Raw Resilience

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Makeup Wish List

Hey Loves!

How is 2015 treating you so far? I know I have been semi-busy lately with starting school again and working here and there. What are you guys up to? I would love to know! Comment below if youʻre working, going to school, both, or whatever you like!

I just wanted to share some items that I have on my "wish list". I have had some of these products on my list either since last year or taken a recent interest in. All of the products down below will be listed have a link to them so you can find out more info. These products range from high end to drugstore and vary in price. I would have to be honest in saying that I am banking on my tax returns to get majority of them due to their cost. As you all know I am a grad student who lives on her own and works part-time which means I have no money.

*DISCLAIMER* Some of these products are just those that I am interested in and can of course live without. I can actually live without all of these products lol. The main ones I would like have an asterisk located next to them.

**If thereʻs a ~~through~~ the products, it means Iʻve bought it already ;)**

*ABH Liquid Lipstick in the shades "Bambi", "Heathers", "Pure Hollywood", and "Sad Girl"
http://anastasiabeverlyhills.com/makeup/liquid-lipstick.html
($20 each) (*I would most like Bambi and Pure Hollywood*)

*ABH Contour Kit
http://anastasiabeverlyhills.com/makeup/contour-kit-sculpt-highlight-define.html
($40)

Demeter "Pixie Dust" Fragrance
http://www.demeterfragrance.com/58083/772733/All-Classic-Scents/Pixie-Dust.html
($39.50 for 4 oz.)

Estee Lauder "Double Wear" Foundation

http://www.sephora.com/double-wear-stay-in-place-makeup-P378284?skuId=1465293

($37)

~~Kat Von D "Shade+Light" Contour Palette~~

~~http://www.sephora.com/shade-light-contour-palette-P392129?icid2=Whats_new_makeup_sku_grid_P392129_image~~

~~($46)~~

*Lime Crime Velvetines in "Cashmere", "Salem" and "Wicked"

http://limecrime.com/lips/velvetines-39.html

($20 each)

Nars Kabuki "Ita" Brush

http://www.sephora.com/kabuki-ita-brush-P391318?skuId=1666544

($55)

Nars "Virtual Domination" Cheek Palette

http://www.sephora.com/virtual-domination-cheek-palette-P390809?skuId=1643253

($65)

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in "Transylvania"

http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-17-soft-matte-lip-cream.aspx

($6)

Rimmel Lip Liner in "Eastend Snob"
http://www.cvs.com/shop/beauty/lips/lip-liners-pencils/rimmel-exaggerate-full-colour-lip-liner-063-eastend-snob-skuid-443467
($6.49)

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in "Translucent"
http://www.cvs.com/shop/beauty/face/powder/rimmel-stay-matte-pressed-powder-001-transparent-skuid-443654
($5.69)

Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet
http://us.rimmellondon.com/products/apocalips-matte-lip-velvet
(Price will vary)

*Sigma Beauty Brushes E20, E25, E40, E55, and F88
http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Individual_Brushes_s/51.htm
(All together $82)

~~Tarte "Tartelette"~~
~~http://www.sephora.com/tartelette-amazonian-clay-matte-eyeshadow-palette-P391759?skuId=1659424~~
~~($44)~~

~~Too Faced "Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar"~~
~~http://www.sephora.com/semi-sweet-chocolate-bar-P392009?skuId=1664721~~
~~($49)~~

*Urban Decay "Naked 3" Palette
http://www.sephora.com/naked3-P384099?skuId=1573336
($54)

Roughly, if I was able to get ALL of these without adding in the Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet, Iʻm looking to blow $670 without tax, shipping and/or Hawaiʻi prices for makeup. I wonʻt obviously be getting all of these products at once, but I would like to have all of these or most of these products by the end of 2015. Again, the ones with the asterisk are the ones I would indefinitely purchase if I had the money while the others are just those that interest me and I would be curious to try/purchase if I had extra money.

Now, if I add in the total of the ones with the asterisk by them, I would be looking to spend roughly around $274 without tax, shipping and/or Hawaiʻi prices for makeup. I could see doing that with a tax return. I wouldnʻt feel soo terrible if I did that. Again, I am hoping to get a HUGE tax return which would be able to let me be able to spend this amount without feeling completely guilty.

