Category: Makeup

Ecolips Unboxing & Review

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Ecolips Unboxing & Review

In a world that is full of artificial this and fake that, it’s hard to find skincare that is both good quality, as well as good for you and good for the environment.  When I was offered the opportunity to review Ecolips, being the lip balm freak I am, I jumped at the opportunity.

About Ecolips:

Like so many great American business stories, ours started small.

In the early 1990s, Andrea Danielson began brewing small batches of natural lip balm in her kitchen for her friends and family. She took great care in handcrafting the balm and packaging it in small amber glass jars to preserve the freshness of the pure ingredients. Andrea didn’t realize that by giving a sample of her natural lip creation to Steve Shriver her life would be changed forever.

Steve had larger-than-life lips, and was always searching for a better balm. When Steve met Andrea in 1995, he immediately fell in love with the lip balm, and moments later he also fell in love with Andrea. They were married in 1997 and Steve, a lifetime entrepreneur, quickly spent Andrea’s life savings on ingredients and packaging for the couple’s first product, Hemp Lip Buzz.

By 2003, Steve and Andrea built a specialized private label natural body care company focused on making high quality products for many other successful brands. Their company rapidly became a leading natural body care manufacturer in the Natural Products industry.

Their top sales rep, Jim King, also had a love for lip balm, and had a vision for creating a lip balm brand like no other. Together, the team pivoted from making products for other companies to making their own. Eco Lips had arrived.

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Makeup On The Go: Subtl Beauty Stackable Makeup

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Makeup On The Go: Subtl Beauty Stackable Makeup

Being a Mom, I rarely have time for makeup anymore but sometimes I still want to put on some makeup as a pick me up. Sitting down and breaking out my full makeup kit just isn’t a thing. I recently came across Subtl Beauty which has been a game-changer.

Subtl Beauty is a portable makeup brand that offers both premade stacks as well allows you to build your own stack. They also offer a makeup match quiz which I found very helpful! I found the premade Makeup Starter Stack to be a good place to start.  Continue reading “Makeup On The Go: Subtl Beauty Stackable Makeup” →

L.A. Girl Shockwave Eyeliners | Review

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Trying to find a new eyeliner that stays put? Check out the L.A. Girl Shockwave eyeliners.

I have always had a love affair with cosmetics. When I was young my grandma would sit down every day and put her makeup on, and I always sat and watched in awe. It didn’t matter if she wasn’t going anywhere that day- she wasn’t ready to conquer the day until her face was on. I live my life by the same philosophy. I don’t wear makeup for anyone other than myself, and it gives me the confidence to slay the day away. 

The problem for me is finding products that actually stay put all day! It’s harder than you would think, especially eye products for me. I tend to have oily eyelids, so even long-wear products tend to not really be long-wear for me. Eyeliners are especially difficult for me to find.

Recently I was able to try out L.A. Girl Shockwave Liners, and I had very little hope that these would stay put through me slaying the day away because of previous experiences with other brands’ metallic formulas. I shouldn’t have been so pessimistic. This eyeliner is simply the best metallic liner I have ever tried, and once it is set- it stays all day until you wash it off. It doesn’t smear all over my eyes even after 8 hours of wear. I also really loved the pigment and ease of application on these eyeliners. They go on so smoothly and really add a pop of color wherever you put them. 

 

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Chocolate Girl Cosmetics Review

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Chocolate Girl was founded by Shelley Meche’tte and her daughters. They are dedicated to going above and beyond the typical beauty services to ensure all of their customers are satisfied and their line of lip glosses have been created to provide suitable lip colors for melanin women who are often failed by the beauty industry even in 2021.

I have refused to support and purchase multiple large cosmetics brands due to their treatment of women of color and I always do extensive research on brands before purchasing from them so I knew Chocolate Girl was exactly the type of company I want to support.

Shelley was kind enough to send me a few of their glosses to check out.

I INSTANTLY fell in love with Purple Reign. This soft purple is STUNNING and I can never pass up a stunning bold color like that. The picture above does not do Champagne justice, it’s a stunning light pink color which is perfect for if you want to tone down a look. I tend to love bold but I will never pass up having something subtle and traditional in my collection. Clear Ice brings me INSTANTLY back to high school when I exclusively wore clear lip gloss only and it was a very nice trip down memory lane. It’s also perfect for when you want your lips to be moisturized with a clear finish.

I am very happy with Chocolate Girl, all of their glosses contain Vitamin E and Coconut Oil. I tend to have very dry lips living in New England so Vitamin E and Coconut Oil help keep my lips moisturized and looking their best. I truly am obsessed with their shade Purple Reign.

Their glosses range in price from $5-$6 which I think is a steal and be sure to follow them on Instagram to keep up to date on new releases.

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