8 Fall Lip Colors Under $8.

Hello Beauties! Today I have a quick post sharing some new lip products I picked up for the Fall and Winter months. Technically they are all under $7 but I thought 8 went better in the title LOL, enjoy!

I can appreciate that drug store lip products are now coming wrapped but it took a solid 10 minutes to take all that off.. 

  

NYX Simply Vamp Lip Cream - $6.49 ULTA

  Temptress, Bewitching

Swatches

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams - $5.99 ULTA

  Praque, Copenhagen, Transylvania

Swatches

L.A. Girl Glaze Lip Paints - $2.99 Local BSS Store

Seduction, Daring, Tempt

Swatches

These are all really nice lip products but my favorite out of the bunch are the new NYX lip creams. The texture is really nice and they look even better on the lips. The have a semi-matte/satin finish and for me about a 5 hour wear without noticeable fading. A+ in my book. 

The L.A. Girl Glaze Lip Paints are very reminiscent of the OCC Liptars but the consistency is a tab bit more runny if that makes any sense. I had some difficulties swatching the deepest shade, Tempt. I definitely recommend using a liner first, maybe even one of those anti-feathering lip liners to prevent bleeding. 

Thanks so much for reading! Please leave any questions or comments down below!

XOXO Brittany

Top 12 Beauty Products of 2012.

Hello Beauties! Is it just me or did this year fly by? Seems like it was just January the other day.

This post is dedicated to the top 12 products (or categories) that I discovered this year or that were released this year that I absolutely fell in love with. I tried a lot of things this year so it was really hard to narrow it down to 12 but I thought the name was cute LOL.

On to my picks...

1. The Sugarpill Heart Breaker palette.

  This is by far my favorite palette that I've purchased this year. All the colors are really pigmented and unique to my collection.

2. MAC Highlighters.

  These are the Extra Dimension Skin Finishes released this year and the Mineralize Skin Finishes released this Summer from the Heavenly Creature collection. After getting these I really haven't used any of my other highlighters.

3. The Make Up For Ever empty tin palette.

  I've talked about this in my favorites before. It is perfect for those shadows and blushes that come in pan form and you don't have any place else to put them or perfect for travel. I call it my homeless shelter. 

4. Inglot Shadows.
  This year I finally decided to try Inglot shadows and they really are as good as people say. I really love the pigmentation, my only gripe would be that the matte shades are really powdery so just watch for fall out.

5. MAC Lipsticks.

  This year I've purchased quite a few lipsticks from MAC but these three are the ones that I'm most happy about. Pink Pigeon, Heroine, Candy Yum Yum. Unfortunately these three are all LE but word on the street is MAC is making Candy Yum Yum permanent.

6. Real Techniques Brushes.

  These are some really amazing brushes with an ever better price.

7. NYX Matte Lipsticks.

  I live for matte lipsticks and I really love the formula of these. They are matte but not drying at all. Perfect Red, Tea Rose, Bloody Mary and Shocking Pink (my favorite one).

8. NYX Xtreme Lip Creams.

  I really don't have better way to describe these 'than a dream come true in a tube'. These are a highly pigmented liquid lipstick. I have a post with more info and swatches here.

9. NYX Matte Bronzer.

  As you can see I really love this. I purchased this mid-July and it's been my go-to bronzer/contour product ever since.

I think it's funny because I recall saying earlier this year that I really wasn't into NYX but clearly that has changed.

10. NARS Amour Blush.

  This is by far my favorite blush. I love the way it looks on my skin, I find myself reaching for this weekly. That's often (I think) for a blush lover like myself. 

11. MAC Strobe Cream.

  This is a moisturizing highlighting cream. I used this on my many early mornings during the semester because it instantly makes me look alive. 

12. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars.

  These are the newest products (to me) that made the list. They are last but certainly not least. I don't know why I'm just getting around to trying these but they are really amazing just like the hype that follows. The two shades I have so far are Belladonna and Anime (pink and purple of course). I do have my eye on some other shades (of course red being one of them). 

