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Hey Everyone!

 

So if you follow me on instagram (@alexblogs52) then you would know that I recently started a YouTube channel!  So far I only have four videos up but I already have so many more planned and a few more that I'm waiting to upload!  Anyways I uploaded an Urban Decay and Lush haul about a week ago, so the video will be posted somewhere on this post.  I will be posting some more beauty reviews on my blog soon, so watch out for that.  I would love it if you guys would check out my channel and subscribe! 

 

 

 

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Review: Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm

Hey everyone!  Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I have been swamped with homework but I'm going to  try to post more regularly again!

Maybe about a month ago I picked up this Almay Liquid Lip Balm from Target.  Now I picked it up because I have been wanting to do a brand review on Almay because I feel like I never hear anyone talking about their products.  Basically this product claims to have the lip conditioning care of a balm with the shiny color of a lip gloss. To be honest I'm not really into lip gloss and I don't own many of them.  I don't like the fact that they are usually sticky and personally I just don't think they look that good on me, I am more of a matte lip person.

Anyways, I picked mine up in the shade "Just Plum Good" which is kind of a darker reddish plum color but nothing to dramatic.  It is a great shade for fall and looks really nice paired with a lip stain.  Now on the website it claims that, "shiny color drenches lips with 2x hydration as lip-loving conditioners provide 194% more moisture for softer, smoother lips over time. non-sticky."

 

I'm not to sure if it really "conditions" your lips but I do like the fact that it isn't sticky at all.  It also doesn't have any bits of shimmer or glitter in it which I like, it just has a nice glossy finish.  As far as meeting the claims go, it isn't sticky and it does give a shiny color but I don't know if its really hydrating.  I haven't noticed it to dry out my lips or anything, but I am someone who has chapped lips a lot so I'm always wearing lip balm.  So I can't really tell if it is hydrating.

They are about $4.99 at Target and the shade range is pretty good.  They come in 10 different shades, from a bright red to a lilac to a light pink.

So my final thoughts on this product are that I actually like it.  It isn't sticky which is one of the things I hate most about lip glosses and I think it looks pretty good on me.  There is a nice shade range and it is really reasonably priced at around $4.99 because most lip glosses I see at the drugstore can be anywhere from $6 to $8.  This is a really good product for anyone looking for a non sticky lip gloss without any short of shimmer or glitter.  I don't see a lot of "liquid lip balms" out besides this one and the Maybelline Color Elixirs, which just recently came out.  But I think the Maybelline ones sell for around $8.99, which is in my opinion a bit pricey.  I have no clue if they are similar because I haven't tried the Maybelline ones but all I know is that the Almay ones are about half the price.

All in all I am really impressed with this product and I think that I might purchase a few more shades in the future. 

If you have tried this product please let me know what you thought of it in the comments down below.  Also if you have tried the Maybelline Color Elixir please let me know if it is similar to the Almay one.





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First Impression: L'Oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder Foundation

I have been on a quest to find a nice light coverage foundation for weeks now.  I have tried a few but none of them have worked for me.  A lot of the time they either looked cakey or I couldn't find a shade that matched me.

I picked up this foundation when I was at Target about a week ago.  I hadn't originally planned on buying this.  I was going to get the L'Oreal True Match Dream Lumi but they were all out of the cool shades.  

This foundation claims to get you "the ultimate un-makeup look."  It also says that "revolutionary liquid transforms on contact, leaving a soft powder like finish. This foundation is so amazingly lightweight it's like wearing no makeup at all!  Just shake and apply- it's magic!"  Now to claim a product is "magic" is a pretty big claim to make.

  So my first thoughts when I put this one that it was really easy to apply.  It was blendable and took me no time to put it on.  I also noticed that it dried a bit fast but when it did it had a nice powder finish.  It felt lightweight and my skin did feel soft.  The shade turned out to be to yellow for me so I am going to pick up a shade with cooler undertones the next time I stop at Target.  I also noticed that it did accentuate a few dry patches that I have so I'm not sure how well this would work on people with dry skin.  As far as it  being "magic," I'm not so sure about that but it does give a nice natural look.

A con about this product is that there is no pump and this product is very liquidy so a pump would have been nice.  I am unsure about the lasting time due to the fact that I didn't wear it long.  I definatly will be buying this foundation in another shade, it has a nice powder finish, it's lightweight, and it's a great light coverage foundation.  Definatly recommend!

Comment down below and tell me if you have tried this product!  And if so please tell me your thoughts on it.  What is your favorite light coverage foundation?

