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!

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! :-)