New Youtube Channel

Hey Everyone,


I am so excited to announce That The Makeup Breakup now has a Youtube channel and I am so looking forward to posting videos and tutorials for you guys.


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There should be plenty more to come in the following days to weeks.




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Makeup Forever Pro Finish

Hey Everyone,


I know everybody has a different kind of foundation that they like, I personally LOVE my Makeup Forever HD Foundation, I know other people who prefer other kinds, one of the foundation types that has confused me over the years is powder foundation.

Powder foundation is just that it is usually a pressed powder product that when applied dry gives the coverage of a foundation or in some cases turns into a "liquid" when manipulated on the skin. They are supposed to be a more sheer style product.

In the last month and a half everytime that I have stopped at Sephora I have recieved sampler of the new Makeup Forever Pro Finish Powder Foundation (Once I was given a sampler that was too dark). To be honest with you the samples didn't have enough product to give an acurate feel for the product so I went and I bought the actual product. So after a few weeks of testing, I feel I have an informed opinion of it.

Acording to the packaging it is strongly suggested that it be applied wet, which I find to be a little silly considering it is a powder product, if you wanted it wet wouldn't you want liquid foundation?
Not only that I found that I don't really like the way it applies when wet anyways, it sort of looks a little streaky and very unnatural looking.

My personal favorite way of applying it is dry over my liquid foundation it gives a little fuller coverage and a little more matte. The other way I really think that this product would shine as it is not a full coverage product would be applied lightly over a tinted moisturizer, as I find the pigmentation in most of them to be nonexistent.

There is one thing that I think really really failed at, they did not colour match the product. This means that their Pro Finish does not match up to the HD liquid foundation, so if you shade for The HD is 110 the lightest shade, the Pro Finish shade in 110 which is their lightest is much darker than the HD. Not only that but the strange numbering system does not help if you wear 125 in HD the matching shade is either 113 or 114. This I think makes it a little frustrating and so if you do decide to purchase this product (which I would advise) I would recomend you try it out first to find your shade.

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Not Your Mother's Bronzer

Hey everyone,




It's that time of year again, summer is around the corner, and you've just pulled out your summer clothes and realised your arms, legs and face are the same colour as a fishes belly.

What's a girl to do?

The easy answer: Bronzer.

Bronzers have come a long way in the last five year let alone since your mother's era of bronzer when there were only three or four orange toned bronzers. From powders to creams, self tanners to tined lotions there are so many ways to get your bronze on.

I generally classify bronzing/tanning products into three categories:

Temporary
Semi Permanent
Permanent

Admittedly I rarely use semi permanent bronzers generally preferring a temporary or Permanent bronzing product.

Temporary:

Temporary Products are just that you apply them and at the end of the day you wash them off. Typically temporary bronzers are best used on ones face, neck, shoulders and decolletage. they come in either powders or creams, creams tend to be a little more dramatic, where as powders are more natural. Both come in matte or shimmery finishes, if you have fine lines of any sort, a general recommendation is to go with a matte product, a shimmery product will collect in and emphasise these areas.

Some of my favourites are:

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Bronze

 

 

Shimmery Bronze strips when mixed together give the perfect bronze glow also doubles as a highlight if you just sweep the lightest shade across your cheekbones.

Tarte Park Avenue Princess

This is a matte bronzer good for both actual bronzing and contouring great overall product.

 

 

Hard Candy Glow all the Way

Semi Permanent:

Semi permanent bronzers are applied once, to leave a semi lasting tan or multiple times to help maintain a tint to ones skin. Usually found in a cream or lotion form, be very careful with these oftentimes they will turn out ORANGE, and you want to look sun kissed not like an Oompa Loompa.

Clarins Self Tanning Milk

 

This is one of my overall favourite self tanners, gives off a lovely natural tan, its not orange tinged and is incredibly build able so you can go from a light tan to a really deep bronze.

