Too Faced Review!

Hello Lovelies! I could not let another day pass without telling you all about my Too Faced haul and love for their eye shadows. OMG!!

I mentioned before that I bought the Too Faced Sugar Pop Palette a few months back and was waiting on my PB & J palette. Well, TF's Memorial Day sale lured me right in! I ended up also purchasing the Natural Matte and Chocolate Bar palettes. Can you say LOVE!!!

First of all, these shadows are so pigmented, buttery smooth, and easy to apply. They blend like a dream and you can create many different looks from the palettes I own. At first glance, I had buyers remorse thinking, "I don't need all these", but then after closer examination, I NEED them all. The colors are so different. Even when you think there are dupes of colors in the palette, you find out quickly that they are quite different. I have used these palettes over the past couple of weeks and PB&J is my fave....HANDS DOWN! If you are a brown girl like me, you will more than appreciate this palette. But who am I?! So lets break it down:

Sugar Pop: Okay, so the colors are a bit random in this palette and the likelihood of you using them together is unlikely. However, the pops of color in this palette will compliment and allow you to pull looks from the other palettes. If you are not into bright colors, then this is not for you...and that's okay!

Peanut Butter Jelly Time!: Again, my fave! This palette is full of warm orangey and gold browns. I hear complaints about the Jelly color, but it reminds me of true Jelly! It looks very opaque and pigmented in the palette, but when you put it on, it's very sheer, but it's buildable. You can also layer it on other colors to make it intense, but personally, I love it as is. That's my preference though. I find myself reaching for this often.

 Natural Matte: Yeah, so I love this one too! A very good neutral palette for beginners. The palette is matte but it seems to go on very satiny and not flat which I like. The colors blend well, are pigmented, and you can create many looks with it. You can also use it to compliment other palettes if you need transition shades and crease colors. A must have in my opinion.

Chocolate Bar: And the heavens opened up and the makeup Gods blessed us! This palette is everything! You can do so much with it if you are a neutral kinda girl. There are so many reviews on this palette, I won't even go in depth. But I will say, if you are an eye shadow lover and you do not own this palette, you NEED it. 

Bottom line: these palettes are definitely worth taking a look at and if you decide to buy one, both, or all.....you will not be disappointed!!

Until next time! Peace!!

Too Faced: New Products Releasing 6/15! So Excited!

Hello Lovelies! So I'm not sure when this obsession with Too Faced occurred, but I'm a full blown addict now! The first item I ever bought from TF was the Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. I remember receiving it and being completed pissed off because it was too light! As a matter of fact, I first very much disliked Too Faced because I felt that they had not intent to market to women of color given their bronzer and foundation shades. I was so upset because I liked their products soo much! The packaging is extra cute and the quality is insane. Plus, you won't break the bank when getting your choice items!

Anyway, about 1 year later, I bought the Candlelight Glow highlighter and again, I was in love. Then all these cool eye shadow palette's started coming out and I knew, I had to have them!!! Well, the reality is, I am not rich! I'm a social worker for crying out loud......but I have managed to score a couple more items. I now own the Sugar Pop palette and am currently waiting on my Peanut Butter & Jelly palette to arrive!! Yay!! Needless to say, I have grown to love TF. The Chocolate Bar is still on my radar, however, I feel that if I simply add the Natural Eyes Matte Palette, I will not need the Chocolate Bar. Memorial Day sales are upon us and even though I just ordered the PB &J, I think I will order the Natural Eyes as well while it is 20% off. I just new my shadow collection would be complete from Too Faced until this:


Now how cute is this....and its called....Totally Cute! Do I need this palette....abso-freaking-lutely! I missed out on the Sweet Peach palette, so I must have this one! But then, I also spot this:


Like, come on! How cute are they! Eyeliner pens from TF! I am hoping that they are similar to the Kat Von D tattoo Liner because I absolutely live that liner! These colors look amazing and I feel like I need 4-5 of them. They look really smooth and pigmented on the website and TF has a history of quality products, so I believe these will deliver. Now if this isn't enough, look what else I spotted:


And now my life is complete!  Those three on the right side are calling my name and I will own these!!

