NOTD²: Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Textured Nail Colors "Fuzz-Sea" & "Peach Fuzz"

Top: "Fuzz-Sea" / Bottom: "Peach Fuzz"

I saw these on display at Target when I was buying some tampons the other day and figured "you know what, my uterus is in knots and my vagina's bleeding so why not treat myself to something pretty?" ESPECIALLY since I have been wanting one of these types of polishes since they started popping up on UK blogs; I'm not sure if they just launched in the UK first or if they're just really scarce here in the states but either way this is the first time I've seen any sort of finish like this within my reach.

And reach I did folks.

Reach. I. did.

And what better time than now to put this post up? Happy Gilmore is on TV (even though I own the DVD... is anyone else a bit of a self-sadist and make themselves sit through commercials like I do??) so I'm feeling all sorts of fuzzy with nostalgia; it's one of my dad's favorite movies so we watched it all the time as kids and even now I can't help but snort with laughter throughout the stupidity ("YOU'RE GONNA DIE CLOWN!!!!!"). 

Either way, this isn't a movie post!! Take the jump and let's get onto the (picture heavy post of) fantastic 'fuzzy' nail polishes shall we?

A Super-Sized OOTW Post!!

I absolutely cannot believe that I've done a total of 17 weeks of outfits for you all now!! Honestly I never thought I would get such great feedback on these videos but I'm so happy and grateful that you enjoy them ^__^ 

So, without further ado, here is my most recent OOTW video (get ready for a lot of Galileo thrown in there as well!):

As always, I hope you enjoy(ed)!

xoxo - Cassie

Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream

19 days into the month and I have only done one NOTD post.
WHO AM I?
WHAT HAVE I BECOME?
WHY IS LIFE SO COMPLICATED?

While I can't necessarily answer any of the above (those are quite the questions people; way too deep for a blog post #let'sgetcoffeesometime), I can tell you that the reason behind my lack of NOTD's is that I haven't been painting my nails. You heard (read) right folks!!
My nails were starting to get a little worse for wear (flaking, yellowing, and most other things associated with nasty nail conundrums) so I decided to take a break from my beloved polishes until they were back in fighting form. How did they get there in a mere couple of weeks though you may ask?

Enter Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream (now stand and applaud).

While the product name states and implies that this is merely aimed at cuticles, this lemon butter cream (also a bit of a misnomer: this is more of a solidified oil) actually works to strengthen the nails as well as nourish your cuticles. Thank goodness I read the fine print on things as all of this is pretty much spelled out on the back of the tin.

Like I said, the texture of this is a little strange as it's essentially a solidified oil; it's slightly gritty when you begin to rub your finger around in the tin but after a few rotations it melts with the warmth of your finger and allows you to massage the oil into your nails and cuticles. Even when I'm not giving my nails a break from polish I absolutely LOVE slathering this on between polish switches because of the extreme feeling of hydration it provides to the nail.

Also, I can't forget to mention: the smell of this stuff is DIVINE. I can't describe it because it's perfect and words will ultimately ruin it however I can tell you that it smells like sweet lemon heaven. If common sense didn't exist I would have taken a spoon to this tin by now.

Check it!! 

Long and strong and ready to take on some heavy glitter polish again... like going to a dessert buffet after a good workout, I can't help but love destroying a good thing.

Have you tried the Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream?

Love it? Hate it?

What's your secret weapon to keeping your nails healthy and strong?

Do share!

xoxo - Cassie

What's In My Bag TAG!!

For anyone who hasn't seen and might be interested I've got a new video up on the 'Tube!!

As always I hope you enjoy and if you want to partake in the TAG then consider yourself tagged by me; post a link or something in the comments if you end up doing it :D

xoxo - Cassie

May '13 Birchbox!

I've had my May Birchbox ready to post and review on here since last Friday but... well, I don't want to say I haven't because I wasn't excited but... erm... I kind of sort of think that that was the reason.

Regardless, I'm here today with the contents of my box so take the jump if you want to see what was inside!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Before I do my May Birchbox post (it'll be up tomorrow!) I just wanted to take a little time to congratulate and celebrate all of the wonderful, beautiful mothers out there who have made us who we all are today. 

Since I have already done things for my mom in ways more personal than a blog post, this one is dedicated to my baby boy Galileo... 

because he's not about to bake his mom a cake any time soon.

So here's to my silly...

...fluffy...

...sleep-anywhere-anytime-anyhow...

....toe-loving...

...beautiful Siberian boy; I love you honey!!

You've gotten so big so fast *sniffle sniff*

Here's to many (many many) more happy years together <3

xoxo - Cassie

Revlon ColorStay 16 Hour Eye Shadow Quad "Addictive": Swatches + Review

I mentioned in my previous eye shadow review that I would do a proper post on the new Revlon ColorStay quad that I own in "Addictive" so you all can compare and contrast; new to old; bad to good. I know I only own one of these quads so to say the whole line is crap would seem a little facetious however I have trusted make up friends who say others in this range are utter poo as well.

What first attracted me to this palette was, apart from my previously wonderful experience with the old ColorStay eye shadow formula, was the color assortment in "Addictive". I can't deny how absolutely lovely these shadows look and how perfect they would be for an everyday look. Would be... if the formula wasn't absolute crap. Crud. Feces. The worst. 

Seriously.

THE WORST I have experienced, probably since the Sonia Kashuk "Simmering Sands" palette fiasco.

The two photos above are very, VERY heavily done swatches; the first after one application and the second with two layers. When I say I swatched these you have to know that I rubbed those stupid eye shadow pans ferociously for at least 20 seconds before swiping across the back of my hand. 

Also, it must be noted that not all shadows in this quad were created equal. The top two shimmer shades are extremely dry, chalky, and not even slightly pigmented. The bottom two shadows, a satin and matte shade, are actually really soft and quite nice to work with apart from the fact that their pigmentation is also extremely lacking; they can, however, be built up decently and the taupe-y bronze satin shadow is probably the only reason I don't throw this quad straight into the dumpster.

When all is said and done though I would save your $8 and get a couple tubs of Ben & Jerry's instead. These are just far too hard to work with (especially when waking up in the morning; who wants to wake up to a hassle??) and even if you do get them on your lids the color wipes away so easily that I can't imagine these lasting more than an hour or two.

Have you tried any of the 'new' (they were reformulated and released about a year and a half ago) Revlon ColorStay eye shadow quads?

Love 'em? Hate 'em?

What's your favorite drugstore brand of eye shadows?

Do share!!

xoxo - Cassie