Belif Aqua Bomb Review

Moisturizers have always been a hard thing for me to find, due to my excessively sensitive skin. I have to avoid most thick creams that soothe my facial eczema because then my acne breaks out but most other moisturizers are too oily for my taste. When I opened one of my Sephora play boxes, i received a sample of the Belif Aqua Bomb and immediately fell in love!

This moisturizer retails for $38 at Sephora. It is for oily to combo skin and that is essentially me, because I only occasionally get dry patches on my face. This is a gel formula and it is very soothing and cooling. I have had my new jar for a week and use it excessively and have barely made a dent in it, so it is definitely worth the price. This is also one of the only moisturizers I can apply to my facial eczema without it burning, so thats a plus too! The only negative I have found is that it doesn’t get rid of my dry patches, I have to use a stronger one on them, but in its defense they are pretty bad. This is also what I use under my makeup because I don’t use primer and it keeps my skin hydrated and healthy all day! I love this product so much and its my holy grail of moisturizers, I highly recommend this product!

Hope you enjoyed!

-Trinity May

MILK Makeup Blur + Set Loose Setting Powder Review

I have never found a good setting powder. I have tried Maybelline, Coty’s, Colourpop, and many more but they are either too drying or have horrendous flashback or just don’t work.  During my mini Fenty makeover at Sephora, she asked my concerns and i said creasing on my forehead, cause ya girl talks with her eyebrows. She ran over and grabbed this product, and I fell in love!

It retails for $29, but you get SO MUCH PRODUCT! It is super light-weight, silicone and talc free, and made with avocado powder and hyaluronic acid! I use it with my Fenty foundation and concealer, which are pretty drying, but it gives me oil protection and no creases, without looking like the Sahara desert. It really smoothes out my fine lines and helps the under eyes while still brightening! I love this product and recommend it to anyone who needs a good powder that isn’t too drying and doesn’t have flashback! Here are some pictures of my makeup with this powder on! I had already been wearing this for 3 hours and it still looked great!

Hope you enjoyed!

-Trinity May

Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Duo Review

This item was used in my free mini Fenty makeover at Sephora I mentioned in a recent post. She put it on, and I fell in love!

I already owned a mini Fenty highlighter, in the shade Hu$tla Baby, but its a little too dark for my winter skin tone, but I love the formula.

I ended up buying the duo in the shades Lightning Dust/ Fire Crystal, and they are amazing! Its very buildable but they are stunning with one swipe! I was hesitant to buy it due to the steep price, but its also two highlighters and its stunning, so I caved! I am so happy I did, it can be a natural glow or even a blinding beam! This is probably my favorite (two) highlighters in my whole collection, and I have a lot of highlighters (drop a comment if you want a tour of all my highlighters!) and that says a lot! I really recommend this highlighter for someone with a lighter skin tone that is worried about a highlighter being too dark against your skin when its not a pure white highlight. I would definitely say I am a fair-light tone right now, even though I am a medium-tan shade most of the summer but I’m sure it would look great on darker tones too! In this picture, I have this highlight on (in both shades)!

Hope you enjoyed!

-Trinity May

Fenty Foundation and Concealer Review

I am a person that is basically a foundation hoarder, I love trying new things and cycle through foundations like there is no tomorrow. I originally wanted to buy the fenty foundation in June, but I knew my tan wouldn’t last, so I ended up buying it in February!

 

The catalyst for this purchase was a free Fenty mini makeover at Sephora! I fell in love with the foundation, and the person that helped me taught me a bunch of tips to deal with my concerns!

My main concern was that people said it was EXTREMELY DRYING and I already have a lot of dry skin on my face, with the exception to my very oily T-Zone. She told me that if I use a very long lasting moisturizer under it, with an optional primer (which I avoid primers cause they make me break out) will help combat the matte-ness. My only other concern was the creasing, cause I “talk with my eyebrows”, and my under eyes get very creasy, and she recommended another product for that which works wonders (review coming soon!!!). She did my full face, and I loved it, so I caved and bought the foundation and concealer! The shade match was spot on and I ended up gettin 150 in the foundation and the concealer. I love this so much and it is stunning! The concealer is very full coverage, and I LOVE that the shade numbers match, it cuts out a lot of guessing! I highly recommend this to anyone, just know that if you have dry skin, you need to put on a pretty thick layer of moisturizer on before hand. I applied it with a sponge myself, mainly because i’m not a fan of applying foundation with a brush, but the stylist at Sephora used a brush and it was still stunning! And if you have sensitive skin, like me, know it hasn’t caused any problems with me and it isn’t uncomfortable or itchy at all! This picture is of me wearing both products as my base!

