I'm Back!!

Hey guys!! I'm back!! It's been what? 2 months?! Sorry guys, it's been crazy busy.

So today, I've got the Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes and the Cailyn Line-fix Gel Eyeliner.

First up, Cailyn. I got this in my June ipsy Glam Bag, and I love it!! This is my first ever gel liner and it was so easy to use. The color is in Iron, a kinda gray color. Not too dark, not too light. I don't like using brown eyeliner because I like it a bit darker than that, but black is way too dark for me to handle. This color is perfect.

The gel liner goes on so smoothly, and I love that the brush clicks into the top of the container, it's one less thing to worry about losing and it keeps the brush clean inside my purse. Yay! I give it a 9/10.

Now the mascara. I love Maybelline mascaras, especially the Falsies series. My favorite is the Winged Falsies. Anyway, the commercials for this mascara promises two sets of mascara brushes, one each for your upper and lower lashes. Used together, it's supposed to make your eyes pop.

I'm not sure if I like this mascara. It doesn't make my eyelashes as long or as thick as the original Falsies mascara unless I do maybe 20 strokes per eye. The mini brush for the bottom lashes works well, although I don't usually use mascara on those. I find this mascara also tends to smudge onto my skin, giving me a shadow-y raccoon look. Yuck. As a mascara, though, it seems to be ok but it doesn't make my eyes any bigger. I have chinky eyes, I need the boost. I give it a 6/10.

Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo, NYC Eyeliner Duo review

First off, I'll be reviewing the Maybelline 24 hour Color Tattoo. I wanted to try the H.I.P. ones because I've heard so many good things about those. BUT they're pretty expensive. These were on a 50% off sale, so why not? I grabbed this one in Painted Purple, purple has never let me down before and this looked like a good, rich color.

This eyeshadow promises crease-free, very pigmented eye color that doesn't smudge or smear for 24 hours. It does all of the above. Very creamy, went on smoothly, no creasing in the week I've worn it. No smell, nothing. It even works pretty well as a cream eyeliner.

My only issue with this product is that the color I got when applying to my eyelids doesn't match the color in the bottle. It came out like.... a pastel cornflower blue-ish purple. After a certain point it wouldn't build either.

It's nowhere close to how beautiful the color was in the bottle. I heard that H.I.P. eyeshadow pots come out exactly the same color. *sigh* but for $7.00, this was pretty worth it to find an eyeshadow I didn't have to constantly keep re-applying. My rating: 8/10

Onto the NYC Eyeliner duo. I got this one in Through The Storm because, once again, purple.

The purple was so pale, it barely showed up on me. And while it wrote smoothly (both sides) on my hand, it tugged on my eyelid to the point where I had a series of maybe 5 dots. No lines. The pencil is also so hard, no matter how lightly I press on the pencil, it HURTS! I didn't bother putting a picture up because I couldn't even get it on my eye. This cost about $4. Not worth it.

My rating: 1/10

CVS Haul!

Just stopped by CVS (yes, at 11pm) with Claudia. Got some stuffz to review for next time :)

-Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo by Eyestudio in Painted Purple, Pomegranate Punk, Gold Rush, and Edgy Emerald
-Milani Liquid Eyeliner in Prismatic Purple
-Milani Liquid-like Eyeliner in Aqua
-Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips in Nude Eyes

Can't wait to try them! Stay tuned!

Maybelline Color Whisper review and swatches

From left to right, Cherry On Top, Mocha Muse, Rose of Attraction, Pin Up Peach, Orange Attitude

 

As soon as I saw the advertisement for these, I knew I had to TRY THEM. I bought these at CVS but I'm sure anywhere that carries Maybelline has them. They promise to be sheer color with no waxes, just smooth moisture. I haven't fully gotten used to wearing opaque lip color yet, so this is a nice step up from clear lip gloss. They retail for about $7.00 each, a little pricey for an .11oz/3g tube without rich color output, so I hope they deliver.

 

There look to be about 24 available shades. I tend toward the softer, easier shades, but this time I ventured out and got one bright tube too.

 

The packaging is pretty cute and looks to be stable, so if I were to drop the tube (I'm pretty clumsy), I don't think it would crack too much.

 

Color swatches:

 

 From left to right, Cherry On Top, Mocha Muse, Rose of Attraction, Pin Up Peach, Orange Attitude

 

 

Cherry On Top: Almost fuschia, leaning more towards the pink side. The brightest of the colors I bought today.

Mocha Muse: The most nude color, gives slight color.

Rose of Attraction: A mauve-pink

Pin Up Peach: Similar in color to Rose of Attraction, but a lighter shade and not as grey

Orange Attitude: A sheer tangerine color with a slight tinge of red.

 

I've tried Cherry On Top the most extensively because it's the one I wasn't sure about. I wanted to see if I could maybe get used to it. And I love it!

 

It's bright but wearable. The texture is very smooth, not sticky, not too shiny. There is no detectable smell and it feels really light on the lips. I feel like this color would look good on anyone, if they were up to it. I got a compliment at work on it, too :-) The color is buildable, which is nice for when I just want a hint of color. I like how light it feels, instead of heavy like lip glosses or dry like lipsticks. It's more like a balm.

 

My only issues with this product would be the price, how it fades, and the application. The product is nice, but nothing worth $7 - $8 per tube. It fades unevenly (patchy) and comes completely off when I eat. As for the application, even when I exfoliate my lips, the balm would leave little lines of color on my lips similar to what it would look like if I had dry lips. Not too noticeable but still there. It would be nice if the colors gave a little stain on the lips when they faded, but after an hour, the color was completely gone.

 

My rating? 8/10