New In: L'oreal Spring 2016

I'm not the biggest drugstore junkie but this year they are killing the Spring collection. My personal favorite drugstore brand is L'Oreal and their new products are seriously amazing. I didn't pick up everything from their new lines but I did pick up a few things.

The first is the True Match Lumi Cushion, this is the drugstore's version of the cushion foundation trend in Asia. I was a little skeptical at first but so far I'm loving it. It a luminous foundation with buildable coverage from sheer to medium. Next up is the star of the show, the Colour Riche Monos Eye Shadows, these aren't new to L'Oreal just the US and I am so excited they finally decided to bring them here. They are the smoothest, creamiest drugstore shadows I've tried and have awesome color payoff with easy bendability. Lastly, the Infallible Pro-Matte Glosses, these live up to their name. They have a semi-matte finish that over time wears down to a fully matte finish. They're so incredibly comfortable on the lips and last a significant amount of time for a gloss. I also appreciate that L'Oreal was true with their marketing and didn't label these as fully matte when they clearly aren't.

Review: NARS Steven Klein One Shocking Moment Palette

When I think of NARS I always think of their blushes - especially their holiday palettes, so when my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas the first thing that came to mind was the NARS Steven Klein One Shocking Moment Palette. When I opened this on Christmas I was so excited to try out all the powders.

Inside the palette, there's four blushes, a highlighting shade, a contour shade and a bronzer. The four blushes are Robotic, Blasphemy, Luster and Dolce Vita, my favorite of the four is Dolce Vita, a warm pink shade with gold flecks of glitter that gives me a rosy glow with just something extra. My least favorite is Luster, it's a warm coral-y orange shade with small flecks of glitter.

The bronzer in the palette is the Laguna bronzer and despite the hype before now I've never owned it or used it. Bronzers, in general, are a bit tricky for me as a pale girl because they usually look too orange but this one looks fine on me. If I use it lightly it gives me a sun-kissed glow, which is great especially during the winter nights. The Shades next to it are the contouring duo-Paloma and it's highlighter. These are great! I use the highlight shade to set my under eye area and it looks wonderfully!

Overall I really like this palette minus the one blush shade that just won't work with me(I think it would look fantastic on someone with darker complexion). For the size of the palette and the blushes within it, I think it was beyond worth it!

Addicted to Blush Tag

If you asked me to pick my favourite makeup product I'd have to say blush, I don't know what it is but I just love it. To me, there's something so beautiful about the way a good blush can transform a look. While I was browsing the other night I came across the Addicted to Blush tag (started by Kitsch Snitch) and knew that it was something I wanted to do. So without further jibber-jabber, here we go!

What colour blush suits you the most? I like to think that pink blush, specifically, nude-y pinks look awesome against my fair skin. I'm not quite Snow White so true reds don't look the greatest (sad face) but the nude pinks do.

Pressed/cream/loose blush? Without a doubt pressed but cream blush is something I still love using. Loose powder is not my friend. At all.

Favourite shimmery blush? NARS Deep Throat-It's the best peachy-pink with a gorgeous shimmer! (Last picture: second Row, second in)

Favourite matte blush? So many. Matte blushes have been my favourite lately there's just something about them but if I'd have to pick I'd probably say MAC Pinch Me because it really does look like someone pinched my cheeks.

Favourite cream blush? ColourPop Between the Sheets is the best natural flush shade. Some say these are hard to apply but I like to use my fingers or a small stippling brush, just as an FYI.

Favourite drugstore blush? NYX HD blush, ColourPop or Milani Baked Blushes. I'm not really a snob when it comes to blushes but these are tried and true!

Favourite high-end blush? NARS Blasphemy from the NARS Steven Klein Palette. This shade is so amazing! It's a soft dusky rose pink and it looks so great on my cheeks. I love it!!

Favourite bright blush? Probably Kat Von D Everlasting Face Shaper Blush in Por Vida, but, unfortunately, that is a discontinued line (which is so sad because the formula is awesome). A close second would have to go to my Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Epic (which is a bright poppy shade), the formula is a little stiff but they are wonderful once applied!

Biggest blush disappointment/regret? I can only think of one off the top of my head, Benefit's box blushes not because the product is bad (it's awesome) but because the packaging is so gaudy I never ever reach for it (or bothered to photograph it...)

Best blush packaging? Oi! Gosh this is so hard! I'm going to pick the Tarte 12-Hour Amazionan Clay Blushes, because I love that without ever opening it up I can see what colour it is.

What's on your blush wish list? Oh, this is even harder but, I think it comes down to Becca Mineral blush in Wild Honey or Flowerchild. Jaclyn Hill raves about them and I've swatched them a few times and they're beautiful.

Number 1 holy grail blush? If I was asked by someone who never touched blush before in their life I'd say, without a doubt NARS Deep Throat because it's the most beautiful peach shade with a shimmer. But for the seasoned blush veteran, I'd say go for Urban Decay Afterglow in any of the shades or any shade of the Tarte blushes.

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Zahra Beauty x TrendMood Get Glam Tray Review

Lately, I've been a sucker for organization since I recently changed my makeup storage from a Sterilite container to a six drawer lingerie chest. Let me tell you, it's been so fun organizing everything and getting it just the way I want it, but I was feeling a little lost because I knew I needed a place to put my most used products and those I don't want to get lost, so I'd remember to use them. Then sometime last month Zahra Beauty announced their colab with Trendmood, The Get Glam Tray and right away I knew it was going to be a match made in heaven.

The Get Glam Tray has 3 separate pieces, the bottom part that has an opening on one end, the top part that has three divided sections with a smaller divided sections in the middle and the holder. I love that there are three separate pieces, it makes it perfect for multiple types of situations and if you don't want the holder on the tray (like I have it) you don't have to! Now for the stars of the show, the top and bottom tray, the top tray, like I mentioned has three sections and one has divided sections that can be used to hold compacts. The bottom tray was the one I thought I'd hate when I got it, because you have two ways of accessing it, either through the side or by taking off the top tray and I thought it'd be so time consuming. Well, I don't really have a preferred method of taking everything out right now but they don't cause quite as much of an issue as I imagined.

Overall, I love this and initially I was going to stay silent about it because it was limited edition but Trendmood announced that Zhara Beauty will be doing a restock so for those of you who missed out or were waiting to see if it was worth it! Yes, yes it is!

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