Sephora Solid Cleaner Review

Happy New Year's guys! I hope your holidays were fabulous. Today I wanted to share a gem that I have recently discovered. Let's talk about the Sephora Solid Cleanser.

Basically this is Sephora's version of the Beauty Blender Cleanser, Solid. That one retails for $16 US dollar and works amazingly. A little on the pricey side for a cleanser in my opinion BUT it truly does work wonders.  Well that has met it's match, this is a dupe for that. The Sephora brand costs $14 US dollars for the full size and saves you a couple of bucks and includes a silicone pad that is textured to help get the gunk out of your brushes.

The claims that Sephora has on their website:

What it is:
A gentle, solid sponge and brush cleanser featuring argan oil and a warm Moroccan fragrance.

What it does:
This solid brush and sponge cleaner removes even the most stubborn makeup, dirt, and germs. Great for travelling, this compact cleaner is formulated with soothing argan oil to condition gently as it rapidly breaks down excess residue and germs. It is lightly scented, free of dyes and other skin irritants, and can be used daily without harming your brushes. It is the ideal cleaner for makeup artists and travelers alike.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
Thanks to its conditioning properties, this product is safe for use on even the most luxurious brushes. It was not tested on animals.

I can honestly tell you that all of their claims are true, I love this product. It left my brushes soft and completely clean.

Let me know if you have tried it and what you think about this product.

Thank you for stopping by.

Much Love,

September Monthly Favorites 2015

Why hello there guys, can you believe September is already pretty much over? How crazy is that? Seriously the older I get the faster time seems to go by, it's nuts!
Anywho, I love this month because it's the start of the Fall/Autumn Season, my absolute favorite time of the year!
Here are my monthly favorites for this month:

You might be thinking, not your planner again?! Nope it's the new cover I am LOVING and the month and day tabs. I am so sorry that the picture above is horrible, I couldn't get a good pic this month. 

 Here is a closeup of my cover and the tabs. I bought the the cover and the tabs on Etsy.

Simply click on pictures below and you will be taken directly to the shops I purchased these from.

Now for the tabs, I ordered the silver edition as seen pictured above. I did that so it matched the coils of my planner ☺. (click on picture below to view sellers shop).

Ok next up is the much LOVED and highly used Urban Decay Smoky palette:

This is by far in my opinion the best and must have Naked palette out there. I won't go into too much detail on this on because I did a full post and review, check it out. Click here to see it.

Next up is the Becca Champagne Pop colab with Jaclyn Hill.

This is the best highlight of life, I love this SO much! This is another product that I did a full review on. Click here to view it.

Next up is a brush from Sigma. The small eye liner-E10 brush

For all that know me, you know that I love me some eye liner! This brush is so perfect! I love EVERYTHING about it. You can purchase it on the sigma's website like I did for $14. This has a 5 out of 5 rating because it's amazeballs!

Next up is the MAC blacktrack fluidline gel eyeliner.

I'm not going to say it's the best gel liner I have ever tried BUT I do love it. It doesn't smear, it stays on all day and it's super easy to apply, especially with the brush mentioned above. You can buy this at a MAC store or online like I did. It's $17.50 but it lasts forever!

Next up is another pretty cool brush. This one is a Sephora brand. The Pro Angled Shadow Brush#13

When I am in a hurry and want to throw on some definition in my crease and don't want to stress over the application I reach for this brush. It makes getting in the crease super easy and because it's fluffy it blends my eye shadow out beautifully! This can be purchased at Sephora online or in stores for $20 I actually got it for $11 on sale. Hurry and pick yours up, not sure how long the sale will last.

Next up is a fragrance from Givenchy: Amarige

This is a repurchase for me, this perfume will always be in my collection. I have a wonderful memories associated with this perfume. My aunt who passed away from cancer was the first one to introduce me to this fragrance and to give me my first bottle. It will forever remind me of her. I miss her so much!

Here are the notes about this perfume:

Amarige is the symbol of femininity, radiating and bursting with happiness, a zest for life and generosity. The Amarige woman is radiant and open-minded; her heart-felt joy is evident from her spontaneous, charming smile. Inspired by that very same woman this perfume contains a cheerful, tender and sensual flower bouquet (Gardenia, Mimosa, Precious woods).

It's a lovely scent and I would recommend it to everyone.

Last but certainly not least we have the GORGEOUS Ofra Liquid Lipstick in the shade Miami Fever This is a Colab with the beautiful Kathleen Lights on YouTube.

I  have been wearing this lipstick NON stop, literally! I love EVERYTHING about this liquid lipstick, the color is stunning, it last forever and it's not over drying on the lips!

I love how it looks on my complexion it's perfect guys. It is a limited edition so get yours before they are gone. I purchased mine on the Ofra website. 

