Review: Milani Power Lip

I am such a sucker for the lip gloss/lip stain type product. When I saw these in CVS, I had to buy them. I purchased two colors, Red Control and Cabaret Blend. Red Control is a genuine red. The Cabaret Blend is a wine color. On the package it looks more purple, however on application it is closer to a burgundy red.

The packaging is a twist top. You twist it to get the product out and then apply it directly onto your lips. The packaging stinks. You twist it and you either get no product or way too much. There is no way to control the amount you get.

This is the Cabaret Blend. Honestly, it didn't apply the way I thought it would. When applied to the lips it comes out too red. I wanted a deep, rich purple toned color. Please excuse my tired eyes in this picture, someone has teeth coming in. It's been a long week!

Red Control was a true red. I really liked the color and it was nice and bright. The pigmentation is gorgeous and it doesn't shift like a lot of red colors do.

When applied to the lips it is very hydrating. I actually really like the feeling of it. It's moisturizing without being sticky. The color is fairly long lasting and as I said, I love the stain that's left behind. I might throw a balm over it just to re-hydrate the lips and help even the color a bit.

My overall opinion of the product is pretty good. I wish there were more shades, and I certainly wish the shades on the box were consistent. I would also prefer it with a doe foot applicator versus the twist top. I don't know that I would repurchase this product. I like the way it feels on the lips but the application is annoying. Milani is one of my favorite drugstore brands. I love their gel powder eye shadows and they have really great brow products.

Here is the link to find the Power Lip here
If you are looking into purchasing some Milani stuffs, please please please check out the Bella Eyes Gel Powder Eye Shadows.

Here is the review:  http://putthelipglossdown.blogspot.com/2014/07/review-milani-bella-eyes.html
You can purchase them at CVS or here

My next review will be on the Clinique Black Honey Wardrobe. Here is a sneak peak!!

Thanksgiving / Black Friday!!

Thanksgiving was a couple weeks ago! It was awesome. I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Those of you who aren't in the states (you know who you are), I hope you had a wonderful day anyways.

I had a great Thanksgiving. Typically we eat out at a restaurant so that way we don't have to argue over who does the dishes. It's tradition for us to have an earlier meal so that way we can go see a movie and then I go wait in line at the stores. Wellllllll. This year I have a baby. Last year we went to this lovely restaurant with delicious food, none of which I could eat. Pregnancy. Bleh. I didn't really want to bring my baby to a restaurant where she would cry, fling food and laugh uproariously at my hilarious jokes (faces).  Somehow this turned into me hosting Thanksgiving at my house.

Mmmmmmm Pie. I would like to mention that I technically hosted Thanksgiving, and while I contributed to several dishes (I chop a mean pecan) I didn't technically cook any of the dishes. Nonetheless, it was very stressful. I don't know that I will do it again. I was originally joking, but next year we are doing Boston Market. Especially since my dishwasher BROKE the day after Thanksgiving. We had to hand wash everything. It was a total pain.

Family time is wonderful. My baby sister was in town and she gave Madeline an early Chanukah gift. You can tell she loved it!

It was so nice to spend her first Thanksgiving at home. She got her first taste of cranberries. She's not really a fan, but that's ok. Next year she can try some turkey!

One of my favorite things about this holiday season is Black Friday. I made out like a bandit this year. One thing I do have to say.. I think this will be the last time I wait in line. A lot of stores had the same deals online. I found that I was texting my family the whole time, wondering what they were doing. Anyways... let's move on to my haul!!!

So The Body Shop is one of my favorite stores. I feel like the products are a higher quality than Bath and Body Works and the scents aren't as.... I guess cheap? Don't get me wrong, I have my fair share of Bath and Body Works lotions and I enjoy them for what they are.

This was one of the best deals I've seen for The Body Shop. They were selling all of their body butters for $11. I bought three of my favorite scents. I bought Grapefruit, Mango and Shea Nut.

They also had a deal where if you spent $30 you could buy a canvas tote filled with full size products for $30. Here's what it came with.

- A super soft loufa
- Satsuma Body Sorbet
- Honeymania Bubble Bath Melt
- Shea Shower Cream
- Coconut Body Butter
- Honeymania Soap
- Vitamin E Moisture Cream
- Hemp Hand Protector
- Satsuma Body Polish

The thing that I appreciated about this deal was that all of the products in the tote were full size. The tote itself is a super high quality tote with a really cute design. It says "You're a lash battling, blush blending, colour popping, , eye defining, utterly unique beauty." Damn straight.


