L'Oreal 24hour INFALLIBLE EYESHADOWS

Hello Everyone

Like I said before, there are so many drugstore eyeshadows that came out this month and I just can't say enough. I got the L'Oreal 24hour Infallible eyeshadows the same time I got the Maybelline 24hour color tattoo, but I just haven't gotten around to using them until now.  Again, here is another product that blew me away. L'Oreal came out with the 24Hr infallible loose pigment eyeshadows with 13 different shades. All of them are highly pigmented. I would pick these over Chanel Illusion D'Ombre and Armani Eyes to Kill.

They look like cream shadows, but are pressed powder. They feel very soft, velvety, and glides on very smoothly on your eyelid. With these loose pigments, you will still get fallouts so I recommend you to use a spongy applicator than a brush to apply. If you do use a brush, use a dense brush. Be careful when you apply these because a little goes a long way. The colors come across very bold so grab a little at a time and build it up from there.

It is well packaged, I don't feel like they are too bulky or heavy as the Maybelline 24hour tattoo. Once you twist open the cap, there is a little plastic conserver pressing the product flat which helps keep the added moisture inside.

I got nine colors:
The purple is one of my favorite: 555- Perpetual Purple

The green is very pretty too: 333- Golden Sage

Nice Gold color- 892- Amber Rush, 999- Eternal Black

891- Continuous Cocoa, 889- Midnight Blue (great blue color)

890- Bronzed Taupe, 888- Iced Latte

I am missing a picture of one more color which is 222- Infinite Sky (which is the blue color down below)

Here are the swatches of all the colors I got:

L'Oreal also claims them to be waterproof so I ran my hand under warm water for 3 minutes to see if any color would come off. Nope, it is still on with the same intensity as I had before.

I also tried rubbing it softly while it is under warm water to see how much comes off: I can see a little bit coming off, but the color is still intense. With an eye makeup remover, it came off easily. 

Are they a good buy? Yes, they will stay on throughout the day without creasing. Go get them!

I hope this helps.

Have a great night!

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Nail Obsession!

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Not only are there new drugstore makeup products coming out this month, but also nail products. I am obsessed with nail products as much as makeup products and when I saw the new items on display at Walgreens, I just had to try them. I bought a few items to try and review so if you are a nail fanatic like me, it will give you a chance to go out and buy it before they are gone. So far, I have only tried one out of the three items that I got and I love it so much that I need to blog about it. Can you guess which one?

I will talk about the one I love last, but let me go ahead and show you the other ones that I bought in more detail.
Nutra Nail came out with Gel Perfect- a 5 Minute Gel Color Manicure. It claims to set your nails in 5 minutes to a patent leather shine without using UV/LED light. There is no need for a bottom coat or a top coat. What does patent leather shine mean? It means your nail will be so glossy it always looks wet.

I know I have this problem where after I apply my nail polish, knowing that it is still wet, I would have an itch to reach for something and end up smudging or messing up my nails. Hopefully, this will solve that problem. Again, I have not tried it yet to give it any review, however, I can tell you what I know so far.

Pro: "Suppose" to set rock solid like a gel nail, no UV light needed, dries in 5 minutes, formaldehyde, Toluene and DBP free.
Cons: There are only 12 colors, nothing too impressive about the colors
In this box, there are 3 bottles: Gel Color, Activator, and brush cleaner.

How easy it is to remove? You can remove this with 100% acetone or buy a box of Gel Perfect Remover that will remove your gel perfect color in 2 minutes.

Sally Hansen- Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips
I have heard really good things about these and have tried them in the past. I am not too thrilled about them because I find it difficult to get these darn stickers to aligned with my nails. The hardest part is shaping the stickers to your nail and every time I tried, it looks messy. When I was looking at the Nutra Nail, I glanced at the salon effects and saw a very cute pattern that I just can't pass up.

Red Hearts...... Great for Valentine's Day.

I will give it one more try because they are so cute. They are also very expensive for a pack of nail stickers/polish so if it doesn't work out for me, I will not be buying them anymore.

The last item is my favorite.......... imPRESS nails. I have never been a fan of plastic press-on nails because they look so fake and uncomfortable. After seeing this, my first impression was "you gotta be kidding!" When I was younger, I used to have press-on nails and they would not stay on at all. Then I thought, ok..... let's give them a try because they have a lot of cute styles. There are 36 styles and I only picked out two to try.

D040- Pick Me: French Tips
D090- Space Cadet

It claims to last up to a week when applied properly. I have not worn it for a week yet. so I cannot say if it does or not.  The direction is straight forward: Peel off the sticker and press on.  The kit contains 24 nail covers in 12 sizes and a cleansing wipe to prep your nails by removing any oil or dirt.

The packaging is very creative. The press-on nails are contained inside a replica of a plastic nail polish bottle.

The part that took the longest for me is to match these nail covers to my own nails to see which size fits. While figuring that out, I found that some of these nail covers are a bit short. For example, I can see my own nail peeking out from underneath the nail cover for a few of my fingers. My recommendation is to file your own nails down before applying these nail covers over them so it will be covered.
Once that problem is solved, everything else look great.

Another thing to be aware of is your nails may feel a bit heavy and your nail bed feels tight, but that is just something to get use to. I am very impress with how strong the sticker is on these nail covers. I put them through many test to see if they would hold up and they did. I wore them the entire day doing dishes, cooking a whole meal from start to finish, opening plastic bags and containers, and they still stayed on perfectly. Some people say theirs' fall off later in the day, but I didn't have that problem. Maybe it is a hit or miss. All I know is that they are still on looking like new.

