Like I often say on my blog, I love beauty steals!

There's something about finding a great product for an affordable price that just makes me smile inside. Today, I want to share some of my favorite beauty gems that are under 5 bucks.

When it comes to a product being a beauty steal, for me it has to be not only pigmented, but also needs to be extremely blendable and have some serious staying power. All of the products today definitely fit into these categories. I also like to look out for true alternatives to high end products, because at the end of the day why spend a lot of money if there's a cheaper alternative that's just as good!

Anyways....

On to the List

Swatches of Wet n Wild "Blue Had Me At Hello"

Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow - $4.99

These are an OG favorite of mine. All of the palettes are so pigmented and there is even a guide to tell you where you should place the colors. These eye shadows were my go to when I was just getting into makeup because they are so easy to use and look gorgeous on the eyes. All you need is a little primer and these really pop.

Nicka K Perfect 9 palette (Post) - $2.49

I did a review on these palettes a long time ago, but I seriously love these little palettes for lid colors. They are like literally 2.49 and the pigmentation is everything. They also blend really well and really pop on the eyes. My favorite palette is definitely the Nude one because all of the neutrals are gorgeous and did I mention they last like all day!

Absolute New York True Palettes (Post) - $2.99

This is another little palette that is truly a gem. For $2.99, you get 5 extremely pigmented shades that last all day. My favorite thing about these palettes is the color combinations, they coordinate so well. I use the Elements palette when ever I want to add a pop of color to an otherwise boring neutral eye shadow look.  I did a full review on these and posted a few looks that I did using these palettes here.

Jordana Lip Lights Lipgloss - $4.99

This gloss is seriously so nice! It's so pigmented and vibrant and last all day. This retails for like $4.99 and is totally comparable to the Anastasia Beverly Hills lip gloss in terms of pigmentation and staying power. The only downside to this is that it only comes in like 8 colors, but I still really love the two colors that I own.

Ruby Kisses Creamlicious Triple Butter Matte - $2.99

These lip colors are everything that I wish the Nyx Soft Matte Lip Creams were. They are super pigmented, moisturizing and actually set to a matte finish. It also doesn't settle into lip lines, which is hard to find with matte lip colors in general. I can typically get about 5 hours of wear from this lipstick, which is good considering its like 2.99!

Jordana Sweet Cream Matte Lipcolor (Post) (Post) $4.99

To be honest, when I first got these lipsticks they were not my favorite, but I think it may have been the color selection that I had gotten, because the 2nd batch of colors I got were amazing! These also perform really good and are perfect for all night wear. At 4.99, these are perfect for anyone who wants the Liquid lipstick look but don't want to spend a fortune. These are available on the Jordana Website here and come in 12 different shades.

 

ELF Lip Exfoliator - $3.00

This is my go to item to prep my lips for lip color! If you're like me and suffer from crusty lip syndrome and have 3 dollars to spare, this is the product for you. I love that this lip exfoliator is in lip balm form so you can use it without putting your fingers in the product. It keeps my lips ultra smooth and smells really good too! I also love that this now comes in different flavors to fit everyone's taste. I personally love the mint and the original flavor.

LA Girl Concealer - $2.99

I literally just mentioned this concealer in my favorite drugstore base products post (HERE), but I just have to mention one more time how awesome these really are! The color selection is huge and these cover so well. All for 2.99! I own several different shades that I use for different purposes, but my favorite shade is definitely the orange corrector to get rid of all my hyper-pigmentation.

Nicka K Blush Duo $1.99

These are my favorite budget blushes. They go for like1.99 and are seriously really gorgeous and pigmented. These also have great staying power. I use the contour duo for my every day bronzer and contour. Check out my full review (HERE) for more info on these.

Kleancolor Brow Pomade - $1.00

This brow pomade is the real MVP. It's $1 and I swear it is one of the best affordable brow products I have tried in a long time. It's creamy and easy to apply, but when it sets it sets in place. As a fan of dark brows, I love that this pomade has an extensive shade range and several shades that are super dark. If you are a fan of brow pomade, you will like this one. I find myself reaching for this above my Anastasia Dip Brow lately because it is honestly slightly easier to use. You can find this online at ShopMissa.com here.

Share some of your favorite under 5 dollar steals below! I have soo many so there will definitely be a part 2 to this post. 

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As much as I love high end makeup, I tend to be very practical about my everyday makeup.

