Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Beauty Max haul 6-4-12

Kelsey & I were visiting the new Krispy Kreme in Jacksonville today & across the street they had Beauty Max...I've never heard of this but I HAD to go check it out...because we all know I can't say no to new make up . Its a huge building that's purple and yellow and from what I can tell its a Jacksonville chain...but I'm not 100% sure.. I'll look more into this later but when you walk in the first thing you notice is how big it is and how many products are in it. Like seriously if you wanted to look at everything you'd be there a couple hours ! A lot of it seems to be hair products and wigs, hair pieces and salon supplies , nail supplies, make up, hair tools, even clothes and jewelry. Some brands I've heard of like Biolage & Chi but others I've never heard of. But really if you are in the Jacksonville Florida area I would suggest you atleast go in and browse. Since we went in the store 30 minutes until closing we didn't get to really look so I went straight to the make up and bought a few things to try , also did I mention that they have great prices!!

  • Kleancolor shimmer eye shadow primer - $1.99
  • Kleancolor Baked Eyeshadow in Toffee - $1.49
  • Kleancolor Mascara Baby Got High Definiton in Black- $1.99
  • Ruby Kisses Bronzer in Light Glow - $3.99
  • Dante's Flower Blush in 03 - $1.99
I've never used any of these products but they all seemed really nice quality for the price I paid. I did play in them a little when I got home though. I did a swatch of the primer on my hand then went over it with eye shadow. I love it already ! It makes my matte eye shadows shimmer ! Its beautiful . I also did a swatch of the Toffee eye shadow which is a dark sheer shimmery grey. Its beautiful !! I cannot wait to go back and buy more colors ! And then I dusted the blush on to see how pigmented it was. Trust me a little goes along ways . You should see how cute the blush is. It has a flower design with a light pink, dark pink and small amount of bronze . I alsmost don't want to use it because its so cute !! I will be using this products asap so that I can give you guys a review !


I dropped it before I even got home but its still cute ! Can't wait to get the other colors because they all have this super cute flower design !


The color on the label says Toffee which makes me think brownish but this is a dark grey and it goes on as a dark sheer with tons of shimmer and layered over the primer I bought its beautiful ! Can't wait to create an eye look with this !

& my Krispy Kreme doughnuts (: I love glazed but Josh loves the chocolate cake ones !

Comment below and let me know if you guys have ever shopped at a Beauty Max or used any of these brands !

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 !

Wet - N- Wild Review

I'm not sure if anyone has used the Wet N Wild brand lately but can I say wowww have they improved since the days of middle school . They even have a line with Fergie . So I had been hearing all this good feedback so I hit up my local Walgreens and bought a little of everything...I've been using these products for about a month & a half and I use almost all of them everyday and for the amazing low prices they are great products that are highly pigmented and long lasting ! So here goes....

Let's start with mascara since its my favorite make-up product of all time !

 
 
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This is actually a green tube but I think the light made it look yellow for some reason but the Mega Protein mascara is at Walgreens for $1.99 and I am obsessed with it. I use this mascara everyday and I will be buying more of it. I always use 3-4 mascaras to get the look I want and this is the mascara I start with every time.
 
 
 
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I use this one a lot also. Its waterproof so I use it a lot when we go out on the boat or to the pool. The wand is smaller than I thought it was going to be but I ended up liking it better than I thought I would and its great for those small areas that the bigger brush can't go. The Mega Length is $2.99 at Walgreens.

                                     
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Mega Volume is right ! A few coats of this and my lashes are full and beautiful and ready for a long day of work without worrying about my lashes smudging or loosing volume ! I also mix this with my WNW mega length to have lashes that are long & voluminous !
 
 
( 832E Heather Silk )
 
I love this blush and its super pigmented ! I mix this with a deeper wine colored blush and I just tap my brush into this WNW Heather Silk color which is a little more pink than the picture shows. But it really doesn't take a lot of this to go a long way. $1.99 @ Walgreens
 
 
( 380B Walking on Eggshells)
 
So WNW has tons of these 3 eye shadow palettes and they are $1.99 and as you can see they have an eyelid color, crease and brow bone color...um these babies are amazing . I use this particular one probably 95% of the time. These colors go with everything. They are super neutral and I really love a neutral eye but WNW offers a few neutral palettes like this one and others that are full of color.
 
( L: Walking on Eggshells & R: 335 Silent Treatment)
 
 
 
 
Photo courtesy of Wet N Wild
 
I use the ColorIcon bronzer in 739 Ticket to Brazil its the middle tone of the three that they offer its just a basic tan bronzer its not the kind that has 5 different shades of browns and tans just the one solid shade and its a huge compact I feel like this will last me the summer because you get a ton of it for about $3.99 and a little goes a long way. Its great for an all over sun kissed bronze look or great for contouring your face with ! Very blendable and stays put ! & also its SPF 15
 
 
WNW lipcolors are some of my favorite. They have a wide range of colors, most of which are $1.99, long lasting colors, I've been able to layer most of these and make myself a custom color to get the look I'm looking for, most are SPF 15 and I've never had any of them dry out my lips
 
Nouveau Pink 511B - Its a hot pink color !
It's a Girl 371S - A bright light pink if that makes sense lol .
Salsa Lessons 369S - a bright orangey-red coral color
Pink Champagne 373S - a light nude/pink color that has shimmer
Dollhouse Pink 967 - A color so pink it has purple undertones like a Barbie pink.
 
