12/4/14

Sephora Collective Haul 2014: Face

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder (0. 35 oz)- $45 each



Radiant Light (left), Dim Light (right)
(middle swatch only in the ambient lighting palette)

I am in love with these ambient lighting powders from Hourglass! They have different functions and different ways to make your skin radiant and flawless. If you have to buy just one of these lighting palette I would get Dim Light. Dim Light blurs every imperfection making your skin look flawless and smooth. I use this everyday to set my makeup. This is also when you put on too much bronzer and blush, it tones it down and "erases" some of it out.
My second favorite would be Radiant Light, this gives you a subtle warm golden glow to your face without having to use any bronzer. I bought the Ambient Lighting Palette first to try Radiant Light, Dim Light, and Incandescent Light which is exclusive to the palette and not sold separately. I fell in love with Dim Light and Radiant Light that's why I bought the full size individually. I most of the time use Dim Light all over my face, and use Radiant Light on the sides of my face to give it a little warmth.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette- $56



This palette is great for traveling, very  compact, and you get to try three Ambient Lighting Powders in one. 


Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder (1 oz)- $37

I bought this translucent setting powder because I fell in love with the demonstration that they did with this  on my training. If you go to Sephora swatch a pretty visible lipstick on the back of your hand and set it well with this powder. You would realize that the lipstick wouldn't move anywhere even if you try to smudge it and move it around, even when I washed my hands throughout the day there were still some left over on my hand. It can easily be removed with some makeup wipes. I would say this is the best setting powder that I've tried so far, it doesn't leave a white cast like the Make Up Forever HD Microfinish Powder. A little goes a long way, this whole tub will last you for a really long time.

Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray (4 oz.)- $30

I love this product because it makes sure that my makeup stays on all day and all night. I also love Deslick from Urban Decay especially during the summer because it controls the oil even though I have combination skin.

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer (0.22 oz)- $29 each


Custard(left), Ginger (right)
I bought Custard (lighter) and Ginger (closer to my skin tome). This concealer is awesome! It's really blendable, light weight, and it covers my dark circles well and any blemishes. I make a little triangle on my under eyes and tap on it with my beauty blender, just makes sure you cover the inner and the outer eye to hide all the darkness.

Benefit Hoola Bronzer (0.28 0z)- $28 / Benefit Rockateur Blush (0.17 0z)- $28 each


I am late on the bandwagon to try Benefit's Hoola Bronzer, it is really great for contouring. That's really all I can say about it, it does it job well. 
I also bought Benefit's Rockateur Blush which is a rose-gold/peachy color, which is the only color that I prefer to put on my cheeks because it gives you a really nice glow. This one from Benefit though is a little light for my skin, I can barely see it, and I build it up a little bit more, and it gives me a really subtle glow. This would be great for people who have lighter skin tone that me.


Benefit Porefessional Face Primer (0.75 oz)- $31, Cover FX Oil-Free Foundation(1 oz)- $40, Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo Foundation- $34, Nars Sheer Glow Foundation (1 oz)- $45


If you have big pores and you want your makeup to go on evenly and smooth on your face, you need to try Benefit's Porefessional Primer, it really diminishes fine lines and pores, and it's really smooth. I prefer this face primer that silicone ones, because it feels a little nicer and lighter.

If you haven't tried Cover FX Foundation you should, because it's natural and it contains vitamins and antioxidants like Tarte. Cover FX is comparable to Mac Studio Fix Foundation's performance without you breaking out and without all the chemicals in it. Cover FX is full coverage, lightweight, oil-free, and natural. If you drop by Sephora ask to get color matched and get a sample of this foundation. My shade is N60, this is really blendable and a little goes a long way. This has a dewy finish.

Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo Foundation is also amazing, it gives you full coverage, it gives a satin finish, and you really need a little bit for the whole face. When I first tried this foundation out I was amazed of how flawless my skin looked. 

My go to foundation has been Nars Sheer Glow Foundation it gives a medium to full coverage, and it also makes my skin look healthy. This is dewy and makes your skin glow. My shade is in Syracuse. I just love how natural and pretty this makes my face look! Nars suggests that you use your fingers for their foundations and concealers because the warmth of the fingers gives it a better finish. This foundation doesn't come with the pump so I bought it, and even though they suggest to use your hands to apply, I apply my foundations with Sephora Collection #55 Pro Airbrush Brush.

Sephora Collection Microsmooth Baked Blush Duo- $17


Tea Rose (left), Tangerine Tease (right) 

I love these blushes from Sephora, they're a little bit more affordable and they are highly pigmented. These are so blendable  and easy to apply. Be careful of dropping them because the gratis that I got broke :(

Kat Von D Everlasting Bronzer/ Blush (0.25 oz)- $25 each


Shady Business I Bronzer (left), Essex Blush (center), Heartbreaker Blush (right)

These Kat Von D blushes and bronzers are so pigmented that you really have to be careful using them! I've been having a hard time applying Heartbreaker on my cheeks because it doesn't apply evenly and it looks like I always put on too much. Heartbreaker is really a pretty color but I think I'm going to return it because it's just so hard to apply and I never get it even. I'm keeping Shady Business I and Essex though, these are a little bit easier to apply just because the colors are less vibrant. I apply Shady Business I on the sides of my face or sometimes on my cheek or all over the face for a warm glow. I love Essex Blush! this also has a peachy/rose gold glow that I love.

