New Drugstore Lipstick Launches: Covergirl Katy Kat Matte VS Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's blog post is about two new lipstick launches at the drugstore, the Covergirl Katy Kat Matte Lipsticks and the Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lipsticks. I stumbled upon these releases at my local Target, where they were both out on display together. I was immediately intrigued by both collections and picked out three colors that I knew I would be interested in. Let's look at the claims for both lipsticks!

Claims for the Covergirl Katy Kat Matte Lipsticks: Calling all Katy Kats! Our new Katy Kat Demi-Matte Lipstick is a purr-fect collection of velvety soft and luscious feeling lipsticks with a demi-matte finish created by the one and only Katy Perry. With 11 shades in all, discover a new matte lip look you'll love that's not flat or dry.

Claims for the Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lipsticks: Maybelline's Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lip Color delivers one-stroke intensity with hyper-color pigments and an opaque, creamy clay base. Sumptuous honey nectar leaves a creamy finish. Available in a collection of pigment-loaded shades from deep plums and electric blues to vibrant reds and natural nudes. Dermatologist tested. Allergy tested.

To see which launch is totally worth the buy, please click on Read More!

Lashes & Lingerie: Adore Me Lingerie

(courtesy of: Adore Me)

Let's be honest. We all love to dress up on the outside but once in a while we have to treat ourselves by dressing up on the inside. #treatyoself

I was inspired by Adore Me to participate in their Lashes & Lingerie challenge and create amazing beauty looks that I think you all would enjoy. Adore Me is a store as well as a monthly subscription box that is all about the lingerie. It caters to all women of sizes with their range starting from size XS - 6XL, which in my opinion is absolutely amazing. They sell bras, panties, swimwear, corsets, and lingerie. With their amazing variety, you can either buy individual pieces or participate in their monthly subscription service. 

In the subscription service, you can either opt to be a VIP member or a Pay As You Go member. Either member must take the style profile quiz in order for Adore Me to construct your unique box. After, each month you'll receive a showroom of what your lingerie of the month will be. Now the subscription service retails for $39.95. There are specific benefits when it comes to being a VIP member or a Pay As You Go Member. As a Pay As You Go Member, you get to have a beauty room each month and you get free shipping and exchanges. Whereas, with the VIP member benefits, you get a showroom each month, your first box is only $24.95 and every sixth box you get is free, you get $10 off any style any time, free shipping and exchanges, exclusive access to VIP only sales and sets, and finally you get to skip a month if you don't like what you see in your showroom. The company seems very flexible with how their membership and benefits work and overall the service seems easy. 

If you like the premise around Adore Me, then click on read more to see the inspirations that I drew up for their Lashes & Lingerie Challenge. 

Lover.ly: Inspirations For An Autumn Wedding

Hello beauties and Happy Halloween! I hope you are all having a spooktacular day! But, as the weather turns a bit chillier and the leaves begin to fall to the ground, and love is in the air, what better time of year then to have a beautiful Autumn wedding. 

I love the fall season and the nice weather that it brings. People are falling in love, getting Pumpkin Spice lattes at their local Starbucks, and cuddling with their loved ones. Many, choose to have an Autumn wedding (I am definitely going to be that person) and brides are looking for inspirations on what to wear and how to wear their makeup. 

Although I'm single and would love a man to snuggle with, I do love to think about my future wedding from time to time. I was recently contacted by a representative (Hello Carolyn!) at Lover.ly (which is a website that helps with wedding planning and it is amazing! Brides, you should definitely check this website out) and was asked to create makeup inspirations for their beautiful gowns. 

So, challenge accepted! Click on read more and check out my makeup ideas for each wedding gown.

Flashback Foundations Friday: Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free StickFoundation

Hurray for another Flashback Foundations Friday! I hope you all are enjoying these posts as much as I am. 

Today, I'll be talking about the Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Stick Foundation. I remember these being advertised a lot of the T.V. and because the concept of it seemed intriguing, I immediately bought it. I bought this foundation a long time ago when it first came out but never really got around to trying it out and talking about it here on the blog post. I've been sifting through all my makeup lately and discovered that I had maybe worn this foundation once or twice. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to not only include this in our FFF's but to also wear it more often.

 So, I wore this for an entire week straight and here is what Maybelline had to say about the product.

Claims: Our first gel stick foundation with an anti shine core. Fresh gel foundation blends to a natural matte finish. Lightweight powders in the anti shine core instantly dissolve excess oil. It's one step perfection. The first of its kind - lightweight gel stick foundation with an anti shine core: powder core instantly dissolves excess oil, for flawless shine free skin and tailor made natural matte coverage, and easy to apply and great on the go. (www.maybelline.com)

 This has been out now for quite some time now but some may still be interested in buying it. I still do see these in the drugstores lately so it is still accessible to all. Please comment below and let me know if you enjoy our FFF's posts and let's get on with the review!

