Rimmel London Colour Rush Balms Reviews and Swatches!

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I hope you're all having a great day! Today I'm talking to you about my new favorite lippies, Rimmel London's "Colour Rush Balms". I'm not sure if these are still available in stores, I bought them at my local Job Lot. I just checked, they are available on amazon, but the prices vary a lot!

Here's the basics:

These balms are super glossy and sheer on the first swipe, but they are definitely buildable as you will see in the swatches! To wear them on a day-to-day basis I put the product on the center on my lips and blend it out with my fingers.

The colors I bought are 120 All You Need is Pink (left), 610 Sun Kissed (middle), and 110 Make Me Blush.

"All You Need is Pink" is definitely more of a sheer red than a pink but that's okay because it's still a really pretty color! As you can see, the more you apply these lippies, the more pigmented they become. I definitely wouldn't wear this color like I swatched it because it just doesn't work with my lip color but sheer, it's amazing!

"Sun Kissed" is my favorite lip color of all! Even heavily applied, this color stays smooth and beautiful. It's a gorgeous coral pink and could work well on all skin tones. This is my go-to color for spring and summer which is good because it's a color that never goes away, it always makes a comeback!

"Make Me Blush" is the perfect bubblegum pink for the springtime! It matches my lip color very well, it's about one shade darker than what looks super natural for me. I love this color as much as "Sun Kissed", but it does seem to cling the chapped part of my lips, as you can see. This being said, as long as I really exfoliate before I use this color, it applies like a dream, as do the rest of them. When I can, I'm definitely going back for more!

Okay guys, that's it for my review on Rimmel London's Colour Rush Balms! I love these things so much, they are perfect to just throw in your purse when you're on the go. As always feel free to reach out to me on my social media listed on the right side of my blog or leave a comment below!

Xoxo,

Brig

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10 Uses for Coconut Oil!

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I hope you're all doing well and aren't forming an angry mob to come after me for not posting in a while! I HATE not having time to post for you guys but unfortunately school comes first. I cannot wait for summer when I'll have endless time to post content for you guys and play with makeup. I'm done with my junior year in about a month and a half and then I'm a SENIOR! I cannot believe it I still remember freshman year!

Anyways you're not here to hear about my college experience, you're here to read about my uses for coconut oil! I use coconut oil in so many different ways so I thought I would type a post about them!

1.) Makeup remover
Honestly I think any oil will help you remove your makeup, but you can get the most bang for your buck with coconut oil. Where I live I pay around $8 for a 30 ounce jar, I don't think that's a bad deal because a little bit goes a long way! To remove my makeup I take a little bit and rub it between my fingers to melt it (coconut oil is a solid and melts with body heat). I then massage it all over my face and eyes until I feel that my makeup has been broken down. Then I continue with my normal face wash and moisturizer.

2.) Moisturizer (face and body)
During the summer (when my skin is slightly dry to normal) I use coconut oil as my usual face and body moisturizer. I've tried to keep this routine during the winter but my skin gets way to dry and needs something heavier. To use coconut oil as a moisturizer all you need to do is take some from the jar you have and apply it to your skin. I find applying it to your skin and letting it melt and absorb while your rubbing it in is the easiest and least messy way to use it.

3.) Cooking and baking
Many times, I prefer to use coconut oil to grease baking sheets and frying pans instead of any other oil because it has more nutrients for your body. If I'm not using coconut oil, then I'm using olive oil which a WHOLE other post! Anyway coconut oil is also a good substitute for butter in many recipes but just be sure to experiment and see if it will work in your specific recipe before coming back here and yelling at me!

4.) Cuticle care
Like my skin, my cuticles have a rough time during the winter! A neat trick I learned is to cover my hands in coconut oil and sleep with fuzzy socks on them! You could also use moisturizing gloves but I like fuzzy socks better. I also use that trick on my feet to get them ready for sandals! If you don't want to cover your entire hand, you could just put a little bit on your cuticles and rub it in.

