CoverGirl Super Sizer Mascara and Intensify Me! Eyeliner

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Hey y'all!  Today I have 2 new amazing products from CoverGirl to tell y'all about.  Both are part of the LashBlast range & I'm in love.  CoverGirl has REALLY been winning me over lately.

Back when I first started wearing makeup I wore nothing but CoverGirl.  Then, as I got older and started buying my own stuff, I played with different brands.  Several years ago I tried a few things and was sadly disappointed and gave up on the brand.  As soon as I saw great reviews on the Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 foundation I gave it a try and fell in love.  Since then I've been trying product after product and have been obsessed with each of them.  I'll stop blabbering away and get to the products and info now.

CoverGirl Intensify Me! Eyeliner by LashBlast™ (MSRP: $8, but prices will vary)

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As far as I can tell,  this is only available in one shade(300 Intense Black) and is not waterproof.  The paddle is a felt tip that has a shape unlike any other I've ever seen.  If you enlarge the picture above, you'll see that depending on how you hold the pencil you can get a pretty thin or a thick line.  The pen itself is just slightly thicker than a pencil and the "handle" is sort of a textured area of the plastic that looks rubbery.  

This is SUPER easy to hold and apply.  In fact, I've always been kind of afraid of using liquid liner due to having hooded AND oily lids.  Other than messing up a little on the inner portion of my lid, you'll see in the picture at the bottom of this post, I had no problems.  In fact, the only transfer I had during the entire day was when the product was still a little wet.  Thanks to this little thing I'll be wearing liquid liner without fear!

CoverGirl The Super Sizer Mascara by LashBlast™ (MSRP: $6.35, but prices will vary)

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This is available in waterproof(1 shade available) or non-waterproof(3 shades available).  I received this in the non-waterproof, shade 800 Very Black.  As you can see above, the "brush/wand" is very different.  You start with placing the flat side at the base of your lashes and twirl the wand as you go up the lashes to apply and comb through the lashes.  Because of the brush being so small I was able to get ALL of my lashes without making a HUGE mess.  Even my lower lashes looked great after applying this.

I recently switched to using the Clump Crusher mascara by CG and have LOVED it.  This ranks right up there with it for me.  There's no flaking or transfer of product throughout the day.  So I'm not having to wipe black smudges off of my eyes or cover it with concealer at all.  No panda eyes here.  I'll definitely be getting the waterproof version to try once this is gone.

 Here you can see how thick or thin the liner will go as well as a smudge of the mascara.  It may look flaky, but it's not.  I didn't overload my lower lashes, but it definitely makes them look super natural.  I decided to go for a big wing and loved it.  In fact, when my neighbor saw it, she LOVED it.

So what are your favorite CoverGirl Products?  Have you tried these yet?

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Ready...Set...Gorgeous with CoverGirl

Hey y'all!  My favorite foundation for my excessively oily skin is the CoverGirl Outlast 3-in-1.  It lasts for hours, doesn't break down, and only requires minimal blotting throughout the day...even in the humid GA weather.  I love it, and will NEVER give it up....(#rickroll)....even though I need a lighter shade now.


When the Ready...Set...Gorgeous line came out, I saw a lot of reviews on YouTube almost comparing the two.  Basically, saying that this was the non-SPF and much lighter(not as heavy) version of Outlast.  So, I had to try.  Especially since I wanted something without SPF, so there was no flashback, and something lighter for the summer.

The most difficult part was finding my shade.  There wasn't any info on their website, so rather than track it down at Walgreens(which I would rather have found there on sale), I went to WalMart.  I grabbed a bottle of my perfect shade from Revlon and held it up to these tubes of foundation.  105(Classic Ivory) was the closest.  I also grabbed 310(Classic Tan) so that I could try the contour and highlight method with foundation.  I also snagged the concealer in 105-110(Fair).

After watching a few videos, I decided to give it a go.  I didn't take pictures while I had the product on my face, BUT I did use all 3 of these.  310 for the contour, the concealer under my eyes, and 105 everywhere else.  I brushed each on separately, without blending it in.  Once my entire face was done, I took my damp Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and blended it all together, starting from the outside of my face working towards the middle.  I'll have a review of it up soon, but this is what it looked like after.

I'm just now noticing how pale this makes me look.....and I think it was mostly the flash in a dark room.  I look like a ghost, but you can barely see where the two different shades are.  It looks weird, BUT I went further with it.

I can't remember what else I used on my face, because I didn't write it down, but here's what my completed face looks like after setting the foundation with powder, a light dusting of contour powder, eyes, etc.  I also didn't do any "swatches" of this, such a bad blogger.

I like how natural it looks.  I'm not sure if the "Casper Face" is from how stinking pale I am at the moment or if it's from the foundation, but I'm used to it.  I think it matches my neck pretty well.

Now, to my thoughts.  I love how light this is, how easy it is to blend, how it applies with my blending sponge, etc.  What I don't love is that it seems to allow oil to break through after about 4-5 hours of wear.  It didn't break down, and the concealer actually stayed without creasing, but I had to blot AND powder.  It may have also been that I didn't get the Powder Foundation and use with it.  I will eventually pick that up to try together.

That being said, I don't actually hate it.  I'm glad that this is available in WalMart and is on the actual display.  I hope that means they're going to make this part of their permanent line.  There are times when I only wear makeup for a few hours and this is perfect for me because I absolutely HATE carrying powder around to touch up.  I will blot with tissues before applying more powder.

Have you tried this yet?  What do you think?  Do you plan to pick this up?  Also, these were some of the last pics before I recently cut my hair.  I'll get new ones soon....if they're not already on IG.

Essence Bloom-A-Loom (bam-a-lam)

Sorry, whenever I see this polish name I think of the song Black Betty. 

