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This is a great way to try a bunch of the colors in their lipglosses. I kept 2 and sent the rest to friends after seeing them and determining that they weren’t my shade.
Someone else I know bought one as a Christmas present for a 13 year old relative who was just getting into makeup and found it was one of the best possible presents she could have given. |
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Custom Pallet with: eyeshadow in dusk, eyeshadow in pink ice, blushes in shy, glow and bronzed. I bought a second incomplete pallet. |
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Quality on all of the eyeshadows reviewed here is decent, not the best out there but good.
The pallet itself is fine – it’s much like other more expensive pallets. Very well made with a mirror in it and metal for the magnetic pans. The Cover Girl pans I have fit in there and I think the MAC pans would also fit but I don’t currently have one I could test. Dusk eyeshadow pan – a purple/grey cooler shade. I thought, even looking at it in person in the pan, that it was going to be a neutral color but it just didn’t work on me at all. Pink Ice eyeshadow pan – nice neutral highlighting color. should work on pretty much anyone. It’s really nothing to get excited about but I don’t get excited about powders or foundations much either. Definately worth adding to your collection for $1. Glow blush – way too bright for me. It’s like a muted fushia with a touch of peach. Might even match a flamingo at the zoo. Very bold. Tried to use it as an eyeshadow and it still was too bright for my tastes. If you look good in bold colors, definately check this out. Shy blush – a sort of baby pink color. Again cool – almost too cool and too light for me but can work as a eyeshadow highlight with colors that are better on me. Bronzed blush/bronzer – I’m a bit on the fence about this one. It’s an OK color – not thrilled about it … and I’m not sure if it’s that the color may not be the best color for me … or if the color itself is just a bit weird. What I will say is that trying to use a little pan of blush when you typically apply blush with a big fluffy brush doesn’t work well. I would not buy the blush pans again unless I just planned on using them as eyeshadow. If you use a large blush brush you probably will find them too small to be useful as well. |
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Eye shadow in Butternut |
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE this shadow quad. It’s a great everyday set. A couple of the colors are a bit warm but two are nuetral. My favorite out of the four is the top right – it’s a gold that isn’t too bold for daytime wear. The colors work very well together and are easy to use and blend. |
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Eye shadow in Luxe |
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This one isn’t quite as easy to use as the Butternut but it’s still a good color set to have. The magenta color – not very useful but it’s a color I wanted to have for those rare times I would want that color. The deep purple grey I really like as an eyeliner and could possibly be used to create a smokey eye – I’m mainly using it for this deep grey color. The two lighter colors are again a sort of generic highlight and blending colors. |
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Eye Shadow Brush x3 (2 for a friend) |
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I have a NYX brush that has the same shape and size as this one but the E.L.F. one is better. This is great for overall eyeshadow application and blending. |
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Eyeliner Brush |
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Great thin brush that I use wet to apply a thin line of eyeshadow as eyeliner. Very good quality … I’ve been very pleased with all of the E.L.F. makeup brushes that I have gotten. Better than the more expensive brushes that I’ve tried. |
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Lip Defining Brush (for a friend – she asked what she should use to apply a dark shade of L’oreal HIP lipgloss and I recommended this) |
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This did not come in – they marked it on the invoice as not available and credited my bank account. Oh well… I like the one that I have but after waiting 5 weeks for them to ship as they had mentioned was going to happen, I really expected the every single item to be included. |
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Bronzer in Sun Kissed |
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Not as brown as it looks on the screen, a little more redish like you would look if you had just spent the day out and were glowing … a little less day after tan which was what I was looking for. Still a very good bronzer/blush that I’m going to keep. |
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Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF 15 in Pink Kiss (I’m giving this scent, grape vanilla, a second chance in hopes that they’ve reformulated.) |
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The grape vanilla scent is MUCH better – I’m pretty sure they have reformulated this scent. This particular color is a very light pink … makes me think preppy teen but still a nice color. Not something I’m going to reach for regularly but still worth the purchase. |
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Moisture Care Lip color in Brownie Points (again, I’m giving this scent, vanilla mint, a second chance.) |
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I absolutely positively loved this color but as a lipgloss it just disappeared too quickly. It’s a nice neutral, your lips but better and a tiny hint darker nude. I was reaching for it regularly and then being disappointed when it wore off so quickly. The scent on this one is fine as well.
I ended up finding that I found a lipstick to replace it though – Avon in Totally Twig when blotted and a clear gloss added on top has more lasting power. I think MAC lipstick in Twig would also work but the local store did not have it for some reason and I don’t really want to spend the money to buy it online sight unseen (MAC’s online images are really inacurate.) |
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Smudge Eye Brush (for a friend – I wasn’t too happy with this when I got it in the set but she wanted to give it a try anyway. It’s just not my type of brush.) |
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Guest review – Diane: "…the smudge brush works great – blends better than other brushes that I have…" |
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Defining Eye Brush – I already have one and love it so much I want a second one. |
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Ended up sending the second one to another friend who wanted to get into eyeshadow more.
