Makeup – Page 4 – Much To Do, Not Enough Time

Review-Maybelline Brow Fast Sculpt

February 18, 2020 Stephanie Sue

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Today’s post is about a brow gel. Yes, you’ve read right: a brow gel. After years of using L’oreal Brow Stylist-Boost & Set brow mascara, I thought it was time to try something new.

So, I got the new brow gel from Maybelline called Brow Fast Sculpt. I’ve been trying it for a week so far and I must say I fell in love immediately. This brow mascara has an amazing pigment but can feel heavy if you apply too much product in one spot. Which can happen depending which way you use the wand and the fact that it carries a lot of product.

As you can see in the picture above, I don’t have thick or bushy brows. But with Maybelline’s Brow Fast Sculpt brow gel, my brows look full and pigmented. I’m thinking it’s a shade a bit too dark but for the most part it looks good. The only thingI don’t quite like is that it fades from the front of my brows when I frown (which I tend to do a lot).

Overall, it’s a great product for my sparse and sad brows. Especially for everyday makeup.

What are your favorite brow products? Let me know in the comment section.

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Current Makeup Favorites-January 2020

January 22, 2020 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Hope the holidays treated you well. I’m not going to tell excuses of why I was gone. I just needed some time to think and to find the motivation to continue writing. Now that I’m back, let’s talk about some makeup and don’t forget to follow me on all social media.

Let’s start this 2020 with my current makeup favorites (as the title says). These are products that I discovered or rediscovered in 2019. For most of the makeup categories, I have two or more products. The foundations I’ve been using lately are L’oreal Infallible Fresh Wear and Covergirl TruBlend Matte Made. The L’oreal foundation has a more “natural” finish, but the Covergirl is more matte. Both work quite nice with my oily skin and Puerto Rico’s tropical weather.

Rediscovered my love for Maybelline Fit Me concealer, for days where I don’t want too much makeup as it’s a lightweight formula. But when I need to cover my dark circles, I use the TruBlend Undercover concealer from Covergirl. It’s a somewhat thicker formula and you only need a tiny amount. To set my face, I’ve gone back to my trusty Stay Matte powder from Rimmel. I put all my bronzers in a drawer for the late half of 2019, because I discovered the Milani Silky Matte bronzer. The last face category is highlight and for this I have a few, three to be exact. An IBY BEAUTY Radiant Glow highlighter sample in 24k magic (received in a Ipsy bag), the megaglo highlighting bar from Wet ‘n Wild in 684 Earth, and Covergirl TruBlend Super Stunner Hyper-Glow in Pearl Crush.

For my brows, I’ve been using the Ultrafine Brow Pencil from Covergirl. Basically, every eyeshadow palette I’ve used in the past months are from Colourpop. My mascara combo is formed by Maybelline Snapscara and Covergirl Exhibitionist, they make my lashes look amazing. Don’t get me wrong, each mascara works wonders individually but since the Snapscara has dried a but, I find its better when used with another mascara. Still loving the lip liners from Jordana, they’re so soft and pigmented. Fallen in love with two lip products from NYX, the Butter Gloss which I’m starting to think that has been discontinued because I can’t seem to find it anywhere. The other one is the Lingerie Push-Up long-lasting lipstick, which is a pigmented matte formula. Lastly for lips, the L’oreal Rouge Signature liquid lipstick has a lightweight-matte formula with incredible pigmentation.

Those are the current products I’m using, let’s hope for a year full of more amazing products. Any recommendations? Let me know in the comment section 😉

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Haul (Clothes & Makeup)-Walmart, JCPenney, Old Navy

June 11, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Today I’m going to share with you everything I’ve bought the past days. It includes makeup and clothing items, not that I needed more of either. On my first trip to Walmart, I got the Wet ‘n Wild photofocus pressed powder (natural beige) and another coloricon eyeshadow palette in Cosmic Collision. The Hard Candy Sheer Envy Mattifying Primer and the Glamoflauge full coverage foundation (warm beige), Emily Noel (YouTube) talked about the foundation. I got a lighter shade of my long-time favorite L’oreal Infallible Pro-Matte foundation (103 neutral buff). Two Rimmel Magnif’eyes eyeshadow palettes in the editions Spice and Electric Violet. Lastly, I grab the equate beauty Classic Blender sponge with Vitamin E.

