Pale Products and More

On my journey for the lightest foundations, I came across the Graftobain Foundation in the color Silk Sprite, which is the lightest they sell. Its a theatre makeup like the Mehrn Celebre one, so I was worried about cakey-ness and heaviness.

It retails for $20, but I got a sample of it off of camerareadycosmetics.com for $4 for .07 oz. It claims to be "soft, silky, and gentle for sensitive skin", "light enough for everyday use, but with enough coverage to perform through even the most demanding of circumstances."

I wore this for 9 hours with my the Rimmel Fix&Perfect primer and Loreal setting spray.

The color of Silk Sprite is suuuuper light with cool undertones, aka my skin tone, lmao. I've noticed with theatre makeup, when it says cool it actually is cool, unlike regular foundation (drug store to high end), they seem to think "cool" must mean orange.

Graftobain on right side

full face

As with most cream foundations, this is slightly harder than the average foundation to blend out; nothing undo-able though. It applies pretty thick as theatre makeup has a tendency to do, but if you apply it thinly and use a sponge to blend, it looks fine. Immediately after application it looks okay, but settles into my smile lines and forehead wrinkles. It also clings a bit to dry patches. It also does nothing for my pores, they are very visible.


After 3 hours it looked pretty much the same, weirdly enough the product that had settled into my lines seemed to have disappeared. My nose was looking very textured and dry though, and the product was pilling up on my sebaceous filiments. And again, this foundation was doing nothing for my pores.


I checked in at 9 hours and I was honestly impressed. My face looked pretty much the same as the 3 hour mark, just more oily; but that's typical for me. My nose area was still looking all dry and nasty, but not moreso than earlier. There was maybe slight settling into my smile lines but nothing bad.

Overall I do like this product. I'd give it a 8/10. The color is PERFECT and the finish is decent, I just wish it didn't settle and cling to dry patches.

Todays deodorant review is on the MillCreek Deodorant stick in the scent Cool Lavender. My local Marshalls seems to always have random natural deodorants, so I picked this product up (along with another one-review soon) to try out.

I think I got it for $4, but I googled and saw it for slightly less elsewhere. You get 2.5 oz of product, Its smell is not extremely strong, but very lavender-y. It is a gel, but does not leave a sticky or wet feeling, you can put your clothes on right away without fear of staining or transfer.

On their website, this product is said to be "uniquely effective against odor causing bacteria", "Active ingredients of coriander and tea tree oil naturally fight bacteria" Sounds good to me.

As always, I showered at night, applied the product, then applied more in the morning for the entirety of the testing of this. The odd thing about this product is that when you apply it, the smell is not nearly as strong on your armpits as the stick is in the tube. You can just barely smell it under your arms, which caused me to be skeptical.

I found that after my nightly shower and application, by the time it was tie for me to go to sleep (roughly 4-6 hours), my armpits no longer at hardly any lavender smell, but also didn't stink. In the morning, some days I smelled a bit and others I didn't, but like I said there was no lavender smell left.

I find this product compares to the Speedstick one I did a review on previously; if I'm just staying at home or chilling with my boyfriend I can wear this no problem, maybe have to reapply once throughout the day and after 5 hours I usually smell okay as long as I haven't done heavy sweating. BUT as far as wearing this when I'm going out or working, absolutely not. By an hour in I smell and it only gets worse.

And so I am still on the hunt for the perfect deodorant.

This is gonna be a double Christmas look OOTD post. My family does Christmas Eve with my grandparents and we open presents so its sort of like Christmas, then we do Christmas with my other side's relatives on Christmas Day so here are my outfits from both. I literally didn't leave the house either of these days but you know, gotta stunt on the family.

So here's my Christmas Eve look. Its super simple but whatever.

• shirt from Khols
• dress from Pacsun
• socks from Forever 21
• shoes from Nike

• shirt from Brandy Melville
• jeans from Forever 21
• shoes from Forever 21

I know, I know, I just did a FOTD. But I'm vain and this is my blog so I'm doing another one; another three actually, as this is gonna have three different festive looks. They aren't anything to write home about, I know I'm not crazy talented, but I like them so I'm sharing.

