Wet n Wild Limited Edition Spring 2014 8 Pan Palette in Walking the Red Carpet

 After an agonizing drive around town in search for the limited edition Wet n Wild walking the red carpet 8 pan palette from their new spring collection I finally found it ( 5 drugstores later) for around $4.99 at Walgreens. Needless to say I was beyond excited and I got there just in time because they only had 1 left so I had to snatch it up.


                                      Wet n Wild, Walking the Red Carpet Swatches 

(top to bottom)
Browbone shade~ A pale pink matte that on my skin looks a little peachy/white
Eyelid shade~ A beige semi matte
Crease shade~ A warm taupe with a satin finish
Definer shade~ A dark brown matte with tiny traces of bronze glitter ( once used the glitter appears to be on the surface and the underlying color looks more of a matte dark brown)

(top to bottom)
Browbone shade~ A frosty white
Eyelid shade~ A gold shimmer with gold sparkle flecks. This color can be somewhat sheer. I have found that using your finger and packing this color onto your lid helps intensify the gold.
Crease shade~ A very pretty copper/bronze shimmer
Definer shade~ A semi matte milk chocolate brown with gold sparkle.

Once again Wet n Wild has hit the mark with the wonderful pigmentation on these shadows. Like I stated earlier the gold shade is somewhat sheer but it can be built up to make a beautiful golden glow on the eyelids. All of the shades in the Walking the Red Carpet palette are super smooth and blend easily. I have a feeling, I am going to be using this palette a lot this summer. I mean, who doesn't want to look like a bronze goddess all summer long? Right? :)

  Were you able to get you hands on the new Wet n Wild spring 2014 collection?

Wet N Wild Color Icon Trio in Silent Treatment

I have been on a roll with the Wet n Wild  posts lately. What can I say, all of the shadows I've tried have been amazing! With that said, another set of shadows I've been loving is the Silent Treatment trio! These 3 little shadows are extremely pigmented and last all day on your lids. Oh, and this trio runs you $2.99 USD and if you're lucky most drugstores run buy one get one 50% off sales on Wet n Wild all the time so, you can get another trio for around $1.50 USD.

Eyelid shade~ A beautiful purple/grey based taupe with a satin finish

Crease shade~ Cool tone matte deep brown, this shade does have some fall out.

Browbone shade~ A light shimmery shade with a pink champagne tone

Swatched from bottom to top. Eyelid, Crease, Browbone

This trio should be easy to get your hands on. It is part of their regular line and is sold at many drugstores and mas retailers like Wal-mart.

             What do you think of the Wet n Wild Silent Treatment trio? Would you wear it?

Lorac Lipgloss in Alex

My local Sephora had the entire line of Lorac products on clearance. Apparently they are not carrying Loac anymore and are using the space to make room for some new brands. I'm pretty excited about new brands coming to my local sephora and if I need Loac I can go to Ulta for that. But anyway, I notice the Lorac display had a clearance sign so I started poking around and let me tell you, that display was BARE!! I have no idea how long it's been on sale but all they had left was a few dark shades of foundation, a very pink highlighter pen, 1 mascara and about 3 lip glosses. I opted for one of the lip glosses. I got it for $9.00 :)

Lorac Lipgloss in Alex: 

When I took the gloss out if the package I was surprised by the fun layered effect of the product. The display tube was all blended together into a pretty mauve/ pink shade. 

                                               Look at those glitter pieces! So fun!

                                

2 coats on top of bare lips.
This formula is sheer when worn alone.

 

This gloss feels nice on the lips, isn't sticky and lasts for about an hour maybe 2 before you need to reapply. The glitter shown in the tube is very subtle on the lips and the colors mixed together make a very nice neutral pink shade that is good for everyday wear.

                                               Have you tried Lorac Lipgloss?

Green Eye of the day using Wet n Wild comfort zone palette.

I wanted to post a quick eye of the day using the wet n wild eye shadow palette in comfort zone. I am really loving the colors this palette has!

All I did was take the pretty green shade (marked lid) and put that all over my lid and in the middle portion of my lower lashline next I used the brown/green duo chrome shade (marked crease) and put that into my crease using a windshield wiper motion, next I used the deep brown shade (marked outer V) on the outer portion of my eye,slightly into the crease area and on the outer portion of my lower lashline and last I used the beige shade (marked browbone) right on my browbone and inner corners of my eyes.

