Disney's Brave Merida kid's Costume

My daughter picks out next year's costume while she is shopping for the current year's costume, she's only 5, but that is the way that little brain works!  So she's been talking about how she would be Merida from Brave since last year when she bought Jessie from Toy Story and here and there throughout the whole year.  [BTW, she says she'll be Pocahontas next year!]

This past September, when we took her to her 2nd Annual Disneyland birthday trip, she bought this bow and arrow at the World of Disney store in Downtown Disney.  Then, last week we took her to our local Disney Store to get the costume and she also picked up the tiara (such a girly girl!).  We were lucky we bought the bow and arrow at Disneyland because they didn't have it at the Disney Store! I would have had a heartbroken little girl if she didn't get that key piece of the costume!

This picture was taken at our local mall on Sunday, we took her to the safe trick or treating event they do.  We looked for the orange hair wig but could not find it anywhere.  The next alternative was painting her hair orange with hair spray paint but she didn't like that idea so much.  She already has beautiful long curly hair anyway! <3

Below are pictures of her long hair and out eating ice cream after.

And this is my daughter with Merida at Disneyland. Sept 2012 and Sept 2013.

NYC New York Color Big Bold Gloss

"Pleasantly Plump Pink"

{Say that three times fast!! hehe, such a cute name though}

 

The first thing I loved about this lip gloss is the big fat tube it comes in!  And when you open it, the applicator is just as big as I expected!  It is so easy to pick up enough product to put on your lips in one swipe or pack it on and not take a bunch of applications to do so!

 

The gloss is kind of thick coming out of the tube on the applicator wand.  Once it's on your lips, it's a little sticky but it is so shiny! I love it!  Lip GLOSS should be shiny right?!

It sparkles and gives your lips shine from every angle.

The only thing is that this bottle looks more orangey in person and dare I say a nude shine on the lips.  I could not find the pink anywhere!  Nonetheless, it did look pretty cute on my lips!

 

Now, on to the scent, it has no scent.  It smells like whatever all it's ingredients smell like.  It's not fruity or perfumy.  It also has no taste.  I always prefer glosses with a flavor and smell just for the fun of it but this one was not unpleasant so it did not bother me.  However, after an hour or so of having it on my lips, I felt like I had an aftertase I otherwise would not have.  I had to keep popping mints because it tasted weird.

(I read somewhere a long time ago that plumping lip glosses have chili powder in them to swell up your lips and that is what I kept thinking about when I had this taste, [I HATE any kind of CHILI], however, I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN THIS LIP GLOSS)

 

About the plumping:  I definitely felt the tingle, (and sort of a burn) right away.  [Plumping lip glosses have made me feel a burn in the past, I must have sensitive lips.]  My top lip is thiner than my bottom lip originally, so I feel like this did not plump my bottom lip a lot, but it plumped my top lip noticeably.  It looked like how celebrities lips look when they do bototx! Sort of fat and flat right on the cupids bow middle.

I was definitely happy with the visual plumping effect and results!

 

Oh and let me not forget that these retail around $3.99 (even a few cents cheaper if you get it at Wal-Mart)!! It is so worth a try! here is their website, so you can find out more info! NYC Big Bold Gloss 

 



I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes

50 shades of Grey HAUL

So one day I went shopping with my best friend to our local mall and we came across all this awesome 50 shades of Grey stuff at our local ICING by Claire's.  There was way more stuff than this and I think we got it at like 75% off, but I think there was going to be no way to justify buying out the whole collection when we went home.  So this is all I picked up.

First thing I bought was a Tshirt that says LATERS Baby! #OMG!  It's in metallic silver letters!
It fits like any tshirt, but it's how you feel in it! HEHE..just kidding!
It's super cute and I will take care of it so I can wear it to the premier of the movie! LOL

Next, I picked up this super cute necklace.  It's like a charm bracelet but in a necklace form (which I like way more because charm bracelets can be annoying sometimes).  The first one is the word Fifty, next is the mask, then, handcuffs, a key and THE tie!
It's super cute and it represents the movie 100%!

Lastly, I picked up two bracelets.  They're both silver beads around, and one is handcuffs and the other is a metal plate that says I <3 Christian Grey.
Super cute to wear together and with other arm candy!! (: