GDE September and October OTM

Due to the end of the gardening season, I have fallen a little behind with my blogging/reviews.  With that being said, here are the Glamour Doll Eyes September and October OTMs.

September 2013

September's OTM was created by one of GDE's youngest fans named Raven.

Meet Pixie Dust

Pixie Dust - light silver with purple and blue sparkle

October 2013

October's OTM was another customer creation by Thelma.

Meet Cauldron

Cauldron: grayish black with subtle orange, green & purple sheen and purple & green sparkle

*All photos were taken indoors with flash.

GDE August 2013 OTM

It's that time again, my August OTM from Glamour Doll Eyes has finally arrived!  As always, if you are looking to sign up for this program (and I totally recommend that you do since it is AWESOME!), spots come open on the 8th of the month and are extremely limited.  Vee has a mailing list devoted to the OTMs so if you are debating, join the list to make sure you are reminded when the spots open up.

August is an extra month, so excited that we had two in a row!

Meet August 2013's OTM -Suzy Q

The loot:

Suzy Q: matte medium purple with multi coloured shimmer

Suzy Q swatched over bare skin - no primer.  Indoor light with flash.

August Extras:

Miss Adoro lashes #43 and Black Luna Lacquer in Rapunz'l.

Rapunz'l - cream based medium purple with iridescent glitter and pearl like shimmer.  Beautiful!

Stormy Sunday night thoughts....

Tonight the weather is really not great.  Thankfully, I am nice and dry inside the house, waiting out the storms.  I made it home from Mom's around suppertime just in time for the second downpour of the day.  Here's to hoping that the power stays on tonight and I don't sleep through a non-working alarm clock.  At any rate, here are my ramblings of the night.

Kitten Update:
A few weeks ago, I introduced everyone to my three new kittens: Alexander, Michael and Fluffy....well this past Friday I added another little ball of fur to my household: Oliver.  Oliver is about two months old, where the others are around four months old and he's nearly the size of Fluffy (she is pretty small but still...).  Fluffy is super excited to finally have someone her size to play with.  In fact, they are zooming around my kitchen right now playing with a paper grocery bag and ignoring the lightening storm going on outside.  Alex just woke up and is now sitting on my lap, Mike is under the stool I have my laptop propped up on, where he has been since it started booming about two hours ago.  Frightened kitten, just like his big brother Jai was.  :)  Both of them are ignoring the play in the kitchen.  Although if any of their toys end up in the kitchen, watch out!  I will post some pictures of Oliver later.  It also looks like Fluffy will be remaining at my house, which is okay with me.  Not that she wouldn't fit in with Mom's cat, but she just belongs here with her brothers.  Hopefully I can get everyone fixed while I am off in October, if we are able to wait that long.  For the most part, the kids all sleep the night, with the exception of Fluff and Oliver, who think it's time to get up around 5 am.  That's a no.  Alex and Mike sleep a lot longer, which suits me a lot better.  Maybe in a few weeks Oliver and Fluffy will do the same.  I do hope so!

Duck Dynasty:
I don't think I have blogged about my love of this show....it is just hilarious!  I even enjoy watching the reruns.  It just makes me laugh and smile, especially when I am having a craptastic day.  I can totally relate to the Robertson family, as they are very similar to the Munns.  Hunting, check.  Family suppers, check.  Quirky relatives, check.  Rednecks, well yeah, check.  :)  Small town, check.  I really loved the season premier last Wednesday, where the boys gave Phil and Kay a wedding for their anniversary. It was very touching and will live on my pvr for good while. 

Other stuff:
This week is the last week I will have my summer student at work.  I am hoping that next week (when he's gone) is not as insane as last week was...so many problems and not enough hours in the day to fix them all.  Very frustrating.  I must say, this year I am really missing the packing up and heading back to school.  It's been eight years, but this year I am actually longing for the start of new classes and the escape from Town.  Oh well, before I know it, winter will be here and I will be stuck in my office working and wishing for the sun to return and shortly after that, I will be asking why winter has gone so fast while I am prepping for construction season.  Such is life I guess.

