Makeup and more!: March 2013

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Benefit Erase Paste Concealer Review!

Hey guys!
So I told you this blog was coming up in my march favorites blog post so, here it is!
May I just say, I LOVEEE this concealer! I've finally found my makeup magic item.
If you didn't already know, I STRUGGLE with my under eye circles. They are very bluish/purple! Without makeup it looks like I was punched under both eyes! FYI: I'm not kidding lol.
So with that being said, this is my miracle makeup item!
This concealer claims to conceale and brighten blemishes, dark spots, and UNDEREYE CIRCLES! This does a fabulous job with what it claims to do! I mainly only use it for my undereye circles however, mainly because that's what I struggle with. It's such a creamy concealer and blends in very very well! The best part is how it brightens. It comes in 3 shades, fair, medium, and dark. Of course, since I'm white as a ghost, I use fair. The fair shade brightens so phenomenally! Not to mention the coverage. It has a pinkish undertone which is perfect for counteracting undereye circles. So, the coverage is awesome. Now, its not like you cant tell your wearing concealer, because honestly with every concealer its not going to look like skin. However, its not cakey looking, it just looks really bright and very beautiful! On the other hand, the price is $26. Which yes, is very expensive for one makeup item. However , it's very worth paying the price. Also, it comes with so so much product! Since, it's a very thick concealer, you need a very very small amount. So literally, one pot of this baby will last me a whole year! One more thing,is that this concealer does slightly crease. Not majorly, but it does. Honestly, you can only tell when you look close in the mirror.
I apply this with my ring finger and a gentle patting motion under my eye. It comes with a scoop, but I've found it easier to just dip my finger in the pot and go!
To sum everything up, it's the only on concealer that I have tried that I love! I seriously recommend it if you struggle with undereye circles!

Pros:
-very blendable
-amazing coverage
-BRIGHTENS
-covers my dark circles
- .15 oz of product!!
-lasts so long

Cons:
-THE PRICE IS $26
-creases slightly

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Friday, March 29, 2013

March 2013 Favorites

Hey everybody!
First, Happy Good Friday to all, second it's the end of March?!?!?!?!? Which is crazy! So.... during this month I have found some newbies that I have fallen in love with and I shall share them with you guys!
Beauty:
Maybelline Color Whisper in Faint for Fushia- First off, I love the color whispers. Mainly because I don't like lipsticks, I like lip balms. So, these are the perfect mixture of both a lipstick and a lip balm. Secondly, this is a beautiful color. It's absolutely perfect for spring, yet it's still sheer so you won't feel awkward wearing it.
Maybelline Rocket Mascara-
Now I have mentioned these in blogs before, however not in depth. So, I loveeee this mascara so much! It literally makes your eyelashes go up like a rocket! It gives amazing volume and length! One thing I recommend is to not put to much on because it can clump.
Benefit Erase Paste Concealer-
Oh my geez! Seriously I'm so obsessed. You may know from previous blogs, I absolutely struggle with my undereye circles. This is the only concealer I have fallen in love with. It covers so well and brightens so amazingly! A full review will definitely be up soon!
Victoria Secret Minty Kiss Lip Shine-
I seriously recommend this to absolutely everybody! It's the coolest thing ever. Since its minty, it tingles your lips when you put it on. This might sound weird, but it feels so good, especially when your lips are chapped. Plus, it makes your lips look very pretty and shiny.
Highlighting-
One thing I have done so much this month is highlighting my inner corner. If you don't do this, TRY IT! It does so much for you eyes. I REALLY recommend it if you have dark circles because it makes them soo much lighter!
Fashion:
Oxfords- Okay. I am so obsessed with oxfords. They are perfect for EVERY season! They are just adorable and perfect and I love them for spring!
Maxis- I LOVE maxi dresses! I would pick them any day over other dresses! They just make you look so much taller! Also, they are perfect for spring because if its chillier, I just pair them with a cardigan/ blue jean jacket and am good to go!
Random:
Snapple Peach Tea-This is absolutely one of the best things! I know it's not the healthiest but seriously its amazing! Warning, this is so addiciting!
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Get Ready With Me: Easter Edition!

