Current Beauty Wishlist (2015)

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing my current beauty wishlist with you all! It's been quite a few months since I last did one of these and at the moment there are a few goodies I've been wanting to get my hands on. I'm not sure how much of these products I will actually get (most of it is high end and I don't have an infinite budget unfortunately), but I kind of like to see it all assembled in one swoon worthy collage.

Current Beauty Wishlist (2015) by luhivy featuring an urban decay eyeshadow

As you can see, I'm really into foundations and eyeshadows lately. I'm looking to get my first high end foundation and I'm not sure which one would work best for me. Have any of you guys tried these products? What did you think? Which foundation should I get? Let me know in the comments!

March, April and May 2014 Beauty Favorites

Hey all! Sorry I've been neglecting the blog lately. I feel like I've said this in the past three posts I did on here, but I can't seem to get on top of school and work lately. It's so much work!

Anyway, I've prepared a few blog posts to schedule for the blog for the next few weeks and hopefully those will hold you over until I can get some more time to blog again! Let me know if you have any ideas for quick posts I could make since I don't have a lot of time.

Enough chit-chat, let's get on with the favorites! I skipped two months, partly because I don't have a lot of time for blogging, but also since I haven't been buying much makeup lately. (because of my 10$/week budget for 2014) I feel like it would be boring for me to keep repeating the same products over and over again, so since I don't have many new products, I didn't have much to talk about in my favorites posts.

♥ Quo Eyelash curlers : Loving the look of this pair of curlers! They also work great and are only 5$. They really make a difference on how my lashes look!

♥ L'Oréal Magic Lumi Primer : I love the sheen that it gives my skin. I use it all the time underneath foundation, especially if I know they have a matte finish (I prefer dewy looking skin!)

♥ La Roche Posay Tolériane Ultra Moisturizer : My skin has been all over the place lately. Allergic and sensitive, as well as oily and prone to breaking out. This is a super gentle moisturizer that doesn't irritate my skin. It spreads out well and hydrates my skin just enough. Loving it!

♥ Katy Perry Meow Perfume : Love the smell, love the bottle and I got it for 20$. It's perfect!

♥ Essie Sure Shot Nail Polish : Great magenta color and amazing formula! It only needs two coats and goes on evenly. I'm loving it for summer.

♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette : I've been reaching out for this a lot lately. Not only is the color selection great, but I'm also loving the texture of the shadows. It might be my favorite Naked palette of the three!

♥ L'Oréal Infallible Shadow in Tender Caramel : Great color and pigmentation. It's super shiny and pretty. I've been wearing it a lot since I got it.

♥ L'Oréal Infalllible Gel Lacquer Liner in Black : Ever since my E.l.f. liquid liner ran out, I've been looking for something to replace it since I can't get my hands on E.l.f around here. I'm not liking anything so far, so I decided to switch back to gel. I started using a different brush with it tough and I much prefer it! I use a small Eco Tools lip liner to apply it (dipped slightly in makeup remover) and it works amazingly!

♥ Canmake Cream Cheek blusher : Easy to blend, and really natural even tough it's bubble gum pink. Love the finish on the skin too. It's really quick to apply so it's perfect if you're in a hurry, which is pretty much me every single day lately :P

♥ Babylips Dr. Rescue in Coral Crave : Subtle color, slick on the lips. It's been in my handbag for weeks and I'l loving it.

♥ Real Techniques blending brush : It's not too dense so it diffuses colors nicely. I quite enjoy using it.

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That's it for today's favorites! Hope you enjoyed! What were your recent favorites? Let me know in the comments! :) Don't forget to follow me and like my Facebook page for more posts like this ♥

Skin and Hair Care Haul

Hey all! As some of you might know, I've been doing a 10$/week makeup budget all year. This resolution doesn't apply to hair and skin care, but I've also been trying to use up products and I haven't purchased any notable new hair or skin care since january.