Hope you enjoyed my favorites for this month, let me know if you have a post on your monthly favorites and I would love to check them out. 

Have a wonderful week.

Love,

Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye and Studded Kiss Lipstick Palette Review

Did you guys miss my makeup posts? I missed posting makeup stuff for you guys.
Here we have the gorgeous Shade + Light Eye Palette. OMG guys, I really don't need another matte palette but I "HAD" to have this! Not only do I consider myself the queen of warm shades, this also offers neutral and cool shades. Basically this is set up to be three quads, you will see them broken down below.

These are highly pigmented shades and blend out seamlessly! They're long wearing over a primer and don't fade or crease through out the day.
You don't have to stick to the intended quads, you can pretty much use any color in and of the quads and they work well together. This is not your usual matte palette guys this is a must have in your collection. This is so beautiful and rich in color payoff. I haven't been able to use it as much as I would like, but the few times I have, I've gotten a ton of compliments on my makeup and it's just perfection!

Next up is the Studded Kiss Lipstick in Love Craft. This I got a sample size from my Sephora perk points. I wanted to test out the consistency and the wear on these lipsticks before I purchased a full size one.  I am obsessed, I will be purchasing a few of her full size lipsticks. The pigmentation is on point and the lasting power is as well. The packaging is perfection, I love this packaging more then any of my other lipsticks.

Let's talk price, I purchased this palette at Sephora for $46 and the Studded Lipstick in a full size would cost you $21.
Here are some swatches for you guys.

Quad 1:
Laetus, Samael, Solas and Lucius 

Quad 2:
Lazarus, Saleos, Shax and Liberatus

Quad 3:
Ludwin, Succubus, Sytry and Latinus
Lastly here is one simple but beautiful eye look that I created, plus a lip swatch of Love Craft.

The Colors I used for this look were Laetus as an overall color, Lazarus as a crease defining color Saleos to deepen the crease, Liberatus as the pop of white on the lip and finished it off with a little Shax in the outer V to deepen the look at bit.

Ok so let's rate this palette.
Packaging: Beautiful, Kat Von D makes everything appealing to the eye.
Price: $46 Typical for a Palette, worth every dime especially with the amount of product you get.
Longevity: Lasts all day
Quality: Amazing. Perfect color payoff and little to no fall out.
Overall rating: A+
Side note, this rating also applies for the studded lipstick A+ all the way!

This is now officially my new favorite palette ever and that is saying a lot! It use to be the Too Faced Chocolate Bar, which I still love but Kat Von D out did herself with this palette. I love everything about it.

Alright my friends that does it for this long review, thanks for stopping by today.

Much Love Always,

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue Review

Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue Glitter Bonding Eye Shadow Primer 

Price:$20.00 
Size: 0.35 oz
What the company claims it does:
Wandering glitters and shimmers are for amateurs. This featherweight primer is specially formulated to keep glitters, shimmers and powders in place. The hard-working formula also evens skin tone and softens fine lines. Shadows, powders and glitters glide on effortlessly, stay in place and stay intensified for 24+ hours.
You can purchase this primer at Ulta, Sephora or directly from the Too Faced website.

Product Review:
To start of with my review I must say that the packaging is adorable, totally cute. I love that it comes in a squeeze tube so you can control the amount that comes out, with ease. The formula is skin toned and has a sticky creamy texture.
The product does an amazing job at securing the glitter to the eyelids or even plain eye shadows. The glitter glue works well with chunky or finely milled glitters. I recommend patting this to your eyelids and not applying it in swiping motions. This product sets fast so work quickly. Once the glitter is set it's not going to budge. I didn't test it for 24+ hours but I did test it for about 9 hours and it worked like a charm each and every time. 
As for the price this tube is a little pricey, but in my opinion completely worth it. First of all because it comes in the tube and not a jar, it will not dry up, it stays sanitary because there are no wands or applicators. 
How often do you really use glitter? It's meant to be used for glitter and you avoid all that crazy fallout but it's a perfect eye shadow primer in general. 
Here are a few pictures to show you how well they work with regular eye shadows in addition to glitters.

Two different angels of my swatches. On the left side you will get to see shadows by themselves and on the right, you get to see them with the glitter glue. As you can tell by the swatches, the glitter glue intensifies the pigmentation of these shadows.

Eye Shadows: (Left to right/Top to bottom)
Wet n Wild-Brass/Laiton
Jesse's Girl Mineralized Baked Powder-Esmeralda
Milani-Bella Champagne
Pacifica-Treasure
Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar-Pink Sugar

I also have a sample of one of the days I used this glitter glue, pictured above (first pic).

Overall The Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue gets a solid A rating from this gal.
It is a great addition to the primers I already own and I look forward to using it many many times moving forward.

