I recently bought this foundation because a youtuber I watch recommended it. I've been trying to go the drugstore route as of late due to my financial situation. So here is what I think about this product:
PROS:
-Stays matte just like it says
-Is buildable
-Feels light on the skin
CONS:
-Texture is horrible
-Terrible coverage
-Dries way too fast when applying
-Doesn't seem to like to be set with face powder
-Doesn't have many color choices
Overall, I really hated this product. The second day, I decided to mix it with my Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation and it was alright. I am pretty set on my Revlon foundation as of right now. I was paying 40 dollars for MUFE HD Foundation which is pretty much the same thing as the Relvon but 30 dollars cheaper. I might go check out Walgreens this weekend and see if I can find anything worth bragging about but who knows because I have to make a trip to Sephora and I might get myself in trouble...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Revlon Colorstay Mineral Lipglaze:
I've been a drugstoreaholic lately. If I can find something interesting, I'll pick it up.
I head about this lipgloss from a fellow youtuber who purchased it and was so astonished by how long this LIPGLOSS stayed on. I decided I wanted to see for myself, so I picked one up in the color Lasting Shimmer, which is a neutral/pinkish gold color. I will swatch it for later when I find my camera.
Anyway, this lipgloss had a really really weird smell to it. Once it's on the lips and you're not moving them, you can't tell but if you inhale air through your mouth or if you're moving your lips a lot...you can smell it. It kind of makes me sick and I don't really know how to explain the smell. It DOES smell like a mineral product but it's almost looks like they tried to cover it up with a shea butter/coconut smell. It's really terrible. HOWEVER, it really DOES last long. It says it's supposed to last I think 8 hours but it lasted me about 3 at the most. It's not as shiny after three hours but you can still see the color on your lips.
I have mixed feelings about this product. I could see myself purchasing another one is a darker color because of it's staying power but I'd definitely prefer to wear another lipgloss and reapply when needed.
I head about this lipgloss from a fellow youtuber who purchased it and was so astonished by how long this LIPGLOSS stayed on. I decided I wanted to see for myself, so I picked one up in the color Lasting Shimmer, which is a neutral/pinkish gold color. I will swatch it for later when I find my camera.
Anyway, this lipgloss had a really really weird smell to it. Once it's on the lips and you're not moving them, you can't tell but if you inhale air through your mouth or if you're moving your lips a lot...you can smell it. It kind of makes me sick and I don't really know how to explain the smell. It DOES smell like a mineral product but it's almost looks like they tried to cover it up with a shea butter/coconut smell. It's really terrible. HOWEVER, it really DOES last long. It says it's supposed to last I think 8 hours but it lasted me about 3 at the most. It's not as shiny after three hours but you can still see the color on your lips.
I have mixed feelings about this product. I could see myself purchasing another one is a darker color because of it's staying power but I'd definitely prefer to wear another lipgloss and reapply when needed.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Smokey blues:
Want to achieve a really classic smokey blue look? Here are a few steps to achieve this look:
- First, pat Vanilla e/s by MAC under the brow bone.
- Then take a shiny light pink, almost silver tint and pat all over the lid above the crease a bit. I used Angelic by Jesse's Girl.
- Take a blue based silver from the crease all the way up as far as you want to go and blend that silver well with the vanilla. I don't know the name of it but it was a ULTA e/s that I used.
- After that, take Blue Storm e/s by MAC and cut the crease with it. Blend up and out a little bit but make it very sharp.
- Take a deeper midnight blue e/s and create depth on the outer crease blending into the Blue Storm. I used another ULTA shadow.
- Lastly, take any light purple and blend that from the inner corner of your eye into the Blue Storm. I used NYX e/s in Beanie.
- Add black liner and a few coats of mascara!
Finally, you have the perfect classic blue smokey eyes. Sorry for the quality but my digital camera is dead and my webcam will just have to do!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Where can you buy ELF products other than the internet:
I went to Krogers last night to be let down by the fact that they do not have ELF products there. However, I was astonished to see that they carried some Jesse's Girl products. They only had two colors left of their eye dusts in Mardi Gras (very bright vivid royal blue) and Majestic Green (medium shamrock shimmery green) which were only $3.99 each. I went ahead and picked those up to build up in my friend's gift. I ordered Jesse's Girl from their website and was very pleased with their eye dusts. I need to swatch those and put them up here later. I also picked up one of their eye shadow quads in the smokey eyes set. I unfortunately can not tell you if I like it because I do not own the product but considering their eye dusts have a nice pigmentation and consistency, I'm sure the eyeshadows are great. I also picked up one of their baked eyeshadows in volcanic. I swatched that one since I bought it for myself and it almost looks like the eyeshadow Swish by MAC. It's really nice, however, I plan on using it for my cheeks.