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Medium Deep (0.35 oz)- $30


First of all I love how this smells like chocolate that I always get excited to contour my face! This product is made with real cocoa powder, and this has been my go to contour powder than my Hoola Bronzer. I use the Sephora Collection #74 Pro Contour Brush. I apply in in the hollows of my cheeks and just go 2-3 inches down, try keep it as far from your mouth as possible, because contouring is mainly on the hollows of the cheeks and also near the ears.

11/25/14

Sephora Collective Haul 2014: Lips


Nars Audacious Lipsticks $32 each (0.14 oz.)

This is a new lipstick collection that came out for Nars and also my first time trying it. It is really pigmented and hydrating, most of the time with other lipsticks if they're hydrating they are not as pigmented. They glide on smoothly.

This line has 30 different shades, not all of the shades were available at my Sephora, but all of the shades are available online on their website, I got 7 shades from the collection.


Anita



Anna



Jane



Geraldine



Audrey




Fanny



 Olivia


Dior Creme de Rose Smoothing Plumping Lip Balm with SPF 10 $27 (0.25 oz.)

The main reason why I bought this product was because everyone was raving about this on Youtube. To be honest, this product is an okay product it's not as hydrating, and the pot container bothers me instead of being in a tube twist-up container, for hygienic reasons especially if I bring it around everywhere. It claims to plump the lips but I used it a couple of times and unfortunately, I did not notice a plumping effect. Mainly, I use this at home in the morning to prep my lips while I get ready or before I go to bed. I don't think I would repurchase. I have to give credit to the subtle rose scent.

 Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick $19 (0.22 oz.)

This product is available in 12 shades. This is similar to the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick, Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream, Sephora Cream Lip Stain. So basically it's a liquid lipstick, highly pigmented,  long-wearing, and dries matte. I would say this is really matte, when you first put it on it will obviously be really smooth and easy to glide on but once it dries it won't go anywhere. Just make sure your lips are well exfoliated, conditioned, and primed. I line my lips with the Make Up Forever Lip Perfector, so my lips wouldn't bleed. It is important for any highly pigmented lip products to be primed so it applies evenly, and also lined with the Make Up Forever Lip Perfector because it is really easy to mess up with liquid lipsticks and it is highly noticeable if you do mess up or if it's crooked. I wanted to get Lolita but it's sold out everywhere!

L.U.V.(Left), Bauhau5 (Right)



Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask in Champagne Pearl $26 (0.52 oz.)

 This lip mask is also available in Natural (no color). Champagne Pearl has a peach/pink sheen to it. This would be the go to product for the cold and drying winter months. The consistency is pretty thick, most of the time I use this alone or use it before I go to bed. This would also be fine to use before your lip products but this takes a little longer to set since it is thicker. It's a pretty good product for me and I've used it a couple of times but I'm obsessed with my Marc Jacobs Lip Lock Moisture Balm. I probably would't repurchase for that reason. Their whole line is pretty good and they are an all natural brand. It contains jojoba, organic agave nectar, antioxidant resveratrol (which is great for keeping the moisture in)



 

Sephora Cream Lip Stain $13 (0.169)

This produce is also a liquid lipstick like the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks that dries matte, highly pigmented, and long-wearing, but this doesn't feel as dry as the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks. It glides on smoothly, it is pretty creamy, and this is available in 9 shades. I would still recommend to exfoliate and condition because any matte lipsticks make your dry lips more noticeable. It contains avocado oil
Dark Berry(Left), Everlasting Burgundy (Right)


Sephora Retractable Waterproof Liquid Liner $13 (0.011)

02 Rose available in 10 other shades

I haven't really played with this, I just fell in love with the color similar to Mac Lip Liner in Buerre. Just like everybody else, I'm also into the Kylie Jenner lip color and every time i see shades of this color most likely I will pick it up just because. Contains a sharpener and a brush.

Marc Jacobs Moisture Balm in #10 Makeout $24 (0.15 oz.)



This lip balm has a twist cap which is pretty awesome! I love this lip balm, this is the best lip balm that I've ever tried. I tried the Fresh lip balms but they were similar to the Nivea lip balm that was really slippery on the lips. The Marc Jacobs Lip Balm is similar but it has a thicker consistency so it doesn't move around too much, it doesn't feel heavy like the Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask. This is just the perfect formulation. I would just wait for a little bit before I put on any sort of lip products, which I don't mind doing because this is really hydrating and it hydrates my lips for hours and I don't have to reapply as often. This product contains Spf 18, natural exotic oils and butters like andiroba, buriti, shea, and avocado. Perfect for every season!



Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Rapture $22 (0.09 oz.)

