Step out and pout this holiday season

Hello, bellas! I'm very excited about this post because I have been adding lots of products to my makeup collection. This week I present you with a lipstick review that comes with additional savings in time for the holidays!

So Wet n Wild - I. love. their. lipsticks. LOVE! Eeeet! I can't contain my excitement. I love lipstick in general, but I love their lipsticks for a few reasons:

1. They have 5 different lines of lipsticks.

2. Their lipsticks come in really beautiful colors.

3. YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE!

If you are the kind of girl that doesn't really wear makeup, but maybe you put some lipstick on for special occasions, then Wet n Wild is for you. With the holidays just around the corner, even with all the shopping you have to do, treating yourself to some new, AFFORDABLE lipstick is a great way to prepare for all of the family gatherings and holiday parties you may be attending. So I wrote a review for you. Like to hear it? Here it go...

Below is part of my Wet n Wild lipstick collection. I've included one example from each line:

Pictured l-r: Fergie's Center Stage Collection Perfect Pout Lip Color in Ferguson Crest Cabernet, Mega Shield Lip Color in It's a Girl, Silk Finish Lipstick in Hot Paris Pink and Mega Last Lip Color in Cherry Picking. Front: Perfect Pair Lip Wand in Brandy Wine.

Here's the color swatches:

L-r: Brandy Wine, Ferguson Crest Cabernet, It's a Girl, Hot Paris Pink and Cherry Picking

Fergie's Perfect Pout Lip Color comes in 10 really pretty shades. They glide on a little thick, almost velvety, but the full coverage lasts on your lips throughout the day. I touch up after lunch. They retail for $3.49.

The Mega Shield Lip Color is my favorite in the line. There are 14 shades and I own two of them, It's a Girl and Within These Adobe Walls. These go on a sheerer than the rest, but the colors are really pretty and you do not need to wear any gloss. They retail for $2.99.

The Silk Finish Lipstick is $.99!  Twenty-two shades! Its very silky smooth, very hydrating and glides right on.

The Mega Last Lip Color has the most options of the bunch with 26 shades. Wet n Wild boasts that this lasts for four hours, but honestly, it lasts longer than that. Of all the lines, the Mega Last line is the hardest, thickest to apply. I always put lip balm on before so I can actually stroke it on my lips, if not, you have to pat it. But it stays put because it pretty much stains your lips. This will cost you a whopping $1.99.

Last, but not least, is the Perfect Pair Lip Wand, which is awesome because one side is the lip liner and the other is the lipstick in a crayon-like form. This is $3.99, the most expensive of the lot, however its a two-fer so it really is a deal. The only down side to this is that they only offer 4 shades.  I'm not real fond of the color I have, Brandy Wine, but I put another color over it to lighten it a bit so I still wear it often.

Now for the best part - Wet n Wild products are 40% off this week at Rite Aid. I bought lipsticks for $.59 today. Paying $.99 is a steal but $.59 is highway robbery.

I can't say enough about the beautiful color selection from Wet n Wild. I must say, they've come a long way since I was a teen and their prices are terrific. So go buy a new Wet n Wild lipstick. Hell, live a little and buy two! If you get one this week at Rite Aid, you won't be paying more than $3.20. If you don't like it, you can always return it, or you can use my little trick and mix it with something else. With 76 colors and 5 different types to choose from, I'm sure you'll find one you love. Or two or three (like I did).

Enjoy the week, bellas! Let me know if you buy one and what you think by commenting below.



If the eyes are the windows to your soul, at least make them look pretty! Eye liner reviews and tips.

Happy Memorial Day! This weekend, many stores are having sales, so I decided to give you a Memorial Day twofer - eye liner product reviews and a tip on how to make eye liner last.

I love eye liner - it is a staple in my everyday makeup routine. I like it because it gives your eye a pop of color and takes seconds to apply. Paired with some mascara, it gives me a look I'm comfortable wearing to work without feeling like I'm all done up with eye shadow.  I reserve eye shadow for the weekends and nights out, but that's only because applying eye shadow takes more time than I'm willing to spend primping in the morning before work (the truth is, I like to sleep until the last possible minute).

