Nail Saviour Rant: OPI Nail Envy + NOTW

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I don’t usually splurge on nail polish over the standard drugstore prices, but the OPI Nail Envy is the perfect exception. In the picture above (which I took today), I haven’t had the need to cut my nails in almost TWO months. Cray cray?!? Uh, yes! Prior to my first application of this my nails needed some serious beauty pampering. Chipping and breakage used to be normal for me every week, but this completely fixed that problem. Sold!

Read on for my NOTW (nails of the week) :)

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If I Had to Live Without Lipstick..

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What you see here are what I call my ‘If I had to live without lipstick’ go-tos. If I were stranded on a desert island and could only bring lip products I absolutely needed, these would make the par over any lipstick, any day. That’s saying something coming from an obsessive compulsive lipstick hoarder (I’m trying to ease off this year!).

Here’s why I love each of them so much…

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Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids Swatches and Review - Hot Plum, Shocking Coral, Neon Red

Retail: $5.50 - $8 in drugstores, 0.15 oz

WHAT THEY CLAIM (from website): “Brighter color from our exclusive vivid pigments. Creamier feel from nourishing honey nectar.”

MY THOUGHTS ON EACH LIPSTICK..

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Source: beautywithshannon

DRUGSTORE Prom Eye Makeup Look!

What I used: 

  • ELF Eyelid Primer
  • Wet N Wild Color Icon Trio in Silent Treatment (Taupe color on the lid, dark brown color on the outer corners, and the light shimmery pink color on the inner corners)
  • Wet N Wild single shadow in Brulee for the browbone
  • NYX Liquid Crystal Liner in Crystal Pink (it’s more of a light purple than pink) for the inner bottom lash line
  • L’Oreal Infallible Gel Liner in Blackest Black on the upper lash line and to tightline
  • ELF Natural Lash Kit
  • L’Oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions Mascara

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NYX Black Label Lipstick in Nude ($7.50 at Nordstrom Rack)

Bottom picture is what it looks like with a darker nude lipgloss over. By itself it’s not a color that flatters my skin tone as it’s way too light for me (didn’t wanna scare you guys with a picture so I didn’t take one hahaha). But mixed with a darker nude the color it turns into a beautiful light pinky nude perfect for everyday. 

The formulation of this lipstick is not my favorite. It’s very opaque and you definitely get the color you see, but it does not settle evenly, at least when I purse my lips together it doesn’t. It feels very thin on the lips, nothing heavy or moisturizing about this lipstick at all. It’s not the driest lipstick, but it’s certainly not one you’d go to for moisture. You do have to make sure you moisturize your lips well before application or it will accentuate dryness and flakes.

I recommend this color for fair to light medium skin tones, any undertone. Not impressed with this certain color for myself, but I do plan on returning it for another color and see how that goes.