Jouer Lip Enhancer Shine Balm Review + Swatches

I've been dying to try these since I was away this summer and I finally got to get my hands on these and boy, did these not disappoint! These are glossy and shiny and I'm loving this easy, on the go product!

The Jouer Lip Enhancer Shine Balm comes in 6 different shades at $18 per balm. If you order off of Jouer's website, there is always a 15% off code (CZoff I believe) that Christina (founder of Jouer) always offers. That means each lip balm ends up being $15.30.

In this six shade range, it ranges from a clear shade to a deep berry shade. Many of the shades lie in the neutral, wearable, every day shades. Personally, I love this mix - one clear, 3 neutrals, a red and a berry. I think the only thing that might have been missing is a brighter pink (but I don't care for those, so I"m happy with these shades! lol)

Below are the swatches and the shades on my lips:

L-R: Naturel (Translucent Light Pink), Peony (Tinted Peachy Pink), Amaryllis (Tinted Warm Brown Nude), Rose (Tinted Warm Pink), Poppy (Tinted Warm Red), Dahlia (Tinted Deep Berry)  

Naturel

Peony

Rose 

Amaryllis

Poppy

Dahlia

 Here are my thoughts on these balms:

Packaging: Its a beautiful, weighty packaging with a standard twist up product. Each package has a different (and beautiful) floral gold design. So far I've have no problems with it -- and it definitely feels more luxurious than that price point.

Moisturization: This is a definite YASSS! These are super hydrating and balmy despite the fact that they are tinted. It helps my lips reduce flakes and they do feel plumper after I use it.

Texture: The texture is more slippery than I thought it would be. It is a shine balm, so it adds LOTS of shine which I think can attribute to the slip. It's not thick or heavy, but leaves your lips feelings really nice and moisturized.

Pigmentation: I was pretty pleasantly surprised by how buildable the pigmentation is. Usually for tinted balms its either you get moisture or you get color, and this you definitely get both! Although it's not like full on the color of the tube, it gives you the perfect tint.

Lasting ability: Like most balms, this lasted 1-2 hours before it faded, however it's easy to reapply and keep in your bag. Some of the darker shades left a bit of a stain and left my lips hydrated even after the lip product was gone.

Overall, I'm loving these! I think that these are perfect for every day wear and that dahlia shade is going to be my go to shade for the fall and winter!!! For the price, I think it was worth every penny! I happen to pick them up at a bundle price which actually made them $13 and some change. I'm SO happy I picked them all up because I seriously am in love with every shade!

You can purchase yours on the jouer website or at sephora!
Which shade is your favorite?

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Hourglass Unreal Volumizing Lip Gloss Swatches and Review

WHY AREN'T THESE ALL OVER THE INTERNET!!?? 

I guess the idea of lip glosses isn't something brand new or trending, and in all honesty, this type of product isn't something so incredibly new... but it's basically all the things you love about a lip gloss in one. 

Here's the Hourglass Unreal Volumizing Lip Gloss! Just a bit about the product: It has .2oz of product for $30, so it is considered a luxury item. Hourglass also says: 

An innovative formula infused with powerful active ingredients for rich hydration and a long-lasting look of volume. With supernatural volume and ethereal shine, lips appear fuller without the sting of traditional lip plumpers. Light-reflecting shimmer and brilliant luster give multidimensional shine that’s unreal. Unreal Volumizing High Shine Lip Gloss is available in 18 high-shine shades.

It also has: *Volulip™ and Hyaluronic Acid: Delivers rich moisture to enhance the look of lips’ natural shape for long-lasting volume. *Shea Butter and Avocado Oil: Hydrates lips.

Below are the swatches of the shades I have: 

L-R: Halo, Provoke, Solar, Canvas, Icon

Halo - clear with gold shimmer

Solar - coral with gold pearl

Provoke - mauve nude

Canvas - true rose

Icon - blue red 

Here are my thoughts: 

Packaging: The packaging is in any standard lip gloss package. It does feel weighty and luxurious with a golden cap. I love the round but flat doe foot applicator that really allows to carry a lot of gloss in one go. It almost looks like a paddle, so it's able to conform to my cupids bow as well! 

Formula: is SO SMOOTH! It's NOT sticky at all and feels thick enough to feel hydrating and luxurious, but not too thick that it feels overwhelming. It has a bit of a minty flavor to it to help "plump" your lips, but it's not overwhelming or stinging. It's incredibly comfortable on the lips! 

Moisture: This is SO moisturizing! I got a sunburn on my lips the other day and didn't have anything else but this gloss in my bag, so I used it, and it really did hydrate my lips so nicely! With shea butter, avoid oil and hyaluronic acid, there's no doubt this product hydrates ur lips nicely! 

Pigmentation: I mean - LOOK AT THEM! They give just the right amount of pigmentation for a gloss. The neutral colors are not fully opaque, but you can still SEE the colors for a while. Then you have the bold colors that are -- well, as you can see in Icon ... bold! 

Lasting ability: I would say they last as any standard lip gloss. It was about 2-3 hours before I had to reapply. 

