ILNP Pink Mimosa

I've been very much in creme territory lately. I can't enough cremes and they're all I've been wearing for over a month now. I decided to break it up though when I saw this untried beauty in my stash from ILNP. Sometimes picking out what to paint my nails can be daunting. I have so many colors and sometimes I just can't decide. When I saw this color I didn't even have to think twice. 

Pink Mimosa

Pink Mimosa is a super feminine rose toned nail polish packed with bright silver flakes, vivid pink shimmer, and an incredible holographic sparkle.

Collection: ILNP Summer 2015

Color: Wow! This is such a stunner. Sometimes it takes an ILNP polish to remind me just how great bling and holo are. There isn't another brand out there that really can do a finish like this. I love this icy rose shade. It pops against my skin tone while still having that touch of softness because of the pink. 

Formula: This had an excellent 2 coat formula. This was smooth and easy to apply. 

Price: This is $10 on the ILNP website. 

Overall: This is an amazing polish. This is a part of the Ulta Metallic line and that certainly fits. The shine in this is so reflective and that holo is icing on the cake. I am in absolutely in love with this polish. It's perfection. 

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Monday! 

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 5/29/16-6/5/16

Unfortunately, this was a dud week for wax. Only one out these four waxes really worked for me this week. That being said, the one that did work is probably a new favorite. When I find a favorite it's dangerous because I want to buy that scent in every product possible! Let's get started.

Candles by Victoria Neptune's Oasis
Scent Description: One of the most unique scents you will ever smell, this modernized version of a classic summer theme stimulates the senses with its freshness and vitality. The new botanical twist of an oceanic accord has dramatic tones of cactus with fresh green elements and unexpected texture. This vibrant green quality creates a shimmering top note that accents the fragrance signature of fresh sea spray. Unexpected salty accents add newness to the blend while elements of sea moss and warm driftwood create rich undertones that support the fragrance from within.
My Thoughts: That's quite the description and that's exactly the problem with it. This is an issue I generally have with Candles by Victoria. There are just too many notes going on that it becomes muddled and muddy. I do detect those ocean and water notes, but whatever else is going on blends into some weird sweet syrupy smell. It's like ocean with a side of pancakes. Nope.
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Candles By Victoria

Ten Digit Creations Phury
Scent Description: fresh citrus, sheer floral, warm musk, cedarwood and vetiver (Compare to Fierce for men by Abercrombie & Fitch)
My Thoughts: I really liked this scent for awhile. It's definitely men's cologne scent, but on the fresher and brighter scale. This one had a time frame for me. I liked it for the first hour or two and then it just became too much. It's not too strong of a throw, just the scent notes can are really sharp and be a bit nauseating after awhile. I feel like this needs some mellow note to dilute those harsher notes.
Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Vanilla Lime
Scent Description: creamy vanilla and zesty lime
My Thoughts: I'm always hesitant with vanilla notes. Sometimes vanilla can really round out a scent blend and at other times it overpowers it. The latter was the case with Vanilla Lime. I'd say this scent is 75% Vanilla 25% Lime. I wish it were the other way around or 50/50, but it is called Vanilla Lime not Lime Vanilla. It's a nice scent, it's just too much vanilla for me. 
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Pink Mimosa
Scent Description: strawberry blended with mimosa, vanilla rum, and berries
My Thoughts: This is where vanilla in a scent works. This was my favorite melt of the week and I loved it. This reminds me a bit of Bath & Body Works Carried Away scent. They're not dupes. I compared them, but they have similarities. I detect the berry and citrus notes in this and it's all well rounded out with that vanilla rum. This has a very nice bright fruity yet perfumey vibe going on. I loved this scent and it will be one I'll be purchasing in bath and body products soon. I want to Pink Mimosa all the things! 
Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!

Fall Fun Series: Fall Decor & Melts

Today, for the Fall Fun Series I'll be showing you my fall decor and my recent melts. Mind you, I don't have a lot of fall decor. Decorating is one of my favorite things, but I'm very limited on space in a one bedroom apartment. That doesn't leave me a lot of room to decorate, and even less room to store decorations, so I have to keep it simple and small. Also, with my budget, I like to keep it inexpensive.

