Maybelline Color Jolt Intense Lip Paint in Stripped Down

Hi everyone! Today I'll be reviewing one of my new fave product: Maybelline Color Jolt Lip Paint. This lip product is so pigmented and shiny - it's unreal! It is so easy to apply as well. 

Stripped Down is a perfect mauvey nude. 

The formula of this product is great. 

The pigmentation and formula is great. I want to buy many more of this product!!

- Caroline xo

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Current Essentials

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a great summer! Today I will be talking to you about the products I feel like I NEED in my life! haha!



First off, Urban Decay Naked Basics / I adore this multi tasking palette. I'm a big fan of Urban Decay's Naked line. I can use this palette for a daily eye (& night) makeup look, for my eyebrows I use faint, for my under eye I can use foxy and as a liner I can use crave. Need I say more why it's an essential?!

NYX butter gloss / Those two colors are super natural and easy to apply on the go. I love the soft non-sticky texture of these. It feels more like a balm, but looks glossy like lipgloss. They are pigmented enough while remaining natural. They have a great smell as well.

Maybelline Color tattoo in Bad to the bronze / I love this long-lasting bronzey cream shadow. I love using this as an everyday eyeshadow. Whenever you're in a rush, you just need to use this and it will look as if you spent alot of time on your eyeshadow look.

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder / I use this powder everyday - it works wonder. For the low price, I can't complain. Specially for the summer, it controls shine.

MAC pro longwear paintpot in Bare Study / This a staple for many people, a pretty beige champagne eyeshadow cream. Easy to work with, just apply it all over your lid and a light brown in the crease and you're ready to go.

MAC blush in Gingerly / This blush is great for the summer - it can act as a blush and a bronzer. Super easy and quick to use.

Benefit Gimme Brow fiber gel / This brow fiber gel is great. Helps your brows stay in place and look more volumised.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion / This product is one of my all time must have product. Whenever I wear eyeshadow I need my primer potion, otherwise my eyeshadow will crease. This will make your eyeshadow creaseless and make the color appear more vibrant!

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Currently loving | Beauty ♡

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Today I'm here to talk about what beauty products I'm currently loving.

Maybelline Baby skin instant pore eraser | A great cheap drugstore alternative to high end, can't say it's comparable to high end, but it's still great, and does it's job!

Benefit High Beam | A classic. One of my favorite highlighter - can't go wrong with it. Gives a great healthy glow. I love the color of it.

Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil | This matte, no shimmer bronzer is great. And the smell? Even greater. A bronzer that smells like chocolate!? Uhm, yes please!

Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude | A great eyeliner for the waterline, easy to work with and very smooth.

Kate Von D Esperanza eyeshadow palette | Don't let the color selection fool you. It was actually on special at Sephora when I bought it, the color didn't look that much like something I would wear but I actually love it and wear it on a daily basis. I actually use all the color in this a lot, even the colourful ones sometimes. I love the shades galore and dog roses, and placebo (a coral) looks amazing in the crease, almost looks like a sunset haha! Anyways, amazing palette, and packaging! hehe

Wet n' Wild lipstick in Cherry picking | I believe that Wet n' Wild can do no wrong. This lipstick is so amazing and all the colours are beautiful (want mooore!) So pigmented, has great lasting power.

Rimmel Apocalips in Celestial | Love Apocalips. This color is so gorgeous. I really need to try more from this line.

Too Faced Chocolate Bar | This palette is amazing. Comes with 16 eyeshadows with matte & shimmer and shades of neutral/plums/pinks. And like the Milk Chocolate Soleil - it smells like chocolate! Yum.

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Empties #6

I've been going through so many products lately! So expect a lot of empties post on here.

Tarte clean slate 360 creaseless primer |
So I finished this little primer, that I liked. I don't need a eye primer at the moment, but I might repurchase it in the future.
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L'Oreal Magic skin beautifier BB in Fair |
I loved this. Very easy to work with/easy to apply. It actually has no colour but it has beautifying beads that transform in your skin shade. It also feels light on the skin. Would totally repurchase!

