Review - Ardell Colour Impact Bown Eye Lashes

House Keeping – The Following Product was sent to me for review... I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!
 

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Hello Beautiful People

I am BACK yes BACK and today we are going to look at some BEAUTIFUL lashes from Ardell. These lashes were sent to me by Her Fashion Box to play with I was NOT asked to review these lashes but I love them so much I had to blog!

I was sent the Ardell Colour impact Demi Wispies in 'blue' for brown eyes. The theory behind these lashes is the subtle colour in the lashes will enhance your natural eye colour, I PERSONALLY don't feel that the blue enhanced my brown eyes AT all. The slight blue tint did make for a nice focus point without the look becoming Halloween-ish.

I am a huge fan of the Ardell Demi Whispies I think they look very natural and soft creating a flawless finish (they are 1 of my TOP lashes to wear I actually just bought another 3 sets).

I chose a very neutral soft pink/brown look to really allow the lashes to pop. You will see in the product photos the lashes appear very very blue I was a little worried I was going to look like I was wearing special effect lashes however that was DEFFINETLY not the effect. The band on these lashes is flexible, thin and clear allowing it to blend into the lash line with ease.

Price point in Australia Ardell retail between $14 AUD and $16 AUD for this particular style, around the average price for false lashes in Australia. Remember if you look after your lashes you can get 6 or so uses for each pair ;)

 Have you tried coloured lashes? If so what brand and what did you think of them?

 

I L-O-V-E these lashes again big big thank you to Her Fashion Box for sending me these lashes! I got so many compliments while wearing them in this look <3

 

Xoxo
C

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Where To By – Priceline, eBay, Big W, chemists

Multi-media links - Facebook, official homepage

 

Credit Rating!

Product:  10/10

Application: 4/5

Packaging: 4/5

 

Colour Impact: 2/5

 

Flexibility: 5/5

Final thoughts: Over all these are comfortable to wear once on nil irritation the band rests comfortable, is flexible making application easier, the lashes provide a even natural look, I don't think it enhances the colour of my eyes however it creates a beautiful effect. I will repurchase this item.

Overall Rating:  A

EOTD - Zombie Flame

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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Hey Beautiful People

Here is a bright fun EOTD using Tick Tock Cosmetics, I felt like ding a fun bright smokey eye I love how the colours are so iridescent. This is just a short post but I wanted to share this EOTD with you all <3

I hope you enjoyed this bright smokey eye

Xoxo
C

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What I Am Wearing

Eyes

Urban Decay Primer Potion – Original
Tick Tock IESB – Milky Way
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
MAC Eye Shadow – ORB (highlight/brow bone)
Tick Tock Cosmetics - Zombie Baby
Tick Tock Cosmetics - Stop Zombie Time
Tick Tock Cosmetics - Eternal Flame
Tick Tock Cosmetics - Dusk Till Dawn
Tick Tock Cosmetics - Uroboros
Tick Tock Cosmetics - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (liner)
MAC Velux Brow Pencil - Deep Dark Brunette
Random Mascara

All Over Face

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

A Review - De Leon Cosmetics Eye Shadows

House Keeping – all products below were gifts and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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Hey Beautiful People

Here is a Quick review on 2 of the De Leon Cosmetics I got these 2 samples with a primer sample that I was gifted. De Leon is a Australian based mineral makeup company

De Leon is more expensive in the indy scene Full size (2g) is $17.50 AUD and samples $1.00AUD (?1/8 tsp?) however the added costs of high international shipping rates also need to be taken into account.

 

Full size packaged in a stylish black lidded jar, with rotating sifter and packed by volume. Minimum 2 grams of product in each jar.
Sample size packaged in a ziplock bag. (est about 1/18 tsp)

I love how the owner of Deleon has put individual ingredient lists on each product below is the ingredients for Fool's Gold

 

ES042. Fool’s Gold.

Ingredients: Mica, titanium dioxide, magnesium stearate, bronze powder, silica, yellow #5 lake, palmatic acid, hydrogenated polyisobutene

 

I found these shades need a sticky base to preform to their highest standard. the shades were both finely milled with no lumps or unblended mica's.

 

42. Fool's Gold
DL Description - Pearlescent new gold tone.
My Description - A mid tone gold shade

03. Squeaker's Ride
DL Description - Deep purple base with a peacock green duochrome.
My Description - A violet shade with a green Turquoise Duochrome

Xoxo
C

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Where To By – De Leon Web store

Multi-media links - De Leon Cosmetics Facebook

Credit Rating!