Yes, I agree my list is pretty long. I am sure those of you who are in similar situations as me where having money for these purchases is an issue can relate to me. Hehe. Ahh, a girl can dream and damn, do I have a lot of dreams!

I am curious to know what are some items that are on your wish list and what would be first on your list? I know I alphabetized mine, like the OCD person that I am, but it seems like I got a "top 5" list of items that are must haves for me. LOL.

Comment down below or tell me on my post that links to this on either Instagram, Makeupsocial, or Twitter. Canʻt wait to read your responses!

Hope you have a great day and rest of your week! See you next time!

Xoxo,

Crystal

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Recap of my New Years Eve and First Post of 2015!

Hi Loves!

Just wanted to say Happy New Year to all of you! I know there are very few of you who read my blog posts, but wanted to share with you how I spent my New Years Eve. Also, this is going to be my first post of 2015. YAY! Hope you enjoy it and letʻs get it started!

This year, I spent the whole day at home relaxing and then I spent some time with my best friend and his roommates. We basically just went out to Chiliʻs and then went back to their place to watch "Dark Skies" on Netflix. Yes, weʻre pretty boring. NO, we were being responsible and sensible people by staying at home and not contributing to the craziness of the New Years Eve celebrations! Well, thatʻs what we told ourselves anyways. Doesnʻt seem like anything special, but I enjoy moments like these.

Anyways, at Chiliʻs we had dinner, dessert, and tons of laughs. We mostly laughed at the fact that the waitress was going all in with hitting on me and how I played it cool. *DISCLAIMER* I have nothing against LGBTQ people, my best friend is GAY and I also have another best friend who is a LESBIAN. I just laugh it off when women hit on me and kind of take it as a compliment when both genders are attracted to me. We also laughed at the various topics of conversation we had as well which included pap smears, dating, food, life, etc. We ended off the dinner with the infamous Molten Chocolate Lava Cake. I had a picture, but I deleted it! Ugh. LOL.

After dinner we went to Longs, which is Hawaiiʻs version of CVS, to get some firecrackers. For those of you who donʻt know, Hawaii is one of, if not probably the only State that has made fireworks illegal due to the number of incidents where people where getting injured because of their idiotic attempts to create an ultimate firework or wanting to make the hugest bomb go off. So with that being said, we got pop pops and those champagne streamer ones. I forget what the name of them are.

After our trip to Longs, we went back to my best friends place and watched "Dark Skies" on Netflix. It was an okay movie. It had some trippy or suspenseful parts, but overall wasnʻt something that I would have watched on my own. Does that make sense? Here is a pic of me that I took while watching the movie during one of the more boring parts.

Please donʻt mind my brows. I think I made them too thick and too dark. Iʻm still practicing ;)

When the movie was done, it was already 11:30 and me and my bestie quickly hurried back to my place. I live where I can see multiple firework shows either from my balcony or from my rooftop. Of course, I would rather prefer to watch it on my balcony. My bestie and I cheered the New Year with a glass of white wine and saying "Goodbye sh**** 2014 and Hello 2015!" Here is a pic from my balcony and no, itʻs not zoomed in, but I did post this on Instagram with a filter to bring it out more.

Cheers to 2015! Thank God 2014 is now over!

After I yelled out "Goodbye sh**** 2014 and Hello 2015!", my neighbors yelled "Amen" and I had one of my first conversations with them. I know this is going to sound absolutely weird and crazy, but I have lived in my apartment for 3 years and they have lived in theirs for 2 years and we BARELY have spoken to each other. Living in an apartment building is definitely weird in itself and how disconnected we are to one another. We literally live next to each other and park side by side as well, but donʻt see each other often. We talked about that as well and how we have different schedules, how we canʻt hear each other since we have a concrete wall between us, and saying how it was weird that we never did really talk to one another. Hopefully 2015 will bring me more opportunities to chat and say "hi" to my neighbors.

2015 is the Year of the Ram! Love this pic!

