Quick Review: MAC Underdressed Lipglass

Hey there! This post is gonna be short and sweet, I just wanted to show you my new baby: MAC Undressed Lipglass. It came out with MAC's big summer collection Temperature Rising, which hit stores Thursday. I also really wanted the Feel My Pulse lipstick, but I'm too broke. :,( But this lipgloss is truly stunning, so I don't feel too bad!

So this is the Lipglass in question. MAC describes as a bronzed plum with multi dimensional pearl. I'd called bronzed neutral with holographic gold and bright purple shimmer. It's very shiny and high gloss. It's less sticky than the normal formula, which I'm a fan of. This was really hard to photograph, so I didn't include a picture of it on. I promise the swatch is pretty accurate. Also let's just stop and admire how pretty the bronze summer packaging is. =)
$16.50 at MAC stores and counters. (Sold out online!)

DIY Banana Oatmeal Mask

Hey there you guys! Today I'm going to show you how to make this very easy face mask, out of stuff you probably have in your anyway. p.s I haven't done a post like this before, show let me know in the comments if you like it! :D

So first you have to gather your ingredients. You'll need: 1 over ripe banana, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 plain oatmeal, 1 tbs honey. It's pretty easy, you mash the banana, then mix everything else in. The texture will be chunky, so be patient as you apply it to your face. Leave it on for fifteen minutes or so. You'll look silly, like this:

This mask is great for your skin for a number of reasons. The banana is cleansing and nourishing. The lemon is a astringent and brightens. The honey is anti-bacterial, so its great for ance. And the oatmeal soothes and softens. As well as being one of nature's most gentle exfoliants.

So do you guys want more DIY posts like this, let me know in the comments!

Review: Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette + 2 Looks!

So today I popped down to CVS and got something I've been wanting for quite awhile, Wet n Wild's 8 pan Comfort Zone Palette. I'm a huge fan of Wet n Wild's eyeshadows and this is no exception! At $4.99 USD this is such a steal, and is really well rounded. Let's take a look, shall we?

 

On the left half of the palette are four neutrals. The first shade is a warm white gold with a slightly frosty finish (Not in a bad way!). Next we have a medium peachy pink with a gold sheen, this one has almost metallic finish. The third shade or the 'crease' color is a medium warm brown with a bit of a bronze sheen, also satin. And finally a dark red brown with fine burgundy glitter. All of these are very soft and easy to work with; the second shade is my favorite it's very smooth and pigmented.

The other half has some nice shimmery shades, and a pretty pretty duochrome. The first shade is a metallic silver taupe, not nearly as green as it looks here. The eyelid shade is very green though! Its a bright olive with golden shimmer, another satin. The next shade is a blackened green with multi-colored  fine glitter. Finally possibly the most interesting shade in the palette, a beautiful red-purple/ turquoise duochrome. I'm not very good with duochromes, they never seem to look right on me... but this one is stunning! 

Now I did two looks with this palette, pretty much as directed. The only things I changed were I used the top left shade in my inner corners for both looks. Also I mixed the some in with the top right shade for my brow bone for the second look, the taupe is just too dark to look good a highlight on me. (Still pretty though!) 

So what do you think, five bucks worth of fun? I'll say. I already knew how great WnW's eyeshadows were, and I was still impressed! 5/5 for this one!
 What do you guys think?

My Glam May 13

Hey everyone! I must say this month's bag was fantastic! They've started personalizing them a bit more, and I must say I'm liking it!

So first we have a lipgloss from Juice Beauty. I got the color Champagne, a sheer pearly shade. It's very smooth, I really like the way this lip gloss feels. Also this lipgloss is organic, which is always nice. Juice Beauty Reflecting Gloss retails for $15 USD.

Next we have a perfume roller ball from Pacifica. I got the island vanilla scent. The vial is glass and the roller seems pretty sturdy. This perfume lasts a very long time on the skin, without being overpowering. Downside, I'm not a huge fan of this scent. It's a little one dimensional for me. But good product overall. This retails for $12 USD. (Side note, this product is vegan)

Then is Zoya nail polish in Neely, a whitened mint creme shade. I love it so much! This is possibly my favorite item this month. This polish is creamy, opaque in two coats, and a great neutral for spring and summer. Big fan. Retails for $8 USD

After that is Mirabella Color Sheen lipstick. I got the color Posy, a bright sheer raspberry. I really like this. It comes in a lipstick bullet, looks like a stain, but feels very smooth like a balm. I always love a good tinted lip balm and this is no exception. Color Sheens Retail for $22 (!!!) USD.

And finally we have Yaby Concealer, in pan form. I must admit I haven't fully tested this one, because it 's really not my color. I got in the shade Honey, which is a medium color with a very strong yellow undertone.\

My Glam is $10 a month at Ipsy.com

April Favorites

Ugh I feel so lazy, I really need to be more on top of my posting. To my defense I was super busy this month, I'm not use to having a life. But that's no excuse enough whining, on to the favorites!

So my fragrance favorite this month is Victoria's Secret Angel Gold. This was sort of a surprise favorite of mine, I don't tend to like Victoria's Secret perfumes much. I don't hate them, they just aren't my style. But this perfume is so lovely! Its a great spring scent. It has a light but noticeable sillage; you can smell it if you're close enough to hug but not overwhelming even when its first applied. It has soft floral and bright citrus notes, overall it's a very happy fragrance. This is a travel sized bottle, which is considerably cheaper (I think VS body sprays are crazy over priced). I'm not a big fan of the bottle design though.

