5 Days of Drugstore: Loreal Mascara

     Loreal Million Lashes mascara may be my new favorite mascara! It has a very structured brush that I love and the formula is easy to manage. It isn't so dry that it builds on itself to fast and becomes spidery. It also isn't too wet either. It drys pretty fast, holds a curl well, and doesn't smear when wet. I have the normal version (not waterproof) and if my lashes get wet you can't see smearing! It is like the eye liner I reviewed recently. I love the staying power and the formula. I HIGHLY recommend this mascara! 5/5 stars for sure!!!

5 Days of Drugstore: Loreal Lip Products

     The Loreal Wet Shine Stains are one of my favorites! They are great for everyone. You can do a sheer coat for a nice colored glossy look or you can build up the intensity. With 3 coats you have achieved a bold, long lasting look that will stay for a long time. The Wet Shine Stains last for an incredible amount of time. About 2 hours after you apply it the shine leaves but the stain remains. The stain stays for a LONG time!!! I usually have to wear a nude lipstick the next day and my lips still look pink! The stains smell sweet and floral but aren't super strong. Be sure that you carry your favorite lip balm with with you throughout the day. It dries your lips out slightly but not as bad as other lip stains. If you have a lip balm with you it keeps your lips shiney and moisturized, a perfect addition. This product is also a great price! If you have a lip balm on hand all the time it is perfect! If you don't have a lip balm I would rate the Loreal Wet Shine Stains 4/5 but with a balm 5/5 baby!!!

5 Days of Drugstore: Loreal BB Cream

Loreal Magic BB Cream is a great drugstore bb cream. Is it the best out there? No. Is it decent? Yes!

     It is supposed to be "magic"? When you squeeze the product out of the wonderful mess free nozzle it is white. Then you rub it into your face it feels gritty then smooth. This happens because the pigment of the product is in small little balls that are released when they are smashed. Haha it's almost like a ton of little paint balls exploding on your face! I find the colors to be quite orange so people who are super duper pale might have issues with this product.

     The staying power is great with a powder! If you have a good powder that works on your skin type it is incredible especially in heat. If you aren't using powder the bb cream won't last long. The coverage is quite alright! It covers up any small blemishes and scaring, so if those are your only problems this is a great product for you! It clings to any bigger blemishes unfortunately, so don't use this bb cream if you struggle with your skin or if your skin is dry.

     I am rating the Loreal Magic BB cream 4/5 stars because it will not work for dry skin or people with spotty skin. You need extremely good skin to start with but for what you can find in American drugstores it's great!

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5 Days of Drugstore: Loreal Face Powder

     Loreal TrueMatch Super Blendable Powder is great for dry/normal skin. It is very smooth and the closest you can find to a high end powder. The texture is very soft and creamy. When you first try it on, you think it is a perfect product but in reality it has many flaws if you have oily skin like me.

     This powder comes in so many shades which is incredible! The problem is, it doesn't stay that color.... If you get oily the powder oxidizes and turns a different color. This happens very easily because the powder doesn't keep you matte. I think that the claims of the powder are very interesting. It says that "you can blot oil"... not stop it. This powder should be advertised as a finishing powder along with the other claims. It gives a beautiful satin finish to your face and surely feels more expensive than it is. 

     If you have oily skin, you need to use another powder too...but most of us don't like the  "cake face" look. If you have dry skin, you may not need another powder and love this one. My personal opinion is that this powder should get 3/5 stars. For me it didn't work and it should be more specific in the claims. If it were advertised as a finishing powder my rating would be higher. But as a setting powder it doesn't fulfill it's claims.

     I hope your day is cheery and not dreary!!! If not, I am sending smiles your way:)

5 Days of Drugstore: Loreal

     Hello everyone! Welcome to my new series "5 Days of Drugstore!" I will be taking 5 products from a a drugstore brand of makeup and reviewing them. On the very last day I will give an overall rating of the brand. I hope you love it! Let me know if there are any brands you want me to do. But for now I would like to introduce you to my little friend....

