Apothica Products = Giveaway Prize [Picture Heavy]

Hi Ladies!! I hope you all are doing great today! So recently I won a giveaway for a $25 giftcard for Apothica.com. The lovely Christine over at Makeup, Beauty & Fashion did this giveaway and I was super lucky to have won it. Now, it did take me FOREVER to figure out what products I wanted to try out. I'm absolutely excited for the items I received because they are just what I wanted. 

[Love my kitty girls picture in the background? hehe]. Here are the products I received. The one on the far right is a sample I received. I actually received two samples but the other one had a hole in the tube so there was nothing inside. Oh well.

From left to right: theBalm: Read my Lips in Gossip, Essie's Knockout Pout and Some type of masque.

Both the lip stick/blam and the nail polish are a beautiful shade of pink. I'm really in a "pink" stage right now. Almost anything I want or craving is pink! 

 The lipstick is the most gorgeous shade of pink ever! Plus it kinda has some sparkles in it. Score! =] Not only is it a beautiful shade of pink but it moisturizes your lips while adding a subtle pop of color.

 

 Next product I got was the Essie Knockout Pout. I have seen a lot of beauty guru's with this nail polish and I had admired the color for quite awhile, just never got around to purchasing it. Well, figured this was a good opportunity to give it a whirl. I love it! Even though I haven't gotten to use it yet. I will do a post shortly with it on my nails.

 Okay here is the only sample I was able to keep since the other one leaked out. This is supposed to be a masque but I really don't think there's enough in here to cover my face. Plus look at the green color! I would look like a swamp person lol. I might give it a whirl anyway cause it's a sample and I'm always down to try new products.

Here are some swatches of the lovely lipbalm/lipstick [still not sure what to call it specifically] and the lovely Essie knockout pout. Aren't they beautiful?

 Here's a swatch of [Gossip] on my hand. It's beautiful!! To get the above swatch color I rubbed the lipstick in the same area about 5 times to get it to be that dark. It's very subtle but very pretty.

I hope you all enjoyed the products I got from Apothica. If you'd like to check their website out click here.

XoXo Katie

Review: Urban Decay Lip Junkie

Hello Ladies :]

I wanted to share with you all a review on a new product I just got in the mail yesterday. It's the Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Midnight Cowboy.

This color is awesome. It doesn't really stand out so much when it's on but I like that part of it. Sometimes you just don't want the bright Hot Pink lipgloss. This is perfect for a subtle look.

Midnight Cowboy is on the left

As stated on the tube it says it cools & plumps. It definitely cools with it's minty scent and feel. However, I personally can't tell that it's "plumping" my lips any. Personally I'm not a big fan of plumping lipglosses because I really don't see how they work.

So in short ...

Cons:

Sticky (even though it states that it's not on the packaging)

Doesn't seem to plump

Pros:

Great color

Awesome coverage

Lasts a long time on my lips

Love the minty smell

Love the cooling effect

Overall, I would purchase this product because I love lipglosses and this one has the minty cooling effect that I love. Plus it stays on forever!

Do any of you ladies have any of the Urban Decay Lip Junkie glosses and which ones?