obsessive tendencies #4: creamyyyy part deux

i love cream products for the eyes. i find them really easy to work with and are often great to wear on their own. in my last obsessive tendencies post, i discussed cream eyeshadows like paintpots and color tattoos (wanna read it? click here.) this post i am dedicating to shadow sticks. i have quite a few from three brands, however due to the quality and price-point of some of these products are so worthwhile that i will probably not try any others. 

i have four from NYX and four from Urban Decay, all of which are excellent quality. i have one deluxe sample size of a NARS shadow stick, which in comparison to the others don't apply as smoothly or as in rich of color. revlon has some double-ended shadow sticks that are getting a lot of love from the youtube beauty community, so i plan on checking those out in the future!

L-R: NARS Angel, UD Clash, Sin, Rehab, Juju, NYX Lime, Black Bean, Slate, Purple Velvet

L-R: NYX Purple Velvet, Slate, Black Bean, Lime, UD Juju, Rehab, Sin, Clash, NARS Angel

goodies from the east, part deux

here are the rest of the goodies that i got while in asia. i haven't tried all these products yet, but for sure i love the Dior Lash Serum. i have been using this product for quite a while now and love it. i like big unnatural looking lashes, and it adds to that effect when used.

the lee stafford blow dry faster spray is something i have been lusting after for a long time. exclusive to boots, it's hard to find in the US. when in thailand, i went to every boots looking for it and found it. i love this product. it may be just a placebo effect, but i truly believe that it makes me hair dry exponentially faster.

i caved and got a YSL glossy stain. however, i got it an orange-y/red color (shocking, i know. as if, i needed another orange lipstick). i haven't used it yet, for no known reason. excited to have it nonetheless.

lastly, i have been lusting over the YSL rouge volupté lipsticks for a while. i really wanted one of the candy ones, but all the duty free stores either did not carry them or were sold out of the color i wanted. however, the duty free stores in the airports had some great deals on "travel exclusive" sets of products. so i decided to pick up one of the YSL ones that contained TWO rouge volupté pearl lipsticks for just over the price of one. i am a sucker for a good deal, and this was just too good to pass up. on top of it all the set contained two colors that i am guaranteed to wear--a pink and an orange. i love them both, the orange more however (again shocking).

che-che-che-che-check it out

one of my favorite go to eye looks comes from this Rimmel London palette called Orion. it's a trio with a mid-one brown, a dark brown and a cream highlight. i like using the darkest color all over the lid, with the mid-tone brown in the crease. but sometimes i switch it up to the traditional way of applying the colors.

this palette is great for travel and easy to use. my only complaint would be that the highlight color is a little chalky in comparison to the brown colors, but i still use it. so not a deal breaker in my book. ch-ch-ch-check it out.

overkill: bronze goddess wannabe

according to my mother, i look ill when im not tan. hence the need and compulsion of having multiple bronzers. i used to use MAC's Golden like crazy. but now i've branched out to new and exciting things. below are the bronzers, i currently own. some i love and some i am still on the fence about.

1. Physician's Formula pH Matchmaker Bronzer in Medium- this was an impulse buy after hearing about this bronzer on YouTube. this was a recent purchase and one of the bronzers i still haven't made up mind about yet. the color is nice and doesn't come off orange on my skin, however, the glitter in this are large bits and really noticeable on the skin.

2. NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder in Sunny- this was another YouTube inspired purchase, however, i do really enjoy this bronzer. firstly, it's only $3. secondly, it's a matte bronzer and a nice shade for fairer skin tones. this bronzer i use for both bronzing and contour.

3. tarte Park Avenue Princess (Deluxe Sample)- this came in a set with a mini blush, which is why i got the set in the first place. i ended up liking the bronzer more than the blush, go figure. anyways, in the pan this bronzer looks kinda scary because of all the glitter. when applied to the skin, the bronzer gives a sheen to the skin rather than the edward cullen look.

4. NARS Laguna Bronzer- cult favorite and super hyped in the beauty community. however, i find that i also love this product. in the pan the bronzer is very scary. there is quite a bit of glitter, but the glitter doesn't transfer to the skin and actually leaves a sheen effect. i find that the sheen effect given is not as prominent as that of the tarte bronzer, which leads this bronzer to be my favorite that i currently own. 

below are some swatches of the bronzers listed above, in case anyone was wondering what they look like on the skin. however, the swatches are rather heavy and not blended out so the probably won't be super useful. i'm including them anyway.