Spotted at BigLots: ELF, Wet n Wild, Eco Tools, Jordana, Maybelline, Almay, Black Radiance

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I just want to share with you all the makeup products I spotted at my local Big Lots yesterday. I was very excited when I found a  lot of drugstore makeup, especially Wet n Wild and ELF. Most came in a set under $5. They are great gifts for your friends, family members or yourself!

These photos were taken with my iPhone so the quality sucks O_o.

The first thing I saw was a huge display of all kinds of flavored lip balms. I've seen and sniffed all kinds, but I've never seen Peeps, a vanilla Marshmallow Cream scented lip balm. It sounds delicious doesn't it? I love Peeps! My family buys them for Easter for the children, but I'm the only one who really eats them ^_^.

a huge display of Wet n Wild, ELF, Eco Tools and other makeup brands.

This Mega Brilliance lip glosses are sooo pretty isn't it? You can see the multi colored shimmers in them.

So coo to find the Wet n Wild Color Icon Eye Shadow Trios.

ELF
There were a lot of super cheap eye shadow palettes.

ECO TOOLS

JORDANA
8 lipsticks for $5. What a steal!

MAYBELLINE








BLACK RADIANCE





ALMAY





MASCARAS







Canus Goat's Milk Body Wash. If you guys don't know, Canus have been around for a long time and they specialize in skin care products rich in proteins, vitamins, minerals and fresh goat's milk. I've tried their goat milk bar soap before and I like it a lot. It's creamy and refreshing.





Go to your local Big Lots and hopefully, you can spot the same stuff ^_^




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Lemming On Maybelline

photo taken from the Maybelline website

The Maybelline ExpertWear Eyeshadow Quad in Amethyst Smokes. I've been lemming on this quad ever since I saw it in a magazine the other day. It's so pretty! I've never tried any eye shadows from Maybelline, so I might just pick it up and give it a try. 

What do you think?

Spotted: Huge Cosmetic/Beauty Section and ELF Beauty Books at Ralphs

A few weeks back, I dragged Kiko to a Ralphs grocery store down on Hawthorn blvd at Redondo Beach to  grab some munchies before we head to the beach. I love Ralphs. Sometimes, I would rather get hot food from their deli and bakery instead of eating at a restaurant. They're cheap and really good  in my opinion. I especially like their turkey sandwiches, cheeses, baked chicken and potato wedges ^_^

We were just about to leave when I remembered to grab some pads hehe. I felt it coming anytime soon so might as well get some just to be prepared ^_^. So, I went back and ran to the beauty and wellness aisle and to my surprise, I found a huge section of cosmetics. OMG it was huge! My eyes popped wide open when I saw more than half the aisle were drugstore makeup, makeup brushes, nail polishes and hair tools. It was like a de ja vu of my Bed Bath and Beyond experience. I know grocery stores like Vons, Food 4 Less, and Albertsons have a beauty section but I couldn't remember seeing it this big. It felt like I was at the drugstore lol.








Most of the makeup brands they carried were Revlon, Maybelline, Cover Girl and L'Oreal. It was very organized. I wished my local drugstore looked like this lol.

Eco Tools brushes!!!

A big selection of hair tools like Revlon and Conair curling irons and hair straighteners.




Oh and I was surprised to see the ELF or eyes.lips.face. Beauty Encyclopedias. Usually, these are sold on the ELF website or Target so finding them at a grocery store was surprising!




This is really exciting. Now you can do your grocery shopping and feed your beauty addiction at the same time. The only bad thing I noticed were the prices. Most of the makeup were full price and, I didn't see any BOGO (buy one, get one) sale. I doubt that they would have it, but I'm pretty sure you can use a coupon to get a discount. Also, I'm not sure if all Ralphs carries a huge cosmetic section. I'll find out and I will edit this post and let you guys know.

