Manicure Monday...3/18/19

That is Bonita nail polish "The hostes with the mostest" on almost all the nails. The accent nail is Bonita " A penny for your thoughts". I love the color combo. It is a simple design but still pretty! What do you think?

-Gladis Xiomara

Nails, Nails, Nails...

I'm into nails right now...can you tell me how you think I'm doing???

-Gladis Xiomara

Where the F*** have I been?

So I haven't made any YouTube videos in years and here is why. I basically gave up because I compared myself to other people. I was looking at my channel and didn't really see anything changing. I wasn't getting a lot of subscribers. If you have ever made and edited videos before you know that it is hard work. I would say it was a part-time job but I was not getting anything out of it. No money because I didn't have enough subscribers to be able to make money to keep the channel alive. I thought why am I going to keep doing this if I'm not getting anything out of it and it's hard work and it's expensive to just keep buying new products. So I did what many people do. I gave up. Another thing was that I didn't WANT to do it anymore. I didn't get anything out of it so I just didn't make any videos anymore. So I thought now I have to do a giveaway and spend all this money when I really don't even want to make any videos anymore. So like I said I gave up. So why am I telling you all this now? Cus I want to say to all of my subscribers that I'm sorry I just fell off the face of the earth. That I'm happy that you have not given up on me and my channel and that soon I will do what I said I was going to do. I gotta pick out the stuff I'm going to give away. My channel will be more about my life, not just about makeup, travel and crafting. I want to do more vlogs so you guys can get to know me better if that is what you want to do. I have changed not a lot but I feel like I'm more mature now. Also, there are so many things I want to tell yall. I have changed my life although it took a lot for me to do that. I'm excited to share stuff with you. Let's be friends again!!! See you soon...

Best Lipstick Shade Ever AND Less than $2 to boot??

So I'm Back!! I can explain where I been but you will have to follow me to my personal blog...https://shinningstarxiomara.blogspot.com . In any case, I'm HAD to write about this lipstick I can across at the drugstore. ( And no they are not paying me to say this) I have already bought 4 backups of it just in case. It's the Wet'n'Wild Silk Finish Lipstick in 560B & Secret Muse is the color. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!  I have been wearing it almost every day since I got it. It's a better than your lip color shade with a rosy/ mauve undertone. It goes with a lot of makeup looks. And depending on where you go it's less than a dollar. I went to Walmart and it was less than a dollar. I went too Walgreens and it was 1.19 there. I also just checked Wet'n'Wild's own website and it's .99 cents there. It's creamy not drying. When I eat most of it stays on. When it wears off it doesn't look weird it just fades. In any case, if you been looking for a good better than your own lip color lipstick, this one is it!

Ruby Kisses Cream Licious Triple Butter Matte Cream

So I'm loving these kiss lip creams I found at the beauty supply. I saw that they say they have three different types of butters so I wanted to give one a try. I loved it so much I went crazy on my birthday and bought the rest of the line on a website. So here are the swatches. I hope you like them but the ones that I have tried so far I like a lot.  They are not as drying as other matte lipies I have tried and they were a super nice deal @ $ 2.99 each. Also, it takes a few minutes to dry so if you get it somewhere you don't want you can wipe it away. The applicator is one of those pointed triangles felt tips so its good for getting into the cupids bow and to outline the lips and then filling them in(Judy's observation ). I have been using a matching lip liner which makes the last a bit longer but much like most matte lipsticks when you eat or drink its best to take it all the way off and reapply because they look really dry and patchy. But most definitely give one of them a try. In my opinion, it's well worth it.

My current favorite mascara!

OMG so I was at walgreens about a month ago and I happened to walk by a wet n wild display. So when I saw this I was like I HAVE to try this. I must say for a wet n wild mascara I thought it was a bit prisey because as we all know wet n is one of the most affordable brand out there it was 7.99 at my walgreens but it was WELL worth it. I have pretty long lashes as it is (a gift from my dad ) but as time has gone on...age I have noticed the density of my lashes has changed. Anyways this mascara makes them look like they are fake I LOVE it. So the first black tube is a very wet formula and also its a desent brush because it also seperates. Then you do the white tube which are these fibers which are white in color. The last step is to go back in with the  black tube and it just adds thickness and lenth. They look amazing! So a while back I had done a review on a product from essence that was just a pot of fibers you could use with a mascara provided and I did like that prodct but this one is better in my opinion for the simple fact that its pakaged better. If you have any quetions please feel free to ask me, I will do my best.

