Unbiased cosmetic reviews of products that have been used on me.

I decided to finally try Urban Decay 2/47 Glide Eyeliner pencil in leiu of my usually Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes liner.  I always stick with black eyeliner, so I got it in Perversion.  I loved how the eyeliner went on so smooth and the bold look it gave.  However, it still smears and what’s worse, is that it gave me kind of blurry vision.  I’ve had to return several similar kinds of eyeliner due to this happening, i.e. Trish McEvoy’s, Milani, & YSL. I guess this is just due to wearing contacts?  7ish stars.

I never would have thought to spend more than $10 on lip gloss, something that barely stays on and something that I usually forget to put on.  I usually only put lip gloss on when I go out somewhere nice at night since I always do my makeup everyday but just like to keep the lips moist with lip balm.  However, let me tell you, YSL’s Golden Gloss lip gloss is worth every penny of the $30 it costs!  Even my makeup artist friend says she NEVER uses up any lip gloss, but always uses up her YSL ones.

YSL’s Golden Gloss comes in a variety of shades that give the perfect amount of color with real 24k gold flecks in it.  It feels as luxuriously smooth (and not sticky at all) as the packaging looks and has an intoxicating light mango scent.  Even though I have the tendency to temporarily misplace lip glosses, I still would purchase these time and time again.  I’m not a lipstick girl after all, gloss all the way!  I currently own two of these little guys and am looking forward to purchasing more.

10 stars out of 10.

8/18/10 EDIT: I noticed after looking at a few pics of myself that Intensity 2.0 may be too light for me.  I went to Neiman’s and exchanged for Intensity 3.0 which is a much better match for me.  Estee Lauder needs to come out with more shades for Double Wear Light, there’s only 5 as opposed to the many shades of the original formula.

Miracle in a tube!  It gives great coverage while looking natural & lasts all day!  My face looks pretty flawless for hours & hours, even when I forget or am too lazy to pat with some powder.  The site says it controls oil, and I believe it does control my oily T-zone.  It also has SPF 10.   The opening is a little small, but at least it doesn’t ooze out a whole lot of foundation, and a little of the foundation does go a long way.

So far to date, this is my favorite liquid foundation that I’ve tried.  Thank you Estee Lauder for making Double Wear Light!  I also took advantage of buying this during Neiman Marcus’ Estee Lauder Beauty Gift with a $55 purchase; hurry up, it ends soon!

Product: Double Wear Light

Color: Intensity 2.0

Price: $34

Rating: 10/10

My buddy matched me with NARS Sheer Matte in Santa Fe.    At first I liked how it looked in the store’s light…it was a little darker giving me a tan look, so I bought the foundation.  First day or two using it, I liked it.  Afterwards, I was starting to notice how sheer it really is, and how it really doesn’t look all that great.  People were right about it too, it does oxidize initially, but, in my experience looks a better shortly after.  According to NARS, the foundation is meant to be warmed up in your hands and applied with fingertips to make the foundation easier to apply.

Sheer Glow is also supposed to control oil, which I didn’t notice it doing!  It doesn’t last long either, halfway through the day at work it already looked like it was coming off…thank goodness for powder compacts!  One of the major disadvantages to this foundation is that it doesn’t have a pump, leading to numerous times that I’ve wasted foundation from it overflowing out when I try to shake it out of the bottle!

Product: NARS Sheer Matte Foundation

Color: Santa Fe

Price: $42

Rating: 4/10