This line contains 20 shades. I love the color and I wanted to try out lip products from Urban Decay since all I ever tried were the setting sprays, the Naked Palettes, and the eyeshadow primers. I mainly picked it up because of the color, not really the Kylie Jenner Lip Color but just a little but deeper, I'm not into nudes but I'm into berries, plums, reds, nude pinks, your lips but better colors, and etc. I like this lipstick because it's pigmented and hydrating. I've only used this once and I'm not neglecting it or anything, I just want to try all the lip products that I recently got and rotate everyday. It contains jojoba oil, avocado oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter.



***Just a quick tip, just because the color on the swatches seems like the type of color that you would want. I suggest that you try it on your lips first before you buy it, because we all have different lip color pigments and skin tones so something that might look like a dark berry color on me, it might not be as dark on you as it did on my lips, so just take that into consideration.

***I did buy everything with my own money and I'm not sponsored by Sephora I just get my discount. I am well aware that I didn't mention all of the products from my Instagram because I figured it will be too overwhelming and you would just get lazy to read everything. So I divided it into lips, eyes, face, brushes and tools, skincare, and nails. I will be posting 2 more next week and so on.

11/6/14

KIKKI-K PLANNER AND ACCESSORIES


-TEXTURE LEATHER PERSONAL PLANNER: BLACK $79.95, 
ALSO AVAILABLE IN LILAC LEATHER AND GOLD LEATHER, SOME DESIGNS HAVE SIZE OPTIONS

INCLUDES: 
-18 MONTHLY CALENDAR
-TO DO LIST
-TODAY NOTE PAD 
-MEETING NOTES
-4 BLANK TABS WITH NOTE PAGES
-LINED NOTEPAD (BACK OF THE PLANNER)
-3 STICKER SHEETS

FEATURES: 
-MAGNETIC CLOSURE
-ELASTIC PEN LOOP
-6 RING BINDER
-4 CARD HOLDERS
-2 LARGE POCKETS
-1 INNER ZIP CASE

**THIS DID NOT INCLUDE A WEEKLY LAYOUT WHICH WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART FOR ME, BUT I WILL BE DOING A SECONDARY PURCHASE ONCE THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED ARE BACK IN STOCK.









****I took out 2 blank sections and 2 dividers just like this because I didn't have a use for it yet.






Accessories:

-A5 HARD COVER NOTEBOOK: UPPSALA COLLECTION (APPLE NOTEBOOK WITH 140 PAGES) $12.95
-A5 TO DO LIST PAD: FOLLOW YOUR PATH $7.95
-ADHESIVE NOTE SET: LIVE BRIGHT ( BOTTOM LEFT) $19.95
-ADHESIVE NOTE GEM: LIVE BRIGHT $4.95
-A5 EVERYDAY NOTEBOOK: CUTE DOG 2015 $ 4.95 (CONTAINS 60 PAGES)


FRONT
BACK
-B5 PRINTED NOTEPAD: LIVE BRIGHT $19.95 (CUTE DECORATIVE PAPER) $16.95 AND 
-A5 TO DO LIST PAD: CUTE 2015 (TO DO LIST WITH 4 DIFFERENT DESIGNS)$6.95

-VISION BOARD KIT 10 PIECES $9.95

-3 ADHESIVE DOTS (JUST LIKE DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE) $7.95 EACH
-LIVE BRIGHT STICKER 2  PAGES; 80 STICKERS $3.95

-Personal Planner Sticker Sheet Refill from the Minimalist Collection it includes 6 sticker sheets. $6.95

STICKER INCLUDES:
-PRIORITIES
-ACTION
-TO DO
-DUE
-READ
-TO BUY
-BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
-BLANK TAB STICKERS
-ADDRESSES
-PERSONAL
-EXPENSES
-PROJECTS
-TOP 5
-NUMBERS
AND MORE


WAITING TO RESTOCK AND ADDITIONAL:

-TRAVEL WALLET SLIM: UPPSALA COLLECTION $29.95
GOOD TO PLACE YOUR PASSPORT, ID'S, TICKETS, ETC. GOOD TO KEEP YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS TOGETHER.

-LIFE'S LITTLE STICKERS CONTAINS 2 PAGES $3.95

-MAGNETIC PAGE MARKER 2 PIECES: CUTE 2015 $3.95 (BOOKMARKS THE PAGES)

-ADHESIVE NOTES: FOLLOW YOUR PATH COLLECTION $4.95

-VISION BOARD KIT 10 PIECES: MINIMALIST COLLECTION $7.95

-DIY STICKER BOOK: LIVE BRIGHT COLLECTION $19.95

-2015 TIME PLANNER DAILY REFILL: LARGE $19.95
-THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT I NEED TO BUY ANNUALLY FOR THE MOST PART.
CONTAINS: WEEKLY AND MONTHLY LAYOUT

                                                     DIY STICKER BOOK (WITH QUOTES)- $19.95


                                                                 LEATHER CASE- $24.95
                                                           CUTE PUFFY STICKER- $3.95


CUTE STICKY NOTES- $4.95





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