Color Me So Crazy

**Press Samples** Have you ever heard of HIGHLIGHT COSMETICS ? It is a new to me company based in Los Angeles that is comprised of high-end luxurious matte liquid lipsticks. Each product is made with natural ingredients. They have 10 different shades with 5 metallics. BONUS!! They are all currently on sale for $14.99 on their website!! The color that I got to try out was DESERT MIRAGE. Like a lot of beauty products coming out today, there is the benefit of dual purpose outcomes when using it. This means that not only does this product make you look great, but it also improve your skin. HIGHLIGHT COSMETICS includes ingredients such as: 💫 Turmeric Oi l- helps dry and chapped lips, antibacterial properties, produces a natural glow, promotes even skin tone 💫 Green Tea Extract - Antioxidants, reduces inflammation, improves moisture 💫 White Tea Extract - Diminish the look of dry skin, reduces inflammation, increases moisture 💫 Kelp Extract - reduces inflammati...

**Press Samples** Rimmel Lodon has a whole new set of my favorite finish of makeup. The Only 1 Matte Lipstick is an all-in-one matte lipstick that gives you a long-lasting, moisturizing color. It gives you all day color without drying out your kissers. The specie formula is made up of emollient oil and a liquid polymer to give that comfortable, all day look. I have three out of the nine colors to show off to you today.  Trendsetter Trendsetter is a nude, leaning tan color. I'm not a huge fan of nudes because they just don't look great on me. This one is a little bit darker so I will rock it. I always feel like I'm just slapping some foundation on my lips when I wear a true nude so I appreciate a swing in a shade lighter or darker.  Call The Shots This a a bright star berry red that is just perfect for this season. I think of this shade as a perfect transition color. It's dark enough for the winter season, but bright enough to bring us into the spring ...

**Bought It** I  am super excited to finally be able to share these with you. I know you all probably already have them, but I finally was able to find them. I found one at Target and the other at Ulta. I love just about everything that I have from NYX and I was super excited about the colors. I am still searching for Amethyst and Sway. I'm not sure how they will look up against my skin tone, but I am sure loving purple lips so I want to try them.  Pink Lust Is a hot pink color. I am loving hot pink, especially for the summer. This is the perfect Barbie pink color. These are touted to be perfectly polished with every swipe and waterproof. The color on this is great, but the application is a little tricky. There is a doe-foot applicator so you have to work quick before it dries and clumps. Sandstorm This is the NYX Suede nude. I liked this nude because it wasn't the color of my lips and I thought it would be contrasting enough to be able to tell that I was wea...

**Press Sample** Today, I am bringing you a simple everyday makeup look and it's all by NYC New York Color. I was recently given the NOHO MATTE NUDE shade from the Expert Last Matte Lip Lacquer collection to try out. Now, you know my love for all things matte so of course, I jumped all over this! This lip lacquer is so velvety and creamy and goes on with perfection. It is a perfect deep nude and once it sets has a fantastic staying power. I love wearing this to work because it is the perfect neutral color and goes with just about any outfit choice. I also decided to pair this with the Sparkle Eye Dust in the colors Brown Luster and Amber Glitz. I used the Amber Glitz in the inner corner of my eyes and the Brown Luster on the outer corners and blended them together. If you want to learn more about the Sparkle Eye Dusts, you can check out my full post here . 

**Press Samples** I am soooo super excited to bring you today's collection. I have teamed up with Studio Gear to bring you some new items and I'm super pumped. I got to try a studio gear foundation a loooooong time ago when I first started out. I'm not even going to link it because it literally was 4 years ago but it was amazing and I am so happy that I have this opportunity to try out more of their products. They also gave me an AWESOME coupon code for all of you. Crazy16 will get you 10% all of your purchases at studiogear.com . I also have a **DUPE ALERT** below for the coveted Kylie Jenner Lip Kit. This time, it's lipstick. Now, it's not just any lipstick BUT the True Matte collection. So, it's my favorite finish. Now, to see if Studio Gear matte measures up to the Matte Queen!! True Nude First up, I have the nude of the bunch. Studio Gear says that this "modern classic is warmed up with a touch of pink for universally flattering a...

**Prize** **Purchased by Me** I am soooo excited to share this mani with you. This is just a simple NOTD post as I need a palette cleanser. I went for bright and bold. As you know, I recently killed it in the Manglaze restock and bought a whole ton of polishes.  I have been wanting Lesbihonest for a really long time because I have seen swatches of it and fell in love. It is a fuchsia matte polish that is bright as hell.  Left is regular lighting on the right is with a flash. I wanted to show all of the bits and shapes of glitter in this bottle.  I topped it with Dreamcatcher by Lumina Lacquer. This is my first Lumina and I must say thanks to a fellow group member for gifting it me. We did a huuuuuge round of giveaways and I finally won at the end. I won a whole ton of polishes and I cannot wait to show them all to you.  If you love this combo, it can be yours... Well at least it should be yours!! The combo pairing was awesome. ...

I grabbed only two from the Sinful display because I don't like to buy/ regret buying entire collections when they end up not being what I think. So, I grabbed two and threw them in my untireds. I did not pull them out until recently. DUMB!! I really regret not buying this whole collection. I will eventually, but I should have all at once. Both colors I have tried so far have been gorgeous!! I am a matte fanatic. I love all my colors matted and I have been on the hunt for the best matte topcoat. So far, it's the NYC Matte Me Crazy. This collection actually had a better matte finish than most matte topcoats I own. Not only does this look gorgeous as a matte, it looks equally as great when a regular topcoat is applied. I have some art that I did with this and a regular top coat that I will post in a couple days. In the mean time, enjoy these!! Sinful Colors- Leather Loose

*This polish was won in a contest held by polish maker.  Jindie Nails is one of my all time favorite Indie brands. She has excellent customer service, she is a real life person and has fabulous polish!! This is one that I won in a contest hosted by her on the Jindie Junkies Facebook Page. It was Summer Fun theme and I KILLED it!! If you don't remember or have never seen it, check the post out here . So, this is the first time I am finally getting around to using this and I have been lemming it for quite some time. Water 4 Elephants was named after the Water for Elephants book and movie that also happen to be the favorite of Jindie Nails maker Jennifer.  This polish has a gray crelly base with green, blue and green/blue hexes with little turquoise circles. I decided to also add some matte to this simply because I was not feeling a shiny polish. I have been on a "matte all polish" kick this week and I'm going to keep it going, because it is m...

DARK and VAMPY is back ya'll. Well for now! I have yet another polish to throw into the beautiful/ keep forever pile.This is very pic heavy because I absolutely looooooooove this color. It is so dark and sexy and another A+ for Barielle. I have a regular set of shots that have just a gloss top coat and then at the very very very bottom I matted it out. It looks bad ass!!! So, enjoy! I also posted a code for 30% off, so check that out as well. Color -  "Rich, Dark Plum" as described on the  Barielle website . This really is a gorgeous deep purple learning a little red. It looks so silky and smooth. Application - Very smooth. This is 2 coats with the Barielle Fortifying Nail Builder as a base. There were a couple patchy spots, but this could have been a one coater if I wasn't so quick to swatch. Smell - No unusual smell Price - $8.00 Overall - Great polish. The coverage was really nice and the applicatio...