Sorry kids...

i am the worst blogger ever. :( i have been trying to carve out some time to post a few things that i have on my mind, and i have an eyeshadow video from before my Oregon trip that i've got to edit and upload.
I was on my death bed with the flu - i rarely get sick and when i do, i make up for lost time. lol. Then the other day i had a family emergency, and it seems as though I'm going to be taking care of a hurting hubby for a few months. :( But he will surely get on my nerves as husbands do from time to time, so I plan to be here posting away just as soon as everything settles down.

XOXOXO!

Hallelujah!

I *JUST* found out that I'm getting a Sephora store in my town! WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I wonder if employees get a discount? Which leads me to wonder if I'm ready to get a part-time job?? ;)

We're also getting a Bebe, Coach and Cheesecake Factory. All is suddenly right with the world.

Oh, Allure Magazine, How Do I Love Thee?

Let me count the ways...

1. your magazine rocks.

2. you have a presence and a wall of fame on one of my fave shows - Shear Genius.

3. you send me presents!

Yes, today i received a sample of Exceptionnel De Chanel volume intense mascara and all i have to do is try it in place of my beloved Loreal Telescopic for a week, and then tell them how I like it. DONE! It was like Christmas in my mailbox today. Woot! Thank you Allure!!

I haven't tried it yet, but as soon as I do, i will tell you what i think. Upon initial inspection, the Chanel brush looks like a combo of the Loreal Telescopic "comb" style wand, and the new Maybelline Colossal "super full" wand - so this could be very promising!

Dollar Tree strikes again!

As we head into fall, I've been contemplating new lip colors. I'm big into gloss, and little-to-no color on lips is a great look for summer, when you want to be "effortless" or "sunkissed" or any of those other summer-look buzz words.
But for fall, i think of bundling up, warm rich colors, darker hair, etc. So i told myself i needed to reach out and try some new lipsticks. I'm notorious for finding something i like, and then buying that similar color in every brand i encounter. Well, a few days ago, I went to our local dollar tree store to find some Halloween decorations, and found Maybelline Wet Shine lipstick! And they are packaged on cards, so no broken, squashed, or "tested out" sticks at all. I bought 10 for $10 and loved almost all of them!

I got:

#30: Flushed
#40: Pink Pout
#50: Pink-a-boo
#73: Strawberry Ice
#90 : Plumscicle
#105: Ripe Plum
#200: Nude Glow

#430: Pink Diamonds (Wet Shine DIAMONDS Lipcolor)
#520: Blushing Diamonds (Wet Shine DIAMONDS Lipcolor)
#570: Ruby Desire (Wet Shine DIAMONDS Lipcolor)

The colors vary from lighter pinks and peaches, to rich berry and red-ish. I always WANT to wear red lipstick, and then i think, "who do I think i am?? wearing red lipstick..." but who DO i think i am? unworthy? lol! So red lipstick i bought, and red lipstick i shall wear. at some point. maybe i'll break it in around the house.


DOLLAR TREE.

GO.

NOW.

Mom, you should try Cover Girl...

Every morning when i drop my older boys off at school, i give them both hugs and kisses before they hop out of the car. And every single morning, my middle son hesitates before he gets out and asks me, "Mom, did you get lipstick on my face?" I always assure him that there is no lipstick, and that i am not even wearing any. But Wednesday, my oldest son gave me some advice:
"Mommy, you should buy that Cover Girl lipstick. Have you seen it? You can even drink water, and the lipstick WON'T come off!!" What a cute kid. One that watches too much tv and too many commercials, but a dang cute kid just the same. :)

RSM Is officially an AWARD WINNING blog! ;)

Wow! I am so honored and so flattered to have recently received awards from 2 fellow bloggers! I have never received an award before... I must buy a new dress. Oh wait - there's no red carpet? Aw well, DH doesn't need to know. We'll tell him I must have a new dress...

