She Space Haul and Swatches of browns

Hey everyone! Got my She Space haul in today! Don't have tons of time to blog... but here are some swatches of theshespace.com browns

Essence of Beauty Brushes!

In my never ending search for quality, affordable beauty products, I discovered Essence of Beauty brushes. You might remember reading from earlier, but I ruined my Estee Lauder blush brush, and had to find another. Honestly, I was pretty shocked how difficult it was to find a brush soft enough that it wouldn't scratch my face to death, and one that wouldn't put a huge dent in my pocket. Enter: Essence of Beauty.

One thing I have is the duo eye brush set. It comes with 2 crease brushes - One "normal" size, the other smaller. At first, I thought the smaller one seemed useless because it was so small, but I actually reach for this one more than I thought. It's perfect for blending colors on the inner lid together.

The second brush in the duo set is the regular size brush, I would compare to the MAC 224 blender brush. It's very soft, and fits perfectly in the crease to create deep contouring.

The last brush I bought was the Essence of Beauty Blush Brush. It is an angled blush brush, and is VERY SOFT! Softness is important to me, because having harsh bristles on your face can cause redness. It's at a nice angle, and is perfect for contouring the face. I do wish it were a *tad bit* bigger.

Did I mention the best part? These brushes were $5.00!
These can be purchased at www.cvs.com or any CVS location!

Cherry Culture Haul!

Woo hoo! It's finally here - My CherryCulture.Com haul! These are the goodies I got... (from the left)

NYX Jumbo pencil in yogurt - Don't be fooled, this is not pink AT ALL. It's def. brown. However, it's suuuuper creamy and really made my eyeshadow POP! with color.

Wet N' Wild jumbo pencil - I didn't get this from Cherryculture and I'm not sure why it ended up in this picture. lol.


NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in barbie pink - WOWWW, that's all I can say. I hate sticky lipgloss - HATE IT, and this is verrryy creamy, not a hint of stickiness, and the color pay off is amazing to boot - Very pigmented. Who can resist a bubblegum pink lip?

NYX round lipstick in Indian Pink - Smooth creamy lipstick, and it was a dollar! Nicely pigmented, but beware - it's not pink at all - definitely more of a peachy coral.

NYX Ultra Pearl shadow in Mink - This had a 100% would buy again rating on makeupalley.com, so I gave it a try. It reminds me of MAC copperized! Definitely a great dupe. VERY pigmented. I applied this on top of the yogurt pencil, and it looks great. It's a dark brown with copper flecks in it. My only nay on this product is that it comes in kind of weird packaging that makes it difficult to get a brush in - I have to dump a little bit out and then rub my brush in it. Oh did i mention it was also A DOLLAR! Makes me wonder if buying MAC pigments is just silly.

Last but not least is the free lipgloss that Cherryculture sends with every order. It's ok - smells nice, no color pay off though - hey, it was free.

SWATCHES L to R - Pearl shadow on Mink, applied dry. Yogurt pencil, Barbie Pink, Indian Pink

Pigment and SheSpace swatches!

First let me say, I am SO STOKED that these finally came in! I ordered 5 sample pigments from www.thebodyneeds.com and they included a bonus. I also ordered 2 full size pigments from www.theshespace.com. The She Space pigments are not MAC pigments, they are mineral pigments.

MAC pigment samples include...
Chartreuse (LOVE this color! A gorgeous lime-yellow)
Golden Olive (A pretty shimmery deep green with golden flecks)
Quick Frost (Not a fan of this one - Didn't show up well at all)
Vanilla (A pretty off white color with pink reflection)
Helium (Weird texture to me, didn't adhere well, but a pretty pinkish purple)
Reflects Very Pink (Not sure where I'll ever wear this, LOL! But a very pretty bright hot pink glitter)

The She Space pigments include...
Boogie On Man - (Pretty gray with subtle blue reflection)
Broken Rules - (pretty orangish-brown with subtle pink reflection)

A lot of people aren't too familiar with The She Space pigments. They're all mineral pigments that are sold in 3 gram jars, and like MAC pigments, will last you FOREVER. I actually think TSS is more pigmented than MAC.


Above are The She Space pigments. Below, MAC Pigments

Brush review and video contest

So, I entered a video contest on youtube hosted by pursebuzz.com
Here is my video - cheezy I know, and really bad video quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5nQH6_uZpw

GREAT LASH!?!?!? WHY PEOPLE, WHY!?

Allure came out with their 2008 Reader's Choice Awards.
The winner of the best drugstore mascara is... Maybelline Great Lash. I'm not sure why this mascara gets rated so highly in magazines and why it always gets these prestigious awards. I've tried it, and, well, it's a total piece of garbage. It clumps worse than anything I've ever tried, it's goopy, the bottle dries quickly, the wand is terrible, it doesn't curl. I could go on. Everytime I see a bottle of great lash, I am thrown back to the 80's.

I'm not trying to sound like a makeup snob, but I think the reason this is always rated best drugstore mascara is because the people who buy great lash have probably never tried anything good. You can't miss what you've never had, right?

Don't get me wrong - I wear drugstore mascara! Maybelline mascara, actually! Full and Soft, it's amazing. It is 100 times better than Great Lash. I have worn really nice expensive mascara before, and Full and Soft is just as good if not better. I just don't understand the fascination with Great Lash - Can someone fill me in?

TAG! I'm it - Beauty secrets

My Foundation: I am a pretty faithful Clinique foundation user - They put things into their foundation so that it actually HELPS your skin! My foundation de jour is Clinique Work Out in Cloud
My Mascara: I am in love with Maybelline Full and Soft! It's cheap and it works!
My Blush: *sigh* I know it's cliche, but I use NARS in Orgasm
My Day Cream: I've been using Clinique Superdefense religiously, it has SPF 25 in it, but I've recently discovered its not photostable, so the SPF In it is useless. Currently searching for a new one.
My Lipstick: I love Wet N Wilds lipsticks! They're really cheap and look high quality. I've gotten tons of compliments when I wear this!
My Beauty Product Brand: Everything :) I love to try different brands. I'm curretly in love TheSheSpace
My Essential Beauty Product: Foundation. I wear it always. And ProActive moisturizer - Even if you don't have acne, it's such a smooth wonderful lite moisturizer
My Favorite Makeup Product: Pigments, I LOVE THEM! Any kind - MAC, NYX, SheSpace
My Perfume: I'm not really into perfume.
My Nails: OPI! OPI! OPI!
My Feet: See Above.
My Hands: I don't have dry hand problems, praise the Lord.
Three Products to bring on a deserted island: ProActive moisturizer, Clinique Workout, Powder It powder from SheSpace
Woman I Admire for their Beauty: Hm, tough one. I'll get back to this.
Woman with the Best Sense of Style: I like... Reese Witherspoon
My Ultimate Dream: Graduate from College, get married, have 2 1/2 kids, etc.
My Favorite Fashion Publication: I don't read fashion mags.