I hope that you all had a great New Years Eve and New Years celebration. I know that 2014 was not the year for many people, but I hope that you were still able to end it off on a good note. I know that I personally went through a lot of different things that tested me in ways that have made me stronger. 2015 is the year of the Ram, Goat, or Sheep (whatever you want to call it). This is supposedly my year (1991 baby, whoop whoop!) and I hope that is true. I also wish that it will be your year too! I wish you all a year filled with magic, laughter, joy, happiness, peace, positive vibes, many memories to cherish with family, friends, and loved ones, love, good health, prosperity, and everything that you can wish for. Let us all start it off with the intent to make it a great year and to wish the same for others.

Now letʻs get out there and have a good start off to the New Year! I still need to take down my Christmas Tree! Have a great day and see you all later!

<3 Crystal

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Last Blog Post of 2014!

Hey Loves!

Well, let me just start off by saying that I have not been able to upkeep with this blog at all. Although I have wanted to, I have just not have had the time or the ability to do so. I have been really busy with grad school and work. Ahh, adulthood at its finest!

The year is coming to an end and my goal for 2015 is to at least post a few times a month here on my blog. Also, I would like to have more readers and more people follow this blog. My hope is to have at least 50 followers by the summer of 2015. Is this a realistic goal? Maybe and maybe not. Lol, weʻll just have to see!

I would like to have reviews of products that I have been testing out, show my ipsy glam bags for the month, show some hauls, and maybe even do some monthly favorites. Another thing I would like to do is have you all get to know me more as well. Maybe even post a video here and there. Who knows?! The skies the limit!

I am looking forward to what 2015 has to offer and am hoping to be able to talk to some of you or follow some of your blogs! I wish you all a very Happy New Yearʻs Eve and a prosperous New Year!

Take care and see you loves next year!

<3 Crystal

Friday, May 16, 2014

Suggestions

Hey Loves!

I hope youʻre all doing well and are ready for Summer 2014! I am soo sorry I havenʻt been on here for a while. I have just been soo busy and have been going through some things within the past few months.

I now have some time to be able to dedicate my passion for writing and doing reviews for you all. I have been doing little mini reviews on my Instagram, @rawresilience_808.

Do you loves have anything that youʻd like for me to review? Do you like my mini reviews or more in depth reviews? Or would you rather pick from the list below?

ItsJudyTime Eye Shadow Pallet
ThatsHeart Eyeshadow and Blush Pallet
Nars Sun Kisses Set
Max Makeup Cherimoya Matte Lip Crayons
Loreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara
Compare and Contrast of the Maybelline Baby Skin and Benefit Porefessional
Maybelline Foundation Stick

Please let me know what you would like to see from me and I will be working on some more in depth reviews in the meantime on some of these products.

Love you all!

Crystal <3

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Maybelline Fit Me Liquid Foundation

Hey Everyone!

Sorry I havenʻt been on here lately. Iʻve been going through some personal things lately, but I am slowly getting myself back to where I would like to be and am excited to be posting numerous reviews!
I just wanted to say thank you for being so patient with me and for sticking around! Please be on the look out for many more reviews and also, if youʻre on Instagram, you can now follow me @rawresilience_808. I post some first impressions on products, pictures, and mini reviews if you feel thatʻs better for you.

Letʻs get started!

I recently bought the Maybelline Fit Me Liquid Foundation. I have the stick version of it which I LOVE. I got the color 220 in "Natural Beige" and it has an SPF of 18. The price was pretty decent. It was $6.54 + Tax at my local Target. The liquid comes out semi-watery, but manages to not be runny. It has an average foundation smell, floral, and itʻs easy to blend on the face.

While testing this out, I made the mistake of using this on a REALLY humid day and my face felt like it was going to melt off. I noticed that it looked like it wasnʻt going to be my color even though I am a 220 in the stick. It seemed to be a tad bit darker, but once I let it set, it turned out to be my skin tone. I used a setting powder and within maybe 15-30 minutes after application, the oils from my skin and foundation ate through the powder. Here is a pic of when I first put it on my face.

I know in the picture, it looks darker than my neck, but in person it matched up perfectly. Also, on a side note, I am in major need of a tan :P

I left the foundation on for over 8 hours and had about enough afterwards. My face felt itchy, it was red, and I could see that the pores on my nose were all clogged. Here is a pic of my face at the end of the day.

As you can see, it looks like itʻs pretty much gone and that Iʻm pretty shiny. I posted a video on Instagram and you can see my skin is red and that my nose pores are clogged up.