I hope you all are as excited about these new products as I am! Those lip glosses have me super excited as I am completely over this matte trend.  Don't get me wrong, I still love a good matte lippie, but I own a ton and I'm ready to revisit my lip gloss obsession! In the words of my boyfriend, "How many lip glosses do you really need?". Well, we makeup junkies know the answer to that: You can never have too many!!

That's all I have for you beauties right now. Please believe I will be back when my PB&J palette arrives. Until then....be blessed and have an awesome week!

Drugstore Haulin'!!

Hey lovelies! Over the past few weeks, I have been completely stressed over starting my new job! OMG, I don't know what it is about this particular job change that has me son on edge, but I tell you it is affecting me big time! So not only has it caused me some stress pimples, but it as resulted in me engaging in retail therapy! For some strange reason, I believe that since I am starting a new job, I need new makeup. Go figure.

As you can see, I have purchased several things. I even feel like this isn't all of it, but it's all I can remember at this time!. What I do know is that some of these things I have been wanting to try and I just happened to catch some really good deals, so why no indulge in this stress induced haul! Here's what I got:

Wet N Wild: Coloricon blush in Apri-cot in the Middle and the photofocus Settinf spray. The blush I could have done without because it's too light. I think it was 3 or 4 bucks so I'll just give it away! I am currently testing out the setting spray, I'll let you know how that goes!

Elf: From elf I got the blush palette in dark, the pro liquid eyeliner, contour brush, and their mist  and set spray. So I have been having a hard time getting my hands in everything I hit except for the eyeliner. I finally came across a stocked display and was able to get all but the setting spray. Later I went to a CVS and got the last mist and set spray and discovered that I had a $3 reward bucks coupon! So I got my mist and set spray for $.24! SCORE!

Revlon and Maybelline: Great

Story! I went to my neighborhood Kroger to grab a few things for dinner and did what I always do: walk down the beauty isle! To my surprise, all the makeup was on clearance. I got the Maybelline lash blast volume mascara for $2.50 and the brow drama brow gel for $2.25. Then I ran across those Revlon HD matte lipsticks! They were $3 a piece: you know I copped those! I even went back and got one more!

The other stuff, y'all already know the deal! Those L.A girl pro concealer and color corrector were $2.99 each and I picked up that Covergirl Queen ebony bronzer for about $8. The shadows are from a brand called Zuri I think and that little palette was about $3.50 so I picked it up!

I have been experimenting with everything and trying to create some looks for when I begin my new gig next week! I will also have some more blogs going up as I will be comparing a few things and telling you what I think. See ya next time!!!!

 

Review: influenster #FitMeFoundation and Too Faced Sugar Pop palette!

(My look using Fit Me and Sugar Pop. I swear my car is my photo studio!)

Hey there! So I wanted to jump on real quick and review my Fit Me foundation by Maybelline that I got to try out from influenster! I also wanted to give a quick review of my new Sugar Pop palette from Too Faced!

First things first! I received Maybelline Fit Me foundation from influenster to try out and review! Well after receiving this product and wearing it I stand on my original opinion: This is my holy grail! First of all, the color match is unbeatable for me! I wear Coconut 355 and it matches my skin perfectly! The finish is more satin than it is matte which I really like. You do have to set this or else after about 5 hours, your oil will be shining all the way through! I don't wear high end foundation. Because it's just not on my budget at this moment, but I can imagine it's pretty comparable to some higher end foundations out there! It's easy to work with and blend and the coverage is buildable! I think most who try this will like it!

Next I want to talk about my Too Faced Sugar Pop eyeshadow palette! Now I have not been into shadows until recently, so I know I'm late on this palette, but I don't care!! I have been really wanting the Chocolate Bar palette, but I caught this one on sale for $18 (retail $36) and I liked the colors so I bought it! This is my first high end eye shadow palette and I'm glad I got it! The shadows are very buttery, pigmented, and they blend very easily, which is the best perk for a beginner! Blending is everything and these shadows do that well! Now that I have an idea of how these palettes work, it is beyond necessary that I pick up not only the Chocolate Bar, but also the PB&J palette as well! I'm glad this was my first high end palette because it was so worth it!

