Make up · Review · Weekly Product Highlight

Mauve Over! Maybelline Lip Sensational Lipsticks

maybelline sensational lipsticks | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comI am a big fan of Maybelline, they offer so many great makeup products at a reasonable price.

I’m very particular when it comes to the way that lip products feel on my lips. I do not like lipsticks that make my lips feel dry and uncomfortable.  I hate it when my lips hurt for days after wearing a lip product.  I haven’t found that to be an issue with the Maybelline Lip Sensational Lipsticks.  They are so smooth and comfortable to wear. After I tried my first shade I liked it so much that I went back and purchased three more!

When it come to choosing a lipstick shade I always find myself leaning towards mauve.  Mauve is a color that can have a wide range of shades.  Magnificent Mauve #430 is a lighter pink based mauve, while Mauve It Up #440 is a more purple/blue berry toned mauve. Mauve Mania #450 is a reddish mauve.  On the Mauve #445 is my favorite.  It has purple/brown under toned and is just beautiful.  With its blue tinge it makes my teeth look whiter. There are several other different shades, formulas, and finishes of mauve to choose from the Lip Sensational Lipsticks.

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If you are not interested in Mauve, I recommend you check out some of the other 32 Lip Sensational Lipsticks shades.  They are so rich in pigment and creamy in texture!   With 32 different shades available from light corals and nudes to deep vampy purple reds, you are bound to find a perfect shade for you.

Have you ever tried any of the Maybelline Lip Sensational Lipsticks?  What is your go to lipstick shade? What is your favorite type of lipstick finish? What is your favorite brand of lipstick? Let me know in the comment section below.

*Some of the above links are affiliate links

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Free/Good Deals · Make up

CVS Bringing You Beauty On A Budget

Do you shop for your beauty items at CVS?  If you don’t, you definitely should!  There are so many ways to save at CVS.  Get yourself an Extra Care Rewards card and start saving.  They often have great deals on beauty products each week as well as awesome coupons you send to your card as well as print right at the CVS store .

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Here is a list of this weeks sales:

  • 20% off all MUA Makeup Academy products (excludes gift sets and clearance)
  • 20% off Carol’s Daughter haircare (new to CVS, excludes trial/travel sizes)
  • 25% off all Excipial skincare (new targeted skincare line from the makers of Cetaphil)
  • Pop*arazzi nail products 2/$3 (excludes kits and clearance)
  • CVS Beauty On A Budget | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com
    One of my favorite foundations!

    CoverGirl Simple Ageless products $12.99 each

  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel nail colors and top coat 2/$15
  • Buy any 2 L’Oreal cosmetics get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Maybelline foundation, powder, blush, concealer, mascara, eyeliner or brow cosmetics get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Nuance Salma Hayek cosmetics, facial care or haircare get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1, excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all NYX cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all CoverGirl cosmetics (excludes Simply Ageless and clearance)
  • CVS Beauty On A Budget | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comBOGO1/2OFF all Almay cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Revlon cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Garnier skincare
  • BOGO1/2OFF all L’Oreal skincare
  • View full ad HERE for additional sales and deals.

**Also check your extra care card for additional beauty coupons.  I have a $3 off $15 Cosmetics – includes eyes, face, lips and nails coupon available on my card this week.**

Also, did you know about the CVS Beauty Club. For every $50 you spend, you’ll earn $5 ExtraBucks. It is free to join and you don’t have to spend the $50 at once.  You can keep track of your purchases by looking at the bottom of your receipt.

It is like being paid for being beautiful :-) | lookingJoligood.wordpress.comWhat do you get for being a Beauty Club member?

  • 10% off beauty shopping pass after enrollment
  • $5 ExtraBucks for every $50 you spend on qualifying beauty purchases
  • $3 ExtraBucks on your birthday
  • Emails with coupons tips and new product info

You have to have an ExtraCare Card join the Beauty Club.  All you have to do to join is clickHERE and fill out your info . You can earn reward points on Cosmetics, Fragrances, Hair Accessories, Hair Appliances, Hair Care, Hair Color, Healthy Skin Care and Skin Care.

It is like being paid for being beautiful 🙂

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Beauty Subscription · Make up · Review

First ipsy Glam Bag of 2016

I can’t believe that I completely forgot to post about this months ipsy bag!  Another month has flown by and it is already time to receive another ipsy glam bag!  If you don’t know what ipsy is you can check out my previous post all about it by clicking HERE

If you are thinking about trying out ipsy, I would love it if you were to use my referral link  https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=uqdkx

This month’s glam bag theme is “All Eyes On You“. The bag is a cute retro looking white bag with a pattern of a girl wearing glasses in bright primary colors.  It has a nylon/plastic feel.  The zipper is across the top which, you may remember, I like a lot better than the style of the ones that have the zipper 1/4 of the way down.

