Friday Favorites: Just A Couple of Things

Just a couple of makeup related things I've been wanting but haven't purchased because I've been saving up for a camera. Now that I have enough for that camera, I hope to buy other things from my past Friday Favorites such as the following!

Tokidoki Pittura Brush Set - eBay

Lioele Carry Me Blusher - eBay

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Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette Review + Swatches

Hello! Today I present the long awaited review of my Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette *phew*! I will go through each item/makeup included in the palette and provide swatches for you guys!

First off, I'd like to mention that this was my very first non-drugstore palette that I shelled out a bunch of cash for. I wanted one and after scouring Sephora for a couple of days and looking at Youtube videos and blog posts, I decided I would buy the Too Faced Loves Sephora palette because of how beautiful everything seemed and how much it included. I want to add that I didn't own any great eyeshadows or blushes before this and owned zero bronzers.

I purchased this on the Sephora website for $52.00 and got 4 free samples (1 from Ebates and 3 you can choose when looking at your cart). Friendly reminder, this palette is limited edition!

Tip: Click each photo to view them larger!

Packaging

The packaging is so pretty! Now, I've never owned any Too Faced makeup or even purchased anything at Sephora, so if it weren't for watching those videos before purchasing this I wouldn't have known (or realized, more like) that the packaging of this collaboration is Too Faced inspired (the pink, gold, and pale teal) and Sephora inspired (the stripes, which are on every Sephora shopping bag). It's pretty and sophisticated! Ignore the dents... it (sadly) came like that when I opened my package.

The packaging for the palette itself is the same as the box holding it! Pretty and sleek- not much else to say.

Extra

Included with the palette is a little sliding pamphlet (Glamour Guide) with 15 complete looks using the shadows, bronzers, and blush! There is a look for everything, really! Also, each look is named after a staff member that created it- cute! I've tried a couple of these looks and I really liked them!

The Palette

Here's a photo of the palette in all its glory! What's included:

• 10 eyeshadows
• 2 bronzers
• 1 blush
• 1 "Flatbuki" brush
• Mini Shadow Insurance

Here's a link to how much you get of each product.

The Eye Shadows

Piano Keys - A slightly shimmery, white shadow. This color is perfect for a light base (it can be built up) or for highlighting. It's a nice color, although I do wish it were a bit more pigmented.

Behind the Counter - The perfect milk chocolate brown! This eye shadow is matte and opaque. This looks great on the crease paired with Piano Keys and another color of your choice.

So Cal - A peachy, shimmery, slightly salmon pink. I was really excited about this color, but it's kind of pigmented, although the color can be built up. It might just be how it interacts with my skin tone, so don't be too discouraged. This color is probably more vibrant if a white base is used under it.

SOHO - This color is slightly shimmery lilac. When I first tried this, I was a bit disappointed. I gave it another try, and it's not so bad. This and So Cal are my least favorite (please not that this does not mean I dislike them, they just aren't as AMAZING as the rest of the shadows).

TF ♥'s The Cast - The prettiest gold I ever did see! So pigmented and shimmery! This color can be used for so many looks- daytime, night time, summer, winter! You will not be disappointed with this eye shadow!

Envy - A dark purple with dark lavender shimmer. Envy is perfect for smoky looks and is very highly pigmented. This color goes very well with SOHO!

Jer Jer - Although it looks more orange in this photo, I assure you that Jer Jer is a more copper penny color (think of a new penny, when it's not all dark and dirty). It's very highly pigmented and has gold glitter. This is just as impressive as TF ♥'s The Cast!

David & Marg - This mermaid teal, shimmery shadow is very beautiful. It's not as pigmented as Jer Jer or Envy, but it is a beautiful color. This shadow has silver shimmer in it and is perfect for all seasons!

525 Market - I'm not really sure how to describe this eye shadow color-wise. I'd say it's kind of like a shimmery brick red with brown undertones. This shadow is highly pigmented and if you're the kind of person who doesn't like harsh colors, don't worry! When blended, this shadow looks gorgeous and not as intense!

1998 - Every shadow in existence can go home now. This is the prettiest, most '90s color in existance! It's the perfect pinkish purple color! It has the most beautiful gold shimmer scattered through it! The bad thing? None of my dumb clothes match this gorgeous color! I need to find a top that goes well with this color ASAP!

