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COLOURPOP GIVEAWAY – FAME & FORTUNE EYESHADOW PALETTES

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Fame and Fortune; it can all be yours by following this blog. Well, not the Hollywood fame and fortune; but the eyeshadow palettes Fame and Fortune produced by Colourpop with a retail value of $42.00 for both. Both palettes are pressed powder palettes. These palettes are exceedingly pigmented, have a velvet-like feel and go on evenly.

In regards to the Fame palette, the shadows have three types of finishes: satin, matte and metallic. It has combine shades of pink, purples and neutrals. The way these colors blend are unreal!

When talking about the Fortune palette, the finish is the same as the Fame palette; matte, satin and metallic.

The colors in this palette are as blendable and the Fame palette, and consist of the following colors: neutrals, orange/coral, gold, red, pink, purple and teal/blue.

The color combinations with one or both palettes are innumerable. And since the producer of both palettes is Colourpop, you know that the quality is there.

So take a chance and enter to win the Coloupop Fame and Fortune palette contest. The palette giveaway has a retail value of $42.00.  The giveaway is open to those individuals living in the United States of America, and who are 18 years of age or older. Your email address will never be shown and will remain private. You do not need to purchase anything to enter. The deadline to enter is July 1, 2018. Good luck!!

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ARDELL vs. ELF BROW GEL – WHO’S ON TOP

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So what exactly is an eyeshadow primer? It is a liquid or cream based product which is applied to the eyelids to make your eyeshadow and eyeliner go on smoother, and make the product last longer. But is eye primer really necessary?

So I have suffered from unruly eyebrows for so many years that I have lost count. When I came across clear brow gel, it was like a God send. I had tried the tinted brow gel, but had a difficult time finding the right color not to mention the fact the tinted gel costed more than the clear. After trying many brands of clear brow gel, I was able to narrow down my choice to two brands: Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel and ELF Brow Gel. So which gel rose to the top?

First what does brow gel do? For those of who do not know, the gel contours and defines your brows. It gives all day hold and brow conditioning.

The Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel is lightweight, fast drying and fortified with Castor Oil for conditioning to help promote hair growth. Also, the Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel is smudge and water resistant. It is equipped with a mascara wand which helps make it easier to shape your brows. You can even use this product over brow powder or brow pencil. It will keep your brows in place with zero residue or stickiness. The Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel retails for $4.99, and may be purchased at Wal-Mart.

As for the ELF Brow Gel, you will find that it makes your brows glossy and healthy-looking. The consistency of the ELF Brow Gel will help make your brows appear flawless. The ELF corporation has divided this product into two sides: eyelashes and brows. This makes it so that you have only a little but of product for your brows. But I say go ahead and use both side for your brows if you choose. The ELF Brow Gel retails for $2.00, and may be purchased at most drug stores.

Now while ELF is cheaper by $3.00, the quality and the quantity is not there. Sure both of the products sculpt your brows, but what is the point of using a cheaper product and running out of the product after only a few uses? In my opinion it is best to pony up the extra $3.00 for the Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel and buy a product which will last you longer.

FIVE TIPS ON MAKING YOUR MAKEUP LAST LONGER

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It’s summertime. Which more than likely means that it is time to put on your makeup and watch it melt off. However, there are ways to slow down or even stop this process:

Summertime-Makeup

1. ALWAYS USE A PRIMER –  To help your makeup last longer, always use a primer before you put on your foundation. It will provide a great base for your makeup, and also give you a fresh appearance all day long.

2. THIN LAYERS – When applying any face product (i.e. foundation), start with thin layers and build up coverage from there. Thick layers may cause your layers to appear cakey and melt away.

3. TRANSLUCENT POWDER – Use translucent powder to set your makeup and remove excess oil. Also, give makeup setting spray a try. Spraying the setting spray before and after your makeup is complete will lock your makeup in place and help your powder appear more natural.

4. SPARKLY EYES – Got fun plans for tonight? For sparkly and shimmery eyes try Pixie Epoxy. It is a glitter adhesive which will lock down those gorgeous colors.

5. LONG LASTING LIPSTICK – Finally, need a way to make that lipstick throughout the day? Try dabbing a little translucent powder on top of your fave lipstick to help matte and make last.

Those are just a few tips to help get your makeup through the summertime.  Do you have any makeup summertime tips?

MY 2018 SUMMERTIME MAKEUP WISHLIST

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It’s summertime. Let’s get the sunscreen out and hit the beach! Also, let’s make a trip to our nearest ULTA and/or Sephora for some new cosmetics. I don’t know about you, but as the seasons change, so does the makeup in my drawer. Now that it is summer, I am ready to go out and do some shopping for new makeup and change my look around. Because I live in a city where it gets extremely humid in the summer, I have to make sure that the makeup I choose is lightweight. No cakey, full-coverage makeup for this girl. So here are some products that I have had my eye on since around the beginning of the month:

Its-summertime-2018

1) NARS ORGASM ILLUMINATING LOOSE POWDER – I am really excited about this powder! I already loved the NARS orgasm blush, but now even more happy to see that my favorite blush now comes in a loose powder form. An illuminating powder will give you a fresh, dewy appearance that is perfect for a summer night. But with this powder, you will get a peachy-pink golden shimmer. And what is really great is that it is within a reasonable price range. Could you ask for more? Sephora – $28.00.

2.) FENTY BEAUTY LIL MATCH STIX DUO MINI SHIMMER SKINSTICK SET – This is a limited edition set of two mini match shimmer sticks in the colors Starstruck and Sinamon. With these little beauties you can highlight, bronze and enhance on the go. These colors are getting together in a smaller form while having the same amount in pigment. Like their full sized cousin, this skinstick set will give you a cream-to-powder formula that’s weightless and blendable. Sephora – $22.00.

3) MORPHE CONTINUOUS SETTING MIST – Don’t you hate it when you spend what seems like hours on your makeup, only to have it start fading after a couple of hours? Well, here’s Morphe to the rescue. Known for their awesome beauty brushes, Morphe has stepped their game up and has developed a marvelous setting spray. Yahoo! No more makeup fading after being out for only two hours. The the air-powered micro setting mist will not allow your makeup to cake or fade. Once your are finished putting on your makeup, spray your face with the Morphe Setting Mist and forget about your eyeshadow fading into the night. ULTA – $15.00

4) BAREMINERALS LASHTOPIA MEGA VOLUME MINERAL-BASED MASCARA – Everyone raise your hands if you want a mascara which delivers ten times lash volume, lifts and separates for fanned out fullness, and is formulated with nourishing minerals. Ooooh me! I am so tired of the mascaras out there which promise length and fullness, but at the same time makes your lashes stiff and brittle. When I tried this mascara I was impressed. It lived up to its promise. Not I am not going to sit here and tell you my lashes were the equivalent of falsies. Only falsies can appear like falsies (or at least in my humble opinion). But the Lashtopia Mega Volume mascara was impressive enough to share with you. ULTA – $19.00.

So there you go. Here is my 2018 Summertime Makeup Wishlist. Okay, so it is not in its entirety. If it were, you would be sitting at your computer reading a list of at least 100 items. But these products were impressive, and I wanted to share them with you. Let me know what’s on your summertime list.

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