Monday, June 30, 2014

That I-Hit-Pan Feeling!

Hello everyone! You know that feeling of satisfaction when you hit pan? Yeah, I love that feeling. I've been trying to cut back on buying new makeup and using up what I already have. When you use a product, you hit pan. That's just the way it is. ;D



LOreal 24H Infallible Laquer Liner in Bronze Bronze: I used this stuff to death. I think I have a few uses left but it's basically dead. This liner does not smudge, flake, or fade and it was the only gel liner I used. But, it's time for a new one.

Benefit Hoola Bronzer: You guys know I love this bronzer. It's great, I recommend it to everyone, and I've finally hit pan! Recently, I've even been using it as an eye shadow to define and contour my eyes. Especially if I'm doing a cat eye, I will use this to reshape my eye to make then look less round and more angled. It's great for contouring, blah blah blah. I've already talked about this so much I'm pretty sure you guys are sick of hearing about it. But still! It's a great bronzer.


Etude House Shini Star Lip Balm in Grapefruit: I remember back in the early days of my blog. (*shutters*) This was my first lip color! Back when I was a little nube at makeup. . .  But, back then I was really into SHINee and Korean makeup. This is a great orange lip balm for a sheer wash of color. These lip balms were limited edition so this might not be available anymore. :(

Maybelline Color 24hr Color Tattoo in Barely Branded: This is great as an eye shadow base! It keeps my shadows in place and it doesn't crease. This was the only shade that I had until this week when I finally bit the bullet and bought the Bad to the Bronze shade. Why did I wait so long?! It's gorgeous!

So those are all the products I've hit pan on recently! What have you hit pan on? See you next time! XD

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Benefit Gimme Brow

Hello everyone! I've been using this product for a loong time (a few months, I mean) and I still have not reviewed it! What? Bad blogger alert. Oh well, here it is now!


What makes this different from other brow gels is that the formula has fibers in it to make your brows look thicker as well as fill them in and give them color.

The brush is really small so you can have more control. On the front part of my brows, I like to hold it horizontally so I don't use too much product. For the tail, I use the tip of the brush vertically to make it darker.


The Gimme Brow does a really good job of giving my brows volume and color, but I need more to get them to look the way I like. Usually I use a lighter brow pencil to get the shape that I like, and then go in with the Gimme Brow to give more demention and make them bolder and darker. If you have darker brows, then this is probably all you need. But since I am building from basically nothing, I need a little more work.

The color I got was light/medium, and I think it can work for a lot of hair colors because it is a very nuetral taupe color. Some people say that it's too dark for me, but I don't really care because I like the look of darker brows.

What I suggest is to use a concealer around the edges of your brows to clean them up a bit because it can look a bit messy at times.

Overall: I really like this, but I'm still looking for my perfect brow routine. If you guys have any suggestions, let me know. See you next time!