While I have quite an extensive collection of cosmetics, I think one of my all-time favorite products would have to be lippies. I have my fair share of gorgeous lip products I love and I absolutely swoon over new ones that come my way too. There is not a lipstick, gloss or balm I don’t fancy and I love checking out new brands as well. Today, well – it’s no exception! I want to share with you Highlight Cosmetics Liquid Matte Lipstick and hopefully you found something new to check out too.
I was recently introduced to Highlight Cosmetics. Highlight Cosmetics is a highend brand that was created to express the power of makeup. Their goal was to contribute to a boost of confidence for all women, all around the world. They used outer beauty and inner beauty as factors of their inspiration and worked hard to create products that offered quality for their customers, ensuring that each customer is looking and feeling beautiful.
Highlight currently offers 10 gorgeous and vibrant shades of liquid lipstick. The matte liquid lipsticks are long lasting and non-transferrable leaving your lips smooth with a velvet lipstick. Highlight’s liquid lipsticks are suitable for all skin tones, and offer ingredients that are high quality, consisting of different oils that will maintain its natural color while helping your lips to retain moisture and smoothness.
I got to try Ruby Royalty – a gorgeous deep burgundy red that is a matte lip with a slight metallic finish. This lipstick is VERY pigmented, but super smooth and easy to apply. It has a great soft velvet feel that I’m really enjoying and while it does kiss off, it lasts long on the lips. I can easily get 4 – 6 hours of wear time with normal fading before I have to touch up. I’ve been able to eat food and drink without any huge issues and just some fading as well. After 6 or more hours, while I did have fading, it faded nicely (no weird and funky line on the inside of my lips). I love that this doesn’t transfer on me, which is a huge thing because my husband doesn’t like lipstick on his lips and he has given me no complaints. This lipstick doesn’t have that traditional matte liquid lipstick feel and is not drying on the lips at all. It’s comfortable and offers beautiful opaque pigment so you get one swipe with gorgeous color.
The formula of this lipstick is quite interesting. If you’re expecting a dry-matte lipstick or something that will dry out your lips, then this is not it. Since the lipstick has a satin feel – I suggest applying slowly to ensure that you get an even application. The formula itself has a mousse like texture, kind of like a creamy matte, not a liquid. I love that this product is definitely comfortable on the lips. You can feel that it dries down, but it doesn’t leave my lips feeling like I have 100 layers of liquid lipstick on. My lips are soft and the product is quite light weight.
Ingredients: Isododecane Cyclopentasiloxane Trimethylsiloxysilicate Beeswax (Cera Alba) Dimethicone Kaolin Disteardimonium Hectorite VP/Hexadecene Copolymer Octyldodecanol Polybutene Silica Silylate C18-36 Acid Triglyceride Propylene Carbonate Phenoxyethanol Stearalkonium Hectorite Ethylhexylglycerin Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Oil Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3 Tocopheryl Acetate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Laminaria Ochroleuca (Kelp) Extract Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract Camellia Oleifera (White Tea) Leaf Extract MAY CONTAIN: +/- Mica (CI 77019) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492) D&C Red 27 Aluminum Lake (CI 45410:2) FD&C Yellow No 5 Aluminum Lake (CI 19140:1) Carmine (CI 75470) FD&C Blue No 1 Aluminum Lake (CI 42090) D&C Red No 6 (CI 15850) FD&C Red 7 Calcium Lake (CI 15850:1)
I would have loved to see a much darker, more deeper toned red in the collection, but I’m hoping that Highlight comes out with many more colors. Overall, I do really enjoy Ruby Royalty and I’ve already been eyeing some of the other shades in the collection. You can find a selection of neutrals, reds and pinks available – metallic and completely matte.
The NATURAL infusion of TURMERIC, GREEN TEA, WHITE TEA, SEA KELP, and a BENEFIT PEPTIDE will give your lips a soft, moist, and smooth finish.
Each Highlight Cosmetics Liquid Lipstick retails for $25.00. The tube of lipstick includes a Net. Wt. of 4g / .14 fl.oz. and is encased in a gorgeous tube. The packaging is fabulous and I love that it has that faux lipstick look, giving you the impression that you are pulling out an actual lipstick bullet… ha ha, trust me, I did try initially to do so.
Highlight Cosmetics is Made in the USA is cruelty free, gluten free, paraben free and non toxic.
Check out Highlight Cosmetics here: http://highlightcosmetics.com/
Have you heard of Highlight Cosmetics before? If so, have you tried it? Also, are you currently into liquid lipsticks? Do you think you would like the formulation of these?
