Sephora purchases - Urban Decay!

AH so I FINALLY bought a lipstick from Urban Decay! I am in love with the color! I got "Turn On" and it is perfect! I thought it would be too nude/bland pink but it is a really good shade! I wore it to work and got some nice comments!
I also bought a bigger tube of the primer potion! It really does work! I put some on this morning and did my makeup with the Naked3 Palette and my makeup lasted the entire day! I even played soccer tonight and then lifted at the gym, and I was shocked to see my makeup still in place after a long day!
Today I also tried the Make Up Forever mini lipstick, and I am in love with the shade. I'll post a picture later but its not too far off from my regular lip color but it still has a small shading which makes it perfect for an every day lipstick! I am thinking of buying the full size if its not too expensive! :D
What do you think of these products?

xo A

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Casual Birthday Outfit by RoseGal!

Two days ago was my birthday! I finally hit 25.... I can't believe I am officially in my mid-twenties. I feel like I turned 20 not too long ago. I had a busy week of protein purification, and Thursday was not an exception. I had a lot of work to do, harvesting cells and running gels. Although I did "sleep in" an extra 45 minutes and got in to work a little later than I usually have this past week. I also dressed up seeing as it was my birthday and I had plans for a birthday dinner with my boyfriend! :) I wore something that is acceptable to wear to lab, but can also be dressy enough for dinner, since I ended up working until 7:30pm when we had a dinner reservation at 8! Easy transition.

I decided to wear this dress I received from Rosegal.com a couple of days ago! It is a little preppy but cute, and I was able to dress it to my own style! Alta from Rosegal contacted me last month about picking an item from their site to send to me to review, and let me tell you, there is a GREAT selection of items! They have a lot of vintage style clothing, which are really cute, in addition to other very stylish dresses, tops, skirts, and accessories! And the best part was that a lot of these things were under 20 dollars with free shipping!

Liebster Award

Ah! I have been nominated for the Liebster Award, which is a unique Blogger Award series where you get to know more about your fellow bloggers! This award is given to up and coming bloggers, to encourage hard work and help network with other bloggers! I was nominated by Almu from the blog Feel Bella. Thanks Almu! :D

Lspace Swim 2014 Trunk Show

Yesterday I drove to the Beverly Hills Bikini Shop on S Beverly Blvd to check out the L*Space Trunk Show! I was really excited to see the selection and try some pieces on because I have been eyeing them online but never really sure what size to get or how they would look on me. They had this cute little set up with snacks, some drinks and a raffle if you tried on a suit! And they had a free gift of a makeup bag and luggage tag with purchase! 

Swim 2014

So this weekend I went shopping last minute with a friend and came home with some major deals!!
I opened a Victoria's Secret Angels credit card in December and so I got some coupons in my email and mail. I also had a $20 gift card to VS so I went in the store looking to buy something and I had been eyeing their swim suits! I hate ordering things online because I'm never sure of the size. So this VS in Santa Monica had swim! I tried on this cute strapless top and it was perfect! I am never one to buy a strapless top but this one has the right support! And the bottoms I had the exact same in solid black.
This top was originally 32 dollars, and the bottom was 24. Using my $20 gift card, 20% off one item, and 10 dollars off for my "Birthday Month," My total for this 56 dollar suit was $24 !!! AND I got a free tote bag! It's huge and retails for $75. Not sure if anyone pays that much or even buys it (I wouldn't pay that much for it), but it was free!