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I have been using the Milk hydro primer in my makeup routine for a couple weeks now, and I wouldn’t go back! At first the price made me a little iffy as $30 for a primer is high for me. But I’m so glad I did it! I have very dry skin, and a little goes a very long way. It feels cooling on my face, and leaves my face feeling plump. My foundation goes on smoothly with this primer, it grips my makeup and makes it stay throughout the day! Although bc of my dry skin I do moisturize before, and then apply facial oil and let it sit for about 2 minutes, then I go in with the primer and let that sit for about 2-3 minutes as well before I apply any makeup. Milk MAKEUP - Hydro Grip Primer

I can’t believe I found an identical dupe to the holy grail milk makeup hydro primer! 30 dollars compared to 6 dollars! As you can see, same color and consistency! I prefer the dupe over the actually milk makeup! It hydrates my skin better and doesn’t ball up when I apply my foundation. This is an amazing product and a must have for your makeup collection.

kaleido cosmetics is cruelty-free, vegan, talc-free, phthalate-free, and paraben free. ingredients + colors are ethically sourced and the founder personally visits all suppliers to ensure no child labor is used during the mining of their mica. I haven’t spent too much time with these products, but I’m already really liking the gold glitter shade in the palette. when I first opened the black eyeliner it seemed to be dry, but after recapping it and leaving it alone for a while it seems a lot more pigmented. I think it’s important to look into sustainable brands in an effort to support them and increase their space in the beauty community. I hadn’t heard of this brand before, have you? KALEIDO COSMETICS - Kaleido Cosmetics Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner KALEIDO COSMETICS - Glow Balm - Lip & Cheek Jelly #cheriepartner #cheriecreator

Kaleido Cosmetics reached out asking if I’d like to try some products from their range and they just came in! Kaleido Cosmetics is a young, cruelty-free, vegan, paraben-free, phthalate-free brand that aims to use organic and plant-based ingredients wherever possible. Their products are meant to give off a “wanderlust” type of vibe and be easy and fun to use. I’ll have proper reviews of these soon, just wanted to give you all my first impressions and share some swatches 😋 They kindly sent over their KALEIDO COSMETICS - Glow Balm - Lip & Cheek Jelly in shade watermelon and pomegranate. This is such a cool product! It feels like a jelly and can be used on both lips and cheeks. They also send their KALEIDO COSMETICS - Kaleido Cosmetics Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner which is just your basic felt tip eyeliner, it swatched super pigmented. The KALEIDO COSMETICS - Muse Skin - Ultra-Fine Pearl Illuminator is a super creamy powder highlight, but I think it’s probably a little too golden for my liking. I’m most excited about the KALEIDO COSMETICS - Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette !! These colors are gorgeous. This is an entirely satin/shimmer palette. Every single shadow swatched beautifully, super smooth and pigmented. I can’t wait to try these on my eyes ✨ What’s a product you’ve been loving lately? Or something you’re excited to get soon? ☺️

BASE COAT OPI - Nail Envy Original : I used one coat of this on each nail as a base coat. BROWN POLISH I have been searching for the perfect brown nail polish and while I almost bought one from Essie’s Expressie line, I decided to get a $15, four-piece Zoya set from Amazon instead. (Zoya polishes usually cost $10 each. On the Zoya website, the same quad costs $30.) The “Tis The Season” quad had two cream polishes and two shimmers. The brown polish is called “Debbie” and is a plum brown. On the thumbs and the pinkies, I used the Zoya polish “Tasha,” which is described as a “sensual brunette brown metallic.” It is perfect. Zoya polishes has Big-10 free breathable formula free of: • Formaldehyde • Formaldehyde Resin • Dibutl • Toluene • Camphor • TPHP • Parabens • Xylene • Ethyl • Tosylamide • Lead GOLD POLISH AND NAIL STAMPING PLATE For the gold design, I went with Maniology’s Gold Rush polish, a metallic champagne gold, and the MxM041 plate. Maniology is 5-free and doesn’t use: • Formaldehyde • Formaldehyde Resin • Dibutl Phthalate • Toluene • Camphor TOP COAT To seal in all of my work, I chose an old reliable, the Sally Hansen - Big Kwik Dry Top Coat . It doesn’t smudge the stamp, dries quickly is leaves a glossy smooth surface. I did this mani Saturday and the first picture was taken on Wednesday. As of New Year’s Eve, there hasn’t been a chip. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