 In a couple of weeks I will be back to leading Guides and Pathfinders.  Since Sarah has moved for work, its going to be an interesting year making sure all of the programming works.  My Pathfinders will be excellent, the girls already work well together as a team and are very self sufficient.  :) We are also planning a bog walk for the rest of the Units in our end of the Guiding Community.  Here's hoping we are able to pull off an interesting and fun day for the girls.  On the schedule, ecology of bogs, bog mummies and lots of fun.  I may even break out a Duck Commander mallard drake call... ;)

Brazen news - Friends with Benefits Membership

Last week Sandi announced via the Brazen Beauties Facebook page that she was introducing a new monthly subscription program - Friends with Benefits.  I signed up on Friday and am very, very excited to see the new goodies that Brazen will be pumping out!!  I love my other monthly subs and this is an excellent addition!

From the Brazen website:

***FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS***
Be our friend- reap the benefits! Our new Membership Club kicks ass! We've been working on this for a while & are SO excited to be bringing this to our beauties.

Be one of the first 100 to join & secure your spot for only $10 a month. After that, the price goes up to $15!!

We here at Brazen LOVE creating special limited edition shades. Isn't it thrilling to know you are one of the lucky handful that owns that rare shade? Mmm hmm! Don't you love getting your hands on new releases first? Oh yesss! Isn't it awesome to have professional-grade luxury makeup delivered to your door on a monthly basis? Hell yes it is!

What you get with your FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS monthly membership:

• one 3g pot of our UltraLuxe (tm) eye shadow in a limited edition or not-yet-released shade
• one 3g pot of our UltraGlaze (tm) lipgloss in a limited edition or not-yet-released shade
• 2-3 samples of current products such as blush, powder, brow powder, eye shadow, highlighter, glitter, concealer, eye liner, etc.
• sneak peeks of all our upcoming products FIRST, with your chance to be one of the first to purchase pre-order deals
• early admission invites to sales in our e-store
  
• 10% off regular prices products on our e-store
• rewards on ALL purchases in our shop or e-store
  
• shipping to US addresses (international orders will be charged a small additional fee)

Misc details: ONE per person. Discounts not valid with other promotions/discount/coupons. We reserve the right to limit enrollment. Must be currently enrolled to receive special discounts and perks. If you cancel your membership, you do not retain access to the perks. Discount is valid for the enrolled buyer only, non transferable. Shipments go out the last week of each month for new subscribers, ongoing members' shipments go out the first week of each month.

Remember, the first 100 people to sign up will get the special pricing, so join fast!!  And remember to use the paypal sign up link to avoid paying shipping!

http://brazencosmetics.com/colorofthemonthclub.aspx

 

More Brazen UltraPlush(tm) Liquid Lipsticks

I managed to snag a couple of Brazen's new UltraPlush(tm) liquid lipsticks in Carpe Diem and Catalyst.  I must say, both of these are just lovely!

Carpe Diem - pale pink gold

Catalyst - nude pink with gold/nude shimmer and hint of pearl

La Femme - free sample - neutral peachy pink with gold sheen

 L-R: Catalyst, Carpe Diem, La Femme (over bare skin, indoor light)

Sandi has 14 colours currently available.  Use code BrazenTrishaLips to receive 25% off any liquid lipstick purchase.

Contest alert - win Aphrodite!!  See the Brazen facebook page for more info and entry.  

You can request free samples from Brazen - email Sandi at info@brazencosmetics.com and put "Kisser" in the subject line.  Don't forget to include your full mailing address and there you go.  You will receive samples similar to the one below (this is Nerd Repellant - I am in LOVE with this shade!!).

GDE July OTM

This month Vee treated us to extras with our OTM.  July's OTM colour is another customer created colour.

Meet July's OTM - Sherbert

 The Packaging....

 The contents....

Top: Sherbert; Middle: Casen; Bottom: Emma

L-R: Emma, Sherbert, Casen (all over bare skin)

Sherbert - coral with orange sheen and green sparkles

Bonus 1: Casen - baby to medium blue with green sparkles

Bonus 2 - Emma lipstick from Kiss My Sass 

               - light pink/coral with satin finish

Vee also released a limited number of July's OTM in nail polish form.  So very pretty!  I also ordered a custom nail polish in my OTM colour (May's S&M).  Cannot wait to try both of these out!!