Second favorite is Popcorn Scrub from Lush. This sweet and salty little piece of magic came out around Christmas as a seasonal item, but lush recently brought it back! I'm very happy about this because I never got around to getting it the first time around. Its a tasty treat gently scrubs your lips for baby smooth lips, great for perfect lipstick application. Especially those stupid matte shades that show every flaw!

Next is Sebastian Shaper Fierce Ultra-Firm Finishing Hairspray. That's a bit of a mouthful! Seriously though, this stuff is fantastic. Great hold, not too crunchy and my favorite part... I love the smell! I hate the traditional 'hairspray smell' and my current favorite strong hold hair spray Kenra 25 (Which is great!) is a bit better it smells like tuberose and gardenia. Better than the old fashioned poison gas smell, but I strongly dislike tuberose and the scent lingers quite a bit. This smells great! Sort of woody and warm, I love it. If it were a perfume I'd wear it all the time.

Next up is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polish in Quick Sand. This is a really pretty neutral polish color, it has a great balance of pink and brown tones along with a subtle silver shimmer. Covers completely in two coats, with no streaks. Nuff' said.

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock. This continues to be my skins lord and master and the sun gets stronger. Second month on this list, big big fan.

Hard Candy Fox in a Box Blush in Spicy & Sweet. I keep coming back to this blush because it's such a stunner. Inside its adorable little box it has four colors (a bright coral, a pinky brown, a bright warm pink, and a dusty rose) that swirl together to make a beautiful dusty coral coral that warms up the face and gives a great natural flush for summer. It has a satin finish and blends very nicely, also I think I should mention that its very pigmented for a drugstore blush.

Finally my savior from sad winter legs, Jergens Natural Glow for Light to Medium Skin Tones. I don't know what I'd do without this, especially the last couple weeks. Also I think it should be noted, they fixed the smell!! It no longer smells like a gross molasses floral mess. (Bleh.) It now has a very unoffensive fresh scent.

My non beauty favorites for the month? Well there's this drink called Coco Cafe that's espresso, coconut water, and lowfat milk that I've been loving. No joke, can't stop drinking it. And I've been obsessed with Netflix's new series Hemlock Grove. Sooo good, so weird. What are your favorites lately? Tell me in the comments, I'd love to know! =)

Review: L'Oreal Colour Riche Balm in Tender Mauve

You know what one of my favorite things is? Getting makeup from other people, particularly lipstick. A friend of mine bought this and decide it wasn't her color (She's a tad paler then I am and a ash blonde). I would have never picked this shade for myself, but it turned out to be a win for me. So off to my lip drawer it went! I decided to review it for y'all today because frankly I've been lazy and needed to review something.

 So first off color, this is a sheer pinky mauve neutral with a glossy finish. I have slightly more pigmented lips than your average white girl and it showed up fine on me, which means thats its not too sheer. It feels nice on the lips, however I don't find that it actually moisturizes at all. In fact after wearing this all day my lips are a tad dry it the center. It has a yummy scent- reminds me of B&BW Warm Vanilla Sugar, but the taste is bit weird if you put too much on. Almost soapy? I'm not a big fan of that. The packaging is pretty cute, I like that the cap is the color matched to the shade. I should start giving ratings so I'd give this.... 3.5/5.

Have you tried any of the Colour Riche Balms? Tell me in the comments!

MyGlam April '13 Bag Review!

Hey there lovelies! Today I have a review of this month's Glam Bag. In case you don't know what A Glam Bag is, MyGlam is a beauty subscription service run through Ipsy Michelle Phan's online beauty community. Its ten dollars per month, and beginning of every month you get sent a small bag of deluxe samples and/or full sized products. So lets see what we got this month!

This month has a pretty broad range of products that go along with the theme 'Pretty in Pink'. First is a nail polish by Sation called Love at First Byte, then a Big Sexy Hair Powder Play volumizing and texturizing powder, a Two Cosmetics Eyeshadow Duo in Heartache, and a blush from Be a Bombshell in the color Sweet Cheeks.

Lets talk about the nail polish! I got Love a First Byte, a peachy pink neutral. I'm happy to report that its not as sheer as I feared it to be, you can get it pretty opaque in two coats! Nothing too exciting but a fine polish. This retails for $5 USD.

Next up is the Power Play hair powder. I was honestly the most excited for this product. To use you sprinkle on dry hair a tousle for volume. I used this on second day hair that I'd sleept with french braided. It gave the curls really nice texture for a beachy-casual sort of look. The full size of this retails for around $15 USD.

At first I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get the other eyeshadow option, but after using the eyeshadow duo I was consoled. This duo in the shade Heartache comes with a shimmery baby pink, and a matte mauvey-rose color. They're very soft and the pigmentation of the light pink is very good. The mauve rose color isn't quite as pigmented but can be built up nicely. The packaging of this reminded me a lot of MAC's, though even though they look quite similar the MAC is heavier and more expensive feeling.  These retail for $7.50 USD.

LR: Two Heartbreak vs. MAC Free to Be

Finally our Sweet Cheeks blush from Be a Bombshell, this was the winner of this bag IMO! Which I found a bit surprising since the last Be a Bombshell product I tried ( Hot Mess Lipgloss from Dec's Bag) left quite a bit to be desired. Its a super pigmented bright pink blush, in the pan and swatched it seems very frosty but fortunately the shimmer doesn't translate on your face. The packaging pretty flimsy but the blush it self is fantastic! This retails for $16 USD.

Worth the ten bucks? I'd say yes. ;D What did you guys think?