Books to read in 2017

One thing I want to accomplish over the Summer is reading some books I have been eyeing. Reading is such a calm, quiet activity. I used to love reading but then got so caught up in life that I haven’t read much lately, and I would really like to get back into it more. It would be awesome if one day I could do a monthly or seasonal book club, maybe via Facebook or even Twitter. Definitely an awesome possibility if you guys would be interested in that!

The book I am currently reading is Light is the New Black by Rebecca Campbell. I actually started reading this book a few months ago and then stopped during the busy-ness of the holidays and now I am starting to go back to it and read it. This is a book of not necessarily self-help but more like self-realization and being true to yourself. Light is the New Black helps you awaken your soul and really dig deep into your life and what makes you happy. Also, another thing I really love about reading this book is that she includes a Spotify playlist to listen to while you read and it is perfect. I always listen to music while I read and this playlist isn’t as distracting. I plan on reading her other book Rise Sister Rise after I finish this one.

Another inspirational self-help book I would be interested in reading is I Am That Girl by Alexis Jones. This book is supposed to be all about girls staying true to themselves and living a life that makes them truly happy. I would love to be that girl, and really just be the best version of me.

A book that I would like to read in 2017 to help my income and the business side of my life is Networking Like A Pro: Turning Contacts into Connections by Ivan Misner. One thing I am learning through blogging and trying to brand myself is how essential and necessary networking is. I also am getting into Real Estate and that is another field that in order to be successful I must have awesome networking skills. I firmly  believe that networking is one of the most crucial skills when it comes to success in business, so I am excited to read this book and learn more.

One novel that I am excited to read is actually about to be released. It is Marlena by Julie Buntin. It is about 2 teen girls and tells the story of loss, love, addiction and life in general. It talks about how there are certain people in life who we meet and they end up being someone who helps shape us and shape the person we become. I want to read this book for fun, it simply just sounds like it is going to be a good book to me.

Most Valuable Blogging Resources

As many of you have probably noticed I have taken a pretty big break from my blog. I have not posted any new content since before the holidays and I am finally ready to put some focus back into it and start to post again. So for my first post back, I want to show you what I have been doing for Corinna’s Corner since I have been gone. I have been going around reading articles and collecting as many resources as I can to help me as a blogger build my blog and brand myself as well.

The first resource I want to talk about is Facebook groups. I am a member of multiple Facebook groups online for business, blogging, entrepreneurship, and more. Facebook groups can be a more personal way to get advice or support for your blog. You can get opinions from people who are in the same position as you and it can really give you a sense of community. One of my favorite groups is Societygal which is a group of online women entrepreneurs. On that page you can find a lot of people offering services, looking for certain services, sharing articles and tips. Anytime I have a question about my blog or branding online I can go there to get it answered. I also really enjoy the Bloguettes Bulletin Board group. It is similar to Societygal but more focused towards blogs instead of businesses and brands. Bloguettes Bulletin Board always has awesome articles and blog posts being shared, and is also a good way to share your work as well.

Another resource I have been loving but not even fully utilizing yet is mailing lists. I have been signing up for more and more mailing lists lately and I love receiving the emails. A lot of blogs have mailing lists that you can sign up for and you will begin to receive emails from the blog that will normally have content you don’t get anywhere else. Also, it helps me remember to read certain blogs that I really enjoy, and keeps me updated with them. A lot of people who have mailing lists also offer freebies with their emails and you could be getting something useful for your blog out of it. I am currently getting into graphic design and I subscribe to many different mailing lists that send me graphic design goodies and free downloads every week. Having a mailing list of your own is also an awesome resource for your blog that can really help get readers hooked and make sure they are coming back for more. Especially if you are also a business owner, you can send special mailing list only savings offers and other things to help promote your sales.

Finally, another big resource I have been using is also the most obvious resource, Pinterest! Pinterest has the answers to all my blog related questions, and then some. Pinterest has unlimited resources and I can spend hours a day scrolling on Pinterest and finding more and more useful information for my blog. Also using Pinterest is another great way to share your own content because I can guarantee that I am not the only person spending hours a week scrolling Pinterest. If you want to run a successful blog then I highly recommend utilizing Pinterest for all that it is worth.

