Fall Giveaway! Current Favorites (Now Closed!)

Fall is here, so I thought I would give away some of my favorite products I've been using this fall. If you're interested then keep reading!

It's no secret that I love the Maybelline Color Tattoo's... so I will be giving away all of the fall shades! This means you could win Barely Beige, Mossy Green, Gold Shimmer, and Rich Mahogany! I am also giving away the Maybelline "Touch of Light" Luminizing Face Glow from the same Fall 2012 collection. Then I picked my favorite color combination of Maybelline's Fall 2012 Eye Studio Eye Shadow Quads (Shade: Olive Martini).

An item I've also been loving is the Starbucks Via Ready Brew in Pumpkin Spice. It truly does taste like the Pumpkin Spiced Latte. These came out a few weeks ago but most people I know have had trouble finding this at Starbucks.

Last, but not least, I am giving away the Nivea Extended Moisture Hand Cream. My hands actually begin to dry out once fall rolls around, so I am always on the lookout for a hand cream that will keep my hands moisturized through the colder weather.

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The winner will be selected randomly and as the title says, the entries will be closed October 7. The winner will be announced soon after.

Spring Cleaning!

Although I have posted videos of my makeup collection, I have had this desire to clean out products I don't use on a regular basis. It's difficult to do that while I am away at college, but I did a bit of spring cleaning this past weekend.

Most of the things I ended up throwing out were bath/body and hair-related. Now I only have three body lotions: two at school (Olay Quench Daily Lotion and the St. Ives Naturally Smooth Body Lotion) and one at home (Olay Ultra Moisture Lotion with Shea Butter). I can't even remember how many other body lotions I used to have, but these are all lotions that aren't sticky and none of them have ever irritated my skin, so I thought it would be fair to keep all three of them until I finish them off.

I also only have one shower gel at home and one body wash at school (I had at least six because I wanted to stock up for college, but I ended up getting a rash from the brand I had purchased from). Neither of the ones I still have are bad (one is by Softsoap and the other is by Nivea), but I really want to simplify my routine, so I am now looking for something different. 

As far as makeup products are concerned, I threw out my Revlon Colorstay eyeliner because it was drying up (the lid cracked... probably because my makeup bag is less than sturdy and I traveled with this eyeliner a LOT). I also parted with some lip products that have expired. I plan to buy more lip products because now I have next to nothing left.

As for foundations... it's difficult for me to part with a foundation, even if it doesn't match my skin or last as long as I'd like it to. I didn't get rid of any of my foundations. I definitely have some I won't repurchase, but hopefully I can work with the foundations I have.

I gave some of my blushes to my grandma as she knows a lot of people who don't mind being given gently used makeup. The Hard Candy one I had (I think the shade was Living Doll) was so bright and while it looks nice on some people, it made me look like a clown no matter how lightly I applied it.

Update (5/13): I am now cleaning some face products out of my collection because I have so many foundations. I will make makeup purchases sporadically throughout the summer, but my goal is to NOT spend too much money on makeup... we'll see how that goes ;)