RALPHS

1413 Hawthorne BlvdRedondo Beach, CA 90278Store: (310) 370-9446Pharmacy: (310) 370-8784

Review/Test: Maybelline New York Falsies Volum' Express

The reason why I bought this mascara because of the label "Falsies" on the tube. It was very intriguing. I read the back of the packaging and it supposed to give your lashes the false lashes effect giving them a bold and voluminous appearance with no gaps and spaces and etc. Wow, really? Are you serious? Well...lets find out!

PRODUCT CLAIM:

Maybelline New York website claims: "The Falsies Mascara delivers a false lash look, giving you a full set of voluminous, bold, fanned-out lashes and the appearance of no gaps from any angle." (source: MaybellineNewYork.ca) 

 WAND, FORMULA, APPLICATION:

This mascara came in a curved bristled wand/brush. I'm used to the standard thin or fat mascara brush so this one was pretty interesting to try. The formula was thick but not goopy and application was very easy. After a few coats, I instantly saw a big difference which was amazing. I took my time and applied many coats until I was satisfied. Be patient and take your time, you will get better results if you do so. I also had to use a lash comb to separate the lashes evenly. But it was no biggie since I do that with other mascaras I use.

RESULT:

 Did this mascara made my lashes look like false lashes? Ummm...Yes and No! Yes, it did make my lashes really long and volumized and the difference from before was very obvious especially during daytime. Kiko even noticed my lashes looked thicker lol...amazing right? ( I just thought it was funny how he pays attention to the little details on my face ^_^ ) And no because it's very far from looking like a full set of false lashes. The claim is a total exaggeration. I've tried different kinds of false lashes from natural to dramatic and the result did not come even close. False lashes look perfect... absolutely perfect with even lashes and no big gaps and my lashes did not look nothing like it. They should advertise it as...Almost Falsies lol.

 curved shaped wand

Curling the lashes after applying mascara really helps them to look fanned out. I do this a lot and no, it won't cut your lashes.


 with fake lashes on

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

My review was based on the product claim which I thought was funny because making your lashes look like false lashes was impossible. However this mascara was amazing...yes, I used the word amazing because it really is. You can see a big difference before and after and I love how it made my lashes longer, thicker and very obvious. I mean it got Kiko's attention so to me that's amazing! TRY IT! ^_^

availabilty: drugstores

price: $7.99 or lower.

    

It's Way Too Light...Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

Every time I go to my local drugstore, the first section I visit is the makeup section ^_^ Regardless of what I need, my feet automatically takes me to makeup right away lol. Last week, my local Walgreens was

having 40%off on a lot of their makeup products and I spotted the Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Honey on sale. I've been seeing it in youtube videos raved by many makeup gurus and, I'm all about anything that will make my face matte so I purchased one for myself.

I notice there were only 4 shades available. Weird and disappointing if you ask me. The shades were from light to medium and that's it. I asked the sales lady if there was more but she said that's it.What about the other beautiful women with darker skin tones huh? Anyway, the shade Honey is the darkest and, I know it was way too light for me but I still purchased it thinking maybe I can make it work. Walgreens has 30 days return policy so I wasn't too worried.

Like a little kid, I played with my new toy right when I got home. I swatched it with my finger and to my disappointment, I found the shade way too light than I expected. For some reason the shade looked warm in the store but it really looks cool once swatched and photographed. This is the problem with drugstore makeup. You can't test the makeup before you buy them and, a lot of women end up buying the wrong shade of foundation O_o

I compared it next to my Mark Powder Buff foundation in Golden. It's one of my favorite powder foundation and, it's a pretty good match for my skin tone. Maybelline is obviously way too light as you can see in the photo...yikes!

Halloween has about a month to go, unless I plan on looking like Casper everyday then this foundation would be perfect lol. But seriously, there was no point of keeping it any longer so I returned it the next day O_o.  I'm sure it's an awesome foundation. It's recommended by many women but for now Maybelline if you are reading this, I hope you guys make more shades for us women who has medium to dark skin tone...pleaaase!!!

“Kiss and make up - but too much makeup has ruined many a kiss.” -Mae West