Reconnecting with Old Favorites

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well and continuing to stay healthy. Here in the U.S.– well you guys know it’s a bit of a mess. I have a lot to say about it, but this is a drama free zone and we’re here to talk about makeup and have a nice relaxing time!

Speaking of makeup– the last makeup product that I purchased was the Natasha Denona Mini love palette. I love it but shortly after that things took a turn for worse and I decided it would be better to save as much money as possible. Honestly– after taking a look at my collection– I’m set when it comes to makeup for a LONG time.

While we’re in quarantine: you suddenly find yourself with a whole lot of time once you’ve finished everything on the “to do list”. I ended up cleaning out a lot of my makeup products and shopping my old stash. Ive connected with some old favorites: like for example a lot of my colourpop products and palettes. Including the Kathleen lights pigment set. There are some super stunning colors that had me rocking several bright colored looks!

What are some of your old favorites that you have connected with? What are some of the products you have fallen in love with?

Product Review Colourpop Where The Light Is Collection

Hey Lovelies,

I am back this week with another Colourpop Collection. I hope you guys aren’t getting sick of these, but I completely love how budget friendly there entire makeup line is! I mean they are a fantastic makeup brand and I was lucky enough to meet a couple of the ladies when they flew down to be on the morning show that I happen to work for. Since then I have become a fan and I’ve ordered several products from their online website. I mean everybody and their mama talk rave about how great their products are and it’s 100 % true! From the cute packaging to the the great color swatch that they have on three different skin tones (light, medium, and dark) to the product itself, this makeup up brand has got the complete package working for them! Not to mention they’re locally made right here in the U.S and who doesn’t love that right?

I must confess that despite the fact that I watch YouTube almost religiously, I had no idea who Kathleen Lights was (insert scream here). I have since this collection launched seen a couple of her videos and think she’s pretty great. I saw the teases to this collection pop up on my instagram feed and was like, “Holy Smokes, I need this in my life…. when does this collection come out.” I think I may have lightly squealed too. I mean the shades are absolutely beautiful and being the neutral fan that I am, the colors totally made my heart go pitter-pat. I ordered this puppy right when it launched and added a few lippie stix (working on a separate review) to get the free shipping. I was anxiously waiting for my order to come in the mail!

When this finally arrived, I tore open the packaging and began to swatch these and I had a bit of a meltdown. I’m not even kidding ( well, I am slightly ever so slightly exaggerating). The shades are stunning, pigmented, blend like a dream, and they stay put all day! Here’s the breakdown:

Glow- This is a creamy vanilla light color and a matte finish. This is great as a subtle inner corner highlight and a brow highlight. Can be as opaque or as light as you want it to be depends on your application.

Kathleenlights- Bam! In your face absolutely stunning um, yes please I need this on my face bright golden copper. It’s a pearl finish and this shade is too delicious!Never had I seen a copper so fantastic or pigmented! This is my all time favorite shade and it’s everything you need. I love wearing this on the lid! I mean great shade.

Blaze- This is a great cocoa tone earthy brown with little specks of like golden brown specks. Great color to add to the outer corner to add a bit of contrast. This is a metallic finish and it is packing a punch but in a delicious way.

Cornelius- Now, not only do I love the name but the tone is beautiful as well. It is a great warm caramel with almost of a pink undertone. It’s quite beautiful and this can be worn on the lid for an everyday day time appropriate look or on the crease. All around great shade and this is also a matte Finish.

I mean this is a perfect little quad collection that has got it all in just those four shades. I think Kathleen Lights did a fantastic job when it came to choosing the colors for her collection. Yes they are neutrals but the they add such a glamorous look that it’s just to die for. If you can get your hands on this collection, go for it! I promise you won’t be disappointed!

That is all I have for this week. Hope you guys have a fantastic rest of your week and much love as always!

Until next time,

-Kat

Product Review: Colourpop “Rebound”

Hello Loves!