Disclaimer: The product featured in this post was sent for review consideration. All opinions are my own, 100% honest & unbiased. Affiliate links are posted through out.
I talk a lot about skin care here on my blog and I love sharing new products I haven’t heard of before with all of you. So, today – like any day is especially “special” because I’m sharing a product line that is new to me but something that offers multi-purpose skin care for anyone. BOOM! By Cindy Joseph is the first pro-age cosmetic line designed for women of every generation. This line is built on the principle of celebrating all ages as beautiful and her products don’t intend to “fix” or “cover-up” – but instead, enhance the color, glow and natural radiance of every woman.
Whether you are looking for a minimal and simplistic approach to makeup for that fresh faced look or want to use cosmetics that are made simply and healthy with non-toxic ingredients, or you want to get your skin ready to handle the harsh elements that Fall and Winter can have – this skin care line is definitely worth checking out. Beauty is about natural color, glow, moisture and happiness (joy) so why not try something that can be absolutely fabulous for your skin.
“You don’t have to ‘put on’ your face anymore. You already have one.” – Cindy Joseph
BOOM! By Cindy Joseph is a line that includes a number of multi-purpose beauty products that can be used on cheeks, eyes, lips and elsewhere on the body for a natural look that works for both day and evening, at work or play or something that will quickly become essential to your beauty routine. Her products are perfect and proven to compliment every skin tone, race and generation which helps to dramatically pare down your overstuffed cosmetics bag.
Since I don’t really use foundation unless it’s a special event or I’m looking to really dress up some, I thought this line would fit perfectly in my “natural makeup” look that I’ve been sporting lately. I also love these products because Cindy Joseph worked with friends in Hawaii to create her products. Let me share with you the details of the products I was able to try out and you can decide if it’s something you want to check out for yourself.
BOOM Silk (left), BOOM Cotton (right)
BOOMSILK (2 oz. – $21.00 / 4 oz. – $36.00 / 8 oz. – $58.00) is a moisturizer that you can use for your entire face and body. This moisturizer can be applied to delicate skin around your eyes, to your lips, your face and your neck and can also be smoothed over your entire body. When using this product, you are applying only the most protective, safe and healing ingredients to your skin.
Ingredients: BOOMSILK contains only the most beneficial ingredients and nothing more: Purified water, organic extra virgin olive oil, beeswax with propolis and pollen, raw Pupekea wildflower honey, and d-alpha Vit E (no soy).
BOOMSilk feels great on the skin. At first, I thought it was a bit oilier than I would have liked, but once it smooths into the skin, it soaks up into the skin so quickly, it disappears leaving your face and body hydrated and smooth. I truly enjoy using this product and have found that I’m using it often – much more than I had expected. If I had to make a note with regard to ingredients, since I’m a coconut lover myself, I would have loved to see coconut oil used in place of the organic extra virgin olive oil, since it works so well with my skin already.
BOOM Cotton (2 oz – $32.00 / 4 oz – $54.00) is a unique non-oily moisturizer. Your skin will absolutely drink this product up, yet leave no trace of oil or shine on the skin. Your skin will be left with a gorgeous healthy glow and feel quenched and moisturized. But, this non-oily moisturizer can also be used on your entire body. And, like the BOOM Silk and the rest of the products from BOOM, it is handmade in small batches by bee keepers in Hawaii. Boom Cotton is organic and pure. There are no emulsifiers, binders, parabens, phthalates, colors or perfumes in the formulation. Boom Cotton is also cruelty free and gluten free.
Ingredients: BOOM COTTON contains only the most beneficial ingredients and nothing more: Organic Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis), Organic Witch Hazel Extract, Organic Beeswax, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Wilelaiki (Christmas Berry) Honey, Vitamin E Oil (Tocobial Liquid)
This moisturizer is probably my favorite out of all the products I’ve tried, and I do enjoy them all – but there is something about this one. The texture of this product is quite odd, but interesting. When applied to the skin, it feels light and almost cooling. This product will be perfect for year round to help sooth dry skin or great to apply during the summer when it’s hot, because it just feels so cool and calming on the skin. I love this and if you can only try one product from the line, I highly suggest this one.
