Remember me?! I’m so sorry I’ve neglected the blog, I’ve just really been focused on The Lipstick Diaries these past few months! If you didn’t know already I run an Instagram where I do daily lipstick swatches and reviews! It’s been so much fun and I recently passed 10k followers! But I have missed the blog and I really want to try and bring the two together. I’m thinking of posting more in-depth lipstick reviews, focusing on the packaging, the claims of a line, etc. I’ve even included a page ...
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UK’s Makeup Revolution Comes to Ulta – Review & Swatches
I was browsing through Ulta's new release section a few weeks ago when I spotted the British makeup brand, Makeup Revolution. I did a double check to make sure it was the same and sure enough it was! Of course I just had to pick up one of basically everything, to get a real feel for the brand. Most reviews I'd read were all relatively positive so I had high hopes. I've been testing everything out for the past couple weeks and I figured I'd let you know what I thought. First of all is ...
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 ...
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 ...