Wednesday, March 12, 2014

REVIEW + SWATCHES: Kate Moss Lipsticks by Rimmel London

Hello beautiful! I'll be doing a little review and showing some swatches today!

Brand: Kate Moss by Rimmel London
Product: Lipstick
Color: 05, 01, and 12
Price: Roughly between $4.50 and $6 depending on where you go


The packaging is simple enough, but there is a sophistication and uniqueness to it that I really enjoy. The lid top has a slant to it, so if you store your lipsticks upside down to see the color you're going to have trouble with the packaging.

The product itself is creamy, yet not too slick and shows up true to color on the lips. What you see in the tube is what you're going to get.

One of my absolute favorite things about this lipstick is the smell of them. If you are very sensitive to smells and prefer products to not have a scent, this may not be a product for you. They have a sweet, cinnamon-y, floral scent that is wonderful and I am doing no justice to it. Go to your nearest store that sells this Kate Moss lipstick and give it a sniff yourself to know what I'm talking about!
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Color 05 is a nice, neutral pink that I think would work on most, if not all, skin types. 

Color 05 in Sunlight

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Color 12 is an orange. An orange-based reddish pink coral. In some lights, it looks pink; in other lights, a true orange. 

Color 12 in Sunlight

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Color 01 is a red. Blue-based yet neutral, this color is beautiful. If you're looking for a true red, this is a very good choice.

Color 01 in Sunlight

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Overall, I am in love with these lipsticks and will continue to buy more. For the price, you can't go wrong!

Rating: 10/10
Worth the $: Absolutely!
Would I Purchase Again?: Most Definitely!

   05,                      12,                     01 

Monday, March 10, 2014

REVIEW: Nyx's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Hello beautiful! I decided to do a little review for you on the Nyx's Jumbo Eye Pencil in the color Milk.

Brand: Nyx
Product: Jumbo Eye Pencil
Color: Milk 
Price: $4.50

I love this product! It's so versatile - use it as an inner corner highlight, on your waterline to widen your eyes, as an eyeshadow base, or even as an eyeshadow alone. I've even heard of using it as a concealer! (Haven't tried it out on myself yet so I can't deny nor rave on that.) Personally, I use it as an inner corner highlight and as an eyeshadow alone to bring brightness to my eyes and make me look awake.

Swatches
Left: Blended
Right: One to Two Strokes

As you can see the  product is very pigmented. It glides on smoothly and blends out seamlessly with just the finger. But as my eyelids are oily and hooded, this creases on me after a while.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this product to either the beginner or expert professional as it is highly versatile and easy to use!


Rating: 9.5/10
Worth the $: Absolutely!
Would I Purchase Again?: Yes!

Outfit and Face of the Day: March 4, 2014

Hello beautiful! I decided to do a little Outfit and Face of the Day for you! (Or OOTD and FOTD for short.)


What I'm Wearing
• floral dress from Ross
• black sandals from JCPenney

I bought these two items a while ago so I can't find any links for them, sorry. 

And for my face - 



I wanted my lipstick to match the floral design on my dress. 

What I'm Wearing:
• (top left) Maybelline's Full and Soft Mascara

• (top right) Nyx's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• (middle left) Maybelline's Color Sensational Vivids in Fuchsia Flare
• (middle right) Nyx's HD Photogenic Concealer in Porcelain
• (bottom left) E.L.F.'s Studio Blush in Pink Passion
• (bottom right) Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Nail Polish in Rapid Red

Monday, March 3, 2014

Review: Maybelline's Full + Soft Mascara

Hello beautiful! Today I'm going to review a mascara I just bought over the weekend - and that I LOVE!


Brand: Maybelline
Product: Mascara
Color: Very Black
Price: $5.59 at my local Ulta


The brush is full, even, and sturdy - my three favorite things in a mascara brush. The end tip is slightly pointed as to give ease to application.

The smell of the mascara is a typical mascara smell, and not too strong. 


The mascara claims to give soft, thick lashes with a healthy look. Let's see how that holds up:

My eyelashes before application

My lashes are fairly long without mascara,

Lashes with Maybelline Full + Soft Mascara

and with this mascara they're lengthened and volumized with a natural look. They have an ease ness and softness to them which is exactly what I was looking for. If you're looking for a clumpy, almost-falsies-look, then this probably isn't the mascara for you.

Thumbs up:
• lengthens, volumizes
• natural look
• doesn't clump

Thumbs down:
Can't think of any!
 
I'd HIGHLY recommend anyone giving this a try. Even if you're looking for the falsies look, maybe you'll try this and fall in love! And with the price, why not?!

Rating: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Worth the $: No, Yes, Definitely!
Would I Purchase Again?: No, Yes