Covergirl Fall/Winter lipstick- 'Smoky'

Today I have the first of my two last Covergirl lipsticks for you

that are Fall or remotely winter themed.

Tis one was a dud for me since the color turned out to be
nothing that I would wear,
but what do you guys think?
Would you like this shade?

Here's Covergirl's 'Smoky'.

You can see that 'Smoky' appears to be a chocolate brown color

with gold shimmer.

Sounds yummy, right?!

Once on my lips, however... it just wasn't what I thought it would be.

Now, if this really looked in real life like it does in these pictures,

I wouldn't mind it at all!

In reality though, this brown is significantly darker,

ESPECIALLY indoors.

It looked a bit too gothic for my liking.

Plus, in certain light, it looks like I have mud or dirt on my lips.

Not very sexy :c

This is just my personal opinion, though.

Have any others of you tried this color?

What are your thoughts?

Covergirl 'Burn' lipstick

I have another Fall lipstick from Covergirl for you today.

This is one I picked up at the same time I bought 'Temptation',

'Burn'.

'Burn' is a warm red with orange undertones and gold shimmer,

which you can juuuuust faintly see in the above picture.

In these pictures,

it looks WAY more red than it actually is,

which really bummed me out.

No matter what light I photographed it, though,

it came out looking more bright red.

Humph.

The coolest thing about this lipstick is that gold shimmer effect on my lips!

Regardless, here are the pics I got:

^*sunlight

^*indoor lighting

The indoor lighting is closer to the actual shade of the lipstick,

but you still can't see the awesome shimmer.

Meh.

Anyway, I totally loved this lipstick.

It's yet another shade from Covergirl that is perfect for Fall.

CG is still not my favorite of drugstore brands for lipsticks,

(Maybelline takes the cake on that one),

but this is still a great buy!

What do you all think?

*REVIEW* Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm- 'Standout'

Drumroll, please...

YES, I have finally gotten my hands on the much talked about Matte balms

from Revlon.

What am I talking about?

Hold your horses, people.

Stay tuned for a full review :)

The Product:

Revlon recently released a new line of Matte "balms" that are just

basically matte lipsticks in a pencil form.

Think Lime Crime's Velvetines, kind of.

Anyway, this suede/matte look is perfect for the upcoming 

cold season and is all the rage right now.

Here's one such balm in "Standout':

Some of it's Claims:

- velvety color

- provides moisture like a balm

- infused with shea, mango, & cocoa butter

- retractable

- requires no sharpener

The Review:

I could not wait to try this line.

Being that one of my biggest lemmings is 'Red Velevet'

Velvetine from Lime Crime (& one that I can't afford right now),

I sufficed with what seemed to me to be a cheaper version,

this matte balm in 'Standout'.

Here it is with a couple 'coats':

and in the shade,

YUM!

It definitely has the velvety, suede look I was going for.

It applied super easily.

I was worried since the pencil/crayon is so chubby how accurate I could get,

but it wasn't a problem at all.

Not to mention this baby lasted FOREVER-

through hours of use including eating and drinking :)

PROS:

- sensible, affordable price

- SUPER LONG LASTING color

- gives you that sultry, velvety effect

- comes in various shades

- available in most stores

- easy to use and reuse, as it needs no sharpener

CONS:

- I didn't feel that it gave me as much moisture as my lip balms do,

 as it claims

Verdict

THIS PRODUCT IS AWESOME.

I fell completely in love with the velvet look.

It's something so different and sexy,

not to mention perfect for the upcoming season.

I think my other favorite part of this was how long it lasted.

We've all tried lipsticks that claim to have great staying power,

but all of them fail when it comes to eating and drinking at least,

sometimes it takes less...

NOT with this baby, though.

Definitely, definitely recommend!

:)

RATING(OUT OF 10): 9.5

Covergirl 'Temptation'

Lately I've purchased several Fall-ish lipsticks,

and this is one of them.

It immediately struck me from it's little niche in the display.

Here's Covergirl's 'Temptation'.

As you can see,

'Temptation' is a burnt orange color with gold shimmer.

It's unique and completely gorgeous.

Here's a swatch, taken outside under shade.

annnnnd inside with flash-

I freaking love this shade.

The shimmer is killer and gives it that extra umph.

