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The Essence of Target

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood6 Comments

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.

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.

I 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!

Mini Drugstore Haul Review

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood7 Comments

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:

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 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!

The 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!

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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 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?

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

Make up · Tips and Tricks

Here’s the Best Eye Makeup for Your Eye Shape

January 12, 2016January 10, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood5 Comments

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.

By Jenny Jin

It’s always difficult to tailor your makeup to your face shape or eye shape when you’re not exactly sure what that shape is. To make your life easier, we came up with four visuals to help you determine your match. Each three-step tutorial features a basic look, but you can swap in darker shadows, add fake lashes, or layer on mascara for a more dramatic and party-ready style. Once you master these, you’ll be set for the holidays—and every day.

Read the original article for yourself by clicking HERE.

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

Make up · Review

Target Mini Makeup Haul Review

January 12, 2016January 15, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood9 Comments

Good Buy or Goodbye?!

Back in November I posted a Target Mini Makeup Haul. I have had time to use the products for a while, and I am ready to give a review on them. I am going to use a simple “Good Buy” or “Goodbye” rating 😉

Here is what I bought in November:

NYC Smooth Skin BB creme
NYC Expert Last Lip Color in Sugar Plum
Wet and Wild Comfort Zone Palette
NYC eye-shadows sticks

NYC Smooth Skin BB creme
I have used this BB cream in the past, and I remember liking it. I may have actually been thinking of something else because after using it again, I really do not like this BB Cream from NYC! It is thin, runny, and liquidy. Not only does it not blend in well at all, it left my skin feeling dry. It also has these tiny fine sparkles in it. It’s unfortunate this didn’t work out for me because the color match is actually perfect. Overall as a brand, New York Color or NYC has always been a bit hit or miss for me. I love their smooth skin bronzer, liquid eye liner, and translucent loose face powder, however I do not reccommend this one, this BB creme is a Goodbye!

NYC Expert Last Lip Color in Sugar Plum
I actually really really like this lipstick, but…it broke the first time that I used it, Boo Noooooo! Despite that, I have still been using it, I have just been applying it with a lip brush. It isn’t super convenient, but it gets the job done, and it really looks beautiful when applied with the lip brush. I love the color, and the texture is smooth and creamy, and doesn’t dry my lips out at all. Even though it broke so easily, I still say this lipstick a Good Buy!

Wet and Wild Comfort Zone Palette
I love love love my Wet and Wild Petal Pusher palette, so I was pretty sure that I was most likely also going to like the Comfort Zone palette. Now I know why I have heard so many people on YouTube recommend it, it is an awesome palette!!! Wet N Wild has really stepped up their game! I have been enjoying the Wet N Wild products that I have recently purchased. No question about it,this Comfort Zone Palette is a Good Buy!

: Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette Swatches

NYC eye-shadows sticks
I purchased the white shade #625 Rockefeller Center and #620 Murry Hill Champagne. I had high hopes for these two eye-shadow sticks. I was really hoping that they would be a cheaper comparable version of my Milani Shadow Eyez 12 HR Wear Eyeshadow Pencil. Nope, not even close! While the white one is the worse of the two, neither transfer well onto the skin, and actually instead kind of ball up on the eye lid. They don’t last long either, definitely not the promised 24 hrs. The Champagne one broke off at the base after only the second time I used it. While I forgave the NYC lipstick for breaking because it was a great product, I can’t forgive this one! There are 11 shades total, I don’t know what the other colors are like, but the two I have tried are a Goodbye, NOT a Good Buy!

Have you tried any of these products? What are your thoughts on them?

**This year, instead of buying more new things, I am going to be trying to use the many products that I already have in my make up collection. I will have many more reviews of all the products that I bought ore received in sample/ subscription boxes through out 2015.**

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My Christmas Wish List

December 24, 2015December 29, 2015 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodImageLeave a comment

I have been very good this year :-), so I am wishing for a lot of nice things!