NUXE Eau démaquillante micellaire |
Removes eyes, face and lips makeup. It has a nice floral smell - usually don't like floral smell but I actually liked this one, but I feel like I could get tired of it. It was good, but I think there's better option out there, so I might pass this one.

The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Scrub-gelee | 
If you know me, you know that I like anything grapefruit. This being a scrub-gelee, it has a different texture from the scrubs I tried. The smell is amazing. I would definitely repurchase, in grapefruit or try other smells.

Maybelline Fit me! Shine-free foundation in 120 |
I don't know how many of these I've been through. I just love it so much, it's so easy to apply and convienent for those early mornings/any part of the day that you're in a rush. I'm almost done another of this and I will surely repurchase or might try the new one from Revlon I believe?!

Caudalie Grape Water |
I loved this. I will surely repurchase it. Your skin feels refreshed and energized after use.
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♡ School Essentials ♡

I know, I'm kinda late with ''school'' posts... But school just started really and it's not close to be over. :( So anyways, these are the 5 things that I think are essential for surviving school!

 ♡ Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser ♡
A translucent gel primer that erase pores; a cheaper drugstore alternative for the Benefit POREfessional. Your makeup will stay on longer.

 ♡ Maybelline Dream Fresh BB ♡
This feels light on the skin, easy to apply and evens out the complexion.

 ♡ Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion ♡
One of the best eyeshadow primer out there. It will make your eyeshadow stay on all day for school, your eyeshadows will be more vibrant and your eyeshadows will go on more smoothly.

 ♡ Urban Decay Naked Basics ♡
This eyeshadow palette contains 6 eyeshadows. Perfect for everyday use.

 ♡ Maybelline Color Whisper in Lust for blush ♡
The perfect pinky nude - kinda sheer.One of my all time favorite everyday lipstick. You have to apply it throughout the day but the texture is moisturizing and very light.

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Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser

Hi! Today I will be reviewing Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser. It's a translucent gel primer that claims to erase pores. You apply this before your foundation or you can wear it alone.

I had high expectation for this. I love Baby Lips, so I was happy that Maybelline was adding a primer to their collection. Not alot of drugstore brands has primers. I tought: a pore eraser? that sounds cool, maybe it'd could replace my Benefit POREfessional primer. Not really...

I didn't feel like it did anything for my pores. It made my face oily. The texture isn't the best, it's way too thin. So if you have oily/combination skin, I would not suggest this... On a positive note, it might help applying/the look of your makeup.

So, I'd suggest that you skip the cute packaging and invest in a high-end primer.

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Weekly loves

Hope you're all having a great March Break! Let's not talk about how it's almost over. Ah! :( Oh well, next thing, it'll be Summer Break, so that's great!

This week, I haven't been experimenting with makeup that March break. I was trying to focus more on skincare and haircare.

First off, I've been loving my latest lipstick Maybelline's Born With It that is a nice pink nude with a bit of shimmer and a bit frosty. It's similar to MAC's Angel but a bit lighter! Here's a swatch of Born With It:

I have also been loving my "It's a 10 miracle leave-in plus keratin treatment". If you're not familiar with It's a 10 product, it does 10 beneficial things for your hair. After shampoo and conditioner, on towel-dried hair, spray this all over your hair and comb through. I've noticed a difference every time I've used it on my hair.

I have been LOVING my skincare product from Yves Rocher in Hydra Végétal. I only have 3 products of that line and I can't wait to get the rest of it! :) Hydra Végétal is a great line for people that are missing hydration/water in their skin. 

I do this routine every morning and nights. 

First things first, I would clean my face with a cleanser or scrub. Then, I use the serum in Moisture Boost Concentrate (which I'm almost out, sadly.), while the serum is drying I apply the Fresh Gel Undereye bags. When the serum is dry, I apply the 24H Intense Hydrating Gel Cream.

So that is basically my skincare routine lately! My skin is moisturized and less dry since I've been using the Yves Rocher Hydra Végétal skincare line. I have discovered Yves Rocher lately and cannot wait to try more of the Hydra Végétal line and other products in general!