My mom got invited to the L'Oréal bi-annual private sale, so I decided now was a good time as ever to stock up and try a few new things. I was pretty much out of shampoo and conditionner, I didn't have any hair masques left and I needed some new sunscreen for my face. Also, lately my skin has been really sensitive and allergic so I wanted to look into products for sensitive skin.

I got quite a few things, but everything was heavily discounted so I didn't end up spending that much, considering all I got.

Laroche Posay : Toleriane Ultra kit (30$), Anthelios SPF 45 Sunscreen for the face (10$)
L'Oréal : Youth Code Serum (7$), Everstrong hair masque (3$)
Vichy : Foaming cleanser and moisturizer (12$)
Biotherm : SPF  15 Lait Solaire (Free :D)
Redken : All Soft shampoo and conditionner (20$)
Essie : Nailpolish (4,25$ each)

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That's all I got! I'm really excited about all of my purchases. Let me know if you'd like to see reviews of any of these products! I'd love to do them for you all :)

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Beauty Empties n4 : Mini Product Reviews

Hey all! Today it's time for another beauty empties post! I have accumulated quite a few products to review for you all so let's get started! Enjoy :)

♥ My Little Pony Bubble Bath - Cute packaging, really yummy smell, it has all the components to be a good bubble bath! It doesn't have any sort of benefit for your skin though, this is purely for the enjoyment of having bubbles in your bath. Would repurchase

♥ Softlips Pure Lip Balm - All time favorite, review here. If I can find it, I Would repurchase

♥ Bonne Bell Lip Smackers Lip Balm in Pineapple - A bit thicker than what I usually go for, but I loved the scent (random trivia : pineapple is my favorite fruit). Would repurchase

♥ TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Shampoo - It's hard for me to review shampoo because I feel like they all sort of perform the same. This one is no exception. May repurchase

♥ Bath and Body Works Hand Soap in Winter Candy Apple - even though I think these hand soaps are drying, I really like the scents. This one is a particular favorite of mine. Would repurchase

♥ Equate Eye Makeup Remover - This is supposed to be a dupe for the Neutrogena Oil Free makeup remover. It's similar but it stings my eyes a little bit. Wouldn't repurchase

♥ Glysomed Hand Cream - reviewed here. Already repurchased

♥ Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Spray - Loved this for setting my makeup and getting rid of the powdery look on my skin. However, I don't agree with the 15$ price tag. Wouldn't repurchase

♥ Batiste Dry Shampoo (travel-sized) - Reviewed here. Would repurchase

♥ Bath and Body Works Candles - I have Frosted Cranberry (one of my favorite winter scents), Mahogany Teakwook (surprinsingly I really loved it), Carribean Escape (nice scent, but the scent throw is a little weak), Cinnamon Nut Bread (used to love this kind of scent but I'm a bit over it at this point). Would repurchase

Lip Products

♥ Sally Hansen Vita-B Lip Moisturizer - Reviewed here. Already repurchased

♥ Blistex Lip Medex Medicated Lip Balm - Not finished, but expired so I'm throwing it out. Love the feel of this (it tingles), the scent (smells like old school Noxezma cream to me) and how moisturizing it is. Kind of like the fact that it's in a jar too even though it's not the most hygienic. Would repurchase

♥ Clinique Long Last Glosswear (sample) - Very sticky, not my favorite. It's not completely empty, but it's too old and it started smell odd so I'm throwing it out. Would not purchase
♥ Hard Candy Gloss in Uptown Girl - Also very sticky. Reviewed here. Wouldn't repurchase

Face Products

♥ Bioderma Hydrabio Serum (sample) - Nice and cooling on the skin, but it's a gel formula and it's not quite hydrating enough for my skin. Wouldn't purchase

♥ Clarins Gentle Refiner Exfoliating Cream (Sample) - I've had this for ages. I can't remember how I felt about it before. Seems like a nice exfoliator, but I can't be sure. Might purchase

♥ Bioderma Créaline H2O Eau Micellaire - Forever a favorite! Reviewed here. Already repurchased
♥ Garnier Ultra Lift Night Cream - Pros : it's thick and moisturizing. Also, I love the heavy jar packaging. Cons : it's scented and I have sensitive skin. Verdict? Might repurchase 
♥ Bioderma Sensibio AR Moisturizer (sample) - This cream has a medium thickness and applies smoothly. It's nice, but I'm not sure it does what it's supposed to. I'm on the fence about this.

