Musings of a Muse

• Purchased

The E.L.F. Cruella de Vil Look Book Palette ($9.99) is one of four new limited edition Beauty Book Palettes that E.L.F. Cosmetics has put together for Halloween/Fall 2013 exclusively available at Walgreens. Each palette features essentials for creating a look inspired by a Disney Villain (or villainess really). The E.L.F. Cruella de Vil Look Book Palette is more of a nude, natural look and features a new selection of shades compared to last year’s palette.

Let’s take a look!

• PR Sample

Jordana Best Length Extreme Lengthening Mascara is a cheap little mascara that Jordanan recently launched for Fall 2013. This one will set you back a mere $3.99 and is almost perfect but….

A slight hiccup!

• PR Sample

Oh hey Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara nice to MEET you. Apparently you’re better than sex, is it true? Your hourglass shaped brush is supposed to coat, curl, and separate my lashes for up to 1,944% more volume. Shut the hell up that might BE BETTER than sex!

Let’s see….!

• PR Sample

The Lorac Pro To Go Professional Eye Collection ($36) is a limited edition selection of Lora Pro products that include a new Pro To Go Eyeshadow Quad, Pro Brushes, Lorac Pro Mascara, and a sleek carrying case for it all. This set is available exclusively at Ulta and Ulta.com for the Fall 2013 season and for fans of Lorac well, it’ll probably be a must.

Take a peek!

• Purchased

Maybelline Volum’ Express The Colossal Smoky Eyes Mascara is the newest Volum’ Express Mascara formula to launch for the Fall 2013 season. I don’t always get on with drugstore mascaras but there have been a few that passed into my beauty world that I do enjoy using and some of the Volum’ Express formulations are fairly ok with me.

I admit at a glance Maybelline Volum’ Express The Colossal Smoky Eyes just seemed, I dunno, repetitive. How many variations do we need of the same formula? But it had me curious especially since smoky mascaras apparently like me…Look at L’Oreal Voluminous Power Volume Black Smoke Mascara, I’d never in a million years think I’d actually like a Voluminous formula but the Black Smoke formula is rather brilliant.

So of course, when I saw this new Colossal Smoky Eyes Mascara I decided to give it a whirl.