MAC In The Groove + Masssssive Haul

Okay, so I may have gone a little.. overboard.. with the make-up shopping this past week. But I had the sudden urge to get myself some bright lipsticks, now that it's summer. And that sudden urge happened to fall on the same week mac's massive collection came out.. so that's how I wound up where I am right now. Broke... but with so many pretty colors!

All Styled Up (Cremesheen)
This is from In the Groove. I chose this over "I Like It Like That" because that one seemed way too purple and I thought this was more bubblegum-pink.. but I was wrong. The two lipsticks are soo similar, I have no idea why they came out together. "All Styled Up" is more pink, but the purple is definitely there. I don't really like shades like this on my skin, the only thing they work well with for me is dark smokey eyes.. and even then, I'd much rather go with a different lip color.

Speed Dial (Cremesheen)
This is a well known permanent color, kind of a brighter version of "All Styled Up". "Speed Dial" is medium blue-pink with some golden shimmer in there. I really like this color.. it's the barbie pink I've been looking for. With this lipstick I find that I need to apply several layers to get full color-payoff, but that doesn't mean it isn't a pigmented lipstick.

Vegas Volt (Amplified Creme)
I've been lemming a bright orange lipstick, and that's what I went in for. This is what I came out with, instead ("Morange", you're next on my list). It's a bright coral, which I think pulls more pink than orange. I personally like that.. I think pinky-coral is way more flattering than orange-y coral. This is a great color for summer, and can be layered to achieve different levels of color.

Looooooove love love love love this lip gloss. I bought it to go with Vegas Volt, but I think it'll be gorgeous with just about any shade of lipstick. It can tone down oranges, add a hint of peachy coral to your pinks, and it goes hand in hand with coral shades.

Harmony is wayyyy lighter than this, I swatched it heavily to show it's undertones. It's just a muddy brown color that works amazingly well for contouring for a large bracket of skin tones.
Blushbaby is a brown-ish pink that's totally matte. It works well with neutral looks, or if you have loud eye make-up or lips and need to a subtle cheek color.
Peaches is pretty self-explanitory, a matte, true peach color. I think it looks really good on both light and tan skin tones. It doesn't look ridiculously peachy on the cheeks, it blends out into a believable, natural color.
Pink Swoon is a gorgeous cool pink, made famous by Kim K. It's extremely pretty, my new favorite pink blush. It looks more sophisticated than other warmer pinks that can make you look too young.

By Candlelight Mineralize Skinfinish
Famous MSF that I missed out on when it came out with Warm & Cozy. I'm sure a lot of you have seen it a million times, but here it is on my skin tone for reference. The texture it amazing, and it seems to adapt to whatever your blush color is when using it as a cheekbone highlighter.

Lilicent Blushcreme
I know this is a popular one, and I've checked it out in the store a few times, but it never seemed as pretty when I'd swatch it. I'm happy I finally got it though. When actually applied to the cheeks, it becomes a really pretty peachy pink. I like using this on it's own with a Cream Color Base to highlight, or more commonly, under a powder blush.

Bust out those bright lippies, though, seriously! Summer is the most fun season in that you can get away with pretty much anything when it comes to bright colors, so take advantage of it.

Have a good weekend :)

Biiig Haul

I've really been into blushes lately, with summer coming up. Tan skin goes well with bright blush and some lip gloss. So I've spent way more on blushes this past month than I should have been spending.. but they're all so pretty! Here's some stuff I've bought recently:

Laura Geller baked blush palette, Bare Minerals "Precious Pearl" blush, Nars "Madly" blush, Mac "Tilt" and "Steamy" eyeshadow, Mac Studio Finish concealer in NC25, MUFE HD foundation in shade 120, and Mac Dazzleglass in "Sugarrimmed"

Woo!

Here's a close up of the blushes:


Laura Geller blush swatches:

I love the finish on these blushes. I do love my matte blushes, but sometimes I don't like how done-up they make me look. These blushes are pigmented, but not too dark in color. The shades themselves are gorgeous, and versatile too. Sunswept would make a pretty highlighter, in my opinion. The swatch is heavy, but one swipe gives a sheer, iridescent silver-pink.