Other

♥ Maybelline Mascaras :  One by One > Mega Plush >Turbo Boost (from favorite to least favorites).  Mega Plush was fine, but only at first, Turbo Boost was meh and I loved the brush and formula on the One by One. One by One is the only one I would repurchase
♥ Toothpaste : Sensodyne Pro-Enamel > Crest Complete with Scope > Colgate Total. Only one of those that I'm not that fond of is the Colgate total because it's not whitening enough for me.
♥ Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitizer - Can't remember the name of the scent, but it was bubble gum scented and I hated it Other than that it's a nice hand sanitizer. Would repurchase in different scent
♥ Britney Spears Radiance Perfume (sample) - It's not really my cup of tea. Wouldn't purchase

Wipes

♥ L'Oréal Revitalift > Garnier Fresh - I don't really use wipes anymore since I feel they are too abrasive for my skin. If I had to choose I'd rather purchase the L'Oréal wipes since they are softer.

Cotton Pads 

♥ Shiseido Facial Cotton > Prevail Cotton Pads > Swisspers Supreme Cotton Pads > Dollarama Brands Premium Cotton Pads - These range from the best thing that's ever happened to my skin to cheap scratchy cottons for Dollorama. I never knew there could be such a difference in cotton pad quality. I'm totally sold one the Shiseido and would repurchase them. 

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That's all for my fourth empties post. Check out my other beauty empties here, here and here if you're interested to check out more mini product reviews! Hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to follow me and like my Facebook page for more posts like this ♥

Best of 2013 Beauty : Yearly Favorites ♥

Hey everyone! First post of 2014, wheeee! Sorry for the lack of posts the last few days, I know I've been very consistent with posting at least every other day since this summer, but I just had to take a few days off to take my mind off of school and the stress of the holidays. Now that I have pretty much recuperated (I've been playing a lot of sims 3! Let me know in the comments if you're still into that game as well!), it's time for me to do my yearly favorites post! I've done one of these almost every year since I started blogging (apparently I missed 2012 for some reason) and I think it's really interesting to see how my tastes in makeup have evolved over the years. In case you're curious, you can check out my best of 2010 and 2011! Now let's get onto this year's favorites! 

♥ Brows ♥

2013 is the year that I started paying attention to my brows. While I'm still experimenting and I'm not too comfortable with bold brows yet, I have found at least two products that help my brows look more put togheter but still natural :

1) Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara : Great as a brow gel, but I also use it to tame my crazy baby hairs sometimes! It's super cheap as well.

2) Milani Brow Fix Brow Kit in Light : Perfect shade for my brows, it doesn't look powdery and it appears natural when applied. It's super inexpensive as well! Love it and been using it all lot this year. It's been in my monthly favorites countless times.

♥ Brushes and Tools ♥

While I'm obviously still very faithful to the Eco Tools brand, this year I have discovered makeup sponges and Real Techniques brushes. I won't list all the brush names here, because it would be too long and because they don't all have official names. The sponge is by Quo and it's 5$ at shopper's Drugmart! It's a steal and I love it! All the brushes are incredibly soft, pick up product well and don't shed. If you're curious about a particular brush in this picture, don't hesitate to contact me or leave a comment about it and I'll be glad to give you more detail!

♥ Face Powder Products 

1) NYC Sunny Bronzer : This one has been in three yearly favorites so far. It's pretty impressive considering the 2.97$ price tag! I've gone back and forth between this bronzer and others, but for some reason, I keep coming back to this. It looks effortless and subtle without ever looking orange.