So these resources are the ones that I am currently obsessing over and using to somewhat “re-launch” my blog. I am hoping to start posting regularly again, although they will not all be beauty based posts. I really want to start doing a lot more lifestyle posts. I am focusing on my marketing degree in school, dabbling in graphic design, and am hoping to get my real estate license this summer so I definitely want to be able to reflect on those things on my blog as well. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you all have an awesome week.

Koko Kollection Review

Hello everybody, today I will be reviewing the first ever Kylie Cosmetic’s collaboration. When Kylie Jenner first announced she would be doing a collaboration collection for her cosmetics line I was really hoping for her to team up with another big name in the makeup industry, so when she announced it was her sister Khloe Kardashian, I was a little bummed. With that being said though, I ended up totally loving this collection. With Khloe and Kylie being my favorite people in their celebirty filled family, I really think this “Kollection” really represents them both well.

This collection comes with 3 matte liquid lipsticks in the shades Okurrr, Khlo$, and Gorg. It also comes with 1 gloss in the shade Damn Gina. This set comes in the prettiest packaging, it is an all white and rose gold box with nice, pretty, cursive font. Of course the set name is “Koko Kollection”. The packaging of the actual product tubes have similiar design to the typical Kylie Cosmetics products but these are all completely rose gold with “KOKO” on the front. They are so pretty and glam just like Khloe can be. This set is sold all together for $40, which is an amazing price due to the fact that all seperate they would cost about $66. Currently these are sold out on the Kylie Cosmetics site and she has said they were limited edition…but with that being said, Kylie in the past has brought back all of her limited edition items, multiple times, so I wouldn’t be surpised if we saw these on the market again some time.

Now I want to talk about the actual products themselves. I find these to have the same great quality as the other original Kylie Cosmetics products. I love her liquid lipstick formula, it lasts for hours, and I mean like 8+ hours. They are transfer proof and just such amazing quality. I also really love her gloss, I do try and apply it lightly because a little goes a long way. I have reviewed Kylie products in pasts posts like this one here Makeup Haul/Review ft. Kylie Cosmetics & Jeffree Star and this one as well What’s in my bag: Lip Edition . The shades below top to bottom are Damn Gina, Khlo$, Gorg, and Okurrr.

Some specific things about this set that I was concerned with and wanted to mention was that I thought Gorg could possibly be a little patchy because I have heard similiar reviews on her shade Kourt K, and they are similiar in color. Although with Gorg, I have not noticed a problem with patchiness. I have always worn a berry lip liner underneath and I have loved this shade so far. It is a very pretty berry fall shade. The other shade I was concerned with was Okurrr. I think in swatches and photos I see on social media, the shade looks very bright pink and really vibrant and out there. I wasn’t sure if I would get much use out of this shade, but I have noticed in person that it is actually a lot more toned down. It is a very pretty pink but the brightness isn’t as crazy as I expected, I think this is a very pretty spring shade and I don’t own any color like this.

Overall I am very happy with this set. I love the Kardashian and Jenner girls, and I really love Kylie Cosmetics. Their products have yet to dissappoint me, and my collection seems to be growing bigger and bigger. If you’re interested in me trying to find dupes for these colors, let me know in the comments below and I can definitely work on it. Until next time, thanks for reading.

 

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales

Hello everybody, and a late Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for every person who takes the time to read my blog. I know this is a little last minute but I really wanted to get up a Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales post for you all. So this is a round-up of some of my favorite sales happening this weekend.

The first sale I want to talk about isn’t as much of a sale as it is a special offer. Kylie Cosmetics on Black Friday will be doing a free holiday stocking for purchases over $100. Now, I am not a fan of the fact that you have to spend $100 but it is easy to spend on Kylie products, and the stocking is SO cute. She also restocked her holiday edition collection but for those products you have to be quick! One deal that she is offering that I love is that with certain Lip Kit shades (Candy K, Koko K, Posie K, and Exposed) she is offering a free matching gloss with purchase. For Cyber Monday she will be launching her brand new eye brush collection for only $35. Don’t forget that Kylie Cosmetics now offers free domestic shipping on orders over $40, and international shipping for orders over $60.

