No Chips and a rant about black lipstick.

I know..another post in a span of two days?!
On my off day I went to TJ Maxx and randomly picked up a few things. I always struggle with keeping nail polish on for..get this..two days. I work with my hands a lot. It prevents me from even wanting to do my nails because I know the very next day they will be chipped away into oblivion. Enter my new holy grail top coat!

Essie No Chips Ahead Top Coat

This was found at TJ Maxx for around four bucks. I think it normally retails for around eight or so. I thought I should give this a try since other no chip top coats work...miserably. No chips they said, it will make your nails polish last they said. I have read other reviews about this stuff never drying. I apply my polish and wait at least an hour then apply this top coat and let it dry for around thirty minutes. It does take a minute to dry but it is well worth it. I was shocked that my nail polish today was not chipped.

So this means I can actually do my nails like a normal person!

Oh and in the title I mentioned a rant about black lipstick. Don't get me wrong I adore the look of black lipstick. But I have a love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with it.

Why must you betray me so?

1. It gets everywhere but your lips. On your loved one, on your face, and in your hair for some reason.
2. No matter how much I layer the lipstick there is always a faded spot in the middle of my lips.
3. Even using a lip liner it feathers.
4. I feel like I cannot speak or thing about drinking out of a straw without it becoming a kamikaze pilot on my face. No why are you shifting around on my lips?! STAHP!
5. If it is sunny outside I can feel the sun upon my lips. Soaking up the heat. This feels weird..no!

So is there a makeup product you love but hate? 

The Holy Grail of Thrifting and The Green Fairy.

Friday I did some much deserved thrift shopping. And boy...was I glad I did! The first store I shopped at I only found a vest and a tank top. But the real treasures were at the second place I shopped at.
Behold! (Pic Spam ahead!)

What was not shown was a Marvel shirt for my man and Stephen Kings Thinner. The Day of the Dead shirt is a large and I cut the back to make it actually fit me. I plan on cutting the sleeves so it can be a sleeveless top. The Manson shirt is a tad too small but ah well. The fate for the jack o lantern shirt is a crop top and the kitty shirt is already a long sleeved crop top. I took off the weird jewels on the cat shirt since one was already falling off  and it might be a sleeveless shirt soon.

I have tons of pants I do not wear so those will probably be shorts soon enough. I also tried absinthe for the first time! It tastes like licorice jelly beans and did not give me the hazy feeling that normal alcohol gives me. Instead I gain clarity. There is also a slight floating effect I get. If you can tolerate black licorice then I would definitely give the green fairy a try.

(These are the two I tried.)

So have you tried absinthe before?

Giger legs and why I stopped the April Horror Challenge.

So...I have been working almost seven days a week. My blog has been the least of my worries lately and I never want this blog to feel like a chore. I stopped doing the April horror challenge because I am so far behind on it. When I get off work all I really want to do is laze around. I am posting an OOTD from last week. (Sorry not sorry)

This outfit is the perfect example of the silhouette I love. And it shows how to wear leggings as pants. I love billowy and baggy tops paired with tight bottoms.

Oh look! Mr. Gargoyle and my front porch!

I am actually off all this weekend and I am not sure what to do with myself. I think today is a mandatory thrift shopping day. I really need to get clothes for Summer since the weather here is warming up fast and I am...not prepared. So are you prepared for Summer?

Etsy spotlight and bloggers block!

Today was cold! Yesterday it was in the 70's but today it suddenly changed into the 40's! Alabama weather is fickle and always changing. As usual I have been busy. I have been working every day and I am so exhausted!

I am sort of in a bloggers block (is that a real thing?) so I am stumped of what to do a post about! I decided on a spotlight for my friend Abby. She just opened up her first Etsy shop, Tyntee bird Treasures.Every bracelet she makes is one of a kind and there is a lot of love put into them.

She even said something about making a line called Tyntee bat for me! Do you support indie shops or do you know someone who runs an Etsy shop?

My favorite of her bracelets, Dream in Amber

Exorcists and Vampires! (April Horror Challenge)

I was going to go grocery shopping but the traffic and my aching feet told me no! This is more of the April Horror challenge I mentioned before. I am trying to lump days together. (I swear I am not cheating.)
Onward!

