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Saturday, June 20, 2015

NYX HD Photogenic Concealer & Rimmel "Hide The Blemish"

NYX HD Photogenic Concealer - Glow (CW06)
Rimmel "Hide The Blemish" Concealer - Soft Honey (03)

Hi lovelies,

As promised I am back with a review of the NYX HD Photogenic Concealer (also called the Concealer Wand) and Rimmel's "Hide the Blemish" Concealer. I had finished an old concealer that I was using for multiple purposes so it was time to pick up some more but this time I thought I'd try something new.

I heard so many good reviews about the NYX Concealer and how it compared to the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer so I decided I would try out myself. I have never actually used a cream concealer, so this was a first for me. I really love this concealer, it's very long wearing, gives no white cast in photos and hides my prominent under eye circles. I only have two little issues with it, firstly it does crease a little bit even if you set it with a powder and second I think I might have gotten a color that is a little too peach for me (I picked up the shade Glow (CW06)) but that is an easy fix by just buying a different shade next time!

The second concealer I picked up is the Rimmel "Hide The Blemish." I had never heard of this one before but it was very inexpensive and is specifically for hiding blemishes which is perfect for my broken out skin. It is super high coverage and gets rid of all the redness of my pimples or dark spots. The concealer does only come in three shades (I picked up mine in Soft Honey) which means not everyone will find a match but if you do match to one of the colors you will absolutely love it. There is only one thing about it which I don't like, which is the packaging; I think Rimmel needs to make it look a little more sleek because it looks a bit amateurish. Nonetheless the product itself I highly recommend.

I hope this helped and if you have anymore questions just leave me a little comment.

On a side note, I have an internship interview on Monday morning, this is my first interview and I am soooooooooooo nervous; wish me luck!!!!! Also, I'm sorry for the quality of the photo in this post, I'm not the best at photographing beauty products.

Hope you are all have a lovely weekend.

Light and love,

Friday, December 19, 2014

Favorite Lip Products this Winter

When winter comes along I have this need to wear lipsticks and play around with lip products because winters become cold and very slow, so a pop of color on this lips instantly adds some fun to an outfit and looks like you tried really hard when you didn't.

My go-to lipsticks in the fall and winter are these two lipsticks from Urban Decay and MAC. The Urban Decay lipstick from the "Revolution" collection is a dark vampy lipstick that I love wearing on my grungy days. It has the most wonderful staying power but can be a little messy to apply, so underneath I line and fill in my lips with a MAC lip pencil in the shade Mahogany. Adding a dark lip liner underneath a vampy lipstick actually makes the lipstick darker because there is an opaque base.

Sometimes I also like to just wear the MAC lip pencil with some Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream on top because it is a beautiful intense brownish red color on it's own.

Another favorite lipstick of mine for the colder months is the MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 1 lipstick in the shade Frost. It has this beautiful frosty red color which is more in the blue tones. I have a skin tone which makes suiting red colors very difficult for me so I can't go with any typical red. I really like this red because it's a lot more muted than some of MAC other shades but also a has a gold sparkle finish which makes it very different and festive.

Even though I adore my statement lipsticks I never forget to neglect my nudes! My favorite nude color right now is actually a lip pencil by NARS in the shade Walkyrie. It's more toward the brown side which I like because I prefer darker shades in the colder months and it also suits my skin olive skin tone very nicely. At the moment on my wish list is the a MAC nude color in the shade Cosmo, it is the most gorgeous dark peachy pink nude.

Let me know if you like me doing some beauty related blog posts as well as my fashion posts! Also I'd love to know about some of your favorite lip products to wear in the fall and winter.

Light and love