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Top 5 of 2013 - Makeup

Hi beauties! Today I'm doing the first part of my series: Top 5 of 2013. The makeup part. It was really hard to choose only 5 products! But I think those I've been used/loved alot during 2013. I plan on doing a Top 5 on: Skincare, Haircare, Favorite Albums (?), Nailpolish, Perfumes. Not too sure if I'll do all of them but let me know if you're interested.

Urban Decay Naked Palette // Of course I have to have my super loved Naked palette (so loved that I hit pan on 4 eyeshadows!!). I don't really need to explain it as I'm sure everyone is pretty familiar with this palette. But I can say that it's really my go to palette, super easy to use when you're in a rush! My favorite shadow would have to be Sin, which I use everyday.

Maybelline Color Whisper in Lust for Blush // Color Whispers are one of my favorite lip product. They are pure color pigment suspended in a weightless gel. (described by Maybelline). They are similar to Revlon lip butters (another favorite) but they aren't as heavy. This color is a pretty medium pink nude, which is like a ''my lips but better" lipstick.

Benefit High Beam Highlighter // You can put this on the top of your cheekbones, under your eyebrows, down the bridge of your nose or anywhere you'd like to put accent on your face. It's perfect to add a healthy, dewy glow. Very easy to use as well: just put a dot and then blend it in your skin.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the bronze // Color tattoos are great eye product. It's a cream eyeshadow that last all day and doesn't crease. It's a gorgeous light bronze. Can be used as a base for eyeshadows or alone. It looks great on its own, but for a quick, simple look - just add Smog or Darkhorse from the Naked palette. 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion // This is a staple in my collection. My eyeshadow last all day with this and does not crease at all. If your looking for an eyeshadow primer, I recommend this one!

Here are some swatches:

I think I could've had more than 20 products, but this post would have been way too long. Hope you all had an amazing 2013 and that 2014 is even better!

What is your favorite beauty product from 2013?

Also, please let me know if you'd be interested in seeing other Top 5 posts. :)

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Maybelline Baby Lips Dr Rescue // Review

It's no secret that I love Maybelline Baby Lips. So when I heard about those I was super excited! I actually got them both for Christmas, my peeps knows me so well! haha ;)

So basically Baby Lips Dr Rescue are medicated lipbalm with a hint of color that  helps with dry and sore lips... so let's see if it's true!

 

The two I have are:
* Coral Crave (very sheer pink coral)
* Pink Me Up (sheer medium-toned pink)

Pigmentation: These aren't pigmented. They are very sheer. They are promoted as having natural tints to provide healthier looking lips. Pink me up has a bit of tint but Coral Crave is basically invisble. I had a really hard time having swatches.

Scent: Dr Rescue's are from from the original Baby Lips. They aren't fruit, more minty, think Vicks. If you aren't a fan of a strong menthol smell I wouldn't suggest this to you.
Texture and staying power:

Texture & Staying Power: The texture of these are really thin as opposed to the original ones. They aren't as creamy and they feel a bit more greasy on the lips. The staying power isn't the best, it doesn't last long at all.

Overall, I do not feel like this product has made any difference for me. Might be that I don't suffer from dry lips. The color pay-off isn't really the best as well. It's an ok product. The disappointment might come from the fact that I'm a fan of the original Baby Lips formula. I feel like the original formula works better for me in term of dry and sore lips.

Check out my review for the original Babylips! Click here!

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August Favorites 2013 ♡

Hi everyone! I can't believe how fast summer went by. I honestly feel like it's just started and now it's already September! I'm having my first day of class tomorrow at college! Yesterday was more like a welcome day and stuff. Soon, I'll do my Summer Favorites so be on the look out for that.

So let's get started! :)

♡Rimmel Apocalips in Celestial: I'm you've all heard about the Apocalips on all on the blogs and on Youtube. Apocalips feels like a lipgloss, but has the coverage of a lipstick. Super pigmented with a satin smooth shine. It has a different texture, it's like a velvety lip cream. Super creamy and opaque as well. Celestial is a pink mauve which is a great neutral pink(ish) color! If you want to know more on the Apocalips, I have a full review right here.

