Recently it seems that every company in the drugstore is now releasing a matte lipstick line. Revlon has the Matte Balm Stains, Maybelline has the Creamy Mattes, Rimmel just released a matte version of their Show Off Lip Lacquer line, L’Oreal recently released a line of matte liquid lipsticks and the list goes on and […]
Read more "Jordana Modern Matte Lipstick – Review + Swatches"While a beautiful true red nail polish is undoubtedly elegant and a lovely pink polish is fresh and girly, when it comes to nail lacquer, my heart belongs to the slightly less traditional color schemes. After “oohing and ahhing” over multiple YouTube guru’s lovely golden green manicures, I finally managed to get my grubby little […]
Read more "butter London – Wallis – NOTW"There have been some seriously mixed feelings about Pantone’s color of the year for 2015. Quite a few people have voiced the opinion that Marsala (18-1438) is a somewhat drab color but you know what? Give me all the things in Marsala! Earthy red toned eyeshadow? Hell yes! (In fact, as I’m writing this, I […]
Read more "Sephora + Pantone Universe Facets of Marsala Multi-Finish Eye Palette – Review + A Boatload of Swatches"This week is all about the sparkle and shine. And the barrage of posts by me (this is what happens when I’m given vacation time). But mostly, it’s about sparkle and shine.There’s something a bit magical about how a good highlighter can give definition to your bone structure, make your skin look fresh and young […]
Read more "Review – Josie Maran Argan Illuminizer"So, there I was, walking through Sephora on a mission to restock my supply of brush cleaner, just minding my own business and thinking very hard about how I’m a grown woman who is perfectly capable of resisting the marketing ploys and strategically placed displays of cosmetics and I’m also thinking about just looking straight […]
Read more "Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette – Review + Swatches"Rising Star is part of the Wet n’ Wild Halloween collection and was a complete impulse purchase. The sweet cashier at Walgreens said she had purchased it and that it was her new favorite. Who could resist that kind of temptation? Obviously not me. I expected this to be a standard glitter top coat and […]
Read more "Nail of the Week: Wet n, Wild Mega Rocks in Rising Star"Photo heavy post (so something new and different for me). Now that I’ve had a bit of time to play around with these palettes, I have thoughts! Just to recap from my original haul post, here are some stats: Hard Candy came out with five new ten pan palettes Each palette retails for $6.00 Sold […]
Read more "Review – Hard Candy Top Ten Trendsetters in Raining Men and Birthday Suit"If you’ve read a beauty blog or watched a beauty YouTuber in the last month you’ve probably heard of the NARS Audacious lipsticks. You have probably also heard that they are absolute perfection. You may have even been convinced that you NEED these lipsticks in your life (I was! I’m impressionable like that). Now that […]
Read more "Unpopular Opinion: NARS Audacious Lipstick (in Anita)"Kat Von D released two stunning butterfly themed eyeshadow palettes this year. As the title of the post might possibly have given away, today I’m gushing writing about the Monarch palette (if you want to read my thoughts on the Chrysalis palette you can find that on my Tumblr page). From the Sephora website: What […]
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