Objective: T3 Pro

So, Darren and I got into a fight, but everything is ok now. We are happy and bubbly again! Anyway, I'm currently trying to save for next relatively major purchase: the T3 Pro Flat Iron. I think I have something around $50 on my gift card from Christmas, so I essentially need about $70 or $80 more dollars. I bought a pair of jeans today that I think I'm going to return..which was like $20. Sooo I'm getting there. I can't wait. I learned how to curl my hair with a flat iron on YouTube and it's a lot better than using a traditional curling iron, in my opinion. I feel that I get more bounce out of hair...the spirals stay longer and I don't just end up with wavy hair at the end of the day. Plus, I can use it for general straightening, which is always good. I don't expect to really aim for getting a professional curling iron anytime soon...definitely a professional blow dryer in the future though. But those are also like, $120 a pop...which, in all essence, isn't terribly expensive. It's just not a critical expense when the dryer I have keeps me quite content. My current flat iron, on the other hand, is murdering my ends. When I'm in church, I pay more attention to my split ends than anything else.

Anyway, I got my stuff in the mail, which I'd like to review.

First, I got my Coastal Scents 88 eye shadow palette, which I like a lot. The colors are nice...very pigmented and the shade variety is great. The only thing I could say that's not what I expected is the size of the actual shadows...it seems you'd run out fairly quickly if you used it all the time. But, that's ok. It was inexpensive (about $18 or $19 for the actual palette and shipping on top of that). I definitely like it, but I wouldn't re-purchase right away...it would be a "I wanna spoil a little bit" kind of thing. But that's just me...I don't have a great need for 88 shades, either. A professional make up artist would probably go though a palette every couple weeks. But it's nice having all those colors. I'd rate the product overall an 8/10.

The other stuff I got was from ELF. I ordered a bunch of stuff cause I got a free $10 coupon. Let's see...I got the eye shadow primer, the curly lashes tool (the pink one, not the black one), a bunch of brushes, a mineral lipstick (in natural nymph), an eyebrow pencil, and a lengthening/volumizing mascara in brown. So far, I like the primer a lot. I haven't used the lash curler yet but I'll let you know. the brushes are very decent (especially for $1/piece). The lipstick is good, but the shade is a very light nude and it looks a bit awkward...I think I'd have to have very dark eye make up on to pull it off. The eyebrow pencil is cool because it comes with a highlight for the brow bone and a sharpener. As far as the mascara goes....it's my least favorite. It doesn't really do anything for me. O well. The brushes alone are worth it.

Oh and btw I totally want these shoes from Forever21 but I can't find them in a store... :(



Anyhow, I'm getting tired now. I'm gonna go night night. TTYL


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