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First Impression: Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

I went to Target yesterday to pick up a new shade of the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation because the shade I had picked up before was just a little bit to light for my skin.  I then decided to pick up another foundation because the new shade of the Nearly Naked looked quite dark and yellow.  So I ended up picking up the Maybelline Fit Me Stick and the Dream Matte Mousse because I couldn't decide.

So a little background knowledge about this foundation is that it's a mousse foundation meaning it comes in a jar and its not a liquid like most foundations.  It is $7.99 at Target and has .64 oz or 18 grams.  It comes in 12 shades, porcelain ivory being the lightest and the darkest being Cocoa Dark 3.  

This product claims to be 100% velvet matte with an air soft feel.  It also claims to blend effortlessly for a soft, natural-looking, even-toned result.  I couldn't find where it said what coverage it is suppose to be but I'm pretty sure it's suppose to be a medium coverage.  

I picked mine up in the lightest shade porcelain ivory which seems to match me quite well.  The texture of this product in the jar is quite interesting.  It feels just like a mousse and is very light feeling.  I used my Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge to apply it.  I am totally impressed with this product.  It is like a dream to blend, it's so easy and it feels amazing on the skin. It feels like I'm not even wearing foundation and when I touch my face it feels so soft and like my actual skin.  It is a matte finish so I defiantly think it lives up to that claim.

I think this product gives your skin an almost air brushes look.  As far as evening out your skin this product defiantly does that.  As far as it being natural looking, I am a bit torn about that.  It does look natural and not cakey at all but it is a medium coverage foundation so it doesn't look extremely natural if you get what I'm saying, but for the most part it looks fairly natural.  This defiantly is a medium coverage foundation but you could probably build it up to a full coverage.  This product is marketed toward normal to oily skin so I'm not sure how this would look on people with dry skin but it didn't look terrible on the few dry patches I have.

Overall I think this might be my new favorite foundation. The shade matches my skin very nicely and I have been really impressed with all the Maybelline foundations I have tried.  It blends so easily and you could apply this really how ever want, whether it be a sponge, a brush, or your hands.  I think that it would look great either way.  I defiantly recommend this product!

Please tell me what types of posts you want to see next.  Also if you have tried this foundation please tell me your thoughts on it in the comments below.  Please let me know if you want me to do a full out review on this product once I have worn it for a few weeks.

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Ulta Sale! 9/8/13-9/28/13

Ulta is having some great buy one get one 50% off deals right now!

The sales are:

BOGO 50% off Revlon Cosmetics

BOGO 50% off Maybelline Cosmetics

BOGO 50% off Rimmel Cosmetics 

BOGO 50% off Almay Cosmetics 

BOGO 50% off Physicians Formula Cosmetics 

BOGO 50% off L'Oreal Cosmetics

BOGO 50% off NYX Eye Cosmetics

BOGO 50% off Real Techniques

BOGO 50% off EcoTools Brushes

Those are only some off the great deals Ulta is having on their website and in stores!  To check out their website go to www.ulta.com

I hope this post was helpful to someone, I know that I will be taking advantage of these deals and getting a few things!  If you end up buying something from this sale leave a comment down below telling me what you got!!

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First Impression: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation

I picked up this foundation the last time I was at Target with the intentions of wearing it to my cousin's wedding.  Because I have pretty good skin with the exception of the occasional acne (because I am a teenager) I decided to try a light coverage foundation.  Now please keep in mind that this is just a first impression not an actually review. 

I have heard from quite a few people on YouTube that this is a good foundation and a dupe for Nars Sheer Glow.  Now I can't tell you if it is a dupe for the Nars foundation because I don't have it.  

I paid $11.99 for it at Target but on the Neutrogena website it is $12.49 and on the Ulta website it is $12.99.  So it is a bit on the pricey side for a drugstore foundation.  The foundation doesn't have a pump and has 1fl oz which is quite average for foundation.

 

This product claims to have "silky-light coverage glides on for a perfectly natural look."  It is also suppose to "visibly improve skin's luminosity, tone, and texture," and to have "flawless coverage, lightweight, silky formula."  

The shade range is really unimpressive.  There are a total of 12 shades and the darkest shade is Tan.  I don't recommend this to girl's with a darker skin tone because the shades might not be dark enough for you.  I have also heard a lot of people complain that there aren't enough shades with yellow undertones and they are all to pink.

