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- harleyquinn13 » See my profile
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For a drugstore moisturizer, this is definitely on the more expensive side. I paid $20.99 for it before tax at Walgreens. However, it is totally worth the money. It is not too thick so that it clogs the areas where I get oily, like around my nose and chin, but it isn't too light either, as it deeply nourishes and hydrates all my normal to dry areas. It is a nice gel liquid-y gel-like consistency, and I like the packaging it comes in: it feels like it could be a very high end moisturizer. My skin totally absorbs the product too: it does not sit on my skin like a big greasy mess. It hydrates my skin and makes my face feel really soft. I like it for day or night because it is such a good middle ground between light weight and thick. One thing to be really careful of is when you first open it: I read it was a gel, so I didn't expect it to be very liquid-y like it is, so when I first opened it a bunch spilled all over a sweater sticking out of my drawer. Other than that I have no complaints. I feel like it makes my skin happy too because I don't look as red after using it. It doesn't have SPF in it though so be sure to use sunscreen or another product with SPF in it in the mornings!
December 9, 2015
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When you look at the colors in the pan, that is the color you will see on your skin. While they didn't look it when I swatched with my finger in Sephora, at home with a brush they looked exactly like the colors in the pans. They are such beautiful and fun colors, and the texture is silky and blendable (like all UD eyeshadows). In particular I love Chaos (the ultramarine blue), Revolt (the glittery silver), and Savage (the vibrant hot pink). These colors can be used a lot for really bold colorful looks or you can add one of them as a pop of brightness to your everyday look. The eyeshadows are bigger than they typically are in a palette, so I think the price is fair if you love experimenting with color. The packaging is cool and practical as well- the mirror is great and you could definitely travel with this palette. My only criticism is that the brush in the palette is not as high of quality as brushes that come with other UD palettes. The brush from my Pulp Fiction palette is awesome, but the bristles on this brush are stiff, not very soft, and the brush is thin in a way that it doesn't pack shadow on very well or blend whatsoever. But, my Morphe brushes work just fine with it, and it is the shadows that I really wanted. It is probably still my favorite palette eyeshadow-wise because I love bright shadows.
December 1, 2015
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I usually hate lip gloss: I don't like sticky, tacky, gloppy things on my mouth that get every where and need to be reapplied every 30 minutes. This lip gloss has changed my feelings about lip gloss. For one thing, it is pigmented enough to be worn alone and get color pay off without every color looking the same, but it isn't so pigmented that it competes with lipsticks you might layer it over. It isn't sticky or even all that tacky: just kind of slippery. It does wear off like any lip gloss, but it doesn't gather in the corners of your mouth, or cling to dry patches: it leaves a nice, hydrated stain of color on your mouth. Because of that, I don't mind reapplying. Another bonus is that it smells really good and it isn't streaks of glitter and color suspended in clear goop: the formula/application is even. I have Vanilla Cream Pie, Madeleine, and Red Velvet and I love them. I thought I would never get a lip gloss again after my bad experiences with Stila Stay All Day Lip Glazes and other brands's glosses, but these NYX ones are perfection.
December 1, 2015
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This foundation is super drying. It clings to any texture in the weirdest way possible. It makes me look like I cake on 20 layers of powder foundation. It technically makes me look "poreless", but that's only because it is like a thick mask sitting on my face. It cakes up around my nose, in my chin, under my eyes, and on my hairline. It also oxidizes throughout the day. I put this foundation on and the color looks fine, but then later in the day it looks too dark. However, I think I will try the Dewy version. In an earlier review, I said I wasn't that impressed with the original Fit Me. However I have grown to really like it, so I think I will try the dewy version because my skin has become drier.
