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?

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?

Smashbox Be Discovered palette

I was rummaging through my makeup not to long ago and I came across this cute little palette. I remember purchasing this sometime in 2013 on one of my many trips to Sephora. I had my eyes on it for quite some time but never picked it up until I saw it on sale for $10 USD. It was the last one so I had to snatch it up. The pastel colors in this palette could make a very pretty not over the top Valentines Day look. 

 Packaging: The shadows sit in a plastic pan which is encased in a cardboard material with a magnetic closure. It is honestly not that sturdy so, carrying it around with you might end up being a little messy as I see this opening up in your makeup bag and causing a big oops. 

Swatched top row (L-R) Bliss,Rosewater, Opal, Mist
Bliss- matte neutral beige/vanilla
Rosewater- shimmer pastel pink
Opal- white shimmer with a hint of pink
Mist- shimmer pale taupe 

Swatched bottom row from (L-R) Adobe, Champagne, Pebble, Lilac
Adobe- matte milk chocolate
Champagne- metallic peach/gold
Pebble- matte cool tone brown
Lilac- shimmer lilac

Final Thoughts: The swatch colors of this palette are very subtle but they can be easily packed on the eye for a more dramatic look. These shadows feel very silky and blend easy. They do have fall out but do not create that much of a mess due to how subtle the shades are.

Where to buy: This was a limited edition product and is no longer sold at Sephora or the Smashbox website however, I did find it on  Amazon for $37.50 USD

NYX Nude on Nude Palette

Nude palettes are all the rage right now! So of course I wanted to partake in this nude frenzy but one of the reasons why I have not jumped onto the Urban Decay Naked palettes is because I found NYX Nude on Nude palette for half the price! $25.00!!

NYX Nude on Nude palette description stated on their site:

"NYX Nude on Nude set is a classy medleyof 20 neutral eye shadows and 10 vibrant lip colors that work for everyskin tone and every occasion. This makeup palette comes with a mirrorand 2 applicators for your lips and eyes, making it perfectly portable"

Swatches starting with top row tan highlight shade.

Swatches starting with second row white highlight shade.

Eyeshadows:

The shade range in this palette is pretty good! There is a decent mix of shimmers and mattes, lights and darks in colors ranging from cool browns and taupe/grays to warm chocolate browns and golds. Although, I feel this palette does lean a little more on the cool side but, it will work great for all sorts of skin tones! None of the shadows have big chunks of glitter and most go on smooth.There are a few shades that blend in with my skin tone so in the above photos they could be hard to spot.

Lipcolors:

A pull out tray containing 10 lipcolors can be found just under the main area where the shadows sit. Honestly I am not a huge fan of using lipcolors in palette form. It gets to messy for me. I have tried a few on and the colors are very pretty but carrying this palette around for lipcolor touch ups would be a hassle. I wish they would have put a couple of travel size glosses in that tray  instead. Then they could have been easily transported in your makeup bag.

Overall:

Because I do not own neither of the Naked palettes I cannot do a swatch comparison between the 3 palettes all I can say is that I find myself gravitating towards NYX Nude on Nude on a daily bases. I can have a subtle daytime look or a sultry smokey eye with the use of this palette alone! This is also why it was one of my favorite products of 2012!

Have you tried NYX Nude on Nude yet?

You can purchase this palette HERE

Face Paint Friday- A fun rainbow look...

Around this time last year (2011) I posted THIS look. In case you haven't seen it, it was a pretty rainbow look using a very in expensive palette and well, I like rainbow looks so I decided to do another  look using the Victoria's Secret Summer Seduction palette (yes, this is my second look with this palette,) Maybe on day I will figure out how to use all the colors of the rainbow in a look. Red shadow makes me look sick so I never use it. :/

            Oh, and I am sorry about my eyebrows in these photos, they are a little crazy!

Products Used:

Face:

Revlon Custom creations foundation- setting 2

Arbonne Mattifying setting powder

Maybelline Instant age rewind dark circle eraser

Smashbox pressed powder/bronze lights duo- shade medium dark as a bronzer

Laura Geller Blush-N-Brighten- Como/Portofino as Blush

Eyes:

NYX Jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Milk- As a base

Victoria's Secret Summer Seduction Eye Kit- Green on inner corner, Blue in the middle, Purple on outer corner and into crease,Champagne as highlight

Smashbox Waterproof shadow liner in Envy- On top lid

Urban Decay 27/7 Glide-On Eye pencil- In Electric on waterline

Rimmel London Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:

C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip tint- In Bare mint.

