August Ipsy - Glamour Academy.

- I just got my Ipsy the other day, I admit this time I peaked to see what I was getting, I really really wanted to know if I'd be one of the ones to get a Urban Decay lipstick mini.  And I was, so happy about that.

As soon as I'd seen the options you could get I of course probably like others had my choices in mind Id want most and I pretty much got exactly that bag.   I knew I wanted the face scrub not the mask, I knew I wanted the shadow as oppose to something else, and I knew I wanted the lipstick as oppose to the balm.   And I did not want another Nailtini Mai Tai polish because I got that last month and it's not really a me color to start with.

I got Michael Todd's Jojoba Charcoal face scrub.
Chella brow pencil.
Pixi Lash Booster mascara.
Mica Beauty Cosmetics shimmer powder in Bronze.
AND the Urban Decay mini lipstick in Anarchy.
Well and of course the bag.

And here's a totally random fact - my father's name is Michael Todd.

Current Nails...

 - This is what I'm currently rocking.   I decided to try the MyGlam nail stickers as an accent nail.  They're sooo long, idk who's talons they were made for.   You can't even tell they're hearts anymore cause my nails weren't long enough.   Maybe I'll have to try and get creative with the way I cut the rest of them.

- The rest of my nails are OPI's Kiss Me On My Tulips, then I got bored and decided to jazz it up by lightly sponging WnW's Silvivor on top of it.

Also I think it's interesting that I did this on Thursday night I think it was and my polish is perfect still and the stickers are showed wear and tear almost immediately for me.

May MyGlam Bag.

- This is the MyGlam May bag I won!   They didn't want to acknowledge that I won to start with, many emails had to be sent and they weren't exceptionally nice to start with.   I had to go through two different people to finally get what I rightfully won.  And then it was shipped out later than everybody else's (tho they seem to have more shipping issues this month, again.) so I had to wait longer giving me plenty of time to witness all sorts of ugly going on on their facebook page to do with the lipsticks.   I opened my lipstick box being like "Don't be ugly, don't be ugly, don't be ugly.".  The boy liked it, I'm ehhh on it, I did see a okay swatch of it, so maybe I can make it work.  They certainly weren't spring/summer colors, I might wait til closer to fall to rock it, I am excited to try a new brand though.  And I now have all the brushes to complete my pouch, the make up bag is cute, I'm kind of up in the air on the cuteness though, I think the sheen throws me off, and a youtuber said it's the kind of material where if you get it wet it seems to stain (which is such a stupid material for a make up bag, am I right?) I got a drop or two of water on it and she seems to be entirely right.   The nail bling I'm curious to try, maybe as accent nails, although the packaging makes me think of something on ebay for a penny bid to start.   I hope they stick well.   And the perfume, I haven't smelled this yet but I adore Philosophy so much, so I'm sure I'll love it.   The "Love Is In The Air" theme always as other bloggers/youtubers said is a bit more Valentine's Day than anything, which seems off in May.  The bag did reek to high heavens, which seems to be the norm now, I waved the bag under the boy's nose, he has an abnormal sense of smell, he gagged.

edit:
I probably sound really ungrateful and awful in this post, but I was just very frustrated after all the falderal, and yes I did win this bag but I paid for months and months of bags before that.  So sorry if I sound horrible, just being honest (in my own opinion anyway).

Empties, Future Posts, Box Supscriptions...

- Some more empties.

I had some full size shampoo/conditioners laying around with only a little bit left in them because I'd get a new one and just quit the old one because I'd be excited for the new one.  So I used up one of the pairs I had laying around.

Then I also used up a travel size shampoo.

A travel size baby lotion.

And a pack of cotton rounds.

I'm soooooo close to finishing off that darn make up remover, but I just haven't been wearing make up much lately, fail I know.  But I've been so busy downsizing, cleaning, and trying to slowly get ready to move.   I still don't know exactly when I'm moving but I know I still have a long road ahead of me just with all the cleaning and downsizing.

I have a bunch of posts I want to do.  I got some stuff via credits on sites, that I want to share.

I have my Glossybox I haven't gotten to post.   My spring Influenster box.  I also got Birchbox but I didn't take a pic of it either, but I was really saddened by it and canceled (again).   I also never took pictures of my last MyGlam, which was also lackluster and I canceled.   However I am expecting a MyGlam package atm because I won one of their contests and am getting May's bag for free, I'm excited for the lipstick that will be in it because I've been on such a lipstick kick lately.  But I'm worried it's going to be a not so flattering color, based on what I've seen other girls getting.  I'm glad I won this one, I  wasn't sure how it sits with me that most of the lipstick colors are discontinued and I was told that the Urban Decay eyeliners (which don't get me wrong I was thrilled to get mine) were just broken up from their clearance sets, it just don't bode well with me.

MyGlam Take Two...

- This is my second MyGlam I've gotten.   Here's the post for the first bag I got.   If you haven't read it you might want to.   There was a lot of drama last month, bags going missing, people getting two bags, people being charged more than once, people getting bags that had been shipped to other people and opened.  Nothing good about any of that.

But this month is a new month.

