E.L.F. (EyesLipsFace) Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Hi everyone!

 

Today I am going to be reviewing the E.L.F. (EyesLipsFace/Eyes.Lips.Face.) Mineral Eyeshadow Primer. I bought this a while back when I was looking for eye shadow primers and I was really into the whole trying E.L.F. products out to review. I paid $3.00 for this product. I actually ended up buying this specific product by mistake. E.L.F. has three different collection lines- their regular products, their Studio products, and their mineral products. For some reason I thought that I was buying the E.L.F. Studio eye shadow primer because I tried their regular eye shadow primer and it was okay. Then when I received my items I realized that it wasn't the product that I intended to purchase because E.L.F. doesn't carry an eye shadow primer in their Studio line. That was a bit disappointing. I personally stay away from mineral because I have found that mineral products don't work well for me. It's just personal preference. The only reason why I haven't thrown it out is because I haven't done a review on it, but I forget that I even have it. I might use it to try to do swatches.

Speaking of swatches, just a side, I know my digital camera is a bit fuzzy on a lot of the pictures, I apologize for that. I am using a digital camera from almost 10 years ago. I really need to upgrade it. It is very difficult to take very up close shots of the product because it won't focus on it. Gr. I might have to take semi-far shots and then just zoom in on them when I post them on here. But you at least get an idea of what the product looks like.

On another note about swatches... I tried the E.L.F. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer on my hand with the Covergirl Exact Eyes Eyelights Eye Brightening Shadow Palette in #710 Radiant Blues. I did a side by side comparison of the palette colors just on bare skin and over this E.L.F. mineral primer. I noticed that the E.L.F. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer ended up dimming the brightness of the white pigment, kind of brought out the tan/browny light color, but did bring out the blue and the green a bit more. I felt that it made the eye shadow easier to blend.

RATING:

Price: 8/10
Package: 8/10
Smell: 10/10
Amount of product: 8/10
Longevity: 6/10
Bringing out eye shadows: 6/10
Application: 10/10
Different types of lids: 6/10
Overall product rating: 7/10
Would I buy this product again: 1/10
Total product rating: 70/100=70%=C

My personal rating: 6/10=60%=D-

Comments: I think that the price of this product is a bit high. It's not worth it to pay extra when you can get the same eye shadow primer for $1 when using the regular E.L.F. line. I feel the regular one does a bit of a better job in longevity. The packaging is normal. It comes with a wand. It's small and compact for easy traveling, but it's not cute. It does have a bit of an odd smell to it, but once applied you can't really smell it. It's a very faint smell. It's like a waxy chemical smell. The way I'm describing this product makes it sound scary, but it's not as bad as I'm describing. It's very faint and once applied to lids you cannot smell it at all. I think you get a decent amount of product, although I think relatively speaking, the price is a bit too high for this product. This eye shadow primer doesn't last. I wouldn't use this eye shadow primer if you are going out for an extended period of time or doing anything physical where you might work up a sweat like dancing. As far as bringing out eye shadow pigment, I would say it's very hit or miss. Some eye shadows it brings out and others it dulls. I think a good eye shadow primer works well or decently well for almost all eye shadows. I cannot say that for this product. The application I would say is fairly evenly. It comes with a wand so it makes for easy application. I would not suggest this product with those who have oily eye lids like me, especially do not use cream shadows and this primer. More than likely, I will not be repurchasing this product.

Sincerely,
Marina

My First Impression of the Aussie Moist Shampoo and Conditioner with Pump

Hey everyone!

 

I ran out of shampoo and conditioner so this past weekend I needed to find some new shampoo and conditioner because I was unhappy with the products I had used and was currently using. Since I am a huge fan of the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle I decided to look at some of their shampoo and conditioner products. I found two fairly good sized bottles of a product called Aussie Moist. They were a good price. I decided to buy them to try the product. I really wanted to write about my first impressions of the product because I liked it so much! I bought the shampoo and conditioner separately because it works better with my hair. I cannot use the 2 in 1 stuff. It doesn't have enough conditioner for my hair. Apparently they do have both options, you can either buy the moist product in a 2 in 1 pump bottle or buying them separately. They also have different bottle sizes and with or without pump.

Since this was my first time using the product I decided to use 5 short pumps of each product and put it in my hair. I used 5 short pumps of the shampoo, washed my hair, then I used 5 short pumps of the conditioner. With the conditioner I left it in my hair for a couple of minutes before rinsing it out.

