Revlon love is on deluxe gift set

Around this time of year different companies start selling gift sets. These gift sets are great if you know someone who loves make-up or is just starting to use make-up. The set I will be talking about today is from Revlon. The set is called "gaze of love". This is affordable on any budget at $15. It comes with Colorstay 16 hour Eye Shadow in "Siren", Colorstay Eye Liner in "Black", Colorstay skinny Liquid Liner in "Black out", and the last is a duo compact.. Here is what the set looks like.

The Eye Shadow quad called "Siren" has three shimmers and one mate. Here is a swatch of the colors. The colors have a powdery feel to them. This would be great for begainners because they are easy to blend. It comes with a sponge applicator. It also comes with a guide for an eyelook on the back of the palette. 

 

The next is the eyeliner color in "black". It is a pencil liner with a smudger and sharpener of the end. It goes on smooth and stays on. 

The next is the liqud eyeliner in black out. It has a sponge tip. It is a brown based black. So it's not as dark as a blue based black but for beginners it will work. 

The last is the compact. I love it! it is cute and functional. It was a 2x zoom on one side and an normal mirror on the other side. I love how it is a heart. 

That's all that was in the box. As I said this would be a perfect  gift for anyone who is starting to use make up and for $15 you can not beat that price. 

Throughout the month of November I will be reviewing more palettes so stay tuned!

Nyx soft matte lip cream

The post today is about the Nyx soft matte lip cream. I was at my local grocery store and went by the Nyx display and I saw it. Most matte lip colors that I found dries out my lips and I don't like the feeling they have. I decided to try it any way. It goes on smooth and doesn't feel like most matte lip colors. I love how it feels. It feel creamy and stays on. At work I talk a lot and it last for three hours before I had to reapply. I love the color I got. The color doesn't look like the tube but that's ok. It is a gorgeous pink and I love it. Here are the pictures.

The color SMLC  07 Addis Ababa. I love this color. They had other colors but this one I really liked. 

The color is super pigmented. It goes on smooth. I just love this color! it is a soft color pink and is great for everyday wear and even last through eating and drinking.

You can buy this product at any Target,Ulta,Sephora or online at Nyx website. Nyx soft matte lip cream

August ipsy glam bag!!!

With school about to start this months bag is called prep school. The bag is a simple houndstooth style bag with a pink zipper. 

The first item I got blossom and bloom ginseng and biotin volumizer from briogeo. I love the smell of the spray. It is just a trail sized bottle but it will last me for a while because my hair is short. It adds some volume and it didn't leave me with greasy or fried hair. Because it will has biotin it helps supports hair growth.  You can buy this online or at a Sephora. Online it sells around $18.00.

The second item I got is Amino Herbal Hydration mask. It has Hyaluronic acid, Vitamin B5, and vitamin E it is from OZ Naturals. I love this mask. I used a facial scrub and then used the mask I left it on for 30 minutes. It left my skin smooth and moisturized.  Once again I received a trail size and not a full sized of the product but I will buy it again. Online it runs around $21.99

The third product I got is Luxe Longwear Eyeliner Pen by Starlooks. It is in the color black. It is a brown based black. It is long wear it lasted 8 hrs of running around. It lasted until I took it off that night. Because it is a pen it was easy to apply. The eyeliner is $19.00 on the website.

Here is the swatch.

The fourth this I got was a lip liner in the color #3035 Nude Liner by Lord & Berry. It is the perfect tone for me to use for lip contouring. It goes on smooth and lasted for the day with out the use on reapplication. The swatch is on the right. 

The fifth product I got was a lip gloss in the color salsa by Hikari. The web site called the color a true red. I like the color but the lip gloss has a sticky texture. It is really glossy but I don't like sticky lip gloss. It looks great in pictures but I took it off right afterwards.  The website sells the lip gloss for $13. 

Here is the swatch of the lip gloss. 

This month I was happy with this bag. I love the look of the make-up bag and the products I received.  

 Links for the products are listed below:
Briogeo hair
Oz Naturals
Star Looks
Lord & Berry
Hikari cosmetics

Here is the link to my ipsy subscription. 
Ipsy subscription

July Ipsy Bag review!

July is coming to an end. This month has been crazy but I have a review for you! The bag for this month had some products I have never heard about and some I have. So lets get into it. 

As you can see the bag for this month is very colorful. I love the pattern on the bag. Now for the products I got. These are not in any order. So lets get started. I am also going to show the price of the products so you can see how much you are getting for $10 a month. Most of the products are full size.  

