Essence Good Girl, Bad Girl eyeshadow

Hi everyone!

Today I'll be reviewing the eyeshadow quad from Essence, in Hello Sweetheart. Essence is one of my favorite makeup company; they have great products, low prices and always has great makeup collections!

This eyeshadow quad has all those trendy eyeshadow shades (light colors - pink, peach, rosé gold and light purple. ) and shimmery with no fall out. I love the texture of these eyeshadows! They are very blendable and easy to work with!

The colors are great for everyday simple look!! This is a perfect eyeshadow to bring with you when you travel. And you'll be on point!

- Caroline xo

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This week I've been loving...

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week!

I've been trying to use different product every few weeks, so I can rediscover some products I already have! So let's see what I've been loving this week...

Whenever the season changes, I like to change my perfume, one of them is the PINK Warm & Cozy body mist. I don't know, I love this smell for the colder weather and it just makes me happy. It smells like warm vanilla and cotton candy. It's not really fruity, more fresh.  On my lips, I've been wearing the NYX butter gloss in Eclair.  This is a great natural light pink for everyday wear. I love the formulation of the butter glosses and I really want to try more of them. It's not sticky at all and it has a nice smell! Essence Lash Princess Volume Mascara is a great mascara for volume. The cobra brush helps to get every lashes... Plus, the packaging is like adorable. MAC Gingerly blush is one of my favorite blush ever. As I'm losing my summer tan I'm looking for ways to always a glow and this is the way to go. It's super easy to work with as it works as a blush/bronzer. It's a peachy/brown blush. It looks very natural. MAC lipstick in Brave is a staple for me. This pink nude is great for everyday wear. Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in Lolita is amazing. Of course, I will buy the full size one when I'm done with this one. The formula is amazing and last a good few hours.  This color would look great on everyone. You'll get a lot of compliments. I think this might be my favorite lipstick product of all time! Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronze is a great bronzer. I've been using this quite a lot and on the plus side, it smells like chocolate! Yummy!


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Products I regret buying

I think it's great to have good review on our blogs. But it's also important to inform our readers what we don't really like. And that's what I'm doing today.

First off, the least that I'm trying to do is give those brands a bad reputation. They are all great brands that I support and some of them are my favorite brands! The products that I'm featuring might be a favorite for you, makeup doesn't always work the same way for everyone. Might not work for me, but might work for you. :)

SWATCHES, From left to right starting with Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover Shadow Primer to a few swatches of Physicians Formula Casual Palette.

1. Lise Watier Magnifix Make-Up Fixative with White Tea

This makeup fixative just doesn't work for my skin. After applying my makeup I spray this on my face and it gives my skin the sensation that it's burning or something, very not pleasant. The other day, it had contact with my eyes; my eyes got so teary that all my eye makeup was practically ruined and I was in a rush so I had to fix it pretty quick!! It doesn't really remove the powdery effect off of my skin which I want I usually buy a make-up fixative for.

2. Bourjois Volume Glamour Mascara

This mascara basically did nothing for my eyelashes other than barely add black to my lashes. It doesn't add lenght or volume, just adds color. That's not what I'm looking for in a mascara! Alot of people seem to love this mascara...  I can't see why. The packaging is pretty though, that's the least I can say! Around here, Bourjois is pretty rare to find. So I was super excited to try this mascara. One thing that I do hope is that it hasn't been on the shelf for too long and dried out or something like that...

3. Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover Shadow Primer

I always get excited about trying out drugstore primer because they are pretty rare. But my excitement didn't last long. This primer creases like crazy after only a few hours. It looks worst than if I actually had NO primer at all... I do not recommend this product at all.

4. Essence XXXL Shine Lipgloss in Nude Candy

This color looks super pretty in the tube. But on the lips, not at all. The application is the worst: goes in every lines on your lips and is patchy. Makes me look so dull/sick.  The texture is not interesting at all. The only thing I like about it is the smell.

5. Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Brilliant Bordeaux

The moment I applied this liquid lipstick I thought this was the best thing ever/best color for me/etc. (and the people that were with me thought so too!) At first the color seems to go on evenly but just wait a few minutes, quickly enough, it dried up and got that splotchy look and wasn't even the same color everywhere (lighter and darker). It's not comfortable on the lips at ALL. It's super sticky! The color is absolutely gorgeous but the texture/application is the WORST ever.

6. Almay Liquid Lip balm in Pink Pout

Not the worst product ever. It's just that I feel like it does nothing for me. The color seemed bright in the packaging but it's very, very, very sheer with almost no effect of a gloss. I didn't notice any improvement with the condition of my lips while using it. But it does have a nice texture and feels comfortable on the lips!

7. Physicians Formula Casual Palette

I was always intrigued by this palette. I tought the colors looked cool together! Aha! So when I got it on sale for about .93cent, I was more than pleased to try it! Most of these eyeshadows are dry, super sheer and chalky. I looked for swatches online and they looked more pigmented than mine! I just hope it wasn't on sale because it has been on the shelf for too long...

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Summer Series || Favorite Lipsticks

Hi beauties!

I am so happy that I am finally getting better at organising my time so that I can blog more frequently. :) I hope you are enjoying my more frequent posts.

 That being said, finding new and interesting thing to blog about is getting harder when you blog more I find. So I asked on Twitter: what should be my next blog post? And I got an answer from Ash B @ABeautyMoment saying I should do a post on my Fave Summer Lippies! So I was like that's what I'm gonna do! I've had that idea of doing a Summer Essentials of some sort, so I tought why not do Summer Series? So that's what I'm doing; I hope you'll enjoy my first blog series.

So this might seem like a big amount of lipsticks for just one blog post. But I had a hard time to limit myself and not picking like 30 lipsticks product instead of just 9. I tried putting just one of different brands (ex. just one Lip Butters, Baby Lips, Vivids) cause it would have been a long, overwhelming post. During the warmer months of the year, I like to wear brighter colors like pinks, coral, oranges, bright fuschias and all that jazz. You know.

From left to right

Revlon Lip Butter Peach Parfait:
 A medium peachy shade with gold glitters. It's a unique color not something you usually find at a drugstore. It's a sheer color, but buildable. Some people don't like glitter in lipstick, and I'm not the biggest fan of that also, although they are noticeable; I still like it. It's one of my most used lipstick, I'm almost out of it and I will surely repurchase! I believe this is the first time I repurchase a lipstick.

Maybelline Color Whisper Coral Ambition:
I love how this a orange coral but not too orange, if that makes any sense. It:'s like a soft peach/pink coral. This is the perfect kind of coral for people that doesn't have the right complexion for coral although it'd suit anyone in my opinion.

Essence Coralize Me!: 
Frosty pink with slight orange/coral undertones. It's not the longest lasting lipstick, but the unique color is what I really love about it! It's actually natural and perfect for the Summertime.

Maybelline Baby Lips Melon Mania:
In the tube, it looks like it'd be a bright pink, but it doesn't appear like that on the lips. It leaves a very, very sheer pink on the lips. Even if it's sheer it's smooth and comfortable on the lips but not tacky or greasy. Leaves glossy finish which I really like. Baby Lips are the perfect lip product for Summer, I could of included all my collection but that would have been too much, but I do have a review on my collection here.

Revlon Pink In The Afternoon:
Medium pink with hint of peach/coral. (From this post, I think it's obvious that I'm a big fan of anything coral) One of my all time favorite lipstick of all time. This is a pink that would suit all the skin complexion. It's super pigmented and creamy. The name reminded the song Nine In The Afternoon by one of my favorite band of all-time, Panic at the Disco! :) It's the perfect color for everyday!

Buxom Creamsicle:
 A beautiful peach sorbet color. When applied on the lips it has tingling sensation with a smell of mint! Super pigmented, not sticky. It has a great staying power as well.

Revlon Coral Reef:
A milky orangey coral lipgloss. Super smooth and not that sticky. Semi opaque. Great lipgloss for Summer!

Covergirl Berry Twist:
Bright pink-berry shade. I don't know how to explain this but it's not really sheer while still being a bright color that you could wear everyday! So if you want to have a bright wearable color during the day, I highly suggest you this one.