 

 

 

Spray Tans

 

I think these things are vile. As far as I am concerned the tans that come out of spray tan booths have not improved, ever. They continue to to be orange, if you've ever been close to anyone who has had one they smell awful, and they apparently last only a week or so. Not only that but I seriously question how healthy they are, I don't think I've ever heard of anyone doing a study into the affects of the airborne chemicals that are used.

 

 

    

 

Permanent:

 

Permanent tans last for quite a while, or at the very least all summer and part way into fall. To the best of my knowledge there are only two ways of going about getting one and both can be rather dangerous.

 

Tanning Beds

 

DO NOT EVER, EVER, EVER USE ONE OF THESE! I can not overstress this enough. If I would not use one of these I would not recommend that you use one of these. Tanning beds are incredibly dangerous, the likely hood of melanoma or skin cancer is incredibly high with tanning beds, not only that but it puts and incredible amount of strain on your skin.

 

Natural Sun Tanning

 

This is my preferred choice of permanent tanning, admittedly still quite dangerous in that there is the possibility of ending up with melanoma. However, IF you do not allow for prolonged sun exposure and you use a high SPF sun screen (i.e. over 15) not only do you get a fairly good tan, but you also get your daily recommended dose of Vitamin D.

 

 

So that's how I get my golden glow on, and hopefully you guys will be getting yours on too, just remember to be safe about getting your bronze on and if your unsure about a permanent tan, try out a temporary or semi permanent tan first.

 

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Coastal Scents!!!

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So this past week I finaly got something that I have been dying to try since I was told about it, I finally got a Coastal Scents Pallet. Actually thats not entirely true I actually ended up getting three pallets as a set, the Elite Brush set and some glitters.

Elite Brush Set:

I have fallen in love with this brush set. Normally I don't like synthetic brushes, I find them stiff, irritating on my skin and that they tend to leave streaks. These are not at all like any synthetic brushes I have ever tried, To be very frank they actually feel like real hair brushes. I would Highly recomend these brushes to anyone. Also Right now they are on sale so if you want a set I would snatch a set up right now at 69.95$ you can't go wrong when the set is normally is 109.95$ and I've payed as much for brush sets much smaller and not nearly as good as this one.

 

 

Also Five of the brushes come with brush shapers: The buffer brush,The flat face brush, the fluffy face brush, angled face brush and the fan brush. All brushes have sustainable bamboo handles and come in a leatherette carrying case.

 

The 252 Pallet:

 

 

 

When I decided to get a Coastal Scents pallet I was unsure as to which one I should get, but then I saw the 252 pallet, is sort of a combination of all the pallets, while it doesn't have all the colours that they stock it has such a variety I don't think any one would mind. I actually think of it really as three separate pallets in one box each having something a little different.

 

Warm (Left Pallet):

 

This pallet consists of mostly reds, pinks, yellows, warm browns and oranges, super pigmented as all Coastal Scents eyeshadows are this is probably the pallet that I'm drawn to most right now as its fairly warm outside and I like to reflect that in my makeup.

 

 

Cool (Center):

 

Blues, greens and cool browns make this pallet really fun, these colours can seem really intimidating at first but with so many colours in one pallet it can easily be toned down or amplified, besides makeup is a great medium to work with anyways, if you don't like it you can just wash it off.

 

 

Rainbow Pallet (Right Pallet):

 

This Pallet is sort of more a collection of rain bow colours. With mostly just left over colours I don't think this is my favorite pallet seeing as the previous two pallets were put together much better. I personally believe there should be more purples and metallics in this pallet ti sort of give you a more complete experience.

 

 

Like I said all of these eyeshadows are super pigmented, and can be used either wet or dry comes with a black plastic storage case and plastic separators. And, considering how many eyeshadows you get in this pallet the price of  24.95$ is pretty easy to bare.

 

Glitters:

 

I had to get some of the glitters that they had on the site, while I don't personally use glitter very often as I find the potential for fallout to be quite high i.e. GLITTER IS THE HERPES OF THE CRAFT WORLD!!! (sorry I just had to mention that.) I don't fing myself running to add it to my everyday makeup, also it can sometimes cheapen you look, however, sometimes a little glitter doesn't hurt.