Swatches

Here is each color swatched on my arm. Keep in mind that due to lighting, some of the eye shadows look lighter or less pigmented than they actually are!

Bronzers & Blush

Chocolate Soleil Bronzer - This matte chocolate bronzer is very beautiful and smells sweet! I'm still not very good at applying bronzer, but I will say that this color isn't super intense so it's great for people with fairer skin colors, too!

Sun Bunny Bronzer - To be honest, I've only used this bronzer once. Be careful with this one, though, it's both shimmery and highly pigmented.

Who's Your Poppy? Blush - I feel pretty silly admitting this, but the first time I tried this peachy pink blush, I didn't realize it was a shimmer blush. I put my hands on my face and saw glitter on my fingers- but how? I then realized it was the blush on my cheeks. Just a word of caution for those who don't know or realize! This blush is very pigmented and has very noticeable gold shimmer, so be careful when applying this- a little goes a long way!

The Rest

Mini Flatbuki brush - Included in this palette is a mini "Flatbuki" brush. It's pretty awkward to use since it's not very stiff. I've used it to apply bronzer before and it was just OK. 

Mini Shadow Insurance - I honestly only used this one or twice and didn't really notice a difference. I didn't have a problem with creasing in the first place, so I don't think I will be using this in the future.

Overall

What do I rate this palette out of 10? 9/10! It's a great palette if you're looking for fun, different colors! This palette is perfect for almost every season (especially spring and summer!) and I can't recommend it enough if you're a makeup lover! This palette is limited edition and is sold out at most Sephora stores (it's still available online!) so act fast if you fell in love with this palette as much as I did!

Thanks for reading and make sure to comment!

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Sephora Package Opening- Video!

Here's me opening my Sephora package! The review is coming soon! Stay tuned!

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Recent Purchases: Something Awesome!

What did I purchase when I got my first paycheck?

Too Faced Loves Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette - Sephora

I finally bought myself a good palette! I've been wanting a palette for a long time and I finally bought this one after reading and watching many reviews of it. I love that it comes with so many things, so that's a big reason why I ended up buying this over many other palettes.

As per request, when it arrives I will be making a video review. I will also be linking the video here and posting photos here for those who would prefer to read a review and look at photos rather than watch me being awkward on camera.

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Friday Favorites: Summer Essentials!

Work has been so hectic but online shop browsing after a long day of work makes things so much better. Here are this week's Friday Favorites- they're some summer essentials I've been wanting!

Raindrops Keep Falling - Modcloth

120 Palette 4 - Coastal Scents

Rose-Colored Sunglasses - Modcloth

Heartbreaker Sunglasses - Urban Outfitters

I know what you're thinking... how is an umbrella and makeup summer essentials? Well, around here it rains a lot. Plus, I don't have a nice umbrella. As for the palette, look at all those bright colors! I've been wearing so many pastels and brights lately and putting on some fun colors sounds like so much fun! The rose sunglasses are awesome. You'll understand why I want them when I post about my new glasses next week (sorry for the delay!). The heart sunglasses are so cute! I tried on a similar pair (possibly even from the same company) at Pacsun and fell in love!

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Top 5 Favorite Beauty Youtubers

1. Violetlebeaux
Hands down the best hair tutorials on Youtube. Her tutorials are both cute and easy. She hails from Australia (where the weather can be brutally hot) so many of her tutorials include updo's inspired by Hime Gyaru. Violet also does makeup tutorials, vlogs (separate channel), nail tutorials, craft DIYs, outfit of the days, and more! She's sweeter than cupcakes and I definitely recommend every girly girl check her Youtube channel out.

What to Watch: This is my favorite OOTD of hers and this (her most recent hair tutorial) is amazing!

2. Gregory Gorgeous
GiGi is hilarious and very talented with a brush! He doesn't only do makeup tutorials and monthly favorites, he posts basically whatever he wants! Admittedly, I do go straight to his vlogs/stories rather than his beauty related videos- but I do love other videos!

What to Watch: See this video for one of hilarious yet dramatic stories and this for a Get Ready With Me video!