On my next trip to Walmart, all Covergirl products were 50% off (only in Puerto Rico). So I took advantage and stock up on favorite products. My go-to foundation for work is the TruBlend Matte Made in L30 golden ivory. Then I got the Clean Matte pressed powder (525 buff beige) and the Flourish by Lash Blast mascara in black brown (I’m kicking myself for not checking the color). Then I got some products for my mother, the Clean invisible concealer (115 fair) and The Super Sizer Fibers mascara (800 very black).

That’s all the makeup for this haul, as I’m writing this I made a Colourpop order (someone take away my card).

Now, let’s talk about all the unnecessary clothes I bought. First I went to JCPenney, but let me say that everything was from the clearance section, so it wasn’t that bad (that’s what I keep telling myself everytime I see the receipt). Anyway, the four items I bought are the following:

As for Old Navy, nothing was on clearance but they weren’t full price either. Here’s what I got:

Well, that’s everything for today. Now I’m supposed to stop buying stuff and actually use what I have. So, I expect to have lots of reviews here and on my YouTube channel (spanish).

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Ipsy Glam Bag Review-March & April 2019

June 10, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Today I’m going to talk about my Ipsy bags for March and April. Ipsy is a $10/month subscription that includes 5 sample products (makeup, hair & skin care) inside a makeup bag. Also, you can get the add-on products that range from sample size to full size, for a small amount of money ($3-$12).

For March, the bag had a metallic rose gold tone and the blue zipper. This month basically all my products were makeup related. First, a Shimmer Squad highlighter from Lottie London in The Good Girl. Love this product: it’s shimmery but not in a bad way, the color is beautiful and it lasts a reasonably amount of time.

The next product is an eyeshadow from IBY Beauty in the shade Get Soaked. It has great pigmentation and blendability. Works perfectly as a blush. Then I have the Tarte Maneater Voluptuous Mascara in Black, which I don’t quite love. It gives me volume and length, but it flakes during the day. The last two products are for the lips, one is a lip balm and the other is a liquid lipstick. The lip balm is the Berry Lip Fix from Skyn Iceland, it feels hydrating but it stung/burned my lips a little when I first used it. After using it for some time, it doesn’t burn my lips so maybe they were a bit dehydrated at the time. Either way, I’m loving this balm and will continue to use it. As for the Realher I Am Adaptable Matte Liquid Lip, I must say it has an awesome pigmentation and durability. But I don’t actually use it that much because of the shade, not the formula (I don’t use red lipstick that often).

The last thing from March’s bag is the Huda Beauty Obsessions Palette in Smokey. This was the add-on I selected for this bag. At first, I was not impressed with the pigmentation but overall is a good palette. Quality is good but blendability is somewhat average for me.

Now, let’s get into April’s bag which arrived on time and included a white plastic fabric with bright yellow lemons and a yellow zipper. For this bag, there’s no add-on as I wasn’t interested in the products available. The first product is theBalmJour Creamy Lip Stain in Salut! The color is amazing and it has great pigmentation. The next product is from Tarte and it’s the Double Dutty Beauty Base Tape Hydrating Primer. It feels hydrating and a bit sticky, I’m still trying it with different foundations and setting sprays.

Next, I got a Laura Sanchez Moods eyeshadow in Martini Ollive Green. I’m quite impressed with this product, the pigmentation and blendability is incredible. It stays on the eye, I love the color and use it wet almost every time. Then I found a new favorite highlighter, OFRA Cosmetics Highlighter in Rodeo Drive. I’m so in love with it! Love the formula: it’s blendable, lasts really good on the skin and looks beautiful. The last product is the 100% Extra Virgin Coco Oil & Shea Butter Hydrating Curl Cream from Marc Anthony True Professional. I’ve been using it a lot lately, I like it but I’m not sure yet if it works for me.

This is everything from my Ipsy Glam Bags from March and April 2019. Sorry for the late post, but life has been crazy the past few months.

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¿Compraría de nuevo?

March 26, 2019November 24, 2020 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! Hablemos de esos productos que utilizamos completamente, nos gusten o no. Los míos incluyen maquillaje, productos para la piel y materiales de bisutería. Les diré lo que me gusta y lo que no, además si los he comprado nuevamente o no. Aquí vamos.

