BLOG SALE RULES

Thanks for visiting this MASSIVE blog sale! Everything was either gifted by friends or purchased by me. Please read all rules before contacting me.

• MUST have PayPal account
• All the items are pictured as-is and most are either new or in new condition. **Individual condition will be noted next to each item when possible.**
• Comes from a clean, non-smoking home - I'm just selling off my collection to help my sister pay for university!
• Shipping starts at $5 with an additional $0.50 an item. Shipping prices listed are for the contiguous U.S. only and will come with delivery confirmation. I will ship internationally but keep in mind that shipping costs are extremely high. If you are interested, please contact me and I can get a separate shipping quote for you.   
• Because of the sheer number of things being sold, I had to make several posts to cover them all. You may, of course, choose things from different categories to combine shipping.
• There are special shipping conditions with heavier items. If this is the case, it will be specifically noted next to the item(s) for sale. 
• For single items offered in multi-buy discounts, each item will be charged shipping. *Note that "sets" are excluded from this charge.*
• EXAMPLE: Lipstick $3 or 2 for $5. Cost of 2 lipsticks shipped = $10.50 or Lipstick set for $5. Cost of 2 lipsticks shipped = $10.
• All items have been cleaned, wiped down and sanitized but I always suggest that you sanitize again when you receive them.
• All sales are final and I take no responsibility for items damaged or lost in the post. **All items will be packaged appropriately to best avoid any damage.**
• I will gladly put insurance on any package if you pay the additional cost.
• Everything will be on a first-come, first-pay basis
• I will contact you with your total cost and you will have 24 hours from the time the email is sent during which time your items will be marked as pending. Non-payment will release your items to be for sale.
• Only PayPal gift payments will be accepted 
• If you process a regular payment, I will require that you cover the rest of the fees before sending your item(s) out.
• To purchase, leave a comment on THIS POST with what items you would like as well as the email address associated with your PayPal account. I will send you a total purchase price confirmation email so you may process your gift payment. =)

Happy shopping!

EYES

LIPS

FACE

Another "dupe" of the Naked Palette

   G's blog over at Nouveau Cheap really feeds my makeup addiction. I'll be the first to admit it. A few posts ago she wrote about a sighting for new Wet n Wild 8-pan palettes so I decided that I wouldn't go on a crazy hunt like I did with the last LE set and instead just be patient. I went to Meijer today to go grocery shopping and as I walked by the cosmetics I couldn't help but wander around and found an untouched display of the new palettes! I put myself on a no-buy because as I am trying desperately to pull my blog sale together and have too much makeup as it is but I just couldn't pass this up. Eh - I can try starting again tomorrow.
   Anyway, after seeing pictures of the palette online, I wondered if it was going to be another 'dupe' of Urban Decay's Naked. After picking it up, I can say that it's pretty darn close! The shades aren't EXACT dupes but they're extremely close and you'll find that you can create all the same looks you've been wanting to without having to pay a ton. I would say that some of these shadows aren't as smooth or pigmented as the original 8-pans but it's still an incredible deal at $5 for 8 shadows.

 All swatches were done over the Lorac Behind the Scenes eye primer.

Wet n Wild Nude Awakening Palette (Do you like how my Browbone color was put in upside down?... good thing I'm only a little neurotic or else that would drive me insane!)

Right end of original Naked palette from Urban Decay

Middle of original Naked palette from Urban Decay

WNW Definer - UD Creep

WNW Crease - UD Gunmetal

WNW Eyelid - UD Hustle

WNW Browbone - UD Toasted

WNW Definer - UD Darkhorse

WNW Crease - UD Buck

UD Sin - WNW Eyelid - UD Sidecar

WNW Browbone - UD Virgin

Good luck hunting down this little gem!

Blog Sale - UPDATE

   I need to have a blog sale and just get rid of everything. I look at my makeup collection and see so many things going to waste that could really be getting loved by someone else. If my blog picks up some traffic, I will be actively loading things to sell on here. I've got everything from low-end to high-end so it will be interesting to see what sells and what picks up some interest...

Off to gather things...

Update of things to come... Most items are drugstore items that will be priced really cheaply to help move the product along and to help grow your stash!

Nail polish from tons of brands
Drugstore lipsticks that were only used to swatch or are still brand new
NYX  jumbo crayons
Quads and palettes of varying sizes

Okay, that's it until I actually get some time to work through my collection!

DIY makeup brush dryer

   So... I, like many of you, used a rolled up towel to lay my brushes on to let them dry. I even had a post about it before! I also bought the Sigma dry and shape a while back and used that but it just wasn't cutting it. I went out to Lowes today and walked up and down every aisle there is to try and find a cheap solution. I know all about the rubber-banding your brush to something, or clipping it with clothes pins. I'm not sure if anybody else has done this, but voilà! This is just poly-foam that they sell near the pvc/pipe section of any hardware store. I bought 6' of it for just $1.39 + tax.
NOTE: all my pictures aren't great. I was so excited to share this tip that I just started going crazy on my phone's camera.

See how there is a spine to the tube?

I just pulled it apart with my fingers...

   Then I cut the tube into equal pieces just so it was more manageable and ended up with four pieces that were approximately 1.5' each.

   From here, you can either choose to just shove your brushes through or you can take an exact-o knife and cut little crosses into the foam where you want your brushes to go through.

   I didn't measure or anything because, well, I never do... I just start in and hope that things work out! I made 23 cuts on this one piece for smaller brushes.

