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Haul: Drugstore Lipsticks and Eyeliner

Hi guys,

Went over to Walmart today to pick up some toothpaste and 3 in 1 for the husband. Apparently, men can't take the extra time to wash their body and hair separately, much less condition it. Good thing the entire bottle (about the size of my forearm) was only 3 bucks. Maybe it's more cost efficient to shower like a man...

They were having a rollback on Rimmel lipsticks, and I was in need of a good drugstore red lippie. I picked up the very YT popular Rimmel Kate #1.

It seems to be a very vibrant red that isn't too light or vampy. I'm not sure if I can wear it in the summer however as i prefer my orange-toned reds for the heat.

The one above is from the same line, but number 6. I really dig watermelon pinks at the moment and since these Rimmel lipsticks were only 3.97 each, I had to get two. I did have to dig through a few to find one that was untouched, as these are sold without a seal. Really? You trust people enough to not open and swatch in store?

Revlon's "Love that Pink"

Rimmel's Moisture Delight in Violet Pop

I also picked up the two above to add to my pink/purple collection. Love that Pink seems very similar to Kate's #6, but just a tad darker. Violet Pop is a little grandma chic, but I think can be pulled off by ladies with darker skin.

Above is a swatch of all four, in natural daylight. (From L to R: #1, #6, Love that Pink, Violet Pop.)

I also picked up two liquid liners, one with a brush application by Rimmel and a felt tip by Maybelline, both in black. With the summer heat, eyeliner is all the eye makeup I want to wear!

I reserve brush tip liners for days where I have the patience of a saint, but the master precise looks very promising. The biggest thing I look for in a liquid liner is zero transfer onto the lids and thus, lasting quality. No liner looks good flaking off the lids!So, that's all for today. I will be back to do reviews for each brand's product later! Happy Hump Day!
-Be

Summer Routine is up!

Hope your Memorial Day weekend is great, eat lots of hamburgers and let me live vicariously through you!

This is the video edition of my previous FOTD post, be sure to scroll down for the full list of products used! Be

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FOTD: Milky Pink Lips

Happy Friday!

Today I am doing a FOTD that will incorporate my two new lip products that I recently hauled.

The first, shown on the left, is part of MAC's summer line, "Temperature Rising" complete with sulking model and glistening abs as part of their advertising strategy. I was shown a sneak peek at the counter, but only found their Lipglass "Liquid Passion" interesting.

You see, I HATE lip gloss. I don't like its stickiness, the shininess, the gloop that gathers around the mouth of the container, and most of all the hair to mouth attraction that gives me a long mustache. The list goes on. However, I've heard good things about MACs lipglasses and have always wanted a milky nude gloss to accompany my lipsticks.

The color payoff of this gloss is amazing! I didn't know it was possible for a lip gloss to be that pigmented and sheer out my lip color with such ease. Liquid Passion seems like a beige/milk gloss that makes my lips look pouty and full without venturing on fourth grade glitter gloss territory.

Liquid Passion is Limited Edition and is a tad more expensive than their normal lipglass pricing. I will do a more in depth review later.

The second color I picked up is a drugstore lipstick: Milani lipstick #14 in Rose Hip. This color is bright but not too bright and best of all, smells like Jolly Ranchers! It's very moisturizing on the lips. I would describe it as a bright pink that's very creamy in texture.

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When layered together, these two create a lovely pouty pink look that reminds me of candy or juice. I've created a FOTD look with the layered lip products and a very strong brow. The final look tutorial will be on YouTube within the week.

Products on the mug:Face: Studio Fix in C5 (Finally, I am tanner!)
Milani Blush in Luminoso
E.L.F. Makeup Setting Spray

Eyes: Aqua brow in 25
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze
Maybelline Mascara The Rocket
Revlon Colorstay eyeliner in black and brown

Lips: Aquaphor
Milani Lipstick in Rose Hip
MAC lipglass in Liquid Passion

Trust me, this look takes less than 5 minutes to go and you look fresh and awakened from your vampire slumber enough to venture out into the summer sun.

What's your fav drugstore lipstick brand?

-Be

Review: See by Chloe Eau de Parfum

Hey guys,If you are looking for a good spring and summer fragrance, try See By Chloe.

Sephora describes this as: See By Chloé embodies femininity while blending masculine codes in an urban-chic way. This fragrance captures the audaciousness and strong personality of the Chloé woman.

An addictive floral fruity fragrance, it captures the irresistible and playful personality of a young woman fully embracing life. The fusing top of juicy bergamot and apple translate her energy and her urban edginess. Her natural femininity is conveyed through a beautiful floral bouquet of jasmine and ylang ylang that grows into a sexy veil of vanilla and addictive musks.

Price: This 1.0 oz Eau de Parfum retails for about $58 dollars. This is about the average price for a designer fragrance, and I'm sure it will last for a long time even with daily usage. I have other perfumes in the 3.4 oz size and even with daily usage I see them going to the grave with me. Let's be honest, if you're using half the bottle every day, you're doing perfume wrong.

Packaging: Absolutely beautiful. I love the birdcage design and the understated simplicity of the bottle. A lot of cheap or celebrity perfumes have a very ...."bold" design for their bottling and it always comes off as tacky.

