look at what i got! Sephora & ULTA haul

you're probably rolling your eyes at me, right? no more buying makeup? yeah, right! LOL

i bought these items when Ebates was giving 8% cash back. i just can't help myself! i have a problem! hi, i'm Kathleen and i'm a makeup addict! LOL i really can't wait to use these BUXOM cream eye shadows. they are so pretty! i swear all my money, what i have left, is going to Bare Escentuals and their awesome products. xoxo Kathleen

collective haul! Sally Beauty Supply, Walgreens, Ulta (Hunger Games polishes)

this is another pre-recorded video from March... i'm going to try to upload the rest of the videos that i recorded in March really soon because they're already over a month old! yikes! this is what happens when i record too many videos at once and then only upload once a day. i just don't want to spam your subscription box!

after this video, i think i've only purchased 2 more nail polishes in the last month... can you believe that? i believe i already showed them, but i might not have... i can't remember what videos have already been recorded and not uploaded... so you'll eventually see them... and the only new nail polishes i'll purchase will be the ones from Hello Kitty at Sephora and possibly any high end dupes from Revlon. Revlon is so good at releasing dupes! i think i have 4 of them already but not all of them...

but yeah, this was my last biggest nail polish haul... no more hauling like this! the last makeup item i purchased was on the 16th and it was one of the L'Oreal Infallible cream eyeshadows (the black sparkly one). i'm dying to get my hands on the eleventhgorgeous Palladio lipgloss but the last time i checked my local Sally Beauty Supply, they didn't have it. i haven't checked ULTA either... but at least i'm being upfront on what i'm looking to buy... and not just buying in bulk. LOL (that's how i'm justifying my future purchases.) let's see how long that goes... xoxo Kathleen

my favorite nail polishes for spring & summer

i could probably do a part 2 or 3 to this video... i realize i left out a bunch of colors! maybe i'll do another one of these when summer rolls around...

i have been rotating through these colors... changing my polish up every few days. i do give my nails a break in between color changes. i'm enjoying these colors a lot! xoxo Kathleen

FOTD featuring bareMinerals/Bare Escentuals (and a small CVS haul)

so this is what i have planned for March... to use all my bareMinerals / Bare Escentuals makeup. i will not be mixing in any other brands. i think i can do it all 31 days. of course, i probably won't wear makeup all 31 days because i might not be in the mood, but i'll try my best. at least i'm feeling well enough to put makeup on myself again. i've had no energy the past few days because of being sick. i actually had to get out of the house this morning to put money in the bank to cover and overdraft because i paid a credit card using the wrong bank account (thus overdrawing it) and then it started incurring insufficient fund fees ($5/day). i received something in the mail from my bank but never opened it and it didn't dawn on me when i tried to pay for Starbucks with my debit card and it was denied. i thought the magnetic strip was dead. at least it's fixed now. i just feel so dumb for letting that happen.

anyway, i hope you'll enjoy this month's videos. even though i'll be using only Bare Escentuals makeup, you can most likely adopt these looks with what you have in your stash. i'll try to come up with dupes as well to help you along. if you know of anyone who likes Bare Escentuals makeup, please send them my way. i hope they'll like what they see. xoxo Kathleen

collective haul MAC, Target, Sally Beauty Supply, CVS

so i did a little damage yesterday and today but i still didn't go crazy with the makeup. only 2 cream eye shadows and 1 lipstick. :)

i wish we (as non-partners) can choose our own thumbnails... i can't stand the random ones they come up with.

i tried the bun maker and my hair is too layered for it to work! i might have to make my own bun maker because the one i bought at Sally Beauty is a bit too thick. i won't return it because i'm sure i can make it work when my layers grow out. but i wanted to make it work today. oh, well...

also i tried that nail polish remover pad HandsDown Ultra that i found out from Jen/OrganizedLikeJen and wow, it works! i was able to remove all my nail polish with just one pad. it also feels like felt, which is what you need to remove glitter nail polish, too. you can use the foil method, but i think felt is a lot less messier and you don't have to mess with foil and pure acetone. i have a bottle of pure acetone but oh boy, does it stink and not safe to use with my jaggedy cuticles. ouch.

i mentioned yesterday that i was going to talk more about what happened on Sunday but i think i'm going to just make a video of it showing you how i applied the makeup on my friend. it really came out so nice. i wish i took pictures! but the lighting was rather horrible and so it really wouldn't come out true to color. so i'm just going to try to recreate it on myself. she has less lid space than i and hardly a crease so i was actually happy that i was able to make a look on someone who almost has a monolid.

