May '12 Favorites

  Hey everyone! I havent posted anything for a while but now, I am trying really hard to think up some stuff!  I have been busy trying to clean out basement so we can build a bedroom down there. We have to get it done before the end of July because my friend is coming from Maryland to stay with me for a while! and then 2 weeks after she leaves, I start high school!  There are some other things going on but they are complicated....But anyway, here are my May favorites!

• Maybelline Lots of Lashes mascara: This is really cool! It divides my lashes and gets the ones in my inner corner which ar SO hard to get! It doesnt flake and looks very natural!
• Revlon Super Loustrous Lip Gloss in Coral Reef: A pretty coral color that is creamy and smooth! I cant wait to get more from this line!
• Maybelline Cream Gel Eyeshadow: I have Too Cool and am going to get Bold Gold and Probably the purple one. I think that these would be awesome for school! I cant wait to play around with more colors!
• ELF Clarifying Pressed Powder in Ivory: Makes a nice powder foundation! its really easy and cheap.
• ELF 100 Color Eyeshadow Pallete: This is fun to experiement with and really affordable ($10???) A mix of matte, satin, shimmer, and sparkle! Even metallics!

SO those are my favorites! What are yours?

Haul 21-Needs and Sales

So, I bought most of these with my own money except a few things! Tell me if you want a review or something. I will do a nail polish collection after my birthday. It is towards the end of April so by May 1st!
 NYX: ULTA
*Mega Shine Gloss in Sugar Pie-A perfect shimmery nude color for smokey eyes.
*Mega Shine Gloss in Nude Pink-great creamy (no shimmer) gloss for everyday. I compared it to Beige and this one is a little better for now.
*Mega Shine Gloss in Golden Pink-a deeper pink with a golden shimmer and glimmer! Wonderful to spice up a plain look.h
*Jumbo Eye Pencil in Lime-a universal green to use with mineral eye shadows. This and the next are the only ones I could find with wood instead of plastic.
*Jumbo Eye Pencil in Strawberry Milk-Perfect for intense color that stands out.
*Eyeshadow Trio in TS15 Aloha/Mink Brown/Deep Bronze-So soft and creamy with beautiful colors. This looks similar to Cover Girl's Shimmering Sands I think (I don't have it).
*Ultra Pearl Mania Eyeshadow in Oro Pearl-a gorgeous bronzey gold without glitter but it looks metallic!
ESSENCE: ULTA
*Regular Liquid Eyeliner-I don't have any liquid eyeliner so this extremely matte black is great to try since I needed to get one.
BOOKS: SAM'S CLUB
*The Hunger Games Trio by Suzanne Collins-I love these books and I got them all hard back for $31.54! How cool is that! I needed them!
ELF: WALMART
*Studio Blush Brush- The one I had made my face hurt so I decided to get the studio brand from Elf that is really soft.
*Studio Complexion Brush- the same story for the two powder brushes I have. It looks really fluffy!
So that is my haul and I just want to say, Happy Easter everyone!

Review: ELF Therapeutic Lipbalm-Strawberry Creme

This is a pretty good lip balm.  It can feel greasy and I have some issues with the packaging but other than that its pretty nice.  It was only $1 at Target and ELF's website.  It used to have silver writing on it but after I used it about 3 times it all rubbed off!  The lid is okay, just be careful because it comes off fairly easily.  It twists up easily but is doesn't come up unless you want it to.

The color Strawberry Creme is a light baby/bubblegum pink shade.  As you see, it can be pigmented and is perfect for lightening your lips unless your are paler than this.  I don't bring this with me because it melts. I left is in the car for 30 minutes on an early fall afternoon and it was nearly liquid!  It would start melting inside of my pocket.  My suggestion: keep it for when you put on lip balm before your makeup and exfoliating.  It kind of makes your flakes stick out, making it easier to exfoliate.

I highly recommend this lip balm even though it has its down sides.

Pros: moisturizing, relatively pigmented, inexpensive, has multiple shades, smells/tasted good, perfect at home

Cons: can be greasy, melts easily, not portable

10/10

Review: Elf Brightening Quad~Blue Moon

Hello everyone!  I have hit pan on every single shade in this quad almost right after these pictures! lol  I will go from right to left. Navy: this is the most pigmented of all these shades! It is basically a matte navy with mild pearlesent ness.  I love it to set eyeliner. Pale Blue: This is perfect for a lid color because it is so rich and the mild shimmer makes you look awake and ready for the day!  Brown: This is a nice brown that could be better but I like it because of that.  It is easier to work with and I love it for so many things.  Champagne: This has a little bit more shimmer in it than the rest but is a nice translucent color perfect for a wash all over, the brow bone, toning down white eyeliner, or for the lid!  I love how this is perfect for beginners exploring more colorful shades!

All of the eye shadows in this are very smooth and gorgeous. they glide on easily and are not chunky on the eyelid!  This is nice for beginners because it is $1 and the shades have an amount of pigment that is good for experimenting.

I could find this at Dollar Tree, Big Lots, and Target stores.  If you can, this is really good! Especially for blue eyed girlies! Luv Y'all!

Pros: inexpensive, great texture, good colors, great for beginners, not chalky, perfect pigmentation, portable

Cons: hmmm....none?

