REVIEW: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Treatment Concealer

I got this a few months ago -- I think in March? It was in my March favorites. I really really love this product. I picked up mine from Wal-Mart for around $7-8. Let's get to the basics :) ..

 I don't have any other makeup on in this picture btw ;)

Packaging: Sucks. It's convenient how it has the sponge applicator at the top, but it's messy. As you can see in the picture, mine has gotten all over the inside of the lid. Also if I wanted to add this item to my kit, I wouldn't be able to because there is no way of sanitizing it :( You can also notice in the picture that there is some product stuck on the little spiral thingy that moves downward that I will not be able to use (if that makes sense?). I've heard a lot of people saying their product packaging broke -- but I have yet to have that problem.

How I Apply It: I start from the inner corner of my eye & blend it with my finger all the way underneath my eye. Then after blending, I add some more to the darker part of my under eye & pat it out till it's blended for better coverage.

Overall Opinion: I really like this product. It actually works. I have extremely dark under eye circles and normally liquid concealers do not cut it for me. I normally have to use kind of thick creamy concealers. I was kind of sketchy about trying this product out.. but I'm glad I did. It covers up my circles, and since this is a treatment concealer, overtime it lightens up your dark circles! No shit, it really works! I can tell a difference in the color of my under eye after the few months that I've been using it. This product actually lasts for a while as well. I've had it since March & it's currently June -- and I still have about half of the product left & I use it every single day.

I recommend this product if you have problems with under eye darkness.. I am really surprised with the outcome of this product. It works so good that the bad packaging doesn't really bother me.

Sally Girl Eyeshadow Haul & Swatches

Since I haven't purchased too many makeup items lately, I figured I'd go out today and spend some money on some cheap products. I've purchased Sally Girl eyeshadow before -- like wayy before I was even into makeup & what not and I had two colors I wore the same way, everyday. Lol. But I figured I'd give them another shot to see what I think about them now that I actually know about makeup and have tried many brands. I haven't tried them out just yet, as I just got them today -- but I will do a review if anyone is interested! I got 10 eyeshadow colors & 1 baked eyeshadow. I also picked up an eyeliner from Sally Beauty I picked up as well.

Okay so these are $.99 each -- they come individually and you can snap them together into a palette of however many you'd like. I happened to make palettes of 5 :)

 Okay so first up I connected all of my shades from lightest to darkest. The colors I picked up were: Snow, Gun Metal, Champagne, Coral, & Bronze.

All of these I like. They are very pigmented, especially for $.99 each! Champagne is a gorgeous highlight color :)

I've heard Champagne was a good dupe for Mac's Shroom & Bronze was a good dupe for Mac's All That Glitters. I personally don't know if they are or not because I don't own either of them. Just thought I'd throw that fun little input in there ;) lol. I plan on getting Mac's All That Glitters though for my kit, so I will be able to compare those 2 once I get it :D

 Next colors I picked up were: Mauve, Cinnamon, Chocolate, Auburn, and Teal.

I really like these colors as well. Chocolate is probably my favorite purchase. It's a unique brown color. It has a unique sheen to it, I don't really know how to explain it -- but you should pick it up & try it yourself for only $.99! :) Teal was a bit less pigmented than I thought it would be -- but it's still a pretty color.

Good first impressions from these eyeshadows. I can't wait to use them :)

Next up I only picked out 1 baked eyeshadow because I purchased the silver one last summer and it wasn't pigmented what-so-ever. I really hated it. But I figured I'd give another color a shot.. so I picked up a pretty aqua green color. They don't have names like the other shadows for some reason, they only have numbers.

This one isn't too pigmented either -- but it's more pigmented than the silver one I had. I actually do like this one. Even though the color isn't as vibrant as it is in the pan -- it's still a pretty color. I got this to use under my waterline to make my eyes look really blue. 

Lastly, I picked up a white eyeliner because I needed one. I've been using the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk for my eyeliner, but I was having trouble with my eye hurting and feeling funny after using it -- so I stopped. I don't know if that is the reason why my eye was feeling odd, but I stopped and it quit hurting. So hopefully this eyeliner will work well & not aggravate my eyes.

