Coastal Scents Hot Pots

Sooo.. 

About a week ago, Coastal Scents was offering an amazing deal. All their hot pots were .99 cents! They are regularly $1.95, which is still very affordable. Before this order I had never ordered individual hot pots - honestly because I have been eyeing the Makeup Geek shadows. I do have a couple Coastal Scents palettes that do contain the hot pots: the Think Pink, Winterberry, Fall Festival, and Forever Natural Palettes. I am head over heels with them because they're buttery smooth and blend like a dream. 

The site has 377 hot pots to choose from, overwhelming haha. 

And so it was difficult to just pick 1.. or 30 :X 

hides under a rock*

Anyway, I ended up picking a little over 40 shadows in total, most of them being neutral. Most of them are in this z palette. As for the ones that did not fit, I've set them aside until I can get my hands on another z palette. 'Til then, I'll leave them outta the picture (..and give them their own review!) The colors range from neutrals to brights, from matte to shimmer and everything in between and anything you can think of. Personally, I think the shimmer shadows might end up being my favorite formula! 

As far as these go, I'M IN LOOOOVE. Like I already mentioned, these are super easy to blend, and pigmented as hell, girl. There are shimmer, satin, and matte colors. All of which are super pigmented, but I do find that the shimmer shadows are the most pigmented. I use them with an Urban Decay base and they last the whole day. These will NOT budge whatsoever. I think I will hold up on the MUG shadows for a whileeee. 

I'm still testing the shades out and putting combinations together and enjoying it so much. Let me know if you'd like to know my top 5 must haves! I already have a couple favorites I'm thinking of doing a post on.. If you have any other questions let me know in the comment section! 

Overall grade: A+++++ (because it's possible, lol) 

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Jordana Twist & Shine Balm Stains

WELL HELLO!

Once again, I am back!

I guess I'm all about bloggin' today, haha!

Bringing you this super quick review!

I will be talking about the fairly new Jordana Twist and Shine Balm Stains!

Clearly, I'm too excited, I'm ending every sentence with an exclamation point, haha

Anywho.. 

Here they are.. 

The shades I will be reviewing in order from top to bottom include Cranberry Crush, Honey Love, Tropical Frenzy, and Candid Coral. Candid Coral is what I am wearing in the first picture which I paired with a golden yellow eyeshadow look :)

In the order that they were mentioned, here are their swatches! This picture was taken in natural daylight and no editing. They are true to color and glossy. They are a stain, very comparable to the Revlon Balm Stains (..which I'm equally obsessed with). These last forever, seriously. They do leave a stain by the 5th hour of wear and do not dry out my lips. They leave an almost true to color stain so it looks like you have actually reapplied the color. It does not have much transfer so no worries when kissing the hubby or leaving stains on your coffee cup! They are smooth and because it is shaped like a jumbo pencil, it's so easy to line your lips and just fill 'em in. They smell like candy to me so I do not mind wearing them for long periods at a time. The smell wears off shortly after applying. I really want to try the other colors. These are an amazing option in replacement of the Revlon ones. They retailed for $3.49 at my local Walgreens as opposed to the regular $8.99 for a Revlon one!.. 

Definitely the better option, although the only complaint is that they need more colors! 

Overall Grade: A+

Let me know if you have tried these out!

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