~ Disappointing Purchases ~

Hello! Today I'm going to be writing about 2 things I bought back in March, and I probably haven't used them since... Which is sad because I really wanted them to be great!

I'll be talking about the Urban Decay Naked Flushed compact, and the Too Faced Primed & Poreless Powder

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First up! Naked Flushed

I like the idea behind this little compact, it's super convenient to be able to carry 3 face products in your purse, but I think it's a bit too small.

The contouring shade was useless too me, as it wasn't pigmented enough to show up on my slightly-tan skin, and if I packed it on - I looked partially like an Oompa Loompa.

The blush shade was a bit too ruddy for my skin, and it just looked off.

Lastly, the highlight shade was perfect (of course) but I found it a little difficult to get onto a brush alone. Which is why I think maybe if the colors were actually in separate pans or if they were all the same size square, this compact would've worked out much better.

Primed & Poreless 

I've heard wonderful things about this product, and I couldn't wait to purchase it!

It comes in 2 ways, as a pressed powder, or a loose powder (above).

Now when I opened this, I was expecting a huge mess and to have the product floating around in the lid, after being shuffled around in shipping. But to my surprise, there was a sticker over the holes, keeping the powder in, and after removing the sticker, you can turn the little dial to cover the openings, so you STILL don't have to worry about a spill if you take this with you somewhere, and you just toss it into your bag!

Now onto the problem: I found this extremely difficult to get out of the sifter. I would turn it upside down and tap it into the lid. No matter how hard or how long I tapped, I wouldn't get a lot out, and it was frustrating to have to continuously turn it over and tap, apply, turn over and tap, apply, repeat, etc.

I don't know if maybe mine got packed together from being shipped (Florida's humidity is a killer), but I sadly can't say if this product did what it said it should.

I think next time I'm going to purchase the pressed powder and test that out!

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I'm thinking of maybe doing more posts like this, as I'm usually disappointed by stuff I buy.

Let me know if you guys are interested!

xo

Kristen

Andrea Redi-Lash False Eyelashes ~Review~

Hi guys!

Today I'll be reviewing some lashes I bought a few months ago, but never got around to wearing until a few days ago.

Andrea Redi-Lash #53S

As you can see, these lashes are pretty natural looking and aren't too long.

What makes these lashes different?

They're self-adhesive!

Which means, no (sometimes) messy glue, or waiting for the glue to become tacky before applying lash strips to your eyes!

These are honestly, the easiest lashes to apply, as it only took me a few minutes. Plus, these are definitely good for beginners because I've never put on false lashes before, and I found these incredibly easy to handle.

Here are some photos of the lashes applied:

In this photo, I'm wearing the falsies on my left eye (right side of picture) which you can see adds quite a bit of length compared to my right eye (left side of picture)

Here I'm wearing both falsies, on both eyes.

BOOM! Instant length in a matter of minutes!

I'm in love with these, and I will definitely repurchase them.

Here are a few other bits about the lashes:

- I've only worn these once, but after pulling them off, the sticky-strip still had plenty of stick to it, so I'd deem these as reusable

- they also seem to have a second sticky-strip included in the packaging so once the current strip runs out, you can just replace it (haven't tried it yet)

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And that's all for today! Hope you enjoyed reading!

xo

Kristen

My Attempt At A Review

Neutrogena Shine Control Primer and Foundation Review (including John Frieda Dream Curls)

So I applied the primer, foundation, and Dream Curls spray at about 4pm before leaving for work

My hair was still damp from my shower which was when you were supposed to apply the Curl spray

The foundation didn't make my face completely matte but it was just enough matte-ness for me.

Then I ventured out into the heat expecting all my makeup to melt off (like I always do) and when I got to work I looked at the mirror in my car and my skin didn't look super shiny like it normally does - there was a teeny bit but I'm going to blame that on the weather.

So then I worked from 5-9 and I wasn't really paying attention to my makeup while there but I looked when I got home and I was a little shiny but again it might've been from the heat.

This picture was taken at 11 and I'd say the makeup definitely kept oil at a minimum.

Now I'm not sure about the Curl spray because I ended up putting my hair in a ponytail because it was hot in the store... My hair does seem a bit wavier though.

Primer:

• pretty sure it kept my makeup from absorbing into my skin
• not sure if it does much for oil control on it's own since I covered it right away
• someone else reviewed it as having a "white residue/film" left on the skin after application and I definitely did not experience that

Foundation:

• has some nice coverage and did a decent job on covering imperfections
• again not sure if it does much for oil control on it's own since I used it in combination with the primer
• the only thing I do not like is the packaging - it's kind of thick so it's slow to pour out of the bottle and I end up having to tap it against my hand to get the product out

Dream Curl spray:

• I'm gonna have to try this again without putting up my hair to see if it does anything

Anyway, I hope this was somewhat helpful to anyone reading and that I don't sound like a complete idiot. Keep in mind this was my first "review" and that I have no idea what I'm doing.

Oh also - I apologize for the poor lighting and quality of the photos. They were taken with my iPhone because my camera battery died and my room has odd lighting for pictures.