DRUGSTORE HAUL and FIRST IMPRESSIONSI

Rite-Aid had 40% off Maybelline last week and I picked up a few things to try and to review.  I had tried the Dream Matte Mousse a long time ago and I liked it.  I can say this much so far, I really love it.  The powder foundation is great too.  the Colossal mascara is a shiny black, but it has this scent that I am not too fond of.

My Hard Candy bronzer broke, and I found this pretty matte bronzer by NYC.  It comes in 2 shades and doesn't make the face look shiny, glittery, or ashy.

I tired a couple of shades of the Wet and Wild Nail polish, but they chipped off too quick.  The Mega Last is a bit better.

Finally, a Revlon Matte lipstick from the new collection in Smoked Peach 013.  It's a very pretty perfect coral.  I love the matte shades from Revlon. They are really pigmented and have staying power.

These are really some first impressions.  I'll have to do some better reviews when I have used them longer.  I have to say how much I have been loving drugstore products.  They have come a long way.

What was your latest drugstore find?

NEW FOUNDATION - COVERGIRL CLEAN OIL-CONTROL/review

I have been using this foundation for the last couple of months.  It's my second bottle of the 545 warm beige.  I just bought the 560 and add a drop/pump to the warm beige because i have been self tanning.  The colors darker than the 545 just look too pink or gray for my skin.  It really has a light to medium coverage, but it feels and looks like your own skin.

PROS

• Price $4-6
• Light satin finish
• Controls the oils in the T-zone
• Doesn't look like a mask or caked on
• Good color range
• Dries to a powdery feel

CONS

• Lasts 4-5 hours
• No SPF
• Some colors are too pink, hold it up to your skin in the light
• Hard to get the foundation out without a pump

The best way I found to put this on for the best coverage is with a Mac 190 or for a lighter air brushed a soft domed kabuki brush.  i usually do the T-Zone with the 190 and the rest with a kabuki.  I just stipple the kabuki and it looks amazing.

COVERGIRL CLEAN POWDER

This does nothing at all.  It doesn't cover or set your makeup.  Two thumbs down.  That's even if you can open the top.  Pass on this.  The color range is supposed to correspond with the foundation color, but it looks way too orange if you get the same color.

Have you tried this new line yet?  How about the acne control? 

I'm thinking of trying the MUFE matte foundation come fall.  Is it good?

TOP DRUGSTORE PRODUCTS UNDER$10 - Face

These are my top face products for under $10

Foundation

Cover Girl Clean - light - medium foundation fells like your own skin

Maybelline Super Stay- for dry skin long wearing

Revlon ColorSaty- oily/dry skin med. - heavy coverage all day wear

Rimmel Stay Matte- Very light coverage, but good for oily skin

Bonnie Bell Highlighter-  Gives a beautiful shine, not glittery or sparkly, & four shades in 1

ELF All Over Color Sticks - they give you a soft dewy shimmer/highlight

Maybelline Mineral Blush - These have major staying power, a ton of product, beautiful colors

What's your #1 face product under $10?

DRUGSTORE HAUL - trying out some old favorites

I went to buy some cutting shears to trim my bangs and the layers that frame my face and ended up with some new/old things too.  I 've been trying the Voluminous again, and I love it.  I used it in the past for years, but then it just made my eyes itch.  I don't know if they changed the formula, but it feels better now.  I have been loving my Cover Girl clean foundation, so I wanted to get the powder to see how it worked. The Wet n Wild cover stick, we'll have to see about this, but Wet n Wild have some great products out now.  The matte l/s and eye shadows are great!

I have been having the worst allergies, my eyes and face.  It's hard to know what will trigger them.

What do you use for allergy eyes that won't irritate them?  Any other allergy advice what be great!

DRUGSTORE SELF TANNERS- Best & Worst

I have the worst luck finding self tanners.  The color or the smell never work out.  These are some of the ones I've tried, and didn't like. 

Worst

Neutrogena, Banana Boat, Vaseline Healthy Glow - Sticky and gave me a yellow undertone

Ulta spay bronzer- this goes on unevenly and the nozzle broke

Loreal Sublime- smelled awful and streaky

The Best

The Aveeno brand moisturizing gradual tanners were the best.  I love aveeno products, and these gave me an even color and made my skin super soft.  It smells like a cream, not offensive at all.  best of all you see color within 2 applications.  The Dial Up Aveeno tanner works right away.

REVLON LIMITED EDITION SUPER LUSTROUS LIP GLOSS/review

Lilac Petal      Peach Petal

STORE: Drugstores, Ulta

$7-8

3/5 Stars

I missed out on even swatching Lavender Whip lipstick, so when I saw Lilac Petal, I had to get it.  The Lilac Petal is actually wearable.  I think because it's really milky and shears the lilac out.  I like it in Peach Petal more.  I think it's a color you could wear on its own or mute out a dark crazy lip color.

It reminds me of Mac C-Thru.

I have had this Revlon gloss in other colors before, and like them, but don't love them.  I think the color wears out fast.  I do like the the smell, texture, and the how it moisturizes my lips, but I want the color too.  My lips feel soft, but the gloss doesn't last long.  

I was looking for the Coral one, but can't find it.  I don't know if I'll search it out.

What are your favorite lip gloss?

