ShopMissa Haul

This is gonna be a long one dolls so grab some tea and get ready for a haul.

Over the last few years I've pretty much phased out makeup.  My bare faced days greatly outnumber my made up ones and even when makeup does grace my face it's mostly just my eyes that get any attention.  One of the steps I'm trying to take to help with my anxiety and depression is to start taking care of myself on the inside and out.  That means a new haircut and color, and to start once again using makeup.

Without further ado it's haul time!

lol Creme Eye Glitter: Top L Starry Night, Top R More Champagne, Bottom The Joker

AOA Diamond Lipgloss: L-R; Mermaid, Glitz, Pixie

AOA Wonder Matte Liquid Lipstick: L-R; Cashmere, Extra

Roll On Sparkle Eyeshadow in Nude Diaphne
AOA Perfect Eye Primer in Nude
Roll on Sparkle Eyeshadow in Vegas Baby

AOA Starlet Eyeliner: L-R;Paparazzi, Superstar, Golden Girl, Spotlight, Fame

Intense Colour Waterproof Eyeliner in Black
AOA Sculpting Brow Pencil in Dark Brown
AOA Go Brown Mascara in Medium Brown

Amuse Pro Liquid Illuminate in Champagne and Sorbe

Santee Powder Brow Liner in Dark Brown

lol 5 Eye Shadow Pallete in From Paris With Love and Indi Go Girl

AOA Brush Cleaner

AOA Mask Brush

Amuse Single Highlighter in Color 1

lol Face Powder in Light

Beauty Treats Color Corrector in Pink

Santee Skinny Eyeliner
S,he Makeup Lip Primer in Nude
Prism Cream Eyeshadow in Bronze

Planet Topper Pen, Alien Topper Pen

AOA Sugar Lip Scrub in Watermelon

AOA Cotton Puffs

Hopefully these gems will make it into future favorites or unfavorites posts. If there are any of these products you want to see in a full on review let me know in the comments!

Birchbox September 2015

The Main Box 

Helmut Lang Curion: This smells like EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT STORE EVER. It smells good, don't get me wrong, but it leaves me with a headache and a need to check my bank account to make sure I still have money.

Tocca Esfoliante da corpo: At first I thought this was a hand cream and I was kind of disappointed. But it's a face scrub so I'm still kind of disappointed because I don't use scrubs.

100% Pure Organic Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream: Dun Dun Duuuuuuuun. The one thing I should be doing that I just never do in my routine. Hopefully if I leave this on my desk I'll actually use it. Otherwise it goes into the graveyard and never gets seen again.

ModelCo Ultra Long Lasting Lipstick in Smitten: They should have just called this marsala. It's gorgeous and smells like vanilla and I really want a reason to wear this.

Rene Furterer ABSOLUE KERATINE Sublime Renewal Leave in Cream: Yay! This will come in handy. I've been abusing my hair lately and it needs the kind of pick me up only a leave in conditioner can give.

 (I already broke this lipstick so that's why I didn't show the bullet to you guys. I cut a huge chunk out with the cap when I opened it.) This is Smitten AKA Marsala AKA needs to be on my lips ASAP.

 The Extras

bbrowbar Highlighter: This is GORGEOUS. It's the perfect shimmery, easy to apply, lasts forever kind of product I adore. It's a brow product but it's so pretty it's also an inner corner product.

Peripera Peri's Tint Water: This stuff is potent. It stains in seconds and just blends out instantly like a little watery paint. I have no idea where to use this and if I'll use it. But it's cute!

Swatches!

I am really loving the upgraded Birchbox. The full sized items are things I would never buy for myself but am super glad to have. The contents of this month's box were absolutely amazing as well.  Will next month be fall themed? Maybe.... purple things?

Wet N Wild Haul

Do you like lipsticks?

Do you like saving money?

Do you like hella good products at an affordable price in your local drugstore?

If you said yes to all those questions this post is definitely for you.

I went on a little binge a few weeks ago and spent,what should have been a ton of money, on new things.  One of those things? (or should I say a handful of those things) Lipstick.  12 Wet and Wild Lipsticks to be exact.

Here they are!

 (the swatches start at the bottom left and work to the right and then go to the top row.  A little confusing I'm sorry)

This is by no means the full range, but it's a pretty good sample size. I got mine at CVS but I've seen them at target and drugstore.com.

The best part of these lipsticks? $1. The other best part of these lipsticks? Never come off.  The worst part of these litpsticks? Never come off (they stain like craaaaaazy).  But for a dollar I really am never going to complain.

My only little harumph moment with these is the top of the lipstick is above the top of the casing, so smudging and smashing, and general messiness can happen if you are not being super careful when putting the cap back on.

Otherwise I say GO FOR IT! What do you really have to wait for? Good lippies at a very good price in a bagillion colors all for the taking!

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks in L.U.V.

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks in L.U.V.

First Impression: Cute packaging? Check Perfect purple color I've been looking for in a liquid lipstick for months? Check. Kat Von D? Cheeeeeeeck

After Application:  A little patchy after one coat. A little patchy after two coats. Super duper dry and non transferable. Maybe I need to exfoliate more?

Overall: I have mixed feelings on this product.  I love love love the color.  It smells fantastic.  It's going to be my favorite winter color for sure, and definitely goes with my skin tone.  Only downside is it's a little patchy.  I exfoliate, moisturize, and still this stuff clumps up on the edges and thins out in the middle.  