Comenzando con los productos para la piel, el primero es humectante. Utilicé el humectante Hydra Genius para piel grasa de L’oreal. Me gustó este producto porque ayuda con la hidratación de la piel pero no se siente pesado ni grasoso. La fórmula es en gel, la cual prefiero para mi piel grasa, ya que se absorbe rápidamente dejando mi cara sintiéndose fresca.

Otro producto es la crema que utilizo para quitarme el maquillaje antes de lavarme la cara. Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser, lo aplico con mis manos y lo remuevo con un algodón. Luego utilizo un jabón para remover el maquillaje que queda y la sensación grasosa que deja. Llevo varios años usándolo porque remueve prácticamente todo.

Ahora, tengo la categoría con la mayor cantidad de productos: MAQUILLAJE. Un producto que compro una y otra vez, es la base Infallible Pro-Matte de L’oreal. Con eso deben saber lo mucho que me gusta, pero si quieren saber por qué, sólo presionen aquí para leer la entrada que escribí hace algunos meses. Tengo dos correctores (concealer) de los que quiero hablarles, ambos son económicos y con gran cobertura. El primero es Colourpop No Filter Concealer, pueden leer mi opinión presionando aquí. El otro es Clean Matte Concealer de Covergirl, tiene menos cobertura que el de Colourpop pero es bueno. He comprado varias veces el corrector de Colourpop, aunque no el de Covergirl.

Tengo dos productos de Maybelline, un rubor de la línea Fit Me! en el color Buff y el polvo suelto Master Fix Loose Setting Powder en translúcido. Estos productos han sido mis favoritos por varios meses. El rubor es un color crema-rosado que me parece perfecto para principiantes porque no aplica mucho color de una vez y combina con todo.

Otro polvo suelto que me gusta es el Infallible Pro-Sweep & Lock en translúcido. Al igual que el polvo de Maybelline, se ve bien sobre el maquillaje. El último producto de maquillaje es el Brow Stylist Plumper Mascara de L’oreal. No recuerdo cuándo comencé a utilizar este producto, pero llevo varios años usándolo y me encanta.

Ahora, mi hilo y “seed beads” (cuentas 11/0 y 15/0) favoritos son de Artbeads. Como siempre, trato de comprar estos materiales cuando hay alguna venta o necesito colores nuevos.

Esos son todos los productos que me han gustado lo suficiente comp ara volverlos a comprar. ¿Cuáles son los tuyos?

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Repurchase or Not??

March 26, 2019November 24, 2020 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Let’s talk about those products we use up, whether we like them or not. Mine include makeup, skin related and beading materials. I’ll tell you what I like of them, what I don’t and if I had purchased them again or not. Let’s begin.

Starting with skin related products, the first one is my moisturizer. I used up the L’oreal Hydra Genius Moisturizer for oily skin, I enjoyed this product because it help with hydration but wasn’t oily/greasy feeling. It’s a gel formula, which I prefer for my oily skin, that absorbs quickly and leaves my face feeling fresh. I didn’t repurchase this product because I noticed some dry skin on my face, so I decided to try another moisturizer.

Another product was the cleanser I use to take off my makeup before washing my face. The Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser (with the green cap), I massage it all over my face and take it off with a cotton round. After that I go in with a cleanser to finish taking off the makeup and the greasy feeling the Pond’s cleanser leaves. Always repurchase this one, I love how easy it takes the makeup off even when I have to wash my face afterwards.

Next, we have the category with more products: MAKEUP. A product I buy over and over again is the Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation from L’oreal. That must say how much I love it, but if you want to know more about it just click here to read the post I wrote. I have two concealers to talk about, both affordable and with great coverage. The first one is the Colourpop No Filter Concealer for which you can read what I think of it by clicking here. The other one is the Clean Matte Concealer from Covergirl, it has a little less coverage than the Colourpop one but is good. I’ve repurchased the Colourpop concealer a few times already, but not the Covegirl one.

I have two products from Maybelline, Fit Me! Blush in Buff and Master Fix Loose Setting Powder in Translucent. These products have been favorites for quite some time now, and they never dissapoint. The blush is a pinky-nude that needs to be build up and goes with every look you want to rock. The loose powder sets my makeup nicely without making me look cakey.

Another loose setting powder I enjoyed using was the L’oreal Infallibe Pro-Sweep & Lock in translucent. Same as the Maybelline one, it sets the makeup nicely. The last makeup product is also from L’oreal, but this time is the Brow Stylist Plumper Mascara. I don’t even remember when I started using this product, all I know is that I love setting my brows in place with this after filling them up.

Now, my favorite beading thread and seed beads (size 11/0 & 15/0) are from Artbeads. As always, I try to buy when there’s a sale to stock up on materials I’m need or new colors.

Those are all the products that I’ve loved enough to keep buying them. Let me know about yours.

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Review-NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Foundation

March 12, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Today I have a review+wear test for you on NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop foundation. Got this foundation a few weeks back at Walgreens for $15. It comes in 45 shades and it’s “lighweight, waterproof and pigmented”. Hence why the “full coverage” and it also “controls shine and mattifies”. Now, let me tell you if it performed as it’s supposed to.

Didn’t used a primer, just applied the L’oreal Hydra Genius Moisturizer (for oily skin) and Colourpop All Star Setting Spray. Used a Real Techniques sponge to apply the foundation (shade Medium Buff). For concealer I used L’oreal Infallible Pro-Glow (02 Creamy Natural) and to set, Maybelline Master Fix Loose Setting powder (Translucent).

At 9am my foundation was applied, concealed and set. As you can see in the photo above, the foundation looked matte with a medium-almost full coverage, and it didn’t feel heavy.

Now, I don’t have any more pictures because it couldn’t be appreciated how the foundation wore. I had this foundation on for 13 hours and did four check-ins.

So, at 1pm the foundation had rubbed off from my nose where my glasses rest (normal for all foundations). It also emphasizes the dryness around my nostrils but overall, it looked good. By 5pm it had started to break up on my chin and forehead. Though it started to get shiny, in general it looked okay. But by 7pm it was looking a bit cakey and it had also broken up on my cheeks. And by 10pm, my makeup was a hot mess: all broken up, cakey and quite shiny (even though I’ve been more shiny before).

In general, I liked the foundation and I’m going to be trying it with different primers and setting sprays. Will keep you updated on that.

What long-wearing foundation do you recommend? Leave it in the comments below.

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Reseña-Base Can’t Stop Won’t Stop de NYX

March 12, 2019 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! Hoy les tengo una reseña sobre la base Can’t Stop Won’t Stop de NYX. Compré esta base hace unas semanas en Walgreens por $15. Viene en 45 tonos y es “liviana, a prueba de agua y pigmentada”. Por lo que es “alta cobertura” y también “controla el brillo y matifica”. Ahora les contaré cuál fue su desempeño.

Para ver aplicación y primera impresión pueden ver este vídeo.

No utilicé “primer”, solamente apliqué mi humectante Hydra Genius Moisturizer de Lóreal (para piel grasa) y el All Star Setting Spray de Colourpop. Utilicé una esponja de Real Techniques para aplicar la base (tono Medium Buff). El corrector que utilicé es el Infallible Pro-Glow de L’oreal (02 Creamy Natural) y el polvo es Master Fix Loose Setting powder de Maybelline (Translucent).

Terminé de aplicar mi base a las 9am, incluyendo corrector y polvo. Como pueden ver en la foto arriba, la base lucía mate con una cobertura mediana-casi completa, y no se sentía pesada.

No tengo más fotos durante el día porque no se podía apreciar claramente cómo lucía la base. Tuve la base aplicada en mi cara por 13 horas.

A la 1pm, ya no tenía base en el área de la nariz donde descansan mis espejuelos (normal con todas las bases). Noté que enfatiza el área seca que tengo alrededor de la nariz, pero en general se veía bien. Ya para las 5pm había comenzado a desvanecerse en mi mentón y frente. Aunque me empezaba a ver brillosa, en general la base se veía bien ya que era mínimo. Pero a las 7pm la historia era diferente, la base se estaba acumulando en algunas áreas y a desvanecerse también en mis mejillas. Tres horas después (a las 10pm), mi maquillaje era un desastre: estaba acumulado en unas áreas, en otras había desaparecido y mi cara se veía brillosa (aunque he tenido peores problemas con el brillo).

En general, me gustó la base y voy a seguir probándola con diferentes “primers” y “setting sprays”. Los mantendré al tanto.

¿Cuál base de larga duración recomiendan?

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Will I purchase?

March 5, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Welcome back. Today I want to talk to you about some new makeup releases and whether I would like to buy them or not. I love watching videos of this kind because it helps me with making decisions. My favorite people on YouTube, that do videos like this, are: Kelsey Alfred, Andréa Matillano and KrystalKBeauty.

