BeautyWithConnie

Hello beauties! Today I wanted to share my IPSY GLAM BAG PLUS! Some of you may have heard about ipsy glam bag. If you've never heard of ipsy glam bag, it's basically a beauty subscription box! They send you 4-6 small, sample sized products for $10 a month. However, my post is about IPSY GLAM BAG PLUS. Which is a newer subscription box they released last year! The glam bag PLUS includes 5/6 FULL SIZED makeup AND skincare items for $25/month! At first ipsy only made it available to people that were already subscribed to their original ipsy glam bag. But now it's available for EVERYONE! Here is what I received in my April IPSY GLAM BAG PLUS : 1. Feel balanced moisture balancing cream ($28) This moisturizing cream is for face and body. It's cruelty free and vegan friendly. It has a nice scent and claims to keep your skin hydrated for 24HRs!  2. Paris Hilton Skincare  Dual action cleansing gel ($29) This cleanser claims to rem...

Hi lovelies, As you can tell by the title of this post I'm going to let you all know of a super affordable ring light! I dont know about you all but I've always wanted a ring light! It's great for taking makeup pictures and also for my YouTube videos! The one I originally wanted (which is very popular) was more than $200. I didnt really want to spend that much on a ring light so I never got one. Recently I went on google and found a SUPER affordable ring light on EBAY! Here is the video of me unboxing it and the rest of the details including price! I also linked the ring light in the description box as well. Please thumbs up, share, and subscribe to my YouTube channel! Also, follow me on Instagram! @ ConnieAvilove Until next time! xoxo -C

Hi lovelies! Today I wanted to share this $1 ( yes $1) eyeshadow palette! I bought this palette at a dollar store near me and I hadn't looked at it until a few days ago. I originally bought it, along with a bunch of other things, to do a dollar store makeup challenge. However, I never got around to it. I finally opened up the palette a few days ago and decided to swatch it for my Instagram and I was pleasantly surprised! The palette is by ColorMates and it has 12 shades. They actually feel very nice, smooth and even a bit buttery! Not too powdery at all! Here are the swatches of all the shades on my arm (no primer, applied dry) Here is a picture WITH FLASH. I think for only being $1 this palette looks pretty darn good! I'm even thinking of doing some GET READY WITH ME videos using this palette. Let me know if that's something you would like to see! My YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/conaviconavi  ...

Hi lovelies! Today I wanted to let you all know about INFLUENSTER! Influenster is a website that lets you review full sized samples for FREE. All you have to do is join, connect your social media accounts, and then wait. It's not guaranteed that you'll get a box of samples every month but if you do get chosen you'll get sent a box in the mail with free samples! The more social media accounts you connect + the more "audience" (followers) you have the better your chances. I've been a member for about a year now and I've gotten plenty of free makeup/beauty samples. Here is the most recent box I got sent. I got 6 L'oreal makeup products. This was their L'oreal Voluminous Voxbox. Ive seen them have boxes from KatVonD Beauty, Hourglass, Lancome, etc. I didn't get the chance to try those but I'm still happy with the boxes that I have received. Who doesn't like free makeup/beauty products???...

Here are a few pictures of the eyeshadow palette I got in my last Sephora haul. This is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Shadow Couture "World Traveler" Palette. This palette has some of my go to colors as well as some new colors that I don't wear often but wouldn't mind experimenting with. (That blue and yellow) I have another Anastasia Beverly Hills palette and I absolutely love it so I decided to get another one. This palette was only $30 compared to the Urban Decay Naked palettes that cost about $54. Here is a closer look at all the colors and their names. And of course. Here are the swatches of all the colors. These are the top 6. And here are the bottom 6. All of the swatches were applied dried and with no primer. I am pleased with the palette so far not to mention I love that it also comes with a nice brush. I know I'll be using it a lot. If you're in search of a nice quality pal...

I recently got the Too Faced "Star Dust" by Vegas Nay palette as a birthday present. I first entered a giveaway on Instagram to try to win it, but, I didn't win. A few days later, on my birthday, my boyfriend decided to surprise me with it since he knew I didn't win the giveaway and I was really interested in the palette. The palette itself is very pretty, I'm very happy with it so far. It also comes with a mini version of Too Faced "better than sex" mascara. Which I've never tried. A glitter pigment, which is really messy, but very, very, pretty. A Too Faced eyeshadow primer, and some little cards with ideas for different looks. Here are some pictures. Here is a close up look of all the eyeshadows and their names. And finally, here are the swatches of all 12 colors :) Here are the first 6. And here are the last 6. As you can see all of the colors are very beautiful. My pers...

Here's a drugstore makeup haul I filmed about a week ago for my YouTube channel! :) It features new L'oreal lipsticks, Maybelline lipsticks and foundation, and some affordable face highlighters! Check it out and don't forget to like and subscribe for more videos coming soon! xoxo -C

A couple of months ago I experienced the worst acne breakout I've ever had in my life. At first I thought maybe it was because of that time of the month, or just some stubborn zits that wouldn't go away.  I noticed they kept getting worse and worse and they didn't seem to fade. To make matters worse I would put makeup on top of them to try to cover them up. I tried all kinds of things to get rid of my acne but nothing seemed to work. I didn't notice any kind of improvement. One pimple would start to go away and 5 more would appear.  I was starting to feel really self conscious and I rarely wanted to be seen without makeup. Sometimes even going out with makeup on top of the pimples made me uncomfortable. They were cystic pimples so you could still see them even when I tried to cover them up.  After trying and trying all sorts of things I found online and heard good things about, I finally found what worked for me and my skin. Here are a...