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New Sephora Lip Gloss Mini-Haul

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I ran out of my go-to lip color, Cute Pink, the other day so I had to pick up another from Sephora. I ended up spending almost $100 on a few glosses but they last for so long (a year to two years per tube) that it’s not really a big deal. I’m super excited and content with the colors at the moment and I will pick up some more when I get the chance in the future. I have a lot of pinks and I think a few violets and nudes would be good, too. They’re only $14 a tube so they’re pretty affordable. I like that they’re not overly pigmented so that they are noticeable yet not harsh. I’ll do a swatch test later on but I just wanted to show you all my new glosses for now. Sorry for the image quality. I’m still waiting for the Note 3 to be released and I refuse to get a new phone until I get to play with it. Note: The colors are slightly darker than the photo depicts.

My new Sephora glosses!
My new Sephora glosses!

Here are the list of colors (from top to bottom) and my names for them:

#10 Baby Doll Pink (shiny): I actually wanted a gloss that was a very pretty and light pink for the days when I’m wearing a dramatic eye look. Baby Doll Pink is perfect for that because it stands out without taking the spotlight from any other features you may want to be showcased. For the strong eye and ballet pink lips, I’ll call this one my Angelina Jolie.

#11 Pin Up Pink (shiny): I LOVE THIS LIP GLOSS! The color is a very hot pink and it is so flattering, fun, and youthful in my opinion. I honestly think every girl and woman should have this shade in her make up stash. The color is highly pigmented and it’s quite opaque. I think my Cute PInk will have some competition because I wouldn’t mind wearing this one every day (I actually plan on wearing this to work today lol!) I feel like Nicki Minaj when I wear this because I feel so vivacious and fierce.

#15 Cute Pink (shimmery): I’ve had this shade for just about a year or two and I really love it. It’s wearable and great for an every day look. You can amp it up with a second coat and it’s actually quite natural looking unless you’re very light or very dark complexion-wise. It’s has light-reflecting particles in it so it gives off a three-dimensional effects when light hits it. This is a must-have for the minimalist and even the professional woman. Believe it or not, but this shade exudes Drew Barrymore to me. I know she wears a lot of reds and plums but she has also worn a lot of sheer pinks and mauves. This shade is just like her – fresh, subdued and approachable.

#18 The Red (shiny): I know the photo doesn’t do this shade any justice (will post new ones soon), but this is actually a fire-engine red “red”. I wasn’t sure what to think of it at first but I can definitely tell you that the color is semi-opaque and it’s not as harsh as it would seem. It’s such a sexy color that I think everyone should have. Red is empowering, seductive, and mysterious. I see people everyday at work but the ones with a strong and beautiful lip color always stand out in my mind, and typically, those ladies are wearing a red. This is my Marilyn Monroe because Marilyn Monroe really knew what she was doing! Like I said, this red is sheer but you can really layer it on with second coat.

#09 Love Me Pink (shimmery): This pink feels like a sheerer version of #11 Pin Up Pink with some hot pink and blue light-reflecting elements incorporated in it. You’d think that blue and hot pink particles in a pink lip gloss wouldn’t look good but it actually does. If #15 Cute Pink is three-dimensional, this really takes it up a few notches, super holographic. I’m not saying you’ll look like a disco ball but it’s sheer enough that you won’t. This is possibly the sheerest shade of all the lip glosses named here. I’d say this is for the days when you don’t want a strong lip color but you still want your lips to look finished. This shade really reminds me of Ke$ha who loves glitter so much and it’s afraid of a dewy, experimental look.

Before I sign off, I just wanted to answer the question of why Sephora when there are so many better brands out there such as NARS and MAC? I am a NARS die hard and I agree that their lip glosses are so highly pigmented as with all of their products. However, for over $25 a tube, I’m a little reluctant to spend. I like variety in my lip color so it is more important for me that whatever collection or brand I went with that it had a large color selection and that is was slightly more affordable than $25. I have no issue with $12-14 a tube. NARS is extremely pigmented as is with MAC lip glosses and I think the NARS glosses and Larger Than Life glosses tend to be stickier and tackier than I like. I typically never wear lip gloss because I absolutely hate the tacky, sticky feeling that always seems to draw my hair to my lips.

From my experience, I think the Sephora Collection lip glosses are very light in texture and they hydrate and smooth out my lips which are always dry. Your lips are actually in better shape after using them. They don’t have any strong fragrances or tastes to them and the consistency has stayed the same throughout a one to two year period of usage. You get 0.11 oz. per lip gloss and like I said, my #15 Cute Pink has lasted me for nearly two years. The applicator wand is one of my favorites because it looks lips a spongy cotton swap with a pinched waist, very hourglass like. At first, I didn’t like it but then I understood why the design was like that. The pinched waist is for your bottom lip so that the product glides on effortlessly. The flat portion of the wand can be used for your upper lip and to “pat” on product to fill in spots, etc. I think the wand makes it a lot easier to put on your lip color even without a mirror or if you are in a rush because of it’s organic shape and design.

