Urban Decay:
24/7 Vintage Eyeliner- I bought two of these on sale for $6 each in Deviant (bright blue) and Graffiti (bright green). I think these are some super fun colors and I think this was the product I was most excited about. They definitely have some serious staying power. The only complaint I have was after a while under my eye started to turn the color of the liner but I was able to fix that with a tiny bit of water and just wiping it away. At first this concerned me but I washed my face before removing my eye makeup and it still stayed put so I am very happy with this purchase.
Eye Primer Potion- I ended up getting two free samples of this and I don't think I need to go into much detail about this product. I'm pretty sure most people know how this works. I'm totally thrilled with it. My eye makeup has never lasted longer with any other primer. I will definitely repurchase.
Deluxe Shadow Box- I got this on sale for $10 and it comes with one of the tiny samples of primer potion. I think this is a super fun pallet with a great mixture of bright colors and more neutral ones. I don't think I would have paid full price for this but at the sale price I think it's a great buy.
NYX:
Concealer Jar- On the cap for the jar it says "Above and beyond FULL Coverage Concealer" I have to say it just didn't work well for me at all. I was really hoping this would work well to cover my recent breakouts. It doesn't do anything for that. I bought this in both the green and the porcelain. The green looked way too crazy and I couldn't work with it because every time I tried to blend it so it would work it would just come right off. The porcelain one I think may work for the more red areas of my skin but I definitely won't use it to cover acne. So I don't think I will be repurchasing this one.
Eye Shadow Base- I tried this with a long-wearing eye shadow from Sonia Kashuck (Review in Shopping spree haul post). As a primer type product it's ok. After wearing it for about 6 hours I'm noticing some fading and it isn't as bright as before. That being said my eye shadow hasn't moved but I can't be sure if it's the eye shadow staying power or the primer. With a regular eye shadow I found that it was kind of iffy. My shadow was definitely on longer than it would have been if I hadn't used a primer, however after a few hours it was almost gone.
Wicked Dreams Collection- As a whole I love this eye shadow pallet. It has 24 shadows in all different colors. 12 are matte and 12 are shimmer. I was super happy with some of he fun matte colors like the dark blue and a pinkish tone. I was hoping that the pallet would be a bit bigger and there would be more of the individual eye shadows, especially for $15. This isn't my favorite pallet but I'm glad I have it in my collection because the colors are all super pretty and nicely pigmented.
Nude Matte Shadow- I have been super obsessed with matte shadows lately and I say that nyx had some so I snapped up a pretty taupe-y pink color called "Leather and Lace" with an ipsy coupon code.I love the color and like the pallet I mentioned above the shadow is nicely pigmented. I think I will wear this one pretty darn often.
NR EPDM Sponge- I got this as a set of two as a free gift and I can't even find it on their website. To be completely honest, I hate them. I just don't like the texture and I'm pretty set in they ways that I do my face makeup. So I think these will probably be going to a friend.
Benefit:
Poisetint- I totally love this product. It's such a gorgeous color and it does stain incredibly well. I wish that that deluxe sample size was a little bit bigger for as much as this costs on it's own. That being said I love this product and I have intentions of purchasing this and cha cha tint, either this week or next week after I get my new car.
Girl Meets Pearl- I love the way this looks for like a dance or a night out. It has a great effect but it's not something I will wear a lot. I don't think I will buy the full size until I run out of the sample, which will probably take a while. It didn't seem to clog any of my pores it just has this really glistening effect.
That Gal- Ok this stuff really worked for me. I got my benefit package in the mail after getting home from school and I could not wait to try this on. It looks great on top of makeup as well as with your foundation. I think I like it more as a touch up product though. I might buy the full size of this but I haven't decided yet.
Creasless Cream Eyeshadow- Alrighty...So this product is pretty darn interesting. I feel like the sample size is freaking huge. I think this would make a good base for a softer look. It goes on pretty sheer, which surprised me. I was surprised at how glittery it looks. After having it on for almost 6 hours it looks about the same just slightly more faded. I think this is a pretty awesome product, would I pay $20 for a full size? Probably not. The only color the sample comes in is a soft brown color called "No Pressure". I don't think I would use it in any other color and I think this sample will last me for quite a while. The color options for the full size are pretty nice but I just don't think I need to pay $20 for an eyeshadow.
So basically everything I got from benefit was a deluxe sample because I am so nervous to spend that much on products I'm not sure I will like. I have a cart of stuff on my account set up for if I do like what I get that will be purchased if I like them. The first three items were part of the "Goodtime Gals" set for $15 so I couldn't pass that up. I also got a couple packettes but I think it can be difficult to base a decision off of trying a product once.
I hope you found this helpful or at least enjoyable. I have a few projects i'm working on so I hope I will have those up soon.
xoxo
Courtney
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