Today, my MAC order came in! I ordered two lipsticks. One was a basic nude lipstick that I've always wanted: Ravishing (Cremesheen Finish). It's the perfect nude for my skin tone, a "my lips but better" kind of color. The second one I got is the lipstick shade that was once discontinued but got voted back recently! It's Pink Poodle (there's actually three shades that were voted back, and sadly I could only get a hold of this one)! It has a Glaze finish. Such a beautiful color. I couldn't pick it up on my camera but this fuchsia-pink lipstick has a pink and purple duo chrome. In the photo of the lipstick with the flash on and in the swatches, you can sort of see a hint of purple but in person, it's much more evident.

I got the package in the evening after I had already removed my makeup so whenever I do my makeup and wear the lipsticks, I'll post a photo of them on my lips (:    

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Love, Angel x

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 This is another quick haul! I bought these about two weeks ago. Just a disclaimer once again: These photos are from my iPhone that I used to post on my beauty instagram (Beaute_xo) so the quality isn't that great and on top of that I stretched the photos for the post. 

I bought some Ardell Double Up falsies in 206. Such a nice pair of thick eyelashes. I am absolutely in love. Below are some photos of me wearing them; once again the quality is bad so you can't really see them that well. I'll try to get some better photos soon.

Next is the NYX Wicked Dreams palette. I don't have a photo of swatches, but the quality is about a 3/5. Only the dark colors are really pigmented. I'm not that surprised really, there's lots of palettes like that. I'm not too mad either because I bought this on sale at Nordstrom Rack, haha :b If I had bought this for the full price, I probably would have returned it. 

This eyeliner is my new favorite. I usually wear pretty thick eyeliner so this makes it quick and easy for me in the morning. It's dark and glides on smoothly. I'm impressed because their skinny eyeliner (I don't really remember what it's called, sorry!) wasn't that great and it dried up quick.

I would give this haul 

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4/5 Luvs. 

The palette could have been better...

Angel x

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Hi everyone! Long time no post. College has been super hectic and I've had no time to post at all.

Just a quick disclaimer: The photos were taken with my iPhone because I post more often on my beauty related instagram (Beaute_xo). So excuse the quality. 

I am back with a quick haul! I finally caved and bought myself the Naked 3 Palette by Urban Decay. The eyeshadows are really pigmented and I'm so glad I bought it. There is just a little bit of fall out from the eyeshadow Dust (second from the left). 

I've actually been wanting this palette for a little while now and at times, I'd tell myself I didn't really need it...and at the times when I actually wanted to buy it, Sephora would be all out. But I went there a few days ago and they had a whole bunch in the back so I snatched one up and ran to the cash register. Below you will find the swatches of the eyeshadows. It might be difficult to see the swatches because the lighting wasn't the best, and I'm also a bit tan so some shadows don't show up as they would over an eyeshadow base. My photo doesn't do this palette justice! :(

Next I bought my first MAC brush!! I got the legendary 217 Blending brush. I can not explain to you how beautiful my eye shadow looks after blending with this. I am so in love, and I wish I had bought this many years ago. This has changed my makeup life so much, and made it so much easier. THIS IS A MUST HAVE!

And finally, I bought the MAC lipstick in Heroine. It has a matte finish. I've been into plums lately, and this is one that has a pretty blue undertone to it. I think it suits people who have yellow undertones, and preferably olive tone skin. When I get a chance, I will post a better photo of it on my lips. I love matte lipstick so this was perfect for me. I've also bought many other lipsticks and just lots of makeup in general so I'll try to post more about those when I can (:

Overall, I really liked my purchases. I would give this purchase 

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5/5 Luvs

Angel x

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ALOHA EVERYONE <3

I am excited to present to you, the new babies that have joined my brush collection! 

I have ordered... the Sigma - Mr. Bunny Essential Kit (and two brushes from the synthetic precision line)!

This is the box it came in, super cute (:

This is what the inside looked like before I unwrapped the brushes. The two in the left cup are the synthetic precision brushes I ordered with the Mr.Bunny kit.

Below this photo is a photo of all the brushes unwrapped.

Here is a photo of all the brushes with labels on them. Click the photo to get a larger preview!

The two precision brushes:

Precision Angled - P84

Precision Round - P82

 All the face brushes in the Mr.Bunny Kit:

 All the eye brushes in the kit:

CAN I JUST SAY, THESE BRUSHES WERE THE BEST IMPULSIVE PURCHASE EVER.

The brushes never shed when I washed them. The bristles are very very soft, and the brushes made for liquid products (synthetic precision brushes, foundation, duo fibre, and concealer brushes) are amazing, they don't soak up the makeup which means it let's you use product without wasting any. I personally ordered the set mainly for the large powder brush...and it's a miracle worker... but the rest of the brushes were great too! The large angled contour brush fits right into the hollows of my cheeks and it blends it out so it's a soft contoured look for a natural finish. I really like using the medium angled shading brush and tapered blending brush. They're both really good for smokey looks. They make it look like you took time into creating your smokey look when in actuality, it was super effortless. 

The two synthetic precision brushes I got are the BOMB for concealer. I use the round one for under my eyes, and the angled one around my nose. So so so glad I got them. (: 

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5/5 Luvs

Angel x

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Hey!

