A not so great product...

Avon brow gel.... maybe my expectations were too high? I thought that brow gel was something that you put on your brows to keep them in place for more than an hour... or even ten minutes. This product felt just like water on me! I've used it for a couple of days now, and I must say, I don't like this stuff!! I even got a zit right by my eyebrow.... and I'm guessing it came from this product!

On the other hand, it has made me appreciate what I used right before this product, which was Maybelline Great Lash in clear. It has just enough stay to last the whole day, but it doesn't make you feel like you have stiff eyebrows either! So if you're in the market for some great cheap brow gel.... go for Maybelline!

Wonderful e/s trick!

I can't remember what I was watching exactly, or maybe it was reading... whatever the case, I found an amazing trick!! A problem I've always had with drugstore eyeshadows, is that most of them are very shimmery. I do like shimmery eyeshadows, but I like to mix and match my eyeshadow finishes, so in order to do this, I bought some more expensive eyeshadows, because I knew what kind of finish I was getting. Long story short, no need for this anymore!!


Wet N Wild, a brand that has a come a long way in my book, has come out with some matte eyeshadows, including a single eyeshadow called Brule. Just a nice, matte, skin-toned color that is very creamy and easy to put on. So the trick is, after putting on a more shimmery eyeshadow, you can tone down the shimmer by just putting a lite matte color on top!


I have tried this on different drugstore brand eyeshadows, such as maybelline and wet n wild, and have gotten the same results. It doesn't detract from the look you're going for in any way, it just tones it down to a more wearable level! So there is your quick tip, hope you like it as much as I do!! :-)

Maybelline Eyestudio Quad

Maybelline Eyestudio Quad! I remember these coming out about.... what a year and 1/2 ago or so? Whatever the case, I watched some videos on these on youtube, and everyone seemed to like them, however I never picked one up, until yesterday!!

The color I got, was Ravishing Rose. Apparently it's limited edition, I'm honestly not sure what collection it comes from either, I'm just beginning to get into the whole drugstore makeup deal, as I've been so pre-occupied with my higher end products to notice the drugstore gems! That being said, this is a beautiful quad, full of pinks, and one purple. One highlight baby pink color, one baby rose color, a little darker than the highlight, and medium dark pink with gold glitter, and a deep purple with more of a satin finish. What can I say, I'm a girl, I'm a sucker for pink!

So I tried this out last night, just to test it out before wearing it an entire day, and I was quite impressed!! Color payoff was pretty good! Not to mention they blended very easily, and the fallout was actually less than most of my Urban Decay shadows!! Sold!! I wore this today over an Urban Decay cream shadow, in Midnight Rodeo I believe, but I wore it over a regular base last night and had similar results.

I put this on around 10 this morning, and it's about 8 now, and it's all still looking wonderful!! In fact, I think I'll wear it tomorrow, and I am SOOO not the kind of girl to usually wear the same shadows twice in a row! Seriously, drugstore gem for me! I'm going to have to try out more shades!!

And just in case you were wondering what else I wore with this pink/purple eye look, I just wore a bronze colored blush (MAC Equilibrium), so I wouldn't detract from the beautiful pink eyes, and a berry lip (Maybelline Bit of Berry). I'll have to do a review on Maybelline lipsticks, they're a growing favorite of mine right now! And also I used my Maybelline baby lips in 10 - peppermint, which wears very well under lipstick! :-) Happy drugstore hunting!

How did I miss this site before????

So I've been struggling over high end products vs. low end products lately, trying to decide what is worth splurging over, and what isn't. I go through this every so often, so it's nothing new, but I found something this time!! I'm a huge fan of temptalia's blog, lots of great reviews and comparisons and just an overall very awesome site! But, randomly yesterday, I found a new site that I am already loving!!

It's called nouveau cheap, or nouveaucheap.blogspot.com. Where have you been all my life?? Silly me for not finding this site sooner!! I guess I hadn't really looked hard enough to look for a blog geared towards the drugstore brands, with lots of fun information!! So seriously, you should check it out!! :-)

Great Cheap Mascara

On my endless mascara hunt, I have found a drugstore mascara that really impressed me! Because of the price, and because of the wonderful wear of the mascara itself! I'm talking about the Rimmel Extra Super Lash, which you can get for around $3 at the drugstore!

The brush for this mascara is tapered, meaning the bristles on the brush get shorter towards the end of the wand. I like this because it makes getting the inner corners of your lashes much easier. The bristles are just like any regular mascara wand, they're not rubber, but I still find this brush to separate my lashes easily.

The formula itself is neither more dry or more wet than usual, I find it just the right consistency. I don't find that it flakes on me, and it doesn't transfer to my eye lids, or just under my eyes either. The life of this mascara is pretty normal, about 2 and 1/2 to 3 months. If you're on a tight budget, or just wanting to try something new, I highly recommend this mascara! :-)

Maybelline Baby Lips!

Random drugstore find!! I just barely found out about this product... last night I believe! I had gotten an e-mail from Allure, and saw this cute little pink tube with bright yellow lettering on it, Maybelline BABY LIPS! Yeah, super cute, and it obviously made a good impression on me, because when I saw it today at the store, right into my hands it jumped!! :-)

So they had other flavors of this gloss, I chose the pink because.... that's my default color that I choose, and the color is 25 - Pink Punch. Very pretty, very bright pink! The other tubes had different color combinations, and I might have to go back and check them out! The packaging says it has Vitamin E and C, shae butter and aloe, hydrates and protects with spf 20. It kind of reminds me of MAC's tinted lip conditioner, in stick form. I'll have to try it under my lipstick like I do with my MAC tinted lip conditioner, and let ya know! But first impression, very moisturizing, and I didn't feel like I had to cake it on to get that feeling! Just a swipe and my lips felt good!! :-) I'll let ya know!!

Update: I have gotten the peppermint baby lips, as well as the peach, and they are both wonderful!! Honestly, one of my favorite drugstore finds in a long time!! They wear wonderfully under lipsticks and lipglosses, and keep your lips beautifully moisturized for hours! Love love love!! Check these babys out!!