So I got my bag, in a somewhat decent timely fashion.  It was Valentine's Day themed, although the only thing I think that is Valentine's Day about it is the bag and maybe the chocolates (there were two in that little gray box).   I should have had a X Out Shine Control product but it was missing from my bag.   There was also a mask (two masks products back to back and from the same company), two Premier Dead Sea samples.  A "gift certificate" for 100 dollars at Nu-Me, but it's only able to be used on hair styling tools (the cheapest being 115 dollars, with I think I read 12 dollars shipping, so you're still out nearly 30 out of pocket, which if you really wanted a mini flat iron then that's awesome and great.  But I kind of feel gyped since I have no use for this.  You could also use it on hair extensions, the cheapest being 200 dollars.  I don't need hair extensions either.), so it's more of a coupon with restrictions than a gift card.   Then there was the cute cosmetic bag, pink with black hearts, I do really like that.  And a NYX Roll On Shimmer, I got it in Salmon.   It's a pretty color.

I did email them about my missing product, I kind of felt I had to go round with them once or twice to figure out what was going to be done, I've been put on the list for a replacement, and if they don't end of having any then I will get a refund.

I'm swapping the "gift certificate", I'm getting make up instead, which I'll certainly use much more and am excited for. 

The chocolate was good.

The color of the NYX was good, and I do enjoy the NYX products I've tried so far.

I'm eh about the mask, I don't use a lot of masks and will probably put this in a upcoming trade I'll be doing.

I'll totally use the bag.

The Dead Sea samples are a big small but I'm sure I'll give them a try too.

And then the X Out Shine Control I didn't get so I can't speak on it.

And yes there is a random Plants Vs. Zombies Walnut in my photo.

Nail Mail.

 - I did a swap with a lovely woman named Kate in one of the polishes groups I'm in, at the time I couldn't find Cinderella by Sinful and really wanted it, she had some extras, so that started the trade, then she offered to try and find me a few other things I wanted, in come the Spoiled polishes.  Which are "Kickin' The Habit", "Are Mermaids Real?" and "Violet Femmes", all so pretty.  Then she sent candy, yum.  I was her first trade ever (awesome) so I hope she loved her half.

Then the Hot Ticket polish is one MyGlam sent me as a kind of "Sorry for that screw up", I wasn't expecting it at all, didn't know it was coming, what a happy surprise.  So looking forward to the MyGlam bag in like a week!  The polish is called "Magenta Disposition".

- Then my gay husband, Aaron sent me a Valentine's Day package!  He sent me samples and candy.  A cute little bag.  A adorable little A.  Then he sent me two Cosmetic Arts polishes he picked out, loving that muted lilac one.  A Color Club top coat to try, then Zoya's Kristen which I was lemming hard.   And lastly the Models Ink set, never heard of them before, but I really like the shadow colors and look forward to trying them.

I got some more Nail Mail that I didn't get a picture of yet (but it's coming Amy) that I am excited to post soon!

January MyGlam...

 - This is Milo with MyGlam package for January.  It was my first month getting it.  I was so excited for this, specially after seeing their December package (Their first as a company), it looked amazing.  This didn't quite live up to the hype, I liked it, don't get me wrong.  But the first bag (December) was all pretty much make up which is what I wanted but this month's wasn't.

MyGlam has had a lot of issues this month, there was some kind of a shipping error and they sent about half the bags out wrong, so a lot of girls got two bags instead of one and they could send the packages back to be sent along to the girls who had no package, but they didn't have to send them back since it wasn't their fault they got them.   A lot of girls (although they say it only affecting 1% of their customers) were informed they were getting a refund because there was now no bag to send them, although to me it looks like a lot more than 1% with how many unhappy people I see on their facebook currently.   I got an email saying my bag was delayed but I would still get one, I was so happy.   Although when I finally got it, it looked like it'd been opened and resealed, which didn't sit well with me, because you never know what could have been tampered with.   Other girls packages seem to have been opened as well, and shadows were swatched I have read (MyGlam denies this and in around about way almost seem to call one girl a liar, which I didn't like.), I also could see the other girl's name and address under my own on the package, which hmm, that doesn't seem good either, seems to be wandering into privacy territory.

Anyway.

I was happy to get my package, I intend to stay for next month to see how that one is, it's suppose to be Valentine's Day themed, which is exciting.

In this package I got:
Wen Cleansing Conditioner in Sweet Almond Mint. 2 oz sample.

Sheer Cover Dup Concealer in Light/Medium.  Full Size.

Freeman Cucumber Facial Peel-Off Mask.  Full Size.

Then you could either get a nail polish from TheBalm or an eyeshadow.   I got the nail polish in "The Missing Pink", it's a full sized polish.   Although it wasn't a color I'm going to use, and I really wanted the eyeshadow in Shameless Shana and I found someone who was up for a trade, which is what I'm doing.  I already sent my half of the trade.

I also got the cosmetic bag, which is super cute and I adore that they switch every month.  How awesome.

It's definitely worth the ten dollars you spend.   Specially getting three full sized products, yes, please.

- This is an outtake photo.  Milo enjoyed ruining many a photo (they're doing a giveaway if you posted photos so the first picture was my entry), specially when he realized the polish and concealer would roll nicely.  So he kept purposefully knocking them over.

I love my demon.