Makeup of the Day:

Chocolate Smokey Eye

I decided to go a little over the top with my makeup look yesterday even though I was only going on a Walmart run for some rabbit food. Below is a selfie straight from Instagram. I can literally count the amount of times I've worn a smokey eye, mostly because I never liked how black shadow looked on me. I decided that a deep chocolate brown would be a tad more wearable for daytime and less harsh. I have listed all the products I used to achieve this look as well as some close ups of the eye makeup. I might do a step by step picture tutorial to offer some blending tips and tricks once I figure out the best way to do that ;) 

Shameless Selfie

(FAKE) Lashes for Days and baby hair!

The heaps of products I used to achieve this look. You don't necessarily need these specific products for this look. I recommend using what you have and use whatever works best for you.  Also, Blend blend blend that shadow!

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Maya Mia Palette (Sienna and Caramel in the crease, Deep Brown all over the lid, Nude over the brow bone, Vanilla in the inner eye corners) 
• Maybelline 24 hr Color Tattoo Leather Collection in Drama Black to prime the lid
• Maybelline Master Conceal Concealer in Light/Medium to highlight the face
• Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick in 330 to contour
• NYC Sunny Bronzer to bronze and set contour
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow in Taupe and Chocolate to fill brows
• L'Oreal Infallible 24 hr Pro Matte Foundation in Fresh Beige
• NYC Liquid Eyeliner
• Ardell Demi 120 Lashes
• MAC Velvet Teddy Lipstick 
• Maybelline Color Elixir in Nude Illusion

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UPDATE: Matte Confidence

I finally found her in a Walgreens in Whittier, CA not too far from my house. I also grabbed some Rimmel Provocalips so I'll be reviewing those as well soon! Enjoy these photos of the Milani Moisture Matte Lipstick in Matte Confidence 

Here it is in all it's glory! 

Here I am wearing it on my lips. I'm a L'Oreal True Match W4/5 for reference :) 

Also, my lips are looking giant in this picture but I guess it makes a huge canvas for lipstick haha. 

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Review and Swatches: 

Milani Color Statement Moisture Matte Lipstick 

I have an obsession with all things Matte, matte foundation, matte lipstick, matte eyeshadow! So, when I went to Walgreens a week ago, I just grabbed all things with the word matte on them. I went into Walgreens with the intention of picking up the new Milani Lippies since I completely missed the boat on their limited edition versions. Each display has two lipsticks per color. There are 8 colors in total. I grabbed Matte Naked and Matte Blissful but I am still on the hunt for Matte Confidence. The good news is that they are now on sale on the Milani website and you can get free shipping with orders over 25 dollars here! 

Here are the two colors I chose. The packaging is the same sleek gold tube as the regular color statement line. My lippies did not have a safety seal on them which might be a cause for concern for some. But! you can order online if you want to make sure no one tampered with your lipstick. 

Here are the lipsticks uncapped with Matte Blissful on the Left and Matte Naked on the Right. Matte Naked has to be my favorite of the two. It is a great every day color that can go with multiple eye shadow looks. Matte Blissful is a little too pink for my particular liking but I don't completely dislike it. 

Matte Naked is a dusty rose nude color while Matte Blissful is a cooler toned light pink. The formula of these matte lipsticks is fantastic! It is not drying like others i.e. Wet n' Wild and it is so comfortable on the lips. The color payoff from each of these is equally fantastic since I only have to swipe my lips twice to get a good even coverage of color on the lip. These do have a scent similar to MAC lipsticks(vanilla marshmallow)  but a little more subtle. I don't mind the scent, I actually like it better than the weird watermelon cucumber scent of the regular Milani line. Wear time is moderate since it does not claim to be long wearing. You can get a good 4 hours of wear with these before needing to reapply. 

I recommend these lipsticks 100 percent!  At under 6 dollars, you are getting an awesome formula and amazing color payoff. I've already worn these so many times and love the matte look they give off. Unlike the L'oreal liquid lipsticks that I reviewed earlier, these Milani Lipsticks are truly matte and on trend. 5 stars out of five for the Milani Moisture Matte Lipsticks! 

Drugstore Haul! Brand New Makeup 

After seeing so many Instagram posts about new makeup at the drugstore, I decided to hunt all these lippies down at Walgreens. Forty dollars later, I was the proud owner of even MORE Matte Lipsticks and the cutest blush known to man. I'm still coveting the Milani Matte Lipstick in Matte Confidence but the store was all cleaned out since there were only two lipsticks per shade, per display?! Why would they do that to us? 

Behold, my Walgreens Haul!

• Milani Color Statement Matte Lipsticks in Matte Naked and Matte Blissful
• Milani Rose blush in Tea Rose
• Fergie for Wet n' Wild Velvet Matte Lip Color in Kreamsicle Kitty
• Rimmel Show Off Lip Velvet in Meteoric Matte and Atomic Rose
• Rimmel New Kate Moss Lipstick in 32 and 28
• Maybelline Creamy Matte Lipstick in Divine Wine

I'll work on swatches and reviews for these beauties later this week :) 

Review: L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Matte Gloss

I picked these up at Rite Aid last week and have been dying to review them for the blog. Admittedly, the name confused me since Matte Gloss seems like an oxymoron but I was equally intrigued. I grabbed two colors, Nude Allude (517) and Rouge Envy (513). Keep reading for pictures, swatches and my final verdict! 

As you can see, the packaging isn't anything spectacular, just a standard tube. Very similar to the regular infallible glosses. (Nude Allude at the top and Rouge Envy at the bottom)

This is Rouge Envy. Despite the name, it is not red but a dark pink with a reddish tone. The applicator is great, I get precision application with the pointed doe foot wand. Enough product gets on the applicator that you can great even coverage with the product that gets on the applicator. 

Here is Nude Allude. Although the name says nude, I wouldn't consider it your run of the mill nudes. I actually don't really care for the color on myself since it comes off a little too orange on me. 

These do not come with safety seals but you can tell if the product has been used if this little reservoir is filled with the gloss. Here you can see the product starting to fill the tube as you pull the wand out. 

And now the swatches! (Nude Allude left, Rouge Envy right) 

The formula is quite nice, It does not feel like the Lime Crime Velvetines which feel very liquidy and then dry completely matte. These Pro Matte Glosses never truly "set" but they wear slightly matte. I prefer a very matte look so I dab my lips gently with tissue to dull the shine. 

Final Verdict

I give these a 3.5 out of 5 stars. I did like that the formula was comfortable and velvety on the lips and the applicator offers good coverage with little effort. I do prefer a super matte look so these were a little disappointing. The color selection wasn't great either. It was full of bright electric colors that didn't appeal to me, at least not in the winter. I don't mind the signature L'Oreal scent, it goes away eventually. These are Limited Edition so I'm crossing my fingers that better colors are released permanently! 

Welcome Post

Welcome To My First Blog Post!

Hello readers!
My name is Angela. I am 24 years old and I live in Los Angeles :) As an avid makeup connoisseur, I will be posting makeup reviews, swatches and makeup looks on this blog. I've loved makeup ever since my aunt gave me her empty Covergirl powder compact to play with at age 5. I'm so excited to begin this blog to continue my writing and feed my obsession with all things cosmetics.   This is me!!