wet n wild Holiday Limited Edition

Wet n Wild has become one of, if not my favorite drugstore brand. The golden theme with this collection is stunning. I knew I had to pick up some of it!

 Highlighter $3.99

The Wet n wild megaglo Highlighting Gold Bar is honestly breathtaking. Your highlight will be poppin' with this highlight. It honestly performs like a high-end highlighter. I personally really enjoy gold or warm highlight. If you can still get your hands on this I would HIGHLY recommend. (I had a feeling this was going to be a good one, so I bought a back up haha.)

 Loose pigment $2.99

Shades left to right: 'Dom & Cherry On Top' 'Ride On My Copper' 'Kung Fu Lightning' 'Heart Of Rose Gold' 

I bought all 4 of the loose pigments. Besides the lightest shade Kung Fu Lightning all the shades are very similar. And that's coming from a girl who owns more nude lipsticks than the number of girls a player gets in a month. I can justify almost any makeup purchase and I will say if you buy 1 you don't need the other 2 similar shades. 

These are a loose eyeshadow, not a pigment. There is not enough pigmentation in them to be a pigment. These are nice but I wouldn't say run out and grab them. Since they only have the pigment of a normal pressed shadow I would prefer to use a pressed shadow. Just because I find them more practical and easier to apply. But the packaging is very nice and well thought out. If you are going to have a product in a loose form a shiftier is always appreciated. 

Lashes $2.99

I bought the eyelashes in the style 'Disco Baller Status.'  I haven't used the eyelashes yet, clearly but I thought they would be nice for an extra look. There are little gold crystals on the outer lashes. They look pretty but you can tell they aren't super well made and aren't a natural-looking lash by any means.

Overall I think wet n wild did a great job with this collection, there were also some nail polishes and some lipglosses that I passed out on. I personally don't want to own any more lipglosses with glitter in my collection just because I use them so rarely. But they had super cute packaging and the color selection looked really nice. The take away from this should be that the Gold Bar Highlight is 10/10.

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Colour Pop Haul

I recently bought some items from Colour Pop and gave them to Abbi as a late birthday gift. It's great have a fellow makeup lover as a best friend because she gets me and my obsession. Also she understands the swatch life. And new makeup means swatches and review!

The Ulta Satin Lips are $6, the eye shadows are $5, and the highlighter costs $8. These products are very affordable and can only be purchased from https://colourpop.com/ and you can get a $5 dollar off coupon with your first purchase. 

The larger of the shadows is a face highlight in the shade 'Monster.' The 3 other shadows are all metallic super shock eye shadows. The neutrally gold shade is 'Fringe.' The blue shadow is called 'Sugar' and the peach shade is 'Tea Party.' If you are not familiar with their shadow, then you would not know that they have a very interesting texture. It is difficult to describe because its unique, I have never found another makeup product with the same formula. They have a squishy soft formula, I would describe them as a mix between a powder and cream eye shadow. They can be worn alone or as a base worn under other powder eye shadow. These are best applied with your finger tips or with a synthetic brush, aka: a brush not made with animal hair, which all of my brushes are synthetic so that's easy for me. 

I do really enjoy the texture and the formula. However I do feel that some of these shades are more pigmented than others. The peachy shade, 'Tea Party' was my least favorite, I felt that it took a lot to build up the pigment. These shadows do layer nicely but with the 'Tea Party,' it was hard to get it true to color. I really enjoyed both of the other shades. My favorite of these 3 is the blue shade 'Sugar.' It is a fun summery pop of color! 

The pink shade on the left is a face highlight. And when I first swatched it I thought it would only work as an eye shadow because it has so much pink to it. But on the face it has a nice iridescence to it so it gave a nice highlighted effect. It was surprisingly wearable. I also think it is best applied with a brush. I used the elf blush brush and really enjoyed the effect.