I walked down to Walgreens and they were having a sale. Nothing really caught my attention to buy for my friend. The Maybelline Dream Mouse Blushes were BOGO but I am on a budget. I ended up getting her a double ended blending brush which is similar to the MAC 224 brush except on the other end, it has a smaller blending brush which is excellent for crease work. Then they were having a 2fer on the CG Wetslicks, so I picked up the Raspberry Splash and the Lemon Splash. If you want a nice sheer shine to your lips and don't mind the sweet flavor or scent then these are really great. I see myself using this a lot in the summer. It reminds me much of my Tendertones by MAC. I plan on giving my friend the Lemon Splash one. Lastly, I have a complaint. L'oreal HIP line looks like it's heaven sent tp drug stores. I mean, wow, finally a drug store line that focuses on being highly pigmented and almost expensive quality but affordable. Sometimes I stand there and look at all the products on the HIP line and think "Why did they make that lipgloss that way?" or "Why am I paying $12 dollars for a teaspoon size amount of pigment?" It's almost frustrating to see that you're not really saving that much money when you buy HIP products and not all of their products are that great. I ended up buying a HIP paint so I'm hoping it will be worth it. They have a bunch of new products that I will later write about how pointless I think they are.
Anyway, hopefully I'll put up a picture of the gift basket I am putting together for my friend for her birthday.
I walked down to Walgreens and they were having a sale. Nothing really caught my attention to buy for my friend. The Maybelline Dream Mouse Blushes were BOGO but I am on a budget. I ended up getting her a double ended blending brush which is similar to the MAC 224 brush except on the other end, it has a smaller blending brush which is excellent for crease work. Then they were having a 2fer on the CG Wetslicks, so I picked up the Raspberry Splash and the Lemon Splash. If you want a nice sheer shine to your lips and don't mind the sweet flavor or scent then these are really great. I see myself using this a lot in the summer. It reminds me much of my Tendertones by MAC. I plan on giving my friend the Lemon Splash one. Lastly, I have a complaint. L'oreal HIP line looks like it's heaven sent tp drug stores. I mean, wow, finally a drug store line that focuses on being highly pigmented and almost expensive quality but affordable. Sometimes I stand there and look at all the products on the HIP line and think "Why did they make that lipgloss that way?" or "Why am I paying $12 dollars for a teaspoon size amount of pigment?" It's almost frustrating to see that you're not really saving that much money when you buy HIP products and not all of their products are that great. I ended up buying a HIP paint so I'm hoping it will be worth it. They have a bunch of new products that I will later write about how pointless I think they are.
Anyway, hopefully I'll put up a picture of the gift basket I am putting together for my friend for her birthday.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Sale Alert:
I stopped into my local CVS today and noticed that all their Revlon products are buy one, get one free. I have stated in a previous blog how much I hate mineral make up but there is ONE, only ONE, mineral product that I can tolerate and that being is Revlon's Colorstay Mineral Foundation. So if you've been wanting to try that out or even their awesome Colorstay Liquid Foundation, now is the time to go. I actually appreciate a lot of things from Revlon. Why not try a little bit of everything since it's all BOGO? What sucked about my CVS is that they do not have the new Revlon Matte line out. So, that was bummer.
They had several other brands with selected products that were up to 75% OFF. I picked up one of the Milani Sunset Duo bronzers since it was 50% to give away as a gift for a friend. I've heard a lot of really great things about them but since I already have too much bronzer, I'll just have to try it out myself another time. However, I did purchase the Milani eyebrow set that they had in #2. This past summer, I spent $75 dollars on the Anatasia brow set they sell at Sephora that came with a shadow duo, tweezers, a highlight pencil, a spoolie/angled brush, brow gel, and a cute little purple case to put it in. Well, it was well worth the $75 dollars but the only downfall of this product is the shadow duo. With me being a brunette, I bought the brunette duo. Of the two shadows, only one shadow worked well and the other was way too dark. So, I wasted a whole side of the shadow duo because I would never be able to use it for myself. Now, with this Milani set that I just bought, it was only $6.49! It came with two shadow duos, a highlight, mini tweezers, a sponge tip applicator, and a small angled brush. I swatched all the colors and they pay off was nice. I am actually really excited to try this product out. I have never tried Milani products before, so I'm hopin this will give me enough umph to want to buy more.