Nouveau Pink, It's a Girl, Salsa lessons, & Dollhouse Pink (Pink Champagne not shown)
This is one swipe ! Look how pigmented they are !!!
 


Saturday, June 1, 2013

Beating the Heat !

I recently purchased this bottle of magic online from Ulta. I've seen several YouTube vlogs where they finish their make up with a "setting spray" so I decided I'd give it a try. So began the research on finding the one right for me. A lot of the ones I looked into seemed a bit pricey and I really didn't want to spend the cash on something I've never tried before so that brought me to NYX Cosmetics . With the price tag of $7.99 ...a BARGIN compared to the others I had looked at running about $40.00+ for the same size bottle ! Once my jewel came in the mail I couldn't wait to apply a full face and spray away. The first week or two I was applying it and then heading to work and was aww like yayy it works then I got to thinking I really want to test this stuff out so the past two days I've been off work & Josh (fiancé) and I have taken the boat to the lake. Sun, water, sand, wind, heat & sweat. What a better way to test the working power of a finishing spray that promise to keep your full face on. So with full face applied and bikini on we were off to the lake ! Two days in a row of 5+ hours in the sun, on a boat fishing and tanning and even a little swimming and I still had a full face of make up to wash off in the shower ! So ladies and gentlemen this product is amazing ! I will be purchasing another bottle and they have a dewy finish so we will have to try that one. But the matte is amazing and I would recommend it to anyone ! It was great on the boat so I imagine it would be great for other summer outdoor activities BBQ's, baseball games, theme parks, hiking, biking...use it and let me know where you wore your NYX setting spray and how it worked for you!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Hello

I'm just a girl who loves make-up. This will mostly be reviews, hauls & just make-up talk. Leave me a comment and tell me about your favorite products. Below I'll link you to some of my favorite YouTube beauty vloggers ! <3

Nicole Guerriero <--love love Nicole's hair & make up tips !

Ciaoobelllaxo <-- Meg has the best tips and great make up tutorials !

Lip Service - Chapstick Review!!

I'm excited to bring you guys my very first review! This is something I use all day everyday ! So with the help of my best guy friend Oz we did ourselves a little review on 4 top brand chapsticks/lip balms !  We rated them on a scale of 1-5 Stars being 1 is the worst & 5 is the best!

 
EOS, Blistex, Chapstick, & Aquafina
 
 
 
EOS(Evolution of Smooth) in Lemon Drop - Walgreens for $3.29
2 STARS
I've heard people swear by this stuff and I thought the packaging was cool & unique but honestly that's about it for me. It was slightly disappointing.
 
CONS
  • It felt dry on my lips compared to the others, I couldn't just rub my lips together and get that super moisturizing feeling.
  • The lip moisture that it did put off didn't last
  • I bought this  particular one I bought because of the Lemon flavoring but that was also lacking.
PROS
  • The unique packaging is cute & convenient . I really like the sphere shape.
  • SPF 15. I am all about the sun protection
It just wasn't what I expected...if I ran across one that said intense moisture I would probably buy it to see if there were actually any difference.
 
 
 
Chapstick in Green Apple - Walgreens for $1.59
5 STARS
I've been using this for over a year. And I've even got my Fiancé hooked. He steals mine when he loses his. I have no cons on this one just pros.
 
PROS
  • SPF 15
  • Lips stay moisturized for hours
  • Smells & taste yummy
  • Inexpensive & found everywhere
  • Man Friendly
Bottom line I will be purchasing this over & over. I'm looking at two tubes right now. We love this & it isn't going anywhere.
 
 
Blistex Silk & Shine - Walmart for $1.97
5 STARS
I've been using this for years ! Since high school. Its got me through many hot Florida summers in the sun and cold winters. This is my personal favorite !!
 
CONS
  • It can be a little oily if over applied
PROS
  • SPF 15
  • VERY Moisturizing
  • Smells Good
  • Adds shine to your lips without making lips sticky
 
 
Aquafina Hydrating Lip Balm (4 Pack) $4.85 Ebay
 
4 STARS
 
I've only been using this product for a few months . I picked it up at Walmart out of randomness and I like it. This was Oz's favorite . I kept the fruity flavors and he left here with the original in his pocket . The only reason this one recived 4 stars was for the lack of SPF :(
 
CONS
  • No SPF
  • The fruity "flavors" aren't really that fruity
PROS
  • Moisture stays
  • The refreshing feeling that it gives off also stays awhile
  • Variety of flavors all in one pack
  • Guy Friendly
 
I hope this was helpful and leave me a comment below and tell me your experience with these products or others !
 
XOXO ash.