Comparsion and Some New Loves!

I mentioned recently (really the only topic I've been talking about) that I need to go through my nail polish collection and get rid of some shades that either look awful on me or a have an exact dupe of. That is much easier said than done. Yes MAC's Peppermint Patti and Milani's Dress Maker look alike but I don't want to give one of them up! I looked high and low for those, which means I'm avoiding going through those at any cost. Welcome a distraction, Zoya vs Essie. Once I organized all my babies on my polish rack I realized Zoya's Marcella and Essie's In Stitches look A LOT a like. I decided to try them next to each. (Truthfully I hadn't had the chance to use them at all before this test sad face)

Essie on ring and index fingers. Zoya on pinky and middle fingers.

They look exactly a like! One polish down! In the bottle they don't look like exact dupes, but they are, they are! I can't tell them apart in person. Count me as a happy person today, one bottle about to be added to my blog sale!

 

Zoya Marcella, Essie In Stitches

 Since the two shades are exactly the same, which one to get rid of is the question. I mentioned, in this post, that I hate the new packaging on Essie's bottles, I think it looks a lot more tacky than classy, so out goes Essie's In Stitches. Zoya Marcella is the bottle winner! 

For those of you with Nordstrom's near you I'm sure you share my love of them. Though I can't always afford everything I want there, I'm looking at you Jimmy Choo, I love everything the store has. Every year they have their amazing Anniversary Sale, which includes exclusive beauty products. Exclusive and beauty mean one thing, I'm there!  Well searching for my next purchases I came across the new Estee Lauder line for Fall 2011. The only thing that really caught my eye was the Pure Color Liquid Eye Liners. They are truly amazing. I held back and only purchased one, black quartz.

Estee Lauder Black Quartz

Estee Lauder Black Quartz

 The point on this is great. I'm not exactly the world's best eyeliner applier but this applies like a dream. Not to mention lasts like no other. I had to use cream eye makeup remover, the liquid remover wouldn't even remove this from my hand. Talk about long-lasting! 

Swatch

 

I don't know if you can tell from the swatch it has slight sparkles going on. Not crazy sparkle, just lovely little bits that you can barely notice when applied. Amazing!

Essie Pretty Edgy

Green nail polish is something I love but I always thought it would look bad on my skin tone. Boy was I wrong. Essie's Pretty Edgy is my new love! Now my favorite polish is constantly changing, this is my favorite of the week. If you've always been afraid of brighter greens don't be afraid any longer. The entire time I had this on I kept looking at and exclaiming my love of it. Give it a try or at least a look!

Testing the waters - Tinted Moisturizer vs BB Cream vs Foundation

I've been hearing a lot about BB Cream recently. Some gurus on youtube have been raving about it. Based on their reviews I decided to order it online. I just got it in today, and I thought I'd show you my first reactions. (I already have YSL Teint Resist on)
Based on what I've been hearing BB Cream is suppose to have more coverage than a tinted moisturizer and less than a foundation. I have to disagree.

MAC Studio Moisture Tint in Light, Skin 79 Super+ BB Cream, Make Up Forever HD Foundation in 110

MAC Moisture Tint in Light

Skin 79 Super+ BB Cream

Make Up Forever HD Foundation in 110

Here are the different foundations in order of their supposed coverage.
(MAC, BB Cream, MUFE)

Here are the color swatched, but not blended (obviously)
They're in the same order as the picture above (MAC, BB Cream, Make Up Forever)

The BB Cream is thicker than the foundation. I was pretty surprised. I had expected it to be thinner. It's not that I won't use it, just not the way I was planning. Something else I should mention is, at least this brand, BB Cream has only one shade, which is the one above. I guess this isn't all that surprising because it is an Asian product and their skin is normally fair to medium. Still I would like them to have a little more diversity in their colors.
Overall, I'm undecided on this product. Whether this matches my skin is still unknown, but I'll let you know.

On a random note, I have some exciting news! (At least for me!) I ordered a UD Naked Palette yesterday! Sephora emailed me to let me know they were back in stock and I literally jumped at the chance. I've been on the lookout for one since August (sad I know).

Have a Great Day!!!
Barb

Mascara Comparsion

I had mentioned in one of my last posts that I would do a comparsion between Essence's Lash Mania and Dior's DiorShow. Here it is! Hope you enjoy!

Here is the mascara wands. You can see that the Dior is much denser than the Essence wand. The Essence is much wetter. Personally, I think that the mascara will be much better once it dries up a bit.

Before (No mascara)
Before (No mascara)
With Essence Lash Mania

With Essence Lash Mania

With DiorShow
With DiorShow
I love the DiorShow mascara, its my Holy Grail mascara. I am lucky to have good lashes, so I lean towards the mascaras that thicken. My eyelashes are a little too long for my taste. The last thing I need is a lengthening mascara. I should also let you know that I didn't curl my lashes, so it might look different with curled lashes.

The next on my list on mascara to get is YSL Faux Cils. Anyone tried it before?