May Favorites!

Hello beauty lovers!  It's been a crazy week for me this week and I totally had planned on having this favorites post up earlier but clearly that didn't work out for me.  However, I'm ready now! So without any further ado.....my first ever Favorites post!

Number 1: ELF Beach Beauty Palette

As you may have seen in my previous haul post, I haven't had this little lady for all of May, but man do I wish that I did haha!!! I am sooo in love with it!  The blush and bronzer are amazing!!!!! I even love both of the highlighters (which I wasn't one hundred percent sure that I would, especially the golden one).  I also am madly in love with the eye shadows!  They are just so pretty!  And BONUS it only cost me $6!!!!!!!  I love ELF products that surprise me like this one!  On a side note, I have my little brother's graduation party to go to tonight and I will most likely do a look with these.  I will most likely post it on Instagram when I'm all done, so just a heads up haha.  

Number 2: Covergirl LashBlast Volume in Very Black

I am so the last female on earth to discover the wonderfulness that is this mascara!  I had been using the same mascara forever and I never thought I would ever switch until I noticed that it had been flaking on me and it never had before.  I took it as a sign that it was OK to move on and went for a mascara that has pretty awesome reviews all around and I love it! Makes my lashes look awesome but not stiff and holds a curl pretty well.  Bonus no flaking and it washes off really easily plus it is like a couple bucks less than the mascara I had been buying for years.  Love love love.

Number 3: Revlon Lip Butters in Juicy Papaya (L) and Sorbet (R)

 

I have loved the formula of the lip butters since they first came out and possibly because of the season these colors are simply the ones I reach for.  Sorbet looks really bright and fresh but it's not hard to apply and have it look nice on the go.  Juicy Papaya is kind of my neutral go to right now.  It gives my lips just a hint of color that happens to make my natural lip color look just a little bit better.  It's kind of hard for me to describe...maybe I'll use this tonight too so I can show you on Instagram haha.

Number 4: Out the Door Topcoat

As a nail polish lover, this topcoat is by far the best thing since I discovered fast drying top coats.  It doesn't shrink my nail polish as much as others, makes my manicures last much longer than others, and the shine is amazing!  I have had people ask me where I get my nails done at and I swear I never used to get asked that before this topcoat.  Don't walk, run to go get this stuff! 

Number 5: Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer in Total Moisture

I will be the first to admit that I am lazy when it comes to lotions.  I know that I need to moisturize my body but there's so much of it haha so I normally focus on the parts that get seen the most, my arms and legs and of course my face.  This product is so awesome!  I get out of the shower and towel dry then spray it all over and rub it in.  It's absorbed within a minute and my skin feels awesome all day.  They have other formulas as well as this one which I plan on trying when I finish this one off.  So awesome!

Number 6: Michael Todd Organics Blue Green Algae Toner

This little sample that I got is so close to being empty, it makes me sooooo sad!  I love this stuff so much! I use it after I wash my face with my Clarisonic Mia and it makes my skin feel tingly and wonderful!  I'm going to be so upset when it's all gone but I will most definitely be buying a full size when my No Buy June and July is over.

Random Favorites

Mahogany Teakwood 3 Wick Candle from Bath and Body Works

I go crazy for new candles at Bath and Body Works and I always buy them on sale because who would pay full price when every other week they are on sale!  I passed by this one several times.  I judged it by the title and was like well how can that even smell good?  Until I opened the freakin' thing and the most amazing aroma hit my nose!!!  I swear it smells like a Hollister cologne or someplace like that lol.  It is amazing!!!!!! I love it sooooo much!  I have been trying not to burn it a lot because I love it so much and don't want to burn it up before my no buy is over but I really don't need to burn it a lot because after an hour or so of burn time, my room smells like it for a day or so.  It's soooooooooooo fantastic!  I love this candle!

Superheroes by Ventura Lights

I may be slightly biased about this song because one of my wonderful friends is a part of this fantastic group but that doesn't mean that this song hasn't been playing in my mind since they released it two weeks ago.  The song is awesome and the story behind the band is amazing!  It started with an idea to create a band using YouTube as it's platform.  Auditions were uploaded, the band's creator, Cobus, chose the final group and it was financed by normal people who wanted to see this project flourish.  This whole idea to me is so incredible!  I think it's genius!  And bonus, the band is amazing and this song is just a taste of what's to come!  I am so incredibly happy for these guys and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.  For more information on how the project got started check out http://myyoutubebandproject.com/  or check them out on Facebook or Twitter or their website venturalights.com.  I don't think that you'll be disappointed.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by!

Sooo much love!

Rachel