Reorganizing And A New Purse

Hello all, just wanted to talk about a few things.

Reorganizing.

I am in the process of reorganizing my bedroom and how I store things. My bedroom is on the small side so I don't have room to have a vanity/makeup table :( . So I decided to get a storage cart (the one with ten colorful drawers, famously seen on Youtube).





Going to use it for my makeup and maybe some nail and hair stuff, etc. This stuff is currently on my dressers so I figured it would free up my dresser tops and make them look less cluttered. Let me know if I should do a post about how I reorganized when I am done.

New purse

I spent the day with my dad. We took a ride upstate, had lunch and went to Walmart and TJ Maxx (two stores I don't go to often).  I got some beauty stuff but more on that later.  I was looking in TJ Maxx not really looking for anything in particular and I came across this great purse which I liked right away. The brand is Sparrow True and it was $25 (which is $5  cheaper than the purse I got at Target which I have been using all summer). It is a medium size, over the shoulder bag. The color is a dark grayish black. Inside there is one main pocket (which zippers up, a must have for me).  There is also a small zipper pocket in the main pocket. Outside are two small pockets which snap close. I really like the style of the bag and I think it will be perfect for the fall/winter.







I just wanted to mention that I am not doing a August favorites post because most of my August favorites are the same things from July.

One last thing:





Saw it at Walmart and couldn't pass it up. It was only $19.99 and it comes with a Mockingjay pendant which I thought was cool.

Till next time. :)

Nails: Ruby Ruby

Another quick nail post. Since it is almost September I decided to go with a deep dark red. The red I used is Ruby Ruby by Sinful Colors. This red made me think of apples, which made me think of school, which for many starts in  September and that is how I decided to pick this color this week.





I used my usual  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri  and I did a accent nail with Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Diamonds. Pictures of those two polishes in my previous nail post.

Till next time. :)

Book Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy

Read this book!

"May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor"

Today I spent the afternoon finishing the last book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Now I will admit I was late in reading this series. It wasn't until I read a article in a magazine about the movie, 2 weeks before the movie hit theaters that I decided I wanted to read the books.  And even though I had tried to read the whole first book before I saw the movie I wasn't able to finish it in time and ending up reading the last part of the book after seeing the movie in theaters. As it always happens when I see a movie and then read the book, while reading the books I saw the actors who played the characters in the movie in my head.

I am not sure why I didn't read this series earlier. From the first book to the last it kept my interest and kept me wanting to read more. Now I am really looking forward to seeing the movies that are based on the second and third books. I also want to buy the first movie to re-watch it and watch all the bonus features.

All three books have a ton of action in them. I am not going to go into detail about plot because most people pretty much know the plot(s) of at least the first book.If you have seen the movie and have not read the book(s) I suggest that you should read at least the first book (which will probably leave you wanting to read the next two, Catching Fire and Mockingjay,the movie for Catching Fire doesn't come out until November 2013). In my opinion books are usually always better than the movie, even if the movie is good, there are just so much more details you get in the book that you can never get in a movie. Which is true in this case. The movie was good and stayed as close as it could to the book, however with the book you just get all those details you can't get in the movie.

Since I read the the first and second book back in March/April and I just finished the last book today, I am going to talk a bit more about Mockingjay as it is fresh in my mind. The majority of the action takes place in the the last part of the book. That is the part that had me really hooked, the part I spent this afternoon reading. There is some action in the first two parts as well.

Small Spoilers ahead for those who have not read the book.

The author ties up most loose ends in this last book. The love triangle of Katniss, Gale and Peeta is resolved. You find out who lives and who dies (with the exception of Caesar Flickerman , I don't recall a mention of what happens to him). The one thing the author never clearly states  is who really was behind the bombings that happen at the very end of the book. She leaves it up to the readers to decided for themselves. I won't say anymore cause I do not want to give anything away if you have not read the book.

I also want to mention how I liked the scene at the end of Mockingjay between Katniss and Buttercup the  cat. I didn't expect it and thought it was touching. Of course I love cats so this scene would stick out for me.

What did you think of this series and/or the movie?

Till Next Time.  :)

Nails: Off The Record Pink & Beach Cruiser

Another nail post. My nail post from yesterday was from when I did my nails last week. So tonight I decided I wanted to use this bright neon pink color I got in the Allure Summer Beauty Box since I have only worn it once this summer and its a color I probably will not wear much come fall and winter. It is by Orly and its called Beach Cruiser.Since its really bright  and I am not a huge bright pink fan I decided to use it as the accent nail color. I used the other nail polish I got in the box which I had not used yet for the rest of the nails. It is a soft pale  pink by Sation called Off The Record Pink. I then used Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Diamonds over the neon pink color and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Clearly Quick over the other nails.













