Starlooks Looks Book Resort Edition

 

Starlooks just launched their new subscription boxes. The Looks Book is $12 a month and features three brand new limited edition products plus three gift cards. The products are "perfect size" and fit into a super cute travel box. You will be able to order past Looks Books for $19. 

If you would like to subscribe now, please click here.

The August box is called Resort Edition and features products to perfect your beach look. It comes with a highlighter & blush duo, a lipstick, and an eyeshadow.

The highlighter is in the shade Tropic. It is a gorgeous  shimmery gold and will highlight your sun kissed skin beautifully. The blush is in the shade Ritz and it is a lovely coral color. Both feel so buttery, apply smoothly, and are very pigmented. The swatches are just one swipe of product. These shades will have you dreaming of sand and seashells.

The lipstick has a gloss like finish and will first apply sheer. You can build it up to customize the color depth. It has a moisturizing formula and Starlooks suggest exfoliating your lips first to take full advantage of that.  The swatch shown is several passes. The color name is Jet Set and it's a light coral shade. You will be holding onto those beach sunsets when you rock this lipstick color.

The water eyeshadow in Aqua has an incredible satin finish that will have you shimmering like a mermaid. It would be the perfect inner corner color or amazing all over the eyelid. You can apply directly to the eye or just a small shadow brush. I am totally in love with this unique color.

This first Looks Book was so incredible! I can't wait to see what products are in the next box. Would like to receive a Looks Book every month? You can sign up here.

This is a sponsored post. Starlooks sent this to me for review.

Starlooks Custom Starbox - July & August 2015

Starlooks is a monthly beauty subscription. You get three  Starlooks brand makeup items delivered each month for only $12. The products may be full size or "perfect" size meaning they contain about 70% of product versus a full size. You get the chance to pick your three items from a limited selection along with three gift cards.

You can subscribe to Starlooks by clicking here.

For July I chose lip gloss, blush, and eyeliner.

The Skin Perfecting Blush is in the color Rose Gold and is sheer peachy shade. It would be perfect for a more natural flush of color. The color can be built up if desired and used for highlighting or bronzing as well. This is limited edition and you can pick it up here for $14.50.

I've been a fan of Starlooks lip gloss and eyeliners for a while now so I was very excited that I got to pick both for my box. The lip gloss is in the color Mad Crush  and is a beautiful everyday pinky nude. It's not sticky and has sweet scent. It's nicely pigmented and would look great all year round. The eyeliner is in the color Noir which is a black shade and has fun glitter packaging. It is a smooth pigmented eyeliner that has great staying power. The eyeliner is $10.25 and the lip gloss is $9.00.

I chose two Starlooks gift cards, but haven't had the chance to place an order yet. I will do a separate post to show the products when I do. The third gift card is to Love With Onyx. This website features urban fashion and jewelry. 

For my August box I chose a brush, an eyeshadow, and a lip gloss.

The eyeshadow is in the color Gold Coast and it's a shimmery bronze shade. It is not very pigmented and took several swatches on my hand to build it up.  I think it will be great for creating beautiful Autumn looks though. You can also use it as a bronzer! You can buy it here for $13.00.

The lip gloss is in the color Just Say Yes. It is a beautiful coral shade with glitter. I'm absolutely in love with color. It smells fruity and sweet thanks to the exclusive exotic vanilla scent. The glitter is not irritating on the lips and the gloss applies smoothly. You can purchase it here for $9.

This is a full size slanted liner brush. I like to use these to blend out or smudge my upper lash line eyeliner since I don't use potted ones. The brush is soft and not scratchy on the eyelid. It can also be used to apply brow powder. I love brushes that have multiple uses! Want to get your hands on one? Go here and add it to your cart for $18.

I picked three Starlooks gift cards this month. I can't wait to pick up some favorites and try out some new products.

This is a sponsored post. Starlooks sent me these boxes for review.

YSL Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils Review

I received this product complimentary from Influenster for review purposes.

This mascara retails for $32. It can be purchased directly from the YSL website or from Sephora. This mascara claims to give you the false lash effect and has a nylon fiber brush.

The packaging on this mascara is beautiful. It would look really nice displayed on a vanity. It doesn't have that funky mascara smell either. It smells like a fragrance may have been added in, but it didn't irritate my eyes. Unfortunately, this mascara did not work for me. I have barely there lashes and did not get a false lash effect. I think this would work better for someone with normal to full lashes. 

KISS Instawave

I received a KISS Instawave through BrandBacker to review. It can be purchased at    for $59.99. It's been years since I've curled by hair so it was a little bit awkward at first. The more I played around with tool, the easier it became. I think the automatic curler would help eliminate burnt fingers that you would experience from other clipless wands. It produces beautiful curls quickly with hardly any effort. I've listed all the features with detailed pictures below. I have also included a demo video so you can see me using the KISS Instawave and see the results.

KISS InstaWave is a fully automatic tangle-free curler that instantly creates beautiful curls

Features a Curl Dial with left/right curl directions

Easy for anyone to use, from any angle, with any hand

2 heat settings with a low/high switch with maximum temperature of 420

Automatically shuts off after 90 minutes

I admit that I struggled a lot using this curling wand, but I believe that with practice anybody can efficiently use it. Here's a short demo video of me trying it out for the first time.

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Makeup by One Direction Kits

One Direction has come out with some fun new makeup kits. BrandBacker sent me sets to review. They can be purchased at Macy's, Dillards, Boscov's, Stage Stores, Beauty Brands, and Lord & Taylor.

The first kit is colored mascara for lashes and hair. These would be lots of fun for a party or Halloween. It was super easy to apply and shows up great on dark hair.

The second set contains three nail polishes and glitter. The glitter is very fine so could possibly be  used to create stunning eye looks or give your body an all over shimmer. The multicolored one would be great for New Year's Eve. I am in love with the silver glitter nail polish. It's so pretty and I will for sure be rockin' it this holiday season. I applied one coat of it to my nail so you could see how pretty it is. It would add that extra pop to any color and also work great for an accent nail. Both the nail polish and glitter are UV reactive.

Nail Varnish:
Happily– UV iced blue glitter 
Moments- UV neon pink 
Diana- UV 3D holographic 

Glitter Toppings: 
Kicks- UV snow cone blue
Not afraid- UV electrified pink glitter 
Star-- UV holo glitter 

The third set has three glittery lip glosses that at are UV reactive. They are nicely pigmented plus super fun to wear. They are very shimmery and look beautiful alone, but could jazz up any lipstick or lip balm to make your look more glamorous. All three shades are very wearable. I don't have a UV light to show you how they look when glowing.

Through the Dark- Electric glitter poppy lip gloss that glows to neon red-orange under UV light
Kiss You- Orange glitter rush lip gloss that glows to neon yellow under UV light
Taken - Powerhouse glitter pink lip gloss that glows to neon orange under UV light

Here are some lip swatches with and without flash.

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