~ 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

✧ Sephora Jasmine Collection ✧

Hi guys! Long time, no post!

I apologize for that, but I just haven't had the gumption to make any posts.

I have to admit, I wouldn't be making a post today if I hadn't discovered these pictures I took back in March for a post that I never got around to doing! So here we go~
*Heads Up* there are no swatches in this post and I apologize, but it's tagged that way because it still features images of the products and colors

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

♥ Exciting Beauty Buys ♥

I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON THE REST OF THE LIMITED EDITION BABY LIPS

I believe I have them all now!

Here are the 3 that I purchased today:

L to R: 90 Yummy Plummy, 60 Melon Mania, 80 Pink Wink

Yummy Plummy is very sheer, but it darkened my lips ever so slightly, which I really liked, and I have a feeling that if I let it set, it will darken up, just like a Revlon Lip Butter I purchased not too long ago.

I feel like Melon Mania is going to be my new favorite. It's a hot pink color, but it doesn't go on like that. I dunno how to explain it, but I love how it looks. I suppose it looks very similar to how Cherry Me looks when I wear it, but Melon Mania deifnitely has a more "punch pink" to it.

Pink Wink is definitely too light for my skin tone (but it smells delicious), and I'll probably wear it under a dry lipstick more than I would alone.

The full list of LE Baby Lips are: Twinkle, Coral Crush, Pink Wink, Melon Mania, and Yummy Plummy

(And in case you were wondering, I do in fact own all of those)

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Next up, I have some nail polishes!

Sinful Colors was Buy 4 for $5 with your Walgreens card, and at first I only had 5 in my basket, but then I saw that there were 8 colors in the new Sugar Rush Collection, so I decided to grab the other 3 since I'd be saving a little bit of $$$$.

L to R: 953 Unicorn, 1169 Sugar Rush, 1170 Sugar N Spice, 1171 Sweet Nothing, 1172 Cotton Candy, 1173 Orange Cream, 1174 Candy Coated, 1180 Sweet Tooth

I honestly love all of these colors and I am so glad they were 4/$5 cause that way I only spent $10 instead of close to $16

I'm gonna paint my nails with one of these in a few minutes but I'm not sure which one yet!

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And last I bought a Maybelline lipstick that I've been looking for (and for some reason it's only at Walgreens and not Target or anywhere else?)

 Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor in 160 Fifth Avenue Fuchsia

I don't have any quality photos of it on me now, but I do have a semi-decent webcam photo.

xo

Kristen

Impromptu Beauty Buys

Tonight I went to Target to buy a new shower caddy and some makeup wipes, but of course I saw a couple of red sale tags in the Maybelline area so I went and checked it out

I found the Color Tattoo Shadows marked down to $4.74, so I grabbed two.

Then when I was walking out of the makeup area, I saw they had an end display of Pacifica products, which I thought you could only get at Sephora, so I was pretty happy. Of course they didn't have everything there but I still bought a rollerball perfume.

And that's all there is!

xo

Kristen

✧ Sephora Cinderella Collection ✧

Okay, I bought this collection this past September and I have no idea why it's taken me so long to take pictures of it. I guess I kept forgetting. Anyway, I haven't messed with palette much yet, but the other day I wore "Rococo" and "Chateau".

On to the photos!

✧ Beauty Products ✧

Bought some beauty products yesterday that I'm pretty excited about!

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder and Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation

Wow, the foundation photographed dark, but it's really not. Can't wait to see these two on my face! :3

Revlon Nail Polish in "Vintage" and Sinful Colors Nail Polish in "Cinderella"

You just can't pass up polishes that are $2 or on clearance!

Organix Coconut Milk Shampoo and Conditioner

I'm super happy to start using this again! It made my hair so soft~

Alrighty, that's all for now!

xo

Kristen

Victorian Disco

Around the same time that I bought the lip products in my previous post, I received my order from Victorian Disco. I was quite nervous about this order, having read some bad reviews on their service and a couple of iffy comments on their facebook.

Despite this, I went ahead and ordered because the collection I bought was being discontinued, therefore being ridiculously cheap (I believe each pot was $3)

Of course I purchased their Sailor Scouts inspired colors!

Here are some pictures:

Recent Makeup Buys

I've bought quite a bit of makeup in the last two weeks or so (mostly lip products) and I think I'm done for a while, so I thought it was time to make this post.

Makeup Haul (featuring my sad attempt at swatching)

So I bought some makeup that I've been wanting yesterday and I love it all!

I attempted to do some swatches but I apologize for the terrible lighting - I was in my room and the lighting in here is kind of weird. My skin isn't as yellow as it looks in some of these pictures!

Anyway, on to the show haha

A Bit of a Haul

Went to the Florida Mall in Orlando today to try and get my phone fixed (sadly it didn't)
Anyway, while there I went to MAC, Lush, and Sephora and I thought I'd share what I got (no pictures though because I'm lazy)

MAC:

• Matchmaster Foundation SPF 15 in 2.0
• Prep + Prime Skin Refined Zone Treatment
• Fluidline in Blacktrack

Lush:

• Cupcake Fresh Face Mask
• Grease Lightning (sample)
• Karma soap
• Twilight bath bomb
• Dragon's Egg bath bomb
• Pink bath bomb

Sephora

• Nail file (for my car)
• Urban Decay All Nighter Spray
• Boscia Pore Purifying Black Strips
• Stila One Step Correct Primer (sample)
• MakeUp Forever 500 point perk

In the MakeUp Forever 500 point perk is their HD primer, Aqua Eyes liner in 0L (black), Smoky Lash mascara in Extra Black, HD Microfinish Powder, and Lab Shine gloss in S2. All mini sizes of course but still awesome. This is the first 500 point perk that I've actually liked and I've had 600+ points for like a year haha.

And what's funny about the primer sample is that the girl just handed me the little jar they use and told me to get it and I said to my mom "she shouldn't have done that cause I'm gonna fill this up all the way", she even helped me tap it down so I could get more haha. I hate when they give you a sample cause they only do like two pumps of whatever it is and it's like, really how am I supposed to put that all over my face?

Today was good (minus the phone crap).

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.

Makeup haul?

Bought some makeup today that I'm super excited about!

• elf blotting papers
• Maybelline Super Stay 10 Hr Stain Gloss in Refreshing Red
• Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple
• Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation in Nude
• Garnier BB Cream in Light/Medium (hopefully it matches)
• elf Eyelash Curler
• Sally Hansen Green Tea & Bamboo Strengthener
• Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Brownish Black (ew I grabbed the wrong one, will be returning tomorrow in exchange for either black or the darkest black they have)
• elf Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder
• Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls

I am so excited to try the BB Cream hopefully it works or at least looks good! I'll be so sad if not. And I will post pictures another time of the lip colors. Possibly tomorrow or the next day.

xo