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Sorry I haven’t posted in forever!! Things got really hectic with school, my boyfriend and I moved to a new apartment, excuses, excuses, etc.

But I’m back now, so let’s get right back into it with a crazy look. I was bored today and instead of studying for finals (yes, finals) I did this instead:

Products Used:

CG Clean Makeup: classic ivory

NYC Concealer Wheel

Elf Eye Primer

Nyx Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil: milk

120 Pro Palette: matte red, matte purple, matte turquoise, shimmery turquoise, shimmery taupe/purple

Nyx Ultra Pearl Mania Pigment: pearl

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil: zero

Almay One Coat Triple Effect Mascara

NYC Liquid Eyeliner: sable

Hard Candy Baked Blush: living doll

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick: airy fairy

VS Minty Lipgloss

Elf Dramatic Lashes: cut in half & placed on the outer corner

Random Ebay Gel Liner: shimmery white

Random Note: I’m excited about the lighting here!! It doesn’t completely wash me out

I was bored one day and decided to try a nail design! After scouring youtube for ideas I found this gradient design, which is actually a lot easier than it looks!  I like it so much I’m going to post step-by-step instructions tomorrow when I do my nails again.  I’m thinking purple!

Polishes used in the above photo in order from base to tip: China Glaze For Audrey, Sinful Colors Tampa Bay, L.A. Girl Disco Brights Funkadelic, L.A. Colors Color Craze Wired, and Revlon Midnight Affair. The glitter came in a set from Ebay!

Instead of writing an instructional post, I thought I would link the actual video I watched here!

Promise: “Instant false glam in a tube.  The Falsies mascara delivers a false lash look; giving you a full set of voluminous, bold, fanned out lashes and the appearance of no gaps from any angle.  The pro-keratin and fiber-enriched formula is designed to deliver immediate results, distributing volume and visible intensity to your lashes.  The patented “spoon” shaped brush helps fan lashes out.  The Falsies mascara is designed to give the appearance of no gaps and spaces.  In a wink lashes you didn’t even know you had look visibly thickened.” (Maybelline UK website).

Availability: It’s available where most cosmetics are sold.

Packaging: I like the packaging, I think the purple tube with metallic blue accents is cute.  Some may complain that it’s not sophisticated enough, but come on people, it’s just a mascara!

Wand: Uhhh… the wand is huge, and sometimes bigger is better, but I’m not sure this is one of those times.  It’s slightly curved with a flattened shape – they call it a “spoon” shaped brush.  The thing is, it’s wider than the width of my lashes, so whenever I apply this mascara I have to try really hard to not get it in my upper waterline or on my eyelid.  I do like the slight curve though, it makes it easier to reach all the little lashes.

Formula: This formula just doesn’t live up to Maybelline’s claims.  It doesn’t clump at all which is good, but certainly does not give me the false lash effect I’m after.  It doesn’t hold curl very well and provides hardly any volume.  I guess it lengthens a bit, but who cares about length when your lashes are as thin as mine??

Price: Nicely priced between $6-8.

I’d read a lot of positive initial reviews when this product first came out and I was so looking forward to this mascara being great, but in the end it’s just okay… 3.5/5 stars.

After two weeks of using L’Oreal’s Lash Boosting Serum I can honestly say this stuff works! I wasn’t completely sure until I compared this week’s photos to the photos I took before I started this experiment (see below).

Check in next week for photos from week 3!

This weeks photos:

A side-by-side comparison, before L’Oreal Lash Boosting Serum (left) and after just 2 weeks (right):

I see the most improvement at the outer corner of the eye!

There’s a Sally’s Beauty Supply where I live now!!  I very nearly passed out as I was driving by, but regained enough composure to pick up a few things (see below).  I’m itching to go back though, because like an idiot I didn’t get a Sally’s card, and I really want to try Palladio products.  Also, the Falsies mascara is finally available here, so expect a review on that soon.

And finally, a word of caution: if you buy cosmetics on Ebay like I sometimes do, be careful of sellers that randomly sell cosmetics.  For example, a seller who sells blush palette in a sea of electronics (as was my situation).  The palette I bought was fine except that it hadn’t been packed securely enough and two of the blushes were shattered when I received them.  Sellers who sell mostly cosmetics usually know how to properly package them.

Luckily I was able to salvage my palette by re-pressing the two shades with alcohol.  For a post on how to press pigments or repair them click here.   These pans are bigger than most so I used the cap of a hairspray can to press them instead of a quarter.

Shown above: 10 Pan Blush Palette (from Ebay), Gel Liner Trio (Ebay), Tweezerman Tweezerettes, Sally Girl Baked Eyeshadows, CG Exact Eyelights Mascara in black gold, Maybelline The Falsies Mascara in blackest black, China Glaze Nail Polish in for audrey, Finger Paints Nail Polish in art you blue?, Mary Kay Medium Coverage Foundation in ivory 100.

After using L’Oreal Lash Boosting Serum day and night for a week straight, it’s still difficult to say if I can see results or not.  I think a few of my lashes may be a little longer, but I’m not sure. They certainly look healthier and well-conditioned though, so that’s a plus.

Check out the photos below and I’ll be back in a week with more shots!

The Product: L’Oreal Lash Boosting Serum.

The Claim: “Get visibly fuller, thicker natural lashes with less lash fall out” … “Apply daily under your mascara and at night to bare lashes to transform your natural lashes, and see more lashes in just 4 weeks!”

The Test: To apply the serum twice a day (morning and night) for 4 weeks, taking photos at the end of every week to track progress.

Here are a few photos of what my lashes look like right now without any product at all.  As you can probably see they’re short, pretty straight, and thin – so if this serum works on my lashes I’m willing to bet it will work on anyone’s!