Review: The Balm Schwing black liquid eyeliner

Hi everyone! I am back and ready with new reviews,  sorry for being MIA but I should be back now and with lots of reviews for your reading pleasure! 

Today's review is on the Balms Schwing liquid eyeliner, this retails for $18, but I got mine off of Hautelook during a flash sale for $8. I am so happy that I got this eyeliner to try, if you are a liquid eyeliner lover like me, you will love this one, trust me. When I tried this for the first time I was blown away at how smooth, pigmented, and long lasting this formula is, the best thing is that this dries MATTE!. I have never experienced an eyeliner this amazing. The Schwing from the Balm is a must have. 

 Customary to the Balm this has super cute sassy packaging. The tube is skinny and slim, that is easy to store. 

 This is perfect for creating thin or thick lines and is super easy to use, this has a thin and precise felt tip pen and is very maneuverable. It easily contours to the eye making thin line and cat eyes a breeze. This dries fast and doesn't flake smudge or run. This only comes off when you want it to come off.

Overall I really like this, I always reach for this eyeliner everyday, I love the longevity and the matte finish this has. This makes my eyeliner application super easy in the morning and it only requires one stroke to get full coverage. This is a super black liner that last all day and I need to go buy backups! I highly recommend this if you love liquid eyeliners and is a must have in your arsenal of makeup. 

Ulta 20% off Sale Haul

Goodness graciousness  it has been a minute sense I last posted on my blog! a lot has been happening in my life, and I have been having too much fun with my boyfriend and busy with school! hopefully now I will be more consistent with post and can write more review and fashion post again! I have been testing out a lot of products in my absence and look forward to writing a lot of review on new products :)

On to the haul! I only picked up a few things this time. I really needed some new mascaras and liquid eyeliner so I picked up the new NYX The Curve liquid eyeliner to try out and see if its any good and so far I like it, took a couple tries to get the new handle down but so far I like it. I also picked up a new Age Rewind concealer because I broke my old one but twisting it backwards and the top part broke into pieces. I wanted to try the new Maybelline mascara in the cat eyes packaging. That alone, sold me in to getting it. I also picked up one of and oldie but goody mascara the Grow Luscious mascaras. One of my favorites. 

I hope everyone is well and look forward to more posts! ^_^

QVC exclusive Glow your Way to Gorgeous eight piece makeup set.

Hi guys here is my first ever purchase from QVC.com the QVC exclusive Glow your Way to Gorgeous  eight piece makeup set. Includes a reusable makeup bag.

This is an Overview and My first impressions

This is the very popular Amazon clay 12 hour blush in Peaceful.

in order of swatch:

1. Maracuja creaseless consealer in light
2. Tarte Lipsurgence in Sweet
3. Smolder eyes  water proof eyeliner
4. Tarte amazonian clay blush in Peaseful
5. Park Ave Princess bronzer 
6. EmphasEYES cream eyeshadow in Shimmering Taupe

L'oreal Hip Intense eyeliner

Hello, I'm back with another review on  L'oreal Hip Intense eyeliner. These retail for about $6-8 each at any drug store but I found mine at discount stores in my local area. We these first came out I was ecstatic that there was some pigmented eyeliners at the drugstore. I love theses pencils. The pigmentation in these are great. It claims to be long lasting but not really.When drys it does have smudge proof capabilities but  after a few hours it does start to break down and transfer, and because I have a slight mono-lid in the inner portion of my eye, I can't take this liner up far and I have to stay close to my lash line to prevent any unnecessary smudging.  It's not one of the longest lasing liners but it is one of the most pigmented. these are very smooth and creamy and glide on like butter. Because it is so soft, constant sharpening is needed, and that is were you lose a lot of product, from the shavings. (if you have this problem with any manual sharpening pencil that is fairly soft in texture, you can use an angle brush to pic up the shaved up product to apply the product.)

 

The colors I have are(in order of swatch) 925: Blue Spark, 315: Dark Romance, 935: Green flash

1. Blue Spark: Is an eletric blue with a metallic sheen
2. Dark Romance: a deep plum purple with a metallic sheen
3. Green Flash: a medium hunter green with gold-ish metallic sheen

Whos Better?: Milani Liquif'eye vs Urban Decay 24/7

In my search for a comparable eyeliner to the ever popular Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero  I believe I have found the answer.

The Milani Liquif'eye in 01 black. This retails for about 6-9 dollars at drugstores, and were ever Milani is sold. This is by far my favorite eyeliner. It is extremely pigmented, a true black eyeliner. It is a smooth and creamy liner that dries fast and once it is set it will not move. It doesn't move, budge or smudge through out the day. The product is perfect for tight lining the top lid and bottom waterline. For me this is the longest lasting eyeliner for the waterline. These are also great for when you want to have eyeliner on but not a harsh line and you can easily smudge it out before it dries to create a lived in eyeliner look. once its dried your locked in till you take it off. I must also mention the packaging. It is in a sleek matte black wrapping that makes it look high end.

Can Urban Decay's ever popular 24/7 liner in Zero live up to this? yes and no.

The Urban Decay liner retails for $18  at Sephora, Ulta, and were ever Urban Decay is sold. UD's eyeliner is equally just as creamy and long lasting but it is not as pigmented. Compared to Milani it still very light and grey and it takes a couple of swipes to get really opaque especially on the waterline, top and bottom. The lasting power of Zero is also not as good as Milani. It smudges faster than Milani and if I run my finger over my swatch there are smudge marks.

The left is Milani and the right is Urban Decay

Swatch completely dry with single finger swipe.

Both Eyeliners work the same and are both very good eyeliners. I however favor the Milani one over the UD 24/7 because it is cheaper and performs better in being much more opaque.