I picked up the Nars blush on a whim. It looked so pretty in the store. It's a muted pink-brown, with shimmer. I was hoping it would be a nice hybrid of blush and bronzer, but unfortunately it's not that spectacular looking on my skin. It just looks muddy. Also, it's shimmer doesn't translate onto my skin, which was a disappointment. The Bare Minerals blush, on the other hand, is my new love. It's a mauve-pink that I think looks beautiful for every day when applied lightly, and even better applied a bit more heavy-handed with dramatic looks.

The eyeshadows:

Steamy is a well-known colors. It's a teal with a very pretty sheen. Tilt is another popular color. It's a iridescent sky blue, but with violet undertones that reflect light in a gorgeous way.

Ohh my goooodnessssssss do I love this lip gloss! The camera doesn't do it any justice.. it's the perfect color in real life. Normally I don't pay any attention to the colorless shades in a set of lip glosses, but I'm so glad I got this one. It's an extremely pale, milky pink with allll different kind of pearl in it, the most prominent being blue (yay for whiter teeth!). However it may look in the picture, this gloss looks amazing in real life. On it's own and topped over any lipstick, this gives me shimmery, full lips. Go to your nearest Mac store or stand and try this on!

Lastly, the concealer:

I've used Studio Finish in the past and hated it. I thought I'd give it another try, though, with a darker color this time. NC 25 is very peachy (almost orange-y), so I thought it would work well to counteract the colors I got going on under my eyes. Well, it did, but just like my last go with this concealer, the pigmentation faded once the concealer had set. It may look alright up above, but after 10 minutes I'm left with a gray cast under my eyes. Worst of all is the finish on this concealer. It's really chalky and highlights everything on my skin. The only thing I like about this is it's brightening properties. Oh well, on to the next one

I'll be doing a review on MUFE's foundation soon.. it was the first thing I bought of the whole haul, and I've been wearing it for a few weeks now. I'll have that post up soon :)

Target Haulin'

I love Target ;)

I got Sonia Kashuk's loose powder, NP Set Liquid Veil (so excited about this one), Almay Clear Complexion foundation, an Almay lipgloss, and a Revlon lipgloss.

Sonia Kashuk loose powder in 02, "Colorless Matte"

I actually had the white one before. My thinking was that it was translucent, but it wasn't until I was done with it that I realized it was not in fact translucent, and wayyy too light for my skintone. So this time around I picked out a darker color, but even now I think going a shade darker wouldn't hurt. Two words for the finish of this powder: ethereal glow. For around $11, you get .14 oz, which I've heard many a complaint about. I never shopped Sonia Kashuk before, so I'm not feeling the pain about this powder shrinking in size over the years. But this lasts a really long time! My last jar lasted me around 8 months. You don't need to use a lot of product. What I don't like though, is that it doesn't seem to set my heavier foundations the way a pressed powder would. That, and it sometimes it cakes up my concealer if it's a cream formula. It works great to finish glowy TM's though, and the finish it delivers for the price makes this one a keeper for me.

Next swatches:


NP Set Liquid Veil in "Houston"
I love liquid highlighters, for the sole purpose of mixing them in with my foundations and TM's. The product description is so strange though. The jar states it is for hint of color, and it's called a "veil". Nowhere does it use the word "shimmer", or say something along the lines of "use on the cheekbones or for an all-over glow". So is this a highlighter?! I tried mixing it in with my foundation, but it didn't do squat. I also tried using it as a highlighter on certain parts of the face, and it didn't show up there either! Maybe it was too closemy skin tone, and I should have picked out a different color. Whatever it was, I'm so dissapointed. I was really hoping this would lend my foundation some golden shimmer for a pretty glow. This also comes in a pink shade, "Paris", and a darker bronze shade, "Buenos Aires". Liquid Veil Retails for $15.

Almay Pure Blends lipgloss in "Nude"
Gives my lips a pretty sheen. Really subtle, but still pretty. I prefer to use natural products on my lips most days, so their advertising sucked me in. Although the color is nice, I had a terrible experience with this. For one, the texture is terrible. It is so ridiculously gritty, applying it makes me feel like I've sworn off lip exfoliation for years. That, paired with the gross plastic smell... for $6, I wouldn't recommend this gloss at all.

Revlon lipgloss in 070 "Glossy Rose"
I don't normally buy drugstore lipglosses, but this one was marked down to under 2 bucks..I couldn't resist. I actually ended up loving this gloss! The name describes the shade perfectly, but my opinion of it in detail is that it is a mauve-y rose with golden shimmer, more accurately depicted in the swatch than on my lips. It looks really elegant... I would love to have this exact shade in a lipstick. This gloss isn't sticky in the least bit, but it has surprisingly good staying power. On my lips it had no scent, which makes it even better.