Product: 8/10

Pigmentation: 7/10
Texture: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Application: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5

Final thoughts: These two shades are well pigmented and apply well over a sticky base, they don't adhere well over bare skin. the Duo chrome in Squeaker's Ride is stunning and appears readily over a black base. Pricing is the higher end of Indy boarding with main-stream cosmetic costs however the pricing to get ingredients to Australia is extremely high and need to be taken into consideration.

Overall Rating:  B+

A Review - Geek Chic Cosmetics Joystick Sweet Transvestite

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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Hey Beautiful People

Lets look are some lippy ;) I am here to talk to you about the Geek Chic Joystick in Sweet Transvestite. This shade has gone under some re-formulation to make it smoother and extra pigmented. Sweet Transvestite is not drying on the lip as it has moisturizing Jojoba Oil and Vitamin E in its formula, the Joystick is also mint flavoured which I personally find nice =)

 

The overall shape of the joystick isn't ideal for a perfect application in my opinion Sweet Transvestite BEST applied with a lip brush (which I have done in the lip swatches below). If you like Sweet Transvestite you can purchase it on the Geek Chic Cosmetics web store for $5.99 USD.

 

The colour wore fairly well lasting around 3-4 hours the main fading was after eating so I was fairly happy. The biggest down fall for the GCC Joysticks is that they are not a item you can carry around in your pocket as they melt fairly easily.

 

I would repurchase this colour again when it runs out.

Product description

GCC Description - gorgeous blackened, orange leaning burgundy with flashes of fiery orange, copper, and red interferences within the deep red base

My Description - Deep Burgundy with orange/red undertones and flashed of copper

 

Whats your favourite lipstick shade?

Xoxo

C

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Where To by - Geek Chic Cosmetics

Multi-media links - GCC Facebook Page

Product: 9/10
Pigmentation: 9/10
Texture: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Application: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5

Final thoughts:  This shade is one of the more 'firm' GCC Joysticks I have tried it applies fairly well out of the tube though for optimum performance a lip brush is recommended. ST is very pigmented and non drying on the lips. This shade WILL stick to any dry/flaky areas on the lips so ensure they are exfoliated and moisturized.

Overall Rating: A

 

 

A Review - MAC Zestful Eyeshadow

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Hello Beautiful People

I am here to talk about one of my favourite  shadows MAC Extra Dimension Shadow in Zestful!
I very rarely these days buy 'backups' but boy oh boy did I buy a back up of this shadow!

This shade is a iridescent lime colour that seems to glow even in the worst of lighting as you can see in the last photo.

This was apart of the In Extra Dimension collection which was released a while ago though the date escapes me however I have checked both the Australian and USA MAC webstore and this shade is still available ($51 AUD or $21 UDS for 2g of shadow)

Onto colour specs so Zestful is a some what 'difficult' shade to work with meaning it requires a patting motion for full opaqueness which is a shame its not so opaque with one pass though it is defiantly a buildable shade. It is however beautiful as a wash of colour to give a glow to the eye lid or over another shade.

I found this shade preforms best over a base for it to be completely opaque my favourite base is Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide on eyeliner in Freak as it also has iridescent properties and is a similar shade however a White base works as well.

This shade is very finely milled and blends out well with nil tugging on the lid, it is a 'soft' shadow so and I have a feeling it would be very easy to shatter if you accidently dropped it. I am a HUGE de-potter but I haven't de-potted this shadow for fear that it would shatter quite easily.

Over all Zestful has become a Holy Grail item for me I kinda wish I picked up some of the other shades but you never know =)

What was the last 'backup' item you purchased

Xoxo
C 

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Where To By – MAC Australia, MAC USA

Multi-media links - MAC Facebook

Credit Rating!

Product:  10/10

Pigmentation: 8/10
Texture: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10
Application: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5

Final thoughts: This is one of my all time favourite HG eye shadows I find this shade extremely versatile and often find myself reaching for it I haven't found another shade that is quite as iridescent as Zestful this shade for optimal POP is best used over a base.

Overall Rating:  A+

A Review - Sugarpill Tiara & Paper doll Loose Eyeshadow

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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Hello Beautiful People

Lets look at some sugar pill shall we? please note that this blog post still has the OLD style swatches apologies I am working through my stash of swatch pictures haha.

Sugarpill is a brand most people are aware of known for bright, bold colours and some funky lashes I am particularly fond of their loose pigments so I finally ordered the last 2 needed to complete my collection!

