Amazingly Amazing! Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing lip color

So I was in ulta last week scrambling to find a gift for my Nana. At 87 she looks amazing! She most certainly doesn't look like your average grandma. She still dyes her hair and puts on her makeup everyday so I thought some good quality eyeshadow would be a nice gift for her! I got her a beautiful Smashbox palette but I think I was more excited about it than she was!

Anyway I know she isn't up to par with her makeup brands so in the past I got her some Bare Minerals and I know she's familiar with it. Unfortunately they were sold out of their holiday palette so in the meanwhile I tested out some of their lip colors in my everlasting quest to find a perfect nude and that's when I came across the Pretty Amazing lip color in Free Will. I tried a bit of it on and liked the color but thought nothing more of it until about an hour later when I realized, wow this stuff is still holding pretty strong!
I don't exactly know how to explain this stuff except its kind of a hybrid of lipstick and lipgloss but unlike some of the other "long lasting" glosses this one doesn't make your lips feel like you put Elmer's glue on them! Ugh I hate that feeling! They go on nicely and then after a while they feel like $h!t! It doesn't smell bad either which is a big thing for me. o will never buy L'oreal lipsticks again because the smell is so horrific. The price isn't terrible either, $16 for one and its a decent size. I found that pretty reasonable in comparison to other lipglosses/lipsticks in the same realm. The color selection is kind of small but it does vary from nudes, to reds and everything between.

Overall I definitely think this stuff is worth a mention if you are looking for a nicely pigmented long lasting lipstick/lipgloss. It definitely is pretty amazing in my book and I am looking forward to trying some more!

Free Lipstick? Lets see....

So a while back a girlfriend of mine told me to hold on to all my Mac empties and once I have 6 of them I can go to my local Mac store and trade them in for a free lipstick! Woooo hoo! So I just happened to have 2 empty creme d'nudes and a lipgloss that I was trying to scrape the crumbs out of so I held on. When I got home I realized I also had this teal eyeshadow (steamy) that I NEVER wore ( just not much of a blue eyeshadow girl) that was just taking up space in my drawer so I scraped out the eyeshadow and put it in an empty contact lens container. One more eyeshadow mythology which I love too! So I was one product short so I dug out an old Nail polish I don't use. I hope nail polish counts! Either way it's a great program! I think all cosmetic companies should do the same. Lets see if it works!

I believe it's called the Back to Mac recycling program and you can google it. I haven't been able to see the actual link on their website from my phone or iPad. Check it out though if you are interested!
I will let you know if it works out!


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Ok so I'm a chicken $h!t a little and I let the overly done up fembots at the Mac store intimidate me sometimes and now I know why the Back to Mac program works in their favor not ours! I felt like a cheap bitch going in there trading in a bunch of old empties for a free lipstick and not buying anything! Oh lord! So since I have been meaning to try a new foundation in which does not involve having skin colored particles strewn about my room I let her do a do a "test" on my face which then turned into her wiping off all my makeup and me walking out looking like one of the Mac fembots and my wallet $30 lighter! She also put this what i thought was way too bright lipcolor on me that i refused to buy but then as i browsed through the mall and checked myself out in the mirrors realized it was a really nice color and i forgot the name! oh well on a side note One thing that pisses me off about the Mac snobs is that they of course think Mac is far superior to every other brand of makeup and they always have to tell you how much whatever it is you already have on sucks and why Mac is soooo much better! Which yes I agree Mac is a wonderful brand but there are many other wonderful brands out there and dare I say....even in the drugstore!
Anyway I decided to muster up the balls to go to the Mac counter in Macy's where there were far less lost looking women and trade in my empties and it was a wam bam Thank you mam situation! Welcome Mac hue to my nude collection!

**TIP OF THE DAY!!!**

Ever go to the MAC store or counter in your local department store and see a really funky color eye shadow or lipstick you don't know if you're daring enough to try for a ridiculous $14.50 a pop??? (Plus you don't want to be hassled by the over done, plastic looking, Mimi from the drew Carey Show girls behind the counter!)

Try a similar color in a less expensive brand such as Wet 'N' Wild or NYX. NYX has a wide array of funky colors you can choose from for 1/3 of the price! Wet 'N' Wild is the cheapest brand out and also has a wide selection of funky colors in eye shadow, lipsticks, and eyeliners. You can buy all 3 and more for the cost of one MAC single eyeshadow pot!


THE LESSON
If your committed to owning MAC products my theory is try before you buy!

First things first.....

Hi all!! MY name is Leanna. This is my first time ever writing an actual blog so bear with me!! I am starting this blog called "Product Junkie" being that I am....well a self proclaimed product junkie! By "product" I mean anything in god's creation that you can use to make yourself look better and feel better about yourself! By day I am a graphic designer/ sign maker and by night I am on a crazy quest to find the best products out there! If you are one of those people who can't go into CVS to pick up some cold medicine or maxi pads without cruising the makeup and hair product aisle then this blog is for you!!

I guess over the years I have become somewhat of a product guru to my friends and family. I am constantly scouring store aisles for the best items out there to improve and or enhance my appearance. I get completely sucked in by commercials claims like "this mascara will make your eye lashes appear 10 times longer & fuller!" or this lotion "will make your skin baby smooth". I probably shouldn't being that I took many advertising/ marketing courses in college that taught me better! Either way, still like anything else in life I need to find out for myself!

So in this blog I will give tips, review products and maybe give some other interesting tid-bits about fashion and beauty!! Bear with me, and excuse my boring appearance for now!! My laptop is getting a makeover and I can not access my graphic design software! I promise a cool look with better graphics will be coming soon!!

Thanks
Leanna

P.S. Also keep in mind that anything I write on here is solely based on my opinion. I in no way shape of form believe myself to be and expert nor am I representing any company. Just a girl who likes to try products!