Wohoo for American Made Products! If you don't know, which you probably do, Colourpop is a LA based company that specializes in cream products, The recently collaborated with CoffeebreakwithDani and KathleenLights on a shadow quad. So naturally, I wanted to pick it up. When I finally decided to take the plunge, I also bought 3 of the new liquid lipstick and I thought I would share my thoughts on it. Here we go!

Look at those beautiful packages!

I love the haulographic packaging detail on every product. So cute!!

Colourpop sends a personalized note with every order!

 Kathleenlights' Quad:

 Here are the colors it comes with:

 Here's glow:

 And Cornelious:

 There's Blaze:

 And KathleenLights

Overall, I really love this quad for the summer. I think it was well developed. The colors are very pigmented and wearable. I think the matte shades, Glow and Cornealous, were a good choice to offset the quite metallic colors of Blaze and Kathleen Lights. If you love warm shadows, this quad will be great for you as each shade has a warm undertone. If you like cool shadows, you may want to consider the next quad. This quad was $20 by the way which, in my opinion, is not bad for the amount of product and possibilities that come with these shades.


Here i the Metamorphosis Quad created by CoffeebreakwithDani

These are the shades:

 Strength

Bravery:

 Hope:

 Bravery:

When I first got the quads, I thought Strength and Cornelious were the same shade and I thought "wow that's cheap" but, they are different. Strength is a satin finish and Cornelious is a matte finish. As you can see, Strength in the top of the picture has sheen to it and reflects the light and Cornelious is matte and does not reflect light.

 Here is the transformer shade (Hope and Kindess) over Bravery and Strength.

Bravery, Bravery and Hope, Bravery and Kindness, Strength and Kindness, Strength and Hope, Strength 

 This quad is interesting. The concept is that Hope and Kindness are transformer shades. They can take an eyeshadow base and make it look great by a layering affect. Does it work? Not as well as I would like. I think they need to be less pigmented, especially Kindness. I see hope as a transforming shadow as you can still see the color of the base whether it is purple, pink, white, etc. However, with kindness, it is too pigmented with the brown undertone to really transform a shadow. It really just overlaps it. If you have a dark base, like a black, dark brown or royal purple, it will show up more. But, if you look closely above at the picture where it overlaps strength, you really can't tell the strength is the base. I still think this quad is worth the money. If you don't have the duo chrome brown-blue shadow, it would be a nice investment to add to your makeup collection.



The Colourpop Ultra Matte Lips are quite pigmented. The only problem I encountered was that you can't layer them and you have one shot to get it right. If you don't get it right, your best option is to remove and reapply. I have heard that many of the deeper and darker shades are hard to apply evenly. I, personally, haven't had problems with evenness just, being able to be as exact as need. These have a doefoot applicator which, makes it easier to apply in the corners of the mouth. I haven't noticed too much drying on my lips and they feel pretty comfortable. For $6, they are pretty good and worth getting. However, if you have the money, the Anastasia Liquid Lipsticks are easier to apply and dry slower which allows for even and layered application. FIY: definitely moisturize your lips before using. They dried mine out pretty bad after wearing them for a few days.

L-R: Donut, Highball and Drive-in

This is a fresh application before drying.

Top-Bottom: Drive-in, Highball and Donut

 This is after the products dry down.

Top-Bottom: Drive-in, Highball and Donut

Well that's it! What did you think of this haul? Have you gotten any of their new products yet? Commetn your thoughts down below please!!

It's that time of the month again (the one you actually love)! Ipsy Spoilers!!!

Check out the new picture here!!

Here are all the items in the picture:

• Hikari Lipgloss in Merlot ($13)
• Trust Fund Beauty Nail Polish in Elegantly Wasted ($15)
• Cream Blush of some sort
• Aila Nail Laquer in Mister Pookies ($17)
• Tarte Energy Lipgloss of Lipsurgence ($19 or $24)
• Bellapiere Mineral Lipstick in P.I.N.K or Bellalicious ($20)
• Hikari Lipgloss in Salsa ($13)
• Too Faced Hangover Rx Replenishing Face Primer ($32)
• Cover FX Blemish Treatment Primer ($22)

I think these spoilers are a nice batch of different types and brands of products. I have neverheard of Trust Fund Beauty of Aila before so it would be interesting to try those products. Obviously, the price value will vary depending on if it is a sample or full size product. Most likely, the Too Faced and Cover FX will be sample sizes whereas, the Hikari, Bellapiere and the nail polishes are likelier to be full size.