I picked up shade 20 Natural Ivory because they were completely out of the lightest shade, Classic Ivory.  I used my fingers to apply it and the consistency is kind of liquidy.  My first impression when I put this on is that I looked cakey.  I have heard that it is suppose to have a dewy finish but I'm not so sure about that.  It looked really powdery on my skin.  Also the shade was to dark for me and the actual shade seemed to have quite peach colored undertones.  I found it quite weird.  

I was planning on purchasing the lightest shade, Classic Ivory, which I heard had yellow undertones and if that shade was to yellow I planned on mixing it with the Natural Ivory to neutralize it.  I had posted a picture of the foundation on Instagram, saying that I was trying it out and asking if anyone else had tried it.  One of my followers had commented and eventually we got into a discussion and she recommended that I try the Maybelline Fit  Me Foundation Stick or the Revlon Nearly Naked.  So I think I'm going to return the Healthy Skin and pick up the Revlon Nearly Naked and the Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick.  I might try this foundation again in the future but I'm not to impressed with it. 

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MOTD: 8/31/13

Today I wasn't really in the mood to do to much with my makeup so I did a really simple look.  

The first thing I did was prime my eyelids with this mini Urban Decay Primer Potion that I got with one of my palettes.  

After I primed my lids I used a NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Strawberry Milk that I just bought the other day(comment if you want me to do a haul) all over my lids and did a tiny bit of blending with my finger. 

Moving on to mascara I used the Maybelline Mega Plush and that's all I did to my eyes.  

I then used the NYX Brow Cake in Blonde, taking the lighter of the two powder shades and filled in my brows.  Then I took the wax using the small angled brush it comes with and used that to set my brows so they stay in place. 

After I finished with my eye and brow makeup I moved on to my face.  I don't wear foundation everyday, I mainly use it for special occasions because I have pretty good skin.  I will use a BB cream though if I want to look a bit more "put together."  I just used a bit of my e.l.f. Tone Correcting Concealer in Light Beige on a few blemishes I have.

Then for my lips I decided to use my new NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in San Paulo.  It's a really nice dark pink color, it's hard to describe but it's really pretty.  This lip product is suppose to be in between a lipstick and a lipgloss.  I don't  want to go into to much detail but if you want me to do a review comment down below.

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Update!

Hey everyone!  It feels like it's been forever since I last posted but in actuality it's been less than a week.  I am writing this post to tell you guys about upcoming blog posts and what's going on.  So I start up school again tomorrow and that means I will be busier and will have less time to blog.  I have decided to post at least twice a week.  Now I'm not going to be posting on the same days every week but I'm just going to try to post twice a week.  Now if you follow me on Twitter(my username is down below) you would know that I ask if you guys would be interested in me posting a Sephora, Mac, and Ulta haul.  I never made it to any of those stores yesterday unfortunately but I am going to the mall later today and hopefully I will have a haul post up by at the latest tomorrow night.  So if you want to see me do a certain  kind of post please feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments down below.  If you have  any questions you can also leave them in the comments down below also.  And if you didn't know you can find me on Bloglovin, I have put a widget on the side of my blog that enables you to follow me on that site.

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My First Mac Haul & Experience

So a few days ago I went to the mall to get some new clothes and I decided that I wanted to check out Mac Cosmetics and maybe buy a few things.  If you don't know what Mac is, it is a high end cosmetic brand that you can only buy at a Mac counter or a Mac store.  It isn't sold at Sephora or Ulta.  A lot of people talk about Mac and it is defiantly one of those brands that many many people talk about in the beauty community.  I had went to a Mac counter in Nordstrom at first because when I had gone to look at the Mac store it was quite crowded.   I went on a Saturday night which didn't really help the fact that it was busy so if you want to go to a Mac store and you actually want someone to do your makeup and try colors out on you, I would recommend going on a weekday.  So I was at the Mac counter at Nordstrom which was equally busy and I was talking to this woman and she said that they didn't sell the pan refills and the palettes that you put them in at Mac counters, only at the actual store.  So I went back to the actual store because I was planning on buying a few pan refills and maybe a 2 or 4 eye shadow palette.  So I went to the store and was eventually helped by a woman named April who also turned out to be the manager.  I asked her if the new eye shadow pan refill($10) and palette prices were temporary or permanent.  She told me that they were the new prices so the eye shadow pan refills are $10 and they used to be $12 and some change. So here are the new prices for the palettes:

