Revlon - Pinkissimo

 

 

Hello loves.

I don't know why I keep buying lip gloss because it's really not my thing. Yet, here we are again with another review.

I popped into my local drugstore and the Revlon lip glosses were on sale for five dollars! I figured you really can't go wrong with something so cheap.

I picked up the shade "Pinkissimo." Albeit looking extremely shimmery in the tube as you can see from the swatch it's a muted pink gloss that when applied to the lips gives off no color almost as if it were a clear glossy top coat. Other glosses I've tried have super thick, goopy, sticky formulas. This one was thin in consistency and although still sticky I didn't have many problems with my hair sticking to my lips, thankfully. Again, I'm just not a gloss kind of gal but if you're looking for something cheap to throw over a lipstick and give it that extra dimension this wouldn't be a bad option.

What do you prefer, gloss or lipstick?

♥

Bri

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Nails - Revlon Impulse

 

Hey loves!

I like doing nail posts but I find they all turn out quite similar. It always seems that most polishes I try perform the same way which leads to similar reviews.

Yet again, Revlon's nail polish in Impulse isn't much different than your average polish.

Impulse is a beautiful, simple purple. Perfect for anytime of the year. It lasted about four days with a top coat with minimal chipping which is actually fairly decent for a drug store polish. Most tend to chip within a day or two even the more expensive brands, I'm looking at you Essie.

What is your favorite nail color for Summer?

♥

Bri

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Revlon 24 HR Colorstay Foundation

Hey everyone.

Finding the perfect foundation when you suffer with extremely dry skin like myself is difficult and I've yet to find that holy grail.

I recently purchased the Revlon Colorstay 24 hr foundation for normal to dry skin. It claims to last 24 hours which is a big claim for any company. This didn't last close to 24 hours on my skin, I'd say it lasted somewhere along the lines of 10-12 hours, half of what it claimed to last. 

I like to apply my foundation by squirting some on to the top of my hand and using a brush from there, I found that the hand I had been putting it on everyday was getting dry and flaky. I haven't noticed that same effect on my face but it does make me wonder what could happen to the skin on my face if I continue using it.

Coverage is medium - full and it is definitely buildable but will look very cakey if you go one step too far so beware.

It blends well with the skin and as you can see creates a sublte glow. Due to the dryness of my skin I try to stay as far away from matte foundations but this was definitely not tailored to dry skin. I'd say this is more on the side of normal skin with little problems. 

=)

Bri

FOTD # 3 - SILVER

Hey guys. To update everyone regarding my post from yesterday they are still working on getting the fires under control and there have yet to be more evacuations. Thank you to anyone who has donated to help Alberta, being an Albertan citizen it really touches my heart to see all the help we as a province have received and the help that citizens are giving to Fort McMurray residents. It's a heart breaking situation that will hopefully end soon.

I was originally going to post this FOTD yesterday but as you all know I wanted to bring to light what was happening here. I appreciate everyone who took the time to read that and to donate. <3 p="">

 

I think silver as my inner corner highlight is my new favorite thing! 

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay 24 hr Foundation (Dry Skin)

Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer

Luminizer/Brightening Concealer/Blush/Bronzer: Too Faced Natural Face Palette - I'll be honest, I'm just trying to use this palette up as I actually disliked the majority of the products included in the palette. 

Eyes: Lancome Quad

Eyeliner: COVERGIRL's Intensify Me! liner

Mascara: Benefit's Roller Lash 

Brows: "Sleek" from The Balm Nude Tude

Lips: Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Skyline Pink

 Bri

 

 

FOTD #2

Hey! Another cheeky little FOTD I really need to get a better camera but it just isn't in the budget at the moment. I'm sorry guys, I wish you could actually see my blush/bronzer/highlight.

Foundation: Revlon Color Stay 24 HR (Dry Skin)

Concealer: E.l.f.s highlighter/concealer pen

Bronzer: Hoola

Blush: Lancome (couldn't find name on it)

Highlight: Watt's Up by Benefit (didn't show up in my photos unfortunately)

Brows: Sleek - The Balm Nude Tude palette

Eyes: Lancome quad (no name)

Eyeliner: Wet n' Wilds Kohl Pencil

Mascara: Too Faced Better Than Sex 

Lips: Shy Girl - MAC

=)

Bri

FOTD//MUSICAL MONDAY

 

Hey everyone!

I wanted to start doing FOTD's and I hope you guys would like to see them as well, if not let me know. I don't want to create content no one cares about =)

My makeup was fairly simple as I do work in an office but I liked how I looked today so I thought why not share?

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay 24 hr (for dry skin)

Concealer: MAC's pot concealer in NC20

Luminizer/Brightener/Bronzer/Blush: Too Faced's Natural Face Palette 

Eyebrows: Sleek from the Balms Nude Tude Palette

Eyes: A Lancome quad unfortunately it came with one of the bonuses so it doesn't have a name or anything but it's a purple quad. Sadly the colors didn't really pop in these photos. 

Eyeliner: COVERGIRL's intensify me liner

Mascara: Lancome Hypnose Drama

Lipstick: of course my all time favorite, MAC Russian Red

For this week's musical Monday I chose Fame > Demise - Woe Is Me (acoustic by Tyler Carter)

*his voice is gorgeous*

 

Nude Lipstick Collection

Hey guys!