Here is the link to the Sephora lip glosses and you can even get them at your local Sephora:

http://www.sephora.com/ultra-shine-lip-gloss-P266811?skuId=1254929

I hope you enjoyed reading this review and I will post more photos later. There are so many other shades I want to get but that’ll come with time. I have to get ready for work that I start in a couple of hours so it’s time to get glammed up.

Makeovers are FINE but why the HATE?

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WARNING: THE POST YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE TO STUPID, IGNORANT RACISTS WRITTEN BY A VERY VOLATILE BITCH. AGAIN, BITCH METER IS ON HIGH …

I went on to youtube and for some reason, I ended up watching this video:

Okay, I understand that these chicks got mad make up skills and the fact that they might be on the bottom of the food chain for men, but as I skimmed through the comments on youtube, was it necessary to blatantly label all Asian chicks UAF (ugly as fuck)?? I mean, not everyone was an asshole but seriously, how the hell did these two girls have the grand opportunity to represent the entire CONTINENT? Just like that British golfer (don’t know his name) who said that Asian women are the ugliest women in the world a few years ago. I really don’t know where people pull this shit from and it’s aggravating that we still have to deal with prejudice at this day and age.

I posted a facebook status on Katy Perry stuffing her bra earlier this week and somehow, everyone who commented ended up talking about false advertisement when it came to women. And as I wrote on my status, a lot of people really do not know what the average female looks like. From all the photoshop bullshit we’re fed and the trends from society, it seems as though our idea of women have been a bit off. These days, people expect women to look great all the time … during sex, at breakfast, in the shower, at the mall. Look, half of us don’t even want to impress or give you the time of the day so why the hell should we care about looking good for you? Another thing is that people don’t know what real tits look like. Here is the truth:

UNLESS YOU HAVE SMALLER BREASTS (B CUPS AND UNDER) OR YOU PARTICIPATE IN A VERY RIGOROUS GYM ROUTINE THAT STRENGTHENS YOUR PECTORAL MUSCLES (and especially, if you have fake boobs), THEN YOUR BREASTS WILL SAG!

But, people don’t know that these days. Once the bras come off, guys are going, “What the fuck?”. Look, that’s the way it is. It’s called gravity. I don’t expect your penis to be up when it’s flaccid so stop thinking that boobs have an auto-perk mode.

Anyway, no one can look stunning all the time. No one. I have my off days and I have days that make me feel like I’m the shit. Yes, you can wear make up but I’m not about to wear fucking make up every hour of the day. I have better things to do and I’d rather not age prematurely for strangers that I don’t give two shits about.

This comment from the video really got to me.

This was the first time I’ve ever mildly insulted anyone. I usually try to be the wise sage on youtube because I get top comment all the time but this dude pissed me off. He kept talking the Middle East and blah blah blah. I’m thinking this guy is an idiot because the Middle East is a part Asia because they are not a part of Europe. Then he goes on to tell me that I have small eyes, etc. and I don’t even have a profile picture up for youtube because I rarely use it. This guy is stupid and he only accounts for a fraction of the stupidity in this world. Middle Eastern chicks wear kohl liner, eyeliner, contact lenses, the whole nine yards …. and for some reason Oriental (that is the correct term) ladies can’t? Bullshit man.

I usually don’t waste my time on people like him, but prejudice is a topic I feel strongly about.

And for the “I like naturally made up girls” saying guys, yeah right. I bet you don’t even know half of the shit she’s done to her body let alone tell you. Half of the time, men can’t discern the difference between a woman with breast implants and someone without.  Ladies don’t need to be impressing you. And the girls who are saying the same thing about how only ugly people wear make up, to hell with you too. You probably are insecure about yourself and your make up skills suck ass so that when you try to put it on, you fail miserably and look like a dumbass. Shout out to Ceci, I got her for you girl!

We should be able to dress and look how we feel/are on the inside. Not wearing make up or wearing enough to scare the shit off of a drag queen shouldn’t change the way someone feels about you if they like you for who you are. I walk out of Sephora all the time looking like Nicki Minaj and I don’t care if I’m not sporting an everyday look. I’m not for make up but I’m definitely not against it if it’s a part of who you are. I could shave my head and my husband would still tell me at the end of the day that I’m the best woman that he’s ever met and that he’d die without me. That’s friendship and love.

If you change for others, how can people respect you for doing that?

So we’ve come to the end of the post and yes, all of the above was a rant but you knew that from the beginning.

Also, I googled natural girls just because and no bitch wasn’t wearing make up. I hope you all had fun with this bitch fit. Stay tuned for more articles this weekend!

None of them were natural (no make up/no plastic-cosmetic surgery)