MAYBELLINE THE FALSIES FLARED

I know, I know I'm late jumping on the bandwagon for the oh so famous falsies mascara.  This mascara is probably the MOST POPULAR talked about drugstore mascara in the beauty community.  I bought this mascara at the end of December and just recently like four days ago decided to take it out of its packaging and try it out for the first time EVER.  Why has it taken me this long to finally try it out since I've bought it?  I've just been enjoying using my Benefit They're Real Mascara.  As much as it's talked about I never saw the hype around it nor did I feel the need to go out and buy it.  Boy do I regret not buying this mascara so long ago. 

My first impression when I opened the tube and saw the mascara wand "hmm this wand kind of reminds me of the Mega Plush Mascara."  So I instantly  thought I was gonna hate it.

                                             (top wand: the falsies. bottom wand: mega plush)

 A little background on the Mega Plush Mascara: I HATE IT!! Buying the Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara was my first time ever buying a Maybelline mascara and lemme tell you I was DISAPPOINTED with this mascara.  I only bought it because it was what was "POPULAR" in the beauty community when it was released.  All the beauty guru's on Youtube were obsessing over it saying how AMAZING it was,  so of course since I'm a mascara hoarder I had to go out and buy it.  All the hype behind this mascara was that the it had a flexible wand, meaning that you could bend it in many different ways that you wanted.  Also it was Maybelline's first ever gel-mousse mascara.  If I'm being honest the only reason I purchased this mascara was because of it's packaging,  the teal and hot pink tube. What can I say I'm a sucker for cute packaging on makeup products!

The Mega Plush didn't do anything for my lashes.  I have naturally long lashes,  and this mascara didn't do my lashes justice.  Maybe it's because of the brush but when I apply the mascara my lashes end up looking really messy and they get stuck together or clumpy when I  try and move the wand around my lashes.  Also after you apply it and your lashes dry they start to feel flaky. And f.y.i.  Maybelline advertises this mascara saying that it won't get flaky.  WRONG MAYBELLINE!  I don't think I've ever hated a mascara as much as I hate this one.

My first impression when I applied the falsies flared mascara was "O M G" I was literally speechless. With just one coat it separated my lashes so well, and gave them so much  length and volume.  Then I went on to apply another coat, so basically I only applied two coats of mascara and I was fully satisfied with the way they looked.  My lashes look AMAZING with just two coats of mascara.  I'm usually one that likes to wear at least two different mascaras to feel satisfied with the way they look, but for the past few days the falsies has been the only mascara I've been wearing and I'm VERY HAPPY with the results I've been getting from it.  This has definitely become one of my favorite mascaras!

My eyelashes WITHOUT mascara.

My lashes after applying two coats of the falsies mascara!!

If you have never tried this mascara before I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND you do!!

I really want to try out the new Maybelline Volume Express The Rocket Mascara, have any of you tried it out if so what are your thoughts on it??

Thank you for reading I know I've rambled on a lot in this post sorry!!

M.A.C.

So this past weekend I took a trip down to M.A.C. because I was on the hunt for a lipstick that I've heard a lot of good things about recently. The lipstick I was looking for was Brick-O-La, needless to say I didn't buy it. But I did buy a few other items.

I only got three things. I bought Woodwinked eyeshadow, Amorous lipstick, and a four eyeshadow palette.

Woodwinked eyeshadow.

This is one of M.A.C's most popular eyeshadows & I'm so happy that I finally bought it because it's such a gorgeous color. The M.A.C. website describes this as a warm antique gold. I describe it as a warm bronzy shade.

Amorous lipstick.

Like I said earlier I went into M.A.C. hoping to buy Brick-O-La after reading amazing reviews from Estee (EssieButton) but after trying it on I wasn't too pleased about it. So I browsed through the rest of the lipsticks and found Amorous (satin finish), this is a deep pink/cranberry color. I'm absolutely in LOVE with this lipstick.

I also bought this four eyeshadow palette. Originally I went in hoping to buy the fifteen eyeshadow palette but they were all sold out, I would order it from their website but they are also sold out. So I settled for this. I plan on depotting my other M.A.C. eyeshadows and placing them on here as well as woodwinked. 

Swatches of Woodwinked and Amorous.

Do you have any recommendations of eyeshadows or lipsticks I should try out next time I go to M.A.C. if so let me know down below in a comment!

Thank you for reading.

KarlyMichelleM

Most Used MakeUp Brushes

Besides makeup being my first true love/obsession my second love would definitely have to be makeup brushes. I personally don't like applying makeup such as foundation with my bare hands, I've tried to but just never liked the feeling of it. So brushes are a MUST have for when I'm applying makeup. I don't have a massive brush collection but it's decent. There are some brushes that I use more than others on a daily basis. The following brushes that I will be showing you down below are probably my favorite brushes that I always use no matter what I am doing with my makeup.

Top to bottom:

Sigma Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki F80 & Sigma Flat Angled Synthetic Kabuki F88: Both retail for $18 or you can get them in a set. I've had both brushes for a little bit over a year now and I've been in love with them ever since. Both brushes are AMAZING for applying liquid foundation, even though I do prefer the F80 a little bit more over the F88. They blend out & buff your foundation to a flawless finish. They're really soft and dense. I've never had them shed thus far. These two brushes are the only brushes I ever use to apply foundation both serve & give equal results. I never use your typical foundation brush, the F80 and F88 are my "holy grail" brushes to apply foundation.

Sigma F50 Duo Fibre: This brush retails for $20. I really like this brush for applying blush, it gives me a natural and blended out look to my cheeks. It picks up just enough product without making you look like a clown. 

E.L.F. Stippling Brush: Retails for $3. This stippling brush is way less dense than the sigma F50. I also use this brush for applying blush when I want a hint of color to my cheeks but not too noticeable. I've read some reviews on the elf website where people say that they use this brush for applying foundation, I've never tried doing that since I don't feel like it's dense enough for it to buff out my foundation.

E.L.F. Kabuki Face Brush: This a really inexpensive kabuki brush, retails for $6. Amazing quality, really soft & dense. I always use this kabuki brush to apply setting powder after I've applied foundation. I would really recommend this brush. And I've had it for almost two years and it's going strong for the price that it was. I've barely had any shedding from it. LOVE this brush.

Sigma Tapered Blending E35 ($12) & Sigma Blending E25 ($10): I absolutely LOVE both of these brushes. Both do as they say, they blend out eyeshadow but they are absolutely amazing if you have small eyes like I do. They get into your crease and blend out eyeshadow like no other. The E25 is also great for applying eyeshadow all over the lid, as you can see I have two of them a regular size and a travel size brush.

Sigma E05 Eye Liner ($10): Here I'm showing you a bright pink travel size version of it, I also have the regular size. This is my favorite brush for applying gel liner. It's so easy to use and apply gel liner, makes a great winged out look.

I know a lot of people LOVE the Real Technique brushes and trust me I plan on getting some of them SOON. Hope you enjoyed this post.

What are your favorite makeup brushes?? Tell me down below in a comment!!

Thank you.

KarlyMichelleM