Face Scrubs

My Scrub Collection

About once a week I use a face scrub to remove any dead skin cells and flakey skin I may have. Scrubs can be good to use as they exfoliate, but they can also be harsh depending on your skins condition and how sensitive you are. I have a few that I have been using for a while now, and one is my HG scrub!

Face Mask Love

Face Mask Love

There are so many varieties of face masks to choose from with varying claims that it can get overwhelming trying to figure out where to begin. Some masks peel off like latex, others are clay. Some are for aromatherapy, while others are meant to hydrate. Here is a review of the ones I've used, and as someone with sensitive skin, I have to be careful about what I use.

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick is a true long lasting formula. It goes on thinly and dries quickly. After it has dried down, it is completely budge proof. This stuff will last for 8 or more hours. These are fragrance free, and taste free. These can be quite drying. To combat this, I always prep my lips with balm for about 10 minutes before applying, and then use a lip scrub. After that, I use a stiffer lip balm, like EOS, underneath this. When my lips start to feel dry about 2-3 hours later, I apply lip balm on top.

Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick

Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick

Stila's Version of liquid lipstick is a bit different from the others I've reviewed as it dries down completely and is transfer resistant. This has a much thicker consistency than any other liquid lipstick I own, and is much more of a cream texture. It is completely matte in finish.

Sephora Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Color

Sephora Luster Matte in Magenta

Out of all the liquid lipstick brands and formulas I've tried, Sephora Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Color is my favorite. This is a long wearing satin finish lip cream that is thin in consistency and leaves a lasting stain. This is the most comfortable to wear also, as it doesn't dry completely down and leaves my lips feeling soft for the majority of the wear. Even when the product feels like it's gone after about 7 hours or so, the color left on your lips looks vibrant. 

Milani Lip Intense Liquid Color

Milani Lip Intense

Milani Lip Intense Liquid Color is a hybrid formula that goes on with the ease of a gloss and the more opaque color and coverage of a lipstick. The tube is oval in shape with a doe foot applicator that is a bit stiffer that your typical doe foot, although not in an uncomfortable way. It does a great job of distributing the product on the lips. Both colors I have are slightly scented, but different from each other. Red Extreme has a buttery scent, very similar to NYX Soft Matte Lip cream. Fiery Coral has a very similar scent to the Too Faced Melted collection, although much less pronounced. The texture in these two colors vary also, but only just. They are both thin in consistency, moist, non-sticky, and fully opaque. They vary, however, in the actual texture of the cream. Now, I'm probably the only person in the world who even notices this or cares for that matter, but Fiery Coral has a textured feel to it where Red Extreme is just a cream. When I say "textured" I mean that I can feel the particles inside the cream, which I am sure is just the pigment. This feeling is neither bothersome of irritating, it is just there.

Too Faced Melted

Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Melted liquid lipstick is a beautiful thing. So many brands have come out with their version of liquid lipstick that I thought I would devote the next couple of posts to the ones I own. The varieties of liquid lipstick vary greatly between brands, from completely dry and transfer proof to still moist and staining that will transfer. Some will zap your lips into Sahara Desert territory, while others still leave your lips feeling moist. Too Faced has created a version that is somewhere in the middle. These beauties have fully opaque coverage and leave behind a nice stain from the bolder colors. These stay moist enough on lips, as in they don't dry down like paint on the wall, but they don't leave your lips feeling like you have balm on them either. The shade range has recently expanded, and I can't wait to try a few new shades. There is some type of scent to these that I can't exactly describe. Its not unpleasant at all, but I can smell it through the tube. I think it's some type of cherry scent. The applicator on these is different than other liquid lipsticks. They are housed in a squeeze tube with a fuzzy angled tip. The four smaller ones came together in a gift set at Christmas, while the larger one is full size.