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Pretty Zombie 3 Witches Liquid Lipstick Review

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Feb 202015

I learned about this brand on Instagram. I kept seeing people who had on these beautiful bold lips tag Pretty Zombie, and couldn’t wait to try one of their products. It has the typical doe foot sponge lip wand.

Here’s what it looks like with a flash.

Here it is without a flash.

After putting 3 witches on my lips, I felt like it looked just like Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Fix, so I pulled it out to check.

beautyByLeRenda Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Mix and Pretty Zombies 3 Witches
These swatches below are with a flash.The top swatch is Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Fix. The bottom swatch is Pretty Zombies 3 Witches.

Here’s what Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Fix looks like on my lips. BeautyByLeRenda Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Fix smile

There’s definitely a difference in the colors. That was a relief. I hate when I buy a product and later see that I have something already like it. Magnolia Makeup Purple Lip Fix is clearly darker than the Pretty Zombies 3 Witches liquid lipstick.

I’m very pleased with the Pretty Zombies 3 Witches liquid lipstick. It dries down to a matte but it’s still comfortable on your lips. I receive lots of compliments whenever I wear it. It truly allows you to make a statement with your lips because of how bold the purple is. It has great lasting power even after you eat, drink, and talk. The only time it fades off is if I eat really greasy food. I’d recommend both of these lip colors if you love purple.

Feb 192015

As I walked through the cosmetic department of H.E.B. Grocery Store, I was pleased to see Milani Cosmetics on sale for $1 off!! I immediately started looking for items I hadn’t used. As I browsed, I saw new matte lipsticks. These are the ones I chose. I also picked a lipgloss.The picture above is with a flash. The picture below is without a flash.

1st up is the Milani Brillance Shine Lipgloss in Berry Tempting. It’s not what I was expecting. It’s disappointingly sheer. It looks nothing like the the color in the tube.

Next up is Matte Glam

Love this color! It reminds me of MAC Heroine but at a fraction of the price at only $3.99!

If you follow me on Instagram, then you already know that this Matte Diva lipstick was hands down my favorite of all of the Milani Lip colors. It’s similar to MAC Pink Pigeon. I loved this color so much that I had a mini “selfie photoshoot” while wearing it. The pictures above are with a flash. Whoa! Matte Diva almost looks neon, like it’ll glow in the dark. Ha ha! :-p

I had to remember that I still had one more color to review. LOL!

So on that note, last but not least here’s Matte Passion. Matte Passion reminds me of MAC Lady Danger, just not quite as bold.

Overall, I’m happy with the Milani Matte Lipsticks and thoroughly disappointed with the Brilliance Shine Gloss.

Feb 162015

I attended the Clarins Spring 2015 Beauty Event last week promoting their new Garden Escape Collection, with special guests Clarins Celebrity Makeup Artist Dayan Herrera and Nassima Kebir which was held at Macy’s Houston Galleria at Hidalgo.

Clarins went all out to accommodate the beauty bloggers. They even arranged private car service for us to attend!! This is the first time I’ve had that experience.

This was my driver, Byron. He was very good .

Car Selfies while on the way to the event.

Above is Clarins Celebrity Makeup Artist Dayan Hererra talking with one of the guests. He did a great job with taking out time to answer all of our questions and meeting everyone. There was a great turnout.

There were non-alcoholic beverages provided for the guests.

I had a Sparkling water with Lime

Houston Fashion Blogger Shalanda got to be one of the models for Dayan’s eye demo with the Clarins Total Eye Concentrate & Daily Duo. He also used the highlighter pen in 02. After the demo, Shalanda stated she instantly felt the hydration.

Below, Dayan is showing us how to apply the Clarins Skin Care products. He said it’s important to press the products into your skin and not RUB them. You should be delicate. In the above pic, you’ll see Dayan’s model displaying a look using the new Garden Escape eyeshadow palette. There are 6 shadows in the palette. They’re mineral based and can be used wet or dry. If you wet them, they can be used as eyeliners too. The greens in the palette can be used on every eye color.

