Maybelline Limited Edition Blushes in Stage Glow, Pressworthy Pink and Ravishing Rouge Swatches

I'm such a great blogger. *sarcasm* Yeah, I'm really behind in swatching things. I shouldn't be allowed to buy limited edition items as I never post about them while they're still available! But  I have heard about a few people finding these blushes on clearance at Walgreens, so it might be worth checking out there.

From left- Pressworthy Pink, Ravishing Rouge, Stage Glow

The bad thing about these being limited edition is that they're actually pretty nice.  They're basically 2 blushes and a highlighter. The highlighter (Stage Glow) is pretty sheer and sparkly with larger pieces of sparkle throughout. It is a tad TOO sparkly for my tastes, as I prefer a sheen on my cheeks, not straight out shimmer. The pink blush (Pressworthy Pink) is also pretty sparkly, but I can buff the sparkles out enough to where I'm happy with it. The color is bright, happy pink that you can build up to the intensity you desire. The red blush (Ravishing Rouge) is extremely intense. It doesn't have as much sparkle, but the pigmentation is INTENSE. If I wear this one I need to apply it with duo-fiber stippling brush. All of these were silky smooth, and non chalky with great pigmentation. I was really impressed with the quality of these blushes. None of the shade stole my heart, though. I would have liked to see a peachier, or more color blush, too.

From left- Pressworthy Pink, Ravishing Rouge, Stage Glow

From left- Pressworthy Pink, Ravishing Rouge, Stage Glow

Pressworthy Pink

Ravishing Rouge

I found these in a display at my local drugstore awhile ago and don't remember how much they cost because they were on sale for 40% off that week. Haha, I'm just about worthless! I wasn't going to post this as these probably are no longer available and I'm completely unhelpful, but figured it might help someone out there, so I might as well!


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Maybelline Baby Lips Swatches and Review

If anyone has been to the drugstore or Target or Walmart lately you might have seen the displays of Maybelline's Baby Lips lip balms. I passed them by without noticing the first time as I thought they were just regular balms. And two of them are. The other 4 in the line are tinted lip balms. When I read a review on them (and it was from an underwhelmed person) I knew I needed to try them. When I went to Walmart I saw they were selling for $2.97, and at that price I just had to buy all 4 of the tinted balms.
I'm lazy when it comes to lip color. I want something low maintenance that I can pull out of my purse and apply without a mirror. I constantly smooshing my lips together so I like glosses and balms- things with a smooth creamy texture. So tinted balms are perfect for me. They aren't as boring as a clear balm, but still moisturize my lips and they satisfy the "no mirror" requirement.

I know a lot of people have trouble get tinted lip balms to show up on them. I have pale skin and not very pigmented lips so it doesn't take much for something to stand out on me.

Maybelline Baby Lips

Maybelline Baby Lips

The '80s child in me really loves the bright colored packaging and the big, graphic letters. My only complain is that I'm not too big a fan of the balms/lipsticks with the clear plastic covers. I carry my lip products in my purse and with this type of packaging the clear plastic top will crack and not stay on the tube very well. But these seem fairly sturdy so I'll have to test them out.

Maybelline Baby Lips

Maybelline Baby Lips from left- Cherry Me, Grape Vine, Pink Punch, and Peach Kiss

I was actually pleasantly surprised by these. I wasn't expecting much because of the price. As you can see they aren't SUPER pigmented, but they definitely show up on me. I don't think they would show up so well on darker ladies, but at 3 bucks it's worth a shot. Lip balms normally wear off on me in an hour because I smoosh my lips so much, but I wore the pink one (Pink Punch) for 3 hours and it still felt moisturizing (not exactly close to the 8 hours they promise on the package, though. I usually ignore all that stuff. "Clinical strength"? C'mon...). The color faded a bit, but it faded evenly and began looking more like a stain.  Oh, and I like that these are SPF 20. It's easy to forget that our lips need protection, too! Each one was a different fruity scent. It wasn't overwhelming to me and it didn't smell overly chemical-ish or synthetic. I do detect a bit of the sunscreen smell, but it doesn't bother me.

Bare lips for reference

Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me

This is the color I wish my lips were! It brightens up my natural lip color, but still looks fairly natural.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Grape Vine

This is probably the sheerest of the lip tints and the only one I was a little disappointed in. I was hoping the purple would show up more!

Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch

This one is my favorite! It's the brightest and most opaque.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss

This is the only one with shimmer. It's a pretty silvery shimmer that isn't overwhelming at all. I think even people that don't like shimmery lip colors would like it.

So would I recommend these? Yes, I think they're at least worth a try. I really love 'em, but it you hate them you are only out a couple bucks!

Available:

• These are available at drugstores and places like Walmart and Target. The retail price is $3.99 but you can find them cheaper (I bought them at Walmart for $2.97 each)

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My Number One Talent- Spending Money

First of all I want to thank those of you who comment on my mopey post yesterday. Everything you guys said really touched me and I immediately started crying like the big weepy dope that I am. I've decided to stop putting so much pressue on myself to post every day. If I don't have anything to say that day, I'm not going to beat myself up about not posting. Well, I'm going to try this anyway. :) I'm feeling a bit better right now. Hopefully it stays that way!