November 11, 2015
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For my homecoming dance this year, I wanted to do a crazy eye look with lots of purple and teal and blue, but I needed more cool tone crease colors for blending. I bought the Bella Eyes shadow in Bella Gray, and soft matte gray. It is perfect for the crease and blended super easily. It is soft and has a nice smooth texture. I love the product, and since a little goes a long way, you will get a lot of use for such a cheap price. However, I dislike the packaging a lot. The gold color of Milani packing is pretty, but the shadow itself is in a thick bulky compact. It is also hard to open, especially if you have short fingernails. I have to have short fingernails because I play a string instrument, so this can be a little annoying to open. The compact also has a weird curve shape on the top, so you can't stack this or put this in a tray with other compacts because it wont line up evenly or even let other things rest on top of it. Plus since the compact is so fat, it isn't ideal for travelling, though I would still take it with me because I love the shadow itself so much. The colors Bella Cappucino, Taupe, Pink, Violet, Rouge, Gold, Copper, and Teal all look promising.
November 11, 2015
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I know people don't like the others, but the green is great! I use it on acne. I have teenage skin, so I get pretty bad pimples, and this helps my concealer out. What I do is I dot this on top of the zit, either straight from the stick or with a brush, then I tap it into the skin with my finger, Then, if the spot is particularly large and red, I use the yellow shade from my mack concealer palette around the zit. Then I add any concealer I want on top. The cover stick does a great job cancelling redness, but the green pigment can be easily hidden by foundation/concealer. It is creamy and blends in easily. I quite like it, though I haven't tried the other cover sticks, so I don't know if the rest of them are as good.
November 11, 2015
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This mascara has a great applicator for volume. The wand is dense and fat, plastic, and has lots of little bristles all around. It gives every lash volume, even the tiny ones in the inner corner of my eyes. It makes lashes look thick and black, but not clumpy. I usually apply this mascara first and then put a lengthening or defining mascara on top, like Covergirl Full Lash Bloom. The formula is on the drier side, so this is long lasting. It doesn't fade, flake, or crumble, which I really like. It is great to wear alone, but I especially like it with dramatic eyeshadow looks because it helps define my eyes with thick lashes so I don't look strange. All in all one of my favorite mascaras that i will continue to purchase.
November 11, 2015
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This mascara is horrible. For one thing, the applicator is rigid plastic with these tiny short bristles, so it is basically like taking a solid piece of plastic and trying to apply mascara with it, since the bristles are so tiny it is like they aren't even there. The shape of the wand is so awkward too that it is hard to apply. Even worse than the terrible applicator is the formula. It is thick, wet, and runny. The consistency reminds me of yogurt or spoiled milk. It just globs on your eyelashes in big wet clumps so they stick together. Then, if you open your eyes too wide, you get black spots all over your brow bone and cheek. Since the formula is so wet, you can't wait for it to dry an then wipe it off your face, it will just smear even more. This mascara just makes my eyelashes look stuck together and heavy. I really dislike this product and would never recommend it to anyone.
November 11, 2015
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This foundation is pretty nice! It has buildable medium coverage and makes my normal to dry, dull skin look healthy and dewy. It also doesn't accentuate my blemishes. Some dewy foundations make my acne look even greasier, but this doesn't at all. Some days though, this foundation will awkwardly separate around my nose, but it doesn't do that all the time, which is very strange to me. To prevent that, I mix this with a little Maybelline Fit Me and some primer. But, all in all it is a good dewy drugstore foundation. Just beware that this one can oxidize. It doesn't on me but my friend with very light tan skin bought this and it oxidized to a deep Oompa Loompa orange on her, so I would be prepared to need to mix this to cancel out oxidization. It worked nicely for me colorwise.
November 11, 2015
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I have the green shade, 656 Madison Square Park. It is a lovely, opaque, shimmery shamrock green. It goes on creamy, and does need some layering for full opacity. I think for a sheer look it can be worn alone, but I really like layering green powder eyeshadows over it so they really pop. I have hazel eyes, so I love green shadows to make the specks of green in my eyes stand out. This product isn't the easiset to blend, but can be worked with. It is a good cheap buy to layer under eyeshadow for more vibrant, longer lasting color. I do think the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils are more opaque and have a better color choice, as there are only shimmer colors of these NYC ones as far as I can tell whereas there are matte options from NYX. I would repurchase though because I like the formulas of both NYX and NYC.
November 11, 2015
