Hey everyone, today I'm doing a much anticipated review. This brush from E.L.F Cosmetics has been in the spotlight for some time now, so I decided to pick it up and try it out. I got it here on the e.l.f website for $3.

Lets jump right in! The bristles in this brush are 100% Synthetic Taklon Bristles. Brushes that are Synthetic have a better time applying cream/liquid products. It is also really soft, not scratchy or itchy. I also above not seen much shedding when I wash or use this brush, nor have I seen the bristles bleed when I wash the brush. Feeling just the bristles alone will tell you that it is a good and sturdy brush.

The flat-top design and the densely packed bristles make this brush great for applying liquid foundation. It is also good for applying powder almost the same way as a powder puff would. I love the way the bristles glide across the face while applying product to it.



The brush is amazingly cheap but everything about it seems otherwise. Many people compare this brush to the Sigma 180 Flat-Top Kabuki because of it's identical design and similar application method, I haven't tried that brush yet so I can't compare. But it seems like that brush at $16 can definately have the e.l.f powder brush as a dupe!

Overall I absolutely love this brush and I would recommend it to ANYONE! It's great for blending in foundation, applying powder. It's amazingly versatile and it's well put together. I give e.l.f an A+ for this brush.

1. Know your skin type
It is important before you buy ANY skin product to know your skin type. Everyone's skin is different and its important to know that.
Common Skin-types include...

• Normal
• Sensitive
• Oily
• Acne
• Wrinkle
• Dry
• Combination
• and so on...

For Oily Skin Clinique Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer

For Acne Prone Skin Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturizer

For Dry Skin Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion

For Wrinkled Skin Olay Anti-Wrinkle Daily Spf 15 Lotion

For Dark Skin-tones Ambi Even & Clear Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30

I hope everyone has been as anxious as I am, because I finally got around to filming a hair tutorial! I purchased some Clip-In Extensions because I wanted to add some color highlights to my hair. So in this video, I show how I "install" them into my hair. I also show how I do my "Flawless Curl" hairstyle. I hope everyone enjoys this video, and if you would like to see more hair tutorials and such please let me know in the comments!

1 in. Curling Iron, Bobby Pins, Butterfly Clamp, Comb, and My Extensions

Hey lovely ladies! I've recently done a new makeup tutorial on YouTube. I called the video "Purple Metallic Nights", I couldn't think of a name so I just came up with that one. It's a purple eye shadow look, with neutral lips. I had so much fun doing this tutorial so I hope you like it! Here's the video, down below!

Happy Summer everyone!! Today I'm going to share with you my Summer Makeup Routine. In the summer, most people tend to limit their makeup, or just not wear any. I like to dim mines down a bit, and what I do is not all that difficult. I'm going to show you what I do from start to finish. Make sure to see my video tutorial as well! See you guys soon...




Step 1: I always wash my face with Nuetrogena's Oil Free Acne Wash in Pink Grapefruit. I start with this to give me a clean, and oil free face.

Step 2: I always moisturize my face no matter what season. I use Ambi's Even Clear Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30. Now while SPF is amazingly important for the skin, its important that you use a moisturizer with SPF in it so that it can balance out on your skin. I've seen people who use just plain sunscreen, with high amounts of SPf in them, and end up with a face that is tinted blue. The SPF formula has a blue tint, so becareful not to over-do it and end up looking like a smurf!! This moisturizer also helps even out my skin tone, just in case I get darker in the sun. Plus it's oil free so you dont have to worry about it being greasy.


Step 3: Now for my foundation/concealer it depends on the day. If it's a day that I really want to look dolled up, I will use my foundation. If its just a normal day running errands or something like that I'll just use a powder. For my foundation routine, I mix my liquid foundation with my Ambi moisturizer. Now I know I would have applied that already but I like to add it to the foundation so that it gives it a more light application. Doing this makes the foundation more like a "tinted moisturizer. I would just apply that all over my face normally with my E.l.f Powder brush (an amazing brush for applying foundation or powders!). I also like to apply my E.l.f Clarifying Pressed Powder on top of it just to keep it looking matte. I also to use under-eye concealer to give me a bright eyed look.

Step 4: For my eyes, I will most likely do a "bronzey" smokey eye or something with a pop of color. Some days I like to just apply dramatic eyeliner and some mascara and call it a day. Its just really what I'm in the mood to do.

Step 5: For lips I use 100% Vaseline! I know it sounds weird but I like Vaseline to keep the moisture in my lips. Something else that is more less traditional is the Sugar Lip Treatment with SPF 15. SPF is also very important for your lips, so I like to incorporate it in everything I use. I would also like to do a fun lip color now that I have new lipsticks courtesy of E.l.f Cosmetics.



