Showing posts with label Good Dupes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good Dupes. Show all posts

Jul 3, 2010

Last of June Haul

Where has the time went? I swear it was just the beginning of June! The month was very nice for me, went on vacation to the coast, my grandmother and son had a birthday, and both of my boys finished classes....Geeze, the time goes by fast I guess when you are having fun!


So plenty of stuff in June, plenty of polishes and some stuff I bought for backups, plus some things relatively new that I wanted to try out. The nail polishes are all from random places.

Hard Candy Mr. Wrong and Envy were from Walmart, Essie Wicked from the mall (where I also bought a brilliant Dazzleglass dupe lipgloss by Santee in 06), Confetti nail polish, a new kind at CVS, Belle of the Ball and Orly Haute Red also from CVS.


I've heard mixed reviews about Hard Candy's mascaras....You don't know how many times I've visited Walmart to get my hands on 'Ginormous mascara' only to find that it is sold out or out of stock, urh! the annoyance....So I purchased the HC Curl up and Dye mascara in lieu of the Ginormous, which I will be posting a review about shortly. The Falsies Volum' mascara I do like, I'll be reviewing that as well.

The Revlon Creme blush 'Blushing Mauve' and Revlon lipgloss in 'Power Walk Pink' was from Big Lots...


ELF lashes and powder were from the grocery store....
There was an eyeshadow quad Punk Funk in my ELF online shopping cart for quite some time but found it at the grocery store alas...I love how the colors are true on the skin as they look in the quad!

Aside from other ELF quad shadows this one has good pigmentation. These swatches are with underlying UDPP....

Just one of many looks you can create with the quad.... 



Physicians Formula mineral wear is my HG of mineral compact powders and here is why...The formula is for sensitive or breakout prone skin which I don't have, nevertheless, I still like it as it smoothes out the finish of my skin and makes the foundation look airbrushed. Another plus is the SPF factor.


Dollar Tree recently had LA Colors products that were just calling my name. The products come in these little packages called Value Kits that usually contain 2 or more items. I also took home Sally Hansen line smoothing lipgloss in Pink Sapphire and face powder by LA Colors...

About the Value Kits: Everything but the lipglosses are copacetic. The quality of the lipglosses are pretty bad. The formula is way too thick, almost impossible to wear on their own. I'll be tossing these out! On the bright side, the lipliner, lipstick and eyeshadow palette colors are right on.


The Essence XXXL shine lipglosses, a new love of mine, were looking tempting each time I would frequent my grocery store so I took home Bubble Babe and Pick Me Up. I did not bother swatching Pick me up as it is too clear with very little glitters....


From the Dollar store I found some cute creme nail polishes Touch of Taupe and Chocolate Grape, both Maybelline Express Finishes and have a matching lipcolor. The lipcolors are just ok, but not really anything I'd wear, haha!





Dec 1, 2008

NYC Chroma Face Glow: Dupe for MAC MSF's petticoat and so ceylon




*6/14/11 - I'm selling Moonstone and Sunstone just in case you missed out. If you are interested in purchasing one of the NYC Chroma Face glows I do have 3 in stock. I have 2 of the Moonstone and 1 of the Sunstone. So if you are interested in buying this limited edition product please leave a comment and I will get back to you to answer questions about pricing and shipping fee's etc. Thank you and welcome to my blog!
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Exact dupe for MAC MSF's, and I mean EXAAAAAACT. The new limited edition NYC Chroma face glow. Luv it!!!! It is awesome.....
I had read somewhere about this comparison and guess what it is insane because they are identical, no kidding, cut n' dry. I had to see for myself and there is practically no difference (yeah, besides the price, NYC's is $6 vs. MAC is $21.
MAC has uh, too much shimmer on the Petticoat and So Ceylon, so this NYC stuff is even better. With MAC's the pigment-too much, NYC's pigment is just right.
So, I already have 'Moonstone' which is the color to the right on the pic that I've posted here. This pic is kinda dark and washed out (so please excuse, the colors are actually more vibrant and colorful) and the other 2 top pics I credit those to ebay users where I was able to get them.
After work I'm running to my nearest CVS where I will buy like 10 more of these goodies.....mahahaha!
*Update*
8-31-2010
NYC Chroma Face Glows for Sale $10
-**I have 1 more left**Moonstone (pink shimmered with pastel & maroon veining)
-**2 in stock**-Sunstone (bronzy beige color, shimmery with gold and maroon veining)
So I ran around town and bought plenty of them.
Click here to view the SWATCHES of them both
If anyone is looking for a dupe of MAC's Petticoat (or any other hard to find MSF's) and can't seem to get a hold of one, please consider buying one from me. They look practically the same, possibly just a few differences in the veining but hey it's worth it!
If you are interested, send me your name and paypal email so that I may send you one. US buyers only.
Thank you everyone and have a great week!