Quick Review: L’Oreal Color Rich Lip Color Sticks!

Hello beautiful ladies! Just thought i would try to get something posted for you all today to read, and i’ve come across a pretty awesome lip product!  So awesome, that i’ve included one in my Oct giveaway! So let’s check them out:

These sleek looking lip “sticks” by L’Oreal come in velvety matte (Le Matte) or irresistibly glossy (La Lacque)! Either way you go, you are going to have an EXTREMELY smooth and silky application experience! They are so soft and hydrating to the lip you will never leave the house without one of these, not to mention the small pointed tip makes for super on point accuracy when lining, then simply fill in the rest! No need for lip liner 🙂 But you can if you want to of course.

Here are some lovely swatches i’ve done for you! As you can see the Matte is very very matte and looks so luxurious and velvety on the skin, and the gloss one has a beautiful moisturized healthy-looking shine…

 (Left: Matte-R Of Fact/Right: Choco-Lacque)

Matte-R Of Fact is a stunning deeper berry purple/raspberry. Definitely a beautiful color for fall 🙂 Choco-Lacque is the most gorgeous true nude/rose shade, it is one of my favorite lip colors right now. These both would look wonderful on any skin tone. ❤

Here they are applied on my actual lips:

These are truly a GREAT lip product. Silky, smooth, long lasting color.. what more could a girl want?:) I definitely recommend trying one of these guys, and one of you is gonna win one in my giveaway regardless! My favorite formula has to be the Le Matte sticks. Purchase one HERE. Enter my October Giveaway HERE!

Hope you enjoyed yourselves and thanks for reading loves! Thoughts & comments please 🙂 ❤

5 Minute Flawless Natural Face Routine! PLUS QUICK FASHION HAUL!

Hi all you lovely ladies! ❤ Today i will be showing you all what can be done in 5-10 minutes depending on how comfortable you are with makeup, but it really shouldn’t take much longer than that. We all have those days where we have to get up and get ready for work quickly but you would like to make yourself presentable at least. So that’s what were targeting. If you can master this routine you’ll always have a good face to put forward in ANY hectic situation. 🙂 ❤

Here is what my 5 minute face looks like:

Pretty simple! This look is simply created with a quick touch up under the eyes & over blemishes with concealer & beauty blender, a quick & light dusting of bronzer for some warmth, a little bit of foundation powder brushed on, an illuminator chubby on the cheekbone for a beautiful glow, mascara of any kind, and a nice shimmer beneath the brow bone to waken & open the eyes a bit. No lip color has been applied here yet, but i will show you how to make this even more presentable with two more simple & fast steps!

Add a tiny flick of black liner, a couple dabs of a creamy cheek lip and cheek chubby on both your cheeks & lips, and ta-daaa! 😉 You can amp it up even more with steps that will take you only a minute to do! Now you’re ready for the day with a fresh face. 😀

Here are the affordable products i used today:

Let’s start with these:

• FLOWER beauty double sided mascara/eyeliner duo pen
• FLOWER beauty highlighter/bronzer chubby “Honey-bronze”
• FLOWER beauty lip & cheek chubby in “Can’t Re-Fuschia”
• Maybelline Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser  in Light

• Neutrogena “Oil-Free Moisture” Sensitive Skin
• FLOWER beauty Glow Baby Glow bronzer/blush duo
• Loreal Infallible Eyeshadow “Iced Latte” (Under Brow)
• Loreal Infallible pro-matte 16HR foundation
• Covergirl Full Lash Bloom

Hope this will give you hope next time you are in a rush and need to get your face on FAST! 😉 ❤

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FASHION HAUL TIME! 

I got most of this at walmart and a couple things were given to me as gifts for my upcoming vacation! My wonderful man is taking me to 4 star GORGEOUS resort & casino for my birthday and i am more than excited. I am starting to pick up things i’ll be taking along with me so i’ll be showing you all what i grab 😀

Those pants are some comfy and can be dressed up or down, they’re thin and breathable and have a gorgeous pattern and color scheme! Perfect for vacation 😉 And would look super cute & elegant casual paired with any of these accessories.

Thanks for reading loves! Leave comments & thoughts, hope you enjoyed this post 🙂

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Compare: Inexpensive L’Oreal & Maybelline NUDE Palettes

So i came across these two palettes at Walmart while i was doing some shopping. I figured for the price i could try them both out, and compare & review them on here for you guys! I’m always open to trying cheaper palettes & products even though i tend to lean more towards brand name makeup. All you really need is the know how, if you are skilled at applying makeup you can make something out of nothing, or in this case, making the most out of a cheap palette.

The larger palette to the left is the L’Oreal LA Palette NUDE 1. The smaller one to the right is the Maybelline “The Nudes” Palette. The smaller palette has two more color choices but the L’Oreal palette has elongated pans with much more product to use.

(L’Oreal LA Palette NUDE 1)

(Maybelline “The Nudes” Palette)

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So, let’s compare. There are some very similar shades in this palette, such as the shimmer browns and gold colors. But here are some differences i noticed while swatching/playing around with these shadows:

1. The L’Oreal shadows are extremely velvety soft to the touch and apply like a dream to a primed eyelid.
2. The Maybelline shadows take a little more effort to get good color pay off, i had to layer it on to see the true color.
3. The L’Oreal shadows have a nicer shimmer formula, they truly look metallic and dazzling on the skin.
4. The maybelline shadow pan that is in matte black actually had a nice formula, blendable and pigmented. Would purchase it again as a single.
5. The L’Oreal shadows are all very easily blendable & nicely pigmented.

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Overall, i definitely would say i prefer the L’Oreal  LA palette NUDE 1. It would be ideal for traveling since its sleek and thin, length really doesn’t matter if your slipping it into a big bag or suitcase. It also has a long mirror inside & snaps shut tight. Very wearable everyday shades that can be dressed up or down beautifully depending on occasion. The colors seem very well rounded and can be used around each other in many different looks. They also seem like more appealing, luxurious shades of nude all together. This one was a little more, it costs about $15.00 USD but it’s definitely worth it for some nice silky eyeshadows to throw in your collection. I believe the Maybelline palette was around $10.00 USD. Try one out for yourself!