Sparkle & Shine

The Absolute WORST Makeup Setting Spray in this World!!!!!!!!

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Oh my goodness.. guys.... I usually don't do bad reviews but this was so so so bad that I had to post it out there to not get this!!!!
So first off, for those of you who don't know, a makeup setting spray is a spray you spritz on your face after your makeup is finished and it is supposed to make your makeup stay put all day. I have issues with my foundation breaking up during the day so a makeup setting spray is a must for me. I was on Pinterest one day and I saw this little pin about the Ben Nye Final Seal Matte Setting Spray and that it is what the Disney Princesses at Disney World use to make their makeup stay all day in the Florida Heat. When I saw that I was like...um yes please.. give the me the biggest bottle you have.

So it came in the mail and when I first tried to the first thing that got me was the smell and what it did to my skin. It has an overwhelming mint smell and have you guys ever had toothpaste get in your eye and felt that "burning mint" sensation. That is exactly what it felt like but on my face. Then, after about an hour the foundation on my nose starting separating!!!! The foundation separated into a lot of different little dots on my nose and it is very visible!!!! Whatever you do DO NOT buy this product. I don't care how much you love Disney and/or Princesses. You will not look like a princess you will like a Hobgoblin!

I highly Recommend the Kat Von D Lock 'N Load Makeup Setting Spray instead. First off, Kat Von D's Makeup is freaking amazing if you like something full coverage and something that last all day. She's a Tattoo Artist originally so she knows how to make something long lasting. Her products are phenomenal and her Makeup Setting Spray sets my foundation so beautifully and it lasts all day.

Kat Von D Lock 'N Load Makeup Setting Spray

**Don't forget to Sparkle**

**Review of Origins Task Master (Active Charcoal, Petexturizing, Overnight) 3-pc Set

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Hello Sparklers!!!

I just recently bought the Origins Task Master 3 pc set on Amazon a few weeks ago with my Christmas money and I decided to do a little mini review over it.
I'll also link below on where I bought it just in case you want to try it for yourself.

Okay, So my skin has been going through hell lately with the un predictable Alabama weather. My skin is super dry and breakouts keep popping up every few days (Yuck) and my regular skin care routine was just not cutting it. I realized I needed some serious treatment and so I thought a mask would certainly go where my regular face wash couldn't. But what mask? I was having breakouts and dry patches all over. If I got a mask that specifically catered to my breakouts then what little moisture I had on my face would be sucked up when the mask came off and my breakout would leave but then I'd look like a horrible, nasty, sand demon and that's just not cute. I could get a hydrating mask but that wouldn't stop the breakouts it would just hydrate my face so I wouldn't be dry anymore but my acne would be as red and as bad as ever. So what to do?
My husband and I share an Amazon Prime Account which I use to purchase a lot of my skin care items. They have a huge category on "Luxury Brand" items and Amazon Prime gives me two day free shipping ( anyone who knows me knows I do not like to wait! The faster the better!). I also love to use Amazon for skin care products because so many people not only buy off Amazon, but they also review on it as well. So I can read thousands and thousands of reviews on there which comes in handy. I was looking in the category and I came across the Origins Task Master 3-pc set it comes with an Active Charcoal Mask, a Texturizing Mask, and an Overnight Hydrating Mask. I bought it and received it two days later I've been using it for about a week and a half and I wish I could do the "praise Jesus hallelujah hands emoji" on here because that is exactly how I feel! Honestly, I haven't felt the need to use the Petexturizing mask so I haven't reviewed it in here.
First, lets start off with my favorite of the bunch the Active Charcoal Mask. **Disclaimer** this stuff is INTENSE!! It is seriously like a magnet for any dirt, oil, or any type of gunk that clogs your pores. When I saw its like a magnet im not exaggerating! When you put it on within a minute you will feel it tightening on your face and I swear you can feel the impurities being soaked up. Now this stuff can be drying so I only leave it on for about 5 minutes but I noticed an immediate difference in my complexion and my face just felt really deep cleaned!!! Next, you have the Overnight Mask. This is a dry skin girls wet dream!!!!!! I use this after I use the Active Charcoal Mask and first off let me just tell you about the smell. Oh my goodness!!! It smells like fresh kiwi!! This is the only masks ive liked that has such an amazing scent. The hydration is also insane!!!My goodness! I put this on at night and in the morning my skin feels like a baby. Dry patches are gone in a night.
I will link where you can buy this kit down below! Please note that these are trial sizes which I love because you can try them out and se which ones you love and which ones aren't so great so you aren't throwing away $25 a bottle.

Thanks for reading guys!

**Don't let anyone dull your sparkle**

Origins Task Master 3 pc Set

December Beauty Favorites

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Hello all my sparklers! Sorry that I am just now posting my husband and I did a lot of traveling for Christmas and it was just craziness! For Christmas of course my family got me a lot of makeup and I have purchased a lot myself so I decided to dedicate this blog to all my favorites I got this month!! This blog is kind of long so pour yourself a nice cup of tea, have a seat, and enjoy :)
**I will link all items down below so when you click on the name it will take you to where you can purchase it if you want to try it**

In the Face category I have a few favorites.
1. The Elf- High Definition Powder- Shade Translucent

Holy Freaking Moley I love this powder!!! I use this to help set my foundation. This bad boy helps my foundation stay all day!!!! This is great for people who have oily skin who need to mattify their face. I have dry skin ( i mean super desert dry) but I have issues with my foundation staying on my face. I just lightly dab this all over and it really does help my foundation stick to my face. It also gives you such a pretty air brush effect. It's also only like $6.00 and the container is huge!!!

