SNEEK PEEK: Updated Makeup Collection & Storage!

Hello, Beautiful!

If you already follow me on Instagram then this is old news, but for everyone else I thought I'd post the pics I did post to Instagram of a sneek peek of my updated makeup collection & storage video, which I hope to get filmed soon. My last post/video was back in January 2013, so I likely will do the next one in very early January 2014!

If you don't follow me on Instagram and want to, my IG name is ValentineKissesBeauty
Link: http://instagram.com/valentinekissesbeauty

Here are the pics I posted....

All drawers and the set-up.... this doesn't include my makeup brushes or every day products...

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Depotted lipstick & glosses, lipstick palettes, lipstick samples --- High-end and specialty brand lipsticks, plus some lipstick samples in the back --- Drugstore lipsticks --- Drugstore lipsticks, just Milani and Maybelline

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Tinted lip balms --- Lipliners, lip pencils, chubby lip pencils ---  Mascara (opened and not opened), lash curlers, lash cards, lash growth products --- Blotting sheets, misc. tools, face paints, and brushes I don't like for my face but keep just in case

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

All brow products and brow grooming tools --- Lip scrubs, lip balms, lip serums, (clear) lip plumpers --- drugstore lip glosses --- random lip gloss, high-end and drugstore, mostly minis in the front, and the bin back right is all Victoria's Secret glosses

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

High-end glosses --- Specialty brand and High-End glosses --- BB & CC creams, tinted moisturizers --- Cream foundations (which is my most pitiful, empty drawer)

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Powder foundations --- Blush --- Concealers --- Bronzers & Highlighters

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Setting powders/products (setting sprays are kept near my makeup table) --- Face primers --- Lashes and lash glue --- Liquid foundations (my favs are kept in the bottom right bin)

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Eyeshadow primers, sharpeners & misc. --- Pencil eyeliners --- Glitter!!! --- Gel and liquid liners, shadow transformers

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Cream shadows (I've actually added several more Maybelline Color Tattoo's since taking this photo, thanks to my $1 Big Lots finds!) --- Cream shadow pencils/sticks, liquid shadows, shadows in tubes --- Loose shadows/pigments --- Loose shadows/pigments

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Loose shadows/pigments --- All Victoria's Secret shadows and shadow palettes --- All Urban Decay shadow palettes (one depotted) and single shadows --- My Tarte, Smashbox and MAC shadows/palettes drawer (although I have a larger Tarte palette - the jewelry box from I think 2 holidays ago - that doesn't fit in this drawer)

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

High-end shadows and palettes (mostly Bare Minerals, It Cosmetics, Bobbi Brown, Kat Von D, Be A Bombshell and more) --- My Too Faced, Stila and Lorac shadow drawer (pretty much all palettes) --- My Wet n Wild drawer! --- My Mally, NARS, MUFE, DIOR, and Anastasia shadows and palettes drawer

Drawers shown below going clockwise:

Drugstore shadows (elf, Hard Candy, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Revlon, Rimmel and more) --- Drugstore shadwos: Milani, Essence, Ulta, and more) --- Larger palettes that don't fit anywhere else, like the Tarte jewelry box holiday palette and there is an old Too Faced palette down there too --- Specialty brand, drugstore and high-end shadows and palettes (plus my Glam RX palettes in there which hold shadows that are depotted)

Now let me know what you think...

Do you want to see an updated video and blog post showing my collection and organization? Any special requests? Discuss in the comments below.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump in Heather Royal Jelly - pics, swatches, review

Hello, Beautiful!

I have another Rouge Bunny Rouge lip product to share with you in this post. I previously reviewed their Sweet Excesses Glassy Gloss, but in this post I'll review their Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump, which I have in the shade Heather Royal Jelly - a shimmery nude. Check out my full review, including all the product info, after the pics!

Rouge Bunny Rouge
Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump
Shade: 085 Heather Royal Jelly

  

Rogue Bunny Rouge Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $29.00 to $32.43 depending where you shop (0.19 fl oz full size). Available on the Rouge Bunny Rouge website (you can change your currency at the top left), and everywhere else Rouge Bunny Rouge is sold. Click here to find a retailer near you or online. For those of us in the USA, you can buy Rouge Bunny Rouge on the Beautyhabit website (it's listed as $29 on their website), on the Beauty Sage website, and on the Twisted Lily website -- but those websites don't sell all the items from the line.

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump immediately volumizes lips while enabling a long-lasting beauty. The rich, shiny gloss encourages a slow and comfortably swell, defining while plumping and bequeathing lips with the ability to store water, so a fabulous fullness is maintained over time. One of the alluringly shimmering shades, named after the bees discriminate choice of pollen-flowers, swept over lips will bequeath an amplified beauty designed to set you apart from the crowd. Their formula is as equally cherished, known only as "triple-x", so keep the secret safe; cosmetic surgeons who were never allowed in the garden will do anything to stop this lip plump from becoming the latest beauty buzz!

This unique formula coats lips with a strong, protective film that brings light and color, an outstanding shiny brilliance and immediately plumps. The plant-derived active Volulip is as effective as the components in lip-swelling injections and produces a rich, prolonged volume. Containing a plant Portulaca "Kiss-Me-Quick" Extract, blended with a natural Matrikine Modified Peptide Mimetic, Volulip stimulates the synthesis of hyaluronic acid. By working to increase cellular energy anti-aging Signaline, a combination of Jojoba Wax and Olive Oil Extract, counteracts age-related changes. While the antioxidant properties of Vitamin E Acetate help protect, soothe and moisturize. Working together, film-forming agents, gelling oils and emollients make the texture very soft and fluffy without feeling sticky and give a "Light Interference" effect. Paraben and fragrance free, this high-performance XXX Lip Plump also ensures lips look super glossy and feel incredibly comfortable.

