Marc Jacobs Glowstick: Review

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Today I have a quick post about the new Marc Jacobs Beauty Glowstick, in the color Spotlight. I received this product for free from Influenster and I have been really loving it!

The Glowstick is a pearly white cream highlighter in a stick form. For me, the best to way to apply it has been using a dense small contouring brush, such as the Luxie 512 Small Contour brush or even the ELF contouring brush. And I can't lie: I've also applied it directly to my face using the stick applicator!

I was very pleased to see how well this highlight blends. If applied directly to the face from the stick, it's a very dramatic highlight but it blends out beautifully and can be worn as subtly or dramatically as you wish!

Unblended swatch:

Blended: Look at that glow!!

The Glowstick retails for $42 and can be purchased at Sephora or any location where Marc Jacobs beauty products are sold.

If you want to see this in action, I posted a video all about it today :)

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

NYC New York Color Show Time Lip Balms! Swatches + Review

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I have some new drugstore lip balms to share with you! I was sent 3 of the new NYC New York Color Show Time Lip Balms and wanted to do some lip swatches and a review.

The colors I have are the 3 lightest shades: 100 Cool Nude, 110 Trendy Peach, and 200 Popular Pink. The entire line consists of 6 shades, with a fuchsia, red, and coral rounding out the collection.

Since these are lip balms and not lipsticks, they are very sheer but feel very moisturizing on the lips.

L-R: Popular Pink, Trendy Peach, Cool Nude.

 Cool Nude

 Trendy Peach. This lip balm has glitter in it. I personally don't care for that and I could feel the glitter on my lips, although it was a fine glitter. You can see a glitter speck in the corner of my mouth and on the lips. I love this color but I was not a fan of the glitter.

Popular Pink, a cool toned pink and the most pigmented of these three shades.

While I don't care for the glitter in Trendy Peach, these were super comfortable to wear. As a balm, they aren't the most long lasting but my lips didn't feel chapped or dry after the balm wore off. Cool Nude is my favorite!

Have you seen the NYC New York Color Show Time Lip Balms? Are you going to pick any of these guys up? These are nice to keep in the car or throw in your purse! As with all NYC products, these are very affordable at $1.99 each!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Swatch & Review: NYC & Rimmel

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Today I have some goodies from NYC New York Color and Rimmel to share with you! There are quite a few so let's get to it! I am going to do eye products first and then lip products so we'll skip around a bit with the brands.

First up, from NYC. The Show Time Kohl Kajal Eyeliner is available in 4 colors and retails for $2.99: True Black, Deep Brown, Deep Grey, and Purple Glam. These come in a cone shaped applicator which provides a precise application. These are very pigmented; the swatch shown is one swipe of each color!

Next from Rimmel, the Magnifeyes Double Ended Shadow and Liner! This product comes in 5 colors and retails for about $6-$7, depending on where you purchase it: 001 Back to Black, 002 Kissed By A Rose Gold, 003 Queens of the Bronzed Age, 004 Dark Side of Blue, 005 Pink & Purple Rain. I have three of the shades to show you and I am pretty excited about them.

From left to right, Kissed By A Rose Gold, Queens of the Bronzed Age, and Dark Side of Blue. I. Love. These! The eyeshadow side is LIKE BUTTAH, so smooth and so comfortable to apply. The eyeliners are also very smooth and easy to apply, even though the blue eyeliner was slightly less creamy to apply because it is a matte.

Lastly, I have 4 shades from the NYC New York Color Get It All Lip Color. These retail for $2.99 and are available in 10 shades: ImpREDssive, WondeREDful, IncREDible, FUCHSIAtastic, FabFuchsia, Pinkdigious, ExeptioNUDE, MOCHAmazing, ExtraordiBERRY, TerrifiCORAL.

The shades I have MOCHAmazing, FabFUCHSIA, WondeREDful, ExtraordiBERRY. You get hand swatched and lip swatches, AREN'T YOU SO EXCITED?!

