Urban Decay Vice Special Effects Long-Lasting Water- Resistant Lip Topcoat “White Lie” Review

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Hello lovies! Happy Saturday, I have been wanting to switch up my posting days, since I don’t really have a strict schedule, I would love to know your thoughts on this, and what you think, I won’t be changing the time that I post them, because I feel like 8 AM PST is a good time for everyone, but who knows, please let me know what you all think, I would appreciate some constructive feedback. Thank you! Okay, let’s get right to the blog post today. As you can already guess, this has been sitting on my “to do” list for a while now. I actually bought it right when it launched. I was super excited about it, because as a lot of you know, I am seriously obsessed with anything translucent, iridescent, shiny, opal like, oh you know, all the pretty things, lol! I thought this was such a cool product, new, innovative, and I had to have it! I at least had to have 1 of the 12 shades, and this shade was the only one that I wanted, funny, I would like a few more, but I knew this one was for me. It is absolutely beautiful!! I mean, just for the glitter alone, the colors, and the effect that it provides is so worth it! The lip topcoats retail for $18, and are available where Urban Decay is sold. I purchased mine at Macy’s! I think the retail price is pretty reasonable for the amount of product you get. I feel like because this is a top coat, that it will last for a long time, because with this product, you don’t need much, and a little goes a long way! By applying this top coat, it completely transforms any lip color, or lipstick, and makes it look totally different, I really think it’s such a fun, and innovative new product! I have seen topcoats before, but this is definitely more glittery, and really changes the look! This is perfect for a night out, from going from a day to night look, and just so fun! IT is shade shifting, and gives a duo chrome effect on the lips, without being over drying, it dries down, and melts perfectly into the lip color that it coats. I do have a complaint though, I don’t like the applicator brush, it makes the product clump together, and get chunky, which does goes away once it is applied to the lips, but it could’ve been more thought out, and designed better, I do however love the packaging, and the product is great, I know other’s haven’t enjoyed it, but I do like it, and think it does exactly what it was intended to do, which is transform your lips, and give a completely different look to them, while maintaining moisture, and smoothness. I think you should give it a try, I think you will love it as much as I do! I always love Urban Decay products, and some of them are my absolute favorite!! Thank you for reading! 

What it is:
A top coat that transforms any lip color for a completely customized look.

What it does:
Go from all-business to a party look in one swipe with Urban Decay’s Vice Special Effects Long-Lasting Water-Resistant Lip Topcoat. It transforms any lip color from beautiful to beyond. Apply this shade-shifting topcoat over cream, metallized and matte shades of UD’s Vice Lipstick or any Vice Liquid Lipstick to create a completely customized look.

Instantly morph your favorite colors and make it look like you spent hours crafting an Instagram-worthy lip look—or wear these shades alone. Available in shimmer, glitter, and metallic finishes, Urban Decay’s innovative, comfortable, gel-cream formula dries down quickly for long-lasting wear that never feels sticky. Vice Special Effects not only lasts, but also creates a water-resistant barrier that seals in the color underneath and prevents it from moving around on your lips.

Vice Special Effects comes in a clear tube (so you can see the shade inside) with gold accents. To set it apart from Vice Liquid Lipstick, Urban Decay gave it an iridescent white cap. The flexible brush applicator helps the formula glide on smoothly, without messing up any lipstick underneath. Marine Filling Spheres™, rich in marine collagen, deliver moisturizing and skin-smoothing properties.

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Sephora Favorites “Give Me Some Nude Lip” Set

Hello lovies!! I hope you are all having a great end to your week, boy has this week seriously flown by SO fast!! So much for keeping my goal of posting 3 times a week, man what happened I tell ya! Well, I was with my family all weekend, that’s what, yeah for spending time with my sweet nephews, they are 3 and 5, and we had so much fun, although I brought my computer, and have every intention of blogging, and catching up when they went to bed, that didn’t happen, because this Aunty Nene was exhausted! LOL, so I am still playing a bit of catch up on everything this week, and am just now getting around to posting, so I apologize for that, thank you for checking out this post today! Happy Thursday, and Happy Spring, yeah finally it has sorta stopped raining here in Oregon, well for a few hours at a time anyways before it comes back, and the sun has made his lovely appearance, which I LOVE, my gosh the sun, I remember it! 🙂 Let’s jump right into today’s post! Happy reading, and as always please comment below if you’d like, I always respond 🙂

I seriously am obsessed with all the Sephora Favorites, but the lippy sets always speak to me the most, and I just love them, this one was all nudes, what is better then that? This is a must have for any nude lippy lover like myself! Sephora Favorites give me some nude lip set retails for $28, but it is an $88 value, so these Sephora Favorites kits are always an amazing deal, they do sell out fast, as this one has in the past, but it is restocked now currently online, I am not sure if it is in stores or not though, hopefully they are! Make sure you grab it if you are wanting it, as with any Sephora Favorites, these are always very popular, and will eventually sell out, and be no longer available. This set contains a total of 7 products, 2 full size, 5 deluxe sample size. This set also includes some of my favorite lip products, and brands, so I knew I had to get it! The mini’s are just so cute as well!! This set is perfect for anyone, the packaging alone is SO cute, but the products, and presentation are even better! I am not swatching these, but I am showing  you everything that comes in the set, if you have any questions let me know 🙂 Thanks for reading! 