OPI - Nail Envy Original $17.95 Provides maximum strengthening for: ● Harder ● Longer ● Stronger ● Natural nails to envy WHAT I LIKE: ● Dried quickly ● Helped make nail varnish last longer ● Easy to apply WHAT I DISLIKE: ● I would like a more obvious improvement in splitting nails ● May not suit those who prefer a more natural matte finish Let's just get straight to the point: This stuff WORKS!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT waste anymore money on any other products. Pictures speak for themselves. Nail Envy by OPI is literally the best nail strengthening polish out there. My nails became so strong and are actually growing. I recommend this product to everyone who has trouble growing your nails. I've wasted probably about 200 some odd dollars on nail strengthening polish. I wont specify brands, but I've literally tried everything out there. From drugstore brands, to super fancy one's. I've been disappointed so many times that I had practically given up. I accepted the fact that I have weak nails, and that I'll never be able to grow natural, nice, long nails. With that said, I settled for acrylics (which I hate with a passion). I had acrylics off and on for about 3 years, damaging my nail bed more and more. When I would remove the acrylics to let my nails breathe for a day or two, they were brittle, thin, easily breakable and not at all attractive. Fast forward a few years of putting up with acrylics, nails chipping, breaking, and painful throbbing, I became fed up with the entire thing and went on a hunt for the best nail strengthening product and this time, I was determined to find one. After many hours of research, I found consistently good reviews about OPI Nail Envy so I thought, what would it hurt to try one more thing? I've been using the product religiously for the past 9 months, and I am nothing less than impressed and shocked. My nails are growing longer than I am used to (even with the acrylics I would get) so I am a satisfied customer to say the least. They are strong and healthy, and while they're not completely break-proof (obviously), I've banged them several times here and there and they've held up for the most part. This product is a miracle. How to Use: Apply two coats to clean, dry nails with cuticles pushed back, followed by one coat every other day. After one week, use any OPI Polish Remover to remove all Nail Envy and nail lacquer, if present. Begin application again. Nail Envy works best to strengthen nails as a base coat in actual contact with the natural nail. It can also be used as a top coat over nail lacquer. Results vary by individual and are dependent on the initial condition of your nails. Disclaimer: you DO have to be patient. It's not going to happen overnight. It requires consistency, and a lot of patience. And having to deal with your nails being bare for a month or so. Sharing is caring.

flesh - Touch Highlighting Balm Well in an ironic twist of fate my stuff from Flesh Beauty came in.....I have no idea if they’re actually going out of business or what, they haven’t been advertising anything and their Instagram hasn’t been active since April, but whatever. I’ve always wanted to try this highlighter and now I can! This is a very nice highlighter, a bit whiter than I expected but that’s totally fine because I’m super pale right now. This balm lasts all day and isn’t super sticky, which is nice! Would buy the product again after making sure the company is still in business 🤷🏻‍♀️

This highlighter is easily one of my favorites. Even though it is a pink toned highlight (shade name is Pinky) it can match quite a few different shades of blush. I prefer to apply this by rubbing my fingers at the top and tapping it on the high points of my face. It doesn’t fade throughout the day either. Just a really lovely highlight. flesh - Touch Highlighting Balm

Red + Gold + Pink for good luck! Products used: benefit - The POREfessional Face Primer NARS - Soft Matte Complete Concealerin 2.3 Madeleine STELLAR - Limitless Foundationin L04 MAYBELLINE - Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealerin 120 Light laura mercier - Translucent Loose Setting Powder in Translucent KEVYN AUCOIN - The Sculpting Contour Powder RIMMEL - Natural Bronzer Waterproof Bronzing Powder SPF 15in 027 Sun Dance stila - Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye & Cheek Palettein Light/Medium FENTY BEAUTY - Killawatt Freestyle Highlighterin Trophy Wife L’Oréal Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette NYX - Control Freak Eyebrow Gelin Clear NYX - Proof It! Waterproof Eyeshadow Primer COLOURPOP - I Think I Love You Pressed Powder Shadow Palette COLOURPOP - Colourpop Super Shock Shadowin Drift NYX - Glitter Goals Liquid Eyelinerin Zodiac Queen L'ORÉAL - Voluminous Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascarain Black MAC - Prep + Prime Lip Primer MAC - MAC Matte Lipstickin Russian Red

Laura Mercier I heard alot of hype about this setting powder from Laura Mercier and wanted see to try if it worth the hype. When using this powder I first by doing my eyebrows first for my makeup routine. Next I put concealer around my eyebrows to have a cleaner look. Then I wait for the concealer to dry a little bit, then I put setting powder with using a blending brush so it's easily spread all over my eyelid and brow. I love doing this method because it makes a perfect canvas for my eyelid to add eyeshadow. After applying the eyeshadows and eyeliner, next put foundation and concealer or anything else that is wet I wait for it to dry. Then I use a big puffy brush and add the same powder all over my face not too much because it will cause dryness. Then after applying I will use the same brush but to wipe a little bit off my face like I said it does cause drying. Overall I like using it in a day I have for occasion that I want to look snatched but for me myself an everyday use I don't use too much of this product. Don't forget to like and follow for more😘😘😘 And also follow my Instagram Page at @sweet_citrustea