L.A. Colors FYX Color Correctors

After Christmas means after Christmas beauty steals from basically any store! My favorites are checking the deals from Target and Walgreens just because over the years that is where I have experienced the best markdowns.

This year I stopped by Target first and wow did they do markdowns so quickly I missed out on snagging anything that caught my eye. I went to Walgreens next and found several things that interested me but I only picked up two of them. The L.A. Colors Fix Complexion Concerns Color FYX Color Correctors is one of the two items!

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Normally as marked it retailed for $6.00 but I went when it was 50% OFF resulting in only paying $3.00 for the whole set! That's a steal in my book because you get get 5 colors and while they are only 0.09 oz they are all highly pigmented.

Honestly I have never color corrected or used products to color correct before so this was a pretty exciting new purchase for me. Got to say I am now addicted to covering any acne spots (I have been getting more lately because of stress *sigh*) with the green corrector and then layering concealer on top. Luckily my skin tone almost exactly matches with the peach corrector mixed with the yellow so I almost don't need to put concealer on top of color correcting my under-eyes.

To color correct my under-eyes I start with the peach shade and draw a shaded triangle just like I would concealer  I blend this peach color out to where it covers my dark circles, but add a few dots of yellow on top of the peach to lighten/brighten up the area I just color corrected with the peach. If the color of the peach with the yellow looks close enough to my skin tone I don't add concealer I just go straight into powder foundation. If the color of the peach with the yellow does not look close enough to my skin tone I add concealer before going in with powder foundation. If I need a full coverage look I would use liquid foundation but there really has not be an occasion for full coverage with the start of the year.

Here's the back of the packaging:

The back of the packaging is nice because it shows you where you can use the color correctors and where to place it on the face. It also tells you what color neutralizes what, so for example green reduces redness, blemishes, and blotchy skin. This takes a lot of the guess work out if you have not color corrected before.

Ultimately I would recommend picking it up in store for $3.00 to experiment with and see if you like color correcting before moving onto higher $$ products. I would also stick with this product as opposed to buying other color correcting brands because I think it does the job just fine without costing a lot of money

Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick - 06 Kiss Me If You Can

Here is what the shade 06 Kiss Me If You Can looks like in the tube and on my lips.


I am IN LOVE with this red. It's not often you find an absolute stunning red lipstick from a drugstore brand...but this is definitely one of them! If you are a fan of reds you need to pick this up ASAP!

Overall the formula is great! It has a "Matt" finish but doesn't leave your lips dry and cracked. This is still a lipstick so don't expect there to be no transfer...there will still be small amounts of transfer that occurs on items. Since this is a very pigmented red expect more transfer than the lighter shades. I would recommend using this with a lip liner in a similar color or a translucent lip liner. I didn't bother with a lip linger for this swatch and I was still able to get crisp lines but for long wear it's better to be safe than sorry.

Here is what this shade looks like on the Essence website:
https://essencemakeup.com/products/matt-matt-matt-lipstick


Reminder I purchased these shades at Ulta so I could test swatch on the back of my hand and use a coupon that allowed me to purchase 5 for under $13!

Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick - 03 Wow Effect

Here is what the shade 03 Wow Effect looks like in the tube and on my lips.

 

At first I wasn't 100% on board with this shade simply because I didn't think pink looks good on my lips. After a few times wearing this shade I fell in love. It's really easy to wear every day with just about every makeup look and outfit! It also suits my skin tone to even if I tan I will still be able to wear this shade! #score

Overall the formula is great! It has a "Matt" finish but doesn't leave your lips dry and cracked. This is still a lipstick so don't expect there to be no transfer...there will still be small amounts of transfer that occurs on items (cups, boyfriends, etc.)

Here is what this color looks like on the Essence website:

https://essencemakeup.com/products/matt-matt-matt-lipstick

Have you found your favorite shade yet?

Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick - 02 Perfect Match

Here is what the shade 02 Perfect Match looks like in the tube and on my lips.


 Honestly it looks a lot darker in the tube than it does on my lips. When it's swatched on my lips it is more subtle and doesn't lean towards a dark nude or taupe nude.

Wearing this shade is doable if you are light-medium skin tone but during the summer when I tan I will have to wear a darker liner underneath this shade.