With the theme All Eyes On You, the majority of the products included in the bags were eye related.  I love eye makeup the best, so I was very happy with my samples this month, (also that means no nail polishes for me!)

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you have already seen what I received.  If you don’t follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you totally should be!

ipsy January 2016 glam bag | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com

Since I received this a little while ago, I have already been using some of the products. I’ll give mini reviews on those that I have already used….Here is what I got in my glam bad this month:

OFRA’S Universal Eyebrow Pencil:  I don’t usually use a brow pencil to fill in my brows.  I tend to only use a powder, so I am probably going to pass this along to someone.  It seems like a decent pencil.  The more you apply the brow pencil the darker the color will get, so it will work well with a lot of skin tones.  I may try it out as an eyeliner before I pass it on.

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theBalm Cosmetics Mr. Write (Now) Jack B. Bronze (rich bronze)  Overall I like the brand the Balm.  This eyeliner is no exception.  I only wish that I had gotten the other color Scott B. Bordeaux (deep purple), but this is still a great eyeliner.  I prefer these twist up liners over the type that need to be sharpened.  I have worn this to work a few times already and it has lasted throughout the entire day well without any smudging or budging.

ipsy January 2016 glam bag | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comJ.Cat Beauty Blinkle Shimmer Eyeshadow  I think that I have gotten things from J.Cat Beauty in my glam bags before.  This blinkle shimmer shadow is in the shade Tangerine Light.  It is not really a color that I would choose for myself, but it is actually a really beautiful color.  I have used it a few times already and it lives up to its name, it is definitely shimmery!  One of the things that I really like about ipsy is I often receive samples in colors and shades that I wouldn’t try otherwise but end up really liking them. (not the nail polishes though, I don’t appreciate them no matter what the shade or brand!)

skyn ICELAND Travel Size Glacial Cleansing Cloths Infused with Icelandic glacial waters and beneficial natural extracts, they sweep away makeup, dirt, oil and other impurities while refreshing and soothing stressed skin.  I really like these cloths.  They are a lot wetter than most cleansing cloths.  If you rub the sides together it lathers up.  Pretty interesting and works awesome.  They kind of have a cinnamon scent and a warm feel on the skin.

Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes CURLJelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes CURL So, according to the product description: “Fairy Lashes CURL is a sculpting mascara that continually curls lashes throughout the day with a unique synthesis of Moringa Seed resin that holds the curl of lashes for long-lasting results.”  This kind of seems like quite the claims!  I have 4 mascaras open right now, so I haven’t tried this one yet.  Although, I have tried a few other products from Jelly Pong Pong and I have liked all of them.  When I do use this I’ll let you know if my eyelashes are “continually curls lashes throughout the day” by this mascara.

Well, that is what I got in my bag!  I hope next months is as good as this one!  How about you?   Did you get an ipsy glam bag this month?  What did you get in yours?  Were you happy with your samples?  Do you get any other monthly subscription bags/boxes that are worth trying out?  Let me know in the comments below.

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Naked 2 Review and Swatches

Naked Palette Swatched | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comI have been dreaming of this Naked 2 palette for what seems like forever!  I finally got it this year for Christmas!  I am not going to lie, for several days I didn’t even use it, I just stared at its beauty!  I didn’t want to mess it up by using it.  Since then I have gotten over that and have been loving using this beautiful palette.  I know that since this palette was released in 2011 there are probably a million or more reviews and swatches already, but I just really want to add my own anyway. 😉

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette ($54.00 each shade is 0.05 oz each) contains twelve eyeshadows and a dual ended brush. (The brush is good; it is just like Urban Decay’s full-sized brushes: same size, feel, density, and softness.)

  • Naked Palette Swatched | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com
    My skin is so pale that Foxy doesn’t even show up it just blends in. Haha!

    Foxy is a pale yellow cream with a matte finish. It’s on the sheer side and a bit powdery. I use it as an underneath base all over the lid or for highlighting the brow.

