I ran into Walgreens to pick something up really quick but being the beauty junkie I am, I have to check out the makeup section no matter what! One thing that caught my eye is this cream eyeshadow by Maybelline. The packaging instantly reminded me of MAC's paintpots but half the price ($6.99). There were so many beautiful colors I wanted to try them all but I chose a beautiful purple color called "painted purple". It seems as though its so new that its not on Maybelline's website yet. I haven't tested it on my eyes yet but I wanted to show you all a swatch of the color. This swatch was after several passes...so I am not so sure this is comparable to MAC. I really hope it works out because I would love to use this color as a base. This eyeshadow is supposed to last for 24 hours. I'll do a follow up post later so I can give you a more accurate review if this is a dupe for MAC's paint pots or not so stay tuned!
UPDATEI've had this on all day and it has decent wear. I would say its decent overall. So if you are on a budget I give these the green light. They are not as thick as MAC paint pots but I think are usable. They glide on pretty creamy. I used mine as a base for my purple eyeshadow pigment. On my left eye I used elf's eyeshadow primer first and my right eye has no primer.
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Hair: Twist out & FOTD(Face of the day)
in FOTD, Natural Hair
I've been natural 4 years now and I have to say its been one crazy roller coaster but I definitely don't regret it. I've tried a bajillion products on the market but now I'm not so fussy about what goes in my hair. I've also attempted to do braid outs and twist outs in the past and has been a total fail! However my curls have been really boring me because I feel like I can't do anything besides well...wearing it curly. I really started thinking about when I was a little girl and when my mom would do my hair. It's the same concept except we aren't putting those colorful bubbled hair bows in our hair. She would wash it, section and detangle, and add hair grease. And my hair was moisturized and healthy. So I decided to give twist out another try and I must say...I'm in LOVE! I realized when I do my twist outs I need to do them in larger sections. I did a twist out using Blue Magic's Coconut Oil conditioner while detangling with my denman brush. The great thing about the twist out is that it stretches out my curls which I love. I also feel like my hair is more versatile to do some cool styles. Not to mention this is a great way to get me through the winter because my hairstyle will last me longer so I won't have to wash as often. It also is great to help in maintaining moisture in your hair which as you know as a natural moisture retention is difficult. I also slicked back the side of my hair thats growing in from me shaving it with Passion Fruit Curl Control Paste by Curls (review coming soon).
Also check out my FOTD(Face of the Day)...I kept it neutral:
Face: Mary Kay medium coverage and matte wear foundation
Cheeks: Cover Girl bronzer (Queen Collection)
Powder: Mary Kay mineral pressed powder
Eyes: Coastal Scents warm palette, Maybelline Voluminous Million lashes and Colossal lashes mascara
Concealer: Revlon Photoready
Lips: NYX Hot Cocoa lipliner, Revlon super lustrous lipgloss in peach petal, Milani lipgloss in Secret