I can't believe it's been a full month that I launched my blog, it was official as of yesterday! It has been a work in progress, and it's been super fun. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your continued support and don't forget to follow me for notices of future posts.

Much Love,

 

Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette Review

 

Hey guys hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. I was able to enjoy spending quality time with my family plus the added bonus of having a three day weekend never hurts. Even though all of that is great let's not forget that most importantly we have to give credit where credit is owed, by thanking and telling our troops how grateful we are for all that they do! Their courage is selfless and amazing!

Today I wanted to share a review on a newer palette that I "had" to get my hands on. Let's be honest guys, if it looks and smells like chocolate and it's a second to the very much loved original Chocolate Bar, it was bound to be mine. First off the packaging is perfection, so stinking cute! I love EVERYTHING about it.

This product can be found in your Local Sephora, Ulta or directly from the Too Faced Website:

This palette is $49 and comes with a total of 16 eye shadows

This product was launched as part of the Too Faced 

2015 Spring Collection 

PROS

I love that unlike the original palette they finally printed the names of the shadows right on above the product. I also like that just like the original palette this one smells divine! These eye shadows are made with antioxidant-rich cocoa powder, giving it that delicious scent. It has a great size mirror and a magnetic closure. The packaging is sleek & would be great for traveling. The color variety is wonderful for a neutral palette. There are combinations of mattes, glitters, shimmers and satin finishes. The satin colors in particular are my favorites with rich color payoff and they glide on like butter. Most of the shadows are easy to apply and blend.
 

Here are the Shades and finishes:

Licorice: Matte black

Coconut Cream: Matte cream

Nougat: A cool tone light matte brown with hints of peach

Truffled: Matte chocolate

Cocoa Chili: Shimmery matte brown with gold shimmers

Pink Sugar: Iridescent sheer pink shimmer

Puddin': Matte Taupe

Blueberry Swirl:  Deep blue with gray undertones

Peanut Butter: Matte warm camel (orange)

Frosting: Shimmery bronze

Rum Raisin: Shimmery taupe

Mousse: Warm golden brown

Bon Bon: Rose gold

Butter Pecan: Frosty cream 

 

CONS

Some of the Mattes are a bit chalky and patchy which is unfortunate and pretty disappointing. Some are pretty sheer and need to be layered on. The one that gets the most hate is Pink Sugar. Even though I went in knowing that this particular shade is considered a topper (meaning you have to either use glitter glue or just layer it over another shadow for that shimmering affect) I don't mind the extra steps but I know that most won't like how sheer it is and the fact that you have to put so much effort into it, makes it a bit of a dud. The two larger shades in the palette each contain 0.6g less of product than the original Chocolate Bar Palette even though they cost the same.

I wanted to include pictures of me wearing different eye looks with this palette.

Day 1 was a very natural eye makeup look, light and pretty. On this day I used the colors: Coconut Cream, Mousse, Nougat, Truffled & topped off the eyelids with Pink Sugar.

 

Day 2 was a beautiful bronzy eye makeup look. On this day I used: Butter Pecan,Puddin',Peanut Butter, Hot Fudge and all over the eyelids I did a combination of Caramel and Bon Bon.

 

Day 3 was my most intense look yet using this palette, and adding false eyelashes. On this day I used: Coconut Cream, Puddin', Peanut Butter, Truffled, Hot fudge a little of the Licorice and the star which is the Blueberry Swirl.

 

Conclusion:

I give this product a true and solid C

This is not a product I would recommend dropping everything for to run out and buy, unless you are a crazy obsessed makeup junkie like I am. Now with having said that I want to make something clear, I do not regret my purchase one bit, I really don't. I just want to be able to give you guys my truest and honest reviews. No need to sugar coat it, ha ha ha (no Pun intended, ok maybe just a little) I will personally get  a lot of use out of my palette and like I said at the begening, I "had" to have it. In my opinion if you want not only a cute palette but one rich in color payoff and where the formula in all the shades are perfection, go with the original Chocolate Bar. (that is an A rated palette. The only thing missing for the extra plus would have been the name printed above the product) 

I will leave you knowing that you will make the best decision for yourself. I am a HUGE Too Faced fan. I love their products but I also love what they stand for.

This was taken directly from their website.

We believe makeup is power, giving women the freedom every day to express themselves and the confidence to take on the world.

Makeup is so much more than a little color on your face. It's a mood booster and powerful ally. So be a star, shimmer it up, live it up and take over the world!
Create your own looks, find what you love and Own Your Pretty---Too Faced

And honestly I couldn't have said it better myself.

Have a great and wonderful week guys! If you haven't already please follow my blog, your support means the world to me! Thank you SO MUCH!

Much Love,