I will be testing this out once again on a better day because I feel that the humidity affected the foundation greatly. I just wanted to let you all know how it was for someone who has oily combo skin on a humid day and how it lasts.

Overall, this product provides light to medium coverage and seems to be true to match in color. I like that it wasnʻt that expensive. Again, I will be testing this out on a day where it isnʻt so humid and post an updated review if there are any changes.

Take care and see you next time!

<3 Crystal

Saturday, January 18, 2014

BH Cosmetics 88 Matte Eyeshadow Pallet Review

Hey Everyone!

Iʻm back with another review on something that Iʻve had for about a year now. I use it for special occasions, when I want to add a pop of color to my look, or just to play around with when Iʻm bored at home. Iʻm sure you all know about it and maybe even have it in your collection. Itʻs the BH Cosmetics 88 Matte Eyeshadow Pallet! Yes, again, I know this has tons of hype on it, but I feel that itʻs worth talking about.

I ordered the 88 Matte Eyeshadow Pallet about last year around this time to help me prep for Valentines Day and got it for about $10-$12 with shipping included in the total. I took advantage of their pre-valentines day sale last year. They have great deals on pallets if you want to check it out http://www.bhcosmetics.com/new. Itʻs also the place where you can get the ItsJudyTime Pallet http://www.bhcosmetics.com/products/eyes/its-judy-time and the Thatʻs Heart Pallet http://www.bhcosmetics.com/products/eyes/thats-heart. Iʻm waiting for pay day to get my hands on them! As soon as I get them, I will post a review as well!

The pallet claims that all 88 eyeshadows are matte, but there are some with some shimmer in them. When I first purchased it, I was kind of irked that it came with some shimmer and that it claims to be ALL matte, but I learned to get over it! The shimmer helps to give some definition along with dimension to an eyeshadow look and where else am I going to get 88 colors for $10-$12? They have light pastel colors, neutral colors, and pops of bright color. I like how I can create a natural look or a bold look with the colors in the pallet too!

I created an all matte black look last year for Valentines Day and I loved how the colors came out. Most of the colors are very pigmented, but of course, there are some that need extra effort to get a color payoff from. I do use the Urban Decay Primer Potion on my eyelids every time that I use eyeshadow, but that still doesnʻt help. I just have to keep dipping in the color or use another eyeshadow to help give me more of a base color depending on the color Iʻm using.

Alright, letʻs get into it shall we?

These are the photos of what the packaging looks like, what the colors look like in the pallet, and the color payoff from the swatches on my forearm. Please donʻt mind my hairy arms. LOL.

The packaging is a black, shiny, hard plastic. It feels cheap, but itʻs good for what I paid for. Also, the pallet comes with 2 double ended eyeshadow sponge brushes which arenʻt very good. I tried it once to know it wasnʻt good. I just use my brushes I bought at Ross to do my eyeshadow looks.

This is what the colors looks like in the pallet. Thereʻs 11 colors in each row and there are 8 rows which make 88. I will be listing the colors from left to right by rows 1-8.

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

Row 6

Row 7

Row 8

As you can see, the color pigmentation of the colors become better as you go further down the pallet. It seems to me that the darker colors give off more pigmentation. Itʻs kind of a "duhhh" thing, but you never know sometimes or sometimes the lighter colors give you more pigmentation. Some of the colors look really similar too and you canʻt really see the shimmer in the ones that have shimmer in them. In the photo of them all in the pallet you can see the sheen on some of the colors, but it doesnʻt come up in the swatches all that well. Another thing you can probably notice is that some colors are chalky or chunky which mean fallout. With those, just use a lighter hand or lighter application to work the color onto the eyelids.

Overall, I am happy with this pallet and I feel that it was worth the money for all of the colors that I got. I also like that I get all the colors of the rainbow at least once in terms of good pigmentation. The pallet is versatile and can give you multiple looks. Like I said earlier, I would like to purchase the ItsJudyTime and Thatʻs Heart Pallets as well as maybe purchasing at least one blush, one bronzer, and on lip product to do a full look using BH Cosmetics. Would that be something that youʻd want to see?

Hope you all enjoyed this review and please let me know how I did!