Melissa Kacar

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 ...

Every year I have made it a tradition to continue my series of my favorite makeup products under $5 to commemorate the anniversary of my first blog post in 2017! For the three year anniversary of my blog, I'm sharing part 4 of this series - which I think may have some of the best product recommendations yet! So many use the phrase "good for the price" when describing affordable makeup, but all of these products are genuinely comparable in quality to so many high-end alternatives, all while being sold at a lower price. If you are interested in reading about more products under $5, I'd love for you to check out the rest of the series throughout the years! Every product I have shared throughout the years in this series continue to be some my favorites and I still stand by all of my reviews! ♡ ELF Bite Size Mini Eyeshado w Palette // $3 Elf has a beautiful assortment of eyeshadow quads that will surely be able to suit anyone's makeup preferences. The f...

Although I've only tried a couple of makeup products from the brand in the past, I have always loved that Elf is cruelty free, vegan, consistent in quality and price point. Plus they make the best brushes , for under $5 each ! I was so excited to see that Elf was releasing 8 different Bite Sized Eyeshadow quads  for only $3 each. I'm not often drawn to buying new eyeshadow palettes anymore, since a lot of it feels so redundant these days.  In my opinion, buying s ingle shadows  and smaller palettes like this allows you to spice up your makeup without having repeats of the same shadows time and time again.  I chose the quad called " Hot Jalapeno ", which was exactly what I was in the market for. I never really used green shadows before and wanted something affordable, yet still high quality, to try out - which is exactly what this is! I have nothing like any of these shades in my makeup collection already, so I knew this would be such a standout product fo...

Happy New Year! For my first post of 2018, I wanted to tell you all about my favorite and most-used makeup products of the past year! I'm going to be splitting it up into 3 categories: face, eyes & lips. I hope you enjoy! *For most of the products I linked to Amazon , which I made sure was an official retailer of the brands I mentioned and not a secondhand seller. I have found the prices on Amazon are much better than those from other websites /   stores   (even sometimes high-end brands!) The prices listed next to the product are from Ulta, but don't forget to check the Amazon links for a discount!   I have bought a lot of makeup from Amazon before and have never had any issues with it.*  Face E.L.F. Cosmetics Blush & Bronzing Powder   $4.00 I love everything about this blush and contour duo! Firstly, I love how compact the packaging is and that there is a mirror included, which is just so convenient. The actual blush/ bronzer has...