Beauty Product Reviews | Page 9

My lazy go-to

"Treat Me Nice" This emerald green is my ultimate fake out. I use this on my top lash line then mascara and go! That's it. It dies super fast, I think MAC says 5 seconds. Once set it does not not smudge, transfer or flake off. It stays colour true all day and removes cleanly. I want more!

Easy, vibrant long lasting

"Marked for Glamour" A rich gun metal gray, this liner has a pointed foam applicator with product stored in the cap. You unscrew and apply. Well, I wipe a little excess off to make it easier. It dries very quickly and doesn't transfer when I open my eyes. I do not set this with powder shadow, it is amazing as is. This is the best for my smokey eyes. I use Dior Trinidad H2O-proof on my waterline and this as the liner. Just gives another dimension of shade. It removes cleanly too.

At $18 each I wont buy the collection but I will try more colours!

Very dry, dragging liners.

These are by far, my least favourite lip pencil. I like the shades but the pencil is dry, so it feel like it's scratching me when I apply it. I even try to soften the product by rubbing it in a piece of TP to create friction so it warms and becomes more pliable. Nope.

I own Contour #1, #4 & #16.

#1 is a tawny beige, #4 brownish-red with a slight copper undertone and #16 is a rosy pink.

I would not rebuy this formula I'm not sure Stila makes it anyway. lol.

Exclusively for my waterline

This was an expensive purchase @ $28 so I reserve it for my waterline only. I use it on top and bottom, it is a bit buildable and takes about 1.5 minutes to dry completely and set. So I usually put it on, do some other makeup and put another 'coat'. It lasts all day/night so I knew it was worth the investment.

Now the removal process takes a q-tip with eye makeup remover - not on my waterline, just my lashline and it takes it off. (I use neutrogena's oil-free eye makeup remover). Even still I usually have raccoon eyes the next morning and have to do the q-tip thing again. lol.

If you check out my profile, there is a video called #408 dior green design, this liner is used in that look.

I gave it a full 5 stars because it does what i says, it's easy, long lasting and best of all - comes with a sharpener! YAY! I would rebuy.

Vibrant, Smudgeable

For Blue Boom liquilineBlast. I love this, so fun! This is a very vibrant electric blue with a liner on one end and a smudger on the other.

This liner goes smooooth, so don't press too hard, It's like gel liner in pencil form. I wished it would have lasted longer on my top lash but I do have oily eyelids, so I often suffer product transfer. (I get that weird half-moon shaped transfer to my crease when my eyes are opened.) However, on my lower lashline it stayed pretty much all day.

The pic I have attached is from my Jeremy Scott interpretation from FW11. Check out my blog for the full story. <a href='http://fashionchicsta.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-covergirl-interpretation-of-jeremy.html' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://fashionchicsta.blogspot.com/...</a>

I scored this @CVS BOGO 50% - I would totally buy more. They're a great price and super fun.

Blends cleanly not chalky

I chose #130 Buff Beige. The compact is 2.5" x .75" and there is a 1.5" square window that allows you to see the shade and how much product is remaining. The compact is bi-level, open it to reveal the powder on the top level and lift at the hinge to reveal the powder poof and full size mirror. I like the fact the puff is in a separate part - it keeps my oil off of the powder plus I do not have to keep track of that thin piece of plastic you get with other compacts.

The puff is terry-like. It is very soft and grabs a good amount of powder. It can be cleaned or replaced. (Replacements sold separately.)

It is so silky and smooth, I love to apply it. It does not look chalky, I can use it on my bare skin or on top of foundation. It blends in cleanly.

At $7 it's a great price - I would buy it again.

Similar to "Almost Lipstick" but has an odor.

This is for #215 Hibiscus. It looks like a super bright pink but goes on quite sheer. It is very lightweight and comfortable, the colour is slightly buildable. It lasts longer then most balms and does not work it's way off of my lips. Also the colour stays true all day, this has never lightened nor stained my mouth pink.

I really like the fact it has an SPF 15 but it also has a smell that reminds me of Bonnie Bell 'play' lipsticks when I was a kid.

The vessel is slim, easy to toss in a bag or your pocket. The cap locks tight and the swivel base clicks to secure the balm so it can't swivel it's way up and crush into the cap.

I won't be purchasing more, I just can't get past the scent.

Extremely cooling. Lightweight.

I was pleasantly surprised how comfortable I felt after using this. This clear gel is very thick very thick, a little goes a long way and is almost creamy in consistency. It dries quickly and I never feel residue but I know something is there - there is a comfortable tightness to my skin. As the day wear on, this does not warm and transfer into my eyes.

I like to use this during the day since the dry-down is quick and I can move forward with eyeshadow and/or primer. Which gets me out of the bathroom quicker.

It's a great price point $15. I would buy again.

Great loose powder

So I'm thinking because I am so oily, I do not notice the 'hydrating' aspects of this veil. It feels the same as the traditional to me. Either way, I like it. It is a translucent loose powder that you can apply to bare skin, like I do or buff over your foundation to complete that airbrushed look. It does not have that sheen found in the original Bare Essentials foundation formula.

This is a very smooth powder, it is not silky because there is no talc but it is not heavy or scratchy either. It does not dry up around my blemishes and it combats oil and shine nicely. Since this is translucent, It never looks like I have caked on makeup, I just have nice smooth skin.

@ $19 it is a reasonable priced loose powder. I will buy again. xoxo

Amazingly soft.

I was shown this by a Sephora employee - it it probably my favourite tool purchase next to my Clarisonic. No joke. The softness is almost indescribable. It's like having the softest teddy bear brush his paw against your cheek. I use it with everything from loose powder, bare minerals and my blush. I love the fact it is retractable and I can put it in my makeup bag because it is protected by the cap. I highly recommend this. If I lost it, I would run out and buy another the same day! xoxo