COLLECTIVE DRUGSTORE HAUL

I have been staying out of Mac & Sephora because I'm not really wanting anything right now, but I always end up with something I didn't really want/need.  Since i can't completely stop myself I have been picking up some YT/Blogger favorites to try and review.  I also have a couple of things from Sally Girl.

I haven't died my hair in a while, and needed to bad.  I bought this perfect 10 because it's fast and I want that applicator bottle.  I just colored my hair, so i will post a pic of the results.

Let me know if you want to see anything reviewed first?  Some are hits and others you can pass on.

What's your NEW drugstore find?

BARGAIN ALERT: WET n WILD/MAC DUPES?

I've been waiting for a Wet n Wild BOGO because I have become obsessed with the idea that the new 6 Wet n Wild icon palettes are dupes for the Mac Colour Forecast Quads!

MAC COLOUR 4 

WETnWILD 249 VANITY

                             

MAC COLOUR 3

WET n WILD 248 LUST

This is the one I want because I bought the Colour Forecast 3

What do you think,  am I close?  I actually love what the whole Wet n Wild line looks like.  

Have you tried or swatched these?  How are they?  What about the Matte Lipsticks? 

HARD CANDY @ WALMART (Mac Dupe Alert & swatches)

I've been watching a lot of drugstore hauls & fave on YT, & found out they are selling Hard Candy at Walmart. They are $6-10 $ have the cutest (or tackiest) packaging. I think I was slow on this because a lot of things were sold out-gone!

I bought a lipstick in Fire Alarm & Shadow Stick in whimsy. I wanted to try more, but I thought i would start w/these 2.

Top- Whimsy is a shadow stick or base. I am going to also use it as a cream blush-Pretty!

Bottom- Fire Alarm lippi- it's like a lipstick & gloss in one- no need for a gloss
I wanted too show how whimsey looks as base. It actually brings out the sparkle in the Mac shadows.

L-R Whimsey, Nocturnal, Sketch, Da Bling

The colors look so vibrant. I think I will still use a paint pot first because the whimsey is very creamy & it may crease.

Fire Alarm is the same color as Mac Hue lipstick.

Top - Bottom Mac Myth, Fire Alarm, Hue
I was so excited for the Fire Alarm because I needed a new Hue. I love the colors of both. I have to try the shadow stick to see if it will crease. I hope not because They had other pretty colors. I wanted to try the baked shadows, but they only had a few left, & not in my colors. I read great reviews on the mascara too. They had them in every color.

Have you found the Hard Candy at Walmart yet? What have you tried?

What is the best dupe you have found?

MY NEW FAVORITE BLUSH + MAC DUPE

My favorite new blush is Sally Hansen inspired by Carmindy in Dusk brunette. I picked it up at CVS for $9 because it reminded me of my favorite all time blush in X-Rocks by Mac. It's so pretty & pigmented. It stays on all day!

This is Dusk Brunette next to Flirt & Tease & X-Rocks at the end. They are all similar, but the Sally Hansen is more color & less sparkles & glitter.
These are the 3 together. The Dusk Brunette is the same color as the MAC Flirt & Tease & sisters with the X-Rocks. Which makes very happy because it's 1/2 the price & X-Rocks is limited edition.
I going to have to try some more of these blushes. The staying power & pigmentation have me sold, plus it's usually BOGO at Ulta.

What other products are worth trying from this line? Any blush recommendations?

TOP 10 DRUGSTORE PRODUCTS

I love this tag. It's been all over YT these past 2 weeks & I love watching them. Here are my top 10 that I use all the time.

This is my new self tanner. It's an Aveeno dial up self tanner. I put it on & I wake up with beautiful tanned even color. This is also a 24 hour moisturizing cream & leaves my skin soft.

Next are my Essence of Beauty brushes & my Eco tools brush, which is my newest drugstore find. These work GREAT! They're soft & put color on evenly. I don't recommend the travel Essence of beauty brushes. They break & the quality is cheap.

Revlon matte lippies. I always go back to these. They are in Nude Attitude & Pink Pout. I use them alone or together. They're pigmented & last.
I know I have talked about this a ton, but I LOVE IT! Felt tip liner in black. At walgreens $1.99. My HG was the Revlon 12hr. Colorstay, but this is better.

This color is beautiful. It's 12hr. Colorstay in Sable. It's super soft, like starflash, & pigmented. It's a great dupe for Mac Glamour Check(which is bottom swatch)

I still use the HIP gel liners. I have been using the eggplant not only for a liner, but as a base. These colors stay put. When they get dry I add a little of my eye drops to it.
I have to do a whole post on these. Maybelline single shadows. These are the best drugstore eye shadows. They are so rich & smooth. That swatch is only one swipe. I love the quads also. They are just as good. Can you tell I use them.

This is my HG foundation. Revlon Colorstay. It's long lasting, & doesn't transfer. It's my fave for over 10 yrs.
The Maybelline mineral blushes, I think have the most staying power. I put it on & it's on ALL day. I love this color Classic Mauve ll. I think it lasts longer than the Mac. Finally my Milani fool proof, always looks pretty in Sweet Rose, Mai Tai is also just as nice.
I Tag all of you because I love reading these so much!

Next I'm trying the Maybelline 24hr. foundation & Moistureware Lippi's.

What are you going to try next?