As you may know I've been reaaaally trying to cut back on my spending. I actually went a few weeks without buying anything, which is a record for me. I'm a sucker for a sale, so this weekend and all the labor day sales were especially difficult. But I did it! So, to reward myself, I spent money. Haha, I'm so bad. But at Walgreens most Maybelline cosmetics are 40% off until Sunday and I had a bunch of $1 coupons so I couldn't resist. I ended up paying $36 plus tax for what would have been $79 plus tax full price.

Sometimes I feel like my blog is a little impersonal and I think maybe that is why my interest in blogging is waning a bit. Like every other human being who has ever existed, I like talking about myself. You are under no obligation to pay attention; if you want to just look at the pretty makeup pictures, that's cool, too. Just as long as you keep coming back! Haha.

When I was in high school my parents bought a house out in the middle of nowhere. The area was gorgeous. We lived right up against a body of water called a resaca (apparently they're former channels of the Rio Grande). Our back yard went right up to the edge of this water. We had a shitty metal boat and one oar, but my boyfriend and I liked to out and paddle around looking for alligators. I never saw one, but my parents did a few times! I sort of miss living there, but my parents sold the house and moved back to Austin when my brother graduated from high school.


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FOTD: Tantalizing

I start school today and I'm always nervous the first day of new classes! I'm still lamenting my lack of a summer break, though! Oh well, I really needed to take the classes I did this summer. And I managed to get a pretty good schedule this semester. I only have classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from like 8:30 to 12:30. Oh, and I have a 3 hour lab on Wednesdays after my regular classes. Yay, that is still 4 days a week I can sleep late!

Here is a look I did whole week and a half ago when I was still in the midst of my summer classes. This post is called "Tantalizing" because the eyeshadows are from LORAC's TANtalEYES palette, but they was no way I was going to keep typing "TANtalEYES". I get the play on words, but typing it like that is annoying, haha.

Eyes:

•  Two Faced Shadow Insurance
• LORAC TANtalEYES palette
• MAC Dark Diversion on upper lash line and water line
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Smashbox Cream Cheek Duo in Blushing/Peony
• Benefit High Beam

Lips

• Pixi Succulent Lip Twin in Coral Camellia (tint only)
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lipgloss in Coral Glow

 

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Maybelline Color Sensational Lipglosses in Coral Glow and Hi-Tech Plum

I saw a few of these lipglosses in a limited edition display from Maybelline a month ago and imediately bought them. I rarely buy any makeup from the drugstore unless it's on sale, but these colors looked so gorgeous I bought them right away.  And then promptly forgot to post about them. They are limited edition so I hope they are still available but I haven't been to any drugstores since I bought them so I'm not sure.  Even if you aren't able to find these particular shades, the permanent glosses are worth checking out. These two glosses are supposed

I wasn't expecting much from these glosses, but I was really surprised at how much I like them.  They are vying for favorite drugstore lipgloss with Revlon's Super Lustrous lipglosses.  But I think i prefer the color selection of Maybelline's so they get a slight edge. The formula is not thin, watery, or greasy, but a nice medium texture which is smooth and non-sticky. The color is sheer, but buildable without looking like you're wearing a whole tube of lipgloss on your lips. These felt moisturizing and I didn't have any issues with streakiness or pigment settling into my lip lines.

Coral Glow and Hi-Tech Plum

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipgloss in Coral Glow

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipgloss in Hi-Tech Plum

Available:

• I think these retail for between $6 and $7. I'm not sure of the exact price!  And theses shades are limited edition so they may not even still be available.  Sorry for being so unhelpful. :(

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Recent Hauls/Purchases/Acquisitions

Sorry I don't have time for a proper post today, the class I'm taking this summer is threatening to kick my butt if I don't give it nearly every second of my free time.  And I don't take kindly to threats of violence, so I better stay on top of it. :)

I just wanted to share a few things I bought/acquired recently so you know what to expect in upcoming reviews!

I like high end makeup, but I'm a drugstore queen at heart.  I didn't buy all you see above at once, but with sales and coupons I only paid about a total of $30 for it.  You can barely buy an eyeshadow palette for 30 bucks at Sephora.  I always try to save my money to buy a few higher end things, but my natural tendency is to spend as little money as possible while acquiring the most items.  What can I say, I'm cheap.

The above are few recent indie makeup purchases.  I've really been into pink eyeshadow lately, so I just HAD to buy the pink mNg trio from My Pretty Zombie when I had the chance.  Something else I had to take advantage of (again!) was Detrivore's sale of 10 eyeshadows for $20.  Unfortunately Detrivore is closed for the next month and a half so I feel bad posting swatches when you can't even order right now!  I may just wait to post them until her shop opens again.

And last, but not least, I won Zoya's Summertime and Sunshine collection from Mary from Body and Soul when she was hosting a giveaway.  Isn't that awesome?! I was even planning on buying a few from the Sunshine collection before I found out I won.  I even love the cremes, but I have so many nail polishes that I'm pretty sure I have dupes for almost every color.  My stash is already out of control as it is, so I was thinking of saving them for a giveaway of my own.  Do you think it would be rude/weird to give away something that I won?  I just would rather them go to someone who would use them more than I would.


So there ya go.  Is there anything you've bought/reviewed recently that you're especially excited about? Feel free to share links if you want.


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