♡ Reviews: NYX Round Case Lipstick ♡

Reviews:

♡ NYX Round Case Lipstick ♡

I gotta catch them all
But I still choose you.
Hey baby,
Would you be my pikachu?

I have been loving NYX for a long time. ( I'll literally recommend like...anything by them. It's all a hit for me. ) And seeing as it's pretty hard to find a pigmented lipstick that's long-lasting, I decided to do a review on one of my favorites.

I have a couple of these, and I intend to buy more of them. 

Initially the packaging is very sleek and nice, and there isn't and trouble opening or closing them.

The product goes on very smoothly, especially with a lip balm applied first. There are no rough spots or issues with the color being uneven, it looks great. They're pretty glossy too, which I really love. I've also never had an issue with them making my lips feel dry.

I tend to smack and rub my lips a lot, which can easily make a product wear off. When I do that frequently, these will typically last 5 hours still. When I don't do anything to rub them off, they can last roughly 10 hours. ( I typically will not use a primer, liner, or blot when I use these, so if you take those extra steps I'm sure it'll last as long as you need.

♡ Cons ♡

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♡ Pros ♡

- Long-lasting

- Cheap price

- Smooth application

- Not drying

- True to color

- Pigmented

- Good packaging

- Large color selection

So, I'm pretty sure you can already guess what I'd rate this lipsticks.

♡ Overall ♡

★★★★★

( Beautiful product, I highly recommend it. )

 ♡ Talk to you later, gorgeous! ♡

♡ Reviews: J-Cat Sparkling Cream Palette ♡

Reviews:

♡ J-Cat Sparkling Cream Palette ♡

If you're reading this...

I hope something good happens to you today.

On first glance this product is pretty...Like super pretty. I got it in this month's Glam Bag.

First off, the packaging. It's very sleek and looks nice, but it was a pain to open. While peeling off the little bit of tape keeping it closed, it caught with the labels on the bottom of the product so I had to peel all that off too. But maybe that was just my bad luck.

Upon deciding to use it, I wasn't sure how to go about applying it. I lightly tapped it with my finger and it didn't feel creamy at all, so I decided to try using the applicator it came with. So I swiped the applicator across it, and...BOOM it pulled off so much product it already hit pan. I rubbed as much product back into the pan as I could and decided to just use my fingers to apply it.

It was a little hard to get a good pigment at first, but I finally got it. I started off with the light beige shade on the first half of my eyes, and the yellow color on the outer half.

For the crease, I used the orangey shade. I decided to use a brush for this one, so I grabbed one of my good brushes and swiped it...literally I only got a bit of excess glitter. Yeah, I'll just stick to my fingers with this.

Next, trying to apply eyeliner over it, I grabbed a liquid liner to do a basic cat eye. It was practically impossible to get the eyeliner black over the eyeshadow, all the glitter seeped right through. I had to go over with a thick layer of gel liner to hid the glitter trying to sparkle through.

The fallout wasn't as bad as I expected, but it was practically impossible to get off. (Actually, I couldn't get it all off.)

Trying to take the make-up off was terrible. I got most of it off, but the sparkles just smeared everywhere. I used my basic eye make-up remover twice, then washed my face twice...I'm pretty sure I still have sparkles everywhere. And the sparkles got into my eyes. It doesn't hurt that bad, but it's pretty annoying. Almost as annoying as an eyelash in your eye.

♡ Pros ♡

- Colors are pretty

- Cheap price (you get what you pay for)

- Looks nice when applied

♡ Cons ♡

- Hard to remove fallout

- Hard to remove in general

- Very messy

- Tricky to apply

- Cheap quality

- Eyeliner doesn't apply well over it

♡ Overall ♡

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ 

( two stars was very gracious )

♡ Thanks for reading, cuties! ♡

♡ How to Make Your Lipstick Last All Day ♡

HOW TO:

♡ LONG-WEARING LIPSTICK ♡

What's up, good-looking?

I hope your day has been just as fabulous as you are!

So I'm sure we all have that issue where you apply your lipstick in the morning, then in a few hours it's all worn off, right?

So how in the world are you supposed to fix that?

There's a very simple solution to making your lipstick long-wearing and smudge-proof!

♡ What You'll Need ♡

- Any lip liner of your choice

- Any lipstick of your choice

- Pressed or loose powder

- Toilet paper / tissues

♡ How To Do It ♡

1. Take your lip liner, it absolutely does not matter what lip liner you want to use, and line around your lips, filling them in after

2. After your lips are completely filled with the lip liner, take ANY lipstick and apply that over the lip liner.

3. After you've applied the lipstick, dab it with a tissue / toilet paper then apply another layer of it. Repeat this step three times.

4. Take a tissue or some toilet paper and pull it in half ( you want 1-ply not 2-ply ).

5. Place the 1-ply tissue / toilet paper over your lips, and with a powder brush apply a light layer of your powder over over the paper and your lips, and you're done!

Holding the one-ply paper over the lips while you powder will make sure you don't apply the powder too heavily and make the lips powdery (ew, who would want powdery lips?). The fine amount of powder will set your lipstick to last all day and all night long!

This trick is perfect for long-days, parties, or even weddings!

♡ Good luck, beauty junkies! ♡