Mascara Minute: Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies

($7.49, Maybelline, CVS)

Okay, EYE LOVE this mascara. Get it? "Eye" instead of "I"? You get it. Anyway, if you think you can't find a decent mascara at the drugstore, you are sorely mistaken. And the great thing about drugstore mascara is if you buy it and don't love it, you're out like a couple bucks instead of, say, $22. Also, I'm in no way paid to endorse them, but they are my favorite drugstore (especially since there's one about 14 steps from my apartment), but I really love CVS because they'll let you return any and all beauty products if you tried something and you were like "meh." But you will SO not be "meh" about Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies. It's got a rounded spoon brush that's made of fibers, not rubber (though I definitely LOVE a rubber brush), which separate and truly truly outrageously elongate your lashes, while the keratin formula makes your lashes look way more full. Of course, like any mascara in the entire universe, you need to apply a few coats -- The Falsies dries quickly, so apply fast. I like to do one entire eye -- curl, apply one coat starting from the base to the tips, doing that wiggly technique thing, and then apply a second coat to really bring them out. If The Falsies fails you it's because you have failed The Falsies. Oh yeah, since I don't do waterproof mascaras, I can't tell you how the waterproof version works. Only the "Very Black." There's a reason Maybelline's The Falsies has the letters "T," "F" and "M" in its name: it also stands for Tamar's Favorite Mascara.

(Disclosure: I was sent this product by PR.)

The Year In Beauty: These Are My Favorite Things, Part 3

Welcome back. And here we have part three of my and Beauty Blogging Junkie's Amber's favorite beauty products of 2010. I don't think my cat makes a cameo in this video, but you will see a lot of wine!

The products I love in this video include Topshop's big, fat Lip Crayon -- I truly thought I couldn't do a big, bright hot pink, but it works in Topshop's matte -- Urban Decay's spectacular Naked Palette, which is a celebrations of beachy browns and golds, Sulwahsoo Concentrated Ginsing Cream, which costs a small fortune but is worth every stress-inducing dollar you'd part with for insanely hydrated skin, Honore de Pres Va A New York perfume, which smells like the end of a long night out in New York, Burberry's Effortless Mascara, and Maybelline's Volum Express The Falsies mascara.

Amber's beauty BFFs are Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten, La Prairie Advanced Marine Biology Tonic, Juliette Has a Gun Fragrance Set (Lady Vengeance), Napoleon Perdis Lipstick in Calypso, La Prairie Anti Aging Eye Cream SPF 15 and Alterna Kendi Oil.

Again, my outfit ended up being an exercise in what NOT to wear on TV. But speaking of TV, I'm going to be on VH1's Top 40 Music Videos of 2010 Countdown show tonight, so hopefully I will be exonerated. And the lady who did my makeup did ELTON JOHN'S makeup for years. No, she did not make me look like Elton. Oh well. There's always next year.

($44, Urban Decay)

Maybelline Colorama #43, Playing with Flakies..

I love my flakies, A LOT! Well I whipped this out of hiding, forgot I had it, and decided to give it a go. I love all polish over black, if you don't know by now, so that's what I did, put it on black, and LOOK!!

And being me, I had to add black tips :P

I get bored very easily, so I made the tips matte.

Doesn't get much better, than a flakie, funky french with matte tips!!!

Ancora Blu Eyeliner-matic

Questa l'ho trovata in offerta da Beauty Point a 3,20.

Lei è Maybelline Electric Blue.



Un blu deciso anche se non troppo acceso. Si ruota la parte in alto ed esce la matita. Morbida ma non eccessivamente si applica con molta facilità.

Ottima per me che in genere sugli occhi faccio delle righe pazzesche che puntualmente devo correggere con i bastoncini cotonati.




Questa è la tonalità...che ne dite!!

Vi ho detto che questi giorni mi è presa la fissa del blu....sarà voglia di colore??? Visto che in questi giorni si vede solo "grigio" fuori dalla finestra.

Oggi ho fatto subito l'abbinamento unghie ed occhi!!

Nuovi colori per l'estate! Smalti panoramica sulle news!!

Non so voi ma io vedendoli non saprei proprio quale scegliere!!

Stavo sfogliando la rivista "Elle" e mi sono imbattuta in questo articolo...non potevo non farli vedere anche a voi!!


Ve li presento:

Il primo a sinistra è Lancòme Le Vernis Couleur et Brillance Pop Petrol, è in edizione limitata e costa la bellezza di 23,50....mamma mia!!!
Al suo fianco Givenchy Vernis Please! nella tonalità Island Palm anche lui in edizione limitata al prezzo di Euro 15,00 circa!!




Per Chanel Nouvelle Vague .....mi piace troppo questo turchese....sarà in vendita più o meno dalla metà di Maggio e costerà povere noi circa 20,00 euro.

Per Debby Cyber violet numero 78 con riflessi iridescenti della linea Color Play.....a questo prezzo ci possiamo stare Euro 4,90.


