Ever really like a product only to find a few months later it’s just not living up to your expectations?

I’m a little obsessed with BareMinerals foundation, it gives me perfect coverage and spf protection without breaking me out or irritating my skin. The best part, it’s so light on the skin you barely know it’s there. So when Bare Escentuals came out with a matte version of their already super amazing foundation I was stoked.

I loved it at first, good coverage and matte finish which was perfect for my normal-to-oily skin, no need for extra powder. But at the time my skin itself was also looking really good, no major breakouts or dry patches.

Forward to now, 6 months later and my skin is going through a weird breakout phase, the same three spots just seem to disappear then pop up somewhere else on my face which is cause for great annoyance. I call it reverse-senioritis, the stress of finishing college on a high note is super important to me (I guess I just have really high expectations) but this leaves me with spots and under eye circles.. so not cute.

Anyway, I digress, the matte version has just not been cutting it for me lately, the coverage just isn’t there in this version and I’m finding it harder to blend. So it’s back to the old favorite non-matte version for me which covers problems like acne and redness in a cinch. Ever had a product you love end up not impressing you anymore?

$25.00 by bareMinerals at Beauty.com

Say goodbye to lacquered lips, the new trend in town is glossy eyes, which was all over the runways during F/W '10 fashion week.

The look is simple to achieve, simply swipe lids with some vaseline or clear lipgloss, such as MAC’s clear Lipglass, after applying eyeshadow to create the glossy look and draw attention to the eyes. For a more dramatic effect, use clear gloss over a darker smokey eye look.

This look isn’t for the faint at heart though, as the gloss can make eyeshadow crease easily, too much gloss and it could look messy if not downright ridiculous. Definitely not a look meant to last all day, but perfect for a nighttime look to really make eyes stand out and you'll want to skip the glossy lips with this look to avoid looking like a disco ball. So what do you think?

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s... a lip balm!?

I saw these super cute new lip balms by EOS at my local Walgreens when I was picking up some staples. You know how it is, the packaging was too cute to pass up (I’m a total sucker for cute packaging, I know.. guilty!)

They come in a spherical egg-shaped package that not only looks cute but it makes finding the lip balm at the bottom of your purse -so- much easier.

The clear lip balm is a little awkward to apply as the surface area is rather large, It’s easiest to apply to both lips at once. The formula is nice and moisturizing (contains shea butter, vitamin E and jojoba oil) which makes lips soft, and the formula isn’t waxy, sticky or greasy. The only thing it's missing is SPF.

They come in 3 different flavors; sweet mint, summer fruit (smells delish -like papaya or mango) and honeysuckle honeydew. My favorite scent is definitely the summer fruit, although the smells don’t really linger after applied.

Best of all they’re 95% organic, 100% natural and contain no petrolatum or paraben. Definitely worth a try, how cute would these egg-shaped balms be for Easter?

$3.99 at drugstore.com

Overly-commercialized-Hallmark-holiday or not, Valentine’s Day is probably one of my favorite days of the year. Whether you’re in a relationship with that special someone and looking to pass along some cute ideas, or just looking for a fun gift for your close girl friends here are some great beauty-filled Valentine’s Day gift ideas that aren’t flowers (they die, anyway) or chocolate (who needs all those extra calories).
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So I have this weird thing about liquid liners and mascaras where I'll really love them at first and they'll be my new favorite, but after a few uses they don't seem to perform as well and I'm back to searching for my next favorite. I don't know if it's because the formula changes or the product begins to dry out or just because I'm never satisfied but for some reason I can't seem to help but stray in search of perfection in a tube/bottle.

Anyway, I recently decided to give Urban Decay's liquid liner a shot to see how it stacks up against the competition. The color I got is called Oil Slick which is a shimmering black color. It's basically a black liner with iridescent micro glitter. I found that the glitter didn't stick only to where I put the liner but ended up all over the lid which was kind of annoying.

The handle on the brush made it easy to use, great for beginners or those who are accident prone (like me!) My only issue with the brush was that it made a thicker line than I usually prefer, I usually like just a micro-thin line.

I found the formula quite wet and it took a while to dry, I definitely don't recommend opening your eye wide before it dries or you will end up smudging it, or with a second line at your crease. But once it dried this stuff did not budge what so ever for the 6 hours I wore it.

Aside from seeing glitter every time I looked up, it really didn't irritate my eyes at all, totally wearable for extended periods.

Overall I quite like it, it was easy to use and I will definitely be using it again when I want a thicker more dramatic look, though for every day I might try applying it with a slanted liner brush for a micro fine line instead.

$18.00 by Urban Decay at Sephora