100 Followers!

I don't even know how to start this post. I am just so overjoyed! 100 Followers! And it is around my 1 Year Blogiversay. I appreciate everyone's support so much. There were some points where I was thinking of giving up on blogging; but you are the people who kept me going. So, as promised I am going to have my 100 Follower/1 Year Blogiversay Giveaway! I will not post the giveaway until after all my Black Friday/Cyber Monday Shopping is complete (for more goodies for me and you!) Now, original 100 followers will get an extra entry in my giveaway if they choose to enter! But there will be plenty of chances for everyone to enter! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and lots of shopping fun!

Love,

T

A New Chapter...

       So, I was thinking when I hit 10000 views (I am at 8819 at the moment) and 100 followers, I will host a giveaway! I have some Black Rose Minerals already set up and I'm gonna try looking for sponsors. This will not have nail polish so this will be an INTERNATIONAL giveaway for all my lovelies in the UK and Canada and everywhere else =]. What do you guys think?

         Also, after 2 months, I finally get to see my boyfriend! I know, I don't talk about him too much on here but I try to keep this Indie related as much as I can. So here is a recap on my life as of now. I am now a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. Which is 6 hours away from where I used to live in NJ. My boyfriend is still in NJ and I haven't seen him since I left. He got me a really adorable ring and sent me an amazing care package. We plan on getting married eventually.
         I'm adjusting to college life, spending my money on makeup, going on no-buys. I live in a single dorm and my room has Beatles posters, a Domo poster and a Winnie the Pooh poster. I have some stuffed animals (all that my boyfriend gave me (his name is Kevin)). Kevin and I have been dating for almost 7 months now and I am the happiest person in the world with him. I love him more than makeup. He knows I blog and of my makeup obsession. He thinks its cute. I'm wondering if he will read this post. lol But hes the most amazing person on the planet and if you are friends with me on facebook, you can see he is all I talk about (sorry if that is annoying).
         I am in the marching band at Pitt I will be on ABC channel this saturday. It is truly exciting!! National television. Look for me okay? lol Try to? But I did hurt my ankle and I am slowly working back to get it's strength so I can march properly. I'm trying my hardest. Its tough man. But I've lost about 15 pounds doing it. I feel great.
        I would also just like to thank everyone who helped me get to this point in my life. Blogging life, life life. Whatever life. All the people in the facebook groups who always support me, my twitter buddies, Kevin and my friends here and at home. I miss you all and hope to meet you all one day. You always inspire me to strive harder, to be better, and to create some wacky makeup combo. And for that, I thank you. This rant must end eventually so here it goes!

The end. And a beginning of a new chapter in my life.

Love,

Taryn 

Last few weeks!

I feel terrible for the lack of posting..ugh. But I'm doing well. I basically fractured my ankle and have been performing on stage all week. Also, its finals week for me. But i thought u'd like to see some progress of what I've been doing.  On Friday I performed in a concert and I decided to do a really simple but pretty makeup look for it. 

I used:

Dark Heart Designs Moonchild

MAC Carbon

UDPP in Sin

D.J.V Fiberwig Mascara

Sephora Mineral Foundation

Clinique Blended Face Powder in Transparency Neuteral

MAC Sheertone Shimmer Blush in Sunbasque

Hard Candy Fox in a Box Blush in Skinny Dipping (Peach Side)

Evil Shades Matte Silk

Now i didnt use and lip products. Why? because i had a whistling solo. and Its sometimes hard to whistle wit lip products on. 

And here is what it came down to. This is my Senior Solo. I had 5 solos that night. This was my main one. If i can find the other ones I'll post em too. =]

Love,

T

Posting and such

Ugh! i know i havent been posting as much as I used to. that cuz im working hard in skool cuz these grades are the ones that go to colleges =]. If you don't know already, I got into one of my top choice colleges so I'm also battling my parents so they let me go there. So that has actually taken up alot more time then i thought it would. Also, I have been in play practice for the last few days. Its getting intense. And finally, i feel like im running out of things to review at my house. I havent ordered anything in awhile and when i finish my color collections, my lack of money will be the death of me. BUT i have High Voltage swatches coming up, some more color collections and my bf (<3<3<3) ordered me a Aromaleigh grab bag for valentines day, and and i have some surprises coming soon for DHD =]=]. Also, Ive been trying to figure out whatever happened to my Hi Fi order i placed in the beginning of January. and also i won a giveaway at Makeup on the Cheap. so i cant wait for that =] i hope package monday is awesome next monday. FINALLY i wanna hit 40ish followers so i can host my first giveaway! i have some stuff already here for a first and second prize. (if any companies want to be featured in my giveaway just send over an email at tarynew@msn.com or if anyone wants to send me an email about anything is fine)

Love,
T

Upcoming Reviews and More!

