Christmas Wish list

I am sorry that I have been MIA. But work has been pretty busy with the end of year, planning building holiday party and Christmas decorations that when I get home all I do is vegetate. It also does not help the Best Buy is still holding my camera hostage.

I have not been really feeling in the Holiday mood. It has come up way too fast and the fact that they started playing Christmas music and putting out Christmas stuff in September, has left me a little over it all. But we have put up put up our Christmas tree (I will take a picture of it tomorrow after I get my camera back) and everyday that I turn it on I get that wonderful feeling inside.

I will be doing my Christmas shopping next weekend. This year I will not be buying lots of gifts which my wallet is happy about. I also have a wish list. When I lived at home it was something that was required to have updated at all times. Why? Because my family does not make too much of a fuss about such things. They rather just know what you want and when a birthday or Christmas comes around you get something from your list. Now, I mostly keep for myself so that I can remember where I saw what I want when I am ready to buy it.

Here are some of the things that are on my wish list:

Cupcake Teapot $15.95

2009 Threads Magazine Archive DVD-ROM $149.95


Easy Guide to Sewing Linings $66.50 used I have always sucked at jacket linings. That is my weakness when it comes to sewing. I have read in one of the blogs that this is a very good one. It is now out of print so the price for the book is a little ridiculous. You do not even want to know how much it costs new.


Helmut Newton Work $34.19. I love Helmut Newton's work. He is amazing. Not only will this book be a great book to have, I think Mr. P will also enjoy this book since he is a photographer too.


I want, I want, I want these shoes. I spoke about them here.

Those are some of the things on my wish list. I also want an e-reader but I think I want to wait if Apple comes out with one before I make a final decision on one. I also want gift cards to MAC Cosmetics, Sephora, Aldo Shoes and Barnes and Noble.

What are some of the things on Christmas Wish List?

Little Box of Happiness

Today I got my new nail polish shipment from Trans Design. The excitement I am feeling over my new package of happiness is so big that I just want to bust out of work and get home to do my manicure.

Mind you I just did my manicure (I will have the nail of the week up tonight, I forgot my camera computer cord to upload the picture), so there really is no need to do my nails again. But I really want to try the new OPI Matte nail polishes.

I have been waiting to try these since I heard about them. I only wish that they had a Matte black nail polish color. But I guess we can’t have everything. Or I can just go and buy the Zoya Matte nail polishes. Zoya’s collection of Matte nail polishes only has three colors. The colors are black, red and like dark grey color one. You can go see the swatches at the Nail Juice blog. I believe that MAC Cosmetics is also going to come out with their own black matte nail polish. But I cannot remember right now, I will look into that and let you know.

I do not have a picture of my little package because like I stated before I left my camera computer cord at home but I will add the picture of my nail polish haul later tonight when I get home.

What is your take on this new Matte Nail polish trend for the fall?

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Nail of the Week: Hey! Get in Lime!

Nail Polish Brand: OPI
Color: Hey! Get in Lime! 3 coats

Base: Orly Bonder
Top Coat: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I totally missed out on MAC's Peppermint Patti nail polish from the Sugar Sweet collection. But I have OPI's Hey! Get in Lime! which I think is a very close duplicate. I also have Orly's Mint Mojito but in my opinion this OPI nail polish is closer in color to Peppermint Patti.

Want a picture to compare the two? Go to Nail Juice's blog and check out her swatch of the Peppermint Patti nail polish.

What do you think?

Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

My Make-up Collection

I thought I do a post on my make-up collection, since it is 2nd to my shoe obsession. These are the pictures I currently have. There is more to the collection but not too much more so I figured this will do. Sorry that the pictures look a little dark. If you have a question about anything let me know.

Where everything happens, My Vanity: I have made a few changes since I took that picture. The bench now has a pretty blue floral print cover and I got a better make-up mirror.

My Blushes:

My Eyeshadows/Palettes:





Eyeliners, Shadesticks, Mascaras,and Eyebrow stuff:


Paintpods and Pigments:


Make-up brushes and holders:



Face Stuff:


Other Misc. Stuff:

I saved the best for last.

Lipsticks and Glosses:


I have more make-up then what is listed above. Also, I am on a make-up diet. I am trying to keep my make-up buying to a minimum. :)

Next collection post will be of my nail polishes.

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

FOTD: I have a confession to make

I did not work out this morning. In my defense, I could not sleep last night and boy did I try. The funny thing is the alarm clock rang and I do not even remember getting up, turning it off and going back to bed. That is how tired I was. I do have some good news, I had enough time to have breakfast before I left my place this morning! I was so proud of myself. Usually if Mr. P does not fix us breakfast, I do not eat. What helped this morning was that I prepared the night before.