Thanks !
Xiomara

* out of 5 Review: Maybeline eye studio dou felt tip eyeliner

 

Are you F****** kidding me? Oh HELL NO!! Just when I was trying to give felt tip eyeliners another chance. As you may recall one of the last blogs I posted was of the review of the Loreal super slim eyeliner, which I love. Well that opened the window for me to think that I might get lucky again and find another felt tip eyeliner to love. I decided to get this one because I saw on the commercial in which it says it is supposed to be versatile and be able to make two lines, one think one thin one. I thought was a cool concept... I should have not even wasted my money on this one cause it was awful! To tell you that I never got it to come out to any shade that was dark enough for me to even try it on my eye!  When I first opened it I tried it on my hand and it was so see through  and watery that I didn't trust it to stay where I  put it. The back of the packaging says to shake well, so I did what it said. The shaking helped a little but not really that much. I can't post the pic cause I think in a rage I might have thrown it away- but trust me the whole back side of the packaging was filled with failed attempts. I spent about 8 bucks at Wal-Mart for it and if I would have found the receipt I would have took it back. But the good thing is that I can now tell you guys about it. Don't waste your money, it was not worth mine. If you have gotten this eyeliner and loved it, kudos to you but for me I will not be purchasing  this again. EVER! 

TTYL,

Xiomara

New Jordana Best Volume extreme Mascase brush Vs Benefit Bad Gal brush

 

So in the video I did today I happed to mention as soon as I opened up this new Jordana best volume mascara that it reminded me of a Benefit mascara (in the video I said They're Real but I misspoke it's the Bad Gal mascara I was thinking about-I do not own They're Real mascara) In any case as you can see from the picture the Jordana is BIGGER and also has a slightly different shape. The Benefit is easier to work with because of the taper at the end and also the angle of the taper of the brush is better in my opinion. I will go on record to say that I don't see myself repurchasing the Benefit or the Jordana best volume mascara any time soon just because the original Jordana Best Lash Extreme is my favorite and it's only $2.99 @ HEB. That's it for today. Let me know if you have any questions, as always I will try to answer the best I can. :) 

 

TTYL,

 

Xiomara 

Ask yourself...(push yourself)

 

So I'm on vacation this week from my "pay my bills job", and even though I do have things I have to do that are set in stone, I'm trying to prove to myself that I can and want to this makeup thing everyday of my life. I have committed to making  a video a day for my channel everyday this week. So far I have done two videos in two days and I have three days left. I'm happy because if I can prove it to myself then I know that I can do it. Three more days to go. If I can do that will be a great start for me. You know how they say that the harshest critic might be yourself for me that is the case sometimes so here's to proving it me that I CAN DO what I want to do because life it short. You have to do what makes you happy, right?  Makeup makes me happy. :)

 

 

TTYL,

 

Xiomara

Milani Uptown Mauve Swatches

 

Swatched on the hand

 

On the lips

 

My first impression of this lipstick is that it is very moisturizing and pretty pigmented as well. I have only wore it once or twice so that's all I can say for now but so far so good. Full review on this product is pending after I make up my mind. Let me know if you have any questions. TTYL,

 

Xiomara



Loreal Infalable slim Eyeliner Review 4 out of 5 ****

 

I put this in my recent July favorites video and so I wanted to do a full on review of this product for you guys. So here it is. Let me give you a bit of a back ground on my felt tip eyeliner experience. My experience with felt tip eyeliners is very limited in recent years. Yes when I was in high school I used them but that was a LONG time ago and so I will only tell you about my recent history with them. In the last few years I have only bought two different ones. The Avon felt pen and the Jordana Fabuline. Looking back on those I think I would rate those a 2 star product, maybe not even that. Those really put me off of felt tip eyeliners so I really didn't care to try anymore until I kept seeing the commercial for this one. Having said all that I picked this one up, knowing that it was more than I paid for the other ones I just mentioned. So since the day I first put it one I loved it! It does what it says. It stays put and it provides a very thin line if that's your thing. And you can make a thick line if you like that too! It stays on and provided your eyes don't water will be on until you take it off. The line itself is pretty black and pigmented. Which is one of the reasons I didn't like the Avon or Jordana liners. When I made my favorites video I mentioned that I thought it was drying out but now I have come to the conclusion that it's not drying out it's more like the tip has collected some of my oils off my skin that it doesn't let the product seap through the tip and made less product to come out. Similar to the effect when you wet your potted eye shadows they build up residue on them, sometimes not letting you use them anymore . I happened to use it today in the morning and pressed the belly of the felt tip on my upper lash line (using the side) and it worked fine that way. Product worked beautifully as it had when I first started using it. So it's not drying out, it's just got a dirty tip. So now I'm forced to make a rating on it knowing that it's just me and my skin making it do this. Because I have yet to hear this problem coming from someone else. SO this rating is purly for me and my experience it works for me great but not awesome but its because of ME and my oily lids...lol. I hope that make sense. Anyways the good news is that it has opened my eyes as far as felt tip eyeliners go and I will be on the quest to find one that works better for me. When I find a better one I will let you know but for now this one will due until it dries out. :)

TTYL,

Xiomara

**update 08-15-2013: I totally forgot to mention something in my review which I think is awesome about it. The line it creates is not shiny...I know that I have heard that from other felt tips liners but this one does NOT do that. Just had to let know you about that too because for me that is a great thing.