This is the best shampoo and conditioner product I have used that was what would be considered a "drug store" item and it being cheap. From the first use my hair feels soft, it smells good, it feels moisturized, and the best part is that it's not puffy. My hair feels healthy and looks moisturized, but not greasy! This product will save me time in the shower because I had to use the shampoo, wash it off, put in conditioner, then wait a few minutes, and then use the Aussie 3 Minute Conditioner which also took another few minutes. Now I won't have to do that.

Another good thing about this product is that I don't think I will be needing to buy the Aussie Moist 3 Minute Miracle Deep Conditioner. I am so shocked by that. With other products, such as the Fructis for dry/damaged hair, I had to also use the Aussie 3 Minute Conditioner with them because they didn't do the job. The Aussie Moist Shampoo and Conditioner did an amazing job. One that I am not used to. I might still buy the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle to keep on hand and use once a month for extra moisture or when I need it for hair emergencies, but I won't have to use it once or twice a week like I had to. I am very excited about that.

I will use this product for a month or two and then write an actual review on it. I just want to use the product some more to make sure it actually works the way I think it does. We will see!

Sincerely,
Marina

Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #566 Strawberry Ice

Hi everyone!

This is the last product review of the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss collection that I have. In this blog I am going to be reviewing the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #566 in Strawberry Ice. This is my second favorite product out of the four lipglosses that I have. My first is the #578 in Sinless. This is another very pretty, fun, bright lipgloss.

I got this lipgloss on sale. I can't remember exactly how much it was, but it was somewhere between 99 cents and $1.50. I bought the Rose Gold, Mauve-Jave Desert, and Strawberry Ice at my local walgreens because I was there picking something up and realized that they were having a sale on Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Glosses so I wanted to add to my collection. I thought that the colors were going to be pretty and pigmented, but not all of them delivered.

I would divide the lipglosses into three categories. The categories are awesome, okay, and disappointing. I would put Sinless and Strawberry Ice in the awesome category. I would put the Rose Gold/Rose in the okay category. I would put the Muave-Jave Desert in the disappointing category. That is why instead of rating just the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss as one overall product I decided to split it up into reviewing each one individually because they vary a lot from each other, especially in pigmentation. Even though it seems kind of stupid to try to review the same lipgloss collection individually, there is a reason why I did it that way. That is why I take the time to review each product individually because not all of them are always the same. Just wanted that to be known.

RATING:

Price: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Pigment: 9/10
Smell: 9/10
Taste: 9/10
Application: 9/10
Feel of product on lips: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Would I buy this product again: 10/10
Overall rating: 9/10
Total rating: 101/110=91.81%=91.8%=A

My personal rating: 9.5/10=95%=A

Comments: The pricing is cheap, especially when there are sales which I've noticed Walgreens has a lot of them. The packaging is cute. I love the pigment of this lipgloss. There is a light smell, but it doesn't smell sweet. There is a slight waxy after taste, but not as bad as in Sinless. The application is very smooth and even. The product doesn't feel sticky, heavy, or thick. Of course like most lipglosses there is no lasting power, but it doesn't claim as such, so I can't take off too heavily for it not lasting. You get a lot of product for the money. I would definitely buy this lipgloss again. I actually wore it this past weekend.

Thank you so much for reading!

Sincerely,
Marina

Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #581A Mauve-Jave Desert

Hi everyone!

This week I am continuing to review the four lipgloss products from Wet N Wild. In this blog I am going to be reviewing the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #581A in Mauve-Jave Dessert. I am conflicted about the actual name of the product because on the actual lip gloss it calls it Mauve-Jave Desert, but on the website it calls it Mauve-Jave Dessert. As you can see there is a difference in spelling of the product name. It could be either desert or dessert. To me personally it sounds better as desert than dessert, but that is just my personal preference.

The normal price of this product is $1.99, but I bought it on sale. I don't remember how much exactly I paid for it, but it was somewhere between 99 cents and $1.50. Out of all of the lipglosses that I bought from Wet N Wild's Mega Slicks Lip Gloss collection this was the one I liked the least. I was expecting better pigment, but it just wasn't there. If you are looking for a very very light pigment then this is okay, but I was not looking for that and I was not expecting that for this product, especially with the awesome pigment with the other two lipglosses. It was very disappointing. If you are looking for very slight color, mostly glossy this is a product for you. If you are looking for a pigment then this product is not for you.