Till next time. :)

Nails:Hazard

Sinful Colors, Hazard. A bright fun color for summer. Hey, its not over yet! ;)





Till next time. :)

Awesome Clearance finds.

I have been wanting to get a new makeup bag since the ones I have are kinda small and don't really hold everything I need them to. When I was at Target the other day I came across the clearance section in the beauty section and I found this great Sonia Kashuk makeup bag which was marked down 70%! Originally$14.99 it was only $4.48.  The inside is nice because it comes with a separate area for brushes and a small clear bag  you could store liquids. The colors are not my favorite but hey for the price I can deal.



Also in the same section I found two nail polishes also marked 70% off. Sally Hansen  crackle over coat in Antiqued Gold which was originally $6.99 and I paid $2.08.  The second on was Nicole by OPI in Virtuous Violet originally $7.89 I paid $2.36.

Antiqued Gold

 Virtuous Violet

All three things I got were the only one on the shelf that I saw. Target can have awesome deals when they put stuff on clearance, especially if your lucky enough to find the 50% and 70% clearance items so always keep a eye out for those if your like me and don't want to spend full price.

Till Next time. :)

Small haul (8/15/12)

Hello all, sorry for the lack of posts lately.  So today I have a small haul for you.  I stopped posting hauls because when I first started this blog I ended up having all haul posts (I shop to much :( ).  I still think its fun though to see what people get (I watch haul videos and read haul posts myself) so I figure every now and then I will include a haul post, like today. :)

I spent the day with my dad. Since the weather was stormy we went to the mall. I didn't go to crazy today but I did pick up a few things.  We went into Sears. I used to shop in Sears all the time when I was a kid. But I haven't really shopped in a Sears in years. They have a huge cosmetics section now! They have all the drugstore brands and they even had NYX,  which I have only seen at Ulta. The selection is not as big as Ulta's and I think Sears is a bit more expensive but I still think its awesome that I now know of a another store that carries that brand. I picked up one thing from NYX, the Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese, the one everyone talks about on YouTube. I was going to get it the other day when I went to Ulta but the ones they had all looked like they had been opened and used so I passed on getting it then. I was happy to see it and I got the last one they had out.  I also picked up a Maybelline Colors Sensational lip gloss in the clearance section of makeup they had for only $3.25. I got the color Sandstone Shimmer. I think these lip glosses have been discontinued because the two times I have seen them they have been on clearance, so I figured I should pick up a extra for when I need to replace my current one.  I also popped into bath and Body Works and picked up only one thing. A Candy Corn hand sanitizer. I only got one since I picked up five when I went last Saturday. I don't think the Candy Corn ones were out Saturday, I didn't see them. Anyway  I really wanted the Candy Corn one for October so I picked it up. I go through these fast since I use them at work a lot. Even though this has nothing to do with this haul post I just wanted to say  the gift from Saturdays party was so cute. It gets me all excited for fall. I will include a picture to show what was included in the gift.

Todays mini haul.

B&BW gift from Saturdays event. It came in a little blue (or pink) bag.

Then before we left we stopped into Old Navy and they had a bunch of cute new things in for fall but I resisted since they were full price.  I did pick up two pairs of jeans though, since I needed some and they were on sale for $19.00 (originally $29.50). $19 for jeans is pretty awesome in my opinion.



That is all I got today. Till next time. :)

Awesome shampoo sales at Rite Aid!

So proud of myself, I saved more than I spent! My total was $18.37. My total savings was $19.46.





I saw in the flyer for this week that Organix hair care is buy one get one free. This brand tends to be on the more expensive side so this is a great deal.  When I got to the store I saw they  had bottles  with 50% more for the same price  as the smaller bottles. I got the rejuvenating cherry blossom ginseng shampoo and conditioner, which smells awesome by the way. I paid $6.99 for a 19.5fl.oz. bottle and got one free.

Next I saw Herbal essences was 2 for 5. Just so happened that I had a $3 off when you buy 2 coupon. So I got the the shampoo and conditioner for a $1 each. Awesomeness again. I got the the volumizing shampoo & conditioner in passion flower sunrise, bottle size 10.17 fl.oz.

I also picked a bottle of Garnier Fructis  anti-dandruff shampoo & conditioner in one. It was also one sale $1.50 off  so I ended up paying $3.99, for a 13 fl oz bottle.

Last thing I picked up is not shampoo but it was another buy one get one free deal so I couldn't pass it up. It is the Softsoap deep cleansing Sea Mineral hand soap. I love the way it smells. This was $3.99 and I got one free.  8.5 fl oz bottle.

Rite Aid sometimes has some really awesome deals (especially combined with coupons).  Some weeks theres nothing to exciting so you just have to keep a eye on the flyers to catch when they do.

If any of the sales I mentioned interest you, they will be on till August 11th.

Till next time. :)