Category: Beauty

Beauty

elf Rose You Slay Halo Glow Blush Beauty Wand Review & Swatches

elf Rose You Slay Halo Glow Blush Beauty Wand ($9.00 for 0.33 oz.) is a richer, medium copper base with warm, reddish undertones and fine lighter, more golden copper and pink pearl throughout. Semi-sheer, buildable pigmentation Emollient, lightweight, thin without being watery Spread well over bare skin and on top of foundation without lifting base products Long-wearing (8 hours)
Christine
Beauty

Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #727

Recent Purchases/Rediscoveries: My PMG holiday order finally arrived! I also bought a few things from Dior and Chanel's holiday collections. Weekend plans: I'm volunteering later today at the rescue to help intake a pregnant mama and a mama with week-old newborns. Tomorrow, I'm planning on doing some photographing/swatching of new things that came in this past week. Do you do anything for Halloween? No, we are the un-fun house that goes dark, lol! It's like there are just enough trick or treaters to make it difficult to do much beyond handing out candy yet not enough to keep one fully Continue Reading…
Christine
Beauty

Revlon Smokin’ Hot ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick Review & Swatches

Revlon Smokin' Hot ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick ($12.39 for 0.17 oz.) is a neon orange with moderate, warm undertones and a glossy, cream finish. This shade was prone to emphasizing lip texture and almost looking "clumpy" in places, despite my lips being very much exfoliated properly! Opaque pigmentation Very fluid, spreadable, creamy Thicker, hard to apply evenly Set to a lightly-to-moderately tacky feel, no lifting Transfer-resistant until eating Long-wearing (6 hours of wear, more prone to fading unevenly)
Christine
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The Makeup I did for Family Photos (it slays)

The radiance! I’m obsessed! I did my makeup for family photos using so many of my favorites from Sephora. The full lineup includes some long-time loves as well as some new products that are just incredible (look at the colors in the Makeup By Mario Ethereal Eyes palette!!). The key to radiant, beautiful makeup is […]

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Kate
Beauty

MAC Jingle Tingle & Gold Crush Sparkler Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches

MAC Jingle Tingle Sparkler Eyeshadow ($25.00 for 0.04 oz.) Semi-opaque, somewhat buildable pigmentation Lightly emollient, smooth, not powdery nor too stiff Applied evenly and blended out well Long-wearing (8 hours) MAC Gold Crush Sparkler Eyeshadow ($25.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a light-medium, golden copper with a more translucent base and a sparkly finish with lots of gold and copper reflects. Semi-sheer coverage, somewhat buildable (best with tacky base) Moderately powdery, prone to fallout Hard to apply without fallout Average-wearing (7 hours with fallout)
Christine
Beauty

ColourPop Moon Kingdom Powder Blush Review & Swatches

ColourPop Moon Kingdom Pressed Powder Highlighter ($12.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a vivid lavender with subtle, warmer undertones and a blue-violet duochrome finish that gave it a slightly metallic sheen when applied to skin. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly emollient without being powdery Applied evenly and blended out well Long-wearing (8 hours)
Christine