Muh Favs (in a Video too!): July 2011 + Swatches

     After much experimenting with the new camcorder, I just went ahead and filmed my July favorites. Of course I can't abandon the blogging part of this, so I have pictures and also quick descriptions. (:

It was sooooo hard to get this video up. I have to film in lesser quality because it takes too long to upload and i hve to compress it and omg, so complicated.

Products Mentioned in Order:

Sonia Kashuk Eye Contour Brush

Lancome Angled Powder Brush

MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow

Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes Liner in 0L

Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Cabo Coral (http://valeriestlbm.blogspot.com/2011/07/passion-for-peach-bobbi-brown-cabo_08.html)

Illamasqua Obey Lipstick (http://valeriestlbm.blogspot.com/2011/07/passion-for-peach-kinda-pink-illasmaqua.html)

Korres Lip Butter in Guava

Left to right: Bobbi Brown Cabo Coral, Illamasqua Obey, MUFE 0L, MAC Ricepaper

My Camcorder HAS ARRIVED :D

     Just a quick update, but my camcorder has in fact arrived. I'm going to experiment a bit, but of course the first thing I will be filming is my July Favorites. I'm hard at work for my SAT class, but I hope you are all doing well. I'm going to haul soon. Haha... too bad for me.


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Dare to Wear, Hot Coral Lips? Illamasqua Brink Lipstick Swatches + Quick Review

     My face has not been so pretty, a result from breakouts and late nights. But whatever, I'm sure you guys don't mind. So any who, I can always brighten up my complexion with a bit of a bright lipstick. Once again, excuse the pimple on the side of the mouth, and also the eye bags. Man, the pimple decided to disappear only after I had taken my swatches. ):

     Illamasqua Brink is a orange coral that shows up very bright in real life. Like in my previous post, Brink similar to Obey is meant to be a matte lipstick. When applied without a lip balm it truly is matte, but being matte the lipstick can be quite drying. For this reason, I apply lip balm and the lipstick looks like it has a sheen. Being a matte lipstick, Brink is extremely pigmented and I barely need any. With well moisturized lips, Brink does not sink into my lip lines at all. As a brighter lipstick, I was not surprised that this lipstick lasted quite well on my lips (5-7 hours, without eating). It does leave a slight stain. There is no smell and the packaging is sleek. Downsides to the packaging is that it seems the bullet isn't too strong and the bullet can break from the base or shift around.

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