  • Half Baked is a copper with a golden shimmer. It’s part of the permanent range and is also in the Naked 1 palette.
  • Booty Call is a creamy white/beige champagne  with a satin finish (very similar to Virgin from the original Naked palette) . It’s also similar to MAC Brule as well as Wet N Wild’s Creme Brulee.
  • Chopper is a medium metallic rose gold with silver micro glitters. This shade is permanent. Unfortunately, I notice a bit of sparkly fall out with this shade.
    Tease is a matte mushroom taupe with purple undertones. The pigmentation is perfect for a transition crease shade.  Compared to the other shadows it is a bit drier, but it is still great and can easily be built up.  I absolutely love this shadow. I can already tell that I am going to be getting a lot of use out of this shadow.
  • Naked Palette Swatched | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comSnakebite is satin deep bronze with golden shimmer. It has a really buttery texture with excellent pigmentation. Pretty much gorgeous!
  • Suspect is a soft satin light taupe with golden flecks. It has great pigmentation.
  • Pistol is a satin warm steel grey. This is a pretty shade, but probably my least favorite, I tend to like more cool and neutral shades and this one is definitely warmer. The texture is wonderful, soft and smooth.  I have been branching out more recently to do warmer eye looks, so I do plan to play around with this one a bit more.
  • Verve is a pale beige-gray with a pink tinge. This shade was in the Rollergirl palette. Um, Gorgeous!!!  This is one of my favorite and most used shades in this palette.
  • Naked Palette Swatched | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comYDK is a warm, coppery reddish toasty taupe with coppery micro glitters. The pigmentation is awesome, and it has a buttery smooth texture. I can’t decide if I like Verve or YDK the best.  Both are absolutely beautiful!  When applied to the lids, both give a beautiful sparkle to the eyes.
  • Busted is a plummy dark brown burgundy-tinted, deep brown with warm, golden undertones. It has a soft, frosted satin finish. The color payoff is good and the texture is smooth. I tend to get a bit of fall out with this shade, but I think darker shades always tend to have more noticeable fallout. (I actually love to use this shadow to fill in my eyebrows.  The slight sparkle is perfect for making it look just like my eyebrow hair.)
  • Blackout is a really intense, deep dark black with a matte finish. It has really great payoff and goes on very black.  Be so careful when applying, the fall out is CrAzY!.

Matte shades: Foxy, Tease, Blackout,

Satin shades: Booty Call, Snake Bite, Suspect, Pistol, Busted

Glitter/metallic shades:Half Baked, Verve, Chopper, YDK,

Naked Palette Swatched | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com
Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout Naked Palette Swatches taken with the flash.

Girls!  I have a whole new respect for all of these bloggers/vloggers that take awesome photos of their swatches.  Good job ladies, it is a lot harder than it looks!

Do you have the Naked 2 Palette?  What do you think?  Which is your favorite shade?  Do you own any of the other Naked Palettes?  Which do you have?  Which is your favorite? Do you recommend any others over the Naked 2?

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The Essence of Target

Here is just another reason to love Target…Essence Cosmetics is now being sold at Target!!!

Previously Essence was just sold online and at Ulta and Fred Meyer stores, but now it can also be purchased at Target as well!  The line has so many great items and now it even includes some Target exclusives.  You can check out the full line that is available at Target by clicking HERE.

You can purchase directly online or pick up in-store. Some stores already have it on display now, while other “select stores” across the country should be getting it soon.  I haven’t seen it yet in my local Target, but I am excited for it to arrive.

Everything is so reasonably priced, with eyeshadow and contour palettes less than $10 all the way down to lip and eye liners for just around $2.

Essence Now Available at Target | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com

Some of my favorite Essence items are their lip liners and lipsticks. A while back I wrote a post featuring their lipliners which if you are interested you can read by clicking HERE.

Essence Lipliners | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com

 

Essence Now Available at Target | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comI have heard really great things about their matte sun club bronzers and silky touch blushes.  I have also heard that the All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder is a dupe for the Make Up For Ever HD Pressed Powder. ($4 compared to $36!)   I am already planning to try out those as well as the I Love Extreme Waterproof Mascara.  When I do, I’ll let you know what I think!

I would love to hear what your favorite Essence products are?  What are you looking forward to trying out?  Have you ever tried anything out that I should definitely buy?  Or have you ever tried anything out that I should definitely avoid?  I would love to hear.  Let me know if the comments below!

 

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Free/Good Deals · Make up

Beauty On A Budget

One of my favorite places to find great deals on beauty products in CVS!  They always seem to have great sales and with their extra bucks rewards and their CVS Beauty Club.  (I don’t know about you, but I always spend my extra bucks on more makeup!)

If you aren’t already enrolled in the CVS Beauty Club, you really need to sign up!  For every $50 you spend on beauty products you receive $5 in extra rewards bucks.  It is like getting paid to buy things that you would already be buying!  Click HERE to sign up. (by the way, this is not an affiliate link, just a really great deal!)

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Here is a list of the great deals going on this week at CVS!

