Top 10 High Quality Drugstore Products!

Welcome back! Today I'll be sharing with you some of my all time favourite drug store products. In this recent winter weather I've been dreaming of travel... and therefore also how much travel costs. So, with that inspiration in mind, I decided it was time to focus on cost effective makeup options. So, here are my top picks!

1. Revlon Colorstay Foundation - I've loved this foundation forever. It's not oily, and it has great coverage, without looking cakey.

2. Revlon Matte Balm - I have three of these- they're so amazing! Matte, vibrant colour, but not drying whatsoever! 

3. Wet and Wild Eye Shadow - This brand makes some of the best drugstore eye shadow out there. It's pigmented and rich, and super cheap! You can't go wrong with this stuff. 

4. Covergirl Lipstick - I've been using these lipsticks since I was 14. They're classic, great colours and super pigmented. 

5. Maybelline The Rocket Mascara - Definitely a cult favourite. It's lengthening and volumizing.

6. BH Cosmetics Concealer Palette - I bought this on Amazon for about $10, and its certainly been one of my best purchases. It's great for highlighting, contouring and concealing.

7. Wet and Wild Bronzer - Another favourite of mine since my young teen years. You get so much product for such a good price and can bronze your face and body. 

8. EOS Lip Balms - Another cult favourite. Really great lip moisturizers, and certainly just as good as any high end equivalent.

9. NYC Cheek Glow - Mine is in the shade West Side Wine, and I love sweeping it just below my cheek bones. A great alternative to other high end blushes.

10. Covergirl Tru Match Concealer - Super high coverage, and long lasting! 

Hope this was helpful! Let me know what your favourite drug store products are! 

Great Makeup Brushes for Cheap!

A Product Review of Amazon's X SOURCE Brushes

I recently purchased these brushes form amazon, for $19.99. I was skeptical at first, but I thought for twenty dollars, I would try it out. I was very pleasantly surprised. 

(from bottom left corner, and clockwise) 

1. Fluffy Rounded Eye Brush  It is very fluffy and soft, but the bristles are not very dense, and so it's not that great of a brush for blending eye shadow. It can dust on colour, but it doesn't have the density or the grip that you would want from a blending brush. 3/5

2. Flat Buffer Brush This brush is a good quality face brush, but it isn't necessarily a stand out for me. It could just as easily be used for bronzer or face powder. It doesn't have a unique purpose- or at least none that I have discovered yet. 3/5. 

3. Flat Top Eye Brush. Unfortunately, this brush is extremely similar to the first, but it has a flat top rather than a rounded one. This brush might be good for application, but it doesn't work as well for blending. 2/5 

4. Rounded Powder Brush. This is one of my favourite brushes from the set. It's perfect for buffing face power onto the skin. 5/5. 

5. Angled Eye Brush. Again, this brush is very fluffy, but not very dense. That being said recently I have really enjoyed using it to apply highlight on to my cheek bones and the bridge of my nose. It seems to work very well for that. 4/5

6. Flat Buffer Brush. This brush is extremely similar to the second brush. Almost no noticeable difference to be honest. 3/5. 

7. Tapered Crease Brush. This is certainly a stand out brush for me. It is very dense and blends eye shadow perfectly. 5/5

8. Tapered Face Brush. Another stand out for me. I love to use this one for contouring the cheek bones and temple. 5/5 

See below how I use my favourite stand out brushes from this set. 

Overall, I would certainly recommend these brushes to anyone looking to find something that is high quality, synthetic, dense, and good for blending. 

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Best Winter Nail Polishes!

These three nail polishes by Sally Hanson are all wonderful quality, and in some cases quite festive. I love the dark purple "Pat on the Black" for a more formal look. The peachy pink, "So Much Fawn," is great for everyday. And finally, the gold, which has the perfect amount shimmer, is great for a holiday party. It's called, "Wedding Glitters." Today I'm wearing Wedding Glitters

July Favourites

Marcelle Gentle Makeup Remover Review

Ever since I started wearing makeup, I've been using makeup removing wipes to take off my makeup at night. Recently, though, I decided to try out a makeup removing solution, and I picked the Marcelle Gentle Makeup Remover for Sensitive Eyes.

