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Look Radiant this Holiday with It Cosmetics CC+ Palette (Makeup Review)

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Need to find a last-minute gift for a girlfriend, best friend, or wife? This palette would make a great present! You get three products in one, it works on all skintones, and it has super-cute packaging. How can you go wrong?! 😉

It Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Palette

Retail Price: $38
IT Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Palette is your one stop for color correcting,
brightening, bronzing, and blushing. Each anti-aging powder includes
color correcting pigments that enhance and even-out the appearance of
your natural skin tone while adding the perfect sun-kissed bronze, the
complexion brightening blush, and an all over-skin brightening radiance
that will boost the warmth and radiance of your skin while blurring the
look of fine lines and pores.Why is it different: At IT
Cosmetics they believe great makeup can give you great skin. CC+
Radiance Palette is infused with anti-aging ingredients and is
formulated to do the work for you. CC+ Radiance Palette is talc-free and
infused with anti-aging skin loving ingredients plus color correction
technology to brighten and correct the appearance of your skin for your
most beautiful skin ever!SHOP at Ulta

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Apostolic Clothing is Concerned about Fashion AND Modesty! (Giveaway & Review)

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I always love finding these gems on the web. For every girl who shops modestly, you know exactly what I mean! It can be a struggle to find a dress that’s not too short or a cute skirt that isn’t a pencil skirt. Our culture doesn’t encourage modesty in women today — but as a Christan wife, that is my main objective when shopping for clothes. I want clothing that covers those areas meant only for my husband, while still feeling feminine and attractive.

With that point of view in mind, let’s learn more about this brand!

About Apostolic Clothing

“Modesty in dress can be a great outreach but modesty in conversation is even greater!”
 Apostolic Clothing is simply a clothing a clothing company ran by Apostolic missionaries who have a passion for offering a line of clothing that is trendy, fashionable and modest.  
We offer vintage and modest dresses,
skirts, tops and outerwear for every occasion and are constantly growing
our modest accessories such as unique slips and skirt extenders. We are
a fast growing community that is constantly looking for better ways to
make modesty more convenient for all those who have trouble with
dressing modest while carrying themselves in a fashionable and
professional sense. 
Apostolic Clothing is a mission ran
company that supports mission work in Asia. When you purchase from our
store, you are helping us reach the people of Asia and for that we thank
you!   
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BoxyCharm’s Shining Star is the Coastal Scents Revealed Palette! (December Unboxing)

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If you feel like you just saw a BoxyCharm Unboxing post….it’s because you kind of did. 😉 A little over a week ago we unboxed BoxyCharm’s November box together. The highlight of that box would have to have been the MICA eye primer. But let’s dive into this new box for December and see which product stands out the most!

A Little Bit About BoxyCharm

BOXYCHARM is an online beauty subscription that surprises you each
month with name-brand beauty essentials. Our goal is to enhance your
current cosmetic collection by delivering trendy and popular beauty
items right to your front door. Our beauty experts have years of
experience in the health and beauty industry and are dedicated to
selecting the essentials that they know you will love. Each month, you
will receive a beautifully crafted box with full size and luxury size
beauty items.
 Let us do the work! BOXYCHARM removes the hassle of picking the right
beauty products. The beauty items are carefully selected to promote
creativity and glamour. Your BOXYCHARM also includes a card with a
description of the beauty items received, keeping you savvy and excited
about your new items. It’s also a great idea for a gift! Our BOXYCHARM
can be delivered to your friends and family for any special occasion. So
what are you waiting for? Be charmed! 

And just to add, the boxes are $21 a month and you get 5 full size products.

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BoxyCharm has Glitter and Sparkle just in Time for the Holidays! (November Unboxing)

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I know I’m a little late to the game with bringing you BoxyCharm’s November box, but we can still enjoy looking through the boxy together, can’t we!? 🙂

A Little Bit About BoxyCharm

BOXYCHARM is an online beauty subscription that surprises you each
month with name-brand beauty essentials. Our goal is to enhance your
current cosmetic collection by delivering trendy and popular beauty
items right to your front door. Our beauty experts have years of
experience in the health and beauty industry and are dedicated to
selecting the essentials that they know you will love. Each month, you
will receive a beautifully crafted box with full size and luxury size
beauty items.
 Let us do the work! BOXYCHARM removes the hassle of picking the right
beauty products. The beauty items are carefully selected to promote
creativity and glamour. Your BOXYCHARM also includes a card with a
description of the beauty items received, keeping you savvy and excited
about your new items. It’s also a great idea for a gift! Our BOXYCHARM
can be delivered to your friends and family for any special occasion. So
what are you waiting for? Be charmed!

 
And just to add, it’s $21 a month and you get 5 full size products.

What’s Inside BoxyCharm’s November Box

BoxyCharm always does a beautiful job with their packaging. They really make it special to the receiver and an aspect of the company that I appreciate.

For November BoxyCharm, they’re focusing on everything that sparkles and shines, getting you ready for the holidays. 🙂

As usual, they included 5 full-size products in this box.

The products are…

Kevin.Murphy Color.Bug hair Chalk
MICA Beauty eye primer
BellaPierre Eyeshadow
Tarina Tarantino Glitter Eyeliner
OFRA Blush

The box was really diverse when it comes to beauty — another aspect that I really appreciate about the company. There was blush, eye primer, eyeshadow, and glitter liner. I was most excited about the eye primer and eye liner.

While I am not a fan of glitter liners, I am glad I can add this to my collection as my first glitter liner. I plan to use it this holiday season.

