Matte Attack lipstick and other badassery from BeautyBarBaby!

*products in this post were purchased by me and sent for consideration purposes. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Good evening Zombies!

Tonight I'd like to take another look at a company I reviewed a few years ago called BeautyBarBaby, which is an Etsy based indie cosmetic company.

BeautyBarBaby just recently came out with brand spankin' new new lipsticks called "Matte Attack" liquid lipstick. The owner was offering them on a presale basis in her Facebook group, so I grabbed two: "Girl Crush" and "Poison Apple". I also picked up "Naked Dolly" pressed highlighter and "Champagne Cocktail" cosmetic glitter. Nicole was kind enough to add two more glitters and her "Bling Bling!" glitter/eyeliner sealer to my order.



Take a closer look at the products! All descriptions are from the BBB Etsy store.

"Naked Dolly" highlighter:  A pale champagne colored powder with pinkish gold reflecting highlights.


Ohhh, sparkles!


Dreadfully Divine: a custom blend of opaque black & transparent multidimensional purples (named for one of my favorite ladies on the beauty block!)
Champagne Cocktail: a super sparkly neutral champagne holographic glitter
Kirsten: a multidimensional medium purple glitter

"Our Glitters are top quality microfine/ultrafine cosmetic grade glitters & are perfect for face, body & nail art & are custom blended in house to insure uniqueness. .004/.008 particle size"

*The tubes rolled just as I was taking the picture and I got a little bit of "Poison Apple" on it's tube. #FAIL

Girl Crush: Semi Metallic vivid purple with pink shimmers
Poison Apple: Semi Metallic blackened red
Bling Bling! glitter sealer: Our Glitter/Eyeliner Sealer can be used to adhere your loose glitters to your face & body & also doubles as a eyeliner/wet liner sealer! Just mix a few drops with your loose mineral eye colors to make a liquid eyeliner

The lipstick come in a cylinder tube with a doe foot applicator, which is my favorite. 


Swatches! (I used Bling Bling! under the swatches of glitter.)




Top photos in each set are with flash.






I can't even begin to explain to you the love I feel toward "Poison Apple". When I first saw it in the tube, I thought it might just have a little too much of a brown undertone for my liking. Once I applied it to my lips, I was blown away at just how amazingly gorgeous it really is. Nicole blew this one out of the park. I have a very extensive lipstick collection and I do not own a color even similar to this one. Not only is it pigmented, it lasts a really long time on the lips. The only note worth mentioning is that you will need to apply lip balm prior to putting this on your lips as it's just a touch on the dry side. Other than that, I'm amazed.

"Girl Crush" is also super beautiful. It's one of those lipsticks that needs to be built up on the lips and once 2 or 3 coats are applied, it becomes such a gorgeous shade of purple with a pink undertone. It's unique and bold and the perfect purple for me.

I also want to touch on the highlighter. I've been looking for a nice rose gold highlighter that won't break the bank but that still has pigmentation and staying power to it. I've tried several different brands and although "Naked Dolly" isn't the rose gold I was hoping for, it's flipping GORGEOUS! It leans a lot more white gold and champagne to me, but it stays on my skin and it shows up without looking like I'm glowing. I will 100% be purchasing a few more of the highlighters from BBB. I'm super impressed. Nicole let me know that "Ballerina" is the rose gold highlighter in the shop. I'll be ordering as soon as I can.

I also purchased"Champagne Cocktail" glitter to go with my champagne highlighter and "Poison Apple" because I'm a freak. I have a feeling the 3 of those products will work great together to create and awesome sparkly look. (Hopefully I'll actually have time soon to do that and show you all!) As far as cosmetic glitter go, I like the size of BBB's. Some cosmetic glitter these days are super sketchy and I'd put them no where near my eye, but I'm comfortable with the size and the consistency of Nicole's glitters. Plus, sparkle! I have not played around much yet with the Bling Bling! glitter adhesive, but I intend to in the upcoming weeks and post some looks on my Instagram: @makeupzombie.

