Revlon Holiday 2011 Colorburst Lip Glosses - Swatches

After a short hunt I finally located the display for the latest Revlon Colorburst Lipglosses!  Revlon has come out with some of my favorite lip products this year, and I'm so psyched they've released more shades of these awesome glosses.  I think the packaging is so nice and elegant, reminiscent of Chanel Glossimers at a fraction of the price <3
Revlon Colorburst Lip Glosses also don't really have any flavor or fragrance, are non-sticky, and are often on sale, yay!

Left to right: Ignite (shimmery), Cheers (not very shimmery), Decadent (not very shimmery), Glitz & Glam (shimmery but not very pigmented), Eggnog (no shimmer, sheer), Cocktail Dress and Chilled (surprisingly similar when swatched!)

Left to right: Glitz & Glam, Eggnog, and Cocktail Dress. I was a little disappointed with the pigmentation of these three.  In spite of their sheerness, they're all quite lovely!

I was hoping Chilled would be a dupe for MAC Dazzleglass in Pleasure Principle (they really look it in their tubes), but as you can see from my swatches here the Revlon isn't nearly as nice.  The shimmers are far smaller and more subtle in Chilled (it really just seems very shiny, rather than shimmery, in person. Some people will probably really like that!).  What a bummer, because the Revlon glosses are non-sticky whereas the MAC glosses are infamously sticky! It would have been awesome to have a cheap, non-LE, non-sticky version of Pleasure Principle, but no dice!

Revlon Colorburst Lip Gloss in Chilled

I got all but one of the colors. I skipped Spice it Up because I just couldn't see myself using such a browned, deep red much.  I'm sure there are lots of women that color would flatter, but I thought it would just make me seem pale. I didn't see any indication that these are limited edition; however, their Holiday-friendly names make me think there is a good chance they're only limited edition. Has anybody heard otherwise?

Spring 2012 Wish List

Images from British Beauty Blogger, Fruitylashes.com, and Musingsofamuse.com. Created with Polyvore. Products from Paul & Joe Beaute, Dior, Givenchy, and Benefit.

Are you guys starting your 2012 Wish List already like me?

Earth Prize Giveaway Winner

It's the next Wednesday in November of 2011, which means I have another giveaway winner!

Congratulations Terry!

She wins the Earth Prize:

I will be contacting you via e-mail for your shipping info and will mail your prize out as soon as possible <3

Also, don't forget that the next giveaway drawing will be for the Air Prize and the deadline is next Tuesday, November 22nd, at midnight! You can get two entries on the original giveaway post here.
Best of luck to everyone!

Free Shipping on Any Size Stila Order (their polishes are 8 for $24 for the first 500 customers today only!)

Hi girls! In case you were curious about Stila's first nail polishes, now is the time to haul 'em!
They're offering both sets, so 8 polishes total, for $24 (that's $3 each) but only for the first 500 people.

Also, if you use this code:
SFCT4X7MUK
you can get free shipping with no minimum spending amount! Definitely feel free to use another free shipping code if you find one; this is just the code I received in my e-mail from Stila and there are surely others out there.  I think if somebody buys with this code it enters me in a drawing.  There is no limit to who can use this code, though :)Youc an get

FOTD: Too Simple to Be a FOTD (using some swap goodies)

Mondays always leave me rushing out the door so I can never do a look that requires lots of blending.  Last night I watched Lisa Eldridge's video about doing a kitten flick and that stuck in my mind for today's look.  I'm sure I've done a cat eye on this blog before but I also played around with several of the products I recieved from Riya at Pinkstrawberrielove.

Swap products used:
Real Doll Makeup Base: I think this didn't prevent creasing around my eyes, nose, and mouth, and on the worry line between my brows (bummer) but I do feel that this nicely filled/smoothed my pores on my cheeks.  In the future I'll just use it on my cheeks :). 
Beauty Credit Blusher in Orange Heart: Looks scary-orange in the pan but becomes a lovely, buildable peach on the cheeks. I love it!
Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus Mascara: this has a really interesting brush; it's a dual-sided plastic comb that is great at preventing clumps and separating this fiber-building mascara.  One side has shallow, wide teeth to deposit mascara and the other side is a finer comb.  It was suprisingly easy to put on and lengthens really well! I can tell why this is one of Riya's favorites.

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia on my nails at last ;-)


 Jacket: Express, Tie-neck blouse: Target (oooold), Foundation: Chanel Perfection Lumiere, Lips: Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Barely Legal, Eye Liner: Physicians Formula Glam Brown Eyes Gel CreamLiner (black with bronze sparkles), Eye Shadow: peachy shade from Almay Trio for Browns

Giveaway Drawing on Wednesday, November 16th

Hope you guys all had a wonderful weekend <3

The next giveaway drawing is fast approaching.  To enter this one drawing only, simply leave your e-mail below for this prize and I will hold a random drawing on November 16th! Ladies who submitted entries on the original post will have 2 valid entries counted and will be automatically entered in subsequent prize drawings.

You can win:

Prize Earth includes: Benefit Hoola Bronzer, Ulta double-ended eye pencil in chocolate and black, Urban Decay Travel-size 24/7 Eye Liners in Stray Dog, Ransom and Underground, Stila Lip Glaze in Creme Bouquet, Wet n Wild Color Icon palette in Greed, and Sugar Factory -exclusive Violent Lips lip tattoos

Good luck to everybody <3

My First Blog Swap: Swatch Edition

Round 2 post of Pinkstrawberrielove aka Chanriya/Riya's super-awesome swapstravaganza!
SWATCHES <3 Check 'em out!

Left to right: KATE Diamond Cut Eyes GN-1, Missha The Style Single in BR201, Anna Sui 900, Beauty Credit Blusher in Orange Heart

KATE Diamond Cut Eyes in GN-1. The best part of this palette is that buttery-smooth, pigmented deep blue!

Left to right: Missha BR201, Anna Sui 900, Beauty Credit Orange Heart Blusher (I'll admit I was scared of this in the pan, but it's actually quite sheer and easy to blend. UPDATE: This blusher is a gorgeous peach on the cheeks!)

Sugarpill Loose Eyeshadow sample in Junebug (dry), Super+ Beblesh Balm BB by Skin79, same blended, Beauty Credit Cream Eyes in White Opal WHO1, same blended

Beauty Credit Cream Eyes in White Opal, same blended, Shengji 2 in 1 Crystal Bright Lipstick Eyeshadow Pencil (so soft, I think this would make a perfect inner eye corner highlight!), K-Palette Real Lasting Eyeliner 24h 1day Tattoo (I think Yu from Let's Make Yu Up loves this, too!), Missha The Style Lucid Berry Lips in PK04 (amazing pigmentation!), Etude House Plumping Lip Tint in Pink

All polishes by The Face Shop: PK109, PK107, OR201, FACE it OR201, GR501

Didn't fit on the one hand ;-) BL601

Hope you're all having a happy Friday! Did you pick up your copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2? I did, and it's going to be a marathon weekend ^.^;;