Eden BodyWorks Coconut Leave-In Conditioner & Coconut Shea Pudding Soufflé

Hello all the Internet makeup junkies! Happy New Year 2014! To start the year, we have a different type of post for you all ALL about my new HAIR OBSESSION: Eden BodyWorks Coconut Shea products! Let's get started, shall we?

 

So, a while ago now I bought the Eden BodyWorks Coconut Shea All Natural Pudding Soufflé & Leave-In Conditioner and I am IN LOVE. You guys, these products are SERIOUSLY saving my hair BIG TIME.

A little about my hair currently is that I am growing it out. Stretching my relaxer, transitioning, or being cheap, call it what you want, but the truth is that I have a BIT of new growth that I am working with. I went on a search for a new leave in to moisturize my hair because of the winter cold and my current leave-in was NOT doing it for my ever growing length of curls. So I got these and they WORK!



Coconut Shea Leave-In Conditioner

The EDEN BodyWorks All Natural Coconut Shea Leave In Conditioner ($8.49 USD) gives me LIFE! It's a super creamy and hydrating product. As far as consistency comparison, it really reminds me of the As I Am Leave-In Conditioner, but Eden is lighter. The smell is AMAZING but not very strong,  but I think the intensity will vary from person to person. I like to apply and steam my hair under a dryer with a plastic cap and my hair detangles like a DREAM. I didn't know I could have so much fun combing my hair!

 

The EDEN BodyWorks All Natural Coconut Shea Pudding Soufflé ($8.49 USD) is a light fluffy, creamy mousse moisturizer, but I use it as a styler as well. It gives me light to medium hold, but ALWAYS gives my hair the most AMAZING amount of softness and natural shine after my hair dries. It has the SAME scent as the leave-in, a very sweet coconut aroma. If I had to choose between this and the leave-in, I think I would chose this. It only wins by the fact that I can double this up as my leave-in in a pinch but it definitely does better as an added moisturizer for the hair. My hair has been SO thirsty and dry this winter and these products, but especially the soufflé is JUST want the hair doctor ordered!

Before Eden

After Using Eden BodyWorks

Pretty good definition, right?

So I hope you all enjoyed this post! Feel free to share and leave me a comment! Have you tried these products? What are you thoughts on them? Hated them or loved them?

Thanks for reading!

 

Drink up, beauties!

L'Oreal Infallible 24Hour Eyeshadows in Purple Priority & Gilded Envy: Review + Swatches

So if you may or may not know, L'Oreal has launched from NEW shades to their 24Hr Infallible Eyeshadow line. There are six new shades and I have two colors I wanted to share with you.

The two colors I purchased are Purple Priority and Gilded Envy. Purple Priority is a metallic blue-purple. It looks almost indigo on my skintone and with certain makeup looks. I only have one other purple shade from L'Oreal and it is Smoldering Plum. Compared to Purple Priority, Smoldering is WAY darker and hardly any shimmer or glitter in it.
Gilded Envy is a VERY glittery light olive green. I guess since Priority hardly had any glitter, Gilded makes up for it TEN FOLD! I do not have Golden Sage which I thought would be a good comparison, but looking at the two shades in store, Golden Sage was a lot more muted and not as green as Gilded Envy.

In comparison to the other three Infallibles that I have, I found that the formulas of these two were WAY creamier. Purple Priority gave me more opaque color with fewer swipes compared to Gilded Envy which takes some time to build up. The lasting ability with a primer was comparable to the Infallibles in my collection already, BUT Gilded Envy seemed to struggle. Even with a primer, I found this shade STILL fading away after about 5-6 hours and leaving me with nothing but glitter to show that something was there.

 

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow Purple Priority

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow Gilded Envy

Gilded Envy & Purple Priority - taken with flash

 

Gilded Envy & Purple Priority taken in natural light

 

 So has anyone tried these yet? Did you find this post helpful? Please let me know and thanks for reading!

Drink Up, Beauties!

EM Cosmetics Creamy Color Matte Lipsticks in Passion Berries, Wine Stain, & Just Fab

So if you may or may not know, there is a fairly new makeup brand called EM Cosmetics that was co-created by Michelle Phan a very popular Youtube Beauy Guru. The line has some unique products to it, but I decided to stay close with something familiar with lipsticks. There are three types of lipstick on the EM website: classic, sheer, and matte lipsticks. I chose three of the mattes to try out and of course give some swatches! But before I get TOO into this, I wanted to add some claims from the actual site.

These lipsticks retail for $16.50 USD. There are 10 available shades ranging from nudes, pinks, and purples. I have the shades Wine Stain, Just Fab, and Passion Berries.

• Inspired by the girl who craves sophistication. 
• A creamy, matte finish without feeling dry.
• Rich conditioners cushion lips for hours.

 

As far as the packaging, goes, I like the simplicity. I know a lot of people like flashy packaging and were expecting it from Michelle with this line because of who she is and the prices of the items. I care more about the product inside not so much the outside and package preferences are SO very subjective to each individual. BUT as you can tell from the photos, each lipstick is encased in a white (guessing metal because of the weight) tube with the EM logo and various words that have "em" in them (haha, em is in them, sorry) and the tube carrying the bullet inside is silver.

I really enjoyed the formula of these matte lipsticks. They are not what I would consider matte after using the NYX Matte Lip Creams (matte and SO DRYING), but they are matte in the sense of no shimmer or sparkle. My lips were not dry during the wear of these colors nor when I removed it. There is a slight sheen when first applied, but it fades as the lipstick sets on the lips. They are VERY comfortable to wear and when given a few minutes to set, they last fairly well through eating and drinking, BUT constant grubbing (like I do) does tend to create lots of wear and results in lose of color in the center of the lips.

These lipsticks DO have a scent. It smells JUST like cake batter and while I LOVE that smell, these lipsticks when I first opened them, the scent seemed to RADIATE from them. It was almost unbearable! GOOD NEWS though, the scent QUICKLY dissipates to a more manageable, almost non-existent level after about a week or so of use.




Wine Stain

Wine Stain

Wine Stain is the red of the collection and I was really pressing my luck that it would be a deep red. It's not the brightest red I've worn, but it isn't a shade a really go for anymore when looking for a red lipstick.

 

Just Fab

Just Fab

Just Fab is the darkest color in the mattes that I have and that I have seen on the website. I REALLY do not know what this color is...In real life the bullet looks totally brown with NO undertones of anything. BUT in photos and on video it shows having red undertones, but against my skin, it just looks BROWN and uninteresting to me. I make it work with a colored lip gloss on top to give it more dimension in color.

Lastly, we have Passion Berries! I saved my favorite for last. Passion Berries is a GORGEOUS berry color. It's not too bright, not too deep, and I think it would look amazing on most.

L to R: Wine Stain, Just Fab, Passion Berries

 

Wine Stain

Just Fab



Passion Berries

 

Overall, I LOVED the formula of these lipsticks. Do I think they are worth their price? Yes, BUT it never hurts to buy on SALE! I really think that EM has awesome matte lipsticks, but if I could change something it would be, better swatches on the website, LESS INTENSE SCENT, and more variety of color selections.

Tried these? Thinking of it now? Or totally turned off by them because of this post? Let me know!

PS Here is video showing a DUPE of Passion Berries!

 



 

Drink Up, Beauties!