Hoping this will be my final cosmetic haul for the rest of the month. I'm pretty much stocked for the rest of the year, next year and if I follow the makeup expiration guideline, it's still good for the following year too.. For some reason I just keep shopping for makeups during summer time, when I can't even wear a full makeup due to the heat. The only good thing about that is I'm shopping drugstore (DS) brands (ELF, Wet n Wild, Rimmel, NYC and Physicians formula). The only high end (HE) purchase I bought is my MAC Studio Fix. That's the only makeup staple that I can't and would not change for any DS brand. I just love it and just perfect for my skin.
So let me start with my latest haul which I just purchased today.
1) ELF "Classy" Lipstick - I was watching one of my favorite makeup guru in youtube "emilynoe83" and I came across her video regarding her Top MAC lipstick and their drugstore dupes. This shade of lipstick was very similar to MAC's Angel lipstick. It really looked good and very similar in the video so I decided to check Target and try it out. It's only a dollar so I took the chance and purchased this one. I'm so glad I did. The texture of the lipstick is good, it wasn't drying for my lips and the color is wonderful as well. It's a good neutral and almost nude with a slight pinch of pink shade. I was afraid that it might be too nude for my lips but I was glad it wasn't at all. It's not bright or frosty either. It's a perfect shade of lipstick if you're going for that natural look or for just an everyday wear. I also love the simple packaging. If I still love this after few more months and wear, I might check out their other shade too and might go for a darker shade. To enhance the color and add more moisture, I recommend that you top it off with a lip gloss.
2) NYX Tea Rose Lipstick - I was planning on exchanging my jumbo pencil I bought earlier with another lipstick shade called Perfect which was reviewed as a dupe for MAC's Half and half. However when I was reading and watching NYX lipstick review I passed by this shade. It looked wonderful with the swatches so I went to ULTA and checked this one out. It took me awhile to decide which one to pick (even if they have a promo of buy 1 and get 1 50% off in all NYX lipstick). I just needed 1 more neutral lipstick shade (Plus I don't want to spend anything since I was just exchanging it). So after some thought I decided to get this one. over Perfect. It's a nude color that you have to apply lightly. Too much application just wasn't quite right for me, made me look really pale. But when I applied it with one coat, I did achieve a very natural neutral look. I do suggest you apply a lip balm or lip primer to smooth your lip because it does tend to show the lines. Top it off with a lip gloss too to enhance the color as well.
3) ELF waterproof eyeliner pen in COFFEE - I've been practicing with eye makeups lately and I'm just frustrated with my eyeliner pencils because of smudging and some of it like ELF brightening eyeliner can be hard. So I decided to try a waterproof pen. Since I'm just practicing. I decided to try with ELF first since it's only a dollar. I'm impressed with this eyeliner, I didn't have any problem with smudging and application was very easy for me. It's not too intense so if you want a heavier look, I suggest 2-3 more applications. Coffee is just the shade I wanted since black can really make my eyes bigger. But I might reconsider black one too if I want to get that dramatic eye look.
4) Neutrogena Makeup Remover wipes - This is one of my favorite makeup remover wipes. I am a fan of Neutrogena face products and I know for sure that this won't break me out. I got the $1.99 size since I'm just a stay at home mom to be for now, but you can purchase the bigger size too. Works well for me. Just always wash your face after using the wipes.
The following are the makeups I got last sunday:
I'm adding a review from my previous haul. I love all my previous haul except for this two. Somehow it's one of those product I regret buying.
1) ELF Teal Dream Brightening eye color - This quartet comes from the $1 line of ELF cosmetic. I was excited to get this one because of the color combinations and was really excited to practice with this one. The colors looked pigmented in the packaging. However when I tried to apply this I was disappointed that it wasn't pigmented, at all it was very sheer and once you apply and try to blend it, he colors just seem to fade. I even used a primer. It may only be a dollar but I was still expecting something out of it. I also have another set of brightening color in Butternut and for some reason that one sticks to my eyes more and the color is way better.
2) ELF Brightening Eyeliner in Black - I bought this one to practice. It's very affordable. You also get a sharpener upon purchase. The problem I encounter with this one is that it hard to apply over the lids, it doesn't help in giving you the desired colored and line and although it looks good in the waterline, it smudges after sometime and it fades easily too. I'm still keeping it for practice or a just add on makeup if I want to amp my look for night time. Right now I prefer using ELF waterproof eyeliner pen and liquid eyeliner.
I still have a some makeup wish list that I'm reserving over the holiday and next year. So hopefully this will be the my last HAUL. Lol!