I know I've been saying I'd use some products and then review them... but it's really hot here right now, and I haven't been using tons of make up lately. 

Here's another haul, sorry I've only been posting hauls recently.

So I discovered this korean cosmetics shop by my house, called TONYMOLY and holy schnitzels, they had some cute stuff! Unfortunately, their face products (foundations, bb creams, etc.) were all a bit too pale for me so I couldn't buy them... but here's some other stuff I picked up!

I got a total of five products:

A spatula (for masks),  an eyelash curler,  a contour/highlight duo, a waterproof eyeliner, and a mascara!

 Okay so this is the Backstage Duo Face Maker.

It's a duo with a beautiful highlighting shade and contour shade. The contour shade looks a bit light for me (as you'll see in the swatch photo below) but when I apply it to my face, it's actually pretty dark, and it works amazing! I love the highlighting shade too, although I don't highlight that often, when I do I usually highlight the bridge of my nose with it.

This is the Prestige Super Proof Eyeliner that I bought. The brush is super fine, and it creates the thinnest line ever... but it's waterproof so when I get it on my eyelashes, it dries up really hard and it's hard to remove it. It's a pain trying to avoid getting the eyeliner on my lashes. But I guess that's alright, it means it does what it says.

Up next is the Simple Style Slim Mascara. It's supposed to curl your lashes.

When I applied this to my lashes, NOTHING happened. No lengthening, no volume, no curl. I was very disappointed. That's all I can say. Maybe it'll work on my lower lashes?

SWATCHES:

Eyeliner, contour, highlight.

These are what I got from The Body Shop!

I bought an All-in-One BB Cream and a mattifying face primer.

To start off, just so you know I have oily skin. Very oily skin. But I still wanted to give this bb cream a try just because it's a tone adjusting one and I wanted to get something that would be the perfect match for me. I thought maybe using the primer and then setting the bb cream with powder would be enough to keep my shininess away. BUT THIS BB CREAM IS JUST WAY TOO OILY FOR ME. The primer and setting powder did zip. Also, the undertone was a lot pinker than it seemed so it was overall a big no no for me.

As for the primer, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT SO FREAKING MUCH. It makes me look absolutely matte and poreless. It's amazing and I recommend everyone to give it a try! 

welp that's all I got and for this haul, I won't be rating it. I don't know what to give it.

Angel x

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Long time no post!

I am back with a quick Target haul!(:

I bought a couple of school supplies and some makeup.

Notebook, highlighters, and sharpies:

I mainly bought the notebook because it had a girl on the cover that looked like me (the curly hair I mean) :b

Skin care products and makeup:

Okay so to start off, I picked out a few skin care (and hand sanitizer) products!

I bought two travel size clean and clear deep action cream cleansers because they were on the clearance shelf for 56cents and I always wanted to give them a try! I got them in this size cause who knows, I might not like it.

Next I got hand sanitizer (it was random and I just felt like I could never have too much hand sanitizer haha).

Then I got the Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power-Clear scrub. I read good reviews online and hopefully it helps with my break outs(:

And finally, I picked out the Target brand dual treatment moisturizer. It says compare to Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturizer. It was cheaper and the ingredients were the same so hopefully it works just as well as the Clean & Clear one ^__^

Makeup and nail polish:

From left to right:

Boots Botanics - Colour Adjusting Foundation in 040 Cappuccino

No7 - True Identity  Foundation in Medium

No7 - Beautifully Matte base

NYC - Individual Eyes Palette in 945 Midtown Mauve

and Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat polish in 500 Fuzz-Sea

So I have already tried these out tonight. I have just a few things to say about each of these.

My bare face:

The beautifully matte base:

As you can see here, it leaves a slight white cast on my face.

Now here's the thing about this primer, it DOES make me matte, but lord have mercy, this base is soooooooooooooooooooooooo thick. I had a hard time blending it into my skin. i think next time, I will mix it with a bit of moisturizer in order to thin it out a bit. 

The Botanics foundation:

This is my face after about two layers of the foundation.

It does say on the box that it gives light coverage. So yeah, with all the blemishes and scars on my face, I'm going to need lots of concealer when I use this foundation. Another downfall is that this foundation feels super oily when I put it on. I mean I can make it work with a bit of powder... But the good thing is, is that it really does match my skin because when it first comes out of the tube, it's a little dark but after blending it in, it's the perfect shade for me! (: 

 The No7 Foundation:

 This is also after two layers. This gives a bit more coverage but not much.

The foundation is like the botanics one and adjusts to my skin tone. As you can see in the photo above, the foundation comes out super dark but after blending it in, it's fine. I like the consistency of this one more than the other one, it's light and it's not slick or greasy feeling.

NYC Palette:

The swatch is in the order of the palette layout:

The last two shades are very very pigmented which is awesome, but the two other ones aren't...so I may need to use a white base on my lids in order for the colors to show true.
But whatevs, it won't kill me.  

Overall, I liked my little haul! I hope my skin care products do my acne some justice. I really want clear skin, and no matter how hard I try, I just can't get rid of them D:

See ya next time!

Angel x

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