That's it for now. For nowwwwww....

MAC & Sephora Haul

Last week was really stressful, so it had to culminate in some retail therapy.

From Sephora: Clinique blush in "Aglow" along with Clinique Perfectly Real foundation
From MAC: "Quite Natural" paint pot, "Blankety" lipstick, "Underage" lipglass, "Peachykeen" blush (not shown), and a new Fix+

The foundation was an impulse buy. I got matched with shade 18, which is for fair-medium skintones with neutral undertones. The shades they had were so weird, there was a huge gap in between light and dark. Most shades had really obvious pink or yellow tones. Although the box claims the foundation neutralizes skins varying undertones. I always have a hard time with my neutral coloring. The match was good though, kind of orange upon application but the color evened out once it was blended. It was hard to blend out though (I used a foundation brush); the consistency was thick. Next time I'd use the beauty blender, I have a feeling the application would be better that way. The foundation definitely did not cover up everything. The finish really was nice, but the lack of coverage took away from the whole effect. It does seem like it's going to be medium-full coverage right when you apply it, but it just disappears! This foundation is supposed to be for dry combination to combination oily skin. Weird description.. what does that leave out? It was a bit shiny on me, and I have combo skin that's starting to become oilier as the weather heats up. For the finish and the price ($21), I'd say it's worth it if you can get a good color match.

Swatches:

"Aglow"

I've been eyeing the blush for a while, cause it looked so beautiful on display. I would call it an apricot pink with golden undertones. I actually tend to shy away from pink blush, I think it looks really unnatural on me. I love my peach tones though. Well, I finally got around to trying it, and I'm undecided. The texture was chalky, and it didn't blend out that well. The color didn't look nearly as amazing on my cheeks as it did swatched on my hand. I thought it would be a glowy, beautiful rosy peach color but it turned into more of a flat dirty apricot. The worst part was after a few hours, it turned into a blotchy mess.. but this happens sometimes when I use loose powder. I'm gunna see if I can get a better result next time. This retails for $19.50.

"Blankety"

I have a love/hate relationship with nude lippies. I want to love them, I think they look so gorgeous when I see other girls wearing them.. but I seldom reach for them when I do my own looks. I don't know, its just that nude lips don't ever seem to go with the rest of my makeup. My other mac nude lipsticks include "Peachstock" (hello, walking corpse), and Cherish (beautiful, but once again, one I don't find myself reaching for often). So I came to the conclusion I needed a honey colored nude, not too pink and not too fleshy. Well, I struck gold here. I didn't even try the color on in the store (I know, bad); I've seen so many people wearing it I didn't feel like i needed to. I just got it, and I'm glad I did. It's an Amplified, and I find it way more creamy that some of my Cremesheen's. On my lips it's a honey-ish, mauve-y nude, just what I was looking for. Although it shows up more on the pink side in the pictures, it's way more toned down in real life.

"Underage"

It was between this and Florabundance. I had my mind set on a milky pink, so i went with Underage in the end. Florabundance was so pretty though, it won't be long at all before I cave in ;). Underage is a well known color: a sheen-y, milky light pink. My lips are pigmented, but over Creme Cup (how I intend to wear it), Underage is the perfect frosting for pretty, opaque pink lip. It's extremely pigmented, but I do find it to be sort of spoltchy and hard to get even. When you do though, the result is beautiful.

"Quite Natural"

To me this is a neutral medium brown. I love the texture of paint pots, but I actually don't like to use my flesh colored ones as primers because I think they actually dull my shadows (I totally prefer cream color bases). But as bases, paint pots are amaaazing for their cream-to-powder finish. I'll put up a look using this soon.

"Peachykeen"

This is a "sheertone shimmer". On me its a sheer, warmish pink with golden shimmer, which lends the pink a peachy color.. so its not a straight-up pink. I tried this on in store, and it gave me just what I look for in a blush.. a pretty, subtle glow. Not obvious rouged up cheeks. I though it was similar to Nars' Orgasm when I had it on in the store, but now I see they're completely different. Orgasm is peachier. I actually like Peachykeen's texture more than Orgasm. It's not as gritty and sparkly, and applies way better.

