Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Too Faced Melted Longwear Lipstick in Melted Marshmallow

Too Faced Melted Longwear Lipstick in Melted Marshmallow
For a long time I have resisted getting on the hype train of the Melted Lipsticks from Too Faced because I had swatched them in Sephora and none of the colors were appealing to me. That all changed, however, when I came across Melted Marshmallow a couple of weeks ago. 

Melted Marshmallow is a beautiful blue-based pink shade but it does have some yellow tone to it as well (this may not be a great shade for you if you struggle with anything that makes your teeth appear more yellow). A similar shade of this lipstick is the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan, they are even quite similar in consistency and the matte finish they leave on your lips. This lipstick is easy to wear, it is neither drying nor hydrating, but I didn't find that the wear time was quite as long as expected - obviously during drinking and eating, this will fade and disappear off your lips. If you're just going about your day without consuming any foods or playing with your lips too much, it will probably last a good 4-5 hours.

Too Faced Melted Longwear Lipstick in Melted Marshmallow
Can we talk about the packaging for a minute? It feels so luxurious, almost like if a high-end lipgloss and prestige lipstick had a baby. This is a very giftable item and I wouldn't be ashamed to re-apply it in public (not that you'll really have to do that much).

Swatch of Too Faced Melted Longwear Lipstick in Melted Marshmallow
Instead of a doe-foot applicator, Too Faced opted for this puffy sponge tip which has four points through which you can squeeze out the formula. I actually really like this because it seems more hygenic to me than using a doe-foot applicator and then always putting the bacteria from the wand back into the product when you put it away.

This swatch was creating with one swipe, the formula is super opaque and you can easily get the desired amount of coverage, I really didn't feel the need to layer this product on.

Too Faced Melted Longwear Lipstick in Melted Marshmallow
You can see in the lip swatch that there was some settling in the fine lines of my lips and scars (don't judge me, I fell out of a toy truck when I was a baby...), which makes it pretty important that you apply it over moisturize lips (I doubt this particular shade and formula is very attractive on chapped lips). When this lipstick wears off, it does ball up a little bit but it's not something that becomes noticeable except you can feel the texture on your lips. This shade is out of my usual comfort zone of medium reds and plums, but I love it so much that I vow to wear it regularly!
Too Faced Melted Kisses Set
If you're looking for a holiday set to give someone who would absolutely love this product, check out the Too Faced Melted Kisses Set for Holiday 2014, which contains 4 deluxe-sized tubes (Nude, Peony, Berry, and Fuschia) from the permanent collection of the Melted Longwear Lipstick line and retails for just $25. As of the date and time of this post, this set is sold out at Sephora, ULTA, and on the Too Faced website, but you can find it at the link I posted through Amazon.



Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Y.A. Romance: So Damn Beautiful


I'm so excited to share "So Damn Beautiful" by L.J. Kennedy with you guys! I've read numerous romance/erotic stories and this one definitely stands out!

The whole novel was very picturesque, I could always see what was going on in the back of my mind's eye. In my opinion, any novel that you can't really visualize isn't worth your time or energy. "So Damn Beautiful" was full of thrills, longing, and tension, it's really a love story that has me as riveted as "The Notebook". The big difference, however, is that this novel is set in the present day and I had a much easier time relating to the characters and places.



Here's a quick synopsis from the author:


In this stunning New Adult romance novel, good girl Annie Green meets tortured graffiti artist Chase Adams and is swept up in the gritty, thrilling world of New York’s underground street scene…   
Studious NYU art major Annie Green is laser-focused on one day becoming a curator at the Louvre in Paris. Then she meets brooding graffiti artist Chase Adams, the hottest thing in New York’s burgeoning street scene – and also the most beautiful boy she’s ever seen. Not that such things matter to Chase. He just wants to be left alone to create. 
When Annie manages to convince Chase to work with her on a major NYU art retrospective, their connection is intense and undeniable, as Chase challenges everything Annie thought she knew about art, life…and love. Slowly, he begins to trust again and reveal the truth about his past. But when Annie is pursued by the privileged president of the fraternity – someone who clearly offers Annie much more than him – Chase begins a dangerous descent into darkness. Annie must decide between her head and her heart, and choosing wrongly could shatter them both to the very core forever… 
***This is a New Adult romance novel. Recommended for 17+ due to strong language and sexual content.

Get your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1494480328
Check out the author's website here: http://www.lj-kennedy.com/

Let me know if you've read this book and what your thoughts are!
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