The lip products are the Ulta Satin Lip. The orange red is in the shade 'Cozy' and the mauve shade is in the shade 'Dopey.'  These are not your typical liquid lipstick because they do not dry matte, hence the 'Satin' in the title. They are extremely comfortable and do not dry out the lips at all. On the flip side they are not transfer proof but I think its worth it for such a comfortable lip color. These might be one of my favorite lip products I have ever used for they are so pigmented and last a long time.

All in all I am loving these ColourPop items and think they are definitely worth the money. Even if they were higher priced I would still think they are worth the money. They also have a huge selection of lip products, eye shadows, cheek colors, etc. so a browse through their website is always a good time. Just maybe not for your wallet. 10/10 would recommend. 

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Wet n Wild; Wild Summer Collection 2016

This collection is limited edition to summer of 2016. There is highlighters, nail polish, and liquid lipstick. I ended picking up all of the cream highlighters and one liquid lipstick. There is also a powder highlighter that I was on the hunt for but could never find! I ended really liking the cream highlighters so it's okay! Originally the highlighters were $4 but I got them for half price at Walgreens.  The liquid lipstick was $3 which I also got for half price. 

Shades left to right: "Marigold Round", "Light Up My High-Biscus", "Carnational Anthem"

Right now I am loving the the pink shade. These highlighters are so creamy and pigmented. I was very impressed! Wet n Wild has definitely stepped up their game. My favorite way to wear these highlighters is under the foundation to give a glowing from within look. There is definitely a shade that would work for every skin tone. If you have darker skin the deeper shades will work as a perfect highlight. And if you have a lighter skin tone the darker shades work as a glowy blush. The highlighters also work great as a cream eyeshadow. I also like wearing this as a lip color. It's not super long wearing but it gives a fun summer look, specifically the orange shade the orange shade!

In the video, I talk about using prodcuts as a pop of brightness. I find that this product can be used for all 3 of the techniques I talk about in the video!

The metallic liquid lipstick was definitely an impulse buy. It is in the shade "Indigo Your Own Way". I pretty much picked up this shade because I was curious to see how I would look in it, plus metallic lipstick is really in style this summer and I'm liking that trend a lot (if it's done correctly)! This one however wasn't overly metallic, it didn't have any glitter in it which I was fine with. I was just expecting it to be more. WARNING: This liquid lipstick does not dry matte and I was definitely expecting it to. It can slip out of your lip line and it transfers really easily. But the two things I really like about this product are the applicatior and the shade was  suprisingly flattering. The applicatior has a really nice wand that has a dent in it that hugs the lips for easy application. I honestly wish more liquid lipsticks had this wand. 

If you see either the cream or powder highlights definitely pick them up! If there is a liquid lipstick that catches your eye I would get it to try but other than that with the lipstick you're not missing much. 

Overall Wet n' Wild has definitely impressed me from their brushes to their finishing spray. Plus the prices are always unbeatable! I'm planning on doing more post I would recommend from Wet n' Wild because they might be becoming my favorite drug store brand believe it or not. 

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This Haul is Pure Gold; Target Haul

Clock

Canisters

Hedgehog

Sonia Kashuk Brush Holder, Different

Besides the shadow sticks this whole haul is from Target. The Milani shadow sticks I picked up at the dollar store actually.  I am loving everything that I bought!! I'm semi obsessed with this color scheme. Everything in my life could be white, wood, gold and blush. (and of course rose gold, obvi.) This is my life color pallet. The clock was just such a cute find. I couldn't help but pick it up plus it was only $9. The makeup brush holder and the canisters were both on sale. I couldn't find this bush holder anywhere online. Shoot, cus it's gorgeous! Lastly, I picked up the cutest little ceramic hedgehog ever. He's gold and is wearing a pink party hat. I could cry actual tears he is so cute. Yup! I love this haul, a haul lot. See what I did there? 

