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.

Tarte Double Duty Beauty Lip Sculptor Lipstick & Lipgloss

My Boyfriend took me to Ulta for my birthday and actually spent 5 hours with me in the store trying to find all the things I wanted to buy #truelove

I picked out a new product from Tarte the Lip Sculptor Lipstick & Lipgloss. I picked up the shade Sass. For a moment I was actually displeased with my shade selection. Going home and swatching the gloss it was nude (what I wanted), but swatching the lipstick on my lips....it showed more pink (didn't want). After giving it a go multiple times I realized I actually like this shade. The trick is to blot blot blot the lipstick with tissue after you apply it and then apply the gloss or leave it without gloss.

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

The website describes this color as "mauve"

This is the lipstick swatched on its own. This color is more pink than the gloss, yet they complement each other well.

This is the gloss swatched on its own.

Both the Lipstick and the Gloss are super hydrating and feel really nice and luxurious on my lips. This product was $20 and I'd say it was worth it, but I won't be buying the whole collection if you know what I mean. If you want to try it, just pick one shade and then go from there $20 adds up quickly.

Covergirl Star Wars The Force Awakens

BAM just when you think makeup couldn't get anymore exciting Covergirl launched a collection for Star Wars The Force Awakens 

I picked up 2 mascaras and three lipsticks. The most used product for me is the #70 lipstick...on the light side of the force. Metallics are huge this year and this shade fits right in. This is a metallic nude shade with loads of sparkle. This shade is SUPER pale, so for my skin tone I need to wear a nude lipliner underneath or I pair it with the shade Mink by Revlon.


Here is the product swatched on my lips with no liner or base lipstick underneath.


Here is the product swatched on my hand. This is where you can see how pale this lipstick shade is in comparison to a brown lip liner in Tawny by Jordana.

I love this collection and I think it was neat that Covergirl decided to win one for all the ladies who are Star Wars Fans!! P.S. I like this shade so much I bought a backup :)

Revlon Photoready 003 Neutral

My thoughts:
I pretty much love all the products in the photoready collection. I have two of these trios but this one is my favorite. It comes with a bronzer, blush, and highlight shade. I mostly use the bronzer shade, which you could tell from the swatch pictures, I have hit some serious pan. It doesn't make my skin look powdery or flakey, it brings a natural bronze look to my face which is nice when I feel really pale during the winter. It was my go to bronzer and I am sad I have used that shade all up!

Note: I use this bronzer when I have a medium (pale) skin tone during the winter months.

Revlon Photoready 003 Neutral

Hey guys,

So I fgured before I use up the bronzer portion of this little trio I would show you some swatches. Keep in mind these photos where taken during my pale days of winter. This color of bonzer obviously not work on my skin tone now becuase I have tanned thanks to some good weather over spring break!

 Here it is a little hard to see but the bronzer is above the shiny highlight shade that also comes in the trio.

 This is what the bronzer looks like on my finger after I take a few swipes across the pan.

I will give my thoughts in a seperate post :)

I try not to keep things too long winded

Thanks!!!

Rimmel match Perfection Blush #002 Light/medium

I mentioned that I would update you guys on whether or not the Rimmel match perfection blush in #002 light/medium would show up on my skin tone. 

Refer to this post http://allaboutbabytigerlily.blogspot.com/2014/02/target-deals-21014.html 

Unfortunately NOTHING showed up, literally nothing! There was absolutely no trace of color, not even a white or pastel cast on my arm. I am usually against returning beauty products to the store after I have opened the packaging, however there is just nothing I can do to this product. If it was a foundation I could easily darken it up with some bronzer. However, this is a blush and I shouldn't have to "darken" or "change"the color of a blush. Therefore I will be returning it to Target.

Maybelline New York The Elixirs COLORSENSATIONAL 040 Vision in Violet

040 Vision in Violet


AMAZING!!! Super duper pigmented. It is a pretty bold color so it might not be used for an everyday use. I love it. I always pair it with a brown neutral eye look, and usually neutral clothing (white top with jeans and boots).

This is also a great lippie to wear when you have an all black outfit! or just want to look done up but with minimal face/eye makeup.

This color definitely gets you noticed but in a good way :) so in love with purple lipstick! It's one of my top favorite lipstick colors of all time!

Maybelline New York The Elixirs COLORSENSATIONAL 025 Mauve Mystique

025 Mauve Mystique

Mabelline New York The Elixir COLORSENSATIONAL 080 Captivating Carnation

080 Captivating Carnation

What a pretty pink! It isn't an in your face pink so it is perfect for an everyday look :) and it works on darkly pigemented lips! You will need a mirror to apply this one.

Maybelline New York The Elixirs COLORSENSATIONAL 100 Petal Plush

100 Petal Plush

This is a harder color to pull off on my natural lip color ;/ I can shear out the color so it isn't as "dead" looking. It has pretty pink sparkles (not alot).

Not really satisfited with this color. It was streaky in it's application. I would say to pass on this color and look at some of the darker shades!

I think the easiest way to used this color is to simply just use it as a topcoat to a pink or nude lipstick when I want to go for a more glossy, juicy lip look. I can't really use this on its own because of the streaky application. It can also go on over a lip liner and this tends to be a pretty easy look to pull off.

Maybelline New York The Elixirs COLORSENSATIONAL 065 Caramel Infused

065 Caramel Infused

This is another great nude, it isn't too deep of a brown. It is a brownish nude. This is fantastic formula for every color!

Maybelline New York The Elixir COLORSENSATIONAL 060 Nude Illusion

060 Nude Illusion
The perfect nude, I thought that it would be too light because my natural lip color is a little dark. However these lipgloss/lipsticks are super opaque!! They are comfortable and very moisturizing. This color you might be able to get away putting it on without a mirror, but some of the other colors you won't get that lucky.

Maybelline New York The Elixir COLORSENSATIONAL

Left to Right: 060 Nude Illusion, 065 Caramel Infused, 100 Petal Plush, 080 Captivating Carnation, 025 Mauve Mystique, 040 Vision in Violent, 050 Caviar Couture

Up to Down: 060 Nude Illusion, 065 Caramel Infused, 100 Petal Plush, 080 Captivating Carnation, 025 Mauve Mystique, 040 Vision in Violent, 050 Caviar Couture

Curly Hair

So here is what I normally look like.

I have really curly hair that is kind of unpredictable at times but hey I love it :)

Lime Crime Rant

Okay so have you guys ever noticed on youtube how hard it is to find a darker complexioned girl that has done swatches on the Lime Crime lipstick or lip products! It is so hard to find someone that is of medium-->tan skin tone that has done a review. It's important to check if there are reviews out there, especially reviews coming from people with similar skin tones before you make a purchase on any products but especially products that are more pricey. It's hard to watch pale skin toned reviews about Lime Crime and be able to make a proper selection of color that would look good on my lips. I just wish there was more girls that did reviews on the Lime Crime lipstick or even if the company themselves would show their product on different skin tones to help costumers decide.

End Rant. Thanks for hearing me out :)