.e. sweaters, plain shirts, layering tanks, t-shirts) and they're all pretty affordable.

Anyways. I was just strolling and I found a pretty much identical pair of polka dot jeans for $23.00 USD. Needless to say, I got them.

Anthropologie Jeans $178 USD

Target Jeans $23 USD

The only real difference between the jeans is that the jeans from Target have white dots on a grey background and the Anthropologie jeans have the dots on a navy/blue background.

I don't really care what background the dots are on. I knew that I HAD to get them so I did.

The luckiest finds are the ones you happen upon so check budget stores often. 

What are your favorite budget stores to shop in?  Leave a reply and have a fabulous day!