Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast-Onyx Smoke

This is the last part of my Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast mini series and I saved my favorite , Glamorous, for last. This shadow combo I used today is Onyx Smoke. The lid color is a pearly, silver color and the crease color is silver. I used my own ELF liquid liner in black and one coat of Cover Girl Lash Blast Volumizing mascara in Very Black.

I like this look a lot and I've enjoyed experimenting with the Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blasts this week. After testing out Cover Girl Products, I've come up with a list of pros and cons.

Pros:

• Very ease to use
• Convenient
• Inexpensive
• Volumizing mascara is definitely a winner
• Liquid liner is smudge-proof and long lasting

Cons:

• Eyeshadow creases/fades very quickly
• No staying power especially for oily skin

So are you going to try out Smoky Shadow Blast eyeshadows? Not interested? Let me know!

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This post contains a Cover Girl Smoky Eye kit sent for review and gift card giveaway by Cover Girl through Blog Spark. For more information about my disclosure policy, please read this post.

Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast- Tempest Blue

Today is part two in my Cover Girl Shadow Blast miniseries. I've got a "Bold" look for you today. The Tempest Blue shadow duo is not for the faint of heart. This bright blue smoky eye combo is bold alright. Against my dark skin, the lid color looks really pale...almost white. The crease color is a darker blue that I like. I uploaded a video on YT showing me applying the eyeshadow:

This is my second YT video by the way, so be easy. ;-) Sorry its so dark, I couldn't get my lighting the way I wanted it and I fiddled around with it for at least 30 minutes!

Alright, we've got one more part to go. Then I'll sum up what I like about these eyeshadows in a pro and con list. Don't forget the Cover Girl Wal-Mart giveaway, check the link at the top of my blog!

This post contains a Cover Girl Smoky Eye kit ,product image/information and gift card sent for review and giveaway by Cover Girl through Blog Spark. For more information about my disclosure policy, please read this post.

Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast Review

Alright ladies, I am certifiably nail polish obsessed and I will admit it. Ever since I started getting into polish I've began to explore the world of color and makeup. One look that I've envied is the smoky eye. Its a pretty hot look but so far has been pretty elusive to this makeup newbie. Well, enter Cover Girl smoky shadow blast eyeshadows! Getting the look is supposed to be easy with these products:

I tried the "Natural" look with Shadow Blast duo in Bronze Fire, Line Exact liquid liner in Brown and Lash Blast volume mascara in Brown. These are the swatches of the lid color, crease color and liner, L to R:

I own plenty of gold/bronze type of eyeshadow, but I was still excited to try this smoky look. 

The results:

Review:

I'm a brown girl, so this look was definitely "natural". The colors blended in right with my skin, especially the crease color. It gives me a nice every day look. I wore this combo on Friday and I found that the shadows definitely crease without a primer. I don't own any eyeshadow primer at the moment and this eyeshadow made me wish I did. I may not be a makeup expert, but I know that this eyeshadow creased faster than any other eyeshadow I own! I'm not a fan of volumizing mascara, I prefer lengthening mascaras but this one I like. I'm a Maybelline mascara girl, but this Lash Blast mascara has got me wanting to try the other Lash Blast products because the rich brown color payoff and the somewhat volume it gave to my not so thick lashes. The Line Exact liner? I'm in love, that liner definitely has staying power. All day long staying power and it still washes off easily with soap and water. Cover Girl may be on to something with their Blast mascaras and Line Exact liners. Stay tuned this week to see two more Smoky Shadow Blast looks...

This post contains a Cover Girl Smoky Eye kit and product image/information sent for review by Cover Girl through Blog Spark. For more information about my disclosure policy, please read this post.

Cover Girl Bronzed Beauty

On my seemingly never ending search for a gold polish that looks good on my hands, I bought Cover Girl Bronzed Beauty. Unfortunately it is the ugliest color I've bought since Petites Pink Crush and I hate it. It looks like a olive and dirty penny had a ugly love child on my nails.

Cover Girl, there's nothing beautiful about this Bronze Beauty. I don't know who this would look good on.

Cover Girl Shine Blast Lip Gloss Review

I received my Bzz Agent kit last week with my Cover Girl samples and wanted to do a review of the Shine Blast lip gloss. By the way, if you're a blogger and you're not signed up with Bzz Agent, then what are you waiting for? This is my second sample I've received from them and I really like the website. Check it out! 

On to the review. I picked Shine Blast lip gloss in Radiate, pictured below:

Radiate is a very pretty shimmery pink. According to Cover Girl, these Shine Blast lip glosses give you 4x more noticeable shine. Well they're right about that, its shiny alright. However, that gorgeous color is nowhere to be found when applied to the lips. It ends up going on pretty sheer...I'd say clear. Here it is on my hand.

The lip gloss did smell fantastic though; it had a nice fruity smell, like watermelons. It wasn't sticky either which is a plus. However I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a gloss to give your lips some color. I'll throw it in my purse for quick touch ups, but its not a must have product.

Birthday + Graduation Manicure

This past Saturday, May 15th, I turned 22 and graduated from college on the same day! I was contemplating what to with my nails for the longest (among other things). Earlier in the week I picked up Cover Girl City Lights and decided to layer it over black polish for the big day. The results were stunning, in my humble opinion. As I sat with the other graduates I couldn't stop staring at my nails under those bright lights, haha!

I typically find Cover Girl polishes kind of boring, and I have another one to show you, but this one is beautiful! City lights is a topcoat designed to be layered over colors to create your own look and I think it looks best over darker colors. You're in luck if you like it because CG polishes are everywhere so this one should be inexpensive and not hard to find. I got my bottle for .77 cents + tax because of a coupon I had.

Coming Soon: Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast Review

I know you've seen these at the stores or ads for them lately...

Since I first noticed them I've been curious and I'm really glad to get the opportunity to give you my take on them. I think makeup can be intimidating and the easier it is to use, the better. Since I am just getting into the fabulous (yet slightly addictive) world of makeup, I'm excited to try a product that makes the smokey eye achievable for even beginners! Stay tuned to see my review. Until then, check out Cover Girl's website to see more color combos or create your own look using Cover Girl Blast collection products!