What it is:
A mulitbranded nude-hued lip set.

What it does:
Get our nude-ist edition to Give Me Some Lip™! This neutral set features six must-haves to create the perfect nude lip look. This set includes two full-size and four deluxe-size nude lip essentials: Bite Beauty’s Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Honeycomb to Too Faced’s Cosmetics Melted Matte Liquified Matte Long Wear Lipstick in Queen B. Find the perfect nude shade for your lips and explore different nude lip colors.

This set contains:
– 0.05 oz/ 1.55 g Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Honeycomb (beige nude)
– 0.07 oz/ 1.55 g Buxom® Full-On Lip Cream in White Russian (nude)
– 0.009 oz/ 0.25 g Estée Edit The Barest Contour lip Liner in 05 In The Buff (satin nude) FULL SIZE
– 0.05 oz/ 1.7 g Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Crème in 246 Slow Burn (creamy nude rose)
– 0.08 oz/ 2.3 mL Too Faced Cosmetics Melted Matte Liquified Matte Long Wear Lipstick in Queen B (matte soft mauve)
– 0.11 oz/ 3.4 g Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in 1993 Comfort Matte (medium brown) FULL SIZE

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Urban Decay Afterdark Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

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Hello lovies, and welcome to the blog today!! I hope you are all doing well, and happy for a new start to your week!! Happy Monday, oh Monday’s I tell ya, are never any fun, especially after a holiday weekend, who’s with me on that?? 🙂 I have a fun, bright, excited eyeshadow for you today, it’s the afterdark palette from Urban Decay! My gosh, it was a must have for me, I HAD to have it, even though I own some of the colors individually, lol, I love these bold jewel tones, they were right up my alley!! The packaging also drew me, it is STUNNING!! I am a package junkie for sure, especially when it’s holographic, or iridescent! I seriously can’t help myself! I knew this was more of a collectors piece then practical, but that’s okay, a reason why I love it! I was able to find this in store at Sephora inside JCPenny, I feel like my local store has a lot of sold out, or almost sold out items for some reason or another, so that’s awesome, I guess I just got lucky! Let me tell you, I am glad that I got it, the colors, and pigmentation are beautiful, as you can see in the swatches! My favorite color in the palette is LOUNGE, which I already own the full size individual of, so now I just have a back up! It is so versatile, and can be used alone, as a topper, or blended with other colors, to give a sultry look. Every shade in this palette, the formula is exactly what is expected of urban decay, highly pigmented, rich in pigment, smooth, buttery, and very easily blendable! Urban decay eyeshadows are my favorite, they have been for years, I have a lot of their eyeshadows, both palettes, and individuals, and can’t get enough for my collection. They are simply the best! The consistency of the quality of their shadows is unsurpassed!! I definitely think that if you can get your hands on this, you should give it a try. Try looking inside sephora JCPenny stores. This is also sold on the urban decay website, Buy @UrbanDecay Here I’m not sure if it will be back in stock elsewhere. Get it while you can, you won’t be disappointed!! 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
With late-night rendezvous in mind, we created the Afterdark Palette, the perfect shadow collection for night owls. This jewel-toned collection contains 10 sultry shades of Eyeshadow—seven NEW and three cult favorites no UD junkie should be without.

Amp up your look with shade-shifting duotones and metallized shimmers in a range of hues. From iconic UD colors to new shades, this palette has it all.

Once the sun goes down, anything goes. That’s the inspiration behind our Afterdark Palette. It’s got everything you need to create a range of after-hours-inspired looks. Loaded with a diverse range of metallic jewel tones (including several that seem to change colors depending on how the light hits them), this palette is full of possibilities.

Housed in an iridescent metallic purple case, this palette makes the perfect late-night accessory, equipped with a full-size mirror and a double-ended brush. Line, blend and smudge with the compact precision brush, and use the small eyeshadow brush to apply color all over the lid or in the crease.

Every Eyeshadow shade features our proprietary Pigment Infusion System™—for rich, velvety, blendable color that lasts.

Fill Weight: 10 x 1.7 g POIDS NET/NET WT. 10 x 0.06 oz

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New Makeup At Sephora & Life Update 1/29/16

 

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Hello there my loves!! I hope you all have been good, and life has been treating you well! I know I decided to take some  time off, I went to Las Vegas for a work trip, and fun, and just needed some time to deal with some things I have been dealing with in my life, so I really appreciate your patience, and keep me in your thoughts please, thank you so much, I am hoping things will start to get better, and become normal again. I am hoping to find more time for things that I enjoy again, and not be so exhausted all the time, and get back to life, a happy life. So ya, I will try and do my best, and get back into blogging, and vlogging, thank you for sticking with me, and showing my blog, and youtube channel continued love! I can’t believe January is already said, and done, that went by so incredibly fast!!! Happy makeup shopping everyone, remember to make someone smile today, because you never know what they are struggling with 🙂

