Get in Eye Line!....My Find for Perfect Eye Liner

If your like me getting a perfect line may seem impossible with those eyeliner pens pencils etc.  So I was pleased to find this very affordable product at Target that helped me perfect my eyeliner.  This is the Elf Angled Eyliner Brush and its idiot proof.  I bought the Elf Cream Eyeliner to go with it and I absolutely love it.  It looks much more natural then wet eyeliner and is easy to work with. I never try to swipe one line across.  I start in the middle sweep to the left then back at the middle and sweep to the right.  Its easy to fill in if you mess up. This was a lifesaver for a beauty tenderfoot like me!  Both cost $3.00 which is a great deal.  Love this!

It's Getting Balmy in Here!...My Top Five Lip Balms

So lets get to it.

1.  Fresh Sugar Advanced Lip Treatment $25

My new favorite lip balm.  Stays on for hours, really does repair lips.  Expensive as hell but worth it. Goes on smoothly smells divine of lemons and sugar and goes well under lip colors. Great packaging, screw on cap which is a plus.  See my full review in previous post. I probably won't purchase this again due to the price and because there are great alternatives.

2.  Avon Care Deeply Lip Balm .69 cents

Let me say that before I found Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment this was hands down the only chap stick that truly worked for me.  I have heard of people using it for cancer patients.  It really penetrates has a great soothing aloe smell and is cheap! The only problem is you can only get it at Avon so its not readily accessible.  Honestly i think that this and Fresh Sugar are very close. This pairs well also under lip colors.

3. Smiths Rosebud Salve $6

Great for lips and other chapped areas.  Has a pleasant enough smell but I'm am not crazy about the rose smell.  It is slightly smoother than the consistency of Vaseline which i also dislike the smell of.  I also don't like having to use my finger to scoop it out but i do believe this is available in a tube. I do use this because it works and gives a nice gloss if you just want to go neutral.


4. EOS Strawberry Balm $2.99

Smells great, awesome packaging i love that the cap screws on which is very important.  Lasting power is alright, but it does last about 30 min or so. The price can't be beat.


5. Sephora Nourishing Lip Balm $5

This is an excellent lip balm.  Similar to the lip sugar very nourishing and long lasting.  The only complaint I have is that it leaves somewhat of a texture on my lips not sure how else to describe it.  This makes my lipsticks kind of roll around. The balm feels fragile like its gonna break off. This is excellent on its own and lasts long. Very affordable

Dash for Lashes!....My Top 4 Mascara's

So here are my top four mascara's.  I didnt take the picture in order of my favorites stupidly but here they are:

1.  Benefit They're Real mini -$10 full size $23

The volume and length with this mascara are insane.  My lashes look fake point blank.  You do have to do some work with a lash come as it goes on thick but payoff is worth it. The brush is large on this.  This is expensive but its nice that you can get the mini alternative. 

2.  Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara $25

Really nice volume and packaging.  Love the long ssexy sleek tube.  Washes off easily and lasts all day.  This is not readily available everywhere and very expensive.  If not for the Benefit They're Real I probably would repurchase. This gives your lashes a classy length sometimes I don't want over the top lashes.

3. Benefit Bad Gal Lash  mini $10 full size $19

Nice volume and decent length.  The brush is large but really comes through the lashes well I didn't need to use a lash comb at all. This like the Benefit They're Real is pricey but is also available in a mini.

4. Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion $7.49

Best bang for your buck.  The brush on this is similar to the Benefit They're Real.  Good Length and Volume with minimal fall out.  If your on the market for a good priced mascara I would go with this.

Benefit They're Real Left
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Right

Benefit They're Real Left
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Right

Later Baby...Lips...Maybelline's Baby Lips Lip Balm Review

Since I did a review of my new favorite lip balm I thought I would review my least favorite lip balm.  This is Maybelline's new lip balm Baby Lips (in Peppermint), which claims up to 8 hours of moisture.  Maybe for people who have normal lips this may work, but this dry lipped gal....not loving it.  My lips felt moisture for about 8 minutes then my lips felt like I had nothing on and were dry again.  I guess for $3.99 I didn't lose much but I will not purchase again.  The only positive thing I can say is you get a lot of product for the price.

Gimme Some Sugar Baby!....Fresh Sugar Advanced Lip Treatment Review

First I should mention that I am the poster child for dry chapped lips.  I think my lips are drier than most (you could strike a match on them) I have extremely dry skin and my lips are no different.  My lips crack and bleed and I am putting chap stick on round the clock.  My daughter inherited my dry lip problem lucky her.  You name it I have it for lip balms, glosses, chap sticks, etc.  I think at last count I owned 20 different lip products and the only thing that helped was Smith's Rosebud Salve.  Although I hate having to stick my finger in lip gloss/salve, and I am not crazy about the smell.  So when I saw a review for this I though I'm sure it worked for them but I don't want to waste $25 to find out if it will work for me I mean come on chap stick is chap stick.  Boy was I wrong, after another bout of cracked morning lip I took the plunge.  This stuff is flipping amazing!  I put it on the night before and when I woke up it felt as if I had just applied it.  Its worth the ridiculous amount of money charged.  There are a whole line of these and this is the corrective balm.  When my lips are healed & when I finish this up I will switch to the protective balm with SPF.  I plan on using this on my daughter as well.  The smell is awesome too it smells like lemon sugar. I love the packaging its a hard metal like casing that screws on which is good for me because i have lip balms coming apart in my purse more often than I'd like. Lovin' this baby!!!

Quick Hide Me!....NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

So who doesn't love a good concealer? This weekend I picked up two concealers by NARS in Amande, which is my actual color, and in Caramel, which is one shade lighter to use for highlighting purposes. In the past I have used a Revlon concealer which I like very much.  I have to say I really like this concealer.  I feel like a magician and this is my magic wand, and all my blemishes disappear.   The texture is smooth and creamy, its light weight and gives nice coverage. It is really has a luxurious and luminous look when on. It does not have any sort of scent which is a plus for me since certain smells bother me. I have been using it along with the NARS Tinted Moisturizer (which I will review after I have been using it longer).  This has also been gentle to my very sensitive skin.  It is a little pricey though, at $28 per stick.  If you are looking for a cheaper alternative that works well go with Revlon Beyond Natural at around $7.

Kiss My Lash!...Careprost Review

So I have always wanted those kiss your eyebrows eyebrows. I discovered Careprost through a YouTube video. Careprost is the generic form of Latisse used to promote eyelash growth. It was originally used as a glaucoma drug when people started reporting the side effect of longer thicker darker lashes. After a less than stellar experience with eyelash extensions (will review in separate post) I decided to try this. I have sensitive skin and eyes so I was a little nervous. I researched for different lash conditioners for hours as I don't have hundreds of dollars to try products out that might not work. I haven't read a single poor performance review of this product. Some have had reactions though I've been lucky. A bottle of Careprost runs about $30 compared to Latisse $120-$150 a bottle. They work exactly the same. I purchase mine here, it was shipped quickly and I was able to use paypal.

First Day Careprost 2/21/13

3/4 Lashes are thicker so far