New Glamour Doll Eyes colours

Hey everyone:  a week or so ago, Vee left word on Facebook that the had some samples of the new colours that would be included with orders so that is what I have for you tonight.  Mom and I both ordered some of the new blushes (very lovely!) and received not only sample pots of four new shadow colours but also nail polish!  Mom received Candy Floss while I received Makin A Scene.  I have tried Vee's nail polish and I must say I am very impressed.  Not only is the coverage excellent with one coat but the colours are very vibrant, rich and shimmery!  I painted my nails with Makin A Scene on Sunday (one coat, no base, no sealer) and my polish is still chip free and going strong. 

The blushes we ordered are Day Job and Polish My Halo.  Trust me, they are shimmery and beautiful, you NEED them in your collection!

The swatch for the blushes didn't turn out but wait until you see the new colours we received.  Between the two of us, we actually managed to score six of the new colours...(seriously I am in LOVE!).

L-R: Junkie, Pillow Fight, Busted

L-R: Hitch Hiker, Burlesque, Frat Boy

I really do LOVE all six of the new colours we received and cannot wait to see what else Vee has up her sleeve.  The new colours are to be released July 10 (from GDE on Facebook). 

Brazen Cosmetics UltraPlush(tm) Liquid Lipsticks

As a Brazen Beauty, I was given the opportunity to review some of Brazen's newest product, UltraPlush(tm) Liquid Lipsticks.  These lipsticks offer opaque full coverage with a creamy soft texture and smell like a vanilla cupcake.  Packaged in a 11ml click pen, these lipsticks are listed at $13.99 (https://brazencosmetics.com).

The colours I received: Preppy, Swagger, Trophy Wife, Mirage, Panacea, Hot to Trot, Starlet and Sordid.

So far, I have only tested out Panacea but Swagger, Mirage and Preppy will likely make their way into my weekly make-up rotation.  I literally didn't have to touch up my colour all day, even after lunch!  The formula is super silky, very pigmented and smells wonderful!  Two thumbs up!!

All swatches over bare skin, photographed with indoor light.

L-R:  Starlet, Hot to Trot, Preppy and Trophy Wife.

L-R: Swagger, Mirage, Panacea and Sordid.

Points of note: all natural/organic, wide range of colours, contains vitamins and antioxidents, gluten/paraben/chemical/phthalate/cruelty-free.

 

This is what the click pens look like - kind of like a medium sized marker.  The colour is Mirage.

If you would like to give these wonderfully pigmented lipsticks a try, head on over to the Brazen website to check out all of the available colours (15 in all).  You can use the code BrazenTrishaLips to get 25% off any of the liquid lipsticks.  I'm thinking of picking up one in Aphrodite, Nerd Repellent and Catalyst, how about you?

Kittens....aka What have I done?

A week ago last Thursday, I decided it was time to start looking for another cat.  I miss Jaime terribly and thought that a kitten would help ease the pain and give me some of the companionship I was missing....  Well, anyone who knows me knows that left to my own devices when making decisions such as these, I tend to be a bit irrational.  So, I brought my Mother along with me to check out some kittens....mistake number 1.  Instead of coming home with a kitten we came back with three...yeah, three.  Two will remain at my new house with me, the other will eventually join the brood at my Mom's house.  Its been so long since Jaime was a kitten, I forgot how much energy, little sleep and how much trouble/fun having a kitten around could be.

Here are the new additions to my household:

Alexander (Alex)

Michael (Mikey)

Fluffy (she belongs to my Mom and is sooo little)

Here's to hoping that I can get them on a sleep schedule similar to mine!

Glamour Doll Eyes - June OTM

I realized last night that I never got around to posting the June OTM from Glamour Doll Eyes.  June is another customer creation.  :)  Without further ado, here it is:

OTM June 2013 - Flicker Pop!

 

Isn't the packaging cute?

 The contents...

Flicker Pop! - bright blue with red and white sparks.

 

 Check out those sparkles!!

As always, the OTM spots open up on the 8th of the month (usually at 2pm PST) and are extremely limited.