April Favorites

Hi Ladies,

Another month has come and gone. I am really glad that its finally starting to warm up. We have had some beautiful days and I am looking forward to many more. I went a little crazy between March and April buying products because of sales and coupons and what not. I decided that I am going to do my very best to do a no buy for May. I have many products to review and try out some more. Below are my favorite products for the  month of April.

Here are my favorites:

Motives Mavens Element Palette

I recently did a review on this palette and have been reach for it all throughout March and April. The colors blend so great and I am just really happy with the wear time of these shadows. My favorite colors in this palette are Birch (matte cream), Shell (shimmer cream/off white) and Native (matte light brown). I haven't tried any looks with Raven (matte black) but I have a couple in mind. 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden

Last month I mentioned that I was loving my samples of the different Urban Decay primer potions. This month, I actually bought my favorite of the four different kinds. Eden is a matte primer and has the most coverage of the 4 Urban Decay primers that I tried. The coverage is not as much at the MAC Paint Pots but it is creamy and works very well. I have been using this primer every day.

Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in Rose

 I recieved this Bourjois lipstick in the box swap that I did this month. I love the color and finish of this lipstick. It is a reddish/pink and looks great with many of my more neutral makeup looks. I have worn this lipstick the most this month.

theBalm Hot Mama

 I finally received this blush this month after ordering it at the beginning of March. This color is beautiful. It has great pigmentation and looks great with many different looks. I have a review coming in May for this product.

Lush Mask of Magnaminty

I decided to try this mask out after Cella Paz from Never Not Glamorous recommended it to me. This was my first Lush product. I used this product a lot this month. I did enjoy it. It was a nice switch up from my other face masks.

Batiste Original Dry Shampoo

 Several beauty bloggers have talked about this product so I decided to give it a try. Since I have been dying my hair red, I wash it every other day. The days I don't wash it my roots are on the greasy side. I have tried other dry shampoos and methods to get rid of the oil look and  haven't had much luck. This product is AWESOME! It works so well! I will most definitely repurchase this product.

Rimmel Scandaleyes

My Rimmel Scandaleyes Flex Mascara was drying out so I decided to try out the original. It definitely doesn't give quite the same drama as the Flex one but I still really like it. I am loving both of these mascaras.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Auburn

I finally decided to try out Dipbrow and now I understand all of the hype. This product is amazing. It is a bit tricky to work with for reasons I will discuss in my review, but it blends great. I also don't have issues extending my tail like I did with pencils and other products. I have been using this product everyday.

I hope that you enjoyed my favorites. Keep your eyes out next month for reviews on some of these products and a bunch more!

What were your favorite products this month? Have you tried any of these? Post your comments below!

-Tanya xoxo

Review: Lush Mask of Magnaminty and Popcorn Lip Scrub

Hi Ladies!

Today I am going to review for you my very first Lush Mask. Cella Paz from Never Not Glamorous recommended this product to me when I didn't have luck with the Glam Glow Mud Mask. The Mask of Magnaminty is both a face and back mask. It comes in two sizes 4.4 oz for $12.95 and 11.1 oz for $24.95. I got the smaller size since it is a decent amount and will last me a while. 

Review: Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss Lipstick and Rimmel Exaggerate Automatic Lip Liner

Hi Ladies! 

Today I am going share with you some more Rimmel products; Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss and Exaggerate Automatic Lip Liner.

Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss in #104

I would consider this a Rose colored pink. I really love the color and think that it is the perfect color for the office. It would also be great for a night out paired with a smokey eye. Although this it matte, I don't find it overly drying. I always moisturize my lips before applying though. For some strange reason, the scent of this lipstick reminds me of watermelons??? I could be totally off but that is what I smell haha. This retails for $5.49 but as of lately, CVS has had a ton of BOGO 50% off on Rimmel products so you could get it for half the price which is great. I would definitely grab another one of these lipsticks. I am interested in trying out one of the Lasting Finish by Kate lipsticks (black tube).

Exaggerate Automatic Lip Pencil in #63 East End Snob

I found out about this lip liner while watching Beth Reynold's tutorial video on youtube. She used this liner and it looked very pretty so I grabbed this since it was a close match to the lipstick. Itsa  little it lighter than the lipstick but is still a pinkish/rose color. I  really like this lip liner and will definitely purchase more of these. I LOVE how the tip is slanted. It makes it so much easier to line your lips. These liners retail for $6.49.

Here are swatches of the lip liner and the lipstick:

Have you tried either of these products? If so, how did you like them? Post your comments below!

-Tanya xoxo

Review: Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation

Hi Ladies,

Today I am going to share with you my thoughts on Rimmel's Stay Matte Foundation. The color that I purchased was Soft Beige. You can get it at many of your local drugstores for $5.00 or less. I am not a HUGE fan of liquid foundations but have been trying them out just so that I have another option besides my bareMinerals foundation. I wanted to try another matte foundation since I didn't have luck with Nyx's Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation. I have read good things about this product and my blogger friend Chelsea from Tiger Love Beauty highly recommended it. 

Get the Look for Less

Hi Ladies! 
Here is the latest edition of Get the Look for Less!

Look 1: Anne Hathaway Printed Blouse and Skater Skirt

Mossimo Womens Popover Blouse $22.99 at Target

Ruffle Skirt $24.95 at H&M

Box Swap with UK Beauty Blogger Ruth from SweetPBeauT

Hi Ladies,

I'm really excited to share with you a fun beauty blogging activity that I recently took part in. I did my very first box swap which also happened to be an international box swap! I did the swap with UK Beauty Blogger Ruth from SweetPBeauT. Ruth has a ton of great reviews and how-to posts. Please make sure that you check out her blog. Also, see what goodies that I sent to her! Ruth and I met on a Twitter chat and got talking about how there are certain US cosmetic brands that she couldn't get in the UK and vice versa. That is when we decided to do a box swap. We set a price limit of $70.00 USD which included the products plus the cost to ship them. We sent out our boxes on April 1st and both recieved them about a week later.

Here are the items that Ruth sent me:

Review: Ipsy Glam Bag April 2014

Hi Ladies!

March has come and gone and now April is almost over! That means another Ipsy bag has arrived! If you are unfamiliar with Ipsy, it is a monthy beauty subscription service. For $10.00 a month, you get 4-5 deluxe to full size products. It is SO worth your money. I think it is one of the greatest beauty subscription services around. The value of the products that you get each month ALWAYS surpass the cost.  I usually get my bag the 3rd week of the month. It came a bit early this month which was great. This months theme is Beauty Rocks! I was really happy to see that we were ALL getting some higher end products. I was really excited to try out some of the things in my bag this month. I wasn't disappointed about anything which was a plus.

Here are the items that I recieved this month: