Colourpop – Page 2 – Much To Do, Not Enough Time

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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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?

¡Sigamos en contacto!

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¿Funcionó o no?-Colourpop No Filter Foundation Stick

March 1, 2019 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! Bienvenidos a “¿Funcionó o no?”, así es como estaré titulando las reseñas de ahora en adelante. Me cansé de simplemente decir “reseña de esto” o “reseña de aquello”, por lo que decidí cambiarlo un poco. Bueno, creo que es suficiente explicación, además que no están aquí para eso. El punto de esta entrada es mi opinión sobre la base en barra de la línea No Filter de Colourpop. Lo primero que deben saber es que la pueden encontrar en la página web de Colourpop por $10 y está disponible en 30 colores/tonos. Según Colourpop, esta base crea una cara impecable en segundos con esta liviana base en barra que tiene una cobertura mediana que puede llegar a cobertura total. Que se difumina de manera que tiene un acabado natural. Pero, ¿es todo esto cierto? Ahora mismo les contaré.

Compré la base en Light 70 W, la cual creo que es un poco oscuro en estos momentos, pero logro hacerla funcionar. Como dice la página web, su fórmula es liviana y tiene una cobertura mediana que puede convertirse en cobertura total. Pero no estoy totalmente de acuerdo con la perfecta difuminación o con el acabado natural. He visto reseñas asombrosas de este producto, pero mi experiencia fue lo opuesto. Mi maquillaje presentaba problemas desde la aplicación hasta el final del día. Encontré que la fórmula era seca, lo que dificultaba la difuminación. Traté de utilizar una esponja pero no funcionó, así que cambié a una brocha con la que logré difuminar la base luego de un rato. Como ya dije, es liviana pero se puede ver claramente que tengo base aplicada, ya que enfatiza cada poro y parche seco en mi cara (que no son muchos porque tengo la cara grasa). Ya que estamos hablando de tipos de piel, solo tomó como cuatro horas para que esta base se desmoronara. Comenzó a romperse en mi zona T y de ahí solo empeoró.

Como pueden ver, esta base definitivamente no funcionó para mi. He estado utilizándola por varios meses con diferentes ‘primers’/polvos compactos/’setting sprays’ y no he notado algún cambio en su desempeño.

¿La has probado? Cuéntame todo al respecto que la sección de comentarios.

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Worked or Not?-Colourpop No Filter Foundation Stick

March 1, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Welcome to “Worked or Not?”, this is how I’m calling the reviews from now on. I got sick and tired of just saying review, it started sounding plain to me so I decided to change it up a bit. Enough of that, let’s get to the point of this post: my thoughts on Colourpop’s foundation stick. First, you need to know that this foundation comes in 30 shades and retails for $10. Colourpop’s website says “Create a flawless face in seconds with this weightless, medium-buildable coverage stick foundation. Blends seamlessly for a natural skin-like finish.” Is all that true? I’ll let you know right now.

I bought mine in the shade Light 70 W, which I think is a little too dark for me at this moment but I make it work every now and then. This foundation does have a “medium-buildable coverage” as it’s stated in the website and it’s also a lightweight formula. But I’m not quite down with the seamless blend or the flawless finish. I’ve seen amazing reviews for this product but my experience was total opposite. Starting at application, the formula was dry which made it really difficult to blend. Using a sponge didn’t work, so I went with a brush instead and after a while I could get it to blend. It’s lightweight as I’ve already said but you can tell I’m wearing foundation, it emphasizes every little pore and dry patch on my face (which I don’t have many because I have oily skin). Talking about skin types, it only took like four hours for this foundation to fall apart on my face. It starting breaking up on my T-zone and just kept getting worse from there.

So, as you can see this foundation was definitely a miss for me, it didn’t work in any way. I’ve been trying it for months now with different primers/setting powders/setting sprays, and there’s no good variation in the performance of Colourpop’s No Filter foundation stick.

Have you tried it? Tell me all about it in the comments below.

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Compras recientes

February 19, 2019 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! Regresé con una entrada sobre las compras que he realizado en las pasadas semanas. Primero, quisiera compartir con ustedes la nueva aventura (si se le puede llamar así) en la que me embarco. Tengo un canal en YouTube (va a ser en español con subtítulos en inglés) donde estaré hablando sobre maquillaje, joyería en cuentas y un poco de mi vida. Así que si no pueden esperar a que escriba lo que pienso sobre los productos aquí presentados, pueden ir a YouTube el viernes y verme probar algunos de estos productos. Ahora volvemos a la entrada de hoy.

Compré maquillaje y herramientas para maquillaje. Como ya dije, sólo estaré contándoles lo que compre y luego los pondré al día sobre mis opiniones. ¡Comencémos!

Fui a Charlotte Russe, compré una sombra en lápiz llamada Lid Love Eyeshadow Stick en el color Violet Smoke y un labial líquido mate Velvet Lip Dip en el color Fearless (ambos son tonos violetas).