BOOM Touch (left), BOOM Mask (right)
BOOM Touch (2 oz. – $28.00) is something for those sensual beings. Women of every age can now enjoy using a safe product that enhances sensual pleasure while providing extra lubrication. This product naturally enhances sensation, is safe to use internally and to ingest and it doesn’t include any additional scent of flavor. It offers long lasting lubrication. The benefit of this cream vs other products for vaginal lubrication is that it is natural and therapeutic. The olive oil is a great natural lubricant and the bee propolis contains the anti-bacterial effects that normal vaginal fluid provides prior to menopause. With repeated use, BOOM Touch decreases vaginal irritation and inflammation while providing lubrication. Gynecologists recommend BOOM Touch, so I highly suggest checking with yours to see if he/she has heard of it.
This product includes the same pure ingredients as BOOM Silk, with less honey! It will eliminate any concern for those prone to vaginal yeast infections and it’s safe for women of every age.
Ingredients: Purified water, organic extra virgin olive oil, beeswax with propolis and pollen. No extra packaging. No animal testing. No parabens or phthalates.
I know it’s a lot of information to soak up here and some of this stuff may be a bit TMI for your liking. But, we all know I like to keep it 100 here – so I wanted to share this with all of you too. This product is not sticky and provides long lasting lubrication. I do not like to use it often, but when I need to have a little more lubrication down (well, you know where), this product works for me.
“It’s about women, it’s about beauty, it’s about time!”
BOOM Mask (2 oz. – $42.00 / 4 oz. – $56.00) is a deep penetrating facial mask that will nourish and heal your skin while naturally and gently pulling impurities from your pores. This mask is a rejuvenating, cleansing, and nurturing facial mask made from all natural and organic ingredients. There are no man made chemicals, fillers, Sodium Laurel Sulfate, parabens, pthalates or fragrances. BOOM Mask is handmade by the bee keepers on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. They use raw Hawaiian wildflower honey, organic diatomaceous earth, French pink clay, Hawaiian blue green algae, royal jelly and propolis.
Ingredients: Propolis: A natural antiseptic which eliminates unhealthy bacteria. It’s nutritive value also feeds and nourishes your skin leaving it beautiful, radiant, and healthy. Honey: A natural antibiotic which also hydrates the skin. Diatomaceous Earth: Gently exfoliates, removing dead skin cells which smooths and tones your skin. French Pink Clay: Detoxifies and cleanses the skin. Hawaiian Blue Green Algae: Enhances skin elasticity. Royal Jelly: Nourishes your skin with vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
I honestly wasn’t sure that I would like the mask when I first tried it. But, I love a mask that I can apply a light layer onto my skin and it does the job. I didn’t have any sensitivities or flare ups and my skin felt smooth, looked bright and felt clean but moisturized. I definitely think this mask is nice and worth checking out. The color is a tad bit off-putting, I’m used to green, gray or black masks, but it’s still fun – I think of it as chocolate for the face.
BOOM Glo (left), BOOM Glimmer (middle), BOOM Color (right)
The BOOMStick Trio (Glo, Glimmer and Color – $76.00, 8 grams each tube) is a fun little collection of cream treats for your skin. These three creams are all you need to give your skin that dewy, radiant, colorful look of joy. It’s literally a whole cosmetic bag in just three easy to use sticks. Use these for lipstick, eye shadow, skin luster, highlighter and moisturizer for the eyes, face, lips, cuticles and more. These colors are formulated to blend perfectly with every skin tone. This set is a great value and makes a great gift. If purchased separately – you will pay $81.00 vs the cost of $76.00 for the trio.
These sticks are little multi-taskers for the cosmetic bag. I love the BOOM Glo for use as a cuticle moisturizer or used on the lips. The BOOM Glimmer makes a really pretty soft and natural highlight and BOOM Color blends out gorgeously to add a natural flush of color on your skin. Each product leaves your skin looking naturally flushed and pretty and it’s the perfect trio for busy women who want a little color and pretty without putting on a lot of makeup. These can be used all over the body, including your lips and eyes, so I make sure to use a makeup brush when applying to different areas or clean fingers so that I’m not contaminating the tube.
Also, don’t let the BOOM Color fool you. While it does have a rich burgundy look to it, it blends out to create the perfect shadow look and flushed color for any skin tone. Apply as much or as little as you need to create the look you desire.
BOOMSTICK GLIMMER Ingredients: This product is paraben and phthalate free. This is a lipstick formula. In plain words, it is deemed by the FDA as safe to ingest. Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lanolin, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Lanolin Oil, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Ozokerite, Ceresin, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT. Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 774499).
BOOMSTICK GLO Ingredients: Moisturizer in a stick. BOOMSTICK GLO contains only the most beneficial ingredients and nothing more: Organic extra virgin olive oil, beeswax with propolis and pollen, raw Pupekea wildflower honey, d-alpha Vitamin E.
