​Milk has been a brand that has been hit or miss for me. With very few hits actually until now. I think it's because I in general don't like "stick" products like the blur sticks and the Matcha cleanser stick. It's just not my bag. Although I do really like the Matcha Toner stick and I like the water stick too, I just hadn't found a really great product yet. Then they released the Kush products starting with Kush mascara and then the brow products. That is when the tide changed my friends. That is what we're here to talk about today.

​Covergirl has launched a new mascara and primer. While this post won't be super long, I though why not review it really fast. The newest additions are Flourish Lash Blast Amplify Primer and 4 shades of the new Flourish by Lash Blast mascara. 

Let's talk makeup. I recently got to try some more products from Touch in Sol. I've tried a few of their products before but this time I got to try their mascara and a different color in their Metallist Foil eye shadow duo. I had one but they sent me a different color so I thought it'd be neat to see how consistent the formula was. So lets get on with it!

​I got sent an Influenster box to test out the Grande Lash products from Grande Cosmetics, which is a Mascara, Primer, and MD Lash Serum. I've tried many serums so I wasn't super hopefully but I did like that the mascara and primer both contributed to your lashes growing faster or at the very least looking better. I've been using it for a month. So let's talk about it.

​I hope you like the shorter blog posts. Some rapid fire favorites....both skincare and makeup related. I'm surprised that I've never listed my favorite false lashes actually. I know I've reviewed several here and there but as far as a top 5 I've not done that. So, I wanted to because I tend to stick with my faves and I literally wear lashes every time I wear makeup.

In the beginning of my blogging and artistry the rage was mink lashes but the faux mink made a big impact. I prefer faux mink. I think they perform better, I don't have issues with taking care of them and getting a lot of wear out of them.  The price is way better and they're easier to find. 

Not long ago I talked about Studio Gear with you and their Dual Identity Mineral Foundation, Revitalizing Day Serum, and brush which I really enjoyed. They recently sent out their TLS Mascara, Invincible Gel Liner in Earth and the Multi Tasker angled brush.

So here's the high notes:

TLS Mascara: Thickens, Lengthens, and Separates lashes. I'm gonna insert some of the companies claims of the mascara.

• Naturally derived collagen, hydrolyzed wheat protein and antioxidants nourish, condition, and protect the lashes.
• Deep, rich pigments create high impact lashes
• Long wearing without clumping, flaking or smearing.

Invincible Gel Liner in Earth which is a deep brown shade. It's a cream gel liner in a pot, obviously. Here's the company quote on the gel liner.

• High performance, water/smudge proof formula
• Capable of creating intense, sheer or smoky effect
• Use as shadow or liner

The #31 Invincible Multi-Tasker Brush. This is an angled synthetic brush made from Taklon Nylon. Here's the company quote on the brush.

"This brush has an exclusive and unique ergonomic shape developed to fit perfectly into the corners of your eye. This brush moves naturally with the shape of your lid enabling you to effortlessly sweep the liner along your lashes creating a precise line. The flat, curved shape is perfect for applying liquid, cake, cream, gel and powder (wet or dry) products."


Studio Gear was designed for makeup artists or MUA's, if you will. They wanted to create products that could be personal to the person wearing it. Like your own personal coat of arms or a jersey. Their main goal is your confidence and how you express yourself. Formulating products that it's easy to express yourself with. Their products are high quality, intensely pigmented and professional grade so whether you're a editorial artist, working on a set, freelancer, or someone who just really enjoys makeup, it'll be very easy for you to find your own creativity and let that come out when using their products. Plus the added longevity of their products make it easier to wear your customized look all day without the fear of it going anywhere. 

As of right now, I can't talk about the gel liner. I'm waiting on a replacement that they're supposed to be sending out. I will update this post when I get that.

The #31 brush is an angled brush. I find it thicker than most angled brushes which makes it great for smudging liner, the lower lash line, and even sculpting brows. Like it says in their statement it was developed to fit the corners of the eye and move with the natural shape of your lid. I really love their brushes. They all are very nice and perform very well from what I've seen so far. So I would recommend them just by their self in general.

The mascara, is a bit thin in formula. If you don't like that you can leave the wand unscrewed over night and it should thicken the formula of any mascara. I find this mascara definitely separates. There is no clumping at all and it doesn't seem to budge once it's on your lashes. It coats them evenly. My lashes are very fine, thin and kinda short. They have a lot of volume on their own, which is why I never curl them. I think this is a good "building" mascara. It's thinner consistency makes it easier to layer until you get the desired effect you want. So I'm satisfied with that. I tend to where false lashes a lot, but the days that I've wore this, it worked just fine.

They did give you a discount code which is  10% "SGEYES"

I'm gonna leave the link for these below:
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https://studiogearcosmetics.com/collections/eye

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**Pictures are from Ulta and Sephora websites.



So I rarely talk about mascara on here, which is funny because my blog is Love and Mascara. Mascara is the makeup product I have the least of. I wear lashes most of the time but I use mascara everyday. I have just a select few favorites. I'm very picky when it comes to mascara but as of lately I've found 2 more that I really really love! Which is really saying something. I'm not a fan of high end mascara. I really feel like you get the same at the drugstore. I decided to try one in a travel size though and then I got another as a promotion and they both turned out to be winners. 


So I'm sure you're thinking "oh since you like them you'll buy the full sized now" and.....no. I think you honestly get a better product in a travel size when it comes to mascara. Plus you never actually are able to make it through a tube of mascara before it's time to throw it away (3 months). So I love travel size or deluxe samples because I feel like they're less wasteful and the formula for some reason is just better. I don't know why that is, but it's how I feel.


Moving on to the actual products, from top left clockwise:

• Rimmel Lash Accelerator
• Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black 
• Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
• Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara

The Rimmel mascara, I love for my bottom lashes. The brush is smaller and thinner than most mascara wands so it's really nice for the bottom lashes and doesn't smudge.
Loreal Carbon Black is my stand by. I love this mascara. It's thickening and makes a difference. It's super black and you can build it up. I always have one at all times.
Urban Decay is the travel size I bought and it's actually bigger than I thought it would be. It's really dark and it's kinda thin so it's easy to build at the base of the lashes. It's also not shiny black it's more matte. I love the brush. I do think this is really comparable to Carbon Black though just a little thinner.
Hourglass Film Noir, is a different style brush than all of these where the bristles are spaced farther apart. For that reason is why I really like it. It separates the lashes and also thickens them. You can really "beef" up your lashes with this mascara. I got this as a promotion. It came in a little Hourglass set with my order. 


All these wands have softer bristles, I'm not a huge fan of the hard plastic bristles. I always poke myself in the eye with the hard bristles and that just plain hurts. For that reason alone is why I steer clear from them most of the time. Not that they're bad just that I'm dangerous with them. 


Because I have thin and shorter lashes I have to use a lot of mascara to get them to stand out. So if you're like me, a lash curler is important. I curl my lashes before I put on mascara and sometimes after the mascara has dried I curl them again. I apply about 4 coats of mascara and sometimes I'll use two different kinds. Here lately I've really been liking the Hourglass and Urban Decay together. I actually looked like I had longer lashes. It was an exciting day to say the least.


So that's it. Short and sweet I know but I don't play when it comes to mascara. I will say go check out the travel section on Sephora's website or the bins in the checkout at the store and that's where you'll find travel sized mascara. The Urban Decay was $10. The Hourglass isn't sold as travel size unfortunately. I did see that they had the Benefit Roller Lash in a travel size though if you're interested in that.