Unimpressive Products: Part 1

Hi Beauties!
A few weeks ago if youo follow me on twitter (@simplychicxox) you would have seen that I asked if you girls would want to see a post about products that didnt seem to impress me, and didnt live up to the hype that they got. So with will be somewhat of a review/ pros-cons post.
Hope this helps you girls!

1. E.L.F 100 Eyeshadow Palette

I did do a review on this palette earlier, but as I kept using it and started to use some of the bright colorful colors I started to get dissapointed with this palette. A lot of the bright pinks, oranges, and greens seemed to be really chalky and didnt stick onto my lids. I would always try to add more and more shadow on top of the previous layer, which made the colors more opaque, but once I started to blend them together they wouldnt stick onto my eye. However not all the colors are like this. Some colors like the champagne and light pastel pink colors are not as chalky and stay on my eye while blending. It may just have been the palette I got, but I have heard other people say the same thing.
Overall I would give this palette a 3.5 / 5 stars.
It was also only $10 USD so I dont feel like I got ripped off since it wasnt an expensive palette.


2. Physicians Formula Bamboo Bronzer

When I first bought this bronzer I was really exicted to try it out because I heard a lot of good things about Physicians Formula. This bronzer was really nice using it for the first few times but after a while my brush stopped picking up the darker bronze color and started to just pick up the yellow part of the bronzer. The color started to look really bad on my face since it didnt match my face color at all. I couldnt understand what was wrong with it until I noticed that the darker part was really shiny and my brush didnt pick up that part of the bronzer at all. What I have to do if I use this bronzer I have to scrape off the top layer so my brush could pick up the color. It is kind of a hassle to do everytime I want to use the bronzer.

Overall I would give it a 4 / 5. 

3. Avon Ideal Shade Concealer Stick



When my friends and I were ordering from an Avon catalogue, this concealer was always advertised for being really great and great for a nice low price. When I started using this, it was in the winter time so my skin was a lighter color. I wold use this on all my blemishes and dark circles. It covers blemishes pretty well, but when I would use it on my dark circles I would have to use alot of the product to cover the darkness. Once I got them covered I noticed that it would leave my under eyes looking really dry, especially when I would use a powder to set the concealer. It would also show any lines that I have under my eyes. Now I dont use this concealer under my eyes and I dont seem to have this problem with the concealer I am currenly using under my eyes. I still use this to cover any of my blemishes or red spots because I find it soft and easy to blend on my skin.

Overall I would give this a 4 / 5.

Hope this helped all of you girls, so now you know if you were thinking of buying these products. If have anything specific for my to try out or to add to my next part of this, just leave a comment below!

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Glossy Neutral Lips ♡

Hey Girls!
With summer fast approaching, one thing that I know is great for summer are neutral lips. I love the look of light colored/ nude lips for summer time as well as wearing my lips glossy too. Today I have another YouTube tutorial on how I wear my neutral glossy ways -- one really pale, and one with a pinkish color to them!

The trick I use to get a nice neutral/ nude lip is to start out with a good base to your lips. I use a combination of concealers to get the desired shade that I want. After I blend that into my lips, I start adding the gloss or color to my lips that I want to wear that day.

When you apply the concealer to your lips, it looks kinda scary but thats what I find works for me!



For the full tutorial click the video below! :)

Do you like nude lips? Will you be wearing them this summer?

Getting Ready For Summer FOTN

Hey Girls!
Every day is a day closer to summer which is getting me really exicted! Where I live the weather has been getting really nice, minus a rainy day here and there. To make it even better, this weekend is also a long weekend here in Canada!

Since summer is getting closer, I have been pulling out my gold and bronze colors again and have been wearing them alot!

What I'm Wearing:

- Covergirl Clean Foundation in #245
- Physicians Formula Bronzer
- Azia Blush
- Joe Fresh Eyeshadow in Gold Rush
- Joe Fresh Eyeshadow in Chocolate
- Maybelline XXL Extensions Mascara
- NYC City Curves Mascara
- Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner
- Bonnebelle Eye Definer White Eyeliner

Hope you all have a great weekend!

I am also planning on filming a youtube video this weekend. If you have any suggestions leave them in the comments below!

Eyes Open - EOTD ♡

Hey girlies!

Today I wore this pinky-sparkly eyeshadow to school to match my outfit and I wanted to share this spring eye look with you girls! This is now one of my favourite colors to wear on my eyes this spring because it makes my eyes fresh and "wide awake" looking. This is the eyeshadow that I got when I was in Europe in Venice at a place called Kiko.

The only thing I do recommend with this eyeshadow is that you use a good primer. I used E.L.F.'s Shimmer palette as a primer, and by the end of the school day the shadow began to crease. Otherwise I love this shadow!

