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5 Recent Drugstore Product Favourites and Fails
ByGirl Loves Gloss March 30, 2020April 6, 2020

I’M UNAPOLOGETICALLY A LUXURY BEAUTY LOVER… BUT WHO DOESN’T LOVE A DRUGSTORE BEAUTY FAVOURITE?

The drugstore has been levelling up its beauty game over the last couple of years. I’d been itching to try some of these products forever and had previously written off a few as not possibly being worth the hype.

I am however happy to admit when I am wrong because there were some real winners in this collection of drugstore products! And in this time of financial uncertainty, it’s always nice to find products that perform and are affordable.

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Buxom Wanderlust Primer Infused Blush
ByGirl Loves Gloss March 16, 2020March 15, 2020

I’M A BLUSH LOVER. IT’S ALSO THE PRODUCT THAT SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR THE FASTEST ON ME.

My skin just seems to eat blush, with many cult classic brands just not cutting it and leaving me blushless by noon. I mean, I just can’t have that you know? I look like Mrs Potato Head without the stuff, so give me a rosy cheek that will last!

Buxom Wanderlust Primer Infused Blush is exactly what I look for in a blush; Pigmented, long-lasting, slightly luminous without being sparkly and it even prices in at under $30! I recently purchased my first and then Buxom were kind enough to send over a few more shades, and let’s just say, it was love at first blush!

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Too Faced Born This Way The Natural Nudes Palette
ByGirl Loves Gloss March 13, 2020January 24, 2021

THERE’S A NEW NEUTRAL PALETTE IN TOWN.

It’s the Too Faced Natural Nudes Palette, and she’s genuinely neutral! Not a warm nude palette, or a palette full of reds and plums. Just neutral with a multitone variance that aims to make blending out the perfect neutral eye look a piece of cake.

Now, in the past, I have had some criticisms of Too Faced eyeshadow palettes and it’s been a long time since I felt the drive to purchase one. I also need another neutral palette like I need a hole in the head, and yet here were are!

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Why I Returned My Morphe Jaclyn Hill Vol 2 Palette
ByGirl Loves Gloss March 9, 2020February 14, 2021

IS JACLYN HILL PROBLEMATIC? SHOULD MORPHE BE CANCELLED?

There seems to be a handful of beauty YouTubers that are forever in the thick of drama, and one of them is most definitely Jaclyn Hill. Jaclyn has attempted to step into the cosmetic sales world several times in the last few years… and she’s had some pretty dismal luck with it.
Morphe, the creator of this palette is no stranger to controversy as well. I’ll be getting into that in this post, but ultimately the question is: Is the Morphe Jaclyn Hill Volume 2 Palette any good? And the answer is yes… and no.

Grab a cup of tea, or something stronger, and tuck in because it’s a long one.

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Testing Out the Urban Stay Naked Complexion Revamp
ByGirl Loves Gloss March 4, 2020March 11, 2020

URBAN DECAY IS STAYING NAKED.

I mean, was anyone surprised? Urban Decay has revamped its entire complexion range and appropriately named it Stay Naked. There’s the Stay Naked Foundation, Concealer, Powder Foundation and cheekily named Stay Naked Threesome; A bronzer, highlighter, blush combo. I’ve been putting the range to the test, and have all the details below!

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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Beauty Light Wands
ByGirl Loves Gloss February 27, 2020February 26, 2020

CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY LIGHT WANDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREAM HIGHLIGHTERS OUT THERE.

Yep, I said it. They are STUNNING. They literally bring light to your face in the most glossy, gleaming way. So naturally, Charlotte being the queen of candlelit glowing complexion, decided to bring out two more shades to round out the Pillow Talk collection even further. I have the original Spotlight shade, as well as the new Pillow Talk* and Pillow Talk Medium Beauty Light Wands, so I’ve tested them out and swatched them here for you all!

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5 Foundations for Dry, Textured or Dehydrated Skin
ByGirl Loves Gloss February 23, 2020February 24, 2021

SPOILER ALERT: I’M OVER 30.

Gasp! I know, in the world of 20-something-year-old influencers, I’m well into my thirties. And I have real-life skin with a gamut of concerns I didn’t have in my 20s. Like sun damage (my 90’s teen self lived for sunbeds), early signs of ageing, dehydration, skin texture – seriously I had no idea how smooth my skin was in my 20s! Turns out, some of these challenges also can make choosing foundation no so easy.

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Sonia G Brushes | An Interview and Review
ByGirl Loves Gloss February 17, 2020January 12, 2021

SONIA G HAS WELL OVER 2000 MAKEUP BRUSHES. Yep, I didn’t add an extra zero or two there – Sonia is a true collector and has some of the most exclusive and elusive brushes in the world. She has a brush boudoir (seriously, a brush boudoir – how incredible!) that she’s shared a few glimpses…

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