What Beauty Product...

...Gets you through finals week?

Ladies, if you are a college student you know how stressful the last week of a semester can get. You have last minute homework, papers, tests, parties, and especially at this time of year, last minute gift shopping. I have been so blessed to only have one final to take so I am 100% focused on that but I also have a job and I have to buy some last minute presents too. So what is getting me through these next few days and preventing me from looking as stressed as I feel?

MASCARA.

Mascara is one of my favorite makeup products because it instantly wakes you up and makes you appear more alive. I also have pretty long eyelashes so it just makes my eyes look so big and awake. I think that if I had 30 seconds to get ready for some event mascara is the first thing I would go for, and then maybe a red lip if I had time. I just feel that while my eyes are probably going to be puffy and red from lack of sleep, mascara erases a little bit of that to make me still appear somewhat attractive to my boyfriend.

Favorite one to awaken my tired eyes?
Ulta Voluptuous Volume Mascara
It separates, volumizes, thickens, and lengthens all in one. I love this mascara and the formula isn't too wet so your lashes aren't going to stick together as you comb through them 800 times trying to fix it, while instead adding on piles and piles of mascara that clumps together and now I'm rambling...
Anyway it's a great mascara and right now Ulta makeup is on sale! Buy 1 get 1 free. So head on over and grab a mascara or 10! Haha!

So what product gets YOU through stressful times?

Giveaway and some news!

So I have a giveaway posted on my youtube channel so feel free to hop over there and try to win some fun stuff!
I also have some exciting news! Well, exciting for me. I do not have an iPhone sadly and I have instagram but only on my iPod, which is tough because it doesn't have a camera so I have to load the pictures, then post them on instagram. In December, closer to the end, I'll be getting an iPhone finally and will be able to vlog, share pics, ootd's, and future instagram-only giveaways! So be sure to look out for me!

New vlog channel!!

So as you may know my normal youtube channel is lovepinkhun and I just made a new one for all things other than beauty called hunpinklove. I know... clever. Haha but anyway! This channel will have giveaways, ootd's, vlogs about random things in my life, and whatever else is requested. We'll see! I just wanted to let what little followers I have know. :p Thank you all for your support!

Birchbox or ipsy? Or other?

Hey ladies! I'm posting a little question/opinion type thing today because I just recently subscribed to Birchbox and ipsy because I'm looking to have a monthly subscription service and since these are ten dollars a month I thought these would be perfect to try. However I've heard bad and good things about each of these services and wanted to know your opinions. I'm thinking that whichever one I like better for the first month, I'll keep that one and cancel the other. What I love is that you can always go back and re-subscribe. No big deal! So who loves these or hates these? Share any and all experiences, favorite products, etc. I heard Birchbox sent out beauty blenders once? SO jealous, wish I had subscribed then!!

Youtube channel is back!

Lovepinkhun's youtube channel is back! I've decided to start making videos again. And even though I only have 3 followers on here I'm still trying to expand my channel and blog. It can happen! I stopped making videos because I was worried people would judge me or criticize me, but now I am a strong, independent, carefree and confident woman, and I am ready to jump back in and make videos, regardless of how many people watch. So check out my channel on Youtube and watch some of my videos and look out for new ones. Thanks to my subscribers for supporting me, and whoever out there is scared to start their own blog or channel, go for it when you're ready. :) No shame in waiting!

Favorite Products to Splurge On?

What's that one product that you don't care if it's expensive, you just have to have it or you have the buy the high-end version, not the drugstore version?

For me, I'd say it's foundation. I try to take very good care of my skin and some drugstore foundations just make my skin react awfully. (Some high end ones do too but anyway) I like to spend a little extra to make sure I get some good products. I like Clinique because most of their foundations are specifically for acne-prone skin or other skin issues. I've used the Even Better Foundation and I don't think that it made too much of a difference when it came to evening out the tone but heck if I can remember what my skin looked like the day before. However it felt really nice on my face and I feel more at ease knowing that it's from a skincare brand. Not just Clinique though I also don't mind spending a little extra and buying foundation from NARS or my new favorite the Kat Von D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation. I do love some drugstore foundations of course but as for splurging, I like doing it for some good quality foundations.
My favorite drugstore foundation? Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation. If you'd like to see a full review on that or a video featuring it in my foundation routine let me know!