     I recently purchased the Loreal super slim 12 hour liner pen. It is extremely easy to use and I highly recommend it to beginners. It is a pen with a very small tip making it easy to use with tiny strokes. It also has great lasting power. I'm not so sure about 12 hours but it doesn't smudge easily and doesn't fade either. It doesn't claim to be waterproof and it definitely isn't! When it does have contact with water it just comes off your eyes. It doesn't smear down your face, it just comes off! What a miracle!!! It is very comfortable to wear and you can forget you are wearing eyeliner because it doesn't budge if you are dry. BUT if you have oily eyelids you may have problems with smearing if you rub your eyes at all. My eyelids are very oily and if I rub my eyes the liner just ends up on my hand. 

     This is a great liner for beginners (with dry eyelids haha) and everyday use which is why I am rating this product 4/5 stars. It is a decent price as well, about eight dollars. The only thing that would improve this product is if it were a bit more resistant to oily eyelids. I didn't have a problem with it until just now when I tested it on the smudge scale. I hope that you all have a super duper fantabulous day all you makeup fanatics!!!

Fantabulous Friday!: Sweet Snows

     Sweet Snows is a sweet and icey bath. It's formula is 1/6 of Ice Hotel bubble bar from the retro line and 1/4 of Blackberry bath bomb! This seriously is such a beautiful looking and smelling bath.  It is relaxing and reviving but not energizing, making it wonderful to use before bed.To take the bath to the next level I used Ice Blue shampoo from the retro line. I let Forever in Bloom conditioner soak into my hair for a while. Using this conditioner doesn't make much of a difference so don't go out and buy it just for this bath. I also used Rockstar soap which is going to make the bath smell a lot sweeter. I would recommend using Ice Blue soap. I only had Rockstar in the bathroom and the scent went with the bath so I figured it wouldn't hurt to use it.

     This bath "Sweet Snows" is something I will make again and again because you need such little product but it is one of the best baths ever! I really really really recommend this bath to you all and I hope you try it! I hope you all have a super glittery day my little Lushies!

     I am so sorry this was my only post this week! I was on a mini trip over the weekend then got sick:/ I have been trying to catch up with my school work too. 

*Next week be prepared for posts everyday!!!!*

      (The must haves!)

      (Not as important)

 

      (The beautiful result!)

Sunny Side!

     Sunny Side bubble bar is so hyped up and I had to join the party! It smells very clean but not overwhelming. It costs $7.25 and I was only able to use it twice which isn't great. It made the water yellow with a golden shimmer throughout it. It didn't work wonders on my skin but it wasn't any worse either. One thing that did stand out to me was the amount of bubbles! Workers at Lush say that Sunny Side doesn't make much bubbles as it does shimmer. They are liars!!!! It made incredible bubbles and didn't let me down whatsoever! Overall I am giving Sunny Side 3.5/5 stars. It is very expensive and it doesn't have a great fragrance. The skin benefits aren't incredible either. Beside the look of the bath water this product is a little blah. I would recommend it but it isn't as good as Twilight bath bomb or Avobath to me. The biggest disappointment was the scent. If it smelled differently I would probably like it a lot more.

     Have a super glittery day everyone!!! Don't forget to look at my YouTube video! Btw I am putting another one up soon!

Fantabulous Friday: Mermaid Water?

     Welcome to the very first Fantabulous Friday!!! I will review the products that I use in Fantabulous Friday throughout the week if I haven't already. Then I will share with you my favorite concoctions of products!!! Here we go! 

     Mermaid Water consists of a half of Big Blue bath bomb and a half of Sunny Side bubble bar. When you put those two together your water looks like a mermaid's tail with green scales and golden glitz. It smells soooo yummy and is extremely relaxing. It smells like a clean seaside sprinkled with fruit. It is the most expensive bath I have ever taken, literally and figuratively!

     Some products that would also go great with this bath are You've Been Mangoed bath melt, Rub Rub Rub, Seanik shampoo bar, and Each Peach (and two's a pair!) massage bar.

