I'm Hooking Up with Mark. Hookups!

Hey girls! How was your weekend? Mine was really busy. I've had these glosses awhile, but they keep getting shoved down to the bottom of my review list. But here we are. I bought two different glosses and a mini jumbo eye pencil. (I'll explain later in the post)
Okay. I bought two shine tubes in Creme Caramel and Marshmallow. Creme Caramel was extremely dissapointing. The color looked georgeous in the tube, but one applied is so sheer it might as well be clear. Marmallow adds a tiny bit of color and shimmer, but not much. The design of the packaging is really nice. It's a squeeze tube and the top connects with another-so you can hookup different products. I guess the only thing I love about these glosses it that they smell divine. Maybe not what the names are but really delish. No flavour though. (good thing or else these glosses wouldn't last a minute on my lips :)
The second gloss is an m.powerment shade: peach, all procedes from the m.powerment line go to the prevention of teen abuse. I bought the shade Peach. it's a peachy (duh!!) gold color which is really pretty for summer. The pigmentation is really good in this gloss. It has a mint kick though. No taste.
Okay now for the Mini Mark It Stick. It needs a jumbo pencil sharpener, but is only as long as my pinkie. I have it in Violet Opal. This sucks as an eyeshadow. It creased within five minutes of application. I've tried it with primer but no luck. I love it as an eyeliner though. The color is purple-y white. A swatch on your hand, as you move it back and forth goes from white to light purple. I love to do a semi thick line of the mini mark it stick then tightline black on my top lid. Any questions about the products I'd be more than happy to answer!
Have a wonderful day!
Essi 

I caved...

Alright. I have a confession to make. I love Avon. I really love Avon. But dear Avon, you have no products that wear very long on my very oily lids! So, what do I do? I cheat on you. I go onto ebay and buy that cult classic UDPP. I have heard about this product since I started to wear makeup.Oh you lucky Americans! You only have to pay $17 for a bottle. Imagine my horror when I walk into my local Sephora to find that UDPP is $26 a bottle! :( So I get a friend to go onto ebay and I bought a duo the Original and Sin.
With shipping, etc I payed $15 for each bottle. I saved $9 a bottle by doing this! I've been playing around with both formulas and it seems like Sin creases faster than the Original formula. Some people look on this as a miracle, but really for me it lasts about 7 hours, and even then it has started to crease a bit. Sin lasts about 5 hours before it really starts creasing. That is better than nothing, before I started using UDPP eyeshadow only lasted less than 2 hours. Overall it's better than nothing, but I'll going to try a different primer after this runs out. If any of you gals out there have tips about UDPP please share!!!
Essi

A Really Cool Lipstick

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most. . .
Okay I know I said that I was finished with all the superSHOCK stuff, but no. I forgot the Avon Ultra Color Rich Mega Impact Lipstick. (quite a mouthful) Take a look how it's cut: (I'll post pics soon!)

Cool huh? I have it in Never so Nude. It's such a pretty beige pink. I normally don't wear nudes because my lips have zero pigment, so I like lipsticks that darken my lips. Now this nude is pigmented enough that I can carry it off.
Pros:
It's a really nice nude shade.
The shape of the lipstick is nice for exact application.
It's only $4.99
Cons:
Some might find this is too shimmery. It's not a metallic but, well you can judge from the pics.
Swatches
(coming soon)
Have a wonderful day!
Essi

Haulin' in the USA

Well, last weekend my family and I went down to US for a weekend and I finally went to a Dollar Tree! (The Resessionista talks about this store sooo much!) You girls will not believe the deals I found! I bought five things (I didn't have much time) Sally Hansen Comfort Shine Lip Glaze in Fresh Strawberry (that's a mouthfull!) Sally Hansen Natural Butter Lip Shine in Bloom and three Maybelline Forever Metallics Metal Shine Lip Colors (in English: Jumbo lip pencils) shades: Blush Beam, Ginger Spice and Berry Glossy. So far I think my favorites are the lip gloss and the lip pencil in Blush Beam. Berry Glossy is def. a fall color. It's a bit deep for summer. Same goes for Ginger Spice. It's a bit to rust for me but I like to layer another gloss on top to mute it. I also went to Wal-Mart to gaze at the Hard Candy display. It wasn't even stocked, but I did pick up the last compact (Welcome Matte) Reviews coming soon! Oh, by the way I'm getting a phone! It's going to have a camera in it, so soon I'll be posting pictures again :) yay!
Essi