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Nars: Narsissist Cheek Studio Palette

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Make Up For Ever: Artist Palette Vol. 3- Florals

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Kevyn Aucoin: Essential Starter Kit

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Anastasia Beverly Hills: Brow Definer

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Stila: Aqua Glow Serum Foundation

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Clinique: Lid Pop

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YSL: Touche Eclat Neutralizers

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Tarte: Tartelette Tease

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Guerlain: Rose Aux Joues Blush

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Urban Decay: UD Gwen Stefani Blush Palette

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Becca: Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation

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Hourglass: Ambient Strobe Lightening Powder

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Kat Von D: Shade + Light Two Tone Blush

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Givenchy: Rouge Interdit Vinyl Color Enhancing Lipstick

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Dinoplatz: Triceratops Multi-Face Palette

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Givenchy: Le Prisme Blush Powder Blush

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Urban Decay: UD Gwen Stefani Brow Box

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Urban Decay: UD Gwen Stefani 24/7 Glide- On Lip Pencil

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Urban Decay: UD Gwen Stefani Lipstick

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Clinique: Kiss, Boom, Pop! Lip Set

Thanks for reading, let me know if you picked up anything new lately, or any of these new at sephora items! I just picked up the blush palette, I will be doing a full review on it, the colors, and pigmentation are amazing, the colors are so unique, and beautiful! I think I am also going to get one of the urban decay’s Gwen Stefani lipsticks, the packaging is absolutely beautiful, me, and gold just go so perfectly together, I need it in my life!! 🙂

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New Makeup At Sephora 12/18/15

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Hello there lovies!!! Wow, December is FLYING by for me, work has been non stop, not much time for work, eat, sleep, repeat lately that’s for sure. As always, it’s hard to keep up, but I am trying, December is the busiest time of the year for me with work, so thank you for understanding, I appreciate it! Sorry this post is a bit late, I’m on my 16th hour straight working, so please bare with me! Oh, and I am sitting snuggled up under a warm blanket watching the polar express, yep I am a lucky lady that I get paid for this 🙂 I hope you all had a wonderful week, and OMG how is it 6 more days until Christmas? What? I need to do a new makeup at sephora holiday gift guide huh, or at least a stocking stuffer post, if you have any special requests, or ideas of what I should include please let me know, I would be happy to include it! Happy last weekend before Christmas, I hope this post may help some things get added to your Christmas list, I know I want some for sure! Have a wonderful weekend, and stay warm! Alrighty, it’s time for all new makeup at sephora, yeah, bring it on! There is definitely some new fun stuff out, and as always the direct link is directly below the picture to make it easy for you! I also urge you to keep watching, and checking the sale section, they are adding things (random things) almost daily, and as you can imagine are going very fast, I was able to get some great deals lately! 

Oh, and before I forget use promo code “MERRYMINI” at checkout to choose a mini with your +$25 order online at sephora.com! I have gotten some AMAZING minis! 

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What’s new in makeup at sephora & holiday collections 2015 week of 9/25/2015

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Omg!!! Can we let the holiday craziness begin? It’s September, I knew the holiday collections were coming, but I didn’t know it was this soon, how exciting!!! I definitely have had my eyes on a lot of things from holiday collections that’s for sure. I am so sorry this is late, and I have been gone for a while, I guess I needed a little break, good things are happening, and just wanted to focus on other things, so thank you for hanging with me, I truly appreciate each and every one of you! This morning (it’s Tuesday when I start writing this, but won’t post it until Friday) so many new stuff has launched wow, yes, yes please!!! I have a feeling a lot of these are going to go very, very fast!! I definitely will be putting my order in soon! I hope you are all able to grab some as well, there are some amazing palettes coming out, I am such a palette junkie, I can’t help it! A girl can never have to many palettes, for some reason eyeshadow has always been my thing, ever since high school, it’s an obsession I will admit lol, especially palettes, I love the huge variety that they offer, and it’s a great way to save money instead of purchasing individuals! Holiday’s are sure not easy on the wallet, ha ha! There is a ton of new makeup this week at sephora obviously, so kick back, and enjoy checking out the post this week, I think I may just include pictures with what each product is, and what it is instead this week, or maybe include the links as well, so you can go directly to them to purchase, just trying to make it easier for you to grab them before they are gone, so get them while you can 🙂 SO MUCH makeup, so little money, makeup lover/ addict problems! Let me know in the comments below, what your most looking forward to, or eyeing from the holiday collections! 

