HUGE 50% OFF SALE AT KRISANNA ANN COSMETICS!

50% off at Krisanna Ann Cosmetics! EVERYTHING 50% OFF!Free Shipping starts at $20!

In honor of Krisanna Ann Cosmetics's new "Out of Chaos" eye shadow singles collection, a new flash sale has dropped where everything is 50% off!

Yes, this means:

$5 Liquid Lipsticks

$10 Olympus Eyeshadow Palette

$3.50 Eye Shadow Single or $15 for The Bundle of All 5

This offer is only valid for an extremely limited time only. In order to receive your 50% off - use the code Ember at checkout.

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Urban Decay is releasing SEX PROOF Mascara?!

Coming this September, Urban Decay is releasing something big. Something sexy. Something that'll cause major trouble. In this little holographic box, I give you, Urban Decay's new Troublemaker mascara.

The Troublemaker mascara is said to give you not only 1, but 13.7 TIMES the lash volume. Wit a failsafe formula that works every time, and a custom brush that lengthens and volumizes as it sepertes the lashes - this mascara really can't do no wrong. In fact, Urban Decay gives you it's complete trust when they tell you it's SEX PROOF.

The Formula consists of two different types of black pigments which give the mascara and intensity that's blacker than my soul - and trust me - that's pretty black. The mascara contains a combination of hollow silica and ultralight fibers that volumize your lashes without the heavyweight feeling. Best part yet, this Troublemaker is infused with Vitamin E to nourish and condition your lashes. No flaking, smearing, or smudging.

As pictured above, the tube has a unique prismatic finish - nothing like ever seen before.

I got a lucky chance to receive this product as a sample before release to test out - and let me say I am NOT disappointed. I've tried this mascara while around the house, as well as on a hot Summer day. I was thoroughly impressed by how light this mascara felt even though it almost quadrupled the volume of my lashes - let me remind you I have almost INVISIBLE wispy blonde lashes.

I have to say, I APPROVE OF THIS MASCARA.

The Urban Decay Troublemaker Mascara will be available in December 2017 at Urban Decay, Ulta, Sephora, and Macy's in stores and online. This mascara will come in a full size tube for $24, or a travel to-go size for $11

THE NEW KAT VON D BEAUTY SAINT AND SINNER PERFUMES

As many people know, Kat Von D has decided to resurrect her signature Saint & Sinner fragrances from years and years ago - and it has everybody freaking out! I know I'm a little late to this article for the release, but it was something I really wanted to research on and try out for myself. Thanks to Sephora for providing a couple samples with the Saint Everlasting Liquid Lipstick bundle I've recently gotten, and of course the wonderful opportunity from Influenster of their Saint & Sinner VoxBox for even a little bit bigger samples of this delight.

When the Kat Von D fragrances released initially for the first time it definitely became a cult favorite amongst the beauty and fragrance world. It was only a matter of time before before the signature fragrances made a comeback in their brand new nature. Kat has completely redesigned the bottles into a elegant gothic victorian manner along with updating the scents to smell even better.

Photo courtesy of KatVonDBeauty.com

Photo courtesy of KatVonDBeauty.com

SAINT

Curated to show the softer side of Kat, this fragrance with the scent of of jasmine, caramel, sandalwood, and tiare flower was created to evoke the romantic and sweeter side of Kat Von D. 

Photo courtesy of KatVonDBeauty.com

SINNER

The fragrance that Kat claims herself makes her "want to take on the world" is created with a more spicy side consisting of the scents plum, vetiver, and cinnamon.

Photo from Saint & Sinner launch party

Also to claim, right before the perfumes made their debut Kat Von D celebrated 10 years of sobriety on July 7th, 2017. Congrats Kat!

As said, I am thankful to have tried both perfumes out myself through samples and they are both a personal favorite. I don't know what I'll do when I run out!

Have you tired either of the Saint and Sinner perfumes? 

Which side are you?

CREDITS FOR SAINT AND SINNER PHOTO SHOOT

Key Makeup Artist: @iamleah

Assisting Makeup Artist: @juscallmetara

Photographer: @marianovivanco

Hair: @haitbyadir

Nails: @debbiedoesnails

Latex: @janedoelatex

Saint Makeup

Shade & Light Eye Palette

Metal Crush Shadow in Thunderstruck

Bow and Arrow Everlasting Lipstick

Sinner Makeup

Tattoo Liner in Trooper

Outlaw Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

NEW URBAN DECAY NAKED HEAT COLLECTION

Prepare yourselves for a sizzling hot Summer with the new Urban Decay Naked Heat collection! That's right, Urban Decay recently released a new collection - and it'll leave you feeling the heat.

