Sunday, February 27, 2011

Perfume Reviews

I've recently begun to work through some perfume samples I've received over the past few months and wanted to offer my thoughts:


Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf is the first fragrance I sampled this week. I was excited, but the fragrance did end up being too musky for me. Possibly because of the jasmine notes. Also, not boyfriend approved. Won't be buying it.


bebe's eau de parfum was much prettier and much more feminine. It also contained musky notes, but I didn't hate it because of the added floral notes. Probably would buy this, but not  too convinced.




Bvlgari's BLV II was my favorite scent of this week. It was the most delicate of the three, with cool notes like Violet and star anise. It would be nice for spring, with you smelling as nice as the flowers blooming around you.


These are only some scents I've been sampling lately, tell me what you're into in a comment!


<3

Thursday, February 24, 2011

benefit to go!

benefit, you guys rock!
On my most recent trip to Sephora, I couldn't find a single cute thing, except for the Hello Kitty stuff, that I wanted to try. :/

Except for this!

This is benefit's "to go" set with 3 awesome mini products to try.
The products work great together, and do a great job of sticking on all day long. This set only cost me $10, yeah, ten bucks! It's a great set, and benefit really does have cute products that do heavy-duty jobs.




From the left, you have the Stay Don't Stray primer. It works for both concealers an eyeshadows, it stays on all day for me, it is nude in color and applies that color, too. Awesome product, great travel size.
0.09 fl. oz. of product

Erase Paste is a "brightening camoflauge for eyes and face." I use it under eyes and to cover blemishes. Seamless application.
0.11 oz of product

The final product is a creaseless cream shadow/liner in "R.S.V.P."
Really is creaseless, and applies smoothly, with a pink-gold tint and minimal sparkles. Great for everyday.
0.11 oz of product.

I've been doing my makeup wrong for 10 years :/

Thank you MAC artists for teaching me how to use your products the right way!
Please comment below if there are other things I should probably know how to do... :)

Friday, February 11, 2011

Valentine Smooches

Are you ready?! I am! Valentine's day is the best, you know why? The colors of the holiday are red and pink, the best colors in the world.

Coincidentally, the best colors on your lips too.

so, let's playyyy...
The Best Lipstick for V-day Game! (MAC edition)

Im rating these by kissability (:*) = 1 point out of 5


The contenders:


In the left corner, "Impassioned", an amplified tomato color. The center, "Russian Red", a SUPER matte blood red. In the right corner, "Pink Friday", the cotton candy satin color.

Let's Get it ONN!

Pink Friday, as you can see from the smooch, is super pigmented and will come off when you smooch, so pat it on (as opposed to swiping it on). This will probably be your best bet if your making out like animals on V-day and dont want to make your mouths look like a vampire's.

Kissability: (:*) (:*) (:*) (:*)


Russian Red, my newest addition, is the mattest your lips can get with a red color. As you can see from the smooch, you shouldnt use it to seal that love letter. This color DOESN'T budge. i tried twice to get a decent kiss, but it was going nowhere.

Kissability: (:*) (:*) (:*) (:*) (:*)


Impassioned is the cutest color, butttt..... if you're kissing with it, its going everywhere. Amplified MAC lipsticks are close to matte, but less dry. The color is a lot more orangey than it looks in the pic, but you get the idea. This is ideal if you're not getting any hanky panky and being a good girl on V-day since it wont go  on anywhere except your martini glass.... or 5.

Kissability: (:*)


Good luck and comment with  your lipstick ratings too!

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This site is dedicated to makeup reviews, demos, and everything in between your and your eyelash glue.

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