Deborah Lippmann :: Rockin' Robin

Rockin' Robin is a light pastel blue cream with small black glitter particles that resembles a robin's egg or a speckled egg. This color was opaque in two coats, and has great staying power (as do the other DL polishes I have tried). It lasted days without chipping, which is something I can't say too often!!! This is the perfect spring color (which I say in a lot of my nail posts haha) if you're looking for something easy and on-trend!!!

Polishes like this have been huge for the spring and summer (see Spring Beauty Trends post). This polish retails for $19 (steep! I know!) and can be found at higher end department stores such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdales. If you are willing to overlook the price tag, this is a truely amazing polish that I wholeheartedly recommend!!!

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Benefit Ultra Plush Gloss :: Dandelion

Hello there!!! I'm very excited about today's post to say the least!!! Today I'm talking about Benefit's Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in the color Dandelion. Months ago, Benefit released a lip gloss collection to match their cult favorite boxed powders. I've wanted to get my hands on them ever since and I just recently picked up my first one!!!

Dandelion is a light, warm pink with a gold shimmer. It is very sheer and only provides a light wash of color on the lips. Its the perfect product to apply on the go, when you can't always stop and look in a mirror. Some people may not like this for the sheerness, but I think its the perfect wash of shine that still natural but "done." It's very natural and will work over any lip product (or on it's own!!!).

Because it's rather sheer and shiny, it was hard to adequately photograph!!! Sorry!!! I did the best I could!!!

Another major plus? This is THE SOFTEST AND SMOOTHEST gloss I have ever owned!!! There is zero-stickiness. Zero. Like, Nothing. At. All. It's also moisturizing, which is really something that I have never been able to say about a lip gloss. I put it on rather dry lips and they actually felt better after this wore off!!! Since its so smooth, it doesn't have to longest lasting power, but most lip products don't last very long on me anyways. The only downside? It smells like cantaloupes to me, which is not my favorite scent. Some people might like that and some might hate it, but I personally have learned to get over it because this is still one of my favorite lip products!!!

All in all, for $16 this is one of the best lip products I have ever bought. I love how smooth, soft, and sheer this is, the perfect no-fuss lip gloss. You can find it at Sephora, Benefit counters and stores, or wherever else Benefit is sold!!!

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Essie :: Tart Deco

Hello there!!! Today's NOTD is yet another from Essie: Tart Deco!!!

This color screams spring, as it is a creamsicle orange-peach with a cream finish!!! The wear time is great, lasting several days chip free and the color is vibrant, needing only two coats!!!

I found this at the drugstore for $8 and can also be found wherever else Essie is sold (Ulta, etc.). Well this is probably my shortest post to-date, very clear-cut and precise!!! Hope you have a great spring!!!

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Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush :: Blissful

Hello!!! Today's post is about Tarte's blush in the color Blissful!!!

Tarte is famous for their Amazonian Clay Blushes (probably their most well-known product). They are extremely pigmented and have amazing staying power!!! They have a range of about 15 blushes; I've tried several and have had positive experiences with all of them (more posts about others to come).

As for packaging, these come in a plastic case that matches the color of the product inside and also the finish (a more shimmery blush will have more shimmery packaging while a more matte blush will have more matte packaging). They have a mirror that takes up the entire inside of the lid and a high-quality snap-closure  to ensure the blush inside is safe from outside harm!!! The bottom also has a tiny hole where one can take a pin and poke out the pan of the product to put into a blush palette.

Blissful is a bright, warm peach with lots of pink and coral (the perfect blush recipe!!! haha). It has a matte finish and great pigmentation. This is a great blush for both the spring and summer to give a nice flush to your cheeks that will compliment any tan nicely!!! Because these blushes are so pigmented, a little goes a long way, ensuring that these blushes will last you quite a while!!!

I've included two pictures of swatches because I feel the top one shows the true color of the blush while the bottom one shows just how pigmented it is!!!

Because they are formulated with Amazonian Clay, these blushes are supposed to last all day, control oil, and provide other skin benefits. I think they live up to their standards quite nicely.

These blushes retail for $26 and can be found at tarte.com, Sephora, or Ulta. I think they are totally worth the price tag, and if this isn't the color for you, I definitely recommend seeing the rest of the line to find you perfect blush!!! There are some truly amazing colors!!!

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Essie :: First Timer

Today's post is yet another NOTD (I have quite a few coming up)!!!!

Essie's First Timer is a bright green creme with a hint of mint that makes it so fresh for spring!!! I've never seen a green quite like this, it's almost a bright kelly green but not quite because there's some underlying minty/pastel-ness to it!!! I absolutely love this color!!! Another bonus? This polish was opaque in one to two coats!!! It wasn't streaky at all and has amazing lasting power. So far, it's the only color I've picked up from the 2013 Resort Collection Essie has put out this year. There's also a bright red-coral, a sky blue-turquoise, and a pinky lavender. All of the colors in the collection are bright, fresh, and so right-now.

Essie is definitely my favorite nail polish brands out there. I always look forward to a new collection release because they never seem to disappoint!!! This polish retails for about $8.00 and can be found at Ulta or drugstores.

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New Revlon Lip Butters for Spring and Summer!!!

Hi there!!! Today's post is about some very new exciting projects at the drugstore: new Revlon Lip Butters!!!

In the new spring/summer collection by Gucci Westman, there are four new lip butters and I picked up two!!! Out of the four, I got the two lighter colors, Pink Lemonade (a warm, light pink) and Juicy Papaya (a light coral with orange undertones). There are two darker colors, Sorbet (a hot pink) and Wild Watermelon (a red with pink undertones) that I didn't get.

These are sheer, creamier than the original lip butters, and have a cream finish (no shimmer). They leave a shiny, gloss-like sheer wash of bright colors on the lips that is on-trend for spring and summer. They are slightly moisturizing and very comfortable on the lips. The lip butters last a pretty good amount of time on me (a few hours) for being so creamy. I love how easy and on-the-go-friendly these are!!!

These can be found at any drugstore or Ulta and retail for about $6-8 depending on where you find them. Overall, I definitely recommend these, as well as many shades in the permanent range as well. Go check them out before their all gone!!!

I'm thinking about picking up the other two colors from the new collection and will do a separate post if I do!!!

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Maybelline Quad :: Copper Chic

Today's post is from Maybelline's EyeStudio line: a quad in the shade Copper Chic!!!

This quad features four neutral colors (a light shimmery white-ish color, a tawny pink, a copper, and an espresso brown). They are all shimmery, so there is really no variety in finishes here (which is something I really like in a palette). They are buttery soft and highly pigmented, quite high-quality eye shadow from the drugstore. I find that a quad is the perfect number of shadows to create anywhere from a very simple look to a rather dramatic as well (highlight, lid, crease, and outer corner), and this palette contains four perfect colors to do so.

I've not tried many eye shadow products from the drugstore so these definitely leave me wanting more. This line has many other quads with a range of colors and combinations to create any look. They range for about $10 at the drugstore, though with any product at the drugstore its easy to find deals or use coupons (I try not to pay full price haha!).

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