MOCHAmazing

 FabFUCHSIA

WondeREDful

ExtraodiBERRY

The lipsticks were very comfortable and quite pigmented. This was two swipes for each lip swatch. I think FabFUCHSIA and WondeREDful were my favorite!

I LOVE AFFORDABLE makeup! It's my favorite thing! Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bite Beauty #AmuseBouche Lipsticks

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Today I have a quick recap on the Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche lipsticks that I received from Influenster!

I received 3 shades: Pepper, Gazpacho, and Beetroot.

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These are incredibly comfortable lipsticks and I loved the lemony fresh scent. The pigmentation of these really impressed me; they are so creamy and smooth when you are applying! While these are not a matte lipstick, they do last for a good while. I would say that I got about 5 hours of wear with Pepper, and just a little under that for the other two colors.

One of my favorite things about these lipsticks is the way they wear away. They fade beautifully and you don't have the dreaded.... butthole mouth when the center has worn away! Also, they stain the lips, especially Beetroot!

Pepper:

Gazpacho:

Beetroot:

These retail for $26 and are available in 34 shades! I want to look into a bright pink or maybe even a purple. What do you think of these and have you tried this line yet? Or anything from Bite Beauty?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

New CoverGirl Plumpify Blast Pro & Oh Sugar Lip Balm

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These were sent to me for free from Influenster.

Last month, I received two items from CoverGirl from Influenster; the new Plumpify Blast Pro mascara and one of the new Oh Sugar! lip balms.

The Plumpify Blast Pro mascara has a very large rubberized, spiral brush with a slight ball tip. The box claims 50X more volume and I truly have no idea how they determine these results because I have never used a mascara that delivered that much volume, lol. That being said, I do like this mascara quite a bit. It doesn't flake or transfer on me and it separates my eyelashes but doesn't clump. The only thing i would say is to be a little careful when applying due to the large size of the wand.

The Oh Sugar Balm comes in 10 shades. I have actually purchased 2 of these on my own and was sent the shade Caramel. They are pretty sheer but can be built up a little bit. However, they are very comfortable to wear and have a light to medium lemony scent.

Thus far, I'm impressed! Have you tried any of the new CoverGirl products yet? What are your thoughts?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

PUR Cosmetics Cameo Contour Sticks - Swatches!

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PUR Cosmetics has joined the contour game and given us the Cameo Contour stick, a dual ended highlighting and contour stick, available in 5 shades.

Shades available: Light, Medium, Tan, Dark, Deep.

Each colors comes with a Contour Blending Sponge and a little brochure with tips on the best places to apply the contour and highlight shades. I found this very helpful, as I am a contour newbie.

I am in the shade Medium. These are creamy and easy to apply. Since I am such a newbie to contouring and highlighting, I did follow the guidelines they recommended in the brochure and after getting the beauty sponge wet and wringing it out, the products blended very nicely. I will definitely have to keep playing with this and if I get brave enough, post a picture of the before and after, lol.

Do you use cream products to contour or highlight? And have you tried PUR Minerals? PUR is available at Ulta, as well as purminerals.com!
Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Stardust Beauty Matte Eraser

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Today I have a little review of a new product from Stardust Polish, one of my favorite indie brands :) Drema is releasing a new matte lipstick remover and was kind enough to send it to me to try!

The Matte Eraser is made of organic vitamin E, coconut, and shea oil. It comes in a twist up pen with a brush tip. The product itself is unscented. I was expecting an oily gel type product but the product is thin and very comfortable. Personally, I don't love gel products on my lips or face; something about the texture just makes me feel grossed out, lol!! So I was glad that this wasn't a gel!

I wore several different colors to test this so let's take a look!

First, ColourPop Ultra Matte lippie in Beeper, a mid-tone taupey brown. This is my "oh wow. brown lipstick is rather odd on me" face, lol!!

Next I tried Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Beso, a bright red. I am incapable of taking normal pictures, I'm so sorry. This is more entertaining anyway!!