The nitty gritty on SP they retail for $12 USD now before you have a minor heart attack keep in mind that for that cost you are getting 4.5g of product that's more then enough for you, your sister and a cousin!!! (NOTE: 4.5g by wt so sometimes the jar may look a little 'emptier' then another due to pigment settling) Each SP listing states wether the item is vegan or not which is handy for all my vegan readers both paperdoll and tiara are vegan! Both shades are very finely milled there isn't any traces of unblended micas the shades apply well and are bendable.

Each individual listing has a list of ingredients. The only negative thing I have to say is it seems like the stock photos are slightly over saturated but they arnt that far off of being accurate. Paperdoll is the shade that seems less accurate to its description to me it leans more violet which you will see in swatches below.

 

 

Tiara
Sugarpill Description - Brilliant, highly-reflective metallic silver with maximum shock value shine. The micro-fine particles are super tiny, so this looks amazing sprinkled all over as body shimmer too
My Description - A metallic silver

Paperdoll
Sugarpill Description - Lovely lavender with dazzling shimmer and sparkle.
My Description - A light violet colour with silver glitter


Would I repurchase yes I would I love Sugarpill cosmetics

What's you favourite shade in the Sugarpill collection?

Xoxo
C

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Where To By – http://www.sugarpillshop.com/collections/shop

Multi-media links - https://www.facebook.com/sugarpillcosmetics

 

Credit Rating!

Product:  9/10

Pigmentation: 10/10

Texture: 9/10

Longevity: 8/10

Application: 4/5

Packaging: 4/5

Final thoughts: Both shades are highly pigmented and very finely milled nil issues with unblended micas. Paperdoll was the most disappointing leaning more violet then lavender. The colours as with most loose pigments preform BETTER over a sticky base. Fast TAT and arrival to Australia

Overall Rating:  A

 

A Review - MUA Baked Trio Eyeshadows - Innocence

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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ALL PICTURES ARE SWATCHED WET USING SKINDONAVIA SETTING SPRAY

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Hello Beautiful People

I have a review for you all today I know shock horror right? haha today we are looking at the MUA baked trio shadows in Innocent! I bought this product a while ago and kinda forgot about it. however during a huge de-stash I stumbled across it once more! Baked shadows arnt anything new many brands have been doing them for years however I am always on the look out for budget friendly products as makeup in Australia has a very high price tag.

MUA is a UK based brand they do ship world wide I believe it cost around £7 to ship this and a few other things to Australia (around $13 AUD on par with current international shipping rates) I was send shipping confirmation within 48 hrs and it arrived on my door step about 2 weeks later.

In terms of pricing this trio cost £2.50 ($4.09 AUD) and there is a wide variety of shades available. I chose this particular Trio as the first color looked like a MAC blue brown dupe and you all know I love my MAC. 

In terms of pigmentation I honestly didn't enjoy this trio dry the colours were very sheer (sadly my photo didn't work and its raining here at the moment once its sunny I will snap a pic) but that can sometimes happen with backed shadows! I then swatched using a damp brush and I was blown away the pigmentation is amazing as you can see in swatches below.  Sadly a catch 22 is these weren't easy to blend wet.

These shades once dry lasted a good 8 hrs which is impressive there was SOME minor flaking however but not enough to make a huge impact,

Colour Descriptions

Top Left colour - Sadly once swatched this isn't a dupe for MAC blue brown but it is a gorgeous warm brown with a hint of green duo chrome

Top Right Colour - A cool toned almost taupe shade frost finish

Bottom Colour - A metallic ivory shade

Would I re-purchase? yes  would I love these as lid shades

Question of the day
what's you favourite baked eye shadow colour?

Xoxo
C

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Where To By –  http://www.muastore.co.uk/
Multi-media links - MUA Facebook

Credit Rating!

Product: 8/10

Pigmentation: 9/10
Texture: 8/10
Longevity: 6/10
Application: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5

Final thoughts: Best used wet, for better pigmentation, however when wet not easily blendable. The shades lasted 8 hrs over a primer with minor flaking. all frost/metallic finishes.

Overall Rating:  B+

A Review - The Chequered Lily Cosmetics

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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Hey Beautiful People

I have a new company to look at today! Today I have 5 of the loose shadows from The  Chequered Lily Cosmetics. I purchased a long time ago from this company and after a long time I  finally took the plunge I purchased a few individual shades and a blogger pack to review. I couldn't decide what shades I wanted to try out so I requested the top sellers.

