Kiss New York Professionals Belle Soft Matte Lip Cream

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If Kiss NY Pro is a brand you skip over at your local drugstore, you're missing out. A good quality product with an affordable price tag is the real unicorn at this stage in the makeup industry, which is also just obsessed with unicorns. Have you noticed how pricey drugstore makeup has gotten lately? ELF's prices are even going up. What happened to my $1 errthang? The Belle Soft Matte Lip Cream from Kiss New Yor Professionals is a great product!

I don't know why you don't already own this lip cream. The formula is a soft, creamy texture that smooths over your lips. You can get a smooth even coverage without having to dip back into the tube. The flexible,tear-drop shape of the applicator makes application so quick and easy. This lipstick doesn't fully dry down but as it wears, it leaves you with an even stain on your lips that looks so pretty. While I love, of course, that the packaging matches the lipstick shade, they are not exact matches. The shade of lipstick is quite a bit lighter than the color of the tube. There is a metallic shade as well, but you wouldn't know that from the packaging. 

Available in 12 shades, Belle Soft Matte Lip Cream may not be a product that is flooding your social media, but it totally should be. With the name 'soft matte lip cream,' you know I have to compare it to the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream. I reviewed the NYX product back in November and had been wearing it for much longer than that. I gave it 5/5 stars and referred to them as "the learner’s permit of liquid lipsticks ... your first step toward your grown ass women liquid lipstick." While I still stand by that review, I much prefer the Kiss NY Pro Belle Soft Matte Lip Cream. *gasp* Yes! I do! The NYX one is a classic product that almost everyone has tried, but the Kiss NY Pro is just so much better. Belle Lip Scream Lasts longer, wears down better, smoother application, and even the dark shades have better finishes. Where NYX comes out ahead is in their shade selection. They have way more! However, I noted that their shades are hits or misses. From the shades I've tried from the Kiss NY Pro Belle Soft Matte Lip Cream (jesus, what a long name), they've all had a consistent formula. Below I've ranked my favorite shade to my least favorite shade. 

Happy Plum

currently my favorite! This shade makes my skin pop!

Independent 

Dark and vampy makes me feel bad and bougie

Barely Rose

Classic shade that compliments every look

Blue Fleet

Not my cup of tea. Looks good, just not for me. I would suggest using a lip liner with this shade for a cleaner look. The glitters are not gritty

I had done some live swatches on my story on Instagram (@bufferingbetty) and was not convinced with Blue Fleet lol! I love darker blue lipsticks but shimmers are not my thing!

I hope Kiss NY Pro releases more shades in this formula! The finish is a luster matte. To get a more matte look, that's a quick easy fix of just lightly dusting a translucent powder over your lipstick.!

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Dead Sexy Lashes Review by Danyelle V

That angelic glow 😇 @thegreylayers illuminates her skin with our Halo Strobing Palette.

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Kiss Fantasy Gel Ready to Wear Gel nails review

Get adorable nails at home with the Gel Fantasy Ready to Wear Nails. It is so much easier than going to the nail salon to be surrounded by some lady’s screaming kid. It’s much more affordable too. For about $8, you can have a professional looking gel manicure. They are available in many different styles, shapes, and colors for you to choose from. You can pick them up almost anywhere: Target, Walmart, a local beauty supply store.

They also are available for toe nails as well. Did you guys know this was a thing? Press on toe nails? My mouth dropped when I saw them in-store. I didn’t test out the toe nails but, quite frankly, if you want to know about them, ya’ll gonna have to do some independent research. I am not putting a picture of my feet on the internet. The toe nails are also available in many shades and designs, too. 

The package is equipped with everything you will need to complete your nails. There are 24 differently sized nails to choose from. Choose nails that are the same width as your finger nails. You will have a nail file and a wooden stick (which I still don’t know what for).You will also have two adhesive options. There is the traditional nail glue and differently sized double sided sticky pads. I prefer the glue. If you make last minute plans and your nails don’t look so great, you can have your nails done in about 5 minutes after you sort out the sizing for your nails. The glue is fast drying. When I removed the nails with just some warm water and acetone, my natural nail was not affected by the glue. You can also reuse the nails it you don’t damage them. 

Because the nails are a soft plastic, you can use the nail file to shape the nails to your liking. The shape of these Gel Fantasy nails were square. I prefer a more oval appearance because I have short fingers and an oval shape just slightly elongates their appearance. Making a beauty product look natural (ish) is possible if you just pay attention to the details. Pay extra attention to the shape of the cuticle end of the Gel Fantasy nails to match your nail shape. If you ever notice someone is wearing press on nails, it’s probably because the cuticle shape is really off. You can use the nail file to shape the cuticle side as well.

I’m a nail biter. Always have been. I never really paid much attention to my nails but I do want them to at least look cute some of the time. These nails are perfect if you have a nail biting problem. When I’ve worn the Gel Fantasy Ready to Wear nails, obviously, I couldn’t bite my nails so they were able to grow and look better. If you also have this bad habit, maybe it can help you too!

The Kiss Gel Fantasy Nails are absolutely worth looking into! It is great to try new styles and colors without making the commitment and investment that going to the salon would be. These are just fun to try! Let us know what you thought of this review and if you would try them!

Product Rating: 5 Star

Available at Target, Walmart; $7.99

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Photo taken with iPhone 5s

Kiss New York Professionals - Dead Sexy Lashes,Volume and Define Review

                                                              No mascara                          Volume and Define applied together

Mix a mascara cocktail with this dual ended Kiss New York Professionals- Dead Sexy Lashes: Volume and Define Mascara. The volumizing end of the mascara has a chubby wand with thick, soft bristles that will add tons of volume to your lashes. My lashes looked thicker and fuller! The defining side has a thin, short wand, with bristles to match, that add length and definition to your lashes. While the formula for this mascara isn’t waterproof, it does hold up nicely throughout the day without flaking or smudging. The defining side works so well for my lower lashes. I usually don’t even bother putting mascara on the lower lash line but this mascara makes them look so long and separated that I fell in love with it.  

What I like about this product, and love about makeup in general, is that you get to experiment with it. Have you ever tried a product, liked it, but felt like it just needed something else? You can mix and match products to get the effect, color, and finish that you want. I love mixing a glowy bronzer with a rosy blush, I seldom wear just one lipstick, and you can bet that I’ve probably layered two different mascaras right now. Kiss New York Professionals- Dead Sexy Lashes: Volume and Define Mascara just took out all of the guess work for me.

If the mascara works so well, why does it only have 3 stars? The packaging is a major fail. Every time I open each end of the mascara, the stoppers pop out. The stoppers are what hold all the liquid in the tube and what helps to take off the excess product from the wand. The first time it happened, there was a mess all over my desk. It wastes so much product each time to wipe off the mascara. The application is made even more difficult by the fact that the wands are super short and the packaging is very chunky. It can be hard to reach all of your lashes. Maybe my mascara was just a dud, but more than half of the formula has had to be cleaned off my desk rather than my lashes. If you love Kiss products, I would suggest giving this one a try because it really does look gorgeous. However, there are similar, equally affordable mascaras on the market that will give you the same effect without the mess.

Product Rating: 3 stars

Available at kissnypro.com ; $9

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