Review: City Color Cosmetics "Be Matte Blush"!

Spring Shades for $2.99!

City Color Cosmetics was introduced to me by good ol' Ipsy when I got my February bag. They sent me one of the Be Matte Blushes and I was very impressed! I decided to place an order on their site citycolorcosmetics.com just to give some other colors a try and make sure that I just didn't get lucky with Ipsy haha. I got my order fairy quickly and shipping wasn't too bad. I was just a little hesitant because shipping cost more than 2 of these blushes! Each blush only cost me $2.99 but I managed to get an extra 20% so they were a steal!

You get a lot of product and the color range is pretty good, a total of 8 colors. It's an amazingly smooth matte blush which isn't too common in the drugstore. It's a bit powdery when you first dip your brush into them but they apply evenly on the cheeks. But heads up, they are very pigmented! So make sure to use a light hand. Here are the swatches!

From left to right:

*Blood Orange- A red with orange tones just like the name states! Leaves a beautiful flushed look on the cheeks when used lightly.

*Fresh Melon- A pinky coral color, one of my favorites! Perfect for spring.

*Pink Grapefruit- A baby pink that is more on the cool side. It's a nice, natural shade.

*Blackberry- A mauve-pink, also one of the more natural colors. I received this one initially in my Ipsy bag and its just as amazing as the rest.

Bottom line:  These blushes are gorgeous + the price makes you want to get them all! I really like them. They're pigmented and smooth...everything you want in a blush! They can be easily blended too. For only $2.99 I would give you guys the green light to give them a try. I'm excited to try out more products from City Cosmetics since I ended up winning with these blushes! Normally if a product is affordable it lacks in quality but these don't at all! :-)



Review: E.L.F Studio Eye Enhancing Eyeshadow Palettes!

A Palette For Every Eye Color!

E.L.F has done it again! They came out with amazing eye shadow palettes personalized to every eye color! Now... we all know that rules are meant to be broken ;-) so you really don't need to use the brown palette if you have brown eyes. But the thought process behind these palettes is awesome. They're meant to enhance your eye color with day to night looks. They retail for $6 each but I got them on sale for $3 each on eyeslipsface.com. They have a nice mix of shimmers and mattes in each palette with a total of six shades! Here's a close up:

The colors are beautiful! If I had to pick one to call my favorite it would have to be Brown Eyes 1. I just love the color combo and that pop of blue completes the palette. The pigmentation of these is really good and can be used wet or dry. I wasn't impressed with other E.L.F palettes, specially the bigger ones that come with 100+ colors. They were horrible which made me a bit skeptical on these but I'm super happy I gave these a chance.  Here are the swatches with primer:

Brown Eyes 2- I love the 1st shade in this palette! I'm a sucker for a great brown haha.

Hazel/Green Eyes 2- This is the first palette I tried and was blown away! The gray and pink shades are my favorite from this palette.

Blue Eyes 1- This is the palette that I see a lot of people gravitating towards! It's the perfect neutral palette with great matte shades.

Brown Eyes 1- I love this palette and this is the best one for my eyes! That second shade looks great in the crease and the first one all over the lid. The gold color is also amazing! The E.L.F Smudge Pots would also be amazing bases for these shadows!

Bottom line: These palettes are worth a try! The color selection is great and if you want to stick with the plan you can pick the one that suites your eye color or think outside the box and pick the ones you like. For the price these are really good! I would wait for a coupon code to surface so you can get them for 50% off. They're pigmented, smooth but just a bit powdery... that's my only con. Stay away from the bigger palettes that have a bunch of colors, those aren't pigmented at all. These are better and worth every penny! :-)



Review: Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer!

Break Your Diet & Have Some Chocolate!

I was a bit skeptical about makeup products having scents but my mind changed completely as soon as I dove into this milk chocolate goodness! Too Faced has many different bronzers to suite everyone and this Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer is a new release for us light to medium skin tones. It retails for $30, kinda steep in price but I've never found a bronzer that suites me as well as this one! I purchased mine at Sephora. The packaging is the first thing that caught my eye, it's really pretty! The second thing that caught my attention was the scent... it smells amazing! For all you chocolate lovers this is the bronzer for you. The scent isn't overpowering and it doesn't linger but just that initial sniff when you open the compact makes you come back for more!

The inside has a nice sized mirror. The matte bronzer doesn't seem to have orange tones like the original Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. I'll include a picture of both below so you can see the difference. I've tried many bronzers before but they always ended up looking a bit muddy or dirty. When I used this one I fell in love! It's a lighter brown with grayer tones which looks more natural on me when I contour. It's practically fool-proof for those of us just starting to contour! I use an angled kabuki brush to contour. Here's the bronzer compared to the original:

On the right is the original bronzer which is visibly more orange and a darker. This one would suite people with medium to dark skin tones. Once I get some sun in the summer I'll probably switch over to that one haha. They're both matte which is perfect! It's a super smooth formula which allows it to be buildable if needed. I also use it on my forehead and lightly dust it on my face for a sunkissed glow. I never thought a bronzer would be an essential part of my makeup routine but after giving this one a try I can't imagine myself without it! Here's a swatch:

It doesn't look like much just swatched but it's beautiful when applied on the face. I haven't found a cheaper alternative yet for this bronzer but I'll be on the hunt. Hopefully one comes up! :-)

Bottom line: I love this bronzer and I would recommend it to my fellow light to medium skin tones. It's a great product and I've used it everyday since I purchased it. It brings life back into your face when foundations make you flat. It adds just the right amount of color so you look sunkissed and lets face it... we are all searching for that youthful glow! ;-)

Do you have a favorite bronzer? If so leave a comment down below! :-)