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Review Free Ulta Gift Spring 2016

Right now if you spend $19.50 on Ulta brand products you get this bag of Ulta brand products! Its an $88 value. Included in the bag is a $5 coupon that can be used toward Ulta brand products in the future. 

In bag there were 2 different lip products. One was a matte lip cream and the second was a typical lipstick. The matte lip cream came in a nice dark shade. I didn't enjoy this product very much. I feel like

I had to layer and layer the product up to get it to be pigmented. But the product didn't layer very well, it would bunch up and be patchy. I feel like this wouldn't be as noticeable with a lighter shade, but in this dark shade the formula just isn't great. The other lip product is a lipstick in the shade 'Mauve Me'. This product was alright, it didn't wow me. It has more of a sheer formula but it did layer nicely. So you can build up the color and it becomes a nice shade.

This is a blush and highlight duo. I was not a fan of this product. It lacked pigmentation and was super glittery. On the cheeks it just looked like I had straight glitter on my face. Also you can see in the bottom picture that it is super powdery and patchy. I would not recommend. It reminded a blush you get as a little girl from a Barbie kit at the dollar store. 

The packaging on this was so cute! It was a beautiful floral print. And the shade range looked nice for spring. But my impressions were similar to the blush. They are powdery, lack pigment, and are packed with glitter. But not enough to be a glittery shadow, just specks of it. When you wear these shades on the eye they don't hold their own. The shades just mesh together and it doesn't look like there are separate shades on the eyes. 

This product was my favorite from the bag. It's a green based primer. This product is going to help cancel redness. I feel like it does reduce the redness; the green blends in nicely and doesn't show through my foundation. I feel like it also helps my foundation go on more smoothly. I can't really say for sure if it helped prolong the wear of my foundation, but when I wore this my foundation wore nicely throughout the day. 

This was awful. I will not be using this again. It's such a hard formula and the product wouldn't transfer. Also it would crumple off in chunks and get everywhere. I hope that this a just a throw in product and that this isn't their standard eyeliner that you can buy. 

I liked the idea of this product, seemed convenient. But this wouldn't remove eye makeup. It would just rub it around but not pick it up. 

These brushes are very soft. They haven't shed too much on me either. I just don't like the cut of the bristles, I feel like they need a shorter edge to better apply product. They definitely do not hold onto the product. I think the ELF Studio line brushes are nicer. Those are only $3.

I like this color. Its the perfect spring color! I also like Ulta brand nail polish. It's not my top favorite formula but it is nice.

I liked this mascara at first. I thought it made my eyelashes look nice. But it didn't wear well throughout the day. It would flake and crumble off throughout. I would have black flakes all over my face. So I wouldn't recommend. 

This brow pencil has a similar formula to the eyeliner, with that hard formula. However I find this product more usable than the eyeliner. This eyeliner isn't great, a good brow pencil from the drugstore that I would recommend is Loreal brow Stylist Definer. 

I wish this review wasn't so negative, but honestly these product weren't very good. I'm sure that there are some products from the Ulta brand that are great. These just weren't them. I'm going to see if I can find some better products in the future. 

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Ulta Haul+Review: Makeup Revoultion, Loreal Brows, Revlon Liquid Lipstick

I recently bought some makeup from Ulta. I have been able to try out the products and these are my thoughts!

Makeup Revolution recently came to Ulta. The only thing I have ever tried from this brand is one lipstick in the shade 'love nude.' And I really love this lipstick. I wanted to pick up a few more items and check out the line a bit more. 

I bought Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lip Lacquer in the shade 'Attract.' I have only used it twice but I'll tell you my thoughts. In the description of this product on Ultas website it says it goes on as a liquid and dries matte. Touch proof and long wearing. Essentially it's a liquid lip stick. The first time I used this product on it never dried down and its stayed fairly glossy. The second time I had it on longer so it did dry more but I wouldn't say it became fully matte. It is a slippery formula and it didn't stay in my lip lines very well. So bottom line would I repurchase?  Only select colors. The formula isn't great but if there was a color you really like I would pick one up. It is $5 and I'm willing to work with a great shade for this price. I really enjoy this shade. Also, since it's a slippery formula it will be a lot more noticeable if it slips out of your lip line in a darker shade. In a lighter shade I feel like it's a little easier to get away with. 