 It's the Beautique Eyeliner in White. It was $1.99 from Sally's Beauty. 

So that's all I purchased today! Let me know if you'd like to see reviews on any of these products :)

Have a great day lovelys <3 <3

Zelda Skyward Sword Review

Okay, so I know this game came out this past November - but I haven't played it since Decemeber :P... Until this past week..

I got stuck on one part in the Earth Temple & was frustrated & didn't play it for like 3 months lol. Sad, I know - but I get that way sometimes. But here lately, I've been so into playing this game - I can't stop! 

Zelda Skyward Sword is a great game. I still haven't beaten it yet - I am currently located in the Lanayru Mining Facility. The artwork in this game is like a mixture between Wind Waker & Twilight Princess. It's like a watercolor effect & it looks just lovely. The graphics are great for a Wii game! The story line is basically the same - you need to find Zelda.. etc, etc. But the gameplay is a bit different than other Zelda games in my opinion. In Ocarina of Time, you have to run (or roll) around Hyrule & go around on foot to get to where you need to be -- which sometimes takes FOREVER. However, in this Zelda - you can actually run! You do have a stamina meter thing - so you can only run around in short bursts at a time. But it's much more handy than having to walk/roll to your destinations. Next, it is kind of like Wind Waker in the sense that you have to travel around to the different areas. In Wind Waker, you traveled by boat. In Skyward Sword - you travel around on your bird by flying to the area below. Also, in this game - you have almost all the same weapons/tools you have in the other Zelda games - bomb flowers, sword, shield, & the slingshot. The only thing you do not have is the boomerang. However, they replaced it with something much better (in my opnion) -- the Beetle. You shoot this little device into the air to hit certain switches & later in the game you upgrade to the 'Hook Beetle' where you can grab bombs & drop them on enemies. You also do not have Navi following you around annoyingly in this one. You have this sword goddess or something named Fi. She can be annoying at sometimes too though. Not near as bad as Navi. Also, no Ganon in this one! The bad guy in this game is Ghirahim. The one problem with this game that a lot of people have is that you can only use motion controls - no classic controls here. I believe they should have made the option to choose which you'd like to use for those who have issues using the motion controls. However, I personally do not have a problem with the controls - I think they are great. You actually have to slice your enemies up instead of pressing buttons -- which can make your arms kinda sore  -- but its worth it in the end! I think it's fun anyway.. if you're a fan of the Zelda series such as I am -- this is definitely worth your time & money.

That's all I have for now since I have yet to complete this game. But hopefully I will in the next couple of weeks - because I have literally been playing a ton! 

FOTD! & Somewhat of An Eyeshadow Tutorial? :)

Well, really - EOTD (eyes of the day)! This Elf Brightening Quad is one that I got from my recent Elf order and it's called Nymph Dreams. These quads are from their $1 Essential Line -- and they're quite pigmented for only $1. I personally love these palettes. If you're looking for cheap eyeshadows to start out doing makeup or just want to play around with colors to see what colors looks good on you - these are the palettes to get.

I have the colors numbered on the right side to show you how I wore this palette in the picture above :D

1. I used on my eyelid & brow bone

3. I put in the corner of my inner eye & blended outward.

4. I put in my crease & just a little above the crease as well.

2. I put over the #4 color and blended with it.

In the picture of myself with my eye closed -- it looks like the #3 isn't blended in well -- but it is? Haha, I'm not sure why it looks like that in the picture - but oh well! :)

 

 I also used some of my new Elf  lip products in the picture! I used one of my new Matte Lip Colors in the color Natural & one of my Glossy Glosses in the color Sweet Salmon.

Here's a little cluster of some of the other products I used for my face but I'm not going into detail on those. Just mainly wanted to focus on my eyes & lips in this post :)

That's all! Hope you all have a lovely day :D

REVIEW: Nyx Candy Glitter Liner

I got these a few days ago in the mail & tested them out. I ordered the colors Disco Queen and Jade from all the colors they have. I got Disco Queen to wear over a black liquid liner & Jade to wear over a tealish/green liquid liner! I normally am not one for glitter liner - but I figured these would look good as a winged eyeliner.