Xiomara

Pencil eyeliner swatches: Prestige total intesity eyeliners

 

This is my favorite pencil eyeliner to date. I like it better than the Milani liquefy because this one doesn't dry out as much. If I ever find one that's better I will let you know... :)

TTYL,

 

Xiomara

Mani For the week

It such a beautiful color, how do you like it? Let me know, Xiomara :)

Ulta Super shiny Lip butter

 

As you can see this lip butter has a good deal of pigmentation, and as a first impression it gave me pretty good moisture. I like it so far, looking forward to maybe adding so more to my collection. Thanks,

 

Xiomara

Black Radiance Liquid lip color in Caribbean Pink

 

I hauled this lip gloss recently in my haul so I decided to swatch them here on my blog for you. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

TTYL,

 

Xiomara

Review: Milani Eye Shadow Primer 4.5 out of 5

This is a no JOKE kind of primer. I loved it from the very first day I wore it. I have had it now for about two weeks and it has performed consistently for the whole time and to top it off it's from the DRUGSTORE! that is absolutely amazing. Ok I have to tell you that As I mentioned in a few videos. I have a job to which I sometimes have to be there about 11 hours. It's a long day for me. And I have tried many, many primers since I have started on YouTube and I have not found out that last that long. A long time maybe about 8-9 hours yet never ever one that last my all days. So before I bought this I was using the MAC Painterly or the MAC Groundwork. In any case those do not last that long on me, maybe cause of the heat or maybe cause of my oily lids or just the shape of my eye. In any case this last longer than any primer I have tried. Even the Urban Decay doesn't last as long as this! So yes I am please to say I'm giving it a 4.5 out of 5 stars simply because I have not tried ALL primer in the world and I'm hoping one day I can give a 5 to the best primer in the world for me.. .when I do I will not hesitate to let you guys know about it until then this gets a 4.5 out of 5 stars from me. But also the satisfaction of being my primer of choice until then.

Mani for the week 07-20-2013

 

 

I decided I was going to do my nails today and since I still had not used this color in my collection...I though why not? I had been wanting for so long I might as well use it! What do you think? Let me know in your comments.

TTYL, Xiomara



Review: Hard Candy All Glossed up In Chic 4 out of 5

I Picked up this lip stain at Wal-Mart the other day because I wanted to see how it compared with the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains. I have taken it to work for a few days this week and I fee like I have gathered enough information to make have an initial impression of this product.  Let me start point by point: 
1). The price: Hard Candy is exclusive to Wal-Mart but the price that was on the display was $4 but when it rang up it  said $5 but still less the Revlon which can be pricey especially if you buy those at the drugstore without a sale.
2) Amount of product: 3.2g as opposed to the Revlon 2.7g so you are getting a little more product with the Hard Candy.
3) Texture: I must say that this product feel silkier therefore a tiny bit more moisturizing than the Revlon. It's not sticky at all.
4).Packaging: both are twist up with a cap. The Revlon has a coordinating colored cap the Hard Candy has a clear cap to let you see the product color. I'm leaning towards the clear cap just because the clear you can see the actually product. The Revlon you can't see the product and I have heard some people saying the outside might not be the same as the product itself. (although the three Revlon Just Bittens that I have do match)
5)Taste & smell: Hard Candy all glossed up has no taste but a rancid, old lipstick kind of smell. Revlon has a minty smell and taste.
6.) Longevity: I wore this to work a few days and I have noticed it does not stay on long at all. In my experience the most it has stayed on is 2-4 hours in total counting the stained part. Now as you can see from the picture is most certainly NOT a dark color at all so that might have something to do with it. I would have bought another one that was darker to try it out IF it were not for one thing. The smell. Honestly I was not a fan of the smell while I was applying it. It smelled rancid. After I applied it I didn't notice the smell. But for that reason alone I will not be purchasing any more of these. I have no problem with the Revlon's minty smell. If you don't mind the smell then go for the Hard Candy one, you do get more product for your money and overall it does make your lips feel moisturized and that is what it claims to do. I don't see anywhere on the packaging that they advertise it to stain for hours and hours when clearly it doesn't so I would rate it a 4 out of 5 just for the smell.

Swatched on the hand

 

on the lips

Loreal Fairest Nude Vs: Black Radiance 5115

In one of my last videos I had mentioned that this new lip color I got at Wal-Mart reminded me of L'Oreal's Fairest Nude just a few shades darker so I decided to swatch them so here you go.

On the hand they look nothing a like.

 

 

But on the lips they black radiance is just deeper and a little more rosy.

 

You tell me what you think...

TTYL,

Xiomara

Help me, too many possibilites!?

 

As you know I'm thinking about painting my wall in the back ground of my filming room but I'm not sure what color. My favorite color is blue but since blue is a little predictable for me I was thinking maybe purple. I'm not sure HELP me!...lol