This look is very easy to do and I have been wearing it for the past few days now. I don't know about you, but I love me some green eyeshadow!!! 

Wet n Wild coloricon shadow palette, Comfort Zone

Today's swatch post is all about WetnWild's Comfort Zone palette. I have been wanting this palette for a long time now and finally picked it up on a trip to Walgreens. This was about $4 and the quality of the shadows are amazing!

            Wet n Wild Comfort Zone:

All shades in this palette are on the shimmery or frosty side so if shimmer is not your thing then you might not like this palette.                                                              REVIEW                               The colors in this palette all complement each other very well. You can easily take a shade from the warmer brown side and pair it with the green side and it will not look odd. There is a good mix of warm and cool shades to go with many different skin tones and many looks can be created with this palette.  The shadows are very smooth and easily blendable. The only thing I do not like is the packaging. The shadows sit in a plastic case that is a little on the flimsy side. 

(top to bottom)

Browbone: Beige with a frost finish
Lid: Warm slightly rose/peach with a frost finish
Crease: Medium brown with a shimmer finish
Definer: Dark brown/black with burgundy undertones with copper shimmer  flecks

(top to bottom)
Browbone: grey taupe with a frost finish
Lid: Spring green with slight gold shimmer
Crease: Deep forest green with a hint of brown and gold shimmer finish
Definer: warm brown with teal duo chrome and a frost finish

I have been wearing this palette almost everyday since I bought it and I love it!! The greens are beautiful and I have a feeling I will be wearing them a lot this spring!

                                            Have you purchased this palette?

Face of the day 2/28/14

      Here is the makeup I wore today :) 

•Cover Girl 3in1 Foundation in number 832 nude beige

•MAC Pro Longwear Concelear in NC20

•MAC Paint Pot in Painterly (not pictured)

•Naked Basics palette: foxy on lid, naked2 in crease, Venus on browbone and in inner corners.

•Jordana Easyliner in seagreen on top and bottom lash lines and waterlines.

•Maybelline The Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara in blackest black

•Arbonne FC5 Mattifying Powder

•Elf Studio Blush in Mellow Mauve

•Nyx Lipliner in Rose

•Paulas Choice Liquid Lipstick in Watermelon Pink

Hope you had a great last day of Feburary! 

Cyber Monday goodies Haul

I have been extremely slack on buying makeup in the last few months. I know right?  When I saw Coastal Scents and e.l.f. Cosmetics were havering a 50% off  Cyber Monday sale on their sites, I decided to get a few things.

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COASTAL SCENTS ORDER:
Gopalette London edition
4 Pan eyeshadow case
4 eyeshadow pans in colors Emerald Ice, Persian Green, Violet Echo, Little Grapette
Smacks Lip gloss in Sweet Anna
Liquid Eyeliner in Jet
Cameo Quad in Light
Bionic Flat Top Buffer Brush

ELF ORDER:3 Studio Blushes in Candid Coral, Gotta Glow and Fushia Fusion
1 Baked Blush in color Rich Rose
Matte Lip Color in Rich Red
Lip Definer & Shaper
Glossy Gloss in color Berry Blush
2 New Nail Polish Colors:
  Misty Haze (a pretty, creamy grey color)  and Sea Escape (Deep navy/black polish with teal glitter)
High Definition Under Eye Setting Powder
Cover Everything /concealer in Light

I am actually excited to try these products! I have never used any Coastal Scents products at all! I love elf blushes but have not used any of their lip, nail polish,concealer or powder before so almost everything I purchased will be new to me.

As I try out the products I will be posting reviews on as many of them as I can. 

Which product should I review first? Are any of the products I mentioned your favorites? Id love to know! 

Until Next Time

XOXO

Holly

Victoria's Secret Summer Seduction Eye Kit Swatches and Review

I decided to go shopping during Victoria's Secret semi annual sale and well, I bought ZERO underpants but I picked up this really cute palette for only $7 USD. It was originally $28 USD. That's a steal right there now.

 Summer Seduction Eye Kit- this kit contains 10 eyeshadows, a small dual ended brush(that I never use) and a black eyeliner.

I saw this palette awhile ago and thought it was pretty but didn't want to spend the money on it.