I also purchased another L'oreal Voluminous mascara, the au naturale one, which came with a free black eye kohl. I swatched the eye kohl and it has a really nice consistency and texture to it. Yay for free gifts! I also picked up the original Voluminous mascara for my friend as well because she has been wanting a mascara that would give her sexy thick long eyelashes. Now, I've been using this mascara for years and I ALWAYS get compliments on them. Sometimes, people think my eyelashes are even fake. I've tried expensive mascaras before and none of them have done what L'oreal Voluminous has done for mine. So, hopefully she will end up loving this mascara as much as I do. Plus if you live in Texas, HEB always has $3 dollars OFF coupons for L'oreal products.
I am on a budget so I have been keeping it pretty drug store. I am going to go by Krogers later to see if they really do carry ELF products. I heard a rumor that they do and if that is the case, I need to see if they have any ELF brushes in stock. I am building a mini make up kit for my friend for a late Christmas/birthday gift. I so far have purchased MAC, Milani, L'oreal, and NYX products for her. I still need to run and get her an eyeshadow primer and a cream base. I'm thinking about getting her a L'oreal HIP paint set since they are very similar to MAC paints, except HIP's paints have a shimmer to them.
They had several other brands with selected products that were up to 75% OFF. I picked up one of the Milani Sunset Duo bronzers since it was 50% to give away as a gift for a friend. I've heard a lot of really great things about them but since I already have too much bronzer, I'll just have to try it out myself another time. However, I did purchase the Milani eyebrow set that they had in #2. This past summer, I spent $75 dollars on the Anatasia brow set they sell at Sephora that came with a shadow duo, tweezers, a highlight pencil, a spoolie/angled brush, brow gel, and a cute little purple case to put it in. Well, it was well worth the $75 dollars but the only downfall of this product is the shadow duo. With me being a brunette, I bought the brunette duo. Of the two shadows, only one shadow worked well and the other was way too dark. So, I wasted a whole side of the shadow duo because I would never be able to use it for myself. Now, with this Milani set that I just bought, it was only $6.49! It came with two shadow duos, a highlight, mini tweezers, a sponge tip applicator, and a small angled brush. I swatched all the colors and they pay off was nice. I am actually really excited to try this product out. I have never tried Milani products before, so I'm hopin this will give me enough umph to want to buy more.
I also purchased another L'oreal Voluminous mascara, the au naturale one, which came with a free black eye kohl. I swatched the eye kohl and it has a really nice consistency and texture to it. Yay for free gifts! I also picked up the original Voluminous mascara for my friend as well because she has been wanting a mascara that would give her sexy thick long eyelashes. Now, I've been using this mascara for years and I ALWAYS get compliments on them. Sometimes, people think my eyelashes are even fake. I've tried expensive mascaras before and none of them have done what L'oreal Voluminous has done for mine. So, hopefully she will end up loving this mascara as much as I do. Plus if you live in Texas, HEB always has $3 dollars OFF coupons for L'oreal products.
I am on a budget so I have been keeping it pretty drug store. I am going to go by Krogers later to see if they really do carry ELF products. I heard a rumor that they do and if that is the case, I need to see if they have any ELF brushes in stock. I am building a mini make up kit for my friend for a late Christmas/birthday gift. I so far have purchased MAC, Milani, L'oreal, and NYX products for her. I still need to run and get her an eyeshadow primer and a cream base. I'm thinking about getting her a L'oreal HIP paint set since they are very similar to MAC paints, except HIP's paints have a shimmer to them.
Friday, January 16, 2009
MAC Cosmetics:
MAC is not the shit. Just because you work for MAC doesn't mean you're the shit. You don't even have to be a licensed cosmetologist to work for MAC.
There are no rules in make up. Sure, there are some suggestions and some common sense things to do but there are no rules. If there are rules, I want someone to show me because I've been missing out on them for the past 11 years.
Also, MAC sells their brushes by numbers. If a brush starts with a 1, then it's a face brush. If it starts with a 2, then it's an eye brush and then if it starts with a 3, it's a lip brush. Just because they have their brushes sorted out by numbers with meanings doesn't mean you can't use one brush for something else. A lot of people use their 224 brush for concealer or contouring their nose. I happen to use the 227 brush to apply my highlight on my cheek bone. A 227 brush is a eye brush but I'm using it on my face. Who the fuck cares? Who the fuck cares if I use a blending brush to apply my browbone highlight either. Everyone does their make up different and applies it differently. Everyone has their own process and there is no rule to do it. Sure, there are some techniques that help but it doesn't mean you can't do something the way you want to.
I'm considering boycotting MAC because they hire stupid assholes who don't even know how to put on make up themselves and want to be critical over how and what someone uses something for.
I mean, it's not only with brushes though. The Cream Color Bases MAC sells...you could use those as a base, highlight, or blush. How can someone tell you, "Oh no, you can only use that for this and you should use this for that!" How can someone do that?