Overall, I am so happy with my order. "Poison Apple" and "Naked Dolly" will be getting a lot of use this Fall!

Product pricing:
"Matte Attack" liquid lipstick are $13.95 each for a 4.5 ml tube.
Pressed highlighters are $10.99 for  or you can get them in loose pigment form (3 grams in a 20 gram sifter top jar) for $10.00.
Glitters are $7.00 for 4 grams of glitter (that's a lot of sparkle!)
Bling Bling! is $4.50 for a 5ml squeeze bottle 

Do you own any products from BeautyBarBaby? What are your favorites?

L'Oreal Colour Riche "Matte For Me" and "Lacque-onic"!

Good morning Zombies!

I took a short hiatus from the blogaroo! Butttt, I'm back!

A little while back, I purchased two of the new L'Oreal Colour Riche lip colors in "Matte For Me" and "Lacque-onic" from Target and thought I'd swatch them for you!

I purchased leMatte in "Matte For Me" and laLaque" in "Lacque-onic". 


The lipstick twist up and the ends are easily broken, as you can see on "Lacque-onic". You also have to be careful when putting on the lids.



"Lacque-onic" is a super shiny, creamy tomato red color. While the color is rich and pigmented, it likes to come off....everywhere. It smears pretty easily and needs reapplying frequently. I was hoping it would last a lot longer on my lips. It's an "in your face" red though, and perfect for Fall.



"Matte For Me" is a matte deep pink/berry color. For a matte lipstick, this one is so smooth and not at all drying, which is a total bonus for me. I refuse to wear matte lipstick if it feels like it's suffocating my lips. This one doesn't do that, AND the color lasts for a good long while. I'm pretty impressed and hope to pick up a few more shades from the leMatte line.



Have you tried the laLaque or LeMatte line of lippies from L'Oreal yet? What are your thoughts?

*products in this post were purchased by me. All opinions are my own.

Morgana Cryptoria lipstick swatches!

Good evening Zombies!

A month or so ago, Morgana Cryptoria was having a pretty rad sale, and I decided I should snag some of their lipstick. Morgana lipstick are some of my favorites on the indie market and anytime I'm able to buy them (especially on sale), I take full advantage. This time, I placed an order for 5 new lipsticks. A few of them I've been lusting over for a while and a couple of them were spontaneous buys. Check them out!

I ordered:
Soulless Ginger (spontaneous)
Buried Poison (lusted after)
Candy Apple (lusted after)
Blood and Roses (lusted after)
Boysenberry (spontaneous)

*Click images for extra awesome!






Lip swatches!






Hand swatches- natural light




My absolute favorite from the bunch is Buried Poison. Though it may look similar to Boysenberry in the swatches, it's a deeper purple with a much stronger blue sheen to it. Candy Apple is the is the only one of the group that's more matte than the rest and hugs my lips perfectly. Soulless Ginger has amazing pink sparkles that shine in the tube, in swatches, and on the lips! I adore this lipstick, hard. I'm still playing with it, as I'm not use to this type of color on my lips, but so far I think we will make it work. Boysenberry was the only lipstick of the group I had a harder time applying and getting to stick to my lips. I discovered that if I apply it to my hand first which kind of warms it up before applying to my lips, it's easier to work with an spreads more evenly. Blood and Roses, is just...beautiful. I love the bold, rich berry color and the slight flash of blue. As always, Morgana's lipstick are pigmented, creamy, and last a long time on the lips!

I'm in love with my teeny haul. Beautiful lipstick makes me a very happy girl!

Have you tried any of the new (or old) Morgana Cyrptoria's lipsticks? What are your favorites?

Recent looks using Milani ColorSTATEMENT lipstick!

Zombies!

In the last few weeks, I've tried to use the Milani lipstick I've been reviewing. I've worn a different color each day for the last 2 weeks and decided to show you a few of my favorite colors!

Sangria: Matte


Chilled Brandy: Shimmer


Flirty Fuchsia: Vinyl


Red Label: Cream


Rose Hip: Cream


Ruby Valentine: Vinyl


Uptown Mauve: Cream


Violet Volt: Metallic


I really love the feel and the lasting power of these Milani lippies!