Marc Jacobs: The Sky Liner -Petite High Liner Gel Eye Crayon Collection >>>>$48

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Marc Jacobs Beauty: Style Eye-Con No. 20 – Plush Eyeshadow >>>>$99

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Marc Jacobs Beauty: The Sofia – Five Piece Petites Le Marc Lip Crème Collection >>>>$45

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Kat Von D: Mi Vida Loca Remix Eyeshadow Palette >>>>$59

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 Kat Von D: Mi Vida Loca Remix Studded Kiss Lip Set >>>>$42

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Sephora: Beautiful Crush Blockbuster Palette >>>>$49.50

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Tarte: Light Of The Party Collection >>>>$59

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Tarte: Bling It On Amazonian Clay Blush Palette >>>>$44

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Tarte: Deluxe Amazonian Butter Lipstick Set >>>>$21

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Tarte: Lips For Daze Lipsurgence Set >>>>$34

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Tarte: Nocturnal Nudes Beauty Essentials Set >>>>$59

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Tarte: Shine Bright Statement Lash Essentials >>>>$20

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Tarte: Stroke Of Midnight Brush Set >>>>$44

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Bobbi Brown: Highlight Powder >>>>$46

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Lancome: Audacity In Paris >>>> $68

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Bobbi Brown: Greige Eye Palette >>>>$70

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Urban DecayVice4 >>>>$60

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Urban Decay: Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder for Face and Body >>>>$29

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Urban Decay: Total Perversion Set >>>>$24

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Benefit Cosmetics: Air Patrol BB Cream Eyelid Primer >>>>$29

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Urban Decay: Spectrum palette is currently sold out, so I wasn’t going to post it, maybe next week if it comes back in stock 🙂

Also, obviously there is a ton more releasing, but I hope I got most of them, happy shopping! 

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Tester Tuesday Review Too Faced & Urban Decay

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Hey there, welcome to another tester Tuesday! I hope your weekend went great, I was busy as usual, but did find some time for some relaxing, even though I continue to feel like I am never ahead, and always playing catch up with everything, but that’s okay, I hope September will be better that’s for sure, oh the stresses of life, and trying to keep up! I love watching movies while blogging, right now I am watching, “the eye” with Jessica Alba, oh it’s a good one if you haven’t seen it, anyways lol, helps me pass the time while catching up on my blogging, what do you guys do while blogging? I also like to listen to music too. 

I picked some good products to test out this week from 2 of my favorite brands, yes we all know a few of my favorite brands, these two are definitely some of them because everything I have owned, or tried has been amazing from these 2 brands. I picked too faced better than sex mascara, and a new matte lipstick (it’s SO red, but beautiful) by urban decay. Both of these are very popular, and the mascara is a cult favorite of many others. I was excited when got a free sample of the new matte lipstick which is very red, but has an amazing formula, with long lasting staying power, perfect right? I also have only tried the better than sex mascara once, I know it seems crazy, but I haven’t. I do know that everyone loves it though! 

Urban Decay: Revolution Lipstick Matte~ $22

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What it is:
A super-creamy, non-drying matte lipstick in an array of intensely-pigmented shades.

What it does:
Urban Decay’s creamy, non-drying Matte Revolution Lipstick is as rich and buttery as the original formula. With a range of never-before-seen shades—from neutrals to brights to deep-dark colors—lips get bold color with a matte finish and velvety feel.

Matte Revolution Lipstick is enriched by Urban Decay’s proprietary Pigment Infusion System, giving it an ultra-creamy texture, high-pigmentation, and optimum color pay off. Shea butter and a nourishing blend of avocado, olive, and babassu oils deeply condition lips while illipe butter—sourced from Malaysian illipe trees—provides long-lasting hydration. Lastly, vitamin C and E deliver a dose of antioxidants to lips.

My review: 

Even though this is a color I wouldn’t normally wear, I did want to give it a try, so I decided to give it a try, this is very red for me, and don’t love the matte look, although I am trying to be more experimental with lip colors, I have just always been a gloss girl, its my comfort, and my go to. This lipstick was very easy to apply, although I do want to mention that I did line my lips with a clear liner (the one from urban decay) to prevent bleeding. It worked perfectly, I tell ya that liner was a great invention, and love how you can use it with any color, it’s perfect. I really wanted to test the formula so I applied it just over the liner, no gloss over to keep the matte look, and feel. I ate, and drank as normal, and low and behold it stayed, I couldn’t believe it! I do think I still don’t love the drying effects of a matte lipstick, although I think it’s pretty, it just doesn’t seem to work well with my lips, I kept feeling like I should put gloss over, I know that seems funny. Although it was a matte lipstick it was very moisturizing just like I would expect from an urban decay lipstick, I have always loved the formula of urban decay lipsticks. The lipsticks are always so buttery, and the colors are beautiful, I do own a couple of neutral nude shades which I love! I definitely recommend urban decay in general for anything, and do think this is a great lipstick. 

Too Faced: Better Than Sex Mascara~ 

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What it is:
An intensely black, volumizing mascara with an hourglass-shaped brush that separates, coats, and curls each lash to voluptuous perfection.

What it does:
Inspired by the curves of a woman’s body, the hourglass-shaped brush was designed with extra stiff bristles to maximize the performance of this carbon black, collagen-fueled formula. One coat and lashes are full and defined. Two coats and lashes are even more luscious, curled, and dramatic. Three coats help you achieve the most intense, black, multidimensional lashes possible.

