New Drugstore Makeup

Maybelline, Covergirl, and Revlon

So lately, I've been really good.  I haven't been spending huge amounts of money to buy way too much makeup, but I was in the mood to treat myself to something new.  The Lash Stiletto is an old favorite of mine.  I bought it because I needed a new one.  Each item was around $10.

Covergirl Peach Punch Highlighter Palette

Covergirl Peach Punch Highlighter Palette

Covergirl has a lot of new things to choose from.  They've recently come out with new face and eye products, including some chocolate and peach themed makeup.  I believe this palette is supposed to be peach scented, but I haven't really noticed any special smell.  This just smells like makeup to me.  This palette really reminds me of Neapolitan ice cream.  The highlighter is quite pretty and pigmented, it has a golden/pink shift.  I think it would work better for me as an eyeshadow.  The other two shades seem to have a slight shimmer to them.

Covergirl Peach Punch Highlighter Palette

Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint (Pink IRL)

 My extreme love of lip products cannot be denied.  I can't buy makeup without getting some new lip products.  Pink IRL is a beautiful, slightly sheer lip color.

As for the plumping lip gloss, I haven't had one of these since high school.  I've never really noticed lip plumpers actually doing anything for my lips, but I used to wear them anyway.  This shade really makes me think of pink lemonade.

Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint in Pink IRL (left)
Revlon Kiss Plumping Lip Creme in Fresh Petal (right)

I picked up the Maybelline Master Blur Stick too.  I haven't been able to find my Baby Skin or my Benefit Porefessional.  So, I decided to get this.  I haven't tried this yet, so stay tuned for my review.

I also picked the Maybelline SuperStay Multi-Use Foundation Stick in Porcelain.  I really want to find a stick foundation that I really like.  Again stay tuned for my review.

FX Glitter Drops Review

It’s beautiful.  It’s sparkly. I loved all the swatches.  The social media photographs of it stole my heart.  So, I bought it. Then, I returned it.

I bought the FX Glitter Drops in Lunar.  When I swatched it in stores it had this beautiful multi-colored glitter.  When I used it in real life, I was very disappointed. The only thing I really noticed in real life was a blue cast with none of the other colors picking up.

I used the drops as a highlighter, a lip topper, and an eyeshadow topper.

AS A HIGHLIGHTER

A little bit on the top of the cheekbone is beautiful.  I really liked this product as a highlighter. It was beautiful.  It worked well with my skin tone and gave a wonderful amount of sparkle.  I definitely recommend it as a highlighter.

AS A LIP TOPPER

I really wanted to like this as a lip topper.  When I bought this, I envisioned using this as a lip topper above anything else.  It looked beautiful on the lips, but it was so sticky. I just can’t stand sticky lips.  The fact that it was sticky was a huge negative to me. Also, I felt like I had other (non-sticky) things that would give me a similar look.  (See Too Faced Unicorn Tears.)

AS AN EYESHADOW TOPPER

This works alright as an eyeshadow topper.  I actually wish I had more time to test this product as an eyeshadow topper.  It gives you a beautiful bit of shine. However, the product doesn’t seem to fully set.  If you give it a moment to dry a bit (it doesn’t seem to dry down completely), you will have a much more enjoyable experience with it.

Overall, I thought this product was best used as a highlighter.  It didn’t really work as a lip topper and it only kind of worked as an eyeshadow topper.  I bought it to be a multi-use product. After taxes, I spent around $50 on this thing. Ultimately, I decided I wasn’t going to get $50 of use out of the product so I returned it.

I already own a lot of highlighters that I really like.  I’m not going to throw money away on a $50 highlighter when I already have a collection of beautiful highlighters to turn to.

NOTE:  I took several photos of the product in use when I owned it, but I’m not sure where those photos are now.  I will attach the swatches to this post if I’m able to figure out what I did with them.