Colourpop X Kathleenlights Collab 3: Review + Swatches

Hello beauty lovers and welcome back to another blog post! Kathleenlights is at it again with a brand collection collaboration with Colourpop Cosmetics and as the avid fan I am, I had to pick them up.

This time, Kathleenlights came out with three Ultra Satin Lips in the shades Alyssa, November, and Point Zero and a set of Creme Gel Liners in pot and and pencil form called Mr. Bing. I ended up picking up the majority of the collection except for the Ultra Satin lip in Alyssa because I felt like it may be too light for me.  

But I got the rest! And I am so exited to shares my thoughts and swatches on these new products. Please click on Read More to keep on reading!

June 2016 Ipsy Glam Bag: Rebel Rebel

Hello lovelies! On todays blog I present the June 2016 Ipsy Glam Bag! The them for this month is Rebel Rebel. This bag has an interesting fabric to it. It doesn't feel smooth like plastic but it has more cushion to it yet it's not thick. The print is also a graffiti print with multiple words associated with Ipsy and beauty. It's a cute bag but aesthetically not my favorite. 

As always, Ipsy comes with five beauty products that correlates with the beauty quiz you took before receiving the bag. 

If you want to check out what is in this month's Ipsy bag, please click on read more!

May 2016 Ipsy Glam Bag: Destination Chic

I know I know, I missed two whole months worth of Ipsy bags...but I was busy! Education comes first! Now that summer has arrived, I plan to be more dedicated in reviewing my Ipsy bag each month. So let's move on to this month's bag!

The theme for this month is Destination Chic. This month's theme seems to be about travel friendly beauty products, which I am totally down for because I'll be doing some traveling this summer. I love the design of the bag as well. It is cut into an envelope shape rather than it being a straight zipper and it has a snap button closure. I also love the print of bag because it has all well known monuments and destinations on it as well. So fitting for the whole travel theme of this month!

So let's check out what this bag has for the month!

Colourpop Kaepop Collab by Karrueche Tran: Review + Swatches ft the Ultra Shock Shadows + Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Colourpop is back at it again with their collaborations! This time it is the Kaepop Collaboration with Karrueche Tran. Her collection includes new ultra shock shadows, ultra matte liquid lipsticks, lippie pencils, and new shades of bronzers, highlighters, and blushes. 

I only picked up the Ultra Shock Shadow palette and the Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks, since these were what I was most interest in. When I first saw the collection, I really loved the color scheme and really appreciated that it seemed to compliment those with tanner and deeper skin tones.

If you want to know what I thought about the items that I picked up from this collection, click on read more!

Primark Mini Beauty Haul

I'm just going to put it out there. Primark just may be my favorite store ever. As an American, I had not had the privilege of experiencing Primark in all it's glory until they finally opened one up at the King of Prussia mall in Philadelphia. My friends and I are super obsessed with Primark. They have so many products like women clothing, men clothing, clothes for baby, shoes, lingerie, pajamas, beauty, accessories, and home. The store is gigantic but everything is well placed, organized, and there's (I think) three areas where you can check out. 

So for this mini haul I wanted to talk about the beauty items that I got at Primark and in a separate blog post, I'll talk about the clothing, accessories, shoes, and whatever else I got so that this post isn't so long. You can really lose yourself at Primark and not pay such a hefty price for it. 

If you want to know what I got at Primark for beauty then please click on read more!

Colourpop Kathleenlights Collab: Where The Light Is + Lumiere & Where The Night Is + Lumiere 2

 

Hello my lovelies! This blog post is all about the Kathleenlights x Colourpop Collaboration. I adore Kathleenlights and just had to get both of her collabs. For the first collaboration I got the Where The Light Is Super Shock eyeshadow squad and the Lumiere matte lippie stix. From the second collaboration, I picked up the Where The Night Is Super Shock eyeshadow quad and the Lumiere 2 Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick. She came out two more lippie stix from this second collection but I didn't get it (but honestly I'm thinking about buying them just because I've seen awesome swatches of them!).

If you want to check out swatches from each of the items that I have from these collections then please click on read!

February 2016 Ipsy Glam Bag: Pretty In #IPSYPINK

Hello beautifuls! Today I bring another Ipsy Glam Bag review for the month of February. The theme of this month is #IPSYPINK and the bag for this month is an e-mail icon style envelope, which is so totally cute. 

As usual, the five items in this bag are beauty related and are in conjunction with what you answered with in their beauty quiz. To find out what I got this month in my pink theme bag please click on Read More!

January 2016 Ipsy Glam Bag: All Eyes On You

Hello all and welcome bag to an Ipsy blog post! This month I have the January 2016 Ipsy glam bag and the theme is All Eyes On You. The bag for this month is just so cute! I love the retro theme/Andy Warhol theme and I love the colors. 

As usual, there are five beauty items that you can receive based on a quiz that you take to determine what type of products you could like to try. If you want to find out what I got this month then please click on read more!

December 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag: With Love From Ipsy

Another month, another Ipsy bag! This time we received the December or the end of the year Ipsy bag. The theme is called "With Love From Ipsy" and correlates with the holidays that are coming around the corner. 

