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January 2019

LANEIGE KISS & MAKEUP SET review

by mybeautyaddictions January 27, 2019

LANEIGE KISS & MAKEUP SET review

After seeing so many people loving the Laneige Lip Masks, I decided it was time to try them. So in November I ordered this holiday set with my 20% off Sephora promo, paying only $22.40 for this set.

I love the variety of “flavours” in this kit, so far I’ve liked all of them.
I’m somewhat of a lip balm connoisseur / hoarder (depends how you look at it ?) – and ever since the day I got this set I haven’t used another one at night. THAT’S how much I like it.
It’s thick and smooth, hydrating, comfortable and lasts long on my lips at night. This is very important because I don’t want to have to wake up and feel my lips are already dry a couple of hours into the night. It doesn’t last all night, but it lasts longer than my other lip balms.
It comes with a tiny spatula that’s really handy for getting the product out of the jar without making a mess, although sometimes I do use my (clean) finger to get the product if I can’t be bothered with the spatula.
It’s the most comfortable lip mask I’ve ever worn at night.

✔️In conclusion, I will keep repurchasing this, and I’m bringing it with me on my upcoming trip to Europe this week.

Have you tried this yet? What’s your favourite night time lip balm? ❤️

January 27, 2019 0 comment

Sephora Playbox January 2019

by mybeautyaddictions January 21, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

Sephora Playbox January 2019

Contents:

Beautyblender Blendercleanser solid mini
Bite Beauty Matte Lip Crayon in “Glacé”
Belif Aqua Bomb Sleeping Mask (single use)
Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream mini
Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid mini
(bonus) Marajo Nourishing Cleansing Creme & Deep Treatment.

Swatches:

Bite Beauty lip Glace swatch, dupes – MAC fastplay and NYX Resistance

This month my box is a mixture of things I’m excited for: finally going to try this

?Drunk Elephant cream! Hope it’s moisturizing enough for my dry skin – also excited to try the

?Belif sleep mask and to have yet another

?Sunday Riley good genes because I do love it. And then there’s the repeats:

I have a million ?mini blendercleansers,

also already had a ?Bite Beauty crayon in Glacé from a previous Sephora free gift.

And the ?Marajó bonus is OK but not a big enough sample to use on my long, dense hair (it’s been in my box before).

That being said, I do really love this Bite Beauty shade. It’s the type of shade that I find to be flattering on almost everyone. I noticed I own a couple of lipsticks that remind me a lot of this one so I included a swatch comparison for you!

?Hope you’re all having a great start to your week! Let me know what you think of your box this month and if you got the same!❤️

January 21, 2019 0 comment

Makeup Reviews Swatches

Colourpop Belle Disney Collection and swatches

by mybeautyaddictions January 18, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

Colourpop Belle Disney Collection and swatches

I absolutely love this set!
After trying to get the princess lipsticks every time they were restocked and failing at it (because they sold out too quickly) I was kind of glad I didn’t, because they released this set which also includes the matching lip gloss that wasn’t previously available.

Although my favourite childhood princess was Ariel (I was obsessed with mermaids as a kid!) the Belle colours are more mauve which is my jam.
This was the first time I ever ordered from Colourpop and I’m really impressed with their quality for the price.

?The lipstick is super beautiful, pigmented, creamy and flattering.

?The eyeshadow feels super buttery to the touch and has some blue/purply toned tiny flecks that reflect light, making it slightly shift depending on light (see closeup and swatch below)

Colourpop Belle Super Shock Shadow in “Be our guest”

?The gloss is also beautiful and very wearable, I find it to be a very universally flattering shade, and also has light reflecting tiny flecks, and it’s more on the sheer side unless you apply more than 1 coat.

Colourpop Disney Belle swatches

All in all, I absolutely love this set and I’d completely recommend it to anyone who likes these tones or loves Belle.
It’s still available on their website!
Do you have any of the sets from this collection? Which one is your favourite?

January 18, 2019 0 comment

Hair Influenster Reviews

L’Oreal Elvive Rapid Reviver Review

by mybeautyaddictions January 16, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

L’Oreal Elvive Rapid Reviver Review

I don’t like to review hair products until I’ve used them several times, so I waited so review this product until I used it for a few weeks and formed a solid opinion.

This deep conditioner claims to give you rapidly revive damaged hair, infused with a damage-repairing serum, almond and protein, all in just 1 minute.

I’m the kind of person who usually needs to leave conditioner on for a looong time for it to do anything, (sometimes I run out of hot water in winter waiting in the shower) so this seemed like a great selling point for me.

After using it for about 3 weeks, I can say it definitely does work fast, and I get the same result washing it quickly than leaving it on for longer. It soaks into my hair pretty quickly!
I also like the smell!
That being said, I do find that it does weigh down my natural waves when I leave my hair natural instead of using a curling iron or styling straight. But this is going to happen with any heavy conditioner, if you have wavy -but not curly- hair.

Overall it’s a good conditioner to use in a hurry, but I will only use it when I’m styling my hair with tools.
❤️Thanks to Influenster for sending me this complimentary product to test!

PS. On my face I’m wearing:
– Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation in “Ecru” (slightly too dark for me, it’s a sample) + Buxom Lip Gloss in “Brandy” + IT Cosmetics Superhero Mascara – Top is from Ann Taylor LOFT.

January 16, 2019 0 comment

Ipsy Swatches

IPSY JANUARY 2019 GLAMBAG

by mybeautyaddictions January 12, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

IPSY JANUARY 2019 GLAMBAG (Scroll for swatches!)