These are really lovely! I was kind of scared of the odd applicator - but it works fine for just going over a darker color liner. I really like these - they last long! Don't use too many layers over and over again because it will take FOREVER to dry! But just one line of this stuff normally has enough glitter in it. I recommend these!

Here's a few pictures of Disco Queen being worn over a black liquid liner:

I tried to get kinda up close pictures - hope you can tell I am wearing it in these photos.

I want to try a few other colors of these and want to try a few different ways to wear them.

What do you guys think? :D

FOTD & Wet N Wild Crazy!

The past couple of weeks I have been collecting a few Wet N Wild products! It all started with the Color Icon palette (Lust) I got on sale for $2.50 at CVS. I wasn't sure if I was going to like these or not because I wasn't crazy about the past holiday glitter eye collection ones they came out with. But I tried this one out & I LOVED it! So I went to my local Rite Aid and they had the other Color Icon (Pride & Greed) palettes on sale for only $1.24! This week when I got paid I got one of their newer trio palettes (Silent Treatment) and I love it oh so much as well. I also picked up one of their lipsticks (Just Peachy) because I've never tried them - and I just so happen to be in love with it as well! So today I went and picked up 2 more lipsticks (Think Pink & Mauve Outta Here) and a Mega Glo illuminating powder (Catwalk Pink).

FOTD:

 I wore my Wet n Wild Trio in Silent Treatment on my eyes today & my 'Think Pink' (#901B) on my lips! I also wore the 2 lighter shades on the Mega Glo illuminating powder in Catwalk Pink. I got a lot of compliments on my makeup today! 

At work, I was taking this lady's order and she said,

"Your makeup looks really good today!"

And I replied,

"THANK YOU!!!!!"

Basically screaming it at her because I was so happy/shocked that she noticed and said something about it haha. I like compliments :D I don't get them that often from strangers, so when I do - I get excited :P

Up close at some of the products + swatches:

 Silent Treatment Eyeshadow Trio -$2.99

(the last color looks silver but it's more of a taupe color)

Lipsticks - Think Pink, Just Peachy, Mauve Outta Here - $1.99

Pictures really don't do justice on these. I really really love these products! The eyeshadows are really pigmented! And the lipsticks are super pigmented as well and they last such a long time! These are matte lipsticks however - so you do have to exfoliate your lips before applying or else it will look like a hot mess.

As many times as I've seen these in Wal-Mart or Rite Aid - they have never appealed to me for some reason. But I'm really glad I decided to try them. They're amazing!

Oh, off topic once again -- but I also got this Rimmel London palette for 75% off!

I've been wanting this palette for a while now because this exact palette was in one of my Nylon Magazines a couple of months ago - and they had this quad on sale! So I got it for $1.42!

What Wet N Wild products have you tried that you like?

Mac Snob Lipstick Dupe!

I recently purchased Mac's Snob lipstick since they didn't have any of the Creme Cup lipsticks in stock. Once I got into the car, I looked in my purse at my Revlon Primrose lipstick to compare it to Mac's Snob. They are almost identical!

As you can see - the Mac Snob lipstick (bottom swatch) is a bit more pigmented than the Revlon one. Of course, look at the price comparison - $6 vs $15! Revlon's is a Creme finish & Mac's is a Satin finish. The Revlon Primrose lipstick works good as an everyday lipstick. I use it a ton. The color lasts pretty decent - Mac's Snob does last longer though. They are almost the same color! If you're wanting around the same color as Snob but don't want to pay or re-purchase a $15 lipstick - Revlon's Primrose is a good dupe! :) I personally love & use both of these.

Drugstore Haul + Lighter Hair!

Pay day was yesterday, so I wanted to get a few things since I had some extra hours this week. I have been wanting to dye my hair back blonde - but decided I should start out slow so I dyed it a sandy dark blonde/light brown color. I can tell a difference - but it's not a dramatic one :/ I like it though.

 I'll post a finished picture sometime later. It's too dark now and you can't really tell in the dark.

Since I was going back lighter, I thought I should splurge on a few hair products to keep my hair feeling nice & soft so I got the Bed Head Dumb Blonde conditioner/hair mask. It was $17! So I hope it works well. I also love love LOVE the Nexxus shampoo that I already have - so I got this Nexxus Leave-In Conditioning Spray for $9. I can't wait to use it!