First is from work the other day, since it was the last time I'd be working before Christmas. I wish I had forgone the liner.

Face

• Rimmel Fix&Perfect primer
• UD Naked Skin .5
• Nyx Pro Mixer in white
• Nyx HD Concealer in Lavender
• Maybelline contour palette contour shade
• Lorac Color Source Buildable blush in Infared
• Essence Snowflake eyeshadow
• Loreal setting spray

Face

• UD Naked Skin .5
• Nyx Pro Mixer white
• Kat Von D Lockit Creme Concealer L1
• Mayelline contour kit contour
• Butter London Cheeky Creme Blush Ruby 
• Benefit High Beam
• Physician's Formula Glow Pearls
• Loreal setting spray

When I started this blog I posted my palest foundation roundup, but since then I have found some better, paler products! I figured its time to update that list. A few of these look quite dark on me, but are actually pretty pale, so I wanted to include them. I will not be mentioning any products I already have on that list, which can be found here (sorry the text is a little weird, I literally can not change it no matter what, I have no idea what happened).

First, again I'll insert some swatches of the products I'll be talking about. I have reviews on several of these products, which will also be linked. Any products with reviewed will not be described, as they already are in the review(s).

Mehron Light 1 Ulta Double Duty Ivory Marc Jacobs 10 Tarte Tinted bb Fair theBalm Lighter Than Light Urban Decay Naked .5 Graftobain Silk Sprite Graftobain Nymph Mehron Eurasia Ivory Mehron Alabaster RCMA Porcelain

Mehron Celebre Pro HD Creme Light 1


Ulta Double Duty Primer and Foundation Ivory


Marc Jacobs Remarcable Full Coverage Foundation Concentrate 10


Tarte BB Tinted Treatment 12 Hour Primer Fair


theBalm Balm Shelter Tinted Moisturizer Lighter Than Light (review coming): this product is slightly tinted yellow and looks a bit dark, but it is extremely sheer. Therefore it doesn't look too dark or yellow on my face. It evens out skintone but gives little coverage. Natural finish.


Urban Decay Naked Skin .5 (review coming): obviously way too dark, but I have surprisingly bought the full size of this product. That's because it has the BEST finish of any product ever. It evens skin and gives light to medium coverage while looking like you have literally nothing on. Love this shit soooo much (I mix with Nyx white mixer)


Graftobain HD Creme Foundation Silk Sprite (review coming): Theatre makeup so it can be pretty cakey if you're not careful. Love love love the color, soooooo pale


Graftobain HD Creme Foundation Nymph (review coming): same performance as silk sprite, ever so slightly darker


Mehron Celebre Pro Eurasia Ivory: same performance as Mehron Light 1, but extremely yellow toned (its honestly not even showing up how yellow it is) unwearable on my skintone


Mehron Celebre Pro Alabaster (review coming, maybe): EXTREMELY pink toned, like when I opened up my little sample tub, this is straight up baby pink. Doesn't come across too pink when applied though, lightest of all products listed.


RCMA Porcelain (review coming, maybe): I have yet try this product; I got the sample awhile ago, so it is a bit dried out and I'm not sure if I want to do a review on it


Honorary mentioned that I have not used/do not have swatches of:

Make Up For Ever Waterblend

Hourglass Stick Foundation

Nars Siberia

I hope this was helpful to someone, finding pale foundations seems like a lifelong journey, lmao.

Todays face is super simple but it makes me feel really pretty so I thought I'd share. Its funny to me to think back on when I first started doing makeup, because I literally would only do silver/gray/purple looks. I was absolutely scared of browns for some reason! Now 9 times out of 10 I'm wearing a neutral brown eye look.

