Tom Hanks and his love for Wilson

Remember that movie where Tom Hanks gets stranded on an island with a ball named Wilson? He really loved that ball and in some deleted scenes I am pretty sure their relationship was not totally platonic.  I ate a jelly sandwich when I saw it because:
A. His highlights were amazing
B. He had an awesome golden tan
C. He was obviously getting the exfoliation of his life with all that sand
D. He drank coconut water which although I think tastes disgusting seems to be all the rage in Hollywood so lets face it, homeboy started a trend. And look how much weight he lost!
E. When he finally had to leave the amazing spa vacation he came back to Helen Hunt and found that she had moved on. Dodged that bullet because she always seemed like a bitch to me. (I know its a movie but still!)

This is an amazing mascara by Too Faced called Lashgasm. It is so fabulous that even my 8 year old said that my lashes looked like a spider which was exactly what I wanted. It takes your old stubby lashes and makes them long and glossy much like a strip of fake lashes. It was so good that I even skipped the liner. Who needs it when your lashes arrive 3 seconds before the rest of you? I am pretty sure I have found my own personal Wilson. If I was ever stranded on an island this would be number two product. I mean get real, my number one would obviously be something with SPF 1000. I may long to look tan but it isn't going to happen with this Irish girl. You can find this lovely product at Ulta, Sephora and amazon.com. 

Fellini is on line one

That's right people. Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" may be one of the best films ever.  He was a genius. Yeah him. Woo hoo. Party up. But lets really get down to business shall we? There is a new Dolce Vita in town and we need to give it the kudos that it deserves.

 NAR's Dolce Vita lip gloss (just writing the words is putting tears in my eyes) is hands down the best gloss I have ever tried. It has the perfect consistency, not sticky and has no smell. I had tried NAR's Bad Education gloss about a year ago and it definitely did not rock my word. Mostly because the smell made me sick but also the color turned weird on me. BUT, this gloss is the wind beneath my wings. It adds just a touch of rosy color and has enough shine to make you feel glam. It is perfect for day but with a smoky eye it would transition to night quite easily. Check it out. Its available at Neiman's, Sephora, Barney's, Nordstroms and Saks. You can also find at narscosmetics.com

Once again my crazy obsession has led me off the track, I am blaming it on Kyle from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

So this major bomb I am placing on a two party recommendation. First, I was reading an article in a fashion magazine (it could be ELLE, Bazaar or Allure but I know for a fact that they would never run that trash in Vogue) and it happened to be about some of the women from the Real Housewives reality series. They interviewed Kyle and she said something like " Smashbox in HD is what I use for EVERYTHING! It goes from day to night and always makes you look like you fab." Of course, count me in

The second I blame on my dealer and we all know her name. Just in case you don't, it's Jackie my bestie from Sephora. She sat me down matched me and sent me on my merry way with the sample loot. I was giddy to try it and see if I could look Beverly Hills good. I put it on for my very early morning shift and thought, that stuff is good. My skin is faboosh and I am actually glowing...(this was the start of my shift close to around 4:30 so I could have been a little bleary eyed.  Around 7 I did a quick glance and was not feeling the supermodel status that was there earlier so it was more of a meh.  I leave at 10 so I stopped off in the bathroom to check it out closer and I hated it! It pilled, the coverage was not even. I was a sad Baby Jane like clown. Some of it was pooling in my lines which rather than distracting them, they seemed to be proudly pointing out that those lines are not dimples. Not even really long dimples which I thought I had convinced a large of number of people back in my early 30's.
I am going to keep on looking......

Pucker Up for a Sucker Punch Girls!

Ok so a funny thing happened to me the other day. My dealer, Jackie (that's right beyotch I am calling you out on your real name, the name your mama gave you) happened to give me a tube of this amazing Lip Varnish by Buxom. Now I know that I am quite the Negative Nancy about anything affiliated with Bare Essentials (who apparently own this line) merely because everyone who LOVES Bare Essentials LOVES them so much it is straight up creepy kool-aid drinking kind of crazy.

Anyhow, being the basic makeup whore that I am, I gladly took the pencil before she had second thoughts and greedily put it in my bag.

Flash forward 3 hours, (did I mention the words makeup whore) I tried it on and guess what? Simply sublime. It goes on with a lovely coverage and the perfect amount of shine. It also has a tingle which is supposedly supposed to make your lips fuller but it just felt really nice. After wearing it for a couple of hours (ok, overnight I might have had a few) I woke up and went to IHOP and guess what? A beautiful stain was still on my lips. I am sold and love this stuff. I am registering to marry myself so look for my registry on Sephora so I can get every color. That's right. MYSELF. I am married but I only got the china for my Mom and whatever State dinner might happen at my house.

A Bliss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girls best friend!

Oh Bliss! How I love your products so. You are my weakness and you had me at hello. You are like a lovely bottle of Johnny Walker Black, too much money for this little church mouse but sometimes you just got to go for it and pamper yourself. Sounding like a L'Oreal ad so lets move on. 

In this case it wasn't too much of a stretch because they are discontinuing their line of Bliss products at our little Sephora here in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The prices were so low I do believe I blacked out for a moment because when I came to I was sitting on the floor staring at all of the cheap loot. Prior to this I yelled out "WTF? 6 bucks for a bottle that is normally in the mid 30's!"  Anyhow, I bought Super Slough from Bliss I am feeling like I won a trifecta at the Blarney Stone in Reno. (not very high class but still like I am a bit of a champ or something). It smells simply divine and it really gets those back arm bumps (what in the hell are those anyway?). It also gives a great lather so you feel smooth and squeaky clean. I have denied access to it for everyone else in my abode since I need it to last. Mama ain't rich y'all! Try it, buy it and invite me over. When I use your bathroom and leave quickly rest assured that I probably smuggled a little out for myself. I mean really, isn't that what friends are for? 

Like Rachel Zoe is to MAC's Chili Lipstick

I one day want to be affiliated with a certain lip color.  But as we all know (some more than others) I am a makeup slut so that ain't happening anytime soon.  I just fall in love too easy and am addicted to trying new things. (get your head out of the gutter!!!)

About 4 months ago my lovely mother had a birthday and being the pushy broad that I am I bought her some makeup.  I had read good things about NAR's Gipsy lipstick and thought, what the heck, everyone needs to try something new.  I sent it to her and then immediately forgot about it. She was visiting a couple weeks ago and said "this is the lipstick you got me, what do you think?" It was beautiful! A very sheer berry color that can go from day to night.  Of course I ran out to get it for myself just to be sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. True enough, it looked nice on me too. I need to test it out on a few more people but I think it may be one of those magical colors that looks good on everyone.   Plus as of now this is my signature lipstick. Look out Rachel Zoe, I am on your tail. Your very skinny and tan tail. 

Clearly They Were Not Referring To My Boobs.......

when they named this product. Because if my boobs were being questioned as being fake they would obviously be bigger and not the fried eggs that I am sporting currently.  If the option were available I certainly wouldn't go overboard. Maybe like a full "B" cup. Nothing crazy, just a little something something if you know what I mean.

Ok, I digress.  I have always been a big advocate of buying drugstore mascara as I thought they were on par with the major lines such as Lancome and Dior.  Recently I had to replenish some stock and received a sample of Benefit Cosmetics "They're Real" from Sephora.  I am in love!  This mascara has a brush that is totally amazeballs and it really grabs every little lash.  The mascara is smudge/budge proof which is helpful in the humidity. It is a thicker formula than I am used to but it really makes your lashes fat and full but calorie free.  It retails for 22.00 and is available at Sephora and at benefitcosmetics.com.