Huge Makeup Haul!

Hello lovelies!
Back in December I purchased a ton of makeup, most from the drugstore, and here they are... Let's get started!

 These 8 piece palettes by Wet & Wild are some of the best eyeshadows out there. The pigmentation rivals that of high-end products, and they are under $10. On the left is Petal Pusher and the compact on the right is Comfort Zone. Favorite palette? Comfort Zone. Favorite color?

 The brown crease color. I bought these at Dollar General

Neutral Eyeshadow Quad, including
colors Bone, Truffle, Ice Queen & Gunmetal

Bewitching Eyeshadow Quad, including
colors Silk, In the Buff, Sage & Brown Sugar

Okay, so Ulta was having *huge* deals on Cyber Monday, and I had to participate. Basically, if you spent $40, you received a bunch of free samples, worth $100, of name brand products. I purchased these in a kit, and they are some of the better shadows I've tried from the Ulta line. These are shimmery and decently pigmented, their only down side is they tend to flake off onto my cheekbones.

Favorite palette? Neutral Eyeshadow Quad

Favorite color? The light orange in the palette on the right, 'In the Buff.'

Blush

Covergirl, Instant Cheekbones Blush,
purchased at Dollar General

NYC Color Wheel Mosaic Face
Powder, purchased at Dollar General

Yay for Blush! Awhile ago, I purchased the Covergirl Instant Cheekbones Blush. This quad came in a dark pink, a salmon color, and a very light, frosty pink. It also came with a brush, but I recommend using your own as the prepackaged brush is horrible. This is a

product I won't repurchase, as the pigmentation is lacking quality.

This blush on the right is the Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder, produced by NYC, in the tint Pink Glow. This blush is the best I've used, it layers easily, so if I'm going for a lighter look, it looks great, but I also use it when I'm going out, for that more drastic look. Don't let the orange tiles fool you, this blush is an easy-to-use pop of pink. Favorite Blush? NYC Color Wheel, hands down.

Ulta Bronzer, Sunkissed Cheek

Bronzer

NYC Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder, in Translucent
Highlighter Glow

Its the dead of winter, *it was -9 this morning* and my cheeks are pale. Scratch that, my whole body is pale! Then I discovered the wonders of bronzer and the difference it can make. This bronzer to the right I purchased in a kit from Ulta, and it is in the shade 'Sunkissed'. Now while this is a product from the Ulta line, a line whose products is either amazing or not so amazing, 'Sunkissed' has pretty good pigmentation, and is a very shimmery powder. I also love the raised geometric edges, as my brush picks up the powder easily. 

To the left is a product I've only used a few times, although I should use more often. Another product by NYC, this can be used as a highlighter, or a bronzer. This product is difficult to describe... If used lightly, the whiter tiles produce a matte highlight to built up, this powder gives off a beautiful matte coffee color, that is, a coffee with some half-and-half. 

Favorite Bronzer? A difficult decision, but I gotta hand it to NYC again. Personally, I prefer matte face powders over shimmery, so that's the only reason these two aren't tied. 

Lippies

Moisturizing lip glosses by L.A. Colors on the left, and Baby Lips by
Maybelline on the right

I'm pretty sure I'm a lip person, I just love buying and trying out new lip glosses, probably more so than any other beauty product. Through the month of December I acquired some really great lip glosses and one lip balm. Produced by L.A. Colors, the glosses, from left to right, are Red Alert, Tickled Pink and Rose Petals. Up next is a Colour Riche leGloss by L'Oreal in the shade 162 Blushing Berry. Last but not least is the Cherry Me tinted Baby Lips lip balm by Maybelline. I love these products, and cannot say enough good things about them. Red Alert is probably what Snow White wore, as it turns your lips bright red. Tickled Pink is the perfect pink for any complexion, Rose Petals is a beautiful brownish red, Blushing Berry is the perfect purse lip gloss because its easy to apply and the color lasts the longest, and Cherry Me is a shimmery red lip balm. The L.A. Colors lip glosses are extremely shiny, but they have the strongest pigmentation. the Colour Riche leGloss' by L'Oreal lasts a long time and tastes good, and the classic Baby Lips by Maybelline is a candy red balm in an adorable container. 

Favorite Gloss? Rose Petals by L.A. Colors, the newest gloss, yet I fell in love immediately. 

Eyeliner

L.A. Colors Grafix Liquid Eyeliner in Black

L.A. Colors Grafix Liquid Eyeliner in Brown

Picked up these eyeliners at Dollar General a couple days ago, and for $1 they were a great buy. They aren't the best, but they have a foam tip, which I love. Easy to use, cheap, lots of colors.

 Favorite color? Probably the brown, just because I haven't ever tried a brown liquid eyeliner, and I really like how it blends with the eyeshadows.

Mascara

Since I don't have hardly any products by  L'Oreal I decided to try out the Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara, in Carbon Black. The formula is really wet compared to Great Lash, but I'm getting used to it. I love the packaging of this, the sleek gold is very attractive to the eye, and the brush reminds me of Maybelline, The Rocket mascara, which I love on my bottom lashes.

This mascara by Ulta also came in the kit I purchased on Cyber Monday, and I honestly don't have much to say about this product. The formula isn't anything special, the wand tip is ordinary, and its doesn't make my lashes huge. Just an ordinary mascara in a blue bottle.

Again, the Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline has produced yet another classic. This is the Blackest Black Great Lash Formula, with a different brush head than the old Great Lash Mascara. The old head was much more fuller, yet I almost like this one better. I felt like the old wand was so big that it didn't apply very well to my bottom lashes. This head is right in the middle and perfect, not to mention the formula and dark black make my eyes pop and look huge. Favorite mascara? Do I have to say? Obviously the Blackest Black Great Lash Mascara for the win!!

*Disclaimer*

No, I did not buy all of this product at one shopping haul, my budget doesn't allow for that, and I'm not totally crazy... Or am I?

Have a beautiful day and stay warm!

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