~Swatches + First Impressions~ Maybelline Color Whispers Lipstick in Made-It Mauve and Mocha Muse.....

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I found the new Maybelline Color Whisper Lipsticks at my local Wal Mart for $5.94. I picked up Made-It Mauve and Mocha Muse. 

Mocha Muse on top and Made-It Mauve on bottom.

 Mocha Muse

 Made It Mauve

Made-It Mauve on the left, Mocha Muse on the right.

Thoughts: I've worn these for the last couple of days and they are just ok. I don't think I'll buy anymore. The color was way more pigmented than I expected but they do remind me of the Revlon Lip Butters, like a year late. lol! The Revlon Lip Butters are in MY OPINION more pigmented. Even the lightest colors in the Revlon Lip Butters pack more color. On the lip swatches in the pictures, that's about three layers of color I put on.

The Whispers were also a bit greasy. I'm not a fan of lip balm any way but the texture after awhile was crazy greasy. 

Have you seen these or picked any up? Let me know your favorite colors!

~Swatches + First Impressions~ L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealer in W 6-7-8....

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I picked up L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealer at Walgreens on last Saturday. As you can see from the picture below, the display was massive but there was only two of each color of the concealer. Don't fret, this is not a limited edition item( Thank God) and will  probably be in your L'Oreal regular displays soon.:)

 I got the color W 6-7-8 to use as a highlighting concealer. The shade lighter than this one seems a tad bit too light for my under eye....

 Here's a swatch on my hand. My hand and face are same shade for the most part until the summer when I get a car tan on my left arm. LOL!

So far, I'm digging this concealer!!  I can highlight as much as a want or as little as a want because of the crayon like applicator. Then I buff it out with a blending brush and set it with Ben Nye Banana Powder.

I will say, that soft strokes of the color work better with blending it on  than hard heavy ones. Too much product and the concealer requires a bit of "elbow grease" to get it blended in.

Spring 2013 drugstore beauty is going pretty well for me!!

Have you seen the True Match Concealer Crayon? Let me know!

~Swatches + First Impressions~ Fergie Wet N' Wild CenterStage Collection.....

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I found the Fergie for Wet N' Wild CenterStage Collection on Saturday, untouched ready for my loving hands!!

I saw only one "first impressions" video on the collection, which was enough for me. I wanted to as unbiased as possible in picking though the goodies.

I skipped the polish because these polishes are in my....get this...Family Dollar. Yes, good ol' Family Dollar.

The Walgreens I went into, the collection was right at the door. No crazy chase down for them.

 I got two lip colors....

 Bebot Love and Ferguson Crest Cabernet.

I'm not a big Fergie fan, so I can't explain those names. lol!

 Bebot Love is a pinky nude and Ferguson Crest Cabernet is a raspberry shade. They are both flat with no shimmer but with a tad bit of gloss.

I LOVE Bebot Love! I've worn it  almost everyday since Saturday.

***Don't get caught up in the quads and bronzers and miss out on these lippies. They are the secret weapon in this collection!! I'm going back to get the OTHER colors really soon!***

 I only got one Photo Op Eye Shadow Quad in Desert Festival out of the four eyeshadows. If you remember the Fergie box kits Wet N' Wild did in September, two of those kits eyeshadow quads look like two of the quads in this collection. #sideeye #theytriedit

#Receipts- Check the last two quad to the right in this photo...and then the last two in the top collection photo. #yeptheytriedit If you own Glamour-Eyes and Fergie Ferg Fresh, you can probably skip two of the quads in this collection.

Here are some swatches of Desert Festival. Its a pretty combination of colors. I found the burnt orange to be my favorite shade. There are two mattes in this quad. The darker shades are really tough to blend.


Sooooo....has anyone else ran into the CenterStage Collection...What were your buys? Let me know!!

~2013 Beauty Resolutions!~

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I never make REAL resolutions. Only beauty and some fashion ones but definitely beauty!

Here are my Beauty Resolutions:

1) Depot my L'Oreal HIP and NK single shadows and put them in a palette, maybe a Z-palette.

-I watch a YouTube video where a chick had all of her HIP shadows in a magnetized pan. That lead me to dig up my HIP shadows and products. lol! Plus, I have NK Nicka K single shadows that I love but I never used because they are in a bag I forget I have. Depotting is a goal this year.

2)Take Hair Growth supplements for a year.

-I am in year FOUR of being natural and my hair grows but its really delicate and weak. I'm wondering if its an internal situation since I've done everything to retain more length. I will be taking them for a year just to see if my hair is a internal situation.

3)Learn color correction for my face.

-I have shadowy areas around my face and I want to learn the correct way to...correct them!

4)Try brands I've never tried or do not own.

-I realized this year, that I'm really brand loyal. I find something that works, and I stick to it. This year, I will be trying brands I haven't tried( and everyone else has. lol). Even if its owning one product, I trying it!!

5) Color my hair back to dark brown this summer.

- My hair will be most likely in braids and twists this summer so I want to have one color and not the half and half color I have now. I'll probably do a rinse.

6)Support and buy more from Sista Owned beauty businesses.

-ToniDaley on YouTube has a series where she buys from African American owned Etsy and e-tailers and spotlights them on her site. I want to do something similar but do beauty products made by sistas. This should be alot of fun!!

7)Learn how to wing liner.

-I can't wing liner yet, but I'm going to learn!! Anything is possible. I went from not even knowing how to apply a strip lash, to applying single lash extensions that last over two weeks. That wing liner is going to get perfected!!!

Do you have any beauty resolutions? Let me know!!

~RGBL Best of 2012~ My Favorite Foundations and Face Products....

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In 2012, I had a lot of fun with learning to create a great and sometime flawless canvas on my face. I found some great staple products that worked for me.

 I went through a couple of foundations and BB creams but the ones that created a flawless face and were a perfect color match were Laura Mercier Oil Free Supreme Foundation in Toffee Bronze, L'Oreal True Match Lumi in C6 Soft Sable, and mark. Got The Goods Foundation Lotion in Shade 10.

 My favorite setting powders for my foundations, concealers and even eyebrows were from Ruby Kisses Set N' Forget in Banana and Earth. I also joined the bandwagon of Ben Nye Banana Powder customers and I LOVE this powder!!!

 I know it looks like I'm late boots but MAC Fix+ was a star products for me. I actually went through two bottles of it. Worth every penny. I also found a great brightening concealer in Walmart in Hard Candy The Perfect Cover Up in Tan.

I learned to contour my cheeks CORRECTLY via You Tube this year. LOL! The technique does carve you face and gives you cheekbones you didn't have before. I used CoverGirl Queen Collection Bronzer in Ebony Bronze for the most part until I discovered Iman Blush in Sable.