The Urban Decay Naked Heat collection released in June 2017 and my hands we're brave to reach into the fire. This collection consists of a brand spanking new naked palette, two 24/7 glide on eye pencils, and three VICE lipsticks.

If you thought the Naked palettes were hot before, check again because Urban Decay's newest palette is HOT. Give in to the heat of the moment with 12 ALL-NEW, can’t-live-without, warm shades. Also to add, the shadows in the Naked Heat palette are insanely flattering on any skin tone. Beside the Naked Heat palette, Urban Decay took a step even further to create 3 new limited-edition lipstick shades to go along with the scorching Summer days. Lastly, feel free to tone up your look with the bold and eye catching 24/7 glide on eye pencil shades to get bold and daring.

Of course, I'm not gonna leave you off with wondering what these shades could be! Take a closer look at the limited-edition VICE lipstick capsule shades - and get your hands on them as soon as possible because they're selling out quick!

The best part is, all of these are already launched and available! Head over to Urban Decay's website, Sephora, or Ulta to dip your hands in the fire!

URBAN DECAY NAKED HEAT

LIPSTICK JUNKIE SUBSCRIPTION BOX

Photo courtesy of LipstickJunkieBox

"BE BOLD. BE DARING. WEAR LIPSTICK" 

- Lipstick Junkie

Ever wanted your monthly dose of lippies? Now you can get your fix! Lipstick Junkie is a lipstick and lip care subscription box. Each monthly box ships out with 4-5 full sized lip products from liquid lip stick to lip scrubs! Of course, I had the lovely opportunity to try out a month of the Lipstick Junkie box which was filled with surprises!

Inside my June Lipstick Junkie box was a slew of lipsticks to kick off the Summer right. 

Keep your lips nice and hydrated with the Kiss Me Honey organic lip balm in Strawberry! This lip balm has many antioxidants and anti-aging vitamins to been your lips smooth and moisturized. I'd like to keep this in my purse for those days at the beach. Only down side to this is that it does not taste like strawberries, but a very strong beeswax taste.

I also received the Makeup Revolution matte lipstick which is one of my favorite affordable brands! I can tell you now, this is what I would get when starting out in makeup as the formula is GORGEOUS! Possible my favorite product in the box with no complaints.

In the box as well was a lip pot by Skull Sugar Cosmetics in Pretty Bitch. How will I put this on though? Without a problem because Lipstick Junkie Box included the ELF retractable lip brush. Don't they just love making things easier? This isn't a rag on the box, but this felt kind of like children's makeup. Not only that, but with the pot saying it's "pigment-rich, high-impact color" I really couldn't see much of a tint when applied.

Lastly, we have the Oh My Lola lipstick which is a fairly new indie brand! The formula is very smooth, and can I mention for some reason this lipstick smells good to me? I've followed this brand on Instagram for a long time and I see them like my posts a lot - so knowing they also interact with people is a plus.

My final conclusions for the Lipstick Junkie subscription box for June the PRODUCTS would have to be a 3.5/5 stars. I love the diversity of colors and brands you receive in the box. Also may I add the packaging is gorgeous! My feelings for a lipstick box though would be to at least have one liquid product in the box. That's just a personal preference for myself because I swear by liquid to matte or liquid lipsticks. Another personal preference of mine is that I rarely ever use gloss, so it was a downside for me. 

For the box itself I would like to give it a 5/5. Seeing past boxes and future boxes, I have seen products I would've loved to try. Boxes I've seen in and out through the past few months were always great boxes, I just feel like my picky preference can get in the way of things. Being one of the first indie brand boxes nether the less indie brand lipstick boxes, I could see myself subscribing for a long time.

* GET YOUR FIX OF LIPSTICKS FOR JUST $24 A MONTH *

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THE ORIGINAL AQUARIUM BRUSHES ARE HERE, AND THEY'RE AMAZING!

Clicking any highlighted text with take you straight to Brushicorn's website!

Move over Lime Crime, the original aquarium glitter makeup brushes are here! Jess, the owner of Brushicorn, is the original creator of this glistening gorgeous! The Alaskan born unicorn queen first created the Brushicorn goodness for herself after admiring the lava lamps at her job at Home Depot - not kidding. Life happened, and the Brushicorns were sadly put on hold for a year when Jess's fiance was diagnosed with a brain tumor - which had these brushes put off for a good year. After recovering completely, in early 2016 Jess started selling her Brushicorn's on Etsy. Soon after the brushes gained more recognition and the rest is history!