Contents:

Skin & Co – Truffle Therapy Face Gommage
Tarte – Amazonian Clay Full Coverage foundation in “Fair Sand”
Belle En Argent – Lip Gloss in “Bored Now”
Ella Eden – Eyeshadow in “Julia”
Billion Dollar Brows – Foundation brush

This month was a bit blah for me. I am glad that I did get the Skin&Co exfoliator because I LOVE their other truffle therapy products. If you haven’t tried them I highly recommend their toner and serum (I personally don’t have them right now because they’re so expensive).

Ella Eden Eyeshadow in Julia and Belle En Argent lip gloss in Bored Now

?The Tarte foundation was a disappointment because as much as I love Tarte, I’ve received this one before and it doesn’t work well with my dry skin (it’s a lot of hassle to make it look decent and I’m usually in a hurry anyway)

?The Belle en Argent lip gloss looked disappointing at first, but when I put it on I noticed it’s actually really pretty! It has these beautiful pink flecks all over that look so pretty and reflect light (you can barely see them on my swatch but in person you can).
?The Ella Eden eyeshadow single is actually very pretty, but personally I don’t really like singles because they end up cluttering my drawers and I always reach for palettes instead.
?The BDB foundation brush was a big disappointment, not because of the brush being bad quality, but because I absolutely hate using this brush shape on my face – so I will probably give it away.

Overall they’re decent products but most of it is stuff that’s not really useful for me.
I wish I could upgrade to the Glambag+ and see if I like that better, but since I haven’t received an invitation, I’ll probably end up having to cancel my Ipsy subscription.

❔What do you think about this bag? Did you get products you enjoy this month?
Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend!

Ella Eden Julia swatch, Belle En Argent Bored Now swatch

January 12, 2019 0 comment

Palettes

HUDA BEAUTY – The New Nude palette

by mybeautyaddictions January 10, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

HUDA BEAUTY – The New Nude palette

This palette is just so beautiful! I’ve had it for less than a month and it’s already one of my favourite palettes I own.
I’ll have a review in the future but for now I just wanted to leave you with this photo I took. Look at the texture in that shimmer I focused on! Super cool looking!
✔️I got a great deal on this as I took advantage of the Sephora $20 off $75 promo they had in December to essentially make this palette only $45

Hope you’re all having a great Thursday!

January 10, 2019 0 comment

Natasha Denona Palettes Reviews Swatches

Natasha Denona Mini Nude palette review and swatches

by mybeautyaddictions January 7, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

Natasha Denona Mini Nude palette review and swatches

From the moment I found out this baby was coming out, I knew I wanted to get it!

I travel quite a lot and always struggle bringing my makeup. I have a trip to London coming up where I will only bring a carry-on and I knew I needed a high quality, everyday colours, small but sturdy palette.

This was a blind purchase for me, it had no reviews yet, trusting that Natasha Denona wouldn’t let me down. And she didn’t!
These eye shadows are so pigmented and smooth! And they look great with my brown eyes.

Here are some swatches on my arm: (I have fair neutral skin)

Natasha Denona Mini Nude palette swatches on fair skin

My favourite shades are the first 3, I love that middle light shade so much for brightening the inner corners!
The 4th shade is more glittery so I will reserve it more for night looks, and the last, darkest matte brown didn’t swatch too well on my arm, but works fine on my eye.

Just FYI, I have been using my finger to apply the shimmers on my eye, and a brush for the mattes, as I feel this is how I get the best looking results lately. If you haven’t tried using your finger for shimmers I’d recommend you try it at least once!

I used to only use brushes but have found a big difference since I started doing this (longer lasting, less fallout, more pigmented and vibrant on my eye this way).

❔Do you have a favourite travel palette with neutral colours you’d recommend to me for my trips in addition to this? I’d love to hear recommendations!

January 7, 2019 0 comment

Anastasia Beverly Hills Reviews Swatches

Anastasia Beverly Hills – Amrezy Highlighter review and swatches on fair skin

by mybeautyaddictions January 2, 2019

written by mybeautyaddictions

Anastasia Beverly Hills – Amrezy Highlighter review and swatches on fair skin

ABH Amrezy Highlighter texture

Let me start by saying I am picky with my highlighters. I don’t like chunky or glittery ones that emphasize texture or make you look like a disco ball. For my taste, a highlighter should give me a beautiful smooth glow that looks healthy and youthful.
I did not think this highlighter would meet those standards when it first came out, because I had previously bought a Glow Kit from ABH that I had to return due to it being glittery. So I passed on it. After it was out of stock everywhere I started finding out that this formula was different, and of course by the time @boise.beauty convinced me to buy it with her beautiful swatches, it was out of stock everywhere…
So when it relaunched in November, I was excited to finally get one, but nervous because I hadn’t seen it in person.
As soon as I opened the package I thought it would be too dark for me (fair skin). I swatched it on my arm (see photo) both dry and wet. I was surprised to see how much darker it came out when wet!

Anastasia ABH Amrezy Highlighter swatches on fair skin

Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Highlighter swatches on fair skin, Dry and Wet

(For reference, I have Fair Neutral skin, a step fairer than Light, but not quite porcelain-fairest)

I still wanted to try it on my face, and that’s when the magic happened. It gave me the most beautiful, slightly golden glow with zero glitter or texture. It was definitely not too dark. It was perfect. Just like a glowy ray of sunshine on my face!
I wanted to kick myself for waiting so long to get this product. But for once I have found something that lives up to its hype and I’m so glad!

January 2, 2019 0 comment