Mini Drugstore Haul

I stopped by Bartell Drugs today to pick up a new bottle of my favorite dry shampoo, Pssssst!, and of course couldn't resist taking a gander through the cosmetics aisle. And what do you know, whoops I bought a few things!

Like I said I picked up another bottle of the Pssssst! dry shampoo. Am I the only person who loves this stuff?! I know it has been an Allure beauty award winner but I feel like I never hear You Tubers or beauty bloggers talking about it. If not used carefully it can leave that "I just dumped baby powder on my hair" look which to be perfectly honest I still accidentally do from time to time. You'd think I would have learned my lesson by now. But 9 times out of 10 its the best! I have incredibly fine thin curly hair which I straighten most days. I have to wash my hair every other day or else I could basically grease a cake pan with the amount of oil my hair produces. I like to use this dry shampoo on the in between washes day in conjunction with a hair spray. I feel like it gives the perfect amount of added volume and dry/dirtiness, and by dirtiness I mean the sexy slept in rock and roll good kind of dirtiness. Muah! Love it!

Walking through the makeup aisle at my local Bartells I noticed this display of a brand new collection of the Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish lipsticks. Again something I feel like I haven't seen a ton of buzz about and they are amazing! Come on people! I have one shade from the first collection of lipsticks that Rimmel put out months ago, designed by Kate Moss herself and I LOVE it. The one I have is in the shade #12 (a beautiful grandma like coral). This is the new spring collection and I must say I had a hard time picking a color because they are all pretty killer. I ended up grabbing the shade #09. Every color in the collection (as in the original collection) are fully matte and opaque, just the way I like em! They are these really beautiful fashion forward colors that are similar to things you'd see in the MAC or NARS lipstick lines. Plus they retail for $4.99, and I had a dollar off Rimmel coupon, uber bonus! I have been lusting after MAC's Rebel lipstick and based on the pictures I've seen of people wearing it I must say I find this color to be pretty similar. Its a bright pinkish/purple/berry color. I wore it out tonight and it feels great on the lips! Definitely recommend checking them out if you can find these Kate Moss collections at your local drugstore.

 Lastly I picked up this Cover Girl Eye Enhancers single shadow in the shade Tapestry Taupe. If you are someone who follows blogs/you tube I'm sure you've heard of this color. Its a pretty shimmery everyday neutral taupe shade. I have yet to try it out but have been hearing about it for awhile. Most recently my latest You Tube obsession Chelsea Wears (she is hilarious, makes great videos, and cha-ching has a sailors mouth worse then mine!) mentioned it in an old
favorites video of hers and I'm excited to try it out. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to quickly become my favorite everyday all over the lid eye shadow. Stay tuned... I'll keep you posted on that.

The Lipstick Files: Besame Red Hot Red

I recently received this incredible red lipstick by Besame cosmetics as a gift from my dad. I probably should start off by saying that I am obsessed with red lipstick. It is definitely in my top 5 favorite beauty items of all time and I love trying different shades/textures/finishes. So needless to say I couldn't wait to try this out, and it did not disappoint! I was first intrigued by the packaging which I must say looks shockingly similar to a sex toy of some kind. Its a little gold bullet with a crimson red floral design. The actual shape of the lipstick is just as interesting. It has a squared top that has a flat angle on either side of the tip. In researching this lipstick online I discovered that the Besame line was started by cosmetic historian Gabriela Hernandez. The entire Besame line is a truly vintage inspired collection. Gabriela aspired to create a line that is "infused with a romantic sensibility and is rich in historical details" hence the shape of the product and old fashioned packaging. The lipstick I have is one of the Classic Color Lipsticks which there are 12 shades of each of which is supposedly an exact reproduction of shades that were favorites of different Hollywood starlets. The one I have is in the shade Red Hot Red (Marilyn's favorite). It has a semi-matte finish and is intended to give one coat full coverage. It is an incredibly bold and bright fire engine red and is super pigmented. On my lips it reminds me of my MAC Ruby Woo but feels way nicer on the lips. I find my Ruby Woo to be so dry and stiff its almost impossible to work with sometimes (but I love the color so I deal). This lipstick left the most opaque gorgeous solid color while actually feeling smooth and soft on the lips. I think I may have found a new favorite red and am definitely looking forward to trying some of the other colors in the line! Oh and one more thing! While looking at products on the Besame website I saw that Gabriela wrote a book called Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup which I totally will be ordering!

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