Haul Madness!

I am so excited because this week has been such a good shopping week for me. My order from Elf came in on Tuesday, and I also went to Forever 21, Old Navy, Winners and Dynamite!

I will be doing blog posts of all the Elf products on here, as well as making a haul video to take more in depth about the items. 

I'm also going to post a collective haul video for the Forever 21/Old Navy/Winners things and Dynamite will get it's own video since I got so many things.

Stay tuned for these blog posts and videos, I will start putting them up in a couple of days!

Until next time, stay glam.

xo Marlena

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Until next time, stay glam!

- Marlena

February Favorites 2011!

Check out this month's favorites!

What did you love in beauty/makeup this month?

Products Mentioned:

- Garnier Fructis Thermo Curls Spray.
- Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer.
- Lush It's Raining Men Shower Gel.
- Maybelline Volume Express One by One Mascara.
- Lush Love Birds Soap.
- La Senza Heart Song Moisturizing Body Cream.
- MAC eyeshadow in Shale.
- MAC eyeshadow in Copperplate.
- ELF Blush in Mellow Mauve.
- Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Orchid.
- Sephora Brand Brush Cleanser and Shampoo.
- China Glaze Nail Polish in For Audrey.
- The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary 4-disk Collector's Edition.
- Michael's Notebooks

Until next time, stay glam!

- Marlena

Friday Fun Facts: February 25th, 2011!

1. What are your favorite clothes?

I love skirts and dresses!

2. Where would you visit if you had the chance?

Somewhere warm/tropical like Mexico/Caribbean. 

3. What is your current nail polish?

 OPI Ski Teal We Drop with OPI Simmer and Shimmer on top (NOTD coming soon).

  

4.  Favorite time of day?

Depends on the day! I'm more of a morning person though.

  

5. What is your favorite sport to watch?

Football.

  

6. Are you a morning person or a night person?

Morning/early afternoon. 

  

7. What did you want to be when you were little?

An actress; I still do!

  

8. Are you a cat or dog person?

I love both!

  

9. Always wear your seat belt?

Yes I do.

    

10. Favorite pizza topping?

Pepperoni. I love dipping it in jalapeno ranch dip!

Post your responses in a comment!

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Nail of the Week: OPI Purple With a Purpose

I just picked this shade up a couple weeks ago and I am SO glad I did. It is such a unique and gorgeous purple. Looks gorgeous in natural light (although my pictures don't depict it in the best way). Definitely recommend this polish if you are looking for a fun, bright color!

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Daily Make-Up Look!

Products used:

- Urban Decay Primer Potion.
- Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Birthday Suit.

- Urban Decay Naked Palette (Sidecar, Toasted, Darkhorse, and Sin).

- Maybelline Lash Stiletto Liquid Liner in Black.

- Urban Decay 24-7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero.

- Maybelline One by One Volume Express Mascara in Blackest Black.

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Friday Fun-Facts: February 18th, 2011

1. What time did you get up this morning?

7:45 am, have to go to class at 10am.

2. How do you like your steak?

I don’t like steak! Weird, I know.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

I’m pretty sure it was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. I’m so behind on movies right now!

4. What are your favorite TV shows?

Grey’s anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Off the Map.

5. If you could live anywhere where would it be?

In a gorgeous beach house, or in a penthouse in the middle of a major city.

6. What did you have for breakfast?

Yogurt and some gingerale. Nothing too exciting!

7. What is your favorite cuisine?

Italian, specifically pasta!

8. What is your current nail polish?

China Glaze Blue Paradise; love this color! 

9. Favorite Place to Eat?

 Olive Garden, hands down.

10. Last person you talked to on the phone?

My boyfriend!

Feel free to comment your responses!

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Daily Foundation Routine

Products Used:

- Rimmel London Fix and Perfect Foundation Primer.
- Almay Smart Shade Makeup in Light.
- Almay Smart Shade Concealer in Light.
- Almay Truly Lasting Color (TLC) in Light/Medium.
- ELF Warm Bronzer.
- ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzer (only bronzer used).
- ELF Blush in Mellow Mauve.

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Drugstore Mascara Review

I posted a video about this a couple weeks ago, and now I'm finally getting around to doing the blog post, as promised! You can get a better look at the wands here and check out the video (down below) for my thoughts on each of these mascaras.

Above: L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara.

Above: Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Mascara

Above: Covergirl Lash Blast Luxe Mascara

Above: Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion Mascara

Above: Max Factor Volume Couture Mascara

Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Nail of the Day - OPI Teenage Dream/China Glaze Diva Bride

   

I am very excited that Katy developed some colors for OPI! There are four different polishes, three of which I love (the blue one called Last Friday Night I'm not too crazy about, but it's still cute). I only bought two so far though: Teenage Dream and The One That Got Away. 

My current nail of the day is Teenage Dream! Even though the polish is a glitter, it has a slight pink tint to it. However, it took me many coats to get the color I desired. I used the China Glaze Diva Bride as a base so that the color would show up better. 

Two Coats of China Glaze Diva Bride.

Three Coats of OPI Teenage Dream.

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

Lush Haul!

I am soo excited about all the things I got from Lush. It's quite a few things, so I think I'm set for at least a few months! You'll have to watch my video for a more detailed review of each thing I got, as I'm just posting the photos and names of each of the items on here, and not much else about them! 

From Left to Right: Godiva Solid Shampoo Bar, Lush Solid Shampoo Bar Tin

 L2R: Angel's Delight Soap (Pink), Mandarin's Tea Party Soap (Orange), Snow Globe Soap (Blue).

L2R: Once A Year Massage Bar, Soft Coeur Massage Bar

Sugar Plum Fairy Sugar Scrub

Iced Wine Shower Jelly

L2R: Snow Fairy Shower Gel, Snow Fairy Lip Tint, Bon Bon Lip Scrub.

L2R: Keep It Fluffy Bath Bomb (Purple), Cinders Bath Bomb (Orange), Boog Bath Bomb (White).

L2R: Amandopondo Bubble Bar (White), Candy Cane Bubble Bar (Pink/White), Christmas Eve Bubble Bar (Blue/Yellow).

Until next time, stay glam.

- Marlena

OPI Burlesque

I am absolutely in love with the movie Burlesque (starring Christina Aguilera and Cher)! So when I saw that OPI had a collection inspired by the movie, I had to go pick up a few colors.

I only bought two. Tease-y Does It was sold out (which was one I REALLY wanted), and majority of them were glitters, so I only picked one color from those. 

My favorite Burlesque polish from the two that I got is The Show Must Go On!

You really need to see this color in person to really appreciate its beauty! It has gorgeous orange reflects in it that make it sparkle and shine in natural light.


The second color I purchased from OPI Burlesque is Simmer and Shimmer.

I definitely love the color and how sparkly it is, however, to get the full nail covered you need to do about 5 coats (which is a lot!). It chips off very easily because of that, but it's worth it because the color is beautiful.



Until next time, stay glam.
- Marlena