a dollar store haul!

so i came around to finally sucking it up and purchasing cosmetics from the dollar store. yay, go me!

i actually came across some cute things!

- 3 eyeshadow palettes from L.A. Colors in urban, chic, and traditional.
- Maybeline lip gloss in melon ball.
- L.A. Color lip gloss in frosted pink.

L.A color 12 eyeshadow palettes

so the palettes, each one has 12 different shades and comes with a dual ended sponge tip applicator. urban has greens, blues, oranges, a cream, and yellow. chic is a collection of more purples and shimmery browns and creams. traditonal, my favorite, is a whole palette of neutral brown tones.

what i like: everything you need is there in the palette. from a crease color to a highlight, it's there in the palette. not to mention, it only cost a DOLLAR.

what i dislike: it has this funky fragrance comparable to baby powder. i could even smell it while i was wearing the shadows. lol

overall: the color payoff is okay to say the least. it's not very pigmented at all, very sheer in fact, but it makes for nice neutral everyday looks. to get the best color pay off i recommend using a mixing medium first. it gives you a bit more intensity. take heed that my opinion could change since i've only played with these shadows without a base, just shadow straight onto my lid.

maybeline shiny-licious

this one really caught my eye because i loved the color! it's called melon ball and it's pretty shimmery peachy pink color.

what i like: the packaging is convenient. it's just in a regular squeeze tube, but i found the applicator portion to be easy to maneuver. it's a slanted applicator, exactly like the ones in the long tube lip glosses, but instead on a squeeze tube! there's a hole on the applicator portion just like any other squeeze tube and you have at it. application is smooth, a little goes a long way and it doesn't have too much of an obnoxious shine nor is its flavor too overwhelming.

what i dislike: i have yet to find a reason to dislike it.

L.A colors glossy lips

i got this in frosted pink. it's a cute opaque bubble gum pink with a tinge of shimmer also in a squeeze tube.

what i like: it also has that nifty applicator tip like the maybeline gloss. the color is gorgeous! it comes on as a kind of lustrous nude pink without too much of a gaudy glossiness. it has a fruity flavor which doesn't bother too much and the consistency is nice and thick moisturizing lips as well.

what i dislike: you've really got to work the product while applying. otherwise it will apply unevenly and streaky. it takes a lot of product to get some show and that serves as a problem since i've got big lips.

i also found a tub of got 2 be brand volumizing stuff, some bobby pins (i always lose them), and a buffing and polishing emery board, and a neato mini storage bin. it's has a white frame and is covered in a green vinyl plastic, very pleasing to the eye. i use it for, not surprising, more makeup storage. all in all, good haul.