I got this perfume roller ball. It is by Jor'el Parker and the scent is called classico. I like the size of the bottle but the scent really isn't anything I would wear.  The size of the bottle I got runs around $21. Already that's more than the bag itself. 

The next is this conditioning lip bomb from Jersey Shore Sun in vanilla coconut creme. It smells great. I love how it feels. It doesn't feel greasy and it helped my lips a lot. The price for this size is $10. They do have a bigger size for $5 more. 

The next is this lipstick from bellapierre cosmetics. It is in the color P.I.N.K. On the website it calls it a hot pink color. To me it wasn't really hot pink. It is a great shade of pink with some micro-glitter. It doesn't smell like a crayon like most lipsticks do. To me it smells like vanilla. The picture under the lipstick is the color. The price of the lipstick is $19.99.

The next is this eyeliner pencil from eyetini in the color blue hawiian. It is a baby blue color. It makes a good accent color with a wing or on the lower lash line. It never need to be sharpened which for me is a plus. The web site said that it doesn't smudge. It did on me when I put lower water line. The cost of the liner is $18.

The last product is the Tarte water-proof bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. I love this color. It has enough simmer to give you a glow but not to much to were it looks like you threw glitter at your face. The thing I am most happy about is it is water proof! I accidentally when swimming with my make up on and it stayed. I was very surprised. The cost is about $30.

Thats it for this months bag! I will be posting a review a lip gloss I got from next next so stay tuned! 

June Ipsy bag!

Hello wonderful people. I know that this post is late but I wanted to try out the products before I did any reviews on them. If you don't know Ipsy is a subscription service. Once a month they send you a make-up bag with five products to try. Some of the products are full size and some are trial sized. To start out you take a quiz so they can find out what you would like to try. You can retake the quiz as many times you want. This month there were some wins and misses. So here is what I got for the month of June. The package comes in a pink mailing bag. (which is a great idea)

Here is a picture of the bag! Now to see whats inside!

Here is a small peek of the bag. It is a black bag with ipsy written on it. I love the bag. I use it as my make up bag when I go places. It is slightly cushioned so I don't have to worry about my powder breaking.











The first is a nail polish from Aurora. I love the color. It is called "four alarm fire". It is a coral color. Perfect for summer time. It said it is like a gel polish. You don't need an UV light for it. It did not hold up like a gel polish. After one day I had to take it off because it chipped a lot. But besides that the color is great. I will wear it again but not to work.

The next thing I got were DePuff Eye Pads by Altchek MD. They were cooling. I noticed a difference after one use. I will re buy these if I have a chance.

The next is the IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal eyebrow pencil in universal taupe. I have dark brown hair and this pencil worked for me. It will also work with blonde too. I don't know if it will work with black hair but I will find out soon. I will by this again. To the right are the swatches. The left is the pencil.

 My second favorite out of the bag is the TreStique Eye shadow pencil. I used it as a base and an eye shadow. I love this product. It is a a nude pink shimmer called Marimoto Pink Pearl. It takes five seconds to put on and looks great. I will buy this again. 

My favorite of the month of June is the Smashbox foundation primer. It evened out my skin and helped my foundation stay on all day. It also helps to take great pictures. I didn't have to use any filters at all. I will buy this again.










Thanks for reading! Sorry this was late but I wanted to try them out longer than a week. I am excited for the July bag. It will be here in a few weeks, I can't wait. My next blog post will be about my new favorite make-up sponge call Beauty Blender.  I will link to Ipsy if you want to check out the site and sign up. Ipsy

Review of Nyx eyeliners

Today I got some stuff for review. I bought the Nyx eyeliner pen in "jet black" and an Nyx eye pencil in "teal". Here is where I get picky when I hear jet black i think a really black eye liner. I think of a blue based black. The Nyx liner is a brown based black. Here is a swatch of it.

The best thing about the liner it is a pen so it felt tip which makes it easier 

do winged eyeliner. 

Here is a picture of the pen and box. 

Here is the tip. As you can see you can make a thick line or a thin line.Even though it is a brown based black I like it. The liner is easy to hold and apply.








Now for what I am excited about the Nyx liner in "teal" Here is the swatch of the color.
It is a true teal color. Blue, white and green are mixed perfectly. It is a crayon liner so it
very easy to smudge and blend with other colors. I love this color! I'm about to
compare the Nyx "teal' liner with Wet and wild liner in "turquoise"

The wet and wild color is dark and has more of a blue tint. Where the Nyx as more of a green base to it. Also the picture doesn't show this but the wet and wild color was gold and silver micro-glitter in it. Both of these colors are great for spring and summer looks. Sadly the wet and wild they don't make any more. I have had that pencil for years.





