Makeup Academy MUA £1.00 Lipsticks Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/26/2014 11:05:00 am lips, reviews
I have indeed again let laziness dominate my blogging schedule *hiding in shame*
Anyway,
I have had these MUA lipsticks for ages but never had time to take
proper photographs or test them. So here they finally are:
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Revlon Super Lustrous Creme Lipsticks Coral-berry And Rum Raisin Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/16/2014 04:59:00 pm lips, reviews
Happy Sunday! Here it's already late in the afternoon, which ultimately means the weekend's almost over :(
Anyway,
it's like an obligation for me to write this post since it's been in my
Draft section since July, can you believe it! I am noy sure why, but
maybe because there have been so many exciting new products coming into
my hands and occupying my mind.
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Maybelline ColorSensational Lipgloss In "Touch Of Toffee, Plum-tastic, Hooked On Pink, Wine All Mine" Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/14/2014 10:27:00 am lips, reviewsAnybody explains why the tubes are not in the same size??? |
Nothing can boost my mood than some nice lipglosses, they instantly brighten the day (and the face, of course!). I have 5 of the Maybelline ColorSensational lipgloss but I gave one to my mother (she has slightly deeper skin tone hence the color I gave her, which is a deep red shade, enhances her beauty nicely), so there are four to present to you today: Touch Of Toffee, Plum-tastic, Hooked On Pink and Wine All Mine. They retail for about $6-7 depending on where you purchase them for 6.8ml
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Sleek Blush In "Rose Gold" Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/12/2014 08:34:00 am face, reviews
I couldn't help myself but getting the Sleek blush in "Rose Gold", which is widely dubbed as the perfect dupe of NARS "Orgasm". I don't have the NARS to compare, but the temptation was irresistible!
Per usual, Sleek blushes come in a very small (much smaller than you expect, about half the size of my palm) yet heavy and durable matte black compact with shiny logo. I couldn't rave enough about how much I love this kind of packaging and it does not cling to powder etc too much either. You can purchase this directly from their website for $6.99 / 8g-0.27oz (however by the time I purchased it which was back in October it was $5.99, so the prices have definitely gone up)
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Flormar Matte Mono Eyeshadow M06, M07 And M09 Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/10/2014 02:43:00 pm eyes, reviewsHappy Monday everyone! Today I bring you a niche brand - Flormar.
I'm not too familiar with the brand since I have so far tried these three mono eyeshadows and two nail polishes (which I really love!) but I'm already very impressed with their products. I am not sure about official international distributors but here in Vietnam the price of these pans is around $3 each for 4g of product (which is a very generous size considering most eyeshadow pans vary from 1.5 - 2g). I have three shades: M06 (beige), M07 (dark neutral brown) and M09 (muted dusty green).
Below is a little piece of the brand's history:
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The March Beauty Wishlist
By Unknown 3/04/2014 09:18:00 am others, randomEvery once in a while I love updating my Wishlist so that I can keep track of how many things I have already been able to tick off the list. So far, I have got most of the brushes and palettes that I wanted, but new stuff keeps coming out and I have no control (I believe all of us junkies can relate)! So here comes my Wishlist for March:
ILLAMASQUA - Paranormal Palette - £34 |
SOAP & GLORY - Glow All Out Highlighter - £11 |
SOAP & GLORY - One Heck Of A Blot Powder - £12 |
SOAP & GLORY - Peach Party Blusher - £11 |
MAKEUP GEEK - Liquid Gold Pigment - $6.99 |
MAKEUP GEEK - Sweet Dreams Pigment - $6.99 |
MAKEUP ACADEMY - Velvet Lip Lacquer - £3 (all five shades!) |
MAKEUP ACADEMY - [the forever out-of-stock] Undress Your Skin Highlighter - £3 |
CATRICE - Eyebrow Set - € 3,99 |
SLEEK - Face Contour Kit - $9.99 |
SLEEK - Blush By 3 in Sugar - $14.99 |
SLEEK - i-Divine in Vintage Romance - $11.99 |
- I'm super interested in CATRICE cosmetics (German-based company) and have seen quite a lot of positive reviews both in blogs and YT videos. Sadly the only place I can find the whole selection being sold is on https://www.kosmetik-kosmo.de/ and I can't seem to understand German well!
- I don't think I'm willing to pay a whole £34 for the ILLAMASQUA - Paranormal Palette regardless how beautiful it is (however not so versatile!), but seems all Illamasqua sale items are just repetitions of some old products, nothing too exciting unless you are new to the brand and eager to grab some products for testing out. International shipping flat rate £9.50
- SOAP & GLORY currently does not ship internationally (and neither does Boots - their largest distributor) so I'm counting my luck. The price point is a little higher than other drugstore / highstreet products but given the beautiful packaging and product performance, it's quite worth giving a shot.
- MAKEUP GEEK (created and run by Marlena) offers international shipping with pretty reasonable cost. The perks of the line are their pigments, eyeshadows and gel liners.
- MAKEUP ACADEMY also offers international shipping flat rate of £2.95 UK, £4.95 European and £7.50 for rest of the world. The shipping cost may be a turn-off for most people if you want to grab only a few things, but if there's anyone who's also interested in the brand maybe you can share the shipping. MUA is known for their affordable yet nice performing products. I have quite a few of their products and completely love them.
- SLEEK offers much more reasonable shipping price points, but they have recently increased their products' price (around $2.00 more for each item). Products worth trying: blusher, eyeshadow palette, contour kits and lipsticks.
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Maybelline SHINEsensational Lipglosses Review + Swatches
By Unknown 3/03/2014 01:41:00 pm lips, reviewsTo boost the excitement of my re-arrival, here I am serving you a review on the Maybelline SHINEsensational Lipglosses. I purchased them awhile back but never got round to write a proper review on them.
Here
I have five of the shades: Minty Sheer (clear, mint scent), Cherry
Bloom (pale pearlescent pink, cherry scent), Glamorous Guava (reddish
pink, guava scent), Sparkling Grape (pinkish purple with slightly bigger
shimmer particles, grape scent) and finally Watermelon Punch (pale
transparent red, watermelon scent).