My review: 

OMG this mascara is fantastic, no joke, now I know why this is such a cult favorite! I couldn’t believe how glamorous it made my eyelashes look. My lashes were full, separated, and curled. They actually looked fake, I am not a huge fake lashes fan, only because I am paranoid about my eyes, but I can get the look with mascara, especially this mascara! I really love full lashes, and they make me feel beautiful, because my eyes are one of my favorite features, so anything that makes them pop, and stand out I love, so this was perfect. I like the formula as well, it’s not to wet, and applies easily without clumping, which is a big deal to me, I hate clumps, especially when applying the second layer, it drives me nuts! I also like the brush, I didn’t think I would, so I was happy with it, because without the brush they wouldn’t be as separated, and beautiful looking. The brush is a pretty basic one so I was surprised. I definitely recommend this, and will be buying the full size for sure, and the packaging is pink, and lovely! 

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What’s New In Makeup At Sephora 8/7/2015

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Hi there lovies! I hope this week has been great for you, I can’t believe it’s that time again for what’s new at sephora! I love these posts, even though they are so darn tempting, seriously I always want to purchase everything, but hey don’t we all wish, right? Were any of you able to get anything from what I posted last week? I didn’t buy anything, even though I am definitely eyeing the eyeshadow palette from anastasia beverly hills, it looks so beautiful, and I have swatched it, and the colors are perfect, and very highly pigmented, but seriously I don’t need any more damn eyeshadow palettes, for real, the struggle is real ladies!!! I am such an eyeshadow junkie, especially with palettes! There is definitely some great new products this week, let’s dive right into what they are! Let me know what you think! There is some from my favorite brands, which again is oh so tempting, that’s for sure! Enjoy the post! 

Josie Maron: Live Color-fully Argan Oil Collection~ $38 (oh so tempted love this brand)

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What it is:
A collection of four portable Argan-infused products that are perfect for summer.

What it does:
Bring a splash of color to your beauty looks with this four-piece Argan Oil infused collection. Smooth on a cooling pop of color to cheeks and eyes with the Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelée and Coconut Watercolor Eye Shadow. Revive lips with my Argan High Gloss Lip Quench in Liquid Gold and then sweep on Argan Black Oil Mascara for a bright-eyed look. Each one is infused with Argan oil, which help to improve the skin’s hydration and smoothness and visibly reduce the look of coarse lines and wrinkles.

This set contains:
– 0.17 oz Argan Black Oil Mascara
– 0.095 oz Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelée in Pink Escape
– 0.16 oz Coconut Watercolor Eye Shadow in Playa Del Pink
– 0.3 oz High Gloss Lip Quench in Liquid Gold

Kat Von D: Ink Liner Trio~ $25 (what a great set)

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What it is:
A mini trio of Kat Von D’s felt-tip, waterproof Ink Liners in the bestselling Trooper shade and two other covetable hues.

What it does:
Discover a new way to define eyes with this set of Kat Von D’s ultra-intense liquid liners—all in shades that are perfect for layering. Each innovative, no-fray marker tip is packed with the maximum amount of formula, giving you bold lines with instant color hold and stunning saturation. The felt tip applicator is easy to use and provides total control for seamless lining. Featuring a waterproof formula that delivers a fade and run-resistant finish for 24 hours of long wear, these liners let you flaunt a sexy flick of liner from day to night.

This set contains:
– 3 x 0.007 oz Ink Liner in Baudelaire (navy), Hemingway (espresso), Trooper (ultra black)

Marc Jacobs Beauty: The Nude(ist) Set~ $28 (pretty expensive, but cute)

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What it is:
A three-piece collection for eyes and lips, including a mirror and pochette.

What it does:
Create a fresh, gorgeous look with this three-piece eye and lip collection. Featuring the award-winning Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Blacquer, you can line and define eyes with intense, waterproof definition. Then bring sheer shine to lips with New Nudes Sheer Lip Gel in Role Play, a dusty rose shade. Pack it all away in the included, exclusive Marc Jacobs pochette and mirror for any touch-ups on the go.

This set contains:
– 0.03 oz Petite New Nudes Sheer Lip Gel in Role Play
– 0.01 oz Petite Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Blacquer
– Pochette
– Mirror

Urban Decay: Matte Revolution Lipstick~ $28 comes in 9 shades (oh my I may need one of these)

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What it is:
A super-creamy, non-drying matte lipstick in an array of intensely-pigmented shades.

What it does:
Urban Decay’s creamy, non-drying Matte Revolution Lipstick is as rich and buttery as the original formula. With a range of never-before-seen shades—from neutrals to brights to deep-dark colors—lips get bold color with a matte finish and velvety feel.

Matte Revolution Lipstick is enriched by Urban Decay’s proprietary Pigment Infusion System, giving it an ultra-creamy texture, high-pigmentation, and optimum color pay off. Shea butter and a nourishing blend of avocado, olive, and babassu oils deeply condition lips while illipe butter—sourced from Malaysian illipe trees—provides long-lasting hydration. Lastly, vitamin C and E deliver a dose of antioxidants to lips.

Yves Saint Laurent: Couture Variation 10 Color Eye Palette~ $95 comes in 2 color choices (OMG beautiful, but so expensive)

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What it is:
A 10-shade eye palette collection with expert gradients for high color payoff.