4. Your Favorite Werewolf Movie

Ginger Snaps

I am not too big on were-wolf movies but I have a soft spot for Ginger Snaps. What is worse than puberty? Puberty combined with the discovery that you are a were-wolf. Plus I love the outfits in this movie.

5. Your Favorite Monster Movie

The Fly

Does this count as a monster movie? I hope so. The Fly is disgusting and I mean that in the best way. If you can stomach gross horror than watch this if you have not already.

6. Your Favorite Vampire Movie

The Lost Boys

This movie has the best soundtrack! (And proper vampires burn in the sun.) The costumes in this movie are also so very amazing. Single earrings, bleach white hair, lots of leather, and motorcycles! I can watch this over and over and still be in love.


7. Your favorite supernatural film

The Exorcist

A horror classic with the best one liners. I had a black cat named Itchy and this was his favorite movie. He would hiss and growl when the channel was changed! He would sit in my lap watching the screen in awe. Itchy had good taste!

April Haul! Skeletons, bird skulls, and ghosts..oh my!

Today should not have been a good day. I woke up to crawl out of the bed and instantly fix my daily cup of coffee. But the coffee machine does not want to work today. My computer charger also decided to revolt and not work for me either.  Ugh first world problems.

Work has been..well work. And in May I shall return to college so I can finally get my degree! At TJ Maxx I found I cute blue bento box and a cookbook. (If you follow me on instagram you saw it already)

I purchased a recipe organizer also. Look at me turning into a kinda adult. I have so many cookbooks and hopefully this can solve some clutter in the kitchen. Spring is finally here in Alabama which means allergies! 
(And shopping for Summer clothes) Since I have also jumped on the bento wagon I needed some cute bento accessories to jazz up my lunch. Behold!

Pics from SugarFoxShop

I bought some food picks, cupcake liners, and various spooky cookie cutters from SugarFoxShop on Etsy. I plan to use the cookie cutters for sandwiches and cheese. I can totally deal with eating a sandwich in the shape of a coffin.

Other things purchased:

1. X-Ray skeleton leggings from Amazon
2. Black Magic exfoliating scrub from OHWTO on Etsy. This stuff is my holy grail for acne.
3. Bird Skull plugs from FearlessPlugs on Etsy. Mine are much bigger than what is shown. (5/8ths to be exact)
4. Etude House Real Art Light Cleansing Oil. I am trying to experiment with a cleansing oil to remove my makeup. Hopefully this does not break me out horribly.

My next post is going to be horror related since I made myself do the April Horror Challenge. I have been very absent in blog posts but life sometimes gets ahead of you!

April Horror Challenge! (and where I have been)

Lately I have been doing nothing but work. I am opening a lot more often (almost every day) and I am getting more hours than I ever have before. It is bittersweet. I get a better paycheck but I am exhausted. When I get home my body and mind is so tired. A blog post is honestly the last thing on my mind. (A nap is usually the first!) Around May I am going back to college since I took a semester off to clear my head. I really needed a refresher since I was starting to dread classes. I normally love going to classes! (In my realm, education is really fun.)

On Instagram I saw this cute little April Horror Challenge. For every day in April you answer a horror related question. Onward!

1. A horror film that no one would expect you to love but you do:

Event Horizon

I am not one for science fiction movies. There are a few I like but generally I do not watch them unless my man recommends them. (He is great at recommendations) The plot of this movie is a crew goes to check out a distress signal received from a crew on the Even Horizon that had disappeared seven years prior. The goal of the crew was to test an artificial black hole to make time travel easier. The crew finds evidence of a horrible massacre. The crew went insane and mutilated each other and themselves. They did open a gateway in space but this portal went outside of the known dimension and into a world of pure evil and chaos. This movie is a slow burn. The intense gory scenes are close to the end and the desolation of space is intense.


2. A horror film you relate to the most:

May

This film spotlights feeling like an outsider. Feeling weird and awkward around people. I feel very much like an outsider especially being a Goth in a small southern town. May just wants a friend!

3. Favorite Slasher

Micheal Myers

I am torn between Freddy and Micheal. But my love goes out to Mr. Myers! He is my favorite because he is most like real life serial killers. (As messed up as that sounds!) Serial killers fascinate me not due to the horror but more so with psychology. Micheal had a bad family life and was bullied. In his mind killing is just an everyday activity.

So do you like horror?