tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490349980999679332024-02-07T21:38:06.171-05:00Makeup & Beauty | Jeweled ThumbJeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1013125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-72069701282091745462016-11-25T13:57:00.000-05:002016-11-25T13:57:07.618-05:00Long Time No SeeWithout getting too personal, it's been a rough year. But I was thinking to myself about things which bring me joy. Things that hold my interest. And one of those things is writing and more specifically, blogging. I miss it, even if it was on something that can be seen as frivolous like makeup. I don't want to make any promises regarding posting regularity, but I'm going to start blogging again, Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-82445158642003692322015-06-28T09:57:00.000-04:002015-06-28T09:57:08.674-04:00Want To Be On My Blogroll? (promote your blog, no strings)Every few months, I try to check out my blogroll to see if there is anyone to remove or add, but with the enormous influx of beauty bloggers since I started back in 2009 (holy !@#$ has it been that long?!), I am not exactly aware of everyone and I've found that although the larger, more professional blogs get a lot of traffic, some of the newbies are lacking. So... if you've been blogging for 3 Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-30825158528630896582015-06-26T22:01:00.000-04:002015-06-26T22:01:19.301-04:00Review: Butter London Lippy Bloody Brilliant Lip Crayon in Lady Bird (and win one!)
Butter London recently sent me some items to review and while I've mentioned their Lippy Bloody Brilliant Lip Crayon here and there, I haven't done a proper review. In case you couldn't already tell, I have been quite pleased with the product. It's described as an "all-in-one formula" with "highly pigmented colour" and the "intense shine of a gloss". Now I wouldn't call it intense shine, Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-9148602694689731252015-06-12T16:34:00.000-04:002015-06-12T16:34:05.529-04:00Follow Up Review: Cover Girl Intesify Me! Liquid LinerItem received from Cover Girl
I tweeted about this yesterday, but I know not everyone follows me, though if you want to, I'm under the same name Jeweled Thumb. In any case, yesterday I had a much better means for testing the eyeliner. I walked approximately 5 miles yesterday in 90 degree weather and about 3/4 of the way through had to take a photograph that looked semi-presentable. I was Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-7794214587035857962015-06-10T09:00:00.000-04:002015-06-10T09:00:05.021-04:00Review: Cover Girl Intesify Me! Liquid LinerCover Girl items were received for review purposes.
Before I start this review, I want to note a few things; first, I am horrible at applying liquid liner and I specifically stay away from it so if you're a pro at applying and think this looks interesting, don't let my review of it sway you from trying it out (you can always return it if you don't like it); and two, my husband and I had Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-60562495116974078782015-06-08T09:00:00.000-04:002015-06-08T09:00:05.930-04:00Review: Sephora Collection Rouge Infusion Lip Stains
I was cleaning out the photos on my Iphone, which I am horrible about doing and found the lip swatches and photos of the Sephora Rouge Infusion Lip Duo that I had bought and tried months ago. Oops. In any case, I wanted to share my thoughts because these seem to have amazing reviews and I don't want anyone to get swayed. I had bought the set at my local Sephora inside JCPenney and thought it Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-43688340692940344032015-06-05T01:01:00.001-04:002015-06-08T15:06:30.906-04:00Review: Touch Back Plus Shampoo and Conditioner
I have been itching to try the Touch Back Plus Shampoos and Conditioners I bought at ULTA. Two things, before I start my review, ULTA was doing some serious markup on these. Their website sells the shampoo and conditioner for $12.50 a bottle, though they do charge shipping (but it's a $3.95 flat rate), so if I like the stuff, I'll definitely be ordering direct! And second, not only do these notJeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-37398270036413182812015-06-01T19:27:00.001-04:002015-06-01T19:27:38.042-04:00April and May Empties 2015The empties posts continue. Although April showers are supposed to being May flowers; here in the DC area, April's fall-like weather (I had to pull back out my boots and tights) led to May showers ... well really downpours - there's one going on right now.
