Collective Drugstore Haul

 

I'm back! I figured out my camera issues, thank god. So I'm here to show you some stuff I've bought at the drugstore over the past couple weeks. Some hits and some misses in here! Click below to see :)

Hair Care Haul+Review

 

Hi remember me? Probably not. I haven't blogged in probably.. A month. I've been super sucky at that. I've been in kind of a funk..but I'm getting out of it. I got a haircut which I think helped. Honestly my hair was so long it was getting difficult to function. I felt so frumpy..t's still really long, I just added some layers and got some actual style back to it. So in honor of my new haircut, I needed some new products. I'm going to do a mini review on these also, so if you'd like to know more.. Click below!

NYX Butter Gloss- Eclair & Creme Brulee Review

 

Hi there! Today I wanted to tell you about two new glosses I got, the NYX Butter Glosses in Eclair and Creme Brulee. These came out forever ago, and everyone loves them.. I just put off trying them. I can't believe I did, I really love them! If you want to see swatches and my review, click below!

Best Face Scrub-- Freeman Facial Polishing Scrub Charcoal & Black Sugar

 

Hi there. Today I wanted to tell you about a new face mask/scrub I've been using. It's by Freeman, which you can find at any CVS. It's the facial polishing charcoal and black sugar mask. What first caught my attention was 'charcoal' which is suppose to draw out impurities. Anyway, I gave it a shot and ended up really liking it.

That's probably the weirdest picture I have on my blog so far. But this is what it looks like. It's a black gel like consistency with little exfoliating beads. This stuff exfoliates amazingly, but it's not rough at all. How I use it: I Apply all over my face. Let it sit about five minutes then massage to exfoliate for a minute, rinse and pat dry! My skin is left super smooth and clean feeling. This is one of the best face scrubs I've used, it's so gentle but gives great results. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the lid is hard to snap shut. But besides that, it's awesome. AND it's only about 3$! If you're looking for a great, purifying face scrub this is your answer. Even if you're not, I still recommend you give this a try!

One of my goals this year is to take better care of my skin. My goal last year was to be consistent with removing my makeup and washing my face at night, and I did great with that! Now it's time to step it up. So I'm experimenting with more skincare products and I'm hoping to see improvements. I'll keep you guys updated :)

I hope you enjoyed this quick review, thank you so much for reading!! I appreciate you all :)

--Nicole xox

 

December Favorites

 

Another month has passed, more Favorties I post! December is over and I'm looking forward to the New Year. I had a great month and a great holiday, I hope you all did too. If you want to see my favorites for this month, click below

Covergirl truMagic Skin Perfector Mattifier Review

 

Hello! Browsing the drugstore the other day I came across this new product, Covergirl Trumagic Skin Perfector Mattifier. I'm always up for a new mattifying product so I decided to try it out. If you want to see what I think of it, click below!

Sonia Kashuk Lavish Luxe Brush Set Review

Hi there, today I'm going to review a recent purchase, the Sonia Kashuk Lavish Luxe Brush Set. I've been wanting to purchase another brush set but couldn't bring myself to purchase a Sigma one. When I saw this one, I knew I had to have it! It's a limited edition set and I'm assuming it will be available through the Holidays at Target! If you want to see my review on this, click below!

Covergirl Lash Perfection Mascara Review

 

Hey there! Today I have another mascara review for you. Covergirl Lash Perfection Mascara. This is actually one of my favorite mascaras, I've gone through so many! I recently decided to repurchase after the Falsies Black Drama fiasco. I should always just go with what I know..if you want to see my review on this mascara, click below! :)

Maybelline Color Elixir Review- Hibiscus Haven

 

Hi everyone! I have another lip product review for you, the new Maybelline Color Elixir by Colorsensational in Hibiscus Haven. Again I've let a few days slip by me without blogging and I don't like that! Time just gets away from me and I had all intentions of being super productive this morning and then a migraine struck! I told it to get lost I have an awesome review to write, and it put up a fight but I won. I'm rambling now because it's 1am and I should be sleeping.. Any way back to the product, I'm kind of obsessed with this. If you want to read my review on it, please click below!

Review: Maybelline "The Falsies Black Drama" Mascara

 

Hey lovelies! Today's post is a review on a new mascara, Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama. I am running low on my current favorite (L'Oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions) and decided instead of repurchasing, I'd pick something new up. If your interested to see my opinions on this mascara, click below!

All Drugstore Purple & Gold FOTD

 

Hi ladies, today I'll be showing my makeup for today that features all drugstore products. I did the drugstore tag a couple days ago and was inspired to do this! If you want to see the products I used, click below :)

Drugstore Makeup Tag

 

 

 

Hi there :) today I wanted to show you my most used makeup brushes, but there was a little snafu and I forgot my camera at home so I decided to do a tag instead! I found this one from one of my favorite youtubers blogs MakeupbyAlli.com

1. What is your favorite drugstore makeup brand overall?

I'd have to go with L'Oreal or NYX.

2. What are your favorite face, cheek and lip products?

For face: L'Oreal True Match Foundation, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, ELF Maximum Coverage Concealer. For Cheeks: NYC Sun n Brozner, Milani Baked Blushes, and ELF highlighters. And Lip: Wet n Wild lipsticks especially from the Fergie Collection. I love Baby Lips, Revlon Lipsticks, Maybelline Color Whispers. My favorite Lipliner is Toast from Maybelline. I'm going to include eyes in this also: L'Oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions Mascara, Rimmel Soft Kohl liners, Wet n Wild Mega Liner, L'Oreal Infallible Shadows. Maybelline Define A Brow Maybelline Clear Mascara.

3. Least favorite product?

I tried the Wet n Wild eye makeup remover and it burned my eyes SO bad.

4. What is the best makeup bargain?

I'd say NYC, Wet n Wild and ELF. All those brands have some really great products and are very affordable!

5. What is your favorite underdog product? (Something you love that often gets overlooked?)

My current favorite Bronzer is NYC Sun n Bronze in Montauk Bronze. I'd seen it a lot but never purchased it and can't believe that gem was hiding on me. I just love it. Everyone go try it!

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced?

Some foundations, I actually saw one at CVS for TWENTY dollars and I couldn't believe it. I know CVS tends to be a bit more expensive but still. I've seen a few eyeliners and mascaras too for around 11-13 dollars and I think that's crazy for drugstore.

7. Show your best drugstore dupe(s)!!

So this is more of just a color dupe, but the Fergie for Wet n Wild Lipstick in Pentouse Sweet is the exact same color as Kat Von D Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi. The KVD Liquid Lipstick is a completely different formula with incredible staying power and Penthouse Sweet is just a regular lipstick. BUT when I want a hot pink lipstick but don't want to waste my precious Kat Von D, I use the Wet n wild

Pentouse Sweet is left picture, middle swatch. Backstage Bambi on right.

8. Drugstore product that isn't worth the hype?

Im not a fan of Covergirl Lashblast, I know a lot of people like that. The brush is just too big for my eyeballs. I also didn't enjoy Revlon Soft Nude lipstick, it looked bad on me :(

This was a fun tag to do :) I love drugstore products and as you can see I've found a lot of favorites! I'm tagging anyone who wants to do this! Tomorrow I'll be back with a makeup brush post, so stay tuned for that! I hoped you liked this tag, and maybe try out some of the products I mentioned :) ps. Follow me on twitter @neenersmakeup I've been tweeting a lot more!

Thanks for reading!!

--Nicole