Here is a reminder of what the outside packaging looks like:







These retail at Ulta for super cheap and have testers you can swatch, but looking online it's easier to tell the color from the Essence website.
https://essencemakeup.com/products/matt-matt-matt-lipstick

Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick

As promised here are some hand swatches of the Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipsticks I bought on the 22nd of March.

The colors I purchased from nude to dark are as follows:

Nude
02 Perfect Match *
03 Wow Effect

Red
06 Kiss Me if You Can*

Dark
07 Purple Power*
08 It's a Statement

The shades with stars (*) next to them are my current favorites.
http://www.ulta.com/matt-matt-matt-lipstick?productId=xlsImpprod15131005


The shades swatched from Left to Right are: 08, 07, 06, 03, and 02
They do not have the names on the packaging just the number.

Again these bad boys were ONLY $3.99 and buy one get one 50% off is a steal. You get one lipstick for $4 and the other for $2!! Use a coupon for $3.50 off of $15 and that's $11.50 so get 5, or 6 lipsticks in order to capitalize on this deal

5 lipsticks = $16 - $3.50 = $12.50
6 lipsticks = $18 - $3.50 = $14.5

Here is a link to the coupon I am talking about! http://www.ulta.com/ulta/global/global_print_coupon_image_slot.jsp?cmpid=PS_Brand!google!Brand&CAWELAID=330000200000040753&CAPCID=172494833887&cadevice=c&agid=996789630&catci=aud-91703939550:kwd-55822220&gclid=CjwKEAjwwcjGBRDj-P7TwcinyBkSJADymblTVtAflaqVIQU5BOHzjHTlqhA3bioq9zoVpxC5d5R4MBoC4LTw_wcB

Considering how quickly drugstore brands are increasing their prices this is a great deal to get that many lipsticks under $20!!!

21 Days of Beauty 2017

Woops I did it again...went into Ulta and spent money oh baby baby

Like I said in my Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick post, I bought a Buxom full-on Lip Creme today because it was only $10 instead of $20 thanks to the 21 days of Beauty campaign Ulta is currently running. A lot and I mean A LOT of shades were sold out, especially the nude shades. These shades were also sold out online! After going to a second Ulta, I managed to score the shade in Rose Julep. This shade looks like a muted pink, not quite a mauve color but it's not a flaming hot pink either. It is a wearable everyday pink. On the website it is described as "pink punch."

http://www.ulta.com/full-on-lip-cream?productId=xlsImpprod13631033


Here is the natural pigmentation of my lips before I swatch shade Rose Julep


This is what the product looks like on my lips. Just gives it a healthy touch of pink :)

Next year I will probably be the first one in the store so I can get my hands on the shades I actually wanted. This shade was a pleasant surprise and I'm glad I was able to pick up an everyday color to try out.

TARGET DEALS 2/10/14

Hey guys so I went to Target today and a TON of things were on clearance. I am sad that I missed the start of when they clearanced a lot of these beauty items because there really wasn't a lot left to pick from.

 Loreal Colour Riche--> Left to Right: 175 Violet Chiffon, 178 Cardinal Plume
Both were $5.58 (each)

 Left: Covergirl Trublend Minerals #435 golden sunrise| mineral bronzer $3.98
Right: Covergirl Lash perfection #215 Brown $2.98

Left: Rimmel match Perfection Blush #002 Light/medium (we will see if this is too light for my skin tone) $3.48
Right: two elf custom eyeshadows, #2512 Diftwood, #2516 Peach
Both were $0.85

Left: Sonia Kashuk Nail Colour (color is TWO CENT) $2.38
Middle: loreal 24hr infallible eyeshadow in #800 bottomless java $4.88
Right: Revlon diamond lust eyeshadow in #105 Plum Galaxy $3.14

DSW Finds

DSW-Designer Shoe Warehouse

I am not sure how much these were but I didn't end up purchasing them…I have no where to wear these :(
But they are fabulous!

I did buys these at 70% off!!!! They came out less than $15! I pair them with dark skinny jeans and a cute top for a casual night out.

JcPenny Deals 1/31/14

Hey guys so I went to JcPenny this weekend and found a ton of jewelry for only $1.97!!!

These are personally my favorite! They are so dressy and I can where them for my spring sorority banquet which is coming up in April! I might where them before hand becuase they are too pretty to wait that long!

SHOE DEAL!

Found these bad boys at Kohls for only $6.49 in December to start off the new year with edge!!! I love love love love love love love them! Honestly the price could not have been better!