The Loch Ness Monster Likes Makeup Too

So, November was pretty much a wash for me for blogging. I don't know how it happened, but I ended up barely blogging at all in November, which means that I have not one but TWO months of empties to share with you. Get excited. Or don't, it's really up to you. Oahu Coconut Sunset Ultra Shea Body Cream by Bath & Body Works - You guys already know that I go through Bath & Body Works products like they're water. This month, I used up a tube of Oahu Coconut Sunset Ultra Shea Body Cream. I really like BBW's body cream formula; it's very luxurious and moisturizing.  I think the Oahu Coconut Sunset scent was limited edition; it's a nice, summer-y scent with lots of coconut and fruity notes. If BBW brought it back, I would definitely repurchase. Mineral Infused Face Primer in Brightening Lavender by e.l.f. - I really enjoyed this product. For $6, it was an excellent primer. It really smoothed out my skin and created a great base for my makeup. I don&

So, about a month and a half ago, Kathleen Lights announced that she was coming out with a collab palette with Morphe, and I died of excitement. Died. I am dead. First of all, I just recently (in the last four months or so) discovered how epic Morphe shadows are, and I can't get enough of them. Secondly, I adore Kathleen Lights, her collabs are awesome, and I will proudly support all of her collabs. So...I ordered it approximately three seconds after it came on sale, and I didn't look back. I've had this palette for about a month now, and I really love it. I find myself reaching for it all the time. I've been meaning to review it for a while, but, as you know, I have a backlog of palettes to review (I know, I know, I'm behind). I feel a bit bad about reviewing this palette because I know it was limited edition and you can't get it anymore. However, it's supposedly being re-released. So, if you're hoping to pick up this palette in the future, I hope thi

As you know, I'm the Queen of the Impulse Buy, and one of my most recent impulse buys—okay, about a month and a half ago (I'm behind on my palette reviews—was the Modern Watercolors Eyes Palette by Sephora + Pantone Universe. I know that this palette came out quite a while ago, but I only now bought it because it was on sale on Sephora.com. Plus, I've recently been trying out more colorful eye looks, so I thought this—very colorful palette —would be a good palette to supplement the colorful shadows I already have. First of all, the packaging is very pretty. The lid is designed to look like a watercolor painting, which is really very beautiful. So far so good. However, the shadows themselves are a bit of a struggle to work with. Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of pastel shades in this palette that look gorgeous in the pan. The only issue is that these shadows have virtually no pigment. I understand that they're supposed to be "watercolors," an

A few weeks ago, I wrote a first impressions blog post about Sleek cosmetics. One of the products I talked about in that post was the Goodnight Sweetheart i-Divine Eyeshadow Palette . Now that I've had more time to use this palette, I decided to write a more complete review of this palette. I've noticed that my impressions of products tend to change over time, so I always try to use a product for a while before I write a final review of the product. First of all, this palette is produced by the brand Sleek. Sleek is a British cosmetic brand, so, if you're in the USA (like me), you're going to have to order it online. Even though the palette itself is fairly inexpensive (it's €8.74, which is roughly $11), you'll probably have to pay for shipping. Plus, since the palette will be coming from Europe, it'll probably take quite some time to reach you.  Now that I've told you all that, let's talk about the actual product. This palette is chock fu

My town recently acquired an H&M (so, basically, we have just entered the 21st century). Anyway, this was intensely exciting to me because, apparently, H&M now has a line of cosmetics. Also, you know, I like their clothes and stuff. Long story short, I swatched a ton of their new makeup and decided to pick up a few things. Full disclosure, I intended to pick up some of their face products (foundation, powder, concealer, etc.), but, after swatching them, I decided they weren't worth the money . In my opinion, all of their face products are extremely light coverage. I knew without trying them out that that wasn't going to work for me. Because I was able to swatch all the products before purchasing them, I bought the products I was most impressed with. However, over all, I would say that this cosmetic line is a mixed bag. There are some great products in this line; however, there are also a lot of products that are extremely disappointing. If you're interested in

