Favorite Spring Nail Polish Colors!

      I've been watching a few videos on Youtube and looking through all the new nail polish all the brands are releasing, and I wanted to do my own Spring Nail Polish Colors! I only picked out four colors so it's nothing fancy, but they're all affordable and available at most drug stores. :]

L To R: Verbena, Turquiose & Caicos, Pink Chiffon, 24/7

    The first color is called Verbena from Sinful Colors. I think it's part of their 2012 line, but I'm not particularly sure. It's not a lilac and that's what I like because I personally won't wear a lilac color, but it's a pastel-y spring purple which I will wear! I paid about...$1.99. I love Sinful Colors. Great quality and great brand. Only took two coats to get the color I have in the picture!

L To R: Verbena, Turquiose & Caicos, Pink Chiffon, 24/7

   The second color is called Turquoise & Caicos from Essie. It's a light colored Robin's Egg. It was a splurge at $7.99 but I tested it for a week or so, and it hardly chips. I was pretty surprised considering more nail polishes I've tried chip after a couple of days. 3 coats.

L To R: Verbena, Turquiose & Caicos, Pink Chiffon, 24/7

   The third color is called Pink Chiffon from Revlon. It's a pretty pale pink but is pretty opaque so several coats are needed to get a strong color payoff. I love any color pink basically but this pale pink is so whimsical and girly. 3 Coats needed!

L To R: 24/7, Pink Chiffon, Turquoise & Caicos, and Verbena

    Finally, the fourth color isn't necessarily a traditional spring time color, but I love it. It's called 24/7 from Sinful Colors. It's a bright neon pink, and I love it! Although, when you put your two-three coats of it on, it's comes out as a matte nail polish rather than a glossy. Honestly, matte isn't my cup of tea...ever. So of course, I absolutely had to put a glossy top coat on. 3 coats needed, plus a for sure top coat.

Any spring time favorites that you'd like to recommend? I'm open to suggestions! :]
Alleigh

Review: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters & swatches!

    A couple of weeks ago, I heard about the Revlon Lip Butters. I'm not even sure where I heard about them...probably via Youtube. Anyways, since as you know I'm not the biggest fan of wearing lipsticks my interest was piqued because they way these lip butters were being pegged as, they were a hybrid between a lip balm, gloss and a lip stick. The texture of a balm, the pigmentation of a lipstick and the shine of a gloss. After these couple of weeks of looking at Ulta and getting a few as gifts, I ended up with 5 of them.

     The five colors I picked up are Raspberry Pie, Cotton Candy, Cherry Tart, Lollipop, & Strawberry Shortcake .  The colors make your lips appear plump and glossy. The formula isn't too sticky or matte either. The darker colors have much more pigmentation then the lighter colors. Cherry Tart is a favorite of mine. It's a nice medium red but isn't super bright or red red which I know scares some people when wearing red on their lips. It's much more muted and makes me feel a lot more comfortable when wearing some color on my lips. It feels very comfortable to just throw it on. I've read others saying that there is chunky glittery or a gritty feeling. I did not get any of those experiences. :]

     Don't get me wrong...this won't heal chapped lips like carmex will, or won't late 43848930 hours like
L'Oreals Infallible Lip color, but  it's a great alternative to wearing chapstick and lipstick.

The packaging is so cute!  It's very sleek and classy. I like being able to see into the tube to give me an idea of what color I am purchasing.

The price I think though, could have went down a couple bucks. I think they're about $8 and honestly that's way too much. Even $6.99 could of been more reasonable.

Pros: Moisturizing, cute packaging, pigmented, don't need gloss
Cons: a bit pricey.



Without further adieu....SWATCHES!

Have a wonderful holiday season,
Miss Alleigh

Revlon ColorStay Foundation VS. MAC Studio Fix Fluid

REVLON COLORSTAY VS. MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

         VS.

         Today’s versus will be putting drugstore brand Revlon’s ColorStay foundation against MAC’s Studio Fix Fluid foundation. This blog will be a short, to the point version because I know a million other people have pitted these two foundations against each other and have their own opinion about them. As always…this is just my opinion on MY experience with each product.  Everyone’s skin is different from color, to texture, to coverage needed ,to sensitivity so your skin might decide hell that it doesn’t like either formula from either brand. Anyhoo..these are my reviews/results!

Amount:
Revlon Foundation- 1 fl oz.

MAC Foundation-1 fl oz.


Price:
Revlon Foundation-  (approx)$10.99

MAC Foundation-   $26.50

How available:
Revlon Foundation-EASILY available since it’s found at almost every drugstore.

MAC Foundation- Almost as easily found  because most people have a Macy’s/MAC store close to them..but not everyone!


Coverage:
Revlon Foundation- About Evenly matched

MAC Foundation- About Evenly matched

Application:
Revlon Foundation- Does NOT apply well with a brush. Fingers necessary. Dries WAY too fast. Takes a bit more effort to blend well. Does not come with a pump.

MAC Foundation- Applies evenly and easily with a brush. Doesn’t dry too fast but doesn’t come with a pump.



Overall

REVLON ColorStay Foundation:
PROS- reasonably priced, easily attained by almost anyone and is a great starter foundation
CONS-takes some effort to blend it, dries too easily, no pump.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation:
PROS- blends easily, almost with no effort, and is readily available.
CONS-a bit pricey, no pump.

        Don’t get me wrong, Revlon ColorStay is a great starter foundation for those who want a bit more coverage and are serious about makeup but MAC just takes the cake on this one guys.  It blends evenly and effortlessly, and can be found pretty easily at any MAC retailer. I’d say MAC WINS!
        By the way, if anyone is curious, in Revlon ColorStay my color is “Medium Beige” and in MAC Studio Fix Fluid I’m an NW22.

Thanks for reading guys.
<3
Alleigh

One of my best friends got married and I did both our makeup <3 We look so cuuute. (Btw. I have MAC's Studio Fix Fluid on!)