Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Celestial

Disclaimer: The product mentioned in this post is bought with my own money. I am not affiliated with the company nor getting paid to advertise the product. This post is written with my honest opinion.

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When I saw the newest lip display for Rimmel, I knew I had to grab one. There was two that really stood out to me. I couldn't decide which I one I wanted badly. I ended up getting both. I got Celestial on the left and Nova.

BA*Star Zebra Lip Gloss in Super Sparkle

Disclaimer:  The product mentioned in this post is given to me to review. I am not affiliated with the company nor getting paid to advertise the product. This post is written with my honest opinion.

I received a lipgloss from BA*Star. If you're like me and you don't know about BA*Star, they're the #1 with cheerleaders, dancers, competitors and trend setters. I was originally suppose to get their Stardust eyeshadow but instead I was shocked to see a lipgloss in my package.

Kryolan High Gloss Brilliant Lip Shine

I was fortunate to receive full sized products from GlossyBox. If you don't know about GlossyBox or curious to know what I received, read my post. I wrote everything you need to know. ;) One of the products I received was Kryolan High Gloss Brilliant Lip Shine.

Product Review: Kryolan High Gloss Brilliant Lip Shine in Toffee

Where to purchase: online at kryolan.com

Price: $18.10 for 0.135 oz/ 4 mL

Made in Germany

Description from GlossyBox brochure: This lip gloss is filled with pearl pigments that supply your lips with extraordinary radiance. *Exclusive to Glossybox before Kryolan's US launch.

Ingredients:

Thoughts: I've always heard of Kryolan, but I never tried their products. It makes it difficult to try products that isn't reachable or at least that's what I think. :X To be honest, this is the product I was most excited about seeing in the GlossyBox! Not only was I excited about Kryolan, I was ecstatic about the color!!! It's so my color. :)

Here's how the color looks in natural light.

A swatch of the color. It's on the peachy-beige color. Speaking of color, it's very opaque. I wasn't expecting that especially with the color choice. I'm pretty impressed, and a little goes a long way with this lip gloss.

Not only do I like the color, it smells heavenly! When I first tried it, it reminded me of coffee, but a sweet scent like vanilla. It's also not overbearing when it came to the scent. It lasted a good minute or two.

Most lip gloss either comes in a sponge-tip applicator or a brush. This one comes in a brush. It's actually pretty fitting since the color is so opaque. The brush helps spread the lip gloss on the lips.

To top it off they have their cute logo on the top of the packaging. I really like their logo! It's so unique and adorable. :)

Here's how the color looks on my lips. I also think this is a perfect color if you want to put on the middle of your lips to add a pop of shine and color! ;)

Pros:
* Kryolan; professional makeup brand.
* Cute logo.
* Comes with a brush applicator.
* Smells like coffee.
* Scent isn't overbearing.
* Color is opaque.
* Long lasting.

Cons:
* Hard to find in stores.
* Not too sure what the color choices are.
* On the sticky side.

Would repurchase: Yes!
Rating:  4.5/5 Tobey's Paws

Thank you Kryolan and GlossyBox!!! :)

Disclaimer: The product mentioned in this post are given to me to review. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise. This post is written with my honest opinion.

Victoria's Secret Semi Annual Sale Haul

I cannot remember, but I believe it was in June when they had the Victoria's Secret Semi Annual Sale *sigh*. :X I went right after work on the first day, and hot dang it was crowded.

Here's my beauty haul. I actually bought some more but I'll be giving them away as gifts. ;)

I'll start with my Beauty Rush...

I bought two eyeshadows from this line. Even though this line isn't discontinued, the colors are. I got Glow Gold and Green Goddess.

Here is the swatch of the colors. Glow Gold on the left and Green Goddess on the right.

I also got a lipstick in this line in Grape Fruity. It seems like this line is discontinued, but I'm not 100% sure.

Here's a swatch of the lipstick. It's a light, sheer color.

Now for the Minerals...