Step 6: For my hair I like to go all out!! In the months when I go to school I mostly do straight, pony-tails, or waves. In the summer, I like to scrunch my hair or just do spiral curls. I'll do a tutorial on those hairstyles soon!!

So thats basically all I do for the warmer, summer months. It seems like a lot, but when compared to what is normally down it seems tiny!

Hi my lovely ladies! I'm happy that I've been having the time to put up post after post here and on YouTube. Thanks so much for your support! Today I have another blush review for you. This blush is from none other than E.l.f Cosmetics and was $3 off their Studio line. I got this blush in order to add a bright color to my collection, as most of my previous blushes were neutral colors that never showed up on my skin :( So here's my review and swatches on the E.l.f Studio Blush in "Pink Passion".


Packaging: I think E.l.f does a really good job with the studio blush packaging. It's a sleek black design that has a chic feel to it. I like that the cover has a "window" so that you can see the blush color without opening it. Many people compare this blush packaging to the Nars blush packaging. They are amazingly similar, the bottom half of the case, where the blush pan sits in, is identical. The only different is that this blush mirror is cut of to allow the lid "window". The Nars blush has a full mirror. The mirror on this is actually a good size.

Quality: This blush has a smooth feel, but does feel overly chalky. Looking at it, it seems silky...but it isn't! If you look at the picture below the blush looks gritty. That happened after I put my brush in it for the first time!  So I really don't think E.l.f put much effort into the formulation of the blush. Most matte-finish blushes are overly chalky. I guess this one couldn't make it out...



Color/Pigmentation: This blush, while looking at it is a really bright, in-your face looking blush. When I apply this blush to my cheeks it comes off really chalky and ashy looking. I expected it to give me a fun, bright flush of color. I have to apply a teeny-tiny bit of it to my face unless I want to look like a clown :) It comes off really ashy, on me personally. I think this would be good on really fair-skinned people.

Even on my hand, it looks chalky!

Overall, I wouldn't but this blush again for two reasons...

1. Because of the evidence above!
2. I reach for this blush once in a blue moon and I don't see it "hitting-pan" any time soon or in the next year or so :)

Hey lovelies, just came to tell you that my new makeup tutorial is up now! I recreated one of BeautyByJJ's most popular makeup tutorials. She used MAC's Shop and Drop Eyeshadow Palette to do it. I did it differently by using cheap drugstore brands! I hope you guys can enjoy the video!!


If you want to see me do more makeup tutorials like this please let me now :)

Bye for now, Mariam :*

*iPhone blogging *

Hey everyone! I have a brand new review for you today. The E.l.f Mineral Infused Face Primer has been in the spotlight for a while, so I though I would try it out. I got this primer for $6 on the E.l.f Website. I've seen a lot of good things about this primer, such as comparisons to the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. I don't own the Smashbox primer so I can't compare them but if you would like to hear my opinion on this primer keep on reading.

 I'm always watching youtube beauty gurus, and most of them use these Sigma brushes. Of all of the amazing gurus on YouTube, BeautybyJJ and MakeupbyC
amila are my favorite.

The amazing BeautyByJJ, (Here's her YouTube Chanel) use these brushes in their makeup tutorials. She was feautured by Sigma and they interviewed her on thier blog See the interview here. She uses mostly Sigma brushes in her tutorials and always does amazing tutorials.
 I also follow Camila Coelho, (she's Portuguese and does absolutely AMAZING makeup tutorials) Camila's Blog and Her YouTube Chanel She is the Sigma Beauty Official Ambassasdor in Brazil. She does most of her tutorials with Sigma brushes and is highly sucessful at sharing about Sigma!

I want to purchase this set because of the amazing colors, and also because the bristles are 100% Synthetic.

This set is my ultimate favorite, it has 12 of Sigma's best brushes and comes in 4 different colors. I want this blue set because it's my favorite color and would definitely pop in my collection!

This is one of the newer Sigma brush sets. These brushes are amazingly popular and  give amazing results. The Flat Top Kabuki (F80) is probably the most famous because of it's ability to apply liquid foundation with amazing results.

This brush is used by Camila often. She uses it to apply blush and her highlighter, and even bronzer. I think this would be great for all over face makeup. Plus it has a cool design :)

One of the most important brushed needed to create that flawless smokey eye, is the blending brush. Blending is crucial and has to be done with a good brush. I've seen this brush everywhere and I really want to get it.

I need something to hold my brushes up-side down when they need to dry so this would be  great to have.