Here's what I finished in April and May:
Palmer's Cocoa Buter Formula Facial Skin Therapy Oil - Really good quality stuff you can get at Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-68431214465290101352015-05-31T00:05:00.000-04:002015-05-31T00:05:33.270-04:00Reviews Coming Soon to a Jeweled Thumb Blog Near You*I'm a tad bit exhausted but I wanted to show you all what you can expect me to be blogging about soon. The Cover Girl and Butter London items were sent for review consideration. The hair dye related stuff was purchased by me; tonight actually!
I am going grey (well white as it turns out), especially around my temples and it's really starting to bother me as I'm only 31. These were on clearanceJeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-15718146141777625152015-05-15T10:00:00.000-04:002015-05-15T10:00:00.302-04:00Love Laura Mercier Crème de Pistache But Hate The Price?
Let me introduce you to this lovely perfume, from Urban Outfitters: Pistachio Brulee. I know I'm far from their target market, but I do shop there occasionally and one time I spritzed this and fell in love. And I fell in love with the price point even more. Urban Outfitter's Gourmand EDP Fragrance in the scent Pistachio Bruleè is described as having notes of milk vanilla mousse, pistachio and Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-88898712505624694662015-05-07T10:00:00.000-04:002015-05-28T11:25:17.710-04:00Review: L'Oreal Infallible® Pro-Last Lipcolor in Cherry Noir #217
Even though I hadn't had great luck with the L'Oreal Infallible line, I decided to try the Pro-Last Lipcolor. I picked the shade Cherry Noir #217. For some reason I've been on a vampy red/berry kick even though we're in spring. Also, although the CVS I bought this at cost more than the L'Oreal website lists them for ($13.79 versus $12.99). I had been sent a 25% off coupon from CVS and had a $3 Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-55972354821723937032015-05-05T10:16:00.000-04:002015-05-05T10:16:00.091-04:00Fragrance Flash Reviews II was going through my blogger posts and realized I had quite a few posts that I had started but never finished, this being on of them. Flash fragrance reviews. I love fragrance and when I worked at ULTA years ago now, that's the section where I worked until I starting working in the makeup area. I got to know scents very well and amassed quite the collection so I rarely buy fragrance nowadays Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-39894609034934670182015-05-04T10:00:00.000-04:002015-05-04T19:57:13.495-04:00When You Need To Pop
Let's face it. Unless you're a saint, you've probably popped a breakout during your lifetime. Zits, spots or whatever you choose to call them are probably something most of us have dealt with. Some more than others, some longer than others. If you have the patience to wait for them to heal and go away before popping them, I salute your patience. Me? I can't help but do it occasionally and I'm Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-89463483863985414402015-04-28T20:45:00.001-04:002015-04-28T23:26:32.849-04:00Ibotta: Where Have I Been?I was reading some "mom blogs" to get some recipe tips and checking in on some updated coupon policies and whatnot and stumbled upon one that was running a post on smartphone apps that save you money and/or keep you organized. It wasn't mentioned in the actual post, but a reader mentioned the app Ibotta and I was instantly intrigued and downloaded it. Holy moly, where have been? Seriously. I use Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-19342891112925074952015-04-27T10:00:00.000-04:002015-04-27T10:00:04.113-04:00A Warning for Sephora in JCPenney ShoppersThis isn't a huge deal, but I wanted to make others aware and see if anyone else has had something similar occur to them. It also reminds me that when you're dealing with a major corporation, whether it's your employer or a store you frequent, you need to be diligent and ensure things are applied the way they are supposed to be. This is especially relevant when dealing with stores with rewards Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-90825666911768675232015-04-25T15:17:00.000-04:002015-04-25T15:17:07.311-04:00Review: Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals Pop of Passion Lip Oil-Balm Punch Pop
I was super excited that the Bare Escentuals Lip-Oil Balms were available during ULTA's 20% discount code as while the balms are fairly reasonably priced for a prestige brand, 20% off is always better! I picked up the color Punch Pop, even though I had anticipated getting a color that leaned a bit more on the berry side. Nonetheless, I was super excited to try it!
