Showing posts with label drug store make up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drug store make up. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2013

NYColor eyeshadow look - Skyrise Steel palette & Big Bold Curl mascara

Last week the wonderful people at NYColor sent me a box of goodies to try & review on my blog. I'm already a NYColor fan but they sent me new items to give a whirl. I haven't had the chance to try them all out yet but I'm getting there...

 
This is my box of goodies! Thank you Danielle @ NYC, she was amazing to work with. Super nice and very helpful !
 
 
Lots of fabulous lip products ! Gloss, Balm & Stains (oh my!)

 
mascaras with curled wands are my favorite !!!

 
Defiantly been wanting to try a new primer, hmm maybe this will be my new holy grail primer!

 
I LOVE eyeshadow palettes that come with colors that compliment each other,  makes for a no brainer application when I'm in a hurry & great for travel.. and I haven't used the sparkling eye dust but I did swatch it and it's super pigmented !!!!!
 
 
Today I posted this photo on Instagram and I did a whole face using a mix of new NYC products and ones I already had (West Side Wine blush is my FAVE) crazy me deleted half the photos on accident :( but I do still have some eye pictures showing off the Big Bold Curl mascara & the Skyrise Steel palette
 
 
I covered my lid in the white "highlight" color then put the gray tone in the crease, layered the black on the outside corner of my lid and lightly brought it in about halfway then mixed the black & gray to make my crease more intense then the white highlight on the brow bone. Added a few layers of the Big Bold Curl mascara onto curled eye lashes and I'm done. I would probably not do this as a day time look again but defiantly for a night out !! The shadows went on easily and blended great , they did not leave fall out all over my face and that's always a plus!
 
 

Sunday, August 25, 2013

40% off Fergie Wet N Wild cosmetics at Walgreens !

Just wanted to let you guys know that Walgreens is having 40% off of there Wet N Wild Fergie line this week 8/25-8/31 . This does not include regular WNW products just the Fergie line. I hadn't bought any products from the Fergie line yet so I decided to run over to my local Walgreens this morning to see what they had ! Very happy I did because I got a GREAT deal !!! And one of the eye shadow quads I picked up had a manufactures $1 off coupon ! Woop Woop! I was excited!

New Port Nights eye shadow quad. Loving the girly colors !!!

Desert Festival eye shadow quad. This is going to be AMAZING for Fall!
& YouTube's LeighAnn Says did an eye look with this check her out !

This blush wasn't apart of the Fergie collection but it caught my eye and was begging to go home with me (: and the other blushes I have from WNW are so pigmented and last me forever so why not?! (:
 
The eyeshadows are normally $4.99 apiece at Walgreens & with the in store sale they were marked $2.99 plus one had an instant $1 off coupon making it $1.99 *STEAL DEAL ALERT* & my blush was $2.99 so altogether for two Fergie eye shadow quads and a blush I only spend $8.60 after taxes. I can say I am one happy customer. I cannot wait to try these out !! Comment below or email me and let me know what you purchased during your wet n wild Fergie haul this week !!



Sunday, July 28, 2013

NYX Loose pearl eye shadow review & a new lipgloss !

At Ulta a few weeks they had NYX cosmetics at Buy one get one 50% off  and I really wanted to try their yellow corrector concealer but everything else that had I already had or didn't interest me but I really really wanted something for half off. I seen the loose pearl eye shadows at $3.00...but with the current sale it would have made it $1.50 so I thought I could try a loose shadow since I've never used one, I've been on a gold kick so what better time to try a gold shimmer shadow !

NYX Ultra Pearl loose eyeshadow in Mink - $2.99 @ Ulta

I just tap a little onto my hand, and really a little goes a long way !
 
I've been applying it with my small E.L.F. smudge brush $1.00 @ Target !
 
I just tap it out and out until I get the amount I want or coverage I need.
Today I used it across my lids with a brown crease color and then an off white creamy high light. It was beautiful ! I have not been using a primer with this and it still looks amazing on and last a while. After about 10 hours I do notice creasing but really 10 hours that's a long time! But I'm sure if I used a primer it would last longer. To say I am in love with this product is an understatement ! I will be buying more of these on my next trip to Ulta !
 
My New Lip Gloss !
 
NYC Liquid Lipshine in Brighton Beach Peach - $1.97
 

 
I have been looking for an orangey - peachy - coral colored gloss everywhere !!
Its a pretty color once applied , I really don't like the applicator but I can over look that and its a tad sticky but if I apply chapstick before hand I don't notice the sticky as much . I like this a lot for under $2 and will probably buy more of these, they did have a lot of colors to choose from.
 
