Colour Pop?

Colour Pop

By now you probably heard about Colour Pop, its an American makeup company that became famous almost overnight. With their marketing strategy of using YouTube with big followings,

creating fun and interesting "challenges"/ competitions via Instagram and numerous coupon codes it's easy to see why they were a hit.

Plus their products (of which I have tried) are really good. My favorite being their magical highlighters and blush colours you can see why I enjoy them so much. They are a soft mousy texture, plus they say they are technically gluten free most eye-shadows are vegan and they are cruelty free. On the bright side they ship to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, and APO’s ad they are working on expanding to other countries.

Let’s talk about their highlighter plethora.

Ok they have a large range of highlights that can suit the lightest of the fair to the most beautifully deep brown skin tones. They have pastel highlights, peachy highlights, and golden highlights even bronze highlights. They ae so creamy I don’t bother with using a brush with them because I find that the warmth of my fingers and the soft creamy formulation just sinks into my skin. Leaving a beautiful highlighted Greek goddess look. My personal favorite is Wisp.

SWEETHEARTS BLUSH

- Too Faced
- Cost: $30 USD- 5.5g
Shade: Candy Glow
    What makes this blush different?

- This is 3 blushes in one all with a bit of sheen. Plus they are baked blushes with a nice pigmentation easy to blend. 

The packaging is also super cute, it is in a heart shape container, very girly with a pink and gold design.

What the company says:

Choose from four no-fail color palette blushes to take the guesswork out of creating a sweet, romantic flush. In each baked, heart shaped blush there are three individual color swatches. The baking process and multiple colors create dimensional color to provide the look of younger, brighter, healthier skin. It’s like having Hollywood lighting wherever you go. 

Personal opinion 

the color I had bought is very cute but a bit too baby pink for my tanner skin tone, perhaps if I had been a bit darker or a bit lighter the shade would have suited me better. so what I do now is use the darker side more as a blush the light middle shade as a soft highlight and the medium pink as a blush topper.  

But overall I enjoy the formula and the pigmentation with its soft micro-gold glitter. But the price is a little too high for me when E.L.F. baked bushes are so cute for only $5. 

https://www.toofaced.com/p/blushes/sweethearts-blush/candy-glow/

Too Faced Bronzer

Too faced bronzer are a summer staple, but this leads me to ask why? What makes these bronzers better than others?
So I went out and bought the Too Face little Black Book of Bronzers. This at the time I bought this it was $30 on sale at toofaced.com.  it contained 8 bronzers all a little different.
The first thing I notice was the chocolate scent which to me was heavenly. But it  could be a game changer for anyone allergic to chocolate. 
The bronzers that come with it is;
-Endless Summer
-Beach Bunny
-Pink leopard
-Dark chocolate soleil
-Snow Bunny 

- Chocolate Soleil
- Milk chocolate soleil
- Sun Bunny

All pretty and different.
Let's start with my favorite bronzer the Dark chocolate soleil. It's highly pigmented with a rich warm brown with slight orange hew. Let's say this is meant for tanner skintones to chocolate skintones. This is also matte and does have a chocolate scent.
- following closely behind is Endless summer. This is a bit more neutral and not as dark good for sculpting. This is one of their long lasting bronzers "16 hour long wear". But to me all their bronzers to me are long lasting. 
- Sun Bunny is  one of the more interesting bronzers containing 2 bronzers in one. One side is lighter and the other slightly darker. It does give off a nice shine not glittery at all. I like to layer the darker park on the perimeter of my face and the lighter bronzer lower and blend them together.
- Chocolate soleil is also a very pretty shade it's a matte medium brown. I use this for the fall or winter when I want to give my face a bit more color.
- snow bunny is a multi tasking bronzer with different shades one white, one baby pink, a warm bronzing strip and a deep brown strip. Together it gives a beautiful lively effect but you can use them as eyeshadows.

-Now heading to bronzers I'm not the biggest fan of is Milk chocolate soleil. It is a matte bronzer, but it is so faint on my tanner skin-tone that it doesn't really impress me its good for the winter or my sickish days. Better for lighter skin tone or olive skin tones. 

- Pink leopard is an okay bronzer not my favorite for its pinkish tones its not bad by any means but it has a more girly look. Its fine but not my favorite.

- The one I dislike is Beach Bunny. Why? Because its looks a bit too muddy and it doesnt really have warm enough tones for me. 

Overall value?