Hey guys! Easter is right around the corner, so what better to blog about!?P.S. I LOVE Easter! First, it represents what our wonderful Savior did, and also you get to dress up and be in fun colors. So that's that! So, I will show y'all what makeup and outfit I will be wearing to Easter Sunday church service, and afterwards brunch with family!
So for my outfit:
Dress: Charlotte Russe
Oxfords: Charlotte Russe
Watch:Target
Denim Vest: Forever 21

Now for makeup:
Eye look: I used Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pomegranate punk, and swiped this on my lid and in my crease. Then I took my famous Naked Basics pallette and used Venus half way on my lid and in my inner corner. Then I just applied a coat of the Rocket Mascara, eyeliner is always optional but I use Elfs Cream Eyeliner in black!

I think the outfit is perfect for Easter, being very classy and it has the perfect Easter colors. Not to mention, OXFORDS. They are my all time favorite shoes on the planet!
The makeup as well is very Easter related with the fun colors. Yet, it's subtle because Pomegranite punk has a good amount of Bronze as well as the pomegranate color!

For face and lippies: I just used Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. For lips, I used Maybelline baby lips in Pink Wink!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tip Tuesday: Longer Eyelashes

Hey everybody!
Happy Tip Tuesday! What do you know.... I'm going to share one of my best beauty tips! It has to do with a little pot of magic called Vaseline!
Vaseline has sooooo many uses that it's ridiculous! But, my absolute favorite has to do with growing your eyelashes! To grow your eyelashes, and just make them really healthy, put Vaseline on them every night! Vaseline is really conditioning so it's like a conditioner for your eyelashes, instead of you hair. It's just like when you put heat on your hair it ruins it, so you put conditioner to revive it. Same thing with eyelashes, you wear mascara and it makes your eyelashes brittle and not healthy, so Vaseline is used as the conditioner.
Not only does it condition, it helps them grow LONGER! Now, it's not like a serum where you'll see improvements fast! It takes quite a while to see results. BUT there are good results. After about 5 months I started seeing results. I mainly see it when applying my mascara, I realize how thicker and longer my eyelashes have gotten. It's fabulous!
I hope you enjoyed and try putting Vaseline on your eyelashes! I just stick my hand in the tub, and apply to my eyelashes with my fingers! Please follow and leave blog request in the comments below!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

DIY Bleached Shorts!

Hey guys!
So, I am sure you've seen one of the biggest spring/summer trends! What is this trend?? Bleached shorts!!! I love love this trend and I'm going to show you a fabulous way to get this trend yourself, without having to go out and spend the 20+ dollars on a pair of shorts!

Supplies needed:
Bleach
Old pair of shorts/pants (if you don't have any old pants goodwills always a good idea)
Toothbrush
Measuring cup with spout
Rubber band

1. First, if your using pants, and you want to make them into shorts you will need to cut them. When you cut your own pants, then wash them, they will end up fraying at the bottoms. So, unless that's the look your going for, your going to want to roll them up twice when your wearing them. Therefore, when you cut them, keep that in mind. Also, you can always cut them more, but once you cut them, there is no turning back. Don't cut them to short! Try them on and see where you like them at. Always leave room for fixing any mistakes you make!
2. Next, I would recommend bleaching them in a bathtub/sink. First thing you want to do is crinkle one pant leg into a wad, then tie with a rubber band.
3. After, pour the bleach into the measuring cup. The measurement doesn't really matter, you'll be able to tell how much you need (But to start off I would recommend about 1 cup).
4. Start pouring the bleach over the pant leg. Keep in mind what look you want. For example, only a little bit of bleach stains, mostly bleached out, large dots of bleach, etc. Depending on what look you want will determine how much bleach will be used. If you want small dots of bleach, only use a little bit of bleach, and so on and so on.You'll be able to see the pants change color a little during this step. They probably won't be white though. Most likely they'll look a little greenish or a tan color.
5. Repeat these steps to your other pant leg.
6.YOU HAVE TO WASH AND DRY AFTER THESE STEPS!You won't be happy with the results if you fail to do this. It makes the bleach whiten up a bit. Also, if you used darker jeans, once your shorts are washed and dried, you might want to wet a toothbrush in bleach and go over the already bleached areas. The reason being is because with darker jeans, the first time you bleach, the bleach doesn't fully bleach the pants into a light color. It might be more of a greenish tan.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013

All About Drugstore Undereye Concealers

Hey guys!
As some of you may know, I suffer from very bad undereye circles. I have tried almost all of the undereye concealers from the drugstore! No lie! So, I thought It was fitting to do a review on all of them. If you want a review on the high end ones I've tried, I can make that happen.

Maybelline Dream Lumi Highlighting Concealer:
This concealer is raved about so much! I've even actually used up a whole stick. However, since I have very dark undereye circles, it's not enough coverage for me. It does do a good job at highlighting and not being cakey though! It gives a good amount of coverage on my eyes, but my purple undereyes still peek through. So, I would very STRONGLY recommend this concealer for someone with light to medium undereye circles. If your someone with light to medium circles, Go Get This! It would be a miracle worker on you!
Price-$7-8
Rating-8(10 being the best and 1 the least)
Covergirl and Olay Simply Ageless Undereye Concealer:
So this is also a concealer literally everyone+ their mother raves about! So of course I had to go pick it up. Might I just say how extremely disappointed I was with the results! This concealer has a covergirl concealer with swirls of Olay moisturizer in it. So perfect for the undereye right! NO! I literally don't understand why people rave over this at all! It has very yellow undertones and doesn't blend in well! ALSO ,IT'S VERY NOTICABLE THAT YOU ARE WEARING CONCEALER. It's so extremely cakey looking. I'm not fond of this at all! I really don't recommend this and I really don't understand why everyone raves about it at all!
Price-&10.99
Rating:4
Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer+Highlighter:
Surprise surprise, this is again a concealer everyone raves about. Surprise surprise, again I dont prefer it. It's very yellowy, although its not that bad once blended. However, it doesn't cover up my dark circles very well either. It's an okay amount of coverage but not great at all. It would probably work good for you if you have light to medium dark circles. Another thing I've found is that it doesn't highlight really at all. One more thing, it's not long lasting AT ALL! Even If you set it with a powder, it almost completely comes off!
Price:&4.99
Rating-5
Sonia Kashuk Brightening Pencil+Concealer:
This product isn't talked abou nearly as much as the others. So,I shall explain. What it is a double sided eye stick. One side is a brightening pencil and the other is a concealer. I'm not very fond of this product either. The brightening pencil just plain sucks! Your supposed to rub it under your eyes, which is very tricky. First off, all that comes off is a bunch of chunky glitter. Then, it pulls at your undereye area. The concealer, is actually a pretty good concealer though. It's a very liquidy texture,but if you let it sit on you eyes for a minute or two then it does a great job at concealing. However, since my circles are so bad, it doesn't fully conceal them. But again, if you have light to medium dark circles this would be amazing for you!
One more thing, this is pretty long lasting especially if you add a powder!
Price-$6.99
Rating-7
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer:
This is also a very very raved about undereye concealer. Guess what! I don't like it at all! It's a very watery concealer and doesn't concealer undereyes good at all. This would be good for light undereye circles but DEFINITLY not medium or dark! It isn't long lasting AT ALL, even with a powder. It's not good coverage in the first place, but after a couple hours, it's NO COVERAGE! I don't understand the rave about this either! One thing that
this concealer is very good at is not creasing! If you have fine lines and wrinkles under your eyes and light undereye circles, get this concealer!
Price-$6-8
Rating-4
Covergirl Invisible Concealer:
This concealer isn't talked a lot about. This is very understandable because this concealer seriously sucks! I've never tried something so horrible! It is very invisible because it doesn't even show up at all! It literally doesnt give ANY coverage! I don't recommend this for anyone!
Price:$6
Rate:1
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer:
This concealer is very talked about. I enjoy it but its very very very thick! It can cover up birth marks, scars, pimples, etc. However, because of how thick it is you can definitely tell your wearing concealer. It can look cakey because of the thickness.A little tiny bit goes a very long way. The thickness of this makes it hard to work under they eye.I have worn it under my eye before though. It's not the best but does okay. This is a great concealer for coverage, however it's so thick you have to use a very tiny amount under the eye. This results in not as much coverage as this concealer is capable of. But if you use any more, it will look really cakey. Also, it comes in 3 shades and the lightest shade I would prefer to be lighter. It's a good shade, but for my undereyes I want more of a highlight color. In the long run, this concealer is made for very heavy duty concealing. That it is good at. But,for acne it can look really cakey, but still gives amazing coverage. I would recommend this for covering up birthmarks or scars.You can use it for the undereye but I would recommend that use for people with medium circles. The key to this concealer is a tiny tiny tiny amount!
Price-&4.99
Rate for undereye-5
For scars etc.-8
Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette:
This palette comes with 3 concealers and one powder. They only have 2 different shades of palettes out. One lighter one and one darker one. This is where my problem is. I'm very very pale(pretty much like a ghost) so the lighter palette isn't light enough for me. However, concealer wise, the concealer does work pretty good for undereyes, and great for acne. It's very blendable, and good for both! I recommend medium to darker skin tones for this and light through medium/sort of dark undereye circles.
Price-$10.99
Rating-7