Hope you enjoyed!
-Trinity May

Colourpop Foundation Set Review

So I jumped on the train, cheap foundation that has an all-day claim? you’re kidding?!?!?!? Well I ordered the full set offered on colourpop’s website, a foundation, loose powder, pressed powder, and I bought a concealer in the recommended shade.

Color matching online is extremely hard, mainly cause I am on the border of light and medium shades. I ordered the lightest medium shade with a warm undertone, got the medium pressed powder, and the translucent loose powder.

The color match is pretty good, maybe just a tad too orange but it works when i cover it all in translucent powder. The formula is good and so is the concealer, but the powders make it dry a lot. As I have tried the products multiple times since my original thoughts, I realized how much I dislike both of the powders. The pressed powder is not a great formula and the pan has changed a lot and isn’t good anymore, the loose powder is okay, but i can’t use it with matte foundations, because its overly drying. The dryness was taken care of by my fix plus but its still not my favorite combo. Im going to try the foundation with some other powders to see how it sets. I recommend this product for anyone who wants to try out a new foundation, but is on a budget.

Hope you enjoyed!

–Trinity May

My Hiatus/Sabbatical

Hi folks, its been a while.

Im back and better than every. I had to focus on me these last two months and have decided that I wanted to start up my blog again. It bring me a lot of joy to have contact with a bunch of other makeup loves and you guys are very supportive, and I thank you for that. Since I am a full-time student, with a part time job, I will try to post at least once a week from now on, hopefully I will be able to do multiple posts a week but I don’t want to get overwhelmed. Thank you all so much for sticking with me, it means a lot. But I’m back, and will supply you with some really good content coming really soon.

Thank you all, and I’m very excited to be back!

-Trinity May

Tarte Shape Tape Hydrating Foundation Review

I have been buying lots of foundations lately. I have tanned since my most recent purchase and i have many different shade with many different undertones. One thing I realized is, wow, I only have matte foundations. I have combination skin, very dry cheeks and a very oily nose and forehead and chin. I noticed my Tarte amazonian clay foundation is way too dry on my face, especially after I set my T zone so I don’t sweat my makeup off.

I saw that for the whole month of September, Tarte Shape Tape Foundations are all only $23 instead of $39. I decided to buy it, even though I have many foundations, because I am in pursuit of my perfect foundation. I bought the hydrating formula, mainly because I don’t have any and Im in desperate need of a perfect foundation. I color matched myself in Ulta, and might I say, I did a perfect match. It ended up being 2 shades darker than the original Tarte shade I was matched with a month ago.

So I put the foundation on and… I AM IN LOVE. The shade is perfect but most of all, I am astounded with how it makes my skin look. It looks so natural that my mom couldn’t tell which half of my face had it on! It is my new favorite and I am thinking of buying another bottle since it is so cheap right now. I am so in love and highly recommend it!

Hope you enjoyed!

–Trinity May

NYX Tame and Frame Brow Pomade Review

I have pretty full and dark brows, so normally i only put some gel on and maybe use a pencil to fill it in. I used to use brow pomade but stopped because of how thick my brows are. I purchased this Pomade from NYX on referral from my friend, and it is amazing! I don’t have to use much because of my full brows but there are some areas where I don’t have hair, because I accidentally pull my eyebrow hairs out when I’m nervous or stressed. I really love this pomade and highly recommend it!

Hope you enjoyed!

–Trinity May

Announcement

Are there any specific items you guys would want me to review??? I would love to try out some new products and want to give you some good content! Also, comment if there is anything else you would like to see! Thanks!

-Trinity May

Swatches of All My Kylie Lipsticks

I love lipsticks and had to break this haul into 4 sets… Glosses, Lipsticks, Liquid Lipsticks, and Kylie Lipsticks! This is my Kylie collection! I would have to say that my collection of Kylie lipsticks is my favorite of all my lipsticks! I really enjoyed looking at all my lipsticks and have started incorporating the more vibrant colors again!

Hope you enjoyed!

–Trinity May