Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

The claims for this product is that it create a perfect canvas for foundation application with this silky, lightweight blend of vitamins A & E, grape seed extract and green tea. The product can be worn alone or under your foundation.  It is an oil-free primer that helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for flawless skin with a velvety-smooth finish.  This primer diffuses the light hitting your skin to blur out imperfections for an even, soft-focus look while also making your makeup last all day long.

Business to get out of the way:
💄I received a sample size of is product in my Ipsy bag

Final opinion:
I used this product a few times since receiving it last week.  I tried it with different foundations to see if the consistency would change based on the foundation used (matte vs satin finish) and I will say, regardless of the foundation used the primer acted the same.  I was very impressed with the way it felt on the skin and the way it made my skin feel.  My makeup glided on smoothly and stayed put all day.  My makeup looked and felt flawless.  The product can be purchased from the Smashbox website or from Ulta stores or website.  A 1oz tube cost about $36.00.

I give this product 😻😻😻😻😻 (5 kitty cats out of 5)

Coastal Scents Hot Pots

While browsing online last week Coastal Scents had a week long sale of their hot pots so figured why not and picked up 28 different individual colors along with a magnetic storage case. 

Business to get out of the way:
💵 $0.99 each individual color during the sale and $9.95 for the interchangeable magnetic palette case
💄 over 300 individual colors to choose from in shimmer, satin and matte.

I have to start off by saying I was very impressed with how quickly the products came.   My order was placed on a Friday night and I had my order in hand by the following Wednesday.   Everything was safely packaged with no damaged items received.  All 28 shadows were packaged in a mesh draw string bag and then all the items were wrapped in paper and bubble wrap.

Each color was packaged in its own plastic case,  with each item promenently displaying the name of the shadow at the back of each hot pot.  Once received, I removed each shadow hot pot from it's plastic case, and arranged the colors into the interchangeable case.

I got the chance to play around with the shadows this weekend and here is my final opinion-: the individual pots were a bit bigger than I expected (1 inch metal pan) so this was a pleasant surprise.  The colors were highly pigmented and applied very smoothly with or without an eyeshadow primer.  After wearing the product for 5 hours one day and 10 hours the second day, there was no fall out, shifting or breakdown of the product. 

This is the second product from Coastalscents.com (see previous review on the Revealed 2 Palette) that I am trying, and I have to say I am truly impressed with quality of the products for the prices.  Shipping can be a little bit much based on your selection, however with the quick turn around time from order to delivery, it was worth it.

I cannot wait for another hot pots sale so I can purchase more colors.  This makeup junkie gives these hot pots and the case 😻😻😻😻😻 (5 out of 5 kitty cats).  LOVE THEM ALL.

Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette

Hubby saw this pallet online and purchased it for me.

First let us get some business out of the way:
🏢 Purchased from Amazon.com but can also be purchased from coastalscents.com
💵 Purchase price $19.95 same price on coastalscents.com
✉ Hard cardboard packaging with snap closure.  Sleek and travel ready.

Color desciption:
💄 Colors vary from pinks, to plums, to browns and shimmer to mattes.

Final opinion:
The shadows are creamy and easy to apply and blend.  There is very, very little fall out.  The colors are very vibrant and pigmented and did not shift with or without primer use.
I love everything about theses shadows and packaging as they are easy to travel with.  I give these shadows 😻😻😻😻 (4 out of 5 kitty cats).

Maybelline 100 Year Celebration Limited Edition Lipsticks

To celebrate 100 years of providing beauty, Maybelline has released the "Queen of New York limited edition collection.  There are 5 Color Sensational lipsticks in the collection and I have 3 to chat about. 

