Review | Fenty Beauty Match Stix

If you've followed my blog for quite a while, then you already know how much I love stick products. In fact I event have a full blog post about my favorite stick products titled "5 Stick Products to Try Out," all of them which I would still highly recommend (with the exception of the Estée Edit Pore Vanishing Stick because the brand no longer exists. RIP Estée Edit). Thankfully there's a new stick product on the market that I've become completely obsessed with and they are the Fenty Beauty Match Stix. The Match Stix have become a staple in my makeup routine ever since I picked up the Match Stix Trio during the Fenty Beauty launch weekend. In this post I'm going to share what I like and don't like about these sticks, as well as a quick tutorial using the sticks.

Yet ANOTHER ABH Subculture Review

I honestly can't think of a palette in recent years that has been more controversial than the Anastasia Beverly Hills Subculture Eye Shadow Palette. Apart from their brow products, I've never really had Anastasia Beverly Hills in my radar until the release of this palette. I was immediately attracted to the autumnal color scheme, particularly the orange tones and greens. It's actually quite rare when I buy a product the day it launches because I always like to watch or read reviews before spending my money on it, but I made an exception for the Subculture Palette. Upon watching the first round of video reviews on YouTube I began to worry that perhaps I made a mistake placing my order, but was it a mistake? Is this palette really as bad as the YouTube elite claim?

Review | bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation

It's here! The foundation I've been waiting for is finally here! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for a matte liquid foundation from bareMinerals and let me tell you the brand new barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation was well worth the wait. This is the company's first matte full-coverage foundation and the first natural foundation that provides 24-hour wear. In this review I'm going to go over practically everything, such as: application tips, ingredient information, foundation comparisons, and opinions/personal experience. It's a long review but it's packed with information and pictures.

Review | Ouai Dry Shampoo Foam

If you're addicted to social media, then you've most likely have seen and heard about the Ouai Dry Shampoo Foam. Ouai (pronounced "way") is the new "it" hair care company that was founded by celebrity hairstylist, Jen Atkin. She's most known for styling the Kardashian girls and like we all know by now, the Kardashians (love them or hate them) are pretty much the biggest trendsetters in the beauty world. Much like the Kardashians, Ouai has built an incredible social media following and gained a lot of beauty blogger fans along the way. Literally everything they've released so far has been raved and raved about, but no product beats the hype that surrounded the launch of the Ouai Dry Shampoo Foam. Yes, this is a dry shampoo in mousse form. Since this product was incredibly overhyped, I decided to give it a try on my dark wavy/curly hair.

Review | Glossier Black Tie Set

When Glossier first announced their limited edition holiday set, I nearly lost my shit. Anything that Glossier puts out, I need but this time it was much different. Not only did they release one of my favorite products in a brand new shade, but they also came out with some new items! Brand new makeup items that have never been previously released by Glossier. I'm talking about nail polish, eyeliner, and a clear lip gloss that will bring you back to the early 2000's. All of the products in the chic Black Tie Set are meant to help you achieve an easy and glowy party look. And let me tell you, the products inside of the box are as beautiful as the presentation itself.

Review | Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Surreal Light

The holidays quickly approaching and with that being said, we have come to the time of the year that pretty much every makeup brand releases their beautiful limited-edition palettes and holiday sets. Out of the holiday palettes I've seen so far, none are more beautiful than this year's palette by Hourglass. This year's palette includes a universally-flattering powder, bronzer, two blushes, and a highlighter. Not only are the powders stunning, but so it the beautiful marbled packaging. Being the marbled obsessed blogger that I am, I nearly lost my shit when the promotional images started appearing all over my Instagram feed. I honestly wonder why a brand hadn't tapped into the marbled obsession sooner, but leave it up to Hourglass to create an elegant looking palette for the holidays.

Review | Sephora Collection Matte Perfection Powder Foundation

About a month ago I wandered into Sephora (as any girl who's obsessed with makeup does) and proceeded to spend over an hour walking around and swatching items. I went into Sephora with absolutely no intention of buying a foundation but then a certain powder foundation caught my eye. I will completely honest with you when I say that the Sephora Collection makeup hasn't really appealed to me much, but something about the Sephora Collection Matte Perfection Powder Foundation really made me think twice. I literally had to go on the Sephora app to look up reviews and once I saw the near to perfect score, I went ahead and purchased it. If you're someone who's lazy or doesn't like a complicated makeup routine, then you better listen up!

