So I recently got this product in a makeup swap and I was happy to try this out. I had not purchased this yet so it came in handy. This product is like a crayon and its meant to have some pigmentation and stain your lips. There's various colors yet this is the only one I own.
The color goes on smoothly and the pigmentation can be at its best after a few applications. It does have a weird smell. Not sure how to explain it. It's not overpowering but you can definitely smell it when you apply it. This product does stain the lips but the stain power is not long wearing. I tried it and it probably stained maximum three hours. When you apply it to the lips it has a tingling sensation similar to a lip plumper but I didn't notice any difference on my lips.
I'm not very knowledgeable on lip stains but overall I like this product. Not expensive, easy to carry, not hard or messy to apply.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Revlon color burst balm stain
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Naked basics eyeshadow palette and revolution lipstick
So I recently did a makeup swap with a friend and when I opened my things I received the naked basics palette. I was a bit unsure of the palette because every time I would go to sephora I would walk by it and rarely glance at it. I decided to give it a try since I got it as a gift. And I think this has now replace my favorite palette. I love the shades it has 3 light shades that can be used as a lid color, highlight or in the tear duct area. The other 3 shades begging to get a bit darker and I find that they are perfect for various looks. There is one color in the palette that can be found in one of the nakeds and I think it's the naked 2 which is foxy. I have been using this palette alone for a couple of days now And I am obsessed. The price runs at almost $30 and you get six colors. If you are looking for a good everyday palette I would say check this one out.
Urban decay recently launched their new lipstick formulation called lipstick revolution. I did pick up one and a lipliner and received a sample size one. I have turn up and anarchy and the lipliner in naked. They are a bit pricey the lipstick runs at $23 I think And the lipliner at $19. As a makeup lover I did pick them up but I'm sure there's other brands that can be cheaper. They are very pigmented and last a very long time. I will include swatches and everything in this post.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Clean skin?
So ever since I started working I was able to explore things that I couldn't buy before. I would always get target brand makeup remover towels and they worked great but I wanted to try a new product. I had been using purity that is sold as sephora and considered it My holy grail. Just recently I was at target and picked up this product called pond's luminous clean cleanser and this is my New go to item. With the purity cleanser sometimes I had to clean my face two times before I knew it was clean and all my makeup was off. With this pond's cleaner I only do it once. It makes my skin really soft and luminous. I don't break out as much and I think it has a better price. So if your looking for a new product I would recommend this. Its around $7.
All about eyebrows
Now I'm no expert on this but I get a lot of questions on how I do my eyebrows. I will post a pic of how my eyebrows are originally. They are really light and some parts have hair missing. I will show you the products I use and how I use them. The things you will need if a eyeshadow primer, an angled brush, a eyebrow powder, q tip, concealer and a eyebrow pencil liner. Lets begin.
1. Apply eyeshadow primer on your lid and on your eyebrow. The reason why you want to our primer on your lid is because you are using powder and this will make the powder stick and not move. I use elf primer it's only $1.
2. Get your pencil liner and draw a line on the bottom of your eyebrow following your natural shape. I say follow your shape because when you get done it will look more natural.
3. Now get your angled brush and get some powder product and fill the rest of your eyebrow following your natural shape.
4. I clean anything that came out of the bottom line with a q tip.
5. Now this step is optional but I get a brush and put concealer around the eyebrow so they look cleaner and more precise. Currently I use a angled liner brush to do this that way the line is very fine and close to the eyebrow.
Now there's a way to check that your eyebrows follow your natural shape. You can place a pencil right by the side of your nose. First point it up straight to your forehead and that's where your eyebrow should begin. Then angle your pencil and based on your eye try to line the pencil through the middle of your eyeball and that's where the highest point of your eyebrow should be. And finally with the pencil still touching your nose and lined to the end of your eye that's where your eyebrow should end. I have pics of all of this just in case you need it.
Now to the products. The pencil I use is by wet n wild in dark brown. I think it was $1. I don't think you have to spend a lot in this item. As long as there is pigmentation then it's good. The powder for eyebrows is important. I use 4 different ones but to me these all work about the same. There's a trio by milani and I use the darkest shade to fill in. I also use anastasia beverly hills. Its a duo powder and this is the one I tend to grab the most. I really love this product because I feel that with Just one application I get the result I want. And the last two are Mac products. One is an eyeshadow and the other is an eyebrow kit they had a while ago. The concealer is also optional and you can use whatever works for you. It can be nyx., mac etc.
Hope this was helpful!
Friday, October 11, 2013
Maybelline Raspberry reflections
So I was at target trying to look for some matte lipsticks that I've been hearing good reviews about. I couldn't find them but I came across this lipgloss. So I couldn't decide what color to buy and I decided to get this one. Other than it can sheer out when u put it on its a dead on dupe of up the amp. I love that the consistency of the product is not sticky like the original mac dazzleglass. I'm not sure if mac re-made the formulation of that product. I used the gloss on top of snob by mac and it looked great. So if ur in search of a purple pink lipgloss this is it and its under $10.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Blog sale
Makeup forever hd powder-20
Makeup forever color 5 eyeshadow-20
Mac colour added quad-45
Mac fabolousness holiday-50
Kat von d truth palette-25
Mac cheeky bronze-25
Mac what a blast liner-20
Mac enchantee lip color-20
Mac strange potion lipgloss-20
Makeup forever n18-20
Blog sale
Mac rare find mineral eyeshadow-25
Mac eccentricity mineral quad-25
Mac girlish romp mineral quad-25
Mac sexpectations eyeshadow-25
Scandalous cosmetics eyeshadows-15
Pigment samples and full size various colors- depends on color and size