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