The makeup I wear to work is almost exclusively drug store. A lot of people also think that in order to have a flawless base, you must use high end products, but I am here to say that is just not true. Some of my favorite base products are from drugstore and sometimes there isn't really a correlation between price and quality. You can definitely find amazing products for reasonable prices.

Anyway, on to the list...

L.A Girl Pro Conceal Concealer - Orange Corrector $2.99

This is the best corrector I have tried. First, its important to know that orange correctors will cancel out any darkness on the face. I use this product to cancel out the darkness around my mouth and any other hyper pigmentation I might have. I find the La Girl Corrector to be super pigmented, but not pigmented to the point where it won't blend out well and doesn't blend into the skin. This is my go to for under any foundation, because once it sets it does exactly what it claims to do. The best part is that I can get these for $2.49 locally. There is also a full range of correctors including yellow, green, purple and even a white.

 

L.A Girl Pro Conceal Concealer in Chestnut $2.99

I also love the L.A girl range for their extensive range of traditional concealers. These concealers have beautiful, build able coverage and they blend out well. This concealer will cover your blemishes, but not look cakey at all. I own a few colors, but Chestnut is my favorite for everyday because its the perfect match for my skin. I also keep this in my on the go makeup kit and will use it as a foundation if I don't have anything else available. This blends out well with a dense brush in my opinion, but I also like to let it sit on my face for a bit and then blend in with a damp beauty blender.

Nyx Cosmetics Sculpt and Highlight Face Duo $11.99

This product is a newer find of mine although I'm pretty sure it's been out at least a year now. This little duo is a liquid concealer paired with a liquid contour shade. My favorite thing about this product is its so easy to use and blends out really well. I often don't bother with cream contour because I feel like I can never get it to blend out properly, but this makes placement easy with the wand applicator and the formula is also easy to blend. It has a light weight texture and the shade I use (Honey/Espresso) is a perfect match! I definitely recommend trying these out if you want to experiment with liquid contour and want something easy to use and affordable.

 

L'oreal Infallible Pro Matte 24HR Foundation $12.99

I absolutely love this foundation! It's has everything that you want in a medium coverage matte foundation! Great coverage, lasts all day, and makes the skin look flawless. I also love this because it applies and blends out really easily. Its also not too matte and very comfortable for everyday wear. I wear this daily to work and it even lasts through my workouts!

 

L'oreal True Match Super Blendable Foundation $9.99

L'oreal foundations and my skin are clearly best friends because I love this cult favorite foundation too! In my opinion, this foundation is light to medium in coverage, but I love to wear this on the weekends during the warmer months. It has a natural dewy finish, but can of course be mattified with powder. I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone who needs a matte foundation though, this is definitely not that. I definitely have to blot when I wear this foundation, but it still has a really nice finish. My favorite way to apply this is with a damp beauty blender and set with translucent powder for a flawless spring look!

 

Ruby Kisses Mineral Powder $4.74

If you are in the market for a new contour powder that's under 5 bucks, I definitely recommend this one. Ruby Kisses is a lesser known brand and typically found in small beauty supplies stores, but some you can also find this at some Walmart's and of course online. I love that this powder is talc free, hypoallergenic and does not clog pores. This is my go to for a natural contour because it blends in with foundation really well and sits on cream contour product really good too! Whenever I can, I prefer to use a face powder for my contour because the colors tend to match my skin undertones a bit better than a cool contour.

Nyx Cosmetics Eyeshadow Base - Skin tone Finish $6.99

Last but not least is the Nyx Eyeshadow base in the skin tone finish. I love this because its an amazing base for the eyes and does a good job at cancelling out discolored lids. This base allows my eye shadow to not only last long, but also makes the pigment more vivid and brighter than a transparent base.  This is an amazing value for the price. The white one is also great for making bright colors pop, but the one that is on current rotation in my collection is the skin tone.

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The other day while running into Walgreens for contact solution, I decided to make a quick run down the beauty aisle and stumbled  upon a whole bunch of new product displays. There was a bunch a new products from Milani, Maybelline, Jordana, and of course Wet n Wild.

Liquid Lipsticks are like a weakness of mine. I am constantly looking to try out new formulas in hopes that I will find the perfect one. So when I saw that Wet n Wild came out with a new one, I had to try them out and I also wanted to compare them to the Limited Edition ones that they launched last year (POST HERE) which I loved.

The Megalast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick is one of Wet n Wild's new launches for 2017 and is supposed to be a long lasting, super pigmented and comfortable matte lip formula. According to the Wet n Wild website, these are  "made with glammed out super powers that glide on glossy and then transform to a high pigmented matte finish with some serious staying power"

Now, having tried Wet n Wild liquid lipsticks before, I had high hopes for these and hope that they are the same formula or better.

