I was casually in Target the other day (as one does) and I obviously ended up in the makeup aisle where I picked up a few things, including one of Revlon’s semi-new Ultra HD Matte Lipstick in the shade Amour.

This product launched back in October and when it first launched the reviews were pretty iffy. A lot of people complained about the fact that it is not a true matte and the transfer is horrible but, Revlon is probably my all-time favorite drugstore lipstick brand so I still felt the need to try it. Also, when I was at the store and saw the shade Amour, which is a true red shade, I had to try it for the holiday season.

I thought I would break my review down into categories because there are aspects of the product I really like and aspects that I really don’t like.

I love the sleek design of the packaging. The flat tube makes it so modern and really easy to travel with, whether its fitting it into a crammed makeup bag for a weekend away or can slip into a clutch for night out touch-up.

I also love the matte frosted glass look of the casing but unfortunately that was the only matte thing about this product.

Pigmentation

The transfer with this is horrible. The lipstick is supposed to be matte but I wouldn’t call it matte because it never fully dries, I would describe it as more of a satin finish. But because it never fully dries it transfers and moves around constantly. I wore this lipstick to lunch and after lunch when I looked in the mirror I looked like a clown with my lipstick all over my face.

This relates to my problems with transfer. Because it transfers to anything you touch all the product is gone within a few hours which is not ideal. I am not one for re-applying lipsticks multiple times a day, I will usually only re-apply once a day if not re-apply at all.

that application is horrifying

Although I do love the packaging and the color payoff of this product I wouldn’t classify those aspects to be the most important because no one wants to look like a clown after eating or have weird rims around your mouth (it isn’t a cute look).Overall, I wouldn’t recommend buying this product which is disappointing because I love Revlon lipsticks.

I hope this review was helpful if you were thinking of investing in this product.

See you soon!

X Emily

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving everyone in the U.S.

A few months ago I shared my first travel lust with you guys and that was far from all the places I want to visit in the world. For this lust list instead of telling you what other countries I want to visit I am going to share with you the cities around The US I want to visit because The US has so many diverse cities that offer different things and I would love to do a cross-country road trip sometime soon.

1. Denver, Colorado

2. New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Dallas, Texas

4. Los Angeles, California

5. Las Vegas, Nevada

6. Portland, Oregon

7. Chicago, Illinois

8. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9. Grand Canyon, Arizona

10. Juneau, Alaska

11. Lake Tahoe, Nevada/ California

12. Savanah, Georgia

13. Honolulu, Hawaii

14. Miami, Florida

15. Stowe, Vermont

I hope you liked this little post.

See you soon!

X Emily

I usually keep my eye makeup pretty basic but I decided to get into the festive spirit this week and I tried out a new burnt orange eye look that is very fall and I am obsessed with it!

I started with taking the orange shade (number 9) out of the Smashbox’s Click You’re It palette and applied it all over my lid. then I took the coppery bronze shade (number 14) and applied it to my crease and blended.

I decided I didn’t want to do top eyeliner and decided instead to put Urban decay’s eyeliner in whiskey on my waterline which I haven’t done in years, literally since senior year of high school, and I liked how it brought the whole eye look together.

I finished off my eye look with curling my eyelashes and using Maybelline’s Lash Sensational mascara and filling in my eyebrows with Anastasia Beverley Hills DipBrow Pomade in Soft Brown .

I then went on to do my face makeup by applying Rimmel’s Wake Me Up concealer under my eyes and over a few spots and setting that with The Collection’s Ultimate Wear Powder. I then went in with  Too Faced Chocolate Soilei bronzer and contoured my face slightly

I ended the look by applying ColourPop’s Bumble to my lips.

This is the final look! I think this is a great autumnal look and would look great as a thanksgiving makeup look.

See you soon!

x Emily

The other week I got my first ever sweater skirt and have been waiting to wear it. I wasn’t sure exactly how to style it until I remembered I own a tighter-fitting black long-sleeved skirt that looked good tucked into the skirt with some tights. The past few days the weather has been a little warmer out so I didn’t bother with a jacket but I did throw on a black sweater  to be more comfortable if it got a little chilly out. Here is the look put all together!

Necklace: Brooklyn Flea Market |||| Sweater: Nordstrom Juniors, Shirt: Primark, Sweater Skirt: Primark, Tights: Target, Booties: Forever 21,

I hope you liked this little outfit of the day!

See you soon!

X Emily