#Rave: Drugstore items that I swear by

Loreal 

Infallible Lipgloss in Sand, Mauve, and Barely Nude

$10 USD, CVS

This lipgloss is awesome. Even the regular shades are long lasting. The eight hour shades aren't even necessary I prefer this to many high end lipglosses. The only one I can say hold a candle to this is M.A.C.'s lipglass. 

Maybelline 

Define-A-Brow Pencil

$6 USD, CVS

This eyebrow pencil has a comb on one end and pencil on the other. Great way to groom and darken brows at the same time. 

Revlon 

ColorStay Eyeliner

This liner is like a tatoo. It literally stays on forever. 

iWant: new Color Show nail polish

I tried the Fashion Week nail polish from this line and wasn't impressed. However, for some reason when I saw this ad, I actually wanted to try both of these new additions. 

Polka-Dotted nails

They looked like splattered paint which I'm hoping is the actual look on the nail.

Holographic Nails

Review: Maybelline Color Sensational Limited Edition Fashion Week lipgloss

I purchased these two bad boys on a whim from my local drugstore. I mostly lean towards more higher end makeup (yes, I'm a prestige snob) so getting these was merely to see what the colors would look like. Plus, sadly enough, marking anything as limited edition is usually enough to make me purchase. Fashion Week being plastered across the entire display drew me to it & from then on it was fly vs flypaper.

The two colors purchased were Purple Royale (295) and Chocolate Lust (315). I must say they are ten times better than Electric Shock (90), the pink that I regret picking up for my Playboy costume last Halloween.

The quality of the gloss itself is impressive. Not only is it thicker than its everyday sister but it wears longer. The purple is interesting because it morphs while you wear it going from the dark purple that you can clearly see in the photo to berryish pinks and fushias. The brown also changes as you wear it starting as a deep brown mahogany and lightens to a darker red.

<a href="http://m.maybelline.com/Products/Product/?id=8690E607-EB26-4B4D-9802-6B46A78531DE">Maybelline Color Sensational Lipgloss</a>

Lookbook: Daytime Smoky Eyes

Urban Decay, I love you.

For work today I figured I would go the whole nine & spring for eyeshadow. My face has the usual, MAC Studio Fix Pressed Powder in NW 45 & lips are Maybelline (the Moisture lipstick) in Barely There, with the shine provided by Victoria's Secret. Eyebrow (that I have to draw in) Pencil from Black Radiance.

The eyes.
The Urban Decay palette I bought is my playground. I decided to go for the simple smoky eye but to lighten it up for the sake of daytime. Blending & applying a light silver to it after I finished with the initial application transformed this sex kitten night shadow into a daytime friendly option.