Shiro Cosmetics Haul

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As I was going through some of my past posts, I realized I have never done a full review on Shiro Cosmetics! I just recently got a pretty substantial order in from their recent six year anniversary sale, so I thought it would be fun to share that with you, along with my thoughts!

FanMail : May 2016 "Magical Mystery"

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Oh no, a late post again! I apologize, my schedule at work has shifted significantly so my time management is a little rocky right now. I may end up switching posting days at some point, but I will still be sticking to the two posts a week schedule!

Notoriously Morbid Vanishing Cabinet : "One Lonely Tear" May 2016

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We're back again for another round with the Notoriously Morbid Vanishing Cabinet! This month the theme is the movie "Cry-Baby", a John Waters film starring Johnny Depp that I've never seen! So, I apologize if I don't get any of the references and things. What I do know is that this month comes with some great colors!

Innocent + Twisted: i+t alchemist - May 2016

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Again I apologize for the technical difficulties yesterday. I still haven't gotten my computer working properly, but I've at least found a workaround that lets me access Paint. That was a joy to edit photos in, let me tell you!

Anyway, last month when I read the clue for this month's i+t alchemist theme was "Cephiro", I squeed pretty hard with excitement. Cephiro is the name of the land in Magic Knight Rayearth that the three main characters are called on to save, and Magic Knight Rayearth is one of my favorite anime of all time. I even asked for a Sega Saturn for Christmas one year, just so I could play the game! People talk a lot about how "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is such a subversive take on the magical girl genre, and while that's true, I think MKR was really my first experience in taking the magical girl formula and putting a new twist on it. The entire series is currently available on Hulu and I highly recommend you check it out!

It didn't come with the Hikaru doll, that's my own. You can tell how old it is by how much her hair color has faded.

Technical Difficulties

Please Stand By, Geekonistas!

Hey there! I am having some technical issues with my computer right now. For some reason it's not letting me access any programs and any time I try to click on the start menu it tells me there's an error and I have to restart. Yay Windows 10.

In any case, I'm not able to access any of my photo editing software, which is considerably slowing down my blog posts. Hopefully I will be able to have the current post (this month's i+t alchemist - it's SO COOL, guys!) up by the weekend.

My apologies for the delay, and thank you so much for your patience!

Glamour Doll Eyes OTM: May 2016

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This is turning out to be a great season for duochromes! There was Notoriously Morbid's Vanishing Cabinet last month, full of duochrome goodness, then they released one of the absolute coolest duochromes I've seen in awhile as part of their State of Fear collection (Check out "Spring-Heeled Jack on my Instagram)... at least until I saw the duochromes that came in this month's Glamour Doll Eyes OTM!

Walgreen's: Wonder Woman Makeup

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A couple months ago I posted an announcement I saw that said Walgreen's was going to be releasing an exclusive line of Wonder Woman makeup. Well, this week was the week that it finally released! I got my hands on as much of the collection as I could (the cashier said people were literally lined up to buy it, meaning I was lucky to even get what I did) but I think I snagged most of the major pieces, including the Beauty Book, eyeshadow palette, lipstick, and liquid eye liners. I think the only items I am missing are some lip glosses and the bronzer, plus the brush set and cosmetic bags. I don't know if Walgreens will restock these or not, but if they do I'm definitely going back for the rest!

Fortune Cookie Soap 2016 Summer Box: Just Keep Swimming!

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Wow, does time fly! It seems like I just reviewed the Spring soap box a couple days ago, and here I am at the Summer box already! To be honest, I thought I had cancelled this subscription, so it was a bit of a surprise when it showed up on my doorstep. A surprise in the best way, however, since I absolutely love all of the scents included this month, and I don't need to tell you how rare that is.

April 2016 Favs and Flops!

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I had a job interview this week! It's in the same library system as the job I currently have, but a different position. I haven't heard back from them yet, but let me tell you.. if they gave out jobs based purely on how much one wanted them... I would have this in the bag. So while I'm on pins and needles waiting for that call, let's check out what I was loving during the month of April, plus a few products that didn't work so well for me.

FanMail : April 2016 "This Means War"

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In case you missed it, the winner for the giveaway was drawn yesterday! Congratulations again to Teresa K, look out for that box coming your way soon! I'd also like to take a minute to thank each and every one of you for making this giveaway a success, and for hanging out with me and supporting my blog! After all, without you I'd just be talking to myself on the internet.