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This or That Tag

Hey guys! Today I'm going to do a tag! I think I'm going to be doing more posts today, but I really thought that this one would be interesting so you guys would get to know more about me! Let's get into it!

Here are the questions:makeup: 
blush or bronzer - blush, just because I never wear bronzer
lip gloss or lipstick - lip gloss. Lipstick is too grown up for me! I hate to feel grown up!
eye liner or mascara - mascara. I can't live without it! Sometimes I just go with mascara for my makeup!
foundation or concealer - Foundation. I have this obsession with a perfect skin complexion and even skin tone, and foundation creates that.
neutral or color eye shadow - Neutral. I love a natural look and I'm not very daring when it comes to makeup!
pressed or loose eye shadows - Pressed, only because I've never actually tried loose, but I would love to!
brushes or sponges - Brushes! I have an obsession

nails: 
OPI or china glaze - China Glaze, they have more fun colors and tend to be cheaper but the quality is pretty much the same
Long or short -short. Long nails get in my way because I play too many sports!
Acrylic or natural - Natural. I love anything natural, like if I can go out with natural hair I do
Brights or darks - Brights for sure. I like to play up my nails
Flower or no flower - No flowers

body: 
perfume or body splash - Body splash. To me, perfume smells like bug spray and body splashes smell sweet
lotion or body butter - Body butter! Especially The Body Shop body butter in the little jar thing!
body wash or soap - Body wash!
lush or other bath company - Lush! I love Lush and they're natural so thats a plus!

fashion: 
jeans or sweat pants - Jeans. Most people don't like jeans but I love them
long sleeve or short - depends on the day
dresses or skirts - Skirts because you can wear it more ways
stripes or plaid - stripes. I like how nautical they look
flip flops or sandals - Sandals. Flip flops tend to not look as cute
scarves or hats - Both! I love huge infinity scarves and beanies! They look so cute together!
studs or dangly earrings - Dangly for sure!
necklaces or bracelets - Bracelets! Especially my Alex and Ani bracelets!
heels or flats -Flats. I can't walk in heels
cowboy boots or riding boots - Riding Boots! I am OBSESSED with riding boots!
jacket or hoodie - Jacket, especially my leather one!
forever 21 or charlotte russe - Both!
abercombie or Hollister - Hollister! I can buy jeans from only there because no where else fits me right
saks 5th or nordstrom - Haven't been to either

hair: 
curly or straight - I wear my hair straight most of the time so probably straight
bun or ponytail - bun
bobby pins or butterfly clips -bobby pins
hair spray or gel - neither haha I hate them both
long or short short! I just cut my hair short yesterday!
light or dark - Depends on the season!
side sweep bangs or full bangs - Side swept!
up or down - Donw

random: 
Rain or shine - Rain. I love rain
Summer or winter - Summer, I hate the cold!
Fall or spring - Fall, it's so pretty and the outfits are so cute
Chocolate or vanilla - Chocolate
East coast or west coast - No preference haha


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They're Real! vs. Bad Gal lash Ft. Benefit

Hey guys! So I know for a long time I've been saying that I would be back with a new post and blah blah blah and I know that I lied but I am now! I'm finally on winter break and I have a ton of time to put together some new posts for you guys. I know that I said a while ago that I would do this one but now I finally have it, and also I have my own laptop now so that makes everything so much easier so I don't have to use my parents computer. Although I would like to say that I'm sorry for the quality of the photos, because I have been using my iPhone to take them. I think (hopefully) I will be getting a camera for christmas so that will be so helpful! Okay! Without further ado! A POST!!!

So this is the two together, as you can tell I only have the
mini versions but Bad Gal cost $9 and They're Real! cost
$10 so they're around the same size and the same price. I actually
prefer the packaging to the Bad Gal because its sleeker and I like
the black rather than the slate gray.

Here is the brush for the They're Real! and I prefer this to the
Bad Gal. This is a plastic one while the Bad Gal is the bristle
type. I find that this can get each lash better and closer to the
roots. I really love They're Real because it really does give you that
false lash effect and it doesn't clump at all. It's very buildable so
you can have very natural lashes to super false looking lashes
but it will never clump.

