Long time, no post! Back with a haul!

My sincerest apologies for not updating this blog at all through this year. I've been super busy graduating high school, finishing up exams, and turning in job applications. Some super exciting things have happened in my life since January and I can't wait to share it with you guys in the coming months :) 


I thought it'd be fitting to include a haul that I recently bought a few days ago as I'm getting back into the groove of posting more frequently. I won a 20 dollar gift card towards Target from my school and I decided to pick up some beauty essentials. Now onto the products -

Naked2: Review & Swatches (Dupes from Naked included!)

I will finally be reviewing the much anticipated Naked 2 palette. I have the original as well so I'll be comparing them both together. This retails for $50 and comes with 12 full-size shadows as well as a double ended synthetic brush and a little deluxe sample of their lip gloss in Naked. Swatches, individual shade reviews, and dupes all down below! :)

Physician's Formula in Blushing Berry: Review & Swatches!

I own quite a fair amount of these mosaic like blushes so I figured I do individual reviews for each. I feel like Physician's Formula is high in drugstore quality but many times overlooked because of the outdated packaging or because of the high priced (in terms of drugstore pricing). Anyway I bought this blush around the summer and the color is absolutely gorgeous - it's this nice berry color when swirled together. 

Best Drugstore Eye Makeup Remover: Sonia K's 'Remove'

Let me introduce you to my favorite HG eye makeup remover! Okay so a while back ago I hauled a few things from Target (this being one of them!) - and now after testing it out for months I can safely say that this is my favorite eye makeup remover ever. This remover is two layers (like the Lancome's bifacial) so you have to shake the contents to make it work :) 

I own a few samples from Lancome's eye makeup remover, and though I love that one I don't love the price as much, and I can say that this Sonia K is almost exactly like it. I put this on a cotton pad and just hold the pad on my eye for about 10 or more seconds and I find that most of my makeup is removed! Minimal tugging... I love this!

Pros:

- Affordable (I got this for under 10 dollars)

- 4.75 oz of product

- Removes even waterproof mascara

- Doesn't sting my eyes 

Cons:

- I hate the packaging. I don't like how wide the opening is, I wish it was a little more narrow to make it easier to apply it on a cotton pad. Also I already spilled 3/4th of the bottle QQ 

This is A+ for me :) 

Below are some more photos including the ingredients list and the opening:

Benefit Stay Put Set

Front side packaging

A couple weeks ago I finally managed to buy this little set from Benefit that incluses a mini 'Stay Don't Stray' primer, a mini 'Erase Paste' concealer, and a mini creaseless shadow in 'Rsvp.' And the best part besides the oh-so cute packaging is that it's only ten dollars. The concealer will last you forever and a year, well at least for me because you need the tinest amount and being a concealer-holic I can totally reassure you that this covers a lot. The primer is great as well, but I'm trying to not use it up because it's so tiny! It also works as a concealer primer. The creaseless shadow is really nice as well.

Back side

The packaging is so adorable, they're tiny!

Comes in 02 medium, salmon toned (great for undereyes!)

RSVP - a great neutral sparkly base/shadow

Swatches! 

This was overall a great buy if you're new to Benefit products, I'm hoping Benefit comes out with more of these mini packs!