Surprisingly, the liner is very pigmented with color. And the sparkle in it is really pretty. I can’t wait to use this for my winged liner. How neat will that look?!

The blush they sent in this month’s box was from OFRA. The color looks a bit bright for my tastes, but I will give it a go.

The nice thing about blushes that are too bright is that you can just use a very light hand and it will work out fine.

The blush has a lot of sparkle in it, but when I swatched it on my hand (above) it actually didn’t show up with that much sparkle. Which is good, for me, as I don’t care for sparkle in my face products.

As I mentioned, this was probably the product I was most excited about getting in the box. I’m always on the lookout for ways to help my eyeshadows to last all day. The consistency of this reminds me of the Maybelline Color Tattoos, but I find that it’s more sticky and wet than those.

I’ve heard some people wonder if this could be a dupe for the MAC’s Paint Pot in Soft Ochre. I’ve never tried this product before, so I can’t tell you that. But it looks like a great product. It’ll help me cover all the veins on my eyelid.

Anyone like to use hair chalk? Than you will like this next product! I, honestly, do not care for hair chalk — my hair is darker, so it wouldn’t show up as well. And I’m just not into hair chalk, really. But I’ll pass it along to a friend who will enjoy it.

The color was rather difficult to swatch — it took me several passes to get it this pigmented. I’ve never tested out hair chalk before, so not sure if this is normal. But it’s neat. If I was a blonde, I would definitely give this a try. 🙂

Last product in the box was from a company called Bella Pierre. I’ve never heard of this brand before, but after testing out the loose eyeshadow, I was pretty impressed.

I am a really, really big fan of green eyeshadows, and this one appears to have a green and brown duo-chrome kind of finish. It’s really beautiful!

The Value of BoxyCharm’s November Box

Let’s do the math!

MICA Beauty Eye Primer – $44.95
OFRA Cosmetics Pressed Blush – $24.95
Tarina Tarantino Eyelicity Glitter Liner – $16.00
Keven.Murphy Color.Bug – $20.00
Bella Pierre Shimmer Powder – $14.99
TOTAL = $120.89

This is the most valuable box I’ve received so far. And I’m lovin’ it! I didn’t realize the MICA eye primer was so expensive until I looked at the card. Whoa — I’m going to love using it! 🙂

Question to My Readers: Have you ever used hair chalk before? Do you like it?

I received one or more of the products mentioned above from BoxyCharm in the hopes that I would mention them on my blog. Regardless, this does not guarantee a review or feature on my blog. I only share information that I think will be useful for my readers and I only recommend products I have personally used.

It Cosmetics’ New Dual-Ended Brush Gives a Beautiful Airbrushed Finish (Beauty Review)

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It Cosmetics’ Dual Airbrush #7

Retail Price: $48
 
Ultra luxe, ultra plush tool for perfect airbrush application.
Provides the capability to build coverage with foundation or powder and
buff away imperfections. 
This brush was designed with leading plastic
surgeons to apply BOTH foundation and concealer to a flawless,
airbrushed finish!
The ultra plush, ultra luxe large end allows you to quickly apply
your foundation to larger areas for a beautiful airbrushed finish, while
the micro-end allows for the most accurate precision in even the
smallest spaces. 
This high-quality brush is extremely soft and great for
even the most sensitive skin!

Features 100% synthetic bristles. Vegan

My Review

First Impression & Packaging:
Let me first say that the brush I own is a limited edition brush from the It’s All About You collection they featured on QVC back in June. It has a silver handle as opposed to the black handle that you can purchase now. But besides that, they look identical.

It Cosmetics is well known for the quality and luxuriousness of their brushes. With the Dual Airbrush, the bristles were extremely soft and very dense. The middle of the brush, the handle, doesn’t feel as luxurious as It Cosmetics black handle brushes, but it’s still nice.

Product & Application:
I love using this brush to apply my foundation — it lives up to it’s name of giving you an “airbrush” look. It feels amazing brushing it on your skin and doesn’t take long before my foundation is blended into my skin and looking fabulous. 🙂

I personally only use this brush when applying my lighter, more liquidy foundations. I felt like with my full coverage foundations this brush would give me a cakey, fake look. But that’s just my personal preference.

Major Likes & Dislikes:
The bigger end of the brush — the foundation side — is my favorite to use. The concealer side works well, but I just personal love to use the larger end. It feels so amazing and I like that I don’t have to work very hard to blend the foundation into my skin. It just takes a few seconds and — bam — my skin looks flawless!

As for dislikes, I would have to say that I don’t personally like dual-ended brushes. They’re hard to store, since you can’t put it in a jar (which is how where I keep my brushes) without potentially damaging one side of the brush. So it just lays out on my counter. Not a bad thing….just annoying to me.

Final Thoughts:
This brush is a great addition to any makeup collection. If you are on a tight budget and want to get some good face brushes (which make all the difference when doing your makeup), this dual-ended brush would be worth the purchase. It IS expensive, but you get two brushes for the price of one. And they’re telling the truth when they call it an airbrush foundation and concealer brush — you do get a beautiful, natural airbrush look to your face. Love it!

Question for My Readers: What’s your favorite brush brand? I love It Cosmetics for high end, and Real Techniques for drugstore. 🙂

I received one or more of the products mentioned above from It Cosmetics in the hopes that I would mention them on my blog. Regardless, this does not guarantee a review or feature on my blog. I only share information that I think will be useful for my readers and I only recommend products I have personally used. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.