NEW | REVLON COLORSTAY SHADOWLINKS

revlon colorstay shadowlinks $2.49

hey guys! revlon has to be one of my all time favourite drugstore makeup brands. i have been seeing so many commercials lately for these revlon colorstay shadowlinks (phewf- what a long name). i love the idea of being able to purchase separate shades and building your own pallet. that way you pick the shades you KNOW you're going to use the most rather than purchasing an eyeshadow pallet that comes with 3 or 4 shades, and you only end up using about 2 of the shades. at the store where i work i noticed that these shadowlinks were on special for the week. i thought it'd be a good time to try them out. to be safe, i basically stuck with neutrals and one deep purple. i tend to use neutrals on a daily basis anyways, so i knew i'd get full use out of all the links i purchased. they do have a wide variety of colours, like khaki's, blues, greens, purples, silver, blacks, etc. and they had a good variety of matte shades and shimmers. 

unfortunately when swatched, they didn't have very nice pigmentation. they turned out very faint on my arm, so i have yet to see how they turn out with an eyeshadow base on the eyelid. hopefully the colour pay-off will be a little bit better. so that was the only down side to these, but otherwise i love the shades, and i love how the ones i chose look together. and how PERFECT would these be for travelling?! you can take 2 or 3 or 4 shades, without taking up much room in your makeup bag. i love that aspect. also above these shadows they have a little booklet that works as a guide if you're having trouble fitting different shades together. they tell you which ones work for a smokey eye, natural, or dramatic. anything you're looking for, which is great for younger or even mature people. 

i'll definitely keep you guys posted on how these work on the eyes. fingers crossed they're worth the money. love y'all xoxoxo. 

MAYBELLINE FIT ME! SHINE-FREE FOUNDATION | review

Maybelline Fit Me! Foundation Stick $8.99

shade 115 - ivory

i look scared, don't i? hehe 

hello friends.
i decided to pick up something a little different than i usually would. i'm very picky with my foundations, and when i find one that i'm happy with, i am literally glued to it. the Rimmel Wake-me up foundation is that for me as of late. but i think i may have found a new contender.
i am a fan of this foundation, well first- because of the obvious; it looks like a lipstick. it is such an easy product, i couldn't believe it.
i had an early morning shift today at 8:00 AM , therefore i don't have a tremendous amount of time to get myself ready, like on any other morning. the foundation is simple. do what i have done in the last photo, on your forehead, chin, nose, and of course other cheek and blend with either your fingers or a foundation brush. i used a brush. it blends fairly easy and it actually controls the shine very well. i have moderately oily skin, and after four hours, my skin was still matte. definitely impressive.
it would be an amazing product for travelling with or throwing in your handbag because it is so compact. just a little bit bigger than a lipstick, useful for touchups during the day.
i'd say this has medium coverage- and is very build-able.  my shade is in 115 - ivory. i have always been afraid to try any sort of foundation from Maybelline because i always had to make sure my foundation would have a decent coverage to hide my blemishes, and i'm afraid to spend the money if i'm not going to be content with the product. i love Maybelline's mascaras, lip products and of course - their colour tattoos...- but i am definitely a big fan of their Fit Me! Foundation Stick. 

what do you think of Maybelline's Fit Me! Foundation stick?

REVLON PHOTOREADY BB CREAM

hello friends. as i have said in a previous blog post, i went to a revlon seminar about two weeks ago and received the new revlon photoready bb cream as a freebie. since i like switching my foundations around i decided to give this a try for the past week. i really, really like this. and what they were saying at the seminar is that other bb creams are comparable to a tinted moisturizer, whereas revlon wanted to make their bb cream have more of a foundation base to it. it is just as good as any other foundation that i own.  it covers all of my imperfections, and it is very buildable. it is about a medium coverage. it also contains SPF 30, so that's always a bonus. it smells like suntan lotion too! i just love that smell, reminds me of summer. what's funny about this is that i was given shade 030 medium, which i thought was forsure going to be too dark. i have an olive skin tone but lighter shades always seem to match better. and even when i applied this to my hand before i put it on my face, it looks way too dark. but as soon as i put it on my face in little smears and dots and buff it in, you would never be able to tell that it was too dark at all. it just matches nicely, which was so surprising for me, never in a million years would i have bought the medium shade. i tend to grab the lighter shades because i know that adding face powder and bronzer darken the face a tad. this bb cream makes my face glow, i'm really enjoying this at the moment. i bought a bb cream before by the brand annabelle... and i wasn't as impressed with it. it didn't hide any imperfections i found that i had to reapply my powder all of the time throughout the day. but i don't have that problem with this bb cream! price is 10.99 or 11.99 (i can't remember), and available at any drugstore/grocery store. this product will especially be great in the summer time when i do have a slight tan, you don't feel like you're wearing a lot of makeup, which is important for me because usually when i apply my make up i just want to scratch it all off. i just feel so uncomfortable. this covers as a foundation but applies/feels like a moisturizer. i'm really fond of it, and i definitely recommend this to you guys. have any of you tried revlon's bb cream? what do you think? xx

REVLON COLORBURST LIP BUTTERS

after watching essiebutton's (essiebutton.com) youtube and reading her blogposts, i've just been wanting to try revlon's colourburst lip butters for so long. i'm always a fan of lip balms type lipcolours with great pigmentation. the colour i picked up was 010- raspberry pie. it was such a difficult decision picking out a colour because they had so many different varieties - some with shimmer, some without, etc - i ended up grabbing this one, i seem to be drawn to the berry shades lately. i really like it, it is definitely a colour that i am going to have on a lot in the near future. they'll be nice to throw in my handbag for spring/summer. they really have an amazing colour payoff. i especially like that the lip butters are so simple to apply, no fuss. i don't have to worry about making sure that all points of my lips are covered and not drooping over the edge or anything like that. you can just put these on as you would any regular lip balm. having this on it felt moisturizing and nice, i really wish they had a fruity scent to them considering the name is raspberry pie, i just thought there would've been. but oh well, it is still a nice product. i prefer these to any kind of lip gloss-y type product (even the l'oreal glossy shine stain, what?!) these are $8.99 at any grocery/supermarket. have any of you tried these? what other shades should i try?