Formula X The System - $32  As someone who always does her own nails, I am always looking for the best polish formulas. Sephora came out with their own line of nail polishes, Formula X, a few years ago. They have a huge number of shades, any color you can think of they have. The formula lasts a good while as well. My favorite beauty blog, The Beauty Look Book, has a great review post on these. The System pictured above is a set with the nail primer, base coat, top coat and any color you choose. Nars Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder - $35 This loose powder from Nars has been on my wish list for about year now. It gives a matte finish without a white cast and has a pseudo-luminous finish. I love a glowy finish so this is a great option for me. Tom Ford Lipstick - $52 I think these lipsticks will be a splurge for me at $50 each. There is a wide range of shades that I lust over while looking at swatches of online. Nudes, pinks, and reds. One day when my bank account is set up for that type of spending, i'll purchase a shade or two. The one shade I'll get is called Deep Mink, you can see swatches of it here on Wonders of Beauty, one of my favorite beauty blogs for WOC. Nars Audacious Lipstick - $32  The Audacious lipstick line by Nars is new and boasts 30 shades fro light nudes, to oranges, to deep purples. The formula gives a comfortable satin-matte finish. They are a great lipstick to try out if $32 each isn't too crazy for you to spend. 

I'm back to share with you today a pair of prescription sunglasses that I received from Firmoo.com. Firmoo is an online optical store that specializes in RX glasses and sunglasses. If you haven't read my review of their regular glasses please do so here. As someone who wears glasses 24-7, it can be hard for me to protect my eyes during the bright summer months. These sunglasses have my prescription built-in. 
These sunglasses are style #OMJ8030. They are a black plastic, and you get to pick the lens color for no extra charge. I picked a subtle brown. They feel sturdy, not cheap at all, and fit really nicely on my face. These sunglasses also come with a case, cleaning cloth, and mini screwdriver for on-the-go repairs.

 I have recently been looking for a good dupe for the Beauty Blender sponge, and came across this one by Real Techniques. The Miracle Complexion Sponge is the closet dupe to the $20+ Beauty Blender. I picked it, because of reviews stating that it had the same "spongey" texture as the BB and doubled in size when wet. I purchased the 2-pack on Amazon [linked here] for about $10. Let us see what I think of it.
The Miracle Complexion Sponge is an orange, oblong makeup sponge with various sides to it. It has a flat edge, a pointed tip and it's sides. I love the different sides, it adds real versatility to the sponge. A major selling point for me, is whether the sponge would increase in size once wet. I ran this one under running water for a few seconds and, once saturated, grew to almost 2x it's original size. While damp, it also became more spongey and soft.
 When using this with my foundation, I notice that it sheers down the application. I also find that it soaks up A LOT of product, meaning that you'll waste more product than you apply on your face. I do not have the original BB so I cannot say if it does the aforementioned things as well.