Milani Secret Cover Concealer

I recently got my haul of items from Cherry Culture and I am very pleased with my order. I was looking for a good cheap concealer that matches more closely to my skin color than the one I'm using now. Prior to this I was using NYX jar concealer in yellow, which works great but only when I use foundation over it because the color of the concealer is very bright. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that concealer but there are some days that I don't want to cake my face, I just want to throw on some concealer and go. Since I love the NYX jar concealer so much I picked up another one, this time in beige and this Milani concealer in Warm Beige. They were both around $5 each. After I tried this Milani concealer, I don't even think I'm going to touch the NYX one, I love it! It blends in with my skin perfectly. If you are NW25-NC30, I highly recommend you get one of these.

PROS:
- pigmentation is great, I can see this covering EVERYTHING!
- matches my NW25/NC30 skin perfectly
- you get a lot for less. At just $5, your getting 7.7 grams, to put in perspective, a MAC paint pot is only 5.5 grams
- creamy, easy to blend
CONS:
- doesn't last as long as the NYX jar concealer
- for some reason (may be the weather) this concealer condensates in the jar. I tried taking more pictures of it but since I was using my jacked up camera I couldn't get it to focus when I was close up. Ill probably have better pictures when Anthony and I move in together since he has one of those expensive cameras







Here's the rest of my haul. I LOVE the NYX lip gloss I got in Mauve. More swatches and FOTD to come soon!

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Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner. Reviews & Swatches

For some reason I never liked the way it looked when I put liner on my lower lash line because I thought it made me look like I was an Egyptian at a costume party. Ive always admired how it looked on other women so I figure Id give it a shot. Since I have oily skin, I wanted something that would stay on. I know that MAC has some great performing liners but I wasn't willing to spend that much. Ironically, I found these Urban Decay liners that came in a set that cost much more than one of those MAC liners and bought it thinking I was getting more for the money. Turns out, I only use one color (zero). Typical me. This set came with a white one which loved but somehow I lost it :( I forgot how much these were but I know the whole set was like $20-$25 because I ordered it from All Wholesale Cosmetics. You can also get it from Urban Decay's website. Here's the info:

Shades (they are all swatched in this order):
Zero - zealous black
Stash - dark green/gold
Bourbon - brown w/ teeny gold glitter
1999 - plum w/ teeny gold glitter

Here's what it boasts:
The best Eye Pencil ever, ever, ever! Never before has a pencil this creamy and brilliant been waterproof, too. Velvety-soft, this never-before-seen formula stays soft and creamy for blending (about 30 seconds), then dries down to a long-lasting finish that WILL NOT budge. Line eyes with a hint of color or go for the full artistic, multi-hued effect with the wide selection of lush tropical hues, deep metallics and unusually vibrant neutrals. Incredible with Urban Decay Eye shadows!

Created with 50% moisturizing ingredients suspended in a sophisticated waterproof formula, 24/7 Eye Pencils offer long-lasting color and a dreamy, creamy feel when applied. With Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E and Cottonseed Oil.

Tips: 24/7 Eye Pencils are ideal for lining inner lids because the waterproof formula stays put. Just apply, try not to blink for a sec, and you’ve got immovable liner.

Here's what I think:
This is a pretty good liner but it's not completely waterproof for the lower lash line. It will fade in a couple hours. It will not smudge like some regular cheap drugstore liner though. The color payoff is great and the consistency is very creamy. All in all I would definitely purchase this again. Plus, this brand is CRUELTY FREE!!! :)

names, in order: Zero, Stash, Bourbon, 1999

with flash

w/o flash

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