Covergirl is not my most favorite brand for lipsticks,

but I'd still deal with it just to have this shade.

What do you guys think?

Dark, Sultry look w/ Wet N Wild trio

So about a month ago,

I snagged another trio from Wet N Wild at my local CVS.

This one is a trio of black, white, and red,

called 'Three's A Party!'

Using the suggested areas for each shadow this first time,

(for simplicity & more mass appeal)

I did a look with it:

 

:P

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

'Three's A Party!' trio

Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara

Maybelline 'Red Revival' & 'Plum Perfect 'lipstick

Lime Crime Carousel Gloss in 'Candy Apple'

This combo is nothing new.

In fact, I've used it at least two other times in the past year alone.

However, for this first time using the trio,

I wanted to use the shadows in their traditional spots.

As it turns out, I think the combo is sick

and looks super sexy ;)

Gotta love 'Candy Apple' with this look, too.

What do you guys think?!

Drugstore Haul

So in the past week or so,

I've accumulated some goodies from my local drugstore and market.

;)

That's the new mascara from L'Oreal (can you guess what it is? :p

3 of the polishes from China Glaze's newest Fall collection,

a Covergirl lipstick,

and 2 new polishes from Covergirl's Catching Fire collection

:DD

Can't wait to try all these babies.

Have a good day, ya'll! 

Maybelline 'Plum Perfect'

I have yet another great Fall lipstick for you today.

This is 'Plum Perfect' from Maybelline.

'Plum Perfect' is a lovely, deep plum red. 

As with all Maybelline lipsticks,

it went out smoothly and beautifully.

With flash, you can see the deep red a bit easier, but none of the pics really do it justice.

It's even darker in person.

It's a GREAT Fall shade,

and I definitely plan on wearing it more often.

What do you guys think?

September favorites

So I realize I'm a couple days late,

but it's time for my favorites from last month!




1. Covergirl LashBlast Clump Crusher mascara

This is by far the best mascara i've used in awhile,

especially for a drugstore brand.

Check out my very recent full review of it here :)

2. Urban Decay's Vice 2 palette.

They really outdid themselves with this palette.

I own almost every palette/shadow from UD,

and these are by far the most satin-y smooth than any they've ever released!

I highly, highly suggest you get it if you can!

See swatches of them all here :)

3. Maybelline 'Totally Toffee'

This bad boy is a perfect lipstick for Fall.

I picked it up at a local drugstore about a month ago,

and i've worn it constantly since.

It goes with everything, and gives a nice, slight shade to my lips!

4. The mini palette within Sephora Smoky Studio II

^^

See that smaller palette? Yeah, that's what I'm referring to.

You can choose any 3 rows from this palette and pop them out

and into the smaller palette--

and take them anywhere with you!

I've been using the neutrals on the left tons this past month.

So glad I made this purchase awhile ago!

Look w/ Lancome Color Design 'Mint Jolie' palette

So among some other awesome Lancome goodies I got for my birthday

was this gorgeous palette: Lancome Color Design in 'Mint Jolie'.

Gorgeous, right?!

You can see it gives you 5 shimmery shadows along with two mini brushes.

I've never used an Lancome products,

 but was super stoked to try this bad boy.

For my first time playing with this,

I just used the shadows in their recommended areas.

Here's what I ended up with:

I also used Lancome 'Red Stiletto' on my lips.

I don't have much mint green colored shadows at all,

and I REALLY loved how this looked on my eyes.

The shadows applied easily and were great quality (as to be expected from Lancome).

The only thing I didn't like was the highlighter shadow.

Though gorgeous, it's a bit too chunky of a glitter for me & is a little hard to apply.

Other than that, however- i love this palette!

The lipstick is definitely a kick ass red ;)

Love it.

What are your thoughts?

Have you tried Lancome?

Let me know!

Birthday Haul pt. 2

I got some more goodies with some of my birthday money,

and had to share them with you, of course :)

First, my little CVS haul:

Many of this is not brand new, but stuff i've been lemming for :P

ANDDDDD my prestige/indie cosmetic haul:

Can you guess which Carousel Gloss this is?

^^ AHHHHH SO STOKED!

& some awesome free samples :)

I CANNOT wait to swatch the Vice2 palette.

Stay tuned for that in the very near future!