What do you think of these spoilers? Are you excited? 

Tomorrow is the big Prime Day that has "better deals than Black Friday. With many great previews like 50% off Nikon cameras and a 40 inch TV for $115, it sounds pretty awesome. For right now, there are very few details as to what is happening in the beauty department but, as of right now, if you spend $50 tomorrow on luxury beauty, then you will receive a free sample box with the purchase using code LUXSAMPLES. This sample box could be absolutely anything. It could be an allure sample society box that they frequently sell overstock on Amazon, it could be a sample pack like you see sephora or just about anything. If it is "better than Black Friday" it should be pretty awesome. (P.S. I have a feeling there will be some sales on some of the luxury beauty items hopefully). Here is a list of things in case you aren't sure what kind of luxury beauty Amazon sells:
Lorac Alter Ego Palette in Dream Girl ($24)

NEW Lorac Front of the Line Eyeliner Pencil ($20)

Mario Bedescu Drying Lotion ($17)


Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo ($24)

Stila Aqua Color Watercolor Blush ($26)


Are you excited for Prime Day? Are you on the lookout for anything? Comment below with your thoughts!

Target just released two "Back to College" boxes today and they seem quite great!



Back to College: Honor Roll Box


This box includes these items:

1. Bathery Delicate Pouf

2. John Frieda Luxurious Volume 7-Day Treatment

3. Olay White Strawberry Body Wash

4. NYX Butter Gloss Strawberry Parfait

5. Goody Ouchless Elastics

6. CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Primer

7. Burt’s Bees White Tea Facial Wipes


Back to College: Head to Class

1. Goody Ouchless Elastics

2. Bathery Pumice Stone

3. Hollywood Fashion Tape

4. CoverGirl Colorlicious Lip Gloss

5. wet n wild Max Volume Plus Mascara

6. Herbal Essences Wild Naturals Illuminating Dry Oil Spray

7. Yes To Cucumbers 10–Count Wipes

These boxes have a $20+ value and honestly I think they are better than the Walmart Beauty Boxes.  I ordered mine today and I can't wait! These typically sell out fast so get yours while you can (p.s. I linked each box to their respect title above)! Sorry if they sell out before you read this!!

What do you think? Are you going to pick these up?

So the first Ipsy sneak peek came into my mailbox today and it was pretty exciting! This sneak peek includes some very high end products!

• Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Bronzer 

• Essie Nail Polish in Salwater Happy(maybe)

• Aurora Gel Effect Nail Laquer

• Nudestix Pencil (not sure what kind)

• Teeez Love Triangle Lipstick

• Jelly Pong Pong 2 in 1 Eyeliner and Shadow

So what do you think of this sneak peek? All of the products are new to Ipsy except for the Aurora nail polish. It can get kind of annoying when Ipsy repeats products for multiple months because I know that my sister received one products twice during two consecutive bags and she didn't enjoy that because the purpose is to find new products you love.  

CVS is having a FANTASTIC DEAL on all of their products!

Tarte

It's a great time to maybe try some new products or check out some old ones! I love the Light's, Camera, Lashes mascara, the LipSurgences Lip Tints and the their Blushes.

BIG DISCLAIMER: NONE of the new palettes or summer collection items are eligible for a discount!

Sephora

Sephora has some amazing deals online right now with Tarte, Peter Thomas Roth, Clarisonic and many more! Nice time to save some money!

Too Faced

20% off everything with code MEMORIAL20 and it actually is everything!

AHAVA

30% off everything with code SUMMER30

It Cosmetics

20% off at itcosmetics.com with code IPSY20

Pixi by Petra

20% off at pixi's website with code IPSYMAY15

Dermalogica

20% at dermalogica with code IPSY20