Orange and I are having a moment. Actually it’s gone beyond a moment and I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious. My latest orange love is Formula X’s Motivated from their Fall Brushed Metallics line. It is a stunning burnt orange with red undertones and it just makes me happy. I’m currently […]
Read more "Nail of the Week: Formula X Brushed Metallics Motivated"When it comes to finding a good cream eyeshadow from the drugstore, Maybelline Color Tattoos are the answer. Maybelline has managed a long wearing, crease resistant, affordable cream product in a variety of shades and they frequently come out with limited addition shades. Every so often they actually add new shades to the permanent line […]
Read more "Maybelline Color Tattoo Leather in Creamy Beige"There is something about orange blush that is just a little bit magical. A good orange blush can make you feel like a bronzed and glowing goddess or a delicate elfin princess. Gladiola by Stila is no exception to the otherworldly goodness of the orange blush. The stats: .15 oz/4.25 g $25.00 Stila Convertible Color […]
Read more "Stila Convertible Color: Gladiola"Every so often I buy too many things at once and subsequently have a heck of a time figuring out which things to use first. The trials and tribulations of the beauty enthusiast am I right? I recently purchased four new nail polishes from the Brushed Metallics collection from Formula X and they are all […]
Read more "Nail of the Week: Formula X Prophecy from the Brushed Metallics Line"L’oreal recently launched a new line of tinted lip balms and who doesn’t want more tinted lip balms in their collection? These appear to be a permanent addition to the line and also seem to be in addition to the existing line of lip balms (comparisons at the end). According to the L’oreal website: The […]
Read more "L’Oreal Nude Balm & Pop Balm Review"I did a tumblr post on this a while back but wanted to re-post it here because this stuff is freaking amazing. There’s absolutely nothing bad to say about it. I’ll also include a couple of frighteningly close pictures of my eye so you can see what this looks like once it has been applied. […]
Read more "Makeup Forever Aqua Cream 17"This week I wore what my partner calls a “baby poop green” nail polish. I prefer “acid green” but to each their own right? This picture was taken after about four days of wear. I used Orly Bonder base coat, two coats of Panacea and one coat of Out The Door top coat. It’s worth […]
Read more "Nail of the Week: Cirque Colors Panacea"The Rio Rio palette is a limited edition palette that came out earlier this year but is still available on the Sleek website as of August 16th. The rundown: 12 eyeshadows Each shade has 1.1g/.03oz of product Costs $9.99 All swatches are with two passes of the product. I’m including some pictures of a few […]
Read more "Sleek iDivine Rio Rio Palette"Today I wanted to do a quick review of a Covergirl blush that I’ve been using fairly frequently lately. It’s called Soft Sable (in case you didn’t see the post title:I’ve gotcha covered!) The rundown: 3g/.12oz of product Retails for approximately $4-$5 The Swatches: The first swatch is a fairly true to color representation of […]
Read more "Covergirl Cheekers Blush in Soft Sable"Maybelline recently released something that is really exciting to see in the drugstore: a 12 pan eyeshadow palette! Obviously a full eyeshadow palette is rather common to find at Sephora or MAC, but not so much at your local Walgreens. The rundown: 12 eyeshadows A total of 9.6g/.34oz of product (.8g/.028oz per pan if I’m […]
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