Disclosure: Urban Decay and Milani products Sent for review consideration
Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liners
Milani Ultra Fine Liquid Liners
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Hi Guys & Dolls!
Today I bring you a product Smackdown- Milani Ultra Fine VS Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliners. These are two competitive products with a few key differences that may sway you one way or the other. Below I have a quick run down of a few key facts:
Both come in an identical tube
Both contain .0058 OZ of product
Both are Waterproof and Smudge/budge Proof
Both sort of “ball up” when you remove them.
Milani- $7.49 Felt tip Applicator
Creates Even thick lines, thin lines are trickier.
Inner mixing ball gets stick so you have to really work to get it mixed
Emerald Glisten and Sparking Turquoise Stain the skin.
Limited Color Selection, but Black Gems & Prismatic Purple are Must-Haves!
Urban Decay $19 Brush Applicator
The thin brush gives you a nice fine line, harder to make crisp lines.
Inner Mixing ball shakes product up easily.
Zero staining!
11 Shades!! My Favorites are El Dorado, Retrograde, Siren, Bobby Dazzle.
These are both excellent options for fun colored Liquid Liner. Watch the video to see which brand I favor ^_^
Urban Decay
Milani
Disclosure: Urban Decay and Milani products Sent for review consideration
Have you tried either of these liners and if so, what are your thoughts?
Disclosure: Swimsuit was sent to me by Evans UK PR for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Hi Guys & Dolls!
A few weeks back I was approached by Evans to do a review of their new swimsuit line. At first I was hesitant, because as much as I’m all for empowerment, and self-acceptance, I’m just not comfortable being stripped down to just a bathing suit on the internet. Even those of us with mucho confidence sometimes want to keep something private. At least for now. Super sexy, and fabulous plus size models like Tess Munster post is swimsuits and lingerie all the time, and inspire me to say “to hell with it”
but I’m just not quite there yet. I was relieved when the rep from Evans assured me they only wanted an honest review!
Evans recently re-did their swimsuit sizing to include not only the over-all size, but different cup sizes as well. They offer sizes US Sizes 10-28 with a B-C cup and size 10-28 with a D-DD cup. The swimsuit has a fantastic retro styling; the halter shape, the blue with white polka dots, its amazing. The suit itself fits nicely- tight, but not suffocating. As a person who has had swimsuits ”travel” while in the pool, I personally like a suit to be snug as possible when dry. There was no bulging or weirdness, it seems to smooth me out and make me feel as comfortable as I’ve been in a suit. I felt supported and ready to dive-in, except in the boobie department.
Sadly the cups are still not big enough for my tig-ol-biddies. I wear a G cup, so a DD still doesn’t quite cut the mustard, support-wise. I knew this might be an issue, but I was hopeful since the UK sizing is an E not a DD, and I forgot to look up the conversion. I mean, I can get em in there, it’s just that the boobie parade is on display, which is fine, but the support is a little lacking. The suit gives me a bit of pointy-boob (more of the retro styling?) but I kinda like it. Definitely not one to wear in front of my nephews, but great for looking hot sans-kids this summer. The Husband approves ;p
So my opinion on this is that in terms of quality I have it about 80%- I think any suit for a “plus” woman with big cha-chas should have a bit more support to hold up the boulders; I could see the lack of support being an issue for true DD’s, but probably not for the B-C’s, Other than that the quality is ace. The styling is fantastic and even though it’s not perfect, it’s the best suit I’ve ever had! If you’re in the market for a new suit I say give it a whirl!
Wen Cleansing Conditioner $32 for 16oz, purchased by me.
Hello Guys & Dolls!
I first heard to Wen years ago- probably through a friend, maybe on YouTube, I can’t remember. Someone was raving about an all-in-one “Cleansing Conditioner” that eliminated the need for shampoo! At the time I thought- why not just use your regular conditioner? And for years I’ve done just that; the second or third day in-between shampooing my hair I’ll “condition cleanse” with a rich conditioner. The benefit of doing this is that you don’t over-shampoo your hair, which makes haircolor last longer, and is overall healthier for your hair and scalp. Over the years I did find myself wondering if WEN actually worked better than simply using conditioner. Last week I was shopping and a friend who works at Sephora was raving about WEN so I figured I should try it.
And I’m sorry I did.