To use the Matte Eraser, I simply twisted the pen up until there was a a generous bead on the end and then applied the product to my lips. I used a tissue to wipe the lipstick off and then wiped the brush tip on a clean portion of the tissue.

And after! No more lipstick! Matte Eraser did a great job of removing all of the lipstick and it did not leave a greasy feeling on my lips! I call this a success!

The Matte Eraser will be on sale 12/18/15 at 7pm EST. It will retail for $5.50 plus shipping and handling. Be sure to follow Stardust Beauty (notice the name change..... ohhhh what sort of other things are coming from Drema??!) on Instagram and join the Facebook group!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Stocking Stuffer Ideas For the Beauty Lover! Part 2!

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Part 2 of the stocking stuffer ideas for the beauty lover in your life! Today I have 4 out of the many ELF kits that are available this holiday season! These are available at Target and many places makeup is sold. I personally have seen all of these at my local Meijer, as well.

The first set, also the largest that I have to share, is called the All About Nude 32 Color Eyeshadow Palette. It comes with, surprise surprise, 32 eyeshadows, the elf Eyeshadow Primer (which is really good, by the way!), and two brushes: a flat brush and an all over shadow brush. This set retails for $10!! A great gift for pretty much anyone, as there are nudes but also a few pops of color!

Next we have the Glossy Glam Lips set, which retails for $5. This has 3 lip glosses in subtle shades, including a clear shimmer, peach, and bright pink. These have quite a perfume-y smell, which I don't mind but I do know that some people are sensitive to scents so I wanted to mention that tidbit.

Next, the Shimmer Eyes 5 piece eyeliner set, retailing for $5. These are wooden pencils but each pencil has a built on sharpener on the lid, so you never have to worry about finding a sharpener! These are surprisingly creamy for wooden pencils! Four of the five eyeliners have glitter; only the white is glitter-free.

Lastly, for the lip lover! The Long Lasting Lips kit includes two of the Moisturizing Lipsticks, one Long Wear Lipliner, and one Lip Lock Pencil, which can act as a primer or as a clear lipliner to prevent feathering and bleeding. This kit retails for $10.

Lipliner: Natural Blush
Lipsticks: Berry Kiss and Pink Mink

Have you spotted these elf sets anywhere? Elf is such an affordable brand and this is a great way to get a lot of bang for your buck and deliver a fantastic gift, at the same time!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Stocking Stuffer Ideas for the Beauty Lover! Part 1!

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I have a few gift and stocking stuffer ideas for you for the beauty lover in your life! This is actually going to be two parts because I have a ton of pictures and don't really want to bog down your web page loading 20 pictures, lol.

The first item is actually quite exciting to me, even though it seems simple. The Olivia Garden Holiday Essentials Folding Brush and Mirror set can be purchased at local Ulta stores and Ulta.com for $3.49 and is available in two colors, cranberry and gold. I am definitely going to be keeping this in my car because this is so handy to have at all times!

Vapour Organic Beauty, a leading luxury beauty company committed to creating high-performance cosmetics that are natural, pure and beautiful, launched three limited edition holiday sets exclusively at Target.com. Each of these kits captures the spirit of the holiday season through rich, shimering hues to add a vibrant and sophisticated glow to your winter beauty look. All Vapour products are 100% natural with 70% organic ingredients and 30% mineral pigments and essential oils.

The Kiss Duo Set is the set that I was sent and comes with a Siren Lipstick and Elixir Plumping Lip Gloss in shades that will compliment any skin tone and offer luscious dimension when layered together.

The Elixir Plumping Lip Gloss in Mystery has a brush tip applicator. A beautiful sugared plum, this gloss adds dimension and shine to the lips while organic liposomes lock in moisture for naturally voluptuous lips.

The Siren Lipstick in Plush is a dusty rose pigment that softens the lips with rich, luscious color and silky, moisture-rich formula. This is a bit sheer but can be built for fuller opacity.

I know I would love to receive either (or both!) of these beauty items in my stocking! How about you??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda