First Impressions/Reviews: Maybelline's The Elixir

Hi, guys!

I've been seeing L'Oreal's Le Matte and Le Laque by Colour Riche® reviews and stopped by at Target to see if they had it and sadly they didn't; not wanting to give up, I drove to CVS planning on trying my luck and still no cigar L. Don't you just hate it when you get to the store with something in mind to buy only to find out that its not there?

 It always feels like a waste of time, but I wanted to make the best of the day and decided to peruse the makeup section and at the very end of the aisle was a small display of Maybelline's The Elixir by COLORsensational®. They reminded me of L'Oreal's Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain by Colour Riche® or Almay's Color + Care® Liquid Lip Balm.

While Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain is more of a stain and gloss hybrid, The Elixir combines lipstick, balm and gloss in one product.

Maybelline's claims:

• Saturated Color
• Cushioning lip texture
• Glass shine

Here are the four shades that I purchased:

005 Breathtaking Apricot

100 Petal Blush

020 Signature Scarlet

070 Intoxicating Spice

Packaging: ☆☆☆☆☆
The bottom piece is a sturdy see-through rectangular plastic that encases the 5 mL product in the shape of a lipstick bullet. I love it when companies lets you see the actual color of the product since stickers aren't very reliable to say the least. The top is also plastic with a silver chrome finish. It twists of and locks with a definite click. This ensures that the top won't unscrew in your purse, which I'm sure we all appreciate. The brush is in a soft petal shape, a typical go-to lip brush for liquid color and glosses these days.

Price: ☆☆☆☆☆
At $8.99 at my local CVS, its more on the expensive end of the drug store makeup brands, but its not too bad since you are getting about 5 mL--about $1.80/mL. A little also goes a long way so it ends up to be a reasonable price.

Consistency: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hydrating and glossy, but its not sticky at all like a gloss.

Color: ☆☆☆☆☆
For a product that seems to be more of a balm/gloss, the color is pretty saturated. I did find that the lighter colors wasn't as opaque.

Smell: ☆☆☆☆☆
It does have that old lady, floral scent. And honestly, I can't stand it and it makes it a bit nauseating to have it on sometimes.

Gloss:☆☆☆☆☆
They absolutely delivered in their glass like shine. It doesn't make me feel or look like I ate something oily, but has a wonderful shine to it.

Longevity:☆☆☆☆☆
Now, they never claimed that its long lasting at all, and it doesn't. It has the lifespan of a normal gloss, which means that you'll be applying quite a bit.

Overall:☆☆☆☆☆
Its an okay gloss/balm. I like it for what it is, but I think that there are other products out there at a cheaper price that achieves the same effect.

Have you guys tried this product? What do you think of it? Please leave a comment, share, and subscribe!

First Impressions/Reviews: Covergirl ink It! Eyeliners

Hi, lovelies!

So as I was perusing the makeup aisle at my local CVS Pharmacy, I came across these new eyeliners. I've never heard of them before, which isn't surprising, but I thought I would go ahead and try them out.

Sadly at these CVS they only had 4 out of the 6 colors that are available, and they didn't even have the black one which is what I usually buy when I'm shopping for eyeliners. Anyways, I decided to try out the colors that they have and picked up: golden, aquamarine, cocoa, and silver ink.

I figured that with halloween coming up, I could use these for some interesting looks.

ink it! is suppose to be an extension of Covergirl's perfect point plus eyeliners. I actually do like the originals and think that they apply rather smoothly.

Covergirl's Claims:
Vibrant, high impact color glides on smoothly with pen-like precision for intense eye looks that lasts all day.

• Self-sharpening pencil
• Crease and fade resistant
• Waterproof

Packaging: ☆☆☆☆☆
Its very sleek and minimal click-pen. I like the idea that you don't have to look for a sharpener when it gets dull, but I would have rather a small sharpener included to achieve that very fine point. With every twist the pen gives out an audible click; the down side to their design is that if you had put out too much product you don't have an option of retracting it. The cap closes with a snap and you'd have to tug rather hard to get it off. Some people may not like this, but this security gives a little bit of assurance that it won't just                                                                                  come off in your purse.