Fix Plus speaks for itself. I cannot live without this; I don't care if it's glorified water. After a long day of classes, a few spritzes of this un-cakes and un-creases all my stale makeup and allows me to touch up my cheeks and shadow without looking like a clown.

Happy Tuesday :)

Sephora Haul

I've been realizing lately just how much make-up I've accumulated over time that I don't even use. Whether it be from gifts, something I couldn't resist because of a good deal, or whatever.. I have so many shadows and lipsticks and glosses,the area I'm really lacking in is the basics. Eyeliner, primers, things of that sort. So I did a little shopping at Sephora recently and picked up these goodies:

I got Urban Decay's 24/7 liner in Zero, Benefit Boi-ing in 'Medium', Tarte's primer, a Josie Maran lip palette that was on sale (I couldnt resist), along with some samples I could test out. The lip palette and concealer not pictured were big dissapointments for me, so I took them back.

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil

I don't wear black eyeliner often. I usually opt for brown or no eyeliner at all. I've tried the other UD eyeliners and loved the pigmentation and texture, and this is no exception. These are really pigmented, which I appreciate. The second picture shows how it held up after I allowed it about 30 seconds to set, then did a rub test. This is definitely a pencil you can smudge out, which makes it good for smokey looks. You can get a precise line too, but I'd recommend setting with black shadow as these do smudge. As for staying power... no pencil liner stays on my water line for more than 10 minutes. I'm serious. I don't have oily lids, or get teary eyed easily. The liner does not smudge or run and give me raccoon eyes. It simply dissapears. With a layer of black shadow, liner dipped in blacktrack fluidline, and another layer of powder to set... I'll get an hour of black-rimmed peepers. I know other people who use this say it has great staying power, so I'd trust that opinion more than mine.

Benefit Boi-ing

Where do I start with concealer? I, like most, am still on the search for the perfect (undereye) concealer. Why is it like that, seriously? It can't be THAT hard to create something with ample coverage and decent texture. Many a brand has one or the other down, is it really so imossible to have both in an undereye concealer? I've tried so many different ones, and they all leave my under-eye area with a greyish cast. Corrective concealers are always overly creamy, and look terribly cakey when set with powder. Well, I was hoping getting this cult classic end my search. Well, it didn't. At alll. My shade, 'Medium', worked fine with my foundation color, but I could not, for the life of me, get it to look decent. Under foundation, over foundation, under and over.. it was terribly blotchy, and didn't even give me semi-decent coverage, let alone "industrial strength" concealer coverage. I know they've changed the formula, which is probably to blame. I'm so dissapointed :/

Tarte Clean Slate Primer

I like Tarte, as I love natural make-up and prefer to wear it most days of the week. I've heard nothing but praises sung about this primer. I know its said that silicone can't actually cause us to break out.. nonetheless, I was convinced my old primer was the cause of some pimples. I took the plunge anyway and chose this over Korres's silicone-free primer, which I read reviews for, and the popular opinion is that it feels more like a moisturizer than a primer. I'm happy I did, as this really does deliver. You get .16 ounces more for $6 less compared the Smashbox, plus the benefit of not slathering your face in propylene glycol every day! I couldn't be happier. This makes my foundation last all day, no more patchy red spots. I also love it for days I go sans foundation. I dab a little under my eyes, follow with concealer, and it makes it lasts through the whole day I spend lounging around the house with my boo.

JOSIE MARAN "MY FAVORITE LIPS" LIP PALETTE
This little lip palette was the biggest disappointment. It's about the size of a credit card, and includes 4 glosses and 4 lipsticks. The glosses are completely sheer on my lips, and leave nothing but a hint of sparkle. As for the lipsticks, all but the fourth red one are a similar ugly brown tone on me. The worst part is the smell. I used to think I couldn't be bothered by funky smelling cosmetics, but I've realized I'm extremely particular about how my lip products smell. These smell plastic-y and horrible. Even as I sit now with the palette open a foot away from my face, that smell is creeping up... needless to say, I'll be passing it on. No wonder it was on sale for half off.

The samples I got were Fresh Soy Face Cleanser, Benefit's new 'Stay Don't Stray', Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Cream, and Pangea Organics Balancing Oil.

