Hey everyone! I’m back again with another favorites post! It’s late but life gets crazy sometimes. I’m going to try to do these every month! I see a lot of YouTube vlogers do it so why not me, right? For October I have 4 favorites as well 2 dislikes that I thought I would mention since they are related to the favorites I have this month! I’ve been trying to list more than just beauty products but since that’s the kick I’m on right now, that’s the things I keep trying out. I only have 1 that isn’t beauty related.
1. Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse BB Beauty Balm
I received a sample of this BB cream in my September Birchbox and have been using it for the past few weeks! I fell in love with how even it made my skin look and how light it felt on my skin. I’m not a foundation or heavy makeup wearer so this stuff is perfect for me! I tried finding a cheaper alternative (see below in dislikes) but ended up buying the full-sized tube in the Birchbox shop.
2. Adios Script Pro font
I have fallen IN LOVE with the Adios Script Pro font! I’ve had it for a long time but always had other favorites that trumped it. Not this month. I’ve used it on several different personal and professional projects and it’s so beautiful! The pro of this font are that it has a ton of glyphs to use! The con is that it’s not cheap to buy with a price tag of $99.00! However, I think it’s totally worth the investment. It’s even award winning! You can view and purchase the font here as well as check out the designer’s other awesome fonts!
3. Sally Hansen Gem Crush nail polishes
I picked up one of these late September but didn’t really get the chance to use it that much until recently. I have to say this is one the best sparkle nail polishes I own! The brush applicator is a good size and the sparkle payoff is amazing! It’s a very even coat too which I love! I intend to purchase more colors once I get the chance! I got mine at Target but I know they sell them at a variety of different places. The color I have is called Big Money. (Side note: I used this as a top coat for one of my faves for September.)
4. Wet n Wild Sweet as Candy Eye Shadow Trio
I picked this up mid October on a random trip to Walgreens. I hadn’t owned a Wet n Wild product since I was in jr. high or high school so I was a bit hesitant to try it out. The cheap price tag helped sway me. lol. I love this tro! I’ve always favored pink/natural eye shadow colors because they flatter my skin tone and eyes well. Plus they don’t make my eyes look smaller than they already are. The other thing I love about this trio is that the shimmer isn’t insane. I think that too much shimmer tends to look cheap or juvenile on me so I avoid it. This has a nice balance that doesn’t feel overdone.
And now for the dislikes…
1. Cover Girl BB Cream
I picked up this BB cream after doing some research for a cheaper alternative to the Dr. Jart+ I fell in love with. I heard rave reviews about this product so I wanted to try it out plus the $6 price tag vs the $32-$34 price tag for the same amount of product was a big plus. The product does what it supposed to. It moisturized and evened out my skin nicely. I had to apply a little more than the Dr. Jart+ because the consistency seemed thinner but I didn’t mind. The downfall of this product, at least for me, was that I broke out the day after using it! It was horrible and it was in areas I don’t typically break out at! I’m not sure if this is common but it was an obvious deal breaker for me. As I mentioned above, I didn’t cheap out and I ordered a full-size Dr. Jart+.
2. Wet n Wild Fergie nail polishes
I picked up 3 of these after seeing them on Youtube. All 3 were sparkle clear coats. I haven’t used a Wet n Wild nail polish in years so I’m not sure if this is how all of them are or just the Fergie branded ones but I had a couple of issues with them. 1. The brush applicator is far too large. It was so hard to work with because it literally covered more than just my nail. 2. Because of the brush size, I had to wipe a lot of the polish off before applying which made the application of sparkles very uneven. It took about 4 tries to get it somewhat even across my entire nail but it still left some areas overly done and other areas just barely touched. I know sparkles are supposed to be sporadic, but not to where one part of my nail is completely metallic and the other part looks like I just applied a clear top coat.
That’s it for the month of October! Hopefully I’ll get November’s faves done in time! lol.
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