L'oreal HIP Kohl eyeliner - a review

I just purchased this product in the color black. It is a kohl powder eyeliner and it comes in a cute little bottle. When you open it up it has a felt tip applicator very similar to the l'oreal linear intense liquid eyeliner, which I do like very much.

This product comes in several different colors including brown, blue, gold, burgundy, & teal.

My first impressions & thoughts:

• I love the wand applicator that this comes with. It is easy to use this to apply the product to the lash line as well as the water line, upper & lower.
• The product itself is a powder which can be messy at first. It takes some getting used to as with many things. Because of this there may be some fallout and it can smudge onto the lower lash line. In most cases that is not bad, just adds a sexy smokey effect.
• When applying sometimes the powder can get into the eyes, which can be a bit irritating. I just squeezed my eyes shut for a few moments and by doing that the chunks of product blended out onto the waterline. It was fine after that.
• It does go on dark, but its not that intense black that I look for in an eyeliner. This is fine because it makes up for it in other ways.
• This product is great for the water line because it lasts an extremely long time! I applied it at around 3-4 in the afternoon & the liner stayed put did not fade smudge or anything at all, until the next morning when I wiped it off! Thats crazy! I slept in it purposefully to see if it would fade because nothing usually lasts well overnight for me. This sucker did not budge!!

I love this for the waterline! For the lash line not so much only because it is not black black. If they brought out an 'extreme black' shade I would be happy! It has wonderful staying power! I mean how many eyeliners last that long?!? I have been trying to find one that I wouldn't have to reapply every hour, I thing I've found it. ;)

I dont like how the powder can get into the eyes. Yesterday I felt like I had something in there for at least an hour!

All in all it is a great product. You may just have to get used to it at first.

Would I repurchase: Hell yes!

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara- a review

Welcome to my first official makeup relate post on this blog!!

The product that I will be reviewing today will be Rimmel London's Sexy Curves Full Volume & Curve mascara.

This is what Rimmel claims its product will do:

"Fuller figured brush – fuller figured lashes. Curves in all the right places! The first Triple Plump brush with 3 x the curves for 70% curlier lashes. Voluptuous brush with CurveControl technology wiggles easily through your lashes quickly coating them. Exclusive brush design curves IN to maximize lash loading, curves OUT to curl and de-clump each lash for a complete curved look. Lashes look lusciously curled, plumped and defined. Plump ‘em up! Enriched with proteins, the plumping formula strengthens lashes over time for a continuous lash boosting effect. Rich cream texture instantly amplifies your natural volume x 7 and fixes the curl for 12 hour hold. Fabulously fuller lashes."

source: http://www.rimmellondon.com/US/products/eyes/product.aspx?id=366

First impressions & thoughts of this product:

• I love the packaging! The metallic purple tube & the shape of it is so pretty imo. The waterproof version is a metallic turquoise color.
• The brush is very interesting. At first I thought the shape of the brush was going to cause the mascara to go on clumpy but no. The short bristles apply the mascara giving it volume while the longer ones separate the lashes very well.
• The mascara itself has a very good formula. It kinda reminds me of Covergirl Lashblast. It thickens nicely and gives added length at the same time. I bit more volume than lashblast though.
• I got it in the shade "extreme black" & I can say that I am happy that it does go on very black. Its lovely. I did give me the kind of look I want in a mascara.
• After wearing this mascara for several hours I have not experienced any flaking.
• I rubbed my eye as I usually do when I forget that I am wearing makeup and the mascara did not budge. I usually smear it and have to grab a wet wipe to clean it up. I was very impressed by this!

As far as the claims the company makes for this product:

• I didn't really notice that it actually curled my lashes.
• It did give volume and length but we all know how cosmetic companies like to exaggerate in order to make their sale. I wouldn't say it amplified anything 7x at all... maybe 3-4x :P

Overall I really enjoyed this particular mascara. As stated I love the packaging, I really like the shape of the brush wand. It is really unique. I said that the formula reminds me of Cover Girl Lash Blast and it is actually a little better. The last blast did flake on me after hours of wear. I look for a mascara to last and it did but not as well I would like. So far I have had sexy curves on for about 8hrs now. I have rubbed my eyes, there has been no fading, flaking, or smearing. It does not clump the lashes are flexible to the touch, no stiffness!

I thought I loved lash blast... This is WAYYY better!! Sexy curves has taken its place! XD

Would I rebuy: Hell yes!

kinky twists

I will be going back to the kinky twists soon. I figure I should do one more set of silk locs first so that I can upload that video, but after that I am putting my hair away! The kinky twists will stay in for at least 2 months.

While I have the kinky twists in I will be:

1. shampooing every 2 weeks

2. using whatever growth aid I decide on my scalp every 2 days

3. deep conditioning every week making sure to concentrate on the braids so I dont get too much buildup on the roots.

This style will take care of my hair for the next few months. I wont have to worry about getting my hair done or protecting it.

For the past few weeks I have been wearing my hair in silk locs. OMG those are a real bitch to take out!! scuse my lang.. I will be doing a tutorial for them the next time I put them in. So don't worry :P They are really easy to do once you get the hang of it. I had to figure out how to do them myself by looking at them on someone else's head.

I wont be doing them too soon because they are a little stressful on the scalp. You have to take time in between those kinds of hairstyles or else you wont have any edges like a lot of people that we all see walking around... Thats another story. lol Just know not to wear your hairstyles so tight and give yourself time in between so that the hair can grow back instead of continuously being pulled out.

Now I am back in my famous ponytail baggy. Which I have missed tremendously!! I haven't worn it in months! wow.. :)

Havent blogged in a while...

Yea I haven't blogged in a while because life basically hit me like a ton of bricks over the past month even more so than it has before. People, jealousy, complete craziness...

Aside from that I have finally seemed to climb out of the hairstyle rut that I have been in for the past few months. I don't know why but I just felt like everything has been done already. Which it kinda has but there is always room for improvement and creativity, I just was not feeling very creative...

The hairstyles that I have done so far I have posted pics of only on twitter because I have not had internet access for the entire time that I have been away aside from my cell phone. I need to update my fotki which has been terribly neglected. I feel bad about that :,(

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But just know that I am back! I did finally get my Macbook Pro which came with a free ipod touch because I am a student. Yay!!

I will be making videos again. Mac makes it so easy to do these things! I did kinda have a hard time figuring out iMovie but I finally got it! & posted my first real tutorial type video in how many months!

When I finally logged onto youtube I had SOOOOO many comments and messages I was a bit overwhelmed.. I also feel weird about answering comments from like 2 months ago... :/

I do want to thank everyone who has stuck with me for their support even though I suck big time at updating and keeping up with everything.... :P

But yea like I said I will be uploading videos as I can and updating the blog more often & also when I can I will take pics of my hair to update the fotki. :D k thx bye!!

Mar <333