Okay, Thank you for reading this extremely long blog. Haha. I hope you enjoyed! Also, this isn't all the concealers I've tried, but the ones that I feel are the most talked about. The onei recommend the most is probably Maybelline Dream Lumi and Sonia Kahuk Hidden Agenda.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

My Everyday Face

Hey everyone!
Today I'm blogging about what I wear on my face every single day. Obviously I don't wear makeup everyday and when I do I switch up what eyeshadow I wear almost every time. Therefore, I don't really have an everyday eye so I'm just going to do one I wear a lot.

Foundation:
I don't hardly every where foundation, however when I do, if I'm having skin troubles, it's usually Covergirl Nature luxe foundation. To apply, i just use my hands, then blend with a foundation brush.It doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything. I love the smell, but it's not overwhelming! It has light to medium coverage but I don't need full coverage. The very best part is ITS NOT CAKEY!

Concealer:
My everyday concealer is Maybelline Dream Lumi Highlighting concealer. This is mainly my everyday concealer because I haven't found a better one. I have pretty bad dark undereye circles and I feel like I've tried everything and nothing works! To apply, i just use my ring fonger and pat it in.So, this one does give a pretty good coverage but not full. Also, it does give a good brightening affect. I would really recommend this for someone with light to medium dark circles... It would work phenomenally on you!

Eyeshadow:
I have two looks I wear the most.
1. Wet n Wild eyeshadow trio in walking on Eggshells. I've done a whole review on these so I'm not going to go in detail. What I do is just swipe the lid color all over my lid and in my crease a little bit.
2. I take my Naked Basics palette which again I have made a whole blog about. What I do is just take WOS on my lid,then a mixture of Naked 2 and Faint in my crease.

Mascara:
Maybelline The Rocket Mascara. I adore this so very much! What i do is wet my eyelashes, then apply this mascara. It is an amazing lengthening, volumizing, and curling mascara and just works so amazing on my eyelashes.

Lips:
I change lips EVERY FLIPPING DAY!
However, if I had to pick my most worn lip it would probably be Baby Lips in Cherry Me. Surprise surprise. I love it, this particular one is also pretty darn pigmented and works really well with my very light skin tone.

