Thursday, July 29, 2010

EYELINER COMPARISON REVIEW


Top: Loreal Extra Intense Pencil eyeliner $8.49
Middle: Stila Eye Kajal in Onyx $18.00
Bottom: MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder $14.50
Ok so here's the deal I swatched these and then about an hour later I swiped my finger across them to see how the smudging was.  I have to say as far as staying power on the skin the Loreal definately beat out the other two.  You don't need to use a black eyeshadow over the top like you would the other two if you were putting them on your skin.  I really had to work hard to rub it off with my finger and didn't completely come off until I washed my hands really well.  As far as the water line I would definately say in my opinion the Stila Eye Kajal beat out the other two it stays on my water line for the majority of the day still looking intense.  I think as far as the consistency I would say MAC won over the others because the product itself is not as soft as the other two but glides on really easy.  Stila is the softest in my opinion and doesn't work that well for me lining the top lash line it smudges to much but my favorite as far as the waterline.
Here's my conclusion
1. STILA Pro: Best for Waterline Con: Smudges to much for Top lash line/PRICE
2. LOREAL Pro:  Doesn't smudge stays on all day GREAT price Con: really hard to wash off
3.  MAC Pro:  Perfect in between eye pencil /price in between as well Con: NONE

So here you go depending on what you are looking for All are very intense black eyeliners all are great at different things.



Tuesday, July 20, 2010

BENEFIT LIP PLUMP REVIEW


I've been using Benefit Lip plump alot lately, not really for plumping my lips but to nude out the lips adding lipliner and lipgloss to make a really nice look.  I am going to post pictures of before, at 5 minutes, at 10 minutes and at 20 minutes.  I'll let you be the judge.  In my opinion it tingles just a little tiny bit maybe just a little cool feeling but not as much as I've heard from other reviews, maybe it just doesn't work on my lips or they aren't as sensitive, but from the pictures it looks to me like they look a little bigger because nude mouths usually gives a more plump appearance and the sheen that it gives around the lip also illuminates them.  As far as making them more plump I guess it would depend from person to person.  But as for me I can see a little difference but I mainly like it for the nude look.  But at @ $22.00 I could probably stick with Myth Lipstick from MAC for $14, and highlight around the edges with a highlighting powder or eyeshadow.
BEFORE
AFTER 5 MINUTES
AFTER 10 MINUTES
AND FINALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES.

What do you think?