Long Time No See

Without 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, because, honesty, if it held my interest for nearly 5 years and I miss it, I should probably start doing it again.

xoxo JeweledThumb 

Miss Me?/Random Favorites

I know, world's worst blogger, awful maintainer of blog website, lazy you-tube-watcher and tea drinker who doesn't make time for blogging...

Anyway, my parents took my husband and I and my brother and his girlfriend on a cruise vacation to New England and Canada. I stepped inside a Shoppers Drug Mart for the first time ever which was uber exciting. I bought 1 makeup item, the Annabelle Smoothliner in Black, which not only did I find for CAD$4.99 on sale, but happens to stay amazingly on the waterline and tightline. I scrounged the two story Halifax store for Bioderma but they were out of the pink version. Major disappointed ensued until I found Aero mint balls. Yum.

I managed to pack a smallish makeup arsenal and rediscovered some past loves from my makeup collection, including Bare Minerals Foundation in Fair which I wore just about everyday on the trip. For evening meals I used the Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation in Ivory which I applied with my trusty Beauty Blender. I rediscovered my love for MAC Lustre Lipstick in Rubia which is quite old but has retained the vanilla scent (thank goodness since it's a gorgeous nude). For fragrance I wore Bath & Body Works Forever Red Eau de Parfum roller ball which I picked up for a mere $2 at the last semi-annual sale. It's lovely and my husband likes it (win win).

I'm not going to go through everything right now, but I used eve lom cleansing balm and a muslin cloth to cleanse my skin every night. I used First Aid Beauty Daily Face Cream as a day moisturizer and Skindinavia Makeup Setting Spray to set.

I'll leave you with some beautiful places I saw on my trip:

Bar Harbor, Maine

Cathedral, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 Botanical Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

I hope everyone has had a great beginning to their October!

I've Been Cheating

... on makeup

So, aside from the a relapse of my back, bronchitis and a trip to my in-laws, I've been cheating on makeup with tea! I know, it's a horrible thing. It all started (officially) with an order from Teavana in May. Then a bit later, I found tea blogs and then just after the tea blogs, I found Steepster which is like the makeupalley of tea. And I'm thoroughly addicted. I do have some posts coming up, including a review of the Stila Beauty Blender dupe, my August Birchbox (I know it's September, but I finally settled down and got over my brief disappointment/anger and will review it), mini-reviews/items I took on vacation and of course my August empties. No fear, I am still using makeup and have a ton of reviews in my head that need to get down on paper. I thank you for your support and staying with me during my multitude of distractions this summer.

Where's Jeweled Thumb?

It is heading towards the last 5 weeks of my very last semester ever and I have pretty much disappeared from social media entirely. Fear not, once I get that piece of paper in December (as long as I pass this class), I will be back to normal posting. I appreciate all of you that are sticking by me even though my posts have been lacking. I have barely been able to read other blogs let alone get onto Blogger myself. Not to say I'm not buying makeup as I definitely am and I have a ton of things to review!

I look forward to blogging without graduate school soon!

Boscia GWP & Update

Boscia is running a cool promotion during the holidays. Every few days, they are offering a "stocking stuffer" gift with purchase offer. This weekend's is especially good because it includes  generous "samples" of the Luminizing Black Mask, the Clarifying Detox Mask as well as a full size of the Intensifying Moisture Pack with a $35 or more purchase (the two "sample" masks are practically 1/2 a full size). And for a limited time, they are offering free Peppermint blotting sheets with every order ($10 value). The blotting linens are good stocking stuffers themselves and the mask set and the linens would (in my opinion) make a pretty fabulous gift! Free shipping + their usual 3 samples with every order too makes the deal even sweeter.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend so far and I apologize for my sporadic posting. I am slowly getting over my case of walking pneumonia (so fun!) and also had some car troubles this week. I might have indulged a bit in the CVS beauty sale which if you haven't heard is currently going on now and Nouveau Cheap has an amazing master list of all the goodies you can get for a fraction of their normal retail price! There will be more posts in the near future.

Apothica Giveaway Ends Soon!

I want to apologize for my absence. I went almost a full week without a new post and I will blame that on the major sinus infection I had. I'm nearly back to snuff (thanks to some heavy duty antibiotics) and have quite a few posts planned out so there will be more content soon!

If you haven't already entered my Apothica giveaway, check it out here. It ends 11:59EST on Sunday the 31st (that's tomorrow)!

An Update

One of my resolutions was posting on Jeweled Thumb everyday. Obviously I forgot about allergy season and the lengthy exams during the semester that I would have to deal with. This week is midterm week at JT Headquarters which means that I haven't done my nails in a week (they look awful) and I don't have a ton of time to think up awesome and witty posts for you guys. You don't think my posts are witty? OFF WITH YOUR RED HEAD! I also haven't gone to see Alice in Wonderland yet which I am dying to do.

Posts in the works:
- finally a NOTD
- a post about the new skin routine I've recently started (with mini reviews)
- a post (thanks to Jasmine) about a hair product I keep coming back to - though I didn't remember the name!
- any other deals that I think are awesome that present themselves

Thank you for your patience as it's taken me a bit to respond to comments (I do read them all - and they make me happy!).

What's going on in your worlds? In the beauty world?

So Exciting I Speak Yiddish!

Oh my gosh guys, I am all verklempt! I can't believe there are 7 people following this blog now! I have a few posts in the works so I hope you find this blog informative & fun! I want to make it something worth reading.

Anyway, I'm planning on having a giveaway when I reach 10 followers, so stay tuned!