Eyeliner Review & Swatches || Pencils, Liquids, & Gels

Hello my blooming buds!

I've got my eyeliners of all types here to review and swatch for you guys! Eyeliner has to be my favorite make up to wear and the most difficult to put on.

From left to right: NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil in 932 Bronze Shimmer, Toki Doki Brillante Glitter Eyeliner in Skeletro, Toki Doki Brillante Glitter Eyeliner in Rondine, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Oil Slick, Sephora Liner Electro in 02 Metal Electro, Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner Molten Metal Eyeliner Pencil in Bullet.

NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil in 932 Bronze Shimmer: Chestnut brown with silver glitters. It's a nice glittery neutral color, but I never wore this at all.

Toki Doki Brillante Glitter Eyeliner in Skeletro: Navy with silver glitters. Sadly this is discontinued! I absolutely adore the Brillante liners! It has great staying power and adds dimension to your eyes. Because of the glitters, it is a teeny bit scratchy on application, but the glitters do not irritate your eyes.

Toki Doki Brillante Glitter Eyeliner in Rondine: Aqua with silver glitters. Another color I managed to get in this discontinued line.

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Oil Slick: Black with silver glitters. UD pencil liners are always a good addition for eyeliners. Even with the glitters, this one applies without scratching. 

Sephora Liner Electro in 02 Metal Electro: Gunmetal silver. I was looking for another liner to replace the one below for the inner corner of your eyes. I really like how smooth this applies with no tugging.

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner Molten Metal Eyeliner Pencil in Bullet: Silver. This one has no staying power whatsoever, but it's dear to my heart. This was my first eyeliner. I was too scared to wear black or brown eyeliner so I went with silver. These liners are in the shape of chopsticks, which I find amusing.

From left to right: NYC Liquid Eyeliner in 887 Black, Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum in Ultra Black, Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum in Deep Brown, Loreal H.I.P. Color Truth Cream Eyeliner in 945 Teal, Loreal Infallible Laquer Liner in 171 Blackest Black, Hello Kitty Pen Pal Eyeliner in Goodnight Dreams.

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in 887 Black: Black. I tried applying this a couple time, but could never get it decent. I hate the brush tip on this. It's not pointed, it's blunt. It does appear very black, but if water gets on it, game over.

Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum in Ultra Black: I got this one after loving the brown one. This is a brush tip liquid liner with the tip pointed veeeeery fine. I love this liquid liner and have to say that this is my favorite. I did notice my lashes fuller after using this for several months. This goes on really black and drys faster than most liquid liners I have tried.

Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum in Deep Brown: This brown looks black from far away, but is more subtle than actual black. I've had this one for several months and it's still going good. These liners are pretty pricy for drugstore products, but you can catch it for 30% a lot of times.

Hello Kitty Pen Pal Eyeliner in Goodnight Dreams: I bought this since it was on sale. I think this is discontinued. I don't really like felt tip liquid liners since they tend to have thick tips. This one was okay in size. I just don't like the tackiness of the formula. I have monolids so the tackiness sometimes transfers. This also takes a couple go throughs to make it really black.

Loreal H.I.P. Color Truth Cream Eyeliner in 945 Teal: This is sadly discontinued. I've had this for a while and it still hasn't dried out yet, granted I don't use this much. I wish I got the black one in this line too when I had the chance. To get a good color strength you need a couple of strokes.

Loreal Infallible Laquer Liner in 171 Blackest Black: I've heard so many great things about this liner so I decided to try it out after my Maybelline one was deemed very old. I did like it the first few weeks and then it dried out on me. My Maybelline one did not dry out this fast. I'll be going back to my Maybelline gel liner once I see it on sale.

From left to right: Warpaint Beauty Eye Pencil in Bad Rep, Mary-Kate and Ashley Line My Eyes Eyeliner in Brown Velvet, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rockstar, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero, NYX Collection Noir Kohl Kajal Black Liner.

Warpaint Beauty Eye Pencil in Bad Rep: Red with red glitters. I have no idea why I got this since the color is not exactly wearable. It's a good pencil liner in formulation and staying power though.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Line My Eyes Eyeliner in Brown Velvet: This is an automatic liner that can be used for eyebrows as well. I don't use much of this, but it's always good to have a brown pencil liner around.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rockstar: Deep plum. 
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero: Black. When I bought this I thought this was the blackest liner they had, but then Perversion came out. When my little stub is unusable, I will be getting it in Perversion.
NYX Collection Noir Kohl Kajal Black Liner: This liner is very black and applies very smoothly with absolutely no tugging. The downside is that if you have oily lids, this will get everywhere around your eyes. I'm not going to use this again, but it will probably work better with people with drier lids. 

This is the result after swiping my finger down the swatches with a good amount of pressure. They had about 3 minutes to set before swiping. You can see that the liquid and gel/cream liners held up well. Hard Candy's Silver bullet totally came off during this smudge test and the Sephora liner was almost gone as well.