I got one lipgloss in Untamed. It's a discontinued product.

Here's a swatch of the lipgloss. It's such a pretty, not my typical color. I still like it though! :)

The last collection is the Baked Mineral...

The first thing I got is the Shadow Quad in Secluded Lagoon. I won't be showing a swatch of the colors for a reason. ;)

The second thing from this line is the Bronzing Powder in Sun Goddess. Unfortunately, everything is discontinued in this line. I have no clue why since the packaging is adorable, as well as, huge. This is the only one I found. If I found another Bronzing Powder, I would have given away as a prize. :/

Here's a swatch of the bronzing powder.

The last thing from this line I got is Luminous Cheek & Face Highlighter. Oh mi goodness the marbleized is gorgeous! I think I fell more in love with that than the color itself. :X

Here's a swatch of the cheek highlighter.

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are bought with my own money unless otherwise stated. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.

Drugstore Haul and Sephora Freebies

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are bought with my own money except freebies with purchase and Sephora freebies inside JCPenny. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.

I bought this couple of weeks ago from Drugstore. It might be more than a month... lol~ I don't know my timeline anymore... hehe~ :X

Fruity Lashes Giveaway Prize, Kim Tak Goo, and Los Angeles Korean Festival

Fruity Lashes had a giveaway and gave away 5 wonderful prizes. How nice of her!!! I won her 5th prize... woo hoo~ It came in Monday the day of my Father's birthday, and he wasn't the only one who received something... hehe~

She included more than I expected!

It had sample perfumes.

She included some skin care samples. I can't wait to try out Skin MD. I remember when people had giveaways for these. I was hoping I would win one so I can try this product out... hehe~ It's all good I got a sample now. :)

She also included a Watsons sheet mask. I have heard of this brand and read people's reviews. I can't wait to try this myself... wheee~

Lastly, she included some candies. They were delicious! It didn't even last a day... hehe~ :X Now for the prizes I won.

Urban Decay lipgloss in Lust. This will be my second lipgloss from this line. My first one was in Quiver.

I compared the colors of the lipglosses. The one on the left is Lust and Quiver on the right.

Kanebo sample skin care line; cleanser, toner, and lotion. It came in a cute, plastic container. I can't wait to try this out... wheee~

It's been two weeks since this drama ended, and I really miss watching it!... wahhh~ :( I usually don't mention Korean dramas, but I really do recommend this.

"Baking, Kim Tak Goo"

If you have the opportunity, I recommend watching it. It has 30 episodes and ended with a high rating of 49%. That's pretty high! ;)

I mentioned in my past post about the Los Angeles Korean Festival this weekend starting tonight, September 30th. They finally updated their website with the schedule. I'm so excited!!! :)

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are given to me as a winning prize. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.

Credit: Soompi

Napoleon Perdis Event

Several weeks ago, my local Ulta had an event dedicated to Napoleon Perdis. They had a group of makeup artists doing makeup on people, food and drink, KIIS FM came to DJ, and the special guest Napoleon Perdis himself was there. It was actually pretty fun and the food was delicious! Now you know where my mind was at, food... lol~ :X I debated if I wanted to have a makeup done by one of the artists and at the end, I gave in.

To have a makeover, you needed to buy at least two Napoleon Perdis products. If you buy $40 worth of Napoleon Perdis, you get a lipgloss and nail polish set. If you buy $100 worth of Napoleon Perdis, you get the lipgloss and nail polish set AND a brush set.

All I could say is I was pretty disappointed with the makeover... lol~ The makeup artist I had kept telling me she sees fresh face look. She went crazy with yellow, purple, blue, and pink. She didn't even want to line my eyes which I persist for her to do so. She finally gave in. :/ Towards the end of the makeover, Napoleon Perdis came over and fixed the makeup. To be honest, it looked better after he fixed it!... lol~ He was a really sweet guy but hot dang his tan was dark!... lol~ :X I loved his accent and he did what I always see in the movies; give air kisses on the cheeks. He did that to me and I was flattered, because I never got air kisses before... lol~ :P I even got to take a picture with him... woo hoo~

Now for the lipgloss and nail polish set after you buy $40 worth of Napoleon Perdis products.

