Samantha's Influence

So the Internet went crazy over Farsali ( $54 ) when it first dropped but I never wanted to spend that much money on a serum. After I recieved a Sephora gift card ($20) I figured I would put the rest of the money towards the purchase in hopes that it really improved my skin. When I first received my Sephora package I was in love with the way Farsali gold looked. It's absolutely mesmerizing! However, it does have somewhat of an Orange smell incase you're not into that. Anyways I've found that Farsali truly helps blend my makeup, however NYX dew me up works just as well at a way lower price tag ( $17 ). So I was hoping over time that I would see some extraordinary results on my skin, sadly the results haven't be extraordinary. I do feel that my skin has improved and that it has minorly help with acne scars, but with such a large price tag I don't think I will purchase it again. Although the bottle is small it has lasted me a long time and I will still continue to ...

So as many of you may already know, I purchase a lot of products from Kylie Cosmetics , so I genuinely like her products. I've always loved her matte lipsticks for the fact they last super long, so when she dropped the velvet idea I was uncertain if I would like these. Charm and Harmony were two colors I instantly fell in love with so that is what I decided to buy. After receiving them in the mail I was pretty happy with my purchase. The velvets are very smooth on the lips and look amazing. However, since they are not matte they come off much easier, which might be why the prices is a few dollars lower than the mattes. Despite not being matte, I still think they last decently long in comparison to other non-matte lipsticks I've worn. Out of the two I purchased, Charm is my favorite as the color is very similar to Candy K with the exception that Charm gives you that moisturizing feeling.

  ELF Shimmering Facial Whip is a liquid highlight that can be purchased for $1. I bought this due to the price being so cheap, but didn't expect it to be that great. To my surprise these highlighters are very pigmented and look beautiful when applied to your check bones. They can be applied using the ELF highlighting brush ($3). The highlighter and the brush work just as well as any high quality name brand, but it's significantly less money. http://www.elfcosmetics.com/p/shimmering-facial-whip