     Overall Mermaid Water is worthy of 5/5 stars! It is expensive but really fun! Have a great time experiencing the life of a mermaid everyone!!! Happy Fantabulous Friday:)

     

Big Blue Bath Bomb<3

Big Blue smells absolutely incredible! Ill do my best describing the scent but it will be tricky! Its kinda like fruit loops with some lemon and it's a little bit floral. It is an extremely luxurious scent. It fizzes up pretty fast but the effect is ridiculous! It looks like a Caribbean Sea! There is seaweed that comes out of the bomb and the water is a very vibrant. I only used half and I can't imagine using a whole one. It looks and smells incredible and that alone is totally worth it!

      Now moving on to the skin benefits...this is where I get disappointed. It contains lemon oil and the seaweed is supposed to be super nourishing. I'm gonna be straight up here. My skin was dry afterwards and didn't feel nourished at all. My skin felt worse after my bath instead of better. I honestly think the experience is worth it but you would need a really good moisturizing lotion afterwards. Overall I am giving Big Blue bath bomb 4/5 stars because it looks and smells so awesome that it makes up for the bad effects on your skin.

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Almay Liquid Lip Balm+ Comparison to Mac Creemsheen Lipglass

     The Almay Liquid Lip Balms are really nice! My first impression was that it smells almost exactly like a Mac lip product. When I applied it felt almost exactly like a Creemsheen Lipglass from Mac. The pigmentation is the same and everything. There are only a few differences between the 2. The Creemsheen is a bit thicker and creamier while the Almay one has a thinner more moisturizing quality. The Almay Liquid Lip Balm is $4.99 but varies where you buy it and the Mac one is $20. The scent of Mac lip products are stronger which is good and bad. And finally there is 0.24 fl oz of Almay Liquid Lipgloss and 0.08 fl oz of Mac Creemsheen Lipglass!!! To give you an idea that is half the size of the normal Mac lip glass!!!

     I couldn't bare not to compare the two glosses! They aren't exact dupes but they are very VERY similar and I surely recommend the Almay Liquid Lip Balms before the Mac Creemsheen glasses unless you are buying it for the name. I am rating the Almay Liquid Lip Balms 5/5 stars baby! These along with the Nyx Mega Shine glosses are the best drugstore lip glosses in my opinion!

     If you are a little down, go buy yourself one of the Almay glosses because you will want to show off your new gloss with a fabulous smile!;) I'm quite serious though haha, once you put it on it looks so good that you can't help but smile and want to show it off!!!

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Happy Happy Joy Joy:)

     Happy Happy Joy Joy is a vegan hair conditioner that is scented of orange and citrusy sweetness. This scent is faintly left in your hair. It has a base of almond milk which softens and moisturizes your hair. When I use this conditioner it is easier to brush my hair and is over all smoother. It is a good conditioner and you know that it is safe for your hair. It makes your hair feel very natural, healthy, and soft. There are two things I want to mention though. Be careful how much of the conditioner you use! It  doesn't feel like there is much of anything in your hair once you apply it. In this case more is less! I have pretty long hair and I used a small amount and still got a great result. The other thing is to experiment with the shampoo you use with Happy Happy Joy Joy. Different combinations have different effects. Before you decide whether you like it or not try it with a variation of shampoos. 

     For the most part I didn't think this product was much different from a drugstore conditioner. It definitely feels more natural but it isn't an essential. Personally I would rather go all natural on a skin product than a hair product. If you have the money I say go for it! Buuuut if you don't, you don't have to feel like you are missing out. There are surely conditioners that have the same effect and are much cheaper. I am rating Happy Happy Joy Joy 5/5 stars. The only thing that sets this conditioner apart from others is that it has incredible ingredients. I'm a bit all over the place and repetitive in this blog but I guess I'm trying to say that is a nice product but not outstanding and I don't think that everyone in the world has to try it.

      Haha I hope I got my point across...it's late and I'm very tired lol! Any ways don't forget to smile today and do something to help someone else:)

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