I feel like I need to add the disclaimer that I'm aware the cushion I'm wearing is too dark for me! (also aware the one brow is a lil fucked)

Face

• Rimmel Fix & Perfect primer
• A'pieu airfit cushion in 13 mixed with Manic Panic Dreamtone
• A'pieu cushion blusher in pk01
• Physicians Formula Glow Pearls translucent 
• Maybelline contour palette contour shade

• Nyx HD pimer
• Kat Von D Innerstellar in Nightcrawler, Vast, and Lyean
• Maybelline Full n Soft
• UD eyeliner in Demolition 
• Wet n Wild Megalength

To continue on in my reviews of concealers that are actually pale, today we have a review on the Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer (shortening the name because cmon). This is such a hyped up product that I never really cared about until recently when I decided I might as well try it. When I swatched it it was surprisingly light (altho it has nothing on the Kat Von D one), so I said why not and got myself a sample.

This product retails for $28 (jeez) for .16 fl oz of product, which is a bit pricey if you ask me. It promises to give "buildable, even coverage with a luminous, demi-matte finish." It is supposedly "ultra lightweight" and will "never settle into fine lines". Those are some big claims if you ask me.

As far as color its obviously supposed to be fair neutral, since that is the name; although I take slight fault with that. It leans a bit too yellow for me to consider it to be true neutral. Thankfully its not noticeable enough to where I can't wear it. All the claims check out for me aside from the not settling into fine lines but that's really impossible for any concealer considering I have a straight up crease right under either eye. Can't really expect the product not to settle into a fold of skin.

I wore this over the theBalm tinted moisturizer and set my entire face with my Loreal setting spray. I kept my face on for  hours. Like I said before, I don't powder my undereye area so just keep that in mind when reading this review.

applied on right eye only

applied to both

Right after application it settles into my lines a tiny bit, other than that it looks pretty nice. Blendable and can be sheered. Dries on its on pretty quickly, to a natural finish that doesn't dry out the undereye or leave it looking too dewy.

right after I finished my full face

I checked in after 3 hours. I was looking ever so slightly cakey and a tiny bit creased. I have a feeling if I had smiled more, I would have some more creasing. But it wasn't anything anyone would notice unless they were extremely close to my face.




I checked in at 8 hours and the only change was it looked a tad more cakey and creased, but not by much. I didn't get a picture because I was out, sorry. I looked at myself at the 12 hour mark before I washed my face (at two in the morning lmao), and I wasn't looking terrible but I wouldn't want anyone too close to my face if you know what I mean. The creasing was moderate and pretty noticeable.

Overall I'd give this 7/10. It lasted decently well throughout the day and didn't have me looking completely busted by the end of the night. Probably won't be purchasing this, but definitely will use up the sample I have.

Last Spring, I was lucky enough to take a trip to New York and Canada with one of my close friends. There are a lot of Korean beauty shops in Toronto (specifically Koreatown, obviously), so I managed to pick up a few items while there. One of those items is the A'pieu Airfit Cushion Blusher in the shade PK01.

I can't seem to find this product online anywhere for some reason? I have found the limited edition Doraemon version, but not the regular one that I have; so I am not sure on pricing. As all cushion products, it comes with a puff to apply it with.

I find this product is a bit tricky. when you press the puff into the cushion, you don't get any even coating of product, which makes for a slightly uneven application. It is also extremely easy to go overboard with this product, as the amount it looks like you have on the puff is not necessarily the amount actually on it.

The color is a rosey pink that shows up a tiny bit orangey on my face, but nothing too extreme. It swatches a lot sheerer than it applies. It also swatches a lot paler than it applies.

I have found its pretty hard to photograph blush unless I've applied it super heavy, so the following pictures don't really do this product justice. The wear time is good, I only notice minimal fading after 8 hours.



Overall I give this product a 6/10, its not a product I think is super necessary, as I have more impressive ones in my collection. That said I do reach for this more often than you might think.

