Ed Note: Studly

It's almost the weekend! WOO!

What's better on the weekend than a little fun on your fingertips?
I'm referring, in this instance, to nail art but hey it's your weekend. Do with it what you like ;)

This little trick is a favorite of mine when I want to do something a little funky with my nails but I don't want to spend a million years with a striping brush, a dotting tool or, a sponge.

So do yourself a little favor and shell out the $.99 on eBay for a fancy wheel full of plastic silver and gold studs.
So the next time you're giving yourself a little manicure you can pop one of these into your wet polish, cover with a nice quality topcoat and have 2-4 days of the sassiest nails you have the patience to create.

I personally like the look of a simple single stud but just like with every other beauty bumpf you can add as much or as little as you like to create your desired effect.

Have a studly weekend boys and girls!

The Spring Series:Cheeks

The final installment of the Spring Series!

This one is going to cover all things blush. I do love a good cheek color and nothing really says springtime like a good coral pink cheek.

These puppies run the gamut from cream to powder, pink to coral and, high end to budget so if you are looking for something to refresh your look for the impending (hopefully) warm days I should have you covered. 

A Fan-fucking-tastic Mascara (But It's Not Better Than Sex)

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara...

...Ok so the name of this mascara is such a huge load of marketing crap that I just cannot get behind. Which is really something coming from me. I am the definition of a marketing department's wet dream.

I'm all about cheeky names from the beauty industry (no matter how inappropriate I can get behind NARS 100%) but this is just kind of lame.

It's one of the reasons why I put off trying this mascara for such a long time. Despite the fact that it got positive reviews from the beauty community and rave reviews from my friends I just don't think the whole "sex sells" thing works here. 

No mascara is better than sex.

It does happen to be one really excellent mascara though.

A Limited Edition 8$ Worth Spending

There was a time when my beauty obsession was so intense that if something had a "Limited Edition" label you could guarantee I would spend my money on it. Especially if it happened to be at the drugstore. 

The thought process was something like "Well if I hate it, it's only 8$ and if I don't get it now I'll surely regret it." (Don't call me Shirley.)

The problem with that line of thinking is that you inevitably wind up with a lot of product you don't really love and a collection so out of control you don't know where to reach when doing your makeup. 

So since learning my limited edition lesson I've become much more decisive about which items I'll shell out for and which ones get to stay on the shelf for other hungry collectors.

This weekend when I spotted the new Maybelline Spring Rebel Bloom Limited Edition Color Tattoo in the shade Black Orchid I knew it was coming home with me. 

Capsule Wardrobe| Cheeks

I love a good cheek product.
The funny thing is on really desperate beauty days (ie: I've slept until 8 and need to leave in 20 minutes.) it's one of the first things I omit.

Despite that, the impact blush creates on the face is not lost on me.

So today I thought I would cover my capsule cheek collection and include the blushed, bronzer and highlighter that i think would make the perfect lineup for a basic makeup collection.

Head to Head:Cleansing Water

Nothing has made a bigger splash within the community than the onslaught of the cleansing water over the last few years. 

Not only did people get excited when it was first mentioned but the obsession has had legs. 

With feature's like Into the Gloss' Top Shelf and various other "what's in your bathroom" kind of interviews being commonplace these days its hard for a week to go by without someone mentioning their micellar water of choice. 

There is definitely a front runner, Bioderma Crealine H2O has been the be all end all of models and makeup artists for years but about a year ago myself I cam across something more accessible and just as effective.

....So now that Bioderma is available (and relatively affordable) here in the states how does one measure up to the other?

Find out after the jump.

The Spring Series| Lips

Despite what seems to be another late winter "polar vortex" I am so ready to start breaking out some of my favorite spring shades. 

I don't like to complain, because I do genuinely enjoy the winter months but, I'm at my wits end at this point. It's cold and grey and it snows just enough so that you can't stay home but your journey into work is a nightmare so yes, I'm done with winter. 

So continued from last week I'm going to give you the rundown of all the lippies I'm busting out to get me through the last of the coldest days. 

February Haul:The Post No Buy|TheUnanimousMolly

Today I'm excited to finally share all of the goodies I've picked up over the month of February. I've mentioned in a few posts (too many?) that I was nixing the beauty spending in the month of January and barring a single infraction it was a pretty wild success. 

So as a reward I went ahead and treated myself to a few things. Better yet? I didn't break the bank in my excitement to spend again. 