Currently available in four shades, which I will list below including their description (as listed on the Rouge Bunny Rouge website). I have the shade Heather Royal Jelly.

• Acacia Royal Jelly - cream toned baby pink with a glassed finish/effect (their recommendation for naturally pretty pink lips)
• Clover Royal Jelly - medium milky pink rosewood with cool undertones and silver micro-shimmer
• Heather Royal Jelly - nude rose-beige with subtle four color pearls for micro-shimmer (the perfect shade for a glossy nude look)
• Sage Royal Jelly - transparent on the lips, in the flaconete it is nadeshico pink with golden micro-shimmer (use it alone for a crystal clear effect or in combination with your lipstick)

The shade I have, Heather Royal Jelly, is a pretty pinky beige nude with multi-colored shimmer. It is sheer in opacity, so when worn alone it is a very nude lip with pretty gloss and shimmer, but also pretty as a lipstick, lip pencil, and lip stain topper!

This has a light minty scent, and feels cooling and ever-so-slightly tingly on your lips. This is a very shiny gloss, so that also helps to make your lips appear larger. The plumping effect I feel does work, but ever so slightly (it's not the most intense lip plump effect I've gotten from a plumping lip gloss), but of course I feel like just with mascaras, lip plumping glosses work differently on everyone (some people see a huge difference, others don't). I can't really speak for the long-term effects as mentioned in the description, because I don't use the same lip gloss every single day - I change my lip color often, even multiple times a day sometimes.

This lip gloss has a brush applicator, which I'm not as big of a fan of compared to doe-foot applicators, but it's okay - and a lot of people like a brush applicator better.

I did like this gloss a lot - especially the color was really pretty for a nude and I did feel it plumped my lips a little. Not sure if I would purchase any of the other shades, only because not a lot of the other shades really appeal to me - although I will say that Clover Royal Jelly looks like a more vibrant version of Heather Royal Jelly. I would love to see even more shades - maybe some hot pink and deeper berries. 

If you're looking for a high-end/luxury lip plumping gloss than I recommend checking out the Rouge Bunny Rouge Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump.

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of this plumping lip gloss? Have you tried this or is this on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.

M. Steves RHSO Power-Packed Reviving Exfoliator - pics, swatches, review

Hello, Beautiful!

Over the summer I reviewed the M. Steves RHSO Power-Packed Purifying Cleanser & the M. Steves RHSO Power-Packed Nourishing Boost. I now have another product from the M. Steves skincare line to share with you all in this post - her RHSO Power-Packed Reviving Exfoliator. This 3-in-1 scrub, peel and mask has been a well-enjoyed product in my skincare routine. Check out my full review below, including all the product info, after the pics!

M. Steves
RHSO Power-Packed Reviving Exfoliator

M. Steves Reviving Exfoliator Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $48.00 (1.7 fl oz/50ml full size). Available on the M. Steves website and at select retailers. Click here for a list of locations.

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

The  M. Steves Reviving Exfoliator exfoliates, smooths and refines while enhancing radiance and glow. Helps correct appearance of uneven skin texture, and encourage skin's natural regenerative abilities.

It's a facial in a jar. An exfoliating mask for all skin types. Includes RHSO (Rose Hip Seed Oil), microdermabrasion crystals, walnut shell powder, glycolic acid, fruit enzymes and dead sea mud.

This exfoliating mask refines the appearance of skin's texture and encourages renewal. Offers the benefits of a microdermabrasion treatment, a fruit enzyme and alpha hydroxy acid peel, and a deep-cleaning rich dead sea mud mask. Immediately lift and dissolve dry, dead skin and unwanted impurities leaving skin with a healthy, fresh glow.

Dermatologist tested. 93.5% natural. 100% vegan. No parabens. No petrochemicals. No GMOs. No phthalates. Wheat & gluten free. No synthetic dyes or fragrance. No animal testing. Recyclable.

To Use: Apply a light layer to clean, dampened face and neck and gently circulate in an upward motion. Follow with an additional generous layer and leave on for 5 to 10 minutes. Wash thoroughly with tepid water and pat dry. Recommended for use at night. For best results, use after the Purifying Cleanser. For sensitive skin types, add a few drop of the Ultra-Nourishing Boost to the Reviving Exfoliator before application.


This mask made my skin soft and smooth, with a slight radiance/glow to it. I feel like the exfoliation is gentle enough even for sensitive skin, but still effective. I do think you have to use a lot of product, if you were to follow the instructions - which say to apply a light layer, which is the layer you massage on, and then a generous layer on top of that. By doing so, I feel like this jar wouldn't last very many treatments - I've used it about 5 times and put quite a dent in the jar, but I've started to only add an additional layer to my real problem areas because I do find that the first light layer still gets your skin smooth.

In fact, you could just apply a light layer and use it as a scrub, washing it off after you massage it on - or leave it on for 2 minutes, then rinse off. That's what I've been doing to get a little more use out of it, and actually prefer it as a scrub/exfoliator rather than a mask. I don't really find leaving on the second generous layer really does a whole lot more for my skin, although maybe I'm not getting the best of the ingredients, by not letting it sit on my skin for the 5 to 10 minutes.

I do love the M. Steves line - I think the skincare is effective and packed with good-for-you ingredients. This exfoliator is nice, although the price point is a little high if you were to follow the directions and apply the second generous layer because you would go through the jar very quickly. I don't use this more than once a week, because I want to keep it around for as long as possible, but you could certainly use this more than once a week if this was your only mask/exfoliator.

Overall, I do think it is a nice exfoliator/mask and one that I'd recommend to you if you enjoy the M. Steves line!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of this exfoliator/mask? Have you tried this or is this on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.