February Favorites

Hi, everyone! I'm sorry that I haven't posted in forever! I feel bad...I was on vacation, and then I was swamped with work I had to do :/
So today I thought I'd do some February Favorites. I know I'm a couple days late, so I guess I can do February and Early March favorites? I know it doesn't work like that, but whatever.
EYES
NYX Slide On, Glide On, Definitely A Turn On, Waterproof, Extreme Shine Eyeliner.

This eyeliner is perfection. At only eight dollars, there is nothing better. The pigmentation is incredible. I got the color Jet Black, and I think I might like it better than the Urban Decay 24/7 liner (I think I have that in the shade "zero"). When it comes to me, I like a strong black liner that will last in my waterline. Let me tell you, nothing, and I mean nothing, lasts in my waterline. This almost does. If I do two layers (as in, put on one "coat", let it dry, and then put on another), the staying power greatly increases and I can last all day without retouching. It's very smooth and creamy, which, though it's a must for many, is not all that common these days. I really love this and highly recommend it.





The Naked Palette by Urban Decay

This palette is perfection. I knew it from the second I saw it. It's so useful, I could live the rest of my life off of that palette and look gorgeous every day (gee, aren't I modest, haha ;) ). The colors are fantastic, and the palette is very transportable. It's already been on vacation with me and has survived that trip. My favorite color from that palette is Toasted, as it is the best color for everyday and is a great lid color for more dramatic looks. It's definitely worth the money (12 shades for $50 seems like a lot, but even drugstore eyeshadows cost more).

Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes

I believe I have mentioned this mascara before, and for good reason. This is an amazing mascara. I actually just ran out and am planning on buying the full sized (I heard it's on sale at Ulta soon...don't buy it out, please, I need some more). I don't know how I lived without it, as I am having quite a difficult time living without it. The volume it gives is unsurpassed. And it gives great definition. My lashes are naturally long, so I don't really need too much length, but it does give a little. I give this mascara 4.9 stars, which is quite an honor for a mascara to get from me.

Lips

 e.o.s. smooth sphere is sweet mint
It's e.o.s. How could you not love it? The packaging is great, the smell is great, it's very moisturizing, it tastes good. I could go on for hours, but you all would hate me. As you can tell, I've made a dent.

Maybelline Color Whisper in Pink Possibilities

 Color Whispers are super popular all across the Internet beauty community, and I wanted to put my input into the pool of ravings. I like this product very much. Very very much. As spring is coming, I got a bright pink color. On your lips, it doesn't show up so pink, but it's fairly bright. What I like most about it is that even after it's off, it leaves a slight stain on your lips. Some people might not like that, but I think that it's nice so that even if you forgot to pack the lipstick to reapply, you still have some color on your lips. It's very glossy, so you won't need a lip gloss. My only warning to you is that you shouldn't apply too much. I made that mistake and within seconds I had a disgusting hot pink ring around my mouth.

Rose Salve (C.O. Bigelow)

 Now, this stuff, this is the stuff to get. This is so versatile, and at $5.50, you can't pass up such a great offer. I use this on everything. It's my nighttime lip balm, it's the lip balm I use if my lips are flaky, I'll put it on my face if there's any dry patches, occasionally I'll use it on my nails, and I'll even put it on cuts to enhance the healing and stop the bleeding. It truly is one of those miracle products. I highly recommend it. It also lasts forever. I've had mine for over a year and I've used about 70% of it. I was actually planning on buying another next week, just in case I happen to run out. This is one of those essential products that every person should have.


Face
NYX Blush in Bourgeois Pig
This is  a gorgeous pink blush that I think would look great on all skin tones. It's cheap, it's blendable, and it's easy to apply.










Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer

This is probably my holy grail concealer. It blend flawlessly. I can use it under my eyes and to cover up and blemishes or hyperpigmentation I may be battling. Enough said.


That's all for my February favorites! Thank you so much for reading! Let me know in the comments what your favorites are!

New Cupcake Chapstick!!!

Hey, everybody!! I am super excited right now! I just got the brand new limited edition cupcake edition Chapsticks!! These are super hard to find across the country and are going for big money on the Internet. I was pretty close to buying a Chapstick for $20, which is pretty ridiculous. So, while at Walmart today, I found the cupcake collection (is it a collection if there's only two?) and they were only 98₵! If you were there, you would have seen me freak out in public. But, anyways, enough rambling.

So, there are two flavors, Cake Batter and Velvet Cupcake.

The packaging is great if you're going to be giving one of these as a gift. Unfortunately for everyone, I'm not so generous...

Both chapsticks have a cute little cupcake on the cap. How could you cap that? ;) 

As you can tell from the pictures, the cake batter is a translucent white and velvet cupcake appears reddish pink. When applied to the lips, the velvet cupcake loses that tint and just looks like a regular lip balm. But the question is, does it feel like a regular lip balm?

Wait for it....

No! It's so luxuriously smooth on your lips. I've tried a lot of lip balms. A lot. And these are currently in my top five. This is hour 4 of having them. So that's saying something. The staying power is alright. This certainly isn't your overnight lip balm if you have flaked, cracked, bleeding lips. If you have well hydrated lips, it'll probably be fine for overnight. However, I'd recommend them more as a day balm. I think that, because of the smoothness they create, they would be great if you through lipstick or gloss over either. If you don't, you might be a bit tempted to lick it all off ;).

It doesn't feel really thin, but it's not too thick either. This morning, I had decently dry lips, but I feel that so far it's already started working to help with that. I'll update you guys soon to let you know how they work out for me over a longer period of time (this is kind of like  a first impressions blog), but, thus far, I'm impressed. 

As for appearance, they go on nicely and aren't too shiny. They're nothing like a lip gloss and add no color to your lips. They make your lips look hydrated. If you're a guy and want to wear them, go for it. It's nothing like those tinted baby lips lip balms (which I am yet to try but I've heard lots of good things about them and have seen them on numerous people...let me know in the comments if I should purchase one).

Overall, I'd give them a 4.9 out of 5 (just because nothing's perfect, but these are close to it).

Thank you for reading!