 

 

 

I decieded to get six different glitters to get an acurate test on their glitters. The six I got were

 

Mermaid Mist (Light tealy blue. With large flake glitter)

Gold Medallion (Pure Gold Colour with more of a multicoloured glitter)

Rubby Slipper (Perfect Red Glitter)

Razzel Dazzel ( Lavender Glitter, site misleading it appeared to be darker)

Electric Pink(Bright Hot Pink with matching glitter)

Bejeweled (Fantastic jewel toned Teal)

 

 

This Glitters go on very, very smooth, over all while not a product that I find myself needing (or wanting all the time) I would definatly repurchase these glitters again. And at 4.95$ for 1.5mL worht of  product they are a total steal.

 

And finally, I'm not sure if these are sent out with all orders as a free gift with purchase or only over a certain amount, but with my order I was also scent a small "quad sampler" of eyeshadow and a compact eyelash curler.

 

 

Ice Ballet (Lavender), Peachy Keen (Coral Peach), Bombay (Light Gray) and Raisin Berry (Burgundy Plum). All of the colours in this "quad" are found in the 252 pallet Ice Ballet and Peachy Keen are in The Rainbow Pallet, while Bombay and raisin Berry can be found in the warm pallet.

 

Also I love that they have a litte compact Eyelash curler, however mine is not very good, when the lever is compressed the cassing pops apart and the armiture that crimps the lashes pops out. If mine was a little better made I think this would be an essential part of my on the go kit.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed all the Coastal Scents and maybe you guys saw something you like, also if you decide to get anything, or have other Coastal Scents Products you think I should try leave a comment.

 

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Seeing Red

Hey Everyone,

 So here we go again, if you can't tell by the title this one is all about red lips, whether it's red gloss, or even lipstick, a fantastic red lip can be that bold statement of authority or, can transition an everyday look to a polished evening look with one or two simple steps.

Truth be told our most difficult issue when finding the right red lip products is rather difficult, the only rule that I generally follow is going with your skin tone.


Yellow Skin Tone:

Go with a more orange or scarlet coloured lip product. Good gloss choices are Orange Juice from Sephora, it does contain some glitter but does apply rather sheer, and Cherry Flip from Buxom, which does have that classic Buxom minty plumping feel to it applies somewhat sheer and although the name would suggest that is more of a cherry red I find that it actually better complements a more yellow skin tone.

 

For lipsticks, Kat Von D's Stiletto is a great scarlet red orange, applies super smooth and doesn't dry out you lips, another great choice is Candy Apple which just gives the sheerest touch of red to your lips while adding moisture.

Pink or Red Skin Tone:

Deeper reds and vibrant cherry reds, really any red with a more pink tone do the best, for lip glosses, Hot Mama from Buxom is a deep almost burgundy red no real discernible glitter to it this does not have that same minty plumper that most Buxom glosses have, but does claim to moisturises and plump. Tarte's Natural Beauty is another great pure cherry red, this one does apply more sheer than most of the glosses and it also has maracuja oil in it which means that is so hydrating on your lips.

To be honest there are a lot of great cherry lipsticks, Maybelline Red Revolution is a creamy cherry red, Kat Von D's Underage Red is another great, slightly deeper red, with a little bit of a brown undertone, and E.L.F. Red lip crayon, works great as a lipstick, lip liner or as a red lip base, the actual crayon is a little misleading, it appear to be a brown burgundy it actually comes across as a deep rich red, the brown tone is lost and appears almost candy apple red.

Finally Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Vintage is a deep burgundy, you need very little to get a full coloured lip, non-sticky, however, always use with a base of some sort, whether it be a lip balm, lip butter or other lip product. Lip Tars can be very drying and and has the potential to stain your lips so it is always beneficial to moisturise your lips before using.



 

So that's it for this week everyone hopefully, this now has you seeing red, have some fun with that red lip, with so many options out there, you really can't go wrong.

 

 

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