Hey lovelies! I wanted to let you know that when i hit 50 followers (i have bout 30 right now) I will be hosting my first giveaway! I have first and second prizes waiting =] But i wanna know what else you want me to attempt to buy! So far i have Zoya nailpolishes for both first and second place. Also i have a BFTE order and another High Voltage order of a new Lip Candy (the one i requested =]) Also, i have samples coming in from Venomous Cosmetics =]=]=] I cant wait!! Also i have more parts of my color swatches coming up!!! So i just gotta wait for it!

Love,
T

20 followers!!

I know it doesn't sound like that much but i have 20 followers!!! I hope one day I will get over 100. Also, I will be finding some lovely things to host my first giveaway with!!! <3

Love,
T

BTW BIG UPDATE TOMORRO!

Check out my lovely Kimmie!

Kimmie is one of my best buddies in the makeup world! And i suggest you all check her out on her site: http://kimmiekarmalove.blogspot.com/

Love,
T

P.S. cant wait for my stuff!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

With only a few hours left i just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! What are your New Year's Resolutions?
1. Get into college.
2. get healthy?
3. Keep my friends! lol
So i hope everyone has an amazing new year and i'll be back tomorro to give you the rest of the review i promised!

Love,
T

Hey!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their gifts from their special holidays! i have a holiday gift for you thanks to Tina from Dark Heart Designs! When you go to her website on Etsy, when you purchase a product you can use the code MineralJunkie and get 15% off your purchase!!! I suggest you buy Starstruck, Carnival Queen, or Coral Fang! Thanks Tina!

Happy Holidays!

Hey lovelys! I just wanted to wish you all a HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I'm gonna take a little break for a few days til i can get my camera working again cuz i have 2 new sample sets to review! Also i'll drop maybe about 14 years of age tomorro morning. so I wont be in teh mind set to blog. I really wish everyone's families and friends to have a wonderful holiday. I want to send a special shout out to my best lovelys: Tina from Dark Heart Designs, Nicole, Briski, Broche, Tucker, and all my other lovely friends and followers who keep me going. You all mean the world to me and I wouldn't be smiling without you. <3. I think i hear bells outside my window so I'm gonna watch Chicago til i fall asleep.   =]. Be merry!

With all the love there is,
T

Random Nail Polish Fun!

So about 2 hours before the chorus concert last friday i decided to use my favorite nail polishes to make a fun sparklie look! I used Essence Color and Go in Movie Star (the gray), Sally Hansen Laquer Shine in Lustrous (the black) and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Rockstar Pink (sparkles) I love putting different colors underneath the sparkles. Even tho it isnt noticed as much but it can make a difference about how bright the sparkles are. The sparkles look the brightest when black or white in under them. 

without flash

Love,

T

P.S. i found this lip gloss that i am dying for! I'm so upset im not in the UK because im dying for Sleek Pout Polish! It looks so lovely and bright and i love bright lips! Ill ususally wear like a dark sparkle shadow with a fushia lip. Or i wear really dark reds or even purples. Why? cuz im crazy and pale and love dark colors. lol

Christmas list and other random stuff!

To start, my Amoraleigh shadows todaii!!! I only ordered 3 of them. Well, I am a jobless 18 year old. So I only have a small amount of income. Which is my birthday money and soon to be Christmas money. lol but they came and they are lovely. I will swatch them soon! Also i thought i would put up an adorable little list of things i really hope to receive on Christmas!




1. MAC Gift Card- to get actual makeup brushes

2. WoW Cataclysm (and all the other WoW games) I finally wanted to start playing WoW so i asked for the games for Christmas

3. Nook Color eReader- I've wanted this for a really long time!

4. Back to the Future Trilogy on Blu-Ray- this is my favorite movie trilogy of all time!

5. Money!!


Love,
T

Hey got stuff you wanna share? go ahead and comment away!

Shiro Cosmetics Review!

I finally got all my Shiro Cosmetics Samples and I am extremely pleased! First off, the names made me smile to no end. I love pokemon and Legend of Zelda =]. I still play pokemon blue in my spare time. Also the colors in the bags (with a very decent amount of product) were very vibrant and pretty. And even without primer underneath them, they were still pretty vibrant on my weird skin. From the Legends collection I ordered Veran, Majora's mask, Rupee, Zora, and Hearts. Then from the Super Effective collection ordered Gyarados, Magneton, Poliwrath, Charmander, and Gengar. I also got Midna and Ganandorf free from the Legends collection. 