5.) Acne treatment
Coconut oil has natural antibacterial properties that work great at treating and preventing acne. This use is kind of mixed with others methods because both taking your makeup off and moisturizing with coconut oil exposes your acne to the antibacterial properties.

6.) Hair masks'
Coconut oil is a great source of moisture for your hair. This is super simple! All you have to do is cover your hair from root to tip, put it up in a bun and either leave it in for at least and hour or sleep with it. Shower as usual after you use this mask. Coconut oil is also a great base for other masks. Pinterest has some great ones!

7.) Health supplement
Many people swear by oil pulling (more info found here http://fashionista.com/2014/03/oil-pulling) but the whole concept grosses me out so I add a teaspoon to my morning tea instead. Ingesting coconut oil is supposed to help digestion, detox your body and help your skin from the inside out!

8.) Face masks
Coconut oil is a great base for face masks like they are for hair masks. I found this website (http://healthmunsta.hubpages.com/hub/Coconut-Oil-Face-Mask-Recipes) from Pinterest and the honey lemon mask is amazing! It helps with both my dry skin and acne scars!

9.) Hair growth
Coconut oil has also been shown to promote hair growth! I don't use it on my head often enough to test that out but that's what I've heard. I've also attempted to grow my brows with coconut oil and it worked pretty well! I'll probably give that another shot and document it for you guys! Let me know if you would like to see that!

10.) Lip balm
Coconut oil, as I've said has some awesome moisturizing qualities that also really help your lips if their chapped or just need some love! It also makes a great base to a lip scrub, just add some brown sugar to a little bit of oil, rub between your lips and your'e good to go!


Okay guys, that's it for my 10 uses for coconut oil! I hope you all enjoyed it!  Comment down below and tell me what your favorite uses for coconut oil are! As always feel free to interact with me through my social media listed on the right side of my blog:)

Xoxo,
Brig

February 2015 Favorites!

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Yes, it is that time of the month again...no not that one (lol)...it's that time for monthly favorites!! Oh my gosh, February went by so fast and I always think that and I don't think I'll ever get over the fact that February is so short! That being said, where the heck is summer?? I'm already over this semester and I just want to lay out in the sun and relax! Okay, enough for my whining, lets get into my favorites!

I don't think any of you know, because I have yet to get a good selfie, but I got my hair cut about a week ago and I am super committed to keeping it healthy so I'll have long gorgeous hair for the summer! They took off about 6 inches and I'm loving the layers and I'm gonna get it trimmed to keep them but I do want my long hair back. To do that I'm using my argan oil from Organix. I mentioned this in my hair care routine post and I still love it! I apply this from ear length to tip after showering, after heat styling and at night before bed after a long stressful day for my hair! I'm almost out of this and I'm definitely getting more of this. I originally bought this from Wal-mart for around $7 and I hope that it's the same price when I get it again!



My next February favorite a recent purchase but I love it! It is another hair product, this time a heat protectant. It is the Got2B Guardian Angel heat protectant. Like I said I'm really trying to keep my hair healthy and this stuff is definitely helping! Since my hair is shorter I've been straightening it more for a few reasons. 1.) it's easier to maintain throughout the day when it's straight, 2.) if I were to let my hair air dry right now, I'd have a white girl afro! and 3.) heat styling it and other way would take way too long in the morning! Using this product keeps my hair shiny, tangle free, and keeps my ends from drying out. The smell of it isn't the best but it's not bad and I'm getting used to it to the point where I kind of enjoy it now... is that weird? I don't know, let's move on! The only picture I have of this product is from my Instagram feed so I'll post it:

My next favorite is the Eyes Lips Face (E.L.F) baked eyeshadows! I did a review of these on my last post so I'm not going to say too much about them except for that they are amazing and for $3 awesome quality of both the product and the packaging!