WOULD YOU WEAR THIS LOOK?

XOXO,

Neutral look with Victoria's secret palette

Ever since I got the Victoria's secret summer sudection kit Ive been using it almost everyday. I love how there is a variety of colors to play with in that palette. This is one of the looks Ive done with it. 

This is just a basic neutral eye with a pop of green on the lower lashline.

Products used:

Base:

Too Faced Shadow Insurence on lids up to browbone

NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Lime on lowerlashline

Shadows:

Victorias secret summer seduction kit shadows:

Champagne on lid

 Brown goin into crease and a little above crease

 Cream to blend in brown as as highlight

Black on outer V and brought into crease

Green on Bottom lashline

Liner:

Marbella Permanent Eyeliner pen on top lashline

Black liner from victorias secret kit on waterline

Mascara:

Rimmel London Sexy Curves in Black

Face:

Revlon Custom Creations Foundation in Medium (set on setting 2)

Arbonne FC5 mattifying pressed powder

Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser

Laura Geller Blush-N-Brighten Blush and highlighter in Como/portofino

Lips:

Jouer lip enhancer conditioning lip treatment

NYX Round Lipstick in Power

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

xoxo

This signature is kinda boring :/ on to another one...

Makeup Geek Shadows

Finally ordered a few colors from Makeup Geek and I am super excited to use them!

If your not familiar with the brand it is from a makeup artist/ YouTube guru/blogger named Marlena. She has a wonderful blog full of makeup oriented things. Tons of videos,forums, makeup ideas and she even has challenges that members of her blog can post their own makeup looks. With all of that she also has a store on her blog that sells some of her favorite makeup brands and brushes and within that she has come out with her own line of  makeup and brushes aka the makeup geek line. She started off with brushes(that I still need to purchase) and went onto makeup. Eyeshadows were her first makeup product of her line to come out and of course I had to snatch a few up to try. Oh and I believe her next thing in the line is going to be lipsticks and glosses :) but anyway on to the goods!

Dirty Martini- a matte olive green shade. I lost my mac flourishing color somehow and this one looked to be a good dupe for it.

Purple Rain-(teehee what a cute name *cough*prince*cough*)-a matte plum shade. I have been into purple shadows and really wanted a matte one for some reason.

Shimma Shimma-a shimmery champagne shade. great for all types of highlighting!! I have also found it to be a close dupe to MAC all that glitters,which I have hit pan on awhile ago.




(left to right and no primer used)
Dirty Martini,Purple Rain,Shimma Shimma

(left to right over too faced shadow insurance)
Dirty Martini, Purple Rain, Shimma Shimma


These shadows go on very easy without feeling chalky and have GREAT color payoff, especially when used with a base. Shimma shimma is so soft it almost feels like a cream product. Dirty Martini and Purple Rain seem to have some staying power behind them because it took me a long time to remove the swatch from my arm. If your looking for a new line of makeup to add to your collection I would highly reccomend these shadows, oh and guess what...there $5.99 a piece and there are 50 shades to choose from!! That's a deal for a shadow of this quality!!

The shadows only come in pan form though.  I needed to get something to put them in because I had nothing, so I picked up a Zpalette!  If you do not have a palette to put them in these Zpalettes are great! They are magnetic so the shadows stay put and don't move around as well as the lid so it stays shut. These paletts are also sold on the makeup geek site. Isn't the cheetah print cute? I thought it was. The smaller palette is $13.99 and can hold 9 eyeshadows the size of the makeup geek ones. The palettes come in different colors and patterns and they also have a larger size if you need extra shadow storage.


HAVE YOU TRIED ANYTHING FROM MAKEUP GEEK? IF SO, DO YOU THINK IT IS AWESOME LIKE I DO? :)



New years eve look.

Even though my New Years Eve was spending the night at a bon fire burning Christmas trees, I still wanted to be somewhat festive with glitter on my eyes!

All I used was a matte brown shadow all over my lid and up into the crease, some black gel liner, mascara, and MAC Reflects antique gold glitter. Neutral cheeks and light pink lips to finish it all off.

Love this glitter!!! I cant find this color anymore so I'm guessing its been discontinued.