This is the brush to Bad Gal. I don't like this one as much.
It's a lighter mascara, and I feel like it gives you almost no length
I like using this one as a base just the give a light coat before
I use They're Real. This one didn't give me any length, curl, or lift
all it did was darken my lashes, while with the They're Real! I saw  tons
of curl and especially lengthening and a little lift, but I think that with
everything other you can totally justify They're Real

A drugstore dupe that I found for They're Real was
the Revlon PhotoReady 3D volume mascara. The only difference
that I really saw was that this one clumped a little, but what can you
expect from a drugstore dupe thats almost a quarter of the price
of the real thing? Plus, you can just brush your lashes out so it's
not such a big deal.

Here's the brush, and as you can see its pretty similiar, with the plastic bristles that I love.
It's pretty close to the same but the brush is skinnier and the bristles are also skinnier so
it's harder for them to grip to your lashes, but with an extra coat you can get the same
effect as They're Real!





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Christmas is coming!

Hey guys! I know that again, I have been MIA but I actually forgot about my blog for a while! I know I know, I'm so sorry! I will be getting back into today! As a matter of fact, I will be going out today to get some products for reviewing from the drugstore, because I finally have my license! Let me know what you guys would like reviewed from the drugstore and I'll be sure to pick it up! Like I said in the title, Christmas is coming! I know not everyone celebrates, and thats perfectly fine but I'm very excited! I have a feeling that I will be getting the Nikon 1! This will allow me to do OOTD, and I won't have to take all the pictures on my iPhone! Do any of you guys have this camera? Let me know how much you like it and what lenses you would suggest getting for it. I don't know anything about cameras, but hopefully I'll being taking a photography class next semester so that should help! I love doing photoshoots with people, and I wish my sister would do them with me but she refuses! How rude ;). Also! As many of you guys know, the Naked 3 palette came out! Have any of you guys tried it? Is it worth it?

Recently I have been obsessed with the show, 90210. I know, I know, classic makeup obsessed teen move right? I just love the fashion and the drama, and especially the hair and makeup. I especially like Adrianna and Silver's short hair, and their makeup is gorgeous! Do any of you guys watch the show? Would you like show inspired makeup and outfits? Let me know if you would like show inspired outfits or anything from any show, because I would like to do that for you guys. I love recreating looks.

Okay guys, I have to go out to get your review products, but I'll be back later tonight with first looks at a few goodies! Make sure to subscribe!

P.S.- I was thinking about starting to put videos on here so I can show you guys stuff easier, what do you think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo, Mintprincess

Princess Jasmine Halloween Tutorial

Hey guys! So I'm finally back, and with a super fun post this time! A halloween tutorial! This one is inspired by the Disney Princess Jasmine who is my all time favorite princess. I'm a Disney junkie for sure. I own all the classics on VHS and I've been to Disney world 8 times. My all time dream is to work there as one of the Disney Princesses, and that is a possibility for me once I've graduated high school. Some more big news, I turn 16 in exactly a week! I'm having a sweet sixteen party that's Mardi Gras themed and I can't wait! My dress is GORGEOUS and my grandmother is making it. It's sparkly and gold, and my heels are classic black patent leather. I will definitely being doing an outfit of the day that day. Let me know if you guys want to see how I'm doing my makeup because I can definitely make a tutorial for that! I'll be sure to post pictures from the party! But for now, lets get going on this tutorial!

First start off with an au naturale face

Next, do your usual face routine.  I use Maybelline Dream Fresh
BB cream, and milani highlighter, and Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Then I used the Lorac TANtalizer to make my face look darker
just like Jasmine

Next I'm using Blackout from Naked 2 to do my eyebrows.
 I know these look crazy but, these are cartoon eyebrows,
so you can tone them down if you want!

Next I took this white ultra crayon and placed it all over my lid and blended
it in, using it as a base

I took the color my brush is pointing at from the BH cosmetics 120 3rd edition
palette and placed it on my eyelid

Then I took Peace from a limited edition Urban Decay
palette and place it right on top to make it pop a little
more

Then with a small contour brush, I took this color and put
that in the crease. For this I used scotch tape to create a sharp line,
as you can see in the picture below so that it looks cleaner and more
princess like.