Spoiler alert!! They are and I love these just as much as the Limited Edition release.

Currently, there are 13 shades in the range and I picked up two of them. These also retail for $4.99 and can be found at Walgreen and online at the Wet n Wild website here.

Swatches

Goth Topic (Warm Brownish Red)

Berry Recognize (Midtoned Berry)

Review

I will be rating all aspects based on Pigmentation,  Packaging, and Performance on a scale from 1 - 5.

Pigmentation 5

As you can see from the swatches and Lip swatches, the color of these are super vivid and absolutely gorgeous. The two shades that I have did not apply patchy at all and apply to the lips super easy. You can also pretty much get full opacity with one pass, which is always a plus. Layering liquid lipsticks can some time make them more uncomfortable, but with these you only need one layer. The color is also true to the tube, there was no oxidation with these at all.

Packaging 4

The packaging on this is pretty standard, being a glass jar with a black top and a doe foot applicator. The applicator is pretty nice because it has a pointed applicator that makes putting on the lip color precise extremely easy. It also has a little dip that makes it easy to pick up the right amount of product, because it kind of holds product so you don't need to redip unless you have larger lips.

Performace 4.5

OMG!! These have to be the best drugstore formula along with Milani. First, they are pretty comfortable and lightweight, and they dry down on the lips really nicely and there is no stickyness. There is a degree of dryness, but my lips didn't feel like I had cement on them. Second, these are both long wearing and transfer proof. I wore Berry Recognize to a party the other day and it lasts through drinking and eating greasy pizza. Impressed is not even the word! I am obsessed with this formula and will be picking up more colors and replacing these with other brands that I don't love as much. This is definitely worth the $4.99 price tag.

New Formula Vs. Limited Edition Formula

I honestly think these are exactly the same. Perhaps Wet n Wild was testing out their formula when they released these in the summer. They are both super opaque and long wearing. There is however a noticeable difference in the price. The limited Edition Liquid Lipsticks were like $2.99, while these new Catsuit Lipsticks are $4.99. I really can't complain though. I really like this formula and think that 5 bucks is fair price.

Trust me, you will not regret at least trying one of these.

Do you plan on trying these liquid lipsticks? Drop me a comment below!

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Winter is the hardest season for me to put together a cute outfit. I'm always so cold or its either just as hot a summer because we legit don't get a real winter here in New Orleans. 

Regardless of weather, I still love a well put together look and I love collecting outfit inspirations on Pinterest and on Polyvore (Follow me Here) and I want to share some of the flyest outfits I have seen this season and where I will be drawing my outfit inspiration from. 

These photos are from Instagram and Pinterest.

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2016 was a pretty good year for me. I was able to start this blog last January and it has truly become something I look forward to doing as much as possible. Blogging definitely kept me sane in 2016 and I am looking forward to an even better 2017.

Goal setting is also important because it gives me something to work towards and helps with keeping my focus on the bigger pictures. I ususally try to break my larger goals down into smaller everyday or weekly task because it makes it easier for them to become a habit this way.

I also wanted to share a quick makeup I wore out on the 1st for an outing with some of my friends. I actually used a new palette that I plan on posting a review for this week, but I just couldn't wait to show off the look! Details will be posted below.

Purchase a Home 

I have been working on this goal for a few months already, but my hopes are to purchase a new home within the next few months. I am excited to embark on that journey of owning my own property and really truly adulting!

Travel to Europe

I have two European excursions planned for this year. One to France for my friends birthday and then to Greece for my own birthday. I make the big 3 - 0 this year so I have to bring it in a huge way.I have wanted to go to Greece since I was about 25 so going to Santorini will actually be a check off the bucket list for me.

Push Myself to Meet my Fitness Goals

I don't really have a huge problem with working out, I actually really love it. It's being disciplined with my eating is what I struggle with. This year, I want to do a revamp of my diet and cook much more than I do right now. I tend to meal prep on Sundays for Mon-Wed, but I want to focus on not eating out the rest of the week. I also want to commit to going to the gym 4 days a week.

Blog Every Day

Blogging has become something that I truly enjoy. My passion for makeup and beauty runs deep and I want to carve out more time to share more makeup looks, more product reviews and incorporate a lot more lifestyle posts this year. My goal this year is to stick to a blogging schedule and taking time from my busy social and work calendar to put out useful content that people will enjoy!

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