small drugstore haul

Last night I went to Walgreens for some late night snacks and picked up a few things from Revlon that Ive been searching for. The things I picked up are:

Revlon Creme Gloss in 005 Crush on Coral
Revlon ColorStay Brow Enhancer in Blackened Brown
Wet n Wild Bronzer in Goddess

Ive been looking for a milky coral lip gloss for the longest and seen that Revlon had one called crush on coral. Ive been debating whether I should pick one up or not then gave in when I seen it was on clearance. We went to Walmart first because I wanted to try some things from NYC but our Walmart didn't carry that brand :( The makeup aisle was a mess! Everything I wanted from Revlon was sold out except the Creme Gloss in Crush on Coral. There was one left of that but I didn't buy it because it looked too orange, not milky and shimmery like the ones I seen at Walgreens.

You know how makeup at Walmart is usually cheaper than Walgreens, Target etc...? I wonder if its because they sell defective ones. I know that when I used to work at Nordstrom Rack the ladies would go crazy over the seven jeans they sold there but I later found out that the Rack sells the jeans so cheap b/c they were either slightly defective or out of season. I wonder if Walmart does the same thing b/c the color of that creme gloss looked really off...

Anyhoo, here is my quick review and some swatches...

Wet N Wild Bronzer in Goddess
This I plan to use as a contour. I was a little upset to find that it had shimmer in it when I swatched it but I'll test it out for awhile and see how I like it. I'm very pleased with the color though. One thing to note is that the packaging is very difficult to open, but I guess that goes with the price. I think this was only $3.29 or something like that





Revlon Creme Gloss on Crush on Coral
I love this color! Its goes on lighter than it appears to be. I wanted a coral lip gloss and swatched Revlon's Coral Reef but that was too orange for me. This is the perfect color BUT it smells soooooo gross! like plastic but stinky plastic, and as with all twist up gloss its takes like 50 million twists to get the product out. The color is spot on what I was looking for but I don't know if I could take the wretched stench of this



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Revlon ColorStay Brow Enhancer in Blackened Brown
I fell in love with Revlon's ColorStay line after I tried the foundation so I figure Id give the Brow Enhancer a try. Since I'm growing my brows I wasn't looking for a product to draw them in, rather just a tint to give my brows definition. I thought this would be perfect because its a brow wax. Unfortunately the wax draws dark like a crayon. The highlight side I didn't really care much for, its shimmery so I wouldn't use it everyday. Nice color though. I think I'm gonna give this a try for a few more days and if I'm still not satisfied I see if anyone else wants it

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Neglected NYX Pigments (pic heavy)

All day today I've been busy organizing my things for the move. I'm not moving until the end of the month but I figure it wouldn't hurt to start packing items that I know I'm not going to use anytime soon, namely night dresses, some makeup, keepsakes etc...As I was packing some of my makeup I came across some NYX pigments I haven't used in awhile and a couple that I haven't used at all! The pigments are:

NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Cosmopolitan
NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Beanie
NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Mink
Nyx Ultra Pear Mania in Walnut

I will refer to the NYX Chrome Eyeshadows as NCE and the NYX Ultra Pearl Mania as NUPM. All of these pigments are very shimmery, mostly for night looks. The shimmer will wear off after a couple hours or so but the pigment will remain. As I was swatching these I thought to myself, "Why am I not using these? They're amazing!!!" Then I figured out why - they are such a big mess!!! They crumble and fall like a mofo! If you are looking to purchase these I recommend using them over a paper towel. They are so soft, one blow and a good %20 will fly away! I'll keep these because I'm in love with the colors but the mess is a huge price to pay. I know the NUPM was like $1.50 or so and I know I must've bought the NCE for no less than 3 bucks. I don't think they sell the NCE in that package anymore because I just checked on cherrculture and seen that the package is different now and more expensive at $6. I know I paid less than that though b/c $6 for a NYX single shadow is too rich for my blood :)

Anyhoo, here are the swatches

NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Cosmopolitan
I bought this not to use as an eyeshadow but as a blush. Haven't done it yet though...

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NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Beanie
This I bought to see if it could be a dupe for MAC's Satin Taupe and was pleased but I still don't use this a lot b/c of the mess. Ill do a comparison for that soon

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NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Mink
Ive been wanting a light gold eyeshadow for the longest to match with this super dark purple lipstick I have but haven't got the time or occasion to put a bold look like that together. This was the first time I even opened this!

This is a clear example of the mess it makes!!! That was from 2 taps on my arm. Luckily I scooped up most of it

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NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Walnut

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Do any of you guys have these? What colors do you like?

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