  • Beauty on a budget CVS | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com25% of all Wet n Wild cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • All Maybelline eyeshadow palettes (The Nudes, The Blushed Nudes, etc.) $9.99 each
  • All Lumene skincare 25% off; spend $20 get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1 on Extra Bucks offer, excludes clearance, trial/travel, and 0.5 oz. jars)
  • Spend $10 on any Milani cosmetics get $4 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $12 on any Almay cosmetics get $4 Extra Bucks (limit 6, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any e.l.f. cosmetics get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Maybelline cosmetics get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes eyeshadow palettes and clearance)
  • Beauty on a budget CVS | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comSpend $15 on any L’Oreal cosmetics get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 3, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on select Burt’s Bees lip cosmetics (includes the new lipsticks) get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1, excludes clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Beauty 360 cosmetic brushes or implements get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 2, excludes eye palette and clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Sally Hansen nail get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1, excludes Miracle Gel Top Coat and clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any MUA Makeup Academy products get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 2, excludes gift sets and clearance)
  • Spend $15 on any Nuance Salma Hayek products get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1, excludes clearance)
  • Beauty on a budget CVS | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comBOGO1/2OFF all NYX cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Revlon cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all CoverGirl eye cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Physicians Formula cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Rimmel cosmetics (excludes clearance)
  • BOGO1/2OFF all Garnier skincare (includes the new Micellar Water); spend $15 get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 1, excludes clearance)

Do you shop for beauty products at CVS?  Are you going to be picking up any of these items on sale this week?  Let me know what you get, I would love to hear about it!

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Make up · Review

Mini Drugstore Haul Review

Good Buy or Goodbye?

Back in September I posted a Mini Drugstore Haul.  I have had plenty of time to use the products, and I am ready to give a full review on them.  I am going to use a simple “Good Buy” or “Goodbye” rating 😉

Here is what I bought in September:Mini Drugstore Haul | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com

As you may remember, I love the Maybelline SuperstayBetter Skin Foundation.  During the summer I was a wearing the shade 20, but now that it is winter I need a lighter shade so I picked up 15, the next shade down.  (I have actually even picked up the 10 shade.  I am so pale!!!)  One of my favorite things about it is that it lasts all day!  I have written a full review on this foundation that you can read HERE.  My opinion hasn’t changed, I still love this foundation!  This Maybelline Better Skin Foundation is a Good Buy.

Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundation | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comMaybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundation  I had heard so many so many great things about the Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundation. I wanted to try it out for myself.  I bought the shade 115. I really like it! I cannot believe how inexpensive this foundation is!  I really wish it had a pump.  If it came with a pump, I think I would actually like this foundation better than the Better Skin Super Stay.  That being said, this is definitely a Good Buy!

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comThe Maybelline Great Lasht mascara is basically like the most iconic of all mascaras.  Surprisingly, as much as I love Maybelline mascaras I had never tried this one.  Until I was talking about this mascara with my sister, I didn’t realize that they sell it with different brush size options!  Personally,  I like a bigger brush on my mascaras. Next time I will get it with the larger brush.  I have to say, I think it definitely lives up to all the hype. This Maybelline Great Lash mascara is a Good Buy!

Garnier Clean + Balancing Daily Exfoliator for Combination Skin | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com
Garnier Clean + Balancing Daily Exfoliator for Combination Skin

Garnier Clean + Balancing Daily Exfoliator for Combination Skin  I recently wrote an entire post about this daily facial scrub.  If you want to read it you can click HERE.  I would repurchase the Garnier Clean + Balancing Daily Exfoliator for Combination Skin.  I have enjoyed using it these last few weeks.  I feel like it is just not the right choice for my skin at this time of year.  I will try it again in the summer months and see if my skin reacts to it in a different way.  The Garnier Clean + Balancing Daily Exfoliator for Combination Skin is a Good Buy.

Simple MicellarWater  I had such high hopes for this!  I have heard so many people talk about this Micellar water from Simple.  It is just ok for me.  It does not take waterproof makeup off well at all and forget about it if you wear waterproof mascara like I do.  It isn’t a bad product, but it isn’t a miracle worker either.  I have other similar products that i like better, for me this one is a Good Bye.

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle | lookingjoligood.wordpress.comAussie 3 Minute Miracle  I LOVE this!  It is awesome. I can’t quite place my finger on the scent to describe, but maybe a sweet citrus vanilla/orange creamsicle scent.  I don’t know, I just really like it.  It leaves my hair feeling super soft and healthy.  I have already repurchased this two more times since I originally tried this one in September.  In my opinion, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle is a very Good Buy!

As for the Suave lotion, I have been using it for years and know that it is something that I love and will repurchase over and over again.  Not to heavy or greasy, not to overly scented. Comes in a huge bottle and lasts for a long time. Suave lotion is a Good Buy!

Have you used any of these drugstore products?  What did you think? Good buys or goodbyes?

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*I bought all of this with my own money.  As always, all the opinions are all my own. 🙂

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Make up · Tips and Tricks

Here’s the Best Eye Makeup for Your Eye Shape

I found this article on Real Simple and thought that it was so good that I wanted to share it with all of you here on Looking Joli Good.

Nailing your look every time comes down to one thing: knowing how to play up your exact eye shape. Here, how to identify yours, what to use, and exactly where everything should go. 

Here's the Best Eye Makeup for Your Eye Shape
Here’s the Best Eye Makeup for Your Eye Shape. by  Jenny Jin on http://www.realsimple.com