What it does:
These palettes were directly inspired by the fabrics of Yves Saint Laurent’s creative studio in Paris. From pale and deep to matte and shimmery hues, these palettes help you to create infinite, signature Yves Saint Laurent looks. Their encased in a long, sleek couture case that includes a dual-ended expert applicator for optimal flexibility and color payoff.

What else you need to know:
The Nu and Tuxedo eye shadow palettes each feature a dual-ended expert applicator and one base, three light shades, three medium shades, and three dark shades for an array of eye looks. Each palette is sold separately.

Chosungah: Dual Lip Tint & Gloss~ $22 comes in 4 color shades (This is a new brand, I haven’t heard of it)

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What it is:
A two-in-one lip tint and gloss for vivid and glamorous lips.

What it does:
This dual tint and gloss features a color that expresses vibrant color, and a lip gloss that leaves the lips hydrated. The long-lasting gel-based tint offers two different shades of rich, bold color. Infused with soothing cupuaçu butter, the gloss moisturizes and volumizes lips—even while on the go.

Laura Mercier: Candleglow Luminizing Palette~ $58

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What it is:
An easy-to-use highlighting palette for eyes and cheeks that leaves skin with a natural-looking glow.

What it does:
Laura Mercier’s light-infused dimensional palette creates the perfect “glow” for skin at any time of the day. The versatile palette features two allover face highlighting powders that naturally illuminate the cheeks. Each of the four eye shadows deliver a delicate, alluring touch of shimmer to the eyes and blend flawlessly onto skin, leaving a smooth and silky finish. The Luminizing Palette refines the look of the complexion, providing sheer, buildable coverage for a customized, sensual glow.

This palette contains:
– 4 x 0.035 oz Eye shadow in Glow (light yellow lavender with shimmer), Spark (light pink with shimmer), Light (light yellow), Twinkle (gold)
– 2 x 0.11 oz Highlighting powder in Radiance (light peach), Glimmer (light bronze)

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New Makeup at Sephora 7/17/2015 Huge Releases

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Wowzers!!!! This week at sephora is popping, seriously SO many new awesome products are launching, it’s amazing, and from some of my favorite brands! Woop, super exciting! Can we even talk about the new UD smoky palette? I mean seriously, I CAN NOT wait, I decided to wait a little though and just order it from sephora instead of the UD website, why? I have no idea lol! I love naked palettes, and have them all, they are MY FAVORITE palettes of all time no joke! UD shadows are the best shadows besides mac that I have ever tried, no joke! Who is getting this gorgeous palette? Did anyone purchase anything from last weeks post? So I will admit, so much was launching that I am actually sitting here doing this post on Friday night after the other just posted this morning, I want to make sure that I don’t miss anything, and there is SO much I am having to pick and choose already! Okay so last week, I did get the Jacklyn Hill champagne pop highlighter from becca, and OMG it is life, if you can get your hands on it, make sure and get it, you will absolutely love it!!! Alrighty, let’s get right into what’s new at sephora this week, ENJOY, leave a comment below if you were able to score anything, and always remember to check out the sale section because I just purchased the BITE beauty watercolor lip gloss set for $24 that’s half off, I posted about it in a new at sephora post a while back, and really wanted it, at half off? Why yes, yes please I will get it, lol I am sure it will go fast though, bite beauty are my all time favorite lip glosses, love them! Okay now look at this beautifulness and go get you some makeup!!!! 🙂

Urban Decay: Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette $54 (hell yes I already purchased it on 7/12, LOVE it SO much)

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What it is:
A palette with 12 smoky neutral eye shades, a double-ended brush, and a detailed lookbook with four chic looks.

What it does:
Sweep on popular smoky eye looks with Urban Decay’s Naked Smoky. Packed with all the essentials needed to create the perfect neutral smoky eye, it offers an array of shades, a double-ended brush, and a detailed lookbook that breaks down four amazing ways to nail any smoky look. The eye shadow pans offer a smoky, transparent base, the magnetic closure on the case prevents shadow from spilling your bag, and the full-size mirror makes it easy to get a sultry look whenever the urge strikes.

With a dozen alluring, smoky neutrals, including nine never-before-seen shades and three exclusives from past palettes, these shadows range from warm bronzes and dimensional grays to rich browns, gorgeous taupes, and a deep black. From mattes and satins to shades with sparkle, each shade in this palette features Urban Decay’s Pigment Infusion System™, a proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, staying power, and blendability. The exclusive double-ended brush, with a tapered crease brush on one end and a smoky smudger brush on the other, makes application easy.

This palette contains:
– 12 x Naked Smoky Eye shadow in High (champagne shimmer micro-glitter), Dirtysweet (medium bronze), Radar (metallic taupe iridescent micro-glitter), Armor (metallic silver-taupe tonal sparkle), Slanted (light metallic gray), Dagger (medium charcoal micro-shimmer), Black Market (jet-black satin), Smolder (deep plum-taupe), Password (cool taupe matte), Whiskey (rich brown matte), Combust (soft pink-taupe), Thirteen (light beige satin)
– Double-ended brush
– Lookbook

Too Faced: Love Flush Long- Lasting 16 Hour Blush $26 (comes in 6 shades, tell me I don’t need one…..) LOL so cute!

