It's been a long, hot minute since I've done makeup posts and since I've acquired some new makeup, I'm going to spend this week talking about my new makeup! Are you ready? Let's goooooo!
Just as a warning, I might be posting the same photos since I'm wearing two new makeup purchases on my face, namely my blush and foundation. The focus of these photos are my lips. Muah!
Let's start
Tag: lipstick
Too Faced is a new to me brand I just discovered this year by accident. I was in the mood to spend some money on makeup and voila, entered Too Faced. I've heard a lot of great things about the Melted Chocolate brand of theirs so I decided to try a new color.
First things first, let's review:
Consistency:
It goes on relatively easy.
Smell:
It does smell like chocolate!
Taste:
No taste.
Feel:
Very smooth, even after
As I've been experimenting more with my lips, I found that I have a small penchant for the nude lippy. The barely-there-but-we-can-all-tell-you're-wearing-something-on-your- lips-and-OMG-I-so-want-that-look color.
So, there are three nude-ish colors in my arsenal that I like. Let's start -
NYX Praline
It gives a shimmer color and it goes on very smooth. I like this because it has brown undertones that highlight the golden ones in my skin.
NYX Rome
This is a new
This past weekend, I decided to play with my makeup a tad. So let's start off with the first product review, which is the Raizin blush by MAC.
Now, I've never really been partial to blushes. Not that I love or hate them, but I've been been pretty indifferent to them. It's one of those things I don't have to have in my makeup harmony. But it's okay. I can't
Let me start this review by stating something that may not be important to you, but it is to me. I have a milk chocolate skin tone. That means I either match or am close to a Hershey bar (I use to match it but now I'm a tad bit lighter than it). I also have gold undertones. That being said, sometimes makeup and/or hairstyles that would look amazing
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned since becoming a (rainbow) mother is self-care. And I don't mean just mentally but all around - physically, spiritually, emotionally. As a mom, we're often stretched then - we're chauffeurs, chefs, accountants, maids, small business owners, creatives, lovers, wives, etc. It also mean we tend to neglect one area of our lives to focus more on the bigger picture.
I have to