L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Excess

Happy Labor day all! I got a bunch of drug store mascara from Rite aid to review! I love trying these bc these next two years while I am a student I will only be able to afford these so I need to find good ones for good deals. 

The one I am reviewing today is from L'Oreal and its the Voluminous Million Lashes Excess in Blackest black.

As usual the firs thing I do is check out the brush. I can easily tell if I will get clumps easy but this brush looked nice you don't see excess mascara between bristles and they are thing enough so they will reach each individual lash as you apply.

I hope you guys love comparison photos bc I really like to show you what each mascara does for me. While I have long lashes they are normally flat as you can see on the right side. But when I applied mascara on the left side you can the lengthening and volumizing capabilities of this mascara. I didn't even need to curl my lashes before to achieve this and the lashes stayed up for most of the day

Here is a side shot showing my lame lashes on the right side and my lashes with the L'Oreal mascara on the left side. Very satisfied with this mascara. Will def be adding this brand to my drug store favorites. But I got like 4 more drug store brands to review so we will see which others will be my favorite. 

Price: $8.95

Where to find: Drug Stores-Target, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart 

http://www.lorealparisusa.com/en/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Mascara-Primer/Voluminous-Million-Lashes-Excess.aspx?shade=Blackest-Black-459

**disclaimer-this product was provided for my 100% opinion**

Essence Makeup Review

As a student I love affordable makeup. So when Essence Cosmetics offered me the opportunity to review some of there products I said of course!

Check out what I tried below...


Price $4.99

The first product I got to try was the Stays no matter what 24 h volume mascara in black. As I say in every review I want mascara that will give me some serious length and volume. I hate flat lashes so I am always looking for dramatic looks!


The brush itself is good as you can see not a lot of excess mascara between bristles so that helps in regards to clumps. I am super shocked at how well the length and volume is with this mascara. I seriously wouldn't think a mascara less than $5 would give good results. I have been using this mascara for the past two weeks and have been happy.


Price: $3.29
The next thing I tried was the Stays no matter what 24 hr eyeliner

The tip is pretty good which makes it easy to apply

It comes off easily however I found it was not really waterproof. Right before my big move to Ca I had lots of emotions so of course I shed a few tears and noticed my inner eyelid area lost all of the eyeliner. With that sad I wasn't really impressed.

Price: $1.99
The next thing I tried was the Kiss Care Love Lip Balm. First thing I noticed was the bubble gum smell or something yummy it had. They really don't give much color to your normal lip color and the consistency is not too sticky/thick or too thing where you have to keep adding some on. I would say it is just good enough. 

Price: $3.49
Finally I tried the 3D eyeshadow in Irresistable smoky and Irresistable mermaids kiss

The shape of the shadow is cool bc if there is one thing I had in duo eyeshadows is there is no clear separation between the two and I always get the darker color all in the light one. Here there is a diff in one from the other so you could use just one only and not make a big mess in the other.

Here are the swatches of the colors. On the left is Smoky and the right is Mermaid kiss. I am not a fan of the shimmery shadows so of course these shadows on not something I would use but they do have good pigmentation. These swatches are just the shadow so with a good primer they would give good color.



Where to find: Any ulta store

**disclaimer-this product was provided for my 100% honest opinion**

Physician Formula Organic Wear Mascara

Looking for a new drug store mascara? How about a organic formula based on? Well her is my review on the Physician's Formula Organic wear mascara I got from Bloom.com to test.

Made with 70% organic farming ingredients, the Organic wear mascara helps lashes lengthen and volumize those lashes. One thing I am picky about when it comes to mascaras is the brush. I hate when its thick bristles and makes clumpy lashes yuk!

Let's see what kind of bristles are on the Organic wear mascara

Yay! The brush has nice separated bristles to make sure all lashes get an evenly distribution of the mascara. All you do is your regular wiggle technique and you got nice clump-free lashes.

Sorry my forehead is sweating a little yuk! I think I tried it out after a jog lol! But as you can see on the left hand side the Organic wear mascara helps lengthen lashes really well. It also volumizes good too as compared to my boring, flat, normal lashes. 

Overall, for a drug store mascara this does a great job at giving me length and volume to my lashes! Love the brush it helps me get my mascara on clump-free. And most importantly its made from natural ingredients so you don't have to be scared about what your putting on your eyes. If I could say one con I would say that my lashes tend to start falling by the end of the day so you might want to curl them before you apply this mascara or after (I know bad bad) to make sure it lasts all day! Other than that its a keeper!!

