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December 06, 2011

Review & Swatches: Revlon Colorstay Lip Butters


REVLON COLORSTAY LIP BUTTERS

OVERALL RATING: 5/5
WHERE TO BUY: Drugstores
WOULD I REPURCHASE: Yes
PRICE: Around $7 at Target, prices vary depending on location

POSITIVES:
- Affordable
- Pigmented
- Moisturizing
- No noticeable scent
- Comes in many shades
- Pretty packaging

NEGATIVES:
- Can be a little bit hard to open

MY THOUGHTS: I am obsessed with these. I'm kind of picky when it comes to lipsticks because I prefer ones that are affordable, moisturizing, unscented, and come in very wearable shades. Finding every single of these qualities in a drugstore lipstick can be a bit difficult. Some brands tend to carry a lot of frosty colors while others have a very waxy smell to them. When I heard all of the raves about these, I thought I would like them and I was not disappointed.

Considering how moisturizing they are, the color pay-off is actually really good. I don't detect a scent when I use it or have it on. Lasting power is similar to your average gloss which doesn't bother me since it is a "lip butter" after all, not a stain. $7 is not the cheapest drugstore price, but for the price of one MAC lipstick I can get 2 from Revlon. There are so many gorgeous shades to choose from so I'll definitely be getting more. It's kind of hard to locate them at the moment since they're only found on new product displays, but I hear that they will be everywhere by the new year. I hope so!

Creme Brulee

Creme Brulee

Pink Truffle

Pink Truffle

Candy Apple

Candy Apple

Berry Smoothie

Berry Smoothie

Fig Jam

Fig Jam (This one looks SUPER SUPER dark
brown in the tube but looks like a brownish-red color on the lips. It's very
sheer in this photo but it actually looks more opaque in person, I really like it.)

April 12, 2011

NYX Haul

This week, nyx, maybelline, revlon, and almay are 40% off at Ulta! The sign at the store I went to said that brands couldn't be combined, so everything I got is from NYX and the total was only $20. I also got a new camera recently for my birthday (Canon powershot) so I hope the pictures are a little better! :)

10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne & Caviar

10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne & Caviar

10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne & Caviar

10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne & Caviar (Top row)

10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne & Caviar (bottom row)

Eyebrow cake powder in Dark brown/Brown

Eyebrow cake powder in Dark brown/Brown

Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look

Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look

Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look; Top of the cap has a cute little bow

Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look; Slanted applicator

Soft matte lip cream in Stockholm

Soft matte lip cream in Stockholm

Soft matte lip cream in Stockholm; Standard doe foot applicator

Lip liner pencil in Natural

Lip liner pencil in Natural

(Left to right) Natural, Stockholm, Smokey Look

Left: Natural, Stockholm; Right: Natural, Stockholm and Smokey Look

March 11, 2011

Sinful Colors: Mint Apple


Finally jumped on the minty-green polish bandwagon. This is 2 coats. Loveee it! Especially since it only costs $1.99. As you can see, it has tiny shimmers too. Sinful colors might be my favorite drugstore polishes. They have such a wide range of colors at cheap prices.


April 15, 2010

MAC Viva Glam Cyndi & Laugh A Lot

I got a lovely package from MAC this week.. a birthday gift from my other sister. Thank you Ate Lisa, Kuya Bobby, and baby Gabriel! :) They sent me lipsticks that were on my blog's wish list, so here are some swatches.


Viva Glam Cyndi


swatched lightly on the left, heavily on the right


coral-red. i heard this suits a lot of skintones.


Laugh A Lot


swatched lightly on the left, heavily on the right


this is like like my natural lip color, but a tad darker.
i can definitely see myself wearing this on a daily basis.

April 12, 2010

Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel CreamLiner

A few weeks ago, I saw a blog post by vintageortacky about new gel liners from Physician's Formula. Gel eyeliners are my absolute favorite and 3 shades for $11 seemed almost too good to be true. I was excited when I found them at CVS! This isn't really a review, just my initial thoughts and swatches.



The 3 gel liners snap together. The kits come packaged according to eye color; I purchased the one for brown eyes.



You can see my fingerprints all over the packaging.. I can deal with that though.



It comes with a brush that's actually not half bad. I prefer to use angled brushes though.



Dark brown.



Purple.



Black.. once you dip the brush into this one, it actually has tiny purple glitters!



After applying these, I rubbed my hand over my arm for a few seconds to test out the staying power. They did not budge. At all. These are definitely worth checking out.

March 20, 2010

Milani Eyeshadow Quads

Milani is my favorite drugstore makeup brand. They were the first eyeshadows I had ever purchased because I heard the quality was comparable to higher end brands. Until now, I still think their products are comparable to brands like MAC. Their quads are an awesome value and I always recommend them to people who are looking for nice, affordable shadows.

Swatches were taken without a base underneath.


Copper Fiesta


Copper Fiesta


Dominos


Dominos


Dream Baby


Dream Baby


Touch of Brown


Touch of Brown


Earthly Delights


Earthly Delights


Blooming Fields


Blooming Fields