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Mac Cream Color Base vs. Urban Decay highlighter

I've been trying to find the perfect highlighter for the past few months and it's been hectic. I've tried a few drugstore brands and realize those quicklys weared away. So I decided to try out the Urban Decay highlighter in "Moonshine" because the makeup artist at sephora recommended it. My budget was around $15-25 and this fell a little bit over my category. I ended up purchasing it and then followed up at the MAC counter and purchased the MAC cream color base in pearl. here's my results, Pros of Urban Decay: -Lasts long -Great for night outs for glamming it up -great for people who look for dramatics -the base is REALLY pretty and adds shine - REALLY highlights your features - Noticeable, great for blending w/ blushes -control of how much you put on -little goes a long way Con: - A bit too shimmery for me (look at swatch) -Not very blendable - not suitable for dark skin tones - unnatural to my skin MAC cream base in pearl pros: - really blendable -suitable for many skin types -great to use as a eye color base -really natural results - Perfect color to provide a soft look - really pretty paleish colors -highly blendable with blush (MUST TRY!) Con: - will wash out unless you wear primer - quad makes you get tiny amounts at a time - color base will crease if you put too much overall results, moonshine's great for a night out yet mac pearl is great for everyday look. I ended up returning the moonshine because it wasn't really working well along w/ my skintone. I resorted to mac pearl because of the inexpensive $17.50 price and its really versatile to use as a highlighter & color base while I can make good use of it. What do you think ?

My first order from Hautelook!

I recieved my first package from Hautelook today after waiting for 2-3 weeks. I'm absolutely impressed even though they have a long given time of when the item will arrive but it was really accurate. They didnt just throw something in a package like whatever but they nicely wrapped it like a gift despite how low the price was for the item. It was a tiny box, nicely taped, bubble wrap all over inside and a blue tissue paper wrapping a big box. Inside the big box is the Rock&republic powder I bought. I absolutely love it and will be doing a review soon ! I expected the quad be small and tiny but it's like the size of my palm for around $8 (originally $40+) ! That's a great deal ! I love hautelook's first impression & i love their products, what do you think (:

Would you prefer Matte or Shimmery Blush?

I'm such a big fan of blushes, I find it like one of the most important things in makeup. When I look tired, a dab of blush makes me look energized and rosy all over again which I love. Now, I'm much more of a matte blush user and not much of the shimmery ones. I find that matte creates a more natural look and it's usually highly pigmented so the color won't fade easily. While shimmery does it's job by providing a healthy glow, more like highlighting cheekbones with the glitter type but I don't like how it makes it obvious that I'm wearing that. Which one do you prefer ?

REVIEW L'oreal True Match Super-blendable Concealer

These travel size concealers are perfect for on the go, I can just throw one in my purse, it's like lipstick tube size. I bought three of these half a year ago (neutral/warm/cool) and I figured my perfect concealer color is [W1-2-3 fair light in neutral] from target for a price of $8. I find it super bendable and it did the job by covering all my blemishes, it's long lasting and creamy while I still haven't even finished the whole tube yet. very light application goes a long way while it doesn't make cakiness on scabs either. Perfect under foundation. I can just throw this on and leave my house.This is by far the best drugstore concealer that I use. Only holdback is that it's price for a small amount and the concealer kind of spreads around the tube which gets messy.