I have a little fall set up on my dining room table. I will be expanding my decorations come Halloween time to include my patio balcony and my front door. For now, this is what I have.

 The highlight of my fall decor is definitely the lighted tree. I have this version and a cherry blossom one I bring out in spring and summer. I got this tree at Bed Bath & Beyond for a great price. This is the 22in Brown Wrapped Amber Leaf tree and it's $29.99. I purchased this in store using one of the 20% off coupons, so it was very reasonable. It's also available on their website. I bought this tree last year and it's still kicking this year.

The rest of my fall decor all comes from Dollar Tree. I know that's not very elegant or classy, but for my wants right now it works well. They actually do have some pretty cute stuff too. I got most of this stuff last fall, but I saw many of the same items there this year. I love the little stones with the cute autumn greetings. The fox "Happy Fall" one is new for this year. The pumpkins, flowers, straw owls, and pumpkin placemat all came from there too.

I also spotted these super cute kitchen towels at Walmart today. They had a nice little endcap display with kitchen towels and oven mitts for only $0.88 each!

Melts

My biggest problem when it comes to seasonal melts is I tend to overdo it early on. I will melt so much fall stuff August-September come October, I'm sick of fall scents and want to move into Christmas ones. That means by December, I'm ready for spring...and so on and so forth! I'm really trying not do that this year, so the past few days I have very few fall melts and a lot of everyday type melts I melt year round.

**The ones I have already reviewed will be linked with their name to my review post, the ones without links are ones I will be reviewing on Sunday's Weekly Wax Wrap Up post!

Better Homes & Gardens Serene Spa Resort
ScentSationals Lavender Glow
ScentSationals Yin & Yang
ScentSationals Rainy Day
ScentSationals Cider House Donuts (will be reviewed on 9/11's post)
Yankee Candle Autumn Gathering (will be reviewed on 9/11's post)
Ten Digit Creations Pink Mimosa 

Please check out my friends fall decor and melts!

Amanda at ThriftyPolished

Ashley at The Bohemian Sassenach

Hayley at Polished at Heart

Jaybird at The Candle Enthusiast

Jessica at The Meltdown Blog

Julie at The Redolent Mermaid

Lauren at LoloLovesScents

Lindsey at Little Bit of Lindsey

Liz at Furianne

Sandra at Finger Candy

Sunnee at Our Sunny Life

Happy Friday!

Artisan Beauty Pucker Suite Event

This past Sunday I was invited to an awesome event called The Pucker Suite along with many other Central Florida Beauty Bloggers. This was hosted by Mimi and Allison who have started up their own company, Artisan Beauty.

Artisan Beauty specializes in creating custom lipsticks and lip glosses. This is an amazing concept. I seriously have spent so much time trying to find certain shade of lipstick. It can be an frustrating process. There are also people who want their hands on famous discontinued shades you can no longer find. This is where Artisan Beauty steps in. They can create your perfect shade or recreate that long coveted shade you cannot get your hands on!

All the bloggers there got to have a custom lip product created. This process was so much fun. It was really interesting to watch. They had different bases like creme, matte, and etc. They had various gorgeous shimmery pigments, scents, and additives like SPF and lip plumpers. The options were unlimited!

I came in there with a mission. I had been wanting the perfect bright pink-coral lipstick for...well forever. I could never find the right shade, and I knew this was my chance. In the picture above, you can see Allison mixing my lipstick up for me. She knew exactly what colors to use! I used a creamy matte base and added in a Mimosa scent and SPF.

I call it Melon Pop. It's exactly what I wanted. I was so excited to finally have this shade of lipstick I've been wanting for months. All the other ladies made some amazing custom lip products too. I was "ooohing and ahhing" over everyone's!

Artisan Beauty is just starting out so their website is under construction, but they have a Facebook page up and running. The prices will be $30 for lipsticks and $20 for lip glosses. They also have party packages where you can invite a group of friends have your own "Pucker Party" and make your own lip creations.

This was a really fun event. I enjoyed it a lot. It was fun to kick back with a bunch of beauty girls I've gotten to know, and enjoy an afternoon doing what we love most.....playing with makeup! Thank you so much to Artisan Beauty for hosting this event!

Here are some other blog posts from the event with more photos. I'm terrible at multi-tasking, so I didn't take as many pics as I would of liked, but this girls did a great job!

