Thursday, August 30, 2012

Benefit's "Tan About Town" -ft. BADgal Lash, Hoola Bronzer, and Some Kind-a Gorgeous

I was at Sephora the other day, and I decided to pick up the "Tan about Town" travel kit that they had with all their mini stuff. I paid $12 for it and if you were to get the individual travel size BADgal lash it would be $10 so I thought this was a steal because I also wanted to try the Hoola Bronzer. 




BADgal Lash
Overall, I really liked this mascara, but I wouldn't go back and buy a full size version once I run out of this. I found this wand to be too big for my eye and this mascara is terrible for bottom lashes because of the size of this wand. I am, however, in love with this formula. It is not to wet and not to dry and gives me good length. I am more concerned about length rather than volume because in my opinion if you have short stubby lashes that are volumized, you still can't see the lashes. 


Two Coats on very short stubby lashes



Some Kind-A Gorgeous
(medium)
 I absolutely hate this stuff. It is so GREASY and it does nothing for me. In the swatch it might look like it has decent coverage but once you rub it in, that all goes away. Plus, this color is way too dark for me to even use so I can't really give a full review on this stuff. 






Hoola Bronzer
This is an amazing bronzer. It doesn't make me look orange or muddy. This is a little too dark for me to use as an all over bronzer but this is perfect for contouring. I use my NYC sunny bronzer all over and then use this to contour my cheek bones. When I first started using this I would take a smaller blush brush and kind of draw a line where I wanted to contour and then buff it out but I found that when I did it that way it got streaky and hard to blend. But, if you just put it on in a buffing circular motion, it is amazing and blends very well. I am considering getting the full version once I'm done with this travel size.  





What are your thoughts on these products? Leave it in the comments below(: 

-Connie- 




Friday, August 10, 2012

Nail of the Day: Revlon Colorstay's "Pale Cashmere"

Today's NOTD is a polish I picked up a few days ago from Target called "Pale Cashmere", a Revlon Colorstay Longwear Nail Enamel. It's a super light pastel pink color that I'm in love with. 

3 coats
w/ Seche Vite Top Coat
 Click to Buy Online

I purchased this because I saw it on Amarixe and I loved it! It is really sheer but three coats worked for me. I love how the brush tip is slightly rounded so it's easy to get near the cuticles. This polish can be found at any drugstore or target, walmart. Anywhere you can find revlon products. I picked this up for $5 at Target.

What do you guys think?

-Connie-

Thursday, August 9, 2012

July Favorites!

I haven't had internet for the past week so I haven't been able to put up my July Favorites.. anyways, here  are my favorites/most used products of JULY! Can't believe the year is more than halfway done..

Makeup
Foundation- Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream "Medium" 

Concealer- Maybelline Dream Lumi touche "Nude" 

Powder- Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder "Nude Beige" 

Eyeshadow- Physicians Formula eyeshadow quad "Metallic Canyon".

Eyeliner- Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Liner "Cosmic Black" 

Mascara- Covergirl LashBlast Fusion "Very Black"

Blush- Elf Studio Blush "Mellow Mauve" 

Bronzer- NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder "Sunny" 

Lipstick- Loreal Colour Riche "Fairest Nude (800)" 

Hair
Garnier Fructice Triple Nutrition Shampoo for Extra Dry, Damaged Hair

L'élan Vital PhytoNatural Hair Beautifying Conditioner

Organix Renewing Morroccan Argan Oil Treatment

TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray

Liese Clear Cube Wax Moisture


What are some of your favorites at the moment?

-Connie-















Sunday, August 5, 2012

Nail of the Day: Sephora by OPI's "Domestic Goddess"

Today's NOTD is a polish I recently picked up at Sephora. It is Sephora by OPI's "Domestic Goddess". It is an opaque bright grape color that I am loving for summer.


2 Coats
w/ Seche Vite top coat

Click to buy online 


If you look closely, with two coats, it's still not completely opaque on my nails but with three coats it should be fine. The only thing about the product I don't like is the brush. It's a very small brush that is long, thin, and rounded. I prefer a flatter and wider brush but this brush isn't horrible. This polish can be found at Sephora stores or on their website for $9.50. 

What do you guys think? 

-Connie-