BK Brushes Review

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Hi everyone! 

Today I wanted to do a review/ranking of my BK Beauty (affiliate) brushes, especially since they’re having an anniversary sale through August 10, 2025. I have managed to amass six different brushes and wanted to share my thoughts on each one and help guide any decisions you might make.

In the past I have preferred natural hair brushes since most of my collection consisted of powder makeup with only a few cream and liquid products. Over the years I have added more and more cream products, especially check products, which have necessitated good synthetic brushes. I was skeptical of shelling out money for synthetic bristle brushes but BK Beauty is one of the exceptions. I am much more willing to invest in their brushes because of their innovative shapes, brush density, and quality of the bristles and it was hard to overlook the immense number of positive reviews for their 101 and 109 brushes in particular. Like I am not that willing to pay high prices for a shape I could get from Real Techniques or Morphe you know? 

Half Caked Night Show Liquid Shadow Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!

Today I wanted to share my video and my thoughts on the Half Caked Night Show Liquid Shadows (affiliate). These are a water based silicone-free liquid eyeshadow. Most of the range of Half Caked Makeup is silicone free so they're a great option for anyone who is sensitive to silicones. Anyway these liquid eyeshadows have been brilliant when I want a one shadow shimmery eye look.

Saying Hi and Syncing this Blog with TikTok

So it's been a while yeah? Though I haven't been posting on my blog as frequently I've been much more active on my Instagram and most recently my TikTok. I love TikTok for the short form content but it's a bit...volatile to say the least and I want to be able to have a place to share the TikTok but provide more context/reviews/thoughts etc so I'll be embedding some of my older TikToks with more information so it's not just reposting it here. One of the things I've been doing is posting more makeup looks so here's one I did for Valentine's Day. Hope you enjoy and I am striving to be more active here!

@mthy.ly The pink in the @Shellwe.Makeup x @freya86 Somber Garden is doing the heavy lifting in this pink look for Valentine’s Day. Rest of products used: @Alamar Cosmetics Mauvete from the Desnudeas Exotica palette Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy @Judydoll US Ultrafine liquid liner in Deep Brown @e.l.f. Cosmetics Wow Brow in Dark Brown @Beauty of Joseon tinted SPF in MY210 (PR sample) @Sigma Beauty Powder in Vanilla Bean @Persona Cosmetics Dreamstick in Carmel @Half Caked Candy Paint Highlighter in Sugar Cookie @Jason Wu Beauty Lip Liner in Adored (use my affiliate code MAITHY15 on their website for 15% off!) Half Caked Lip Gloss in Cake Baby #jasonwucrew #halfcakedcosmetics #alamarcosmetics #shellwemakeup #beautyofjoseon #pinkmakeup #valentinesdaymakeup ♬ supernatural - Ariana Grande

Glossier Skywash Matte Eyeshadow: Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!

Obviously it's been a long time since I've updated the blog. Life, being a parent, etc takes up a lot of time but I realized that I set myself up for failure by feeling like I have to post consistently vs. posting when I want to. So here I am to say I haven't abandoned the blog, but will just post when inspiration strikes. I have a backlog of half finished posts (including a bunch of Glossier reviews) so I hope my inspiration stays for a while.

For today I have a review and swatches of four Glossier Skywash Matte Eyeshadows. These are liquid-to-powder eyeshadows for a sheer matte finish on the eyes. I'll admit that I was enticed by these eyeshadows because I really wanted something similar to the Wet n Wild matte liquid eyeshadows. 

I picked up four of the seven, Echo, Palm, Terra, and Valley. The other three colors included a Lawn (grass-lime green), Pool (pale blue), and Pebble (taupe). I knew I wasn't going to wear the green or blue so I immediately passed on them and the taupe seemed a bit too light. These colors were inspired by the Southwestern landscapes and I totally see the inspiration.

Click through to continue reading my review and see swatches!