   Annnndddd.... *drum roll* I made a second one to fit my face brushes - including my REAL TECHNIQUES brushes! For any of you that own these, you must know what a hassle it is to dry these brushes properly. Laying them on their sides makes one side all wonky and the handles are really too big to secure them to anything. Just cut larger crosses into a different piece of foam to accommodate these. I managed to make this piece fit eight face brushes. Again, sorry, no measuring.

   To give you an idea of how well this foam holds... Pictured: Eco-tools bamboo bronzer brush (that has the thickest handle known to man), Real Techniques stippling brush, Coastal Scents flat top bionic buffer brush, Sigma F82, Mark. powder brush, Ulta Professional line sculpted brush, Sigma F80, and the Real Techniques powder brush.
   My brushes are just hanging from an empty metal mesh basket I have but you can hang these suckers from practically anywhere. Cut and customize to suit your lifestyle... I'm actually thinking that if you take your time to measure them and cut the holes properly, you could take a small piece with you on vacation to use as a dryer and then flip it around to hold up your brushes. Don't trust me - I'm no engineer. BUT, if you try it and it works, let me know~

   I'd love to see pictures and feedback from any of you that try this. Maybe even ideas on how to make this even better? Tweet me @soleseoulsoul

Keeping Tabs on Crappy Eyeliners

   Don't be offended if your holy grail eyeliner is listed here. I have the WORST eye type ever. I'm combo-skin but my eyes always tend to "glisten" a little. I have hooded eyes and they're incredibly sensitive and water close to constantly. Really, I might as well NOT wear makeup. Most eyeliners don't stay on past 30 minutes. By the time I put my makeup on and have gotten dressed to leave, I end up wiping all my makeup off because my eyeliner has smudged everywhere. I'm not exaggerating. One time, I found eyeliner on the tip of my nose and on the side of my face... It's THAT serious.
    Lucky for me, my work schedule has changed quite a bit and I get to work from home Thursday-Saturday now. That being said, it gives me the perfect opportunity for product testing. I can't do one eye with this and one eye with that product because it varies day by day which eye wants to run the waterworks.
     This list will be updated frequently as a service to myself and you, if you choose to use it. I will do the standard "put it on my hand, let it dry then rub it down" test but let me tell you that that doesn't stand a chance to whatever my eyes throw at it. If whatever combination of oil/water my eyes have come up with could be turned into a makeup remover, I'd be filthy rich...

***I do not have any of the original packaging any of the products come with because I usually throw that out immediately***

Rimmel London Waterproof Gel Eyeliner - Found here

    Reminds me of the Revlon one as far as packaging. It comes with a little inkwell and the lid magically transforms into a brush. Although it's a neat concept and the brush wasn't horrendous, I prefer to use my own brushes so I did. The eyeliner itself is so watery and not very pigmented that I'm not surprised that it didn't last on me.

Picture taken directly after swatch

Picture taken 10 minutes after swatch

   The swatch above on the left is heavily swatched and the swatch on the right is with one stroke. As you can see, it is very streaky and it is actually really hard to make it look "even". The nice thing is that the product dries to a matte finish. The bad thing is that it takes an incredibly long time for it to dry. What comes next will astound you...

Whoop, there it is. All smudged. No water - just ONE swipe later...

   This smudges about as easily (if not more easily) than a pencil liner. What's the point in waiting 5-10 minutes if your liner is going to smudge like that? Of course, I tried again and got the same results. I DID find, however, if you let the liner set for about 30 minutes, it's a bit more difficult to budge. Yeah, that's realistic. 

    In terms of color, wearability, durability, and just ability in general, I give this product a big fail. What about you? Have you ever tried this product?

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Redux

   So, I'm sure you've heard of Ulta. They just sent out an email about how they are carrying an Ulta-exclusive "Liimited Edition" Book of Shadows from Urban Decay. I guess it's limited in the fact that they have been having all these sales to get rid of all their old-formulation eye shadows. I bought the BoS Redux during their Friends and Family sale a couple weeks back.
   It's possible that Urban Decay had to collaborate with Martha Stewart to have access to soooooooooo much glitter. If you're familiar with the older formulation of the UD shadows, you will know how gritty the glitter shadows are. Having said that, there are 16 shadows in this box and only 2 have unmanageable (to me) glitter: Oil Slick, Uzi and Midnight Cowboy rides again. It also comes with a mini primer potion in the old bottle and a mini 24/7 pencil in Zero.
    I'm in a rush to leave town this morning for work so only swatched on paper and not on my arm as I didn't want glitter showing up on my face in the middle of the day out of nowhere. I'm sure you understand... These are my standard, two-swipe across the pan without primer, swatches. I can offer color descriptions if you're interested - just let me know.

Pictures with the BoS V under to show size difference

Ah ~ New York

The whole palette

Just the colors

In order that the shadows are in the palette

Same stuff, less shadowy 

   The only colors I feel like aren't showing up that great in the pictures are Goddess and Ecstasy. Goddess is an almost grey/blue duo chrome with blue micro shimmer. Ecstasy is a very light, bright purple that leans a bit pink.
   I'll be honest and tell you that I really only bought this BoS because I wanted Haight, Goddess, Stray Dog and Rockstar and didn't mind the idea of having a back up of Sin and YDK. By the time I thought I was going to spend $6 a piece on six shadows, I figured I might as well make the jump and try this book out. It wasn't a bad decision (especially at 20% off the new $39 price tag) but be aware that there is a ton of glitter and that it will get all over your shadows. Also, I'm not sure if it's just mine, but you can't pull the part with the shadows out like you can in the BoS V. It's not a huge inconvenience but you need to clear space up on your vanity to use it and that might be a quirk that you just don't like. If you end up purchasing, let me know what your thoughts are!