This is one I won in a giveaway held by Devin @ At Your Fingertips.  It's part of the Blossoms Etc... collection.  I was glad I won this as I think these flew off the shelf at my Ulta as soon as they came in.

It reminds me of Zoya Marley (which I've swatched, but need to do a post on) but it's just a few shades darker.  Where Marley is the light purple creme with a slight shimmer this is a bit darker with the same shimmer and a slight dark purple shimmer as well.  It's beautiful.

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sun/flash(dunno why it came on)

shade/sun/no flash

shade/sun

Then I decided to try my CoverGirl Boundless Color in Amethyst Mist on my ring finger...

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I wish I could remember if this was 1 or 2 coats of the Bloom-A-Loom, but I think it was just one.

Do you have this one or any others from that collection??

TOODLES Y'ALL!!!

Cloud Crack!

You'll see why I thought of this name in a few.  I started out with Zoya Breezi, and of course waited at least 4 hours before going to bed.  I STILL had marks on my thumbs and a few other fingers when I woke up.  I didn't apply thick coats or anything and even used my Sinful Colors Quick Dry.  Oh well.

Here's what this looked like to begin with....

The flash makes this look way different than in person.

This is more true to color. 

I kept thinking I have seen this color somewhere else or own something this color, but couldn't figure it out.  It still annoys me to no end.  I'll figure it out when it's not important.

So, Friday night it decides to rain..........AGAIN.  Another rainy night in Georgia.  My internet kept crashing and I decided to go play with some polish.  I'd wanted to stamp over this, but couldn't find just the right color that I wanted.  So, I finished swatching my collection on my nail wheels and went through my buckets.  Then I had an idea.

I found the CoverGirl crackle in Ghost(White) that I'd purchased in a 2 pack at Dollar Tree months ago before the whole OPI Shatter/CG Crackle deal came into play.  I remember owning some crackle stuff years ago and wasn't too impressed.  So, before I did this on my nails I did it on a nail wheel and came up with this.

It almost looks like a turtle shell & while it was working looked like an Etch-A-Sketch.


I decided to put it on my nails and took pics before I put a top coat on.  I forgot to put one on and the white started flaking off shortly after, so I took this off.  BUT, i did at least get the pics.

To me, this looks a blue sky trying to peek through the clouds.

Right hand....hard to take a pic with the left hand.

Left hand.

TOODLES Y'ALL!!!

Dollar Tree, Big Lots, and Wal-Mart haul...

As I said on Facebook I went to these stores today looking for the Revlon Perplex nail polish at Big Lots, and of course to look at other things.  Unfortunately, I didn't see it.

I found a few things at Big Lots that caught my eye, but didn't get much.  What I did find was a few stackable tray's, some Playboy nail polish(the colors do not have names), and some exfoliating foot scrub.

 The polishes were marked at $5, but rang up for only $3.  I think they'll look cool for some spring/summer water nail marbling.  The other items were only $1ea.

I think they're pretty!!

I will admit I went a little crazy at Dollar Tree, but not too bad.  I love the stackable container(upper right corner of the pic), I purchased 5 of them!  Yes, I bought more polish, BUT a majority of my polish collection were items that were around $1-$2, the only big name polishes I have are 1 OPI that I bought and 2 China Glaze that were given to me.  WITH the exception of a color changing one I purchased in Cozumel........I may do a blog at a later date showing all of my polishes.  

I saw this CoverGirl IceSlicks on Scrangie's blog (I absolutely LOVE her blogs) and thought I'd give it a try after I saw it.  As you can see in the pic below, the 2 packs retail for $6, and I got each pack for $1.  Both packs have the IceSlicks in Anti-Freeze.  The one on the left has a Crackle in Ghost, thought it was interesting.  The one on the right has a nailslicks in Midnight Forest.  

Next, I picked some LA Colors Nail Art Deco.  I admit the reason I purchased nail art stamps is because I suck at drawing, especially with a brush or nail brush.  I picked these up to add a little extra pizzaz to the fauxnad designs and I don't have to draw!!.  Any other brands of these range from $4+ each, and these were only $1 each.  So, you do the math. 

(L to R) Silver Glitter, Red Glitter, Silver, Green Glitter, White, and Black

Lastly from Dollar Tree we have......
2 LA Colors nail polishes in Radiation and Fuel.  I could've picked up more colors, but decided against it.  LA Colors Blush in Peach Rose, it looks to me like it'll be a pretty contouring shade.  An E.L.F. Candy Shop Lip Gloss tin in Mocha Maniac.  They're not even available individually on the ELF website.  And a NYC liquid eyeliner in Deep Plum.

My final stop today was Wal-Mart.  I saw some shelves on a YouTube video the other day and thought "OMG, I need those in my bathroom!".  Currently, we have 2 of the Sterilite 3 drawer carts that are a pain in the backside.  There's really no storage unless you want to shove everything under the sink and NO closet.  I have a separate vanity, but even it is overcrowded.  That's the main reason I wanted at least one of these shelves was so I could store my stuff in containers on the shelves and free up the counter space of my vanity.  Then, I had a thought that we could use one on the other side of the bathroom to hold our towels.  Trying to store the towels in the cart is the biggest pain.  So, we went to Wal-Mart and I found them.  There were 2 shelving units left and we got BOTH of them.  They're just under $20 each, and this will help SOOOO much.  Now I can shove the carts in my closet to use for seasonal clothing storage.  I apologize for the picture below as it was taken with my phone, I'd already dumped everything off my memory card from my camera.  These shelves are Mainstays 4 Shelf Bookcases.  I'm extremely excited to be able to organize my bathroom and make it look SO much better than it does right now.  Of course I'll post pics later when I get it all set up, but for now here's a pic of the box....

 
TOODLES Y'ALL!!