rimmel makes me wanna pucker up

hiya dollfaces! i just wanted to take a second and sing the praises for a drugstore brand of lipsticks... they are the moisture renew lipcolors from rimmel. i am loving these right now! here are the five i have (complete with swatches):

what i love:
1. the price! these lipsticks run about $6.99 (and drugstores are always having buy one get one half off or 40% off deals)
2. the color selection! don't quote me on this, but there were at least 20 to choose from at my local cvs. it's great because you can try out different colors without breaking the bank! success!
3. the texture! they are creamy and easy to apply and do not feel like your wearing a heavy lipstick at all. ** a note here... mauve pink is the exception to this. it has glitter in it which makes it appear glossy on the lips, but which lingers once the lippie has worn off **
4. SPF! each lippie has an spf of 18. nice!
5. pigmentation! all of mine are rich and fully pigmented. yay!

what i don't love:
1. the wear! they are definitely not long lasting. i would say maybe an hour without touch ups.
2. the glitter! if mauve pink has glitter in it then i'm sure other colors do and i am not a fan of that at all.

all in all they are great products and fun to use. have you tried them?? and what are your favorite colors?? vintage pink is definitely the stand out for me! LOVE! and red alert is what you need for an in-your-face red lip!!

annie in wonderland...

my birthday is officially on sunday, but my gift to myself came today! yahoo!! can you guess what it is?? i have SOOOO been looking forward to receiving my urban decay alice in wonderland book of shadows and it has arrived! to be quite honest, i bought this because i am in love with all things alice in wonderland and the fact that they have changed all of the e/s names to alice references just knocked me off my chair! LOVES IT! all in all it's a great deal... i mean 16 shadows, 2 small 24/7 eyeliners and a travel sized primer potion?! i'm in. my lovely friends at ulta also threw in a pore perfecting makeup base too. p.s. i will try this and let you know how it goes. p.p.s. don't you heart the free samples?! ha.

ok... back to the b.o.s.

as soon as i opened the box i swatched the colors and just had to show you all (my fantastic 15)... just in case you haven't seen it yet. as suspected some of the colors have too much glitterocity for my taste, but all in all the palette rocks! stay tuned for some dollfaces of the day courtesy of this bad boy! i cannot wait to get in there and PLAY!!

here are the top two rows

my swatches follow the same order

first thoughts: the colors are pretty fantastic. i am such a fan of urban decay shadows... however, i will not be using curiouser any time soon! the swatch doesn't read very well, but it is way too glittery for me! white rabbit is glittery too, but less so and i'm predicting the rabbit will be easier to work with. i am loving wonderland... like LOVING it!! it's a gorgeous metallic gold color. and i can't wait to use alice! the rose colored queen might be difficult for me, but i am determined to find a way or off with my head!

now the bottom two rows

my swatches follow the same order

first thoughts: these two rows are much more my speed! omg! vorpal is a silver that i will definitely be able to work with. the green wonder absolem is absolutely amazing! midnight tea party is another one that is too glitterific for me, the rather matte-ish chocolate brown mad hatter fully makes up for it. but hands down my favorite color has got to be mushroom! omg! it's a taupish that errs on the side of gray and is incredibly versatile!! i'm in love.

so there are my initial thoughts... do you have the b.o.s.? i'd love to hear your thoughts!

i'm off to play with my new toy!