Review: Revlon Colorburst Gloss in Crystal Water

Revlon Colorburst gloss in Crystal Water, From the Gucci Westman Escapism Collection for Spring/Summer 2012

I turned 34 last Friday. I’m okay with getting older for the most part. I did go on a drugstore makeup shopping spree for my birthday. That always makes me feel better. One of the things I picked up was this Revlon Colorburst gloss in Crystal Water.

PSA: $5 Leap Day Sale at Senna Cosmetics!

I already needed this. But now that it is $5, I have no excuse.

Senna Cosmetics just sent me a message about their Leap Day sale. Many great items are only $5. I really love Senna’s lipsticks. More info below the cut.

Review: L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows Are F*cking Awesome

Seriously, these are really good eyeshadows.

I am a little late in reviewing these new eyeshadows from L’Oreal. I just recently bought way too many Revlon Lip Butters and was trying to avoid buying any more makeup at the drugstore. But after seeing some L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow reviews, I knew I had to have it.

I love Revlon Lip Products, For Real

Revlon makes the good stuff.

Buying a new lip product is incredibly rewarding to me. If I’m having a bad day at work, I like to buy one on the way home. Though, I can’t quite bring myself to spend big bucks on high end lip products. I know many of them have wonderful formulas (read: Guerlain Rouge G) but I’d much rather have a handful of Revlons than one high end lipstick.

New: Urban Decay Holiday 2011

I need this nail set for... Halloween? Thanksgiving?

Urban Decay’s Holiday 2011 collection appears online today. There are some shadow pencil sets, some eyeliner sets, lip Stardust glittery lipgloss, Book of Shadows IV, a fun glitter body art set, but most anticipated for me is the nail polish kit shown above. I want. It seems odd to me to put out holiday products in early September. I cannot be expected to wait until Christmas for this one.

MAC and Rodarte Collaborate in Stupidity

MAC learns the hard way that human suffering is not chic.

When I saw the first promotional image of MAC’s Rodarte collection I actually laughed out loud because it reminded me so much of the homeless chic fashion parodied in the movie, Zoolander. The girl purposely looks like a corpse. Then when I read more about the collection and the problems in Juarez I couldn’t believe that those in charge actually gave this the green light. It is as if they were trying to be as offensive as humanly possible with this. Everyone wants to be edgy in the fashion world. But when you go too far and jump headfirst off the cliff into a sea of bad taste, the fans will revolt.

Review: Cargo Tinted Moisturizer

My face likes this.

I don’t wear foundation. Blasphemous for a beauty blogger, I know. I’ve yet to find a foundation that really improved the look of my skin enough to warrant the claustrophobic feel I get when I wear it. Tinted moisturizer is a good compromise. It feels lighter, is less likely to melt off in the summer, and is more forgiving if… say, the person isn’t an expert at application.

Review: Perfect Formula nail polish

Perfectly okay, I guess.

If you’re going to call your brand Perfect Formula, you’re kind of setting the bar a little high. Don’t you think? I really like the idea of this polish. It is advertised as a “perfectly pigmented polish” with “Instant Strength Technology” and includes both keratin and calcium to strengthen the nail. And my nails could use a little strengthening, that is for damn sure.

Review: Senna Cosmetics

I love a nice sheen and I don't mean Charlie.

I think I may have mentioned this a few times before, but I am a sucker for cute packaging. I really like gold packaging of Senna cosmetics. I don’t feel bad about being a packaging slut when the actual makeup is outstanding too. And guys, this stuff is good.

Taupe Crazy with Alima Pure

Taupe Town, USA

So the other day I really wanted a nice taupe shadow but nothing in my stash was cutting it. I blame it all on the taupe love going on over at Pink Sith. So anyhow, I really wanted to try Alima Pure‘s eyeshadows but I could not decide on a single taupe. So I ended up getting ten neutral eyeshadow samples. Since Alima Pure offers samples for only $1 each, it didn’t set me back much.