Colourpop Honey BB Shadow Stix Review

 Today's eyeliner review is going to be on Colourpop Shadow Stix in Honey BB.

There's a sharpener in the bottom of the stick, it takes a bit of effort to get out but it's in there

I've used this as a base, on the upper lash-line, and on the waterline

Availability: This retails at $8 for 1.35g (0.048 oz.) and is available at ulta.com and target.com (and I'm assuming select store locations as well) along with colourpop.com and flip.shop.

Would I buy this again? I think I would. 

Notes: This is described as a metallic warm champagne. I'd say that description is fairly accurate, this has a pretty metallic, shimmery finish to it. This isn't waterproof, just putting it out there - but does stay put nicely, especially on the waterline; I had it on for 9 hours. It glides on very easily. 

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

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself.

May 2023 Arrivals

Ok folksickles! Look at me for a change, pretty much only buying essentials.

1. Mini Candle Haul: My mom had a coupon for these candles at BJ's so she let me pick out the ones I really liked:

Yankee Candle Seashore Breeze

Yankee Candle Sweet Violet and Basil

2. Mini Flip Haul: I mostly used this as a chance to replenish on products or product types that I was running low on:

Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub

The Ordinary 100% Plant-Derived Squalane

Colourpop Shadow Stix in Honey BB

Palladio rice powder in translucent

3. e.l.f. Skin Holy Hydration Eye Cream: I'm running low on my eye cream and people have said good things about this line of products so I decided to check it out.

4. Trader Joe's Peony Blossom Candle: If I'm being honest, I had every intention of picking up the new Salted Caramel & Pistachio candle instead of this, but in my opinion that candled smelled very intense and not like the scent of the rest of the line so I got this one instead. This has a really beautiful, sweet, floral scent to it.

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

Disclaimer: I purchased everything listed above with the exception of the Yankee Candle candles.

May 2023 Favorites

Hey folksickles,

Alright, all the goodies I've been enjoying in May :) 

1. ColourPop clay it cool Pressed Powder Palette: I've been playing with this palette this month and have just been absolutely loving it! The shadow quality is phenomenal, all the shades work with each other so well in terms of both the shade selection and the way they all blend together; the shadows themselves are very soft, smooth, and pigmented. I also just personally love the way this palette looks on my eyes, I find the shade selection to be very flattering. I love the way this has shadows that I could use as blush and highlight on the face as well. Despite being on the neutral side of things, I like that it still has some color to it and have been enjoying playing with it. 

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

Disclaimer: I purchased this palette myself.

May 2023 Empties

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

1. Charmed Aroma Seashell Candle: This is a beautiful mug candle that smells delicious and had a very beautiful ring inside it. I feel like, due to its single wick, it didn't burn the most evenly but other than that I really enjoyed having the candle.

2. Color Club Eternal Beauty: Unfortunately, as much as I love this nail polish, it has gotten quite thick and goopy. There's not much left in the bottle so it is time for us to part ways. 

3.  M-61 Hydraboost Cream: I feel like despite me liking this moisturizer that it is just a basic, scent-free, lightweight moisturizer that hydrates fairly well and therefore isn't worth its insanely high price tag for me especially when there are products I love more than this at lower price points.

4. Elizavecca Milky Piggy Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA+++: Although this sunscreen is full of great ingredients and has cute packaging, I find its finish a bit too matte and powdery for my liking and it's strange in the sense of that I tend to kind of sweat through it despite it being matte so my face is left feeling odd with an odd texture too. 

5. L'Oreal Superior Preference Color & Shine Conditioner: I really loved how this smoothed out and hydrated my hair while smelling really nice too. 

6. Trader Joe's Nourish Microdermabrasion Scrub exfoliating cream:  This is a fairly decent scrub that helps smooth out the skin and remove any dead or flaky skin bits that are hanging around. I personally find it to be fairly gentle and almost not gritty enough for my liking.

7. Tree Hut Pink Hibiscus Shea Sugar Scrub: I feel like either these got less gritty or the ones I'm used to from Dr Teal's are slightly grittier. This has a really nice sweet yet sour floral scent to it. 

8.  Soap & Glory Clean On Me Hydrating Body Wash: I am so sad that this has come to an end. This body wash smells delicious and left me feeling clean while giving my skin a nice boost of hydration and smoothness. 

9. Kara Beauty Fabulashes 3D faux Mink Lashes in 202 x2: These are a beautiful, soft, fluffy lash that I find are relatively easy to apply and work with. That being said, occasionally they do want to pop off at the inner corners.

10. Freeman clearing shimmer peel-off mask: This is a product that I am glad to have finished up because it was overall a mess to use, to remove, and to clean up after use because it made a mess of my sink. I wish they would've made this a rinse off rather than a peel-off mask because whatever they use to make this rubberized just makes a giant mess and does a terrible job of dissolving in water. 

11. MAC Tendertone Lip Balm in Hush, Hush: Now I realized this product is extremely old but mine smelled and felt fine so I used it up entirely. I really enjoyed the Tendertones when they were out even though I missed the first two launches. I think they're really fun and that MAC should re-release them especially in the fun colors they used to come in like the green and lavender. 

12.  Trader Joe's Rose Water Facial Toner: This continues to be a popular toner in my personal rotation because it's inexpensive, smells nice, and makes my skin feel refreshed. Overall, I think I might need something a touch more hydrating right now with my skin being a bit crusty but overall I really enjoy this product.  

