Holiday Sparkly Eyes

I picked up a few new shadows to try for the upcoming holiday parties.

I'm feeling sparkly! :)

Hard Candy Kal-eye-descope Baked Shadow Duo

This is my second Hard Candy Baked Duo Shadow purchase.

I LOVE Peace, which has a golden highlight shade and a bronzy brown crease shade.

So I decided to pick up another in High Maintenance.

The lightest shade is a shimmery silver color. It works great as a highlight and inner corner color. I've been wearing it all over the lid. Then I place the darker color, a taupe-ish, purplely grey (how's that for a description) in the outer corner and crease. It makes a very pretty eye look that can be worn with pretty much anything!

These shadows are great quality, while cheap and easily accessible. They are quite shimmery, but i don't mind. I would definitely recommend them!

(In the second picture, Peace is on the left & High Maintenance is on the right.)

Review: Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

I apologize for the lack of posts. It's been a crazy and stressful few weeks. Also, I'm posting on my phone for the first time ever. Hopefully, the format won't turn out to crazy! We shall see.

I've been trying out this foundation for a few weeks. I've heard mixed reviews about it, but most were positive. So I decided to try it out.

I am pleasantly surprised.

This foundation is targeted to match any skin tone, with a wide range of shades and tones available. As the picture below shows, it's supposed to match natural tone and blend seamlessly. I feel that it does a good job at both tasks. Colors come in 3 categories: light, medium and dark (that might not be exactly how they're labeled, but you get the idea). I purchased shade 120 (classic ivory) in the light category. It matches very well and gives me a little color, as to not look drab.

Thirdly, it allows skin to breathe. I agree. It has a very natural finish. You can tell by my pictures that it is a fairly thin liquid. When blended out, it has a dewy finish. With that being said, someone with extremely oily skin might not care for this foundation. But I have combo/oily skin and it works fine for me. By setting it with a powder, I think it provides light to medium build-able coverage and lasts for several hours without needing a touch up.

If you are looking for a long-wearing foundation, this might not be your first pick. But for a foundation with a wide range of colors, natural finish, and decent coverage, it's a great option. And it's one of the cheaper drugstore foundations I've found.

My high end comparison to this foundation would be Merle Norman's AquaBalance Foundation. It's one of my favorites! But Maybelline's Fit Me wears just as well on my skin. And it's a fraction of the price!

Let me know if you have tried it or plan to in the future!

~ Carolyn