Today for make-up I decided to match my jewelry. I do not care if it is a "no, no" or "tacky", I really like the colors of the necklace and earrings so I wanted the same colors on my eyes.



Face:
MAC Prep and Prime
Chanel Mat Lumiere foundation mixed with MAC Strobe Lotion
i.d Mineral Veil
Eyebrows Carbon
MAC Accentuate Sculpt
MAC Pink Swoon Blush
MAC Fix+

** My face routine is always the same. The only thing that ever changes is the blush, so after this post whenever I do an FOTD I will just list the blush. Unless I go a long time with out posting an FOTD then I will list everything again.

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Amber Lights
MAC Gorgeous Gold
MAC Humid
MAC Retrospeck
MAC Blacktrack
Napolian Lash Primer
Make-up Forever Smokey Lash mascara

Lips:
MAC lipliner in Beurre
MAC lipstick in Pleasureseeker
MAC Dazzleglass in Miss Dynamite

There are also a few steps that I do before I put on my make-up to prep my skin, especially since I use an arsenal of things. If you want to know, please let me know and I will make a post of it.

Necklace and Earrings by My Perfect Accessory.

On other none make-up, workout news, guess what I got in the mail today?




Kimberly Tia's super cute Amigurumi monkey, who we have named George. I asked her to make it for me so that I can give to Mr. P as a present but I have fallen in love with him and I may have to snatch it for myself.

If you have not been to her craft blog, go NOW. She is super talented and super sweet. I just love her stuff.

Look out for other guest appearances from George. You never know where he may turn up. Look at how he already made himself at home with the bananas!

THANKS TIA!!

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

FOTD: I was so productive this morning

I am not 100 % happy with how my make-up turned out this morning. My eyeliner is proof that I have no business putting on liquid eyeliner before I have a cup of coffee in the morning. BUT I am happy that I actually had time this morning to put on make-up. It has been months since I wore make-up to work. All I have been wearing is tinted face cream, mascara and lipgloss.





Face:
MAC Prep and Prime
Chanel Mat Lumiere foundation mixed with MAC Strobe Lotion
i.d Mineral Veil
Eyebrows Carbon
MAC Accentuate Sculpt
NARS Orgasam Blush
MAC Fix+

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Chill
MAC Vanilla
MAC Brown Down
MAC Retrospeck
Maybelline liquid eyelliner
MAC Smolder Eye Kohl
NYX White eyeliner
Napolian Lash Primer
Make-up Forever Smokey Lash mascara

Lips:
NYX Flower lipliner
MAC Angel
NARS Turkish Delight
Later that day I changed and put on Viva Glam VI SE lipglass over Angel. I like that combo much better then with Turkish Delight

Do you guys like my Beret? I had been eyeing it for a while on Torrid, they finally had a 50% off sale and I had to get it. The earrings I got in China Town in NYC and the necklace is from A Perfect Accessory.

Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

I wear too much black

I really do try to venture out and try to put color in my life but for some reason 9 times out of 10 I end up with an all black outfit.

ummmm... Why does it look like I have no neck? hahaha...

Ok, that is better, I do have a neck.

Top and Skirt: New York & Company
Sunglasses: From street vendor in NYC
Necklace: A Perfect Accessory
Shoes: From an Indian store that was going out of business
Hair bows: Made by Tia
Makeup: Not really wearing much today, just sunscreen, MAC Cosmetics Cult of Cherry Lipglass and Masacara.

Look at how fluffy the clouds looked today. It really was a nice day to drive around with the top down.


Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

Hello Kitty Kouture

So Mr. P stopped by the MAC Cosmetics store last night and he found out that they were not going to have it out till today.

When he arrived to Pentagon city not only did he pick up my compact I got a nice surprise, Mr. P called me and I spoke to Christian, he was telling me about the glosses which I passed on, I have enough pink glosses and he wished me a speedy recovery. :)

Well, Mr. P just got home and he brought my goodies. Check it out:

Meet Christian: He has awesome curly hair unfortunately he has it pulled back today:


The Kitty Kouture Display:


The Compact open:

It actually has a mirror!

The Compact Closed:

It has a little black pouch to put it in to protect it.

All the other goodies that came that came with it:

Two posters, a cute Hello Kitty bag, and it even comes with an extra powder to refill the compact once the other powder is finished.

I am so happy with my gifts!!

Until next time, Ciao!!

~ Dissolved Girl

I have not Forgotten...

To post the picture's from Friday's fashion show. Is just that Mr. P and I have been sick as dogs and have not had the energy to edit photos, but I will have them up soon.

