April 30, 2018

Don’t Forget Makeup and Fragrance Are 15% Off at Macy’s

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Someone just emailed me to tell me that Flowerbomb Nectar is amazing. It’s on my wish list but I haven’t tracked it down in stores yet so I’m going to take the plunge and grab it from macys.com since fragrance (and makeup) is on sale until May 7th.

Use promo code FRIEND and you’ll get 15% off your total plus free shipping on beauty, makeup, and fragrance.

Enjoy!

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April 30, 2018

Essence Metal Shock Eyeshadow Review & Swatches

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Essence Metal Shock Eyeshadow ($4.99) is a fairly new cream eyeshadow that’s available in 7 shade selections. I picked up the shade 1 Second to Mars which is such a pretty golden peachy pink. I truly did buy it for the shade and not because it reminded me of Jared Leto.

Someone in one of my posts mentioned how much cheaper Metal Shock Eyeshadow was compared to Stila’s Glitter & Glow formula but I had my doubts this would be anything like it. Don’t get me wrong about 90% of the Essence Cosmetics line I’ve tried has all been great but I didn’t expect this formula to be loaded up with super shimmer the way Stila’s is.

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April 30, 2018

Smashbox + Vlada Be Legendary Petal Metal Liquid Lip Review & Swatches

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Smashbox + Vlada Be Legendary Petal Metal Liquid Lip ($24) in Petal Metal, Rose Magic, and XO, Valda are three limited edition metallic liquid lipsticks that launched in collaboration with lip artist Vlada Haggerty earlier this month.

How cool would it be if these were eyeshadows? That was the first thought I had when I opened the box and slipped out the shade Rose Magic. The shades are very intense and rich in the barrel and have the look of liquid metal.

I am very guilty of purchasing all three shades and I do regret the purchase since I am so NOT a fan of metallic lipglosses or lipsticks. It’s a rare day I favor a metallic finish on my lips and I thought for sure these might change my mind but they didn’t. The formula is quite lovely though!

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