2. The L'Oreal Infallible Pro Matte 24HR Foundation

So I have been seeing a lot of this foundation a lot on Youtube so I decided to try it out. Oh my goodness gracious.... this stuff is a dream. I use the shade Classic Ivory 101 because I am as white as a ghost. This is perfect for people who have oily skin since it is a matte finish and no oil is getting through this bad boy. I know what your thinking... um Shelby... you just said you have super dry skin. I just put on a moisturizer, then a primer, and then I apply this foundation. It has a nice natural finish on my skin when I do that and it looks like actual skin and not makeup sitting on top of skin.
This stuff last all day with no touch ups! I absolutely love it!

3. Loreal Tru Match Lumi Cushion Foundation

I wear the shade W2. This foundation formula wise is nothing that I have ever experienced!!!! First of all I love love love Loreal Tru Match Lumi. Its a dry skin girl's wet dream.,..literally.... because it makes your skin feel so hydrated and it gives you a glow from within. So naturally when I saw the Cushion and I was like okay ill get it a try. When you dip your finger in it the texture is unreal. It feels like a mousse on when you first touch it but when you put it on the skin it blends out so beautifully. It gives me such a beautiful glow. I love it!!!

4. The Smash Box Photo Finish Primer- Light

This Foundation Primer is a must have in everyone's makeup collection!! A Primer is used to help prime the face for your foundation aka foundation glue. Well...not really glue... but it does help foundation stick to your face extremely well. It is good for dry skin, oily skin, combination skin, really ANY skin type. Smash Box has tons of primers and in my opinion they make the best primers. They have primers for redness, oil control, dry skin, and to fill in your pores. I got the Photo Finish Primer I love this as an every day primer for my skin it helps my foundation blend flawless into my face and helps my makeup remain on my face all day!

5. ColourPop Highlighter- Lunch Money

So I have been loving highlighters recently and ColourPop has been KILLING it with their highlighters!!!! The formula is so creamy its like butter and the highlight looks so great on the cheek bones. It gives you such a beautiful glowing look. My favorite way to wear this is as a base on my cheek bones and then I put Champagne Pop on top of it. I look like a Sparkling fairy and I love it!

6. Becca Jaclyn Hill's Champagne Pop Highlighter- AKA Best Highlight Ever

So if you guys haven't already figured out I love to sparkle! So I try to collect as many highlighters as I can. Jaclyn Hill (AKA best Youtube Beauty Guru Ever) did a collaboration with Becca Cosemtics and she created a highlighter called Champagne Pop. I didnt show the picture of the inside of the compact because i broke it all to pieces.. but you better believe I still use it.. thats how good it is!!! What I love about the highlighter is that it is not only so creamy and pigmented but it is build-able. The camera unfortunately didn't pick up the color as well as I would like but it is a golden/ champagne highlight. When you first swatch it a very subtle glow is reflected and this is perfect for a subtle dewy face look it gives you just the right amount of glow. But you can build it up to have a super intense highlight as well. I use this every day and I absolutely adore it.

7. Aveeno Positively Radiant Makeup Removing Wipes

My last facial favorite is the Aveeno Positively Radiant Makeup Removing Wipes. First off these wipes smell SO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!! It smells like you are in a meadow it is so relaxing and smells so clean!!! I put a lot of makeup/ skin care products on my face throughout the day and not only does this remove it all (including waterproof mascara and liquid lipsticks) but it leaves my skin so soft afterwards. I love Aveeno products I feel like all of their products are great for sensitive skin like mine and the wipes are no exception!

Now Onto the Eyes!!!!

Okay so it is no secret that I love eyeshadows! There are just endless possibilities when it comes to the eyes so thats why I think they are so fun to play with. I have two sets im going to be writing about today. One I have had since the beginning of the December and the other I got for Chrismtas.

1. The NYX Beauty School Drop Out Graduate Palette

This Palette has been my ride or die all December. If you haven't heard of NYX you definitely need to go check them out. They have really great products for affordable prices.... think of them as the brand between drugstore and high end makeup. This Palette comes with 35 Eye shadows, 3 blushes, two highlighters, and two bronzers. If I am being completely honestly I really only love the eye shadows in this palette the blushes, highlighters, and bronzers haven't really impressed me that much. But the eye shadows are crazy pigmented and blendable. I didn't swatch all of them because there are ALOT but these shades are seriously amazing. This Palette has it all it has warm shades, cool shades, neutral shades, shimmer shades, and matte shades. There are just so many awesome combinations!!!

2. The Lorac Limited Edition Dazzleing Dozen 2 Eye Shadow Collection

This was a Christmas present from my sister in law and when I got it I was stunned. I LOVE Lorac eye shadows and they have always been an oldie but a goodie for me. They are always so pigmented and blendable so when I got this collection I was so excited to play. All of my swatches as well as the shadow names are below.