I Found You Miss New Beauty!

Happy Monday y’all! Today I wanted to share some of the beauty and skincare products that I’ve picked up and give you a quick love it or leave it review. I’m also going to share some of the items on my wishlist & I’d love to hear what beauty products you’ve been loving for summer to fall makeup.

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | The Colorescience Lip Shine

Colorescience sent me their new Lip Shines and I’ve been so impressed! This is definitely a love it product for me. While I love matte lipstick, when I’m being a little more low key, I really like to have something light on my lips to moisturize and in this case protect from the sun.

I honestly didn’t expect to be a big fan of these because I’m not a big fan of the stickiness that often comes with glosses, but the Lip Shine is lightweight, easy to apply and comes in five different finishes – including clear.

For the weekends, I’ve really liked being able to put this on and throw it into my bag so that I don’t have to worry about smears or crazy reapplying. The product has a slight mint scent and provides just a touch of color.

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | NYX Velvet Matte Lipstick

First up is the NYX Velvet Matte Lipstick in Unicorn Fur. This lipstick has been on my ‘to try’ list for months now. During an Ulta run in August, I finally snagged it and really like how easy it is to swipe on. I typically wear mine without a liner and like the pigmentation of the color; while it won’t replace my favorite liquid mattes, I would love to pick up another color for fall especially with how affordable it is! {Waiting for a BOGO on NYX at Ulta.}

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish

I’d only tried Deborah Lippmann’s glitter polishes before so I was really curious to see how the gel polish held up especially compared to the OPI Infinite Shine that I wear a ton. This color was perfect for my first fall manicure and held up for about two weeks. I’m planning to hit up CosBar Lexington next week hopefully and really want to see what other shades they have in this formula. If you’re looking for a new fall shade to add to your collection, I’d highly recommend Venus in Furs.

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation

Let me preface this by saying that I’ve always been a light to medium coverage foundation kinda gal. While the formula and high coverage of this foundation was incredible, I was really disappointed with how much the shade changes after applied. It’s rare for me to order a foundation online due to the number of undertones in my skin, but I felt pretty good about the shade I selected when it arrived.

While it looked great when first applied about ten minutes later it was WAY too dark on my face. I did try wearing it a second time and applied with a damp Real Techniques sponge to lighten up the coverage; it helped a lot with blending but I still probably need a shade lighter in the Urban Decay All Nighter foundation. This isn’t a product that I would repurchase without getting matched at Ulta or Sephora.

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | Lancer Anti-Aging Regimen

The Lancer system was one that I was pretty excited about as I really want to start incorporating anti-aging products into my skincare routine. This did not even get two uses from me; the first night that I went to wash my face with the whole system I went from really intense tingling to not being able to feel my face. Part of the Influenster campaign around this line of products was to try them for two whole weeks but I was genuinely concerned about what it may do to my skin. This product is a hard pass from me.

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I Found You Miss New Beauty! | Givenchy Le Rouge Lipstick

The packaging of this lipstick is gorgeous – genuine leather, the lipstick has the Givenchy Beauty logo in the side of the actual lipstick. The formula of the Le Rouge Lipstick feels super moisturizing, but I couldn’t get behind the color. It was just a touch too orange for my liking. This lipstick also transfers very easily so if that’s a concern for you, this won’t be a lipstick that you like.

I Found You Miss New Beauty! | NYX Happy Birthday Palette

Ulta’s reward program is so much better than Sephora’s in my mind. This year, one of the free birthday gifts is the NYX Happy Birthday palette. These are my first NYX Cosmetics eyeshadows and definitely won’t be my last! The shades are super pigmented and I like that this has a mix of shimmer and matte shades. I’ve been using it on top of an eyeshadow primer and then wetting my shadow brush with the NYX Setting Spray to increase the pigment.

And finally, I’d love for you to chime in below with what beauty products you’re loving or looking forward to trying! As I mentioned, I’m heading to CosBar in Lexington, Kentucky next week and am planning to pick up some new products to try out. I’ve also included some of the products I’m currently eyeing in the widget below!