Hey guys, today I ran to Target to pick up a couple things for my house (things bought not included) and of course I had to stop by the makeup aisle. I was so excited to finally see the display for Maybelline's new Summer products. I have literally been waiting for months for this collection to appear somewhere around me. The collection, which is permanent, includes pigments, a stick foundation, and some smokey shadow sticks (didn't buy). I am the HUGEST fan of pigments, because you can do a million and one things with them and when I heard Maybelline was coming out with a whole collection of them I literally squealed with joy, because you very rarely find pigments in the drugstore. I also was very excited to see a low-end brand come out with a stick foundation, because you can also use them for so many things and they're usually very easy to apply. I also picked up my Summer shaving essentials, because who wants to be stubbly in a swimsuit? Not me!
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^This shaving cream is my absolute favorite to use during the hot months. I have really dry skin that tends to get extra flaky and irritated if I use a regular shave gel because it's not moisturizing enough and the shave lotion I use in Winter is a little too much. So Skintimate SkinTherapy to the rescue! It is a lotionized shave gel, so it's a little thicker and much more moisturizing that plain old shave gel. The lotion in it makes my skin super soft and helps prevent any yucky shave bumps, nicks, or irritated patches
^This products is also an essential for the Summer months. This is a super awesome gel that is made for the bikini area, but I also use it on my under-arms, as well. This helps prevent you from getting irritation or shave bumps and also stops ingrown hairs from happening. This doesn't lather and stays in a very slick gel consistency. Since I started using this in those areas, I haven't gotten a single yucky ingrown hair and it has also cut down on the shave bumps completely.
^This product was a complete impulse buy. It is the Pixi Silky Eye Pen in Copper Glow. This was sat out on there new collection display and I was just totally drawn to it. Pictures and swatches don't do this eyeliner justice. It is a gorgeous reddish-copper, brown eye pencil that has a beautiful sheen to it. I have been so in love with warm, reddish browns lately because they really complement my eye color. I do own a couple other colors in the pencils and I love them. They have a smooth consistency and just glid effortlessly to the lid or waterline. I also find that these last a long time on me and don't smudge.
^These are the Maybelline Shine-Free foundation sticks. I bought the 2 lightest shades in the collection so that I would be able to highlight and contour with them. I love stick foundations, because they can be used to conceal, highlight, contour, and of course just be used as foundation. I haven't tried these on my face yet, but from swatching them, they have a very light and silky feel to them. They feel like they some type of a silicone base to them. They're have an almost gel consistency to them, that feels super light to the touch. I'm excited to try these out tomorrow because I feel that with the consistency, they're going to be light on the skin and last a good while. I'm not quite sure of the coverage but it seemed like light-medium on my hand. I am planning on doing a full review on these after I test them out a bit.
^Shade 115 Ivory, second to lightest in the collection. It has a more yellow undertone to it
^Shade 110 Porcelain, this is the lightest shade of the group and has a more pink undertone to it.
^This is my most exciting find of the day. I picked up all the neutral shadows in the collection and I have to say after swatching them, I'm heading back to Target tomorrow to buy the rest of the collection. I absolutely freaking love these pigments. They are gorgeous and apply beautifully. I could honestly compare them, based on my swatches, to my MAC pigments. They are finely milled and highly pigmented. They weren't gritty and looked super soft on the skin.
I did swatch them, but I am planning to do a full review on the entire collection after I pick them up tomorrow. I also want to test these out in some eye looks and use them wet and dry to fully get a grasp on the best way to apply these. So, check back soon for my review. It should be up within a week or so.
^Wild Gold- this is a shimmery yellow, gold
^Barely Brazen- shimmery nude shade, matches perfectly to the Barely Branded Color Tattoo
^Breaking Bronze- Shimmery golden, bronze shade
^Buff & Tuff- Mid-tone brown with gold glitter- this is the only one that I purchased with actual glitter in it. It applied beautifully and wasn't chunky at all
^Downtown Brown- Shimmery warm, medium brown
Check back soon for all reviews promised! Hope you guys enjoyed my haul <3
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