I like this whole palette, plus each sample size of these bronzers are worth $10 literally making the value of this palette is  $90. So it's worth it if you are a fan of bronzers . 

https://www.toofaced.com/p/bronzers/the-little-black-book-of-bronzers-collection/

Tony Moly Banana Sleeping pack Review

Tony Moly has been attacking the American beauty stores with its cute packaging and hydrating/

innovative products could you imagine anything else?
The Banana Sleeping pack is actually shaped like a banana, Lol, Yes it is so cute and it smells like bananas as well.

This can range from $9 USD- $18 USD. It contains 85ml

Doesn't contain: Parabens, Triethanolamine, benzyl alcohol, BHT, teicolore acids
what does it do?
this is a super rich night cream that can boarder on oily but is meant to be washed off in the mornings. It can also be layer under makeup with a very light hand or layered over serums a night. this does not contain SPF, so of your going to use it in the day so use a separate SPF.
The best time to use this is in the winter due to its super hydrating properties.

Do I Recommend?
Most defiantly, if you're not prone to breakouts and are in need of hydration.  

Making my own B.B. cusion

I have always loved the idea of customization in makeup products, the idea you can make anything suit you perfectly. And since Cushions, those that are made in America have a hefty price tag of $30 or more,those in Asian counties are affordable but are only meant to suit their skin tones so the options seem few.

why would I want one anyways?
- well bb cushions are skincare and makeup blended together. They offer a wonderfully easy to travel case on them so you can put it in your bag, it contains a mirror, application sponge and your favorite liquid foundation/skincare hybrid.  Plus you can decorate your cushion compact to your own style.

Best part about this is you can use skincare samples instead of buying full size products.

How did I create mine?
                What I used:
                          -   skinfood serum samples 1-2 packets
                          -  a teaspoon of my favorite foundation
                          - 5ml of my favorite facial cream
mix them all together in the container. Then I entered the sponge on one side, then remove it and placed it on the other side. Then pressed in all the fluid to the center by pressing lightly on all areas of the sponge an the flioing it around. this is very messy but very beneficial for saving money. After that you can enjoy.

wantable November

 
Model Co Ultra Shine Lip Gloss Rosie
  $16
- What the company says
     - Reflective, shimmering gloss that enhance lip contours. Non-sticky formula with a soft colour tint. Inbuilt mirror for flawless application.Slim and slender; the ideal handbag staple.
- My thoughts
        - lip-gloss in a not too pigmented pink color. It smells a lot like a sweet candy, its amazing. Plus it has a small mirror for easy application.


Manna Kadar Crème Blush Blossom
$27 for 8g
- What the company says:
       - Add a beautiful, rosy tint to your cheeks. May be used as a cream blush, cream eye shadow or as a lip gloss.

- My thoughts
   -This is a very pale pink color. Comes in a very cute squeeze tube, its not sticky and it spreads very nicely. It is a nice lip color and eye shadow. It's prefect for a minimalistic look.

Skin Perfecter Concealer #540
$19 for 15g
-What the company says
      -Creamy full coverage concealer blends seamlessly into skin and is packed with rich vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. Instantly conceals imperfections on the skin without drying or caking. Vitamin E revitalizes tired skin and treats puffy eyes.
-My thoughts
   - Its not as hydrating as I expected but it does cover darkness very nicely. It doesn't glide super smoothly if you are not moisturized. But I do like this and this company has never let me down

Mica Beauty Gel Brow
$35
-What the company says
      -It is velvety soft and glides on smoothly to create clean, fuller looking,
perfectly-defined brows.
- My thoughts
     - What I like about this is it has a brush built in, and it is easy to spread if you have a spooly.
what I don't like is the color its very warm brown compared to  my jet black hair. I wouldn't purchase this by myself but its a nice thickener.

DIY organic care "Dry Shampoo"

Are you tired of buying makeup? Do you want to make your own cruelty free makeup/ personal care? I am going to go on a push and use my own personal creations that are organic or as natural as I can. I'm doing this to help those whom care about the environment, and those whom may not be able to afford expensive cruelty free/ natural products.
 So this week I am testing the uses of my organic unsweetened Cocoa powder.

Hair:
- this is a great alternative to dry shampoo/ texturizer
              if you are a brunette. I just sprinkle some onto roots let it do its thing for a minute,                flipped my head  massaged it and I was surprised by the intense volume and the chocolaty smell.
 
             The smell has lasted for 2 days already and I can say I am really happy about that. Plus if its a little to drying for you  can mix in a small amount of coconut oil and it smells like heaven.

 

If you have lighter hair color you can mix some baby powder or all purpose organic flour and mix some in with the cocoa for an amazing smell and performance.

Best of all no animals where harmed in the process.