Birthday Haul!

Up&up brand natural glow daily moisturizer review

I have always, always been one to embrace my ultra pale skin. I am adamant about protecting my skin from the sun, stay away from tanning beds a constant slather-er of sunscreen when I am in the sun. And up until a few weeks ago, I had never tried a sunless tanner. Well, earlier this month, I had a concert to go to, and I wanted to wear shorts. And my legs are about 6 shades lighter than the rest of my body. So I had to do something to make them match a little closer. So I went to target and purchased their version of the jergens natural glow daily moisturizer. I figured it couldn't hurt. Now that I have used it long enough, I thought that I would give you all a review.

This is a white lotion that you rub on, and gradually, over time a subtle difference in color will appear. I really like the smell of this product. I hear a lot about sunless tanners not smelling good at all, but this one smells nice. Not offensive and very light. I like that it's a gradual process. So it's not like I am white as a ghost one minute and then all of a sudden I am tan. I am not, however, great at remembering to apply it every day. There have been several days in a row where I have missed applications. I am, after all, a wife and a stay at home mom and I have a lot going on. lol. When I have remembered to do it, it has given me a very subtle glow. Again, nothing drastic. It can tend to be a little orange, but not too bad, because it is so subtle. There are a couple of down sides. I do notice that I have some discoloration around the knees and ankles where my skin obviously was drier and absorbed more of the product, but it's not super bad or obvious, and some exfoliating fixes it right up. It also can stain clothes if you aren't careful. I have only had this happen once, and since then I have been more careful and no more accidents! You just have to make sure you allow it to absorb completely before you dress.

I think had I been able to buy a formula for light skin tones I would have liked this even better. The one I bought was for medium skin tones, because that's all that was available. In fact, I think that's all that this brand makes. Still, overall I am pleased with thid product. I like the glow it gives my skin It's very moisturizing, and the downsides are easy to look past, considering the overall results and the price. I believe I paid just under 6 dollars for this!

Haul

Today I bring you a cosmetics and shoe haul. I ordered the makeup from eyeslipsface.com (surprise surprise, right?) And the shoes I ordered from target. I got half off the Elf studio products and the shoes were buy one get one half off, so I got some pretty nice deals!

From Elf I ordered:



More make up remover wipes (I love these, and re-order everytime I run out!) $3 (I paid $1.50)
Lotion wipes in Vanilla and coconut (I am so excited to try these) $3 (I paid $1.50)
3 piece nail polish set in mysterious (comes with mini bottles of metal madness, purple dream and dark navy nail polishes)- $3
healthy glow bronzing powder in Matte bronze- $1
duo eyeshadow cream in coffee and cream (I now have them all! love these)- $1
Cream blush in flirt (I am wearing this today and I really like it so far)- $6 (I paid $3)
brightening eye color quads in Luxe, hazy hazel and Nouveau Neutrals- $1 each
luscious liquid lipstick in pink lemonade '06- $1
eyelid primer in champagne and pearl - $1 each
lipstick in gypsy- $1
studio stipple brush- $3 (I paid $1.50)

Next I will share with you the shoes I ordered from target.com


I ordered two pairs of flats. I love ballet flats. I think they are so cute and comfortable. I have been in rt several times looking for cute flats, but they never seem to have what I want in my size. So I took a chance and ordered some online that I thought were cute and that would work for my needs. I was a bit disappointed when I got them in. They aren't as nice as I expected. The website made them look a lot nicer. I really enjoy the look of the blush colored ones on the left they are a lot shinier than I expected.). The black ones look and feel a lot cheaper than I expected. They probably won't last through many wearings. But considering I paid 14 dollars for one pair, and 8 for the other, I will probably end up keeping them a really good deal. And they do fit well and seem comfortable. What do you think of them?

Well that's it for my haul! Hope you enjoyed!