So I obviously had to pick some stuff up from Sephora. There were a couple of things that I needed to stock up on. My beauty blender was trashed. I needed a new one. If you don't have a Beauty Blender, you need one. It's worth every penny.

I also wanted to get more light pink bobby pins. I also got the L'Occitane Amande Supple skin oil and shower oil. I picked up the Sephora Favorites Super Stars. This came with a bunch of full size products and a few trial size products. I will probably do a review on this later.

I also got the Smashbox Santigolden Age eye shadow collage.  This is totally taking me out of my comfort zone. The colors are super pigmented. I'm sure I will do more of a review when I have time to play with it more.

I received the Clinique Black Honey Wardrobe as an early Hanukkah gift from my Dad. I am totally obsessed. I will definitely be doing swatches on this bad boy. UGH. SO PIGMENTED.

Most of my other purchases were clothes. Next week I will have a blog on plus size fashion, I'll post my goodies there. I went to Old Navy for clothes for myself and my family. I must say, the baby clothes are so adorable. I also picked up some clothes from Modcloth and the Children's Place.

UPDATE:

I just got a fun little package!!!!!! I love receiving packages, especially when I forgot I even ordered them.

 I bought this Too Faced Natural at Night palette. With it came three deluxe samples including the Primed and Poreless powder, Perfect Eyes waterproof eyeliner and the Glow To Go bronzer and brush.

I'm Back!!

Hello Everyone,

So. I'm sure that you have noticed that I have taken a break from writing in my blog. I honestly needed to take the time to reevaluate my priorities and really think about how much of myself I wanted to put out there. This blog is about my life. My love for makeup and beauty products really is a small, small fraction of that. I love my family, my friends and my life. I don't want to limit this blog to just beauty, fashion and makeup. I will continue to post about my family, including my husband and daughter.  I will never, ever post anything inappropriate of or about them. There will be no bath pictures or pictures of her undressed. I will never share private and personal stories of her or anyone else. I love my daughter. I love my husband. I will always do my best to do right by them. Anyways.. let's move on to a fun little update!!

So my little yumyum is a crawler! That's right folks. My fun and precocious baby is showing signs of heading into her toddler stage. She started to crawl a couple of months ago and it took me completely by surprise. What's worse than that.. She's now pulling herself up on things and taking a couple of cautious steps whilst holding on for dear life. This folks, is the beginning of the end. I would officially like to say farewell to my sanity. Our time together was brief, but I shall remember you always.

Another super fun (semi sarcasm) development are her sharp little chompers. Little mama now has two razor sharp teeth. Nursing has taken a dangerous and painful new twist. God forbid something distracts her while she is eating. OUCH. I consider it a small, fleeting blessing that they are both on the bottom. She has two coming in on the top, but hopefully they won't arrive for a week or so.

We have been making more of an effort to go out and do fun things with the baby. A few months ago I was so overwhelmed that I would avoid taking her places so we didn't have to deal with crying and fussing outside the comfort of our own home. She has grown so much and she now interacts with people and things around her. I find that I can take her places with me and I actually really enjoy it. It's all about timing people! Our favorite spot so far has been the aquarium. First of all, I am totally biased. I remember going to the Seattle aquarium and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. This one was a lot smaller, but it was just as fun!

I loved being able to see the fish swim around me. It was this big room with a huge school of fish swimming in a circle. It was really amazing. Anthony decided to stick his head in with Madeline. I think she was more baffled than anything.

 I felt like such a jackass after taking this picture. Right next to the octopus is a "No Flash Photography" sign that I hadn't seen. Whoops. Sorry Mr. Octopus, next time I won't be obnoxiously taking pictures with the flash. My bad.

This room was pretty cool. Notice how I am not in the picture? Well. The floor is see through. I had the hardest time walking across it. I am totally uncomfortable walking across clear surfaces. My neuroses  have no limits...

It feels so good to be doing this again. I would also like to reintroduce myself. My name is Stephanie. Some friends call me Stevie. Some call me Steph. I am a mother, wife and overall BADASS. I love makeup, trashy tv and a good hockey brawl. Until next time.