The Falsies BIG EYES: A Review

We all know and love the original Maybelline NY The Falsies Mascara and now here's something new to try out. Maybelline's new The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara! I'm here to give you a review and demo of this product and I hope you enjoy!


PRODUCT:

Maybelline New York The Falsies BIG EYES Volum' Express (original formula)

 DEMO:

1st Coat- After one coat of this mascara my lashes are fairly separated. They are noticeably longer and slightly thicker than my natural lashes. I found my bottom lashes to be more evenly separated than the top. My lashes also kept its curl and were not heavy.

2nd Coat- My lashes are further lengthened on both top and bottom. I did notice my top lashes were starting to get spidery and I had to be extra careful with the second application as the formula dries very quickly. It also began to flake which frustrated me (hey I'm being honest here Maybelline).  However, my lashes still remained curled and light.

My Thoughts:

Overall this mascara is not bad, but it ain't GREAT either. Yes, in a sense my eyes do look bigger, but I get that look with most of the other mascaras I use. The formula isn't my favorite as I do prefer one that's more wet since it applies a lot better. This formula dries really quickly and as I mentioned earlier, flakes easily. I would recommend either applying a generous first coat alone, or, apply a second coat immediately after the first, on each eye, to diminish the chance of flaking. The mascara felt more or less lightweight and did not trouble my eyes (redness, watery eyes). It was also easy to remove, but keep in mind this is a non-waterproof formula.

The Wands

Not forgetting the design of the wands, I do appreciate the two different wands for the upper and lower lashes. The upper lash wand is on the bigger side and has a curved shape with fairly thick bristles. The lower lash wand is thinner and shorter, perfect size for the bottoms lashes, in my opinion, and does not sport a curved shape like the top, but is straight. I do prefer the bottom lash wand more than the top. I think if the top lash wand was simply a larger replicate of the bottom lash wand, I would have loved it.

Side Note

Although it has nothing to do with the actual product, am I the only one who dislikes the font on the mascara tube/bottle (what is it really)? I think they could have done a better job with that design as it looks a bit cheap. Otherwise, the packaging is fairly decent.

That's it for my review! I hope you enjoyed it and helped you in deciding whether to purchase this mascara or not. I would like to say my opinions are all honest and are all from my personal experience using this product. Just remember everyone will have different preferences and even though this mascara is not my favourite, it may be to someone else. Hope you enjoyed once again!

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Monthly Favourites! My July Loves + Dislikes

Hi all! I'm currently watching a marathon of Betty White's Off Their Rockers on Lifetime. The idea of the elderly pranking young people is just hilarious. It's the kind of stuff you'd find on YouTube, purely genius. 

Well we're heading into August and is it just me or did July fly by so quickly? Something I look forward to at this time are monthly favourites, which is basically sharing your most loved beauty and even non-beauty items of that month. Today I'm going to share mine!

The lipsticks I've been loving the most are Revlon's Colorburst Lip Butter #090 Sweet Tart, Maybelline's Color Sensational #065 Hooked On Pink and Color Whisper #45 Who Wore It Red-er. Review

My favourite nail polish find was Revlon ColorStay Long Wear Nail Enamel #310 Vintage Rose.

For the entire month I've only been using the Dream Bouncy Blush By Maybelline in #20 Peach Satin. It gives this gorgeous glowy finish which I love and the peachy colour works perfect for any skin tone.

I think Maybelline's The Rocket Volum' Express is a popular one with many. Mostly because it does what it says by giving great volume and even length. I love how this mascara does not clump or weigh down my lashes. I'd definitely re-purchase this.

Probably one of my most favoured makeup items of the month and possibly the year is L'Oreal's True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealer. Mine is in the shade medium/deep W6-7-8 and it's basically at its end! I cannot find it anywhere to re-purchase so I'm sad about that because it's the only concealer that works perfectly to hide my blemishes. It is really creamy and super blendable (no wonder it's called that) and I love the retractable feature (no sharpening!).

