I just had surgery so I'm sorry if I don't post something for a few days going to get and get some MUG reviews up atleast!

Makeup Geek eyeshadow reviews

Okay so recently I placed a order on the Makeup Geek website. It has been awhile since I've ordered and go figure that I have never had a MUG eyeshadow before this! I have brushes and lip products from the line itself and nothing else! So I had a bit of a haul of around 30 eyeshadows.

What I'm going to do is break down every color I currently have in my collection and give you my opinions on them. Eyeshadows aren't always the same, as anyone with a palette knows one may be more creamy, more pigmented, chalky, has a ton of fallout, etc. This is why I chose to do every color individually along with swatches and a eye look. I'll be updating this series hopefully a few times a week. I do have surgery this upcoming Wednesday so if I'm slow to update the first two weeks of this series, that will be why.

Mini Review: Nautical By Nature. Icing Palette Review

Flash

No flash

This set comes with some really gorgeous blues, especially the second and third blue from the left and the second to last one. My favorite brown is the third one, its a really pretty copper tone and the second to last brown which is a nice reddish brown.
This set has some mattes and shimmers. The shimmers though are VERY shimmery/metallic, I made the mistake of using two of the shimmery blues and ended up doing what looked like a 80s hooker look.

Pros:
The palette is pretty pigmented except for one or two colors but even those are buildable.

The palette is 12.50, so it's really affordable. Often Icing has sales for b1g1 50% which was the case when I bought this though instead of another palette I got their "expert kabuki" which is super soft.

Cons:
Some of the colors apply a bit splotchy(The dark blue and dark brown)

Lasting power? On the lighter brown shades it was so bad by the time i was done with my eyes I had to retouch my lids because it had already faded away(without primer, with primer it's perfect)

The film that covers the palette when you first open it has the names of each eyeshadow but it's easily lost or tossed away so if you like to know the names of your shadows it's a bit annoying.

Would I buy this again: Yes, I'm thinking about grabbing some of their other expert palettes.

Currently this product is $12.50 with b1g1 50% and 20% off anything in your cart(the latter is online only)

Long time no post! I'll be returning this week ♡

Shea Moisture African Black Soap Facial Regimen

Shea Moisture African Black Soap Facial Regimen

Alright, let me start off by saying if you buy these individually it's way more expensive. I got this set at 16.99 and the soap alone is normally about $5 so I found this set very well priced.

I'm going to break down this review into four parts and touch bases with each product and how I felt about them individually and then as a whole.

All of the products claim the same thing in this line:

Helps refine skin while addressing problems associated with acne. Skin feels clean and refreshed.
• Made with natural and certified organic ingredients.
• African Black Soap is a natural remedy for blemished, troubled skin.
• Tamarind Extract is a natural astringent which helps exfoliate and brighten skin.
• Tea Tree Oil promotes healing with naturally anti-septic properties.

Soap Bar

How did I live without you all of my life? I would buy fifteen of these at once if I felt like they were going to be discontinued. I kept hearing about the wonders of black soap but this is my first time trying it. When I was my face with this I feel very squeaky clean. Honestly this is probably the cleanest a product has ever made my face feel. I need to buy another to put in my gym bag, this thing rocks. I feel like it's helped brighten my complexion and get rid of some of my bumpy forehead acne.
Also my skin feels super soft after using this, I also use it on my neck and chest to keep any bumps from popping up.

This is my favorite product from the set.

Scrub

A basic facial scrub like my biore/clean and clear/up&up/etc facial scrubs. Has the big exfoliating beads in it. I feel like this one is creamier, in a moisturizing way. Probably shea butter I'm assuming? But the one downside to this product is it smells AWFUL. It's at a borderline point for me where I can tolerate using it but hold my nose when I do. It's not even a scent that might grow on you (like noxzema has for me) but then again I'm sure some people may not hate it or even like the scent.

Moisturizer

Basic moisturizer, doesn't wow me. I really don't have anything else to say besides that. Also I dislike the tub, I prefer and feel like its more sanitary to have it in a bottle/pump.

Cream Mask

Garbage.
I do NOT have sensitive skin. I will start with that.
I use the whole regimen for this one night instead of using one at a time. All of the other products were fine and I liked enough but this....It felt fine on my face until I washed it off after I had a intense itching feeling. My face was blotchy and red and I instantly used my clairsonic and some cleanser and washed my face repeatively. I followed with a sensitive skin night cream and my face calmed down. I would give this away but I'm afraid it'll happen to someone I know and they'll hate me. If I'm brave I'll try it one more time and use nothing beforehand and see if it was a odd reaction to the other products...but I really doubt it since all I used were products from the same line that night?


All and all I would probably return this set if I didn't feel like it as too complicated to do so. I'm not wowed by anything except for the soap bar. The value is incredibly good if this works for you but if not keep everything to try and return it, I may still try to return mine if I can...
But as I said earlier, even if I returned this I'd buy 50 soap bars because they rock and I love it.

I purchased this product at my local Target for $16.99

New purchases, reviews coming within the week!

and a bunch of other boots and N07 products, I have about 6 hits, 2 misses and a middle man(a decent product but the smell is so offputting!) product to review. :)
Oh also thinking about doing some hair care/products reviews that I prolly won't do until after all my skincare ones are done but let me know if you'd like to see some sooner!

Update!

I know it's been awhile but between my vacation to see the inlaws, holidays, kids, loss of a job, working over time at another job, things have been hectic so I'll try to update soon. Sorry guys! <3