Swatch Out! NYX Full Throttle Shadow Palette (Color Riot)

 Full Throttle shadow palette in Color Riot. Features three matte shadows and one pressed pigment. $10.00USD. Now to be honest I am a little disappointed with this palette. I saw the rustic terracotta colors and got excited about all the possibilities. However when I went to swatch the colors they were lackluster and chalky. These colors look promising but looks can be deceiving and at the $10.00 price point I am shocked at the audacity. But never the less I decided to try them out on the eyes and was even more so stricken with buyers remorse. I have many NYX eye shadows that do not disappoint but just like the NYX Adorable palette, this one is a no go. I am not sure what has happened to the companies over all viewpoint of what quality is and should be. But I think supply and demand has forced them to mass produce which causes the customers to suffer because the formula is not as great as it once was. It cost to be the boss. And you get what you pay for, however I am finding even the big dogs like NARS, Tarte and Too Faced are producing lackluster dollar store quality makeup pigmentation at inflated prices. Blame the YouTube beauty community or bloggers for this sudden surge in makeup product interest. But there is simply no excuses and the girls who wait and save they're hard earned chips for this garbage is the ones that pay the ultimate price. 

Recommendation: Use a white cream eye shadow base (NYX Eye shadow Base in White) under neath and do not swipe the colors on, pat them on with a brush for better color pay off and longevity. A eye shadow primer simply will not work.

 photo taken in outside sunlight

 left to right

Deep Red

Warm Orange

Red Brown

Biege with Gold Shimmer

 photo taken outside in sunlight

 photo taken with camera flash

 Rating

Pigmentation: 2

Longevity: 2

Packaging: 2

Price: 1

 Swatched over an eye shadow base with several swipes

Pros

Cons

Chalky 

Lackluster pigmentation

Wears off easily

No mirror in the palette

Swatch Out! NYX Adorable Palette (Review & Swatches)

 Rating

Pigmentation: 2

Longevity: 3 

Packaging: 3

Price: 4

 Review

 This palette has beautiful colors but the quality is lackluster and disappointing. 

It lacks pigmentation and the colors swatch sheer, even with a eye shadow primer. So if you decide to invest in this palette ($7.50USD) I recommend using NYX White Eye shadow Base or NYX Jumbo Eye shadow Pencil in Milk underneath to help the colors pop.  Ciao!

Swatch Out! NYX Blushes: Ethereal and Pinched (WOC)

 Ladies and Gentlemen these blushes are absolutely exquisite. So pretty and with the right amount of sparkle. The photos do them no justice. Suitable for all and I mean all skin tones. NYX really brought it with these blushes. I was on the fence because I thought they would look chalky on my skin. But I was pleasantly surprised.  $5.00USD

 Coral Peachy Shimmer

 Rosy Golden Shimmer

 

Blushes shown above rubbed out on the skin.

Swatch Out! Blush Favorites: M.A.C, NYX, Jordana, Nabi, La Femme (WOC)

 Rating

Jordana Blush- Cinnamon Spice (5)

Nabi Blush-Spice (3)

M.A.C Blush-Blunt (4)

M.A.C Blush-Raizin (4)

NYX Blush-Cocoa (5)

La Femme Blush-Russet (3)

La Femme Blush-Sienna (5)

 I naturally gravitate to blushes that will give my cocoa skin a natural glow or add some life to my cheeks. The blushes above each are different but all deliver pleasant results when used with a light hand. All of these blushes deliver serious pigmentation. 

recommendation

Use daylight bulb(s) instead of natural or soft white bulbs at your makeup vanity or in your bathroom so when applying any makeup or foundation, you will know what it will look like outside, this helps you know whether you are applying too much or too little color to the face.

All blushes shown above are on the high and low end, quality and longevity is everything.

Blush Battle! NYX Cocoa Blush vs. La Femme Sienna Blush

(Left) NYX Cocoa Blush (Right) La Femme Sienna Blush

*Review*
NYX Cocoa Blush looks like La Femme Sienna Blush but when swatches they are totally different. Sienna is a lot more pigmented and deeper. While Cocoa is lighter and not as pigmented but builable. Both are deep matte bronze colors. You get more product with the NYX Blush 0.18oz, but because if the light pigmentation you will end up using 2x the product to get the color results wanted. Sienna offers 0.14oz of product but is so pigmented you need very little. The upside to NYX is very little ingredients are used in this blush and it is hypoallergenic and cruelty free. Where in La Femme there is a whole lot of ingredients and it is not known whether or not they are hypoallergenic or tested on animals. The price for La Femme Blushes are $3.00 and NYX is $6.00. Just three dollars difference. Both blushes have their benefits and drawbacks. For a more bold look I would go with Sienna and a more natural bronze cheek I would go with the Cocoa. Both can be used as contours depending on your skin tone. Both are worth having in your collection for one reason or another.

NYX Cocoa Blush
Rating: ****
Pigmentation: ***
Longevity: ***
Price: ***

La Femme Sienna Blush
Rating: *****
Pigmentation: *****
Longevity: *****
Price: *****