Now for my favorite actual sale, it will have to be Anastasia Beverly Hills. She is offering a huge sale on her official website only.  Click here to head to the website. Sale prices range from 10-60% off! I made a purchase and received 20% off Stick Foundation, 40% off Cream Contour Kit, 60% off Eye Shadow Singles, and 60% off Contour Refills. They also have 50% off Concealer, 30% off Lip Gloss and much more. Also, their new Pro Brushes were released and are 25% off as well. This sale is happening throughout the weekend and Cyber Monday. Anastasia Beverly Hills is an awesome brand with amazing quality, and I highly suggest taking advantage of this sale while you can.

Also, another favorite sale of mine is that Thursday and Friday Old Navy will be 50% off storewide. Saturday will be 40% off, with Sunday being 30% off and Cyber Monday they will have their website sale at 30% off sitewide. I wear some clothing from Old Navy but I think this is an awesome family deal, also if you have young children Carter’s is offering 60% off storewide and sitewide Friday only, but that is an amazing sale as well.

Some sales I want to mention are BOGO sales. Buy one get one free are always the best kind of sales to me, I love them. This year Target did BOGO for all jar candles, and all picture frames and photo albums. Now is definitely the time to stock up on those things, and this sale is Friday only so you have to move fast. It is definitely worth the trip down to your local Target to check out what they have left. Another awesome BOGO sale is on the Glamglow site, Glamglow is a little on the pricey side but if you use code BOGO2016 this weekend when purchasing a full-size product, you get an additional one for free. It has to be the same exact product, though. For Glamglow, that is a great value.

The final deal I wanted to mention is that Charlotte Russe has everything for $20 or less, in-store and online, as well as free shipping. That is a dangerously awesome sale. So those are all my favorite sales of this weekend. I wanted to just get this up for you guys even though it is last minute, hopefully, you can all snag some awesome sales. Holiday season is keeping me busy in my personal life and work life, but I will be spending the next 3 days working on blog posts for you all. I hope you have an awesome Holiday weekend!

Bite Beauty’s Matte Creme Lip Crayon Review

Hello everybody and happy Monday. I am getting this up a little later than I wanted, so a majority of you are probably just about done with your day now and in for the night. So, I hope you all had an awesome start to your week. This post is going to be a review of the new Matte Creme Lip Crayons by Bite Beauty. Bite Beauty and Influenster were kind enough to send me these lipsticks to review for you all. Although these products were sent to me, I will keep my reviews 100% honest. Let’s get started.

I just want to start off by saying that these retail at Sephora for $24 a piece, and I received 3 shades, Cava, Glace, and Red Velvet. I have bought Bite Beauty lipsticks in the past myself, I believe I have 1 regular Bite lipstick from them, and then I have 2 of their duo-ended lipsticks as well. I really enjoy Bite Beauty products, I have found them to be very creamy products, that never dry out my lips, and they also last a good amount of time throughout the day, especially for not being a liquid lipstick. I really love the packaging on these Matte Creme Lip Crayons. They are a soft matte black, and they are just perfect for throwing in your bag and taking on the go. You twist the pen to make the product come out more, and then there is also a little sharpener on the bottom that you can pop out to sharpen the crayon as well. I really like the fact that it comes with a sharpener because lip crayons can get pretty dull and messy.

Now for the actual quality of the Matte Creme Lip Crayons. I think that these are really good products, just like other Bite Beauty products I have tried. They are a nice creamy texture, but they are still matte. They don’t make my lips look as dry as other matte lipsticks can do sometimes. They are not 100% transfer proof but if you are careful they last throughout the day quite well. I always keep the shade I am wearing with me, especially if I am eating, to do some touch ups. I wore the shade “Glace” out to go shopping the other day, and I wore it for 4-5 hours with no touch ups. It lasted pretty well and still looked nice at the end. “Red Velvet” is also a nice deep red shade, that I would suggest pairing with a red liner to make sure it doesn’t get too messy. I also got the shade “Cava” which is a new shade, and available online only but I also really enjoy this shade, it is a nice soft nude that looks pretty on a lot of different skin tones.

For the price tag of $24, these are a little pricey, but they are nice products so I suggest trying them out if you are somebody who likes to have a variety of lipsticks. I find these similar in quality to Mac lipsticks other than the packaging. I really do enjoy the packaging of these Matte Creme Lip Crayons so I would spend the $24 to purchase these on my own. I also think these could be a great idea as a stocking stuffer as well.