Scent: This one is very inoffensive yet long lasting. I'm not sure I agree with Sephora's interpretation of the scent, but it is a very youthful and girly scent without being too sweet, floral, or musky. In fact, it blends all three into one that isn't too generic or commercial. I'd have to say that it smells like a field of flowers near an apple orchard. You can almost see the daisy headbands and hipsters frolicking in a field. I am usually a huge fan of oriental and muskier perfumes, and this has just a hint of warmth to make it well rounded while still suitable for the warmer seasons.

Also, this scent seems to be a huge hit with men. I have a feeling it's because the scent very fresh and clean without too much musk. I originally sampled both this and the original Chloe scent, and while the other perfume is more "me" (think business woman with the power suit) due to the stronger musk influences, the husband was adamant it smelled like "a man."

Me: But hubby, doesn't it smell good?
Husband: No. Smells like you might punch me.
Me: ... *one single tear*

This perfume, however, is the most inoffensive one I've ever smelled. It can smell mostly like honey, apples, baked pies, and flowers depending on its reaction to your body chemistry. Which really, no one has a vendetta against apples.

Lasting power: I can smell this very faintly even after I've showered, though others have complained about it not lasting through the day. I would say that others can smell it up until half way through the day, and after that you can re-spray. However, if you're up close to me you will still be able to smell it.

Overall, this perfume says, "I care about how I smell, but I'm not slapping your face with my perfume when I enter the room." It's appropriate for the office or any other place where you want to smell presentable but very subtly so.

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Let me know what your signature scent is for the summer season!
- Be

FOTD: Bold Lips

Hi guys!
Today's "face of the day" is rather focused on my lip color, Yu. I picked this color up yesterday along with the three MUFE lipsticks and I have to say...this bright pink is just too good!

Just imagine the color payoff of a stain, the creaminess of a lipstick, and the precision of a lip liner. This is what NARS lip pencil has accomplished. This shade is almost an exact dupe of MUFE Rouge Artiste Intense in 36 (which is sold out online and in stores, damn them!). These lip pencils retail for about $25 before tax.

I love how super creamy this pencil is and how intense the color is without transferring. I have a problem of lipstick transferring to the space between my lips and chin when I eat and I've just demolished a pot pie with no problem. Color is still going strong!

This pink/fuchsia is almost radioactive in brightness so please keep your eye look simple and understated unless the circus is your career path. Below is my FOTD:

Face:
MUFE Pro Finish Powder in 127 Golden Sand
MAC MSFN in Medium Plus
FIx Plus sprayCheeks:
Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer (very light dusting)
no blush

Eyes:
Revlon Colorstay Liner in Black Brown
Color Tattoo in Barely Branded
UD Naked Basics
MUFE Aqua Brow Gel

Lips:
Aquaphor as lip balm
Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Yu

That's all folks! Hope your Monday is going alright. I'm going to get started on my essay due Thursday and then head off to class.

Let me know of any other bright pinks you're gonna rock this summer. I'm looking to troll MAC's online shop to check out Full Fuchsia, Girl About Town, and Show Orchid during class and look up some swatches.
-Be

Haul: MUFE lipsticks!

Hello again!

Today was a really nice Sunday and after a raging party at Sun God, I decided to take a stroll around the mall....and took a straight path to Sephora.

You see, I've been researching and online swatch-obsessing over Makeup Forever's lipsticks for a while now and heard loads of great things about their pigmentation and moisturizing properties. I'm a huge fan of MAC lipsticks since they are just oh so collectable, but these MUFE Rouge Artiste Intense lipsticks come in 50 shades and three finishes! Since most of them are Satin, I knew I had to pick a few up just in time for summer. I managed to haul three shades that I know will be absolutely vibrant on my tanned skin. (Anyone remember that limited edition tanned Hawaiian Hello Kitty?)

The following lipsticks can be found at Sephora for 20 dollars a tube. Not bad for how highly reviewed it is online and how much you get in the bullet. It definitely isn't as cheap as a MAC lipstick, but they seem very collectible and according to urban legend, has even converted some faithful MAC lovers! I'm not a fan of the numbering system...it makes researching very hard to do!

The first color I picked up is MUFE #44, a deep red that looks a little Brad Pitt vampire lips in the tube but translates to a warm and slightly deeper berry red.

Out of the four red shades available in stores this shade was the best one for my tone and hair color. There are many more shades available online, but I couldn't find them all at the Sephora. I'm sure this one will do great on a night out and won't be too dark for the summer. This may be similar to my NARS Shanghai Express. (PS: great red for golden undertones....a little politically incorrect, but I'll take two.)

This one is MUFE #38. I may have a similar MAC lipstick, but this one is just too beautiful to pass up. Don't believe me? Google swatches of this color...especially all colors within the 32-39 range and your materialistic inner devil will urge you to go buy buy buy! I think this pink is appropriately nude enough without washing my tone out.

This last one is #39, one frequently reviewed online. A lot of online swatches shows it as this very intense orangey-coral color, but I assure you that swatched on the hand it is rather lovely and demure. I will see how it turns out on my lips.

I have MAC Ravishing, but as a Cremesheen formula I find that the color payoff is not as opaque as I want it to be. Also, Ravishing tends to point out every attractive lip flakes I have, thus making my lips a true to life rendition of red snappers at the fish market. I'm hoping this one will be moisturizing and more intense.

For more true to color swatches, check out KarlaSugar or JoeySpace. Bring napkins and be prepared to drool.

That's all for today, I'll be back later within the month to give you a review of each shade, its color payoff, moisturizing or drying tendencies, and wear time!

-Be

PS: Someone help me. I have an addiction and it's not as cheap as cocaine.