Jess assembles these makeup brushes by hand - one by one - in a small apartment in California. Each Brushicorn is assembles with lots of love, and you guessed it... MAGIC! As you doll yourself up you can watch these brushes sparkle, spin, and wink at you. All while still applying your flawless makeup.

Each Brushicorn handle is made using industrial grade polyethylene, with all glitter sealed inside with an oil based fluid - so you don't have to worry about the liquid evaporating. The bristles of the brush is made synthetic nylon fibers. The Unicorns and Jess agreed that the Brushicorns should be cruelty-free!

Brushicorn's pegasus friends fly near and far all over the world including PO and APO boxes. Get your Brushicorn now!

I got the lucky chance to try out one of these bad babies for myself, and I have to conclude that I'm under the glittery spell! The handle is highly durable and strong, yet the brushes nice and soft. I can easily tell that this brush is created with the best quality synthetic fibers I've come to known, and not the shiny prickles that other synthetic makeup brushes might have. I have experienced no shedding at all! I do have to admit, having the fan Brushicorn to apply highlighter will make application twice as long, but that's mainly because the magic seeps into your body and gets you addicted.

A closer look at the magic!

Coming 6/27 is a kabuki face set of Brushicorn's to leave you completely in awe! Get the stipple, angled stipple, round powder, angled round, and chisel brush for only $89 orig. $135+ .

FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BAD IMPRESSIONS

This past Memorial Day I decided that it would be nice to try products from brands I'd never normally buy from. These brands fall under those who have had scandals, bad customer service, bad products, or overall anything negative in their business lifetime. I made a simple challenge for myself.

1. I can only buy from brands I've NEVER bought from before. 
2. I can only buy from brands that have a bad reputation (ex. involved in scandals, etc...).
3. I can only buy from brands that are having a sale.
4. I have a set limit to how much I can spend ($70).
5. I can only buy with brands that allow PayPal.

LIME CRIME BACKGROUND INFO:

Up to 75% off sale.

9 Items Ordered: Dreamgirls and True Love Bundle. Squash, Thistle, Alien, Cement, Teacup, Mercury, and Zenon Velvetines.

Total: $68.50

Order placed May 25, 2017 at 5:55pm
Money came out of PayPal May 26, 2017 at 9:00 am
Shipping and tracking confirmation received May 26, 2017 at 9:40am

May 27, 2017 7:00pm tracking number states "Status Unavailable"
May 31, 2017 12:30pm tracking number states "Status Unavailable"
June 1, 2017 1:00am tracking number finally works
June 5. 2017 order is delivered

During my time of ordering and waiting to receive my items I saw many comments on the Lime Crime Instagram stating that Lime Crime was changing the prices of the items as people were on their website and checking out. I also witnessed myself that days after I placed my order that the bundles were going up in price throughout the sale.

JEFFREE STAR COSMETICS BACKGROUND INFO:

50% off sale with free U.S. shipping on every order.

4 Items Ordered: Beauty Killer Palette, Ice Cold Skin Frost, Peach Goddess Skin Frost, Grandaddy Purp Lip Ammunition.

Total: $60.50

May 27, 2017 12:00am free shipping wasn't working
May 27, 2017 12:20am the free shipping issue was fixed
May 27, 2017 12:22am order was placed
May 27, 2017 12:22am money came out of PayPal
Shipping and tracking confirmation received June 6, 2017 11:30am
June 12, 2017 order is delivered

Also note that on May 28, 2017 I made another order from Jeffree Star Cosmetics for a friend as a graduation gift. I ordered 2 Lip Ammunitions in Dreamhouse and Grandaddy Purp for $18 total. Her order shipped on May 31st, and she received her package on June 5, 2017. Everything arrived in complete and perfect condition.

During my waiting period for my order to process and ship I witnessed hundreds of comment complaints on the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Instagram page. People who ordered days after the sale started were receiving their orders before people who ordered on the 27th even processed. I can back this up from personal experience as the order I made for my friend a full day later was shipped and delivered before my order even moved. Many comments were as well made on the JCS Instagram about those who paid shipping were and still are to this day waiting for their shipping refund as promised on Jeffree Star's Twitter. I've also seen complaints of people receiving products broken as well as people not getting a response from customer service.

MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS

LIME CRIME FIRST IMPRESSIONS + REVIEW:

Upon receiving my Lime Crime order I took the contents out of the package. I was able to notice that a few of the lipsticks were significantly lighter in weight than the other ones by just taking them out of the box. When I went through opening my Lime Crime Velvetines I was able to see that some of the lipsticks had product leaking out of their tubes. After going through I was able to determine that out of 15 of the lipsticks I bought, 4 of them were half empty (Alien, Cement, Thistle, and Zenon). Also, there was a strong smell of Play-Doh throughout many of the tubes. I sent an e-mail to Lime Crime customer service and waited 3 days with no response, so I did what everybody else was doing and left a comment on their Instagram. Not even minutes later the person behind the LC Instagram suggested me that using their online live customer service would work better. I went and talked to a representative who was very understanding of the problem and stated she could resend the shades and since 1 of them was out of stock I could just get a refund. I ended up getting a refund for the Cement lipstick. After waiting another week I got the replacements package from Lime Crime but sadly opened the box to find Alien and Thistle. If you're wondering why sadly, where's my Zenon replacement? As of right now, I still have not received my replacement for Zenon. I will be lucky if I possibly ever see it. 

I swatched the Velvetines on the back of my hand for 5 hours to make sure I wouldn't have any allergic reaction the them. I determined through this that the Metallic Velvetines, expecially the half empty Zenon I already had almost was like gold pigment, glitter, and a lipstick base. The gold glitter from the hand swatch was spreading all over my hand. I as well determined the Diamond Crusher I got in the Dreamgirls bundle was just oil and glitter. After the Diamond Crusher had dried on my hand I was able to just blow on my hand and the whole swatch came off. After that, I decided to wear Squash for the day. The formula being very watery right out of the tube surprisingly dried down matte within 30 seconds. This color lasted until dinner where the meal I ate completely took the lipstick off my lips. That night, I decided to switch out onto trying the Mercury Metallic Velvetine which I have to say may be my favorite out of them all. Again, formula and everything was outstanding for this color. I loved everything about it.

My final thoughts on Lime Crime is that if they ever had another sale I'd definitely want to try out some more of what they have to offer. I don't think I'd ever pay full price for any of the products.

JEFFREE STAR COSMETICS FIRST IMPRESSIONS + REVIEW:

This review is a bit hard for me the wrench out of my heart due to how I'm almost daily hearing a new scandal about Jeffree Star or his brand. I was one of the people getting impatient about the shipping time. Seeing people who placed their orders days after me receiving their stuff before mine even processed, I have to admit that made me upset. Knowing that items in these people's orders were some of the same things I ordered and they were getting theirs before mine even processed was beyond me. I figured since I placed my order first, a rather small order at that, that mine should be shipping quickly and as one of the firsts to go out. I got my items I ordered and thank god they were perfectly okay. I've heard too many bad things about these orders while I was waiting along with the shipping problem it had me worried so bad to almost cancel the order. 

I examined everything carefully and did some swatches on my arm. The Beauty Killer palette is gorgeous and had great pigment in some of the shades, but a couple of them were a miss. A couple specs from the Black Rainbow shadow were in the Princess shadow which saddened me a bit but not so much to complain damaged or get a refund. The Peach Goddess skin frost was super super gorgeous and amazingly pigmented, I have absolutely no criticism here. My Ice Cold however, looked to have more of a yellow tint in the pan. When swatching it I found out that with even the lightest touch I was getting some clumps of pigment. I want to exclaim though that the swatch actually ended up lighter than how the highlighter looked in the pan. I can't really express if it's the exact white or not I've seen swatched online, but it's pretty dang close. Lastly, I leave off with the Grandaddy Purp Lip Ammunition. A total miss...I mean mess. I don't know if the formula is the same throughout all Lip Ammunition or not but I HATE IT. It's way too oily, sticky, and messy. The swiftest breeze could smudge this lipstick. I was getting purple everywhere on everything.

I have to as well say for my final thoughts on Jeffree Star Cosmetics is that for this brand as well; I wouldn't pay full price ever. I'd wait until a sale to but any of these products. If I ever got around to trying the Velour Liquid Lipstick sometime and like them, those would possibly be the only thing I'd think about paying full price for. Until then, sticking to hounding out the sales only.

You may be asking why these brands aren't in this review, and here's why they didn't make my criteria list.

Morphe Brushes - They did not have a Memorial Day Sale

Kylie Cosmetics - They do not accept PayPal

*DISCLAIMER: IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT FROM LIME CRIME PLEASE TAKE THE WANDS AND SCRAPE THE SIDES OF THE TUBES. THIS WILL BETTER HELP DETERMINE IF YOURS CAME HALF EMPTY OR NOT*