Showing posts with label product reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label product reviews. Show all posts

Monday, October 31, 2011

Sugarpill: Burning Heart Palette

Hey, I know I promised my beautiful readers I was going to be doing a full review of the products I've purchased from Sugarpill Cosmetics.



In my first purchase I got thr Burning Heart Palette ($34 USD) that includes Flamepoint, Poison Plum, Love+, and Buttercupcake.




Flamepoint is a very bright matte orange. Highly pigmented


Next is Poison Plum, this is a very deep purple, (if you saw the very first Barney you can have an idea). This is also a color that can be used year around and it can be combined with almost every color you can find. The down part is that every time I put it on I am never able to take it off completely and it leaves a very noticible stain on my lids or crease. It also has a little bit of shimmer.



Love+, is a beautiful intense red that if combined the rigt way any girl can rock it like a rockstar, I adore this color for very dramatic looks, uwing purple, black, orange or white. Gold or silver also go very well. If used with an angle brush just as a liner it looks beautiful giving just a hint of color that would make any eye pop.



Last but not least Buttercupcake is the ultimate yellow, I've spent years looking for the perfect yellow and it wasn't until I got this palette that I found it, the texture is silky and it blends so nice is perfect. I wear this color almost everyday because I love how it looks by itself, with the other colors, with gold, with brown, other shades of yellow, greens, every color goes with it. 


If I would have to grade Sugarpill products I would give it A+++ because they are easy to use, the blend flawless, they are vegan (which is a plus) their colors go with almost every skin tone the packing is gorgeous (even though is a little heavy) and they have a mirror (another plus).
Why get this palette?


You will not find colors so true in todays cosmetic market. I can say I love this more than MAC, yes the palette is 34 USD but the shadow pan is the size of a MAC blush, what means that you get a lot of product for the prize.





On the next review I will be talking about more Sugarill stuff so stay tuned.

Announcement, soon I will start recording tutorials for you tube and posting them here so stay super tuned.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Review: Hight Voltage Eye Primer


Yesterday I went to the mall because I needed a new eyeshadow primer. I've been reading about how amazing the new High Voltage eye primer and I also wanted to get a new Sephora by O.P.I nail polish (I'm obsessed with them -will show my collection later-) So I went in I asked one of the girls where the Kat Von D isle was (they moved it from where I was used to going) So I went there and got it in the Skin shade for $15 (a difference of $3 from the UDEP and the Two Faced Eyeshadow insurance).

In the past I've used Urban Decay Eye Potion, it did the job and it didn't crease, but after a couple of used the primer started thickening and at one point it was impossible to put it on, it also dried way to fast and it left patches on my eyes that later one when I applied make up would be a lighter shade. Now with the HVEP is different, though the primer is a bit thick if you blend it fast it won't leave patches. Not to mention that I wore make up for 12 hours and it never faded or creased, not even when I was working out. And the colors came out really pretty.


Pros: It won't fade or crease your make up, it's cheaper than the leading primers. It makes make up last a long time. You just need a dab to cover the whole eye. It's matte so it is very good to work on

Cons: the color won't match a lot of skin tones and it's kind of yellowish when it dries. If you don't blend it fast enough it will dry and become a bit sticky and you won't be able to mold it.

I consider this the best eye primer I've gotten up to date, it delivers for my needs which are kind of high because of the level of humidity in the Caribbean. But I can't judge for everyone out there. Please make sure to test it out in the store just in case you don't like the texture or how it covers the flaws in your eyes.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Review: Clean & Clear products

I've been suffering from acne as long as I can remember -it's hereditary- and I have struggled so much to keep my skin clear that I think it is almost imposible to do it. I've used every drugstore product you can find; I've gone to the dermatologist but nothing -I was affraid of buying Proactive because some say if you stop the usage your skin will break out worse than before-.

When I first spotted the Clean and Clear Advanced it was almost as expensive as buying Proactive, but then after a while I was able to spot it at Wal-Mart for only 20 dollars -3 piece set which included the wash (that its main ingredient is Benzoil Perozide that is a potent acne fighter), then there is the moisterizer and the spot treatment- The price was tempting so I decided to give it a try. I was surprised when my skin started to clear out and I had no bumps or redness in my skin. I was so stunned I couln't stop taking pictures and not wearing any makeup at all. I highly recomend this product to anyone that is looking for an acne solution. It really works wonders and the spot treatment is the best because it is a clear solution that you apply to the affected area and boom! the next day or a couple of hours later the zit is gone!


Pros- It works fast, its very inexpensive, you can find it in any drugstore or deparment store. It works very good with normal-oily and oily skin, because you won't feel like it's drying out.

Cons- every time I used the face wash it ultimetely would get my clothing stained =( I don't recomend it to people that have a normal-dry or dry skin, because it would dry it out more, I found that if I used the moisterizer every day it can make it more oily than it normaly is, so use it only when you feel like the skin is drying out