Overall, I'm pleased with it's performance. Bellow, you can see the cotton pads I used, and how long it took to get my face clean. Finally, after three rounds the makeup was fully off my face. The main downfall of this product is that it literally feels like rubbing baby oil on your face. It's that same sticky oily feeling.

Despite those complaints, I still feel that this makeup remover is of decent quality. It's probably not the best option, but, I'm obviously going to use it anyway.

Anyway, that's all for this product. I would probably have to give it 3/5 stars. If you're cheap like me, it's a good option, but other than that, meh. 

Revlon ColorStay Foundation Review

Back in the summer I went a little crazy with foundation buying, and this was one of the three that I bought. Only recently did I start trying it out, so I thought I would do a review for it. 

My first impressions of the foundation were very poor. It had very light coverage, and was a very liquidy formulation. I suppose my view was a bit skewed because all I have been using recently is the Covergirl Whipped Cream Foundation, which is very thick and very full coverage. 

After using the foundation a little more, it started to grow on me. It does take quite a bit of product to get the coverage that I like, but once its on, it doesn't feel heavy or sticky. 

Overall, I would recommend the foundation if you like a light wearing foundation, and don't need very full coverage. That being said, paired with a concealer and a powder, it gives moderate coverage. 

-no makeup, freshly washed face- 

-only Revlon Colorstay Foundation- 

First Impressions: L'oreal Colour Caresse Shine Stain

I recently purchased this lip gloss from L'oreal, in the shade Rose On and On. This is definitely a Youtube community favourite, so I decided to try it for myself.

Often, popular products with other beauty gurus are hit and miss for me, but this product was definitely a hit. It has luscious colour pay off and is extremely moisturizing, especially for a lip gloss.

The applicator is also quite nice, it holds the gloss very well, and applies it very evenly. 

As you can see in this swatch, it's quite sheer unless you build it up, but on lips (that are already pink- because duh, lips) it has a nicer colour pay off. Also, there is a very subtle hint of shimmer, but nothing unmanageable. 

Like I said, on the lips, it's more vibrant. 

So, those are my thoughts on the L'oreal shine stains so far. Bear in mind, I've only tried one shade, and have worn it a select few times, so there is room for my opinions to change. Let me know in the comments if you'e tried any of the shine stains and what your thoughts are! 

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First Impressions: Covergirl Whipped Creme Foundation

So I recently purchased this new foundation by Covergirl, and I tried it today for the first time. My impression of it so far, is overall, very positive.

It really does feel like whipped creme when you first feel it, though it's actually quite a lot thicker than actual whipped creme, once you apply it. This doesn't really bother me though. It's very very viscous, but I think that's what contributes to it's amazing full coverage finish. I was very impressed by how full coverage it was for a drugstore foundation, and it felt really nice on the skin as well. Also, it looked so pretty! Haha

So, for my application I used a standard foundation brush, as well as a stippling brush to buff it out.

After a bit of blending, but admittedly not all that much, this foundation goes on very nicely, this was the final look. (Below my foundation is a bit of the Covergirl concealer stick as well as Benefit's Lemon Aid under my eyes. I have not applied powder yet, though)

As promised by the product's claims, you do end up with a very matte finish, which is very nice. This means that powder application can be minimal and limited to just the T-zone, for me anyway. This is awesome because it means you won't have such a cakey look, and you get to save on usage of your face powder!

So, those are my impressions so far of Covergirl's new whipped creme foundation, I'm a huge fan of it so far, and I can definitely see myself using this as my everyday foundation, especially into the fall and winter. If you've tried it, let me know what you think!