So what's your splurgeworthy product?

Too Faced Love Sweet Love Set

Recently I went to Ulta and got this set from Too Faced and I've been obsessed with it. This is the description of it from Ulta's website:

 

Description

A collection that celebrates the notion that life is never sweeter than when you're in love. With that spirit, Too Faced created 2 romantic looks, complete with flirty eyes, flushing cheeks and seductively pouty lips; one look for day and another for night. Sweet Value: $130 value for only $46!

Book of Love: 6 eye shadows, 2 blushes, 2 lip glosses

Full-size Lashgasm Mascara

Deluxe Shadow Insurance

Deluxe Perfect Eyes Eye Liner in Perfect Black

Half-ounce Primed & Poreless Face Primer

Exclusive Teddy-Bear-Hair Multi-Purpose face brush

Exclusive gold embroidered velveteen make up bag

Day to Night: Two complete, romance-inspired looks for day and night

As you can tell you get so many products! I enjoy getting kits and sets before buying full sized products because as most of you know, they're insanely expensive (for those of us who aren't doctors or lawyers). You get decent sized products and if you don't like the way it performs, guess what, you have other products to try! Also, you typically get a nice clutch or bag with it! So that's my rant for kits. Onto this specific one...

First of all, I LOVE the bag it comes with. It's a blue/aquaish color and is very soft and actually a decent size! It says Too Faced on it as you can see in the picture and it's perfect for traveling when you only need to bring a few products.
The eyeshadow book comes with really nice, rich, pigmented colors. The book itself is gorgeous and fun to display on a vanity! I couldn't get a good picture of the shades but basically there's too looks they suggest you create with the 6 shadows. The first being a romantic daytime look with nice shimmery gold shades which I love using, they brighten up your eyes a lot! The nighttime look is nice too, with a dramatic black to use for defining your eyes! The blushes and lip colors are also very useful however my favorite part is the shadows.

The mascara it comes with is also very nice and the size makes it perfect to carry in your purse or... you can put it in your new Too Faced makeup bag when you travel! :D
You also get a generous sample size of shadow insurance with I thought was a very very good size, it's like the size of any other eye primer I've ever purchased! I have noticed it makes it a lot easier when applying shadows and definitely helps the shadow last.
The eyeliner I haven't really tested in regards to its lasting power or smudge-proof...-ness, but I do like it and it glides on very smoothly when applying, and I also use it on my lower lash line, and it's very hard to find a liner that is able to do that and still look nice.
The Primed and Poreless face primer feels great on your face, and when used with the right foundation I think it really does help create a flawless finish. I used it underneath Kat Von D's new Lock-It Tattoo Foundation which I might do a review on soon... and it did create a flawless face.
The face brush is nice, I use it for blush because of it's shape, I prefer to use buffing brushes for foundation and big powder brushes to apply powder (Check out ELF's Studio Brushes to find the ones I use) and typically an angled blush brush for blush and bronzer. However the brush is actually very very soft so it does work well.

Overall I think this set is a great asset to anyone's collection who enjoys makeup and trying products. It's $46, which is expensive to me but you get so much with it, it really is worth it. It's a lot less than heading to Walmart and trying to buy similar products. It would also make a great gift for any makeup lover in your life! The packaging is all done for you! The box it comes in also looks very nice as I think they're kind of meant to be given as gifts (or gifts to yourself, right?). So if you're feeling like you need some spice in your makeup collection, save some money, wait for some coupons or coupon codes and check it out!

Any thoughts of your own or questions? Leave a comment!!