Have you ever been really excited to try something, and when you get it, you’re kind of let down? I think that’s how I feel about IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Foundation. When I saw that IT’s new Bye Bye Foundation Full Coverage Moisturizer SPF 50+ had a somewhat expanded shade range that included the new …
Beauty Empties for April 2018
Going away for 10 days really cut in to the number of beauty products I finished up in April, but I’m already making up for it in May. Importantly, I finished up a huge jar that was taking up too much room in my bathroom. Let’s see what I finished and what’s worth repurchasing. EO …
More from Butter LONDON’S Glazen Line: Blush and Eye Gloss Mini Set
In early April, I wrote about my experiences with Butter LONDON’S Glazen Eye Gloss in Moonstone. As a cream makeup lover, I am a big fan of this weird, bouncy, mousse or gelée consistency that’s best applied with my fingers. In fact, I liked it so much that I bought two more Glazen products: blush …
Ulta and Sephora Birthday Gifts and Mini-Hauls
Before we left for our trip, I headed over to Ulta and Sephora to pick up my birthday gifts and to pick up a few things while I had discounts at both stores. Ulta Beauty The April-May-June birthday gift at Ulta is a travel size NARS Orgasm blush. I already have one, so I may …
My New Mascara Love: Benefit Bad Gal Bang!
About a month or so ago, I wrote a post about my favorite mascaras. I still really like them, but I used the Sephora sale as an opportunity to try out the new-ish mascara from Benefit, Bad Gal Bang! I was already a big fan of They’re Real and Roller Lash, so I thought there …
Tarte Lip Luxuries: My Holiday Splurge with My Favorite Lipsticks
Today is International Kissing Day, so it’s a good time to talk about lipstick! I own probably close to 100 lipsticks, but I have a clear favorite. Although I am not a big fan of mattes, I have fallen in love with a hybrid, a satin matte. My favorite lipstick is Tarte The Lip Sculptor. …
Creamy Mousse Shadow: butter LONDON Glazen Eye Gloss
This time around, Ulta 21 Days of Beauty didn’t have all that much that attracted me. I was hoping that they’d have more new products, but it seemed to me that there were mostly old favorites. Because I haven’t found a replacement for Urban Decay Anti-aging Eye Primer, I bought the travel size that was …
Crystalline Holographic Goodness from Jesse’s Girl GlowStix Lip Gloss
The trend toward crystals, unicorns and holographic everything shows no signs of abating, and that’s fine with me. I love things that shift colors and glow. And when they’re affordable, that’s even better. How exciting that Jesse’s Girl has just launched 6 new shades in new packaging of its award-winning GlowStix holographic lip gloss! The …
March 2018 Beauty Empties
I did a particularly good job in March, and I’m happy to have quite a few items to recycle including a lot of full size things that I’ve had for a long time. I’m also tossing 3 items that have expired. Skincare Although I think last month was different, skincare is the big category …
I’ve Hit Pan: Makeup I Use All The Time
You know that I’m big on “empties” posts. I love to finish things up, recycle them and move on either to a new one or to something else. But for makeup, it takes a looooooong time to finish things up. So I thought about doing a “hitting pan” post. Hitting pan is kind of a …
My First MakeUp Geek Eyeshadows
I just got my first purchase from Makeup Geek, a cruelty-free indie makeup brand that describes itself as “professional quality at affordable prices”. I believe I first learned about Makeup Geek on Phyrra.net. Not surprisingly, I learned about the 40% off sale on makeupgeek.com a couple of weeks ago on Phyrra’s Facebook group. Turns out …
Rant about Huda Beauty Smokey Obsessions Palette
Thursday was such a busy day! In the morning, I attended a coffee at a friend’s house in the ‘hood for a woman who is running for State Representative in my district. She’s running against a guy who has held the seat, running unopposed for almost 20 years. So her candidacy is very exciting for …
Removing My Makeup with Merumaya Melting Cleansing Balm
I forgot how much I love using a melting cleansing balm to remove my makeup. It is the perfect thing for winter because it helps hydrate while it removes makeup and cleanses. How perfect! A few weeks ago, I received a tube of Merumaya Melting Cleansing Balm to try. Merumaya was a new-to-me skincare brand …
Three Up, Three Down: How I Feel Now About Some Products I’ve Used
I try to give the cosmetics that I review a decent test period before I write about them. For facial skincare, I try to use products for 4 weeks. But for makeup and body care products, not quite as long. Nevertheless, after weeks or months of use, I sometimes change my mind a bit. …
Preview: Faux Lashes from Esqido, Skincare from SebaMed and NIP+FAB
Galentine’s Day Giveaway Winner First, I want to congratulate Michelle C., the winner of the LUSH Lip Scrub and Jesse’s Girl heart-shaped mirror giveaway! Woohoo! Michelle has been a long time follower, so it was great to see her name come up on the Rafflecopter widget. I also want to say that I had to …