Overall: LOVE. If you have an extra $30 lying around, I definitely recommend trying this product out. Although it's not a super new type of product, they really perfected the lip gloss formula to give you everything you've ever needed! Like.... I'm waiting for the 20% off sales so I can pick up more!!! :P 

Thank you Hourglass for sending me some of these! :)

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Jouer High Coverage Creme Foundation ALL 50 SWATCHES! whew!

How I felt by the end of my swatch session LMAO

Okay my friends -- here is my attempt to share with you all 50 shades of the Jouer Foundation! Not gonna lie, I went a little cuckoo by the end (see picture above), but hopefully this is helpful for you!  Below you will also find my thoughts on the product!

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Ivory (New - very fair skin with cool undertones)

Alabaster (very fair skin with peachy undertones)
Warm Ivory (New - very fair skin with warm undertones)  

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Pearl (fair skin with neutral undertones)

Bisque (New - fair skin with cool pink undertones)
Soft Beige (New - fair skin with yellow undertones) 

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Buff (New - light skin with neutral olive undertones)

Vanilla (New - light skin with cool pink undertones)
Sand (light skin with warm and peachy undertones)

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Porcelain (light skin with neutral undertones and subtle golden tones)

Biscuit (New - light skin with neutral undertones undertones and subtle pink tones)
Linen (light skin with warm undertones)

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Shell (light skin with very pink undertones)

Beige Nude (New - light skin with peachy undertones)
Pebble (light-medium skin with neutral undertones)

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Cool Beige (New - light-medium skin with cool peach undertones)

Fawn (light-medium skin with golden undertones)
Cameo (New - medium skin with warm yellow undertones)

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Cashmere (New - medium skin with peachy undertones)

Almond (medium skin with cool peach undertones)
Birch (New - medium skin with yellow undertones)

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Latte (medium skin with golden peachy undertones)

Golden Sand (New - medium skin with golden undertones)
Honey Beige (New - medium skin with neutral olive undertones)

Sorry I did these looking at the camera viewfinder, 

so I didn't realize I still had foundation allover my face!  

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Bronzed (tan skin with neutral undertones)

Macchiato (tan skin with warm golden undertones and subtle pink tones)
Cashew (New - tan skin with cool pink undertones)

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Desert (New - tan skin with peachy undertones)

Nutmeg (tan skin with golden undertones and subtle pink tones)
Sable (New - tan skin with neutral undertones and subtle pink tones)

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Caramel (tan skin with golden-yellow undertones)

Maple (New - dark skin with neutral undertones and subtle golden tones)
Chai (New - dark skin with neutral undertones)

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Mocha (New - dark skin with cool undertones)

Café (dark skin with golden-red undertones)
Cinnamon (New - dark skin with golden undertones)

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Walnut (dark skin with olive undertones)

Cocoa (dark skin with warm yellow undertones) 

Praline (New - dark skin with neutral undertones and subtle red tones)   

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Pecan (New - dark skin with neutral undertones and subtle yellow tones)

Espresso (deep skin with warm undertones) 

Chestnut (New - deep skin with neutral olive undertones) 

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Carob (deep skin with rich auburn undertones)

Mahogany (New - deep skin with neutral undertones)
Toffee (New - deep skin with warm yellow undertones)

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Hazelnut (deep skin with cool red undertones)

Suede (New - very deep skin with neutral undertones)
Caviar (New - very deep skin with cool red undertones)

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Mink (New - very deep skin with warm undertones)
Truffle (New - very deep skin with cool undertones)

Packaging: I love the chic and expensive looking glass bottle and gold top. I think it looks extremely high end. I like the pump, and didn't have any trouble getting the product to pump less than a pump (if I just wanted a drop or half a pump). I did however have a bit of trouble with keeping it clean - often times the foundation would end up all over the cap and around the pump.

Texture: This product is extremely lightweight. It doesn't feel like anything on the face honestly. It's such a thin product going on the skin that you feel like you need a lot, but you don't at all! Something to note though, although it is extremely thin, I felt that it did cling on to my dry patches. I have combo skin, so it looked great on my skin, but I do have patches of eczema which it kinda clung to and emphasized, so I had to kinda spray those spots a bit. You know press down that dead skin. lmao.. ew..

Pigmentation: This stuff is DANG pigmented. One full pump and I can do my whole face. Two pumps and the coverage is so good you can't even see some of my beauty marks if you use the right brush!

Longevity: This had great longevity on me. It lasted through a 10 hour day for me without coming apart on me.

Finish: This is a matte, airbrush like finish.

Ingredients: Just to note because I think this is something really great about Jouer -- it has great for you ingredients such as hylauronic acid, cucumber extract, chamomile extract and tripeptide complex. It is also oil free.

Price Point: These retail for $38 for 20mL or .68 fl oz. Although that may seem like very little compared to other foundations, you LITERALLY need a drop for your whole face, which will allow this foundation to last a lot longer.

Now with 33 new shades (50 shades altogether), there's definitely a shade for everyone! I HIGHLY recommend this foundation. I'm not really a foundation wearer, but this one definitely will be in my arsenal for nights out!!!