My final favorite for February is a lipstick I picked up from Walmart. It is Dark Wine by Wet n Wild. It is kind of middle ground between a dark red and a vampy lip color, for those of you who either can't or won't wear super dark lips. It is literally what it says, a lip color that looks like wine! It's a super pretty semi-dark red. It is a seriously gorgeous color and I've been wearing it a ton, although I don't layer it on like I did for the swatch pictures! For a daily look, I apply some to the center of my lips and blend it out with my finger. By the way, Walmart has Wet n Wild products for a little bit cheaper than Walgreens, so when Walgreens isn't having a sale and I feel like checking out whats new from WnW I go to Walmart! Also it seems (at least in my area) that my Walgreens isn't up to date on what's new either which bugs me, but what can I do? lol and I'm so sorry about the crappy picture of the lipstick on the left, it's snowing like crazy here and I have NO natural light! I hope the lip swatch gives you a better idea of how nice the color is!

Anyways guys, I'm sorry that I didn't share a lot of stuff this month but not much has changed with routine because school's got me like (fill in the blank!). I hope you enjoyed this post and keep an eye out for my very first lipstick post (it will have lip swatches!). As always you can reach out to me on my social media, I comment back to everyone:)


Xoxo,
Brigette

Eyes Lips Face Baked Eyeshadow Reviews and Swatches!

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I hope you're all having a wonderful day! I'm sorry I haven't been posting much on here! Being in college means I have a lot of papers and exams to study for so that means the blog has to go on hold during that time. Trust me I'd rather be playing with makeup than academic journals but if I did that I'd fail! Anyway I'm going to try to type posts in advance so I can post during busy times, but I can't make any promises :(

Today I have for you a review on the Eyes Lips Face Baked Eyeshadows that I reviewed a few weeks back. I only bought two but I think they are a good indication of the quality, especially since I've heard amazing things about them anyway!

The two shades I have are Enchanted and Bark.

Enchanted is a beautiful goldish peach color with a champagne sheen to it. I know that sounds super complicated but this color is so multidimensional that it requires a complicated explanation! This color is super pigmented and creamy! I was just holding it and almost dropped it. No joke, when I caught it my fingers were covered in eyeshadow so this eyeshadow should last me a while because I don't have to apply much at all before I reach the color I want. That being said, these shadows are really buildable! You can use them and have a subtle look or build them for a dramatic look!

The other color I bought is called Bark. This is a super pretty brown with a copper-like sheen to it! This color has a little bit more of a sheer pigmentation to it but it is also buildable. I say this color is much better used when wet. Baked products are supposed to be used wet anyway but I usually prefer them dry unless I'm getting ready for a special occasion. Below are the swatches. Enchanted looks more sparkly than Bark, but they both have the same finish. They are almost matte with a subtle sheen that really makes your eyes pop. When I'm having a low key makeup day, I'll apply Enchanted over my primer, throw on some mascara and that's it! It's one of my favorite looks because the gold in the shadow really makes my eyes pop and it takes under five minutes to complete.

Okay guys that's it for today's post! I hope you enjoyed it and I promise I will post more on here when I can. Thank you so much for reading and as always you can reach out to me on my social media!


Xoxo,
Brig

My Favorite Drugstore Makeup!

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Today's post is all about my favorite drugstore make up! Drugstore make up is a great and affordable way to get any look you want without breaking your budget!

Okay so let's start with eyeshadow!

I prefer palettes over single eyeshadows just for means of convenience. I'd rather grab one palette and head out the door over having to juggle 3 or 4 single eyeshadows. My favorite palette at the moment is Hard Candy's palette in "Birthday Suit". It has a good range of neutral colors and some more interesting colors like a navy, lavender and light pink, also they're all matte! I have a whole in depth review of this palette in another post so go check it out!

