#28daysoflippies Instagram Round-up Finale! Wildcard Week!

Thanks everyone who followed and liked my #28daysoflippies challenge on Instagram. Now that February is over, so is the challenge...and I am here to recap the last week of the challenge, which was Wildcard week, showcasing my funnest and most unexpected lippies!

Wildcard week was so fun because I got to really push myself out of my comfort zone!

Wildcard Lippies:

Butter London Lippy in La Moss $18: A gorgeous semi-opaque deep wine.

Lancome La Laque Fever in Electric Pink $27: Vibrant hot pink and purple sparkles in a hot pink base.

Rimmel Stay Glossy in Black Diva $4.99: Buildable semi-opaque black gloss.

L'Oreal Le Gloss in The Muses' Shine $5.99: 24k glitter and shine.

Beautifully Disney lip gloss in Change Your Fate $14.95: Merida inspired--a bold, creamy orange.

Essence XXXL Shine gloss in Rock On $2.49: Darkened plum with lots of sparkle.

NYX Matte Lipstick in Alabama $5.99: Dark brick and perfectly matte. 

Thanks for joining me for this fun challenge. I hope you found some new favorites!

#28daysoflippies Week Three: Instagram Round-Up Red Week!

Only one more week of my #28daysoflippies Instagram challenge left! Can you believe there is only one week left in February? 
Check out this week's fabulous reds!

I found rocking reds all week long totally increased my confidence!

Red Lippies:

Lipstick Queen Medieval $22: The sheerest of the bunch. A moisturizing sheer red for that flushed look.

NYX Round Lipstick in Snow White $3.99: The deepest of my picks, a little vampy and a nice sheen.

Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish 01 $4.99: A true, blue-based red.

bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Gloss in Game Changer $18: A true red gloss with bold coverage.

NYX Matte Lipstick in Bloody Mary $5.99: A more subdued red, but very, very matte.

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense in Mightiest Maraschino $17: Glossy and easy to wear.

Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in F-Bomb $22: Creamier that the Rimmel offering; true and intense.

I am glad to know at least these picks from my vast collection of reds aren't dupes! What is your favorite red lippie?

Tomorrow starts the week of wildcards! Are you excited??

#28daysoflippies: Week One Instagram Round-up

Thanks to those being really supportive of my first Instagram self-imposed challenged called 28 days of lippies.
A new day, a new lipstick/gloss/pencil for the whole month of February.
It gets me to shop my stash and break out of my comfort zone!
Week One has been the week of my nude lippies, of which I barely have any. This week really pushed me out of my comfort zone. I ended the week (today) with a rose pop of color...next week will be my pinks!

Here's a quick run down of this week's picks, in order, starting from the top left and going across the rows.
1. NYX Butter Lipgloss in Creme Brulee. $4.99. Creamy light pink/nude and decently moisturizing. 2. Maybelline Nude Lust. $7.49. New to my collection. I felt it washed me out but the formula is great! 3. Lancome Rouge in Love 304B Rose Emotion. $28. A pretty, leaning light coral nude pink. Great, featherlight formula. 4. Urban Decay Native. $22. Creamy and pigmented, but thick. 5. Khroma Beauty Joystick in Sea Coral. $8.99. A matte light coral. Love the vanilla smell! 6. M.A.C Stay Sweet. $15. Lightest baby pink. Settles into lines but I still love it. 7. Rimmel Picadilly Pink. $5. My prelude to the pinks, a rosy neutral.
If you haven't checked it out yet, my Instagram link it to the upper right!

#sorrynotsorry: 5 Beauty Things I Am NOT Apologizing For!

So, I have been seeing this tag a lot on Instagram and the Blog world, but Liesl's post at Liesl Loves Pretty Things convinced me to do this. And I encourage you to do it as well. I tag all of you to be #sorrynotsorry!!So here are the 5 beauty related things I am definitely not apologizing for this year!1. Selfies. This is on a lot of the lists I have seen, and I try and take selfies very rarely because I don't want to annoy anyone. And when I do post them, I feel self-conscious and shallow. But you know what? All of us really need to embrace our inner beauty and soak in the compliments---and pass them on when someone else posts a selfie. Let's empower each other. Selfies aren't selfish, they are self-expression!