So if you work for MAC, you should practice costumer service and less diva-action because it's really getting played out.
There are no rules in make up. Sure, there are some suggestions and some common sense things to do but there are no rules. If there are rules, I want someone to show me because I've been missing out on them for the past 11 years.
Also, MAC sells their brushes by numbers. If a brush starts with a 1, then it's a face brush. If it starts with a 2, then it's an eye brush and then if it starts with a 3, it's a lip brush. Just because they have their brushes sorted out by numbers with meanings doesn't mean you can't use one brush for something else. A lot of people use their 224 brush for concealer or contouring their nose. I happen to use the 227 brush to apply my highlight on my cheek bone. A 227 brush is a eye brush but I'm using it on my face. Who the fuck cares? Who the fuck cares if I use a blending brush to apply my browbone highlight either. Everyone does their make up different and applies it differently. Everyone has their own process and there is no rule to do it. Sure, there are some techniques that help but it doesn't mean you can't do something the way you want to.
I'm considering boycotting MAC because they hire stupid assholes who don't even know how to put on make up themselves and want to be critical over how and what someone uses something for.
I mean, it's not only with brushes though. The Cream Color Bases MAC sells...you could use those as a base, highlight, or blush. How can someone tell you, "Oh no, you can only use that for this and you should use this for that!" How can someone do that?
So if you work for MAC, you should practice costumer service and less diva-action because it's really getting played out.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hauls:
I am an avid make-up guru youtube watcher. Don't get me wrong, sometimes watching new YT make up tutorials make my day but you know what doesn't make my day? Hauls.
Basically, when someone "hauls" something on youtube, they are showing off things and/or products that they have recently purchased. They are like show-off videos. They are almost like, "Oh, Look at me! I just got all this stuff!!! Let me rub it all in your face. Har har har." In a way, it kind of makes me jealous. I am not jealous in a sense that I don't have any make up because I have A LOT of make up but I have bought all of my make up with my own money over a course of 7 years. I'm not saying that some of these girls that do haul videos aren't buying their own make up but it's just pointless. Anyone can go to a make up counter or store and purchase a bunch of products. I am jealous because I pay for college and bills. I haven't been able to buy myself any new products for pleasure. If I even make it to a make up counter, it's to pick up more primer or mascara, not something fun that I haven't tried yet.
Now, there are also review videos. Review videos are different than haul videos in a sense that that particular person has tried that particular product and either likes or dislikes it and discusses in through YT to tell all their subscribers or future subscribers. I like Review videos because it gives you an idea as to whether you should test a product out or not. If I see multiple bad review videos on the same product, something should tell me that obviously that product isn't working out for a lot of people; therefore the product will not work out for me either.
Yes, I realize I can't really bitch about this because for about a year now I have said that I was going to start making make up tutorial vides on YT and I have not. I am still trying to gutsy up the courage to do it. I don't know really what is holding me back. There are gurus on YT that do looks that I was doing when I was in fifth grade, hah!
Anyway, I think haul videos should end. They are pointless. If you want to talk about products you just bought, write a story.
Basically, when someone "hauls" something on youtube, they are showing off things and/or products that they have recently purchased. They are like show-off videos. They are almost like, "Oh, Look at me! I just got all this stuff!!! Let me rub it all in your face. Har har har." In a way, it kind of makes me jealous. I am not jealous in a sense that I don't have any make up because I have A LOT of make up but I have bought all of my make up with my own money over a course of 7 years. I'm not saying that some of these girls that do haul videos aren't buying their own make up but it's just pointless. Anyone can go to a make up counter or store and purchase a bunch of products. I am jealous because I pay for college and bills. I haven't been able to buy myself any new products for pleasure. If I even make it to a make up counter, it's to pick up more primer or mascara, not something fun that I haven't tried yet.
Now, there are also review videos. Review videos are different than haul videos in a sense that that particular person has tried that particular product and either likes or dislikes it and discusses in through YT to tell all their subscribers or future subscribers. I like Review videos because it gives you an idea as to whether you should test a product out or not. If I see multiple bad review videos on the same product, something should tell me that obviously that product isn't working out for a lot of people; therefore the product will not work out for me either.
Yes, I realize I can't really bitch about this because for about a year now I have said that I was going to start making make up tutorial vides on YT and I have not. I am still trying to gutsy up the courage to do it. I don't know really what is holding me back. There are gurus on YT that do looks that I was doing when I was in fifth grade, hah!
Anyway, I think haul videos should end. They are pointless. If you want to talk about products you just bought, write a story.
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