Have you tried any of the colors I have on?

Milani ColorSTATEMENT Plums and Berries lipstick, SWATCHES!

Zombies!

I'm excited to present to you the new Milani COLORstatment lipstick in plums and berries. Milani has just recently changed their lipstick packaging and it looks so very classy (and shiny) now! The lipstick formula is also absolutely amazing and oh so pigmented! My swatches are only ONE swipe of the lipstick! This is by FAR my favorite collection of colors from the new formulated lippies. They are all so gorgeous and totally up my alley.

(As always, please click images to view maximum awesome!)

Everything arrived from Milani in this adorable lip case. It strangely reminds me of my lips. hehe


Inside the pretty purple Satin?


Breakdown of colors/formula:
Plumrose: Cream
UptownMauve: Cream
Chilled Brandy: Shimmer
Violet Volt: Metallic
Raspberry Rush: Metallic
Sangria: Matte
Black Cherry: Cream













Lipliner


I adore Chilled Brandy. It's probably my favorite of this lot, followed closely by Uptown Mauve, Plumrose (which is so creamy and pigmented!) and Violet Volt. The Fuchsia lip liner is incredibly creamy and lasts a really long time! Being that Milani is a drugstore brand, I'm really impressed with these lippies. They are on par with more of the higher end lipstick I own, if not more pigmented and creamy. There is a slight fruity smell to them, but in my opinion, it's not terribly overbearing, and I can't stand smelly lip products. Once again, I'm really impressed and love all the pretty colors in this lot.

Milani COLORstatement lipstick can be purchased at participating CVS, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, Kmart, and from the Milani website itself. The new COLORstatment lipstick retail for $5.49 online, but will differ depending on where you purchase them.

Have you snagged a new plum or berry Milani COLORstatement lipstick yet? What colors are catching your eye?

*Products in this post were sent to me for review purposes from Milani Cosmetics. All opinions are my own and 100% honest!

Morgana Cryptoria Lipstick SWATCHES!

Zombies!

I was finally able to get my hands on some more Morgana Cryptoria lipstick during a recent sale they were having. I picked up 5 lipstick and only 1 eyeshadow, which is odd for me. :D I love the lipstick so damn much, I had to show you them ALL! NOW! Sadly, Morgana is closed temporarily as a new site is being built but stay tuned to their Facebook fanpage for updates! You can also purchase some of Morgana's lipstick from this website!

Here are the goodies!

I purchased Twinkling Rubies, Passionflower, Fortune Teller, HemoGoblin, Raisin Shimmer lippies and Pentacle eyeshadow.


L to R: Passionflower, Fortune Teller, HemoGoblin, Twinkling Rubies, and Raisin Shimmer


Pentacle eyeshdaow:


I feel Pentacle is a deep chocolate brown with tons of multicolored sparkles. It's a gorgeous sparkly shade and super pigmented! This was a new Halloween color!


Hand swatches!


(Please excuse my bitch face in some of the pictures. hehe)

First up: Fortune Teller. A new Halloween shade. A gorgeous lavender with blue and pink sparkles. So lovely.




Next Passionflower! (My favorite of the bunch.) A gorgeous blue based deep pink with shimmer. So heavenly!




Twinkling Rubies! A gorgeous Ruby red with red sparkles. The PERFECT holiday red.





Raisin Shimmer: A gorgeous raisin shade with sparkles. I had slight trouble getting this to apply evenly to my lips, but it's such a pretty shade!




And HemoGoblin: A new Halloween shade. A brick red with a slight green shift. This one came in a jar and you'll need to use a lip brush or your fingers to apply.





Pentacle on the lid. I tried to capture the intense sparkle to no avail. But trust me, it's there! AND LOUD! I used Fyrinnae's "Moonchild" as the highlight.


As always, Morgana Cryptoria lipstick are super pigmented and creamy! The staying power is amazing as well. An average lipstick sells for $12.00.

Do you own any of these Morgana products? What are your favorites?