Yesterday I stopped into Ulta to pick up the Intense Butter Glosses (Review and swatches for those coming soon!) and decided to grab the new V'Amped Up Lip Top Coat. It's a black glossy lip pencil, which deepens the color of whatever lipstick you're wearing. The above swatches are using the NYX Butter Lipstick line, with V'Amped Up on the left and without on the right. The only thing I wish was different was the shape of the pencil, it needs to be a sharper point to really be able to ...
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NYC Haul
When my sister and I visited New York City back in December I knew I wanted to do a bit of shopping, as one does in NYC. I thought I’d check out the stores we don’t necessarily have here at home and pick up a few things. I didn’t plan on stopping into NARS, but I’m glad I did. (My bank account feels differently, I’m sure.) I knew exactly what I was looking for, the gorgeous Velvet Matte Pencil in Red Square. I had been coveting the red orange color for quite a while now, but it always seemed ...
January Birchbox – Review
I subscribe to two monthly beauty subscription services and I have to say I think Birchbox is my favorite. For $10 a month you get to try samples of new products, from makeup to skincare to chocolate. I love the boxes, I use them for makeup storage and they have super cute designs. I especially like that they always give a little card explaining the product and how to use it. I’m the type of person that has to read the directions and many times the minis you get in the box don’t have much ...
Rimmel London Provocalips – Review & Swatches
Last week I stopped into Ulta and finally found the new Rimmel Provocalips collection. It’s a liquid lipstick which is supposed to last 16 hours thanks to a clear gloss you apply over the color. I picked up two and decided to put them to the test! You start out with step one: the color. It applies rather nicely, one swipe is very pigmented and the doe foot applicator makes things even easier. Next they suggest that you don’t let your lips touch for 60 seconds while the lipstick dries. ...
Lush’s Golden Wonder – Review
While up in Connecticut visiting my sister two weeks ago I did a bit of stocking up at Lush since unfortunately the closest one to me is about two hours away. I cannot get enough of their bath bombs! The first one I tried was the Butterball and from then on I was hooked. They're just so lovely and make taking a bath less of a bore. The first of the bath bombs I decided to try out is Golden Wonder, it's shaped like a tiny gift wrapped in a bow and if you shake it you'll hear a bit of ...
The Ultimate Highlighters – Review & Swatches
As a pale girl, okay an extremely pale girl, (People often wonder if I’ve ever seen the sun.) sometimes it can be a little hard to find the perfect highlighter. Many work beautifully on darker skin tones, but for those with nearly translucent skin, they can blend in completely. In this post I've collected some of my favorite highlighters that will work for various skin tones! I came across NYX’s Illuminator in Ritualistic when I was browsing Ulta, searching for something that wasn’t quite ...