YAY!

Check out behind the cut to see all of the things I picked up this month.

The Spectrum | Wine

I was thinking a little about Pantone's new Color Of the Year recently and trying to find an organic and relevant way to include some Marsala talk on the blog.

While the brown/red/terracotta shade is one that I think is immensely flattering and easy to wear across a lot of skin tones I don't actually own anything in a true Marsala shade. 

So instead I thought I would cover some of my favorite Vino inspired shades.

This way if Marsala doesn't sing to you we can help find another grape that will.

Physicians Formula: Eye Booster Instant Lash Extention Kit

The premise of a product like this just gets my heart all aflutter.

I love a big lash-y dramatic look, even when I have little else on in the way of makeup so when Physicians Formula dropped this little drugstore bomb it was all I could do to make it to the end of my "no buy" without caving.

Finally last week I picked it up and after a few positive reviews I had some pretty high expectations.

Did it measure up?

Well...

The short answer is no.

The Current Concealer Wardrobe

No product has the ability to illicit more excitement in me than concealer.
I've never been much of a full coverage girl when it comes to foundation, hell I've never been much of a foundation girl in general. When it comes to hiding imperfections and evening out my skin tone concealer has always been where it's at for me.
Targeted application is key and finding the right texture is a constant mission in my life.
As such at any given moment my collection has what seems to be an ever growing and changing selection of products.
Today we're taking a tour of what's in the lineup right now. 

The Spring Series| Nails

It seems almost cruel to talk about Spring when as we speak New York City is being pelted with freezing rain and the threat of falling down a set of subway stairs is a damn near daily issue. 

It's cool though, I'm still going to talk about it. 

Especially because for the first time all winter I am actually dying for a little warm weather and sunshine. 

Dying.

...but if you can't have the sunshine in your life you might as well have it on your nails. 

Right?

The Post "No Buy" Wishlist

Now I must say this last "no buy" mission I went on over the month of January was the most successful spending ban endeavor I've taken on to date. 

The only beauty item I bought all month long, which I covered here, was on the day my apartment flooded so I'm calling it even.

Now naturally I have developed quite a wishlist after a month of abstaining but if I'm being honest I've been enjoying spending on other things lately but, there is more to come on that this month. 

For now these are the things that may or may not pop up in my next haul video. 

Drugstore Survivors

Ah the great beauty purge of 2015!

Every time I sit down at my vanity to put on my makeup in the morning the happier I am to have done what I did.

Now when I took stock of what was left after I made all of my cuts it was pretty obvious that most of my high end goods kept their spots while a lot of my budget buys got the axe. 

That isn't to say I don't love a good budget buy but as an educated consumer I tend to spend more money on things I know I will like whereas at the drugstore I'm more inclined to pick up something I've never heard of. 

Inevitably this creates a higher ratio of success for the more costly pieces. 

Having said that though, there are quite a few budget friendly bits that have managed to make the cut. 

January 2015 Favorites| TheUnanimousMolly

One month down!

2015 has gotten off to kind of a rough start around the Unanimous Molly headquarters but there were some pretty stellar things that went down in the month of January. 

I turned 26! I was also sick for my birthday which was a huge bummer but, in retrospect, it earned me a much needed break from my life and kind of a forced system reboot. 

So jump behind the cut for some of the best January had to offer from a rock and roll stage show to a classic red lip there was a little something for everyone. 

More Than One Way to Skin

Sometimes hopping on a bandwagon for me means getting stuck in a rut of doing something only one way and, when it comes to your beauty there is always more than one way to get something done.

For the last year and a half, ever since Caroline Hirons made her triumphant debut on my beauty blog radar, I have been obsessed with trialing all kinds of chemical exfoliators. I loved the idea of gently smoothing the skin without irritation.

Lately though I've started to consider the benefit of switching up my product options to get the most out of my skin.

Most Worn| MAC Lipstick

 

I love a good MAC Lipstick. Walking up to the counter and seeing the rows of rainbow shades spread out in front of me adds a superficial little pickup to my heartbeat.

Especially if you are new to the land of MAC or lipstick (or both) it's a great place to get your feet wet, get out of your comfort zone and try something different. 

Over the years I have come across many a MAC lippie some I've loved and some not so much but, today I've narrowed it down to the six most worn shades in my lineup this way, if you are planning a visit, maybe you'll have a place to start in mind.