Hope you all had a fantastic week and are starting this brand new week full of energy and good vibes! I had a fantastic busy weekend and I’m enjoying the last bit of it because I will be working for the next seven days. I have quite the busy workweek ahead of me. I am finally ready to publish the Colourpop review on one of their Spring Palettes. I am working on a lipstick one but I haven’t fully worn all of them yet, plus I have a few more which are en route.

About a month ago I purchased the Rebound spring palette quad. It comes with 4 brand new shadows. I noticed the swatch post on instagram and completely fell in love with one shadow in particular and I decided to order it. I was super excited when it finally arrived and decided to play with it for a little while before I wrote a review on it.

The quad costs $20 and it comes with four of their eye shadows. The colors are the following:

One&Done- it’s described as a soft creamy butter ivory color and it’s a matte finish. This color is quite similar to my skin-tone but I find it works well as a highlight. It’s absolutely the perfect shade. It is matte but it looks perfect when worn on the brow bone.

Too Soon- this is a beautiful peach color with golden undertones and little specks of glitter. This is a duo chrome finish. This is absolutely my favorite color in the entire quad and the sole purpose on why I purchased the quad. I love wearing this on my lid. It catches the light beautifully and it has become my go to color thus far!

Adios- This the perfect smokey taupe greyish tone color. It’s not too dark but it adds just the perfect contrast to ground any look. This is another matte finish. I love adding this to the outer corners of my eye to add that little pop of contrast. It can also be worn alone on the lid for a beautiful day time smokey eye.

Ex- I find the name to be quite adorable. This is a bright coral red color. This color absolutely screams spring and summer and it’s another matte finish. I was a little afraid of the intensity of the color at first but I have worn this on the crease and its absolutely gorgeous. It adds just the right warmth and pop of color without being to overbearing.

Overall I think this is the perfect spring and summer palette. It has the perfect color combination that add a little fun pop of color. It’s a nice change from all the neutrals. You can come up with a perfect day time appropriate look or you can amp it up a tad with a little more pop of color with the shadow called “ex”. I find that these work best when applied with your finger but working with brushes is find too. I would say the best ones would be the synthetic brushes since this is a cream product.

I would absolutely recommend this palette. If you can grab your hands on it do so! you won’t regret it!

ColourPop Cosmetics: Giving People A Run For Their Money

Hello Loves!

I am back this week with another super amazing glorious omg! go out and check this out blog post! I want to say that about a couple of months ago, I was able to book to the lovely gals from ColourPop to come into our studios to do a segment. Thanks to them, they agreed to fly out and be on our show which of course everyone loved and we received some really great feedback from all of our audiences.

I bet you guys are say,”so you Kat, you booked another makeup company for your work…. and?” Well.. grab your hats because these are some jammed packed BAM! in your face shadows that are a hybrid of cream, moose whipped gold! Seriously these pups are so jammed packed with color that range from your neutral to your very daring I can rock this anytime shades. The finishes ranges from metallic, to shimmer, to matte. Yes I said matte.

So what makes them different from any other company you ask? Well first of all these babies are 100% cruelty free produced right here in the U.S! Their unique texture is perfect packed with a whole lot of color that can easily be applied with your fingers or with a brush. Personally, I would recommend using your fingers to get and even more pop of color. They blend like a dream and you don’t have to worry about adding primer under these. You won’t need it. Yes, they are that good! Oh, but here is the big kicker…they ship worldwide AND they’re only $5!!!

Oh yes this product is so good and inexpensive… hello! Yes, Where have you been all of my life? Oh, and they have free shipping if you spend $30. I know, so amazing I can’t even.  Now I have played a bit with a few that were given to me when they came down but I honestly just put in an order for a few more. Seriously. You guys need to drop everything that you’re doing go and check them out and place your order! You won’t be disappointed.

I’ll leave the link so you can check it out. (no, I am not affiliated in anyway).

http://www.colourpop.com

That’s all I have for today! Until Next time! Much love as always,

-Kat