Here is a picture of all the products listed

I hope you enjoyed reading this and see you next time. I am going to post everyday if not every other day. Love you guys! Here is a link to Nyx

Nyx eye pencil in teal

Nyx felt tip liner

TOO FACED CHOCOLATE BAR PALETTE! Also a trend that is making a come back this summer!

Hello people! Sorry I have been so busy with school that I haven't had time to review the product I got myself for my birthday! I got the too faced chocolate bar palette! It is amazing I am only going to going a little into it.

Here is the palette! One of the things I find interesting is they use real coco powder to make the make-up. So it really does smell like chocolate. One down side I have found is some of the lighter colors like candied violet and strawberry bon bon are a bit powdery and they don't show up very well. You have to use a white base just for the true colors to stand out. But I love this palette! I am already planing on getting the Semi-sweet chocolate bar palette. I love the packaging. The box it comes in looks like a chocolate bar. The actual palette looks like a bar of chocolate. The marketing for this product is amazing. The only thing about this palette is the names of the colors are not printed on the case itself. They are on this clear plastic sheet. But other then that I love this palette. It also comes with a glamour guide for a few looks to help inspire your own. My favorite on is the milk chocolate.

It is also the easiest one on there.  I bought it from Ulta but Too Faced has a website. So I will put both links at the bottom of the page.

Now for the trend that is making a come back for the summer. Last summer we saw bright eyeliners on the lower lash line and nothing much on the top of the lid. It has come back so break out your neon colors that you never wear. Just apply on the lower lash line and add some mascara and your eyes are done! Fast and easy! If you don't have any bright colors just take some white eyeliner and use an angled brush with the eye shadow of your choice and pat it on to the liner.

Thanks for reading I promise I will try to do more post. I am about to go on a writing spree! Love you girls and guys! 

Here are the links! Have fun! 

Ulta Website

Too Faceed website

Nyx jumbo eye shadow pencil

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while I have been REALLY busy with work and with school. So lets get started. I was looking through the NYX cosmetics stand at my local drug store and I found something interesting. Jumbo eye pencils the first thing I thought of was using them as a base for color pigments. It was a little over five dollars. I got the white color called milk. The color is just a simple white but it goes on smooth and it makes any color you put on top of it pop. I use it for everything from eye shadow base to a eye liner for under the eyes. White liner on the lower water makes your eyes look bigger and more open. Which is good if you are running late for school or work. It makes you look more awake. I love this product! I sometimes use an eye shadow primer but with these jumbo eye pencils I don't really need them. It goes on smooth and blends easily. They come in many colors to choose so the next question is which is the next color I will get? I don't even know but I know that which ever one I get will be amazing.  Here is a link to the nyx website. 

Jumbo eye pencil- 
http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-6-jumbo-eye-pencil.aspx

Hoola By Benefit and ecoTools Brushes! :)

         Hey People! Long time no review. lol I know it has been a while. Sorry. So lets get started. A few weeks ago we got an Ulta here. I got some brushes from ecoTools also. I will get to those later.
        First I want to talk about the bronzer. I got Hoola by Benefit because I have not heard anything bad about it. I agree I couldn't find anything wrong with it. I have a very pale complexion and most bronzers that I have tried look like I put dirt on my face. I did not have the problem with this one. I recommend it if you have a coupon or you can get a good deal on it. The one thing I didn't like was the price. It was about $28.00 but I had a coupon with made it about $15.00.
        Now for the ecoTools. I have multiple brushes to review on today. I have eye brushes which consists of the following blend,crease,highlight,shade, and smudge brush.Then I have two face brushes a domed and a deluxe fan brush. I LOVE them! The handles are made out of bamboo. They are very easy to hold and very durable. The bristles are the softest I have EVER had! I love them I want to get more brushes from them. They are amazing! Very easy to clean. I use baby shampoo and I rinse them off them carefully. Carefully smooth the brushes and lay them down on a towel to dry and you can use them the next day. I will put the link to benefit and to ecoTools.

Eye brush set: http://www.ecotools.com/brushes/brush-sets/essential-eye-set#tips

Deluxe fan brush: http://www.ecotools.com/brushes/face-tools/deluxe-fan-brush#reviews

Domed Bronzer brush: http://www.ecotools.com/brushes/face-tools/domed-bronzer-brush

Hoola By Benefit: http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/product/view/hoola

Wet and Wild tinted moisturizer

Hello again! Sorry this is late I haven't had a change to write this review. So I have been using the Wet and Wild tinted moisturizer. I love it lately all I have been wearing is it. It gives me enough coverage that I don't need any foundation. It goes on smooth and feels like you aren't wearing anything.  So I would recommend this product to anyone who doesn't wear a lot of make-up. So my next review will be on the Hoola bronzer by Benefit.

