Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Worth the Hype? Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil


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The shade I have is black. I got this sample size in one of the myglam bags last year.
It’s very creamy and easy to apply. It’s also very pigmented.
I’ve only used it 3 times in a year. Every time I’m very happy with this product until this happens…
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Yes. Creasing. Every time. (picture taken 5 hours later) Even when I use my holy grail NARS Smudge Proof eyeshadow primer.
I don’t see the hype that it stays on all day. I guess it works for most eyes. But if you have hooded eyes that fold over, this is definitely NOT for you. I can see why people with certain eye shapes love it. Creasing is the only problem for me. If it didn’t crease, I would have LOVED it because I love how it applies and how pigmented it is.
The staying power is definitely not great. It stays on for many people because their eye shapes don’t allow it to transfer.
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Eyeliners have very good staying power. They don’t crease on me. When you use a new one it is super creamy. But after a few uses it gets dry and harder to apply.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Feeling lazy today…


Feeling lazy today…

L’Oreal Magic Smooth Souffle


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It looks like a cream but it’s less moisturizing than cream. It’s like tinted dense hair mousse with less moisture if that makes sense… It’s a cream to powder foundation.
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1. My naked face only with eye makeup. 2. With one layer. 3. With two layers. 4. Finished up with bronzer, blush, and highlight.
I would say it’s a light (one layer) to medium (two layers) coverage. I didn’t over the blemishes with concealer. When it’s buffed out it’s quite powdery, but adhere to the skin better than powder foundations because there is some moisture in the mousse. But it is definitely not moisturizing by any means. It was caught in the little dry patches that could normally be smoothed out with a liquid foundation.
The staying power is not very good. I didn’t set it with a powder because it was already a power finish. But I finished it up with a setting spray, as I always do with other foundations. The foundation started to wear off around 3-4 hours. My blemishes were more visible. However, it wore off quite nicely. I didn’t get patches of foundation.

Strawberry Banana White Chocolate Chips Muffins


I got the recipe from pillsbury.com and changed it a bit to make it a little more applicable with the ingredients I had at the moment.
Serving: 12 muffins
Ingredients
2/3 cup organic light brown sugar
1/2 light butter
2 eggs
2 large ripe bananas
1 2/3 cups all-purpose whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
1/2 white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Mash the ripe bananas. Or liquefy them in the blender.
  3. Melt the butter completely.
  4. In a big bowl, well mix sugar, eggs, bananas and butter together.
  5. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixture in (4.) until well mixed.
  6. Stir in strawberries and white chocolate chips until evenly distributed in the mixture.
  7. Line the muffin pan with butter or oil.
  8. Spoon mixture evenly into each muffin cup.
  9. Bake for 17-21 minutes, until the toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  10. Done!
Store left over in the fridge. If serve warm, heat in microwave for 20-25 seconds.
Enjoy!

Friday, February 1, 2013