High Voltage Make Up That Really Packs A Punch!

 Do you ever have those moments where everything you buy seems to come from one brand? Well, that happened to me. Lately all my beauty purchases seems to be from Kat Von D! I feel like it wasn't that long ago when I purchased her liquid lipstick in A-GO-GO, and I managed to pick up just a couple more things from her line.

Everlasting Blush

Can we just take a moment to admire this beautiful color? I have the shade Bellisima, which is a gorgeous peachy pink. I adore this blush so much, it's insane! Everything I could possibly want in a blush is given to me and I am eternally grateful!  This blush is pigmented, long lasting, and extremely silky feeling. It also blends really nicely, see everything about it is perfect! What I like most about this blush is you can gently tap your brush into it and have a light wash of color or you can be extremely daring and have a nice flush of color.

Chrysalis Eyeshadow Palette

 

Choosing between this palette and the Monarch Eyeshadow Palette was extremely difficult! But I thought I would step outside my neutral comfort zone and try out Chrysalis, and I'm glad I did. All the shadows are nicely pigmented and although you may think some of the shades aren't that wearable, they really are! You can actually create a variety of looks with this palette from a nice subtle day time look to an amplified night look. My favorite shade would have to be Hybrid Moments, a beautiful deep plum color. Most of these shadows are quite soft, so you might get some powder everywhere, but the shades are so beautiful that I don't mind the slight mess.




Left To Right: Lucid, Lunar Lights, Lifelike



Left To Right: Tornay, Entombed, Graphic Nature, Black Milk, Melancholia, Glasswing, Transition, Mezzanie, Hybrid Moments

 











I'm really tempted to go back to Sephora and pick up the Monarch palette and maybe another blush from this line!

Have you tried any of these or other Kat Von D products?

Until next time, sending all my love to my fellow make up connoisseurs! xo

When Broken Hearts Need Mending;

Going through break-ups can be hard, and I've found that out recently. You always hear about those "bad break-ups" and I never experienced one, until recently... The most I can say is that they hurt -a lot- but you probably didn't need me to tell you that! In my case, I had a lot of downs and one thing that seemed to cheer me up was make-up - go figure!

I went into Sephora and did a little retail therapy. One of the items I picked up was Make Up Forever Aqua Brow.

I've never been one to venture out into any product like this before, I just simply fill in my brows with a little eye shadow, and viola- done. I can honestly say that this product was in fact life changing! It's a gel like consistency that is WATER-PROOF! Now I'm one of those people who forgets they have anything on their brows, or face for that matter, and I tend to touch or scratch my eyebrows, and this product does NOT budge! I also have dry patches around my eyebrow area and this product does not seem to irritate my skin; bonus!
You only need a little bit of this product, and I mean only a pea sized amount if that, and it goes a long way.
What I really like about this product is the fact that it looks n a t u r a l.

                                            

The second item I picked up was a liquid lipstick. Now I don't know about you, but a nice BOLD lipstick can instantly change my mood! Feeling sick, throw on little lipstick. Feeling down, lipstick equals an instant pick me up. Well, you get the point.

                                                  (Please excuse the awkward arm swatch!)

Picking a lipstick can be daunting with all the different shades, textures, finishes, and not to mention if its bold the constant maintenance. For my taste I frequently go for matte finishes because of their longevity, so I opted for Kat Von D's Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in the shade A-Go-Go, which is a beautiful orange!


I do own a few other shades from this line, and to be honest the formula is not my favorite and here's why:

• They are drying, but that's expected from a matte lipstick
• I only get a few hours of wear before I have to completely take it off and reapply because my lips start to look too dry

Aside from those two things I do like them. They are EXTREMELY pigmented and easy to apply! You don't necessary need a lip liner to go along with them, which is great if you're lazy like me and don't always use lip liners, but like I said it's not a necessity with these bad boys!

Overall, I was very satisfied with these two purchases and I would highly recommend them to any of you who are looking to try a little something new!


Sending all my love to all my make up connoisseurs out there!