Cindy Joseph worked as a professional make up artist for over 27 years and she has learned the skin on our bodies is the same from the top of our head to the tip of our toes. To protect, nourish, and moisturize your whole body, all you need is one product, as long as it’s safe and does the job.
BOOMSTICK COLOR Ingredients: This product is paraben and phthalate free. This is a lipstick formula. In plain words, it is deemed by the FDA as safe to ingest. Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Canola Oil, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Polyethylene, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Silica, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Ozokerite, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Tridecyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Neopentyl Glycol/Dicaprylate Dicaprate, Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Red 33 (CI 17200), Red 30 (CI 73360), Blue 1(CI 42090), Red 40 (CI 16035)
I love cosmetics, I love makeup and all the colors they offer and every single thing in between… but I’m a believer that while I do enjoy the pretty and sparkly things – I love natural beauty on me as well. Society dictates beauty on many levels and many times it’s superficial. With teenage girls dealing with their own personal issues of self esteem and women in society struggling to find their groove, I love that a cosmetic and product line offer products like these to enhance what is already gorgeous and natural beauty.
This line initially was designed for the Baby Boomers (ages over 45), but I think it would be a wonderful line for anyone who loves great and simple skin care or products. I love how easy each product is to use and the price point is reasonable. When you think about your cosmetic or makeup routine, skin care routine or just your every day life, could you use a little simplistic approach to things. Like I said before, I love the pretty things that the makeup industry offers, but as we get older, less is more sometimes and since I’m 36, I’m always looking for preventative products as well as great ones to help me on my journey. I love looking natural and these are definitely products I think I’ll enjoy for years to come. I love BOOM! products so much I’m picking up a few sets for my loved ones, my mom and mother in law will surely enjoy them and so will other friends and family members. These will make great gifts for sure.
Have you heard of or tried anything from BOOM! by Cindy Joseph? If so, what are your thoughts? If not, is this something you will check out.
To learn more about the product line and the founder Cindy Joseph, head on over to the website: http://www.boombycindyjoseph.com/
Disclaimer: The products featured in this post were sent for review consideration. All opinions are my own, 100% honest & unbiased. Affiliate links are posted through out.
I have been waiting to get my hands on this palette and today, I can finally bring you my thoughts. After months of waiting eagerly after setting my eyes on the palette personally with Mario himself, I could barely contain myself. The Master Palette by Mario Dedivanovic from Anastasia Beverly Hills is quite a beaut. I’m exciting to share my own little back story regarding this palette, so hold on tight as I take you on the journey.
Ah, in all of its gorgeous beauty, I finally have my hands on this palette… yay me. The Master Palette was created by the famed makeup artist to the stars – Mario Dedivanovic. If you are not sure who he is, I’ll give you a little information on him. Mario is best known for working with the Kardashian family and celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Chrissy Teigen. He and Norvina (Claudia) from Anastasia Beverly Hills made mention of a palette in the works many months ago, but no one really got a good look at it till August or so. I met with Mario at a Master Class in August where I had the opportunity to be one of two people in a class of over 80 to see the palette live and in color. I even had the opportunity to swatch the palette, but out of respect for Mario, I didn’t take any photos of the palette and was just overwhelmed with excitement that I was given the opportunity to do so. A few weeks later, Mario posted the palette on his Snapchat and Instagram and everyone was able to see what it looked like prior to being released the first week of October.
Now, to be honest, if I hadn’t seen the palette first hand with my own two eyes, I would have swooned over it some… but probably wouldn’t have made the purchase and pick it up. I am a fan of Anastasia Beverly Hills Palettes (I own at least 5 of them), but if I were just looking at images online, I would have thought to skip it since the colors are so similar to those from palettes I already owned. But, that was not the case, I did see the palette before most of the World and the colors are those that I knew I would use – so I NEEDED IT!
Let’s talk about the packaging. This palette has the same type of casing and packaging as other palettes that Anastasia Beverly Hills has created – but it comes an all black casing with gold detailing. If you know anything about me, then you know that the packaging alone may have won me over… I love black and gold. While simple, I think overall it offers much of what ABH palettes do, portable, not too bulky, easy to travel with and able to take a beating when traveling. Since this is a palette that I know Mario takes on the road, I can see the durability and purpose in the packaging in its self.