Price $9.95 at any drug store 

**This week at CVS all PF products are $6 off so you can score this mascara for $3.95 amazing deal!!!!

**disclaimer-this product was provided for my 100% honest opinion**

IMATS 2013 Beauty Product Reviews-Grafton Cosmetics

Continuing on my IMATs reviews I seen a private cosmetics company called Grafton cosmetics and I kept passing by and eyeing their baked makeup and I gave in and just had to try some.

The first thing I got was a 3 in one eyeshadow duo

I really liked the colors in this one so thats why I chose it. It has a green, a brown, and a beige

The green is like an olive color with a golden shimmer to it. The second color is a chocolate brown with a hint of shimmer. The beige also has a shimmer to it too. 

The second product I got was a baked blush

It's almost summer time so I got a bronzer and instead of a pinky blush. I have never tried a baked blush either so I was so excited to try it 

Look at the golden shimmer this has. Gorgeous! I will be getting my j-lo on with this color. It is sooo pretty!!

Overall, I am in love with the two baked cosmetics I got from Grafton Cosmetics. I had never heard from them before but I am so glad I tried them. That olive eyeshadow is def my favorite and looks amazing with my skintone.The only bad thing is I can't seem to find the prices of these products online and I am kind of nervous they might be expensive bc there a private label. But they do go to tradeshows so check them out if you ever head to one.

IMATS show Price- $10ea

http://www.graftoncosmetics.com/

Smashbx Softbox Palette

I have never tried Smashbox Cosmetics so I was so excited when I was contacted to potentially review the Softbox palette. 

It comes in a sturdy case and I love the appearance. Simple but cute

This palette came with 6 colors in it and a dual ended brush with a big one for all over lid colors and a smaller one for defining around the crease. I usually don't ever use the brushes that come with the palette but I actually liked these ones. 

As you can see in this palette there are 3 mattes and 3 shimmer shadows. Now you know I am not a huge fan of shimmery shadow but these are not too shimmery at all and in fact I found myself using the shimmery colors more than the matte ones. Go figure. 

Going from the top row down there is a:

• Brown shimmery color perfect for the entire lid, 
• Beige/grey color which can go over the entire lid or serve as a base color, 
• Light beige color which can serve as a base color or can even be used to bring out the lower eyebrow area, 
• Darker brown color like the first color that is also shimmery that can also be used for the lid
• Light shimmery golden brown color
• Dark matte brown color that can be used for smokey eye or for the crease

Overall, I am a sucker for neutral colors. Love them very much so I like that this palette had lots of different kinds of browns. The shimmery colors were perfect for me who is not a fan of glittery stuff. One thing I noticed is just make sure to tap off the excess shadow bc the brushes pick up a lot and if you don't tap it off you will get a messy palette like me. Speaking of brushes I liked them two and loved that it has two on it and there different sizes. 

Price $39

http://www.smashbox.com/product/6109/23594/Palettes-Kits/PHOTO-OP-EYE-SHADOW-PALETTE-IN-SOFTBOX-II/index.tmpl

**disclaimer-This product was provided for my 100% honest opinion**

Pixi Beauty Products

It's springtime that means new collections from all your favorite makeup and nail companies! I just got some new stuff to review from Pixi Beauty Products. I think they know me well bc they sent one of my favorite products-eye liner but with a twist! I usually play it safe with black liner so I was really nervous when I got colored liners.


The two I got an Endless Silky Eye Pen and the Extra Eye Bright Liner

Sorry this is opposite way than all the other pictures but you can tel which is which. The extra eye bright liner is in a extrabright and the Endless silky eye pen is in copperglow

The Endless silky eye pen is waterproof, long-wear, and no smudge in brown.The extra eye bright liner is supposed to help brighten eyes and make your eye whites look whiter. I know my eyes are always red with these allergies so anything to help my eyes look whiter will do!

As you can see on the hand swatches the liner is a beautiful bronze color with a hint of shimmer in it and applies thick so becareful if your using it for top liner and you don't like thick lines. The bright liner allows more precision as it is more fine tipped than the regular liner. It almost has a white-pink too tint to it.

Although it is recommended to apply on the inner rim liner I thought it would be fun to see how white eye liner looked in general never tried it. The liner glides on easy.

I applied the eye brightener liner to the top and the endless silky eye pen to the bottom. Pretty surprised how the white liner looks. I thought it would not look good at all but it actually comes out okay. Who would of thought. The brown also brings out my eye color. Def opens my eyes up to try out brown liners here and there. Since spring in here I will def be trying out more looks like this. Gotta try new things right???

