Nail Polish Review: Smith & Cult Ice Tears Nail Polish

Nail polish: Smith & Cult Nail Polish in Ice Tears

What the brush looks like:

My nails with 3 coats of polish, all nails have ORLY In A Snap Quick-Dry Topcoat on:

Availability: This retails at $18 is available on bluemercury.com as well as its physical store locations along with beautylish.com and smithandcult.com.
Would I buy this again?: Yes!
Notes: This is described as a metallic cerulean. In the bottle I'd definitely say the description fits - this also has a subtle golden pearl and a violet duo-chrome. On the nails, it tends to shift from a beautiful mermaid teal with a violet duo-chrome to an almost cobalt-navy with a violet pearl. It's absolutely beautiful and incredibly mermaid, which makes it super up my alley! This wore really well for a week with very minimal nail tip wear.

 
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. 

Disclaimer: I bought this myself.

Cleanser Review: innisfree Pore Clearing Facial Foam with Volcanic Clusters

'Ello folksickles. Today's review will be for the innisfree Pore Clearing Facial Foam with Volcanic Clusters.

Availability: This retails at $12 for 5.07 fl. oz. (150 mL) and is available at sephora.com, jcpenny.com, and innisfree.com  along with their physical store locations as well as yesstyle.com.

Would I buy this?: Maybe.  

What is this product designed to address?
According to sephora.com:
What it is: A gentle cleansing foam powered by Jeju Volcanic Clusters™ that helps cleanse skin and absorb excess oil for a clean, refreshed-looking complexion.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Oiliness and Pores
Formulation: Lightweight Gel
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This gentle facial foam whisks away impurities and forms a dense lather with micro-bubbles to cleanse skin. It is infused with Jeju Volcanic Clusters™ with particles smaller than pores that help absorb excess sebum for skin that feels squeaky clean and refreshed.

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Again, according to sephora.com:

- Jeju Volcanic Clusters™: Absorb excess sebum.

- Lactic Acid: Helps exfoliate dead skin cells and minimize the appearance of pores.

What is the texture like?

This has a soft, creamy, hydrating texture that foams up beautifully.

Is it scented?

This has a slightly earthy, clean scent to it.

My overall experience/comments on the product:

While I can't say that this cleanser has made a noticeable difference in my pores I also can't say it's any worse than anything else I've used. I really like the soft, foamy texture of this cleanser and how it's meant to be deep cleaning but it isn't drying at all. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This was provided for review, I am under no obligation to mention it on this blog. 

ColourPop wine & only Pressed Powder Palette Look

Hey folks! Today I bring you a fun twist on a smoky look. 

Enough blabbering, tutorial time!

I  applied the blush from the Lune+Aster Desert Moon Palette as a base for Hourglass Mood Flush Blush with my Sephora Collection Pro Mini Airbrush 55.5. I also applied e.l.f. Shimmer Highlighting Powder in Pearl Glow sing my Sephora Collection #74 PRO Small Blush and Contour brush as a base for ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Over the Moon.

As a base for my eyeshadow I applied Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Color Stick in Rose Gold and blended it out with my Crown Pro C511 brush.

For the crease I applied sip sip along with major chianti with the wet n wild Crease Brush and Crown Pro C511 Brush, respectively.

For the lid  I applied mon sherry wet using Eau Thermale Avene and deepened the look with vinter on the outer corner using my Crown Pro C510 brush.

To highlight the brow-bone and the inner corner of the eye I applied Inglot 353M and blanc using my no-name gigantic paddle brush from Crown and Crown Pro C528 brush, respectively.

For eyeliner I applied the Physicians Formula Eye Booster Waterproof Ultra-Fine Liquid Eyeliner in Black with a nice cat eye. For the waterline I  applied Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Color Stick in Mint.

For the lower lash line, I applied grapeful using my Bubbi Detail brush.

The look sans falsies. 

For lashes I used Kiss So Wispy Lashes in 09 along with the Duo Brush On Adhesive.

For lips, I applied the Clinique Sweet Pots Sugar Scrub & Lip Balm in Black Honey and topped it off with  the blush from the Lune+Aster Desert Moon Palette and Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Chai.

Hope that you liked this! :D It was super fun for me to put together! 

Please let me know if you have any comments in questions. 

Disclaimer: The Sephora 55.5 brush, Clinique, Hourglass, Bite Beauty, and Lune+Aster products were provided for testing purposes.  I paid for everything else you see here myself. 

ColourPop wine & only Pressed Powder Palette Review

Today I bring to you the ColourPop wine & only Pressed Powder Palette

Availability: This is exclusive to colourpop.com where it retails at $14 for 9 eyeshadows (1.10 g / 0.04 oz. each). 

Would I buy this again? I'm not sure.
Notes: I remember being so excited when this palette launched because it's a color story that's fairly unique, we don't see too many very reddish burgundy palettes so I decided to give it a try. 

blanc is described as a metallic warm rose gold, I'd say this is a soft metallic copper base with a rose pearl. 

sip sip is described as a matte sparkle mid-tone rose with hot pink pinpoints, I'd say this is a matte muted raspberry with hot pink micro-glitter specks. 

major chianti is described as a matte mauve rose, I'd say this is a matte plummy cranberry.

cast a chateau is described as a  metallic raspberry with a vibrant pink duo-chrome,  I'd say this is a soft copper base with a pink pearl. 

play to wine is described as a metallic true ruby, I'd agree with that description. This shade is beautiful and is my favorite metallic shade in the palette.  

mull it over is described as a matte rich berry, I'd agree with their description.

vinter is described as a matte deep merlot, I'd say this is a matte plummy red.

mon sherry is described as a metallic black cherry with hot pink pearl, I really like their description and agree with it.

grapeful is described as a matte sparkle deep plum with gold pearl, I'd agree with their description and add that the gold is more of a glitter fleck versus a pearl; this also has silver and pink glitter flecks.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I bought this myself.