Makeup Academy: Heaven and Earth, Glitter Ball, Starry Night, Eyeshadow Trios & Lipsticks

Before Makeup Academy opened up their own website, my lovely friend Maria from Maria Sparkle sent me a few goodies to try out. Since I haven't done a post about the products she sent me, I thought it would be perfect to share them with you. Thank you so much Maria for sending me these products, I really appreciate everything, you are so sweet :)






♥ Lipsticks in shade 5, 7 & 3.


♥ Eyeshadow Trio in Chocolate Box.


♥ Eyeshadow Trio in Eden.


♥ Eyeshadow Trio in Smoke Screen.




♥ Eyeshadow Palette in Starry Night.




♥ Eyeshadow Palette in Glitter Ball.




♥ Eyeshadow Palette in Heaven and Earth.

I will do swatches and reviews of all the products soon, so stay tuned for that :)

Whats your favorite product from Makeup Academy? Any products you would like to try? :)
Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Nails Of The Day: Revlon Sheer Rose

Today Im wearing Sheer Rose by Revlon which was a gift from my beautiful friend Jenn from Imperfection is Beauty. Sheer Rose is a beautiful pinky nude nail polish with silver shimmers and its actually my only nail polish from Revlon.

Being the nail polish addict that I am, Im actually surprised that this is my first Revlon nail polish because their color range is really good and they do have some great dupes for high-end nail polishes. Sheer Rose is definitely one of my favorite pinky nudes in my collection and I dont own anything like this shade :)





I think its really difficult to get a good picture of my nail polish swatches, they always turn out dark and I want them to be lighter and brighter. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how I can improve my swatch pictures, please feel free to share them with me in the comments below. I would love to hear how you guys do it :)

Which nail polish from Revlon is your favorite? Any recommendations? :)
Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Ebay Goodies: Revlon Lip Butters and Colorstay Foundation, Mally Beauty, Hard as Hoof & Orange Sticks.

You probably know how much I love and adore Ebay? Online shopping is my thing, I can sit in my chair with a hot cup of chocolate and just browse for hours haha, are you guys like that too or do you prefer to do your shopping at the mall? :)

I wanted to share my latest purchases from Ebay. These are products that I have heard so many good things about and been seeing on different beauty blogs lately as well. When Im reading my favorite beauty blogs or watching youtube videos, I always find products that Im curious about and want to try out for myself. I guess thats the *price* you have to pay for being a beauty blogger? Haha, it can definitely make my wallet cry sometimes! Anyways, here are the products I picked up :)




♥ Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters in Peach Parfait, Pink Truffle, Sweet Tart, Berry Smoothie & Red Velvet.

The Revlon Lip Butters have been one of the most talked about products in the beauty community and for good reason. They are just like lipbalms but with the pigmentation of a lipstick and the shine of a lipgloss. They are really moisturizing and the color payoff is really good.

I have to thank my good friend Jenn from Imperfection is Beauty for getting me hooked on these babies, thank you gorgeous :) Expect to see swatches and a review of these soon :)


♥ Revlon Colorstay Normal/Dry Skin Foundation.

Im really excited to try out this foundation by Revlon. This is the one for Normal/Dry skin but  its also available for those of you who have combination/oily skin. Its really good that they have this foundation available for different skin types, its something that I dont see that often :)








♥ Mally Beauty Evercolor Poreless Face Defender.

When I set my foundation, I always use a translucent powder or a setting spray, never a regular face powder because i dont like how it looks on me, it can sometimes look too cakey which I don like.

I bought the Mally Beauty Evercolor Poreless Face Defender which is a clear product that diffuses the look of pores and fine lines and helps your makeup last. It mattifies the face without the dry, ashy look that a powder can give you. Super excited about this product :)


♥ Orange Sticks.

These are the perfect tools for Water Marbling! Before I got these, I tried using a toothpick but I think its too pointy and sharp and it destroys my design and I dont like that at all. These have a sharp and a more softer side. Im going to do a Water Marbling Tutorial soon, so stay tuned for that :)


♥ Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream.

After hearing wonderful things about the Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream from PlasmaSpeedo on Youtube, I just had to buy it and give it a try. My nails have been peeling lately so Im hoping that this is going to help. I have been using this for a few days now and my nails seems a little stronger. I will definitely keep you updated on this product and do a review too :)

Have you tried any of these products? Do you like to shop on Ebay? :)
Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Sigma Beauty F05, F35 & Dry'N Shape

When it comes to makeup brushes, Sigma Beauty is my favorite brand. The quality of their brushes are fantastic and they are actually pretty affordable compared to other brands that I have tried.

I do own a few high-end brushes and to be honest, I dont use them anymore since I discovered Sigma. I prefer my Sigma brushes because they do the same job as any high-end brushes out there and that just proves that you dont have to go out and buy really expensive brushes to get a flawless makeup application. I dont want to spend that much money on just one brush when I know that Sigma makes brushes that are just as good,if not better and you can get a complete kit for the price of just a few high-end brushes :)


♥ Small Contour - F05.


♥ Tapered Highlighter - F35.




♥ The Dry 'N Shape. 

