Mad Gabs Coconut-Lime Wildly Natural Lip Butter Review

Nicole    Bargain Finds, Lip Balm, Lip Gloss, Makeup, Natural Products, Organic, Review, Reviews, Sunscreen

I am a huge fan of Mad Gabs! I first became familiar with the brand many years ago as I wrote in to a contest in a magazine and won a tin of their mint lip balm. I am thrilled to have gotten an opportunity to review Mad Gabs products for Dolce Beauty because I remembered how much I loved that lip balm. I’m pleased to say, their products still do not disappoint.

My new favorite lip balm is Mad Gabs Coconut-Lime Wildly Natural Lip Butter ($3.50). This Coconut-Lime Wildly Natural Lip Butter is a stick of smooth, soft lip butter that smells like a tropical getaway. I love their simple, natural ingredients: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Beeswax, Shea Butter, Natural flavor, Mango Butter, Vitamin E.

If you like a little color with your moisture, you may be interested in one of Mad Gabs’ Wildly Natural Lip Glosses, or their Bear and Moose Lip Shimmers. I really like the plum shade, as it’s the perfect natural lip color for my complexion.

Have you ever tried Mad Gabs products? To learn more about the brand, check out madgabs.com. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Perfect Your Pout with Lip Savvy! – Lip Gloss Review

Nicole    Lip Gloss, Makeup, Review, Reviews

Want to add some spice to your makeup bag? Check out these anti-aging lip glosses that pack powerful anti-aging ingredients and long-lasting color.

Lip Savvy! glosses come in 22 shades in two different textures to flatter any skin tone, plus they offer painless plumping action to hydrate lips and target fine lines and wrinkles with Hyaluronic Filling Spheres™ and collagen boosting peptides. They also put a damper on the aging process with a patented Complete Free Radical Protection Technology™.

Lip Savvy! glosses come in two formulas: ColorGlam (12 colors) offers a matte, creamy finish to lips and Star Studded Shine (10 colors) to radiate with intense sparkle and multi-dimensional shine. I tested the Star Studded Shine Gloss in “OMG” a bright, sparkly pink. It felt very pleasant on (no chunky glitter) but offered tons of sparkle and shine. The flavor was a very sweet and fruity one as well. Not only that, but the gloss comes in a cute zebra print package that is easy to find in your bag! Especially if your purse is a bottomless pit, like mine. Lip Savvy! is available in the following colors:

Best of all, these glosses are good for you. According to Lip Savvy!, the glosses offer total free radical protection, multiple collagen-boosting properties, prevention and correction of lines and wrinkles, instant and long-term painless plumping, and intense hydration. These glosses incorporate modern skincare and color technologies to give lips a fighting chance in the battle against aging.

Complete Free Radical Protection Technology™

• Protects cells from all three known types of free radicals – RCS, RNS, and ROS – unlike other products that only offer protection against one or two types
• Slows progressive skin damage such as lines, wrinkles, discoloration, collagen breakdown, loss of elasticity, and moisture loss
• Cells receive greater benefits from anti-aging ingredients due to the absence of free radicals.

Hyaluronic Filling Spheres ™

• Instantly and painlessly plump lips
• Quick wrinkle smoothing technology;
• Moisturizing

Peptide Complex Serum

Boost natural collagen production;

• Gives lips a firmer, smoother, more voluptuous appearance;
• Improves hydration
• Improves lip contours
• Redefines and minimizes fine vertical lines

Retail Price: $18.00. For more about Lip Savvy!, check out their website at www.belipsavvy.com.

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Gloss Review

Nicole    Budget Beauty, Lip Gloss, Makeup, Review, Reviews

I, like many makeup addicts, am a sucker for lip products. I collect them in ridiculous amounts; balms, glosses, sticks, stains… you name it, I’ve got it. So, on a random shopping trip to CVS recently, the new Revlon ColorBurst Lip Glosses in their sleek and elegant packaging caught my eye. I just had to have one!

For my own sake, this time I did not buy my normal shade of bubblegum or Barbie pink.  Instead, I chose “Papaya,” a rich coral shade that looks like it would be perfect for summer.  I really like the consistency of ColorBurst Lip Gloss because it is not sticky and feels very smooth and light.  There isn’t really a noticeable scent and there is no flavor to this semi-opaque gloss.  Best of all, I don’t have another color like it, so it was NOT a waste and won’t be sinking to the bottom of my lippie drawer.

Usually, you can catch these on a BOGO sale or some other good deal at the drugstore, so I would wait until a good Revlon sale comes to your local store before snatching these up.  However, all in all I think they are a safe bet for a decent drugstore gloss.  I am a big fan of Revlon products, and I think they’re definitely on the higher end of the drugstore variety.  For less than $10, you can’t go wrong here.

What do you think of Revlon ColorBurst Lip Gloss?  Have you tried these yet?

Last minute gift ideas under $20 at Stila Cosmetics – Coupon Codes

Nicole    Bargain Finds, Coupon Codes, Discount Codes, Makeup, Shopping

I hope everyone’s holiday shopping is going well!  I have been scouring the stores and internet looking at some interesting gifts, and I happened to stumble across some really good deals at StilaCosmetics.com that I figured I should share with my fellow beauty lovers!  Below are some of the gifts that are under $20:

Back to School Beauty Kit $64 value – $15.00	Backstage Eye Shadow Palette - Sale Price $12.00
Eye For Color Eye Shadow Palette $130 VALUE – $18.00	Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss Trio $48 VALUE – Sale Price $10.00

There is also free shipping and an additional 20% off with the coupon code: SFF4FBDGZN

What do you think of Stila Cosmetics?  Would you enjoy these gifts?

Neutrogena MoistureShine Gloss Review

Nicole    Bargain Finds, Lip Gloss, Makeup, Review

I am a big fan of Neutrogena products. Neutrogena MoistureShine Gloss is one of the better drugstore glosses that I have encountered. A while back, Neutrogena repackaged and adjusted their lip gloss line, and I think the changes were for the better.

The shade I currently own, Nutri Berry, is a shimmery warm pink. It is slightly opaque gloss loaded with good ingredients like Soy Bean oil, Jojoba oil, Vitamin E, Evening Primrose oil, Sunflower oil, Tangerine oil, Rose Flower oil and Aloe Barbadensis.

At around $8, this affordable gloss is a good one to try. It comes in a sleek rectangular tube and is available at drugstores nationwide.

Benefit Cosmetics Ultra Shines Lip Gloss Review

Nicole    Lip Gloss, Makeup, Review

My lip gloss checklist is slightly demanding.  In a quality gloss, I look for fun colors, easy application, cute packaging, non-sticky feel, pleasant fragrance (if any), and decent wear time.  Benefit Ultra Shines Lip Gloss definitely meets this criteria.

I recently purchased the Dancing Queen shade, a flirty Barbie pink with slight blue-based shimmer.  Benefit describes this color as a “Watermelon Pink”.  I love the awesome thick packaging, brush applicator wand, and of course amazing color.  Ultra Shines are, of course, ultra shiny, but non-sticky and feel pleasantly thick on.

At $18, Benefit’s gloss is slightly more expensive than my usual choices, but the perfect shade is close to HG status.  Have you tried this gloss?  What is your favorite lip gloss at the moment?