Daydreaming • July Wishlist

  I do this thing...... I go on all these websites spend HOURS build carts, go grab a tub of ice cream, then cry over all the lavish things I can never have haha  It's like the never ending tale of love and despair....I present to you, The Daydream Chronicles  *yay for cheesy names*  It's depressing yet fulling all at the same time

Rant or Rave: Boots No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation

Hello Sugarplums! Next up in the seriously lacking series is the Boots No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation. Now, I don't know about you...but I love my face looking matte over looking dewy. Don't know what it is...I just...don't do the dew (hehe) So I naturally gravitate towards things that claim to be mattefying, but not without researching first. While I don't let other's experiences sway my decision too much, I do tend to scour through makeup alley, just because that site lets me down. In this instance, I'm very, very glad that I didn't listen to what other had to say. 

Comfort Zone - Wet n' Wild & SOHO

 

When it comes to eye shadow, Wet n' Wild always takes the cake. They're SO pigmented and so so SO affordable! I do have to say that 80% of their shadows are shimmery....so if you're more of a matte kinda gal, then be weary of that when making your selection. Since it's fall, and since Walgreen's was having a sale, I picked up one of their new-er 8pans called Comfort Zone, appropriately named, because these are natural/neutral shades that s-c-r-e-a-m fall time.

TAG YOU'RE IT!

 

SO! I saw this on Katie's blog when I was searching through my blog feed, and even though she didn't tag me, I figured I'd do it anyway, haha. BUT check out her blog while you're at it, it's quite wonderful!

Fall love! (Giveaway; US ONLY)

** IF YOU DON'T WANNA READ ALL THIS PSYCHOBABBLE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM haha 

******There is a surplus store in my town that sells the overstock of makeup from all the other drugstores, so if this stuff is from "last season" ...that's why ahha but I have all these products myself from the same store, and there is nothing wrong with them :)

How about.....no.

As much as I hate doggin' on products, there's just some things that people should never, ever try. But who knows! Maybe these worked for you...but me....not so much...

These are the 3 I still have.....I tend to throw things away when I dislike them, sorry bout it, but I'll try and remember along the way haha but ANWWAY, moving on....

Absent Minded

AHHHH, I AM SO SORRY I'VE BEEN ABSENT FOR SO LONG :/ I went to Texas to watch the hubbers graduate from his Air Force bootcamp, and my computer has been dead...because...well my charger broke, but have no fear, I will be back to blogging very, very soon :)

In the meantime, I'm slowly but surely trying to turn the shop into a boutique, and what better way than to start with arm candy!
Check it out!

http://www.wallflowercrowns.storenvy.com

buy one maybe? haha I'll love you 5ever

xx,

angela 

Rant or Rave ✿ Flower Beauty by Drew Barrymore ✿

ALOOOOOOHAAAAAAA!
Man oh man, this one is a hoot. If you don't already know, Drew Barrymore has her own cosmetics line now. WHAAAATT? yeah, that's what I said. I'm SO slow and SO behind, but y'know, better late than never.

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I had originally thought that this was just a new brand and she was the face of it, so I didn't really think anything of it, but I don't know, out of nowhere I became infatuated with this brand. Maybe it was the packaging, maybe it was the chick at target (see the video for the story haha), I don't know, all I know is that I needed to try this stuff out, and I needed it NOW haha

If you're unaware of this brand, it's exclusively sold at WalMart, but not all WalMart stores have the full collection, bummer right? The one that's wicked close to my house pretty much just has lip and eye products, both of which I wasn't interested in at the moment, so off to the next town I went. It's about 25 minutes away, but it was well worth the trip.

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I wanted so many things (everything was SO PRETTY), but I had to stick to my list. If i'm trying out a new product I don't like to get a lot of stuff from it, just in case I don't like the brand or their formulas, so pretty much I stick to foundation, concealer, and/or powder. In this instance, I bought all three haha.

I had very, VERY little faith in this brand...so the whole time I was skeptical. I have issues with celebrity endorsed products, so I contemplated for a few minutes, walked around WalMart for about half an hour before deciding to just go for it.

