I am lucky enough to get sent makeup and skin care products all the time, and sometimes they impress me, and sometimes they fall short. To clarify a common misconception some people have when I post reviews, I DO NOT get paid by any of the companies that send me products (advertising is different). So I am completely honest at all times with my reviews and I am not swayed by money when it comes to my opinions. However, you will rarely see awful or mean reviews, because if I get sent something for free, and hate it, I’m of the mind set, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it all.” I just won’t do a post on it;-)
So I was contacted a few weeks ago by a loyal follower and fellow Bulldawg (code for University of Georgia grad!) who is a rep for a cosmetic and skincare line I had never heard of (oh shame on me!!) called BeautiControl. Miss Dionitia thought I needed to know about BeautiControl’s line of Lip Shimmers ($14) so she so graciously sent me 4 fabulous shades to try out.
After trying out all 4 colors, I thought that now I must share these with all of you!
Why I like these lip shimmers:
1. They smell yum yum, almost like a vanilla cupcake!
2. The colors are very shimmery- duh, they’re called lip shimmers- but really, each has a bit of sparkle in them. Notice shimmer on far right picture- this is the Blushing Coral color.
3. They have good staying power. Now they’re not an all day lip gloss, but a couple hours I’d say.
4. They make my lips tingle ever so slightly when applied, which makes me think my lips look plumper- could be mental, but I’ll take a mental lip plumper!
5. Only downside for some is that they are slightly sticky. But for me, I don’t care bc as long as it looks great, it can be as gloopy as it needs to, but the wind will definitely make your hair stick to your lips when wearing these! Ha!
Here are some pictures of each color applied separately for you to see firsthand:
This is a 30 year old company and they were also used at Fashion Week back in the fall of 2010- who knew??!! But at least now I have thanks to a fellow makeup lover and business woman! You have to be a self promoter if you want others to find out about your brand, and that’s what Miss Dionitia did, and I’m thankful she did.
And speaking of business women, I just had to share some pictures of a presentation and talk I gave earlier this week on the UGA campus at Dawson Hall, which hosts the Family and Consumer Science majors. I spoke to an energetic group of ladies taking an Entrepreneurial Merchandising class focusing on the whole concept of becoming an E-Trepreneur! What a relevant class to be offering in today’s world. Big thanks to Emily for giving me this opportunity to meet with all of these women!
I discussed my career as a beauty blogger and a freelance makeup artist and how I run both businesses. I wish all of these future business women the best of luck! And if you are looking into a college that offers a wonderful curriculum involving fashion merchandising, UGA’s Family and Consumer Science department is really a stellar place to consider- JennySue graduated from there!!