I've been MIA for a little bit, sorry! I've been a bit busy with the semester ending and what not, but I'm back. Today I have a foundation review on the Tarte BB Tinted Treatment 12 Hour Primer in Fair. I guess technically this isn't a foundation, but it can be worn alone as one (which I do). I picked this product up along with the UD Naked Skin foundation (review to come) with my 20% Ulta coupon.

This product retails for $36 for 1 fl oz of product, which is very standard. It is a "multi-tasking 12 hour primer offering lightweight coverage" As listed on the Tarte website it "can be worn alone or under foundation for smoother makeup application and enhanced coverage." I wear it alone, as I tend to prefer light coverage. It does contain spf 30, but be aware when using base products that include sunscreen; the advertised spf is not the spf you will be getting, as you would need to apply way more product in order to get that spf. Other people have explained it in much more detail I'm sure; bottom line is to always wear a regular sunscreen underneath your base makeup.

The product has a very silicone-y feel to it, so it feels very light on the face, as if you are wearing nothing. I use the shade fair, the lightest shade. Since the color is sheer, I think most people could make one of the shades work (unless you have a very deep skintone). It swatches slightly orange on me, but when blended in, is virtually undetectable.

I wore this product over the Rimmel Fix & Perfect Primer and under the Loreal Setting Spray. I never powder my face, so naturally I didn't for this review. It was worn for 7 and a half  hours. Honestly I always look a mess in these pictures I am so sorry. I am an egg.

Tarte applied on the left side

Immediately after application my skin is evened out, but it looks as if I'm wearing nothing. That does mean that my freckles are showing, as are any blemishes. It does not do a very good job at covering redness, so I would use a green primer beforehand if I had a lot of redness going on.

product applied on whole face

As you can see the fading pimple I have on the left side is not covered by this product. Personally I don't mind, I like a product that looks as if I just naturally have decent skin as opposed to one that makes me look flawless.

finished face

I checked in after 3 hours. The product still looked great. My pores were visible, but they always are. I was slightly more shiny than after application, but the normal shininess I usually am by that time. There was no creasing or settling at all, even around the dry area of the fading pimple..

my glasses rub off literally every foundation so that's not an issue

I checked in again after 7 and a half hours (after I had removed half of the makeup on my forehead, lmao). I didn't manage to get any decent pictures as it was already dark out, but the product looked essentially exactly the same as the 3 hour mark. I was a tad bit more shiny, and there was slight settling around my nose, but that's it.

Overall I give this product a 9/10. I'm really glad I purchased this! Its perfect when I only need a sheer base, and its actually light enough! It wears well throughout the day. I have no complaints. I may try this as a primer under a foundation and if so, will edit this post with how it performs.

Aaaaaand we have another deodorant review. After realizing the one I was using every day (Arm&Hammer Essentials, review here) was giving me a weird rash, I was distraught and briefly went back to my trust Secret Clinical Strength, since although this contains aluminum; I know it works. Then I remembered that my boyfriend wears only deodorant (he is allergic to antiperspirants), so I decided to try his deodorant. And that bring us to this review okay now you're caught up!

So the Speed Stick deodorant in the scent Musk retails for about a little less than $2. Can't really argue with that price.

It smells VERY intensely "manly" as you would guess a scent named musk would, but I like it. Its very woodsy if you know what I mean. Its a gel but there's really no stickiness or wetness after application so you don't have to wait to get dressed or anything.

I've been using this pretty regularly for some weeks now; showering at night applying this product and then applying more when I wake up. As always, the wear time and freshness varies on my activities.

I find that when I wake up, after half of the time I smell a little bit and the other half I'm fine. I sweat A LOT in my sleep sometimes so I'm assuming the times I stink are when I had some serious sweating going on. On an "average" day where I go to class/run errands/leave the house for a bit I find this product keeps me smelling nice for roughly five hours. If I'm sitting at home this can be stretched to MAYBE 8 max; and if I'm at work there's a good chance any good smells will be gone in about 3 hours, sometimes less.