On a lighter note, while I sit here in bed waiting for someone at my Dr's office to take me off hold, I decided to go on the MAC website because Mr. P told me that the Hello Kitty Kouture stuff is up. Yes ladies, my b/f is awesome, he helps me keep up to date on the going ons in the make-up and fashion world.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand... I still want the compact. I normally would not want to spend $90 (that is before my discount) but because it is absolutely cute and you can reuse it I decided it is worth the splurge. The only thing that I have a problem with is that it looks like it does not have a mirror. I mean, for 90 bucks, can't they put in a mirror? Seriously! Swarovski crystals are not THAT expensive.

I must be off, the Dr's office decided to take me off hold. I will have picture's of the collection for you guys this evening.

Until next time, Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Nail of the Week

I forgot to post my nail of the week picture. I know it is Friday and practically the end of the week but better to post it now then never, right? Also, you all should go check out this blog. This Lady is fantastic, she blogs about all nail related things, such as nail polish reviews, swatches even which sites are having nail polish deals. Go check her out. I am sure you will get as addicted to her blog as I am.

NOTW:



Nail Polish Brand: Hello Kitty for MAC Cosmetics
Color: On the Prowl (Two Coats)

Top Coat: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
Base: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Base

Until next time, Ciao!! xoxoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

M.A.C + Hello Kitty = Dominatrix Kitty

You guys get two posts from me tonight. I am making up for lost time. I missed you all.

Have you guys seen the M.A.C Cosmetics promo for Hello Kitty?



I will never look at Hello Kitty the same ever again!! hehehehe...

Enjoy!

Until next time, Ciao! xoxoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Hello Kitty Nails

I know it has been a while since I blogged but I am working on another blog that will be up soon. I will still keep this one for my regular rambling sessions but the other one will be to showcase some of my work. Once it is ready I will update this one and let you all know my new blogging home. Now that we have that out of the way, on to some fun stuff.

The Hello Kitty collection for MAC Cosmetics is out and of course I had to run out to the store and check it out. So with the boyfriend in hand we headed to the M.A.C store at Pentagon City, tracked down my favorite make-up artist Christian and started testing out the products. I must say after looking at everything I was not as excited with the collection as I thought I would be. I adored the nail polishes and I really liked the Too Dolly eyeshadow palette so that is all I got. Which at the end of the day it is a great thing because then that means more money for other collections.

Anyway, as soon as I got home with the help of the darling boyfriend we set to work on doing my nails. I must say I was really happy with the out come (thanks babe!!) and I look forward to trying other combinations with the polishes.

I would love to hear what you all thought of this collection. Was it all you hoped for? or did it leave you wanting more?



Look out for my next post about my new blog. Till next time....

Ciao!! xoxoxo

~Dissolved Girl

M.A.C + Hello Kitty? Please, Please say it is so..

I think I will die and go to heaven if this really happens. I will definitely keep my eyes and ears open for all news regarding this possible collaboration.

Read the full Article below from New York Magazine Online:

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/08/is_mac_releasing_a_hello_kitty.html

My Sorta Heatherette Look

I did not get Heatherette Trio 1 because I already had CloudBurts from the Blue Storm collection and I already had colors that ressembled MoodRing. So this is the look I did using what I had:

List of arsenal of things used; All Mac unless stated otherwise

Face:

- Strobe liquid lotion

- Prep and Prime Face

- Chanel Mat Lumiere

- BE Warmth

- BE Mineral Veil

- Alpha Girl

- Accentuate Sculpt

- Nars Orgasm

Eyes:

- UDPP

- Rollickin Paint Pot

- Shade stick in Sharkskin

- Surreal

- Cloudburst

- Nanogold

- NYX Seafoam Green

- Black Track

- Dual Edge Pencil - Black Funk/Pop Blue

- Too face Brow Envy

- Plush Lash

- Covergirl Lash Blast

Lips:

- Rosebud Salve

- Beurre l/p

- Sock Hop l/g

- Lollipop Loving l/s

Ciao!! xoxo

MAC Collections

Well, since I could not get my Dresscamp stuff that leaves me with $14 extra bucks for the MAC collections that are coming out next month.

MAC's next color collection is "Naughty Nauticals". The name of the collection alone has me giddy!! Thank god I am getting money back from taxes because that is what I am using my return for!

So here is a list of what is coming out with this collection:

4 Lipsticks: $14.00US - All LE
- Ahoy, There!
- Buoy-O-Buoy
- Port Red
- Party Mate

4 Lustreglasses: $14.00USD- All LE

- Bateaux

- Ensign

- Hey Sailor

- Love Knot

4 Eyeshadow: $14.00USD-All LE

- Meet the Fleet

- Illegal Cargo

- Pandamonium : This is a repromote for those of you that missed it the first time around with the Balloonacy Collection.