The colors, oh hello colors. This palette honestly offers fairly basic shades, right? Well… yes, and no! The shades are definitely neutral and wearable – which I know that Mario was aiming for, since he’s honestly about classic beauty and glamour, not the done up instagram trends we see all over the internet. While he is known as the King of Contour, he is a huge fan of effortless beauty and loves creating those looks personally on his clientele.
Each shadow, whether matte or shimmer through out the palette offer such great pigmentation… high intensity color. Each have such a gorgeous texture, smooth and buttery. I have used several palettes from ABH, the Modern Renaissance being my favorite before I tried this one, and I absolutely love the quality of this palette. Smooth, satin shades are just the plus side to how wonderful this palette is. The colors, while neutral – offer anyone a wide range of shades to create an every day look or a show stopping smoky eye. The options are endless.
Like most (if not all) of the ABH palettes, this particular one comes with a duo-ended makeup brush. A shadow end and one for blending – which makes this the perfect palette for on the go. Each eye shadow (12 shades in all) is named after women and places that have given Mario inspiration over the years. Do you see Lula (Mario’s mom), Marina (Mario’s sister), Kim and Claudia in the mix? Need I say more? This definitely was a palette created with the inspiration that Mario found in his life.
Top Row Swatches – From Left to Right: Hollywood, NYC, Kim, Muse, Marina, Claudia
Bottom Row Swatches – From Left to Right: Lula, Isabel, Violeta, 5th Ave., Bronx, Paris.
All of the shades are gorgeous and I love that there are a mixture of matte and shimmer shades. Each shadow offers such gorgeous color payoff and while some of the shimmer shades can have a bit of fall out, honestly, they are so pigmented and buttery… a little product goes a long way. Rich gorgeous color in one swipe and no patchy application – even with the matte shades.
I haven’t been using much makeup lately so I was very excited to dip into the palette and create a look. On my eyes I’m using a blend of Violeta and Isabel in the crease and as my transition shade, Marina on the lid and blended up towards the crease, Muse blended into the outer v and Hollywood as an inner corner highlight and to highlight a little on my brow bone.
Let’s face it, as a makeup addict, I can honestly say that you can NEVER have enough neutral palettes. But I’m so happy with this palette. It’s not your average, every day neutral palette – it’s definitely a master piece created by a master artist. The Master Palette by Mario is a gorgeous palette with beautiful and stunning shades that will work with any skin tone, eye color and age and I think it’s definitely an essential to any makeup lovers collection. This will be my go-to travel palette and I think it will be a favorite for years to come. Of course, it helps that I have a personal connection to the palette and the artist, so I’m proud to sport this palette and use it with pride.
Here’s a little glimpse of Mario’s instagram – a slideshow he created. Take a look, you might see someone you know in the mix. 😉
A video posted by Mario Dedivanovic (@makeupbymario) on
The palette is gorgeous and I definitely suggest checking it out and seeing for yourself. It should be available at select Ulta and Sephora stores if it has been sold out online at Anastasia Beverly Hills. I do think it’s a must have for anyone, but I think after hearing about Mario’s humble beginnings and how he started as a makeup artist won my heart over more than anything. Nonetheless, if you have the opportunity to check it out and pick up one for yourself… do it!
Disclaimer: The product featured in this post was purchased by me with my own money. Affiliate links are posted through out, which I do make money from if you decide to purchase through those links. All opinions are my own, 100% honest & unbiased.
When it comes to lashes, I’ve said it time and time again… but I really wasn’t included in that distribution. I always joke around about it, but apparently I was absent when they were handing out long luscious lashes and I was left with what I have on my eyes now. All kidding aside though, my lashes are small, thin and very difficult to see… so any type of product that can help enhance them naturally or give them a little more pizzazz, I’m up to trying. Recently Pixi Beauty sent me some fun mascaras and lash products to give a go and today I’m sharing my thoughts with all of you on each one. Let’s get started shall we?
Over the years, I have tried several products from Pixi, but I don’t recall trying any of their mascaras, so this was quite exciting for me to give them a try and see how they worked for me. I’ve had these mascaras now for over a month and I’m finally comfortable providing my thoughts on each one.
Pixi products (like these mascaras) can be found online at Pixibeauty.com or via Target which is where I like to buy my Pixi products. There are four mascaras that I had the opportunity to try. The Black Lacquer Lash Primer, Lash Booster Mascara, Lengthy Fiber Mascara and Lower Lash Mascara.