I've never used Suave Professionals hair products before until someone told me about how surprisingly great they work. After trying the Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner, I'm in love. This stuff is amazing for such an affordable price! I have naturally wavy/curly hair and after my first time using this my hair was both visibly and touchably soft and smooth. I did not even get these kind of results with Moroccan Argan Oil Products!

I love cleansing wipes for removing makeup and this Exfoliating Renewal Wet Cleansing Towelette from Ponds is amazing. It easily removes face and eye makeup (although I swear by eye makeup remover solutions for a thorough clean) and contains these tiny beads which takes care of the exfoliation and has the most amazing citrus scent. 

I never leave out toner from my everyday skincare regime and this Blemish Treating Astringent from Bioré is great! It leaves a tingly sensation which I love in astringents and contains Salicylic acid which I'm sure everyone with acne would be familiar with. This formula is also oil-free which is a plus.

Not every product you buy you're going to love and this was the case with Herbal Essences' Hydralicious Reconditioning Shampoo and Conditioner. I usually love Herbal Essences but this one did not do it for me. I bought it because I wanted to try something new and the smell was great, however after using it I really did not like it. My hair did not feel thoroughly clean after shampooing as it was WAY too reconditioning (at least the name does not lie) and I felt it unnecessary to use the conditioner. Even after finishing off with the conditioner and rinsing, my hair felt a little heavy and did not smell like the lovely scent from the bottle (which is my major attraction with Herbal Essences). Overall a huge disappointment for me.

That concludes my favourites for the month of July. Let me know what are yours in the comments and also which products of mine you may have and enjoy. Also, have you tried the Herbal Essences' Shampoo and Conditioner? How did it work for you? Have a good one!

P.S Thanks mom for the beautiful post card!

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Behind Blue Eyes: A Tutorial

Hello everyone and welcome to another tutorial! Today I'm playing around with bright blue eyeliner and shadow and I absolutely love how vibrant and fun this look is. This look isn't one I'd sport on a casual day, but for those of you who are daring and love colour, this is for you!

PRODUCTS I USED:

From top: Nicka K Cosmetics  Eye Pencil A06 Blue Glow, Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner, Revlon ColorStay Gel Eyeliner in Black

Maybelline NY Eye Studio (limited edition) Striking Blue #600

LETS GET STARTED:

Before you begin it's important to prep your eyes

1. Add some concealer to the entire lid, up to the brows and under your eyes. (My eyelids tend to be slightly darker and this helps to brighten them up as well as conceal under eye dark circles.) You may skip this step if it is unnecessary for you.
2. The area around my eye is fully concealed and brightened.
3. Apply an eye shadow primer to your lid.
4. With your finger or brush, apply a light eye shadow (choose a colour that's near to your skintone) to your entire lid.

1. With your blue eyeliner, begin to line your eyes, creating a flick/wing at the end. You may make the wing as subtle or dramatic as you want.
2. Then, using a shimmery blue eye shadow, apply that on top of the eyeliner, making sure to keep true to the shape. (This is basically to intensify the look since the liner is not greatly pigmented) 
3. Once you are satisfied with your line and wing you are finished with the blue
4. With some black gel liner and an angled brush, make another line on top of the blue keeping both lines equal in width. (If you don't have gel liner you may use a liquid or pencil liner and adjust the technique to achieve the desired look)
5. With a pencil brush, press some black eye shadow on top of the black eyeliner to deepen and intensify the colour.
6. That's it for liner and shadow!

You may finish the look by just applying mascara to your top lashes as seen below.

For a little more depth and detail, line your waterline with black eyeliner, brighten your tear duct area and highlight your brow bone with a shimmery white shadow and apply mascara to your bottom lashes and you're all done!

That's it for my tutorial! I really hope you enjoyed this and was able to learn a few things. Be sure to let me know how you liked this look and possibly something you'd do differently or even add to it. I had so much fun making this tutorial and definitely look out for more to come!

