January 2024 Departures

Ok folksickles. Departure blogs will contain items that aren't empties but that are going to be given away for one reason or another. I'm working hard to curate my makeup collection and want it to include only the products that I think truly work well, that I reach for often and do what they're supposed to do.

1. Disney Jasmine Storylook Palette: While this palette has a beautiful selection of colors in it and I find that they all blend and play with each other nicely, I'm just not happy with the pigmentation of the shades featured in the palette and don't see myself reaching for it in the future. I'd rather pass it along to someone who can get some use or enjoyment out of it.

2. Chaos Makeup Kaleidoscope Highlighter: While this highlighter is really pretty, my personal preference is for highlighters that have a bit more glow to them and this is more on the sheer side.

3. e.l.f. Sunset Prism Eyeshadow: This is a really pretty palette but I feel like I just won't reach for it and would rather pass it along to someone who I think it will look really pretty on and who'd make more use of it.

Disclaimer: The palettes mentioned were gifts. I purchased the highlighter myself.

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Disney Jasmine storylook 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. 

Disney Jasmine storylook makeup palette

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

So as you can see I created all sorts of colorful looks with these shadows. I personally have found that these shadows are easy to blend and the pigmentation on them is alright but is a bit muted. I think the colors themselves are pretty but I will be passing this palette along because it is more muted than it appears and I know I have similar shades in my collection that I'm more likely to reach for. I also find this palette bulky and cumbersome to use because of the way it's packaged. 

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

Disclaimer: This was given to me as a gift by a friend.

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Dior Gold Touch 1-Colour Ultra Smooth High Impact Shadow, Dior Peacock 5-Colour Couture Eyeshadow Palette, and Disney Ariel Storylook Palette shadows

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. 

Dior Gold Touch 1-Colour Ultra Smooth High Impact Shadow, Dior Peacock 5-Colour Couture Eyeshadow Palette, and Disney Ariel Storylook Palette shadows (champagne, white-teal, teal, and purple in the bottom of the photo)

These are the looks I created this month:

So as you can see I created all sorts of colorful looks with these shadows. The reason I chose to use two palettes and an additional eyeshadow was so I had variety when creating looks as the Dior palette only has five eyeshadows in it which is what I already pick out to do a look (I typically use 5-7 eyeshadows in a look) and I'm working through my collection in alphabetic order. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about holding onto these shadows or how well they'd play together but I can report that I'm really pleased. Everything blends out very easily and is nicely pigmented. I'll be holding onto all the shadows mentioned above for the time being.

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

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself.

November 2023 Empties

All my monthly trash on display for you to see. :P

1. UNICAT Loose Setting & Matte Finish Mineral Powder: If I'm being honest I purchased this powder because the packaging is just absolutely adorable. That said, it's a bit too matte for my liking - it didn't emphasize texture or anything like that but it gave me a finish that was more matte that I would have liked. I think this would work nicely for someone with somewhat oilier skin than me.

 

2. Disney Jasmine Storylook Palette golden sands bronzer: I have to admit that I am shocked that I used up an entire bronzer but here we are. This gave my skin a nice bronzy glow without being too intense or over the top.

3. CALA SPOOKY LASHES in Electra x2: These lashes are beautiful - I personally really love the wispy yet spiky effect that they have. That being said, I find that they like to pop off at the inner and outer corners of the eyes so they're a bit fiddly to apply.

4. Clinique Moisture Surge 72 Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator: I really liked how hydrating yet lightweight this moisturizer is. It really makes my skin feel plump and juicy. 

5. lune + aster Yes We Can Lip Balm: I am so sad that this balm has now come to an end because I loved it so much. This gave my lips a nice bit of moisture while also having a very soft, rosy color to it that I think worked well with nearly any eye look I did. 

6. Bath & Body Works Golden Sunflower Body Cream: This is a really nice, hydrating body cream that smells nice too. Unfortunately these have gotten too pricey for me to purchase without the semi-annual sale ,however, as I don't feel like they're worth $17/tube.

7. Soapology Dead Sea Salt Scrub in Rose: This scrub smells absolutely delicious and decadent, a truly wonderful floral experience. It's also really abrasive and scrubby just how I prefer my scrubs to be. That being said, I personally found that this is somewhat greasy and tends to leave a residue behind on everything it touches whether that's surfaces or skin which is then, in my experience, difficult to remove. Additionally, as someone who shaves, I prefer sugar scrubs mainly because when salt gets into wounds it stings in quite a prominent way and that's no fun.

8. Bath & Body Works Berry Waffle Cone Scented Candle: I'm so sad that this candle has come to and end because it smells delicious and cozy. I enjoyed burning it every night.

9. Virtue Full Conditioner: I'm genuinely sad to have used this up as the Virtue Full line is my favorite out of all the hair lines I've tried. This smells so good and leaves my hair very silky and shiny. 

10. wet n wild photofocus Eyeshadow Primer: Unfortunately, this primer dried up before I was able to use it up completely. Other than that though I think it's a fantastic primer - it helps my shadow go on smooth and wear without creasing for 8+ hours. 

11. Juvia's Place I Am Magic Concealer in J21: I absolutely love this concealer - it has good coverage, you get a lot of product so it lasts a long time, and has a glowy, skin-like finish. My only issue is that this shade is a bit too light for me as it's difficult to perfectly color match online.

12. Shop Miss A AOA Studio Dermaplaning Face Razor: I honestly realize that even though I use them for dermaplaning, I prefer using smaller brow razors because they give me better precision. This feels too large and sort of clunky. 

13. Laura Mercier Powder Puff: This is the mini size that came with the mini setting powder. I find that this works really nicely to powder my face but I've had this puff for a long time now and it's gotten quite stiff and not soft the way it once was so I believe it's time that we part ways.

Disclaimer: I purchased all of the above with the exception of the Disney, lune+aster, Soapology, and Clinique products which were gifts and/or provided for review. 

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Inglot Pearl 449 and DS 617 Shadow and , Sigma beauty Paris Palette, Disney Ariel Palette, tokidoki blue

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 de-clutter 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. 

This palette contains: Inglot Pearl 449 and DS 617 Shadow, as well as random shades from the Sigma beauty Paris Palette, Disney Ariel Collection Storybook Palette, and a random blue from tokidoki

These are the looks I created this month:

I have to say that, in comparison to the palettes I've used lately, I somewhat enjoy using these eyeshadow colors. That said, the following will be passed along: the matte brown - I just have lots of matte browns and being that this one leans on the cooler side I just know I won't really reach for it, the green, Inglot D.S. 617, and the tokidoki blue - unfortunately, while extremely beautiful, both of these suffer with blendability and patchiness in their application. I just don't have the patience to work around them when I have blues in my collection that don't give me those issues.

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

Disclaimer: I paid for this myself.