I have the following products from Hard Candy: Minis/samples: Blush Crush Baked Blush in "Living Doll", Glow All The Way in "Doll Face", Sheer Envy Face Primer, and Ginormous Lash Mascara in "Blackout", Plumping Serum Volumizing Lip Gloss in "Girl Next Door". Eyeshadow: Kal-eye-descope Baked Eyeshadow Duo in "Rock n Roll". Lip products: Tinted Lip Balm in "Fishnet", Visibly Wet Shockingly Glossy lip pencil in "Must Have", Button Your Lip Ultra Wet Lip Gloss in "Pixie", Automatic Lip Liner in "Blush", Painted Lady Lip Color in "Knock-out", 3 Plumping Serum Volumizing Lip Glosses in "Girl Next Door", "Pink Lady" and "Uptown Girl". Blush and Bronzer: Hide and Glow Cheek duo cheek tint in "Pillow Talk", Fox in a Box Blush in "Smooth Talker", Blush Crush Baked Blush in "Honeymoon", So Baked Bronzer in "Tiki". Face Products: Glamoflauge Concealer with penci in "light", Welcome Matte Powder in "Mattifying", Moon Glow Powder in "Luminizing", Sheer Envy Primer, Sheer Envy Skin Perfecting Primer, Eyeshadow Primer. I love all my Hard Candy products!! I have nothing but wonderful things to say about this brand of makeup as a whole. I invest a lot of money to this brand and recommend it to all my friends and family and readers on my blog!

I got Hard Candy's Curl Up & Dye mascara in a dark blue black shade, which was *supposed* to curl lashes as it dries. Needless to say, as with most products, it does not deliver on that promise. The packaging is different, the formula doesn't clump, and the brush size and shape are good - kinda like Great Lash but skinnier - but that alone does not make a great, or an even good, product. The only reason this brand peaked my interest is once again hearing rave reviews about their stuff online. Blehhh....* NOTE TO SELF: must stop listening to online reviews from teenagers who have little to no experience with cosmetics *

I have also tried their blushes and some of their so-called 'baked' shadows, which really disappointed me. Hard and not very pigmented at all, too much of a pain to apply. ELF has some better shadows than this.

There are some great drug store brands out there, but this ain't one of them. Will not be buying any more of their products in the future, no matter how cheap. NYC and NYX are far better quality than any of this brand's stuff.

ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE. Only eyeshadow and liquid eyeliner I will use. Great assortment of colors and shades too. Very affordable for the quality.

I was sent two items from Hard Candy Cosmetics for review. First was a Fortune Gloss - Sweet & Shiny Lip Gloss in kismet. This lip gloss smelled wonderful and had the scent of candy of course! It was a very natural looking color and it added a very nice shine to my lips with a slight sparkle. I loved how it looked on my lips. It was not over the top, yet enough to draw attention. This gloss stayed on for quite a while and in addition to making my lips look great, it made them feel very hydrated as well. It was not too sticky or too thick. This is definitely something I'd keep in my purse so that I could use it all the time. The fun thing about this lip gloss is that the cap is a fortune teller. All you have to do is ask a question, apply a little gloss, then check the cap for your answer (Yes, No, Yum, Yuk, "?" or a heart!). In addition, the cap has a very cool design with an 8 Ball and flames which I also loved.


The next thing I received was 1,000 Lashes - Fiberized Lash Weave Mascara in lush green. 1,000 lases is infused with volume building fibers that thicken, separate, and lengthen lases dramatically. I didn't think I'd like this at first because of it being green. I can't seem to try anything other than black mascara but after trying it on it didn't look that bad. It definitely wasn't too over the top like I was expecting it to be and it added just a slight hint of green color to the eyelashes which was actually kind of cute. I don't think this is something I'd wear to work but rather something I'd wear out on the weekends with friends.

I think that Hard Candy Cosmetics would make perfect stocking stuffers this Christmas for any pre-teen or teenage girl on your list, and because their products are so inexpensive, you can afford to buy a lot more Hard Candy Cosmetics than if you were to purchase another cosmetic brand so head on over to Wal-Mart and pick up a few while you are there.