My Top Five Drugstore Lip Products for Spring 2015

Hey guys! Spring has sprung and the pink, lilac, nude lipsticks and lip glosses are dominating the makeup aisles in your local drugstores. If you are a makeup enthusiast like me you probably already have some of these products or products with similar colors. If not I highly recommend these lip products. I have been using these lippies even in the winter and thought these colors would be perfect to wear during the spring. Hope you enjoy this blog post! :)

Starting from the left :

Revlon Color Burst Matte Balm in Elusive

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Berry Haute

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Orchid Ecstasy

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Naturally Chic

Maybelline Color Elixer in Rose Redefined

These colors scream spring. My fave out of the bunch lately is the second one from the left by Revlon called Berry Haute. It is the perfect soft purple shade.

If you are looking for a pink lipstick that is not too light then this one is perfect. If you do not like the matte finish then you can always apply a lighter pink lipgloss on top.

This color is my favorite lately. It is a beautiful soft purple. If you are afraid to wear purple or do not want to wear a purple shade that it too bright, this is a much toned down purple that is nice to wear everyday. 

The Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick is a nice orchid pink . This is a nice pink shade to wear that is not too bright. 

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Naturally Chic. Can't forget the nude lipsticks for spring. This particular nude is a pinky nude that doesn't wash out your lips and gives it a nice subtle color. Love it.

Maybelline Color Elixer in Rose Defined is a nice lipgloss that you can wear alone or over your lipstick in similar shades. 

Hope you liked my top five drugstore lip products. I realize I need more coral lip products. If you have any recommendations as to which coral drugstore lip products I should check out leave a comment below. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog and see you in my next blog post. :)

Maryam ox

*Products purchased by me*

Spring Bloom Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys hope you are all well! Yes! Spring is here and I couldn't be happier. In the makeup world the pastels, rosy pinks and lilacs make their comeback in lipsticks, lip glosses, blushes and eyeshadows. This look is inspired by the beautiful flowers that come to life during the Spring. I love pink flowers and decided to create a look inspired by them.  I added a pop of green to mimic the green leaves and stem of the flowers. Hope you enjoy this look! :)

*Prime the eyelids and lower lash line with eyeshadow base*

1.Apply the color Wisteria onto the lid.

2. Next, take the color Cupcake and add it to the crease. This will act as transition color. Make sure you blend.

3. Take the color Simply Marlena and apply it to the crease and blend.

4. On the inner crease take the color Razzleberry and apply it to the inner crease. Blend.

5.Use the color Vanilla Bean and apply it to the brow bone.

6. Apply bitten to the outter corner and blend it up to the crease midway.

During the process of applying the eyeshadows to your eye, make sure you take the color Wisteria and touch up the lid along the way.

7.Apply black masacra.

8.Use black eyeliner and apply it to the water line.

9.Use a green eyeliner and apply it to the lower lash line. This will act as a base to eyeshadow color you place on top.

10. Take the  color Sea mist and apply on your lower lash line on top of the green eyeliner.

11. Next use the color Shimma Shimma and apply it to the inner tear duct.

*Once I am done again I take the color Wisteria to touch up the lid.*

Spring Bloom Makeup

Products Used

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow singles as seen above.

Jordan Lipliner in Rock'n Rose

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Naturally Chic

Naked Skin Foundation in 7.0

Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Concealer in medium.

L'oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara

L'oreal Smoldering Eyeliner in Black.

Urban Decay Eyeliner in Flipside

Makeup Geek Blush in Rendezvous

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and get to try it out . Have a great day guys and see you in my next blog post.

Maryamox

Milani Color Statement Lipstick (Sangria) Review

Hey Lovelies! Beauty trends are always changing and the latest beauty trend is vampy or dark lips. If you are looking for a vampy, dark, or wine color lipsticks then the Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Sangria will definitely get you compliments. Milani's lipsticks are so rich, creamy and the color is very opaque. Milani cosmetics is my favorite drug store brand because their quality of lipsticks are amazing! Hope you enjoy my review! 

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Sangria retails for $5.99. Prices may vary depending where you go to buy milani products.

I just love milani's lipstick packaging. I mean come on gold packaging= love :)

Milani Lipstick in Sangria is a beautiful berry wine color that compliments every skin tone.

Review/Thoughts

Texture: Creamy

Pigmentation: Opaque

Longevity: Medium(wore for about 5 hours)

I am a big fan of Milani's Color Statement lipsticks. Their pigmentation is rich in color and the texture is creamy and non drying. Milani Color Statement lipstick in Sangria is such a romantic looking color. I would describe the color as berry wine and will compliment everyone's skin tone. What I love about their lipstick is for the quality it is very affordable and their packing is beautiful! I wore this lipstick for about 5 hours before it started to fade. I really do not have a problem with any lip product fading before the day is over. I just reapply. If you are looking for a sultry, or vampy color then this is a pretty color to try out.

Hope you enjoy my review !

Do you own any Milani Color Statement Lipstick? What are your favorites? Leave a comment below.