Repurchase:   Honestly no.  I'd rather spend $6 on the ColourPop Ultra Matte Lippies and get 4 really awesome colors than $20 and getting a really awesome color that is patchy and clumpy.  This will definitely do for now (until the ColourPop Lipsticks come back into stock) but I can think of other products I would like to try out for $20.

Mauve Lips

For the past week or so now I have been absolutely obsessed (I'm talking 30 lipsticks in my shopping basket obsessed) with finding a particular shade of lipstick.  Well, two actually, but I have recently found one (link).

A few months ago I received a teeny tiny baby sample of lipstick from Diego Dalla Palma from his Rossorossetto line in the shade #113 Mauve.  I tried it, thought eh, it's nice, winter is coming and it will get some use. Then the Kylie Jenner lip trend happened, then I started watching Luther on Netflix (amazing series by the way), and I decided screw winter, 90's inspired dusty rose lips needed to happen right meow! (But without the $34 price tag)

In case you don't watch Luther, this is Alice Morgan.  Her character intrigues me, and the variety of dusty rose/mauve lips makes me want to buy every lipstick ever made.  Added bonus, if you click on the picture it will bring you to a site that tells you exactly why you should be watching Luther.

For the past week, or more I think, I have been desperately trying to mimick the mauve shade by Diego Dalla Palma, and always end up just short on either the pink side, the purple side, or the brown side.  Even though it seems like I've failed I have still found some really great lipsticks in that same color collection.

Insanity I tell you, insanity!

From Left: Starlooks Liner in Tickle Me Pink,  Bella Donna Love Lips Collection in Luscious, Wet n Wild Lipstick in Mocha-licious, NYC Lipstick in the shade Berry Me, Wet n Wild Lipstick in the shade Smokin Hot Pink, Wet n Wild Lipstick in the shade Wine Room, Mary Kay Lipstick in the shade Rose Petal, Diego Dalla Palma Lipstick in the shade #113 Mauve

My collection will continue to grow until the day I have the perfect dupe shade.  But with all of these lipsticks you're probably asking "why not just splurge on the shade you want?"  Principle people principle.

Up Side? I have my very own berry lipstick army to take on fall in style.

Do you fave a favorite berry lip shade??

Wet N Wild Megaslicks Review

Fall is upon us and that means fall lip colors galore!  On a recent trip up north to visit my parents I stopped by a drugstore and picked up these beauties.

Welcome to my life Wet N Wild Megaslicks! How have I never known you existed before?

Wet N Wild Megaslicks

First Impression: Why is everything in crayon for lately?  Do I really need these?  Do I even own any drugstore lip crayons I like?  What the heck, I'll get em.

After Application:  Well this is not what I put on my lips an hour ago.  Are these supposed to change colors?  Hmm.

Overall: Lady and the Vamp is a purple toned wonder that starts off looking a little deep, but  gradually lightens up to the most amazing berry shade on my skin.  I got compliments all day on this color when I wore it to work.  Win!  Rico Mauve starts off very berry toned and surprisingly turns a hot pink color on my lips after about an hour or so.  I love wearing this on a minimal makeup day when my face needs a little pick me up.  Not to mention the feel good vibes I give off when I wear it. These are very moisturizing and the wear time is about two hour before you find yourself touching up. They actual product doesn't last through eating, but the stain sticks around for days, literally.  The only weird thing is how drastically the color changes after about an hour (like how Rico Mauve turns hot pink?!).  I'm not saying I hate it, I'm just saying a little warning would have been nice.  If you like a long wearing stain, don't mind the changing colors an hour after you apply it, and don't mind applying every few hours, these are great.  No really, they are, even if that sentence made them sound otherwise.

Repurchase: I would.  For a few bucks you get a balm, a stain, and good color payoff.  I feel like these will more than satisfy my need for any sort of "chubby stick" lip color I may want in the near future.

What are your favorite lip crayons?

Sephora Cream Lip Stain

Or as I would like to rename them "Forever Lipstick". 

Sephora Cream Lip Stain

First Impression: Pretty pretty pretty I want them all. 

 

After Application:  Not drying? Check.  Lasts through drinking coffee? Check.  Looks fan-freaking-tastic?  Check check check!

Overall: The display is part of the larger Sephora Collection display, and it took me a minute to locate the Cream Lip Stains, but as soon as I started swatching I was drawn in and couldn't just walk away without getting one, or two. I picked up two shades- Always Red and Endless Purple.  I already have too many red lipsticks but I couldn't resist a smudge proof formula, and the purple is deep and rich and perfect for winter for me.  I swatched every color they had available and almost walked away with Strawberry Kissed as well, but I stopped myself, this time anyways. 
The formula glides on super smooth, and you really only need one coat they're so opaque.  I found that applying more than that made the stain roll up and bunch on my lips which is a big no no. They're not drying, but I would still recommend prepping your lips by exfoliating and using a thick balm beforehand.  The color lasts through absolutely everything, and while it isn't the easiest to take off it's well worth it. I found that soaking a cotton pad in makeup remover and holding it on your lips for a few seconds does the trick.

 

Repurchase: Uhm yes.  Yes so much.  So much yes.  I am absolutely positively in love with these. Strawberry Kissed is next on my "what beauty product do I want to splurge on" list.  My only hang up is the shade range, which I hope will expand into even more amazing long lasting colors.

 

Have you tried these holy grail lip colors?