My Top 10 Beauty Items(Makeup Edition)

Hello all! It's been a while! Mainly because I've been complete mind blank for ideas LOL. After doing some searching online, I found some ideas. In this post I'm going to share my top 10 beauty items, makeup edition.

My Top 10 Beauty Items(Makeup Edition)

It was hard to pick a top 10, so this will most likely change soon! These are in no particular order.

1. COVERGIRL Ready, Set Gorgeous Concealer in Light

2. N.Y.C. Expert Last Lip Stick in Candy Rush

3. Wet n Wild Color Icon Bronzer With SPF15 in Reserve Your Cabana

4. Revlon Photoready BB Cream in Light

5. Hard Candy Eye'm Tired Under Eye Roller Ball*

6. L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Butterfly Intenza Mascara in Black

7. Jordana Twist & Shine Balm Stain in Tropical Frenzy

8. E.L.F. All Over Color Stick in Persimmon

9. Urban Decay Ammo Eye Palette

10. Wet n Wild Fergie On The Edge Eyeliner in Midnight Girl

The Urban Decay Ammo Eye Palette is on sale now for $16 on the Sephora website. Just about everything else can be found at Walmart except for the Hard Candy item which has been discontinued. I bought the Jordana Balm Stain at Walgreens. If you have any questions about any of the items, please let me know & I will do my best to answer. I have a review of the Revlon BB cream here. I also have a review/compare of the Wet n Wild Fergie eyeliner here.

Until next time!

L.A. Colors Grafix Eyeliner Review

On the way back from a mini trip to Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg TN, we stopped at an "as seen on t.v." store. I picked up a few makeup items that I hadn't found at any other stores here. One of those items was an L.A. Colors Grafix Eyeliner. The lighting was a little off in the store & I though I got black, but I had gotten dark brown instead. To my surprise, I found more colors at Family Dollar! I haven't been in their store in a while & they a pretty nice selection of L.A. Colors cosmetics. I picked up 3 more, in teal, purple & black. I paid $2 each there, at the other store I paid $2.99. 

The first thing I noticed is that they do have an odd smell to them that is hard to explain. It does go away after a few minutes. The black & dark brown are true to the color of the cap, but the teal & purple are not to the color of the cap. The teal and purple are a lighter color & more of a metallic shade. The black & dark brown have a shine when they dry. They have a felt tip line a felt tip marker, but thinner, instead of a thin brush.

This helped the black & dark brown go on better, but it didn't help with the teal & purple.

 With flash.

Without flash.

I found that the black & dark brown were thicker & went on smoother. The teal & purple were thinner & needed 2 coats. I left the eyeliners on my hand & after a few hours, the teal & purple were starting to flake off, but the black & brown had not budged at all. Out of all of them, the black is my favorite. I would use the teal & purple for an eye shadow. I normally wear eyeliner on my water line, but I have not tried the black there. I tried the purple, but it did not work.

This is 2 coats of purple. Please excuse the stray hairs, I'm still learning with taking photos of myself without doing a "selfie". For only $2, I think they were worth trying. I would recommend the black the most to anyone who is looking for a new liquid eyeliner. The black also held up the best with an overnight test on my hand. It was still on with no flaking when I got up. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment:)

Kmart Cosmetics Sale Going On Now!

Now, I can't confirm if this sale is going on at all Kmarts, but my nearest one in Bristol TN has a pretty nice sale in the cosmetics sections! I'm trying to cut down, so I did limit to just a few items I have been wanting to try. Here is a photo of what I bought.

Nicole by O.P.I. Gumdrops in My Cherry Amour- $2.99

NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Bronze Shimmer- $1.44

NYC Eyeliner Pencil in Vampy Violet- 99 Cents

NYC City Duet 2 in 1 Lip Color in The Metropolitan Mauves- $1.49

Rimmel London Kate Lipstick in Rossetto- $2.64

Revlon Single Shadow in Seafoam- $1.50

They had a lot of other brands on sale too. More Revlon items including foundations & primers & other eye shadows. More of the Nicole by O.P.I were on sale including the Carrie Underwood collection. NYC had some other items on sale too. I believe some Almay & some other Rimmel was also on sale. This may depend on the store. Normally when I hear about sales in the makeup section at Kmart, it never hits my local one, so this was a surprise. 

I also spotted some nice sales at Walgreens & I have heard that CVS will be starting their sales soon(some sale items have already been spotted. If you find anything good at any of these stores, please let me know! I'd love to know what you bought!

Wet n Wild Fergie On Edge Eyeliner vs M.A.C. Eye Kohl

Wet n Wild Fergie On Edge Eyeliner vs M.A.C. Eye Kohl.

(Left: W&W Midnight Girl Right: M.A.C. Smolder)

I've tried many eyeliners, but never found one that stayed all day until I found M.A.C. Eye Kohl in Smolder. It was love at first try! I knew I was going to have to replace it sooner or later because I can't sharpen it all the way down due to it getting chewed on my a dog & it being held by tape. I've bought I don't know how many different eyeliners in hopes that it will be a Smolder dupe. I found a coupon for $1 off of the new Wet n Wild Fergie line & figured I'd try that eyeliner since it looked creamy.

I think I found a pretty good dupe! The above photo shows how they look on. The W&W went on a little smoother then the M.A.C. did. They both went on dark, just how I like it to. I've used both on my waterline & on the inner rim of my eyelid. I would definitely recommend the Wet & Wild Ferige if you are looking for a cheaper alternative M.A.C.  I've heard that some people are comparing the Wet n Wild Fergie eyeliners to Urban Decay eyeliners, but I do not own any Urban Decay eyeliners, so I can't say. From the photos I've seen of Urban Decay, they do look similar. Hope you enjoyed this little review!