Price: $2.49 * Buy At: Coastal Scents Website HERE The Coastal Scents Classic Blender Crease Synthetic Brush is a crease brush with a rounded tip, made of synthetic bristles. The Coastal Scents website lists the dimensions of the brush and are as follows: Bristles : 00.55" (01.40 cm), Ferrule : 01.50" (03.80 cm) & Handle : 04.92" (12.50 cm). The brush is very soft and I have not experienced and shedding or any bristles splaying. The size of the brush is perfect for applying and blending crease color. It picks up a lot of shadow and applies it evenly in the crease and blends the shadow at the same time. The brush works equally well with matte and shimmery shadows. I really like this brush and suggest anyone (from beginners to makeup junkies) to try it. XOX ♥
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Price: $7.99 * Buy At: Target * Size: 2.48 g / 0.087 oz The L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering Eyeliner is a short, thick eyeliner pencil. The liner also comes with a jumbo sharpener to use with this liner or with other jumbo liners. First I wanted to bring up that despite the fact that this liner is quite short, it contains just as much, if not more, product than other pencil liners that are longer and thinner. This liner has a quite dry formula, which made me think that I would not like it, but I actually really enjoy this eyeliner! Its drier formula also allows it to keep a sharp tip without constantly being sharpened. The back of the package suggests using this liner on the upper and lower lash line. Although it's dry, I actually think it applies nicely to the lids. This liner has more of a soft black color and could work for someone who finds typical black liners to be too dark or dramatic. My favorite use of this liner is lining the waterline and the tightline. The size of the liner makes it very easy to line the water & tight line, even for people with more sensitive eyes. XOX ♥
Price: $2.49 * Buy At: Coastal Scents Website HERE The Coastal Scents Classic Shadow Medium Synthetic Brush is a large, dense shadow brush with synthetic bristles. This brush is designed to pack shadow onto the lids. Coastal Scents has the brush's dimensions on their website and are as follows: Bristles : 0.39" (1.00 cm), Ferrule : 1.57" (4.00 cm) & Handle : 4.92" (12.50 cm). I really should have read the dimensions before buying this brush, because it is huge! It covers almost my entire eye lid, so this would probably be ideal for someone with large eyelids. Apart from the large size, I do like this brush. It has very soft bristles and I have not experienced any shedding or any bristles splaying. The brush picks up powder shadow easily and it could pack on more color, but it does put a nice amount of shadow on the lids. I do suggest this brush for anyone looking for a base shadow brush, but I would advise buying the small version instead of the medium size! XOX ♥
Price: $29 * Buy At: Sephora * Size: 0.49 oz The bareMinerals Ready Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20 in Medium (R210) is a light, cool toned powder foundation. This foundation comes in a black compact that has a rubberized feeling, similar to Nars packaging. The compact also has a large mirror. I was very surprised to find that medium was the shade for me. I am usually a shade called light, fair or ivory, but as you can see in the swatches and on my face, this shade is a perfect match. The shades that were supposed to be lighter than this one were all quite yellow and actually looked darker than this shade. (I am NW20 in MAC face products) I absolutely love this foundation. It applies so effortlessly and doesn't look cakey or cling to dry patches. (I have dry/combo skin) This foundation has a fairly matte finish and looks very natural on the skin. This foundation does a great job at covering acne, large pores, blackheads and redness, in addition to evening out the skin tone. I don't usually have an issue with foundations fading or moving around throughout the day, but this foundation stays on my skin all day. I definitely suggest this foundation! XOX ♥
