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...

Empties blogs are definitely my favorite blogs to write. I always feel so proud of myself after using up a product. It's like a badge of honor or something. That's weird right? Like, I'm super proud of myself for using up not one, not two, but THREE packs of wipes. Anyway, weather it's weird or not, I used up a lot of products this month and you're going to hear about it. Tomatoes Clear Skin Detoxifying Charcoal Facial Wipes by Yes To - I wrote about this product recently in a disappointing products blog. Partially, it was my own fault that I didn't like this product. I thought that these were going to be makeup removing wipes, and it turned out that they were actually some sort of acne-fighting, cleansing wipes. Okay, fine. That's my fault for not paying attention to the description. I decided I would try to use these wipes to clean my face after removing makeup, and they didn't work for that either. I still had to go back and wash my face with a...

In the past few months, I reviewed both the  Afterglow Palette by Becca and the  Rainforest of  the Sea Skin Twinkle Lighting Palette by Tarte . Because the palettes have similar concepts and are at a similar price point, I wanted to write a blog that compared them, in case you were considering buying one or both. In case you haven't heard of these palettes, these are both face palettes that contain mostly illuminating powders and highlighters, although the Becca palette has a few blushes, and the Tarte palette has a setting powder. In this blog, I'm going to assess each palette in four ways: packaging, quality of product, quantity and cost of palette, and variety and versatility. Now, if you read both of the individual reviews of these products, you probably won't be surprised by the conclusion of this blog, but I'm going to lay it all out again so that you can see how the products compare side by side.  Packaging: In my opinion, the packaging is the w...

Okay, total honesty, I've had this palette for a while. I bought it during the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty sale for a reduced price. At first, I was really excited because I'd wanted it for a long time. However, I have to say that I'm actually kind of disappointed with it -- which is why I haven't reviewed it up until this point. I really, really want to like Becca products. I really do. But, to be completely honest, I'm just not impressed with their products. However, that's a blog for another day. Today, I just want to give you some thoughts about the Afterglow Palette. The Afterglow Palette comes with three Shimmering Skin Perfectors (in the shades Moonstone, Rose Gold, and Topaz) and two Mineral Blushes (in the shades Wild Honey and Flowerchild). My biggest complaint about this product is the packaging . As you can see from the picture, there are five pots of product in a rectangular case. What you can't really see in the picture is how small the pot...