The Black Lacquer Lash Primer retails for $15.00 and comes in a jet black formula. This lash primer is a multi-use product that helps to plump, protect and prep your lashes for your favorite mascara. It has a thick mousse-like consistency which I like and it applies fairly easily to my lashes. Since it has a smaller brush that has a curve, it easily gets to all of my itty bitty lashes and coats them nicely. I like that this lash primer doesn’t irritate my eyes, since many primers can do so and it applies without any clumping. This product works well with layering other lash products so I do enjoy it for that reason and it doesn’t smudge if used on its own.
The Pixi Beauty Lash Booster Mascara retails for $15.00 as well. It comes in Blackest Blue or Blackest Black (I have blackest blue) and while you could be a little worried about a blue mascara, it’s such a dark shade that it doesn’t look blue on the lashes. The shade itself really brings out my brown eyes. This mascara is said to be the “do-it-all” mascara that curls, defines, lengthens and thickens but leaves behind a glossy and waterproof finish. It has a standard mascara wand, but one that is stiff, dense and small enough to coat all of my lashes for a showstopping look.
I love how my eyes sparkle with this mascara, it’s not a favorite, but it gets the job as the description promises. Since I have pin straight and thin lashes, I do have to curl my lashes, but the formula of this mascara helps my lashes hold their curl. It offers my lashes length and thickness without clumping and it doesn’t smudge, budge or move on me. I will say though, I was pretty impressed at how easy this mascara came off with my micellar water. Even if it is said to have a waterproof finish, I didn’t have to scrub my eyes to remove the product at the end of the day.
The Lengthy Fiber Mascara retails for $16.00 and comes in a black formula. This mascara enhances and elongates lashes with its fiber filled formulation. I haven’t been a fan of fiber mascaras over the last couple of years because my eyes have been so sensitive, so I was a bit worried to try this one out. Immediately after removing the want from it’s tube, I noticed the fibers on the brush (as you can see from the image above). I was terribly worried that it would affect me and took my time applying this mascara.
With a few swipes of this mascara onto my lashes, I noticed a huge difference in how long my lashes had looked. This mascara is a bit different than your traditional fiber mascara in that you apply it over another mascara, versus a traditional fiber mascara in that you apply it beneath a mascara. Once I figured out how to get it to work, it seems to work fairly well.
With any fiber mascara, it can irritate the eyes if the fibers poke your eyes or get into your waterline, but once I was able to figure out how to make it work for me, I haven’t had any issues and I really enjoy it. My lashes look fuller and longer and while I did get irritation in my eyes the first time, now that I know how to apply it, I haven’t had any issues.
Pixi Beauty’s Lower Lash Mascara retails for $11.00. This mascara comes with a specialized slim brush that has short bristles to help effortlessly coat lower lashes and hard-to-reach small lashes. It has a water-resistant formula which makes it great for the lower lashes and if formulated with vitamin E and panthenol to help the product stay all day – especially on sensitive and runny eyes like mine.
Since I have naturally short lashes, I find this mascara to be my favorite out of the four. You never think you need a “lower lash” mascara but when you try this, you’ll surely see why it was created. This mascara and brush wand help to really elongate my lower lashes and separate them easily. This formula allows the mascara to stay all day without any smudging which I love, even with my water eyes and I love that I can use this mascara to help with clumping. I apply one thin coat of this mascara to my upper lashes prior to my other mascaras to make sure that I grab all the little lashes that are hard to reach. This really makes a difference in how my lashes look.
I love that Pixi Beauty offers a unique collection of mascaras. Since I naturally have short lashes, I tend to layer my mascaras to create a customized effect that will allow my lashes to be seen. These four mascaras layer nicely together and work well to create the layers I’m looking for. You can decide to use each mascara together and layer them or use separately to create your perfect lash look.
Overall, if I had to choose my favorite out of the four mascaras that I’ve tried, I think the LowerLash Mascara would be my fave. It grabs all my little lashes on my lower and top lashes to create a great look. But all of them work well and provide a great combination when used together. Even the Lengthy Fiber Mascara impressed me. I highly suggest checking them out if you are looking to try something new.
Have you tried any of these mascaras before? If so, what do you think about them? If not, are there any you are interested in trying for yourself?
You can purchase these products and so much more from http://www.pixibeauty.com or at your local Target Store.
Disclaimer: The products featured in this post were sent for review consideration. All opinions are my own, 100% honest & unbiased. Affiliate links are posted through out.
Yay, I’m so proud of myself for getting my September Favorites up earlier than I normally do each month. Check out some of the products and things that made my favorites for the month of September and watch to the end so you can enter to win some goodies in my Surprise Giveaway.
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