The Royal Blush

Hey Ladies, I just wanted to bring to light a subject that I am very passionate about which is Gay & Lesbian rights. Today is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. On this day, 1990 homosexuality was removed from the list of mental disorders from the World Health Organization.

In my opinion, those who opposed people who are LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) are just grossly uneducated. It makes me sick that we live in a world where we cannot grant equal rights to some people solely based on their sexual preferences. I cant imagine the pain I would feel if I was told I couldn't get married. Its not just the rights I am saddened by, its the treatment - how the LGBT community is hated by those who don't understand or share the same preferences. Its pure ignorance to hate someone that you do not know. Its disgusting.

Please check the video out on this blog. (Feministing.com is actually a great blog so I recommend following as well) You can see from the video the harsh treatment these activists received while on their peaceful march. This makes my stomach turn with anger. Especially how those police officers grab the gay flag. I mean, was it really necessary to take the flag from them? Obviously these police are homophobic. Ugh, hopefully this world will come to its senses and grant everyone equal rights & fair treatment one of these days. I'm so glad I live in a diverse area.

Here's a review on some products I think are great to use for face & eye highlighting. The products are:

ELF All Over Face Color in Spotlight
This is a great highlighter for your face and browbone. Its has a very creamy consistency and glides on with ease. The color of this is a pearly white but when applied the pigment is very opaque leaving behind just traces of the pearl shimmer. The stick itself is extremely small but at 1 buck you really cant complain about that

ELF Bronzer in Luminous
On ELF's website, this is listed under "Bronzers" but I see it more as a highlighter. Like the ELF all over color stick mentioned above, this is also a great highlighter for your face and brow bone and its only a dollar. In the compact the color looks like a shimmery tan but its actually a lot lighter than that when applied. This is a shimmery light gold color that would work well with any skin tone. Ive heard from other reviews that this breaks easy but mine has yet to do so

MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study
I use this as a eye shadow base & brow bone highlighter more than a face highlighter. The pigment of this is a cool-toned pearl with pink and gold shimmers. This is a more pricey alternative to the previous mentioned at $16.50

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese
I bought this as a cheaper alternative to High Beam as a highlight for my tear duct. In my opinion, this works better than High Beam which is great because I bought this at $1.99 & High Beam was close to $30. The only thing High Beam has on this is that you can use High Beam all over your face whereas this I only use in my eye area. This is the strongest pigment out of all the highlighters mentioned and comes out very similiar to what it looks like in solid form. The only complaint I have about this pencil is that it doesnt go well with the jumbo pencil sharpener I already have. I think you'd have to buy the one from NYX.

Please see below for pics & swatches: