Why You NEED Clear Mascara

One product that's quickly made it's way to my list of must-haves is clear mascara. I'd been feeling nostalgic, and wondering out loud to myself about where the old Bonne Bell "Lash Glosses" had gone.(The "Gloss" was none other than clear, slightly tinted mascara.) I turned the corner at Target, and there, among the other ELF products sat a double ended tube of clear mascara! (It does say that one is a brow gel, but the product in each end, as well as the brush/wand are the same!) I just couldn't pass it up for a dollar!

Sorry for the blurriness! My camera was not cooperating!

Before I get into my favorite uses for clear mascara, I'll do a mini-review of the ELF clear mascara/brow gel.

Price - Great for what you get.

Packaging - Great. You can see just what you've got. Also, if you're experimental with your makeup like I am, you might like having two ends to work with.

Performance - Perfect. Not crusty, lightweight. No odd odor.

Over all, this product is amazing.  Now... what can you do with it?

November 2012 Ipsy/Glam Bag!

I got the November Ipsy/Glam Bag yesterday, and as it's the first I've received since beginning this blog, I thought I'd share my take on the contents!

For those who don't know, Ipsy/My Glam Bags is a monthly subscription service of 5-6 deluxe sized samples in a cute bag for $10 a month! You can find out more information here. I personally really like Ipsy, as I tend to get into a rut with products, and since the $10 is automatically deducted from my bank account each month, I hardly miss it. Win-Win, right?

The theme this month was "Party Perfect!" Personally, brown, berry, and gold don't scream "party" to me, but it IS fall, and the colors are very wearable at this point in the season.

  

Not much to say about the actual bag this month, it's brown with a gold zipper. The color evokes thoughts of chocolate, but sadly the material the bag is made of looks and feels cheap. It's about the same size as the last one, but definitely not as unique or cute. (A heavy feeling black and white chevron print with a red zipper.)

Totally Bold Tenacious Gold and Teal!

 Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year or so, you probably already have SOME awareness of the Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Cream eye shadows. You've probably seen the brightly pigmented little glass jars in the supermarket, drugstore, in a magazine ad. There's 10 colors in the permanent collection, and there have been two limited edition sets of four. I own 11 of these. They're great to use alone, and are amazing when used under powder. MOST of them are amazingly pigmented, and apply and blend perfectly. Some take a little more work, but the staying power is worth it.

I did a gold and teal look with them today, and a handful of other products.

And then I decided to make a step by step post/tutorial on one of the many ways to use these amazing shadows!

Color Club Halo Hues Harp on It!

When I caught wind of the Halo Hues polishes from Color Club, I was in hot persuit of these! I said "Meh" to the rumored $10 price tag... they gave me a fond shimmer of nostalgia for the Sally Hansen Nail Prisms. I remember having the "Diamond" one... so of course when I spotted "Harp on It" in the display @ Beauty Plus Salon for a whopping $4.95... I died a little happy death, and skipped to the counter to pay for it.

I've seen it swatched next to the Sally Hansen "Diamond" one and it appears to be a brighter more intense holograph.

  I started with a coat of Orly Bonder, then two coats (though one would be sufficient) of Harp on It, and topped it with one coat of Orly Wont Chip. 

 

 The formulation is good, pretty average. Very easy to apply color, hypothetically it goes with everything, and anything since it's a rainbow holograph. (I'm kidding, but that was my rationale for buying it!) 

In some lights it looks sort of like a boring silver glitter polish, but in lower lights, I find it looks absolutely amazing.

This is a great addition to any polish lovers collection, young or old. 

If you can score one at the Beauty Plus Salon price, I'd say get one, or get one of the many other slightly tinted ones in the Halo Hues collection!