Nyx liquid eyeliner

   Hey again! I know two days in a row! Lol shocking I know. So the other day I was at the store and I was looking at eyeliners and the NYX Liquid eye liner was calling my name. It was like "buy me I am the color of the TARDIS!" So I bought it. It is like the normal eyeliners it is a brush not a pen or a sponge type of thing. If I get eyeliner  they are usually pens. But I went ahead and bought it.
   So now for the review the color is a metallic blue called "Extreme Blue" it hasn't flaked off and has stayed on the would night. I did a small winged liner and the brush made it easy to apply. I have only tried the NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk as an eye shadow base and I loved that also. I might by more NYX products. Tomorrow I will do the review of the wet and wild tinted moisturizer. So look out for that. I am going to try to post everyday. YAY!
                         Love you guys! <3

  P.S- I now have an Ulta! I am so excited about it! I got a few brushes and I got hula bronzer from Benefit! The review for those will by up soon. :)

Ardell Lashes

Hello again I know I have been gone for a while but I have a good reason I started going back to school. I am a student of BYU Idaho! So happy to be going to school. Now back to the original topic for this blog. I started wearing false lashes. I know why would you do that. Well I like long lashes and well I don't have any. lol At a local grocery store I bought a pair of Ardell Lashes in DEMI. I loved the I got a good two weeks out of them. I got the starter kit which had the lashes, glue, and a lash applicator. Well there glue is great I love it next to the Urban Decay lash glue. Now don't get me wrong I love the starter kit I got but the lashes had it. With good care you can only where lashes for a few weeks before the lashes start falling off. lol So today when I went and got the lashes I got same brand different kind. I got the self-adhesive lashes. It fit great and looked great the only problem was one thing the adhesive strips didn't want to stay so I had to put glue on them. Cleaning and removing the lashes were easy. I love the look but I wont get the self-adhesive lashes. I will still buy the brand but just not those. They also have a website I will put the link at the bottom . I will have another review shortly I got the wet and wild tinted moisturizer that I am trying out. 
                        Love You Guys <3

http://www.ardelllashes.com/

Urban Decay PERVERSION MASCARA! REVIEW!

I have a review for you! Urban Decay came out with a mascara call Perversion. It said it is supposed to make bigger blacker badder lashes. It comes in the blackest mascara I have used so far. It got that part right it is very dark. I got a free sample of it in the mail before it was launched. I honestly love it. I love most urban decay products. I fell in love with their eye liner in the color Perversion. It is a simple black liner but it was dark and stayed on all day. As for the bigger part of the mascara I did see a difference in the volume of it but not some much in length. I had to put two layers of it it get it that way. But I do love it. If you are looking for a mascara I would try it. I am going to post a link to the website if you want you can look at it your self. Right now they have a deal where you get the full size mascara and you get the trial size of the primer free. So I would totally by it. lol

http://www.urbandecay.com/perversion-by-urban-decay/457.html

Me! :)

It's MandyLee!!! <3

Hey people of the internet My name is Mandy Lee! I decide to start a blog about topics I like to talk about and maybe help people with anything. I am not a make-up artist or have gone to school for anything thing special. I just want to give my opinion and talk about my life and what I like to do. I will be doing reviews on multiple things from make-up products to movies and TV shows. Let me start by talking for myself. 

I work at a movie theater in a growing town in the heart of Texas. Some say Waco is starting to become like Dallas which I couldn't be happier about cause there is nothing to do here. lol. My favorite show is Doctor who. I will most likely  be talking about that one the most out of anything else. hehe sorry I am a fan girl at heart. lol I am a band geek also. I almost any kind of music. Right now I am listening to the album Louder by Lea Michele. And I will do a small review on it shortly. I like to go out and have fun with my besties. Thats enough of me now for the review.

Today I am reviewing Louder By Lea Michele. I will start out by saying I love her on glee. I love her vocal styling. Louder is very insanely catchy. I love all the songs but my favorite song is a tie between Burn with you and Battlefield. Battlefield reminds me of my ex fiance. We were better friends then a couple. It was a mistake to start dating. That is what I take from that song. Burn with you talks about a couple and she is basic saying I don't want to go to heaven if you aren't there she rather go to hell as long as we are together. I am also starting a YouTube channel. Got to go to bed. Have a busy day tomorrow I will try to have a makeup review for you guys and also a video too. ;) Nighty Night. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/wandarahne