Hi everyone! I'm so sorry the blog hasn't been seeing a lot of love lately, but the weather here has been awful and I haven't really been able to find good lighting to take photographs. Luckily though the weather let up for a little bit today and I snapped some photos of some products I picked up from one of MAC's new collections, Glamour Daze!
- Easy Manner Blush
- Evening Grey, Stolen Moment, and Round Midnight eyeshadows
- Catch My Eye Fluidline
- Talk Softly to Me and Deliciously Demure lip glasses
- Innocence and Outrageously Fun lipsticks
- All for Glamour Touch Up Kit
I am in love with the packaging for this collection! Though the items in this collection are quite expensive, especially with the face kits, I think that you can really see where your money is going in terms of packaging. Some of the other eyeshadow kits didn't interest me because even though the packaging was beautiful, the quality of the eyeshadows themselves were just not worth it, in my opinion. I'm really excited to test all these out and will definitely try to have reviews up as soon as possible!
And since we were on the topic of the weather earlier, I just want to wish all of you east-coasters good luck in the face of the hurricane. Stay safe guys! <3
Hi everyone! Today's post is really going to be a very quick one since I just wanted to let you guys know that I recently wrote a guest post over at another beauty blog, The Beauty of Louise. She writes great reviews and has a ton of new guest posts up lately, so you should definitely go check it out. If you want to read my post about my tips for oily skin, just click here! :)
Hope you guys have had a great week, and I'll see you soon. xx
It was only a few months ago that I first heard about the new base and top coats released by Revlon as part of their permanent range of nail polish. Until I saw these at Target when I was visiting LA over the summer I had never tried any of Revlon's nail range before, primarily because I hadn't heard that much about it and I didn't really know what to expect. Honestly at that point I'd come to expect less of drugstore nail polishes simply because the ones that I had tried had been total let-downs, so I wasn't in a hurry to try any others. But, I had heard so much about the base coat that I decided it might be worth giving it a shot.
I'm so glad that I caved and bought this because it's the best base coat I've ever tried! That's a really bold claim but the truth is that my nail polish lasts infinitely longer when I use this, even when compared to my higher end base coats from China Glaze, OPI, Chanel, etc.
Though the brush is a bit more flimsy compared to the brushes of my other nail polishes I don't find that it makes application any more difficult than it would be normally. The base still goes on almost totally clear and dries down to a satin finish very quickly so I can start painting my nails almost immediately, which I love. It's also quite good at preventing yellowing - since it's fall I've been using a lot of darker colors on my nails, which can sometimes cause your nails to turn yellow, but this base coat really helps to stop that from happening at all. Granted, however, this is the case with almost all of my base coats.
What I really love about this, though, is the way it grabs on to the color and makes it last for ages. Below I've posted a picture of my nails over a week after I painted them. Usually my nail polish will last for about three days before it starts to show signs of wearing at the tips and it starts to chip/flake off, but with this my nail polish lasts with only minor tip wearing until I remove it. This is ideal for people like me who don't always have time to paint their nails every few days but don't want to go without it, either.
Needless to say, Revlon has me totally convinced of their capability when it comes to nail polishes so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for their future releases soon.
A sad truth of life is that you don't always as much time to get ready in the morning as you would like. Since I'm a junior in high school, this kind of thing happens a lot, particularly if I haven't gotten much sleep the night before and I end up sleeping in a bit. On days like that, I usually follow a routine similar to this.
Dior Diorshow Pure Compact Makeup (#200)
Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush in 'Pink'
Maybelline Baby Lips in 'Grape Vine'
Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel in 'Espresso'
Urban Decay 24/7 glide On Eye Pencil in 'Zero'
Agnes b. Mascara Crescendo
If I haven't gotten much sleep my skin is usually paler than usual (which, to be frank, is already very pale) and can be red and splotchy, so I need some coverage to even out my skin tone so that I don't look unhealthy when I go out. And since I have all that coverage my natural flush doesn't show through as much so I like to enhance it with a bit of blush. For my eyes, I still want them to look defined but I don't have much time, so I'll usually just tightline my upper and lower waterlines and maybe smudge a bit into my upper lash line. This mascara also curls your lashes for you so if you don't have time to curl your lashes with an actual curler, it's fine! A tinted brow gel also means you don't have to spend a long time filling in your brows so running a bit of this through your brows defines them lightly and in a shorter amount of time. The tinted lip balm is something you can just swipe on and go, and you can toss it in your bag to take with you, too.
