Review: Maybelline Stylish Smokes Quad Series

Hey Everyone! So after my ULTA haul video (click here if you haven't seen it yet!) the other day, I got asked what I thought of the maybelline stylish smokes quads.

Here is my little review on them:



And here are swatches of each of the quads! Enjoy! :)
(***NOTE*** All of the photos of the swatches were taken in the afternoon, outside, with no flash and have NOT been edited at all, so these are the true colors coming out of the quads!!)

Emerald Smokes:



Amethyst Smokes:



Charcoal Smokes:



Natural Smokes:



Here is the entire collection:



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My Makeup Collection

This is one of the most reqested videos ever!
MY MAKEUP COLLECTION!!

It is in two parts, here they are below:
Part 1:



Part 2:

ULTA HAUL!!

I got to take a Trip to ULTA with my daughter the other day. I have only been like twice since I quit working there, so it's always fun to go and see all my buddies!

So, I went to hit the sales and use a ton of coupons that I have been carrying around, and BOY did I get a great deal! Everything I purchased was just under $25 with tax! INSANE...I know!!
So here is what I picked up...

Rimmel Glam Eyes lash flirt Mascara in Black
Maybelline XXL mascara in black

Covergirl "clean" fragrance free pressed powder in buff beige
Covergirl "clean" fragrance free foundation in buff beige

Loofah pads (set of 3)

NYC lipstick in Mahogany
(there is a $1.00 off coupon for NYC products in the current issue of All You Magazine)

Maybelline Stylish Smokes Collection in:
(swatches coming soon!)
Charcoal Smokes
Amethyst Smokes
Emerald Smokes
Natural Smokes

China Glaze Nail Polishes in:
Chocodastic
Rich and Famous
Seduce Me
Sexy Silhouette
Ravishing Dahling

So that's it, I had a great time, let me know what your fave products are from ULTA!

Coming up next........MY MAKEUP COLLECTION!!!

Bargainista on the prowl....

This morning after I dropped Lagan off at school, I decided to do a little bargain hunting. So I first stopped at Walmart...

Now I have been in search of some Cigarette Pants ever since I saw them on Kimberly's blog! Totally stylish, slimming and fun! NO LUCK...have been looking for months... Then today I stumbled on some at Walmart for $9!!!! YAY!!!! (Will have a photo of me wearing mine soon, in the mean time, here is the beautiful Kimberly wearing hers!)



Then I headed to Target across the street and found this beautiful dress on clearance for $6.24 from $24.99!! Score...now most would see this as a spring/summer dress, but I see it with brown footless tights and a brown cardi with some chunky jewelry...TOTALLY fall!!




Lastly was a swing by Goodwill. The HOT trend right now is the boyfriend blazer, like this one from Topshop...well over $80 thank you very much! I don't think so!!
I found a vintage one in the SAME style for $8.99 this morning!
(again, will have a photo of it on me later!)



Oh, and speaking of bargains...how about FREE makeup? Head over to Unnecessary Drama to enter to win Kell's giveaway from ELF!!!
CLICK HERE FOR KELL'S BLOG!!!

ELF haul...new line products!!

Ok, I finally got around to a haul on some of the new (and old) products from the dollar line at eyeslipsface.com

(coupon codes can be found HERE)

Here is my video haul:



So here we go.............

let's start with the new eyeshadows, first, they are beautifully pigmented and very blendable. LOVE them! Here are the swatches:

Ethereal



Brownstone



Hazy Hazel



Nymph Dreams



Punk Funk



Now on to cream eye shadows, I got all the new ones, here they are:


And I also got two of the eye liner pens, one in plum and one in black:


I picked up a couple of the blushes from this line also, I love these, very smooth, very pigmented!


Also, a few bronzers. I got warm tan, sunkissed and luminance, however mine broke!!! So I will have to order a new one asap!



