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Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Fav Fall Lip Combo
SuperStay 10HR Stain Gloss™ - Lip Gloss By Maybelline
maybelline.com
This is my new found favorite fall lip combination so far this season. I am a lip "junkie" and if you go through my makeup collection, one would find a massive amount of lip products everywhere. With that being said, I am a huge fan of dramatic lips. This ranges from pretty pinks, classic reds, mysterious dark plum lips, to sassy oranges and all colors in between. I discovered this awesome duo today and I just had to share with all of you how well these two products work together.
Lets first start off with the Super Stay Stain Gloss. I was immediately drawn to this color in the store because of the purple. It was a pretty shade from what it was supposed to look like on the colored cap. Again, I love bold and so I just went with this color because I feel like I have so many neutral pinkish reds if you know what I mean. This product is supposed to act like a stain and a lipgloss in one and I feel like it does a decent job at what it claims to do. I do find the consistency of the product to be a little weird and it seems to smell a bit like kool aid or some sort of flavored children's drink. I do like how it has a very wide and flat applicator brush. It covers a lot of lip and the brush is easy to work with. You need to let the product dry a bit before you start rubbing your lips together or licking them. The stain usually stays on my lips for a few hours which in my opinion is pretty decent. I would much rather have something stay on my lips for a few hours and not have to worry too much about it fading and such. Does it last 10 hours? Heck no. But, I do think it is one of the better stains on the market for sure. Now, here comes the fun part.....On to the baby lips.......
I love any lip balm that is going to give my lips great moisture but also a splash of color. I have been noticing lately that after doing my makeup, I can't just leave my lips bare. It just makes me look really off center and kinda pale? Hope that makes sense.. :) Anyhow, the baby lips products are awesome. I just happened to have this baby lips flavor in "Grape Vine" in my pocket throughout the day and it was perfect when my lips were feeling a little parched. I didn't realize at first how these two lip products would work so well together. I was really just trying to keep my lips moisturized so I wouldn't be rubbing my lips together. But these two really compliment each other. The stain was having pretty good staying power today but with the hint of color of the baby lips, I didn't have to retouch the stain today. It was quite a pleasant surprise. Now I am certainly not claiming that my lips looked like when I first applied the stain, but it was a quick and easy option for me to keep my lip color throughout the day without looking in the mirror.
Hope you find this useful and that you are having a fun filled weekend :)
Always,
Aimee XO
maybelline.com
This is my new found favorite fall lip combination so far this season. I am a lip "junkie" and if you go through my makeup collection, one would find a massive amount of lip products everywhere. With that being said, I am a huge fan of dramatic lips. This ranges from pretty pinks, classic reds, mysterious dark plum lips, to sassy oranges and all colors in between. I discovered this awesome duo today and I just had to share with all of you how well these two products work together.
Lets first start off with the Super Stay Stain Gloss. I was immediately drawn to this color in the store because of the purple. It was a pretty shade from what it was supposed to look like on the colored cap. Again, I love bold and so I just went with this color because I feel like I have so many neutral pinkish reds if you know what I mean. This product is supposed to act like a stain and a lipgloss in one and I feel like it does a decent job at what it claims to do. I do find the consistency of the product to be a little weird and it seems to smell a bit like kool aid or some sort of flavored children's drink. I do like how it has a very wide and flat applicator brush. It covers a lot of lip and the brush is easy to work with. You need to let the product dry a bit before you start rubbing your lips together or licking them. The stain usually stays on my lips for a few hours which in my opinion is pretty decent. I would much rather have something stay on my lips for a few hours and not have to worry too much about it fading and such. Does it last 10 hours? Heck no. But, I do think it is one of the better stains on the market for sure. Now, here comes the fun part.....On to the baby lips.......
I love any lip balm that is going to give my lips great moisture but also a splash of color. I have been noticing lately that after doing my makeup, I can't just leave my lips bare. It just makes me look really off center and kinda pale? Hope that makes sense.. :) Anyhow, the baby lips products are awesome. I just happened to have this baby lips flavor in "Grape Vine" in my pocket throughout the day and it was perfect when my lips were feeling a little parched. I didn't realize at first how these two lip products would work so well together. I was really just trying to keep my lips moisturized so I wouldn't be rubbing my lips together. But these two really compliment each other. The stain was having pretty good staying power today but with the hint of color of the baby lips, I didn't have to retouch the stain today. It was quite a pleasant surprise. Now I am certainly not claiming that my lips looked like when I first applied the stain, but it was a quick and easy option for me to keep my lip color throughout the day without looking in the mirror.
Hope you find this useful and that you are having a fun filled weekend :)
Always,
Aimee XO
Friday, January 13, 2012
Blogyear Day 10: DIY Makeup Remover
This is the best thing I have done all week! And you only need two ingredients in order to make this awesome makeup remover! I saw Michelle Phan's tutorial on how to make your own makeup remover on YouTube and I was so excited to try it for myself. I found the aloe vera water at CVS for only $1.49 I think. It definitely wasn't over $2. I already had extra virgin olive oil at home so I didn't need to buy that. I emptied a little bit of the aloe vera water out and then added some of the extra virgin olive oil. You only need a little bit. When you are ready to use your new makeup remover, all you have to do is shake up your bottle and quickly take a cotton pad, soaking it with your mixture. And voila! That's it! Now how well does it work exactly? Well, just for fun, I piled on the makeup on to my face. I soaked the cotton pad and my makeup came off right away with one swipe. I had some pretty thick gel liner on as well and I was impressed with how it took such little effort for it to come off. I also was doing some swatches of some heavy duty staying power cream shadows earlier as well and the long lasting cream shadows came off of my hand in one swipe as well. You can't beat results like this or the price! I now have this huge container of makeup remover that will last me at least 6 months if not more. For a grand total of only about $2! I definitely recommend for anyone to try this easy DIY makeup remover.
Hope everyone had a great Friday the 13th! :)
Until tomorrow.....
Always,
Aimee XO
Hope everyone had a great Friday the 13th! :)
Until tomorrow.....
Always,
Aimee XO
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