That is it today for my review, so if you haven’t checked out Bite Beauty products before I do recommend them, especially for lipstick lovers. You can find their social media, their handle is @bitebeauty on all social media, or also bitebeauty.com is their website. I also just wanted to let you all know that I have officially hit 500 followers on my Twitter (@corinnascornerx) so if you aren’t already you should go follow me, I will be posting a giveaway this week to say thank you for 500. I have a few posts coming, I am not sure what will be up first but I am thinking my next post will be a review of the new Koko Kollection by Kylie Cosmetics in collaboration with Khloe Kardashian. Thank you all for reading, and have an awesome week.

Makeup Haul/Review ft. Kylie Cosmetics & Jeffree Star

Hello everybody and Happy Friday! I can not believe we are down to our last 2 months of 2016. This year has flown by so quickly for me, but it has been an awesome year. I hope everyone else has had a great year, and we can all end it good as well. This post is getting up a little later than I wanted, and it is a fun makeup haul and some reviews, so let’s get started.

So the first product I want to talk to you all about is something I have been wanting to try out for a while. Cosmetic glitters! I am a part of a wonderful makeup group on Facebook and a lot of the girls on there (and boys) are very talented at makeup, and will do some really awesome looks with glitters. So I asked around and it seemed like a lot of them were using cosmetic glitter from bulkglitters.com as well as using Too Faced’s glitter glue. I have yet to get glitter glue, so I have not been able to wear my glitters in a look yet, but I do have some opinions on them. First, the price is awesome. I got these jars for $1.25 each, and they seem to have enough to last me a very very long time. They have varying sizes, so they even have a smaller jar for $1, and then they have bigger and bigger sizes as well. I thought $1.25 was an awesome price, especially for my first time trying glitters so I went with that. I got 8 different shades, Golden Eye, Star Struck Silver, Mint Julip, Emerald Earth, Slinky Silver, Springtime Blue, Bubblegum, and what appears to be my favorite shade of them all Black Copper Mine. The other thing I noticed about these are that they have different types of glitter, I got 7 different “ultra fine” ones, and then one “fine” glitter. I definitely recommend the “ultra fine” ones, simply because when I am looking at the “fine” one I got which is in Star Struck Silver, I can tell that the glitter specks look a lot bigger, and to me I think I prefer the smaller pieces of glitter. Overall though I am really excited to try them out and if you have any tips on using cosmetic glitters I would love to hear about them in the comments below.

Another brand I finally got to try out that I have been wanting to try is Jeffree Star Cosmetics. I know Jeffree Star can be a controversial in the makeup community but I still have heard awesome things about his products, so when he offered free shipping for 24 hours, I knew it was time to try it out. I was really just interested in trying out his Velour Liquid Lipstick formula, so I just ordered one liquid lipstick in the shade “Abused”. I got this shade which is a dark purple-ish black shade because with Halloween just passing I realized I have really never tried a really dark shade before so I figured I could try 2 new things at once. So I just received this yesterday and I have not gotten to wear it out yet, but I did try it on and I noticed 2 things about it. First, I am not sure this dark of a shade works well on me, and second, to me it had a very odd scent. I know Jeffree has some products with scents but I wasn’t sure this was one of them, but to me it almost smells like a strong root beer scent. It was such a strong scent, it made me feel like my lips were tingling. I really wanted to like this formula though, so I will definitely have to give it another try. I’d love to try his highlighters as well.

I also received 2 new liquid lipsticks from Kylie Cosmetics. I have used Kylie Cosmetics before and I love their Lipkits. I think their lip liners are the best lip liners on the market, in my opinion, they are extremely pigmented, creamy, and long lasting. I also have yet to find a liquid lipstick that is as long lasting as hers. I have worn Mary Jo K for 8 hours once with no touch ups. I also own her 3 original gloss shades, which I love. So when I found out on Halloween that she was giving away a free KyMajesty metallic liquid lipstick with every order, I decided to get a new shade of liquid lipstick, so I could also receive KyMajesty and try out her metallic lipsticks. First, let me say that the new matte liquid lipstick shade I bought is “Ginger” and I absolutely love it, it is a beautiful nude, slightly brown, slightly orange shade. Now for KyMajesty. I think it is definitely a unique shade to have, although I am not 100% sure on how I am going to wear it yet. I do think that it almost has a slightly blue tint to the color, which doesn’t bother me but I did originally think it would be more black. The only other thing I can say about KyMajesty and her metallic liquid lipsticks so far is that I thought the formula was a little more clumpy then the matte liquid lipstick ones, and it was just a little more messy to work with. For free, I am very happy with this KyMajesty, if I was actually paying for and purchasing a metallic liquid lipstick from Kylie Cosmetics, I would probably go for a different shade. Overall though, this was not a bad product.