The first thing I grabbed was the foundation in the shade LF6 (aka liquid foundation shade 6, creative right? hhaha) I'm a NC25 in Mac's foundations, so that's what I used as my guide. I also had pictures of my existing foundation on my phone, and thank god I did, cause phew this was confusing. They have a huge range of shades, 14 to be exact, & they have foundation for both cool and warm skin tones, but they're like...intertwined in the display so I was confused haha Like L1 would be a cool tone, then L2 would be a warm tone...and it would just alternate, it was a little strange.  BUT ANYWAY, this actually turned out really well. I worked up a little pro and con list....check it:

PROS:

• It has a pump, like really I was sold once I saw that
• It blends in almost effortlessly 
• The coverage is medium, but very build-able
• It's fragrance free 
• It's not cakey
• Satin-ish finish 
• Long lasting 

CONS:

• The pump is kind of hard, you gotta push it down a lot for the product to come out 
• It's only sold at WalMart haha 
• Packaging is a little bulky

Literally those are the only three pitfalls for me, I love this foundation, and I'm pretty sure this is gonna be my go-to product for a while. In accordance to their website, Flower claims that it has built in primer, which it does, you can kind of feel it....it's very hydrating. BUT I would still recommend wearing it with a primer of your choice. I wore it with my rimmel primer, and it lasted pretty much all day and I wore it from 10 am - midnight haha two thumbs up

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Obvi, I had to get the concealer...it had the word brightening in it. I have massive dark circles under my eyes, so any glimmer of hope for getting those bad boys lightened, I'll try it haha Maybelline's dream lumi one has been my all time fave for quite some time.....and let me tell you, this one gives it a run for its money. 

I got the shade BC1, which is the lightest shade, and it's pretty pale....but that's okay cause it's extra illuminating that way hehe. I literally have nothing bad to say about this, except it's a little thick at first, but nothing a little tapered brush and a little bending can't take care of :) 

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& lastly, the loose powder.....Not even gonna lie, I heard a lot of mixed reviews about this...but once I saw it in person and I saw how pretty the container was, I didn't care... I needed it ahah. It comes in 3 shades, light, medium, and dark....which sucks, there's no in-between -.-

The container is H•U•G•E but that's okay cause I like it haha I thought it was going to be packed with powder, but when I opened it to investigate...it was barely 1/3 of the way full, but that's okay. It comes with a puff, but I HATE those, so I just keep it on there so when I open the top the powder doesn't fly everywhere...this powder is okay...there's just one little thing....

The shades are way off. The shade 01, which is the lightest, is actually way too dark. To be honest, it looks like it could be a bronzer....ahah So I just had to experiment and picked up shade 02 and it's way way way lighter than 01, so just keep that in mind if you're going to get that.

It's okay. Just.....mehhh. I wish there were more colors to choose from, or at least they would fix the shading issue. But y'know, it's not too bad. I'm thinking, if after a few days I wind up hating it, I'll just dump it out and I'll de-pot my rimmel powder and dump that bad boy in the container. It's WAY too cute to just toss out haha 

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All in all, I would say this brand most certainly surprised me. Drew Barrymore did a fabulous job with this collection. While it is a little pricier than other drugstore brands, that's okay because the quality is AMAZING. Not only with the packaging, but with the actual products themselves. I also love that it's cruelty free :) that's always a nice little bonus.

So what would I rate it?

4.75

Here's why! ONLY because the products are rather bulky, so it makes it a little tough to lug around, and the shades are a bit odd, but none-the-less I LOVE this brand.

So begs the same question, is it rant or rave worthy?
RAVE RAVE RAVE RAVE RAVE. I think the fact that this brand isn't really hyped up all that much, makes it all the better. I love it, and I'm so so glad I took the leap of faith with this company

If you're indecisive, just do it. It's only at WalMart and as long as you keep your receipt you'll be able to return it if you absolutely hate it, so just do it. Take a leap of faith, trust me you'll love it :)

What about you? Have you tried this brand?

What do you like? What do you hate? I wanna know! 

xx,

Angela


Buy these products:
•http://www.walmart.com/ip/Flower-About-Face-Foundation-with-Primer-LF11-Shade-11/22228308
•http://www.walmart.com/ip/Flower-Lighten-Up-Brightening-Concealer-Click-Pen-BC3-Shade-3/22228416