I also got ANOTHER Color Tattoo Eyeshadow. They only had the white color called Too Cool left! Everywhere I have went has been sold out of all of these. I also got another Revlon Lip Butter ! I got the Raspberry Pie shade which appears to be a dark plumy pink color - but when applied it's a sheer darker hot fuchsia color that is wearable. 

^ I got all of those products from Wal-Mart.

Next, I went to Sally Beauty and I got this uhhh-mazinggggg nail polish that was on sale! It's a China Glaze nail polish called Blonde Bombshell - which was from their Eye Candy Collection. I got it on sale for $1.99! I used this color on my nails today and I am in love! It's soooo pretty. It's got different sizes of glitter and I didn't even have to use another nail polish underneath!

I also got a little Sally Girl nail polish for $.99 in the color In Love. It's kind of a dupe of the Essie Luxeffect Nail Polish in A Cut Above (I think that's the name of it).

Lastly, I went to Rite Aid where they had a TON of Wet N Wild products on sale! I got 2 of the discontinued Color Icon palettes in Greed and Pride. I love these so much and just discovered them last week! :( I wish they weren't discontinued. I got the Lust one earlier this past week and I love it oh so much. If your local drugstore still has these you should definitely check them out! If they don't have them - I know you will probably still be able to check them out on EBay.

I also got 2 Wet N Wild nail polishes that were on sale for only $.49! I got the colors Private Viewing (A beige with pink undertones) & Bite The Bullet (A dark lavender).

And I also got a Jesse's Girl pigment in the color Secret Weapon which is super pretty! It's a really unique color - it's a sheer white but has metallic mint green/teal shades in it when it hits certain lights. It's a duo-chrome eyeshadow. It's hard to explain the color - but it's really pretty. I got it to wear over the Too Cool Color Tattoo.

And since Valentine's Day was 2 days, of course everything was on sale. So I got a tub of V-day candy corn for like $1.25, a small box of chocolates for $.50, and some Disney Princess ring pops for $.50 :) Om Nom Nom :D

I also got some herbal fruit tea to test out. I've never tried them and wanted to - so I got the sampler pack of the fruity teas.

Sorry I didn't take individual pictures of each of the products. I was being lazy. But some of them I may do individual reviews on or may be in my monthly favorites :)

Jewelry Jewelry Jewelry!

I've been in 'uploading' mode the past 12 hours! I've been searching through all my vintage jewelry boxes and all my old jewelry supplies to list new things in the shop. Here's a few that I've already listed..

 ^ Vintage

 ^ Handmade by me

 ^ Vintage

 ^ Handmade by me

 ^ Handmade by me. I made these today and I absolutely love these! They're western style earrings. I almost kept them for myself -- but I have wayy too much jewelry already!

 ^ Vintage

^ Handmade by me

I just realized most of these were made by me. I <3 making jewelry :D It makes me happy.

 I just thought I'd share a few pictures of things I've uploaded on my shop because I really have nothing else to talk about? I haven't really done anything exciting, tried any new products, or anything. :P Lazy lazy Lauren! Oh wells.

If you like any of the items shown above - please visit my shop:

www.thirtyonewest.etsy.com

REVIEW: Maybelline Color Tattoo!

So, as you read - my boyfriend got me these bad boys a few days ago! I've tried out all of the colors and wanted to give my little opinion of these.

I really really wanted 'Tough as Taupe' more than any other color -- and it is my least favorite out of all of the colors I purchased. It's a matte one - and it works good and looks nice -- but it's very drying. I'm not sure if it was just the one that I got - but it was drying. When I tried to apply layers on to this one -- the second layer kind of 'chipped' off. It was kind of crusty :P But I mean I kept working with it and eventually got it to look nice. This is a nice color - but it's not truly a taupe color. It has grey undertones to it. It's still pretty - just not the exact color that is pictured. 