Bronzer:
I used to use NYC Sunny Bronzer, and might I say I fell in complete love with it. I still love this Bronzer so very much. It's not orange and works on so many different skin tones, also it blended so well. Sadly, i realized it was braking me out and this fact made me want to cry. What makes it all the more merrier is that it's only $2-3!!!
I would still recommend it since its so amazing! I would recommend trying it, I have sensitive skin but I don't brake out to makeup very often. So I would still recommend giving it a go, and remember you can always take it back.
Long story short, now I use Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer. It gives the same affect. I use A big fluffy brush and just make a 3 on both sides of my face with a really light hand.
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My Favorite Makeup Palette!

Hey guys I was thinking about what blog to do, then realized why not talk about the best eye palette every created!
So lets hop right in, THE NAKED BASICS PALETTE!
This right here is an amazing pallette! It has 6 amazing colors that you can create an everyday natural look, to a everyday bold smokey look! The colors are all matte except one that is a satin finish.
The Satin finish is the highlighting color Venus. It's a beautiful highlight color and looks so good against all the matte shades. The next to are foxy and WOS or Walk of Shame. They are two lid colors. Foxy has yellow undertones, while WOS has more pinky undertones, yet still looks really natural.(WOS is my absolute favorite!) The two crease colors are Naked 2 and Faint. Naked two is good for a natural defining look while Faint is good for a deeper defining look. Lastly is Crave. It's just a black shadow/liner. It works good as both, but for liked I prefer using it wet. It also blends in very nicely when used in the crease for a bolder look.
Sine these eyeshadows are Urban Decay, they have amazing quality. They are so creamy, buttery, blendable, and of course very pigmented.
To conclude, this is an amazing palette and I highly recommend it. I use it almost everyday and it has the shadows you can use for several different looks. It looks so gorgeous and natural.
Pros:
Amazing quality
Great assortment of shadows
So compact and easy for travel
Comes with a mirror!
Long lasting(I still definitly recommend a base or primer to go underneath)
No fall out
Cons:
Price-$27( isn't a bad price considering you couldn't get 2 urban decay eyeshadows for this price, and in this pallette you get 6!)

Below is a picture of a natural look and a more bold look. P.s. for the natural look, to make it more natural you don't have to add the winged eyeliner.
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Monday, March 18, 2013

My Spring Break Essentials!

Hey everybody!
It is spring break time and I am going to show you my must haves for my spring break. For my spring break, I'm staying at home, relaxing, tanning, and of course SHOPPING!
Lets start out with makeup shall we?
First thing is concealer! Now I don't usually wear foundation but if you do, I would recommend wearing BB cream, especially when it's hot. The one I would recommend is Maybelline BB cream. It gives a decent amount of coverage and has really good skin benefits! However, since I don't wear foundation I'm just going to use a concealer for my undereye area. The concealer im going to use is Maybelline Dream Lumi touch concealer. Now I have pretty bad dark undereye circles, so this concealer isn't full coverage on me. But, it's a good brighter and is good for when I don't want to wear a ton of makeup, also it does have a decent amount of coverage.
Next is my Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded. I really love this to just swipe all over the lid, especially in spring and summer! It gives a beautiful brightening look to your eye and still looks natural, without sweating right off in the heat!
Now it's time for some mascara! My current favorite is Maybelline The Rocket! I absolutely adore this mascara! It gives such great volume, length, and curls phenomenally! It's like your eyelashes go up like a rocket!(that was cheesy) Also if your blessed with the opportunity of going to the beach/pool your spring break you can get the waterproof one, however I don't prefer waterproof mascaras.
For the cheeksters, I love the Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Blissful. The color just reminds me of spring, but yet just looks so natural and springy on your cheeks. It's absolutely wonderful! Now these are quite expensive, however they are just extravagant! Not to mention they DEFINITLY won't sweat off and they stay on forever!
Moving on to lips, I of course gotta put in my good ole Baby Lips! The two colors I adore for spring are Coral Crush and Pink punch. The Coral is just a fun natural coral color and the pink punch is just a really bright and springy pink!(the pink gives quite a bit of color payoff too!)

