Item Spotlight: EcoTools 5 Piece Brush Set

Brand: Eco Tools

Price: 10-15 dollars

Stores: Target, CVS, Walgreens

Unlike other brushes on the market, The Eco tool brushes are created from recycled materials. The Brush handles are made from bamboo, and the bristles are 100 percent cruelty free.  This set comes with a case which includes a face/blush brush, a brow, lash comb, an eyeliner, concealer and eye shadow brush.

What I love about this brush set is that it comes with everything  I need for travel.  The brushes are very soft but sturdy enough to pick up color from shadows or blushes.  

Quick tip: after cleaning makeup brushes in general with brush cleanser or conditioner, make sure you dry them by laying them down flat. DO NOT dry them standing up because the water will seep into the handles which will disintegrate the wood.

Covergirl Outlast Lipstain Review

Brand: Cover girl

Price: 7 dollars

Where to buy: Target, CVS, Rite Aid and anywhere Cover Girl is sold.

I bought this Cover girl lip stain in teasing blush because I wanted an alternative to lip gloss. The Lip stain pen is pink with a sharpie like head.

What I liked about it: it is portable and convenient to use If I'm in a hurry. The lip stain stayed on my lips all day long. 

What I did not like: I didn't like the fact that it looks like a sharpie and it feels like I'm using a sharpie on my lips. The lip stain smells like cherry cough medicine.  After wearing it for a while, my lips started looking like how it looks when you eat a red Popsicle and the Popsicle stains the lips. It was difficult to take the color off of my lips with just water; I guess that's why it's a lip stain.

Wet and Wild Polish Review

Brand: Wet and Wild

Price: 99cents

Where to buy: Walgreens and CVS

I am a huge fan of the Wet and Wild nail polish in Black crème.  I have never tried their polish with glitter in it, only because when it comes to polish I am a matte and crème type of person.  I decided to try this Wet and Wild “Wild Shine” polish in Night Prowl. The polish is black with hot pink glitter in it.

What I like about it: the bottle looks like there is a ton of hot pink glitter inside, but when you apply it to your nail, the glitter comes out evenly. There glitter is not overwhelming, there’s  just enough glitter for you to see it but overwhelm the nail, if that makes any sense. You can see that the base is black with tiny glitters.  There is a lot of shine coming off of each nail after using the polish. The glitter helps with the shine as well.

What I don’t like:  The polish is a bit on the watery side, and after a day or two the polish chips off (but a good top coat can take care of that problem). 

For 99cents you don’t have much to lose. I enjoy using this polish because it’s affordable and it’s fun to wear.

L’oreal Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara Review

Brand : L'oreal

Price: retails between 5-8 Dollars

Where to buy: Target, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens.

I’m a huge fan of mascaras, because of the fact that I have very few lashes and I am up for anything that will help these sad looking lashes look better. The more thicker a mascara makes my lashes look, the better. The L’oreal mascara I got was in black. On the back of the packaging it claims that this mascara has “lash plumping technology with hydra-collagen” which means more volume and thicker lashes. 

What I like about it: I like the fact that this mascara came with a big wand. In my personal opinion the wand helps with the application of the product, a flimsy wand is not going to do so well compared to a big wand when applying mascara. The wand brought out just enough product for my lashes. I like the fact that it didn’t have a bad smell to it. I liked how it made my lashes look more thicker and it exaggerated the length of my lashes which was a plus.

What I didn’t like: I did not like the clumps. When you get volume you tend to get clumps and I got a couple of those on my lashes. The mascara did not make my lashes “12x thicker” like it said it would. When I think of the word “collagen” I think of plump lips, so I would assume it would really thicken my lashes. It did but not enough for me to think of the word “collagen” when I used it.

I think this mascara is great if you need to go out and buy a cheap mascara. It does the job any other mascara would. Though on my lashes, it did not do an amazing job. Then again it depends on the persons lashes because my lashes are little to begin with.

(the first pic is of my natural lashes, and the second pic is with the mascara on)

E.L.F. Beauty Book Review

Brand: E.L.F

Price: 5 dollars

Where to buy: Eyeslipsface and selected Target stores

I found the Beauty book in the makeup aisle at Target during their back to school sale. The packaging caught my eye first and with the sticker price being 5 dollars I couldn’t say no. The one I picked up was the Eye Brights Edition, they also have a Neutral eyes and a Smokey eye book. 

 The book comes with 12 colors, a small mirror above the shadows, black eyeliner and an applicator.  The other side of the book has instructions on how to use the eyeshadows.

What I like about it: I was very surprised at the fact that most of the colors were quite pigmented. The darker more neutral colors were a lot more pigmented than the lighter shimmery colors.  The shadows are neutral, metallic and glittery. What I enjoyed about the shadows is that you can pick up a lot of color with one swipe of a brush. My two favorite colors are the purple and cranberry colors.

What I didn’t like: There was a lot of fallout, especially with the real glittery shadows. the glittery-ness of the shadows are supposed to brighten up your eyes, hence the title “Eye Brights Edition”, Though much of the glitter was underneath my eye. You should use a light hand when using some of the shadows because it’s so pigmented, hence the fallout. I don’t care much for the eye liner, it smeared a lot. I have no use for the applicator besides using it to line my eyes. 

Overall I think it is a good buy for the price. You get 12 good shadows for 5 dollars, and it’s portable if you need to take it with you somewhere.  

My favorite MAC Lipsticks

I love MAC Lipsticks, I probably love them more than the lipglasses. I have Five that I am currently obsessed over at the moment.

(From left to right)

Viva glam Gaga (lustre)- I love this one so much that I bought a backup. It looks very barbie doll like on me.


Angel (frost)- this was one of the first lipsticks that I have ever purchased from MAC. Its My #1 go to lipstick. Its perfect for neutral looking days..and I have many days like that.


Brave (Satin) - this color was suggested to me by an MUA for a wedding that I was a part of. It complimented my skin tone and looked great in the pictures.


Girl About Town (Amplified) I love this color because it takes me out of my comfort zone, away from neutrals. It's a fun color to wear. 


Captive (satin)- its a beautiful warm plum color, I purchased it specifically for fall.