L'Oreal Paris Blue Marine

Soo a week or so ago, while the BF was still in Ohio and I had to come back here for work (boo), I was feelin' lonely and lazy and decided to go get myself a pizza from Kroger.

So here I am...looking like a total cliche "single-girl-from-a-romantic-comedy-movie" carrying around (carrying...I did not get a cart) a take-and-bake Donato's Pizza, a 2-Liter bottle of Hawaiian Punch, and a box of cookies...when suddenly I decide to take a stroll through the beauty products.  I added some Maybelline liquid eyeliner (which I'll have to review later because it was so bad) to my lonely-pile, and then something turquoise and shiny caught my eye!  Oooh!  And on clearance too :)  

That's how I stumbled upon L'Oreal Paris Blue Marine.

Check out the pictures, I bet you wouldn't be able to pass up this clearance polish, either!

Nowww these pictures are a little more green than I think the polish actually is.  In reality, it's a teal-blue metallic that flashes little bits of blue, green, and silver shimmer.  It's a want-to-be duochrome and appears anywhere from teal to dark blue, depending on the lighting, but I wouldn't call it a full duo-chrome. 

It went on nicely--I actually don't have any other L'Oreal Paris polishes to compare this one to.  And I believe that these pictures are of 3 coats of polish.  I liked it, but it was kind of a disappointment to how it appears in the bottle.  And I mean, I guess it looks the same...I don't know what I was expecting.  It just looks so pretty in the bottle and it ended up a little less pretty on my nails, hah!

Have you guys tried this polish?  I'd love to hear what you thought about it!

<3 Whitney

L'Oreal Double Extend Eye Illuminator Mascara Review

Hey guys, this is my second post and just FYI I did both of these L'Oreal reviews for BzzAgent, where I get to try new products for free! You should seriously check it out if you haven't heard of it, I love it!

Like I said previously, a few weeks ago I signed up for a BzzAgent Campaign to receive a free sample of L'Oreal's Double Extend Illuminator Mascara and their new One Sweep Eye Shadow.

The Double Extend Illuminator Mascara I received was Black Crystal for all eye colors.  I usually wear dark brown or black mascara despite my lighter colored hair, so this fit my style perfectly.  The image shown is not the color I received, but I wanted to show how the brush looks. 

Black Copper for Blue Eyes (From L'Oreal website)

The skinny side is the mascara side.  I love how long the applicator is--it allowed the mascara to go on easy and clump-free.  It also was a lot less thick than the mascara I usually wear but highlighted my lashes all the same.  They say it is supposed to add volume and length to your lashes, but I really only noticed the length aspect of that.  I was always confused by "volumizing" mascara.

Anyway, the spherical side is the illuminator side.  This side is supposed to have light-reflecting pearly highlights that accentuate your eye color although I found this hard to see.  I feel like since the illuminator was such a dark grey sparkle that I didn't notice it too much except for on my bottom lashes.  I would love to be able to try the Black Copper for blue eyes version, I feel like the illumination would be more noticeable.

Mascara with "Illuminator" added--you can barely see it

This product retails for about $8-$11 depending on where you shop and is available at most retail stores carrying L'Oreal products.

Overall I give this product a 4.5 out of 5 for the varying color selections, clump-free application and some illuminating sparkle!

If you're looking for a new mascara I'd definitely spend the money and try it, I love that they have it specifically for different eye colors--so cool!  If you've tried it and have something to say about it, comment please!

L'Oreal One Sweep Eye Shadow Review!

Hey everyone!  This is my first post and it's for L'Oreal's new One Sweep Eye Shadow.  If you have any comments and suggestions on how to blog or what I should talk about, please contact me and let me know!

L'Oreal is known for their excellent quality make-up products.  I was excited to see that I qualified to try some of their products for free so a few weeks ago I signed up for a BzzAgent Campaign to receive a sample of L'Oreal's Double Extend Illuminator Mascara and their new One Sweep Eye Shadow.

Pretty colors! (From L'Oreal website)

The One Sweep Eye Shadow I received was number 409, natural for blue eyes.  I've applied it a few times this week and was actually quite disappointed with the results.  The colors go well together, as you can see from the image, however the application technique did not work as planned.  The directions tell you to sweep each side of the applicator brush through all three colors and apply following the curve of your eye.  However, the pink is barely noticeable so all you get is a line of brown and a line of white, which looks awkward.

I've applied the colors separately with a smaller blending brush and the results were much more pleasing.  So overall, I loved the colors and the concept, but the "one sweep" application just did not work as designed. 

The product appears to retail for about $7-$9 in most stores that carry L'Oreal products, which seems a little high to me now that I know the one sweep idea doesn't work like it's supposed to.  However, after looking at the other color combination's they sell, I would be willing to try some of the others, since the colors go so well together.      

I'd give this product a 3 out of 5 for the interesting concept and gorgeous colors.

If you've tried this and have something to say about it, comment please!  Also, I plan on taking my own pictures in the future, so look out for that!