Leave Alone or Take Home: NEW Beauty & Makeup Reviews

Hey you! How was your 4th? I had a small party, and minus my oven deciding to die (no baked beans, no cookies, and no toasted buns--I like my buns toasted), the day was great! I'll share more (with pics!) on that day later on this week. As for today, I've got new products to share. Some of these were hits (take home) and a few were misses (leave alone). All of them were fun to try. I can't wait to hear your thoughts!

http://youtu.be/i25l7NRi-jU

Now grab some coffee (tea? water?) and watch! I am working really hard on my editing and on improving my videos, so please let me know what you think!

Items purchased at MAC, Walmart, and Walgreens

1--MAC Fix + in Coconut--New, limited edition spray in my FAVE scent that refreshes makeup. TAKE HOME but I feel crazy spending $ on something I can make at home. LEAVE ALONE if you have oily skin.

2--MAC Mineralize TimeCheck Lotion--This lightweight moisturizer is great for summer months. It promises to blur those lines, but for me it did nothing. I've heard great things so it might be a TAKE HOME for you, but it's a LEAVE ALONE for me.

3--L.A.B.2 Blending in Brush--At Walmart for $5.95 is this nice quality brush. I was impressed for the price. TAKE HOME

4--Wet N Wild ColorIcon Lip Gloss in Saved by the Bellini--From the limited edition collection, this gloss is shimmery but not glittery nor sticky, but doesn't provide much color payoff. I was going to share a swatch of it on my lips, but you couldn't tell I had it on! LEAVE ALONE

5--Aqua Beauty Hydrating Cloth Facial Mask--A really well-made cloth mask that hydrates skin. I found this new line at Walmart. It worked well, and was fun to try, but not sure I'd buy it again. LEAVE ALONE

6--L'Oreal Dream Match Lumi Liquid Glow Luminizer--This is a sneak peek from my Friday post (and video) on my highlight collection. This comes in 3 colors and provides an initially metallic highlight that blends away to a natural glow. I love it. TAKE HOME

1--L'Oreal Double Ended Polish--This features a pretty polish in one bottle and a gel top coat in the other. I like how you can build the color intensity using the gel polish. Plus, each bottle is separate, making storage even easier--just pull them free from the black middle. TAKE HOME

2--L'Oreal Le Matte--A possible repackaging of the same line a few years ago, but I loved this matte crayon formula. It wasn't drying and gave great color. TAKE HOME

3--Circa Beauty BB Cream--A new line at Walgreens, endorsed by Eva Mendes, this bb cream is oil-free and looks great on skin. It doesn't feature spf but does have titanium dioxide. I'm wearing it in the video. It is really pricey at $14, but I loved it. TAKE HOME

4--Wet N Wild Under the Sheets Makeup Remover--This isn't really new, but I had to share since it is new to me! These lightly-scented makeup wipes do a decent job of removing makeup. While they worked for me in a pinch, I probably would skip next time. LEAVE ALONE

5--Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer--Add this thin lotion all over before you exit the shower. It gives soft skin that isn't sticky. I like using this in the summer instead of my usual oils. It comes in 3 scents (coconut for me). I feel like it works as well as regular lotion but it dries much faster. TAKE HOME

6--1st Acetone Power Gel Glitter Polish Remover--I'm on a constant quest to find the best remover for glitter polish and when I saw this at Walmart for $3.88, I had to try. This feels like aloe vera gel but with acetone in it. You just dip a finger into the gel and wait, and then remove with a paper towel. It DOES work (demo in video) but it gets VERY COLD. TAKE HOME if you want a less-hassle way of removing polish (I still prefer my glitter polish remover from Target or Sephora)

Which products would you try?

Extra Elle:

• I made it a point to try new places to eat this weekend, and all were a success!
• I surprisingly had a few days off and spent them doing blog stuff. I feel like I got a lot done.
• While organizing my nail polishes this weekend (a #JALS goal for July) I realized I had over 352 bottles of polish. Officially on a no-buy forever.