Then I tried the 'Pomegranate Punk' and 'Tenacious Teal'. I LOVE these! These are creamier than the Tough as Taupe. They are a metallic-like finish and look gorgeous! I really do enjoy these. I have been wearing the 'Tenacious Teal' all day today for 12 hours so far, and I've been running around, bathed, sweated, etc -- and NO creasing! Amazing! :D 

I wore Tenacious Teal with my own Thirtyonewest Anchor's End on the outer corner of my eyes ;)

I have heard a bunch of people comparing these to Mac Paint Pots - and the Tough as Taupe one doesn't remind me of one at all. I do like it, it's just very dry. However, the Pomegranate Punk and Tenacious Teal kind of remind me of Mac Paint Pots. The Paint Pots are a bit more creamier than these - but those are also $17-18 compared to $6. Also, the Color Tattoos dry faster than Mac Paint Pots - which could be a good or bad thing depending on how you are going to use them.

I picked up mine from Wal-Mart for $5.88 each. I would recommend these! I plan on purchasing all the other ones as well - they're are 10 total.

Lush & Sephora Haul

Well, kind of a haul. I only got 2 things from each place :P 

My boyfriend ordered me some stuff from Lush that I have been wanting & when I got paid last week, I decided to go ahead and order the primer I was wanting for my kit. However, the primer was $45 - and you get free shipping with orders over $50 - so of course I had to purchase something else! :D I got a eyeliner as well :)

 Bubblegum Lip Scrub - $8.95

Enchanted Eye Cream - $25.95

I received my Lush items in the mail last night, and I've already tried them both out. I love them! The Bubblegum Lip Scrub works well - but it's $8.95 for a jar of sugar, jojoba oil, and flavoring. I think I'll make some myself :) Possibly even some to sell on 'Thirtyonewest'?! It smells really good - and you use this stuff to scrub all the dead skin off your lips (which I tend to have a lot of). Then once you're done, you can lick it off. Yummy!

 Thanks Dan with the big beard & gauges for making me some yummy lip scrub :D

Next, I got the Enchanted Eye Cream. This goes on light - it's not a thick cream. I applied it under my eyes & it soaks in nicely. I applied this stuff on last night, and when I woke up this morning my under eyes felt nice and smooth! It's currently 6 pm and they are still nice and soft!

Here's what the Lush website says about the cream:

"Gentle, soothing cream to minimize fine lines around the eyes. It's perfect for night and day. A small dab of Enchanted, applied carefully with the little finger, refreshes the area around the eyes and softly tightens the skin. Use it to give yourself a little lift, even if there's no-one else around.

We wanted a low-fat moisturizer for the skin around the eyes, and Helen felt it needed to be as light as possible to give the best effect on your delicate eye area."

I'm quite uncertain who Helen is - but whatever! I really like it. A bunch of reviews said it helped with their dark under eye circles - but I have only been using it for a day - so I can't really say much about that.

And from Sephora I got:

 Cover FX Skin Prep Anti-Aging Serum / Foundation Primer - $45

Makeup Forever Aquarelle in Black - $20

I haven't tried these out - I literally just got these in the mail 5 minutes ago! But I got them for my kit. I also got a free deluxe sample of Laura Mercier foundation primer! Woo hoo! And I got a couple of samples of cologne for Joshua.

That's all for my haulage today. I'm about to place a HUGEEE order with Elf - 37 items. Yep. But I got 50% off, so I couldn't help myself :P

Until next time loveys! 

New Year Resolutions

Just ate my New Years lunch! Gross turnip greens, ham, black eyes, & cornbread!

Figured I would do a few little things I'd like to do/change this year.

• Appreciate the people in my life more. Don't take anything for granted.
• Drink more water! I have pee pee issues & I get bladder/kidney infections quite often -- so I need to AT LEAST drink 2 glasses of water a day :P
• Go on dates w/ Joshy Poo more! We go out to eat & what not often, but I want to go on more little adventures - just because! :)
• Take/post more pictures on my Tumblr (www.stfulaurenpack.tumblr.com) more!
• Post more entries on this blog more often! I want more requests please! :D
• Get a new job! Start working on freelance.
• Make tons of new shades of eyeshadows for my Thirtyonewest collection!

That's all I can think of for now! Hope you enjoy ;) Happy New Year y'all!