Maryam ox

Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss in Mauve Fetish and Ravish Raspberry Review

     Hey lovelies hope every one is well! I have been on an eyeshadow palette craze, so I thought I post a review about lipgloss. Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss that is. I am pretty sure you heard of the brand Milani cosmetics because it is almost in every drugstore. I have heard people say that Milani is high end drug store brand. What ever the case maybe I am sure as a beauty lover like me you will fall under Milani cosmetic's spell. Hope you enjoy this review! :)

Milani Cosmetics Brilliant Shine Lipgloss retails at $4.99. The lipgloss is suppose be long lasting, giving the lips a silky feel and great color payoff. They also come in two finishes, cream and shimmer.

Photos/Swatches

Milani brilliant lip gloss in Mauve Fetish is a mauve pink color. This color is perfect for every day wear. It is the perfect pink to wear all year round especially if you are transitioning into the fall months.

Milani Brilliant Shine Lipgloss in Ravish Raspberry- is the perfect berry lipgloss. I love how opaque it is and is also a nice color to wear all year round especially in the spring and summer months.

Over All, I love the Milani Brilliant Shine Lipgloss. It gives the lips a nice shine, the colors are  opaque and they smell like vanilla. They are thick in texture and feel nice on the lips, but not sticky like other lip glosses. It is long lasting as long as you do not eat or drink anything. I feel once you start to eat the color comes off rather quickly. That doesn't bother me because I will just reapply. When the color fades it still leaves the lips moist, but with a tacky feel. I think the quality of the packaging is great and I love the gold top. I think the Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses are very affordable and great to add to your lip gloss collection. I will be purchasing some more colors.

Hope you enjoyed the review!

Do you own any Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses? Leave a comment below.

See you in my next blog post lovelies!

Maryam ox

*Products purchased by me*

Target and Walmart Haul!!!

Hello lovelies! I just wanted to share some goodies I picked up from Target and Walmart a few weeks ago. This haul contains mostly lip products. I have been addicted to lipstick and lipgloss lately. This time I wanted to purchase some rose toned lippies which is a nice color transition into the fall. Hope you enjoy this haul. :)

Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss. I can never say no  to mauve and berry colored glosses. I think the mauve one is great for everyday wear to add just a little bit of color to your lips. Berry lips is another  great color to wear to the fall. The colors I got are called Mauve Fetish and Berry Temptation.

                              

Loreal Paris Miss Voluminous Manga Mascara - I have heard so much about this mascara so I decided to see what all the fuss about. I read many great reviews, so we shall see. 

Loreal Color Riche Glossy Balm- I love lipstick or balms that come in crayon form. I have tried Revlon, so I wanted to see how L'oreal balms work. The colors I got are Vintage Rose and Petite Plum. Again I am loving the plumy and rose colors for the Fall. 

Loreal Paris  24 Hour Infallible Eyeshadow in Smoldering Plum this is a great color for fall and I have been seeing plum colored eyeshadow as a fall trend this year. It is so pretty! I would use this to smoke up an eyeshadow look. 

Nyx Mega Shine Lip Gloss - Tea Rose is a nice pinky rose color. It is beautiful and gives the lips a light wash of color.

Nyx Lip Matte Cream - San Paulo  is a pink color with red undertones. Really pretty. 

Nyx Round Lipstick- Tea rose. Same color name as the Nyx Mega Shine Lip Gloss but, this color is a lighter pink. You can pair the Nyx Mega Gloss in Tea Rose and the Nyx Round Lipstick in Tea rose together.

I do not own many colors like these. I didn't want to let go of wearing pink completely, so I thought these rose colors are nice and are wearable for this time of year. :)

Rimmel Lip Pencil in Spice. 

It is weird for a beauty addict like me , but I have only a few lipliners lol. I decided to pick this one up to match my rose toned and neutral lippies.

Maybelline Cream Matte LipStick - Mesmerizing Magenta- I love matte lipsticks and finding a good one is hard. I love magenta!

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Rum Raisin- Again with the rose toned lippies. I just cant get enough. This is considered a 90's lipstick color. This has been a new lip color trend. 

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Sangria - If there was a perfect color to wear for the Fall it would be this one. It is just a beautiful purple wine color. ahhh so pretty!

Hopefully I can do a review and swatches for these goodies . Stay tuned.

That is it!

Hope you enjoyed my Target and Walmart haul. In no way I am bragging I just want to share my beauty finds with my fellow beauty addicts. :)

If you have recently posted a haul or a review please leave a comment below so I can check it out!

Have a great day lovelies and see you in my next blog post.

P.S Do not forget to enter my giveaway on a 4 oz Bottle Apothecary Extracts 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil. The giveaway ends October 29th at 12 am Eastern. You can enter here or simply click on the Giveaway picture on the top Right. :)

Have a great day !

