Blinc Eyeliner Pencil in Black Review

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Blinc Eyeliner Pencil in Black is a gel-like eyeliner pencil that glides across the skin effortlessly without any tugging or discomfort. It deposits color evenly, is waterproof and budge-proof, but it is gentle on my sensitive eyes. I have only tried their black eyeliner and can attest to the fact that it is richly pigmented and ultra-smooth. The retractable, twist-up, pencil has a sharper built into the bottom, and it allows you to sharpen it to a fine point if you prefer working your liner into your lash-line. While the formula is creamy, it dries down and won't smear everywhere. Whether you prefer a defined, sharp or smokey look, this eyeliner delivers. If you are looking for a really good cruelty-free eyeliner pencil, this one is definitely worthy of your consideration!

According to Blinc,

An ultra-longwearing, clean, vegan, and waterproof gel-like eyeliner pencil that effortlessly combines bold color, precision, and clean beauty innovation for stunning, all-day definition.

Claims:

- Intense, Mesmerizing Color: Delivers bold, highly pigmented color in a single swipe.

- Smudge-Free Perfection: Waterproof and fade-proof formula resists smudging, transferring, and fading all day.

- Comfort Meets Performance: Hydrating Vitamin E and soothing Chamomilla Recutita pamper and protect your delicate eye area.

- Effortless Application: Glides smoothly across lids and waterline, allowing for easy layering, blending, and a seamless matte finish.

- Convenience Redefined: Retractable design with a built-in sharpener ensures precise application every time.

Directions: Glide the pencil along the waterline, close to the lashline to tightline, or gradually increase and build the line to create a more dramatic or graphic look. Work on one eye at a time and blend immediately after application with a brush or your finger. Remove with any makeup remover.

Key Ingredients:

• Vitamin E: Hydrates and nourishes to protect delicate skin.
• Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract: Soothes and calms the eye area while reducing irritation.

Ingredients: Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Polyethylene, Caprylyl Methicone, Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Stearoxymethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Propylene Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Tocopherol, MAY CONTAIN (+/-): CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 42090.

Overall Assessment: I really like this eyeliner pencil a lot, and want more colors! A+

$24.00 for 0.3 g / 0.01 oz. from blinc, Ulta, Macy's and Amazon (Affiliate Links). Press Sample. All views expressed are categorically my own. 

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Vanilla Beige Review

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I have been wanting to try Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Vanilla Beige for a while, and I finally decided to purchase it since my lips have been quite chapped this winter! It is medium weight, non-sticky and very comfortable on the lips. It coats the lips while nourishing and hydrating them, and the delectable vanilla flavor is comforting and delicious! It provides a very light wash of color that is a flattering neutral nude beige shade that will suit most complexions since it is barely-there. Most importantly, this lip butter is soothing, hydrating and it has done a very effective job in its ability to moisturize and heal my chapped lips. It offers sustained moisture, and it has the perfect amount of cushion for comfortable wear!

According to Summer Fridays,

This silky, 100% vegan lip balm hydrates and soothes in seconds while providing just a touch of sheer beige color. Butter up on the go for instant moisture, color and shine—and a hint of vanilla flavor.

Flavor and Color Descriptions:

• Vanilla: A sheer nude shade with a hint of natural vanilla flavor
• Vanilla Beige: A sheer tinted shade with a hint of natural vanilla flavor
• Poppy: A sheer coral shade with a hint of sweet citrus flavor
• Brown Sugar: A sheer brown sugar tint with a hint of brown sugar flavor

Directions: Apply as needed throughout the day, whenever lips need extra hydration. Can be used under or over lipstick.

Key Ingredients: 

SHEA & MURUMURU SEED BUTTERS Packed with ultra-hydrating seed butters, these natural moisturizers soothe, heal and condition parched lips (bye bye, dry).

VEGAN WAXES Our unique blend of vegan waxes will soften and boost shine all day with a smooth, never-greasy texture that feels heaven sent.

NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR Its sweet-yet-subtle hint of vanilla will take your senses on a mini getaway. It smells so dreamy, you’ll want to reapply 24/7.

Ingredients: Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcrystalline, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Mica, Vanillin, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate.

Overall Assessment: I am so happy that I finally bought this, and I like it so much that I will buy another tube when I finish this one. I am also very happy that this is a cruelty-free brand, and now I want to try some of their other products! I hear that they have a wonderful sunscreen! This earns an A+ in my book!

$24.00 for 0.5 oz. from Sephora, Summer Fridays, Revolve, Amazon, Sephora at Kohl's, Space NK and Cult Beauty (Affiliate Links). Purchased. All views expressed are categorically my own. 

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Unhidden Beauty You're So Golden Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

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If you are looking for fun eye shadow singles and palettes, then you might want to take a look at Unhidden Beauty's vibrant palettes and fun shades. Their shadows are cruelty-free, vegan and paraben-free.

According to Unhidden Beauty,

Unhidden Beauty the premiere online destination for customizable eyeshadow palettes, is launching their Pop Culture Collection just in time for the holidays. Featuring 9 different designs, each palette channels iconic celebrity figures and moments ranging from Harry Styles to Lizzo.