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What it is:
A long-wear, fade- and smudge-proof formula that keeps your cheeks perfectly flushed for up to 16 hours.

What it does:
Blush all day and night with the flush of true love. Each of the six pigment-rich, high-impact shades deliver a pretty, pop of color to any skintone with bold color payoff. The long-wear formula is enriched with buttery soft pigments that bond with skin and take on a weightless, suspended look that lasts for up to 16 hours—so you don’t have to worry about reapplication throughout the day. From a soft dusty nude hue with fine gold sparkle to a watermelon pink, you can create an array of looks for daytime and nighttime wear.

Too Faced: Born This Way Foundation $32 comes in 12 shades, (yes I own this already) 

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What it is:
An oil-free foundation for natural-looking, full coverage and a beautiful, radiant finish.

What it does:
Born This Way is an oil-free foundation that masterfully diffuses the line between makeup and skin. For coverage so undetectable, you can’t see the makeup or the imperfections—just a natural-looking, luminous, flawless complexion. The revolutionary formula is infused with a potent combination of coconut water to naturally replenish moisture levels; nature’s resilient alpine rose to brighten the skin’s appearance and promote elasticity; and hyaluronic acid for a smoother, more youthful appearance.

Sephora: Oil Infusion Color & Care $14 comes in 9 shades, (these look so different and unique, I may have to try one)

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What it is:
A highly pigmented balm-in-oil formula, enriched with kendi oil and shea butter, for a new sensorial experience.

What it does:
This hybrid formula nourishes and moisturizes the lips with a translucent color and a unique wet shine look. The new formula features fresh juicy colors and an addictively sensorial feel.

Kat Von D: Five Fearless Years Limited Edition Tattoo Liner $24 (love this beautiful packaging) 

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What it is:
A bestselling eyeliner in a limited-edition design that benefits the California Wildlife Center—and for every sale, Kat Von D Beauty will donate $1 USD to the CWC, with a goal to raise $100,000.

What it does:
Kat Von D’s bestselling Tattoo Liner gets an exclusive new look with this limited-edition liner. Her autograph and signature stars shine against a gorgeous, brushed-metal shell in a collectible design that celebrates the five-year anniversary of Tattoo Liner.

Experience the ultra-black, 24-hour wear, waterproof formula and precision brush tip that makes creating the perfect “Kat Eye” easier than ever.

Too Faced: Love Palette $49 (Oh gosh I love, but won’t get because I have SO many too faced palettes)

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What it is:
A beautiful eye collection featuring fifteen silky shadows in shimmer, pearl, and matte finishes, plus an intense black, waterproof eyeliner.

What it does:
Create your own love story with endless pretty eye looks. This love-worthy eye collection features fifteen smooth shadows in an array of finishes including shimmer, pearl, and matte. Innovative slurry powder technology transforms a liquid powder blend into soft, velvety pigments that offer multidimensional, intense color payoff. With flirtatious neutrals, romantic pinks, and passionate emeralds, this palette allows you to create limitless looks that anyone would fall in love with. Featuring shades and packaging inspired by the lost are of love letters, this must-have palette also comes with a full-size black eyeliner and a signature how-to glamour guide that offers step-by-step application instructions for creating three stunning looks.

This set contains:
– 15 x 0.46 oz Eye Shadow
– 0.04 oz Black Waterproof Eyeliner in Perfect Black
– How-to glamour guide

Ardency Inn: Modster Easy Ride Supercharged Liquid Liner $20 (love this brand) 

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What it is:
An easy-to-apply, deep black liquid liner with a sophisticated matte finish.

What it does:
MODSTER Easy Ride Supercharged Liquid Liner’s matte finish brings depth to eye looks—contrasting with the skin’s texture for an effect that looks strikingly modern. It’s formulated with a copolymer that extends wear without adding a reflective film, and the innovative, flocked applicator gives you ultimate control and a smooth glide application. Designed with a “straight edge” tip that makes it easy to draw a clean, straight line, its silicone oils deliver waterproof staying power.

Stila: Sweet Kisses Lip Glaze Trio $18 (great value)

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What it is:
A trio of lip glazes in warm, juice shades.

What it does:
Visually enhance the size and texture of lips with Stila’s Sweet Kisses Lip Glaze Trio. Featuring the signature click pen design, these glazes offer ultimate shine and sweet scents. Enriched with nourishing vitamins A, C, and E, lips stay healthy, hydrated, and shiny while they flaunt super-charged shine. Wear them alone or layered over your favorite Stila lipstick, and take them along for touch-ups on the go.

This set contains:
– 3 x 0.05 oz Lip Glaze in Glitter (sparkling mauve pink), Ballet Slipper (bubblegum pink), Pink Sugar (sparkling pink)

Stila: Got Inked Cushion Eyeliner $28 comes in 6 shades (these look really unique very pretty, the brush is really cute too, I love the quill on the end, sephora didn’t have a picture of the quill sadly) 

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What it is:
A unique, cushion-sponge liquid eyeliner.