2) ZA 2 Way Cake Foundation : This powder so finely milled that it hides your pores and smooths the skin making it look perfect. It blurs your imperfections, kind of like the Hourglass Ambient powder apparently does (haven't tried that, although I'd love to). I use it as powder over my foundation and it works great to set my makeup and keep it in place all day.

3) Stila Highlighting Duo in Kitten : I bought this because Shaaanxo kept raving about it in her videos and I've been following her forever. I have to agree with her, this highlighter is just perfect and I use it every time I wear makeup.

4) Benefit Hoola Bronzer : Too bad I'm probably never going to want to spend 30$ on a bronzer, because this bronzer just looks so gorgeous on. I mostly wear it in the summer time when I have a tan, since I'm so pale during the winter.

5) Rimmel London Blush in Bronze : I've always loved the Rimmel London blushes, but I used to prefer pinkier one called Pink Sugar. This year I've been more into bronzey cheeks because I feel they're more natural and subtle. This color just look beautiful on the cheeks.

6) Hard Candy Bronzer in Tiki : While the name may be misleading, this is actually a golden highlighter rather than a bronzer. This year was my first year playing with highlighters and this was the first one I ever got. It's an amazing golden shade that gives your face a beautiful healthy glow!

♥ Foundation and Concealer ♥

1) Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation : I've purchased this foundation because Tanya Burr kept raving about it. It's so beautiful and dewy, it's perfect for my dry skin! I love that it's got medium coverage and that it's super inexpensive. It gives a really radiant finish.

2) Maybelline Age Rewind Foundation : This foundation has a light to medium coverage. It doesn't cover so much that you can't see you natural skin underneath which I love especially if I'm going for a very natural look. It glides onto the skin and make it look hydrated even if you have dry patches. Love it!

3) Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer : I've been using this bad boy like crazy for over 2 year now. I prefer it during the summer time when my skin is more hydrated though. It covers really well.

4) Garnier Skin Renew Roll On Tinted Eye Treated : This was a recommendation for one of  Alexfashionbeauty's video on Youtube. A few months back she shared that she was using this concealer in her summer routine and I just had to try it. I love the very thin consistensy and the cooling effect on the under eyes. It's perfect for light coverage, espeically if you tend to have cakeyness under your eyes like I do.

♥ Liner and Lashes ♥

1) Ardell Lashes : Particularly  the 120 demi lashes, the wispies lashes and the 315 accent lashes. They look beautiful on and are very comfortable.

2) Bewitched (?) Black Liquid Liner : I got this in Thailand and I'm not exactly sure of the brand or anything but I've used this liner non-stop for the whole first half of 2013. It's super black and a little shiny and it looks very nice.

3) E.l.f. Black Liquid Liner : This is the liquid liner that I've been using for most of 2013. It's very black and the tip of the brush is so fine that you have a lot of control when applying this. It's kind of sheer on the first swipe which some might not like, but I enjoy since it's more forgiving if you make a mistake.

4) Milani Liquid'eye liner pencil in black : so black, so creamy, doesn't pull at your eyes, stays on forever and is only 6$. What else could I ask for in a liner?

5) Rimmel Liner in Nude : Not many drugstore brands make nude liners at the moment so when I saw this I was really excited. Not only is it a unique drugstore offering, but it's also creamy and looks very nice on the waterline. It instantly makes your eyes pop!

6) Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara :  I've been using this mascara almost exclusively since last January. It's separating, lengthening and volumizing and as the name suggests, it doesn't clump up even if you build it up. I haven't found anything that comes close to this, it's so much better than anything else I've tried that I'm kind of wondering why I keep buying other mascaras.

7) Duo Clear Lash Glue : In 2013, I've also started wearing false lashes. At first, I was kind of discouraged because the glue that comes with some lashes was really irritating my eyes and I thought I simply couldn't wear them. That's until I tried the duo glue, which doesn't irritate my eyes and is super easy to use!

♥ Lip Products ♥

As you can see, I'm still obsessed with lip balm this year!

1) NYX Butter Gloss in

2) NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Beige : Definitely not a beige color, more like a really natural pinky color. It looks beautiful, and it's super pigmented. It smells like sweet cherries which I really love.

3) Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Stain in Honey : Love the smell, love the balmy and shiny texture and love the fact that it leaves a stain behind. One of the only product that do not look horrendous on my awful chapped lips.

4) Maybelline Babylips Lip balms : I love all of them, but the shades pictured are the ones I tend to go for the most!

5) Sally Hansen Lip balm : super slippery, kind of glossy, light and the smell is nice. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I love them! I finished two of them.

6) Sofltips Pure Lip Balm : Probably discontinued, but I stocked up a while back so I'm still using these. My all time favorite balms. Kind of reminds me of the Sally Hansen balms but even glossier!

♥ Eyes ♥

1) NYX Jumbo Pencils in Milk and Yogourt : perfect bases for your eyeshadows. Milk is perfect for any colorful look (although I find it a little drying) and yogourt is amazing for all my natural everyday looks.

2) Stila in the Light Palette : always a favorite. It has everything I need in term of everyday natural looks. The shades are pigmented and look amazing applied.

3) Darling Girl Cosmetics Shadows : I love all the ones I got, but the one pictured is called Lucky. It's a white color with a strong green shift that is accentuated when applied either over green or a dark color. For some reason this color has been very handy in many looks I have done this year. The quality of the Darling Girl Cosmetics shadows is outstanding and I just cannot get enough.

4) Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to The Bronze : this is so convenient. I like it applied by itself or underneath my taupe or bronze shadows which are the ones I gravitate most towards. Been using it a lot for the past few months.

5) Urban Decay Primer Potion : Second tube of this and I already have a backup waiting for me. I wear it everytime I use eyeshadow and never experience creasing. Love it!

6) Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette : I got this palette at the beginning of the year following the craze on Youtube around the Naked Palettes. The hype was totally justified and I've been using this palette non stop all year. I love the cool toned neutrals, the packaging, the out-of-this-world pigmentation, everything!

♥ Runner Ups - Honorable Mentions - New Favorites ♥

This category is dedicated to new finds, products that are of amazing quality, but that I don't use on a day to day basis, or products that are quickly becoming favorites, but that I feel that I haven't used enough yet to dub as yearly favorites.

1) L'Oréal Infallible Shadow in Amber Rush : Love the texture, love the color, but only had it a couple weeks. I can definitely see this become a regular in my makeup routine though.

2) CoverGirl Stay Fabulous Foundation : Another product I haven't had long enough to justify adding to the list. I love it using the quo foundation sponge. It looks flawless, but not overdone.

3) Maybelline FIT Me Foundation : I'm not a 100% sure about this one yet. It looks great so far, but I need to give it some more time to be certain of how I feel about it.

4) Naked 1 and Naked 3 Palettes : One is surprising (the 1st one) this other, not so much (the 3rd). While many have had the Naked 1 Palette forever, I only got it for Christmas this year thanks to my incredibly sweet and thoughtful boyfriend. Which means I got it only a few weeks after I got the Naked 3. Since I got both of these in December, even though I'm obsessed with them already, I feel like it wouldn't be completely fair to include them in a yearly favorite post, hence why they are in this category.

5) Quo Glamour Box Palette : I love everything about this palette so far, but haven't had the occasion to play with it enough yet. Fast becoming one of my favorites though.

6) Sephora Pencil Liner : This one is in a Forest Green shade, but I've swatched a bunch in store and all of them looked amazing. I don't use this regularly because of the color, but the color range is mind blowing (17 shades I think), the price is right (11$ vs 26$ for Urban Decay Liners), they are super creamy, but set really well so that they don't budge.

7) NYX Slide On Pencils : Again, I have this in an Electric Blue Shade, so I don't use this that often, but it's an amazingly creamy and budge proof eyeliner. It's 10$ at target and the color range is pretty great. I kind of want a bronze shade from this line.

