HAUL | Mini Collective Haul | May 2015

Hey guys!
I'm SO SORRY I haven't blogged in such a long time but it has been pure chaos trying to get my YouTube up and a few videos on there. 

If you didn't read my last blog post, I did finally get a YouTube channel. I don't have an official channel name yet... I have to reach 500 subscribers before I can name it, so be sure to subscribe to me so that I can get my channel name OFFICIAL!!
Here is a link to my last blog, which is all about my YouTube: http://makeupbloggindiva.blogspot.com/2015/05/my-youtube-channel.html

Anyway,
this blog is going to be on my mini collective haul.
Without further ado... let's get started!!

If you'd like to read about my mini collective haul, please keep scrolling :)

For all of you that are graphics savy, I have a question! Every time I make a cute graphic (like the one above) for my blogs, I try and make the background white to match the background of my blog. However, it always turns to an ugly off white color and I cannot get it to fix. I've tried to make the background transparent as well to see if that's the case. However it isn't. I save everything as ".jpeg" so maybe that's it?! So if any of you know, please comment below or email me at tarin@themakeupdiva.net :) 

Okay guys, so I first want to say that I have been on a STRICT no buy here lately and have been trying really hard not to buy anything or much of anything. However I do have some items that I just couldn't not get because they were either on sale or I found them marked down and at a really good deal. This haul is very mini because I believe there are only about 6 or 7 items in the entire haul, so as soon as I can I am going to be purchasing more makeup and doing bigger hauls. BARE WITH ME =]

I'm going to go over each individual one, starting... NOW:
The first thing I want to talk about is the Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer | Light Neutral. 

Whenever I first got this, I was mainly going to use it for under eye coverage and places like that. However, the shade I got was too dark for under eye concealer and I mainly like using it before I put my foundation on to cover up blemishes and places like that. It says complete coverage, and let me just say IT IS. I have no negatives about this product so far. All I have to say is well done Urban Decay, you nailed the perfect concealer. MY FAVORITE PART is that it is LIGHT weight, which is exactly what it says.

Next I got the Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer 2 in 1 | 2 Alabaster. 

I've only used this product a couple times as just a concealer for minor blemishes and so far, so great. I can't really tell how the foundation will be, but I have heard fabulous things about it. I was actually thinking about doing a first impressions, or a product review, with this product. Please let me know if you'd like to see either of those things. :)

Next I got the Clinique Superpowder Double Face Makeup | 01 Matte Ivory.

I got this because I always put a powder over my liquid foundation. So when I got the 2-in-1 foundation, I needed a powder, so I thought I'd try this. Whenever I do my product review or first impression, I will do this with that one if you guys want. Let me know!!

A while back, ELF was having a HUGE sale on their sale items. Basically, they were already marked way down and then you could get another 50% off that, so I splurged. I'm not going to include everything I got in this haul just because I haven't even went through it all yet, but I will show you my most favorite thing I got... the ELF Custom Eyeshadow Singles. Yes, I got every color. And I put them in a Z Palette.

The magnets on the backs of these eyeshadows do not go with the z palette, so you will have to use those little magnets that Z Palette sends with their palettes. If you don't have those, but you have a Z Palette, go ahead and order some. I actually was really excited when I ordered these shadows because I thought that they were gonna stick just like the Morphe shadows, but was highly disappointed when I spent like 30 minutes putting magnets on the back. Overall these eyeshadows are great and super pigmented. I haven't used them without a shadow primer so I'm not sure how great they are without one, but with them they are the bomb dot com for real. I recommend these low cost shadows to anyone.

I FINALLY got the Urban Decay Naked1 Eyeshadow Palette... Need I say more?!

These colors are flawless. I'm a huge fan of a neutral eye for on the go and things like that. These colors are SO pigmented and phenomenal. I don't even have fallout no matter how I apply this shadow. PERFECT. It isn't my favorite palette, I still love Naked2. But I'm a huge fan of all three. Once again... GO URBAN DECAY WITH YOUR BAD SELFFF!!

YAS YAS & YASSSS. The final thing I want to talk about is this Jaclyn Hill Favorites palette. Oh. My. God. I'm totally obsessed.

So basically the palette is a collection of Jaclyn's favorite Morphe shadows, which if you watch her videos you know that she loves warm shades, and that is what we have here. It's a very wide variety of colors.. there are a lot of shimmer shades as well as a lot of matte shades, it's kind of even there. There are also a ton of transition shades which I love because transition shades make eyeshadow FLAWLESS. I haven't used this yet, but I have swatched some of them and they're SO pigmented. I do have a lot of Morphe individual shadows and I LOVE them, so I'm excited to use this. If you want a tutorial, let me know.

Alright guys and that's all of the items in my mini collective haul, I told you that I really have been trying not to buy much!! :) I'm proud of myself, haha but I totally miss shopping in make up.

Let me know what other blogs you are wanting to see, and don't forget to check out my youtube channel!


Here is the YouTube video I put up of this same haul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcuvkHW_PNg

THANKS FOR READING
XOXO

My YOUTUBE Channel

Hey guys!!

Today's blog is going to be really short.

So if you can't tell from the title, I'm going to tell you guys all about my YouTube channel that I recently started. :)

I started a YouTube channel because I thought it would be easier to show you guys the tutorials that way! Instead of wondering how I got the eyeshadows on my eyes, and how I blend my foundations out, you guys will now be able to see every step of the way!!

Also, I am working on Hauls, collaborations, and more.

But DON'T WORRY! I am still going to be posting blogs and more on here. Speaking of which, comment below and tell me tutorials and other blogs you guys want to see!!

Alrighty guys, so if you want to check it out & SUBSCRIBE TO ME, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4eONsDEXDdPPOe_M8DQtMQ

See you guys soon!!!

XOXO

SPRING GIVEAWAY!

Hey guys!!
I haven't posted a blog in about a week now but I promise that there are tons of cool new things coming soon, so be sure to keep checking back with me for that!

As you can tell from the title, I am doing another GIVEAWAY!!!!
I am super excited for this one because it is my favorite time of the year, SPRING TIME! These are all Spring Fling items. I picked these up at Ulta not long ago, and thought that they would be PERFECT for a giveway!!!

You can enter this giveaway beginning today, May 1st 2015.

What Do You Win?!
-You will recieve a cute, yellow basket.
-Spring Fling 12 Piece Eyeshadow Palette | Includes 12 Eyeshadows
-Spring Fling Flower Lip Gloss | Includes 1 Flower Lip Gloss
-Spring Fling Brow Set | Includes 4 Brow Powders, 1 Angle Brush, 1 Tweezers, & 1 Spool Brush
-Spring Fling Lipgloss Set | Includes 2 Lipglosses
-Spring Fling Lipgloss Set | Includes 3 Lipglosses

Other information is below:
This giveaway ends on Sunday May 31st.
The winner will be announced Monday June 1st.
Absolutely no giveaway emails / accounts.
Only 1 entry per person.
US only, sorry to all my international viewers. :(
There will be 1 winner.

How To Enter:
There are several ways to enter so just be sure and pick the one that is easiest for you!!!
1. Comment on this blog post below. Leave your name & an email that I can reach you at.
2. Email me at tarin@themakeupdiva.net !! Make sure your subject is something along the lines of "Giveaway Entry" and then in the body, leave me your name and an email to reach you at.
3. On my website, www.themakeupdiva.net I have a contact form that you can fill out, and let me know that you're entering the giveaway with a simple comment in the body.
4. Instagram / Twitter: I am working on those and I will update this portion soon, so stay tuned and for now, enter the other ways.

And that's it!! I'm so excited and I hope you guys are too!!!