EMPTIES: Products I've Used Up #1 (Anastasia, L'Oreal, Hourglass & more!)

Welcome to my first EMPTIES: Products I've Used Up video of the year! Surprisingly enough, I have a lot of makeup empties this time so keep watching after the jump to see what products I liked and didn't like.

Best of Beauty 2013

My favorite beauty products from the year of 2013. Sorry for the late upload, I was without internet for a week!

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★PRODUCTS MENTIONED★
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer (Travel Size)
http://bit.ly/1ekNA9T

Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation (Natural)
http://bit.ly/1bnmJcA

La Mer The SPF Fluid Tint Broad Spectrum
http://bit.ly/KSanC3

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer (Light)
http://bit.ly/1awiXmz

Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer (Shade 6)
http://bit.ly/1mEgTZq

bareMinerals READY Touch Up Veil SPF 15 (Translucent)
http://bit.ly/1mSSLVU

N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder (Sunny)
http://bit.ly/M69BTC

MAC Mineralize Blush (Warm Soul)
http://bit.ly/1d1l3VP

Anastasia Brow Powder Duo (Dark Brown)
http://bit.ly/18I8LUn

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Original)
http://bit.ly/1a7GB3V

Urban Decay Naked Palette
http://bit.ly/1eZf72c

L'Oreal Paris Infallible Super Slim Liner (Black)
http://bit.ly/1ganLA8

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Zero)
http://bit.ly/1d1pvE3

Benefit They're Real! Mascara
http://bit.ly/15Rsznu

Revlon Lip Butter (Raspberry Pie)
http://bit.ly/1ivleRv

Lancôme Rouge in Love Lipcolor (Roses in Love)
http://bit.ly/1mT5Xu9

Maybelline Baby Lips (Cherry Me)
http://bit.ly/1dVZ3BY

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (Sassy Mauve)
http://bit.ly/1htBG12

♥WHAT I'M WEARING♥
Brandy Melville Mariana Knit
http://bit.ly/1htC7Is

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Review: Anastasia Beauty Express For Brows & Eyes

I recall one of my close girlfriends saying once: "You should never trust a woman with bad eyebrows." Though I can't remember the context in which she said this, I have to agree with her to a certain extent. We all know those women who have caterpillars brows and then their polar opposites, the women who have hardly any brows. Neither look is very attractive in my opinion, which is why I like to invest a lot of time in maintaining my brows.

I always had my eye on this Anastasia Beauty Express for Brows and Eyes ($39.50) in Brunette because it looked like a really great deal. Inside the kit is a wax, brow powder duo, eyeshadow duo, 5 stencils and a brush. I currently use the Anastasia Brow Powder Duo ($23) so I figured paying an extra $16.50 for wax, shadow, stencils and a brush was worth it.

However, I wasn't as blown away by this product as I thought I would be. While the Brow Powder Duo is amazing, the rest of the products in this kit don't justify the extra $16.50. The wax is ineffective, no matter how much I use it doesn't keep my brow hairs in place. The eyeshadow duo is very beautiful but I have so many highlighter shades in my makeup collection already that I didn't really see a point in having it. The stencils were by far the most disappointing because none of them fit my brow shape. As for the brush, it looked like a brush that would come in a drugstore brow kit.

Overall, I wasn't in love with the Beauty Express enough to pay $39.50 for it. I ended up returning it to Sephora a few days ago and purchasing another Brow Powder Duo to replace my old one. I feel like the Brow Powder Duo is good enough on its own. Even though the other products included make it a fairly good deal, I couldn't see myself using the products enough to keep the entire kit. ♥
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August Favorites 2013 + ANNOUNCEMENT!

It's that time of the month again. Check out my favorites and see what big announcement I have in store for you guys after the jump!

February Wish List 2013

February is quite a busy month for me; my classes are starting to kick into high gear and with Chinese New Year on the 10th and Valentine's day on the 14th, there's a lot going on in my life. I'm not sure if I mentioned this already but I'm part of a lion dance team, which means that around the time of Chinese New Year, we start to get a lot of shows and it also means I'll be on the road a lot with no wifi to blog! I'm going to try to write up posts ahead of time and schedule them to be published so my blog won't be completely post-less this month. Also, I mentioned that I hit over 100 followers while I was on vacation last month and I've been wanting to do a giveaway but since this month will be so busy, my giveaway might have to be pushed to next month. I'll keep all my followers updated via Twitter so if you don't already follow me, make sure to follow for updates!
Now let's get on to the real post, my February Wish List!

February Wish List 2013 by lipstickndlace

1. Urban Decay The Glinda Palette ($39) - I really want to watch this movie! The palette has a lot of pretty and girly shades that I don't have in my collection. Also, if I was to be in the movie, I'd probably be Glinda.

2. Orly Nail Lacquer in Rage ($7.79) - I've been wanting this polish shade since forever. It's a very pretty rose gold color that would look great worn alone or used for designs.

3. Wet N Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette - This item on my wish list isn't a specific product. Believe it or not, I have never tried a Wet N Wild eyeshadow and I've always been meaning to. They're so inexpensive and I hear such great things about them but I hardly shop at my drugstore since everything is so overpriced and it's not sold at Target so I never got around to trying it. I think it's about time I picked one up.

4. Anastasia Beauty Express for Brows and Eyes ($39.50) - I've been neglecting my brows in terms of shaping them. I've been just plucking the strays and hoping they turn out alright. This set comes with 4 stencils, a brush, a duo powder, gel and a duo shadow so I'll have no excuse to be lazy about my brows.

I hope this post turns out alright because I'm writing it from my iPhone while on the road upstate to perform. I'll talk to you all soon!