What were some of the products you loved this year? I'd love to hear about them.

Thanks so much for reading! 

XOXO Brittany

Favorites: Orange Blushes.

Hello Beauties! As promised in my favorite pink blushes post, here are my favorite orange blushes. I really love this shade of blush, especially during the warmer months. Out of all of these the one I usually reach for in the Fall/Winter is Taj Mahal.

Like my pink blushes some of these have some coral/red undertones but when I look at them they still lean more towards orange to me.

MAC Marine Life Beauty Powder

Sleek Aruba (this picture does this blush no justice)

NYX Cinnamon

Illasmasqua Excite

Tarte Tipsy

NARS Taj Mahal

MAC Modern Mandarin

Marine Life, Aruba, Cinnamon, Excite, Tipsy, Taj Mahal, Modern Mandarin, Orange

Next up is my favorite coral blushes!

Thanks so much for reading! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

XOXO Brittany

NYX Powder Blushes.

Hello Beauties! When I first got into makeup I bought a NYX powder blush and it shattered before I even got the chance to use it so after that I put those on my "do not buy list" but after I saw a few posts with swatches I decided to give them another chance.

Lately Ulta has been having NYX BOGO 50% and these are the shades that I have so far.

From left - Amber, Desert Rose, Cinnamon

Description: "NYX Powder Blush is a highly pigmented silky powder blush that combines rich color with long-lasting wear as it delivers a healthy, natural glow to the skin"

Amber - peachy pink color

Desert Rose - deep pink color

Cinnamon - light orange color

Swatches from left: Cinnamon, Desert Rose, Amber

Initial thoughts:

So far I'm glad I decided to give these another shot because they are really pigmented and I like the texture of these. I really like like diamond pattern that they have.

Thanks for reading! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below!

XOXO Brittany

Ulta Haul.

Hello Beauties! Here a have a small haul of a few things I picked up from Ulta in the past few weeks.

I picked up a few Real Technique brushes, NYX Xtreme lip cream, matte lipsticks and a blush.

Real Techniques Brushes

Powder Brush, Blush Brush, Expert Face Brush

NYX Matte Lipstick

Indie Flick, Tea Rose, Shocking Pink

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream - Absolute Red

NYX Powder Blush - Cinnamon

Swatches

From left: Shocking Pink, Tea Rose, Indie Flick, Absolute Red, Cinnamon

 Thanks for reading! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

XOXO Brittany

Product Rave: NYX Xtreme Lip Creams.

Hello Beauties! There's a product that I've recently discovered that I am in love with! They are the NYX Xtreme Lip Creams. Believe it or not I do not care much for lip gloss. I just don't like the feel of it on the lips, I do not like how my hair gets stuck to it when the wind blows I can ramble on forever as to why I do not like it but when I found these they were perfect for me. They are a mix between a lipstick and a lip gloss (like a liquid lipstick) and I just love the texture and how they feel applied to the lips.

NYX Xtreme Lip Creams

From left to right: Strawberry Jam, Bonfire, Spicy, Dolly Girl, Buttery Nude

Description: "It's not a lipstick nor is it gloss. It's like nothing you've experienced before. It's a liquid lipstick that goes on with fill Xtreme color and intense shine."

Price:  around $6

Size: 0.23 oz/ 7ml

Where to buy: Ulta stores/online and other NYX retailers

More Photos and Swatches!

Buttery Nude

Spicy

Dolly Girl

Bonfire

Strawberry Jam

Swatches from left to right: Buttery Nude, Spicy, Dolly Girl, Bonfire, Strawberry Jam

These really are amazing! They are really pigmented, you can layer these on top of a lipstick but I think they look great alone or just with a lip pencil. I almost skipped out on Buttery Nude but I'm so glad I did not because it's the perfect nude for me.

I can't say which ones are my favorite because I really adore them all. I really recommend checking these out. I know I have mostly bright colors but there are some more toned down colors available also.

I've read that the smell bothers some people but it does not really bother me. I will say they don't have the best smell but it is not terrible. 

Thanks so much for reading!

XOXO Brittany