You can purchase the foundation here and if you are unsure of your shade, they have a shade match quiz... but for me, what was SUPER helpful was this brand comparison guide which allows you to see the shade match via other brand shades!

*pr sample

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MY NEW FAVES! :D Kleenex Moist Facial Cleansing Wipes

So if you are on my social media, you will know my deep, DEEP love for these new Kleenex Moist Facial Cleansing Wipes. I, as I hope you can guess, wear makeup on the daily. So my most annoying part of the day is always taking my make up off.

Now I've tried my fair share of makeup towelettes - and these are the things I'm looking for:
a thick wipe that feels nourishing, a wipe that doesn't sting, a wipe that takes off makeup, a wipe that is stays wet enough until the very last one.

These Kleenex Facial Wipes come in a hearty plastic container that seals in the freshness of the wipes. You can purchase refills to place back into the container. On Jet.com one box is approximately $11, but if you purchase a box with a refill, it's only around $14, saving you a huge chunk of change!
(I believe purchasing refills on its own is around $6)

Next up, these are incredibly thick - now I definitely don't expect any less from Kleenex since it's been around for so long being a life saver to my nose. These are thick and durable, so they won't rip and you'll be able to use the backside of the wipe easily for extra removal. Lots of the wipes I use, because I rub so hard (lmao), the backside is kind of dirty too! -- I usually end up using two wipes!
Also because these are so thick, you don't have to use as much pressure removing your makeup, which is always a plus for me.

The wipes are incredibly gentle and doesn't irritate my skin or my eyes. If I'm super lazy (sometimes I can beeee), I'll use this and I won't wash my face after lol. Sometimes when I use other wipes, that results in pimples the next day or blemishes, but this hasn't done that for me!

After doing a light wipe on one side of my face. EW look at all that makeup!

Overall, I'm super impressed by these! The one thing is that if you compare the price against other wipes, these do retail for a higher cost -- around $11 for 25 wipes. However, for me, it's worth it because I only end up using one wipe (hm maybe I'll cut it... jahahah!) and the refills end up being near the same cost as other wipes. I can't wait to dive into the rest of their amazing collection!

There is all my makeup in all its glory lmao!

You can purchase these online at Jet.com, Walmart, Target, or Walgreens!

*Sent by PR... but wasn't obligated to share in any way, shape or form!

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Jouer Cosmetics High Pigment Pearl Lip Glosses Swatches + Review

The new Jouer Cosmetics Pearl High Pigment Lip Glosses just came in -- and if you like your metallic lippies, this is not one to miss! I personally adore the new high pigment gloss formula (even though I was so sad to see their old lip gloss line go!).

Their Pearl Lip Glosses come in 7 colors ranging from a warm peachy pearl to deep cool blackberry pearl. Below is their description:

This lightweight, creamy gloss delivers full-coverage pearl color that glides on smoothly and moisturizes the lips with Jojoba Seed Oil and Coconut Oil.
• Lightweight• Jojoba Seed Oil• Coconut Oil• Non-sticky formula• Warm and cool shades

Below are the shades and their swatches:

Maui - warm peachy pearl

Ibiza - cool baby pink pearl

Seychelles - Warm muted coral pearl

Riviera - Warm coral red pearl

Sahara - Warm cocoa bronze pearl 

Tulum - Warm black cherry pearl

Maldives - Cool blackberry pearl

Swatches Top to bottom: Maui, Ibiza, Seychelles, Riviera, Sahara, Tulum, Maldives

And here are a breakdown of my thoughts: 

Packaging: The packaging is the standard jouer lip gloss and lip creme packaging. It's luxe and heavy duty. I really appreciate when packaging is not round (this is square) so it doesn't roll around and is see through so you can see the color! 

Pigmentation: As the name suggests lol, these are high pigment. In one swipe, you do get full coverage color - even the lightest shades provide full coverage. In all of these shades I didn't see my bare lip color! The shimmer in it is beautiful, but not overpowering -- just the right amount of pearlescent color. 

Color range: I think for the 7 shades they chose, it was a great mix of cool / warm and light / deep. In this collection there is bound to be a color that everyone enjoys. I personally enjoy the deeper shades and maui is just so reminiscent of papaye which I love! (It would make a great topper to lipsticks!) 

Moisture: These glosses are packed with jojoba seed oil and coconut oil, creating a super hydrating formula. These are some of the only glosses that leave my lips feeling hydrated rather dry and flakey. 

Texture: The texture is very smooth (despite it being a shimmer) and lightweight. It doesn't feel sticky at all and they are very comfortable to wear. 

Long lasting ability: It transfers easily... I mean of course, it's a lip gloss. And the color wore off probably within two hours. It's quite standard for a lip gloss as most last about the same time. I never minded reapplying :) 

Cost: These are $17 each -- online you can ALWAYS get 15% off with Christina (Founder)'s code CZ15off I believe so then it becomes less than $15 per lip gloss. Each shade comes with 6mL of product.  

Overall, I really love these lippies. I think they are great quality for the cost. If you are not a metallic/pearl person, I would skip these and stick with their regular high pigment lip gloss collection, but if you are, definitely check these out! 

You can purchase these from jouercosmetics :) 

*pr sample 

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