All my items were sent out well within the stated TAT 5-7 days and arrived on my door step around 2 weeks later good timing for international shipping. The Etsy store is quite easy to navigate my only gripe (and its a small one) is that on the individual listing there is a little TOO much text but like I said that is a minor issue.

The pigment shades themselves are well milled and smooth there were no unwanted lumps or unblended mica's. They applied well onto the lid especially when pressed into a sticky base. I didnt have any really issues with the shades except Black Valentine was slightly chalky to work with it required a little TLC when swatching this is a colour best dabbed on rather then swipped and Peony was a little sheer it required a couple of swipes for the full effect.

Pricing for a full size Jar which hold 1 gram of product is $6.80 AUD and for a set of 10 samples there is no official amount listed but i would estimate to just under 1/4th of a tsp per sample it costs $5.75 AUD. Shipping is on the higher scale of indy however with the recent price increases i do believe this will be base line fee's soon. Each listing has a complete ingredients list and states whether vegan or not along with lip safe/not safe.

A cool little side note The Labyrinth & Cursed Treasure are similar to a couple of MAC pigments Blue Brown and Old Gold not exact dupes mind you but they are similar in my opinion

The big question is would I re-purchase again? Probably not the colours swatched below as I feel I have some dupes already however I am deffinetly planning of ordering more colours from the Chequered Lily Cosmetics.

 

 

 

Eye Shadow Num. 107 Black Valentine - Vegan
The Chequered Lily Cosmetics Description -  Velvety dark black with loads of ruby and scarlet glitter. ***Not approved for use on lips.
My Description - A Black base with red glitter

Eye Shadow Num.14 Peony - Vegan
The Chequered Lily Cosmetics Description -  Pale pink with pink reflect.
My Description - A soft pink

Eye Shadow Num. 29 Kelpie - Vegan
The Chequered Lily Cosmetics Description - Dirty Aqua with Teal and Gold Sparkle.  ***This color is not approved for use on lips.
My Description - Aquamarine with gold glitters

Eye Shadow Num. 124 The Labyrinth - Vegan
The Chequered Lily Cosmetics Description -  Muddy Deep Violet-Brown with Blue and Aqua Sparkle. ***Stains, best used with a primer or base.
My Description - A purple/brown duo-chrome with aqua glitter

Eye Shadow Num. 110 Cursed Treasure - Vegan
The Chequered Lily Cosmetics Description -   #110 Cursed Treasure – Richest metallic blackened gold with bronze reflect and green-gold glitter.
My Description - A antique gold with a slight green shift with gold glitter


Whats Your Favourite shade?

Xoxo
C

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Where To By – http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheChequeredLily?ref=seller_info
Multi-media links - The Chequered Lily Apothecary Facebook

Credit Rating!

Product: 8/10

Pigmentation: 9/10
Texture: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Application: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5

Final thoughts: Most of the colours were well pigmented only some minor issues that were easy to resolve. Pricing is quite reasonable all items were shipped well within the TAT. I wouldnt recommened using these without a primer at minimum I feel these preform better over a sticky base. Shades were well mixed together appled smoothly with limited skipping

Overall Rating:  A

A Review - Fyrinnae Endangered 2013 collection

House Keeping – all products below have been purchased with my own money and I am not in any way shape or form getting paid for this review. All opinions are my own!!!

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NOTE - this is a new method of swatching I am trialing all shadows are swatched over Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy over bare skin unless otherwise stated please leave feedback on what you think about the new swatching method.

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Hey Beautiful People

Lets look at a amazing collection from Fyrinnae! Now it is NO secret I have huge love for this company their Pixie Epoxy is a life changes in my opinion! And a few months ago they released a new collection of shades inspired by endangered animals called the Endangered 2013 collection probably not the most creative of names but its very true to the collection.

OK so before we dash into this collection some info Fyrinnae are a USA based indy company when you link to their main page most people notice the LONG TAT posted I can HONESTLY say I have never had to wait that long EVER and that is including international shipping times to Australia.

Shipping and handling rates are very reasonable especially considering the recent increase in international shipping. The Customer service is amazing and each shadow has its own ingredients listing. As I am reviewing the entire collection I am going to talk about price in each section to avoid confusion.

Eyeshadow

You can purchase full size shadow jars (of about 3 grams of product) for  $6.25 AUD and a Mini sample (about 1/3 tsp  or 1/4th tsp depending on the shade) for between $2.25- $2.50 AUD. In the photos below I only ordered the Mini sizes.

As you can see the mini jars have a tonne of product Fyrinnae estimate there is enough product for 30-40+ uses and I would be willing to bet they are right, and for the price you cant complain.