 
 

Monday, June 10, 2013

May/June Products I've been using

These are a few products I bought back in April, May & some in June I've been using them like crazy so that I could write a review for you guys (: and because I get way too excited to use new products and then buy new products when those run out and then the cycle starts all over ! Enjoy my beautiful people.. !

                                              Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer - $8 @ Walmart

This is the only primer that I've ever used so I don't have another primer to compare it to but I do love it. I like the way it feels on my skin without making it feel oily. I bought this in April because I was wanting to try out a primer and compared to the prices of higher end ones this is a steal ! I haven't used it all yet but when I do I'll probably try another out just so I have something to compare it too but I would buy this again ! I was very impressed with the coverage and the smooth base it made for my make up !

                                        L'Oreal True Match foundation - $7.99 @ Walgreens
I was looking for a new foundation and I watch Nicole Guerriero on youtube basically everyday and this is what she has been using so I said why not? Her make up looks amazing so there I was in Walgreens picking up my bottle of amazingness and I have to say I LOVE it . I will be buying this again! I'll probably get the next shade up because this one was a little too light for me. But I've been adding color to my face with my bronzer and this foundation builds very well !!


Almay concealer & treatment gel - $8.99 @ Target
I bought this on a whim because it was actually on sale for cheaper when I bought it . Its one big product with a concealer on one end that you roll up like a lipstick and the other end is a blemish clearing gel. At first I was like oh this sounds like a big mess this will never work. Oh how wrong I was. You apply the gel let it sit for a few minutes and dry then apply the concealer over the problem area. It goes on so smooth and the gel keeps the concealer from getting all cakey in your blemish. I don't break out bad but I do have my days when I have acne in a few areas and the spot treatment I use makes my face dry so putting make up on that area is always horrible because its dry but with this stuff its not dry at all and my make up goes on smooth as ever ! Ok so I've worn my make up for 12+ hours that first day that I used this and am washing my face and I notice how small my blemish has gotten !! So I've been using it since and I love it and it really clears my skin up. I need to check into the Almay collection to see if they sell this by its self because it works and doesn't dry my skin out and the concealer color matches my skin tone to a T ! The only complaint I have is the concealer has a funny smell. But I can deal because it blends well and covers well and that treatment gel is amazing! And you can't smell it after you blend it just if you smell the concealer or you are applying it to your nose.
 
Maybelline FIT foundation - $5.94 @ WalMart
My friend Brooke recommended this a few months ago and I finally used it up before I bought the L'Oreal True Match. I liked it a lot at first. The coverage is great, and it blends into your skin easy and looks super natural but after wearing it a few weeks it was making my skin so oily after only wearing it a few hours. I tried to change my moisturizer, my face wash and my powder I was setting this foundation with but it was always oily so after I finished the bottle I decided to try something new. I may go back to it later if my skin happens to be extra dry one day or something but not right now in the middle of this hot Florida summer ! --Maybelline has a whole FIT collection including concealer , blush and powder I haven't tried any of them yet but I defiantly will be!
 
Hard Candy Glamoflauge cream concealer & concealer stick - $6.00 @ Walmart
this stuff will cover anything from acne to a tattoo. Its a GREAT inexpensive full coverage concealer and it only takes a little bit so this tube will last a while. I've had it since April and haven't put a dent in it.
 
L to R : Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Pink Pop & Peach Petal -$5.94 @ Walmart,  Milani Crystal Gloss in Raspberry Icing - $3.99 @ Target
 
We'll start with the Revlon glosses. I think these are actually being discontinued and being replaced with something similar...but I like them. I wear them alone & over lipstick. They give off enough color on there own and add a great shine without being sticky and they don't make your lips all peely like some lip glosses do...if that makes sense..?! (: I would have bought more colors except these were marked down since like I said they are being discontinued and I assume everyone had scooped up everything else. Now on to the Milani Raspberry Icing its basically the same color as the Revlon Pink Pop except with small glitter flecks and maybe a little less shine. But I still love it and use it and its not sticky either. I'd defiantly buy these glosses again. So hopefully the new gloss that Revlon is bringing out are basically the same as these because I love them & not really sure why they would discontinue them..!
 
 
 Tone moisturizing body wash with cocoa butter in Mango Splash - $5.00 @ WalMart
This isn't my usual body wash of choice but I had a coupon for it so why not. It smells really good and Josh seems to like it. It lathers up really nice but after I get out of the shower the scent doesn't really stay on my skin and I don't feel any more moisturized than I did before so unless I have any more coupons we will be sticking to our Bath & Body Works because I wasn't impressed with this.
 
