ColourPop Night Owl (keep in mind I write my answers a couple of weeks before the question actually goes live! preparation for the win!). It features typical ColourPop quality–pigmented, blendable, eight-hour wear with little deviation.
Anastasia Sand, Beaming, and Peachy Liquid Lipsticks–NOT a pleasant experience at all (review here). (Keep in mind that I come up with questions and answer them a week or two before they go live).
For me, it’s been a lot of trial and error to gain self-awareness of that type of mentality, where I suffer most from it, and then just reminding myself why it’s not a healthy mindset for me. I often review all shades in a makeup formula, so I can get away with it there, but I’ve noticed it...
I have! The one that stands out to me is Tom Ford’s Boys & Girls lip color sets; I know I purchased one of the sets that included a black lacquered box with 50 shades in it. With Tom Ford, you actually paid more because of the box, but it was the only way to get the Boys & Girls shades at the time...
I love half-sizes of high-end/luxury products–a mini lipstick that isn’t TINY because I hate how easily minis break but I’d rather pay $50 for 4 shades than $36 each! Otherwise, I love sets that are full-sized but offer a ridiculous value (skincare/haircare sets tend to entice me here since...
Nope! I don’t think there was ever a period of time where I had a go-to look (or even something that only had slight variations) that I wore most days. Pre-blog was mostly in college, and I was ALL about the eyes and did different eye looks all the time. I was more likely to wear no makeup to...
I used to set everything aside to photograph first, but since I tend to review and either adjust year-end favorites or have nothing of note to say, I’ve taken to organizing and using–I’ll worry about photographing later (either an empty bottle/tube, repurchase if it was that good anyway, or…...
I wish I had a more elegant solution, but no elegant solution is really maintainable for me, so I effectively have a front entry way that has a side table full of products as they arrive and get unboxed. This is “I want to review soon,” while products that are “I will review this next!” get...
We’ll suspend the idea that typical is really me testing new products, which basically means as many steps as I can cram onto my face, really… By choice, my routine would include: eye makeup (5-9 eyeshadows), filling in brows, eyeliner, curling lashes, and mascara; foundation, light concealer,...
Quite a bit, I’d say! I definitely don’t have a “go-to” look or something that I routinely do over and over again. I end up with similar-looking eyeshadow combinations over time based on the similarity between releases and seasonal trends, though, but I’m not actively repeating color...