Dayan explained that Clarins makeup has treatment in it so that’s what makes them stand apart from other brands.

Their new Everlasting Foundation +SPF15 has an 18hr hold and is “Visibly Flawless”. It contains Anti-polutants, Quinoa, and Bamboo Extract and comes in 14 “Velvety” shades.

The Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil is used to enhance and nourish the lips. It can be worn alone or layered. It’s like an alternative to using a lip balm. The applicator mimics the finger.

The Crayon Khol Eye liner pencil in the new shade “Intense Green”

The new Instant Light Lip Balm Perfector helps to moisturize, plump, and enhance the lips. There are 6 colors available. Dayan showed us “My Pink” amd explained that it’s a tint designed to react to the person’s skin PH. It will look different on everyone but works well.

You can see swatches below on my fellow makeup artist and blogger Faith’s hand.

There are 2 new shades of Jolie Rouge Perfect Shine Sheer Lipstick for this Spring 2015 Garden Escape Collection. Coral Dahlia and Rose Petal.

The Blush Prodige is Mineral based and brings life to the skin.

Here I am with Dayan. He was so nice.

Couldn’t resist taking a selfie while at the Clarins Counter. LOL!

We received the best swag bag I’ve ever gotten from a beauty event. Thanks Clarins. I can’t wait to reveiw all of these products.

Feb 092015

OMG!!! I was super excited to have walked up on the My Black Is Beautiful Fit For A Queen Beauty Station at Kroger’s today. I have a habit of perusing the cosmetics section whenever I go grocery shopping. Whether I actually need something or not, somehow I find myself in this aisle. Ha ha! Well it definitely paid off today!!

The My Black Is Beautiful campaign is currently on a tour called “Beauty Fit For A Queen” and I’m sooooo glad they chose a few Houston area Kroger’s Grocery stores to work with. There were two ladies working the Beauty Station, Dena from LA and Venetia from Chicago. They did a great job of explaining the tour and the products.

There was a full self service beauty station for people to try on products. As I walked around I saw a picture of one of my favorite Beauty Bloggers and I yelled “Wow! That’s Afrobella!!!” Both of the ladies were pleased to know I knew who she was. Apparently, I was the first person to recognize her. I was shocked. I told then that I’ve followed Patrice for years. They were even more shocked that I knew her real name, LOL!

Here are some of her top makeup picks from Cover Girl below

These are a couple of her skincare picks

Here are a few Haircare products

I hadn’t planned on covering a beauty event since I was grocery shopping. Unfortunately I was pressed for time and didn’t get the names of all of the products. Sorry.

The tour is going to several major US cities so hopefully you all will get a chance to experience it. For more info on Afrobella’s top beauty pics click here. If you’re in the Houston area they’ll be at the Tomball parkway Kroger’s from 2-6 tomorrow.

CoverGirl Ready Set Gorgeous Makeup Review

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Jan 252015

I haven’t heard any thing about this new line of CoverGirl makeup, but I decided to experiment with it because I thought the name and packaging was cute. LOL!

My first reaction to the foundation was “Oh! This is thin. It’s probably not going to cover well”. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly “watery”, but it’s really thin & lightweight.

My second reaction was “oh crap! This is too dark”.

But somehow, it ended up blending into my skin and evened it out…just as advertised.

I didn’t see a good variety of concealers. Not sure if that’s due to Kroger’s not having the entire line, or if that all CoverGirl offers.

When I applied it, I thought it was too light, but just like the foundation, it blended I into a great highlight shade. I’d forgotten how nice it is to have a concealer with an applicator. I’m happy to now be able to quickly and neatly apply my concealer without always having to use a brush/sponge.

I really was curious about this Powder Foundation.

I love combining steps of my makeup routine, so powder foundations definitely appeal to me. The fact that I can get color and good coverage in one step is good news. My favorite powder foundation is MAC Studio Fix. I can put it on without liquid or concealer and still be happy. I really wanted to see how this Ready Set Gorgeous Powder Foundation would compare.