Luego hice un orden en Colourpop porque quería probar algunos productos. Compré un Creme Gel Liner enel color Show Me, el lápiz Brow Boss en Dark Brown, y un Super Shock Highlighter en Flexitarian. El propósito de esta compra era obtener las nuevas BFF Mascaras, así que compré dos: Black on Black y Blue Ya Mind. Con la compra de estos rímels, me enviaron una muestra del Come Clean Cleansing Duo de la marca Fourth Ray.

Fui a un “beauty supply” y compré tres productos que no puedo enlazar aquí porque no los encontré en el internet (me disculpo). Una esponja para aplicar maquillaje de la marca Lukasi, la cual se rompió al lavarla. De la marca FakeFace Cosmetics compré una brocha para ojos, y una paleta de sombras de s.f.r. color con 6 colores.

Me disculpo por la brocha sucia y la esponja manchada.

Luego fui a Walgreens porque necesitaba una crema hidratante, pero cada vez que entro a ese sitio salgo con productos adicionales a lo que iba a comprar y esta vez no fue la excepción. Compré la crema hidratante Moisture Bomb Antioxidant Moisturizer, así como dos mascarillas de Neutrogena: Hydro Boost Hydrating Hydrogel mask (mascarilla de papel) y Deep Clean Purifying wash-off clay mask. También compré la base de NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop en el color Medium Buff y una esponja para aplicar maquillaje de la marca Walgreens Beauty Charcoal Infused. Por fin pude encontrar el nuevo rímel de Maybelline Snapscara en Pitch Black, pero también compré dos rímel de Wet ‘n Wild: Mega Volume waterproof en Very Black y MegaSlim Skinny waterproof en Black.

Así que eso es todo lo que compré en las pasadas semanas, definitivamente los mantendré al tanto de lo que opino de los productos en las próximas entradas. No olviden comentar y compartir con sus amistades, aprecio mucho el apoyo.

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Recent Purchases

February 19, 2019 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! I’m back with a post about the purchases I’ve made in the past weeks. First, I want to share with you my new adventure (if it can be called that way). I’m now having a YouTube channel (which is in Spanish but I put English subtitles) where I will be sharing makeup, beading and life-related stuff. So if you can’t wait for me to try the products in this post, go to YouTube on Friday and watch me try a few of these products on my face. Now back to the post!

I bought makeup and a few makeup tools. Here I’ll just tell you what I bought, my thoughts on the products will come later (when I give them a fair shot). So let’s get started.

For the Charlotte Russe makeup, I bought a Lid Love Eyeshadow Stick in Violet Smoke and a Velvet Lip Dip Matte Liquid Lipstick in Fearless (both are a purple shade).

Then I made a Colourpop order to try a few things. Got a Creme Gel Liner in the shade Show Me, a Brow Boss pencil in Dark Brown, and a Super Shock Highlighter in Flexitarian. The whole idea of the order was to get the new BFF Mascaras, so I got two: Black on Black and Blue Ya Mind. Because I purchased two mascaras, I got a deluxe sample of Fourth Ray’s Come Clean Cleansing Duo.

I went to a beauty supply and bought three products for which I couldn’t find links for these products (sorry). The sponge is from the brand Lukasi, and it already ripped in the middle when I was washing it. An eye brush (kind of pencil brush) from the brand FakeFace Cosmetics, and a s.f.r. color eyeshadow palette with 6 shimmer shades.

Sorry for the dirty brush and stained sponge

Then I went to Walgreens to get a moisturizer because I’m running low on my current one. But as everytime I go there, I got out with a lot more stuff. From Garnier SkinActive, I got the Moisture Bomb Antioxidant Moisturizer. Bought some face masks from Neutrogena, Hydro Boost Hydrating Hydrogel mask (sheet mask) and the Deep Clean Purifying wash-off clay mask. Got the NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop foundation in the shade Medium Buff and a Walgreens Beauty Charcoal Infused sponge. Finally got my hands on the new Maybelline Snapscara in Pitch Black, but also got two Wet ‘n Wild mascaras: Mega Volume waterproof in Very Black and MegaSlim Skinny waterproof in Black.

So that was everything I have bought in the past weeks, will definitely keep you updated on my thoughts in next posts. Don’t forget to comment and share with your frineds, support is appreciated.

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2018 Favorites-Makeup & Non-Makeup

December 31, 2018November 24, 2020 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! Welcome to the last blog post of the year (“Whaaat?”-minion voice). It’s been a great year: I started this blog, obtained my Masters degree, and got a job at a retail store. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions but feel free to share yours in the comment section. Now let’s talk about makeup and non-makeup favorites.