Then finally I just wanted to quickly mention some Dollar Tree products that I tried out. I think I mentioned I bought these a while back to you guys, but I finally got around to opening them and testing them out and thought I would let you know what I think. Remember I bought these at Dollar Tree so they only cost me $1 a piece, which is not bad at all, can’t find anything cheaper. So I will start off by saying the L.A. Colors shimmering loose eyeshadow was a complete waste. I am not even going to discuss this product anymore because there is nothing to discuss. With the Elf smudge pot I got the shade “Poppin Party” and I think this is really creamy, and I love the formula but I was expecting a purple shade and it was much more of like a muddy dark gray or black to me. I would definitely like to try more shades though, for $1 it is very worth it. Then the Wet N Wild eyeshadow in the shade “Creme Brulee” is awesome! This is so pigmented and it is a great base shade, or priming shade for your lid before you use other shadow colors. I will definitely be picking more of these up because I think the product was great, especially for being only $1.

So that is all for my haul and review today everyone, I really appreciate you sticking around and reading this. I wanted to also let you know I am about 50 followers away from my first Twitter giveaway (@corinnascorner) if you are interested in entering that, make sure you follow me on twitter so you do not miss out. I am also nearing 2K on instagram (Corinnascornerxo) and will be doing an awesome giveaway for that as well. I am hoping to have a Bite Beauty review coming this weekend, and other than that I am not sure what post will be next. I have been really wanting to do more Lifestyle posts, instead of basically only beauty, so let me know in the comments if that would interest you, or if you have any ideas for posts. Until next time.

Testing Out Bloglovin

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Hey everybody! So I know I haven’t done a new blog post in a while, but I have been keeping up on my social media. So I just wanted to keep you guys up to date on that and let you know I am still posting on my social media, and will also have a new blog post up tomorrow. I got a few new products gathered up and will be doing a reviews/first impression post tomorrow.

So other then on here, you can find me on snapchat with the username, Corinnascornerx. There was no room for the xo, so just the x. I will go ahead and put a snapchat screenshot for you here to access it more easily.

Also, I have recently really gotten in to using Twitter. My Twitter handle is @corinnascorner and I plan on actually doing a post about Twitter soon with some tips and tricks on how to use it. I also have my Corinna’s Corner Facebook page, as well as my instagram @corinnascornerxo.

The point of this post is that I am going to try to sync my blog up as well with Bloglovin. I have seen more and more people using this platform but I am honestly not sure how it works really, so this will all just be one big test drive pretty much. So, maybe you can follow me on Bloglovin and give me some tips on how to use it as well. Let me know in the comments below the best way to utilize Bloglovin.

Don’t forget, I will have a new reviews post up tomorrow. Until then, thanks for reading.

October Sephora Play

This month I finally achieved a dream of mine, and was able to get off the waitlist and get a subscription to Sephora Play. For those of you who don’t know Sephora Play is a $10 monthly subscription bag from Sephora. You receive 4-5 mini size products, as well as a perfume sample each month for only $10. There is a waitlist and they will email you when a spot opens, from what I have heard and experienced it can take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to get your email invitation. Make sure to watch your email because you only have a small amount of time to accept the subscription before your spot is given away. I really enjoy this box because all the products are of course, sold at Sephora. Let’s jump on in and see what I received.

The first thing I noticed in the box was the Madam CJ Walker’s coconut oil. It is suppose to be nourishing and moisturizing for your hair. I have never tried coconut oil in my hair before but I did try this out and I really enjoyed it. It gave my hair a nice shine, and I love the scent of it. It really just made my hair seem extra clean. You only have to use a small amount so I think this size of a bottle will really last me a good amount of time. I probably won’t use it everyday because I think it can definitely make my hair oily if I use it too much. You can purchase 0.5 oz of this at Sephora for $14. I will most likely repurchase if I continue to get the same results.