 

Swatches are in natural sunlight and have Too Faced Shadow Insurance as a base

(L-R)

Cream,Copper,Purple,Green,Black

(L-R)
Champagne,Gold,Bronze,Blue,Brown

Shadow Formula

• Shimmers- Feel smooth and easy to pick up with brushes
• Mattes- Not exactly chalky but they have alot of dust when picking up the product with a brush
• They could have though of better names than using the obvious ones ya know?

Application

• Shimmers- go on easy and can be buildable and blend well
• Mattes- Even with the dust these shades apply great and can blend well, the black color might be the hardest to blend with but black shadow is always a little harder to work with anyway and the blue color I noticed had the most dust when used.

Packaging

•  Cute purple flip up box with a magnetic closure
• Mirror on inside of box
• Shadows,liner and brush are encased in a thin plastic divider
• Metal pans that contain the shadows are attached to the plastic with a tiny bit of glue. Some of my shadows have become unattached to the plastic so I have to be careful when I move the palette around to not break the shadows. I am thinking about taking all of them off the plastic and transferring them to a z-palette.

Liner

• Feels creamy
• applys easy and can be smoked out
• very black

All around I think this is a really nice palette. Im not sure it is worth $28USD but for $7USD its great! If you see this palette on sale at your local Victoria's Secret I would give it a try.

XoXo,

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Have you used the Victoria's Secret Summer Seduction Palette?

Real Techniques Brushes

I was in need of new makeup brushes, most of mine have seen better days so when I got an Email from Ulta stating that Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman brushes were buy one get one half off, I purchased a few that Ive been needing.

All I can say about these brushes is...AWESOME!!

A little about the brushes components:

~The bristles are made of taklon, which is a synthetic polyester fiber to resemble real animal hair. This makes the brushes feel and act like the real thing without being the real thing. YAY for cruelty free brushes :)

~Because the bristles are a synthetic fiber they are also easy to clean

~The Furrells are made of aluminum and contain the name of the brush just in case you want to know what it is.

~The base of the brushes are a little bigger and more flat on the bottom than the normal brushes you see and because of this, it makes the brush able to stand upright. Ive noticed this for the face brushes I have but not the shadow brush.

Here are my brushes:

First up is the Powder Brush

Retails: $10 USD

This brush is actually quite large. When I first took it out of the package I thought to myself "Wow, that brush is as big as my face!" It does apply powder effortlessly and it feels so soft against my skin. Here is a photo comparing the Real Techniques powder brush to the Crown powder brush I was using.

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The Real Techniques Powder Brush is much larger than my Crown brush.

Next Up...The Blush Brush

Retails: $9 USD

I love this blush brush. The shape of it is a little different and it is quite large but it can pick up blushes in one swipe that other brushes Ive used took a few swipes to get product on it. This brush has a slightly pointed tip so using a light hand makes it easy to apply highlight onto the cheekbones. This one is even softer than the powder brush.

My favorite brush is up next...The Expert Face Brush

Retails:$9 USD

This brush is alot firmer compared to the fluffiness of the last two. The bristles are alot shorter and are more of a paddle shape. I have been on the hunt for a brush to use with my Soleil Tan De Chanel  bronzer and I have finally found it!! It applys that bronzer wonderfully into the contours of my cheeks and is easily blended out. I have used it for foundation and it gives a flawless finish. Another great thing about it...it does NOT shed! Whoohoo I can finally apply liquid/cream products without picking little hairs off my face after I'm done.  

The last brush I have is...The Shading Shadow Brush

Retails: $6 USD

This is you typical stiff shadow brush for applying shadow on the lid. I have noticed that most brushes of this type are only good for applying shadow to the lids, this brushes slight fluff on the tip makes it an all around eye brush. You can pack shadow onto the lids, apply shadow into the crease, inner corners of the eye and it also can be used to blend with.

I am really happy with these brushes and I am excited to add more to my collection.

HAVE YOU USED REAL TECHNIQUES BRUSHES?  

XOXO

Arbonne FC5 Mattifying Powder

This is my very first Arbonne purchase and I am loving it. The only thing about getting ahold of these products is that you have to purchase them through a beauty consultant. No going to the closest department store for this stuff. Lucky for me, my boyfriends aunt sells it! Its pretty much like ordering products through Avon or Mary Kay only Arbonnes products are more environmentally friendly than the others. A little bit about Arbonne as stated on their website:

"At Arbonne, beauty begins with premium botanical ingredients, innovative scientific discovery, and an unwavering commitment to pure, safe and beneficial products. Arbonne creates personal care and wellness products that preserve and enhance the skin, body and mind for an integrative approach to beauty. Working closely with scientists around the world and our Arbonne Institute of Research and Development (AIRD^®) facility in Switzerland, we continually explore and develop scientifically advanced, botanically based proprietary formulas that meet our exacting standards for quality, safety and sustainability."