Continuing with eye makeup, my favorite gel/cream eyeliner is not totally a drugstore brand but has been popping up more and more in stores so I'm including it because it's amazing! It's Eyes Lips Face (E.L.F) cream eyeliner. I use this eyeliner for everything, eye lid, waterline and tightline. I also have a review of this product on my blog so you could go check that out as well! :)











Okay finally something I haven't reviewed! My favorite mascara is Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Mascara in black. I've been using this mascara for a long time and will probably never use anything else. This product has had mixed reviews from others because of the brush size and how wet the product is but that's that I like about it. It reaches all my lashes and doesn't dry before I'm finished applying it. If you would like a review on this please let me know in the comments!

I also love another Scandaleyes product. This one is the Scandaleyes kohl eyeliner pencil! This is something I gravitate towards when I'm not wearing any complicated makeup. I just plop this on my tightline and waterline, add a little mascara and I'm good to go! This glides on my eyes with no tugging, and it's super pigemented, I just love it!

Last (but not least I guess!) is a lipstick from Wet n' Wild. This is my favorite bright pink lipstick and for $2, you can't beat it! This is the color 901B "Think Pink". This is the perfect pink for the spring/ summertime. It's not too bright but still noticeable and pretty:)

I don't just love this color from Wet n' Wild, but I love basically all of them! The formulation is great,  little drying but with some lip balm underneath, you can't beat it for the amazing price and the fact that they are cruelty free!

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Okay, that's it for my all time drugstore favorites! As always feel free to reach out to me on my social media, I promise I don't bite!

Xoxo,
Brig

January 2015 favorites!

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Welcome to my first "favorites" post! Since this is my first time doing this kind of post I'm just going to mention some of my beauty favorites. I'm sure my February favorites will be much more interesting since I just got a TON of new make up in the mail (haul coming soon!) but for now here's a nice quick post that I hope you all enjoy!

My first two favorites are some lippies! The gloss on the left is an ELF cosmetics product that arrived in the mail just yesterday but I can already tell that it's a favorite! It is called Brett from their Extra Lip Gloss line. It is a shimmery bright red.

 The lipstick is from L.A Colors and I bought it at dollar tree for (obviously) one dollar! I wasn't expecting much but boy was I surprised! The color is Mauve Glaze and is a "Your lips but better" color! When I apply one coat to one of my lips I can't even tell which has lipstick and which doesn't! Also it smells like vanilla which I don't mind but I know some people do.

The pigmentation of both of these products are amazing and last a long time! I do not pair these two together even though the swatches are next to each other:)

My next favorite for this  month is my all time favorite eyelid primer from ELF. It is in the shade sheer. They have changed the packaging since the last time I bought some and I like it so much more! It looks so much more high end, I especially love the new matte finish.

The color is slightly lighter, but the thickness and staying power is the same, awesome!

CORRECTION! I assumed that I had bought the ELF essential eyelid primer when I actually bought their new eyelid primer from their studio line. The studio primer is $3 but the essential one is $1. My bad!






Next is a holy grail brow product also from ELF (are we sensing a theme here?). It is their eyebrow kit in light. On the left is a wax that keeps my eyebrow hairs in place and on the right is a powder to set the wax if desired. I use this on an almost daily basis, the only days when I don't use it is when I don't bother to do my brows!

My final eye related product is Rimmel London's Scandaleyes mascara in black. It does amazing things for my lashes, gives major volume in one coat with no clumping! I get the waterproof version because my eyelids get really oily so with normal mascara I look like a racoon within a few hours!

My favorite face product for this month is L.A Colors "Cover Up!" concealer. I bought it at Family Dollar for around $2 and it is super full coverage! I use this mainly on my under-eyes because it is too thick to be applied on my blemishes because I have dry skin and the concealer sticks to it. Regardless this covers up my dark circles insanely well!





My final favorite is a blending brush from ELF. This was the first blending brush I've tried and I love it! I does what it says, blends my eye looks and for $1 it surpasses what I expected of it. I've never had any problems with it shedding and it picks up lots of product! I mean for such a low price, it's stupid to not give this brush a chance!

Okay guys, that's it for my January favorites! I hope you enjoyed it! As always feel free to comment down below or find me on my social media!

Xoxo,
Brig