- Submarine

Stowaways Quad: $36.00USD

- Awash

- Crest the Wave

- Satin Taupe

- Sea-Cadet

** Not sure how excited I am about this Quad, going to have to wait and see it in person to decide.**

Pigments: $19.50USD

- Lovely Lily

- Bell Bottom Blue

- Larkabout

- Wave

Techakohl Liner: $14.50USD

- Smoothblue

- Greyprint

Mascara:

-Prolash in Coal Black

Nail Lacquer $10.00USD

- Naughty Nautical

- Shirelle

Now for a picture of the collection:

So now that you have seen it, what are you getting? I cannot decide on everything I want, I just know that I want all the pigments.


Want more information? Visit Specktra at http://www.specktra.net/ and get all the 411 on what looks like to be a fabulous collection.


Ciao Bellas!!!

**All pictures and information on collection is credited to Specktra**

Ciao!! xoxo

MAC Dresscamp Collection and other jibberish :-)

Sorry guys that I have been M.I.A but things with work have picked up, I was taking an advance hair cutting class, taxes and packing has pretty much taken my time. Because of all this I have not had time for my hobby which as you all know is everything Beauty more specific everything MAC.

So this morning I wake up and I think “YES, today they release Dresscamp, let me go order She-Gold” when I sign on I see that everything is sold out!!! I am like WTF? So of course I sign on to Specktra and come to find out they early released the stuff on the 15th!!!!!! So now I am like a crack head that has not taken a hit in a week looking for the lipglass. Of course it is on eBay but they are asking for 125894568746774 dollars for it and I am not paying a whole lot of cash for it. **sigh** I am so sad. Oh Well, I guess that is more money for the other collections.

Speaking of other collections… Read my next post.



Bye, Bye Dresscamp... **Cries**


**Image gotten from the MAC website**

Ciao!! xoxo

So I went hauling yesterday....

Yesterday was a great end to a crappy week. My wonderful boyfriend took me to the mall for some shopping therapy! Thank you honey!!

This is everything I got:

Fafi collection:
- Sassed-Up Iridescent Powder
- High Top l/s
- Cash Flow Paint Pot
- and not pictured the 3 Fafi Dolls

Heatherette collection:
-Alpha Girl Beauty Powder
-Lollipop Loving l/s
-Hollywood Nights l/s
-Sock Hop l/g
-Style Minx l/g
-Black Funk/Pop Blue Dual edge eye pencil

Misc. MAC Stuff:
-Silverbleu Shadestick
-Beurre Cremestick liner
-Big T e/s (back-up)

MUFE Stuff:
-Waterproof eyeliner pencil in 17 L
-Flash Color Pot in Fushia - I just got one of these to test it out see if I actually liked how it works out on me before I went crazy buying all the colors.

- L'oreal HIP cream eyeliner in Midnight Blue and Eggplant

Not pictured because I cannot find the bag, Nail polish color Russian Navy from Opi and For Audrey from China Glaze.

Last but not least a very cute Betsy Johnson purse. Which had been special ordered by someone else and the person never came to get it sooooo I was the lucky one to buy it. Thanks lady who failed to get it!!



Ciao!! xoxo

12 Things I LOVE

Every girl has things that they cannot live without. It could be a pet, make-up, a purse, bag, anything. Today while I was bored at work I decided to write my own list. So in no particular order, since when I tried to list them by importance I noticed that they all fall as my number 1 must have. LOL.

1) M.A.C's Plush Lash Mascara: My lashes have never looked so full and long till I started using this stuff. It is FABULOUS!
2) Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm: I LOVE, LOVE this stuff. I normally hate minty stuff but once I put this on my lips it makes them feel so good I just want to keep applying more and more till there is no more. Is like a little piece of heaven applied to your lips, especially in the winter when they are chapped and dry from the cold.
3) Hello Kitty Warhol bag: I love this bag. It holds all my junk and it is cute and stylish.
4) Ipod: I am a music junkie. I have over 7 thousand songs and counting.
5) Russian Red M.A.C lipstick: I love the color red and I adore this color.
6) Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencils: Yes, I am a MAC girl. I love there stuff but these pencils by Urban Decay are the best. They glide on smoothly and once you put them on it stays on all day and looking fresh too.
7) Adiddas Superstar sneakers: Not only are they stylish and totally describes me they are mad comfy and look great with everything even a dress!!
8) T-mobile Slide: I do not really like to talk on the phone much but man I can text all day. LOL
9) Canon Powershot camera: I do not leave home with out my camera. It is small and fits easily in my pocket or purse. You never know when you will need a camera.
10) My laptop: How else am I going to blog?
11) My Silver hoops: I feel naked with out them.
12) Cosmedicine Honest Face Skin Tint & Treatment: Not only is it tinted, it is a light weight moisturizer and protects my skin from the sun. I love products that do more then one thing, less for me to carry! If that is not enough reason for you then note that this moisturizer only contains 3 ingredients and they are all good for your skin.

Well, that is it. My top twelve can't live with out things. What stuff can't you live with out?

Ciao!! xoxo