I have been using this FC5 powder for about two months now and it is one of my favorite setting powders for use oily/combination skin girls.

When you open up the compact it comes with a powder puff just like most other powders.Im not really into the puffs so I usually just toss them or put them in one of my makeup drawers in case I need it for something. It has an attached mirror on the top part of the compact. Now when you look at the actual pressed powder, its a little different than your normal translucent setting powders because this one is...

Light green. Not only does this powder mattify your face wonderfully but it also takes away any redness you may have and blends seamlessly into the skin. No green cast at all. Another odd thing about this powder is that instead of applying it on top of your makeup you can also use it on your face before you put your moisturizer on to help matte your face from the get go. So if your extremely oily you can have a layer under your makeup and a layer on top of your makeup for extra "matte-ness". Honestly, I forget to apply it on my face before I put on foundation but I have used this stuff alone on days that I do not feel like wearing makeup, but do not want to walk around looking like a grease ball.

This is a heavy swatch of the powder on my hand. Top portion is the powder swiped on from my finger to my hand and the bottom portion is it blended in.

  Even with the heavier swatch it blends into the skin very nicely. This powder feels smooth on the skin and practically lasts all day. I think I touched it up once. But mind you, I do live in a very humid climate so getting shiny happens fast around this place. Im sure if I put it on under my foundation I would not have needed to touch up.
This powder retails for $26USD and you can purchase it through your local Arbonne consultant or HERE.


HAVE YOU TRIED ARBONNE PRODUCTS? HOW DID YOU LIKE THEM?
                                             
                                       XOXO

Nykki's mane blog Qwed- Eyes!

                                    Question Wednesday

                                                Eyes!!

 

My third question Wednesday from Nykki @Nykki's Mane Blog. Don't forget to check her blog out and join in on this great weekly blog hop! Each Wednesday is a different topic. :)

1. What color are your eyes? If you could choose what color they were what color would that be?

 

My eyes are a mix of brown/green/grey. They change colors on my mood. If i could choose another color I would want to have the color of my moms. She had the most beautiful green eyes.

 

2. Bold Eyeliner, Light Eyeliner, or no eyeliner?

 

Bold for going out at night, light for daytime to add some depth and no liner for days I want a minimal makeup look.

3. What is your go to eye look?

 

I usually stick to taupe and browns for everyday sometimes a little purple. Doing the basic light shade on the lid, darker one in the crease and a highlight. I tend to do a little more highlight in the inner corners because I have really dark circles around that area and I need something to brighten it up though.

4. What brand makes your favorite eyeshadows?

 

Urban Decay has great shadows and the makeup geek ones are great also :)

5. What are your must have eye products?

Mac painterly paint pot or Too faced shadow insurance, mascara, my z-palette full of my favorite shadows of the moment

 

                          Until next week, bye bye

 

 

FOTD

Today's face is a gray silver look that I wear alot because I feel like it makes the green in my eyes stand out and it takes focus away from my under eye circles.

Products used:

Face:

• Foundation: Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cram in color light
• Setting Powder: Palladio rice powder in color translucent
• Concealer/Highlighter: MAC Prep+Prime Highlighter in color light boost
• Cheeks: Urban Decay blush in color score

Eyes:

• Base: Maybelline Color Tattoo in color Tough as Taupe
• Lid Color: Urban Decay single eyeshadow in color Strip
• Color on the outer corner of eye: Rimmel London glam'eyes shadow in color 300 Night Jewel
• Above crease color: A matte light brown shade from my crown brush 78 eye and cheek palette
• Crease color: Revlon diamond lust shadow in color Night Sky
• Highlight Color: Makeup geeks shadow in color Shimma Shimma (also used as cheek highlight)
• Liner: Clinique cream liner in color true black on outer part of eye and on waterline
• Mascara: Maybelline the classic volume express in color very black

Lips:

• Base: used a bit of my BB cream over my lips to pale them out since my natural lip color is a mauve tone.
• Lipgloss: about 3 coats of Aveda rehydrating lip glaze in color beach thistle. This color is from the new spring line.

Do you like this look?