Recent Drugstore Hauls! PIC HEAVY ++

Just some of the items I've gotten within last week....most of them aren't necessarily new but the ones I've always been curious to try.

- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Shimmer & Tough as Taupe
- Maybelline Dream Lumi Touche concealer
- Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Flared mascara
- L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
- L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Bronzed Taupe
- Cover Girl lipstick in Spellbound
- Milani baked blush in Fantastico Mauve
- elf studio blush in Fuschia Fusion
- elf studio Powder Blush
- Wet'n'wild lipstick in Sugar Plum Fairy
- Wet'n'wild bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
- Sonia Kashuk Instructional Eyeshadow Palette in Eye on Neutral

Some closer shots/swatches:

Fuschia Fusion (L) & Fantastico Mauve (R)

Sugar Plum Fairy (L) & Spellbound (R)

I will certainly do an in-depth review for Sonia Kashuk palette above, since it's pretty much my most favorite makeup item at the moment :) so stay tuned for that. Anyone owns/have tried any of items above? Let me know and comment below.

Toodles~

Mascara Meticulous (pt.2)

This is the second part of mascara reviews, if you're missing out the 1st part you can find it right here.

Before I start, let me tell you that I have typical asian lashes, they're straight. I have come across so many disappointing mascara (and eye lash curler, of course) but if you read my previous review, my HG mascara so far is Maybelline Full'n'Soft in Waterproof formula. Honorary mention would go to NYX Doll Eye Long Lash mascara which has the tiny fibers that make my lashes look obviously longer.

Now in this post I'm doing reviews of another 4 mascara. I decided not to do Thevi Mascara because I don't think anyone'd interested on trying and it doesn't really do anything for my lashes.

Other than that....let's start!

• Maybelline Volum'Express

Verdict: I like Maybelline mascaras but this baby doesn't like me. It clumps and weighing my lashes down. Half of my tube was drying out already so towards the end the consistency was just flaky & ... meh.

• Maybelline Lash Stylist
  

Verdict: This is the one with a comb brush. I mostly use it for my lower lash line since it's tiny but whenever I tried to use it on my upper lashes they started to clump but you can keep combing until you find the seperation you'd prefer. The consistency is on the wetter side but I really like it. Since the one that I have is WP, it holds the curl very nicely.

• Cover Girl Lash Blast
  

Verdict: My newest baby, I love this mascara and I am so glad because I've been wanting to try it for so long. The brushes are fat and it sucks to applying lower lash line but they do tremendous job making my lashes look long. This is my new favorite.

• Benefit Bad Girl Blue
  

Verdict: You may be thinking, why the hell would I buy a blue mascara? Honestly I don't know because it was a gift from my dear friend Ann. I believe this is part of the Benefit GWP (gift with purchase) at Sephora a while back (the one with makeup bag). I have to say I really like this mascara, because it's actually brighten up my eyes and the blue is pretty subtle (you won't notice until you're staring close). One negative side, if applied with heavy hand it can ended up clumping.

Hope that helps anyone. I have a new mascara Rimmel Sexy Curve which I haven't even opened, any thoughts/raves & rants?

Mascara Meticulous (pt.1)

So I just realized I have 7 mascaras lying around, and it's mostly because I don't throw away mascara every 3 months...The reason is, I just don't wear nakeup that often and throwing them away just feels wasteful to me....unless they smell like death.

Maybe you all know my HG Mascara so far is Maybelline Full n' Soft and throughout this test I am assured that it still is, until I find a new one that would wow me, better than Fn'S.

So without further ado, here they are

Before I start, I want to clarify that they are all in BLACK and this would be a review of 4 out of 7 mascaras shown

Prior to application, I curled my lashes with E.L.F Eyelash Curler (the 1 dollar butt-kicking curler!)

• Maybelline Full n' Soft

Verdict: I LOVE this baby, it makes my lashes look full, and although it doesnt do too much lengthening, I am very pleased with the result, makes lashes look really really full but natural at the same time. The brush has a full head, makes it so easy to wiggle & create the fullness, and this is a waterproof formula so it does hold the curl very well. The only con is probably the scent...smells like Sharpie to my nose.

• NYX Doll Eye Mascara

Verdict: this one is the Long Lash one and is my 2nd favorite. The wand isn't originally bent, I did it in purpose to simplified application to my inner corner as this wand is pretty long. If you look closely, you can see tiny fibers on each bristle which does the 'lengthening' job. This one is not waterproof but it does pretty good job holding up the curl. It also makes my lash looks seperated, which I'm not sure if it's a good/bad thing...I kinda like how my lashes look with this mascara.

• Eyeko Mascara

Verdict: I am actually pretty surprise with this mascara, not a fan of a thin brush and the spiral bristle was pretty intimidating at first, but when I applied, it does make my lashes look extraordinaire. It's not waterproof so the curl holding power it's just ok. The formula for this macara is the thickest among these four and somewhat it makes my lashes look very black. What I don't like about this is the fact that it's very wet so it takes time to dry up, and I found a little clumping.

• Tarte Lights, Mascara, Lashes!

Verdict: Meh. Not a fan..which is tragic because it's the most expensive I have hahaha...I got it from Sephora Beauty Insider points but I hardly use it because it doesn't hold my curl AT ALL. It went from curl to straight once I applied this mascara, which is very frustrating. Regardless the fact, I love the brush, it's fat! haha

hope you find this helpful, stay tune for part 2 !!! ^_^