Quick tip: over expired Mac lip products

Ola beauty lovers! It is Saturday and usually Saturdays are my filming days for my youtube channel. But since it was nice out today for once here in Toronto I decided to skip the filming and lay out side in the sun. Yes I wore sun screen for those of you who are wondering. So I spent a couple hours outside to get my bronzey glow on because girl you know how it is when you are getting glamed up in the summer time, the tan is a must.

Anyways so I come back into my room before I head into the shower and I glance randomly at my lipgloss drawer and said hmmm that drawer is looking a bit too full. Maybe it's time I go through it and see what lip glosses are bad for me to throw out. I know, I know, products you bought and some point now your gonna throw them away?!

Well yes. Hate to break it to ya but lip glosses have a life span and I had some Mac glosses that have been around for ages so I knew I had a couple that must have gone ratchet. How can you tell when a Mac lipgloss goes bad you ask? Well it's simple, you know how Mac lip products usually smell like vanilla sweet scent? That's when you have the green light that they are still ok to use. But when your lippies from Mac begin to smell like play dough that's how you know it's time to get rid of them! You definately don't want to put that on your lips when it smells like that! Yuck!

So how many glosses did I throw out you may be curious to know? Good news is I only had to throw out two of the handful and a half that I own :)

Go through your stash of Mac lippies and test them out, if you are smelling play dough instead of that sweet vanilla smell then you know it's time to get rid of them.

I put the two bad glosses in my back to Mac bag so that once I have six empties I am bringing them back for a free gloss or lipstick :)


Until next time beauty lovers ❤️
MacGirl25

Limecrime Pink Velvetine Quick Review

Ola beauty lovers! I saw a swatch of this Lime crime pink velvetine a while ago online and I just fell completely in love that I picked one up before the holidays. If you haven't seen the swatches on line go check out this link below and you will see what I am talking about.

http://limecrime.com/lips/velvetines-37.html

Tell me after seeing that swatch that your beauty product heart just melted? I know mine did. :)
I have Lime crime lipsticks that I just absolutely enjoy. If you haven't seen my review on those click on this link below:
http://macgirl25.blogspot.ca/2013/08/limecrime-lipsticks-review.html

So I knew I was going to just have great times with this new baby in my life. First off let me say that Lime Crime shipping packaging is the cutest ever. Comes in a small box with the inside lining printed of white and pink and a Unicorn on the inside of the lid. Then the products are all wrapped in the this neon green tissue paper. Adorable.

The product packaging is even cuter! Lip gloss type of tube, with a red top and a bit of floral design on the handle of the tube. The product has a doe foot applicator (my favorite type of lip product applicator ever).

Now are you ready for it? My thoughts on the actual product itself...Loving it! Ok I only have the one shade in pink velvet BUT I just love love love it! The formula applies on like a mouse texture and then dries to a matte finish.

I must warn you, this is very drying to the lips, so make sure you moisturize those lippies before you apply this product to keep the matte affect. If you don't mind a glossy finish then add a gloss after ward to give your lips some hydration.

Despite the mattifying effect, which I don't mind, the color is so opaque that this product you only need a TINY TINY TINY bit to apply to the lips because the color is so BAM in your face. :)
They only have three shades available at the moment, a red, a coral orange, and the pink. So the color selection is not wide in range. So if you are a neutrals girl and only wear neutrals then this product might not be for you.  Hell it's a new year girl, just try a bright color, who knows you may like it. That way when you try it you can say I inspired you to try a bright color :)


Anyways, that is all for today. Until next time beauty lover!
MacGirl25

In this photo all I am wearing is the limecrime pink velvetine with a lipliner

This photo I am wearing the pink velvetine with a Mac lip glass of the same shade 

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Balm Review

Ola beauty lovers. Today I am going to give you some of my quick thoughts on the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Balms. I saw some hype here and there on these balms but I wanted to see for myself what was the big deal.

First off each chubby stick intense balm is around $19-$20. They have the regular line of chubby stick balms too but those are not as pigmented as these intense ones are. Which brings me to my next plus. These intense sticks are freaking pigmented galore! They are so smooth and buttery to apply on the lips, they provide the moisture of a balm and the pigmentation of a lipstick. That is the beauty of these, they are the best of both worlds!

The wearing power on these babies is decent. I have eaten and they still stay on, sometimes the balm may wear away but the stain of the color still sticks around to give you lips a great color.  My lips do not feel or look chapped or flaky when wearing these balms. They are so comfortable to wear on an every day basis, and have been my go too lippies for the last month. There is no tingling feeling to these lip products which is a plus so a larger range of consumers can use them. You don't even have to wear a lip liner with them. They are so perfect to throw on your lips and go out the door.

This would be an awesome product for those mothers on the go all the time. Throw it on your lips then throw it in your bag for a touch up later on in the day. In the mean time your lips are getting the best conditioning treatment while spicing your look up with a bit of color!

The current colors I have are:

• 01 Curviest Carmel: This is the perfect everyday nude to wear to the office or out and about if you are wearing a more darker eye look
• 04 Heftiest Hibiscus: This is a beautiful coral shade for the summer time (but I still use this in the winter)
• 05 Plushest Punch: This is a gorgeous hot pink shade for the summer time as well (but we all know I always use vibrant colors in the winter time too)

If you live in a cold climate like I do for half of the year, then these balms will be your go to staple for the fall and winter time. My lips feel so hydrated when I use these babies. I am looking in to grabbing a couple more colors. I think they have around 8-10 colors in the Intense range of chubby sticks, don't quote me on that I am making an educated guess.

Anyways hope you enjoyed this review, thanks again for reading my posts! I do appreciate you all xo

Until next time beauty lovers <3
MacGirl25
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Milani lipsticks

I have heard about these Milani lipsticks mentioned by the top beauty Goo Roos of YouTube: Nicole Guerriero, Whatewouldlizzydo, etc that these lipsticks are worth checking out. So I decided to order my self a few colors. 

When I received them I was a bit nervous to try them because I wasn't sure what to expect BUT my girls on YouTube don't lie! These lipsticks are amazing! The color payoff is fabulous, they are very opaque and they smell like watermelons! The prices are good about 8-9 dollars each. They also last long on your lips even when you are drinking and eating. My favorite feature of all is that they are so moisturizing on your lips they don't dry your lips and make them crack n' chap. 

You can visit their website to order them on line if you are like me and live in Canada. Below is the link to check them out:

http://www.milanicosmetics.com/default.aspx? 

Also go check out my girls on YouTube they are fabulous

Nicole G: http://m.youtube.com/#/user/nguerriero19?&desktop_uri=%2Fuser%2Fnguerriero19

Whatewouldlizzydo: http://m.youtube.com/#/user/WhatWouldLizzyDo?&desktop_uri=%2Fuser%2FWhatWouldLizzyDo

From left to right are the colors below: Rose amour, nude crime,flamingo pose