♡Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the bronze: Color Tattoos are another beauty product that is popular in the beauty world! Bad to the Bronze is a great color to put alone on your eyelid when you're in a hurry and it looks like you've spent time doing your eye makeup! On my eyelid, Bad to the Bronze looks like a neutral shimmery tan with a bronze. Which is gorgeous for a day-to-day eye makeup look or if enhanced with dark colors it can make a gorgeous smokey eye!

♡Bourjois Bronzing Powder: First off, how cool is that it looks like chocolate? But I honestly don't think it actually smell like chocolate just something sweet. It looks quite subtle and natural.

♡Maybelline Fit me! Shine-Free: This is perfect for me as it's something you can ready fast in the early morning. It looks very natural. The packaging makes it super convenient for touch up during the day! If you wanna know more, I have a full review about this right here.

♡Kat Von D Everlasting Face Shaper Blush in Por Vida: This is the latest blush to enter my collection and I love it! The color, pigmentation, staying power and texture makes it great. This blush is described as a warm pink, it's accurate, but I would say that there's hint of corals while adding a bit of a glow! It's super pigmented as well! I also have a full review on this blush right here.

From left to right: Bourjois Bronzing Powder, Kat Von D Blush in por Vida, Maybelline Color Tattoo Bad to the Bronze and Rimmel Apocalips in Celestial.

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Maybelline Electro Baby Lips in Strike a rose

The second Electro Baby Lips to enter my collection. Strike a rose. A sheer coral-pink. Compared to the other one I have (Oh! Orange; review right here), this one is way more pigmented and moisturizing. My lips feel really soft after applying this one. For anyone who isn't familiar with baby lips, they are a tinted lip balm that comes with great shades, scents and packaging.

Baby Lips are the perfect tinted lip balms to add in your purse for the Summer as they aren't as heavy as lipstick. As they are lip balms the staying power isn't the best, but for balms I think it's good enough!

I can't quite explain what it smells like cause I have no idea, honestly. I know it smells like something familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. Strike a rose is way different than other Baby Lips' formula in my opinion, the formula feels way more pigmented and moisturizing. The other ones feels more dry.


Strike a rose is one of those flashy colors that you can wear on a daily basis. 

The Electro Baby Lips' packaging are so cute! Specially this one. The coral-pink writing looks so cute against the black. 

What I love:

• Pigmented
• More moisturizing 
• Leaves my lips soft
• Color
• Packaging

What I don't like:

• Staying power isn't the best

Here's a swatch of Strike a rose:

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Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

Hi beauties! Today I will be reviewing the latest mascara to enter my collection. Mascaras are actually something I don't buy that much since they tend to dry out quickly and you're *supposed* to throw them away.

This is a well known mascara in the beauty community. I would say it's decent, I mean it's a good mascara but I honestly think it's not that special. It adds volume and length but not in the way that I would like to. Volume is what I want more of, but it doesn't exactly do that, sadly. Doesn't give the effect of false lashes on me. But it doesn't clump, which is a plus.

The brush is like a spoon aha, it's curved. What I like about it is that it fills the gap.

Overall, I think that this mascara is an okay one. Not the best, not the worst. I feel like it works for some and doesn't work for some people. Maybe it's for you, but wasn't completely for me.

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Maybelline Fit Me! Shine-Free Foundation

During the summer, I like to do a quick and easy makeup. Because of the weather I prefer to have a very light and simple makeup look.

For me, I feel like one of the most annoying makeup to apply is foundation. You have to be careful with it, make sure you blend it very well and your hands can get messy. Which is really time consuming to me. But with this Maybelline Fit Me! Shine-Free Foundation, it's super easy! It's one of the main thing that I really like about this product how easy is the application. The time for my makeup routine has decreased with this lovely product! Easy to apply, blends very well and no messy hands. Also, it's very light and doesn't feel like you have heavy makeup on!