So roughly 3-8 hours based on activities and sweat/anxiety levels, I'd say. Not too bad but not perfect either. I definitely feel better bringing this product with me when going out, so I know if I start to smell I can always reapply. I do find that when I start stinking, its not a wafting smell if you know what I mean? You can really only smell it if you stick your face in my armpit, the smell doesn't surround the air around me.

Overall I give this a 5/10. I do use this for when I go to class or when I'm just hanging out with my boyfriend (because let's be real I don't care if I smell around him), but for work or particularly anxiety inducing outings I find myself still using my Secret Clinical Strength as that way I know I don't need to reapply and will still smell fresh by the end of the night. Alas the search continues!

Next up on my concealer reviews is the Kat Von D Lock It Concealer Creme. What a mouth full. I will be using the lightest shade aside from the white, which is L1. I was so excited when these came out as the Kat Von D foundation in 42 is an almost match for me. Being as how the current trend is to highlight with concealer, I was fairly sure there would be an extremely pale one, and there sure is.

It retails for $26 on Sephora and you get .22 fl oz, which is pretty standard. It claims to be a "rich, creamy concealer with 24 hour wear and instant full coverage". On the Kat Von D website they say it has been infused with "utra moisturizing hydra boost complex"- whatever that is lmao.

Shade wise Sephora calls it a "fair honeysuckle with neutral undertones" which I definitely agree with. It doesn't lean yellow as so many "neutral" products do on my skin (all Cover Fx products I'm looking at you). I agree with the claim of full coverage as well, although it can be sheered out to light-medium if you want (usually what I do).

I wore this over the theBalm tinted moisturizer (review coming) and set my face with my Loreal setting spray. It was worn for 8 hours. I never, ever powder my undereyes even though that's like a thing you're supposed to do. I find that it always cakes the concealer up, rubs it off in places (especially where my glasses touch), and just overall ages me. So I just completely skip powdering- keep that in mind.

concealer on right side only

both undereyes concealed

Immediately after application I like this product a lot. Its so fucking pale. Like if Kat Von D would make a foundation in this shade (and in like light/medium coverage), I'd be all over it. Its so creamy and blends out really easily. Also there's no immediate creasing, so that's a plus. As you can see it does have a brightening effect.

full face done

I checked in after 4 hours. My entire face was looking a but more oily than usual, as was my undereye area. Nothing terrible though, as you can see. Other than looking a little oily, it hasn't creased or settled.



I didn't manage to get any pictures at the 8 hour mark, but to be honest it looked pretty much the same, but a bit more oily. It still had not creased at all or settled into any lines.

Overall I'd give this a 10/10. There's nothing I don't like about this product and I plan to purchase the full size.

So I'm still on the hunt for an aluminum free deodorant that actually lasts and keeps me smelling decent enough to be around. This quest led me to today's product review: Lafe's deodrant stick in the scent Fresh, Aloe & Cedar.

The product retails for around $7, depending on where you get it. Its supposed to give you a "shower fresh feel" and provide you with "anti-bacterial action". On the package it claims to give 24 hour protection, which I'm always skeptical of.

The smell is very "manly", like smells like an Old Spice deodorant or something. But I've always liked those scents (there was a citrus one as well, but I liked this one better). It smells super strong when you first apply it, I wouldn't recommend it if you like to also wear perfume. That being said it fades significantly within the first hour.

Not only does the scent fade, but the power of the product does too. After applying it feels fresh and like its going to keep you smelling/feeling fresh. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. I wish I was exaggerating here, but I started smelling bad within 15/20 minutes of application. I applied when I got up and went on to do my makeup, and by the time I was done, I smelled like I'd been hardcore sweating all day.

I thought maybe I just sweated an unnatural amount while doing my makeup? So I applied some more and went about my day going to class. By the time I got to class (about a 25/30 min drive), I smelled not so great again. Unfortunately I had only brought this deodorant so I just kept reapplying as I was out, and continued to have it stop working within 15-30 minutes.

This product was a huge let down. I can't even imagine what would happen if I wore this on a hot summer day when I was outside a lot. Overall I'd give this a 0/10. What good is a deodorant that stops working before you even leave the house?