Forgot to add these guys to the haul pic:

RECAP:

Fresh Soy Face Cleanser is a gentle cleanser that claims to remove dirt and makeup without irritating the skin, or stripping it of it's natural oils. It emulsified nicely upon application and smelled really good to me, though I can see some people not liking it. It smells like what you'd expect.. soy. It didn't remove all my makeup, which I found out when I followed up with toner. It did get off more than my other cleansers do though, and did the job without making my skin feel tight afterwards. In combination with a moisturizing toner, I was able to skip moisturizer and my skin really did feel smooth as a baby's.

Bliss Triple Oxygen blah blah Cream seems like, as with all Bliss products have seemed to me, a waste of money. I mean, it's $54 for the full size. The sample had .34 fl oz, and lasted me about three weeks... and to be honest, I felt like I was spreading watered down yogurt on my face. I don't know if it's because this is probably more targeted towards mature skin, but I just didn't see a difference. The mask is supposed to "recharge dull skin", but I didn't find it gave me any sort of brightening effect. And on top of all that, it did not moisturize well at all. And I have combo skin. I would not recommend this as a moisturizer for dry skin. And seeing as how it's supposed to be good for mature skin, I'd expect it to be way more rich. Chronic dry skin = wrinkles.

Pangea Organics Himalayan Geranium & Pomegranate Balancing Oil is marketed as a natural balancing oil with antioxidants and other anti-aging properties, as well as a moisturizer. It claims to reduce acne scarring and sun damage, with "Tamanu Oil" antioxidants. Sweet almond oil is good for reducing the appearance of spots too. But anyways, on Sephora's site, they suggest adding a drop to your night cream for added moisture. I mixed a little on the back of my (clean) hand with the Bliss cream, applied it, and fell in love. The oil made the cream more spreadable, and the effect afterwards was amazing. I really did have glowing, clear skin that felt moisturized through the next day. I've also been using it around the eyes at night, since it's completely non-greasy. That area tends to be dry and irritated, and this oil is the best thing I've used so far for angry red patches in the corners of my eyes. The full size, which contains one ounce, costs $50, but you need so little I really think it could be worth it. Oh yeah, and the smell is divine.

Benefit Stay Don't Stray is primer than can be used under concealer and under eyeshadow. I didn't use it as a eyeshadow primer, since I prefer to use colored bases, but I did use it as an undereye concealer primer. The product is a pigmented concealer color itself, and I bet some could get away with this alone on the undereyes. Not me though, I need some color correcting in that area. Besides, the finish is soft or chalky. As a primer for my concealer, I did notice a slight difference in the one eye I used it on at the end of the day. Not enough to make me go out and drop the $24 I think it costs.

(All images other than own courtesy of Sephora.com)

Napoleon Perdis and Pixi Do Target

I've always noticed the new upper end make-up displays at target, but never spared the time to check them out. Finally last weekend, leaving the boyfriend at the video game display to play madden or whatever, I was able to really examine what the lines had going on. I ended picking up the Pixi Lumi Lux eyeshadow pallete, NP Set Lip Stain and Plumper, Pixi Eye Zone Brightener, and NP Set Eyeliner in 'Mexico City'. I also grabbed Sonia Kashuk's loose powder, but I'll get to that later. As far as Napoleon Perdis and Pixi are concerned, the most interesting thing to me is the prices actually attracted me to the products rather than turning me off of them. I guess I'm just a sucker. It hit me later that for those prices, I could be in Sephora. To clarify, these are not chemist brands that make drugstore quality make-up, there are real faces behind the labels... but in my opinion, most of the items do not compare to higher end make-up. I ended up keeping none but the eyeshadow pallete, which I think has some potential. So I apologize for the lack of actual pictures of the products,except for the eyeshadows ;), but I don't think they're really even worth it, because they didn't work out well for me.

NP SET LIP STAIN & PLUMP

I wanted to like this so bad, I really did. It comes in two colors: 'Star', a sheer peachy coral color, and 'Moon', a cool light pink. I got Moon. According to the website, these contain Flax Seed Oil, a moisturizer, along with Acai and Pomengranite extract, which are antioxidants. To plump the lips, these use Capsicum, which is actually what peppers contain in them that makes them spicy. Also, these don't have any parabens. As far as a lip stain, it did leave a pink-ish flush on my lips after the glossiness faded, but it was not that much more pigmented than my regular lip color. The stain completely faded after about 2 hours. As far as plumping, it did plump up the area around my cupids bow a bit (the curve in the middle of your upper lip), but when I asked the people who knew me well, they said they didn't notice a difference. The burning sensation was more noticable than with the Sally Hansen lip plumpers, but nowhere near Too Faced Lip injection glosses. I liked these overall, I thought they made my lips look good. Subtly plumped, with a pretty light pink sheen. But for $15, which these babies retail for... they just didn't deliver enough to justify the price.