How does your makeup routine change when you're pressed for time?
Hi everyone! It's been ages since I've posted anything and I'm so sorry for that, but this week has just been crazy busy and I haven't had a lot of time to focus on this. I missed a few days of school last week and have been spending hours just trying to make up all the work I missed. Anyway, the blog will be back to its normal posting schedule starting tomorrow, but I wanted to post a playlist for you guys today to apologize for being so absent!
The Script recently came out with a new album and while it's not the most amazing thing I've ever heard, this is my favorite song from it and it's incredible, I'm so obsessed! This is the clean version of it just because I don't want to have a lot of language here on the blog just in case there are any young girls (or guys) reading.
Taylor Swift also recently came out with her new album and I'm also obsessed. This is one of the first songs she released before her album officially came out and it's by far my favorite on the album. Plus, how gorgeous does she look on the cover here?
I've been really loving Andrew Belle recently, ever since I went on a Andrew Belle buying spree a few days ago and I haven't been able to stop listening to these songs. He has a very distinct sound and while it might not be for everyone, I find it really calming.
I love Benjamin Francis Leftwich and I think this might be my favorite song of his. It's constantly on repeat on my phone and I can't stop listening to it! It's one of those songs that makes me happy once I hear it and the music video is so sweet!
The same goes for this song. The music video is so adorable and makes me think of Peter Pan which is one of my favorite stories of al time! The song is just so upbeat and it's very indie, but that's very much my type of music.
That's all for this playlist! I hope you guys enjoy the songs and let me know if you have any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. :)
I'm not usually a big lip gloss kind of girl, and when I do wear lip gloss I prefer creamy, non-sticky ones compared to those with high shimmer and frost. NARS has been, for quite some time, the most reliable brand for me in that respect. Before I tried their lip glosses I'd always heard rave reviews about them, so today I wanted to show you the first NARS lip gloss I ever bought for myself!
The NARS 'Ophelia' Lip Gloss is a very pretty medium pink color that goes on sheer. It has the teeniest bit of shimmer in it but on the lips it doesn't translate so much as shimmer as it does as a high gloss. It makes my lips a bit fuller as well, so I really like that! I love to wear this alone on days when I feel like my lips are too dry for lipstick because it matches the natural shade of my lips really well so it's one of those "my lips but better" shades for me. On top of lipsticks this seems almost clear but lends the slightest hint of warmth to the color. The NARS lip glosses are so perfect for me because they're such beautiful colors but they're completely non-sticky and sheer, which is exactly how I like my glosses to be. I will say that they have a bit of an odd smell and taste to them, kind of fake and plastic-y, but that's something I can deal with.
One of my favorite things about the NARS lip glosses is the packaging. I love the small doefoot applicator because it means that the lip gloss won't smear all over my mouth and look messy, and I absolutely adore the matte finish of the tube. It's semi-opaque so it looks classy but also allows you to see the color of the gloss inside and how much of it is left.
I actually happened to be wearing this on my lips today so I thought I'd snap a quick photo of it so that you guys can see how it looks on me!
This gloss is so gorgeous and classic, it may even be - dare I say it? - my favorite lip gloss of all time. Ophelia is one of three NARS lip glosses that I own and all three of them definitely make me want to pick up more in the future.
What do you think of this color? Which NARS lip gloss is your favorite?
Makeup in photo: Laura Mercier Brow Powder Duo 'Ash Brown' MAC Brow Set Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil 'Zero' MAC Eyeshadow 'Semi-Precious' (LE) Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow 'Bone' Agnes b. Mascara Crescendo Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush 'Pink Frosting' NARS Lip Gloss 'Ophelia'
1. Tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12-Hour Lipsticks
2. Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
3. Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
4. Emma Hardie Amazing Face Natural Lift and Sculpt Moringa Cleansing Balm
5. RMS Beauty Living Luminizer
I've wanted to try the Tarte lipsticks ever since I first heard about them. I've only heard amazing things so I have high expectations when I get my hands on some! The Urban Decay foundation is one I've been coveting since its release and I really would love to try it, though I'm not sure what to expect since I've never tried their foundations before. The Liz Earle cleanser and the Emma Hardie cleansing balm are two products I've heard endless things about since I started blogging so of course I would love to try them. Lastly, the RMS Beauty Living Luminizer is something I've been obsessed with since I heard about it on Messy Wands. I wish I knew where I could get some for myself!
