Too Faced HSN Makeup Bundle

Happy April everyone! I thought that I should make yet another makeup haul/review post today. I recently bought the Too Faced makeup bundle from the HSN online as a birthday present to myself! I absolutely love Too Faced and I'v been a fan of their cosmetic brand since I was 15. Their packaging has always been so cute and feminine and doesn't irritate my sensitive skin. The best thing about Too Faced is that their entire line is cruelty-free and have a wide variety of vegan products as well!! How cool is that?!
I just took some swatches so you guys can see the color pigmentation and how the colors contrast on tan skin.

I first have to say that their "Eye Shadow Insurance" is not very thick and it drys clear. I wish that it would color my eyelids a bit, so the eye shadow colors would stand out more, but it does keep the eye shadows on for a long time regardless. I wore this to work, where I sweat in a warm environment and my eye shadow didn't come off. I have naturally oily eyelids, so it was beginning to show at the end of the night, but other than that it was pretty good. Not my favorite eye shadow primer, but it works!!

The Love Flush 16-Hour Blush in Justify My Love is absolutely amazing. The pigmentation is off the charts, a little of this blush can go a long way!! I also tested out the blush by wearing it at work and when I went out with some friends. This blush stayed on for my entire shift and for the entire night I was out. I would definitely recommend this blush, I mean just look at the incredibly cute heart shaped case also!

If you are a big makeup buff then I'm pretty sure you have heard of the very popular Better Than Sex Mascara. This mascara truly does live up to its name. It creates amazing volume and length without having to use a lot of product. I have very short and straight eyelashes and this mascara does wonders for me. Too Faced came out with a waterproof version which will definitely come in handy over the summer.

Last but not least.... the "Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Eye Shadow Palette". When you open up the palette it smells so sweet like candy which is enough to get you hooked, if you have a sweet tooth like me. Some shadows are obviously not that vibrant on very tan skin tones like mine, that's why I do depend on eye shadow primers to help make some colors look more vibrant on my eyes. These colors are actually very pigmented and you don't need much when applying them to your eyes. My favorite colors so far has been "Peanut Butter" and "Puddin".

 

("Pink Sugar" is basically non-existent on my skin tone)

Overall I would recommend these products. I absolutely love Too Faced and I hope you guys would consider shopping from cruelty free makeup brands in the future!

Much love and until next time,

Kianna Monique

Aesthica Cream Contour Kit and Double Ended Contour Brush Review

Good afternoon everyone! I am back and ready to share with you this amazing contour kit that I got for Christmas.

 For the past couple of months, I have used and bought only makeup products that are "Cruelty-Free" ONLY.  I am very against animal testing and I don't want to give my money to companies whose ethics I don't agree with. Also by using cruelty free makeup, you are also choosing a "healthier" option for your skin. These cosmetic brands use natural and safe ingredients and often times are chemical free as well, so there really isn't any point or need to test on animals.
That being said, all the makeup products that I will be reviewing on my blog for now on will be cruelty-free.
Aesthica is a makeup brand located in Miami, Florida that is completely cruelty-free with some products that are vegan as well. I've always wanted a contour kit, so I was ecstatic when I opened a little box on Christmas Eve and found this beauty inside.

If you have oily skin like me, then you will love this kit. The ingredients don't gloss over your skin like other cream products at all. It has a very matte finish to it which looks lovely with setting powder over it as well.

I am very sorry for the makeup stains on my kit. I tried wiping them off, but sadly it just stayed like that.

I love how rich each of the highlighting and bronzing colors are. I used absolutely no editing in the pictures below so you can see the true colors of the palette.

The brush is perfect for the cream contour kit (or even powder kits) and it's great for application and blending. No complaints about it yet!

 Here is a low quality selfie. I used this contour kit to help create this look. 

 

Quality: 10/10

I have spent quite a few days/hours (since I am really bad at coding), completely redesigning my blog. I am happy to say that it is almost complete for the new year. You know what they say "New Year, New Blog" ;)

Winter 2015 Makeup ~ NARS/Tarte Haul

Happy New Year everyone!!! 

I can't believe it's 2015 already! So much has happened to me since the beginning of the year, but I won't let all the drama stop me from having an awesome time this year!

I went to the mall just to pick up my regular tarte eyebrow crayon, but I ended up buying a NARS velvet lip crayon and tarte waterproof concealer as well.

Left: Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof 12-Hour Concealer

Middle: NARS Bahama Velvet Matte Lip Pencil

Right: Tarte The Brow Architect in Medium-Tan

Top swatch: Tarte concealer,

Middle swatch: NARS Bahama 

Bottom swatch: Tarte eyebrow crayon and the brow concealer

I've been obsessed with these products and use them almost every single day! I would definitely recommend them!

Till next time my loves!

   

Loreal Paris Miss Voluminous Manga Waterproof Mascara REVIEW

I never really buy Loreal Paris mascaras, but when I saw the commercial for "Miss Voluminous Manga, I knew I had to get it and do a review.

The brush

I was extremely disappointed with the brush. The brush was clumpy all over and the thistles on the tip were mashed up together. Over all the brush looked like someone used it then wrapped it up again to sell in the store.
Maybe I got a bad brush, the runt out of all the mascaras and hopefully not all the brushes are like this in stores.

Left- No Mascara
Right- Mascara

The effects of the mascara are pretty decent. Just the brush being all clumpy makes the application a bit of a bother and mascara gets on the eyelids easily if you're not carefully.

The mascara didn't really give me the huge "manga" lash look that the advertisement promised. Not that much volume at all, but there is a bit of length.

On a good note, the waterproof aspect of the mascara is excellent! You won't have to worry about this mascara running down your checks or smudging around your eyes.

Waterproof: 9/10
Length: 5/10
Volume: 3/10
Clump Free: 3/10
Overall: 5/10



I'm starting college in about a week, but I still promise that I will put aside some time and post more reviews!

Red Cherry Lashes Review!!

I never heard of Red Cherry before until I was watching one of Beckii Cruel's makeup videos. She said that she uses lashes called Red Cherry and I knew that I just HAD to get a pair.
(For those of you who don't know who Beckii Cruel is, she is a 18 year old British girl who got famous in Japan from YouTube. Here's a link to her blog)

I bought the Red Cherry #747L from ebay. They are huge eyelashes, so I probably wouldn't wear them on a regular basis, but they are perfect for certain makeup looks, costumes/cosplay, videos, etc.

Before

After 

I absolutely love this lashes!! Red Cherry uses 100% human hair, so they look more natural than synthetic lashes and last a lot longer (up to 20 uses)! They are super affordable too!

Comfort: 10/10
Volume: 8/10
Length: 10/10
Realistic: 8/10
Price:10/10
Overall: 10/10


I would definitely recommend Red Cherry Lashes!

~Till next time~

Maybeline Great Lash Waterproof Mascara Review!

  I recently bought "Great Lash" Waterproof Mascara by Maybeline since I was running out of mascara and I've heard really good reviews about it. 

What the brush looks like

Close up of the brush

(Left) No mascara (Right) Mascara
You can't really tell the difference! >_<

Waterproof: 8/10
Length: 6/10
Volume: 4/10
Clump Free: 4/10
Overall: 4/10

I didn't really like this mascara at all! I was born with really short straight eyelashes so I need the extra volume and length that mascara usually gives me. I didn't get any of that from Great Lash, but it did give me a lot of clumps! When you apply the mascara, it dries really fast so it's hard to apply more coats.The mascara bottle may be pretty, but looks can be deceiving!  Maybe this mascara works differently on different people, but this is just my experience with it.