All shades are well milled and apply very smoothly. Pigmentation as with almost all Fyrinnae shades is spot on. Though I fell as though I need a disclaimer all loose shadows are more vibrant and adhere better (less fallout) over some form of sticky base (I personally do Urban decay primer potion with Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on top)

All photos were taken outside in natural light.

 

 

 

 

Ravishing Red Wolf

Fyrinnae's Description - Picture is deceiving! This shade is a cool pink-wine over soft black to enhance the color, but applied wet or over a sticky base (and many primers), will appear light, vibrant metallic purple. 

My Description - A stunning deep port colour with a metallic finish

 

Feisty Fennec Fox

Fyrinnae's Description - Light cool taupe finished with a pale gold satiny highlight.  

My Description - A stunning taupe with a lean to green and a soft gold duo chrome

 

Dapper Mr Shark

Fyrinnae's Description - Bright sparkling blue, a little deeper than royal, but brighter than sapphire. 

(honestly, with several species of sharks being endangered, we couldn't pick just one)
My Description - A vibrant almost Royal blue

Enchanting Otters
Fyrinnae's Description - Lush shimmering emerald green, filled with a rainbow of sparkle. Otters are quite enchanting, are they not?  Not lip-safe.
My Description - A Emerald green with a slight blue base loaded with multi-coloured glitter

Sloth Snuggles 
Fyrinnae's Description - Deep to medium chocolate brown graced with a satiny mauve highlight. Not as pink as it appears here.
My Description - A reddish/chocolate brown with a Mauve shift

 

Highlighter

 

Onto the Highlighter basic info first Fyrinnae Highlighters retail for a full sized 4g jar $6.50 AUS and a mini - (limit 1 jar per order) is $1.50 AUD for roughly 1/3 tsp.

 

This Highlighter is well milled its smooth and blends out well. Personally I dont see this working well as a highligh colour for most people as the mauve tones do stand out even well blened as you can see in the swatches. However I LOVE this shade as a eyeshadow (i have swatched it over PE as well) it is a fantastic colour to use in a purple smokey eye, alternetivly this would also work well as a sheer blush.

 

As with all Fyrinnae shades this items has its own ingredients lits which I love

Ingredients: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides

 

!!!RANDOM FACT!!!
Some penguins blush! If overheated, they develop a temporary pink hue on their faces and wings.



 

 

 

Powder Highlighter: Penguin

Fyrinnae's Description - Not a blush, but a light, satiny mauve contour/highlight. Transparent enough to work on pale (applied lightly) to dark skin, and it doesn't apply with heavy lavender tones. 
My Description - A Mauve shade that is builable.


Lip Lustre

Finally onto the Lip Lusters, as with most Fyrinnae products there is the option for full sized or samples. A Full Sized 10mL lip luster retail at $7.00 AUD and the Sample sise retails at $2.00 AUD for a 3 mL tube. Fyrinnae Lip Lusters apply like a thick velvet lip gloss and then dry down I personallt recommend to ensure your lips are well hydrated and exfoliated prior to using these as I found the formula while long lasting is very drying and will cling to any flaky patches on you lips. Wear time on these I found i would get an average 3-4 hrs with these shade.

 

Lip Lustre: Ocelot

Fyrinnae's Description - Matte warm dusty-rose pink, very close to the soft pink of an Ocelot kitten's paw pads and nose. Slightly lighter than it looks here
My Description - A Matte Antique rose/Mauve colour leaning warm.
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Lip Lustre: Pygmy Hippo

Fyrinnae's Description  -Matte medium rosey plum shade, not quite mauve. Neutral-warm. If you wonder about the name, just search Google images for "Pygmy hippopotamus baby". It's not that the shade is an exact match for their little pink undersides, but they're simply rather adorable beings.

My Description - A Matte pink/plum shade meaning towards cooler tones

 

 

Over all I LOVE this collection if I had to pic a few items to get i would recommend Feisty Fennec Fox, Enchanting Otters and Penguin Blush!

 

Whats you favrouite endanged animal?

Xoxo
C

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Where To By – http://www.fyrinnae.com/

Credit Rating!

Product: 8/10

Pigmentation: 9/10
Texture: 8/10
Longevity: 8/10
Application: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5

Final thoughts: All shades are highly pigmented. Powder products are all finely milled and apply well to the skin. The lip lusters dont tug on the lips and dont skip on application. TAT is way shorter then stated and arrive internationally very quickly.

Overall Rating:  A