I'm Flipping for mark.'s Flip for It Palette

Just got this. And I'm lovin it! No this isn't an ad for McDonalds :) I'm talking about  mark.'s FFI (flip for it) palette in tokyo. Don't know about you, but I love purple. (It doesn't hurt that I have green eyes. Purple really makes green eyes pop) Which means I love this palette. It's a mix of purples and pinks; colors that work well with my porcelain doll skin (you should know by now I'm SUPER pale) Okay let me say I love the packaging. If you were to take four lipsticks and arrange them in the shape of a square, that's how big the palette is. The way the palette is designed is really smart. You open it up and you see two eyeshadows and a blush. You tilt the mirror back and the tray comes up a bit. (arggg, I wish I could find the cord for my camera! It would be so easy to show you with pictures!) To cut a long story short, the tray flips to reveal four lip colors. Two lip(sticks?) and two glosses. I looked at the colours and was confused. Three of them fitted the overall pink/purple of the palette, but one of the glosses is sheer shimmery red. Purple and red are okay, I'm just thinking that there is probs a better colour Mark. could have put in the palette. Okay now I'm going to rant. I went to put on one of the lip(stick?) colours on with a lip brush. And got nothing. The trick is that your fingers will do a better job at picking up the solid lip colors than a brush. End of rant. The solid lip colours look super dark in the pan, but apply sheer, just adding a kiss of colour. It's really fun to layer the  lip colours and make new combos. Okay, now flip back to the eyeshadows. One is light pink and the other is purple/black the blush is a delicate pink perfect for slightly flushed cheeks. On their own the shadows last about 2 hours. A word of warning: the purple back color is DARK use sparingly, a little dab'll do ya ;) 
Overall I like this palette. It's easy to use and you don't have the eyeshadows mixing with the lip colors, etc.
This palette is def for daytime looks, but that's pretty much the only look I do!
Have a wonderful day!
Essi

Mining in Your. . .Makeup!?

Yes! Avon has jumped on the mineral makeup bandwagon and has come out with a whole line. I mean EVERYTHING! Eyeliners, lipsticks, blush, foundation, eyeshadow, concealer and tinted lip balm! Of the products mentioned above I have an eyeliner, foundation, 2 eyeshadows, 2 blushes and a lipstick. I like everything I have. I'm going to be doing a series if reviews on the all products from the line. (that I own) I know some people can only use mineral makeup and this is a really afordable line. First up I have foundation (I'm reviewing in the order I apply things in the morning) I have the powder foundation in Trasparent Glow. I'm really pale and can carry off "transparent" shades but for darker skinned gals, try the tinted foundations. A word of warning: Use lightly. I put on too much one morning and my skin was white. Not a good thing. Other than that the coverage is about medium to light. And they aren't kidding when they named it transparent glow. It really does give a slight glow. Not shimmer, just glow. So you probs shouldn't wear this if you're going to be photographed. I like the way this blends. Just use a light hand. I have super oily skin but I haven't had any problems with the powder changing color on me. It holds back the shine for about 4 hours with nothing underneath it. (No primer, etc.) If you have any other questions about this product, just shoot me an e-mail :) A note about pictures: I lost the cord that connects my camera to my computer :( so I'll be posting reviews, and whenever I find the cord I'll post the pics.

Have a great day!

Essi

On the Go? Try Avon's New 3 in 1 Pencil!

Avon's next new product? A Professional Multi-Pencil. AKA: a 3 in 1 FACE pencil.  Yep. One side has a color that can be used on lips and cheeks. The other side has a color that can be used as an eyeliner or eyeshadow.  And I must say, Bravo Avon! The cheek/lip shade blends like a charm on cheeks and adds a very nice tint to lips. The pencil comes in three shades: Twice the Spice, (my fave!) Sugar Plum and Rasberry Radiance. Now here is the strange thing. Swice the Spice's lip/cheek color is very moisturizing, but the other two pencils are very drying. Other than that I have no complaint about the lip/cheek side. As for the eye side, it lasts for about 5 hours when topped with eyeshadow. Now for the colors. Swice the Spice is my favorite pencil. Color and otherwise.
                                                                 Swatches

Swice the Spice

Sugar Plum

                                          Raspberry Radiance
Now in the last two pics look carefully at the lip colors. In real life they are the same! You really only need the two pencils. The colors are housed in a sleek black tube (sorry, no pics, my camera is, um not working)
You will need a jumbo pencil sharpener. If you have any questions, leave a comment or e-mail me :)
Essi