The Loch Ness Monster Likes Makeup Too

A lot of makeup products pass through my collection. I'm constantly picking products up and using things up, but I also declutter things from time to time. Over the past few months, I've decluttered a few products. So, without further ado, let's get into my recent declutters: Afterglow Palette by Becca - I've had this palette in my collection for a while. In fact, I think it was one of the first products I reviewed on this blog. I picked it up because I wanted to try out the Becca highlight formula. I like the Becca formula, but a lot of the shades in this palette were way too dark for me, so I finally decided to pass it along to a friend who will get more use out of it, Happy Birthday Palette by NYX - I got this palette as a birthday gift from Ulta a while back. I liked that Ulta gave out full size palettes, and I liked the shade selection, but I didn't like the formula. I didn't really think I was going to use the palette, so I decided to pass it a...

 If you watch makeup YouTube channels, you probably remember that a few months ago people were going crazy over the Microfiber Velvet Sponge by Juno & Co. If you don't remember or don't know, the Microfiber Velvet Sponge is basically just a makeup sponge "made with velvet-soft microfiber bristles and a slanted edge for controlled stippling" (according to Juno & Co.). Anyway, there was a lot of hype over this product and everyone who tried it seemed to love it, so I wanted to try it out. Now, I know that a lot of the hype has died down (let's be real, the internet has a very short attention span), but I wanted to try the sponge, so I picked it up a few weeks ago, and I've been using it for a while. I think I've used it enough to have a pretty solid opinion on this product, so let's dive into the review! First of all, I want to say that this is a pretty sponge. It just looks nice . It's a beautiful shade of blue, and it's very ae...

I'm not a huge highlight fiend, so — compared to the rest of my makeup collection — my collection of highlights is actually pretty small. However, when I saw the Hyper Real Glow Palettes by MAC, I knew I was going to have to pick one up. It took me a while to get around to picking this palette up (because, you know, we live in the real world where you (unfortunately) can't buy all the makeup all the time). However, I eventually picked up the Flash + Awe palette , which is the more rose-toned one of the two palettes MAC release. The other palette they released is called Get It Glowin', which has some VERY gold shades. Each one has three shades and costs $39.50. Anyway, I've had the Flash + Awe palette for several weeks now, and I'm ready to review it. These palettes have been out for quite a while, so I'm not going to be saying anything groundbreaking. However, I haven't seen too many people talking about these palettes online, so I thought I'd prov...