So after lusting over the Anastasia Beverley Hills Moonchild Glowkit until I had the funds for it, I finally purchased it! It retails for $40 on their website, free shipping- no complaints here. I had seen sooo many beautiful, pigmented swatches of this palette so I was pretty excited.

Sadly, when my palette arrived, one of the shades was cracked. But, ABH customer service to the rescue! I emailed them with my issue, and in the span of three emails a new palette was being sent my way. I seriously can't rave enough about this customer service, they replied within ten minutes of my first email, and less than 24 hours after my second email.

So like I said this product is $40 for .15 oz per pan of product. I'm no mathematician so I'm not even going to attempt to break down the cost and do price comparisons. But to my untrained eye it seems like a good deal, lmao.

I'm gonna go ahead and skip finger swatches because there's a million of those online and also its hard to get the accurate swatches on my skin tone.

Now I'm a sucker for crazy intense (blinding) highlight, so this palette was right up my alley. The other reason I was so drawn to this was the shades, obvious there are very little highlighters on the market right now in shades like these (save for Jeffrey Stars', but let's not get me started on that vile piece of trash); you typically see a gold, champagne, or peach highlighter in the mainstream beauty market. As you know I have very cool toned skin and anything golden looks like shit on me, so finding a highlighter is not always the easiest as I tend to be partial towards pure white shades (think Becca Pearl). I only have one highlighter in my collection of an ~unusual~ color (The Face Shop Pink Powder Flash Beam).

So moving on to face swatches and my thoughts on each individual shade.

Blue Ice is the most seemingly "normal" shade in this palette, described on the website as being a "diamond white with an icy blue reflect". This shade when applied is so versatile. I thought it would just be another white highlighter, but no; its got these blue and almost purple and pink reflects to it that give the most otherwordly glow.

blurry but you get the idea, I was having a hell of a time photographing this one

I was really interested in Star, which is a "moonstone fusion of mint, platinum, and silver". To me it just looks silver, not saying that that's a bad thing! Paired with a grey/silver eye and cool toned blush, this shade is killer. It reminds me of like....robots...in a good way.


Purple Horseshoe probably looks the most intimidating in the pan, like that shit. is. purple. ABH calls it a "glittering lavender with arctic blue reflect". The blue reflects definitely show more in the pan than on the face, but if you look closely and/or hit the right like you can notice them. This one paired with Urban Decay's Bittersweet Afterglow blush? Forget it. Perfection.


Pink Heart was not that exciting for me since I already have a pink highlighter, but I was surprised by how much I like it. It comes off a different pink shade than the one I have, so I know I'll be getting my use out of it. "Pearl white with a pink opal reflect" fits it perfectly; it definitely reminds me of opals.


Lucky Clover was the shade I was least excited about, described as a "shamrock infused gold with canary yellow reflects". Literally none of that sounds like it is going to flatter my skin. But when I finally tested it out, I was pleasantly surprised by it. I paired it with Benefit's Coralista and got a really nice, summery cheek. The gold didn't seem to clash with my skin tone!



I really enjoy Blue Moon. First of that's one of my favorite ice cream flavors, secondly the "frozen blue with silver reflect" just pairs so well with my cool skin. Its not overwhelmingly blue blue, you know? Its toned down enough to look wearable (obviously not natural), yet ethereal.


So overall this palette didn't disappoint in any way, and it definitely lived up to my expectations of it. I can't rave about it enough and have nothing negative to say. 10/10.

Up next on my natural deodorant list is the Geo Deo deodorant with "detox complex" whatever that means. I saw this guy while I was browsing my local health food store and did a quick google. The amazon reviews were pretty decent for a natural deodorant (3-4 stars) so I just decided to give it a shot.

You already know my background on my armpits and my sweat (weirdest sentence ever lmao), and if you don't here's a link to the post where its all explained. So no background this time, just straight to the review!

