Nail Polish Review: Arte Clavo 4070 Color Gel

Nail polish: Arte Clavo Color Gel in 4070

What the brush looks like:

My nails with 3 coats of polish, all nails have Beetles Gel Polish Top Coat Top Gel on:

Availability: It appears as though this has been discontinued.
Would I buy this?: No.
Notes: I'd describe the color as being a sheer, warm yellowy orange. Personally, I don't like that this has visible nail line even after doing three coats of polish. This cures a bit tacky until cured with the topcoat on.  On the nails, this wore for a week and a half prior to noticeable peeling occurring. 

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

Disclaimer: I received this polish as a birthday gift. All opinions are my own. 

Lip Balm Review: Sanrio Cinnamoroll Lip Balm

 Today's lip care review is going to be on this Sanrio Cinnamoroll Lip Balm.

Availability: I can't seem to find this particular style of lip balm for sale online, so it's possible it's been discontinued.

Would I buy this?: Probably not. 

Notes: The balm has a soft, candy-like scent. It feels nice going on but it's thin and I wouldn't say that it offers enough hydration if you're looking for something to help manage dryness. It more so keeps lips that are already hydrated staying soft and smooth or is good if you want a lip balm touch-up. Due to how thin this is, it might work well over matte lipsticks or stains that feel somewhat dry or uncomfortable otherwise. It wore off entirely in about an hour and a half. The packaging is adorable but I think unfortunately that's where all the focus went.

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

Disclaimer: I received this as a gift from a friend, all opinions are my own. 

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Florasis Floral Engraving Beauty Goddess Makeup Palette

Hello folksickles. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to declutter a bit I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

Florasis Floral Engraving Beauty Goddess Makeup Palette

You can find a look I did with the palette here. These are the looks I created this month:

The look below features Colourpop Super Shock Shadow Ultra-Glitter in Chirp as the lid shade:

So as you can see I created all sorts of neutral looks, some soft, some more smoky, with these shadows. I personally have found that these shadows are easy to blend and the pigmentation on them is fantastic! All of them work really great in my experience! Honestly, when I took this out to play with it, I thought it was a palette I might actually pass along. But that said, I just can't part ways with it - sure, I do have plenty of other warm-toned neutral palettes, but as you might have noticed, I tend to hold onto them! I just love the way these shades look on my eyes and, the quality of this particular palette is just exceptional! Every look comes together like a dream. So for now, this palette is absolutely a keeper!

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

Disclaimer: I received this palette as a gift from a friend. All opinions are my own. 

Florasis Floral Engraving Beauty Goddess Makeup Palette Look

Hey folks! Today I bring you a neutral, smoky, vaguely 50s-ish look. I apologize that this post is a bit late, I try to post eyeshadow reviews and the looks for them back to back but life got in the way this time. But we're here, so onto the look!

Enough blabbering, tutorial time!

I  applied YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush in Orange Fougueux as a base for  Hourglass Blush in Sublime Flush with my Sephora Collection Pro Mini Airbrush 55.5, respectively. I also applied ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Perilune as a base for Chaos Makeup Highlighter in Sunnydaze using my MAKE UP FOR EVER Double Ended Sculpting #158 Artisan Brush.

As a base for my eyeshadow I applied Colourpop Shadow Stix in Honey BB and blended it out with my Crown Pro C511 brush. 

For the crease I applied Fragrant Orchid along with Mantled Moon with the Sonia Kashuk Essential Blending Crease Brush No. 273 and Crown Pro C511 Brush, respectively. 

For the lid I applied Whirling Snow with my Crown Pro C510 Brush.

To highlight the brow-bone and the inner corner of the eye I applied Colourpop Spiraling and Roving Eyes 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 and winged it out; I also applied NYX Professional Makeup Mint Cream Faux White Inner Eye Brightener to the waterline.

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

The look sans falsies. 

For lashes I used The Creme Shop Flexible Fit 3D Faux Mink Lashes in Bossy along with the KISS Lash Couture Super Strong Strip Lash Adhesive in Clear.

For lips, I applied Colourpop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Watermelon Sugar, YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush in Orange Fougueux and Marc Jacobs Le Marc Lip Creme in 240 So Rouge.

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

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

Disclaimer: The YSL blush, Sephora Collection 55.5 brush, MAKE UP FOR EVER brush, Colourpop Glossy Lip Balm, and Marc Jacobs products were provided for testing purposes. I paid for everything else you see here myself. All opinions are my own.