What Im Wearing:

Face:

- Covergirl Clean Liquid Foundation

- Physicians Formula Bamboo Bronzer

- Aziza Blush

- Maybelline XXL Mascara

- Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner

Clothing/ Accessories:

- Top: H&M (Florence Italy)

- Feather Earrings: H&M (Florence Italy)

- Diamond Earrings: Ardene

Hope you all have a great and safe weekend!



March Favorites!

Hi Beauties!
Today I have my favorite products of March for you! I don't have a big variety of products, mainly because I've been loving and using the same products lately!
So let's get to it! :)


1. John Frieda Controlled Lightening Spray
I have been using this spray since January I think, and it says that this spray is suppose to lightening your hair as well as make your hair not look brassy. This spray has actually worked and I am loving it! Usually around this time I need to color my hair again, but since I've used this spray I don't need to touch up my roots! It is definitely something I would recommend to blondes!

2. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Polish
I have actually been loving 3 spring colors from their collection. The colors stay on my nails for about 5-7 days which is a pretty good amount of time for a drug store nail polish. The colors I have been loving are Lacey Lilac, Coral Reef, and Mint Sorbet. The colors in this collection are super cute, I wish I had them all!

3. Physicians Formula Bamboo Bronzer
A few months ago I bought this bronzer, but havent needed to open it until now. I have been using this for about a less then a month, but I am loving it! It really leaves your skin with a glow and it almost looks like you have a highlighter on, but it is just the effect of the bronzer! It does have a more of a yellow color to the bronzer. So far I am loving it :)

4. E.L.F. 100 Shadow Palette
I do talk about this palette alot, not just on here but also around my house or at school. I really love this palette because there are so many colors that are really pigmented. It has a mixture of shimmer and matte textures. The only thing I do not like about it, is that some of the colors are kind of chalky. But other than that this is a really good palette for me!

5. Favorite Song
This month I have been loving the song Roll Up by Walk Off The Earth. This is a cover of the song by Wiz Kahlifa. If you have not heard of Walk Off The Earth, definately check them out! They make amazing songs!

FOTD

Happy St. Patty's Day Girls!

I thought I would do a quick FOTD for you today since my makeup for today is still kind of spring-ish! Today has been another beautiful day, perfect for going out tonight for St. Patrick's Day!

Here is what My makeup looked like today:



-E.L.F 100 Shadow Palette

- Covergirl Clean Liquid Foundation

- Physicians Formula Bamboo Wear Bronzer

-Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Blush

-Avon Chocolate Kiss Lip Gloss

-Rimmel Vinyl Gloss - Keep a Secret

-Rimmel Vinyl Stars - Love Bug

What did you wear for St. Patty's Day?? Have any special plans?

Have a good one!

February Faves!

Hiii Beauties!
It's that time...

I know I say this every month, but seriously February went by sooo fast! It's crazy! I also can't believe that in 4 months I am going to be graduating from high school, now that is something crazy too!

For my favorites this month, I don't have anything too special, kind of the usual.

•  Avon Ideal Shade Concealer
• Physicians Formula Concealer
• NYC Liquid Eyeliner 

•  EOS Lipbalm
• L.A. Colors Color Craze Polish in Jewel Tone
• Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Polish in Night Prowl
  

                       
  John Frieda Lightening Spray        AG Cosmetics Conditioner

I'm sure I have mentioned all these products before, but I am still loving them!

I have also been loving this St. Ives Apricot Scrub which I have not mentioned before. I just want to say that after you scrub your face with this, it leaves your face super super soft! Once I started using this I was so suprised how great my skin felt! Defs reccomend this one!

And lastly I had to put this one in here. Its the new song by One Direction called What Makes You Beautiful. I love this song so much right now! Haha. Defs give it a listen!

 

What are your February Favorites??



 

Winter Frost Eyeshadow & NOTW & Blog Award

Hey Girls!

So I think winter is officially here! Well where I live anyways! For the past 3 days I have woke up to snow snow snow! I love the weather when you look outside and the snow has just fallen and it looks all fluffy and sparkly!

This is what I woke up to this morning! Looking outside make me want to get a nice mug of Hot Chocolate and lay in bed watching Christmas movies all day! Haha, but unfortunately I had to work all day today and wasn’t able to enjoy doing that.

However, today I was able to do a eyeshadow tutorial using my Sephora Eyeshadow that bought not to long ago. I really love this eyeshadow and the beautiful silver sparkles that are in it make me love it even more.

I used my Tickled Pink by Sephora and Chocolate by Joe Fresh. I also applied some glitter eyeliner on top of the shadows to make it even more sparkly! I did a post on it when I first purchased this eyeshadow and posted a few swatches here. Tickled Pink is a gorgeous frosty pink color with silver glitters, it isvery smooth in texture, has a shimmery finish, and blends so nicely. I absolutely love this shade paired with a darker chocolate brown color.

For my lips, I decided to go with bright red-pink lips to give the look a pop of color! I also added some shimmery gloss over to make the shadow and lips go perfectly together.

For my face