2. Buying more makeup. Yes, I have drawers full of the stuff. I don't need another lipstick, but blogging is my hobby and something that makes me happy and if picking up another eyeshadow is a part of that, then okay! I am not going to be sorry about it! Am I going to try and cut back---yes, but life is too short to not make yourself happy within means.3. Breaking makeup rules. Most of us that blog do this anyway, but people who don't love makeup and nails as much as we do sometimes say hurtful things or criticize when I wear vampy lipstick during the day or I work in blue eye shadow into a look. I resolve to stop caring and keep experimenting. There are no rules to makeup!4. Not tanning. Embracing your natural skin tone is beautiful and just because I live in California and stick out among the fake-bronzed girls, I won't harm my skin by sitting in a tanning bed or lying out without sunscreen. Nope! Sorrynotsorry.5. Not over-plucking. Yes, I tweeze my eyebrows a little bit, but its good to go with the natural shape of your brows! Don't worry so much. And on that note, I refuse to shave the hair on my arms. I don't get that phenomenon, and I won't be sorry that I have hair on my arms.What are you not sorry for?

#sorrynotsorry: 5 Beauty Things I Am NOT Apologizing For!

So, I have been seeing this tag a lot on Instagram and the Blog world, but Liesl's post at Liesl Loves Pretty Things convinced me to do this. And I encourage you to do it as well. I tag all of you to be #sorrynotsorry!! So here are the 5 beauty related things I am definitely not apologizing for this year! 1. Selfies. This is on a lot of the lists I have seen, and I try and take selfies very rarely because I don't want to annoy anyone. And when I do post them, I feel self-conscious and shallow. But you know what? All of us really need to embrace our inner beauty and soak in the compliments---and pass them on when someone else posts a selfie. Let's empower each other. Selfies aren't selfish, they are self-expression!

2. Buying more makeup. Yes, I have drawers full of the stuff. I don't need another lipstick, but blogging is my hobby and something that makes me happy and if picking up another eyeshadow is a part of that, then okay! I am not going to be sorry about it! Am I going to try and cut back---yes, but life is too short to not make yourself happy within means. 3. Breaking makeup rules. Most of us that blog do this anyway, but people who don't love makeup and nails as much as we do sometimes say hurtful things or criticize when I wear vampy lipstick during the day or I work in blue eye shadow into a look. I resolve to stop caring and keep experimenting. There are no rules to makeup! 4. Not tanning. Embracing your natural skin tone is beautiful and just because I live in California and stick out among the fake-bronzed girls, I won't harm my skin by sitting in a tanning bed or lying out without sunscreen. Nope! Sorrynotsorry. 5. Not over-plucking. Yes, I tweeze my eyebrows a little bit, but its good to go with the natural shape of your brows! Don't worry so much. And on that note, I refuse to shave the hair on my arms. I don't get that phenomenon, and I won't be sorry that I have hair on my arms. What are you not sorry for?

CH..CH...CHA....CHANGES

Hey everyone!!Pretty Panda is having some changes, or rather additions, that I would like to make you aware of!First...new Instagram! If you already follow me on my old one...I won't be sad if you leave in favor of only beauty related posts, so no worries.Second...Facebook page! If you have a Facebook page for your blog, let me know so I can like you!Also, does anyone know what is going on with GFC? Remember to find me on BlogLovin, Twitter, and Feedspot, or use the handy buttons to your right.You may now go back to your regularly scheduled programming.  

CH..CH...CHA....CHANGES

Hey everyone!! Pretty Panda is having some changes, or rather additions, that I would like to make you aware of! First...new Instagram! If you already follow me on my old one...I won't be sad if you leave in favor of only beauty related posts, so no worries. Second...Facebook page! If you have a Facebook page for your blog, let me know so I can like you! Also, does anyone know what is going on with GFC? Remember to find me on BlogLovin, Twitter, and Feedspot, or use the handy buttons to your right. You may now go back to your regularly scheduled programming.  

Pretty Panda Got a Facelift!!

 Hey Pandas! If you are stumbling around the blog, you might notice it looks a bit different! Don't you love it?  Check out the links to my Bloglovin, Instagram, and Pinterest if you haven't already, and be sure to follow and subscribe!! Leave a comment if you do so I can do the same for your blog! Thanks so much to Brielle at Elevenlove on Etsy for the amazing work on my design. I have a new look, so be on watch for new and exciting posts coming up! 

Pretty Panda Got a Facelift!!

  Hey Pandas!   If you are stumbling around the blog, you might notice it looks a bit different! Don't you love it?   Check out the links to my Bloglovin, Instagram, and Pinterest if you haven't already, and be sure to follow and subscribe!! Leave a comment if you do so I can do the same for your blog!   Thanks so much to Brielle at Elevenlove on Etsy for the amazing work on my design.   I have a new look, so be on watch for new and exciting posts coming up!