After looking up reviews and talking with friends who’ve tried it, it seems I’m not alone. It appears Wen is a very polarizing product- people seem to love it or hate it. Count me in with the latter. Overall it made my scalp itchy, my hair and scalp felt oily, gave my hair static-electricity and managed to strip the color out of my hair, in the span of 5 days. Seriously. Go black and watch my haul from a week ago (I’ve embedded it below), and you’ll see that my hair was more of a blue-purple, and the pink wasn’t this light. I’m not new to the rodeo, I know Haircolor fades, but the thing is, I know the rate of my Haircolor fading, and this is abnormal- it’s fading much faster than normal, in weird patches. My hair looks blotchy. It’s faded more in the last 9 days than it has in the previous 3 weeks.
Since I bought the Wen 9 days ago I’ve used Wen 3 times, and washed my hair with my normal sulfate-free shampoo & used my normal conditioner, and then used Wen one more time. When I stopped using it I noticed that my hair felt drier than it was before I used it. My hair feels stripped- the way it feels when you use a clarifying shampoo. This Sunday, after using Wen a total of 5 days I went in for a normal bang trim and my Stylist noticed I had more split ends than normal and asked what I’d done differently. I used Wen.
This is my experience- You might use Wen and have a totally fine experience, you might even love it! I wanted to tell my horrible experience to give credence to the people who say they’ve had terrible experiences with this product. Apparently some people have even experienced hair loss, Whoa dude! I myself have friends who LOVE IT, and I have friends who HATE it. Count me in the hate category. Back to Sephora it goes.
Weather or not you love Wen, it’s expensive right? $32 for 16 oz and the company suggests you use 10-15 pumps. OH LAWD that’s a lot of product. I want to offer you some alternatives. Of course you could go with the knock-offs like “Ren” or “One”- but since these are similar to Wen I don’t think I’ll try them. What I’ve used for years is just plain old conditioner to condition-cleanse. Some don’t work as well as others for this, but I’ve found that Moisture Maniac from Bed Head works great. You can get it on Amazon for $23 for 25.36 oz, and trust me, you won’t need 10-15 pumps.
The other option I want to present to you is using a great sulfate-free shampoo, with a conditioner of your choice. Sulfates are the things that makes traditional shampoo suds up, and gives you that squeeky-clean feeling. Sulfates also kill haircolor. My all-time fave sulfate-free shampoo is L’anza Healing Color Care. It is very gentle on my hair and I’ve noticed that my haircolor lasts much longer when I’m using this. There are many sulfate-free shampoos on on the market, this is just one I trust.
What I typically do is on the first day I wash my hair with my sulfate free shampoo & use conditioner, style and go. The second day I usually don’t wet my hair, I simply re-style it, sometime I use a dry-shampoo if it’s very oily. The the second or third day I use conditioner to “condition cleanse” buy using about 3-5 pumps of my conditioner and working it into the roots of my hair to break up the oil and give my scalp a massage. And then on the fourth day I start the cycle over again.
Below is my Sephora Haul from 9 days ago if you want to see what my haircolor looked like before using Wen.
I want to hear from you! Have you tried Wen and if so, what do you think?
All products mentioned were purchased by me- and all options stated are my own based on my experience with the product.
Disclosure: Press sample sent for review /editorial consideration.
Hi Guys & Dolls!
As you may be aware, I usually fill my brows in with something close to my natural hair color: a dark blond/light ash brown. I think if gives a balance to my overall unnatural look. Also, it’s just easier! With this new brow/lash combo I think I’ll make my eyebrows pink or purple A LOT more often, simply because it’s super easy!
I just tested these for the first time last night so here are my first impressions:
The colors pop!
There was zero smudging/flaking which is a huge benefit over using a powder product like eyeshadow to color brows!
The included mini Lash Genius really seems to prevent smudging and extended the wear of the blue shade I wore as a mascara.
It sets fast so you have to work quickly.
In The Pink is a bright but not hot-pink.
Ultra Violet is a deep dark purple.
Electric Blue is a bright blue.
Each sells for $22 and includes a mini Lash Genius Waterproof Topcoat.
Cruelty Free & Made in Italy.
Love,
Cora
This product was sent to review/editorial consideration. This post is not sponsored, and all opinions are my own based on my experiences with the product.