8) NYX Studio Liquid Liner : This one is in coffee, but I also have one in a deep blue shade which I adore. They are super opaque (not always the case with colored liners), they don't flake (also not always the case) and they don't sting your eyes (do I need to say it again?). I love these. So far, I only have colors that I don't necessarily wear on a daily basis, but I'm loving the coffee shade more and more, especially paired with the Naked 3 Palette. May very well become a staple look for me in 2014!

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That's it for my 2013 Yearly favorites! This post was crazy long! I'm really sorry about that and thank you for sticking around if you're still with me! I guess I just had a bunch of things to say about everything. They're the products I've been crazy over for this whole year afterall... Actually, I've tried to keep things as short as possible because I feel like I could have rambled even longer about every single product if I hadn't stopped myself!

Let me know what you're favorite, go-to products were this year! Did you also enjoy any of the products on this list? Let me know in the comments! Thank you so much for reading :)

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L'Oréal Infallible Lacquer Liner in Blackest Black Review and Swatches

Hey everyone! Today I have a review on the L'Oréal Infallible Lacquer Liner. I picked it up recently because I was wondering how it would compare to other drugstore gel liner that I have tried. Also, my Wet n Wild Gel liner dried up on me a couple months ago so I have been using mostly liquid since then. I wanted to get back into gel liner because I love how it looks so I decided to give this one a try. I have been playing around with it for a little while now so I decided to review it for you all, in case any of you are looking to try out a new gel liner from the drugstore!

Review

Packaging : I quite like the packaging. It feels durable and closes tightly. The glass jar makes the packaging looks almost a bit fancy which I like. My only concern with it is that the metallic gold lid of the jar get dirty really quickly. As you can see, mine already has a bunch of fingerprints on it and I haven't owned it that long.

Color payoff : This liner is as black as you can get it one single swipe. I'm quite impressed by how dark it is. It really makes your eyes pop when applied.

Texture, Application and Wear : This gel liner is exceptionally creamy and it glides on easily when applied with a fine liner brush or an angled brush. So far, it seems to wear nicely, without rubbing or flaking off like some liners do. It remains as intensely pigmented all day as when you first apply it. What I have yet to discover though is how quickly this product dries out. I used to love my Wet n Wild cream liner, but it dry up on me in only a couple months. I will keep you posted on that later on.

Finish : This liner has a matte finish.

Price : 10-12$ depending on where you buy it.

Overall : I'm not 100% sure how much I like this yet, just because I don't know if it'll dry up quickly. If it does, than I'd rather spend 3$ on a Wet n Wild one instead of 10-12$. If it doesn't than I'll gladly pay a little more to be able to use more of my product. Other than that, I'm thrilled with this gel liner. The pigmentation is fantastic and it's the creamiest Drugstore Gel Liner I have tried so far. It is a little bit on the pricey side for a drugstore product, but most gel liners I have seen are around the same price point (the Maybelline Eye Studio one is also 10-12$) so I guess it's alright. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for a nice drugstore gel liner that is very creamy and very black. 9/10

Swatches

That's all for today's review! I hope this was helpful to you all! Have you tried this gel liner? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!

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Beauty Haul : Target, Drugstore, Sephora and Winners

Hey everyone! Today I'm diverting from my usual blog post every other day schedule, because I was too excited to wait and share this later! It's a makeup haul and I'm especially excited with all the things that I got. :) I went to Target for the first time (they just started opening them in Quebec :D) and I also went to the drugstore, Sephora and Winners (for nail polishes mainly).

Winners : 2 nail polishes by China Glaze (Tantalize Me and Frostbite) and 1 by OPI (in Dulce de Leche). It's my first OPI ever and I have to say, it's amazing! Love the subtle nude color ♥

I also got two Nicole by OPI nail polishes at Dollorama. I got Back to Reality...TV and Green Up Your Act, which is a really nice army green and I'm really loving it right now!

Sephora : I didn't get much at Sephora, but I got the most beautiful forest green liner *I'm sensing a theme here :P*. It's buttery and amazing, I didn't know Sephora made such great pencil liners, and they have a huge range of colors too. They're only 11$ each, it's crazy! I also got a small size of the Urban Decay primer potion as a backup because I'm running low on mine.

