Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Swatch Out! Colourpop Super Cheek Shock in Do Not Disturb

Taken with camera flash
This cream to powder highlight is a beautiful deep bronze. Suitable for fair to deep skin tones. $8.00
Rating
Pigmentation: 5
Longevity: 5
Packaging: 4
Price: 5
Taken with camera flash
Taken in outside sunlight
Taken in outside sunlight

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Lena Lashes Liquid Matte Lipsticks Slayage and Michael

Review
 Baby matte liquid lipstick in Slayage (deep burgundy) and more matte than matte liquid lipstick in Michael (sienna). Slayage does try down fast and matte but it does transfer and rub off when touched, so it is not kiss proof. Michael however takes forever to dry at least 8 minutes, but does not transfer once dry. But colors suitable for all skin tones. $6.99 
photo taken outside in sunlight
Rating
 Pigmentation: 5
Longevity: 4
Packaging: 5
Price: 5
Photo taken with camera flash

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip: Privacy Please and Lychee

 Colourpop Lychee and Privacy Please are two violet purple ultra matte lip colors.  Lychee is brighter and more sheer, and Privacy is more opaque and darker. Suitable for all skin tones. $6.00
Photo taken outside
 (top) Privacy Please (bottom) Lychee

Shown with camera flash
(top) Privacy Please (bottom) Lychee

Jeffree Star Cosmetics Skin Frost (So Fucking Gold)


Photo captured in outside in the sun light
 This is one of my favorite highlighters released by Jeffree Star Cosmetics. This is a soft 14k gold that looks beautfiful on the cheeks and brow bone. Jeffree Star's So Fucking Gold Skin Frost is suitable for all skin tones. The compact has a large mirror and extra large pan with 15grams of product. This is a vegan and cruelty free product $29.00USD
Photo captured in outside in the sun light
Photo captured in outside in the sun light
Photo captured in outside in the sun light
Photo captured with camera flash

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Pressed! Loreal Nail Color Flashing Lilac

Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip Lychee & Privacy Please

 Colourpop's ultra mattes in Lychee and Privacy Please both seem similar
but give different applications. Privacy Please dries down to a more heavy opaque finish and Lychee's has a more of a sheer finish, but is a very beautiful color on deep skin tones. $6.00 +Colourpop Fun 

 (top to bottom)
Privacy Please
Lychee
 (top to bottom)
Privacy Please
Lychee

Colourpop Super Cheek Shock Do Not Disturb (Pearlized)

This super cheek shock looks familiar but unlike Colourpop's Avalon  
it is a true golden bronze, where Avalon is more of a copper bronze. This highlighter formula is a cream that dries down and does not budge. I use my finger tips to apply because it's easier and a brush damages the product and leaves a patchy application on the skin. Perfect for tan to deep skin tones. $8.00 +Colourpop Fun 
Shown with camera flash
 Rating
Pigmentation: 5
Longevity: 5
Price: 5
Packaging: 4
shown in outside sunlight

shown in sunlight

shown with camera flash


Friday, October 21, 2016

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

Monday, October 17, 2016

Pressed! Revlon Nail Polish: Graceful

 I love this color. It is a clean grey color, very classy and work friendly.
Looks on great on short to medium length nails. Shown with two coats of nail polish. 


Colourpop Super Shock Cheek Highlighter: Over The Moon

 This duocrome highlighter is super cute and pretty. Sorry pictures do it no justice. 
It packs a lot of pink and violet sparkles and I'm sure would be blinding in certain lighting. Take caution when applying this cream to powder to the cheeks with your fingers because it will transfer and does not budge once applied. Great glitter pay off and longevity for face, eyes, and body. $8.00USD.

Rating
Pigmentation: 5
Longevity: 5
Packaging: 5
Price: 5