As you may remember, I purchased Too Faced Shadow Insurance when I went to Sephora last weekend, because they were sold out of the Urban Decay Primer Potion. I've been using Urban Decay Primer potion for a little over a year now, and I've loved it. No other primer had compared to it.

I have very dry skin, but the oiliest eyelids you will ever see. I used to use the Nyx HD Primer, and it worked okay. When I first got it, it worked amazingly, but after a couple of months, it just stopped working as well. So, it was at that point that I purchased the Urban Decay Primer Potion, and it has always worked for me. It's kept my eyeshadow in place, and without fading or creasing for over 16 hours before. It was an absolute miracle worker.

Then, my tube finally ran out, and my Sephora was sold out. What was I to do? The girl working there talked me into trying the Too Faced Shadow Insurance. She insisted it was even better. I was so full of skepticism when I bought it, and completely ready to rip it apart when it didn't compare.

So, I tried it. Everyday. For the last week. What did I discover? That girl was right. This is great. I can't say that it's better than Urban Decay, but I can say that it's an equal. Looks the same, feels the same, works the same. If I was given both in plain containers, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. Both do everything they're supposed to do. I wasn't disappointed at all. But, then, it's only been a week and only time will tell how it stands up after a couple of months. I'll keep you updated.

Here's the info on the two:

Urban Decay Primer Potion comes in a squeeze tube, with a lid that screws off. It's 0.37 fl oz. and retails for $20.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance also comes in a squeeze tube, with a lid that screws off. It's 0.35 fl oz. and retails for $18.

So, it's essentially the same value. Both companies are cruelty-free as well, which I love. 

So, there's not really a difference, to me...yet.

I'll keep you updated. :)

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After stalking my mail lady for a week, I finally received my August My Glam bag. So exciting! 

I'm actually quite impressed with this month's bag. 6 items is pretty nice.

So, first, let me tell you a little bit about each item, in order from left to right!

My Glam Lip Gloss, called Glam Gloss

It's a full size lipgloss, 0.23 fl oz

Mine is a bright pink color, and smells like bubblegum.

The pigmentation is okay, the lip gloss is quite thick and sticky, which is common with lip glosses.

It comes with a flexible doe foot applicator. Its flexibility makes it much easier to apply.

Unfortunately, the colors don't actually have names! Mine is 01.

Let me know what you think of the one you received! I'm also curious to find out if we all received the same color or not. 

Next is the Andrea's Choice Circus nail polish. 

I was very surprised that we received another color of this, considering we also got one last month. 

The color I received is Spectacle.

I like this one a lot more than the yellow color I received last month.

This is a very neon orange, and it's matte, so I used a top coat over it. 

The formula is okay. It's pretty thick and quite sticky. It also gets very streaky if you aren't careful.

These nail polishes aren't available yet, but I do think you should give them a try when they are made available for purchase.

I'm posting pictures of this polish at the end of the post, along with a comparison.

Next is Salty Cosmetics eyeshadow in Glama-Zoid.

This is 0.035 oz, which is quite small.

This was made specifically for the glam bags, and this color is very unique.

It looks matte white in the jar, but when you use it, there is the prettiest violet sheen to it.

It's honestly beautiful, unfortunately my camera couldn't pick it up, so I couldn't post a swatch for you guys.

I really hope this will be available for purchase, because I'll probably want to purchase another one of these.

Okay, onto Demeter roll on perfume oil.

It's 0.29 fl oz, which is a relatively nice size. It's about the same height as a nail polish bottle.

I see this lasting me quite a while.

The scent I received is Clean Skin.

It smells pretty nice, and the scent lasted a few hours before it faded.

I'm really enjoying this, so I may look into purchasing it, and trying new scents.

Next is the Eclos anti-aging moisture therapy Regenerative Cream.

This is 0.25 oz. It is quite small, but considering you shouldn't need to use much of it, I could see it lasting for a week or two.

This is supposed to slow the signs of aging and reduce sagging of the skin.

I'll try it out, and let you know what I think in a couple of weeks. :)

Lastly, Eclos Cellular Activator Facial Serum.

0.5 fl oz.

This says it will reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and give you a smoother complexion.

This will probably last a few weeks, maybe a month.

I like that they sent us skin care items from the same brand and collection, that are actually meant to be used together, and that the samples are of reasonable size.

I'm really excited to try this as well, and I'll let you know what I think in a future update.

Back to the nail polish. 

I'm going to post some pictures of this polish, but I still feel that the pictures don't show how truly neon and bright this color is. 

I also used China Glaze Orange You Hot on my thumb nail to show the drastic difference between the two.