I'll be cliche and say it, this month has flown by! I feel like I was sick for most of it unfortunately. Spring seemed as if it was nearly here, but the snow came back this week. Fingers crossed April will be warmer. Really all I want are 60s and 70s, nothing more, is that so much to ask? Plus it's my birthday month, so I'm hoping at least for at least one sunny day! Kiehl's Skin Rescuer - Anti-Stress Redness Relief Facial Moisturizer: First off is something I've had for a while, but just ...
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NYX Intense Butter Gloss – Review & Swatches
A couple weeks ago I picked up the new NYX Intense Butter Gloss range at Ulta. There's 12 shades and I just couldn't resist trying them all! Some things remain the same as the original Butter Glosses, the texture is still that wonderful non-sticky feeling and the scent is still perfectly sweet. But there's one main difference: they're all super pigmented. The applicator is also a little different than originals, it's a flat spatula applicator. It made it pretty easy to apply the ...
NYX V’Amped Up Lip Top Coat – Review & Swatches
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 ...
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 ...