Who else loves nudes? It seems like everyone does these days. I don't think the trend will ever die, not that I want it to. I want to share my nude lipstick collection with you guys and I hope you enjoy it and find some new nudes to pick up!

COVERGIRL Dulce De Leche - As you can tell from the above swatch this is a very light pink nude, barely visible on my arm. All the COVERGIRL lipsticks I've tried have great pigmentation but do tend to stain a slightly different color. This one didn't stain a different color but is very creamy so you do need to reapply a bit more than usual but that's my only gripe!

Lancome Pale Lip Cream - When swatched on the arm this shows up much darker then it does on the lips. On the lips it's really light. I got this from one of many Lancome bonuses so I'm not sure if you can buy this shade individually. This one is another creamy lipstick so obviously you need to reapply a little more often. I discovered the other day that I have another tube of this so I won't be running out any time soon.

Revlon Nude Attitude - I wasn't even going to buy this as there are very mixed reviews most people either hated it or loved it but I figured why not try it out any how? So I did and I don't hate but I don't love it. I like the color but this clings to dry patches like no other and even after exfoliating and adding a layer of lip balm underneath it still managed to accentuate every crack and dry part of my lips. So I like the color...but the formula is another story. Oh well, at least it wasn't too expensive.

Rimmel Kate Moss 40, 42 and 14 - I'm going to group the Rimmel ones together as I have similar things to say about them. Shade 40/42 are from the Kate Moss Nude range which was released last summer I believe. 42 is much darker than 40 as you can see from the swatch. I prefer shade 40 I like lighter nudes even though I am more fair, I don't feel like they wash me out and brown toned nudes don't look as nice on me as pink toned nudes. I love all the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. I own about 20 of them alone and still don't own the whole range. The finish of these is perfect, the formulation is fantastic and the pigmentation is on point. I should mention that these retail for $6.99 CAD. SEVEN DOLLARS you guys, I don't think you could do much better. 

MAC Velvet Teddy (Matte) - If you've read any of my other posts you should know I love MAC's matte lipsticks. I know we've all heard the hype around this color and for good reason. I recently picked this one up and I love it. The color is just gorgeous! It is a matte so it's drying but if you're looking for a perfect nude, this could be it. I find MAC's matte range to last almost my entire 8 hour work day without needing to reapply, so I have no complaints about Velvet Teddy.

MAC Shy Girl (Creemsheen) - A nude peach toned color. Oh Shy Girl, I wanted to love this but I have to say this is probably my least favorite MAC lippe I own and here's why. It settles into every crack and accentuated every dry patch. I can't just swipe this one on unfortunately. For this to even work a little bit for me I have to exfoliate and make sure I've left no dry patch behind, layer a lip balm and even then somehow this finds it way into the creases of my lips and it transfers a lot. I really do like the color but I don't think I'll be picking up Shy Girl again anytime soon.

MAC Patisserie (Lustre) - A sheer creamy pink nude. I didn't think this would be so sheer when I bought it, if I had known I wouldn't have picked it up because like I said before I love to rock a bold lip. It's got a nice shimmer to it though and if you're looking for nice nude for work since this one doesn't have much pigmentation it would be great. 

MAC Peachstock (Satin) - Peach nude, very similar in color to Revlon's Nude Attitude. I really love this color even though it's very light it pulls orange on my lips so it doesn't look like concealer on my very fair skin. The formula though is a satin which just like the Creemsheen formula loves to cling to dry patches, buyer beware. When I first bought it, I was researching reviews and found out his used to be a PRO product, so glad it's permanent now! I will pick up another one just because of color alone, I love it that much.

MAC Myth (Satin) - I would call this a true nude, this can wash me out if not used sparingly. I try to stipple it on instead of just wiping it on. Wiping it on makes me look dead because the color is so light and I'm fairly pale. Even if you don't like this lipstick I think it is a good staple as it can be used to tone down other lipsticks. This one doesn't seem to cling to dry areas quite as bad so it's workable. I am glad I picked up Myth even though it may took me a while longer to get through a tube as I don't use it often.

NOTD

 

Hello loves!

 

Here are my nails of the day. I used Essie's "After School Boy Blazer" as the base and Sephora's "Party Animal" as the glitter top coat and then to finish it all off I used a Revlon Top Coat.

 

Sephora's Party Animal is a great glitter polish and I never have many good things to say about glitter polishes but this one dried so quick where as the MANY others I've tried never seem to dry and then when you go to put a top coat on you just end up creating a smudged disaster but with Party Animal I had no problems what so ever.

 

I absolutely love glitter over dark bases and will continue to wear my nails like this throughout most of fall and winter.

 

=)

 

Bri

REVLON - KNOCKOUT

Well I'm back with yet another nail review. I promise guys my blog won't be this terrible forever. I've been extremely busy moving into a new place.

The color as you may have read in the title is Revlon's "Knockout." Just a solid black polish, nothing special. It's not the best but it's not the worst. Revlon is in the cheaper range of polishes about $7.99 CAD a bottle so for a girl on a budget I would recommend these. They chip in about 2-3 days, more likely if you have a job with a lot of physical labor. As with almost any black polish you only need about one coat for complete color payoff.

I have no complaints about this polish. Definitely check out this polish if you're looking for simple and don't want to spend $12.99 for a black O.P.I. polish.

Love you guys, sorry I haven't been active for a while!