Love It or Leave It: LA Colors Lipstick

Hey y'all!

Today I wanted to give you guys a review of a very affordable brand: La Colors. Specifically I wanted to review their lipsticks:

Lipstick is one of those products that is ridiculously expensive... But does it have to be? Brands like LA Colors sell their lipsticks for about 99 cents. I'm here to review them for you!

Peony

This is a bright pink lipstick. I've used this one only have a dozen times as it's not super opaque on the lips. However, it's a gorgeous color and it's great to later under a glossy lippie!

Swatch:

Paradise

This is a light burnt orange color. For those who are scared of a full blown orange; this is slightly glossy and just a nice touch of orange. 

Swatch:

Wildfire

Of course I have one in my favorite color: red! They have two reds and this one is very deep and rich. It is slightly drying so I like to use a good lip balm and a red gloss with it. It's really nice and is actually a matte color! 

Overall,

LA colors makes good lipsticks. They aren't the perfect formula but they work. You can later them under glosses to make them more opaque. 

They are also a great inexpensive product that you can use to test colors on yourself and also expand your collection. At only 99 cents they are the perfect ones to try out if you are debating whether a color looks good or not. So, I love them! Pick them up at any CVS, target or walmart! Other drugstores also have them as well!

Until next time!

Cheers! <3 :)

-K

My Favorite Brushes

Hey y'all!!

I told you guys I'd be back with 2 posts today! For a makeup related post I wanted to show you some of my favorite brushes! I chose to omit my specialty set that I own for makeup artistry (I got it as a gift) as it is MUCH more expensive than anyone should ever spend on brushes unless they are a makeup artist. So, these are composed of mostly my favorite drugstore brushes!

Target Tweezers 

So as I am terrified of having someone else touch my eyebrows I choose to pluck them myself. I pluck because waxing I mess up and having someone else there's them terrifies me! So I am a fan of these $3 target brand tweezers. They are heavy duty and small enough to carry around with you. Plus they come in some really cute patterns!

Elf total face brush

This is the large brush I use for my powder everyday! It's large, soft and easy to wash! My only problem is that it does shed and it takes a while to dry because it's so big.

Elf powder brush

This is probably my favorite brush out of my collection. I use it everyday without fail. Ironically, I ise it for not only powder but liquid foundation as well! It just blends beautifully, evenly and easily. For me at least, the flat top helps to give a more airbrushed effect! It doesn't shed and holds it shape well even after washing.

Elf Blush Brush

This taperd brush is great for apply blush and bronzer. It lets you easily target certain area and apply a lot of color! It's an easy brush to manipulate around the face and to clean. 

Bare minerals Flawless Face Brush

For those using a mineralized foundation and looking for a very natural, even coverage this is a great brush. It's a nice splurge item. Extremely soft and easy to clean; it retains its shape! It's small enough the you can bring it along in a makeup bag for touch ups. I also use this for my powder in the morning because it provides a more natural coverage.

Elf small angled brush 

Normally used for eyeliner; this angled brush is very small and allows you to easily fill in your brows. Gives you an easy and even application. 

Bare minerals Full Flawless Face Brush

Again, this is a great splurge item. A soft and easy to clean brush that an be used with powder products. It's awesome for applying mineral foundations when you want a fuller coverage! I also used this to buff out my bronzer and blush as sometimes the taperd brush can leave harsh lines. This blends and buffs those colors into my face to give a wonderful look!

Hopefully I showed you some brushes you would like to get! If you own and love these brushes oleaseeave a comment! Also, you can now share this blog on Facebook, Twitter and other social network sites via the top of the page! PLEASE do that if you enjoy my content! 

Until next time!

Cheers! <3 :)

-K

All About Blush and Bronzer part 2: bronzers

Hey y'all!

Thanks for sticking with me after yesterday's post couldn't be as in depth as I wanted and had to be super quickly uploaded. Today I bring you my part 2 from a day or so ago. Now I'm going to be talking about and searching my favorite bronzers from my collection. I love bronzers because they can give my very pale face some good color! I do have to be very careful because too dark if a bronzer will look muddy on my face and make me look pasty. So the products I share today are good for pale skin, sensitive and acne prone skin. They don't muddy easily so I can see them being used for other skin types and tones as well. One if them I also use as a contour however, bronzer is NOT supossed to be used as a contour. A grey or cool tones product can be... But most times bronzer is not matte and is orange tones which is meant to highlight the high points on your face and give you a sun kissed glow. Anyway, here are my favorite bronzers!

Pixie beauty bronzer

Color: subtly sun kissed

Thisbis by far my holy grail bronzer product! It is light enough to give my skin some color without washing me out. It also doesn't darken my face so that it's a noticeable difference from my neck and body. It sits wonderfully on too or under my translucent powder! The shimmer is more of a glowing affect than it is a shimmer. I do not use this as contour but simply on mybhighpoints such as temples and cheek bones. Some days I use a light dusting all over to make my face look like it's gotten some sun. My favorite product! It retails for $18 with a kabuki brush. It's a very beautiful sheer color! 

Swatch:

Estée Lauder all over face compact

Colors:bronze goddess and peach passion

These bronzers came in a compact with two blushes which I highlighted in Tuesdays post! These bronzers are absolutely beautiful. They blend very easily and you can pack it onto the brush for a darker effect. Bronze goddess is the bottom left color and peach passion is the upper right. Bronze goddess I use more when I know I'm going to be outdoors since it's darker. Peach passion just gives a nice bit of color to your face and is light enough for me to wear to work. The last all day and the pigmentation is top notch!

Swatch:

Peach passion

Bronze goddess:

Bare minerals all over face color

Color: warmth

I got this mineral bronzer in the bare minerals starter kit fr light skin. It was one of my favorite products as it is a dark matte more red based shade. I can use this as a contour. Although, the contour isn't perfect and can be slightly muddy at times; this is the next best thing to an actual contour product which I run out of sometimes. I use this very sparingly because a heavy hand can lead to there being way too much product applied. It is easy to overdo it with this product. I very much enjoy that the color is matte since it is the only matte bronzer in my collection and it pairs well with my NYC bb cream that has some shimmer in it. 

Swatch:

These are all beautiful matte and shimmer bronzers. They are mostly from the high end level as all bit one were gifts. They all work with more than one skin time and provide nice color without muddying the face. Hopefully you learned a little more about me and saw some products that you'd love to try!

Have an awesome day you guys!

Cheers <3 :)

-K