Showing posts with label makeup forever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makeup forever. Show all posts

Monday, January 28, 2013

Makeup Monday: Make Up For Ever Aqua Brow [Review]

Happy Monday friends!

For today's beauty/makeup post I'll be reviewing Make Up Forever's Aqua Brow.

Aqua Brow is part of Make Up For Ever's Aqua Collection which was originally created for the Parisian water ballet.  The products in this collection are said to be "high performance, long lasting products withstand the most extreme conditions while staying completely waterproof, crease-proof, and fade-proof".

Make Up For Ever ("MUFE") is generally known for its high quality makeup products and tools and this product does not disappoint.  This is actually my first MUFE product and was given to me by my sister for Christmas.  Being that Guam does not have a Sephora, nor does Sephora ship to Guam (what's up with that?), I was really stoked to get to try a MUFE product for the first time.


This is what it looks like when you get it.  Since I have dark hair, I use the color Ash - it also comes in light blonde and blonde.  It runs for about $20.00 at Sephora and though it may seem pretty expensive for 0.23 oz, a little goes a LONG way with this, trust me.


To apply this product, I squeeze the tube a little - just enough to get some on the brush - then I swipe an angled brush on the tip of the tube to pick up some of the product.  I use the brush to shape from the arc to the tip of my brow first and then go over the rest of my brow in short strokes to fill it in.



Now, let me just tell you that I have very weird eyebrows.  They are thick in the inside (near my nose) and sparse at the ends (see the first picture).  This, my friends, is the result of years of over plucking, trimming, and shaving them.

Before using MUFE's Aqua Brow I was just using a dark brown eyeshadow and my angled brush to shape and fill my brows.  Never again!

Since using Aqua Brow, I feel like a new person!  Okay, you may be rolling your eyes and thinking that I'm over exaggerating but I'm totally serious - if you have brow problems, you'd know what I'm talking about.

This product is absolutely amazeballs.  It seriously lasts all day without fading or smudging.  I no longer have to keep checking to see if my eyebrows need to be touched up.  And one of the best things about it - it's waterproof!  That means I can swim all I want and still have eyebrows when I emerge from the ocean!!!!!


I give this product 5 out of 5 quacks and I definitely recommend this product to all my over-plucked and under-shaped brow sisters out there!

*The views and opinions expressed in this review are solely my own.  I have not been endorsed to review this product - though I would like to be.

♥ Duckie.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Makeup Mondays: Holiday Haul + A [Giveaway]!

I was planning on doing a review on a super amazing product that I got for Christmas today but then I thought, 'why not show you all the awesome makeup that I got over the holidays first?'

And because I don't wanna be one of those "Look at me!  Look what I got!" kinda girls, I'm giving away one super awesome prize to one super lucky reader!

So let's get started, shall we?

This first batch of goodies was given to me by my sister Jaxx (who's blog I'm in the process of designing - check out my madd skills so far) for Christmas.


Sorry for the ugly pictures.  I was a little lazy to take better pictures.

L-R: Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara, Make Up Forever Aqua Brow, Hard Candy Stroke of Gorgeous Eyeliner, Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Blackest Black, and Hard Candy Stay In Line Eyeliner in Black Pearl.

The second batch of stuff was part of my Christmas present from my mom, who allowed me a shopping spree on Coastal Scents.


Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate Palette, 10 Blush Palette, Liquid HD Foundation in ST-07, 22 Piece Brush Set, and the Eclipse Palette.


 Coastal Scents 22 Piece Brush Set


Blush, Eclipse, and 252 Palettes


Now that you've seen what I got, here's the part I know you've been waiting for:

Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Yep, this baby could be yours soon so enter below!  Like, uh, NOW!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


Good luck!!!

♥ Duckie.