Next I took this purple from the same BH cosmetics palette, and I placed it
in my crease but I didn't blend it, I just patted it on, to give a little more color.

Next I took this cream eyeshadow from Ulta in the color
Shimmering Topaz and with the smudge brush I dragged that
across my lower lash line, This is key because it really brings
together the entire look in my opinion.

Next,  I reapplied to tape to that sharp like and applied a
thick cat eye. I reapplied the tape so that I could make the wing
go along the shadow line

Next, I took Verve and applied it under my brow bone

Self- Explanatory. I applied my favorite mascaras, I would suggest
falsies for this, but I didn't have any on hand so I made do with
what I had

Next I applied a dark plum lipstick from MAC, and I have
no idea what it's called... Sorry!

And your done!

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Fall Trend Alert: Plum Lips

Hey Guys! Sorry for the lack of posts this week! Between school and soccer, I find that I don't have any time to get together a post for you guys! I can't even begin to think about next week when I have 5 soccer games! Anyways, my weekend is pretty free so I'm going to be getting a few posts up! Here's the first:

Because of my skin tone, I just discovered that I love the look of plum lipstick on me. I have never tried anything this dark, but I always found that light lip colors made me look dead and washed out :( I was jealous of all the beauty gurus that could pull off all those gorgeous lip colors that I couldn't! But, the other day I was at a friends house and I tried one of her plum lipsticks and I immediately fell in love! This was perfect! I found a color that looked good on me and it was perfect for the fall time! I immediately went to the store and picked up two plum colors. The third was one that had been lying around in my house. I think the reason why plums are so great for fall is because were just getting into the darker months, and wear lip colors that portray that is what it's all about.I guess fall will have to be my favorite season now that my favorite lip color is worn for it! Now here are the pictures!

Here's the first one! This one's a Revlon Lip Butter

Here's what it looks like in the packaging

I really like the look of these because they're like lip glosses but also like a lipstick and they're super moisturizing

I like this one because it's like my lips but better and is very subtle.

The color is Sugar Plum

Burt's Bees

Plum

This one is a tad darker and is has a minty feeling on your lips

... and the swatch!

MAC lipstick!

Super used up, but the name wore off so I don't know it! Sorry!

Very dramatic and dark! Would be so nice for a party!

So pretty!

Thanks for checking out my blog! What's your favorite fall trend? Leave the answer in the comments! Hit that subscribe button!

XX, Mintprincessxo

500 subscribers

Hey everyone! My goal is to reach 500 subscribers by the end of this year! I know this is a big challenge but I'm up for it, and I hope you guys are too! I'm willing to do almost anything to get my name out there! So share my blog with your friends, post it on Facebook, tweet it, Instagram it, whatever! Tell them all to click that "become a member" button! If any of you are interested I am doing blog posts for anyone that asks until the end of October, and the subject is your choice! Please email me at mintprincessxo@gmail.com for more info. Please help me get my name out everyone! I can't do it alone!

Thanks for your time! 

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Autumn Wishlist

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to give you a peak at my current wish list! My birthday is right around the corner so I thought it'd be a good time to post some of the things that I've been hoping to get. A lot of these things are more expensive, but thats because I know I'm not going to get all of them at once , or I'm going to pay for some of them. These are just a few of the things I want.

1. Hunter rain boots in Graphite. We have pretty stinky weather during the winter here so I figure that these would be helpful, and I really like the color because they'll go with a lot of things, and they almost have a bluish undertone, with add a little bit of character.

2. Nikon J3 camera. Right now, I use my Iphone 4 as a camera, so I figured this would be helpful for blog posts, and my friends and I like to have photo shoots so this would be great for that, plus you can buy interchangeable lenses for this one!

3.Black Doc Martens. These are a good staple piece for my closet, and I have a tall pair now and they're so comfortable and super sturdy.

4.Benefit Coralista blush. I've heard so much about the boxed blushes and I really want to try them, I want this specific one because I really love Coral colors and they're pretty during basically all seasons.