13. Tresemme flawless Curls Moisturizing Mousse: I really did feel that, with combing this mousse through my hair, that it made my curls look really nice. I'm sad to have used it all up.

14. Maybelline 24 HR Color Tattoo in Front Runner: I am so sad to have run out of this because, especially with neutral palettes, I'd use this as an eyeshadow base on a near daily basis. It is a really pretty champagne shade that I think would be nice used as a cream highlighter for the face as well. 

15. Tree Hut Vitamin C Shea Sugar Scrub: I feel like either these got less gritty or the ones I'm used to from Dr Teal's are slightly grittier. This has a sweet, citrusy scent to it that I enjoy. I actually really enjoyed using this particular one a lot.  

16. Kose softymo Washing Foam Collagen: While I found this cleanser to be alright, I wish it was a bit more hydrating. If I'm being honest it was fine and did the job but I wouldn't go out of my way to get this again. 

17. Virtue Flourish Shampoo for Thinning Hair: I really like the spa-like scent this shampoo has and how well it cleans my hair. That being said, I don't love this on its own and wish it were a bit more hydrating or nourishing to the hair somehow. I really liked it paired with the matching Flourish conditioner.

18. AOA Studio Mochi Teardrop Blender: I find that this does a nice job of blending my makeup and works as well as most other sponges I've tried. That being said, I find these difficult to thoroughly wash as they seem to really want to hang onto foundation/potentially absorb a lot of foundation as they're being used.

Disclaimer: I purchased all of the above with the exception of the Charmed Aroma and  M-61 products. 

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: ColourPop clay it cool Pressed Powder 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. 

ColourPop clay it cool Pressed Powder 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 some versatile peachy, orangey, pinkish looks - everything from smokey to soft and wearable. I just adore this palette because it is so wearable and flattering - I think this would look really nice on a multitude of skin-tones, and while the color story is perfect for anyone with blue or green eyes in particular, I think it looks nice with any eye color. Additionally, I love that this has shades that can work as blush and as highlighters as well, making this palette very convenient for travel because it's also got sleek packaging. The colors themselves are beautifully pigmented and blend easily; they play really well with one another. 

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

Disclaimer: I purchased this palette myself.

Cleanser Review: Kose softymo Washing Foam Hyaluronic Acid

'Ello folksickles. Today's review will be for the Kose softymo Washing Foam Hyaluronic Acid.

Availability: This retails anywhere from $6.50 - $20 for 150g and can be purchased at amazon.com, stylevana.com, yesstyle.com, tesolife.com, yamibuy.com, and japanwithlovestore.com.

Would I buy this again?: Probably not.

What is this product designed to address?

According to yesstyle.com:

New soy milk ferment solution lathers into non-drying creamy foam that gently cleanses pores of sebum and dirt, leaving bare skin feeling soft and supple.

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Glycerin: Attracts moisture to the skin. 

Stearic Acid: Helps shield the skin's barrier from moisture loss.

Lactobacillus/Soybean Extract Ferment Filtrate: Helps strengthen skin's barrier.

Hyaluronic Acid: Helps with skin elasticity and helps skin retain moisture.

Silk Powder: Has hydrating and soothing properties.

What is the texture like?

This has my beloved cushiony hydrating cleanser texture that creates a thick, fluffy, hydrating foam in contact with water. It's not as thick as I personally love but it's a nice basic cleanser. 

Just a note, kose softymo has a line of "cleansing" foams in the same line - those have a gel texture to them versus being a cream like the "washing" foams.

Is it scented?

This doesn't have a discernible scent.

 

My overall experience/comments on the product:

I said in my review of the Kose softymo Washing Foam Collagen that these cleansers remind me a bit of the SENKA Perfect Whip Collagen in Perfect Face Cleansing Foam. I personally prefer the SENKA Perfect Whip Collagen in Perfect Face Cleansing Foam because I find it slightly more hydrating. In comparison to the Kose softymo Washing Foam Collagen, I would say that this is slightly more hydrating but there isn't a significant difference between the two. I would say that they are a texture that I like and, for some reason, on the US market, cleansers with this type of texture tend to have a much loftier price tag hence me purchasing Korean and Japanese ones that I can typically snag for under $10 - $15. That being said, I prefer something that produces a bit more of a thicker, more hydrating foam. There is a ceramide washing foam in the line that I would like to try after I finish this one, because I think it might be more hydrating overall, but I think I'll be trying other cleansers from that point onwards.

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

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself. 

Candle Review: Yankee Candle Home Inspiration Sweet Violet & Basil

Hi folks, so I have another home fragrance post for you. 

Candle: Yankee Candle Home Inspiration Sweet Violet & Basil

Availability:  This is available at bjs.com along with their physical store locations; it is priced there at $14.99. The candle contains 19 oz. (538g) of wax.

Would I buy this?: Absolutely!

Notes: Unfortunately I cannot find a description of the scent notes on any website.

I would describe the scent as a "spicy" floral. Now, I don't mean "spicy" in a peppery or burning kind of way, but in the kind of fresh kick that basil has wherein it's not quite just "green" but has a little extra something to it. That being said, the scent is largely floral with a hint of that "spicy" note to it, so I cannot say it smells distinctly of basil. It has a nice sweetness to it too so honestly it's giving me flower garden vibes and I really love that.  

I personally find that it smells the same both cold or hot, although the scent is slightly intensified when the candle is burning. 

I find that this candle has a good throw, it scents up my entire room. 

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

Disclaimer: My mom got this for me.