I have the shade Classic Ivory 120.

I haven't seen anything like this with drugstore makeup. Maybelline seems to be the brand that does what all the other drugstore brands doesn't have and that's why they are one of my favorite drugstore brand. I would say that the cover light-medium, it is buildable. I apply a few streaks on my face and voila! It's very natural and evens out my complexion. 

As it's in a stick form, you'd think that it'd be kind off dry, but it's not dry at all... it's actually very creamy. The name ''shine-free'' is not 100% true as I have seen some oiliness, but don't worry -- nothing major!

Overall, it's a great product. Great for the summer. It's amazing as an ''on the go product''! On the other hand, the packaging is super sleek and convenient, you can easily put it in your purse and basically use it everywhere. Now, I want more sticks foundations! ahah! Xx

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Maybelline Color Whisper in Coral Ambition

Hi beauties! Hoping you all had a nice weekend. I was suppose to go to a concert this weekend so I had the weekend off; but plans didn't really turn out well. So I just stayed home and relaxed. Tried to enjoy my days off and enjoying the Summer sun. And accomplish the things I haven't had the chance to do due to being too busy lately.

So, today, I'm planning on doing a more in-depth review about the Maybelline Color Whisper in Coral Ambition which was feature in my Summer Series || Favorite Lipsticks (can check it out right here.)

To start off, I love Maybelline Color Whispers! I think they are a great collection! For people who aren't really familiar with them; they are pure color pigments suspended in a weightless gel (described by Maybelline). They kinda remind me of Revlon Lip Butter but they are not as heavy.

* Why do I heart them so much? *

I think the color pay off is great. It is sheer but buildable. You barely feel like you have something on your lips. It's very light weight and comfortable on the lips. While adding a beautiful touch of color it will add a gorgeous to it as well! It's super moisturising.  The texture is great, it's super soft, silky, smooth and glides on super easily. One of the only downside to Color Whisper is that they do not last that long; but they are so easy to apply that it doesn't bother me. If I'm having a bad face day, I'll most likely have a Color Whisper in my purse and it will add that extra-oomph! that I need. Of course, the packaging is so cute and sleek. What's not to love?

* More about Coral Ambition *

As alot of you might know, I'm obsessed with anything coral, coral orange, coral pink... you name it! Not just during the summertime but it's one of my favorite color in general!! Coral Ambition is one of the last coral lippies to enter my collection. I would describe it as orange coral that is not too orangey. It's more pale than what corals usually are. It's such a beautiful, wearable color for everyday. I think that this is the perfect coral for people who have a hard time/shy away from bright orange coral! 

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Random Walmart Haul

You're probably suprised right now. With the fact that I DO buy other things other than makeup/beauty related things. Although they're probably all considered 'beauty' except the CD's/DVD! Aha omg.. Makeup addict probs. But you get what I mean.

For the past few months I've been trying to save because I'm leaving for College in September. I've tried going less to the stores where I can spend too much (like Walmart). But I don't think it was a good idea, because, since I've been going less to the stores, I've been reading alot of blog posts and adding stuff to my 'to-buy list', so the things I want have just increased way moreee! So I don't think it's a good idea to stop buying stop to try to save money. I'm a shopaholic and I don't think there's a cure!!

As you can see, I've bought alot of things! I don't think that you want to hear about everything that isn't beauty related and it would be too much of a long post anyway. So I'll just do a resume about everything.

From left to right, The first thing is Calgon Moisturizing Shower & Foam Bath, which I have no idea why I bought, because I just bought Soap & Glory Foam Call (think I forgot or something), the smell is so wonderful anyways! I bought Listerine Fresh Burst Pocketpacks, those things are like a rectangle of something minty (?) that you put in your mouth and it just melts away and your mouth will feel so refreshed ahah! I used to buy those all the time when I was younger. :) I bought the Scunci Value Pack that comes with 28 elastics and 5 headbands, I bought this cause I needed some simple black headbands and elastics. I've been wanting to see Life of Pi for the longest time, seems like such a wonderful film!