There are many different types of eye liner and different techniques to apply it. You can put it on your lower lash line, your upper lash line,  and in your water lines, which is the wet ridge where your eye and eye lid come together. Be careful when lining your water lines. Use pencil only, and do not share a pencil with someone else, as you can get an infection.

See below for my thoughts on the following liquid eye liners. I use them solely for my upper lids, to give a really defined look. This type of liner is not made for the "smudged" look; that is reserved for pencils and eye shadow.

This is Urban Decay's 24/7  Waterproof Liquid Liner. It retails for $19.00 at Sephora. This liquid liner is applied with a brush and went on nice, smooth and dark. It lasted all day long. In fact, when it was time to take it off, even after I washed my face, it was still fully on. I actually had to peel in off of my lid like plastic and it came off in one piece. The one thing that I did not like about it was that, the closer I applied it to my upper lash line, the stickier it made my eyelashes. I had a hard time applying my mascara because my eyelashes were stuck together at the base.

This is Revlon's Color Stay Liquid Eye Pen. Target sells it for $7.79. This pen has a felt tip, like a marker, and also draws on easily. This also lasts all day long, however, once you put it on, you have to let it dry a little bit before you curl your lashes. Each time I curl my lashes, it tends to get on the lash curler, and then it looks faded on my eye lid. I then have to reapply it. This comes in three colors: blackest black, black and blackened brown.

This is Maybelline's Master Duo Thin or Thick Glossy Liquid Liner. This applicator is felt and has a little ball on the end of it. Their brown color is called Bronze Shimmer, and I don't like it. It was too bronze and not enough brown for me. It went on easily,  but like the Urban Decay eye liner, it stuck to the base of my lash line causing my eyelashes to stick together. They were dry and hard when I tried to put on my mascara. This one was my least favorite. It comes in six colors, black, purple, teal, green, navy and bronze and retails for $6.94 at Target.

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner takes the cake for me. I've never worn gel liner before, but it is my new favorite. I bought it in brown and went back to the store the next day to get it in black. The liner comes in its own little pot,  and the brush is separate, with a cap for the bristles. You simply dip the tip of the brush in the gel and apply to your upper lid. This went on dark and easy and stayed on for hours. I liked this one the best because even though I tried it with dark eyeshadow on, the liner was dark enough to be visible.  This is available in four colors: black, brown, charcoal and eggplant. I bought it at CVS for $10.79.


As far as eye liner pencils go, there are so many to choose from. The following are my go-to eyeliners, and my all-time favorite.

The Wet n Wild brow and eye liner pencils are great because they come in a bunch of colors and the pencils are extremely long, so they last forever. The best part is they are only $0.99! You cannot beat the price. There is one problem with these pencils, they tend to run and smudge around your eyes, especially the bottom lid. But I have a great tip to keep that from happening. I'll get to that in a second.

This is my number one, all-time favorite eye liner in the history of the universe! This prized possession was given to me on that fateful day in Macy's at the MAC counter that I told you about last week. That darling makeup angel, whoever she was, gave me this MAC Kohl eye pencil in the color Blooz. It is a navy pencil, and it is the best navy pencil I have ever tried. I've tried a lot of pencils claiming to be navy, but they were really bright, and just not the deep navy color I was looking for. Navy is great at accentuating brown eyes and this pencil will last all day long. In fact, even after I wash my face, I usually need to get an Almay makeup eraser stick to really get it all off. This kohl pencil is $16.00 and worth every penny.


I hope these product reviews were helpful. Before I go, I'll leave you with a great tip that I found on Pinterest about how to keep your eye liner from running and smudging under your eyes. After applying your eye liner, you take a small, flat concealer brush and some pressed powder. I use Cover Girl's Oil Control Pressed Powder which is $5.94 at Target.

I run the tip of the brush against the powder and dust it under the eye liner, like I'm drawing a line of powder under the liner, but you cannot see the powder. This works wonders. For years, I came home from work at 6:00 p.m. with eye liner all around my eyes, looking like I slept twelve hours in my makeup, especially with the $0.99 eye liner. This little trick restored my confidence in throwing down those Wet n Wild eye liners at the drug store check out. I now have them in every color.

Thank you for tuning in this week. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. If you have any questions or ideas for me to try, post them. I look forward to testing out new makeup.