Price:☆☆☆☆☆
Retailing at $7.79 USD at my CVS, its a bit much considering that you're only getting 179 mg (0.006 oz) of product.





Consistency:☆☆☆☆☆
Quality control isn't quite there. 3 out of the 4 had a very smooth consistency and glided on creamily. The golden ink on the other hand tugged on the skin and was very dried. I love the colors and was looking forward to this specific one, so its a bit disappointing that the it just didn't have that same consistency. I'm going to try to purchase another gold one when I come across the other 2 colors that I don't have, and hopefully its just a quality control issue rather than an actual product issue.





Color:☆☆☆☆☆
I love how vibrant the aquamarine is! Cocoa is your standard dark brown while the silver and golden are very metallic in nature. All of which have a slight hint of micro glitter to give it just a bit of glimmer, but not so much that it looks like a fairy just sneezed on you.






Smudge-proof:☆☆☆☆☆

These are definitely smudge proof. I've been sitting here trying to rub off the color on my hand and its just not budging! The only thing that really comes off are those fine glitters, but you'd have to definitely rub hard for even those to come off, that is of course after you leave the product to set.
Waterproof:☆☆☆☆☆
I wouldn't say that they are completely waterproof. The color stays on as long as you                                                                                  don't touch it when its wet, otherwise you could                                                                              rub it off rather easily.

Overall: ☆☆☆☆☆
I love this product what with the color selection! I really just hope that the golden ink is actually as smooth as the others, but I guess I won't find out unless I buy a new one. If you're looking for a new eyeliner, I definitely would recommend this to you guys, but I would keep in mind that some of the products aren't as smooth as the others.

Have you guys tried this product? What do you think of it? Please leave a comment, share, and subscribe!

Local band Driven Under performs at the House of Blues, Myrtle Beach

Hi, lovelies!

I don't tend to go to shows much, but when Wes ask if I wanted to come see I show that they've got at the House of Blues, I thought why not? Free ticket, please!

HOB was hosting a night for local bands, and seeing as I've never heard of the other bands and didn't want to leave my dog at home for too long. Left around 2000 and got there around 2100.

The first band was alright, didn't catch their name...or got any pictures...

So to the main attraction!

Crossfade "Cold" Cover

Check them out at:

DRIVEN UNDER

FACEBOOK PAGE

More from Driven Under:

Introductions and stuff...

Hi, lovelies!

You! Yes, you! Over there staring right at the screen! How are you? Seriously, I want to know. Leave a comment down below and I'll reply to it.

First here is a picture of my dog.

Adorable, right?

Let me introduce myself. Hi, my name is Noelle Joy, but Joy is just fine as well. I have gained 22 lovely years (hold on as I jam out to Taylor Swift's 22). Born and raised half of my life in the Philippines now residing in the wonderful state of South Carolina. I am on my 3rd semester of a 5 semester RN course. Yeah, I'm almost there and you can't imagine my giddiness to finally graduate and face the loans that I have taken out to pay for my precious education!

Oh, hey, that's me!

Regardless, I don't think I'll be talking much about my education...I haven't decided yet.

So that's  a little smidget about me...

You're probably thinking, "Okay, so now I know about you, but what the heck are you going to be doing in this blog?"

Okay, you got me. I don't really know.

What I can tell you is that I've got beauty subscription boxes coming in every month so expect some open box reviews and maybe a review or two of different products.

Another thing you could expect is some post about my weight loss journey as a food addict and as someone who has PCOS.

Other than that, I'll probably post some tidbits here and there, but with all those post I really want you, yes you, to comment on each post and give me some feed back.

This is where I'll end this post.

P.S. Feel free to leave a comment and stay tuned for an actual post on makeup, food, health and stuff.

And I really do hope that you are having a pleasant day/night. <3

With love,

Joy