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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Get Ready With Me - Holiday Look ft. Flower Beauty + November Ipsy


Products Used:
Face...
Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturizer
Pixi Flawless & Poreless Primer
Flower Beauty About Face Foundation
Maybelline Dark Circle Concealer
Flower Beauty Eyebrow Pencil
Flower Beauty Cream Blush - Forget-Me-Not
Neutrogena Shine Control Powder
Pixi Beauty Bronzer - Subtly Suntouched 

Eyes...
ELF Eyelid Primer
Ulta Cream Eyeshadow - Rose Gold
Flower Beauty Eyeshadow Quad - Foxy Browns
EM Cosmetics Waterliner - Bronze Kiss
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil - Black Market
Starlooks Eye Pencil - Obsidian
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Lips...
Be a Bombshell Lip Crayon - Shameless
Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lip Gloss - Crowd Pleaser


Thanks for reading!
Love,
Alaina 



Friday, November 15, 2013

GRWM :: OOTD + FOTD :: Flower Beauty, Ulta Cream Eyeshadows, Kitten Shirt

Watch the video here!

Outfit:
Boots - Gordmans
Socks - Target
Tights - Target
Shorts - PacSun
Pink Cami - Gordmans
Kitten Tank - Target
Chambray Shirt - Body Central
Necklace - Body Central
Black Swan Cuff - Jewelmint
Black macrame bracelet made by me
Love wrap bracelet - Payless

ANOTHER NEON TIGHTS OOTD HERE

What's on my nails?
Sinful Colors - Easy Going REVIEW HERE


Makeup:
Products Used:
Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance REVIEW HERE
Ulta Cream Eyeshadow - Rose Gold
- Bronze REVIEW HERE
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil - West
- Black Market REVIEW HERE
Rimmel Scandaleyes Pencil - Nude
It's So Big Volumizing Mascara
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara REVIEW HERE
Face:
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Concealer REVIEW HERE
Flower Beauty About Face Foundation REVIEW HERE
Beauty Blender REVIEW HERE
Neutrogena Shine Control Powder REVIEW HERE
Flower Beauty Brow Pencil - Light Brown REVIEW HERE
NYX Eyebrow Pencil Brush
Chella Clear Brow Gel
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer REVIEW HERE
ELF Studio Blush - Candid Coral
Elf Studio Blush - Gotta Glow
Lips:
Flower Beauty Shine Lipstick - Nude Narcissus REVIEW HERE

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Alaina



Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Review :: Flower Beauty Win Some Rouge Some Creme Blush CB3 Forget-Me-Not




This product claims to turn from a cream to a powder and honestly, I didn't believe that claim when I purchased it. However, once swatching it and using the product, I can see that this claim is true.

For this reason, you don't need to set this cream blush with a powder on top, it is great on its own.  It's not going to move around, once it's dry, it's good to go.

The product feels similar to NYX cream blushes straight out of the package and it blends nicely and sets similarly to ELF cream blushes.

These last all day and have very minimal fading on me, even with my oily skin.

These glide onto the skin, no tugging at all. They are super easy to work with and blend in beautifully.  They are not patchy whatsoever.

I think they are perfectly pigmented.  You don't need to dig at them to get some color payoff, but you also won't really over-do-it with this color in particular.  I find it to be a really nice natural pinky-peach flush.

Once again, I am impressed with this Flower Beauty product and would definitely recommend you check them out if you're looking for a cream blush.  I don't own many cream blushes because with my oily skin, I just despise piling on creamy products, they always make me feel gross.  The ELF studio cream blushes don't last very long on me, they fade in a couple hours, and the NYX cream blushes are too wet and sticky, they just never dry down for me, so this one here from Flower is truly awesome.

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Alaina

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Review :: Flower Beauty Glow Baby Glow Blush Bronze Duo - BD3 Shimmering Goddess




    These are so pigmented! You really need to be careful with them. This particular duo in Shimmering Goddess is the darkest of the bunch and I think would look absolutely gorgeous on darker skintones.

    Since they are super pigmented, they are going to absolutely last you FOREVER!  A good deal for about $10, I must say. :)

    The blush is matte and the bronzer seems to have a satin-like finish.  I have found that the bronzer can come off somewhat patchy, but I think it's totally workable as an all-over bronzer instead of using it in targeted places to specifically contour your cheeks.  I use it with a larger duo-fiber brush to warm up my complexion and it's just great.

    Used together, these two products give a really natural sun-kissed glow to the skin, almost like you've truly been out in the sun and have a teeny tiny sunburn-look due to the dark pink/red color of the blush. (I realize that may sound super horrible to some of you, but that's just what it reminds me of!)

    These last all day with great pigmentation and staying power.  I love that neither are shimmery, I prefer more matte cheek products day-to-day anyway.

    However, I can see how some might find them to be overly-pigmented, but I think they are great and are a really unique addition to my collection!

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Alaina