Like always I showered at night, applied this deodorant, then applied some more in the morning without reapplying throughout the day.

The scent I bought is "Island" which is a nice, fruity scent. It smells like a typical fruity deodorant. Its a solid gel- you have to wait a minute for it to dry down.

I would say that anywhere from 3-5 hours after morning application is when I could notice some stink. So this one doesn't fare as well as the Arm & Hammer did, as far as the time test. Now I was only able to test this out on two separate days, and on one of those days I was having a normal school/work day, and the other if I remember correctly I was just doing homework at home. Nonetheless I noticed the stink around the same time for both days, just a stronger smell on the work day.

The reason I could only test this product twice is due to the fact that it caused my armpits to peel. Immediately after application all was normal, and I wasn't exactly looking at my armpits throughout the day so I can't say when the reaction happened, only that it did both days. It looked like when a sunburn starts to peel, and didn't hurt or itch or anything. I have never been sensitive to any ingredients used in any body lotions, perfumes, deodorants, etc, so this was pretty confusing. I have yet to compare ingredients to other deodorants I've used in an attempt to pinpoint what ingredient aggravated my skin, but if I can figure it out I will update this post.

So this review is kind of a bust, I can't really say how well it works, but I can say that after the two days I used it, I wouldn't recommend it at all. Even when I was hardly sweating I started to notice my smell. Overall this product gets a 1/10, maybe a 2/10 if it hadn't caused my pits to peel. Even if I didn't have a reaction, I would not continue to use this product.

EDIT: upon using this product a little longer I find that it only sometimes causes my armpits to peel? Its very confusing. But I can still say this product works pretty terribly. Does not keep me from stinking at all, like I said earlier in the review. I find if I pair it with the Arm & Hammer I stay fresh smelling longer than with just the Arm & Hammer by itself, though.

Some days I do my makeup and I'm like eh okay and some days I really dig it. It feels so good when your look turns into something you didn't even plan and are happy with! That's what happened today, so I decided to do a fotd post.

Ive got hooded eyes and not only that, but one is significantly more hooded than the other; so wings almost never ever work on my eyes. But for some reason today I wanted to wear wings, so I went for it. And on the first try they actually came out okay??? Amazing.

diff lip bc I couldn't decide

its so strange how the two sides of my face look completely different

Okay that's like way too many pictures of my face but I wanted to show off both eyes, because usually I can at least get the right one to look okay, but the left (more hooded) gives me hell.

Face

• Rimmel Fix and Perfect Pro primer
• Missha Perfect Cover no.13
• Manic Panic Dreamtone
• MUFE concealer in y21
• Maybelline Mast Contour palette contour shade
• some random sample of a cream blush that I can't remember off the top of my head (I'm a terrible beauty blogger)
• ABH Moonchild Blue Moon
• Loreal setting spray

Lips

• Ulta lip primer
• Too Faced Lip Injection Color Bomb! in Bigger Berry (first pics)
• a mixture of a ton of lip products including: Nyx smlc Sydney, Too Faced Melted Metal Poeny and Macaroon all like applied then rubbed off lmao (the last two pictures)

Its been awhile since I did a skincare review, so here we are! Today I'll be reviewing my absolute favorite cleansing oil: It's Skin Green Tea Calming cleansing oil. For those of you who don't know what a cleansing oil is here's a little run down. Cleansing oil is used in the same way a makeup remover wipe would be, that is, to remove the makeup and dirt and grime BEFORE cleansing the face. They are generally very hydrating. After using one, you then go in with a cleansing foam/cream/gel to wash your face/the rest of the oil off.

Cleansing oil is the only form of makeup remover I use. Some people prefer to remove their makeup with wipes or liquid makeup remover first, but let's be honest, I'm lazy. So when it comes to a cleansing oil I'm looking for something that will get everything off.

This product retails for $9.75 on Amazon, which is not actually where I bought it. I bought it off my favorite Korean cosmetics store, Jolse.com. But as of right now, the cleansing oil is no longer listed on that website.

