Revlon Colorburst Lacquer and Matte Balm Stains!

 Today's review is on the Revlon Colorburst Lacquer and Matte Balms. I know I'm a little late hopping on the bandwagon, but I have been loving these lately! As pictured above, i own 3 of the lacquers and 1 of the matte balms. Retailing at $6.49 each (at Target), there is a variety of shades in both collections, ranging from nude shades to red, to violet. The lacquer shades I have are (from left to right) Ingenue, Demure and Whimsical, and the only Matte shade I have is called Sultry. Here are some swatches of the shades! 

 Ingenue is a brownish nude shade, almost a "Your Lips But Better" kind of shade. This shade gives a really nice gloss to your lips, while still making them look natural. Demure (My favorite shade) is a light, everyday classic pink shade. Again, being a lacquer shade, it adds a gloss to your lips and also is very wearable. Whimsical is my least worn shade, being a very bright glossy purple shade. And as for the matte shade, Sultry is a very beautiful matte plum shade. This shade has amazing staying power, and even after eating and drinking, after a few hours the stain of the color still remains on the lips. 

All in all, these lipsticks are very nice quality. For me personally, I definitely recommend the more neutral shades, just because they are more wearable for every day. However, a brighter matte shade like Sultry is also a very wearable shade and i very beautiful as well! 

Have you tried these lipsticks? If you have, what is your favorite shade? Comment down below letting me know! 
I hope you all have a beautiful day and stay warm! <3 <3 <3 
-Katie

New Maybelline "Master Hi-Light" Hi-lighting Blushes

 Tonight's review is on these new blushes from Maybelline. These are the Master Hi-Light Hi-Lighting blushes. There are a total of 4 blush shades and 2 bronzer shades in this line. Each product also comes with a small brush and a mirror underneath the product tray. The shades I picked up are in Mauve (Left) and Nude (Right).

These blushes claim to highlight skin and softly contour the cheeks for an instantly defined glow. While I do not agree with the contouring qualities these blushes seem to claim, I do think they add a really nice shine/highlight to the cheeks. You also don't need to really swirl your brush in all of the product to pick up a lot of product. You really just need to lightly tap your brush into the blushes to pick up a good amount of product and to include all the shades throughout the mosaic pattern. 
Now let's look at the blushes individually! 

This is the "Mauve" blush. As you can see, it includes a variety of purple, maroon and tan shades within the mosaic. This is the main blush you have to be light-handed when applying, since a lot of product comes off in a light touch to the product. However, I do think this is a very pretty blush and I don't have any other blush like it in my collection.

This blush is the shade "Nude". Because of the shades in this mosaic, this is the most "Highlight-y" of the collection. I actually (at first look) thought this would be a great drugstore dupe for Benefit's Rockateur boxed blush, however swatched next to each other, that's not entirely the case. 

(Left=Maybelline, Right=Benefit)

As you can see, the Benefit blush is a bit more pink than the Maybelline blush, however they are pretty close if you were to want a drugstore alternative to Rockateur. 

Here are the Mauve and Nude blushes swatched side by side. 

(Left=Mauve, Right=Nude)

All in all, I think these are pretty good blushes for $8.99 a piece. I think they will last a relatively long time and with the highlighting qualities within these products, they add a really nice glow to the face. I definitely recommend checking out these blushes and maybe trying one out!

I hope this review was helpful in some way and I hope you all have a beautiful day! <3 <3 <3 

-Katie

New Youtube Video!! January Favorites 2014!

Just posted a new video to my youtube page, my favorites of January 2014! This month has been great! Taking only 1 class this month, so I can focus all my energy into that one class, and I also feel like I've done a lot on my youtube channel this month which is also amazing! 

Here's a list of all the products mentioned in this video, and where you can purchase them, in case you're interested in them for yourself: 

Skincare:

• "Up and Up" Brand Facial Moisturizer w/ Acne Treatment (Green cap): Target

Hair Care:

• "One and Only" Moroccan Oil Treatment Hair Oil:Sally's Beauty Supply
• "Suave For Kids" Twirlin' Swirlberry Detangler: Target

Fashion:

• Purple, pink and blue-ish long sleeved plaid shirt (Plus sized):Torrid

Makeup:

• "Rimmel London" BB cream in Light: Drugstores (I got mine at Walmart)
• "Flower Cosmetics 'Powder Trip'" Face Powder Foundation in PP3: Walmart
• "NYC" Bronzer in Sunny: Target
• "Benefit Cosmetics" Boi-ing concealer in Light 02: Sephora/Ulta
• "Benefit Cosmetics" Boxed Powder in Rocketeur: Sephora/Ulta
• "Maybelline" Eye Studio Eyeshadow quad in Autumn Dream: Drugstores (LIMITED EDITION)
• "Urban Decay" Naked 3 Eyeshadow Palette: Sephora/Ulta
• "Rimmel London" Eyeshadow pencil in Nude: Drugstores
• "Urban Decay" 24/7 Eyeshadow pencil in Hustle: Sephora/Ulta
• "Too Faced" Lip Injection Color Bomb lipstick in Never Enough Nude: Sephora/Ulta
• "Revlon" Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure: Drugstores
• "Wet n' Wild" lipstick in Breeze

Hope this helps you guys in finding any items you may have liked in the video. I hope you all have a beautiful day! <3 <3 <3 
-Katie 

Maybelline Eye-Studio "Autumn Dream"

Today's review is on the Maybelline Eye Studio Shadow quad in "Autumn Dream". This was a LIMITED EDITION quad, so I'm not sure if you can still get your hands on it, however I have seen it at some local Walgreen's stores alongside some other limited edition quads. These quads retail around $4.99 and this particular quad features a champagne-sparkle shade, a jewel tone purple, a jewel tone green and a navy. After using the quad at least 4 times since purchase, I can say that the colors together wear beautifully! The shades give you that dark smoky look from far away, but getting up close, you can actually see the colors and how they work together. Here are some swatches of the shades:

(Without Primer)

(With Primer) 

As you can see, without using a primer, the shadows can be a tad bit dry and powdery, but over the top of a primer they are stunning on the eyes! I definitely recommend picking up this quad if you are lucky enough to see it in the stores! 

(The finished look: I used the champagne color in the inner corner and as a brow highlight. Then went in with the green all over the lid. I applied the navy in the outer corner and worked it a bit into the crease, and then applied the purple in and above the crease.) 

"Blistex Lip Medex" Lip Balm

This shall be the first post I make to this blog so of course it's going to be a good product. (To be honest I was testing my camera capabilities on my phone and this was the closest product to me xD ) Regardless, this is the Blistex Lip Medex Lip Balm. As you can see on the package, it claims to have a cooling effect to the lips and to "restore moisture balance". 

As you can see from the photos above, this balm has a very thick jelly texture, which allows it to smooth right on the lips. It also does have a tolerably intense cooling effect witch feels amazing on the lips. Because of this lip balm's texture and effect, I personally like to use it right before bed, so the moisturizing process can take place overnight, allowing you to wake up with incredibly soft lips. 

I hope this was alright for a first post...They'll get better with practice, I PROMISE!! :D 

I hope you all have a beautiful day and stay lovely! ^_^