RATING:

Price: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Pigment: 6/10
Smell: 7/10
Taste: 8/10
Application: 9/10
Feel of product on lips: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Would I buy this product again: 6/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Total rating: 89/110=80.9%=B

My personal rating: 7/10=70%=C

Comments: The price is excellent, especially when it is on sale. The packaging is cute. Like I stated in the above paragraphs, I was very disappointed with the pigment of this lipgloss. I was really hoping that it would have more of a pigment because it looks like a really pretty color in the tube. There is a bit of a smell to it, a very light sweet smell, but not overpowering, especially when applied to the lips. I would say that this one doesn't have as bad an after taste as some of the other lipglosses. The application goes on smoothly and evenly. The product doesn't feel sticky, thick, or heavy. As with all lipglosses, the longevity of them tend to be very short. This doesn't claim to be long lasting so I didn't judge it as harshly as I normally would. You get a lot of product for the money. I would personally not buy this particular color again because it looks so pretty in the tube, but it doesn't apply that pretty color to the lips. If it did this would get 100% rating because I love the tube color. 

Thank you for reading!

Sincerely,
Marina

Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #576A Rose Gold/Rose

Hi everyone!

In this blog I am continuing to review the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Glosses. The one I am talking about in this blog is the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss #576A in Rose Gold/Rose. I am not as big of a fan on this specific Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss because I feel the pigment is lacking a little bit. The first one I bought was in Sinless so if you go from that one where the pigment is very good to a lower quality pigment it is a bit disappointing, but this product is not the most offensive, at least not like I originally thought. A few months ago I went to my local Walgreens for something other than makeup and I ended up finding out that they were having a sale on the Mega Slicks Lip Glosses so I was super excited to pick up a few more colors to add to my collection. Normally the product price is $1.99, but it was on sale I think for 99 cents each. It could not have been higher than $1.50 for each.

With this product I would just like to reiterate that it is a hit or a miss product. Some lipglosses are really nice, some are okay, and some are not very good... I just wanted to make sure I put that out there. When you buy different variations of the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Glosses be aware that you are going to get a varied product even though it's made by the same company and part of the same collection.

RATING:

Price: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Pigment: 8/10
Smell: 9/10
Taste: 8/10
Application: 9/10
Feel of product on lips: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Would I buy this product again: 8/10
Overall rating: 8/10
Total rating: 96/110=87.27%=87.3%=B+

My personal rating: 8.5/10=85%=B

Comments: The price of the product is cheap and I got it on sale so it was super cool. This product does tend to go on sale a lot at Walgreens. The packaging is cute and comes with an applicator wand. I was a little bit disappointed with the pigment, but it wasn't as bad as the other one I have. Each lip gloss pigment is not consistent which is why I am doing separate reviews for each Mega Slick Lip Gloss. It is trying to have kind of a sweet smell to it, but it is not overpowering, especially once applied to the lips. This specific lipgloss unlike the other ones has a very pleasant taste/after taste. It doesn't taste chemically mixed with waxy. It has a very slight flowery after taste. The application of the lipgloss was very smooth and even. The product doesn't feel thick, heavy, or sticky. Once again this product does not last long, but it does not advertise as such, so I cannot rate it too harshly on that. It is a normal lipgloss that wears off easily. You get a lot of product for the amount you pay for it. I am not sure I would jump to buy this product again because of the pigment lacking, but it was nice not to have such a horrible after taste like with the other ones. 

Thank you for reading!

Sincerely,
Marina

Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss in #578 Sinless

Hi everyone!

 
This week I am going to do another round of lipgloss reviews. I am going to be reviewing the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss. I am honestly not entirely sure how to rate this product because I have four lipglosses in different colors. Two of them I absolutely adore and the other two I am not very excited about. I feel like this is a very hit or miss product. That is why I mostly review products separately and do not make assumptions on the overall product ratings. Even though it may seem a bit annoying that I am reviewing Wet N Wild lipglosses four different times, I would like it to be known that more than likely there is a reason for it. Last week when I reviewed a specific C.O. Bigelow product that I have a bias for, but also extended the rating to the other products because they all work amazingly well. It doesn't matter what flavor you get it will do the job. But with the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss products it definitely varies. It may appear redundant, but I assure you that it is not and it is not meant to be.

With that out of the way, in this blog I am going to review the Wet N Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss in #578 Sinless. It was a very pretty, fun, bright pink color. This was the first one that I bought, but I was in a local Walgreens a while back and just happened to see it on a counter. It had been misplaced. I was probably looking for a cute, cheap lipgloss. I actually found it by accident. I paid $1.99 for this product.

