Beauty Blog #1

This is my first “beauty blog” before you continue reading, read my disclaimer:

Disclaimer:
I am by no means a make-up artist. I know diddly about the “correct” way to apply make up or about which shampoo is best for a certain hair type. I do know, however, how much cosmetics cost, the complements I get when I wear or use certain products and how they make me feel. When I apply make up or do my nails I am not aiming for “perfection”. I am aiming for the following: I don’t want to look like an 7 year old who was fooling around with her moms make up and I don’t want to look like the girl who has TONS of foundation, eye make-up and lipstick but STILL looks ugly. (Sorry, I’m not going to sugar coat it and say beauty is on the inside. If you’re ugly, you’re ugly and make up should help you look LESS ugly not UGLIER)
These are the criteria of any product I use:
cost (I really don’t do expensive make-up. My boyfriend is a manager at Rite-Aid so he gets 20% off of all cosmetics and if they suck I can return them. So most of my make-up is from a local pharmacy unless there is a product that is unbelievable wonderful and Maybeline hasn’t found a way to make a knock off yet)
time to apply/use (I don’t have time to spend 30 minutes putting on make-up in the morning. If I had an extra half hour in the morning, I would MUCH rather spend it sitting down drinking coffee and having a wonderful breakfast ALONE before being locked away in a classroom for 7 hours with hyper children. So my morning make up regime is usually 10 minutes.)
quality (although I like cheap, I would much rather pay more for a quality product that would not cause me stress.)
quantity (I not only read the price tag but contents information too.)
end result (This is pretty simple: Do I look like shit after the product is used? Usually the answer is no, because I was blessed with a breath taking face which can’t be ruined no matter how horrible the product is. jk lol(I’m only half kidding by the way) But on those rare occasions where I look gross-tastic and a product is to blame, the product goes flying out the window- no matter what the price was... or I send it to my sister so she can try it out)

So when I vent or rave about a product take my advice the way you would a friend’s NOT an expert.

Also these “Beauty Blogs” will be few. The only time I have free to think about nonsensical things like make up is during the summer or my vacations. Also if I find something that works, I don’t change it.

So with that in mind, lets begin...

I swear by Fiberwig’s mascara. If I want long lashes, I grab my Fiberwig. I love the natural long lash look that my eyes get after using it. I know Fiberwig doesn’t do anything for volume, but the mascara really gets my lashes long. Sometimes I mix LashBlast and Fiberwig to add length and volume. I tried the Falsies by Mayebaline to try to get a cheaper alternative for Fiberwig. I am not one for name brands, so if I can buy a product that gives me the same results or something very close to it, I always go for the cheaper option. Unfortunately I haven’t found a cheaper alternative to Fiberwig. The Falsie’s wand is horrible and if not used correctly can actually ruin your entire eye make up for the day. The scooped wand has bristles that do not go all the way around the tip of the wand. So if by chance you accidentally swipe the wrong side of the wand on your lashes, your lashes will have CLUMPS of mascara on them. I have tried to brush it out with the wand, but then the lashes clump together to make tarantula eyes. Sometimes so much mascara has been dumped on your lashes that when you try to brush it out it goes on your lid and ruins everything. I have given this mascara at least 5 trys, and out of 5 only 2 of them were successful. I plan on one day trying the Falsies mascara with a different wand.

So if you want a false lash look, buy them or use Fiberwig. Fiberwig is a little more pricey, but sooooooooo worth the money.
ALSO Fiberwig comes off with warm water and by lightly running your finger over your eyelashes, so hardly any lashes are lost when you take it off. I don't know about you, but a little piece of me dies every time I lose a lash. :'(

My sister picked up the new l'oreal telescopic mascara for me. The difference with the mascara, the packaging says is the way the color is formulated and the wand. The only difference that my eye could see was the wand. Now this wand is very interesting. The “wand” is a little spiky ball. Because of it’s shape it can go into any little crevice and reach every little lash. BUT its size is small and I feel that when I push it against my lashes it feels kinda flimsy. I think it should have been made with a firmer material that “pushes back”.

Because the wand is a little ball, I needed to go root to tip five times to do the entire top lash line. Now, one thing you may or may not know about me is that I am always pressed for time in the morning. I am always running late, which is why some of my recommendations are based on how time consuming they are. This mascara did take more time than usual to put on. Also because you might go over the same lash more than once, I think there is a chance to make your lashes look clumpy or tarantula- y. Overall, I liked this one WAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the Falsies.

I tried to add pictures but blogger is acting like a real B. lol I'll revise this later and add lots of eye candy.