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!
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!
In this crazy makeup journey, there are a few things that I am CONSTANTLY on the search for such as red lipsticks, translucent powders, and highlighters/illuminators. In this post, I want to talk about a face illuminator called the Hydro Stick that I purchased from Hautelook from the cosmetic line by Vincent Longo.
The Vincent Longo Hydro Stick ($25 USD) in Aqualily is a pink shade with lots of shimmer.
Here is the description from the Vincent Longo website:
Enjoy a modern approach to skin bronzing with Hydro Stick. This new, mostly water technology, leaves the skin feeling refreshed and intensely cool while looking subtly tanned. It feels moist and nearly wet upon immediate application and sets quickly to long lasting color. Skin will feel cool, uplifted and hydrated, while looking radiant and glowing. A sensory experience and beautiful skin finish.
Product Benefits
Luminous, natural finish
High percentage of water for cooling effect and hydrating action
Long wearing gel base for all skin types
Pigments that deliver true color
Spherical powders for glide and comfort
Sheer, buildable coverage
Easy to apply
I love that this product is a stick and it does feel very COOL on the skin. As far as the other benefits go, I would agree that this product is buildable and very blendable. BUT be forewarned! This Hydro Stick sets VERY QUICKLY like in about 20 seconds FAST. After it sets, it was almost impossible for me to blend it out on my skin.
It is very prone to melting so keep the inner cap ON IT to help with this. I love the color pay off that I get from this even after just a few swipes on the skin. I think the only thing I would complain about is that the color fades after a few hours, but at least it leaves a nice glow to the skin that doesn't make me look oily at the end of the day. I also found that the color lasts a bit longer if I use it on top of foundation instead of JUST bare skin.
L - two swipe swatch & R- two swipe swatch blended
All in all, I definitely will keep this as part of my arsenal of face highlighters. It's creamy, cooling, non-irritating and with decent wear time in my personal opinion. I am really enjoying using this as part of my natural everyday looks! And I definitely recommend though if you can find it on Hautelook again for cheaper, GO FOR CHEAPER! It was $14 on their website =]
So who has tried this? Loved it, hated it? Let me know down below!
So there's a new BB cream on the drugstore block! It's the Wet n Wild Fergie Boom Boom Pow BB Cream ($5.62 at Walmart). That name, first of all, is what REALLY got me. 'Boom Boom Pow' in your face advertising, made me giggle something fierce. Nonetheless, it is claimed to be an 8-in-1 benefits BB cream that will hydrate, brighten, prime, conceal, give SPF15, smooth, oil control, and even skintone.
I have tried 3 BB creams from the drugstore before this one. I tried the Maybelline Fresh BB which made me a greaseball, L'Oreal's Magic Skin Beautifier BB which faded rather quickly, and the Flower BB cream which is now one of my holy grail foundations, yes foundations! It gives full coverage and doesn't make me a GREASEBALL!
But as a product junkie, I saw this and HAD to at least try it! If nothing else, I could return it to Walmart if I didn't like it. Let's take a look at is shall we?
Fergie BB Cream in Deep Swatch
The Fergie BB Cream comes in 5 shades and I got the darkest one in DEEP. First of all, there is NOTHING deep about this color! I would feel better if they called it a medium/deep, more medium than deep. In the pictures below you can definitely see how painful PALE it looks on me.
It's not the THICKEST formula I have used. It's definitely thicker than the L'Oreal and Maybelline version, but more watery than the Flower BB. It's not going to immediately SLIDE down your face/hand after being put there, but if you tilt the area where you put, it will slowly let gravity lead it to places you may NOT want it to go. I LOVE that is has a nozzle that really helps control the amount of product that comes out the tube.
It does have a scent. It's like a strange chemical smell (think Revlon Colorstay) but there is some floral bits in there. Almost like they were trying to cover the chemical smell with flowers and it mutated into something in the middle. The smell, whatever you want to call it, is not very strong and it is not one that I felt lingered on me after application.
Ok, now on with the claims!
Hydrate: I have oily skin, and while I felt as though my skin was moisturized with this product, it wasn't an EXTREME hydration that felt me feeling/looking extra greasy. If you have dry skin, I do not know if the hydration will be enough especially now that the weather is changing.
Brighten: Yes it does this, but I mainly, for me, think it's because the shade was WAY too light and when you put a lighter shade on your face, then yes, it does APPEAR to be brighter!
Prime: You know what? This BB does a really good job as a primer! I really feel like if NOTHING else, you can try this product out as a cheap primer for your regular makeup. Only, ONE thing I noticed about it. The THICKER the foundation you put on top of this BB, the harder it is to blend it in. I found similar consistencies worked best on top.
Conceal: *laughs hysterically* Yeah, do NOT expect this to conceal much if ANYTHING!
SPF15: Even though it has the sunscreen protection, I really recommend having an extra one. Especially a sunscreen with a HIGHER SPF number. I'm just glad the sunscreen ingredients did not make my face oily.
Smooth: I really do not know what to say about this claim. Did my face feel smoother after applying this product, YES. Did it look smoother? Sure, if I just IGNORED the acne bumps!
Oil control: Again, I was SO pleasantly surprise that this claim following through in my experience. Even though it was a drugstore BB, and even with the sunscreen aspect, my face was NOT oily with this product. At the end of the day, I really felt as though my face had a nice GLOW about it, but it is no where NEAR what I would call oily, greasy, or shiny!
Even skin tone: If I ignore ALL the little acne scars that still peeked through, then sure, it evened my skin tone to one color....that was UBER light! I believe it does a good job at getting things uniform in color.
Bare Faced
With Fergie BB Cream Applied
Overall, I really enjoyed using this product as a primer to help control my oils throughout the day. I feel in nothing else, give this a try using it in that fashion.
All the other aspects about it, and whether it is good in them or not, will depend on the individual and what do THEY want out of it. But there is my review and my recommendation!
Thanks for reading and I hope it helped you!
Internet world! Tried this product? Love it, hate it, or on the fence! Let me know down below!
Hello everyone! For this post, I really just wanted to document a video series I do on my Youtube channel featuring red lip products. I am OBSESSED with red lips, you just do not know!
So for this series, I made a video review two red lip products. One was Almay's Liquid lip balm in Apple A Day and the other was Hard Candy's All Glossed Up in Red Minx. For the review you can click the video or watch it on my channel here.
Mainly, I just wanted to add in some more photos of the items plus more up close swatches for those interested! Enjoy!
Almay - doe foot applicator & Hard Candy is twist-up crayon
