Rimmel Scandal Eyes Shadow Stick Review & Swatches

A few days ago, I reviewed the Rimmel Scandal Eyes eyeliners. I love them so much that I decided to try another product from the Scandal Eyes line – the shadow sticks. Like most shadow sticks, you’re supposed to be … Continue reading

MUA Makeup Academy 3 in 1 Contour Pen Swatches & Review

My final MUA post of the day is a review of the £1.50 3 in 1 Contour Pen – which actually seems to be a pencil liner, though the texture is a bit unusual, and it took me a minute … Continue reading

MUA Shade 1, 8 Lipstick Swatch & Quick Review

Continuing on with the MUA quick reviews, I have the £1 lipsticks in Shade 1, a saturated bold red, and Shade 8, a brighter red with gold flecks. These are smooth and pigmented lipsticks, and although I haven’t had a chance to … Continue reading

MUA Shade 9, 13 Pearl Eyeshadow Swatches & Quick Review

I purchased some products from MUA (Makeup Academy, a UK drugstore brand) mid-November, received them mid-December, and still haven’t posted about them! In order to get moving, I’m going to post some swatches today, along with quick reviews and initial … Continue reading

MUA Yummy Cream Blush Perfection Review & Swatches

Quite a while back – more than a month ago – MUA a UK drugstore brand, had a promotion with free worldwide shipping. I placed a small order – well, I bought a lot, but it was inexpensive! – and … Continue reading

Walgreens Look Boutique; Gosh Cosmetics; and new 2013 Wet n Wild Preview

Walgreens  - corner of Sunset & Vine, Los Angeles This morning, I went out looking for new 2013 drugstore products, and stumbled upon a new Walgreens store (an employee told me it opened December 1st).  For those local to Los … Continue reading

Sleek Pout Paint Review & Swatches

Continuing on with today’s theme of very-pigmented-liquid-lipsticks-in-squeeze-tubes, I bring you Sleek Pout Paints! Sleek’s Pout Paints are almost identical to OCC’s lip tars. Since OCC’s repackaging, they have almost identical packaging.  They are both intensely pigmented liquid lipsticks that must … Continue reading

Sleek Blush By 3 Review & Swatches – Pumpkin, Sugar, Flame, Pink Sprint, Lace

Last February, I read that Sleek Makeup (a UK drugstore brand) had released five different blush palettes, each with three blushes.  Sleek has a fantastic blush formula, so I was immediately intrigued.  However, the blushes were not available at the … Continue reading

Sleek Ultra Matte Palette – V2 Darks – Review, Swatches, Photos

Sleek Ultra Matte V2 Darks Sleek Makeup recently released two new all-matte eyeshadow palettes; V1 Brights, and V2 Darks.   As soon as I saw photos and swatches of V2 Darks, I knew I wanted it! Although the Sleek website … Continue reading