The scent is a very light green tea smell. It doesn't linger or perfume your skin.

Most days I wear sunscreen+a full face of makeup (including primer, foundation, concealer, contour, blush, highlight, eye primer, eye shadow, mascara, brows, and lipstick) so I've got quite a bit to take off at the end of the day. I usually squirt about half a pump to a pump out (depending on how much makeup I've got on) and apply to my face, massaging it around in circular motions. I'll take it over my eyes and rub them around, then wipe them off with toilet paper or a cotton round.

This amount takes off my face makeup entirely, and like 95% of eye makeup. If I let it sit on my eyes it takes off 100%. Then I do one of two things: rinse my face or wipe it. Sometimes if I'm lazy or its really late I'll leave it at that and go to sleep (I know, I know, its terrible), BUT that means this doesn't leave enough of a residue for me to feel it.

Overall I'd give this product a 10/10. I really love the scent and the job it does. I honestly have no complaints!

Until recently I never really used concealer. You can see from a few of my posts that I would use the Nyx HD Concealer in Lavender to highlight my undereye area as is popular these days; but I could never find a real skin tone concealer light enough. Like I said its very popular these days to highlight with concealer, so most brands are coming out with very pale concealers, as you need to highlight with one that is one to two shades lighter than you.

With that being said I now have some options when it comes to skin toned concealers. Keep in mind all my concealer reviews will be based on using them on my undereye area, NOT to cover blemishes. I'm just too lazy to conceal any acne that I have.

My first concealer review will be on the MUFE Ultra HD Concealer in the shade y21. I had always glossed over MUFE's concealers although I don't know why, considering their Ultra HD foundation is one of the closest matches to my skin to date.

It retails for $27 for .23 fl oz of product, although the packaging makes it appear you are getting less product, its actually pretty standard. It claims to "cover dark circles, unify the eye contour and hide signs of fatigue, leaving a smooth luminous flawless finish". That all sounds nice and dandy to me. The color system in MUFE's products (as far as I can tell) is when the number is preceded by an R its red or pink toned and when its a Y its yellow toned. (why a bigass brand like MUFE doesn't have neutral undertoned products is something I have yet to figure out)

It lives up to its claims! I think thats due to not over-stating anything that a concealer can't do. They left the claims very simple and sweet and easy to live up to. As far as the color...MUFE's undertones are weird on me. Their yellow toned products run lighter than their pink toned ones, so I usually opt for those, especially since their pink toned products run really orange. Basically I just disregard whatever undertone they put on their products and look for the lightest one, which happened to be y21. It honestly seems pretty neutral on my skin, maybe slightly yellow, but nothing noticeable.

concealer is applied to the right eye only

I wore this product over my MUFE HD foundation and set my face with my Wet n Wild setting spray. I don't ever set my undereye concealer with powder the way most everyone does. I find that no matter the product, a powder always makes my undereyes cakey and ages me.

this eye has concealer

this one has no concealer

Immediately after applying this concealer, it begins to crease into my lines. That's the only negative though, it definitely gives me plenty of coverage and doesn't look cakey. Like I said the shade looks good, not extremely brightening as its about the same color as my skin, but it never claimed to be brightening so I can't really complain, I guess.

Full face with both eyes concealed

after finishing the rest of my makeup

showing how it settles into my line

I think this concealer looks great. My eye folds are so that when I'm not pulling my eye taut, you can't even see the conceal caked into them. Gives plenty of coverage (I don't need much) and looks very natural.

After 6ish hours I still looked great. There was slight caking near the corner of my eye, but honestly that could be due to my inner corner highlight (you can't even see the caking in the pictures so). There's no creasing and it hasn't faded.


Overall I'd give this concealer a 9/10. I really only have the one complaint of it settling into my eye fold, but like I said that inevitable. If I wear this with a more pink toned foundation, the yellow tone of the concealer is more noticeable. So if MUFE made neutral toned products and had this in a slightly less yellow tone, I'd definitely give it 10/10.