Beauty Finds, Tips, and Tricks

I'm still over the moon that I somehow managed to surprise you with this. I'm even more over the moon that you like it so much.

I strongly encourage you to experiment with it on me in any way shape or form once given the opportunity... as long as you wouldn't consider that a waste.

<3

 

Duh.

 

Some Naked gloss swatches from Urban Decay.

L-R Beso, Rule 34, Naked

Not terribly sticky and have a very faint mint smell. Nothing crazy or tingly though.

 

After a full day of wear impressions:

Holy shit, these colors are long lasting. I used a small amount of eye primer, and the colors stayed all day without creasing or losing a lot of pigmentation. I lost some shimmer during the day, but since I haven't done a majority shimmer look yet, I don't want to comment on the longevity of those yet. But holy shit, those mattes.

Overall: Little to no fallout from the mattes, super blendable, easy to apply. The shimmers take a little more effort to pick up a decent amount, but apply and blend well too. Last very long over a primer, and color on eye is true to pan. The shimmers are a little trickier to work with, but have great payoff. If you're looking for a neutral palette, this should be on the top of your go to list next to Naked 2.
9/10
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And @snowy, I'll do swatches probably this weekend when I have a sunnier day.

 

UNF. Nyx is today's HauteLook deal. Must resist....

 

Yeah, this is all Greek to me, but it sounds like you like them, so I'm happy.

 

I TOLD YOU SO.
Make sure you close it really well though, because it can dry out pretty easily. It's not bad to replace for $3, but still.

 

Favorite hair product. Beauty Defender detangler and leave in conditioner. It's not cheap at $21 a bottle, but it lasts a long time. I got this for free by using my Birchbox points. I love the smell, it detangles well, and leaves my hair soft and bouncy.

 

These are pretty shitty quality pictures, but whatever.

Quick review of the Chella liquid eyeliner in Indigo blue that I got in a recent Ipsy bag. Did a quick wing for the day (ignore the messy brows).




From far away, it looks nice, but up close, you can see the brush strokes clearly, and it takes a little bit to build up the full color. The felt tip in incredibly stiff, so it's hard to get long strokes.

Overall, I don't think I would buy it, but I'll use what I have left.

 

I was bummed too. I swatched it on my wrist when I got it in the mail, and it looked great. It just is way too hard to control on the eyelid. The felt tip was really scratchy too, which I've never encountered in a felt tip eyeliner.

 

I just saw NYX in CVS. I was pretty excited about that. For whatever reason, I've not delved into the brand much, but have heard great things about it.

 

And black bean.

 

Buy all the things!

 

FTFY