What do you think of these products?

Price- Endless Silky eye pen ($15-10 different shades)
Extra Eye Bright Liner ($17)

http://www.pixibeauty.com/makeup/eyes/endless-silky-eye-pen-477
http://www.pixibeauty.com/whats-new/extra-eye-bright-liner

**disclaimer-These products were provided for my 100% honest opinion**

Studio Gear Cosmetics

I have always wanted to try some products from Studio Gear Cosmetics. So when I was got the opportunity to review some of the most popularist products of theirs I jumped on it quick.

Today I will be reviewing an eyeshadow, face primer and mascara!


The first product is a 3:1 Harmonic Eyeshadow Palette

Containing a contour, highlight and accent color this 3:1 shadow has colors that when combined will give your a perfect look 

There is a darker brown for the crease, lighter brown for the base lid and a lighter brown/beige for the under eyebrow area

The second product I tried was the SPF-20 face primer. This light non greasy primer works to balance and protect the skin from environmental stress while helping to diminish fine lines and wrinkles

The last product I tried was the Impact Full Pro LTS mascara

The brush looked nice and fluffy!

I am so sorry that tiny part of my bangs came out but what can you so. to the left contains the Impact full mascara that was simply applied (did NOT curl lashes prior or after application) and my normal lashes. I do have long lashes but they are normally flat and lets just say I need a good volumizing mascara to get the job done.

Here is after application of the mascara on both eyelashes.

Here is my overall look using the 3:1 shadow with the lighter beige underneath the eyebrows, the medium brown on the base and the darker brown on the crease. When used with a primer the shadows lasted well.

Overall, if I had to pick my favorite product it would be the mascara hands down! I didn't think I would get much length let alone volume but my lashes look amazing! The applicator puts mascara on great with little/no clumps! My second favorite was the eyeshadows. I liked how well they go together to create my look and they are pretty pigmented. Well I thought the face primer was good for SPF coverage I am not sure about the diminishing of fine line and wrinkles as I have neither yet so I really can't conclude on if it worked. But I did not break out or anything when using it.

Eyshadow Price- $24
Face Primer-$35
Mascara-$17

Where can you find these products: Ulta, Dillards or online on the links below!

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Eyeshadow
Face Primer
Mascara

To see what other products are offered by Studio Gear Cosmetics visit any of their sites:
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**disclaimer-These products were provided for my 100% honest opinion**

Urban Decay Great and Powerful Oz Glinda Palette

It took long enough but at last here is the Glinda Palette from the Great and Powerful Oz. I wasn't going to buy it at first because I didn't think the light colors would look good on me but when Ulta had their F&F sale I gave in.


Just like the Theodora palette the Glinda palette comes in this extremely durable tin case. The case looks so magical and like a princess that I can see why people like it.

The colors that come in here at light dark and most of all sparkly! From the top row L to R: Tornado, Aura and Magic. Bottom L to R: Illusion, Oz and South. Eye pencil in Purple.

Tornado is a plum purple color with a hint of shimmer in it. Good color for smokey eyes or in the crease.
Aura is the half/half shadow that has a light white that has an iredescent shimmer to it and a light pink with iradescent in it also. These colors can be used for the eyebrow area, base for the lid or at the tip of the inner eyelid
Magic is a soft rose pink color that would be a perfect base color or perfect for the inner lid.

Illusion is a light coral/natural color that would be a perfect base lid color or for the eyebrow area
Oz has two crazy metallic colors in it. The first is a copper color and the other is a crazy silver metallic color
South is a smokey green/brown metallic color.


The eyeliner included in this palette is a purple one

It's pretty dark and has a metallic finish to it

The Super-saturated color that came in this palette is Glinda a pigmented natural beige color

Perfect color to wear to work. Only adds a hint of color to your lips

Here is one of the looks I created using the Glinda palette. I used illusion for the base, Aura on the inner lid, hint of Magic at the outer eye and Tornado on the crease 

Another look I created which turned out amazing I used the silver part of Oz on the entire base and the gold in the inner lid and did the crease with south. I am in love with this look!

Overall I was very impressed with the palette. Thought the light colors wouldn't look good with my skin tone but I created some really nice looks with it!

Did you get the Glinda or Theodora palette?


Which do you like better??

 

Want to purchase this palette? Click on any of the links below or you can get it at most Ulta and Sephora stores.

Urban Decay Here

Ulta Here

Sephora Here

**disclaimer-this product was purchased by me**