10/10

Review: Elf Brightening Quad~Drama

The ELf quad in Drama is perfect for a dramatic smokey eye in one palette. The matte white is nice in a pallett of shimmers. The gunmetal is perfect for the crease and the silver on the lid. Then all you have to do is pop the black in for definition and you're good!

white: as you can already see, this is a very pigmented white. this was only one swipe and this is the only eyeshadow in this quad that I have not hit pan on. gunmetal: This may look pigmented, but it is not. I practicaly scrubed for this much pigment. this is also chalk full of glitter. black: Again this is not the best because it has major fallout and a lot of glitter but is more pigmented and workable than the others. silver: Mostly glitter and it fallsout so easily unless used wet. Looks really pretty on the eyes. These shades can all be worked with except the gunmetal.........

So even though this is a good palete, it is difficult to work with because of all the glitter and low pigment. My tip: use wet.

Pros: its great to have everything in one palette. The white is exraordinary and the rest can be dealt with. Inexpensive

Cons: almost every shade is glitter galore! this causes so much follout and low pigmentation.

7/10

Review: Elf Single Eyeshadow~Wisteria

This gorgeous color is a purpley pinkish hue (almost plumy) with some silver shimmer and has a mild blue duo chrome.  I love to use this on my lid or on the outer half or even a transition/blending color.  The swatch on http://www.eyeslipsface.com/ is much more purple than the really one but the blueish undertones add so much unique-ness.

Sadly it is not as pigmented ON you hand/eye as it is in the pan.  Although, this makes it even more wearable and easier to work with color wise.  I prefer to use this with pinks, bluish black grays, or browns.  The texture is nice but after u use it a bit, it gets bumpy...

If you are looking for a unique purple that can be used on your lid, then this is definitely for you!

Pros: has a unique color, it is easy to work with, and has a wonderful effect!

Cons: It gets bumpy after you use it a bit.

9/10

My Elf Custom Compact

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Close up on eyeshadow. Top Row (l to r): Pink Ice; Wisteria. Bottom Row (l to r): Mocha; Dusk



Swatches. Laid out like palette.

All of the pans are $1 and the actuall palette is $1, so I paid $5+tax for this. Tell me if you want reviews on anything! luv yall

Review: Elf Single Eyeshadow~Mocha

Mocha Is the perfect name for this because it looked like a coffee chocolate combo with golden shimmers and undertones. On some skin tones this can appear orange and that was why in a lot of reviews others did not like this. I personally love how this looks!

The swatch is remarkable ain't it?It looks exactly like it does in the pan, but with less golden shimmers making it absolutely beautiful. I do believe that other brands have this color but not many brands have the same affect and texture as this. The texture is great!

For one dollar who can go wrong? I extremely recommend this because this is a great staple in your collection!

Pros: pigmented, beautiful, long lasting, awesome texture, not powdery, no fallout

Cons: may not look good on everyone....but it works for me!

10/10

Review: Elf Single Eyeshadow~Dusk

Very dark gray w/multicolor glitter and slight blue undertone.This is perfect for setting eyeliner, using for a smokey eye, or use just a dab for the outer corner/crease. Great deal for $1!

Here is the swatch. It will not come off looking exactly like it is in the pan, but it is buildable. One of the only downsides is how glitter there is.....

it had the same texture of the others except a glittery feel. The glitter also causes fallout but it is easy to work with nonetheless!

Pros: buildable, pigmented, perfect for setting eyeliner and it is long lasting

Cons: The glitter. it is difficult. and there is fallout

9/10

Review: Elf Single Eyeshadow~Pink Ice

This eyeshadow is perfect for a highlight or light lid color. The baby pink is not to intense so it will work for many skin tones. It is also $1! It is not very powdery at all and had a creamy,buttery texture. It does have little golden reflects but it doesn't look bad.

Here is the swatch. As you can see there is not much glitter in this product and it is a nicely pigmented light color.

These are much bigger than Mac shadows but the shade variety is limited. This shade was hard to find from other brands so I definitely recommend this.

Pros: inexpensive, pigmented, not very powdery, no fallout, good texture, long lasting (w/primer)

Cons: ummmmmm.......none!

10/10

I Hit Pan On...

Hey hey hey! sooo I have some stuff to share with y'all! I have picked out some stuff to use up or hit pan on and I thought I could tell what I have accomplished! So lets go!

I have hit pan on almost ever single shade in my L.A. Colors palette Cafe Au Lait. I just have the first of the bottom row to hit pan on!

Also the light color in Maybelline's duo Browntones has had the honor of showing its pan to my eyeball! The last is a color in my Profusion pallete 03 and I am pretty sure that is it. I am working on a shimmery white in the same palette and a pinky brown in my 04 palette. One thing that will be hard to hit pan on will be my ELF quads in Blue Moon and Drama. Then I have used plenty of my Elf single in Pink Ice but have been focusing on using up the lower left color of my Cafe Au Lait palette. It is so pigmented, has practically no fall out and doesn't look the best on me!!!! How do I use it? It looks pumpkin orange on my eye...But My NYC Lip Tin in Angel Kiss has almost hit pan. I keep on almost hitting pan, using it once, and then the pan disappears. :(  So far I have been able to get Christmas presents with money!!!! :) Luv y'all!