Im so happy that I managed to get my hands on the Small Contour F05 and the Tapered Highlighter F35 brush. They just came back on Sigma's website after being out of stock for quite some time. I have no idea why I haven't picked up these brushes sooner, so happy they are available again. You can find the Small Contour F05 brush here and the Tapered Highlighter F35 brush here.

I have heard so many positive things about the Dry 'N Shape so I finally decided to just pick it up and give it a try. Cleaning my brushes is something that im not a big fan of doing and I get tired of waiting for my brushes to dry so I can use them again. The Dry 'N Shape is supposed to dry and shape the brushes within 4-6 hours. Im super excited about trying out this product and from what I have heard, it lives up to the expectations :) You can find the Dry 'N Shape here.

Disclaimer:
I am affiliated with Sigma Beauty so if you dont want to contribute to comission for me, please dont click on my links. I bought all of these products with my own money.

Whats your favorite Sigma brush? Have you tried the Dry 'N Shape? :)
Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Benefit Cosmetics: Hervana & Erase Paste [With Swatches]

In the beginning of February, I placed my very first order from Benefit Cosmetics and my package finally arrived today. I have only tried a few of their products and so far Im very impressed with the quality :)

I ordered the the Hervana blush which I have heard wonderful things about and the Erase Paste in Fair. I also got two free samples with my order, the Stay Don't Stray Primer and the Hello Flawless custom powder cover-up with SPF 15. Scroll down below to see swatches of both products :)


♥ When I opened up my package, I completely fell in love with how everything was wrapped up, the wrapping paper is so adorable. Im such a sucker for cute and girly packaging :)






♥ Hervana Blush.




♥ Erase Paste in Fair.

I also got a little book with information about some of Benefit's products and I have already looked through it and found some products that I want to try out. I really want to try more of their blushes because all of them look so pretty. Their products are definitely more on the pricey side and the shipping can be a little expensive, depending on what country you are from so keep that in mind if you are thinking about placing an order :)

Which blushes from Benefit do you recommend? :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Elf Cosmetics Collective Haul

Hi sweeties, I hope all of you are doing great and that you are having a wonderful week so far! Its been a few days since I have updated my blog! I just needed a little break but Im so happy to be back again, I missed you guys so much :)

I thought I would share my Elf Cosmetics haul with all of you. This is a collective haul post which means that i didn't buy all of these products at once. These are products from three different orders, two of them are from December last year and one from last month.

I picked up quite a few products from their website in December because they were having all of these amazing holiday deals that was just too good to pass up! This post is picture heavy so remember that I have warned you :) *haha*


♥ Natural Eyeshadow Palette.


♥ Single Eyeshadow in Oatmeal.


♥ Single Eyeshadow in Sunset.


♥ Single Eyeshadow in Totally Teal.


♥ Single Eyeshadow in Purple Passion.


♥ Single Eyeshadow in Sea Blue.


♥ Cream Eyeshadows in Pewter & Eggplant.


♥ Cream Eyeshadows in Teal Party & Purple Pleaser.


♥ Complete Beauty On The Go Set. Got this for free with one of their holiday deals :)


♥ Glossy Glosses in Pink Candy, Sweet Salmon, Berry Blush & Muted Mauve.


♥ Glitter Glosses in Bronze Bling (top) & Jeweled Jam (bottom).


♥ Lipsticks in Nostalgic, Flirtatious & Charming.


♥ Mineral Lipstick in Beautiful Berry.


♥ Lip Stain in Heartbreaker.


♥ Mineral Moisturizing Lip Tint in Cherry.


♥ Mineral Blush in Bliss.


♥ Mineral Booster in Corrective Yellow.


♥ Radiance Enhancer in Sunrise.


♥ Cream Blushes in Flirt & Seductress.


♥Kabuki Face Brush.

Im going to do reviews and swatches of all the products too, so stay tuned for that :) 

Have you ordered anything from Elf lately? :) Xoxo, Christine♥

The Body Shop, Rimmel London, Ardell & Lindex

Yesterday I went to the mall with my mom to look for a Valentine's Day gift for Simon. Its always so difficult to pick out something for him because he is one of those people that have everything so it can be quite the challenge. But I managed to find something that I think he is going to like a lot :)

My mom and I decided to check out Lindex which is a store we haven't been to in years. Lindex used to be a store that did not appeal to me at all but they have definitely improved a lot and now I can actually find clothes and accessories that I like and want to buy. I checked out their makeup products and guess which brand I saw? Rimmel London!!! Its one of those brands that I have been wanting to try out for the longest time. If I knew that Lindex sold Rimmel London, I would have gone before. Guess who is going to be a regular costumer from now on? Yep you guessed right, its me :)

Here are the products I picked up from Lindex! :)


♥ The Body Shop Vanilla Body Lotion.




♥ Rimmel London Glam Eyes HD in English Oak.


♥ Kate Moss for Rimmel London Lipstick in 08.


♥ Rimmel London Lycra Pro Nail Polish in Peppermint.


♥ Ardell False Eyelashes in 301.


♥ Lindex Nail Polish Remover.


♥ Lindex Hair Brush.

Which product from Rimmel London do you recommend? :) Xoxo, Christine♥