I bought Almay color + care liquid lip balm in Pink Pout. I've seen this Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments in Never Fade Jade in an add in a magazine and it looked SO beautiful. I think it will be a great addition to my collection for the summertime and also a great way to colors to my everyday neutral look. :) I've been wanting this CD for quite a while now, I absolutely ADORE Mumford & Sons, this is Babel. Can't wait to listen it! Without thinking, I bought Robin Thicke's album, although I adore Blurred Lines and think it's the song of the summer, I usually never buy a CD to add it to my collection unless I LOVE the band/musician. I haven't heard much about Robin Thicke but I hope his CD won't dissapoint me. Last but not least, I've bought Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover shadow primer which I'm super stocked about because it's pretty rare to find cheap drugstore alternative to high end primer, so hope it's worth it!

Here's a close up of the beauty products I bought. If you want any review on the products I bought please leave in the comments below.

I hope you enjoyed this post that featured more than beauty. Altough I'm obsessed with beauty, I like other things! :) Other than that, I hope you're all having/had a lovely day... here it's been raining all day which is kinda annoying (specially when it's on your day off!) but atleast I did a lil shopping to cheer me up! :) Xx

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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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Maybelline Electro Baby Lips in ''Oh orange!''

Hello everybody! Today I will be reviewing a new product that I'm super excited about. Maybelline Electro Baby Lips. Of course, Baby Lips are a cult favorite in the beauty world. Moisturising with a lovely shade/scent/packaging. This collection differs from other collection cause it includes unusual color for balms like yellow and green! Six new neon shades, that's what Maybelline has to offer with these lovely balms.

My sister was at Wal-Mart and called me to tell me that the Electro Baby Lips was at our Wal-Mart and she bought one for me! She picked ''Oh Orange!" for me!!

From this one, I believe that the formula is different; thinner and less moisturising... maybe that's just me or the fact that there's no SPF. Remember that these are balms with a tint so they're not as pigmented nor as good lasting power as a lipstick, for a balm I would say that it's a good staying power, last a few hours. 

I believe that every scents is based on the color, because this one smells like oranges/citrus-y, not the best Baby Lips scent in my opinion. 

Of course the packaging of these are super cute, black and the letters are in the same neon color as the lip balm. This color combination reminds me of Halloween though! Ahah!

As for the pigmentation, in the tube it looks like a SUPER bright orange but it's actually really sheer (I had a hard time getting a decent swatch on my hands). But it's really lovely on my lips, being a sheer formula it's a perfect sheer orange-y/coral color. Which is a GREAT color for the summertime! (minus the fact that they don't have SPF)

To conclude, if other shades are as great as this one I will surely repurchase! They are great product, with a great price.

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Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments in Downtown Brown

So many new drugstore beauty products that I want to try! Maybelline recently came out with a new line of Color Tattoo Pure Pigments. Color Tattoos are very popular in the beauty world. So when I bought these, I had high expectations.

They came out with 12 shades. The one I picked is Downtown Brown which is a golden bronze. It's a lovely neutral for everyday wear that will get people asking what you have on your eyes. It reminds of the very popular Color Tattoo in 'Bad to the bronze'. To start off, I will say that I have a love-hate relationship with pigments. They are too messy for my taste. So I just own very few pigments. But these one are quite easy to work with, they blend well and are finely milled.

They last a very long time. They barely fade. Downtown Brown is the only Pure Pigments I've tried, but I can say that it's quite pigmented. As I don't have that much experience with pigments, I'm happy that there's some drugstore pigments eyeshadows that I can try without breaking the bank!

To avoid fallout and creasing, I would suggest a primer and a Color Tattoo that is close to your Pure Pigments. For Downtown Brown it would be: Bad to the bronze.

As I have only tried one, I can say that I am pleased with it. Downtown Brown is great everyday color that gets compliments. I'm not too sure if there's other ones I want to try but I would like to experiment more with the Pure Pigments!

What are your favorite Color Tattoo Pure Pigments?

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