Price: $5 * Buy At: Nyx Website HERE * Size: 4 g / 0.14 oz The Nyx Powder Blush in Coral Dream is a warm pink blush with a matte finish. Coral Dream is a new shade to the powder blush collection. Coral Dream is pretty pigmented, so I think it could work on all kinds of skin tones. Since I am pretty fair, I like to apply this blush with a fluffy brush that isn't super dense. Coral Dream does blend out pretty nicely, but it does take a little bit of work. It applies evenly and doesn't look patchy on the cheeks. The wear of Coral Dream will depend on your skin type. I have dry/combo skin and use a setting spray and Coral Dream lasts on my cheeks most of the day. XOX ♥
Price: $2.99 * Buy At: Walgreens * Size: 0.054 oz / 1.54 g I have already reviewed both colors of the Jordana Fabuliner, Brown and Black. I found that they are surprisingly close in color, so I thought I'd post a comparison. For a more in depth review and more pictures, you can find the liner's individual reviews HERE (black) and HERE (brown). It is easy to see in the swatches that the Brown and Black liners are not the same color. However, when applied on the eyes, they appear quite similar. The brown shade is slightly less harsh than the black, but they give a very similar result on the eyes. I'm not usually someone who uses brown eyeliner, but I really enjoy this one. Both shades have the same formula and ease of application and with the price being just under $3, I suggest both colors for everyone! XOX ♥
Price: $4.99 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.27 fl oz / 8 ml Now that I have posted reviews of the six new Butter Gloss shades I have purchased, I figured I would swatch them all next to each other. For each color's photos, review and swatches, click the following links: Devil's Food Cake, Raspberry Tart, Sugar Cookie, Cupcake, Angel Food Cake, Fortune Cookie. Devil's Food Cake is a deep plummy red that isn't even close to the other colors. Raspberry Tart is a pinky-purple that is very similar to Sugar Cookie. Raspberry Tart is just a bit darker and more purple. Sugar Cookie is a fuchsia pink. Cupcake is a warm yellow-toned pink. Cupcake is similar to Sugar Cookie, but it is much warmer. Angel Food Cake is a neutral mauve pink. Fortune Cookie is a light peachy nude. None of the glosses have any shimmer or glitter. XOX ♥
Price: $4.99 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.27 fl oz / 8 ml The Nyx Butter Gloss in Sugar Cookie is a fuchsia gloss with no glitter or shimmer. Sugar Cookie is part of the new Butter Glosses that Nyx has launched for Spring 2014. Sugar Cookie comes in a plastic bright pink tube and has a classic doe foot applicator. The Nyx Butter glosses come in a colored plastic package, that makes finding the color you're looking for very easy. As you can assume since I own 16 shades of these glosses, I love the formula. I'm someone who is easily annoyed by lip products and I find the butter glosses to be comfortable on the lips. They are very creamy and apply nicely and are not sticky at all. Sugar Cookie has great pigmentation and coverage, but is not quite opaque. I find Sugar Cookie to wear about two hours before needing to be reapplied. XOX ♥
Price: $4.99 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.27 fl oz / 8 ml The Nyx Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake is a pinky mauve gloss with no shimmer or glitter. Angel Food Cake comes in a neutral pink plastic tube and has a classic doe foot applicator. Like all other shades of Butter Glosses, Angel Food Cake has a creamy, smooth formula that feels very comfortable on the lips. Angel Food Cake has really nice pigmentation and is a great option for a my-lips-but-better color and it also provides a nice glossiness. The color lasts on my lips about 2 to 3 hours before needing to be reapplied. The formula does get thinner and less moisturizing throughout wear, but that's to be expected. XOX ♥
Price: $4.99 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.27 fl oz / 8 ml The Nyx Butter Gloss in Cupcake is a bright, yellow based pink gloss with no shimmer or glitter. It comes in a pink plastic tube and has a typical doe-foot applicator. In my opinion, Cupcake has one of the best formulas out of the Butter Gloss line. The formulas are pretty consistent throughout all the shades, but Cupcake applied very smoothly and was very even in opacity. It doesn't sink into the lines on the lips and just looks really good on the lips. Cupcake's formula is not sticky at all when applied, but becomes thinner and slightly sticky throughout the wear. Cupcake lasts about 2-3 hours on my lips. XOX ♥
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