Swatches > Maybelline | Pink Sophistication

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This bubblegum pink is awesome!  It reminds me of when I was a little girl and I used to have my fuschia, bubblegum pink, black and white LA Gears.  This color really makes me smile.  I'd give the formula on a scale of 1-10, a 7.  It was thick and thin at the same time if that makes sense, lol.  It took three coats to get the application and coverage you see in the pics.  I typically don't fancy three coats, but I just had to top the application off with that extra coat.  This color was a limited edition from a collection that Maybelline came out earlier this Spring.  I'm not sure if you can still find it, but if you can its worth grabbing a bottle of it.

xoxo,

Tenns

Swatches > Maybelline Express Finish | Grapes Times

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Decided to do a little fishnet Konad over it to jazz it up .  The fishnet color is Timely Turquoise, which I swatched a while back here.

Pics taken w/ out flash

This is your quintessenial deep purple.  I didn't care for the application of this particular polish, not sure if the was the brush or what.  You can't tell from the pics, but it went on streaky.  This is why I "jazzed" it up with the fishnet pattern over it.  On its own, it didn't do anything for me.  I know if I plan on wearing this polish in the future that I will definitely have to put some type of design or embellishment over it.  Also, I found it a tad boring on its own anyway.  This will probably go into the "toe nail stash" - my aforementioned polishes that only get worn on the toes.

Availability:  Drugstores nationwide

Size:  .5 fl oz

Price: $3-$4

xoxo,

~Tenns

Swatches > Maybelline Express Finish | Goody Plum Drop

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This is a really fun color, no complaints here about it!  I reminds me of Easter and springtime, so that made me really happy, especially with the weather being so crappy.  I decided I'd try out a Konad pattern on it, and I used China Glaze Millennium in a fishnet pattern.  To be honest, I like this color completely by itself, but the silver did look good over it.

All pics taken w/out flash.

Availability:

This shade is Limited Edition, so you should probably drop by your local Walgreen's if your interested in it.  I didn't see it at CVS or Wal-Mart and I haven't checked Rite Aid to see if they have it.

Price:  I purchased mines for about $2 w/ tax....they were 40% @ Walgreens on Sunday(2/28).

Size:  .5 fl oz.

Thx for visiting!

xoxo,

~Tenns

Swatches > Konad Manicure | Sinful Colors Soul Mate & Maybelline Timely Turquoise

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Soul Mate is a straight up creme, very good quality for Sinful Colors....you'd literally think it was a ChG shade if you didn't know.  Its a really pretty color and and the formula is great.  This is two coats and I just decided to jazz it up with a lace Konad stamp (Timely Turquoise).  I can definitely see me wearing this color throughout the Spring and Summer, and I it'll probably be the next color I'll wear on my toes.  If you don't have it, definitely pick it up!  This particular color and Mint Apple seem to be really popular and are going fast, and at $1.99 you can't be surprised.

Available at Walgreen's

Size: 15 mL/0.5 fl. oz.

Price: $1.99

That's all folks!

xoxo,

~Tenns

Swatches > Maybelline Express Finish | Timely Turquoise

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I picked Timely Turquoise up at Walgreen's along with the shade Grape Times (swatch coming soon!) mainly b/c I had two $1 off coupons and didn't want to waste them.  Usually I don't purchases drug stores anil polishes, because it never fails that I'm sorely dissapointed in them.  Anyhow, Timely Turquoise was no exception, and netiher was Grape Times, but they were worth swatching.  Usually colors, or rather formulas that don't go over well on my fingers go to the "toe stash".  The 'Toe Stash" is a group of colors that only are worn on my toes...mainly because they look better further away from my eyes (LOL!)<---cheesy.  Anyways, seems as if the formula, as I mentioned before is the issue.  Its that same streaky, 'can't get smooth for the life of me' type of formula, which you oftentimes find with shimmery polishes of like consistiency of Timely Turquoise.  Don't get me wrong Timely Turquoise is a beautiful color, but i could pretty much tell from the bottle that I wasn't going to like it on my fingers.  We probably won't be breaking it back out until my toes come out, which will be whenever the temp decides to reach above 80.

Available @ drugstores nationwide

Price: $4

Size: .5 fl oz./14.7 mL

That's all folks!

 

xoxo,

 

~Tenns

Mascaras: Separate….not so much, but together a dynamic duo

These two mascaras apart don’t do much for my lashes.  Colossal dries out pretty quickly and makes my lashes look really thin and separates them by each strand.  Ironically, its supposed to make them look voluminous.  Telescopic Carbon Black is a great super dark mascara and can make my lashes look great, but once applied it can get clumpy and dry fast, which makes it hard to apply additional layers.  I typically keep these mascaras in my purse or on-the-go makeup bag as backups to the ones that sit on my vanity.  I really only use them if I don’t have time to do my makeup at home and have to do it on the run or at work.  I realized that this duo was dynamic when one day at work I was applying Colossal, and it just wasn’t doing it for me… like seriously.  It was flaking and just made my lashes look brittle and dry.  I thought to myself, what would happen if i put some Telescopic Carbon Black over it and BAM!  There is was, a great voluminous, lengthened, and super dark look to my lashes.  Some things just need a partner in crime, and that is exactly what Colossal and Carbon Black are.

Also, the difference in the brushes that each mascara makes a difference.  Colossal has large, but classic bristle round brush, whereas Carbon Black has one of them comb-like applicator w/ the little teeth that are kinda flimsy and bindy.  By using both types of brushes, you get the benefits of both.  The large brush helps to separate and coat lashes and and the comb-like brush helps to catch and define every lash.  The formulas are different too, in that Colossal has a relatively thin and light feel to it formula and Carbon Black has a thick rich formula.

Overall, these two mascaras will remain as my backups, but I’m glad I stumbled upon this little discovery.  Any other time I would have never put the two together, but you really do get a good solid full lash finished look w/ these two.  Both are under $9 at your local drugstore, and look out for those BOGO deals.  I’m sure of it you can grab them for a steal if you buy them that way.  I’m interested to see what other formulas and types of mascaras combined together look as good as these two.  I guess we shall see…to be cont., maybe?

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