I’ll start with the things I’ve decided I don’t need in my life. The very first thing I know I don’t need is Urban Decay’s Naked Reloaded palette. I’ve seen mixed thoughts on this release but many people love the palette. I just find it looks similar to my Pérsona Identity palette with those earthy-shades.

This next eyeshadow palette gave me the same vibes as the Urban Decay one, it’s pretty similar to the Pérsona Identity palette. Also, I have a very similar blue shade (from Colourpop). I’m talking about the Colourpop x Zoella Brunch Date eyeshadow palette. Although the rest of the collection looks nice, I’m not holding my breath for it.

Now, those new Huda Beauty Power Bullet Matte Lipsticks look beautiful and I’m dying to get my hands on them. But the price tag hurt me, I find that $25 is a lot of money for one lipstick and I’m not willing to spend it that way.

Let’s talk about the ones I would love to buy but this girl doesn’t have that much money. First is the it Cosmetics Confidence in a Foundation that comes in 48 shades (nice!). The reason?? I love their CC cream and Dani from CoffeeBreakwithDani said it was an amazing foundation (that’s more than enough for me).

I love my matte lip products, even though my lips are crazy dry, but Pérsona Cosmetics new glosses look so pretty. I’m still not sure about this one because it’s $16 for one lipgloss, which is too much for just a gloss.

Smashbox is releasing a new collection called the Crystalized Collection and let me tell you something. The highlighter OPTI-MYSTIC is STUNNING! I died when I saw the insanely beautiful glow it gives.

The last product I want to talk about is from the Ciaté x Jessica Rabbit Collection Glow-To creamy powder highlighter. I’m interested in this product because the pictures look incredible and I figured that because I love a highlighter from them, I would also love this one.

That’s all for today. What products are you interested in?

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¿Qué compraría?

March 5, 2019 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! Bienvenidos nuevamente. Hoy quiero hablarles sobre algunas colecciones nuevas de maquillaje y si las compraría o no. Me encanta ver vídeos de este tipo porque me ayuda con las decisiones. En YouTube, mis favoritas son Kelsey Alfred, Andréa Matillano y KrystalKBeauty.

Comenzaré con los productos que decidí que no necesito en mi vida. Lo primero que no necesito es la paleta Naked Reloaded de Urban Decay. He visto personas que les encanta y otras que no tanto. En mi caso, encuentro que los colores marrones/neutrales la hacen similar a mi paleta Identity de Pérsona.

Esta próxima paleta de sombras me dio la misma impresión que la de Urban Decay, es similar a la paleta Identity de Pérsona. Además, tengo un azul (de Colourpop) que es muy parecido al que incluye la paleta. La paleta de la que estoy hablando es Colourpop x Zoella Brunch Date. El resto de la colección se ve bien pero no es algo que me encanta.

Ahora, los nuevos lapices labiales Power Bullet Matte de Huda Beauty lucen hermosos y muero por tener aunque sea uno de ellos. Pero el precio…Para mí $25 por un lápiz labial es demasiado dinero y no estoy dispuesta a gastarlo así.

Ahora hablemos sobre los productos que quisiera comprar pero no tengo tanto dinero. Primero es la nueva base de It Cosmetics, Confidence in a Foundation (viene en 48 tonos). ¿Por qué la quiero? Bueno, me encanta el CC cream de ellos y Dani de CoffeeBreakwithDani dijo que era increíble (lo cual es más que suficiente para mí).

Me fascinan los productos labiales mates, aunque mis labios usualmente están resecos, pero los nuevos glosses labiales de Pérsona Cosmetics lucen muy bonitos. No estoy segura de ellos porque son $16 cada labial, lo cual (nuevamente) es demasiado por un producto para los labios.

Smashbox tiene una nueva colección llamada Crystalized Collecction y les diré algo. El iluminador OPTI-MYSTIC ¡Es HERMOSO! Quedé impresionada cuando vi el increíble brillo que da.

El último producto del que quiero hablarles es de la colección Ciaté x Jessica Rabbit, el Glow-To creamy powder highlighter. Estoy interesada en este producto porque en las fotos se veía hermoso y supuse que al gustarme un iluminador de Ciaté, también me gustaría este.

Bueno, eso es todo para hoy. ¿En qué productos están interesados?

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