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It's All About Purple Eyes: Two Looks ft. Purple Prism

Hi lovelies and happy Friday! Today I'm excited to share with you all my first makeup tutorial. Since I will be showing two looks I'm keeping this intro short and sweet and I'll get straight into the tutorials. I made this with lots of love and tried my best to make everything as simple to understand and easy to follow. I really hope you enjoy!

Story:
Out of curiosity, I picked up my Jordana Metal Rocks Metallic Retractable Eyeliner (they simply couldn't make that name any longer) and started experimenting...until a little piece broke off. That's when the idea for this tutorial came about.

I wanted to create a smokey look that was very soft, easy-going and wearable for both day and nighttime, as well as a simple look that was still fun.

For the first look, I used the broken piece of eyeliner as an eyeshadow. Here is how I created it:

PRODUCTS AND TOOLS I USED

From left: Jordana Eyeliner, L'oreal Paris Extra-Intense Liquid Pencil Eyeliner, Maybelline NY The Rocket Volum' Express, Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, Revlon Photo Ready Concealer & ColorStay 12hr Eyeshadow #03 Neutral Khakis

My EcoTools eye brushes, foundation brush & Sigma E30 (pencil)

RENEWED PURPLE PRISM: SOFT & SMOKEY

1. Begin with priming your lids and apply a light eye shadow across your entire lid, extending it to your brow, for your base.
2. Taking your newly created purple liner eye shadow (or regular eye shadow), apply it to the outer corner of your eye lid with your finger using a gentle "press and smudge" technique.
3. With a blending brush and some dark brown eye shadow, begin blending it along the outer corner as well as along the crease of your eye.
4. Continue until everything is well blended and there are no harsh lines
5. Highlight your brow bone with a light eye shadow 
6. You're done with eye shadows!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. With the same eyeliner used for the shadow, line your lower lash line (if you used a regular purple eyeshadow, use a liner similar to that colour OR use the eyeshadow to line your lower lash line)
8. Taking the same brown eye shadow with a pencil brush, gently blend with the liner
9. With an angled eyeliner brush, use the brown eye shadow and press along your upper lash line (this will give a softer look than using a black eyeliner)
10. With the same pencil brush gentle blend the shadow along your lash line
11. Using your favorite black eye liner, apply to your water line
12. Then "tight line" with the same black eyeliner (basically lining the area under your eyelashes)

Bring the entire look together by applying your favorite mascara and you're done!

*For a brighter look, you can apply a shimmery light shadow to the inner corner of your eyes and well as the middle of your lids

THE DOUBLE LINER EFFECT

1. After you've primed your lids and applied a base colour, with a soft black eyeliner, apply along your upper lash line
2. Using a pencil brush, smudge the liner to create a softer look as well as create a slight wing by blending the liner outward.
3. With your purple eyeliner, add that on top the black liner
4. Using an angled liner brush, smudge the purple eyeliner across the black. (This gives a pretty iridescent effect)
5. Line your water line using the purple eyeliner.
6. Then tight line using the same black eyeliner.

Finish off the look with your favorite mascara and you're all done!

So that's it for my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it and found it easy to understand and follow. I also hope I inspired you all to try new things with your makeup! If you recreate this look, be sure to let me know how it turned out. Also in the comments, let me know what you would do differently for these looks as I'd love to learn from you. Have a fantastic weekend! 

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Maybelline Lip Products: A Quick Review

Hi all! I think blogging at night is a new trend with me. I guess since your brain is exercised throughout the day and therefore...should be tired... This doesn't add up. Anyway, today I bring to you a review on the Maybelline lip products that I showed in my haul, specially requested by my friend Shelleigh! Hi Shells, hope you enjoy!