You had a choice between purple (Milan) and red. I choose red at first, and then Napoleon Perdis's assistant (she had such a cute accent) told me I would look better with purple and that purple is the in thing this fall. For that reason, I changed it to purple... lol~

In all honesty, the Milan is gorgeous! My fear is how am I going to pull this off... lol~

The lipgloss comes with a brush not a sponge.

When I swatched the lipgloss, it wasn't what I expected in a good way... hehe~ I thought the lipgloss would be dark purple, but it wasn't... woo hoo~ It was a gorgeous light purple with glitters. I actually like it a lot!!! :)

The nail polish, on the other hand, was dark purple. It's a gorgeous color as well! :)

Here's the ingredients for both nail polish (top one) and lipgloss (bottom one).

If you buy $100 worth of Napoleon Perdis products, you get the lipgloss and nail polish set AND a brush set.

The brush set comes in a cute, gold brush case.

Here's how the brush case looks when it's open. I wasn't able to take a picture and hold the brush case at the same time. I'm not the most talented person in the world!... lol~ :P

The brush set came with 6 mini-brushes. I was pretty impressed how soft they are, as well as, they didn't bleed and shed through washing! They're actually pretty decent brushes... hehe~

Edit: I debated for a long time about this and decided to upload the picture I took with Napoleon Perdis. I cut myself out to be anonymous, as well as, I look awful... lol~ :P

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are gifts with purchases. I am not affiliated with the company, Napoleon Perdis, nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.

NP Lip Gloss Compact

Couple of weeks ago when I went to Target, I saw couple of NP (Napoleon Perdis) Lip Gloss Compact in the clearance section. The first thing I did is to see the color choices and if they were tainted with fingerprints... hehe~ :X They only had two color choices, light pink and peachy color, and both of them weren't tainted... woo hoo~ I decided to get the peachy colored lipgloss (I've been into coral/peachy colored these past two summers).

The best part is it was 75% off the original... woo hoo~ The compact comes in a white, simple compact. It's very sleek looking in my opinion... hehe~

When you open the compact, you have a mirror. It's really nice with the mirror. :) I just wish they had a small lip brush instead of carrying one. I guess it wouldn't matter to a makeup artist, but for personal use you have to carry a lip brush which can be inconvenient depending on the person... hehe~

Product Review: NP Lip Gloss Compact in Vanuatu

Where can you purchase this: Target and Target website

Price: $10 for 3 g/0.105 oz. (I got mine 75% off at $2.50)

Made in Los Angeles, CA.

Information on the back: Supersize your gloss with this captivating compact What's in it for me Sunflower Seed Oil moisturizes with each application.

Ingredients:

My thoughts: I was really excited that I got this lipgloss for really cheap!... wheee~ Then I swatched the lipgloss at home and kind of had mixed feelings... lol~ :X

I thought the color of the lipgloss is pretty but I wasn't excited about all the gold specks of glitter. Then I tried it on my lips and fell in love!!!... lol~ The color is a light, peachy colored on my lips. I have very light pink lips and anything I put on my lips tend to turn on the pink side. I was pretty impressed I saw some peach colored!!! ;) It also looks frosty and I tend to stay away from frosty colors. It wasn't overwhelming but had a slight tint of frost which made the lipgloss really pretty! The best part is it's really not sticky and last a long time.

Pros:

* It has a sleek looking compact with a mirror.

* It's not sticky and lasts a long time.

* Gorgeous color, slight true on the lips.

* Frostiness isn't overwhelming.

Cons:

* It doesn't come with a lip brush.

* It has glitters, you can feel it slightly when you rub your lips.

* It's has a slight frostiness.

Would I buy this again: Possibly.

Rating:  4/5 Tobey's Paws