The first: "The Smile Award" is from the lovely Justine at Justine's Froggy Bloggy. Go check her out - she's growing out eyebrows for a wax AND doing an acid peel on her face - all at the same time! Thank you Justine for thinking of me!


The second: The "I Love Your Blog" award is from Kelly at Raising Delia. You MUST go visit her blog and see her precious little girl.




I'm going to combine the 2 and pass them both along at the same time! I'm SUCH a rebel. One requires you to pass along to 5 people and the other 7. I'm going to pass both on to seven other bloggers, but just this once... I won't be so bold as to forever alter the rules of my first ever awards. :)

THE SMILE AWARD rules:
1. The recipient must link back to the awards creator. Check
2. You must post these rules if you receive the award. Check
3. You must choose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself. Hmmm. Lemme think on that for a minute...
4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award Check?
5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient. Wow, this is gonna stretch my brain.
6. You must create a post sharing your win with others. In process.
7. You must thank your giver. Check.

Characteristics for the Smile Award:
1. Must display a cheerful attitude. (not necessarily at all times--we are all human).
2. Must love one another.
3. Must make mistakes.
4. Must learn from other.
5. Must be a positive contributor to blog world.
6. Must love life.
7. Must love kids.


The I Love Your Blog rules:
1. Pass this award on to seven people.
2. Answer the following questions with one word answers:


1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Where is your significant other? floor
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? Mom
5. Your father? Dad
6. Your favorite thing? cosmetics.
7. Your dream last night? dunno.
8. Your dream/goal? hairdresser
9. The room you're in? living
10. Your hobby? internets
11. Your fear? failure
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? content
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? thin
15. One of your wish-list items? pool
16. Where you grew up? California
17. The last thing you did? typed
18. What are you wearing? jeans
19. Your TV? huge
20. Your pet? Roxy
21. Your computer? lifeline
22. Your mood? excited
23. Missing someone? no
24. Your car? Equinox
25. Something you're not wearing? mascara
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? fun
28. Love someone? YES!
29. Your favorite color? fuschia
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday

Now to pass them on.

The first is Sue at Happy Meals and Happy Hour. She makes me laugh. See her post about pervy craft projects. So hilarious. Actually see all of her posts. She makes my day.

The second is Dime Piece 101. I don't remember how i found her blog exactly, but she's a confessed make-up addict like myself. And - we share the same birthday. Leo's rock!

Third is Donna at The Southern Sass. She's an old pal who's new to blogging. Go give her some comment lovin'. :)

Fourth is Bridget at Equilibrium. She was one of my first commenters. I heart her.

Fifth is er... Martina (i had to think - i call her TooCute, lol!) at Johnny's Brother. We hang out in the same blog gang. :)

Sixth is Sarah at Rock-a-bye Slings/The Potty Diaries. Her little boy is so dang cute and Sarah makes baby slings - check them out!

And finally, Debbie at This is the Life. She has a VERY cool Blogicon. ;)

I just so happened to have my camera...

I was at Target last week and saw some new make-up displays. Since i had my camera in my bag, i snapped a few pics amongst the looky-loo's that wondered why i was taking pictures of make up. (See how committed I am to you? looking like a crazy person in aisle 1 of HBA?)

Pixi by Petra Strand: (Love the Shadow pallettes...)

$28 price tags for the palettes.

NP Set by Napoleon Perdis:



JK Jemma Kidd was not displayed when i was there last week but i did see it this morning. I didn't have my camera. They had a very pretty purple shadow though. :)

Anyhoo, this isn't Loreal. Or Revlon. And it certainly isn't Wet & Wild. Prices are between $16 and $40 for the things i actually looked at. Maybe even higher. But this could help you meet the $50 requirement for free shipping on Target.com. My store had plenty of samples and little tissue/q-tip stations for testing the stuff. Fun for sure! It just makes me believe a little more that someday ULTA may appear within Target, the way Sephora does inside JC Penney.