ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer: Review and Swatches!

I know this is an older product and it has already been talked about very much, but I thought I would still go ahead and discuss this product for you guys. Mainly, I wanted to let you know what I think of this product from a pale girls point of view. This can be a very intimidating product for pale girls because the bronzer is pretty deep in the pan, and is swatched as well. Regardless for $3, I wanted to give this a shot and see what I thought! Also keep in mind, this is the original palette they came out with, now named St. Lucia (lightest palette)

Please not that from far away, the bronzer looks orange. This honestly is not the case. The next picture will show you the true coloring better. Just kept this so you could see the packaging.

The bronzer is very smooth, almost creamy feeling (NOT a cream though, just has that buttery soft consistency). The blush is almost the same way, however it is not as soft. It can tend to look a tad chalky when swatched.

The bronzer is crazily pigmented, but the blush is just okay. I am honestly not a huge fan of the blush, has a ton of shimmer in it and I just don't think it looks good on my light skin. The bronzer has shimmer as well, but it doesn't show up as much.

Soooo... fair girls. This is for you.
Can I pull off this bronzer? The answer is yes! I really thought this would be too dark for me but it really isn't. Obviously I have to use a light hand otherwise it will be too dark but this can work for all skin tones. Just gotta play it up or down depending on your skin tone!

So that is good news.

The bronzer does not oxidize, woop. I cannot recommend contouring with this just because it does have some shimmer and I feel only certain people can pull of making those kind of bronzers work as a contour. I just stick to matte! This would be lovely if it was purely matte. I really like using shimmery bronzers as "blushes", I just love that look on myself so that is usually what I like to wear.

I love the packaging. Very sleek, contains a nice mirror inside. It does attract some makeup to it but I really don't mind.

I do not use this all the time, but I definitely think it is worth spending $3 on. You get two nice sized products that will probably last you like forever, and even if one is a bust for you, you aren't out any money! I personally enjoy this palette, and I think many of you would as well. Fan of the bronzer, not so much the blush (beautiful color, too much shimmer).

I hope you enjoyed this little review even though everyone else has already discussed this! Like I mentioned I thought it would be helpful to include what a fair skinned girl thought about this product! What is your favorite blush/bronzer? Let me know down below!
Ashley

Project Pan Update: March 2013!

Hello beautiful ladies! I just posted my updated project pan video on my channel today! In this video I share with you all the products I used up, and there is a quite a bit! I also include my new ruling for project pan and what I want to continue to use up! I am kind of still on project pan, kind of not at this point. I have a list of things that I still cannot buy, which includes: concealer, foundation, powder, pencil eyeliner, lip balm, body spray, and lotion. Everything else is fair game since I have used up a lot of products! I am not planning on going overboard on buying new makeup, I just am ready to purchase some new things since I got rid of many things from my blog sale and project pan! I'm very proud of myself because makeup is my weakness :P There are a ton of coupons that I want to use soon, so I am probably going to upload a haul on my youtube channel including what I bought, and how I used coupons! If you would like a full post on how I use coupons to get cheap makeup for even cheaper, please let me know in a comment below! I'd love to share that with you guys :)

Here is my newest video!

Jeez, my thumbnails are always so attractive :P

Hope you don't mind, but I'm going to update you a little so you know why I have been MIA lately, hope you don't mind :)

♥ I haven't bought new products so I haven't had many to review lately, obviously.

♥ My boyfriend was with me all last week and we had an amazing time (separated for college - reunited for spring break :D)

♥ My grandpa was pretty sick the same week my boyfriend was here so I had spent a lot of time with him as well!

So if you can't tell, I've been a pretty busy girl! This week is my official spring break, so I will have lots of time to hopefully channel into my youtube and blog, so I will do my best to get new things up for you soon! Hopefully I will accumulate a good amount of products to share with you and review soon! Hope this blog post wasn't too random for you all :P Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin :)
Ashley

Mica Beauty Gel Eyeliner: Review and Swatch!

Sorry I haven't had many reviews for you all lately, since I'm on project pan I haven't been able to buy things. I have finished up a ton of products already though (which you will see soon!) so I've been digging out new products in my collection to use to compensate for the other ones. My wet n wild mega liner is running real low, so I dug this mica beauty gel eyeliner out of my collection and decided to give it a go. I am obsessed with my wet n wild liner, I even made a rule during project pan saying if I ran out of it, I'd allow myself to repurchase it. I haven't used gel eyeliner for so long, so I thought I would give this a try and see what I think.

I got this eyeliner as part of my ipsy bag in February. I honestly had never heard of the brand, but I did some research and am now pretty interested in their products. It seems like they have some nice mineral products that I wouldn't mind trying!

Like I mentioned, I hadn't used gel eyeliner for a very long time, so I was looking forward to using this. I used my nyx liner brush to apply this, and it worked out like a dream! Here is a picture of how it looks on my eyes.

This is a very luxurious feeling product! It glides on like a dream, is so smooth and has a nice rich black color, and stays put all day!

I seriously just barely touched my finger in the product and then smoothed it out for the swatch. Once it sets, it locks into place for the whole day!

I really do love this product. It is amazing! A full size retails for $35, currently $30 on micabeauty.com! For such a luxurious feeling product, I cannot complain about the price!

What form of eyeliner do you prefer?
Ashley

Affordable Makeup Collection and Storage {2013}!

So I am all about saving money. I'm still a college student, so with being unsure when my next move will be, I am not investing a lot of money into my makeup storage. I like keeping it simple and cheap for the time being. Once I finally settle down into a permanent place, I am going to go ahead and spend more, if I feel it is necessary. For now, this is the perfect way to store things for me and I couldn't be happier. Check out my video if you want to see how I store my makeup :)

I love snooping through other girls makeup, and I'm sure some of you out there do as well :)

If you have any suggestions for me as to how you store your makeup, please let me know in a comment below! If you have a makeup collection/storage video, definitely send me a link so I can check it out!
Ashley

Amanda Seyfried Oscars 2013 Inspired Makeup Tutorial!

Did anyone else feel Amanda Seyfried was absolutely stunning at the Oscars this year? While I loved her dress far more than her makeup, I still felt it would be nice to do a little tutorial featuring her look. I used really affordable things to show you don't need to use the expensive makeup they probably do to achieve a look. You could easily find similar colors in your collection and get a very similar look! Hope you guys enjoy the video :)

Just to update you guys a little bit, I have been really busy lately. And with being on project pan, I am not buying new products I can constantly review. I still have plenty of reviews coming your way soon, so look forward to that. I also will have an affordable makeup storage video up on my youtube channel - http://youtube.com/thatfitbeauty very soon! Next week, starting March 11th, I will be missing in action for the whole week, just a heads up! Otherwise I will return right after that and hopefully have tons of new things up for you guys! Thank you for supporting my blog :)
Ashley