Review | Coastal.com

I don't think I've ever received as many questions about a pair of glasses as I have with these gold ones. To me glasses are not only a life necessity, but also a fashion accessory that I use to compliment my outfits and makeup. I love having a glasses collection that just keeps growing and growing but something that was missing entirely from my collection was a pair of metallic frames, that's where the Kam Dhillon Ariana frames come into play. These frames are from Coastal, an online glasses and contacts retailer with a huge variety of frames at a very reasonable price. This was actually my very first time ordering a pair from Coastal so I'm going to walk you through the ordering experience, as well as my opinions about these gold beauties.

Review | Giorgio Armani Eye Tint

When it comes to luxury makeup, a brand that always pops up in "products worth splurging" videos and posts is Giorgio Armani. I think everyone and their mothers has heard about the famous Luminous Silk Foundation by now, but I actually hadn't tried anything from the brand until very recently. My introduction to Giorgio Armani came in the form of the Eye Tints, the very long wearing and easy to use eyeshadows that come in two finishes. I absolutely love cream eyeshadows so you can only imagine how excited I was to try these babies out. And boy have I been testing them out! I've been wearing these shadows on long workdays and I even worn them to a concert last night. These very different to the other cream shadows that I've used in the past, that's for sure.

Review | Marc Jacobs Air Blush

When it comes to luxury brands worth the splurge Marc Jacobs always ranks very high on my list. Pretty much everything that I've tried from Marc Jacobs has been absolutely incredible and definitely worth the money. I've tried lipstick, eyeliners, contour powder, and even their eyeshadows- all expensive but very worth it. So you can only imagine how excited I was when the Air Blush launched very recently. Oh boy, I think I got a little too excited about a blush. The packaging itself is stunning and very sleek, and don't even get me started about the striped blush design. Now the Air Blush isn't exactly an affordable blush, in fact I think this is my most expensive blush in my entire makeup collection. Kind of crazy, huh? The one thing I asked myself when I started trying out the Air Blush was: "Is this blush even worth $42?" Well after weeks of trying it out I finally figured out the answer to that question.

Review | Kate Somerville EradiKate Mask and Acne Treatment

If you deal with acne, then you know how incredibly annoying it can be and sometimes treating acne can be pretty damn annoying as well. Some acne treatments are very harsh and will dry out your skin, and then you know what happens next. Once you apply your foundation, concealer, and powder then the product will just cling on your skin and enhance the dry spots. In my opinion that is not a pretty look, so you can imagine how excited I was when I discovered non-drying acne treatments. I had heard so much about the cult favorite Kate Somerville EradiKate Acne Treatment and now that I've tried it, I know why people love it so damn much. In this post you'll be getting a ton of information about the products, as well as some very handy product demos.

Review | Tarte BB Tinted Treatment Primer

During the summertime I put away all my medium to full coverage products and opt for very lightweight and lighter coverage bases. I have a lot of BB creams in my collection but one that I always come back to is the Tarte BB Tinted Treatment Primer. Now this isn't a new product from Tarte, it's actually quite an old one but with all the recent launches it seems to have gotten lost in their lineup of products. This is quite different to my other BB creams because it's has a thicker formula and this is technically a tinted primer with 12-hour wear. I've been wearing the Tarte BB Tinted Treatment Primer a lot recently and have been getting a lot of compliments on my skin on social media, so I figured that I would let all of you in on my secret weapon.

Review | L'Oréal Voluminous Féline Noir

If you're a longtime reader of my blog, then you know that I adore the L'Oréal Voluminous Miss Manga and the Miss Manga Rock mascaras. I was a bit surprised that I had not heard a thing about the L'Oréal Voluminous Féline Noir from UK based bloggers, or so I thought. It turns out that this mascara is actually a spin-off of the original Voluminous Million mascara and it even has the same packaging. For some reason the L'Oréal Voluminous Féline Noir in the United States got a little name change and the same packaging as the L'Oréal Voluminous Miss Manga and the L'Oréal Voluminous Miss Manga Rock, which lead me to believe that I would get a similar effect. Unfortunately that wasn't the case and this has been one of the few times that L'Oréal has disappointed me with a mascara release.