For wardrobe, I LOVE dresses for the spring time! There is just something about them that make me feel springy and happy.(again I sound cheesy) the two dresses I love for spring break are both from TARGET! The pictures are down below. A benefit of the dresses is that they are pretty affordable and very springy and fashionable. Also, the jean dress can be worn on a more chilly day and the floral on a warmer day!
Now for shoes, I love me some sandals and flats! Again, for chillier days I go with flats, and warmer I usually go with sandals. These flats and sandals are again so spring and fabulous. Not to mention, VERY AFFORDABLE!
Random thingz!
Oh my Geez! The Bath and Body Works Coconut Lime Breeze is my absolute favorite spring and summer scent! Right when you put it on your body, it feels like your sitting on the beach! IT'S SERIOSULE AMAZING, YOU NEED IT IN YOUR LIFE! It's exactly like the name, the perfect mixture of lime and coconut,but without being to overwhelming!
Nail time:
My favorite spring nail polish is Essie's Bikini so Teeny. Oh my gosh I'm obsessed with this polish for spring! It's the perfect shade of pastel blue, and reminds me of the beach mixed with a flower?
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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Favorite Drugstore Eyeshadows!

Hey guys! I'm going to write about my most used and favorite drugstore eyeshadows! As most of you may know, I am extremely addicted to drugstore makeup. I love my high end, but drugstore is where it's at in my book. You can find such great products at the drugstore if you know what to get.
P.s. These are just in random order

Favorite eyeshadows:

This is the Wetnwild eyeshadow trio in Walking On Eggshells. All of the WetnWild eyeshadows are phenomenal . I've done a whole blog about them so I won't go into to much detail, but their so pigmented as you can see, and so creamy, long lasting, and blendable, and just amazing!!!!

These are the Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows. THESE ARE AMAZING! They are pressed eyeshadows and are absolutely gorgeous! They are soooo extremely pigment! Probably the most pigmented eyeshadows I have ever seen! They are absolutely beautiful on the eyes and perfect to just sweep across your lid! I reallllllllyyyy recommend these. Also, they feel like high end eyeshadows, and I would pay a lot more for them! Another thing I love to do with these besides wear as eyeshadows is wear them as eyeliner! These are perfect to wear as eyeliner. I just take an angled eyeliner brush and get it wet then swipe it right into the cotainer and apply on the outer half of my eyelid. It's beautiful! One downside ( not really a big downside) is that the price is a little high for drugstore! But it's so worth it, I PROMISE. The price ranges from about $7-8, which is a little high for drugstore but they have the best quality to them and I would pay a ton more!

Next are the Maybelline color tattoos! I ADORE these! They are dupes for Mac paint pots or pretty much any other base/cream shadow out there! They are so long wearing and work amazing by themselves or as a base. If used as a base they really make the eyeshadow that's used on top pop! One thing I would like to change is for Maybelline to come out with more natural colors. The only natural ones are mainly barely branded and Bad to the Bronze. Also, Barely Branded is one of my favorites, however at the end of the day it creases near my inner corner. It's not that big of a problem and I still wear it all the time. P.s. My favorite is probably pomegranate punk because its the most gorgeous brown/raspberry/red color that has ever been invented!! It's beautiful used as a base in the crease, then with a champagne or gold on top! Also, it's the perfect reddish brown because its not to noticeable but it's still flawless!
Here is pomegranate punk:

Maybelline Expert Wear Single Eyeshadows: I absolutely love these babies. They seriously yet again feel extremely high end! They are so pigmented, blend-able, buttery, and creamy! They resemble Urban Decays eyeshadows a lot! Also, I feel like no one knows about these but I have no idea why? Seriously they are pretty much a steal! Guess what the price is???? $2.97(at my local drugstore)!!!!!! Whatttt?!?!?!?!?!? Yes. These are definitely the eyeshadows for you if you are just starting out with makeup, wanting to add to your collection, or just want to find the most awesomest eyeshadows of all time! ***hint hint: my favorite is in the color nutmeg. This color is a beautiful brownish plum/taupe. It's one of my all time favorite crease colors. It works perfectly on all skin tones and blends perfectly in. Also, it's not extremely noticeable that its a plum, it's the perfect brownish plum blend!

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