It worked surprisingly well. The packaging doesn’t say what the coverage is for any of the makeup, so I figured it would be somewhere between light to medium and it is. It does not work nearly as well as MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation as far as the amount of coverage, but it’s still pretty good; especially for the inexpensive price of around $7 vs $27.

All 3 products appear to be buildable, so you can apply a light amount for sheer to light coverage, or you can apply a generous amount for medium coverage.

Below are pics of where I built up (Added more) the foundation and powder to see if I could get to full coverage.

Yay! I’m pleased to say that I got some really good coverage. I still wouldn’t say it was full, but maybe medium-full. The downside was that it appeared that the color changed a bit as I added more makeup. I didn’t like that. I’m hoping it’s because I applied more liquid on top of the powder ( I was too lazy to take everything off and start over with more liquid). I’ll try it again another day from scratch to see if I can get more coverage without a color change.

I’m sure you noticed my brows weren’t done. I tried using this Ready Set Gorgeous Concealer to highlight my brow bone.

It did ok. Nothing like my MAC Prolongwear though. Here’s my finished full face.

Below is a picture of all the products I used for my look.

Magnolia Makeup Highlight Powder in Penny and Illuminaughty on my cheeks.
Magnolia Makeup Highlight Powder in Gloucester for my nose highlight
CoverGirl Queen Collection Bronzer in Ebony Bronze as a Cheek Contour
Magnolia Makeup Eyeshadow in Big Easy on my eyelids
Magnolia Makeup Eyeshadow in Fairground in my crease
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
Beauty Supply Lashes #28
MAC Viva Glam lipstick & lipglass in Miley Cyrus with MAC Magenta Lip Pencil

Overall, I’m pleased with this makeup and will continue to play around with it so I can really get comfortable using it.

Loreal Infallible Pro Spray & Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray Review

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Jan 232015

While walking through the cosmetic aisle at HEB Grocery store, I saw a Loreal Infallible display, and on it was a new Makeup Setting Spray with the Pro Matte Glosses.

If you’ve followed me over the years, you already know my biggest facial issue is extreme oiliness. With that being said, I was definitely intrigued by this spray. It’s advertised to extend the wear of your makeup and allow “All Day Makeup Lock-In Without Touch Ups”.

I was truly eager to see if this spray lived up to this claim. I usually use Skindinavia products. I have bottles both for my personal use as well as in my pro makeup artist kit. Here are the ones I use the most below. The primer is fairly new, but I’ve used the Oil Control Finishing Spray (pictured below) for years.

I’m including the Skindinavia products in this post as a frame of reference for a comparison. Before the Primer Spray was developed, I used the Oil Control Spray (or No More Shine as it was previously called) before and after applying my makeup because I’m super oily. Now I use the Primer Spray before and the Oil Control Spray after. This new Infallible Setting Spray says you can use it before and after as well.

Here’s my before picture below

The directions tell you to use an X motion. Then you can optionally spray in a T motion if you know you need extra help (which of course I need the extra help).

Here’s my after picture.

I like the way it helps my makeup settle and helps my skin look smooth. However, I can’t honestly say it helped oiliness. I still had to blot several times throughout the day. I will say that my makeup was still on, it was just shinny. Ugh! So maybe it worked liked it was supposed to because it DID NOT say it reduced oiliness.

Now to be fair, this doesn’t necessarily mean this product is trash or that it won’t work for you. I’m somewhat of an extreme case and I own it and recognize. *sigh* I just didn’t feel like this L’Oréal Setting Spray worked as well my trusty Skindinavia sprays.

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Beauty By LeRenda

Pretty Zombie 3 Witches Liquid Lipstick Review

Milani Lipstick & Lip Gloss Review

Clarins Spring 2015 Garden Escape Collection Beauty Event Recap

My Black Is Beautiful presents “Beauty Fit for a Queen” Tour

CoverGirl Ready Set Gorgeous Makeup Review

Loreal Infallible Pro Spray & Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray Review