Shady Lady - Now for something a little different!

I need to take a step away from all the awesome nail polish, other beauty tips, and the online savings I've found and talk about my friend Graham Moseley Brown. He and I met way back in 2006(ish) in Mesa, Arizona at Inside the Bungalow. I was there with my buddy Tyler and we were there to sing a their open mic night and there we met up with Graham.

Graham is such an amazing singer and an even more of an amazing person. He's always smiling and always friendly. The three of us connected that night and they would invite me up to sing with them for some of my most favorite songs.

Here's some pics of those times. (Bet you didn't think I had these huh Graham? Lol.)

Graham (Left), Tyler (Middle), and Me!

And here's some pictures from us at Inside the Bungalow.

Graham singing one of his awesome songs. (Photo by Me)

Me and Graham

Me and Graham

Anyway enough with the trip down memory lane!

The point of this post is to encourage you all to please go check out Graham's incredible new single "Shady Lady". I really love it and it has shown how much Graham has grown as a musician. So please go check it out on his Facebook page. You can download it for FREE HERE. Or you can help Graham out and purchase the new song on iTunes.

Thanks for checking this out and taking a trip down memory lane with me!

Mystic Muse Lacquers Unboxing!

I am so excited about this unboxing! I absolutely LOVE the color and the packaging Mystic Muse Lacquers sent out. They actually might have over did it as far as the packaging, but my box got epically squished (see pics below) but it all arrived safely. Here's a Facebook link for Mystic Muse!

Mystic Muse Lacquers is a new Indie Polish that just launched this month and I snagged Lady Katrina in their presell. I was so impressed with the packaging I am going to order "Witchy".

Here's the pictures of what I got:

See what I meant about the horribly squished box?

And here it is! The blue shimmer is so gorgeous!

DIY Makeup Brush Holder

While out grocery shopping recently I randomly saw these little containers in the "other cultures" section.

Upon closer inspection I realized they were actually pretty freaking adorable glass jars. So I decided to grab a few and see how they would work as a makeup brush holder.

BEST. IDEA. EVER.

They were legitimately a pain in the arse to clean but hey... nothing worth doing doesn't usually suck at first. So here's the details on how I did it!

Those are the tools I used to complete this task.

First you have to get the thing open with out making a HUGE mess. I ended up using the can opener thingy from one of my husbands utility knives and carefully popped the top. The lid is seriously stuck on the little jars so be careful when opening it.

Once opened prepare for the creepy mixture. And the smell isn't so great either. On the very top is some gel type mixture.

Once you get rid of that, you will be stuck with a hard mixture of "goop". That's seriously the best and only word I can use to describe it.

This stuff is pretty solid so I would use a huge knife (see one pictured above) to get the gunk out. It took me a while to do the first one but once I figured out the best way (jam the knife into the mixture and try to push it all the way down to the base of the glass so some air can get in there) it was pretty easily done after that.

Bamn! Empty and cleanable container!

Now the labels on these containers suck and I do NOT suggest trying to peel them off. Instead soak those suckers for about an hour in warm water. The labels will peel off and you will be able to scratch off the residue left with your finger nails or a spoon.

Wa la! Cute brush holders!

NOTE: There are two different designs available apparently. I just happened to pick up two of each.

So there you have it! Cute and cheap-ish makeup brush holders.

Twice Review!

I am so excited about this purse! I've been wanting this purse for EVER. And I finally was able to grab it!

I found it on Twice and was so excited I wrote a post about it immediately.

When I opened it I was initially disappointed, because it smelled so strongly of whomever owned it before. The perfume smell was really, really bad. I left it out in the open and thankfully it has aired out enough so that I'm able to use it. I am super allergic to perfumes but thankfully it turned out to be ok.

The purse itself was in ok condition. It was a little more used than I had anticipated. Twice should consider putting up more pictures, especially for the higher end items they are selling on their website.

This little strap used to close the main compartment was obviously damaged.