Flashback Foundations Friday: Maybelline Superstay 24 Hour Makeup Foundation

Hello fellow beauties and welcome to a Flashback Foundations Friday. As one can see, I have a slight addiction to foundations. I'm always on the hunt for new ones and always wanting to try them all out. Which, takes a toll on my foundation drawer and on my wallet. So this segment of the blog is all about foundations that are already at the store and are in my collection. Since a lot of the foundations at the store aren't necessarily new but are still available, I figured why not review those as well instead of just new ones! Since I've been using these foundations for some time my review of it will be more precise instead of first impressions type. 

Anyways, I heard of this foundation, the Maybelline Super Stay Makeup Foundation, through youtuber cutesygirl09, who made a video featuring it. Her skin looked absolutely gorgeous and flawless that I wanted to get the foundation right away. It comes in 8 shades and I got this foundation over the summer so the color is darker than what I am in the winter. I've tried it a couple of times in the summer and in the winter (I actually made the color work!) to get a good consensus on what I think of this product. 

Claims: Stays comfortable and looks naturally flawless all day. Micro-Flex formula provides 24-hour wear and no transfer. Withstands heat, sweat and humidity. Oil-free, dermatologist-tested, fragrance-free. Suitable for all skin types. (Information from Maybelline website).

These are amazing claims made by Maybelline. So, let's get on with the review!

Review: Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser

How excited was everyone else when Maybelline announced that they were launching their Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser in America?! Because, I sure was! I mean I've seen other people haul it in videos but it was only available in the asian market. I didn't want to pay shipping and what not to get a very affordable product in stores. Besides, I don't have any close friends in Asia to have them send it to me.

Now that America finally has it, I made a beeline to the drugstore. I knew from watching beauties on youtube that I was most likely to find this primer at CVS. And I actually did find it, which is a miracle for me because I never find new products so easily. 

CVS had hidden the display on like a low shelf in the back with other new drugstore products, so it wasn't displayed proudly like the new Maybelline Elixirs (which there will be a review up on that soon). They had a couple left so I snagged one for a pretty affordable price of $7.99. I bet it was like $6 in other stores but I knew if I didn't just grab the one at CVS I wouldn't be able to find it anywhere else.

So, with my overexcitement in hand, let's review the product!

January Drugstore Makeup Find Of The Month: Maybelline

Hello everyone! This is a new 'segment' on our blog where I talk of some interesting beauty finds at the drugstore. This isn't necessarily a full on review but more like a first impression but less critical. Does that make sense? 

Anyways, this month the drugstore has been coming out with a bunch of new makeup for the spring. So that's super exciting and means a lot more reviews here on the blog! 

Here's what I found interesting at the drugstore:

First Impressions & Review: Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments Eyeshadows

I was super excited to find out that Maybelline would be coming out with pigment versions of their cream shadow line and when I found these in the store, I had to pick them up! I went to Target as per usual (my home away from home) and surveyed the colors Maybelline had. My initial impression of them was disappointment. The range includes twelve shades, six neutral colors and six wild colors. On the colorful side of the pigments were a bright pink, purple, blue, turqouise, gold, and a black with blue shimmers. Within the neutrals were a bronze color, a copper, a brown with gray undertones, a bright olive green, and a light and slightly darker cream pigment. I stared at the collection and nothing interested me but for the sake of the blog I forced myself and bought one pigment in 35 Breaking Bronze. It was quite hard to see what the actual color looks like in the container but they did have what the color of the shade is supposed to look like in the back (as pictured above). 

With my declining interest and excitement in this product, let's go ahead and review the Maybelline Color Tatoo Pure Pigments.

Daisy's July Favorites 2013

It is the end of June and of course I have my July favorites! July was an amazing month because we (Jalisa and I plus family and friends) went on a cruise vacation to the Bahamas! Technically it was during the last week of June but the vacation went on to the first week of July because we went to Orlando and I finally got to visit Universal Studios and Islands Of Adventure! Anyways, all that fun stuff will be in the Consenescere section of our blog very soon. After our vacation week, I've just been getting over my crazy tan and rediscovering some old but good makeup products. I've also been watching new shows, listening to good music, and loving youtubers.  So let's get on to my favorites.

First Impressions: The Falsies Big Eyes Volum' Express Mascara

This is my first impressions review on a recently released mascara. Maybelline has a reputation of releasing great mascaras, such as the regular Falsies and Great Lash mascaras. I picked up this mascara at Target, because I thought this presented an intriguing concept. It is an ingenious concept to put two types of mascara wands in one package. So I figured, why not. I have the color Very Black in the Waterproof version. 

"Innovation: Our first dual-ended brush for a captivating eye-opening false lash effect:

1. Upper-lashes brush: pushes lashes up and wide

2. Lower-lashes mini brush: grabs and coats every tiny lash"