A product I'm not too fond of...

So I have a product that I thought was lovely when I first tried it out, Benefit Fake Up concealer.

Turns out, it's not all that great.

:(


This concealer is said to be hydrating and crease free. This creases literally as soon as I put it on my under eye area.

The actual concealer is surrounded by a ring of hydrating product, but I just find it to be suuuuper greasy.

It's very easy to apply in the stick form, but somewhat difficult to blend out because of how greasy it is. The thing that bothers me the most about this product is that it never actually sets. After it's applied, it doesn't dry and just stays kind of tacky. I use a setting powder over top but it's still tacky all day long.

This concealer only comes in 3 colors; light, medium, and deep. I have the color light (yay for being pale) and I find it to be a little too yellow for under my eyes. I also don't find the coverage to be that great.

I was really hoping to like this product since I love a bunch of other Benefit products (also because the lady in Sephora talked about how great it is) but alas, it doesn't work for me.

However, I will continue to use this product because I will not be wasteful and throw $24 worth of concealer away!

Have you tried this product? What are your thoughts on it?

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Dior Amber Diamond Shimmer Powder

There is one product in every girl's makeup collection that is special and cherished, this is my cherished product.

Every time I take it out to use it I hold it like this:

.....just kidding.


Dior Amber Diamond Shimmer Powder is by far my favorite makeup product I own. It is absolutely perfect.

This highlighting powder is very smooth and fine, it glides right on the skin. It gives the most beautiful glow on the cheekbones. The lasting power is incredible. I'll come home after wearing my makeup for about 9 or 10 hours, look in the mirror and I can still see that subtle glow on my cheeks.

The powder has 5 strips of bronze colors that make a beautiful bronze highlight color when mixed together.

Swatches of each individual color strip on the left

swatch of all colors mixed on the far right

My favorite thing about this powder is that is has not one, but two uses!
I LOVE using this as an eyeshadow, it looks great and lasts all day.
I use the second color from the left all over my lid, and the darkest color in my crease and outer corner.

So in short, I'm obsessed with this powder and it is the best makeup purchase I have ever made. Seriously. I am in love.

At $46 this beauty is very pricy, but VERY worth it. I've owned it for over a year, I use it all the time, and I'm not even close to running out. You can purchase it from Sephora, or any Dior counter at department stores.

What's your product you can't live without?

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Current favorite mascaras

I can't believe it...but I have had pretty good luck with trying new mascaras lately! I thought I would share my favorite mascaras at the moment.

I swear this isn't on purpose, but they're all L'oreal brand. They've been putting out awesome mascaras lately!

L'oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions

Edit: After I took the original pictures, I threw out the mascara (it dried out) and bought a new one

in the carbon black color. I realized the original close up was blurry, so I had to take a new picture-which

is why this one has different packaging!

This is no shocker. I've loved this mascara for a while now, it's one of those all in one, don't even have to think about it mascaras. It lengthens and it gives my lashes lots of volume and I love it.

L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly 

I am loving this mascara! It has this interesting wand, one side is short while the other side has long bristles on the end. It really works to fan out those outer lashes, giving a butterfly affect. This mascara is great for lengthening the lashes and giving them that butterfly look.

L'oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Excess

Most of the time when I try a new mascara, it takes me a little time to warm up to it. Not with this one. I started putting it on and literally said "whoa". This mascara gives me so much volume, it's amazing. The brush is very similar to the Shocking Extensions wand, except the bristles are longer and bigger. I love it. This is a bold statement here....but I would say this mascara is comparable to Benefit They're Real! mascara.

All three of these mascaras have rubber bristles. I prefer rubber bristles over regular bristles. I feel like they grasp my lashes better and just overall make my lashes look better.

What mascaras are you loving right now?

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Stila In The Light palette

Hi everyone!

Today I bring you a post about one of my favorite eyeshadow palettes, the Stila In The Light Palette.

Ugh...so beautiful. <3

This Stila palette is a neutral palette that has 10 eyeshadows- 4 matte, 6 shimmer.

Please excuse my poor swatching. I need more practice!

Top row (L-R): Bare, Kitten, Bliss, Sunset, Sandstone.
Bottom row (L-R): Bubbly, Gilded Gold, Luster, Night Sky, Ebony.

All of the shadows in this palette are super soft. They glide right on, no chalkiness, and they have awesome pigmentation. I think that Stila shadows are probably the softest shadows I've ever used.

My favorite look with this palette is Kitten on the lid, Bliss in the crease, and Sunset on the outer half of the lid. I use Bare as my brow highlight and I like using Ebony and Luster together on a angled brush as an eyeliner.

This palette also comes with a brown eyeliner but I didn't find it very special. Just your ordinary brown liner.

I already own the Naked and Naked2 palettes and I feel like the shades in the Stila palette are so different from the Naked palettes. Okay even if they're not that different, you can never have enough neutral eye shadows! Am I right?!

At $39, this palette is definitely affordable (single Stila shadows are $18) and it would be a great addition to anyone's collection.

You can get this palette from Sephora or Ulta.

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My current favorites

Hello everyone!

Today I bring you a post all about my current beauty favorites! These are the products I have been reaching for the most over the past month or two.

My MAC eyeshadow Palette

From left to right starting on top- Phloof!, Jest, All That Glitters, Shale, Trax, Paradisco

Okay, okay....I can't say I've been loving it for the past month because I just got 4 of these colors (and the palette itself) a few days ago. But for the past few days it's all I've used!! I am totally in love with the shades I have in here. My favorite is the very first one, Phloof! It is so reflective and beautiful....awesome color to use in the tear duct to highlight.

Benefit Rockateur Blush

Ever since this blush was released, no one has been able to stop talking about it...and I totally understand why. This blush is beautiful! It gives a perfect rosy-glowy-flushed look. It looks very shimmery at first, but once you get past the top layer it is not that shimmery at all. Also, THE SMELL. <3

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer

This is literally the only concealer I've used for a while. It's just perfect. It covers my dark circles. Need I say more?

MAC Cleanse-Off Oil (Tranquil)

I can describe this product in a scenario.....If someone ever asked me to do without this product for a week and was holding it in their hands, I would snatch it from them and run away screaming. It's THAT good. I have never used an eye makeup remover that takes off my makeup so easily. I just pump some in my fingers, rub into my eye makeup, rinse, and I'm good! You get the oh so attractive "panda eyes" but then just rinse it all off and you're all good. I use the Tranquil version, but I've also used the regular version and they do the exact same thing. The only difference is I feel that Tranquil is a lot more gentle on my skin.

Almay Liquid Lip Balm

From left to right: Cantaloupe Cream, Apricot Pucker, Apple A Day

This is such a nice gloss! It's a little bit more opaque than a normal lipgloss, and it feels so nice on the lips. I'm in love with these.

L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black mascara 

This is my go to mascara for those mornings when I just throw on some mascara and concealer under my eyes and run out of the door (because I'm usually running late). It makes my lashes so long and it's very natural looking. Definitely one I always have to keep in rotation.


So that's it! What have you been loving lately?

Links!
MAC palette
MAC shadows
Rockateur blush
Maybelline concealer
L'Oreal mascara
MAC cleanse off oil
Almay lip balm

Thanks for reading!