Midna is a very pretty gray shade with some sparklies. I love gray shades since i mostly wear black to school gray always makes a nice quick go-to on those "i'm late to school mornings." This will def be my new go-to shade.
Hearts is a pretty pretty orange-red shade which actually looks nice with my crazy skin. It is very bright which i love.
Majora's Mask is a purple/blue color but its more purple than the picture shows it as. It definitely makes a good base color for some ideas i have in my head.
Rupee is a beautiful light/lime green shade that makes me happy. I've always wanted a lime green shadow for some reason.
Gyarados is my favorite so far. Remember i'm a total sucker for blue shadows. Gyarados is so bright that i was like "woah this is amazing!!!" right after i applied it.

Charmander is a lovely orange/yellow color which i am adoring atm. I have been savaging the internet looking for an orange lipstick to wear since my skin color is so weird it would prolly work on me (if anyone has any ideas where to get one let me know asap!!!!!)

Ganandorf was a little tricky to apply but it is a really dark purple/red color. Almost a plum. It has really pretty sparkles and This will def be my other go-to shadow. 

Magneton surprised me! In the bag it looks like Midna but it is a more sheer sparkle than a pigmented gray. I actually love this to death. This I might use as a highligher for a smokey eye or just to add some sparkle to a look. 

Zora is another gorgeous blue which made me smile. Zora has alot more sparkle than Gyarados. It is also i lighterish shade. 

Gengar is a black/purple shade with some dark sparkles. This picture makes it look like its a matte. but its a glitter-matte hehe =] 

Poliwrath is amazing! its a light navy? color that would look pretty wit Zora. 

Veran is a navy shadow with blue and purple sparkles. This one is really pretty. This one is my second favorite. 

Overall

I really love Shiro Cosmetics. My one problem would be that some of the shadows I had a tough time applying. But other than that they are gorgeous ( i love that word) But I will def order from her again as soon as i get my christmas money =] I am dying to get my hands on the Kawaiishadow set! I also cant wait to make tons of looks with these! Everyone should go check them out. Im serious.

Love,

T

P.S. I am a very busy girl this week so some posts might be delayed and i have one more review to do which i will do this weekend. This is hell week for me. I have 2 concerts (one is tomorro and the second one is friday) with after school rehersals to boot.  I also have a project and 2 papers due by thursday. So please dont lose hope if I dont post for a few days. I will try tho. I will still take photos of my daily looks and load em when i can. 

P.P.S. Oreos and coffee are tastey. Until i dropped half and oreo into the coffee...oopsie.

Random stuff lol

So for my bestie friends i decided to crochet stuff for them as gifts for christmas/holidays! well i realized that it takes more practice lol. Cuz my hopeful pokeball for my lovely lovely lovely friend looks more like a pill that has a waist. lol ill try again tomorro. ill keep this one for myself.

But i am making a penguin for my lovely lady friend <3. and thats coming along nicely btw shes amazing at piano and life itself. This is her doing one of my favorite things everrrrr!

Love, 

T

P.S. I WANT SNOW!

100 Hits!!!

Hey everyone! This blog has 100 hits. I cant thank you guys enough for reading! in only about a week I went from just some no one girl to a blogger who has had readers in Croatia, Greece, and Finland! I really love this and I cant wait to keep going and supplying you guys wit more reviews and looks that i made up at random times. So, here are my weekend plans!
1. Finish play auditions! (hope i get a lead!!)
2. Shop!!! I was hoping to go on an Ulta haul this weekend
3. Start with more reviews (i have two more companies to review atm)
4. Go to the Band Dance!!!
5. crochet some stuff (pokeballs and such)
6. Get my friends their gifts! (hehe)
7. Get better. I have a horrible sore throat. Its getting better already.
8. Photos! its movement this weekend! shoudl be fffuuuunnnn!
9. Gonna test my luck and see if I can get my best friend to dance lol (its a stretch)
annnddd
10. exercise!!! gotta look nice for new years! (even tho i'm prolly not doing anything...o well)

On a side note! I just ordered form Amoraleigh. I have heard way too many amazing things and I wanted to try them before they...closed...which they are on December 13th. =[
So, I ordered 3 full jars for a total of $13.59 (includes shipping). I wish they weren't closing....her stuff is so pretty. But I ordered We're All Mad Here from the Wonderstruck Collection and 2 from the Astronomical Collection in Event Horizon and Binary. I will also review those when they come in. I suggest you place at least one order before they go out of business. I hope you all have wonderful weekends and stay warm and I wish for snow.

Love,
T