I think we can all agree that out of all drugstore brands Maybelline products are probably the most eye catching and can possibly make you want to eat them...or is that just me? I love their fun, colourful, "eye candy" (there, I used it) packaging which is a plus to their great quality product. I especially love their lip products, blushes and bb cream. I have been eyeing these two lip colour lines and I finally got to try them. I usually don't buy too many at once as I like to try out the product first to see if it's worth purchasing more.

Now, on to the review!

Color Whispers

Super Stay 14 hr Lipsticks

I'll begin with the Maybelline Color Whispers...

#85 Berry Ready 

#45 Who Wore It Red-er 

These Color Whispers are really enjoyable to wear. They glide on your lips easily and are so soft and creamy! The formula is very moisturizing and on first application gives you a translucent look, but you can surely build the color like I do. I'm so glad I chose these two colors because they go well with my skin tone. (See swatches below.) They are very similar colours though, so it's hard to pick one over the other. However, I must say they tend to sneak off your lips after a while of wearing them, especially if you're eating and drinking a lot. So be sure to slip it in your purse before you leave the house!

Swatches of each lip colour

Lip Swatches

Look how full and glossy my lips look with the Color Whispers!


Now onto the Super Stay 14 hr Lipstick...

#20  Eternal Rose

#30 Never Ending Nude

These 14 hr Lip Sticks come in such beautiful colours. Out of the two, I prefer Eternal Rose as it's a great shade of pink. Never Ending Nude, though, is not the best shade for me unfortunately. I'm not surprised as I have trouble finding the perfect nude shade for my skin tone. Also, it contains tiny shimmery particles that make it look even more pasty even though in the swatch (see above) it looks fine. Apart from that, the application is not nearly as smooth as the Color Whispers. Instead, it is a little dry and drags along the lips. I always apply a lip balm before going in with this lipstick. I can't say if it really lasts up to 14 hrs since I don't wear my makeup that long, but it surely takes some doing to remove, which shows it's durability.


Altogether, these are great products, the Color Whispers being my personal favourite of the two. I'm not sure if I will be purchasing more of the Super Stay Lipsticks, but the Color Whispers just make you want more!

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My First Blog Post! + Haul

It's the beginning of my "blogging life", well, how else do I phrase that? It's 10:05 pm and I'm tired but way too excited to put this off till a next day...or night. As every girl my age, or young lady (bleh), I'm sucked in the world of beauty and fashion, and honestly, pretending to be my personal makeup artist and creating a voice over in my head explaining everything I'm putting on my face (and neck...NEVER forget the neck) is simply not enough. I am in no way a professional makeup artist, but with YouTube and the hundreds of beauty gurus, try telling a girl that! So please, enjoy my, what I like to call, "beautybyanoobwhichcantotallypassasfabulous". Okay, I just made that up. Heh.

I recently had my occasional visit to SuperPharm, what I refer to as a trini Walgreens or CVS, and naturally returned home with a bag of totally unnecessary yet completely fulfilling items. I know this is neither new nor unusual for a girl *ahem*, young lady like me. Actually, for anyone with a bosom and...you know. You cannot simply waltz, trot, skip, pop-in to SuperPharm and buy ONLY what you went for, or nothing at all.  That being said, you know what time it is... Haul time, HAUL time, HAULLL TIMEEEE *in weird guys' voice from Blue's Clues*. No, not Steve.

An overview of everything I picked up

Biore deep cleasing pore strips, finally!

Maybelline lipsticks that I bought

From left:

• Maybelline NY Colour Whisper #85 Berry Ready
• Maybelline NY Colour Whisper #45 Who Wore It Red-er
• Maybelline NY Super Stay 14 hr Lipstick #030 Never Ending Nude
• Maybelline NY Super Stay 14 hr Lipstick #020 Eternal Rose

 Revlon products I purchased...(featuring weirdly positioned fingers)

From left:

• Revlon Eyelash Culer
• Revlon Lash Potion by Grow Luscious - Volume & Length Mascara
• Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Brown
• Revlon Photo Ready Concealer in Medium Deep

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