The bag design is a beautiful bright holiday red and is a pouch shape instead of the classic rectangle shape Ipsy bags usually have. It also has a quilt pattern on the front and back but the material is shiny like plastic. I think that it's cute but to me it feels a bit gaudy. 

As per usual, Ipsy glam bag is a monthly beauty description service that tailors to your beauty/style quiz. You will receive five different beauty items each month for only $10. So if you want to see what I received in this month's bag please click on read more!

Review: Colourpop Cosmetics Forever Freshman Collection

Colourpop has seriously been killing the beauty game. I'm always intrigued by their new launches and this time was no exception.  I’m always intrigued by their new launches and this time was no exception. One of their recent launches is called the “Forever Freshman” Collection. 

This collection includes a six piece eyeshadow set that includes all brand new shades as well as their classic super shock shadow formula. This collection is all about taking it back to the 90’s (my favorite era) and I’m super excited to talk about each shadow.

Again, this set includes six super shock shadows. The colors are Crimper, As If, Melrose, Koosh, 90210, and Baby-T. These are all named with 90's themed names and I just love that. 

So click on Read More to check out individual swatches of each shadow and my thoughts as well!

November 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag: Beauty Blast

Hey guys! Today I have my November 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag review. For this month the theme is Beauty Blast. Can you guys see how gorgeous this bag is?! It looks like those galaxy leggings that I've always wanted but was too scared to commit. And now I have this really cute bag. I've been really into the design of these Ipsy bags and the uniqueness of them.

As usual, Ipsy gives five either sample or full size beauty products based on your beauty/style quiz. This is a monthly subscription bag so if you want to know what I received this month please click on the Read More below!

Influenster: Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara

Hello lovelies! Today I have a new blog post about an item that I received to try out from Influenster. If you don't know what Influenster is get on it! My friend referred me to the site which is basically "a community for social media hotshots to share news, products, and reviews". As an influenster all you have to do is review products and take little surveys to heighten your impact score in order to receive a free box of goodies to try out. 

This is the first time that I received an influenster box, which is the beauty influenster box, since this is the category that I am most interested and dedicated in. The beauty box is by Marc Jacobs and I received the Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara. 

I am so excited to try out and review this mascara since this is the first Marc Jacobs beauty product I have ever owned! If you want to find out what I think about this mascara then please click on Read More.

Flower Beauty Cosmetics: Overview

Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post! Today, I have an overview of a beauty brand to go in depth about today. And that beauty brand is Flower Beauty which is a brand made by Drew Barrymore. I was super intrigued by this makeup brand because not only is it named Flower Beauty and has beautiful flower names for many of its products, but its entire  premise is that it offers quality products at a drugstore price and its made in the USA. 

Now Flower Beauty has been out for a while and I've had the products I'll be discussing for a while but I wanted to really utilize them before I give my opinion on the brand. To buy these products, Flower Beauty only sells at Walmart and I don't really have a Walmart easily accessible to me so I had to order online which to me is a downfall. So I tried to buy items that I knew I would be using often and based my decisions on how it looked on the website. 

So if you want to learn what I think about the Flower Beauty brand and the cosmetics I bought, click on read more!

December 2014 Ipsy Bag: Thinking of You

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!! This is a super late December ipsy bag post because I had to get my package forwarded to my house since I'm on break from school for the holidays. 

The theme for this month's Ipsy is Thinking of You. The bag, as per usual, comes with five items. Once again, Ipsy did not disappoint me this month!

Click on read more to check out what I got in this months bag.

October 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag: Beauty Candy

Guys, I am always super late when it comes to posting a post about these glam bags! I'm determined to be on time next month. DETERMINED! 

Moving on...the theme of October for Ipsy was Beauty Candy. How adorable! The bag for this month is by far my favorite like it looks like a high end type of bag. The bag is your standard pouch type bag but in the color teal. It has a quilted type of pattern on it but it is super sturdy type of plastic. I really like it because it won't rip easily and it won't get dirty. Love love love it.

As per usual I received five beauty like items and overall I am happy. So click on read more to check my thoughts on the bag!

September 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag: Street Style

Hello beauties and welcome to another month of Ipsy! Haha I know it's October and I'm super late talking about my September Ipsy Glam Bag but I have a good reason. School kills all my free time. I have written so many essays these past few weeks that I was just tired of writing. But I was staring at my Ipsy bag and I was just like girl, you need to just get it over and done with because I've been enjoying the products I received in this bag. 

The theme of Ipsy for the month of September is Street Style. The bag came in a metallic silver pouch with gun metal colored spikes lining the top. It's a very simple bag which I really appreciate. The bag came with five beauty items as per usual and I'm pretty happy with what I got for this month.

So let's get into this bag!

August 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag: My First Ever Ipsy Bag!!!

Hello everyone! Today, I am super super excited to talk about my first ever Ipsy Glam Bag! If you don't know what Ipsy is it is a beauty subscription box that has up to 5 items of deluxe beauty samples based off your beauty quiz that you take once you sign up for the box. This box is $10 a month with free shipping and depending on your state/country, you may get taxed. 

