ColourPop Cami ($5.00) is part of the lippie stix Matte X formula. I purchased it a while back as a filler for free shipping and with time I ended up liking it more than I did when I first got it. The Matte X formula is super pigmented but still Matte; it’s quite unique in formula.
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I am a fan of multitasking. Two birds, one stone. That’s all me. I recently started using a light moisturizer, Valentia Pure Glow Brightening Moisturizer ($25.00). When I received* the moisturizer I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the bottle; you get 4 oz of product for only $25. It’s well-priced, and has a lot of ingredients I venture…
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My skincare routine is always changing and evolving. I’ve only recently been comfortable with making moisturizer an important step in my regimen. Why? Because my skin is oily and I am wary of putting things on it that will make it feel weighed down. But all moisturizers are not made equal! And when I got comfortable using them regularly, I…
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I’m not sure why it took me so long to review this foundation, but it’s not an awful thing because I’m 100% sure about what I feel about this foundation. I am a huge fan of Make Up For Ever; it’s my favorite makeup brand! They are really attentive to women of color and I happen to love pretty much…
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This post is brought to you by one of the last Instagram hype fails I involved myself in, in early spring (insert frog with tea)… Right out of the gate, for the purposes of this post, I’m going to say YMMV. A lot of the time, I find that the phrase “YMMV” in cosmetics is just an excuse for a…
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I thought I would mix things up a bit and preview the items I recently purchased from the ColourPop Fall Edit collection. Well, I’m not sure they are actually calling it a collection, especially because some of the items are repromotes (I didn’t buy any repromotes). I created this FOTD with fall in mind. ColourPop Fall Edit
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A red lip does so much for my confidence. I think I feel sexiest when I am wearing red lipstick. I picked up Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick in Grand Cru when I was in London. I had heard of the brand’s line of liquid lipstick, and at the time it was considered one of the best drugstore liquid lipsticks,…
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ColourPop Super Shock Shadows are pretty good. I recently acquired three more shades to add to my collection: Game Face, Nillionaire, and Wattles. Wattles is a beigy pink on me, Nillionaire is my favorite of the bunch: a super wearable bronze, and Game Face is the most interesting being that I don’t have a coppery color like this in my…
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Hey y’all. A little backed up on posts, but am trying to get them out. ColourPop Frick N Frack ($6.00) is a lip color I’ve had for quite some time from their Ultra Satin Lip collection; it’s actually my very first Ultra Satin Lip. I can see people that aren’t fond of the Ultra Matte formula fancying this one. Frick N…
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Were you nuts to get the Taraji Glow Mineralize Skinfinish from the new MAC X Taraji Collection? So was I, but this is what happened… Soooo, I got my hands on one of the powders, Taraji Glow, from the MAC X Taraji Collection. I ordered the powder based on reviews and swatches I had seen online and was very excited…
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A few words before getting into this picture preview… The Ordinary is a new skincare line from Deciem meant to shade skin care companies for price gouging. Oops, I meant to say it’s a new skincare line from The Deciem that shows skincare can be effective and affordable. Yay! I ended up choosing the Alpha Arbutin ($8.90) and the Vitamin C…
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I picked up Avalon ($8.00), a true golden bronze highlighter, and Cheerio ($8.00), a deep cranberry, satin finish blush from ColourPop a while back and now it’s time for swatches and a review. Also, stay tuned to a FOTD using these two.
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Sometimes I feel like not venturing out and just sticking to what I know, but then that would make me the worse beauty addict… and it’s just not possible for me to do that. I thought that because I loved the Biore UV Perfect Face Milk, I would be ok with the Biore UV Perfect Bright Milk, but I was wrong.…
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For someone that generally never used to be a huge fan of lip gloss, I sure do find myself using them a lot lately. One of my most recently acquired lip glosses is ColourPop Master Plan ($6.00) from their Ultra Glossy collection. So the words “ultra glossy” had me quite hesitant but the swatch on the model didn’t look as glossy…
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I know what exactly compelled me to go for the new Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Project Chimps ($20.00): I love Kat’s liquid lipstick line and I also really dig that 20% of the sales go to saving chimps. Nonetheless, I did try to talk myself out of purchasing this up until the day it launched, to no…
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The Jeju Volcanic Lava Clay Mask Pack from The Face Shop is a pretty good mask. My absolute favorite part of it is the packaging; it comes in a metal pump can so that when you need product, you don’t have to dip your fingers in anything. For me, dipping my hand in jars of clay is a minor annoyance…
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Remember that post from five months ago about the Fiona Stiles Cream Shadows? Well, I’m just getting around to posting a full review on it for some reason. I know; shameful. It’s not because I’m that lazy, but just because so many shiny new things have held my attention. Arrow
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This one is for all those days when you just want to roll out of bed and be ready to go. Most of the time, I just can’t bring myself to do it, and end up doing something very natural looking. The real MPV goes to the Ardell Double individual lashes. Even though you may not have lashes by the…
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In the midst of Instagram hype, I bit the bullet and ordered two of the Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lipsticks ($20.00); one in Flirt and the other in Trophy Wife. Those were the only two left on the Sephora website and I was quite surprised I was even able to order those. Trophy Wife is marketed as “rose wood” and…
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