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The Cheap Chick
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These days, penny-pinching has become something of an art for people like me. I live on a tiny income, and manage to get way more out of it than I should be able to. Follow my blog to find out how I do it!
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Easter egg nails

Months late as per my usual in blogging, here are the dress and manicure I wore for Easter!This is a model, not me, in case that wasnt clear xDClicking on this image will take you to the item listing...

6 days ago

Swatches of six My Pretty Zombie eyeshadows and one blush

One of sellers I really like, but have not yet given as much attention as they deserve, is My Pretty Zombie (MPZ) - an indie makeup company with an incredibly fun (though morbid!) brand image.MPZ hau...

13 apr 12 1 person likes this

Mistress 9 look for Sailor Moon collab

Heres part 2 of the Sailor Moon collaboration: villains!I chose Mistress 9 for my villain (and not just because she looks so much like Rei/ Mars, my fave scout). Shes from the Death Busters (or Burea...

07 apr 12

There was also a festive manicure

But it did not match the makeup ^.^ In all honesty I probably would have painted my nails to match the makeup (Wet n Wild Waves of Enchantment would have been perfect) if I had planned it in advance!...

02 apr 12

Very, very belated Valentines Day look

Yes, that holiday that was nearly two months ago T__TFace of the day, February 14, 2012I decided to go with pink and gold makeup for dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant, and boy did seem to thin...

01 apr 12

Just a bit of weekend link lovin

Here are some excellent blog posts from this week that you wont want to miss!Read more »

25 mar 12

1 + 1 + 1 = 1

So heres how my pink-gold lipliner, lip balm and lipgloss look together when layered!Swatches on otherwise bare skin, L-R: Venomous Cosmetics lip liner Its Destiny, Darling Girl Cosmetics tinted lip ...

25 mar 12

Swatches and reviews of five Venomous Cosmetics eyeshadows and one lip pencil

This is an old haul from around Christmastime! I had seen pictures of this limited edition lip liner Its Destiny on the Venomous Cosmetics Facebook page and knew I wanted it, because it is pink with ...

24 mar 12

Sailor Jupiter-inspired look for Sailor Moon collab!

This is an exciting day: the day of round 1 of the Sailor Moon collaboration! I love Sailor Moon, both the TV show and the original, far superior books drawn by Naoko Takeuchi. A bunch of other girls...

23 mar 12

Swatches of two Darling Girl Cosmetics tinted lip balms

I want to start by saying that Susan, the mastermind of Darling Girl Cosmetics, has reformulated the tinted lip balms since I got these, but since the colors havent changed (except to become a bit mo...

19 mar 12

Flash review: Benefit benetint, posietint, and high beam

One of the major advantages UK girls have over US ladies is that they often get free gifts with their magazines, particularly Glamour magazine. Luckily for me, the boy is more than willing to grab th...

04 mar 12

Watercolor Whimsy FOTD feat. Fyrinnae

This is such a springtime-y look, its kind of funny to realize it was actually from December, just a couple of days before Christmas! I was going out to lunch with my aunts, female cousins and mother...

02 mar 12

Quick comparison: Shiro vs. Fyrinnae

By the way, that "vs." is not meant as "which one is better" just so were clear :)I mainly wanted Damn Paladins so I could compare it with Detective: theyre both meant to be taupe...

28 feb 12

Swatches of five Fyrinnae eyeshadows

These are some assorted new additions to my Fyrinnae stash, and unfortunately Cuddlefish, a free sample, got lost somewhere in my bedroom and is not included here :/ If I ever find it ... Ill swatch ...

27 feb 12

Quick comparison: Meow vs. Sassy

Here is an example of how hard it is for every single indie makeup company to have 100% unique shades that no other company has already made.L-R: Midnight Kiss, Gasoline RainbowOn the left: Midnight ...

25 feb 12

UK/ Europe hauling again

My wonderful guy was here for three weeks, and he brought me ... quite a few things I had wanted from England and Europe :)February UK haulWow, its a lot of nail polish, isnt it? Fair warning: this p...

24 feb 12

Quick swatches of some beautiful orange glosses

Orange lips are still a major trend, luckily - since I bought a ton of orange lippies last year ^_^L-R: Glory Box Cosmetics "Prince of Parties," Venomous Cosmetics "Dazed," Darlin...

23 feb 12

Shiro Cosmetics in action!

This FOTD has the interesting combination of lack of photo-watermarking, hardly any info on what was on my face (since my hard drive has basically imploded and that info was stored on my computer) I ...

20 feb 12

Swatches of four Shiro eyeshadows

Just a few more samples Ive collected from Shiro Cosmetics! Each baggie holds SO much product - I always transfer them to jars and they almost fill 3g jars.Samples from Shiro Cosmetics, L-R: Detectiv...

19 feb 12

Some recent jewelry acquisitions (and one polish)

Ive got some new jewelry items that may show up in a FOTD or two or a lot of them actually, so I thought I better post about them first :)Rainbow Heart Necklace and "Blue/ Green" nail polis...

18 feb 12

Duping Zoya Zara

Once upon a time, I saw swatch pictures of Zoya Zara and fell deeply in love. But, unwilling and unable to pay the hefty $8-plus-shipping price, I was forced to ignore my love and move on with my lif...

11 feb 12

Bright blue and green eye of the day

Heres a FOTD using one of the Rimmel London Colour Mousse eyeshadows I reviewed here. It didnt go as well as Id hoped T__T And yyyyyyyyyyyeah ... this is from October of last year. I have a bunch of ...

10 feb 12

Swatches of seventeen Innocent + Twisted Alchemy eyeshadows

As is so often the case, my first Innocent + Twisted Alchemy order was prompted by the lem-inducing Luna of Toxid Lotus and her beautiful swatches T__T This company is very new yet has already garner...

06 feb 12 1 person likes this

Swatches of twelve Persephone Minerals eyeshadows

The first part of this Persephone Minerals swatchfest is from the Black Friday sale!! A bit overdue ...Black Friday order with cute Christmas packagingDuring that sale I ordered the set of five Sailo...

05 feb 12

Always winning

This is why I dont enter very many of the dozens of giveaways I see - I win too often. Not such a bad thing, you might say ... but my luck gets out of control sometimes and I want to give everyone el...

19 jan 12

Jewelry p0rn: Whimsy Beading!

Lets kick off the new year with a little chat about peer pressure (and pretty sparkly things).Months and months of seeing bloggers like Phyrra, Ana and Grey post pics of their Whimsy Beading jewelry ...

01 jan 12

Your 5 Faves of 2011

Ive seen other blogs listing their most-read posts of this year, and it got me curious about mine. The results are pretty telling ...Duping MAC Velvet Teddy had the most views by FAR - and all I...

01 jan 12

Christmas [Eve] FOTD and mani

Since I didnt have much time to get ready on Christmas Eve (which is when we dress up - Christmas day is the family party, which is very casual), I kept everything really simple and let red lips be t...

31 dec 11

Flash review: Rimmel London Colour Mousse Eyeshadows in Mermaid, Galaxy, Splash

What an odd product this is. Maybe thats why its been discontinued :/ Im posting this anyway, because I know people will still be buying them, if only from evilBay and Amazon and blogsales!Rimmel Lon...

31 dec 11

Femme Fatale Face of the Day

I just couldnt wait to show you how my Femme Fatale Cosmetics (FFC) samples look when in use!FOTD feat. Femme Fatale CosmeticsI used two eyeshadows and a blush from FFC in this look. Probably should ...

30 dec 11

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