The bottom of the purse had definitely been used and this was not clearly described in the listing on the website.

The inside definitely could have been cleaned better before sending out to a new customer.

I did email Twice about the condition of the purse when I received it and they were super apologetic and offered me an in-store credit.

Overall I'm pretty happy with my purchase and experience with Twice and will definitely purchase again. (I'll be sure to post the details when I do!) I am going to be emailing them about adding more images to their listings and hopefully they will. I'll keep you all posted on that.

Don't forget to use the information I posted HERE on how to get $20 for free and also get 50% OFF!

Halloween Give Away!!

Hi guys! In order to boost some traffic to my blog and my new Bloggy Owl Facebook page, I've decided to throw a little contest!

Here are the details!

Starting today (10/19/2014) and ending Saturday Night (10/25/2014).

FIRST: Please like my BLOG page. 

SECOND: LIKE and SHARE my post about this contest on Facebook.

THIRD: Please check out my blog over at www.bloggyowl.com

PRIZES: You will receive one set of the fabulous Younique 3D Lashes, 4 Cool Skull Polishes, 2 Julep Polishes (Joanna and Isla), and a Ciate Polish (Beach Nut). (EDIT: I'll also toss in a couple Pure Ice Glow in the Dark polishes!)

RULES: You must Like/Share this post and like my blog Facebook page in order to be entered into the drawing. Winner will be chosen on 10/26/2014 by a random drawing.

THANK YOU!

BeautyLish Unboxing! Benjabelle Brush Tree + The Brush Guard

www.beautylish.com

I got my first ever order from BeautyLish and I am so unbelievably stoked! The shipping was SUPER fast and my order was incredibly packaged. I ordered it Friday night and got it Tuesday (FREE 2 day Fedex). 

I ordered the Benjabelle Sunflower Brush Tree and also grabbed some of The Brush Guards (I got the Large Variety Pack). I can't wait to try these out and of course I'll be posting a new blog post about it!  I am also going to be filming a makeup brush washing video (using my new favorite thing ever, the Zote laundry soap) in the next few days I'll make sure to share the link.

Now for the pictures!

The box was a little larger than I had expected but the packing.... It was incredible!

Each of my items was carefully wrapped in paper and they even put in a personalized note!

I am SO excited for my brush tree and can not wait to try it out!

I had to assemble it right away lol!

So overall I'm super excited about my purchase from BeautyLish and will definitely be purchasing from them again.

Keep tuned for the video on the brush tree and brush guards in action! I'll be sure to post a link here once I have it completed.

And please don't forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter!

Black Dahlia Lacquer Launch!

I am so excited about the launch of Black Dahlia Lacquer! I can't wait to get the polishes I ordered from them!

I was lucky enough to be chosen to review one of their tester polishes back in July and I was amazed how pigmented it was. In the pictures below I only have 2 coats on my pointer finger, the other fingers are just one coat.

The company is a mother-daughter team based out of Austin, Texas. Not only is it hand-crafted polish line but it is also vegan, and 5-free!

Here are the colors I should be getting next week. And yes I will definitely be reviewing them once I get them in!

BEACH HYDRANGEA - As my friend pointed out, this looks like Elsa's dress from Frozen! I thought that was a spot on description! This is the description from their website "Beach Hydrangea is a cornflower blue holo polish that is opaque in two coats."

WILD CHERRY BLOSSOMS - I can't WAIT to get this color in. I'm usually not very much into pink colors, but for some reason I just LOVE this color. It's so SHINY! Here's the information from the website "Wild Cherry Blossoms is a pink-tinged red holo nail polish. It is opaque in two coats."

SILVER WILLOW - I love this color too! I actually really love all the colors lol. But this one is fantastic! Here's the description from the website "Silver Willow is an intense silver blue holo with added violet shimmer."

Make sure to follow Black Dahlia Lacquer on Facebook and Twitter. I believe they have a 10% OFF coupon code once you like their Facebook page. And if you see anything in the collection make sure to let them know I sent you!