The packaging is something Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-57016239261951324602015-04-22T09:00:00.000-04:002015-04-22T09:00:01.062-04:00Review: Ole Henriksen Pure Truth™ Melting Cleanser
I was so excited to try the Ole Henriksen Pure Truth™ Melting Cleanser. I was trying to hold out for a sample before purchasing, but the 1floz size caught my eye during a visit to Sephora during the sale and before I knew it, it was in my basket. I didn't want to go with the full sized product as I hadn't tried this before and hadn't really tried a gelée cleanser at all, only balms and oils (Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-29257976806699799152015-04-20T12:00:00.000-04:002015-04-20T12:00:10.980-04:00January, February and March 2015 Empties
I was - I'll say diligent - about making sure all of my 2014 empties posts went up before starting 2015 (what diligent means is my tiny bit of OCD kicked into gear and I just couldn't do empties posts out of order - the horror!). Anyway, I've very pleased with what I've finished so far in 2015. I've made a big effort to use up body care products. Well, to be honest, I want to finish everything Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-40787899093803691582015-04-18T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-18T08:00:04.268-04:00Review: Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear LipsticksI had been intrigued about trying the Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipsticks for sometime but I didn't want to purchase because a) they are pricey at $21 a pop and b) there are so many colors, it was overwhelming! In a near empty Sephora inside JCPenney where a sweet associate happened to be on shift, I decided to test some of the colors. First of all, I don't know if this has happened atJeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-53265897423250756062015-04-14T16:25:00.000-04:002015-04-14T16:25:05.994-04:00Review: Aero Minerale Makeup Mist in Ivory
On one of my recent visits to ULTA, I found a bottle of the Aero Minerale Makeup Mist in the shade Ivory in the clearance section for $3.74. It usually retails from anywhere from $14.99 to $19.99 and I had one of the $3.50 off $10 and was using some of my points so I figured if it was truly awful, no great harm. It seemed light enough, it was cheap and I have been wanting to try these makeup Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-18249760569255167612015-04-08T21:54:00.001-04:002015-04-09T21:25:42.797-04:00Very Small Haul - thebalm Balmsai PaletteI keep on forgetting that Kohls is carrying more high end makeup these days, and since I had $20 in their Kohls Cash and $15 in their "Yes 2 You Rewards" (which allows you to earn $5 back for every $100 you spend with no required spend amount per trip and in addition to the Kohls Cash with any payment method), I wound up having a pretty substantial sum to play with. I didn't feel like rooting Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-6527931146547847272015-04-06T22:42:00.000-04:002015-04-06T22:42:20.940-04:00Review: Nivea In-Shower Nourishing Body Lotion for Very Dry Skin
I was intrigued when the Nivea In-Shower Nourishing Body Lotions came out. I had been wanting to try the LUSH ones for ages, but they are super pricey, in tubs and don't come in smaller sizes so you're stuck buying a huge one even if you just want to test it out (and the truly free sample pots at LUSH wouldn't be enough to get a good idea if I'd want to purchase). Nivea on the other hand, is Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-82113864173795283412015-04-01T23:45:00.003-04:002015-04-08T21:59:21.102-04:002014 Empties Part V
So I was not expecting this post to be so paltry as I thought I had a bunch more "sample" empties in 2014, but then I remembered that I finished more deluxe sizes which I showed in the actual posts, so... this is the last of what I used up in 2014. Next you will see what I used up in January, February and March of 2015 which I'm quite pleased with, but until then... this slightly pathetic Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-51568650750333171652015-03-29T14:00:00.001-04:002015-03-29T14:00:33.513-04:00Outfit and Makeup of the Night - v. 6th Wedding Anniversary
My husband and I celebrated our 6th Wedding Anniversary last night (technically the date is today, but a Saturday night dinner seemed more special somehow). We went to an amazing restaurant in downtown Bethesda (if you're local) called 4935 Bar and Kitchen. Highly recommend. I presume the guy that helped us out was the general manager - I wish I remembered his name, he was awesome. Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249034998099967933.post-75223818338808993822015-03-23T08:30:00.000-04:002015-03-23T08:30:02.719-04:00Review: L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte in #101 Classic Ivory
(warning! This is a long one)
Based on the preliminary results from my foundation haul post on reviewing what I had picked up recently, I decided to start with the L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte in #101 Classic Ivory. If you've been reading Jeweled Thumb for any length of time, you should know that I have dry skin, so I wasn't sure how this would work for me. Granted, a lot of the reviews that Jeweled Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995077019755277199noreply@blogger.com0