Ulta Haul

First time making any purchases at Ulta. Very odd right? Well since I am still new to makeup well experimenting on makeup I thought I would purchase some products online since I have heard good things about Ulta. This was purchased on February 7th and it took about two weeks for it to arrive. silly for me to buy products online when I have an Ulta in town, it just is a little far of a drive so I bought products online.

Okay, so the items I purchased were the Real Techniques Stippling Brush which was $9.99, NYX Hi Definition Photo Concealer for $2.50, NYX Stick Blush in Orchid for $5.99, NYX Cream Blush Rouge in Orange for $5.99, and NYX Cream Blush Rouge in Rose Petal for $3.00. There was a deal for NYX that was "buy one get one 50% off" and I believe there was also a "Make any purchase over $25 and get free shipping" and my purchase was a total of $27.47 I had a choice of samples and I chose random 3.

Review will be up soon!

-XO PattyCakes

Splurge!

I have never spent so much money before.. WHEW! 

I really wanted to a make a difference in my skin, well obviously my face so I decided to purchase the Clarisonic Mia 2 and the Benefit Play Sticks Foundation/Concealer. These were all purchased at Macy's.

A review will be up soon since I am still testing the concealer and seeing results if any from my skin for using the Clarisonic. I'm excited!

-XO PattyCakes

Tresemme FreshStart Dry Shampoo

I try not to wash my hair very often because I like to keep my natural oils on my scalp to moisturize it so I recently purchased the TRESemme FreshStart Dry Shampoo For Strengthening Dry/Prone to breakage hair. I bought this product at Walmart for $2.50 in a  5.7oz can. The fron of the can says "oil & odor remover with vietamin b12 & keratin.

The claim on the back of the can says, "Do not miss a fresh look and feel even on the second day. TREsemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo Strengthening is the perfect solution to cealn dry/prone to breakage hair without water anytime. The new formula, with B12 & Keratin, refreshes your hair by removing ouil and odor. It also helps to maintain hair health with less washing. Just a quick spray transforms lifeless, dry hair into clean, fresh hair full of health body."

My review of this product is that I love the smell. Tresemme always has such great scent products to them but specifically this product.. did not work for me. I feel like this product makes my hair more oily and greasy prior to applying.. It feels like hairspray almost and has a weird residue feeling on my fingers after touching it from massaging it through my roots after leaving it in for 1-2 minutes.

I am very sad and disappointed about this product because I do love Tresemme, such as the Heat Styling Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray. Will not repurchase and will see if I can return.

-XO PattyCakes

Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara

The tradional bristle brush that is not plastic. The Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara. YES long name I know! It comes in a black tube with purple font for 0.30oz. It is very dense, and amanzing. The mascara makes your eyelashes look so full and so much volume, so a fake eyelash look. It is $2.99 from Walgreens but I got it for $2.54 because of the discount I get. You can also get this at other drugstores or online such as cherry culture. This only comes in one color, the 301 Black which is very nice but also sucks for those who like to use colored mascara such as brown or blue. It seperates your lashes and curl your lashes a bit without curling your eyelashes. It does not clump but nothing too extreme like spider lashes. But if you do layer it a lot then you can get spider lashes. This mascara does not come in waterproof mascara, but that is not a problem for me because it takes such a long amount of time to remove waterproof mascara. It is such an affordable mascara.

Love it, give it a try :)

-XO PattyCakes

Jordana Easy Liner for eyes

 Hello hello there! 

This is the Jordana Easy Liner review. I purchased this product at Walgreens for $1.69, because my boyfriend currently works at there so I get a 15% off discount :) but anywho the original price I believe was $1.89-$1.99. This eyeliner is a retractable pencil in the shade Smokey. The product itself comes in a thin black tube with a gold cap and gold font. The size of the product is listed as .28 grams or .01oz.  

 I first heard of this product and tested it out at my friend's house whom she gets every single time she runs out. She recommended this product to me and said it was very easy to apply and it glides on well. She was right! I love this product. The major plus other than that it is easy to apply it is retractable. I hate sharpening pencil liners because it wastes so much product. It is creamy, last all day, and is not as pigmented as liquid eyeliner so it is subtle for everyday wear. The product does not smudge as well but are easy to blend out.

Here is the liner on my top eyes. I don't do anything dramatic of really dark lines for my eyes just because I have more of an almond eye shape.

-XO PattyCakes

Maybelline Color Tattoo

The very popular 24 hour cream eyeshadows are very popular lately especially at the drugstores! I will be reviewing the Maybelline Color Tattoos, one in the original line which is the shade 25 Bad to the Bronze, and the left side is the new Metal line in 70 Barely Branded.

The Maybelline contains 4 grams of cream shadow consistency, both purchased at my closest Target. The new Metal line was $5.94 and the original is $5.89.

The product is very easy to apply all over the lid as a base, highlighter, or even just by itself. You do not need to apply another eyeshadow on top of this. If you do build on top the color is more vibrant and it does not transfer at all. It lasts all day even if you were to swatch it on your hand and to wash it with soap water it would still be there! It applies and blends well.

I feel that is it much easier to apply with your fingers, but if you like you could use a synthetic brush. 

Although it is a 24-hour cream eyeshadow this did crease on my lids after several hours so I do reccomend a eyeshadow primer if your lids are more on the oilier side. Depending on the color it is very pigmented but looks somewhat glittery sheen? Just a tad bit product on you will make it seem like you took some time to do your eyeshadow! I love this so far!

-XO PattyCakes

Walmart and Walgreens Mini Haul

I was walking to Walmart to get my contacts and I ended up purchasing the Tresemme Fresh Start Strengthening Dry Shampoo for dry/prone to breakage hair, the Jordana products from Walgreens which were the Easy Liner Retractable and the Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara.

A review will be up soon for all three of these products :) Stay tuned!

-XO PattyCakes