First, I discovered a face moisturizer that hydrates my skin without making me look like a grease ball and that will be Hydra Genius Daily Moisturizer for oily skin from L’oreal. For taking my makeup off, I use a Micellar Foaming Cleanser for combination to oily skin, from Garnier Skin Active. It takes all my makeup off, including waterproof mascara, without leaving my face feeling super dry. As for my hair, I’ve been loving Herbal Essences Curl Defining mousse (strong hold) and discovered the amazingness of Aussie Kids Detangler in Bloomin’ Apple. Smells good and incredibly helps with my knotty-curly hair. Lastly for non-makeup products, I absolutely love ULTA Beauty’s Shadow Switching Pan for using the same eyeshadow brush repeatedly with different colors.

Now, I have a lot of favorites products in the makeup section (majority are drugstore/affordable). Many of them, I’ve talked before so I’ll link the blog post. For base products, the most I’ve been using are L’oreal Infallible Pro-Matte foundation in 104 Golden Beige (blog post), Covergirl Clean Matte bb cream in 520 Light (blog post), Colourpop’s No Filter Concealer in Light 16, Colourpop’s No Filter sheer pressed powder in Light (blog post), and Maybelline Master Fix loose powder in Translucent. For bronzer I have two: Bettina Sun Splash Bronzing Powder in Light to Medium, and Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer in Deep Bronzer (blog post). For blush I have: Maybelline Fit Me in 10 Buff, Lottie London Blush Crush in zac, and Morphe Blush in Spirit. These two last blushes I got in my Ipsy bag. Last face product is highlighter, Smashbox X Casey Holmes Spotlight Palette in Gold and Pearl, Wet ‘n Wild Megaglo Highlighting Powder in 319B Blossom Glow (blog post), and Sleek Makeup Highlighting Palette in 032 Solstice (blog post).

For the eyebrows I used mostly the NYC Browser Bush-On Brow Kit in 876 Brunette but because of some Ipsy bags, I found two brow pencils that I like. The Arch Arrival Brow Definer in 02 Taupe Tom from Sugar, and Skone Brow Wand in Chocolate. I also have two eyeshadow palettes that I’ve been using like crazy: Pérsona Identity palette and Maybelline Soda Pop palette (blog post). Love the ULTA Beauty Gel Eye Liners in general, but I have four colors: Black Out, Black Brown, Olive, and Bronze. The two mascaras I’ve been using throughout the year are L’oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Waterproof in Blackest Black, and Covergirl Flourish by Lash Blast in Very Black (blog post). The last products are for the lips: Maybelline Color Sensational lipsticks, Colourpop Lux Lipsticks, and L’oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Lipgloss.

These are all my favorite products for this year 2018. What products were your favorites through the year? Let’s talk in the comment section.

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7 Looks, 1 Eyeshadow Palette-Dream St. Colourpop X Kathleen Lights

December 24, 2018 Stephanie Sue

Hi guys! How are you doing? Welcome to another post about 7 eye looks I created using only one eyeshadow palette. This time I used the Dream St. palette by Colourpop X Kathleen Lights. This palette was Kathleen’s first collaboration with Colourpop. It released last year (December 2017), retails for $16 and has 12 eyeshadow colors.

The shadows are buttery-soft and with great pigmentation. There is some kickback but I’m not bothered since they blend like a dream (no pun intended). There are many looks that can be made with these beautiful shades.

My Dream St palette
First row swatches
Second row swatches
Third row swatches

Here are the eye looks I created

**Shooting Star (#1, first row), Potion (#3, second row), Elfish (#2, third row), Sweet Dreams (#1, second row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row), Moony (#3, third row)**.

**Potion (#3, second row), Elfish (#3, second row), Star Dust (#3, first row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row), Moony (#3, third row).**

**Potion (#3, second row), Water Bearer (#2, second row), Moony (#3, third row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row).**

**Potion (#3, second row), Elfish (#2, third row), Spark (#4, second row), Moony (#3, third row).**

**Shooting Star (#1, first row), Elfish (#2, third row), Twinkle (#4, first row), Moony (#3, third row).**

**Potion (#3, second row), Water Bearer (#2, second row), Mermaid Boy (#4, third row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row).**

**Magical (#2, first row), Potion (#3, second row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row), Moony (#3, third row).**

Bonus look!

**Shooting Star (#1, first row), Water Bearer (#2, second row), Kaleidoscope (#1, third row), Moony (#3, third row).**

Let’s talk in the comments! What eyelooks would you do?

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7 looks, 1 paleta de sombras-Dream St. de Colourpop X Kathleen Lights

December 24, 2018 Stephanie Sue

¡Hola! ¿Cómo se encuentran hoy? Bienvenidos a otra entrada de 7 looks, 1 paleta de sombras. Esta vez utilicé la paleta Dream St. de Colourpop X Kathleen Lights. Esta paleta lleva un año en el mercado, por sólo $16 obtienes 12 colores (neutrales, colores brillantes).

La fórmula de estas sombras es sumamente suave y tienen una gran pigmentación. Cuando pones tu brocha suelta algo de pigmento, pero no me molesta ya que son fáciles de difuminar.