Unhidden Beauty offers long lasting, highly pigmented, minimal fall out shadows that are 100% vegan, paraben-free and cruelty-free. Using ethically sourced Mica, the shadows also sit in recyclable pans housed in recycled and recyclable packaging. Plus, all palettes are refillable.

The best part? Since Unhidden Beauty is known for their personalized makeup, existing palettes like these can still be customized.

Unhidden Beauty You're So Golden Eyeshadow Palette is inspired by the very stylish Harry Styles, and the vibrant and highly saturated shades seem perfectly well-suited to his fashion-forward stylings. Each of the eyeshadows is creamy to the touch, highly pigmented, and all of the shades offer buildable coverage. They deposit color evenly, spread across the skin effortlessly and they don't fade.

According to Unhidden Beauty,

Feel golden in our pastel perfect palette featuring Harry Styles! including bright shimmers and dark mattes, use this palette to create dimensional looks that emit positive vibes.

INGREDIENTS: 

AREIA DOURADA: Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Mica, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035). 

TAXI: Talc, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Kaolin, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: CI 19140(Yellow 5 Lake), CI 77891(Titanium Dioxide), CI 16035(Red 40 Lake). 

WHOA!: Mica, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Magnesium Stearate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Kaolin, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: CI 77891(Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491(Iron Oxides). 

LIMA: Mica, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491). 

ALBUM: Mica, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride). 

OPAL: Talc, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Nylon-12, Kaolin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), CI 77492 (Iron Oxide Yellow), CI 77499 (Iron Oxide Black), CI 77491 (Iron Oxide Red). 

VOKÉ: Mica, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Kaolin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Black 2 (CI 77266), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510). 

ECLIPSE: Talc, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Kaolin, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May contain: CI 77499(Iron Oxides), CI 77266(Black 2).

Stock Swatches Below:

Overall Assessment: This is such a fun and vibrant palette, and yet it also includes some classic and easy-to-wear daily shades.

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Maven Beauty Cosmic Drip Eyeshadow Palette in Cosmos

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Fashion Nova recently launched Maven Beauty, an affordable,100% vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, and they make gorgeous eyeshadows, lipsticks, liners, brushes, powders and lashes. Their products are very high quality, a pleasure to use and everything costs between $9.00-$23.00 each. Their products are all currently 40% OFF SITEWIDE! USE CODE: VDAY40

Maven Beauty Cosmic Drip Eyeshadow Palette in Cosmos is a stunning eyeshadow quad featuring four gorgeous ultra-pigmented powder shadows. Each shade is creamy to the touch, deposits color evenly, glides across the skin effortlessly and offers luscious buildable coverage. I experienced no creasing, and the shadows stayed put most of the day. If you have oily eyelids you are likely accustomed to wearing a primer, and therefore you will definitely increase your wear-time. I don't use an eyeshadow primer except on the rarest of occasions, but I am impressed by the longevity of these shadows on my bare lids.

Shades (the shadows aren't individually named, and the color descriptions are my own): 

Top Left: A sparkling complex taupe

Top Right: A gorgeous sparkling eggplant

Bottom Left: A sublime sparkling antique gold

Bottom Right: A sparkling burnt copper

According to Maven,

Manifest an otherworldly drip worthy of a cosmic babe. These bite-size eyeshadow palettes are packed with high-intensity jewel tones and sparkling smoky metallics. 

Directions: Use alone or pair with your favorite Basic Beat Eyeshadow Palettes. Apply dry or wet to eyelids with a finger or brush.

TOP LEFT INGREDIENTS: Phenyl Trimethicone, Talc, Oryza Sativa (Rice/Riz) Extract, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyurethane-33, Sorbic Acid, Tin Oxide. [+/- (May Contain / Peut Contenir): Mica, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491/77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77000 (Aluminum Powder)].

TOP RIGHT INGREDIENTS: Phenyl Trimethicone, Talc, Oryza Sativa (Rice/Riz) Extract, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Sorbic Acid, Alumina. [+/- (May Contain / Peut Contenir): Mica, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491/77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77400 (Copper Powder), Ci 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), Ci 77742 (Manganese Violet)].

LOWER LEFT INGREDIENTS: Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Phenyl Trimethicone, Oryza Sativa (Rice/Riz) Extract, Magnesium Silicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Aluminum Dimyristate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sorbic Acid, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tin Oxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Quercetin. [+/- (May Contain / Peut Contenir): Mica, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491/77499 (Iron Oxides)]. 

LOWER RIGHT INGREDIENTS: Phenyl Trimethicone, Oryza Sativa (Rice/Riz) Extract, Zinc Stearate, Talc, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid. [+/- (May Contain / Peut Contenir): Mica, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491/77499 (Iron Oxides)].

Swatches photographed outside in the direct light

Overall Assessment: This is an unbelievably gorgeous palette, and the quality is first rate. A+

$23.00 for 4 x 0.03 oz. from Nova Beauty (Unaffiliated Links).

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