January and February Favorites

Urban Decay Eden and Original primers 

I got these for Christmas but eden was my favorite primer it’s long lasting and matte which is good because I don’t like using my glittery primer when I do a look with a lot of shimmer. It just makes more shimmery and I look like a drag queen. Since I have gotten this primer I usually will do my makeup around noon then ten hours later I’m off of work and able to take my makeup off. I do notice a little bit of creasing but not enough for me to say okay this was a total waste. The down side is it is WATERY. I don't know if it is mine or the primer is like that. All I know is I hate that.

Original does the same job eden does, it just doesn't last as long but its not watery. Sometimes you just can't win ladies

Bath and Body Works Red Velvet and Cinnamon caramel swirl. Sweet Sweet and more sweetness!

Okay if I get a little excited just excuse it because I am SO in LOVE with these candles. I am not a big fan of scented things or of candles period. I thought that I would try some candles out especially after seeing Nitra B (my favorite vlogger and beauty guru) on YouTube I went to BBW and smelled alllllll of the candles and let me tell you that’s a lot of candles and I was only really pleased with these two I really regret not ordering anymore candles, but I’m trying to save my money that’s another post I guess I could do about why I am saving my money. Anywhoooo ENOUGH rambling.

My favorite one is the cinnamon swirl because it isn't too strong and being I have bad allergies and my mom gets migraines I have to be careful of what scented things I use and I have to use them sparingly but with this one it’s too bad I can burn it EVERY DAY and it won’t bother us I would have to put the lid back on after I blow out the flames because my room will be smelling like a sweet delicious cinnamon bun from cinnabon! That’s exactly what it smells like with a hint of a pecan swirl, or maybe I am just greedy.

NOW the red velvet candle is stronger then sweet I am a big fan of anything red velvet so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this bad candle! I just can’t burn it on a regular because like I said it’s too strong, when I first smelled in the store I did think it was strong but not as strong as it is when you burn it. It has this vanilla cinnamon smell, with a hint of red velvet. I bake red velvet cupcakes everyyyyyy Christmas so I was expecting to smell the smell I smell in my kitchen I am not too disappointed because I actually burn this candle more.
I am ready for winter only so I can buy more of these candles. I went to BBW to smell the spring candles but the selection was small and the smells were strongggggg.

Next is this book that I may have mentioned in a post back in 2012 (wow I can’t believe My Pretty Addictions is almost 2 years old) so this book is called the 10 rules of dating by Dr. R A Vernon the pastor of “The Word” church in Cleveland, Ohio. This amazing pastor came to my church New Beginnings Community Church, if you live in the Charlotte, NC area I advise you to visit my church for a good lesson, great singing and friendly environment ( you can come dress as you are no need to get your big church hats out)

The book is focused on how to live a single Christian life and how to find your soul mate. You don't have to be Christian to read it. But if you are trying to find the right person because you are tired of being single I advise you to read this. After reading this book twice I have another outlook on relationships and life period.

I'm not going to go on about it I rather you read it here is the link to his church's website The Word Church. Click here

 The Soap and Glory Sugar Crush that I talked about in my Sephora Haul post is still a favorite it is a little strong sometimes but it is still a favorite and my skin is still baby soft Click Here to purchase their wonderful products

Sephora Haul and Review

How to Look The Best At Everything here for $30

Instead of buying each thing individually not knowing how I was going to feel about them I decided to buy this palette that is so cute, obviously it's like a beauty book. I bought this because after trying the powder hello flawless, I was amazed because of how well it covered my acne scars on the side of my face. I thought if the powder has great coverage I would just try everything they had to offer. I do recommend the hello flawless powder, it doesn't give you a cakey look, it gives you a soft neutral look with great coverage. But the Pore Professional is something else maybe it's just me but when I use it, it dries my face out. It does help with the pores but I much rather my face not feel so dried out. I don't typically use concealer but I used the lighter "boi-ing" on my scars and once I applied the foundation and powder my scars were covered. I like this a lot more then the liquid concealer I have used before I wouldn't bother buying it though.

The bad gal lash works very much like my favorite mascara the L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes that can be purchased at target for 7.99 A little bit BAD gal lashes can be purchased here at Sephora for 10 it's just a mini version or more like a sample of the bad gal lashes which is 19. There are two differences between this mascara and the L'Oreal mascara the BAD gal lashes do extend your lashes more then the L'Oreal. With one application of the BAD gal lash is like three applications of the Voluminous Million Lashes. The other difference is BAD gal lashes don't clump like the L'Oreal mascara. If I had to choose I would continue to buy the L'Oreal Mascara since it is cheaper and does almost the same thing. They They're real mascara is the best mascara I can't compare it to any other mascara. I haven't used a mascara that extends my lashes as far as this one does. I haven't used a mascara that rarely clumps like this one. If you don't like your lashes to look really dark this is a good masacara because it gives your lashes a natural look. I just love love love this mascara you can purchase the mini version at Sephora (Click Here) or on benefits website you can buy the bigger one and more products (Click Here). If you purchase more then 50 dollars worth of products on sephora you can recieve three free samples and free shipping. If you spend more then 60 dollars with benefits you will receive a free mini deluxe sample of the they're real mascara what I paid 10 dollars for you can get for free! 

When the makeup artist at Sephora was applying foundations to my face she was using this brush and it was so soft and I have been wanting a new face brush because my elf face brush was to rough and my skin was burning maybe I am to heavy handed but it is not anywhere near as soft as this sephora brush. This brush really does blend my foundation out really well. My only problem was this brush sheds and not a little hair here and there every once in a while. Literally every time I use this brush I have hairs on my face from the brush, so if you hate for your brushes to shed, don't bother spending $38 on this. If you don't mind go ahead because it the softest fluffiest brush that has ever touched my face. I can't wait to try more brushes!

If you know me then you know I hate scented this because they bother my allergies and they cause headaches. But I decided to try this sample well it's really a gift set from Soap and Glory (Click Here) Which contains their body butters: Sugar Crush (my absolute favorite), The Righteous Butter (that I am currently trying) and Butter yourself that is too strong for me to try.

The Sugar Crush has the best sweetest smell with a hint of a lemon smell. It kind of reminds me of some typr of lemon cookie or cake or pasty of some sort. It is just the absolute best I stopped using my body washes and olive oil on my skin and only used soap, water this lotion to see the difference in my skin. Compared to jergens the body washes and the olive oil this lotion works better then alllllllll of  the products I use together. I couldn't stop rubbing my skin I'm almost out of it already which is why I started using the righteous butter one. When I try something and I like it so much and I try another product its hard to beat the product that I love. I am not so impress with the righteous butter one smell wise, it just doesn't smell as great. It has a cologne type of smell (which I hate) but it still works well, if you like a colgone smell enjoy it. 

Well beauties have a wonderful day with love!