February Loves and Blehs

This month, there were some things I fell in love with. There were also some that I grew to hate. In terms of beauty discoveries, February was a month where I bought quite a lot of makeup, since I had a Macy's giftcard left over from Christmas. I hit up Inglot and walked away with a pretty decent haul. I don't feel the need to review every Inglot eyeshadow individually, because basically all you need to know is they're amazing, and consistently so.

I'm currently planning on purchasing the new YSL Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain (wow, mouthful of a name) in the color #15, so that will be my big purchase for March, and probably my only one. Anyway, here's what I loved this month:

Rain Cosmetics Undercover Concealer in Master of Disguise - new favorite concealer, has the best coverage out of any concealer I've ever tried. Matches my skintone very well, since it has yellow undertones (yay)!
theBalm Hot Mama Blush - I did a review on this here. Basically, a fabulous every day blush!
Inglot Pearl Eyeshadow in #434 - a complex grey-purple shade. Perfect to smoke out a look, to place in the crease, or in the outer corner.
L'oreal Infallible 24 Hour Eyeshadow in Perpetual Purple - the texture and pigmentation of this is lovely, and I love the color! A full review of this is coming.
Deborah Lippman Nail Polish in Glamorous Life - this was limited edition, I'm not sure if it's still out. It's a ridiculously beautiful rose gold color.


And then, there were things that I just didn't really like. You can't have good things all the time, every time. There's bound to be some duds. I mean, I wish that I could love every single makeup purchase I made. Unfortunately, I can't. This month, there haven't been many products I disliked, but there were definitely a couple.

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Cherry Boost - the applicator doesn't apply color well, and the smell is unbearable for me. It's honestly not worth returning (I got it on clearance for 75% off). I did a review on this here.
Lorac Multiplex 3D Lip Gloss in 4D - I bought this months ago and lost it. I found it recently, and tried it. The first time I tried to apply it, the applicator was as hard as a rock. I had to sort of splay the bristles of the brush out until it softened. The color was also absolutely not for me, it was too much of a whiteish pink. It looked dreadful on my skintone. The formula was sticky and applied gloppy. I really dislike this lipgloss.

Overall, it was a pretty decent month for me. My major new loves were the L'oreal eyeshadow and the Rain Cosmetics Concealer. Happy beginning of March & start of the weekend!

Funky All Around: Review of Rimmel Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Cherry Boost

This will be my first very negative review of a product on this blog. I'm usually fairly positive, in real life and online. I mean, negativity really isn't the most helpful thing. Constructive criticism and negativity are totally different, the way I see it. Constructive criticism is putting something towards a place where it can get positive comments, whereas negativity doesn't help anyone out -  it just brings people down. However, there are some cases where a dose of negativity is needed. In this case, when I bought a product I didn't like. I want anyone who reads my blog to know the facts about this product I disliked, so they can make a better informed decision of whether to buy it or not.

I bought a lipgloss the other day, and I showed it in my drugstore haul. It was the Rimmel London SPF 15 Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Cherry Boost. I picked this up because I heard good things about Rimmel's products, and it was on clearance. For 75% off. It was hard to turn down. So I bought it and took it home, and swatched it for my drugstore haul. When I tried to swatch it, I was a bit puzzled, because the only way to deposit color was from the tip. Most lip glosses with a foam applicator absorb product and the wand is usually saturated with it. However, with this lip gloss, it was not so. The tiny tip of the wand was the only part that had any color. So to get a decent swatch, I had to dip back into the tube multiple times, which is firstly inconvenient, and secondly unsanitary since the more times you pump a wand in and out of a tube, the more bacteria you introduce into it. The applicator was plain funky. This was extremely annoying. And it would apply color in random places when you put pressure on the applicator. Also annoying.

I then took the wand out of the tube and smelled it. And no, this is not weird. Juuuust so you know. :P Scent matters a lot to me in terms of lip gloss and lip products. If they don't smell appealing, why would I ever put it near my mouth? So I sniffed the wand, and I practically reeled back in horror. It smelled awful. Like rotten plastic cherries. And I really did not want to let this lip gloss anywhere near my mouth. But I decided to give it a chance.

So I applied this (I had to dip back in the bottle multiple times), hoping for it to work moisturizing wonders on my lips. I have one lip gloss by Jouer that I love and is extremely moisturizing. And you can tell when you apply it that it's moisturizing. However, with the Rimmel lip gloss, this is not so. My lips didn't feel any less tight than they did before. With my Jouer lip gloss, you can feel the difference. With the Rimmel lip gloss, not so much. So it didn't live up to its moisturizing claims. It wasn't uncomfortable on the lips, but it didn't feel luxuriously moisturizing either.

However, this lipgloss was kind of a plumping lip gloss. I despise plumping lipglosses. I find the so called "tingling", which I mentally label "burning" to be annoying and not worth the small amount of lip plumping that occurs in the end. So, when this lipgloss was a mildly plumping lip gloss, it lost some points in my book. It wasn't as much of a burning sensation as some I've tried, but it was annoying. It was kind of funky that they made it a semi-plumping product. Although it wasn't moisturizing, it was decently comfortable on my lips (besides the plumping factor). The color was also really nice once I actually got it on - it was definitely wearable, something I could wear to school.

Overall, I didn't like this product. The applicator was frustrating, and the plumping action really annoyed me. The color was nice once I got it on, but it was definitely not worth the trouble. Good thing I got this on clearance, or else I'd definitely be returning it. I'm hoping that maybe next time I try a Rimmel lip product, I'll like it more, since I've heard such great things about their lip products.

Rating: 2/5

Drugstore Haul and Initial Swatches!

I went to Rite Aid, and there was a ton of stuff on sale! The Wet N Wild eyeshadow singles and some other products were 75% off, Revlon was 40% off, tons of Rimmel products were 75% off, and there were tons of other sales that I can't even remember now. But basically, as the new products roll in, the old ones must go, and I was never one to turn down a bargain! So I picked up some stuff, for a total of $20 or the like.

I got: Rite Aid Renewal Duo Fiber Blending Brush, Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart, Wet N Wild Nutty Eyeshadow, L'oreal Infallible 24 Hour Eyeshadow, and Rimmel Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Cherry Boost 

From left to right: Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart, Wet N Wild Nutty Eyeshadow, L'oreal Infallible 24 Hour Eyeshadow, and Rimmel Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Cherry Boost 

A review of all of these individually will be coming up!