Review: Maybelline New York Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara

Hello once again everyone! Today I'm reviewing the Maybelline New York Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara.

The Brow Drama retails for about $7 at the drugstore. I got mine at at Target.

Basically this is a colored mascara that is used to darken and fill in the eyebrows, while sculpting and making sure the brows don't move throughout the day.

The wand on the Brow Drama is quite odd, to say the least. It in't quite practical for sculpting and defining the brows. The tip of the wand is too round, and the metal bristles at the tip are too long to get the product exactly where you want it to be. The product inside the tube is amazing, it works really well for filling in the brows a little bit and making them stick all day long. I usually end up using a small angled brush to wipe the product off of the wand and then apply it to my brows.

Here is a photo of my eyebrows before and after using the Brow Drama. (Keep in mind, I wanted them to be grown out and a bit crazy for this review for better demonstration.)

I think this product is worth the money if you looking for something to lightly fill in and darken the brows a little bit, as well as keeping them in place throughout the day. I just wish the wand was shaped differently, and having to go in with a seperate brush is a hassle for me. Would I repurchase? Yes, and no. Yes for the product inside the tube( like i said, its smazing) and no  because the wand just isn't practical for what the product claims to do. 

Review: Wet N Wild Coloricon Bronzer

Hi everyone! Todays review is going to be on the Wet N Wild Coloricon Bronzer. These retail for about four dollars at the local drug store. I got mine at Walmart. 

There are three bronzers in this collection.

 The first one is called Reserve Your Cabana, it's a very light vanilla shade with a satin finish. This is way too light to be a bronzer for me, but it makes a great highlight. I like to use this one to set my under eye concealer for a brightening effect, and I've already almost hit pan on it! 

The second color is called Ticket to Brazil, it's the perfect medium golden tan color, also with a nice satin finish. This one is my favorite in the collection because I have fair skin and is the best bronzing shade for me. 

The third one is called Bikini Contest, is the darkest of the three and is a deep burnt orange tan color, once again, with a satin finish. This one is just a little to dark for my complexion, but will look great on deeper skin tones! I like to use this one as an eye shadow in my crease, because it can really warm up any eye look. 

All three bronzers in this collection have little bits of glitter, but the glitter doesn't seem to transfer to the skin so I don't really mind it. Another really cool thing about the Color Icon Broner is that all of them actually have SPF 15, and I can't stress enough about how important  it is to protect your skin from the sun! 

I think these are fantastic, especially for the price. I can get different uses out of all the shades and I'm already about to hit pan on Reserve your Cabana!  I will be re-purchasing and I would recommend these to anyone on a budget, or, to anyone who simply wants to play around with some awesome bronzer!

Review: BH Cosmetics Wild & Radiant Baked Illuminating & Bronzing Palette

Hello again everyone! Today I am reviewing the BH Cosmetics Wild & Radiant palette. (Yes, I know. Another highlight review, such a shock!) 

The Wild & Radiant palette retails for $20 on http://www.bhcosmetics.com/. However, I got mine for only $8. BH Cosmetics is ALWAYS having sales, so you should be able to find it at a discounted price. 

I had to number these cheek products in the photo below because they do not have any names on the palette. I will be reviewing these by the numbers shown, to make it a little bit easier to follow.

Now, I will admit right off the bat that I don't think the "bronzing" shades in this palette are even close to being practical to use as bronzer. However, I really love using them as blush! I think they are much too red and orange toned to be able to get away with bronzing the face, but they do make absolutely gorgeous cheek colors. 

The first color in this palette is a very shimmery, almost brick red color. It looks fabulous on the apples of the cheeks. The second color is a super pretty champagne color. The third one is also sort of a champagne color, but with a hint of pink and slightly darker than the second color. The fourth one is much more orange in tone than the first color, if any of them could be bronzer, it would be this one. Although it is much too orange and way to shimmery to be a bronzer in my opinion.

All in all, I think this is a great palette. I don't mind not being able to use the bronzing shades as bronzer because they make amazing blushes, and the highlights are outstanding. They last all day long and give the skin an absolutely gorgeous sun-kissed glow. I definitely think this palette is worth what I paid for it, and it has become a staple in my every day makeup routine.

Review: The Balm "Lumanizer"

Hello again! Today I'm reviewing two of the "Lumanizers" from The Balm.

The Lumanizers retail for $24 on https://www.thebalm.com/.

Just look at how absolutely adorable that packaging is.. if that isn't a selling point, then I don't know what is! 

On the left is The Balms "Cindy-Lou Manizer" it's not super shimmery, but it is very pigmented. I like to use this one as a blush topper over my matte blushes to give my cheeks a nice glow without being too much.

On the right we have The Balms "Mary-Lou Manizer" this one is my holy grail highlight. It's pigmentation is amazing. It's a very shimmery, intense champagne color. You have to use a very light hand with this one or else you will without a doubt look like a disco ball, but it gives me the most amazing highlight on my cheekbones!

You can tell from the swatches above that "Cindy-Lou Manizer" (on the left) isn't as shimmery as "Mary-Lou Manizer" (on the right) but they both have great pigmentation. I use them both equally for different reasons. If you are looking for a super intense highlight, I'd choose "Mary-Lou Manizer" over the other one any day of the week. Do I think they are worth $24? Yes, and no. I would pay $24 to get "Mary-Lou Manizer" again in a heartbeat! I absolutely love the intense highlight it gives and I will repurchase it if I ever run out. (Although, I don't see that happening anytime soon because you only need the tiniest bit of product!) But honestly, there are other pink toned highlights out there that I like better than "Cindy-Lou Manazer", however, I will continue to use it until it's gone.

I hope you found this review helpful, and I'll see you in the next one!