NYX Blush in Summer Peach: The Perfect Summer Blush

NYX Blush in Summer Peach is one of my new favorites! It's the perfect summer blush color.  It is a beautiful peach that provides such a gorgeous flush to your cheeks. 

I have recently developed a love for many NYX products and this blush is no exception.  I have gotten so much use out of it already.  I feel like it goes perfectly with the bronze eye looks that we all love to wear during summer time and looks equally as perfect if it's only a mascara, blush, and gloss day.  

Photos taken in natural day light.  

Summer makeup is meant to be light and easy.  I love this blush for a beautiful pop of peach on my cheeks and an every day summer glow.  

What is your favorite NYX blush?

Kristen

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NYX Blush in Natural: Swatches and Review

With a name like "Natural", I expected this to be more of a taupe color.  Well it's not! It's quite possibly the most beautiful light rosey pink color I've seen.  

I can wear this blush almost every day with just about any makeup look.  It gives my cheeks the perfect natural flush and I seriously can not get enough of it.  

Natural is a matte finish blush and the texture is silky, but not powdery.  I found that this blush had amazing pigmentation and I only needed one layer to achieve the color I desired.  I think this blush is best suited for lighter skin tones, as it may not show up as well on those of you with darker skin. 

Swatches taken in natural lighting.  

What is your favorite NYX blush??

Thanks for reading!

Kristen

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NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in NUDE PEACH With Swatches

This was my first ever NYX Mega shine lipgloss and I recently received this as a gift from a friend.  

NYX's Nude Peach gloss is the perfect shade of peachy pink with a subtle shine to it.  I have been wearing it most days on it's own but also pairing it with my favorite lipstick, MAC Peach Blossom.  

Swatches

Nude Peach in natural light.

I have noticed that this gloss like to settle where my lips meet but being aware of it makes it an easy fix.  

It's one of my new summer favorites!!  It has a high shine with a great reflective quality.  It smells like cherry candy.  Some people don't like the smell, but I don't mind it at all.  This gloss right here is what started my current NYX obsession! 

What is your favorite NYX Mega Shine lip loss? 

Kristen

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NYX Butter Gloss Part 1: Swatches and Review

These NYX butter glosses are AMAZING! I purchased mine at Ulta and they retail for only $4.99.  But as most of you know, Ulta will usually put NYX on sale for buy one get one 50% off.

The butter glosses feel like just that, BUTTER.  They are silky and smooth on the lips.  I found the opacity and wear to be similar to MAC lip glasses, however these amazing little gems are not sticky.

The only down fall, is that I found myself reapplying about every two hours to keep the color vibrant and vivid. But I didn't mind it.  In my opinion, these glosses are totally worth the purchase, but I would wait to get them on sale.  

Here are swatches:  

L to R: Apple Strudel, Maple Blondie, Eclair, Creme Brûlée

All swatches below were done in natural lighting.  

Apple Strudel 

Maple Blondie

Eclair

Creme Brûlée

Have you tried the NYX butter glosses yet? What's your favorite?

Thanks for reading!

Kristen

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Very Close Dupes: Buxom Creamcicle and NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel

Lately, I have been obsessed with my BUXOM Creamcicle lipgloss.  After purchasing some of the NYX Butter Glosses, I noticed I was just as obsessed with Apple Strudel and Maple Blondie.   I have been going back and forth between the two lately and I'm seriously in love.

Here I have featured Apple Strudel as being a close dupe and a drug store alternative to purchasing BUXOM's Creamcicle.  While they look different swatched on my skin, you can see just how similar they are once applied to the lips.

If you have NYX Maple Blonde you could skip on Apple Strudel because they are very similar and you don't need to have both.  Both Apple Strudel and Maple Blondie are great drug store options for getting the same look as using Creamcicle at a fraction of the price.

NYX Apple Strudel (left) Buxom Creamcicle (right)

NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel

Buxom Creamcicle

I hope this helps save you guys some money while still being able to rock a beautiful coral lip this summer.

Thanks for reading!

Kristen
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NYX Love in Florence Palette in Bellini Kiss Swatches and Review

I recently picked up the NYX Love in Florence palette in Bellini Kiss and I have found myself reaching for it more often than not.  

I have been really pleased with the quality, pigmentation, and performance of this little palette.  The only shadow I had an issue with was the gold one.  It was stiff and did not offer much color pay off.  However, I had better results when using that shadow wet.

Swatches

Overall, I think it is a great palette for the money and the colors are perfect for spring and summer.  

Need an idea of how to use this palette, check out my tutorial.

Have you tried any of the new NYX palettes? I can not wait to get more! I sense a NYX addiction coming on! 

Thanks for reading!

Kristen 

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Current Favorite Lip Combo: NYX, Revlon, & MAC

My Current Favs for my Lippies!

This is something that generally changes week to week for me, as I am sure it does with most people.  I have recently become more into lip products and feel like I am buying new things every chance I get.  With all the new products I have to choose from it is really hard to pick just one favorite, but these 3 products are my current favorites of this week.

And the combo is:

NYX Lipliner in 810 Natural
REVLON Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in 001 Honey
MAC Lustreglass in Pinkarat

Sorry this picture is a little dark.  I use natural lighting and it has been cloudy for days.  But the colors still show true.

The end result!

I just love this combo! The liner is more brown, while the balm stain is more mauve, and topping it with the pink gloss with golden shimmer gives it an overall shimmery nude look.

What is your current favorite lip combo?

I have been hesitant to do actual lip swatch photos lately because I am currently battling Melasma due to pregnancy.  Melasma is darkening of the skin in areas or spots.  I am 9 months pregnant and as soon as my new little man gets here I will be blogging about my journey to get my skin back to normal.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone has a great week!


Thanks for reading!

Stay Beautiful!

Kristen
xoxo

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