*Beauty w/Bite

Hello loves!

Bite Beauty recently launched their brand new line of lip pencils! 

Courtesy of Bite & Influenster, I received two of the newly launched lip pencils along with corresponding colors in mini Amuse Bouche lipsticks & as an added bonus, a new Sephora pencil sharpener (which I was in dire need of).

The shades I received in the pencils were 020 (lipstick in Honeycomb) & 044 (Lipstick in Whiskey)

By far, these are the creamiest lip liners I've ever tried. They're so creamy that when I first went to try the lighter one I ended up pressing too hard and breaking the tip off so take my advice from learning the hard way and use a light hand. The only other gripe I have with these is that you cannot put the lid on the bottom of them like you would when using a marker. You can see the bottom colored tip missing on the lighter pencil...well that's why. I tried to stick the lid on the bottom and it ended up getting caught in the lid rendering it useless. 

Aside from those two issues, these are fantastic. They glide across the lips with ease and give fabulous pigmentation prepping your lips for your lipstick of choice.

These are miracle workers when it comes to bleeding outside the lines. Not easily noticeable if you're using Honeycomb, but when using Whiskey I didn't notice it going astray at all which any dark lip lovers know can be a serious issue with a lot of products currently on the market.

I much prefer the darker color but that comes down to personal preference. These lip pencils are fantastic additions to my collection and I would happily purchase more.

♥

Bri

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*Although these products were sent to me for review purposes all opinions are my own

Trends that Need to Die in 2017 - Thigh Makeup

So, yesterday we looked at the "Nail Piercing" trend. I still can't decide if I'm for or against it as I think it does look cool. I'd be scared though of the hoops getting caught on clothing etc. 

Now here's a trend that I feel needs to die. This new trend is aptly named "Thigh Makeup"

Why?

I truly don't understand why you would waste your time with this. I recall seeing hand makeup show up a few times throughout my feed which I still don't understand honestly. The only logical reason I could think of for doing hand or thigh makeup is if you had a look in your head that you wanted to create but weren't sure how it would look so for a first draft say you do it on your thigh to see how it turns out. Maybe even if you were just starting out in makeup and wanted to practice but even then, would it not be better to practice on your actual face?

I really just don't understand it and I think it's a complete waste of makeup especially when some things are so expensive. 

This is a trend that I think needs to stay in 2017.

What are your thoughts?

♥

Bri

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TREND ALERT - Nail Piercings?

Hey there again.

I know, two posts in one day? What is happening?

Well, I was perusing the internet and came across a new fad, "Nail Piercings"

Apparently this has been an on going trend since 2016, was I living under a rock? I can't say I ever saw this pop up on my feed in 2016, not even once. Am I the only one?

Either way, I digress. I wanted to know everyone's thoughts. Yay or Nay?

I'll be honest, I went and searched nail piercings and most of them just didn't seem to go together. The above photo was about the only one out of many that I sort of took a liking to. 

I'm not the type of woman who goes to get my nails done professionally as it's not something I can justify spending money on when I'm content with doing them myself but now I kind of want to try it out, you know just to see.

From the pictures I've seen the majority of the piercings are done on coffin nails and in my opinion these are what they look best on.

What do you think, yes or no?

♥

Bri

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Top 5 - Lipsticks {Drugstore Edition}

Hey loves!

It's been a few days since my last post, I was having some serious bloggers block for a while and thought why not do a Top 5 post as I love to read them and figured you might as well.

We're going to chat about my top 5 favorite drug store lipsticks.

They're almost all reds & the same brand, oops. 

I can't even fathom how many times I've mentioned that red is by far my all time favorite lip color on my blog but if this doesn't prove it, I don't know what will.

{Note: The swatches follow left to right as they are laid in the above photos}

Covergirl {Hot Passion} & Rimmel London Kate Moss in {111, 42, 01 & 107}

Do you see a running theme here?

I think Covergirl renamed this shade "Hot" When I was searching for the link I was unable to find "Hot Passion" This is one of the reds Taylor Swift is known to rock, there's a fun fact for you! I love this because it's matte which is my favorite finish and it lasts on the lips forever. After swatching these I went to remove them with a Burts Bee Makeup Remover cloth and this was the only one which didn't come off fully. This does leave a stain on the lips once it wears down and for a matte lipstick it's very comfortable on the lips, no negatives about this bad boy!

The Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipsticks by Rimmel. I love these. 

I own a lot of lip products, both drug store and high end. Out of all the drug store lip products I've tried these are the best. They are only $6.99 and are extremely pigmented and I'd say are more of a satin finish as they're not a flat matte nor are they shimmers. I own almost every shade these come in including the nude collection but I narrowed it down to the 111, 42, 01 and 107.

107 is a beauty blogger cult favorite including beauty gurus like Zoella so I won't go into much detail about it.

I didn't realize until they were swatched but 111 and 01 are identical so I guess you don't really need both.

42 is from the nude collection and I love it because it's not so pale that I turn into a corpse when wearing it and I like pink toned nudes as I find they suit my pale skin better than ones with brown undertones.

So, there you have it my top 5 favorite drug store lippies.

What are your top 5?

♥

Bri

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