I had promised you guys a Too Faced Totally Cute Challenge Week for today… but I’ve had to push it to next week because I just didn’t get enough looks done in time. I’m sorry! (But seriously, the upcoming MAC Star Trek collection blew my world and I spent a lot of evenings filming, photographing and editing for that blog post and video!)
So instead you’re getting my monthly haul!
At the very beginning of the month, I finally conceded that I was not going to be able to breathe life back into my precious Inglot red gel liner (I tried Duraline and it just did not get it back to where I wanted it . Was far too goopy.). And I didn’t really want to spend the money on another huge pot of gel liner only to have it go goopy again (not that Inglot is expensive, I just mean that the pot is rather large and I barely made a dent in it). So instead, I opted to pick up NYX’s Vivid Fire liquid eyeliner. The dip pot variety of liner is not my favourite (I’d rather have it in pen style), but when you’re looking for red eyeliner, you really CANNOT be picky since there is such slim pickings for a colour like this. So far I’ve been very, very impressed with it. It’s a touch brighter than my old Inglot one, but that’s okay!
I used this liner in a makeup tutorial I posted a few weeks back… this is basically the only way I wear red liner… with red lips too!
This item was actual a giveaway win! I won this Smashbox Be Legendary lipstick in the shade Canadian Flare on the Smashbox Canada Instagram (one of those follow us and tag a friend kind of things). I’m already in love with the Be Legendary lipstick formula (see my previous review here) so I know I’m going to love this one as well. Seriously though… the Be Legendary formula is phenomenal. Really, really lightweight, longlasting and so comfortable!
And the last item is Melted Sugar by Too Faced. I’m actually in the process of creating a lip swatch video for ALL of the Too Faced Melteds and this was the very last shade I needed to complete the collection. My lovely friends have loaned me roughly six shades that I didn’t have, and this was the only remaining shade I needed to buy! I’ll be honest… this isn’t the kind of shade I find myself reaching for, but I wanted to make sure this was a comprehensive video. If you’re looking for that swatch video, I should have it up on my YouTube channel next week!
And that’s it for this month! A very, VERY small month of purchases, but hey, that’s okay – I saved me some cash!
hahah got to catch them all…for the video! be CAREFUL with canadian flare, i found it quite soft and I think mine broke the first time i used it. nyx is such an affordable great price point for things like red liner, it’s super impressive.
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lol alll for the video. Honestly, that shade is probably going to look like a dead nude on me. It was at the very bottom of my “to buy” list for the Melteds… but since everyone loaned me some of their shades I was like “welp, guess I’m buying this one!”
And oh nooooo about Canadian Flare. If YOU broke it, I am TOTALLY screwed. ACKKKK.
also…I saw another blogger had the exact same issue in her review…sooo…handle with care! (it is really pretty though!)
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…this is going to end in tears. :*(
I won the Smashbox lipstick too! I think it’s a touch too orange for my taste, I prefer slightly more blue-based. But it was comfortable the one time I tried it so far.
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I wonder if we both won the Smashbox lipstick for joint tagging each other?!? I haven’t worn it yet, but I’m actually quite excited to hear it’s slightly tinted orange – I like blue based reds too, but I’ve got a lot of them!
This is a veryyyyy small purchase post in comparison from your other months. LOL!
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Haha I know right???
Love this look, have you tried wearing any of the liquid lipsticks as a liner? I’ve seen it done quite a bit on a few tutorials but i’m afraid to try it:)
I’ve never tried a liquid lipstick as a liner… mostly because I don’t want to cross contaminate what I stick on my lips with what’s put on my eyes!
Ah, that red liner! I have not used red liner in ages, but this one is stunning and looks easy to use. I’m tempted!
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Which red liners have you used in the past? I find they’re so freaking hard to find!