REVIEW: Laura Geller Balance -N- Brighten Foundation

Hello, everyone!

I recently got my Hautelook order from the mail and it just instantly made my day. Now, for those of you who don’t have an idea what Hautelook is, I have a separate blog entry discussing what the website is about.

Anyway, the package that came in is my much awaited Laura Geller Balance -N- Brighten Foundation in the shade Fair. I was initially skeptical on what shade to get (Fair or Medium) but as I was researching for reviews regarding the oxidation, I felt like I was running out of time since many of the items got Sold Out for the first few hours of the event.

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REVIEW: Wet n Wild Megalast Liquid Lip Color

Today, I am reviewing the Wet n Wild Megalast Liquid Lip Color in the shade Cherry On Top and High-Pitched Wine. This is a part of their permanent line of lip colors and I see that these are available in all Wet n Wild counters at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, and Kmart.

Paul and Joe - Make Up Packaging

Hey, guys! It's been a while since I last posted a 'Cute Packaging' entry and I was supposed to do a compilation one with brands of sorts but weirdly one brand stood out the most and I felt like it's worthy of a special mention. This is one of those love at first sign brands and I felt this one since the day I laid eyes on those cute kitty lippies about a year and a half ago in Tumblr!

I'm talking about Paul and Joe it's awesome, awesome, plain genius packaging! Paul and Joe is originally a clothing line that later ventured on their cosmetics line.

I have never tried any of their products, mind you. I don't even know anyone who have. So I am being completely honest when I say I am (yet again) praising the packaging of these items and not the performance of the cosmetics as well :)

Anyways... let's get started!

Make Up Books by Claire's

Hi, guys! I was window shopping on-line (as always) when I bumped into these super cute make up palettes by Claire's. And they reminded me so much of those high end packaging from famous brands like The Balm, Benefit, Too Faced and Urban Decay.

Now, we all know that the palettes from these brands have sky high prices so opted to go look for alternatives. Although I am also aware that these popular brands are sold at a particular price range for a reason— they are of good quality. But I was browsing through (one of my most favorite YouTube gurus) EmilyNoel83's channel and one of her videos called Surprisingly Awesome Make Up Products featured Claire's eyeshadows being nice and pigmented!

And this is a guru I truly admire and trust when it comes to reviews. Her opinions and her commentary about certain products even those that were sent to her for free are always so honest and sincere. I see that she doesn't praise these products just because they were freebies but she's always so specific about the hits and misses, pros and cons, and whatnots. I really love her!

So anyway, I am drifting. Here are the super cute palettes I originally wanted to talk about. They are called Make Up Books by Claire's and they are extremely cute and pretty! I really love the flip book, high end-ish quality that I see just looking at them in these photos:

More after the jump!

Jordana Lipsticks

I cannot stress enough how much I love Jordana cosmetics. Specifically their matte lipstick line!

Often times, I spend more than an hour just looking at them, trying out shades I might like.

Not only are these so good, they are also very inexpensive. Check them out:)

More photos after the jump :)