Kleancolors American Eyedol Baked eye shadow in Toffee- $1.49 @ Beauty Max
 
The picture does not do this eye shadow justice. The base color is beautiful but once it hits the light it has all of these sparkly fleck of color like silver, blue, gold, grey. Ok that sounds ugly but it just depends how its turned in the light to what color the sparkle is. I've only used it dry but since its a baked eye shadow you can use it wet also which I assume would make it darker..? But I feel like it may crease if I do that. We shall see, I guess I can try that next ! I love how pigmented this shadow is. I've been using it as my crease color in every eye look I've done the past week. LOVE LOVE LOVE can't wait to buy the entire American Eyedol collection , that name? How cute. haha.
 
Rimmel Stay Matte powder - $4.00 @ WalMart
Love it and it keeps my face shine free ! It layers really well with bronzer and blush. I will be buying this again !
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Drugstore Mascara Review 6-6-13

My favorite product of all time is Mascara ! So I thought I'd do a mini mascara review on a few that I've been using the past few months, all of these are drugstore mascaras so you guys should be able to find them pretty easy! I never use just one mascara at a time I combine them up to 4 at a time usually, which I'm trying to make a list of all my combinations to share with you guys !
 
 
 
Big Bold mascara - NYC $4.47 @ Wal-mart
The brush on this mascara is way bigger than I thought so its good for top lashes but I wouldn't recommend it for bottom lashes its too messy for that. The actual mascara is Ok. Its not spectacular and I probably won't be buying it again.
 
 


Baby Got High Definition - Kleancolors $1.99 @ Beauty Max
I've only used this a few times since I bought it on Tuesday and so far so good ! I like the size of brush and how clean the mascara goes on! I can't wait to try the other mascaras from Kleancolors !
 

 
Rimmel ScandalEyes $7.00
I was so excited to buy this because I always have really good luck with Rimmel products & I heard that this is the stuff for long full eye lashes ! Well I haven't had that much luck with it . I've been layering it with a few different mascaras to get the look I want and its working out but I was really hoping that it was going to be the only one I had to use but not really. They have a few varieties of this one and I'm sure I'll try it because I'm very curious to see (:
 
 

 
Max Bold Curves - Rimmel $7 @ Walgreens
I LOVE this mascara ! LOVE LOVE. This is one of the only ones I can wear alone and still love the way my lashes look. But I do use it as a base for most of my combinations . Also I like to use this with false lashes to combine my real lashes with the false ones for a seamless look!

 
 Falsies volume express mascara -Maybelline $6 @ Drugstores
I really am a fan of this. I use it almost everyday I will be purchasing it again !! I love the curve in the brush and it never goes on clumpy ! Its easy to apply to bottom lashes too!

Sky Rise lengthening mascara - NYC - $2 @ Walmart
This mascara surprised me. Its another that I use almost everyday and for $2 it does its job! I love using this on my top side lashes and bottom lashes, any lash that's hard to reach this mascara brush can do it and its not messy at all !  I will be buying another tube of this !


Tuesday, June 4, 2013

2 New Mascaras !

Yesterday I was browsing around Wal-Mart and of course ended up in the make-up aisle ! And mascara being my FAVORITE product I always pick up a tube or two !


I picked up Rimmel's ScandalEyes Flex & NYC Instant Lash the Rimmel is around $6 bucks and the NYC is $1 ! I've heard GREAT things about ScandalEyes so I've been dying to try it. So I'm really excited to try these two out ! Comment below and let me know your experience with either of these !

Sunday, June 2, 2013

CVS beauty haul 6-2-13

I went into CVS today to get make-up, I'm usually a Walgreens girl but I had a beauty coupon & body wash coupon plus CVS carries Milani make up and my friend Brooke just bought Milani baked blush and she loves it so I had to try it myself ! Also if you get to CVS on the right day you will notice beauty products with neon pink stickers (50% off!) or lime green stickers (75% off!!!!) I've gotten $10.00 lip gloss for under $2 before !!! So check frequently and stock up when you find them !

 
                                                     This is my little haul from last night !

  • Tone bodywash in Mango Splash
  • Almay 2 in 1 concealer stick & blemish gel
  • Milani crystal gloss in Raspberry Icing
  • 2 Revlon lip glosses in Pink Pop & Peach Petal
  • Wet N Wild lip color in Dollhouse Pink ( Mac Dupe for Pink Friday) I bought 2 !
  • Milani Baked Blush in Berry Amore
The only product I've used before is the WNW lip color and I love it . I am really excited to add the new finds into my beauty routine the next couple of weeks so that I can give you guys a review! Leave me a comment and let me know if you have used any of these products before and how they worked for you ! Or let me know what you find with a clearance sticker on it from your CVS !