Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes in Grandest Gold

Grandest Gold ($17) is one of Clinique's new shades of Chubby Sticks for eyes, and it is great for a sheer wash of low-maintenance color.

The Chubby Sticks are a favorite of mine because they are easy to carry around, travel with (I'm travelling with it right now!), and apply. Just swipe on your lids over some primer, blend out with your finger, and you are all set.

This is a pearlescent shimmer with a slightly golden hue. It is very flattering as an allover wash of color, to highlight the brow bone in a subtle way, and can even double as a highlighter on cheeks or the bridge of your nose in a pinch.

This gives the prettiest sheen to skin (and yes, I am translucent, I know). I love wearing it sheer, but you can layer it (just give it a few seconds to set between layers because this is a creamier formula) and build up for more shimmer. These last about 7 hours on my oily lids with primer, but any creasing can be smoothed out with a finger.

There is also a brand new Periwinkle shade that looks fun!

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Out of This World: Swatches and Review

Is it terrible that I am bummed these are called 'Show Off' instead of ApocaLIPS here? I mean, fail renaming, am I right? Beyond that, how did the Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Out of This World (about $5.49) work for me?

First off, I really love the packaging. I love the interesting lid (which makes it easy to find in any stash) and the color on the tube. The brush is also kind of ingenious because it has a little well to hold extra color and yet it doesn't drip all over you.

I also love the color 'Out of This World' because it has a bit of pink, a bit of purple, and some shimmer. 

Gorgeous right? These claim to wear for hours on end and not transfer, but I did not find that to be the case during my testing. They wore like any other gloss, for about 3 hours. I even put this to the eating test, hoping it might remain after, but no dice.

The formula is really easy to apply and looks great on lips as well as not being too drying. However, I did find that after 20 minutes of wear it started to irritate my upper lip and that irritation moved down along my cheek giving me an almost numbing feeling. A bit scary and disconcerting but not painful. I'm currently trying to figure out which ingredient may have caused this.

The reaction I had really is a shame because this looks so lovely on! I was also looking forward to getting more colors before I tested but that dream will have to die...oh well!

Do you like Rimmel Show Offs/Apocalips? I really wish this worked for me, although I only find that it functions as your basic gloss and nothing else!

Love & Toast Lip Glaze in Crush Rush

Sometimes, a little extra that you add to your online cart at Ulta to push you over into free shipping turns out to be one of the best things to ever happen to you.

Love & Toast Lip Glaze in Crush Rush ($6.99) and other gorgeous shades is an online only lip gloss that I decided to add to an order to bump me into free shipping range. I was attracted to the coral pink color and the cute packaging and just hoped for the best from this little extra.

This is a squeeze tube type product and the hole is a bit wide, so be careful when applying because it tends to give you a bit too much product. The formula is lovely---not sticky at all, moisturizing, and easy to wear.

It has a ton of amazing ingredients as well:

Olea eurpea (Olive) Fruit Juice, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospemum Parkii (Shea Butler), Fruit, Theoborma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butler, Natural Flavor, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil, aloe Barbenensis (Aloe) Leaf, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) and Stevia Rebadiana Leaf.

The multi-dimensional gold shimmer in the coral base is so pretty! I wish there was a nail polish color like this!! 

This is a gloss I have found myself carrying around everywhere. It looks gorgeous layered or on its own and the shimmer is just enough to light up your face without being too teenager-y. 

The only thing that could make this little steal better is if it had SPF! 

If you are looking for a little extra, try the Love & Toast glosses. I normally dislike 'online only' products because its hard to not have swatches or be able to see them/play with them, but I was lucky to have found a winner here!