The next product I pulled out of the box was a Smashbox Always On Matte Liquid Lipstick in the shade “Driver’s Seat”. I think this is an awesome shade for fall, and the swatch looks really pretty. It is like a dark, nude mauve color. I have seen a lot about these liquid lipsticks so I am excited to try it out and see how well it wears. These liquid lipsticks retail for $24 full size at Sephora.

I also received the Skin Dew setting spray by Farmacy. I have tried Farmacy face masks in the past and I really enjoyed them and thought they were extremely moisturizing so I am excited to try out this setting spray. This says it should be hydrating but I haven’t tried it out yet, I am hoping it hydrates my skin and helps my makeup be longlasting. This retails for $44 at Sephora, full size.

The next lip product I grabbed is the Estee Lauder Flash Photo Gloss. I have never heard of this product before but from what I have read it is a gloss to put over a lip color and it will make your teeth look whiter in photos. It has an iridescent blue tint to the gloss. From just swatching the gloss I do feel like it seems pretty thick to me. I am definitely interested in trying this out and seeing if I notice a change in my teeth. I do think it is a very cool idea for a product though. This full sized product retails at Sephora for $20.

The final product I received in this bag was Night Serum from the Drunk Elephant. I tried this out last night and I thought my skin looked and felt awesome. My face looked brighter in the morning when I woke up, so I am definitely interested in trying this product out some more. I have heard good things about this brand and this is the first product I am actually trying out from them. This full size product costs $90 so I will have to be really impressed to actually repurchase this item.

The bag also came with a small sample of the Derek Lam 10 Crosby perfume in the scent Silent Street, but honestly every bag coming with a perfume sample is not that much of a big deal to me because I have so many perfume samples already, this will just get tossed in with the others. Overall for $10 I do think this bag was pretty cool, I will receive another bag next month and really decide if this subscription is worth it. Thank you all for reading, until next time.

MCM: Morphe’s “The Little Palette”

Hey everybody and happy Monday! For today’s Makeup Crush Monday I am going to be talking about a new Morphe palette. Morphe recently came out with “The Little Palette” and they came out with 5 different ones. The best thing about this product is that they only cost $10. There are 4 shimmer and 4 matte shades in each one. I bought “Copper Popper” and “Coffee Toffee”. The 3 other Little Palettes they have are “Awesome Blossom”, “Mama Drama”, and finally “Coca Mocha”. Also, these palettes are also limited edition just to let you all know.

I honestly love these palettes and for $10 I don’t think you can find a better eyeshadow palette. The pigment is awesome, but one thing is that I feel like after you take off the top layer of shadow the pigment does get better, so do not be discouraged at first swatch. The packaging is just cardboard but for $10 you can’t expect much. I also love the cute little drawings on the front, it is a nice touch. I also like how you can peak into the palette without opening it so you can tell them apart if you have multiples. These shadows have the same awesome quality as all other Morphe palettes, and they are really blendable. I haven’t been able to put these down. I also think with the small sleek packaging these are really great to have when traveling.

The “Copper Popper” palette is definitely my favorite out of the 2 palettes I own. The burnt orange shimmer shade is one of my favorite eyeshadows I own. “Coffee Toffee” is very similar to “Copper Popper” with the exception that it has much more brown in it, while “Copper Popper” definitely has a hint of copper and orange shades. “Coffee Toffee” is definitely a palette to use for a night out while “Copper Popper” can be used every day. I think these palettes are awesome and I would love to buy the 3 other Little Palettes. Morphe did great, but does that really surprise us?

Thank you all for reading. I have a few more posts coming up this week and I am so excited to share them with you all. Cheers to an awesome week ahead of us.

Makeup Haul

Hello everyone and happy Friday! I am so excited for the first weekend of October. I might spend my weekend up in Los Angeles or stay home and enjoy some NFL football on Sunday, I am not quite sure yet. I hope whatever you all have planned that you have an awesome weekend. Now today’s post is a makeup haul post, so let’s jump on in and see all the new goodies I got.