Here are some of the things I am wishing for

Lorac Pro Palette

Naked 2 Palette

Mac Fix Plus prep and prime

Charlotte Tilbury Uptown Girl

Laura Geller baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator Guilded Honey

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation

Make up · Review

Mini Target Haul

December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

If there is one thing I don’t need it is more makeup from Target. If there is one thing I love to buy it is more makeup from Target. Yesterday Target had a 25% off deal on beauty items. I was already planning to pick up a few things, so I was pretty excited about the extra 25% off.

If you have been around Looking Joli Good for any amount of time, you know that I love the Maybelline Better Skin foundation. The formula is awesome and the wear time is amazing. (click HERE to see my full review of it.) I just need to point out that the difference is huge between the shades Porcelain 10 and Ivory 15! Ivory is much to dark for my winter skin and even at my fairest, 10 is still way too light. That is why I also picked up the NYC bronzer. I have heard good things about it, so hopefully it will work out for me when I use them together.

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I already know that I love the Aussie 3 minute miracle as well as the biore deep pore charcoal cleanser. I am also repurchasing this elf duo eyeshadow. It is a bit powdery, but I really like the way that the colors look on me. Plus for 25% off, I couldn’t pass it up.

I am planning on doing some reviews on my recent hauls. I know I personally like to see what people haul, but I also like to hear the review of the products after they have been used for a little while.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

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~Weekly Product Highlight~ Eyeshadow~Wet n Wild COLOR ICON EYESHADOW COLLECTION ~

August 22, 2015September 2, 2015 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

Wet n Wild COLOR ICON EYESHADOW COLLECTION 736 Petal Pusher

I am an eye shadow lover! My favorite part of putting makeup on is definitely the eyes! I purchased this Wet n Wild Petal Pusher icon eyeshadow collection at CVS for $4.99. At such a low price, I was amazed at the great quality and pigmentation of these shadows.

While I can’t say that I absolutely love and use all 8 of the shadows, there are several that I use quite frequently. Since these shadows don’t have individual name, I have numbered them to make it easier to tell which one I am talking about.

My hands down favorite shade is #2. It is a light pink with a pearl finish. It has a creamy texture and goes on beautifully. I generally use it either all over my lid or in the inner corners to add some highlight. My second favorite is #3. It is a beautiful light lilac purple matte shadow. It also has a nice creamy texture and blends out easily. I usually use this in the crease as a transition shade. I haven’t had any issues with any of these shadows creasing on me.

It is a tie for third place between #1 and #5. While they couldn’t be more different from each other, they both work out perfectly for where I want to use them. The #1 shade is a perfect matte highlight shade for under the brow bone. It also looks beautiful when used all over the lid either on its own or under another shadow. This shadow also blends out well. The deep purple of the #5 matte shade is perfect for using on the outer lower lash line, and in a V definition of the outer crease and along the outer lid. It does have a bit of fall out, but I find that as long as I tap my brush off first, the fall out isn’t too bad.

Numbers 4, 6, 7, and 8 all are glittery and tend to have a lot more fall out. In the pan #4 has a burgundy look to it, but transfers as more of a purple, while #6 looks reddish, but goes on more black with red undertones. Number 8 is a glittery black with A LOT of fall out, so use with caution!

The ICON EYESHADOW COLLECTION also comes in two other pallet selections 738 Comfort Zone and 737A Poster Child. While I don’t personally own either of these two pallets myself, I have heard a lot of great things about the 738 Comfort Zone pallet.

What does the Wet and Wild Website have to say about it?…

Eight dynamic, perfectly color-coordinated shades with high pigment and pearl for ultra-impact color. Shades can be used together or individually to create an endless variety of looks.

The back of the packaging says: “A stunning collection of silky, ultra-pigmented day-to-night colors. Mix-and-match for a variety of looks from sweet to wild! All day, crease-resistant color

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The Essence of Target

Mini Drugstore Haul Review

Good Buy or Goodbye?

Here’s the Best Eye Makeup for Your Eye Shape

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.

Target Mini Makeup Haul Review

My Christmas Wish List

Mini Target Haul

~Weekly Product Highlight~ Eyeshadow~Wet n Wild COLOR ICON EYESHADOW COLLECTION ~

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