Maybelline Pink Pop: 
Bright pink with purple undertones. Reminds me of bubblegum, ahah! It's the perfect lipstick for a Summer night out down town. The formula is really high quality. The pigmentation is amazing as well.

Well there you go, my first post of my Summer Series, please do let me know if you enjoy those kind of posts! :)

What's your favorite lip product for this Summer? xo

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Beauty Haul

Hey! So I have not been on a "shopping spree" for atleast a month I would say. But today, I felt like I felt like it was the time I bought myself some pressies!

Here's the 5 things I got.

Revlon Lash Potion Mascara in Blackest Black: I was super excited to see this. I won't lie, the super pretty packaging caught my eyes, don't remember the last drugstore mascara that I saw that was this gorgeous. It's suppose to be a volume and length mascara. I'm planning on doing a full review on it, so I won't say much right now.

Lise Watier Sweet Lips Yummy Lip Balm in Berries: I mean how cute is this packaging?!? They remind me of macaroons! I've used it once and I'm already in love with it. I will do a full review on it. (actually, I will probably do a review of everything here, because I'm super excited about everything.)

Revlon Lip butter in Pink Lemonade: Doesn't the name screams summer? I think so! I'm a big Revlon lip butters fan, so when I saw that they we're coming out with 4 new lip butters; I knew I had to get some. I've seen some swatches online and I knew that it was meant for me. I know I will be wearing it alot during the summertime.

Essence Vintage District Nail Art Decoration Kit: Essence is actually one of my favorite drugstore brand! For the cheap price, it's always high quality and they have different stuff from other drugstores brands! This kit includes 5 different types of decorations, which I cannot wait to try out!

Essence Vintage District Gel Eyeliner Set in Shopping @ Portobello Road: I would describe this as a dark teal color. This gel eyeliner comes with a brush. And as always, lovely packaging from Essence. I really want to try out more of this collection!

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February favorites

Hi lovelies! I'm kinda late with my February favorites, but better late than never, right? So, this month of February was an important month for me- I turned 20 on the 1st! On the other side, I did not experiment with beauty products all that much but I still want to show you some of my favorites! So, let's go!

Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal in Inked in Pink:
In the pot, it may seem a bit scary. Honestly, I was a bit scared cause I thought: "I don't wear that kind of pink eyeshadow", but then I tought of Sin of the Urban Decay Naked Palette and I heard that it was a great duo with Wet N' Wild Walking on Eggshells. (which is also one of my favorite) It's a light frosted pink/rose gold/champagne color, it's super gorgeous. Believe it or not, you can actually get a pretty neutral look with this, which is what I love.

Wet N Wild eyeshadow trio in Walking on Eggshells:
As I said, this is a great duo with the color tattoo in Inked in pink. Or it can also be great on it's own. It's great for an everyday look. For the quality and the pigmentation, you can't go wrong with how much you pay for this. It's just an overall amazing little palette.

Maybelline The Rocket Volum' Express Mascara:
This is a great volumising mascara. Some people LOVE it, some people HATE it. But I think it's great and one of my favorite at the moment. I have a review on this mascara which you can check out here.

Essence Cherry Blossom Girl Blush in Asian Sensation:
This is a great everyday blush, it gives you a natural and fresh complexion look.

Essence Cherry Blossom Girl Highlighter:
This might be one top my Benefit Highbeam highlighter. It's a pinky color. It gives a GREAT glow which I what I really love about this product. I'm sad that this isn't in their permanent lines, because it's really great.

Essence Cherry Blossom Girl Quattro Eyeshadow in Under a cherry tree:
I've been loving the two neutral eyeshadows on the right; they are super glowy, pigmented and blendable!

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Haul: Essence Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 Makeup

Hi lovelies, I bought some of the new Essence Twilight cosmetics line a few weeks ago. I did not buy alot but I tought I'd share it anyway.

Essence Breaking Dawn Shimmer Powder in Bella's Secret

Essence Breaking Dawn Blush in Renesmee Red

Essence Breaking Nailpolish in Jacob's Protection