PIXI EYE ZONE BRIGHTENER

The funny thing with this is I actually bought it by mistake, thinking it was $14 because of where it was placed...come to find out it was actually $24. Now, this product seems to be marketed as a treatment AND cosmetic. I bought it hoping it would work well under concealer and brighten up the under eye area, but when I actually read the instructions it said it could be used after moisturizer... like a treatment. It seemed to be more targeted at women with mature skin, so I can't actually speak for its properties in this area. But as an under eye brightener, it didn't do anything at all, as concealer totally covered it up. The only thing I could really imagine doing with it is using it as a highlighter, but it seems the skin soaks it up, so its effects this way would be short lived.

NP SET EYELINER
The last of my rejects pile, this liner was a last minute buy. These come in 5 colors, of which I grabbed 'Mexico City', a dark, neutral (in my opinon) brown. According to their site, these have Jojoba Oil, which we all know is extremely moisturizing as it mimics the skin's natural sebum. This was not a terrible eyeliner. It was definitely creamy, and didn't drag. It was packaged well, like a high end pencil, not a yellow #2 from grade school. It stood up well to its competitors in high end stores. The only problem I really had with it was staying power on the water line, but I have this problem with every single eyeliner. The real issue I had was, once again, the fact that I could buy something for around the same price from Sephora. I mean, these go for $19! That's two dollars more than UD's 24/7 pencils! Not only that, but the 2 have the exact same amount of product: 1.2 grams. I'm not a brand snob by any means, and I know Napoleon Perdis is a high end make-up line, but this is my thinking: are you really going to pass up on a tried and true to pay more for the unknown? I guess it come's down to convenience. If you live by a Target, and Sephora or ordering online is out of your way, I believe you could make do with this liner. It is a good quality liner, but 24/7's are better in my opinion, not to mention cheaper.


PIXI LUMI LUX EYESHADOW PALETTE
(Note: Swatches will be up soon.)
There seems to be some confusion about this palette, so to make it clear, mine is labeled No.1, although I didn't see a second version on display. I've heard some complaints about pigmentation on this palette. Are you serious?! Yes, there are a few shadows in the clutch that are on the sheer side, but most of the colors are spectacular. That being said, the product info on the box actually states these are meant to be sheer, as the artist's friend inspired her to create a set of sheer, wearable shadows...something along the lines of that. There are 20 colors in all, the lighter pastel colors on one side, and darker on the opposite. They come packaged in a golden, magnetic, flip-open clutch-type palette. I really don't like that the colors don't have any dividers or pans, which makes me paranoid they are going to get all muddy over time, but this hasn't been a problem yet. Also, when closed, the shadows rest one on top of the other, so I'm definitely keeping the plastic sheet that divides them instead of tossing it like I always do. Like I said, I have no problem with pigmentation and I really think all the colors are unique and beautiful. My only issue with the actual shadows is that there is no variation in finish. They all have a sort of satin/frost finish. This is what makes the lighter pastel colors so beautiful and buttery. But using shadows from the palette alone in a look could end up looking kind of cheap, as I think happens when you use only one finish, any finish, for all the shadows in your look. But this holds true for these especially, as those cheapie million-color palette's have the same type of finish as this palette, though not as pigmented nor smooth. The colors in this are still so beautiful, its worth keeping to use with other shadows you have. I'll definitely put up some looks I do with this.


There were a lot of other things that seemed promising, that I even tried out. NP Set's powder foundation seems great, as well as a handful of the line's lipsticks that were creamy and true to color. I was salivating over Pixi's 'Vitamin Lip Silk' glosses. The name really says it all, when I tried the 'Flora' shade on, (I lucked out.. I got to the brand new sampling tubes first) I almost cried having to choose between the gloss and the eyeliner. I ended up choosing the liner 'cause I have so many lipglosses! But the formula was to die for. It left my lips soo smooth. I can't even say anything about lasting power, because all the way home I couldn't stop smacking my lips together. I know that wont have been the last time you'll catch me perusing those displays!

(All images courtesy of Google)