What it does:
Sweep on tight lines to cat eyes with stila’s Got Inked™ Cushion Eye Liner. A lightweight, yet richly-pigmented liquid liner, color is dispensed through a one-of-a-kind, cushion sponge soaked in color. With a full range of dazzling shades—from flat to metallic finishes—it can be expertly applied with the custom designed La Quill Precision Eye Liner Brush (sold separately), which simply dips into the sponge like a calligraphy pen and draws across the lid in a slow, smooth, fluid motion. From day-to-night, the long-wearing formula stays put, leaving eyes looking effortlessly chic.

Stila: Lash Stunner Extreme Lash Primer $26 (really cool idea) 

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What it is:
A volumizing eyelash primer for a dynamic lash look.

What it does:
Stila’s innovative lash primer works like magic to deliver incredibly full, lush lashes. With two different kinds of fibers built into the creamy, easy-to-apply formula, the spherical and straight fibers work simultaneously to deliver a faux, bold lash look while a proprietary blend of soft waxes and thickening agents ensure that lashes stay flexible and perfectly sculpted. The neutral brown shade mirrors your natural lash color for flawless coverage, and this smudge-proof primer lengthens the wear time of your favorite Stila mascara.

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Tester Tuesday Colab: Benefit & Urban Decay

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Yeah it’s time for tester Tuesday’s once again, love doing these posts so much, they are so fun! I don’t know about you guys, but my weeks seem to fly by I tell ya, every time I do these posts, I am like, what I just did one, lol! So let’s get right into this weeks post! This week I decided to test 2 things I have really been in need of this week. I have been wearing makeup more, and more on a daily basis, and was in serious need of both of these that’s for sure. It got really hot this last week, and will continue to be, so setting my makeup was a serious need so my makeup wouldn’t melt off! It’s amazing how your skin needs change with the seasons. I know summer has hit for most everyone else as well, so thought it would be great to review both of these products. Hey all makeup must stay put, and come off when needed, are you with me? These two are also from my top 5 beauty brands as well, so it was a perfect fit to review these this week! 

Urban Decay: All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray: $30 (full size)

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What it is:
A weightless setting spray that keeps makeup looking just-applied for up to 16 hours.

What it does:
Is makeup meltdown ruining your midnight mojo? Mist on this weightless spray to give your makeup serious staying power. Developed in an exclusive partnership with SKINDINÄVIA, this groundbreaking, clinically tested formula is suitable for all skin types and features patented Temperature Control Technology. It actually lowers the temperature of your makeup to keep foundation, eyeshadow, blush, and concealer in place—even in hot and humid or cold and windy conditions. The result? Smoother-looking skin and vibrant makeup that lasts all day (or night) without melting, cracking, fading, or settling into fine lines.

My review:

 iminlove2 So in love with this spray, seriously, it has been a miracle worker. I spray it on and literally my makeup doesn’t budge at all for hours, even in the hot heat, I will post a picture of the day I used it below 🙂 I am definitely going to purchase the full size. I couldn’t believe how well this spray worked! It’s like hair spray for your face, without the sticky feeling! Even though it was 90 degrees outside, my makeup didn’t melt, and I had a full face of makeup on! Yeah urban decay for continuing to hit it out of the park with your amazing products! So worth the $30 that’s for sure!

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Benefit: They’re Real Remover: $18 (full size) 

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What it is:
A waterproof eye makeup remover that completely lifts away makeup.

What it does:
This creamy gel formula effectively erases waterproof eye makeup without tugging the delicate eye area. Gentle yet powerful, it’s specially formulated to remove long-wearing mascara and eyeliner, and it leaves skin feeling soft, clean, and smooth.

My review:

Benefit is one of my favorite brands, and has been for years, I love all of their products! This remover was released not to long ago from benefit. I was a bit skeptical because they released this right around the time when the push up liner, and we all know how that turned out. They are releasing new colors of that liner this week from benefit, and nope I still won’t buy them lol! So this is a remover that is a bit different because it’s a gel formula. It is very gentle, and a little goes a long way with this. I just feel that a liquid formula works better, and is easier for me to use, especially for removing eye makeup. I feel like this is almost like a cleanser, so it was just another additional step that wasn’t needed in my opinion. I like it, but for $18 it wasn’t that great, and didn’t remove the stubborn mascara, and liner like I had hoped unfortunately. I don’t think I would purchase this, I think drug store brand liquid remover works just as well, and is a lot cheaper! 

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Thanks so much for reading this week, I hope you enjoyed! Please as always leave your comments, have you tried either of these? What were your thoughts? Thanks! 

Me from this weekend at a car show wearing the Urban Decay All Nighter having a blast! 🙂

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Please check out my other awesome, beautiful fellow bloggers! Kailey sadly will no longer be joining us for tester Tuesday’s due to time constraints, but be sure to check out her blog as well, I will always have it linked in the side bar, because she’s a wonderful, and supportive blogger!

Katie’s blog: https://plusbeautykatie27.wordpress.com/

Kailey’s blog: http://somedaysunny.com/

Rachel’s blog: http://theawkwardaddict.com/

Kristy’s blog: kirstymarsh.com

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