well, i think i'm going to start making dinner... it's just 4:00 but i'm starving and the spaghetti sauce probably won't be ready for another hour to two. see you tomorrow! xoxo Kathleen

what's in my stash? my mint green nail polishes (and an unfinished FOTD)

i don't think i've worn makeup all week... so it was nice to put some on for a change. okay, i did put some on a few days ago... and then when i did put on makeup, i forgot to put on mascara! oops. i just haven't been feeling 100% so that's why... but i do feel a bit better when i do. so why don't i put it on more, you ask? who knows. LOL

i hope you all have a good weekend. i'm not sure what i'll be doing this weekend... nothing has been finalized. i really need to do some housework, but i don't know... i'm just not feeling it! xoxo Kathleen

tag: nail polish obsession

no more nail polish! LOL okay, i think that'll be it with nail polish videos for a while... i will be getting back into makeup talk soon. i'm slowly getting better... i think it was just a 1day/2day bug. now i just have nagging cough.

i used my webcam to film today's video. i rearranged my iMac and my 2nd monitor on my desk so i can position the webcam to be in front of the window (or by the window). i would really like to film directly in front of the window, but i remember when i did that in the past, i was so washed out. i have way too much junk in my office to be moving heavy things around so i think the webcam is good where it is for now.

oh, BTW, Bare Escentuals JUST released their READY blushes! yes, PRESSED blushes! OMG! they have a preview sale right now on their READY blushes and bronzers... using the code MARCH at checkout, you will get free shipping on the preview items only. so tempting! i might just go to the mall since i have a full punch card ($10 off) that's been burning a hole in my purse! and if you were on the mailing list, you would've gotten an email from them with a link to the preview sale. i don't know if i can link to it here as the link might change per email recipient (not sure). so call your local boutique if you have any questions. this sale is not at ULTA or Sephora... just online or at the free-standing boutiques. xoxo Kathleen

battle of the taupe/purple/grey/brown nail polishes volume 2

so i feel like crap today... but i still wanted to upload another video... so this one is faceless. after i was putting the nail polish away, i noticed that i still missed 3 bottles! i made a note of that and will include it in a volume 3 which will not be made for months because i won't make a video just to show 3 nail polishes.

my hubby is making dinner tonight (Filipino beef sinigang) and i'm starving because i have had no energy to eat anything today except for a mug of tea and a bagel. i hope i feel better soon... it seems like there's a YouTube bug going around... a lot of YouTubers i watch have been ill recently. xoxo Kathleen

ULTA haul (OPI, real Techniques, tarte)

i chose wisely with this haul... i could've gone overboard with the nail polish, but i think i picked out 4 colors i didn't already have in my collection... and i already told you that i was going to buy a few real Technique brushes from Sam/Pixiwoo... and the tarte blush has been in my wishlist since i remember Tiffany/MakeupbyTiffanyD featured it in one of her videos. i think she was the first one who talked about it... and now i finally have it and it's gorgeous!

anyway, that's it from me tonight... i had lunch with a childhood friend and then dinner with a couple of former co-workers. it was nice to catch up with them. xoxo Kathleen

battle of the taupe/grey/purple/brown nail polishes

this video was inspired by Michele/Michele1218... she put up a video showing off all her taupey-grey nail polishes and i thought i would do the same! but first, here's her video:

yes, i know i have a LOT... way TOO much... but i love this color. i think it looks best on short nails. as much as i love having long nails, i get antsy and want to clip them all off otherwise they would just chip or split or snag on something and take off more than i want... and it would be very painful, too.

so i still need to update the description box to list what i have... just keep in mind, i was eyeballing these polishes and kinda sorta measuring them against one another. i didn't even try to paint them because i know sometimes they look different on the nail than in the bottle. so some of them might not even fit in this category. i have some nail wheels that i can swatch the polish on... i just need to stop being lazy! so i hope you like this! i know i don't need anymore nail polish... but i think you can tell that this is my favorite nail polish color to buy... xoxo Kathleen

Aveeno, baby wipes, WnW nail polish haul (and lots of rambling)

so it was yet another rainy, gloomy day here... and i didn't feel like making a show & tell video or any other video like that so i just had a tiny haul to share with you.

i used the baby wipes to spot clean my brushes and i must say that they work! it worked well with my eye brushes since they don't have a lot of bristles, but when i tried to clean my face brushes, especially my foundation brush, it was still discolored from the foundation. i'm not too bothered by it (since i didn't really spot clean my brushes before today), but i'm impressed with how clean my eye brushes got with just one baby wipe. i think, for the most part, the eye brushes need to be as clean as possible since they are used very close to the eye and you don't want to get an infection due to pure negligence. so with this realization (better late than never), i will continue spot cleaning my brushes with these baby wipes. sheesh. that was a rather long-winded explanation just about baby wipes. LOL xoxo Kathleen