Phyrra
geniabeme
Pretty Little Bottles
niftyBA
Libby's Pink Vanity

Happy Thursday!

Heather's Hues Valentine's Wax Melts (Partial)

*I received the following products in exchange for my honest review.

I'm back at it again with the wax melts! After the holidays, I didn't really have any new scents to melt and I caught a cold, so I was out of the game for a bit. Now, I have new wax to try! Heather's Hues is mainly known for nail polish, but she had started to create wax melts. Nail polish and wax melts are my favorite things so I love that makers are doing both these days! Heather has some new Valentine's themed wax melts scents and asked if I was interested in reviewing some of them. I excitingly agreed and I have a few of those to share with you today!

Heather's Hues wax melts are made from 100% soy wax. They're a softer wax and come in fun shapes with beautiful decoration. I'm not usually one who needs pizazz with my wax like I do in nail polish, but I do love how pretty and fun these are! Let's get started with the individual reviews.

Pucker Up
Scent Description: a beautiful, clean scent; a blend of strawberries, gardenia, mimosa, and sandalwood
My Thoughts: This is a prominently fruity and bright blend balanced out with some floral notes. I'd describe this scent as vibrant but it has a bit of softness with the sandalwood to mellow it out just a tad. The throw as moderate.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5

Moscato Pink
Scent Description: a blend of tropical passionfruit, blood orange zest, Lisbon lemons, sweet Moscato wine accord, bird of paradise blooms, and loquat petals with nuances of coconut wood, palm musk, and driftwood
My Thoughts: This scent has a lot going on! I get a definite tropical citrus note (it's not listed, but I'm getting pineapple), the wine note, and floral and coconut in the background. This is another bright and punchy scent. It's like a tropical fruity drink on steroids! This scent is a bit much for me. I like it on first sniff, but a little goes a long way. This one had a strong throw.
Scent Throw: 4.5/5

Rooibos Tea
Scent Description: a fresh, herbaceous blend of citrus, honey, and white blossoms with subtle hints of iris, jasmine, and vanilla
My Thoughts: I love tea scents and this one is really great. It's very strong too which is a nice because most tea scents I have are fairly light. This smells like good ole southern sweet to me. It's a very sweet tea scent with some background floral notes.
Scent Throw: 4.5/5

Champagne Sugar
Scent Description: a blend of lemon, bergamot, mandarin orange, apple, banana, dew fruit, pineapple, jasmine, rose, plum, muget, peony, heliotrope, amber sandalwood, and musk
My Thoughts: This was my favorite scent of the bunch. Despite all the notes I found it to be a very soft and clean scent. It's a nice fruity/floral blend which is softened and elevated with the sandalwood and musk notes. Unfortunately, when I melted this I hardly got any throw off of it.
Scent Throw: 1/5

Fall in Love
Scent Description: a lush combination of vanilla, soft florals, and ripe berries; light and clean scent
My Thoughts: This was my second favorite scent in this lot. I think the description is spot on. It's a cleaner and softer scent. I like the blend of berries, vanilla, and floral. It's a nice scent combination that isn't overpowering but still, makes an impression. This one had a moderate throw.
Scent Throw: 3/5

Cupid's Kiss
Scent Description: a fresh and fruity mix of candied berries, crisp apple, soft flower blossoms, and fresh air
My Thoughts: I love the fresh air note in this one it really is unexpected and adds a great dimension to this scent. I get a sugary berry scent as the main note in here with a hint of floral and the fresh air to really round it out. It's really a unique scent that is unlike anything I've tried before. This one had a moderate throw.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5

Where To Buy: You can purchase Heather's  Hue's wax melts on her etsy site. You have two options for purchase. You can purchase one large melt or pack of smaller melts. The smaller pack of melts is $5.00 and the large melt is $5.30. There are also a few Valentine's scents I did not review, so be sure to check out the list under "New Scents" to see what else is available!

Overall: I really enjoyed these melts and they definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone. These were unique and complex blends I'm not used to trying. I'm more of straight forward scent person, but that gets boring after awhile. These were bright and very fitting for the Valentine's theme. My favorites of this bunch were Fall in Love, Cupid's Kiss, and Rooibos Tea.

Happy Sunday!