I had been wanting to be subscribed to Ipsy Glam bag ever since I first heard about it which was a while ago. I love to watch Ipsy Glam Bag unboxings on Youtube and I was always jealous of the amazing samples they received. So this year I decided to bite the bullet and shell out the $10 a month for this beauty bag. 

When you sign up you will be put on the waiting list unless you do a series of tasks that will take you off it. Basically, I recommended someone to get an account on Ipsy and I got enough Ipsy points to get off the waiting list and get my August Glam Bag. Once you're off, Ipsy will charge $10 to your bank account every first of the month. So on the first of August I was billed and then by August 11th my bag shipped.

Every month the Ipsy Glam Bag is based off of a theme. The theme for this month is "Beauty Schooled". I love the theme for this month because not only is it accurate but it's also cutely corny as well. 

The Ipsy Glam Bag came in this cute white and orange polka dotted circular pencil case pouch. It reminds me so much of my middle school and high school days. I mean I still do have a pencil case in college but it isn't as cute as this...wait well I lied it is Totoro (which cost me $18 in Disney World!) but it's still just nostalgic. 

The bag came with five beauty items and first impressions wise, I'm super happy with what I got in the bag because these are all things that I would have tried out on my own. For these posts, I'll talk about each item I received and give my own mini review on them.

So let's delve into this Glam Bag!

First Impressions: Disney's Ariel Treasure Within Beaty Book by E.L.F.

How super excited was I when I discovered this gem at the drugstore?! This, our wonderful readers, is the Disney's Ariel Palette Treasure Within Beauty Book by E.L.F. My sister and I actually found this at Walgreens during a random run to the drugstore. We both saw it and went OOOOOOO! I was hesitant to buy it at first because I wasn't too sure of the quality but my sister liked it so much that I decided to buy it. I mean why not, it was only $10! There were other beauty products that went with this collection like lashes, I believe a brush set and makeup bag, and some hair accessories. I wasn't too interested in those and I just got the palette.


First off I'd like to say is that the design of this palette is absolutely gorgeous. The novelty of this item gives me such a nostalgic feel and giiiirrrlll Ariel's hair looks fantastic! The packaging is made out of tough cardboard and the strap closures to keep the front closed.

Now when you open it up, this is what the inside of the palette looks like. It comes with a little mirror on the side with a cute saying "You've got your own style...". This palette comes with six eyeshadows, two bronzers, and a lipgloss. The beauty book also comes with two beauty tools, an eyeshadow brush and a bronzer brush. I love the little detail of the bookmark with the A for Ariel wax stamp. On the back of it is a small version of the right side of the palette. Although it's cute it is quite annoying because every time I close the book it's in the way and I end up creasing the bookmark. 

If you open the left side of the beauty book where the little mirror is, you'll find two step by step instructions of two different makeup looks. On the corner it has the saying "...Now let it come through." which finishes the quote from the front cover. I love it when any palette has these because if I'm feeling lazy and don't want to conjure up an eye look by myself, I can just refer to the tutorials.

Now that my little overview is done, let's actually check out the eyeshadows, bronzers, and lipgloss!

BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Baked Eyeshadow Palette: Review & Swatches

Hello beautifuls, today I have the BHCosmetics Galaxy Chic Baked Eyeshadow Palette to review and talk about! If I haven't said this before then I'll say it now but I cannot leave the house without some eyeshadow or eyeliner on my eyes. So you'll probably see a lot of palette reviews on this blog :)

I got this palette as a Christmas gift from one of my closest friends. Besides, BHCosmetics was having an amazing sale at the time so she also profited from the site as well. I had been expressing my want for this palette ever since I saw JLovesMac1 use it in a video. I think it was in a tutorial that she was using this and I fell in love with how it looked like on camera. 

So let's get on with the review and swatches! I'm too super excited to talk about this palette...

Claims: Look out of this world with our astronomical 18 baked eyeshadows. This Galaxy Chic Palette will take you from Plain Jane to an infinite trendsetter. Inspired by the moons and planets of the universe, eyeshadow shades range from hot sun-orange to cool-earth blue and colors of the Milky Way. Be as chic as a sparkling star!

Review: Essence Get BIG Lashes Volume Boost Waterproof Mascara

Hey guys! It has been a while since I (Jalisa) have written a blog post. You know how it is, with college and everything--it just becomes too overwhelming and there is literally no time for anything other than school. College right? Anyways, I am back for the summer and ready to get more reviews and such back on the blog! So today, I am going to review the Essence Get Big! Lashes mascara. 

The Essence website provides a very "infomercial-like" description of this mascara:

sad romantic movies, tears of joy, sweaty athletic activities or a jump into cold water - the get BIG! lashes volume boost mascara waterproof is an ideal companion, no matter what the occasion! it offers perfect lashes without smudging and conjures-up mega volume de luxe - even when you go diving! an absolutely reliable styling partner!

Honestly, I bought the mascara a while ago and have thrown it out since. Don't worry, I have some things to say about this mascara, good and bad.