So Choix | Luxury Beauty Sample Box

In the world of beauty subscription boxes, most of the times you'll get surprised with 5 samples tailored to your needs. And sometimes you'll even get 5 completely random samples that may work for you, or they might be completely wrong for your skin type and tone- that's when So Choix comes in. The So Choix box allows you to pick 5 luxury beauty samples. We're talking about luxury brands like Tom Ford, Chanel, Dior, Hourglass, Givenchy, and YSL just to name a few. And you can try out anything from nail polish to setting powders! You pick everything from the brand, product, and shade that you want to try out. So Choix basically has your back if you want to try out luxury makeup before you decide to splurge on a specific product.

Review | Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how stunning this bottle is? The Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure has such a sleek and minimal water drop shaped bottle that I'm absolutely crazy about. It's easily one of the most beautiful bottles of perfume that I have in my collection, there's no doubt about it. And as you can probably guess, this perfume is yet another spin to the iconic L'Eau d'Issey fragrance. Unlike the other versions that I've tried in the past, the Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure is much less floral heavy and instead reminds me of the sea. It's definitely a much cleaner and earthy take on the classic L'Eau d'Issey fragrance.

Review | 3 Milk Makeup Products

Seems like you guys really loved the Milk Makeup Holographic Stick review that I uploaded a few weeks ago, so I'm back to review three more Milk Makeup products. In this post you will be learning more about the Cooling Water Stick, the Concealer, and the Lip + Cheek Stick. All of these products are cruelty-free, vegan, and formulated with moisturizing skincare benefits. So far I've been incredibly impressed with the practical innovations that Milk Makeup has come out with and I'm incredibly stoked to see what they come up with next. They're definitely a brand that's marching to the beat of their own drum and I personally really admire brands that are breaking barriers.

MAC Star Trek Collection

You have no idea how excited I got when MAC first announced their Star Trek limited edition collection to commemorate Star Trek's 50th Anniversary. Being the geek that I am, this collection was like a dream come true. The collection was inspired by four strong women in the Star Trek universe: Uhura, Deanna Troi, Seven of Nine, and Orions. I was lucky enough to have been able to attend the MAC x Star Trek experience outside of Comic Con and get to see the collection in person before the official launch (more about the experience in a few days), and when I came back home I received a very generous package from MAC. In this post you'll be seeing a comprehensive preview of the Star Trek collection. I made sure to share important information about the collection, product reviews, and swatches. I basically have all my fellow geeks completely covered in this post!

Inglot Freedom System Palette

Inglot is one of the beauty brands that instantly brings me back to the time when I discovered YouTube. I remember that pretty much all the beauty gurus had their own Freedom System Palettes back in 2009/2010 and I wanted to get my hand on one so bad. Back then Inglot wasn't the easiest brand to track down, but nowadays many Macy's stores have a big Inglot counter and the Inglot website has also massively improved. My dreams of owning my own Freedom System Palettes finally came true a few weeks ago as I prepared to participate in the Inglot and Dubdub makeup tutorial contest. And now I get to tell you my opinions about the Inglot eyeshadows, as well as their famous Freedom System Palettes.

Review | Milk Makeup Holographic Stick

I know highlighters are having their moment right now, but I honestly feel like I've seen it all by now. There's subtle highlighters, metallic highlighters, rainbow highlighters, cream highlighters, pencil highlighters... I can honestly keep going on and on, but leave it up to Milk Makeup to create something new and exciting. When I first heard about the Holographic Stick I nearly lost my shit and had to order it right away on the Milk Makeup website. I mean, who wouldn't go crazy over holographic highlighter? I'm sure some of you reading this post might even consider yourselves holosexuals (I know I do, thanks to Simply Nailogical). You might have never thought of owning a holographic highlighter, but maybe this particular review will change your mind.

Review | Benefit Gimme Brow vs. Essence Make Me Brow

I know everyone and their mothers loves Benefit, but in the past I've been very underwhelmed by their gimmicky products in cute packaging. Despite that I was still excited to test out the cult favorite Gimme Brow after hearing so much about it on YouTube over the years. Recently Benefit relaunched all of their brow products, so now all the products come in art deco inspired chrome packaging which is really eye catching. After I received the Benefit Gimme Brow in my May Birchbox I got so many requests to review it and compare it to my favorite drugstore brow product, the Essence Make Me Brow. Both of these products have a very similar name, formula, and even the packaging is reminiscent of the old Gimme Brow packaging. So I put these two brow products to the test for a few days and I'll be letting you know whether it's better to splurge or save your money.