For some reason, October was a month of pink-toned makeup for me. This month I was super into pink toned eyes, pink toned blushes, and bright pink lips. This is extraordinary for me because I'm not usually big on pink. First time for everything, right? Anyway, these are my favorites for the month of October: Solstice Highlighting Palette by Sleek - If you want to glow like the sun, you need this palette. I've used this palette almost everyday since I got it (roughly seven weeks ago). I've written a complete review of it , but, long story short, it's just an amazing (and very affordable) highlighting palette. All of the highlights are so beautiful and so brilliant on the skin. Plus, they have just the right amount of pigment for highlights, and the shades are simply beautiful. Shape Tape Concealer by Tarte - I wrote an entire blog post about this concealer a few weeks ago. Honestly, I don't even know how I ever used other concealers because this conceal

I don't have many empties this month (I guess I need to get back on my product use up game, huh). I've noticed that I tend to use up products in waves. When it rains it pours, right? However, I do have a few empties to share with you. Enjoy! Blending Sponge by Swissco - This isn't so much of an "empty" as it is a "broken." I used to use this sponge to blend my concealer, but I accidentally ripped it one day while I was cleaning it. It's not the best blending sponge ever, but it worked well for my purposes. I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a basic, cheap beauty sponge. I would definitely repurchase it. In fact, I was planning on repurchasing it, but it was out of stock at my Ulta. Instead, I picked up an Ulta brand beauty sponge. Fit Me Concealer by Maybelline - I bought this concealer because I heard a couple of makeup YouTubers say that it was one of the best inexpensive concealers out there. Truthfully, I was qui

Last month, in my August/September nail polish favorites blog post , I talked out the issues I'm having with my nails. My nails have been really dry and damaged lately, and they've been breaking and peeling a lot. I'm trying to give my nails a break from the constant cycle of applying and removing nail polish; consequently, I left my nails bare for a few days between each polish change. So, unfortunately, I didn't get to wear too many polishes this month. However, I do still have a couple of favorite polishes to talk about. Snowcone by Orly - This polish is a favorite purely because of its formula. It has a phenomenal formula, simply phenomenal. It's opaque in one coat, and it practically applies itself. It dries quickly, doesn't run, and levels out beautifully. Ugh. If only all polishes had formulas this beautiful. The color itself isn't anything special to me (I have approximately 10 million blue polishes). However, it is a pretty polish. As you can see,

I'm a Colourpop believer, through and through. Colourpop produces great products at very reasonable prices. Today, I have some swatches of lip shades from Colourpop's Fall Edit (well, two are from the Fall edit; two are just fall shades (well, I consider them to be Fall shades)). First of all, I want to reiterate how much I love Colourpop's formulas for their Ultra Satin Lip line and their Ultra Matte Lip line . They're both long lasting, comfortable, and very pigmented.  Plus, all of Colourpop's products are super affordable ; so, they're a really good value for the money. The first shade I picked up from the Fall Edit was Barracuda. Barracuda is an Ultra Satin Lip, and it's a deep, brownish red. I absolutely love this shade; it's so flattering and it's so autumnal. To me, Fall is the perfect time for dramatic lip colors. I love red, dusty rose, and brown lip products in the Fall, and Barracuda is just perfect for me. The second color I pic

A few months ago Jaclyn Hill started the Ride of Die Makeup Tag  (In case you haven't seen it, I'm attaching her original video to this post). I saw it, got super excited, decided I had to do it immediately... and then promptly forgot about it. Well, I recently saw Kathleen Lights doing this tag, and I was reminded that I wanted to do the tag. So, today I'm going to do the Ride or Die Makeup Tag...before I forget about it again. My tag is basically Jaclyn's tag, but I added and removed a couple of categories to more accurately reflect the sort of makeup I use on a day to day basis. Note: some of the pictures in this blog are my own photos and some are photos from Sephora/Ulta/the manufacturer. I'm using the manufacturer photos because (a) I don't have all of these products in my collection at this exact moment or (b) I've used some these products so much that they're not "pretty" enough for photographs. Primer - I had a lot of trouble pi