I’ll post again soon with how I use this brush wet to apply eyeshadow as eyeliner (I’ve also used the eyeliner brush wet and pick based on how thick a line I want – the eyeliner brush can achieve a thinner line.) |
Maybelline … so disappointing…
There were amazing discounts on the makeup at the grocery today – about half price or more. I hadn’t planned on buying anything but I found what I thought was going to be THE color of lipstick I was looking for and a waterproof eyeliner … together under $5 total. Regular price $14 or so.
Maybelline Wet Shine Fushion lipstick in Honey Glazed I thought MIGHT look like MAC twig. When I got home and tried it on it was way too pale. Good consistency and application – totally wrong color out of the tube. Held up next to my face in the tube it was perfect… blah. Just wish this one had been the color I was hoping for on.
Maybelline Ultra Liner – Black waterproof. Ha! Waterproof! Looks awful on, flakes if the skin is stretched (pull the corner of an eye just a little once it was dry) … MIGHT be waterproof in the rain but smudged when wet with my hand (doubt it would hold up to swimming which is what I think of when I see waterproof.) Simply AWFUL!
I should have bought a backup of the CoverGirl aquasmooth I always wear … that would have been a better use of my $5 (and usually it’s more expensive … I may yet go back and get it.)
Mary Jane shoes
I went looking for some Mary Jane style shoes recently for a friend. There’s such variety in this style of shoe. Below are some of the best (some are a little more like ballet flats and some are a bit like t-strap shoes.)
Sofft Helena $88.95
http://www.shoeline.com/asp/dcpitem.asp?&refURL=EMLX&style=S1013501
American Eagle™ “Fiction†Mary Jane Sport $19.99
http://www.payless.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?&TLC=
Womens&SLC=WomensCasuals&BLC=WomensCasualsComfort&
Width=Regular&ItemCode=55640&LotNumber=053069&Type=Adult
&Popularity=&DescriptiveColor=Brown/Green
Aerosoles Gram Central $46.95
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/7931141/c/6147.html
Azaleia Strength $46.95
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/16460583/c/3.html
Gabriella Rocha Quinn $28.95
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/6679387/c/973.html
Gabriella Rocha Helena $44.95
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18087460/c/72.html
Somethin’ Else by Skechers Chatters-Jubilee $46.95
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/16753513/c/37415.html
Dollhouse Women’s Praise $54.99
http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=5030891%7EWomens%7
CCasual%7CFlats&sc=WOMENS&variant_id=EC1020062
Hotkiss Women’s Mary $34.99
http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=1010789%7EWomens%7C
Casual%7CFlats&sc=WOMENS&variant_id=34782
Connie Women’s Bow-Ho $44.99
http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=1010686%7EWomens%7C
Casual%7CFlats&sc=WOMENS&variant_id=34823
more Jesse’s Girl Makeup (photos)
I found out a little bit more about the Jesse’s Girl brand AND, per the request of a reader, went and took photos of the Jesses Girl cosmetics at Rite-aid.
“CRL Marketing, Inc. is relocating from Suffern, New York to the Premier Quilting Building on Industry Drive in Oxford, North Carolina. CRL Marketing was founded in 1999 by Jesse and Cathy Lawrence. The company markets color cosmetics and accessories under both the Jesse’s Girl and Yakity Yak brands as well as specializing in Private Label for mass merchandisers such as Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens. The new location in Oxford will act as a centralized distribution center handling the entire United States and Canada.” from http://www.granvillecounty.com/news.htm
::removed information… moved and address and phone number did not belong to the business anymore::
They don’t have a listing with the Better Business Bureau but they do have a Dunn & Bradstreet listing (but I’m not going to spend the money to find out more about them that way.)
BUT there’s not much more about the company online (though someone asked if they do animal testing … it would be great if someone could call and ask – if anyone does, post a comment here please. I may eventually end up doing it it no one else does.)
Now for the fun stuff – photos:
Eye Dust $3.99
Bullseye Eyeshadow $2.99
Cream Eyeshadow $3.99
Eye Lites Eyeshadow $3.99 
Liquid Glass lipgloss $3.99
Lip Juice Lipgloss $1.99
Gloss Plumper plumping lipgloss $3.99
Nail Enamel / Polish $2.99
Eyeliner $1.99
Lipliner $1.99
Brushes $2.99-$3.99
Halloween anyone?
Anyone going to any great halloween parties and have an interesting costume to share?
(oh – I was impressed by the false eyelashes … but they’re $50!)
