Maybelline Mascara Showdown!

On left eye (your left) : Upper lashes- Lash Stiletto, Lower Lashes- Colossal, On right eye : Upper lashes - Pulse Perfection and on Lower Lashes- Lash Stiletto
(click it to see it closer)
My lashes without anything on them :)

So my thoughts??

Of all three, Lash Stiletto is the one I love the most! It gives me lots of length and even volume!! I seriously love this one!!!

Okay, I'm trying not to be biased because I have the Lancome Oscillation mascara (thanks to DE from beautylogicblog.com - I won this) but Pulse Perfection didn't come close for me! I don't know if this is because the formula is waterproof...since I haven't used waterproof in a while, I have no idea if they are usually a bit drier in formulation than regular mascaras... but this certainly didn't give my lashes any drama! The button requires much more effort as well than Oscillation, and I could see this annoying some ppl. I mean I had to seriously use strength to press this thing, whereas with Oscillation you just barely touch it and its good to go! ANDDD if I didn't have Oscillation, I still wouldn't be over the moon with this mascara....I much prefer Lash Stiletto or my all time fave for Maybelline the Define-a-lash Volume! I remember the first time I used the Oscillation mascara, I almost jumped out my skin because my lashes looked sooooo false!!! Geez I got tons of length and volume...love at first sight practically....not to mention the wonders of going over the lashes after with the Lancome Hypnose mascara wand...now that for me is magic! I think my next mascara purchase will be Hypnose!



Colossal I didn't love the first time I tried at a beauty supplies store, but decided to try it anyway! And I must say it's really not that bad lol! I love this one too, maybe not as much as Lash Stiletto but this one impressed me more than Pulse Perfection....for sure! I know that in the pic I only have it on the lower lashes but actually, for me, this is where it counts! If a mascara doesn't make those lower lashes look like they came right off of a doll..don't even bother with it! LOL! I think Colossal did a much better job on the lower lashes than the Lash Stiletto tho, based on the pic especially! So...just goes to show, don't knock it till you tried it! :)

All kinds of sights for you to see!!

Kleancolor Neon Purple

Victoria's Secret lipgloss - Tropicool

Makeup mania!!!
Avon Ultra Color Rich lipsticks - Apricot Nude, Delicate pink





Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss- Toast To Shine , Mary Kay Signature Lipgloss - Melon Sorbet


MAC Dazzleglass - Smile

Brucci - Amelia's Amethyst


Kleancolour Barbie Pink

NOTD: China Glaze : Sexy in the City

Here's a beautiful blue for you to feast your eyes on! :) I bought this blue and blogged about it a long time ago and just never tried it yet! Tsk tsk tsk, so many to try, only two hands!

But alas, it makes its debut! It's such an eye-popping bright blue with turquoise shimmer/iridiscence! I love it....it went on very smoothly too, unlike an Essie i just tried...:( Anybody know how to get Essie light pinks to work?

Anywho, hope u love! :)

Avon Nail Polish Swatches

Hey lovelies!

It's been forever right? I dunno...just haven't been feeling very enthused about posting anything in particular lately..but today I have something to show you! They are nail polishes from Avon : Textured Teal and Nocturnal. Avon has a special now, so I got them both for $5.99.

They both applied pretty well! The brush was the perfect size, and Textured Teal, if applied properly and carefully, grants us the luxury of only having to use one coat! It's that rich!! It's not really what I thought it would've been because when I think of teal, I think of more of a green-blue with more green, this looked more like their other nail polish called Classic Fit, well based on the swatch in the book. It is more like navy blue if you ask me...but while this is debatable I still love the colour and shall rock the heck out of it! :)


Nocturnal is a medium brownish-gray colour that I really love. There is no getting Sephora by OPI's Metro Chic out here....but I love that colour and that was my sole inspiration for trying this! Although this is more brown than grey obviously, i still love it! It's different from any other nail polish I own and trust me I have like 50 bottles or more now....(smh) and that's one thing I love about it..it's quite a unique shade for JA....ie. :)
Another bonus for Avon polishes are that they are formaldehyde, phthalate, and toluene free! YAY!

Lipgloss....my addiction lol

So, I've been on the hunt for a lipgloss that will make my lips look like they're naturally light pink (without having to put on a lipstick to create that light pink). Shimmer....shine...are a bonus!

So, I was looking for a MAC lipgloss called Morning Glory that I know does that, which is realllly pretty as well....I couldn't find that, but I found MAC's lipglass in Cultured which is a tad darker but gives that light pink, shimmery effect. So while in the store, I was about to purchase Cultured, then I don't know, I started browsing The Body Shop lippies and found one that looked exactly like Cultured....obviously for half the price lol if not half, obviously less. So, with baited breath I took The Body Shop's Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in Party Pink. After the deed was done, immediately I wiped off what I had on my lips in hopes that this would not disappoint. I had no prior experience with any of The Body Shop's lipglosses so I had no idea what on earth to expect!
So anyway, I applied it and needless to say grinned from ear to ear, thrilled that it was indeed exactly what I wanted!

There are so many good things to say about this lipgloss....it's nice and sticky ( I LOVE STICKY), to me, sticky means a longer wear, but I also noticed that my hair didn't stick to my lips as much as it does with other glosses, so good for them on that! The other thing is, it really is SHINE, it's super sparkly as well, all the micro multi-coloured sparkles really amp up this gloss. Lastly, the scent....the website says it's passion fruit, it is sooooo yummy!!!!!!! The website also says this about it:

• Pearl pigments give lips a glimmering finish.
• Provide effective hydration with an ultra-glossy, dermatologist-approved formulation that is long-lasting and non-sticky.
• Moisturizing Community Trade marula oil from Namibia helps to repair skin’s moisture barrier, leaving lips soft and supple.

All in all, I'm in love...I've even eaten and had a drink and my lips still felt like my gloss never moved...didn't look in a mirror but I could feel that it was still there... I'm so impressed and glad that I tried this. I had this weird preconceived notion that these glosses were going to be more on the slippery side (Cover Girl Wet slicks) and not so pigmented (think some of the Beauty Rush glosses) but it is not!!! For which I am glad!!!

What are your favourite glosses of the moment??


Look at all the sparkles....i loooooove!!!
This is the actual colour of the lipgloss.


Maybe it's time to put myself under the popular ban!!

Touching Thursdays : The Power Of The Tongue

Death and life are in the power of the tongue.

We hear it all the time, that the things we say greatly impact our lives and those around us as well....but do we really take heed and understand what this means? I mean, if you were a child with a relative that always told you you would amount to nothing, or that you were worthless and dunce, that might have done 1 of 2 things. 1. Made you eventually believe it, or 2. Gave you the motivation to prove them wrong....Death and Life.

So let's remember this today, and get the courage to always try to be our most positive selves. Speak healthy, positive things over our lives and the lives of those around us....and remember the power of words and the power of the tongue.

xo

NOTD : Brucci - Jessica's Wedding Bells

I dunno about u gals but when I saw this I immediately thought....CHRISTMAS!!! I was like time to BLINNGGGG! I love this...it seriously looks like foil. It's a true metallic silver and it sometimes looks liquid and other times looks like the chockful of shimmer that it is. I love it!! :)

& with no flash....