A Few Makeup Things I Like Right Now

Here are a few things that are in rotation in my daily makeup routine. As always everything is cruelty free and vegan.

Makeup Revolution - Iconic 3 Redemption Palette: I bought the palette hearing that it is a dupe for Urban Decay Naked palette. Actually all 3 icon palette have been reported as UD Naked dupes. At $7 it is a steal and unlike UD these are vegan and cruelty free. I like the matte shades the best, I found the glitter dark brown burgundy shade (last shade on the right) had a lot of fall out (which I am sure is common with glitter shades - I try to avoid them). They all blend nicely though and the middle colors get a lot of use in my makeup looks. I will most likely go back for the other two.

I am more of a liquid matte lipstick fiend lately but could not pass up this set of Anastasia Beverly Hills Lustrous Lip Gloss Set $40 considering each gloss in the set individually retails at $16. The shades range from a true sheer gloss to a deep opaque hue. The darkest color Black Cherry is really rich and opaque. I really like the litter shades for layering and creating a dimensional lip look.

The boyfriend bought me a ELF Contouring Brush and it is great for the cheek, chin and forehead area. The dense bristles deposit color nicely. I am not a contouring artist but I do use bronzer to help me define my cheekbones.

More Kat Von D Lip Colors

Susperia (liquid lipstick) on my lips. I wanted something fun to balance and not compete with my brows. It is a nice muted medium purple shade.

I had to go get Homegirl lipstick. The color is a nice dark burgundy. It reminds me of my junior high go to  WnW with black eyeliner as lip liner days. However like with the other dark colors in this line it gets blotchy after a few hours and wear away clumpy. Also it applies patchy - darker in some spots. I seen this happen in swatches - I thought it was bad lighting - nope.

I got a mini Lovecraft with my beauty points. It is a nice nude and wears better than the darker shades in the line.

I am not really great with the selfies-thing but want to share some makeup looks and I hope you dig them. If your bank account only allows one lip color product I would go for a shade in the liquid lipstick range. They wear better and do not fade into a clumpy mess. I plan on getting a few more colors in the liquid lipstick range when I get a chance until then I have plenty of colors to play with!

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick Review

I am in love with Kat Von D's Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks. I have two colors and want to get more.

I bought L.U.V. first - because it stood out being dubbed a 'rich violet' color. Right now I am all about the purples!

I really liked L.U.V. so when I had a Sephora return a few days later I bought Ayesha because I have been wanting a lavender color that stood out (most have been pale).

After trying KVD's lipsticks and finding them a bit drying I was hesitant to try the Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks. I am glad I did because they work out (for me) better than the lipsticks. The wand applicator makes them easy to apply. The formula is wet letting you apply it smoothly and dries to a matte finish. You have about a minute window before the color sets into place. The colors stay on a long time and the slim lip gloss container is super portable. Bonus they do not have a funky taste or smell - important for me!

I have a few more colors on my wish list that I will pick up as soon as my wallet allows me to. A tip is to order them directly from Sephora - all the Sephora locations I have been to have super picked over displays.