Maryam ox:)

Simple MOTD

Hey lovelies !!I just wanted to share my quick and simple MOTD. Sometimes there are days when I do not want to wear any makeup, and other days I want to wear minimal makeup. Today, I felt like I didn't want to do a full face,so I decided to just put on lipstick,mascara and eyeliner. Using these few makeup products brightened up my face without over doing it. I loved it. As they say, less is more. :)

Products used:

L'oreal Voluminous Smoldering Eyeliner

L'oreal Voluminous Million lashes

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Raspberry Rush. You can check out  my review of the Milani Color Statement Lipsticks Here.

 Hope everyone is enjoying their day :) 

See you in my next blog post lovelies,

Maryam :) ox

Milani Color Statements Lipstick Photos/Review and Swatches

                                                   

                                                  Milani Color Statement Lipsticks

   

     When I first heard about these lipsticks,I just knew I  had to go out and grab a few. From what I have seen and heard, these lipsticks are very pigmented and some colors are bold which I think is great for Summer. To see if it was true, I decided to purchase a few of the shades  that I liked. The shades that I purchased are mostly pink with the exception of two. What girl doesn't love Pink lipsticks right? :)


 

       Milani Color Statement Lipsticks  retails at $5.49 each (Net weight 0.14 ounces/3.97 grams). According to Milani, you only need to apply one coat.  They come in a number of finishes such as Metallic,Vinyl, Cream,Shimmer,Pearl and Matte finish. The lipsticks are paraben free and contains vitamins A,C and E to nourish your lips. Let's get into the pros and cons of the lipsticks.



 Pros:

- Highly pigmented.
-Affordable.
-Staying power
-Milani is right.All you need is one swipe.
- Paraben free
-VitaminA,C and E.
-Milani Color Statement Lipsticks has great colors for Spring and Summer.
-Smells great :)

Cons:

-Feathering and streaking occurs.  If u have fine lines on your lips, the lipstick will enhance them and settle into the lines.
-Some of the  lipsticks feels drying once applied.
-Some lipsticks feels thick and feels heavy on the lips.
-Once you take off the lip stick, you have to apply chap stick because it leaves your lips  feeling dry.
-It can stain your lips once you remove it. You have to rub it off really well.


  Swatches, photos and descriptions:
                                     
                   

                                                            

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12- Flamingo Pose (Cream)

    Flamingo Pose is a Bright Coral Pink color. This one is one of my favorites just because it such unique Coral color to have. The lipstick feels thick on my lips. However,it feels nourishing on the lips.  Flamingo Pose is such a fun color to own.Perfect Summer color.

     

                           

                                                          15-Hot Pink Rage  (Matte)

      
     Hot Pink Rage is a really bright Pink Matte Color.If you want a hot bold Pink lipstick to add to your  collection this is the one to own. Perfect color for Summer. It feels thick on the lips and tugs when you apply it and feels drying on the lips, but has great pigmentation. Who can pass up this gorgeous pink ? Not me :)

                 


                             

                         

      16-Flirty Fuchsia(Vinyl)

             Flirty Fuchsia to me is not a good Fuchsia color, but it makes for a great Berry Red color which is still a very pretty.. It is one of my favorites.It applies easily, nourishing on the lips and has a light feel on the lips which I love. It has such a nice shine to it. Perfect for everyday wear.

19 Raspberry Rush (Metallic)

     Raspberry Rush is more of a Fuscia color when applied  on the lips with hints of shimmer. It applies smoothly on the lips,nourishing and has a light feel on the lips which makes you feel like you aren't wearing any lipstick at all.

                                                         
                                                             34 Violet Volt (Metallic)

     Violet Volt is the perfect bold Purple color. This  Purple lipstick is a great to add to your  Purple lipstick collection. Easy to apply and nourishing on the lips. . It has a bit of shimmer to it as well. Nice color  for Summer and Fall.

                                                              
                                                         33- Rose Amor  (Cream)


     If you ever wanted a Barbie lip color, Rose amor is the one to have. When applying it to your lips,it goes on smoothly but tugs at the lips a bit. The plus side is you only need one coat and is very pigmented. The down side is, it feels heavy on the lips and is drying. I would wear this lipstick with a nice smokey eye look. Fun color to have.

   

Ingredients:

Overall, I think the lipsticks are great because the lipsticks have a great color payoff and has decent staying power. It is very affordable for the quality. However,  some of the lipsticks(Rose Amor  and Pink Rage), leaves your lips dry while wearing it and after you remove the lipstick,  which is a bit annoying. Also, I dont like the feathering and creasing that occurs in the fine lines of my lips. What you can do to prevent it is apply lipliner close to the color underneath it.Will I buy it again yes.   I am happy with the purchases because the colors are beautiful!! I will just have to remember to buy a chap stick along with it if I decide to purchase some more.

 Rating: 9/10.

 
These lipsticks are available at CVS, Walgreens ,Target,drugstore.com, and k-mart.
     

What  is your favorite color out of the colors I picked or What is a favorite  Milani Color Statement Lipstick that you own?

       Hope you enjoyed my review. Enjoy your day everyone! :D