Target : I got three of the new limited edition, black packaging Babylips (as if I needed more of those lol), the L'Oréal Magic Lumi foundation and primer, Maybelline Age Rewind concealer, Cover Girl Shimmering Sands Eyeshadow trio, Ardell Wispies, and a bunch of NYX stuff.

For the rest, I got it at the drugstore and Walmart. I have a Quo makeup palette which my boyfriend got me ♥ an Annabelle eyeshadow trio (first time I try the brand) and the highlight Powder by Wet n Wild in Reserve your Cabana.

That's all I got, it's a lot of stuff, but it was bought over a few weeks! I cannot wait to start playing with all these new goodies :D Let me know if you would like to see reviews on any of the products!

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L'Oréal Voluminous False Lashes Mascara

Overview
Formula : very dry
Packaging : pretty shiny gold tube but will get dirty easily. Mine already has finger prints on it.
Brush : Very big, classic bristles wand. It's a little too big for me.
Ease of removal : pretty easy
Price : 6.96$ CAD at Walmart

Does it?
Smudge : No, it flakes.
Clump : very likely, you have to apply this sparsely to get good results
Define : No
Hold a curl : pretty good
Lenghthen : Yes
Add volume : A little, nothing spectacular.

Would purchase again?
I'm not a fan, the result when applied right is not bad, but I've had many much better mascaras. Unless you like very dry mascaras, the clumpy look, I'd save the money for something else.

Overall
Definitely not my favorite mascara. It's not horrible, but even though I usually like drier mascaras, this is just too dry for me. The very black color is nice and dark though and if applied very sparsly, it looks alright. I'm not a fan of the fact that it's not buildable though.

Grade : C+

Beauty Haul : Wet n wild, Revlon, china Glaze, NYC, L'Oréal

This year, I only had two resolutions, lose the weight I gained this year and buy less makeup for at least two months. The first resolution is in progress (down about 5 pounds at the moment) and the second resolution was a success!

I vowed not to buy makeup until reading week and the ban is now lifted so I went for a little shopping :) I got some Wet n wild, Revlon, china Glaze, NYC and L'Oréal.

Here's what I got :

NYC Sun 'n' Bronze in Hampton's Radiance

Pretty shimmery bronzer with three shades, make my skin shimmer in the most gorgeous way!

Wet n Wild Lipstick in Just Peachy. Nice natural nude shade that isn't so pale it washes you out. The formula is surprisingly creamy for such an inexpensive product!

Wet n Wild Just Peachy lipstick swatch. It look less orange and a little more pink in real life

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in black, super affordable

The NYC liquid liner has a brush applicator. It's thin and precise, it's not too flimsy so it is quite easy to use. It's not as easy as a felt tip, but once you get the hang of it, you get great results.

This is a swatch of the liner. It's very black, which I love.

L'Oréal Voluminous False Lashes Mascara in blackest black. This one has fibers in it, can't wait to see how I like it. I much prefer the narrower stopper on this mascara than on the regular Voluminous mascara. You get a lot less product on the wand and it's easier to apply.

I had to get one of the famous Revlon lip butters. I got the shade Berry Smoothie. Love the packaging!

It's smooth and easy to apply and very moisturising. It looks shiny on too. It's like a lipstick, a chap stick and a lip gloss all in one! So far, I love these Revlon Lip butters. I would get more shades, but they are not cheap! (8$ on sale :S)

Here's a swatch of the lip butter, see how shiny it is?

I am beyond excited about this purchase. It's China Glaze's Some Like it Haute! It's a silver and black glitter with chunky holo glitter. It combines two things I've wanted almost ever since I first got into makeup : china glaze polishes and holographic polishes! I love it , it looks wonderful on. (paid only 6$ for it too, bargain!)

So far I'm happy with everything! (I'm also glad I had enough self control not to buy everything that caught my eye :P)