RATING:

Price: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Pigment: 9/10
Smell: 9/10
Taste: 7/10
Application: 10/10
Feel of product on lips: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Would I buy this product again: 10/10
Overall product rating: 9/10
Total rating: 100/110=90.9%=A

My personal rating: 9.5/10=95%=A

Comments: The price of this product is very cheap, usually only $1.99. The awesome thing about this product is that my local Walgreens has a lot of sales on this product to where it is as low as 99 cents for each product. I think that the pigment is very good on this lip gloss especially for the price. It is very cute packaging and comes with a wand applicator. The color that's in the tube matches fairly decently to the color on the lips. There is a slight smell to this lipgloss, but it's not overpowering. Once applied to the lips you cannot smell it. The taste of the product is pretty bad. It tastes like chemicals is the closest I can think of as far as a comparison is concerned. The application of the product is that it applies very smoothly to the lips. The feel of the product is that it it doesn't feel sticky, heavy, or thick. The longevity of the product is not very good because it comes off easily, but it's a normal lip gloss so I don't hold it to lasting a long time. If it was advertised as long lasting then I would rate it according to that, but this is just a normal lip gloss so unfortunately it is not going to last very long on the lips. That is why I didn't rate it too harshly. You get a lot of product for the amount of money you pay for the product. If I think of anything else, I will let you know.

Thank you for reading!

Sincerely,
Marina

Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain and Balm in Beloved/Adoration

Hi everyone!

 

In the blog for today I have decided to do a review on a product that got huge reviews on youtube by other makeup people. It is the Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain and Balm and I got mine in Beloved/Adoration. This product is the reason why I really wanted to start my own blogs and videos on products because this product was way overhyped. I don't want to mention any specific names, but they were by people who are very well respected to review products on youtube. I know that I have not done a lot of lip products so I am trying to include more of those since I am not focused on finding other products right now. Lipglosses are my favorite topic!

I watched a few youtube videos and got really excited about this product so I decided to go out and buy it. I think I bought this lipstain and balm from my local target. It ended up being super disappointing in so many ways. For example the pigmentation of it was not very good, it is very dry and drying, hard to work with (it doesn't apply evenly), and the biggest reason why I do not like this product at all is because it literally, to me, feels like I am taking a Crayola marker and trying to apply it to my lips. Enough said...

I don't remember how much exactly I paid for this product, but according to the target website, it says it is between $6.69 and $7.99. I should also mention that since it has been a while since I bought this product, apparently Revlon came out with a remake of this product. Those are called Revlon Kissable Balm Stain. It looks a lot better than this first round of this product.

Even though I really don't like the lipstain part of the product, this product comes with a separate, but attached lip balm. I really like the lip balm, but it is definitely not worth spending that amount of money just for a little lip balm.  I usually use the lip balm just by itself. No need to waste good product.

RATING:

Price: 7/10
Packaging: 6/10
Size of product (amount): 7/10
Smell: 6/10
Taste: 7/10
Pigment: 5/10
Application: 6/10
Texture: 6/10
Lip balm: 10/10
Longevity: 5/10
Different lip types: 6/10
Overall rating: 6/10
Would I buy this product again: 3/10
Total rating: 80/130=61.53%=61.5%=D-

My personal rating: 6/10=60%=D- (that's being generous but I do like the lip balm)

Comments: I think it is overpriced for this crap of a product that was very cheaply made. I gave the packaging portion a bad rating because It looks and feels just like a Crayola marker which I don't really associate with lips. The color is cute, the writing is cute, the name of the product is cute, and I like how they separated the lipstain from the lip balm, but the terribleness of the product makes it easy to overlook the good things. The lipstain tries to have a sweet smell to it and the lip balm doesn't really have a smell, it is a fairly neutral smell but a little bit on the sweet side. As far as taste goes it doesn't actually have a taste, but I got a Crayola marker taste a little bit. I gave pigment a low rating because trying to apply this crap to the upper lip is ridiculous and frustrating. The way this product was designed you have to pretty much be laying down when applying this to the upper lip because it dries out quickly and if you hold it at an angle for too long then it won't apply at all... on the lower lip it does not apply evenly at all. For application I gave it too nice of a score I think because it is really hard to work with and because the product is so dry it dries out the lips. Once you can actually apply the product it doesn't stay on very long and actually I found that when I tried to apply the included lip balm over the lipstain, even after allowing it to dry, the lip balm would take the lipstain off. Some people complained about their lip balm breaking off too easily, but I have not personally experienced that. I would say the texture is smooth and not sticky feeling on the lips. I definitely would not recommend this product for or on dry lips, but if you use a product to moisturize the lips then completely forget about any kind of pigment. First you would have to moisturize lips, but then not use the lipstain right away. Wait for the moisturizing product to wear off. It is a very frustrating product.

Sincerely,
Marina