Also included, the all over COLOR sticks in Golden Peach and Spotlight
(I also got the shimmering facial whip in both colors, and they are about the same, just a little more sheer)


Last, but not least...I purchased a lip product. This is the super glossy lip shine with an spf of 15 in GODDESS, its beautiful and I really like the formula...similar to the consistency of MAC dazzleglasses


All of these products are $1 each and can be purchased at:
www.eyeslipsface.com

ELF Haul/Review...STUDIO LINE!! :)

Yay! My order from the 75% off sale at ELF (eyeslipsface.com) is here!

Here is my video Haul:


and if you missed the code, see this post: ELF 75% off!!
(remember, if the code doesn't work for you, try searching google for ELF 75% off coupon code to see if you can find one that works!)

Here are the swatches from the things that, well, needed swatches! lol

Blushing and Bronzing Powder:

swatch:

My Review:
I love this, I think the bronzing powder is really good when buffed out a bit, and the blush is a great everyday color :)

Golden Bronzer:

Swatch:

My Review:
LOVE this! Perfect for light to medium complexions, has a little shimmer and has a very natural glow.

Complexion Perfection:

here they are separately:

and when swirled together:

My Review:
So...not loving this. I think it looks cakey and doesn't really do much for my skin. Its a good product to keep in your bag as a refreshing powder though. :)

under eye Concealer/Highlighter in Light

rubbed in:

My Review:
I like this, but I don't love it. The concealer part isn't quite pigmented enough for my dark circles. I do love the highlighter though, its wonderful for the tops of the cheek bones, the brow bone and down the bridge of the nose.

Corrective Concealer

swatch:

My Review:
The consistency of this is really creamy and they blend well, but like the under eye concealer, I don't think they are pigmented enough. I used all 4 tones and at first they gave me flawless looking skin, but just 2 hours later, they were already wearing off!

Blushes:

My Review:
I L-O-V-E the blushes! A lot of them are matte, which I adore, and they have a medium pigmentation so they are very buildable! For a natural everyday look, choose peachy keen or tickled pink.

Eye shadows:

My Review:
Really beautiful shades...I love that they are all very natural. The pigmentation is really great with a base under it, VERY buildable! My faves are amethyst and wild wheat (it almost matches my skin!)

Other items I ordered:
Eye Primer and line sealer: I think the eye primer is actually really good. It tends to crease a little, but not too much on me personally. The line sealer is cook, I haven't really played with it much but I am going to try some more soon! :)

Lengthening and Volumizing Mascara, waterproof: I really like this formula. The brush is a little strange because the handle is so long, but I really like the mascara it's self. Very little flaking and/or smudging...for $3.00, not bad!

Eyebrow treat and tame: I LOVE this too! awesome product. It makes my brows look very manicured and fills in color quickly so I don't have to worry about messing with a pencil to fill them in.

BRUSHES:
Complexion Brush: Perfect for pressed powder or MAC MSF's, also great for blush!
Eyeshadow C Brush: an awesome densely packed eyeshadow brush. I am really glad I bought this one!!
Blush Brush: Excellent for blush and contouring, distributes color very evenly.
Powder Brush: This is very soft and is wonderful for buffing in mineral foundation and regular powder as well.
Kabuki Brush (face): AWESOME brush....the best brush in this line I think!

So that's my haul/review guys! I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know if you ordered anything!! I hope this helped you make some decisions on future purchases! :)

NYX HAUL!!! It's FINALLY here!!! :)

That's right! I finally got around to finishing the NYX haul!

Below you will find video hauls and reviews along with swatches to everything I got! If you go over to YouTube to see the videos, make sure you leave me a comment, rate me 5 STARS!!, and SUBSCRIBE to my channel so you will be notified when I post new videos! :)

Up first is LIPGLOSS!!
here is my video haul/review:


here are the swatches of the NYX girls Round Glosses:


here are the swatches of the NYX goddess of the night, super shiny lip glosses:


Next is FACE/EYE products!
here is my video haul/review:


and here are the swatches from the pearl eye shadows:


here are the swatches of the jumbo eye pencils, which I called shade sticks! LOL Stupid MAC making me all confused!! hehe:



Last is my LIPSTICKS!!
here is my video haul/review:


and here are the swatches of the NYX LIPS line:
(sorry I kept calling these black label.....)


here are the swatches from the ROUND lipsticks: