First Impression: Rocket Volum' Express Mascara

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I picked this mascara up months ago, and never even opened the package until about a week ago. Then this morning I decided to actually use it--ha, anyone else have this problem? buying things then not using them forever??-- and do a first impression on it. I haven't used many different kinds of mascara, I usually just stick to my favorites and not branch out in anyway--I used Benefit's They're real for 6 months straight for example-- but I really liked the packaging. I hadn't heard anything about it and was in a buying mood so I just bought it. I believe it was around 8 dollars.  Anyways, 

First time use review: Aveeno Therapeutic Shave Gel

Hey guys! So I picked this up a few weeks ago because I had a coupon for some disposable razors and decided that I might as well pick up a new shave gel while I was at it. I used it for the first time yesterday and I thought I would tell you how I like it.

NEW ELF PRODUCTS?!

Hello Again Adventurers! The products above are the ones that influenced me to do August= Elf Month. I purchased some new stuff from there and was just inspired! I never would of thought of Elf to do baked anything since they sell their stuff for so cheap. I was truly shocked and am truly grateful! The items I picked up were:

4 Glossy Glosses in: Dragon Fruit(my favorite), Muted Mauve(my least favorite), Berry Blush, and Pink Candy.
2 Baked Eyeshadows in: Toasted and Pixie
2 Baked Blushes in: Pinktastic and Rich Rose
Elf High Definition Under Eye Setting Powder
Elf Conditioning lip balm in Nice and Natural
Baked Brozer in St. Lucia

Expect Reviews and Swatches in the month of August!

Which would you like to see first?


xoxoAlaina

Victoria's Secret: The Nakeds

Hello Adventurers! I picked up the new Victoria's Secret palette that recently came out. It has 10 Shadows and it'll cost you $28 dollars. I'm not a fan of the packaging, it has that cheap sequins feel too it, but the name plate is kind of a cool touch, that I do like.

So when you open it up you have the 10 colors--of course-- and an eyeliner and an duel ended eyeshadow brush--which is just awful. If you like matte eyeshadows and only matte eyeshadows this palette is NOT for you, it only has one matte shade in it and that is the black in the bottom right corner.

Now don't get confused, this is just with the card that comes in it stating the colors, and like I said, it's only a 10 color palette. The 10 colors are(i'm going to go left to right top row, and then left to right bottom row): (Top row) Barely Pink, Copper Sand, Graystone, Brown sable, Sparkling Black, (bottom row) Warm Vanilla, Tawny Pink, Smoky Lilac, Sparkling Brown, and Charcoal Black. and As I stated above the only matte shade is Charcoal Black.

Here are the swatches! I rather like the pigmentation it gives off, but from swatching them I can tell a favorite of mine is going to be the smokey lilac, that color is just amazing when it hit my skin. It didn't seem so great in the pan, but man. It was really nice. Brown Sable came off a bit streaky in the swatch but I'll text it out more and we'll see what happens with that, and the Charcoal Black is BLACK straight black. No shimmer, no glaze, no frost, just BLACK.

So from first impressions, I'd say that this was worth the $28 I paid for it. I just wish that they would of included more matte shades. I'm going to test it out more and expect and actual review from me in the coming months, not just a first impressions.

Were you thinking about picking this up?


xoxoAlaina

MAC Fashion Sets Swatches!

Hey guys! I picked up a few things from the Fashion sets collection and I figured I would share them with you. I picked up two lip glasses and two lipsticks. Also (not from the collection) I picked up The Turquatic perfume (Which I love btw.)

The two lip glasses I got were Myth(Limited edition) and Girl about town(Also limited edition). The two lip sticks I got were Snob on the left and Girl about town on the far right. So in order it goes Snob, Girl about town, Myth, Girl about town. With the perfume in the back.

I was very surprised about the color the Snob turned out to be when swatched, It swatches a very bluish pink which I don't think it gives off in the tube. When I swatched it, I was like 'woah'. The Girl About Town lip glass is very(VERY) pigmented and I mean that. It's a very bright pink and when I wear it I feel very pale, But I feel like with some dramatic eyeliner it can be pulled off very well, I got a lot of compliments on it when I wore it yesterday and it stayed like a champ, I actually had to take wipe it off at the end of the night, so I wore it about 8 hours and it still had color. Pretty impressive if you ask me!

I don't own the Myth lipstick (yet) but I love the color it swatched as, I picked these up yesterday and so I haven't gotten to wear them yet. I was so excited about Girl About Town though I had to wear it yesterday. It is a perfect nude, which is why it is one of MAC's most popular colors. Then the last swatch is the Girl About Lipstick. The lip glass is much more pigmented than the lipstick I find, but then again the lip glass is a thicker consistency so it should be more pigmented.



Those are my first impressions of the lip products! :)

Side note about the perfume, I find it doesn't last as long as I'd like so I reapply quite often. That is all!


xoxoAlaina

Sedona Lace Brushes!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let y'all in on a exciting purchase of mine, and that is the Sedona Lace Midnight Lace Synthetic Brush kit. Above is the box that it came in, with it's Sedona Lace tape an everything. 

I opened it up and was greeted by bubble wrap, which entertained me for a good five minutes. I was happy to see that everything was so nicely packaged and taken care of!

Underneath the bubble wrap was what I was not expecting to find and that is a nice gift bag and a business card. I really appreciated the gesture and the type of 'handmade' esque that the bag gives off.

Inside the bag were the 4 brushes that I had purchased, with the plastic coverings and the sheaths that I will use when I wash them. I'm not too fond of the pink bristles but I bought them anyway because I was just interested in the general shape of them. It's nice!

Here's the brushes without the plastic on them.

The three brushes were the 602, 925, and 480. The 602 is the angled, 480 is the round top and 925 is the flat top. Then it also comes with the Kabuki Brush!


Now I would like to talk to you about how awesome Sedona Lace as a company is, I ordered these brushes on May 7th, I get an email two hours later saying they have been shipped and May 10th they arrive at my door, and all for $3.31! Now that is what I call awesome customer service. I am still shocked at the fact that it arrived so fast and to Hawaii! I usually have to wait about a week at least. I am very happy in that aspect.

As for the brushes themselves, I have not washed them yet but they are very soft to the touch, seem pretty dense and do not seem to scratch the face at all (I did a quick once over the face to know how they feel on the face, I did not use them today. Don't worry.)

This ends my very first blog post on my new MacBook Pro! My boo bought it for me for Military Spouse Appreciation day! :D

xoxoAlaina