Melissa Kacar

The Matte Fluid Eye Paints were inspired by Halsey 's love for painting, made with the intention of the user expressing themselves artistically and experimenting with the product. I also love having the ability to mix the shades together to create custom colors.  The All Eyes On Hue duo  features the shades "Capulets" and "On Pointe", both of which are full sized products. It' s a great way to try with more than one shade at a discounted price.  About Face is a makeup brand founded by   Halsey , which is marketed as "multi-dimensional makeup for everyone, for everywhere, for every way" and all products are vegan, clean and cruelty-free. Celebrity makeup brands are so common now, but About Face has always stood out to me for their unique approach to beauty and self-expression. Halsey has also been one of my favorite artists for years, so I was excited to see her create a brand that feels like such a natural extension of her own distinctive artistic...

About Face is a makeup brand founded by Halsey , which is marketed as "multi-dimensional makeup for everyone, for everywhere, for every way" and all products are vegan, clean and cruelty-free. Celebrity makeup brands are so common now, but About Face has always stood out to me for their unique approach to beauty and self-expression. Halsey has also been one of my favorite artists for years, so I was excited to see her create a brand that feels like such a natural extension of her own distinctive artistic style that shines through in every aspect of About Face. There is such an emphasis on empowerment and experimentation, so there are many products and colorful shades that are so unique to About Face that I haven't seen from other brands before.  There are so many products that caught my eye from their range, but for my first purchase I went with staple products that I knew I would use every day. I purchased the Fractal Glitter Dust, Light Lock Lip Gloss and the Light Lock...

I have always been drawn to Glossier's design aesthetic and their minimal approach to makeup, so I was very excited to finally get a chance to try the brand out for the first time! For my first purchase from the Glossier, I decided to go with some of their best-selling products, mainly in the lip category, but also the beloved Cloud Paint as well.  The entire shipping and buying experience was perfect from Glossier, I ordered on Black Friday and was able to get a great discount on the products. I think their products only go on sale once a year, so if there is anything you had your eye on, that is definitely the time to buy. When combining with an influencer's affiliate code, the prices ended up being even less than a lot of drugstore prices these days. I bought 5 different products for my first order from Glossier; Cloud Paint, Balm Dot Com, Ultra Lip, Lip Gloss, and the Generation G lipstick.  Many of the bestselling products on the website are available in discounted bundle...

Eilish Eau de Parfum  is Billie Eilish's debut fragrance launch that was released at the end of 2021. It also marks Billie's first venture into the beauty industry with a launch that represents her and her personal brand so perfectly. I have been using the fragrance all year and have been absolutely loving it!  "I wanted it to feel like a warm embrace. It’s a scent that I’ve been chasing for years and years and years. It’s my favorite smell in the world," she said when the product launched last year. A "warm embrace" is exactly what I would use to describe this scent as well, it is just so soft and warm, mixed with a little bit of sweetness that creates the most amazing aroma. The brand's website says "this is a scent for everyone" and it is marketed as a unisex fragrance, which is great because the notes will definitely appeal to a wide range of users.  I love the packaging, it is a beautiful gold model of half of Billie's head and bust ...

This Colourpop x Lizzie McGuire eyeshadow palette is what dreams are made of! These colorful pastels, mixed with the early 2000s nostalgia, is right on trend and has been an essential in my makeup routine all year.  I loved Lizzie McGuire when I was younger and when I saw my favorite brand, Colourpop , was collaborating with Disney for this palette, I knew I had to have it! This is a 12-pan palette made up of 5 metallics, 6 mattes and 1 pressed glitter and retails for $22 on their website.  Colourpop is one of the most dependable eyeshadow formulas on the market, and also just about all that I use in my makeup routine. Their metallics are always so smooth and ultra shiny while their mattes are soft, pigmented and easy to blend. All of the mattes are so bright and vivid, I never used a palette like this before. The way they look in the pan is exactly the way it looks when applied, which can be difficult to find. Many of the metallics have a duo-chromatic finish, which sealed ...

Earlier this year ELF Cosmetics released such a cute collection with the coffee and donut chain, Dunkin'. As a lover of makeup and coffee (especially as an East Coast girl!) I just had to try out a piece of this collection! I was instantly drawn to this set of three mini eyeshadow palettes and couldn't wait to try them! For the past few months I have been using these 3 mini palettes all the time and have been loving the quality. These 12 shades take inspiration from all of the colors in a box of a dozen donuts - each shade named after one of their three famous flavors: chocolate frosted with sprinkles, strawberry frosted with sprinkles, and Boston Kreme. The packaging even resembles Dunkin's classic white donut boxes! I was familiar with this formula already because a couple of years ago I tried one of their other mini eyeshadow palette quads, called Hot Jalapeño . I loved how small and compact the product is, and also at just $3 it was an offer I couldn't pass up. It ...