3. Dope2111 (Promise Phan)
Promise has wonderful transformation videos. It's more of a fun beauty channel, but don't relate fun with untalented. She's probably the most talented makeup artist on Youtube in my opinion. She seems really sweet and isn't trying to be squeaky perfect *cough*.

What to Watch: Her Jennifer Lawrence tutorial and Adele tutorial are my favorites!

4. Glowpinkstah
Gloria is one of my favorite Youtubers in general! She's hilarious and so real! Although most of her tutorials are parody tutorials with silly makeup application, Gloria isn't a bad makeup applicator at all! Lately she's been making regular (although still hilarious) makeup tutorials. She probably wouldn't call her channel a beauty channel because posts more comedic things, but I love her beauty and parody beauty tutorials as much as the others on this list!

What to Watch: This is probably my favorite parody tutorial of hers to date. This is super pretty girly tutorial that I totally love.

5. Lisa Freemont Street
Although Lisa is one of the best vintage beauty guru's on Youtube and is on this list because she's a favorite of mine, she's number 5 because I just can't do most of her tutorials. My favorite tutorials of hers are her vintage hair tutorials, but they require things I just don't have! It's obviously my fault, But I just wanted to point that out. Now, not all of her videos require tools I don't have, but most do. But that's besides the point! She's a great Youtuber and all of her videos have great music! Something else I love about her is that she's had long, medium, and short hair so there's a vintage hair tutorial for everyone!

What to Watch: I love this updo hair tutorial and night time variation.

Hope you enjoyed this Top 5 Favorite Beauty Youtubers post! I'll be doing another post on just my favorite Youtubers in general later on in the month (hopefully next week!). That one will probably have my top 10 favorites!

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Friday Favorites: Makeup!

Holika Holika Magic Pole Mascara - eBay

Etude House Drawing Show Creamy Liner - eBay

Too Faced Summer Eyes Shadow Palette - Ulta

This is the makeup I've been wanting for some time! I saw the Too Face Summer Eyes palette when I went to Ulta a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love with the colors. After watching a swatch video/review, I decided I want to buy it (eventually). The Magic Pole (lmao) mascara by Holika Holika (who has the best packaging!) has some positive blog reviews so I think I'll buy it someday. The Etude House liner has good reviews too and, since I've been wanting a creamy gel liner, I'll purchase it one day. "Someday, one day" because I'm already awaiting 3 packages in the mail and I don't want to confuse myself (it has happened).

Well, hopefully this weekend I go to the mall and buy some more clothes for summer, a cleanser from , and some cute stuff from Sanrio.

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Recent Purchases: Target

I recently went to Target and bought some cute things that I'd like to share with you! Apparently Smackers has a new Minnie Mouse line for tweens! The line, called "Minnie XOXO", includes blush, eyeshadows, lip glosses, and cosmetic bags. I realize that I'm not a tween and this line isn't exactly for me, but these items were to cute (and cheap!) to resist!

I also found a thin cotton neon pullover that is perfect for those Spring and Summer days when it's a little chilly and you just want to slip something over your top. I bought it in the largest size available because I like my sweaters oversized. It was also on clearance, so that's always good! It is on clearance at the store, not online.

Minnie XOXO Blush with brush

Minnie XOXO Eyeshadow Palette

"Primo Pink"?! More like SUPER NEON PINK!

Because the sweater is super thin stringy cotton (which seems to be in now?), it would be perfect for spring and some summer days. Just with a tank top under, some shorts, and flats- all done!

I also bought this hat, but not at Target. I just like it a whole lot.

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Tony Moly Cat's Wink Curling Longlash Mascara Review

 

Today I will be reviewing the TonyMoly Cat's Wink Curling Longlash Mascara. What a long name! First I would like to point out that I purchased this off eBay from this seller for around $6.

It is not clumpy at all and really lengthens my eyelashes. This mascara is supposed to curl the eyelashes, but it doesn't and I never expected it to- so I curl my eyelashes before putting the mascara on. One quick note- I don't pile on the mascara. I know some girls like the spider leg, clumpy look but I prefer them to be more natural and this mascara is perfect for that.

This is the mascara with my makeup. That's the e.l.f. liquid eyeliner I bought the other day. I didn't apply it  perfectly but it's not bad for being a beginner! 

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