Purple Lipstick.

When it comes to makeup I like to keep it fairly simply and natural looking.

Except for my eyelashes.

I go all gung-ho on those babies.

Really my makeup routine boils down to a tinted moisturizer, an eye primer, and a neutral eye shadow.  Oh, and of course the eyeliner and Younique 3-D eyelashes.

Lips?

Burts Bees chaptstick.

I know, fancy.

The thing is, my lips seem to pull pink out of lipstick shades, and they never look right on me.  Also, I'm not sure I enjoy the cakey feeling when I have lipstick on.

Yesterday I ran to the mall to pick up more of the primer I use from Clinique.  Normally my makeup is a Target purchase, aside from my eyelash needs, but I find a solid primer on my eyelids keeps my eyeshadow in place all day long, so that's one thing I'll splurge on.

Turns out Clinique is having a free gift deal right now where if you spend $30 you get a makeup bag with some goodies in it.  They're offering it in two choices, pink or purple.

So I bought two primers, knowing full well I'll use them, so I didn't feel like I was being pushed into spending more money than I normally would have and I picked the purple gift set.

Inside the gift set is this bad boy.

Chubby Stick Baby Tint.  In Flowering Fushia.

First off, lipstick.

Second off, purple lipstick.

When I gawked at it the sales lady told me it wasn't a lipstick, but a tint.  It goes on clear and then reacts to your natural pheromones to develop it's color.  This way the color is going to look good on you.

So I tried it out.

This picture wasn't filtered.  It feels like I'm wearing chapstick.  And even though it's purple, I don't feel like it's out of place on  my face.

I'm pretty sure I need to go back and get the pink one now.  This might be one form of lipstick I can get behind.

Weekend plans anybody?  What do you have going on?

Tonight is the Beyond 5 concert for us.  If you're local to the Salt Lake valley it's at the Draper Amphitheater and you can still pick tickets up for it on their website HERE.  Trust me, you won't regret it.  Just make sure you tell them I sent you.

(This post wasn't sponsored by Clinique or Beyond 5.  I'm just sharing some fun things that I really like)

Personal Survival Kit. And Man Crates.

Have you guys heard about Man Crates yet?  Man Crates is trying to become the ultimate resource of gifts for men.  I think their idea is brilliant.  It's like a gift basket full of awesomeness.  But delivered in a wooden crate.

With a crowbar to open it.

For example, the zombie survival kit for the Walking Dead enthusiast in your life?

I think the best bet for The Man would be the Slaughterhouse Crate.

Because, meat.

What else?

They have a ton of options and the fact that they have to be opened  with a crowbar has my brain thinking this is something I need to be ordering for The Man's birthday.

(Since I forsee Man Crates becoming huge, I'd like to steal a second of their time and suggest a crate for that motorcross, four-wheeling, razor riding enthusiast.  The type of which I have living at my house.)

Man Crates wanted to know what I would keep in my own personal survival kit.

I thought of 5 daily things I need to survive the schedule of working mom who's also going to school.

1. McD's Coke.  Say what you will about soda pop.  Say what you will about drinking said soda pop in a styrofoam cup.  This stuff is my happy place.  

An even happier place?  Make it a Dirty Coke from Sonic.

2. 3x5 index cards.  I know, that's a bit strange, but honestly, I use them for everything.

Weekly menu planning
Shopping lists
Flashcards for studying
Notes to kids' teachers
To Do lists
Lessons and talks in church
Devotional and Firesides even.  All written out in idea segments on 3x5 index cards.

Guys, I keep a small stack of them in my purse, just in case.

Take a solid look at this picture of the shopping list we have hanging on our magnet board for the kids to add items to as we run out.

Let me know when you see it.

I live in a house of comedians (And no, I'm talking about the fact that we apparently really need more ranch dressing).

3. Sunglasses.

The sunlight... it burns... it burns...

4. Younique 3-D Eyelashes.  It's like eyelash extensions in a mascara bottle.  And it washes off like regular mascara.  I don't leave the house without it.

Unless I've just had Lasik and am not allowed to wear it for a week, and let me tell you, that was a harsh week to make it through.

If you haven't yet, find yourself a consultant (google it, there are a million of them) and get yourself some of this stuff.

Better yet, if you want to order some, let me know and I'll get you hooked up with my consultant.  Seriously though.

5. A John Grisham book.

The man is a literary genius.  I don't care what you say.  Want to borrow one?  I own them all.  Luckily Grisham feels the need to publish a new book every single fall.

This makes Christmas shopping for me an easy task for The Man.

Speaking of easy Christmas shopping, I need to go place an order at Man Crates.

*Man Crates did contact me to write a personal survival kit post, but I did not receive anything for doing so.  My opinions and words are all my own.