So the first thing I wanted to share with you all is my Elf cosmetics purchase I made. I bought some of their new online products to test out and see what I thought, I prefer to buy Elf online because I feel as if they have so many more products online than in store. The first product I got was their new Molten Liquid Eyeshadow in the shade “Rose Gold”. I swatched this and I love it. I think it looked beautiful and that it also dried down very well, it was also such a pretty color. It truly is a rose gold shade. This was only $4 and I want to go back and buy all the shades, such a good price. I also ordered their new High Shine Liquid Lipstick in the shade “Naked Nude” which retails for $4 as well. Unlike the eyeshadows though, I did not like this product at all. I haven’t tried it on my lips but as a swatch alone I feel like it is very heavy, and also seems messy. It did not dry down at all, it is like a pigmented gloss. I just was not a huge fan.

Then I also got 2 more products from Elf that I was really excited for. I got their new $10 Brush Cleaning Glove. I currently use a Sigma brush cleaning mat to wash my brushes, but it is very big and fills my whole sink. This glove is perfect if I am only cleaning a few brushes, or I also think it is perfect to bring on a trip. I have already used it on some brushes and for only $10 I think it is totally worth it. I definitely recommend this product for anyone who is trying to find a better way to clean brushes. I was also very excited to order and try their new Highlighting Dewy Drops. So these drops retail for only $4 and I was thinking they could be a possible dupe for Mac Strobe Cream which is much more expensive, but I love them. I don’t know if this is an exact dupe because I have only swatched it so far but it seems pretty similar to me. From the swatch I can tell that a little bit goes a long way and it does give off a very nice natural highlight. The only thing that worries me is it does seem a bit oily, I am not sure how well it will mix with my foundation or last throughout the day. For $4 though, I definitely think these will be worth it to try.

So lastly from Elf I got a free bundle promo for my online purchase. So they sent me a $15 bundle for free with my purchase. The first thing I noticed in the bundle was their Complexion Brush. I am excited to try this out because their Angled Blush Brush is my favorite blush brush ever. This brush is online for $4, and you can get the blush brush for for $4 as well. The next thing I got in the bundle was their Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara in black, as well as the “Matte for Plum” Flawless Eyeshadow Palette. The mascara retails for $3 but I haven’t tried it yet. The wand does look nice though and I am always excited for a new mascara. I swatched the eyeshadow palette and it barely had any pigment, I will probably give it to my Niece or something. The palette retails for $2. I also received the Bronzer palette in the shade “Warm”. This retails for $4, and the packaging actually has a little mirror on the inside which I thought was a nice touch for only costing $4. It has 4 different bronzing shades, but sadly I did not find this product very pigmented either. I have heard good things about it before, so maybe it will wear better on my face. I was not impressed with the swatches of it though. Lastly the bundle came with an EX-tra Lip Gloss in the shade “Michael”. I have not worn this gloss yet but when I swatched it I was shocked. I think it is a very beautiful pink color, and the formula seems nice too. This gloss retails for $3 on the Elf website.

The last part of my haul are just some random Walmart purchases I made. The first thing I bought that I wanted to try was the Flower Beauty Stick Foundation. So I haven’t bought makeup at Walmart in a while and I had never seen Flower Beauty before. The foundation stick cost about $8 I believe so I decided to try it out because I love my Makeup Forever foundation stick. I then searched Flower Beauty on my phone and realized it is Drew Barrymore’s cosmetic brand. I have tried this out once since I bought it and I was not a fan of it, but with that being said I did forget to put moisturizer on before applying my primer and foundation. I have extremely dry skin so that could have definitely affected my opinion on the product. I will try it out again. If you are curious, I got it in the shade “SF2”. I also picked up the New York Color BB Creme. I got it in the shade “01 Light”, and I honestly pretty much just got it because it was only $3. I have been loving BB creams lately so once I saw it and saw the $3 price tag I just threw it in my basket because I knew I had to try it. I have not tried it out yet but I swatched a little bit and it seems to have a dewy finish. I am excited to try it on my face. The last product I got was the Maybelline Master Contour V-Shape Duo Stick. I got this in the shade “01 Light” as well, because I am so pale currently. I actually thought this looked like a powder kind of formula, but when I opened it and swatched it I realized it was a cream contour stick and it made me so excited. It swatched beautifully and I am excited to try it out with a full face of makeup.

That is all the new products I have bought within the last few weeks. Sadly now that I have moved out this first month I definitely had to hold back on shopping. I also received 2 of the 5 new little Morphe eyeshadow palettes but those will have their own post coming up in the next few days, I have not been able to put them down they are so pretty. Anyways, thank you all for reading this haul and I hope you have a great weekend.