Pamper Yourself a Little!

Hello lovelies! I thought I'd come to you with something a little different today...like taking time to take care of yourself. I have found that it is very important to take time for yourself and pamper yourself just a little.

I want to share with you that I am a mother of 2: a 3 yr old and a 12 year old. On my journey as a mother, I sometimes feel like I lost who I am as an independent person as I have been so focused on being a mom and supporting my family. I used to really invest in my clothing, shoes, hair, nails, etc. I mean, I was that girl who bought a new outfit for every event I would attend! As you can imagine, all of that came to a hault and I truly lost focus of taking care of me! 

I came to this grueling realization several months ago and made a resolution for myself this year: Take some time and money to invest in me and not feel guilty about taking care of and pampering me! It's only March, but I have taken some tiny steps! 

First, I have invested in letting professionals periodically do my hair! I used to get it done every 2 weeks once upon a time! I got it braided about 1.5 months ago and the plan is to get it professionally washed, conditioned, trimmed and styled next. I have also started getting my nails done again!  I can't tell you how great that me time feels! I'm still working on the guilt side of things, but hey, baby steps! My next goal is to start hanging out with my friends!

All in all, I just want everyone to know how important it is to take care of you! I know the struggle and I totally regret not doing this sooner! Pamper yourself a little ladies! You are so worth it!

Ipsy: Is it worth your $10 per month??

Hello Lovelies! I'm back again! I know it's been a little while since I posted because I wanted my next post to be about my new influenster VoxBox. Incidentally, I had to have them send me a new box, so I am waiting on that. Once it arrives, I will definitely be posting about that campaign and product. 

Anywhoo! I wanted to post really quickly about my Ipsy subscription. So in the beginning of the year, I subscribed to Ipsy's subscription service where for $10/month, you get a cute makeup bag, and about 5 sample products! Now you do end up with at least 1 full size or deluxe sample product. The products range from high end to drug store and they are usually things you probably wanted to try, but didn't want to splurge on! You will also find things that you may not have thought to buy, but now you have this sample that you love, so your thinking of adding it to your regimen or collection. The products are all things beauty such as makeup, skin care items, all the way to nail polish!

How Does It Work: So you can choose to buy your subscription for the whole month, or you can pay monthly and discontinue when you feel like it. Then you take a quiz to give Ipsy an idea of your style, who you are, and your preferences. You are billed on the first of the month and your package arrives close to the middle of the month. Once your package arrives, you can do reviews on the products you received. This gives Ipsy another snapshot of what you like and prefer versus what you dont, thus, further personalizing the bag you receive monthly. You can earn points for your reviews and for the people who sign up under you, giving you deals on different products. Pretty cool, huh?

So far, I like it and have no complaints! I mean, it's only $10 and chances are high you will receive at least a few items that you will love. Maybe I can start doing reviews on the bags I receive, that will  give you a better idea of what you are getting yourself into. I loved my January bag and unfortunately, I haven't done much with my February bag😕. Only because I had a lot going on and just didn't get to it! I'll be sure to let you in on my March bag though and lend you some insight into why you should subscribe to this service! 

If you want to try it anyways, you can do so here https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=wop8v Otherwise, stay posted for my #MarchGlamBag! Peace

 

#FitMeFoundation Vox Box....Stay Tuned!

Hey Lovelies! I have been selected for yet another Vox Box! I will be receiving the Maybelline Fit Me Vox Box from influenster. If you want to get lucky like me, click here to sign up for influenster and let your influence be known! It's totally free, and your opinion will totally matter! Share your reviews and thoughts and maybe even receive free products to test and review as well! I'll be back soon with the details on this #VoxBox so keep checking in to see what Maybelline has in store for a product junky like me! Peace!