Recent Makeup purchases

I am willing to admit I just might have a shopping problem. My room is filled with shopping bags and my clothing has taken over two rooms and my closet. But what can you do? Buy more stuff of course. I just can't resist a new makeup item every time I dash into a drugstore for a diet coke, or diet arnold Palmer. This is a small section of the makeup i've recently bought and an even smaller section of all the items (clothing and beauty) I've recently purchased. I like to keep these small so I can do individual reviews along with these little "haul posts".

| no flash |

| flash |

| blush swatched |

| top left: flower lipstick | top right: NYC concealer | bottom: Milani blush |

1. Milani matte baked blush in 10 Deliciozo Pink: a beautiful candy pink color. It is extremely pigmented so the smallest bit goes a long way. Milani markets these blushes as matte, which compared to their usual super glittery blushed I guess it would be. But it does have a pretty satin finish which in a way, is better than a matte blush because it gives you a little something to the skin so it's not just flat on your face. For my super yellow and light medium skin tone it really warms it up and keeps my face from looking too sickly yellow. The consistency is very smooth and not powdery and it keeps the smooth effect on my skin. I think this would work for both pink and yellow skin tones from light to medium skin tones. For darker skin tones it might be a little bright and fake looking but I am not quite sure because I am obviously not that skin tone. Overall I would recommend it to medium or lighter skin tones if you dont already own a candy pink color. The most similar blush I have to it is Elf Pink Passion which is way more neon and bright.
2. Next up is the NYC concealer. I believe this is only available in one shade and is only sold at CVS for around $5. It's a wand-type concealer in the lipgloss type tubes. The color (in medium) is really light for a medium, my skin tone is pretty light and it matches me perfectly. The texture is nice and creamy and ideal for under the eyes or highlighting. It gives the skin a nice, dewy look but is also full coverage. Sadly, for me its not light enough for me to highlight under the eyes and down the nose. Overall if it's your right color, I'd scoop it up because the texture and finish are beautiful.
3. Flower Lipstick in Morning Glory. This is a gorgeous light mauve-y nude color. I'm used to a super light lip which some might not like, but for me the paler the better. So for me, this is a little dark but for most it will still be a very light color. I like how it has a pinky mauve undertone so it gives my lips a little bit more color. The texture is super creamy and non drying but not creamy enough that it will slip off. It's pretty opaque but not completely opaque because it does have a little bit of sheen. Sometimes you do want a lipstick that's not completely opaque so it allows room for a little bit of mistake in application.
Xxx Girl with the Pink Bow