First let us get some business out of the way:
🏢 Purchased From: Bed, Bath and Beyond.  They can also be purchase from Ulta, Target Walmart, Walgreens or CVS Stores.
💵 Purchase Price: I paid $5.59 each but have seen the prices vary from $5.50 to $7.49.  Look out for sales as Ulta sometimes has Maybelline products on 
      sale buy 1 get 1 at 50% off
✉ it is the same packaging in a lipstick twist up tube

Color description:
💄 Berry Chic - a berry color with a luster shiny finish
💄 Magenta-Bulous - a fuchsia color that has a blue shift.  This is the color I am wearing in the pictures below
💄 Strike A Rose - a frosty peachy pink with a golden sheen.  I would compare this color to NARS Orgasm for those of you who know this
      NARS color

Final opinion:
These are creamy, hydrating and highly pigmented lipsticks.  They glide on smoothly and do not shift or bleed throughout the day.  The color lasted a great deal of hours, and even after eating and drinking the color was still there due to minor staining of the lips.

I am a Maybelline Color Sensational self professed junkie so I would highly recommend purchasing the lipsticks in this collection.
I give these lipsticks 😻😻😻😻😻 (5 kitty cats).

Ruby Kisses Color Design Lipsticks

I purchased these lipsticks from my drugstore for $0.99, they can also be purchased from Rubykisses.com for the same price.  There are 23 colors in the collection to choose from and I was able to acquire 5 for my collection, as this is what was in stock at the time.  The colors that I have are Shiny Bronze, Shiny Copper, Shiny Orange, Ice Princess and Fuchsia.  

The claims on the website for this product are that they:
Have a rich and creamy formula
Are long lasting with intense color
Have a semi matte finish

I have been working with these for the past week and my final opinion on the product is they are creamy with no drying effect.  The color lasted about three hours even thru eating and drinking before I had to re-apply.  The color is very intense, and did not bleed.  Some of the colors had a metallic like finish that I loved.  I give the product and formula  out of 5 kitty cats.  I will be purchasing more colors to add to my collection as for $0.99 these did exactly what they promised.

Until we meet again don't forget to live and play in color. 

Just Fab

Received these shoes as a gift from a really good friend who soooooooo knows my addiction to heels.  The shoes were purchased from justfab.com.

Just Fab is a website that offers:
* Free exchanges and shipping
* 20% off your first item
* The hottest styles only $39.95
* Personal styling by professional stylist
* New style every month

The website offers personal matching, having you take a quiz that helps narrow down your likes in order for you to be personally styled and matched with hand picked shoes from their stylists.  The site also sells handbags and jewlery.  Currently the site is having a site wide sale 2 pairs for $39.95.

My opinion of the shoes - they are very well made and came carefully packed.  The material is soft and the shoe fits weĺl.  The shoes run true to size, and were very comfortable after wearing them for about 4 hours. 

My final opinion is a thumbs up 👍.  I will definitely become a member of the site and will be shopping there often.

Thanks for your time and don't forget to live and play in color.

NYX Intense Butter Gloss

Like the NYX prismatic eyeshadows in my previous post,  these intense glosses were also hard to get a hold of.  After several store searches I ended up also ordering these on the ULTA website.  There are 12 glosses in the intense butter gloss range and they sell for $6 each online at Ulta.com or NYX.com, and in Ulta stores.  At the time of my purchase Ulta had them on sale for buy 1 get 1 50% off so I purchased 4 colors.

The colors that I currently own are Spice Cake, Tres Leches,  Chocolate Crepe and Toasted Marshmallow.  First off I have to say that all of these colors are HIGHLY pigmented with amazing color payoff.  The applicator is very soft and each dip into the tube with the applicator produces enough color for your lips.  The texture is smooth and gloss applies very smoothly and the colors are beautiful and sexy.

Downside to these glosses - there is no staying power.  After eating a meal the color was gone.  There was some staining of the lips with the darker colors, but it was very patchy.  The color also bleeds outside of your lips even when a colored lip liner or anti feathering liner was used.  When worn if not eating or drinking, the glosses would last at least two hours before they started to fade.  When eating or drinking they did not hold up to the perssures.

Overall, I was not very impressed with the lasting, staying power or the fact that there was bleeding of there colors.  I was however impressed with the pigmentation and the texture.  Would I buy anymore of these?  No I will not.  In my opinion they are not worth the $6 just for color pigmentation or texture.

Gloss pictured in Spice Cake.