Pro Palette Eye Shadow x2- $5
Pro Palette Eye Shadow x4- $8
Pro Palette Large/Single- $8
Pro Palette Large/Duo- $8
Pro Palette Eye Shadow x15(insert)- $2
Pro Palette Blush x6 (insert)- $2

Anyways so April did my eye makeup and I ended up buying Naked Lunch, which is a light colored frost eye shadow.  I also ended up buying Sable, which is also a frost shadow but it is a beautiful mix of plum, gold, and bronze.  I also picked up the Pro Palette Eye Shadow x2 to put eye shadows in.  I think it's a better deal to buy pan refill eye shadows because the regular eye shadows are $15 a piece and it just saves you more money to buy pan refills.  I also picked up a Paint Pot in Painterly which was $20 and it is an eye shadow base for those of you who didn't know.  I picked up one more item that I didn't plan on buying which is the 217 Blending Brush and April used this on me and I have been searching for a good blending brush for quite a while now so I had to get it.  I personally love this brush!  I definitely recommend this if you were going to try out a Mac brush.  The brush was around $25 dollars which is quite expensive.  But I think it is really important to own really good quality brushes that will last you many many years.  I am not going to go into to much detail about brushes because I am planning on doing a whole separate post all about brushes.  So all together I spent about $73 which was way more than I planned on spending.  I am not going to be buying a lot of new makeup until around November because I have been buying a lot of makeup lately.  I probably will be picking up some new brushes and odds and ends like that this weekend but other than that I am going to try and not buy any makeup until November.  So overall I am really happy with my Mac purchase and in the future(aka November) I am hopefully going to be buying some more of their products.  I recommend that if you want to try Mac eye shadows,  then buy pan refills just because they save you money.

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August 2013 Makeup Wishlist!

This is just a list of the products I want to try, if you have used any of these products please let me know what you think of them in the comments below.  Or if you recommend that I try a product that isn't on this list you can also comment in the comments below.

Face:

-Covergirl CG Smoothers AquaSmooth Compact Foundation

-Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Foundation Stick

-Maybelline Mineral Powder Foundation 

Cheeks:

-NYX Powder Blush(bourgeois pig and desert rose)

-Covergirl Cheekers Blush(rock n roll 145)

Eyes:

-NYX Eyeshadow Base(white)

-Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow(inked in pink)

-e.l.f. Studio Eyebrow Kit(light)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil(strawberry milk)

-Volum' Express the Mega Plush Mascara

Lips:

-Maybelline Baby Lips Electro Lip Balm(pink shock) 

-NYX Butter Lip Balm(parfait and macaroon)

Other:

-Ulta Super Blender Sponge

-e.l.f. Studio Complexion Brush

-e.l.f. Studio Blush Brush 

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Review: Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer

Now I'm sure we have all seen the commercial for the Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer where the girl sprays on the moisturizer, rubs it in, and then puts her clothes on ridiculously fast.  Now this product claims to moisturize in seconds which is a pretty big claim to make.  I personally don't really like lotion.  It takes forever to sink into my skin and always leaves me feeling greasy.  Now I have been using this product for over a month or two now and I really like it.  I originally bought it because I liked the concept of it.  The product reminds me of sunscreen by the way that you pretty much spray it on your body.  Now I mainly use it on my legs because I don't have very dry skin except my legs which can get a little dry.  I literally spray it, rub it into my skin, give it a little bit less than a minute, and then I'm good to go!  It doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy but instead it feels moisturized.  The cap twists to lock and unlock, kind of like a bottle of sunscreen.  It retails for $5.94 at Target and comes in three different scents.  It comes in Aloe Fresh, Cocoa Radiant, and Total Moisture.  I bought mine in Aloe Fresh and the scent somewhat reminds me of regular aloe that you would rub on sunburn.  I think that it does live up to the claim that it moisturizes in seconds and I think that this product is perfect for travel because of it's size and the fact that it sinks into your skin so fast and doesn't leave you greasy.  I would definitely recommend this to someone who doesn't like to use lotion because of the way it feels, or even someone who is just interested in trying this product.





 



 







 

 Disclaimer: I bought all these products with my own money.  I am not being sponsored by any company and everything I write is my own opinion.

 

 

http://www.target.com/p/vaseline-spray-go-moisturizer-collection/-/A-14438841  

This is a link to the Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizers on the Target website

 

 

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Ask Alex!

So I thought it would be fun to do a post answering questions that you guys ask me!  So just leave your questions in the comment section down below and I will answer all of them in a later post! Can't wait to see what you guys ask!

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