I am definitely going to buy another pack of the french tip. It took me less than 10 minutes to put the nails on. Oh, when you are putting on the nail covers, make sure to do your thumb and your index fingers last because it is easier to use those fingers to peel off the sticker.

Look how beautiful they are:

This product is promoted by the beautiful Nicole Scherzinger.

Some people ask me if I am still cooking and yes, I am.
I wore the imPRESS nails to make this meal. Ma-Po Tofu over rice and chinese broccoli on the side.

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Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo

Hello Everyone,

Another new product that Maybelline has came out with this month..... the 24Hr Color Tattoo. There are 10 different shades, with 5 being neutral and 5 bright colors. They are very similar to Makeup Forever Aqua Cream ($22) and MAC paint pots($17.50), however, the main difference is that they are much cheaper ($7).  Ok, ok another difference is MAC paint pots are 5 grams and these are 4 grams.... still it doesn't beat the price. Not only are they $7, I got these when Maybelline was having buy 1 get one 50% off. What a steal!

The packaging is similar to MAC paint pots which are in a glass jar. They feel very sturdy and are in a nice size.

I was only able to pick up 6 colors

Left to right (Top to bottom): Too Cool, Tough as Taupe, Bold as Gold, Painted Purple, Pomegranate Punk, Edgy Emerald, and Tenancious Teal

The consistency of these eyeshadows are smooth and can be applied with your fingers or a flat synthetic brush. The question is do they last 24 hours? Yes! I have tested it out just for all of you. I applied these on before work and actually wore it to sleep. The color was still very vibrant on my eyelids when I woke up. I also went to the gym with them on and it worked out well too.... I normally don't wear makeup to the gym, but I did it to see how well it last. 

Cons: Can be a bit hard to remove unless you use an oil-base makeup remover, dries quickly so if you want to pack any other colors on top to blend, it may be hard.
Pros: Cheaper, last a long time, no creasing, similar to high end paint pots.

Another great product from Maybelline. Wow, they are on a roll this month.

Have a good night!
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Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush

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I am so excited for the new drugstore items that have came out this month. A lot of the items that I got are from Maybelline and L'Oreal. In this blog I will be reviewing the new Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush. They came out with 10 different color blushes and the formula is very interesting.

The blush does not feel like powder or liquid.... it feels like one of those stress relief toys that you can mold. It's hard to describe, but I love the way it feels. The product supposed to feel lightweight like a powder, yet melts into skin like cream. I have tried these products for 3 days and so far I love them. I am more of an eyeshadow hoarder, but these blushes are just so much fun that I had to collect all of them.

CONS: Cheap packaging, some are harder to blend than others, the color does not pickup very well on a brush. Need to use finger to apply.

PROS: Pigmented, fun to apply, create a nice glow to the cheeks, build-able

Do not press too hard, but need a slight pressure to rub the color onto your finger.

I will show 6 out of the 10 colors that I have so you can get an idea. 

Left to right: Plum Wine, Coffee Cake, Pink Frosting

Hot Tamale

Orchid Hush

Candy Coral

The remaining colors that are not in the pictures are Pink Plum, Fresh Pink, Rose Petal, and Peach Satin which all have a pinky/peach color.

If I could only pick four colors, I would get plum wine, hot tamale, peach satin, and pink frosting. I think all the colors are pretty and I do recommend everyone to try it.

I can't stop playing with them... they feel like play dough. =o)

Have a good night!

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Makeup from Madison Street Beauty

Hello Everyone,

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year! Another fun year of blogging to come.  CHEERS!

Recently, I have discovered a seller on Etsy.com that sells all natural handmade mineral makeup and cosmetics.  Bridget who is one of the owners has been very accommodating and responsive to any questions or orders I have. The link to her website is: www.madisonstreetbeauty.etsy.com
I use a variety of makeup products, but it is also nice to use some products that are made naturally without any chemicals that does less harm to your skin.

MadisonStreetBeauty sells mineral eyeshadow, foundation, eye liner, blush, bronzer, lip balm, etc... I have only used the eyeshadow and believe me when I say they have so many colors for you to choose from. I have picked out several colors to share and to go over the quality, pigmentation, and how they feel overall. The amount of products in the container will last you a long time.

Here are some of the colors that I have used so far...
Ocean Coral- This is a must have color because I have never seen anything out there that is close to this vibrant orange with silver/gold shimmer (swatches below).

Cherry Blossom- Light pink

Wisteria- bright vibrant purple

Mermaid- teal/aqua mixed

Tiffany Blue- light,bright pale blue. What I have on my eyelid down below.

The product feels very soft and consistent. The colors are very pigmented. One thing to be aware of is these are loose pigments so it does have a lot of fall outs. You can pat these on your eyelid without using any sort of adhesive, but just be careful that they are going to be a bit messy. I choose to use a little bit of glitter glue before I pat these eyeshadows on so they stick and last longer. Once they are on, they would last you throughout the day.

Here are the swatches for the colors described above.

To create this eyeshadow look:

I used Tiffany blue from the middle to the inner eyelid. 

Then I used some MAC/MUG to create the smokey outer eye look- Mixed Mocha and Glamorous as a crease and blending color. Corrupt to to create the outer V(black). Shimma Shimma for eyebrow highlight.

Lips: Revlon Lip butter in creme burle

And here is the overall look:

Happy New Year!
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