Beauty Pick of the Week!

This week I bring you Meltdown Makeup Remover by Urban Decay. I absolutely love Urban Decay and it is one of the best lines of makeup I've ever used. This is probably one of the best makeup removers I've also ever used, it gets all the makeup off in pretty much one small drop of the remover. This product goes for $24.00 at any Ulta or Sephora, but you get your moneys worth. You only need a small amount of this product and it will remove a whole face of makeup. It's also a cream base, so it's not harsh like the oil. It doesn't leave your face feeling greasy at all and feels like it actually moisturizes at the same time. I'd definitely recommend this makeup remover for yourself or if you're a makeup artist, it really comes in handy for models if you're doing more than one look per shoot.

Beauty Pick of the Week!

My beauty pick for this week are the 24/7 Concealer Pencils by Urban Decay. I absolutely love these because they're so soft and they blend right into the skin without moving, the concealer stays in place all day. You do have to sharpen these and Urban Decay does have a 2 size pencil sharpener called Grind House for $10.00, so you can use it for these and if you have 24/7 eyeliners. I also like these pencils because you can apply the product right to your face and it just melts into the skin. You don't have to worry about a tube running out or dipping your fingers into the product, all you have to worry about is sharpening. These concealer pencils are also amazing because they are full of Vitamin E and contain an ingredient called Microsponge which absorbs oil and prevents future breaks outs without clogging your pores. So this is definitely a great product and a little does go a long way, so this pencil will last for a long time. They go for $18.00 each at Ulta Beauty or Sephora near you.

Beauty Pick of the Week!

My pick for this week is by Bare Escentuals. I know people either love or hate this company, but this product you should love. If you're tired of lipsticks drying your lips out or you hate how sticky a lipgloss can be, then look no further. Bare Escentuals has the product for you, Pretty Amazing lip colors! I absolutely loves these because of how pigmented they are and how moisturizing they are. Plus with this product a little definitely goes a long way. One goes for $16.00, but you get what you pay for. I love how this lip product is in between a lipstick and a lipgloss. It definitely lasts for up to 2 or 3 hours before reapplying and never dries your lips out. I also love that it comes with a sponge tip applicator and not a brush which tends to separate and get gross. Pretty Amazing lip color comes in 12 different shades. You can find these at Sephora or an Ulta near you!

Beauty Pick of the week!

Been a little behind as of late with the blog. Work and school has kept me so busy lately. Instead of doing one product each day, I decided to do one a week. So here's my pick for this week, better yet picks: Natural Performance Foundation by Lorac and Breakthrough Performance Foundation by Lorac.

I'm usually not a huge fan of liquid foundations, but I love both of these foundations by Lorac. It's my number seller when selling liquid foundation. People love it because it's not heavy and it feels great on your skin for a liquid. The Natural Performance Foundation is a medium to full coverage and the Breakthrough Performance Foundation is a light to medium coverage. So you get your choice of how much coverage you need. Natural Performance Foundation is oil free, fragrance free and is great for sensitive skin. This foundation is $36.00 at Ulta Beauty or Sephora. The Breakthrough Performance Foundation is also oil free, it's anti-aging and has SPF 14 which the Natural Performance Foundation does not have. The Breakthrough Performance Foundation also is pre-aging and hydrates the skin. So if you have dry skin this foundation's for you! This one runs a couple dollars more, $38.00 at Ulta Beauty or Sephora.

Beauty Pick of the Day!

Urban Decay Naked Palette

You seriously can't go wrong with this palette. Everyone can play it safe with neutrals when it comes to eyeshadow, that's why I think this palette is so user friendly. Not to mention the amazing quality of Urban Decay's eyeshadows to begin with. These eyeshadows blend so well and go on the eyes very pigmented, I have to say with this palette it is definitely worth the $48.00. Even better, get their eye primer potion to go on underneath and your shadow will last until you take it off! Available @ any Sephora or ULTA Beauty.

Beauty Pick of the Day!

Smashbox Photo Finish

This is my absolute favorite face primer. It’s a clear gel based primer that makes the skin very smooth for foundation application. This primer is oil free and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. It makes your foundation last a lot longer so you don’t have to keep reapplying and keeps it from creasing. It has vitamins A, E, plus green tea, which is great for the skin. $36.00 @ ULTA Beauty or Sephora.

Beauty Pick of the Day!

Perfect Eyes Waterproof & Tearproof Eyeliners by Too Faced Cosmetics

Too Faced Cosmetics has recently come out with these extraordinary eye liners. I have to say I love these even more than the 24/7 eyeliners from Urban Decay. These eyeliners glide on so smooth and the color comes out super dark. They definitely have a lot of pigment and one pencil lasts for a very long time. You can also smudge them really easily for that smokey look, plus they're waterproof. One pencil goes for $18.00, you can pick them up at any ULTA Beauty or Sephora.

Beauty Pick of the Day!

Boi-ing by Benefit Cosmetics

If anyone is looking for a really good concealer this is it. Boi-ing is an industrial strength concealer that will cover just about anything. It’s not just for under eyes either, you can use it where ever needed. This is a creamy type of concealer, but dries to a powder finish. I absolutely love this concealer and highly recommend it if you need a lot of coverage. Only $19.00 @ ULTA or Sephora.

ULTA Beauty's 21 Days of Beauty Event!

Ulta's 21 days of beauty started yesterday and goes until the 24th! Don't miss the beauty steals and deals, free beauty consultations, and learning the latest tips and tricks from the pros. For more info, go to: www.ulta.com

NYX Cosmetics

I recently purchased some NYX lip products from ULTA. I picked up the lipstick in strawberry milk and their soft matte lip cream (smlc03). The lipstick I got is a very light pink and goes on really smooth making your lips feel soft. I really like this lipstick because doesn't feel like most lipsticks do when you wear them for a while and they begin to dry your lips out. These lipsticks go for $4.00 each and are seriously not bad at all for the price. I've seen other bloggers compare them to MAC lipsticks and ends up not being much different. The soft matte lip cream I had mixed feelings about. This goes on feeling like a cake frosting but not as thick. It also smells like cake frosting to me which I won't complain about. After wearing this for a while though I did notice that it does dry your lips out. At first it feels soft and feels like you're wearing nothing, but after a half hour or so it's really drying. I would suggest a clear gloss to go over it to help it stay and last longer. The soft matte lip cream goes for $6.00 each, not bad but I would stick with their lipsticks instead. I do really like NYX Cosmetics over all. Some of their eyeshadows aren't as pigmented and would not purchase, but as far as most of their lip products and eye products go they're not bad at all for the price. Here are some pictures and swatches of these two products!






Swatches- Soft Matte Lip Cream and the Strawberry Milk Lipstick



Strawberry Milk Lipstick



Soft Matte Lip Cream

New products coming soon!

Thanks to working @ ULTA, I have the advantage of getting these two new eyeshadow palettes as soon as they arrive in the store. Tarte's True Blood eyeshadow palette and Urban Decay's 15 year anniversary eyeshadow collection. I will be doing a review on each of these as soon as I get my hands on them! I can't wait and the 25% discount doesn't hurt either, very excited.

"That Gal" from Benefit Cosmetics

I recently got this brightening face primer from Benefit Cosmetics called that gal. It's suppose to brighten your face and leave flawless coverage. It kind of works like a glue stick, you twist it until the product comes out of the little holes at the top. A little definitely goes along way with this product. I do recommend it since it leaves the skin feeling very soft and applying any other makeup over it feels like you put nothing on to begin with. The primer is a light pinkish color but once you blend it, there's no color at all. This primer goes for $28 and can be found at any Ulta or Sephora.