Ancora un viola per Yves Saint Laurent La Laque numero 42 Ultra Violet.....euro 21,50!!!

Ma non potrebbero fare dei prezzi più umani per noi comuni mortali!!!














E per ultimo..ma questo secondo me è proprio una chicca il giallo della linea MNY di Maybelline alla modica cifra di euro 4,20.

Che voglia di colore peccato che quest'anno il sole non ha molta voglia di farsi vedere ma noi siamo pazienti ed aspettiamo dovrà arrivare l'estate no??!!!

Quest for YELLOW nail polish!

Heart tips on ring finger and french on the other fingers. I couldn't think of another way of describing it, lol. Since I'm a righty, it's easier for me to do the nail art on my left hand rather than the opposite. My nail art isn't as nice on my right hand & the heart isn't as nice looking as my left. The glittler outer part of the heart is thicker than the other side :(. On the bright side, it still looks like a heart.

So after I prepped my nails & applied base coat, I used Essie's Mint Candy Apple. Be careful with this polish because although the color looks nice and the formula is good and thin, the application is tougher than you think because you have to make it equal. Though the first coat might not look equal, be sure to make your second coat equal. I used 2 coats of MCA and then applied a top coat. When it dried, I drew the outline of the heart on the ends of my ring finger, filled in the heart and applied a gold outline over the white heart. Wait until it dries & seal it with top coat again for the finishing touch.

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Walgreen Mini Haul/Purchase

first swatch picture is 4 coats & no top coat

second swatch picture is 5 coats & no top coat

Rimmel London French Rose. Sheer jelly light pink chiffon - I bought this color because I needed a french manicure/pedicure color. I never tried this brand and the brush size really surprised me, lol. The formula is sheer and the application is smooth. Doesn't dry as fast as OPI, Essie or China Glaze but not bad in terms of waiting for my nails to dry.

Sinful Colors Rise and Shine: 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat

Turquoise with shimmer - reminds me of China Glaze's Tuned Up Turquoise, unfortunately I don't have that bottle anymore so I can't do a comparison swatch - maybe in the future if I remember. The formula was good and the application goes smoothly. The only thing I didn't like was that a lot of nail polish gets on the brush and the rod that holds the brush and there's always a ball of nail polish rolling down from the brush. :\ But it dries quick and when it's dry it looks like a matte polish but looks better with top coat. Love the color & if you're looking for something similar to CG Tuned Up Turquoise, this should be your color. :)

Sinful Colors Mint Apple: 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat

Dusty mint jade with small gold shimmer - similar to Sinful Colors Rise and Shine but just a lighter and dustier shade. Not really that close to Mint Candy Apple although the name is has 2 of the 3 words of it, lol. Good formula and smooth application. Dries fast too! I likey :).

Maybelline Banana Bamba: 3 coats and 1 coat of top coat

lemon/banana yellow with slight shimmer. Two coats is good also but I wanted the color to be even. The formula is good but applying it isn't that good. If your coat is uneven then then it shows in the second and third coat that it's been applied unevenly. Not a bad color, I really like it but I don't think it looks nice with my skintone.

My journey to find a nice yellow polish that would match my skintone is still in progress. I've tried China Glaze Golden Opportunity which didn't work out and the Maybelline Banana Bamba hasn't quite captured me when I look at my hand. :\ Does anyone have any suggestions to a nice yellow? I'm planning on getting China Glaze's Lemon Fizz to give it another shot, hopefully I'll get it soon.

I'm thinking about doing a giveaway when I reach a certain amount of followers on my blog. I haven't picked out what I'm going to give away but definitely new polishes! :) Keep tuning in to check when I will have my first give away!

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Thanks to Katrina for posting it in her blog! :)♥ Zoya's is having their nail polish exchange this year! I didn't participate last year but this year I'm definitely going to since I don't own a single bottle of Zoya.

So the deal is, for every bottle you want to exchange is $3.50 and in exchange, you get to pick the Zoya nail polishes you want. :) You could pay by credit card, check or money order.

I picked out 20 bottles of old nail polishes that I'm going to exchange for: Ava, Akyra, Charla, Harley, Indigo, Ivanka, Ki, Kotori, Lexi, Luna, Midori, Pippa, Raven, Rea, Richelle, Shivon, Suvi, Trixie, Veruschuka and Zara

I'm excited to try out Pippa because it's YELLOW! And following this blog post, is to continue my quest for the perfect yellow that will fit my skintone!

Anyways, let me know which Zoya's you like or want or thinking about exchanging for! :)

<3katherine

LineDefinir by Maybelline!

Ho provato la matita per occhi LineDefinir di Maybelline black onyx.

Volevo cambiare genere ed ho trovato questa che, anzichè essere la classica matita per occhi che si tempera, ha all'interno una mina, si gira la parte evidenziata in nero ed esce appunto la matita.