The next thing I picked up is the Makeup Revolution Matte Blush on the shade 'nude.' This shade is such a nice natural everyday shade. It such a smooth formula. It just feels so finely milled and is creamy. It has good pigmentation to it. I have really been loving this blush so far. Also it is only 5 dollars!

Like I have said earlier the only product have previous tried from this brand was the lipstick in the shade 'love nude' and that's a everyday nude shade. These lipsticks are only $3 so I wanted to try another shade.  I wanted to pick up a pop of color going into the spring. This is in the shade 'vice.'  And I feel like this is a very sheer formal. Which the nude lipstick has good pigmentation to it. This orange shade is just lacking in pigmentation and a little choppy. I'm not too happy with it. 

Both of these products are from L'Oreal and I got these buy one get one 50% off.  I have owned the brow gel in the past but I needed a new one. It's called the brow stylist plumper this is in the shade 'blonde'. And I love this brow gel. I think it's the best eyebrow gel you can get from the drugstore at this point I time. It's great to use as a stand alone product or use over a eyebrow powder or pencil. Speaking of pencil I picked up the brow stylist definer in the shade 'blonde.' I love love love this brow pencil. This is my favorite brow pencil I have ever used. There is a spoolie on one side and the pencil on the other. The pencil is super slim. This helps your create almost hair like appearance.  The formula isn't too pigmented and this helps the brows not looked too drawn on. I just love this pencil it creates really defined brows yet natural. I highly recommend both of these but particularly the pencil. 

 Ulta also had a deal where all Revlon products were buy one get one 50% off. Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Color. These are liquid lipstick. And I love these I would recommend these over the makeup revolution ones for sure! They are not super drying at all. They are so comfortable and smooth. I got these in the shade 'flirtation' and 'seduction.' Seduction is the more bottom more neutral shade. And I feel like this shade is a must have! It is the perfect everyday neutral shade! 

I have not tried a ton for Ulta products. And too be honest I have not been to impressed with most of the items I have tried. When I went to Ulta, they had a deal where if you spend $19.50 you got a free bag of Ulta brand makeup. So this gave me a good excuse to buy Ulta brand makeup. I love color correcting. So I wanted to try out this Color Correct Concealer Palette. This was $15 and at first I was thinking eh that seems a bit over priced. But I love the Pixi peach corrector and that is $12 for just a peach corrector. This comes with 5 shades and dividing it up it would be $3 a shade. Which sounds pretty affordable. So I like this but I'm not in love with it.

It is pigmented and it creamy. I feel like these might be a little too pigmented at times but they are workable because they are sound blendable. I would say if you are interested in color correcting this would be all you need.

The freebie bag of Ulta makeup. If you spend $19.50 just on Ulta makeup you get this bag for free! It comes in either lilac or this blue shade. I will have post all about this bag and it will be all about my thought and swatches of everything! 

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What I got for Christmas 2015! Christmas Haul

These are the main gifts that I got from my parents and grandma.

 Stocking Stuffers from Santa. 

My friends got me some of the cutest gifts ever!

They know me too well! The 'C' even lights up! They are all so thoughtful.

The only thing is asked for this year was this Furry Throw. Ah! I'm still obsessing over it! 

I had a wonderful Christmas this year! I was able to have all of my siblings and grandparents there. This Christmas is one I won't forget! I'm super thankful for everything I was given. I am very fortunate that I have all of my needs fulfilled. And my amazing family still is able to give me the things am wanting. I love this time of year that we have to reflect on our Savoir, Jesus Christ. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

-C