What's your favorite eyeliner?

Buh-bye xo

Make Up Wishlist #1

Hello my blooming buds!

I have so many beauty products that I want to try out, but don't have the extra money to purchase them. I'll keep a little list of them here and hopefully you guys can give your opinions on them.

1. Maybelline Full N' Soft Waterproof Mascara: I've read a lot of reviews about this mascara and although I love my Falsies Flared mascara, when I actually do wear mascara, I should try to branch out to find better.

2. Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Powder in Translucent: I just love the packaging of this powder with the little hearts! The translucent color would probably make a good highlighter.

3. Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains: I want a few colors from this line. The swatches I saw look so pigmented! I've always wanted to try something that's similar to Clinique Chubby Sticks.  

4. NYX Mosaic Powder Blush in Love: This looks like such a lovely coraly peach color that might look really good on cheeks. 

5. Ecotools Flat Foundation Brush: I've been using those make up sponge wedges to apply my liquid foundation and I need an affordable, but good quality foundation brush. I've heard good things about Ecotools brushes and I've been dying to try them out. 

6. Mac Lipstick in Vegas Volt: I have never used a Mac product before and I think I could only really get into their lipsticks. This shade is supposed to be really close to Revlon's famous and sadly discontinued Strawberry Suede.

7. Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Blissful: I've swatched a couple of these blushes in store and they were super glittery. I'm hoping that Blissful isn't really glittery.

8. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Liner in Black Ink: I love gel liners and I think the Maybelline one is my favorite since it doesn't dry out as much as the Loreal Laquer one. I've been wanting to try this high end one to see the different between it and the Maybelline. I have really oily lids so I hope it's a lot better.

What are the beauty products on your wishlist?

Buh-bye xo

Lipstick Review & Swatches || The Collection So Far

Hello my blooming buds!

I've got a small collection of lipsticks so I thought I would share all of them with you in one go. It's still image heavy so get ready for this!

From right to left and bottom: NYX Matte Lipstick in Strawberry Daiquiri, Shiseido Advanced Performance Lipstick in 108 Mauve Breeze, Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 070 Airy Fairy, Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss in 109, Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 750 Kiss Me Coral, NYX Slim Lip Pencil in 824 Orange.

These are my bare lips. Dry, uneven, chapped, dead skin covered, mismatched colored, and all.

NYX Matte Lipstick in Strawberry Daiquiri

I've heard many raves about NYX lipsticks and decided to give it a try with a matte one. This is a strawberry pink that is more flattering with those that have lighter skin. I find this color to be great for an everyday look, but it's also very drying. My lips are already dry so this accentuates them. However, it looks great with a lip balm under it. I'm not a fan of the packaging on these. It has a really cheapy feel. I'll have to try the NYX black label and round lipsticks in the future.

Shiseido Advanced Performance Lipstick in 108 Mauve Breeze

I found this gem in my mom's make up cabinet of forgotten-ness. This isn't so much mauve as it is pink, but this shade is my perfect natural color so it's great for everyday wear. This is also incredibly moisturizing and is light weight on the lips. Sadly this is a discontinued line for Shiseido so I will be using it with care!

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 070 Airy Fairy

This is another discontinued lipstick from Rimmel. Airy Fairy is a shimmery pink nude which looks best on lighter skin folks. I personally don't like the formula of this since it accentuates the dead skin and dryness of my lips, but I do love the color.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss in 109

I've been eyeing this one for a while since I heard that it was supposed to be a close dupe for Revlon's Matte Lipstick in Strawberry Suede. This is a brighter version of the NYX's Strawberry Daiquiri, though more coral. This isn't as matte as the NYX lipstick, but this is more moisturizing. I really love coral colors and the packaging of this lipstick. It makes it feel like a high end lipstick.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 750 Kiss Me Coral

This is my all time favorite lipstick that I own. It's a bright orangey coral with a creme finish. I've been wearing this out a lot lately on it's own or mattifying it (I'll do a little tutorial on that soon). This picture doesn't do it justice on how bright and fun of a color it is. Even though the fall is fast approaching, it's always a summery weather in Hawaii so pulling off this color is a breeze!

NYX Slim Lip Pencil in 824 Orange

I was wondering whether or not to bother with a lip liner, but I decided to try it out since I have some bright coral lipsticks that need a bit more precision. This is a perfect match to Revlon's Kiss Me Coral and goes well with Rimmel's 109. It applies smoothly and has a matte finish. This is not an automatic liner so you will have to sharpen it. I'm glad I got this lip liner because I can wear it on it own for a super light weight feeling.

There goes my lips! They're a bit red and swollen from all these swatches. If you've got suggestions of coral shade lipsticks, let me know! I'm always on the lookout!

Buh-bye xo