I pro:

Il tratto è abbastanza fine e sicuramente molto pratico da applicare. Più leggero di una normale matita per occhi ed il colore è ben definito assomiglia molto al tratto di un eye liner.

I contro:

Delicatissima.

Appena scartata l'ho voluta subito provare e girando il pomellino la mina per due volte si è spezzata....evidentemente aveva preso qualche "scossone" in precedenza.

Secondo me dura anche molto meno rispetto ad una comune matita per occhi. Mi sembra che la quantità di prodotto sia inferiore.

Bisogna inoltre fare attenzione a far scendere "solo" il quantitativo di matita che ci serve in quel momento perchè quando andiamo a richiudere con il tappo resta "spiaccicata" all'interno. Non è previsto che si possa far risalire...la mina scende solo.

Il prezzo è più o meno nella media circa 8,00 euro.

Insomma il gioco non vale la candela....molto meglio la cara vecchia matita da temperare. Sicuramente più resistente agli eventuali urti e più duratura.

Terra Sun by Maybelline New York!

Generalmente le terre si usano d'estate perchè accentuano l'effetto dell'abbronzatura senza coprirla.

Io però le preferisco al fard anche nella stagione invernale.

L'importante è applicare alla base un fondotinta neutro o molto vicino come gradazione di colore al nostro incarnato, in modo da esaltare la colorazione della terra stessa.




Ho provato questa della :

Maybelline
Golden 02 Soleil Halé

e mi è piaciuta veramente tanto.

Abbinata al fondotinta roll-on della L'oreal di cui vi aavevo già parlato, è veramente perfetta, almeno sulla mia pelle che ha un colorito neutro.

L'unico accorgimento da usare è munirsi di un buon pennello per facilitare l'applicazione in modo uniforme.

Inutile dire che questa marca si trova praticamente dappertutto, dalle profumerie ai supermercati ed il prezzo è accessibile.

La durata?

Praticamente illimitata.

Beauty Buys That Blow!

Styledash has the 12 beauty products that basically suck, according to TotalBeauty.com.

The funny thing is, I actually use about four of them. Here's their take versus mine, which is obviously far superior, because it is.


Smashbox Lip-Enhancing Gloss
Their beef: "Color only lasts through a half-hour commute, and it's hard to ignore the plastic aroma and grainy texture while you're wearing it."
My take: I agree that it doesn't last long, but I have their True Color gloss in Protege, and it's a perfect non-megawatt simple neutral gloss for daywear. And I disagree about any funky texture or smell of yuk.


Revlon Tourmaline Ionic 1875 Watt Hairdryer
Their beef: "... don't let buzz words like 'ionic' and 'ceramic' seduce you into buying it. Bad design and bogus claims had me ready to go back to the louder, heavier Elchim 1800. Despite having multiple settings, this dryer's heat was too intense and its frizz-fighting 'Ion Select Dial' futile."
My take: I agree that there's not much super ionic or tourmalinic (???) about this dryer, but it absolutely fights frizzos (and I should know), and it gets lotsa points for its lack of jet-engine-blast volume. And hello -- it's $35. Perf.


Redken All Soft Gold Glimmer Perfecting Shine Treatment
Their beef: "'Shine treatment' brings a serum texture to mind, but this was a thicker, gel-like goo infused with golden flecks. When sparingly applied from hair ends to mid-shaft, you can expect to get some separation and added texture -- which is odd because it's meant to soften and add shine to hair. (It didn't.)
My take: WTF? I absolutely adore this product. It's a frizz-fighting WEAPON OF FUCKING MASS DESTRUCTION! And it adds an overwhelming amount of shine with a minimal amount of gooey goopiness. The only thing I agree with here is yes, it does smell like a tropical isle. Which rules.


Maybelline New York Define-A-Lash Washable Lengthening Mascara
Their beef: "A mascara that promises "zero clumps" with "stunning length" and "clean definition" at this price sounds too good to be true -- and it is. The reason it doesn't clump? The formula is so thin, you'll need at least two coats to get decent lash definition. Then it starts clumping."
My take: Um, did we use the same product? Yes, this is a VERY thin mascara -- I'll give them that. And you need to use about four coats, not two. BUT, it's an indispensable tool for lengthening, lifting and separating. It's the Wonderbra of mascaras, if you will. I use it as a base and then add a thicker mascara on top of it for maximum effectage. Next to Maybelline's sub par, super-overhyped Great Lash mascara, this thing Speaking of thickening mascara -- I used to use Benefit's Bad Gal mascara, which nearly gives you Tammy Faye Baker eyes, in an awesome way, until my sister and I both concluded -- it ends up migrating from your eyelashes to your undereyes by COB, no matter what. Boo. So now I'm kind of back on the market as far as thickening mascaras go.


Anyway, tell us which beauty products you love/hate/feel indifference/ blind rage toward.