Mixing Lip Tars

Swatches

Since I was done with trying all of my Lip Tars, I decided to mix one of them to use to see how it would turn out. The two lip tars I mixed were NSFW and Interlace.

I have a lot of plastic tops saved from dog food, Pringles, and whatever comes with plastic lids because I use them to mix nail art paint as well, so I just used one of those for the lip tars since it will wipe off easily.

Before mixing, I put one small dot of NSFW on the lid and then I put two dots on Interlace since I wanted the NSFW to be lighter than it usually is. After mixing, it came out to be a berry color, which looks kind of like a berry lavender? It's pink-ish with a bit of purple to it, which looked kind of nice since I do not have anything like this in my lip stash. It ended up not looking like any of the original shades anymore, but I thought it was quite fun so I'm excited to mix more! Although NSFW itself does not stay on me for long & gets patchy pretty quickly, this combination of these two lasted on my lips for a good 6 hours! It did fade a bit throughout the day, but the stain stayed on my lips and did not get patchy at all, which was very surprising. I'm definitely excited to mix more of my Lip Tars!

What do you think of this combination of Interlace and NSFW? Do you have any combinations you like to mix with for your Lip Tars? :)

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OCC Lip Tar: Interlace

Swatches & Review

I have previously reviewed Hush, Melange, NSFW, & Memento. Interlace is the last OCC Lip Tar that I own (& of course, I may buy more so this may not be the last!).

Interlace is described as a subtle neutral peach.

Looking at the tube, I thought it would be a beige color. When I swatched it on my arm, it did look peachy like it wad described, but once I put it on my lips, it was a very pale beige-ish pink color. I saw other swatches of it before & it was definitely more peach looking, but for some reason, mine is definitely lighter than the swatches I have seen online. I thought Hush was pale, but this is a lot more pale than Hush is on me. Since my skin overall is medium, it washes out my skintone so I am not too big on this shade being worn alone. However, I think this would be a great shade to mix with another shade of Lip Tar. Like all the previous lip tars I have reviewed, these dry semi-matte and can be drying on the lips after a while. I like putting glosses over these for a bit of a "pop" to it.

What do you think of all the lip tars I have reviewed? Which one do you like best? :)

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CoverGirl Lash Blast: Volume

Swatches & Review

I am not too big on wearing mascara because my eyelashes are hard to curl. I purchased the CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume mascara because I have heard good things about it & I had coupons, which made it a good deal for me to try.

This mascara comes in an orange tube with the orange fiber bristles. I have never actually felt bristles since the mascaras I usually buy have the wand already in the tube, and it felt like some silicone toys I used to have when I was younger. The orange wand does not really matter since the mascara is going to cover it up anyway.

The color I purchased was black. When I put the first coat on, there were clumps all over my eyelashes so I had to use a second coat (after wiping some mascara off the wand) to even them out & get rid of some of them. That was a bit irritating since some just flaked off my lashes and went into my eyes. Although it did add a bit of volume to my lashes, it took a while to dry so by the time it dried, my eyelashes were barely even curled anymore.

I have tested this mascara out a few times and it always gave me the same results. I have other mascaras that dries faster that actually holds my lashes up for a few hours so I guess I will just stick with those. I do not think I will even grab this to use anymore since it is such a hassle. This, I do not like.

What are your thoughts on CoverGirl mascaras? Are there any drugstore brand mascaras that you love & would recommend for me? Let me know! :)

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Inglot Eyeshadow: 372

Swatches & Review

Over the summer, I purchased some Inglot eyeshadows with their Freedom System. Their Freedom System is when you basically pick out all your colors individually and buy their palette, which is magnetized to put it in. You don't have to buy their palette if you have other palettes, but I prefer their palette.

372 is a matte teal-blue. It kind of reminds me of a robin blue. It leans more blue, but you can also kind of see some slight green in it.

For the left swatch, I used Urban Decay's Primer Potion and I did not use any primer for the right swatch. As you can see, using a primer under it definitely brings the color out a lot more. For a matte, this was not chalky and it is not hard to blend. When I used it for the first time, it felt kind of hard, but after a few uses, the eyeshadow itself seems a lot smoother? It also packs a lot of color onto the brush so you do not have to swipe your brushes a few times to pick up the color, so it is very pigmented.

Overall, I like this shade & I do not have anything like this in my stash. I have been into mattes a lot more recently so this is one of the shades I have been using almost weekly, along with Urban Decay's Secret Service. I only have three Inglot eyeshadows and I have a 10-pan palette so I am looking forward to fill it up more! & I am also interested in trying some of their blushes as well :)

Have you tried any Inglot products? What do you like & what do you not like about it?

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