5. Iphone 5s. A girl can dream right?

6 Tarte Amazonia Clay 24 hr blush. No specific color for this one, I just love the packaging and want to try out the formulation.

7. Benefit They're Real! mascara. I had the travel size of this one and it lasted me for so long, and it's my favorite! Really want the full size one now!

Thanks for reading ladies!
What's on your wishlist for this autumn? Let me know in the comments!

Brand Rave: Wet N' Wild

Hello lovely ladies! My post for today is going to be what I call a "brand rave". It's going to be a series of posts where I talk about some of my favorite brands of makeup, or clothes, or basically anything. Let me know what your guys' "brand raves" are in the comments and maybe it'll be featured in the next post! Now, onto the rave! Wet N' Wild has been around as long as I can remember. In fact, it was probably one of the first brands I bought makeup from, and it continues to be an old stand by to this day, a few years later. The great thing about this brand is you get products that are super cheap but they are great quality! Some of my favorites throughout the years have been the concealer, the lip glosses for sure, and the eyeshadows. I can't wait to be able to try out all the products that Wet N' Wild has to offer. They even have a beauty ambassador program that you can check out here. All and all, it's a pretty good brand.

Some of my current favorites from the brand:

One of my favorite palettes is called Walking on Eggshells. This is a palette with three colors, one for the crease, one for the browbone, and one for your lid. My favorite from this palette is the lid color because it's said to be an exact dupe for Stila's "Kitten" shadow. This is a nice shimmery light pink color, and it stays on your lids all day. These shadows have amazing pigmentation with and without a primer. I also have the Knock On Wood palette, which is another three color palette that focus' on more of a burgundy color, so it'll be perfect for the fall time.

My next favorite is the is the Mega Liner Liquid Liner, in number 863. I find this kind of hard to use for actually lining my eyes, but what I really like this for is small decorations around the face like on the Walk Like an Egyptian tutorial, I used this liner to create dots under my lower lash line., and I will definitely be featuring it in tutorials to come!

Next up is the MegaLast lipstick. I have this one in Red Velvet, and the staying power of this stuff in amazing! The red color that I have works so well, even though I almost never wear red. It'll stay all night if you need it, and the best thing is that it it only costs $1-$2, much line everything else from this brand which is one of the many reasons why I love it so much.

Lastly, is the concealer. This stuff is absolutely amazing! I believe its $1.99 but don't hold it against me! This stuff conceals all your redness, and it has amazing staying power! It doesn't look cakey! I will go back to this again and again.


I hope you guys loved this post! Please leave me more feedback in the comments and let me know some of your favorites products from Wet N' Wild so that I can try them!

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Review: Revlon Photoready Cream Blushes

Hey everyone! Today I have another review for you! These are the Revlon Photoready cream blushes. So, these come in three colors: Pinched, Flushed, and Coral Reef, and I managed to snag all three of them! These run from about $10-$13. I picked one up at Rite Aid, with a buy one get one 50% off coupon, and then I grabbed the other two on sale for about $5, so not a bad deal at all. I love these blushes. They are sooo pigmented, and whats great about them, is you can build them up from a sheer finish, to a dramatic one, depending on what you like. The staying power is great, and I usually like to set these with my ELF blushes. To apply these I just create three dots of product along my cheekbones, and then blend. If I feel like the coverage is too light, I just add another layer. It's that easy! These blushes are my everyday go to blushes, and with just these three, you'll have one for every look. Even though they are a bit expensive for a drugstore product, a little goes a long way, and these are the only blushes that you'll need.

Coral Reef- Bright orange coral color, blends to a sheer coral, can be built up to almost a florescent orange
Pinched- Light peachy color, very natural looking. Perfect for a no makeup-makeup look. Can be built up to be just the tiniest bit dramatic
Flushed- Hot pink color, goes on very pink, use a light hand, unless your going for a doll-like look. Still really love the product.

Top to Bottom: Coral Reef, Pinched, Flushed

Top of the packaging.

Top to Bottom: Flushed, Coral Reef, Pinched

Top to Bottom: Pinched, Coral Reef, Flushed

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