Swatches: ELF Studio Blush "Pink Passion"

Hi everyone! I was going through my makeup collection and noticed that I had an ELF Studio blush that was wedged all the way in the back of one of my drawers. It did take me a while to get it out because I had to take some items out before I could reach it. Since I have had this blush for a while, I decided to finally take it out of its box and swatch it. I was surprised that I had never used it before I love ELF Studio blushes. I already own a few of them and I love the ones that I have.

At first, when I saw how vibrant this blush was in the pan, I was a bit scared to wear it. Maybe that was why it was "hidden" in the back of my makeup collection. Some people would be intimidated to wear this, much less swatch it because of how bold it is. Plus it looks like a barbie pink in the pan.

When swatched, Pink Passion is actually a gorgeous pink. It isn't too vibrant making you look like are wearing too much blush. This is a blush that you can wear to brighten up your cheeks. It is definitely a wearable blush - one that I can see myself wearing all year around. If you are a fan of matte blushes, this one would be one that you would love. Just make sure not to use a heavy hand with this when packing it on.

I was actually surprised with how gorgeous this blush one once I tried it on my cheeks. This is great for those who are on budget because it retails for $3 and you can find it at your local Target, Walmart, and other select stores. If you are someone who wants to try out different blush shades and are on a budget, I would definitely recommend this.

Review & Swatches: Anastasia Bold Brow Kit “Dark Brown”

Hi everyone! I have been meaning to do this review ever since I bought this kit from Ulta. I have always wanted to try Anastasia brow products and when I saw this kit, I knew that it was such a great deal. All the products in this set are full size and this kit retails for $36 plus tax. I think the duo brow powder alone retails for $28 and for a few extra bucks, you get a full size brow gel. As far as I know, the kit comes in three shades: Taupe, Medium Brown and Dark Brown. I decided to go with Dark Brown but next time I will probably go with Medium Brown. The kit also comes with a dual ended brow brush, which I use every day. It is definitely one of my favorite brow products.

Besides the brow brush being my favorite thing in this set, it is the Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in “Dark Brown.” It comes with two shades in one compact. You can either mix the two shades together or use the dark shade for the ends of your brows and use the lighter shade for the front part of your brows. I would generally mix the two shades together for the ends of my brows and the lighter shade for the beginning of my brows. The brow powder lasts all day on my brows, even after a long day of hiking and even after working. It doesn't come off until I remove it from my brows with cleanser or with a makeup remover wipe.

The clear brow gel is quite nice too but not really a necessity for me. I could go without it. I did end up using it all up. I was tempted to buy another one but realized that my brows didn't need it. The clear brow gel does give your brows that shiny finished look, which I didn't like sometimes because it would look unnatural for me.

Ever since I started wearing the brow powder on my brows, I have been getting compliments on my brows. Brows are important and they can either improve your face or make it look wrong. With this brow powder, you can either go natural or have that dark eyebrow look. I have tried both. Whenever I decide to go a bit deep on my brows, people have asked if I had done permanent makeup on my brows. LOL

Anyways, this is a great kit and if you have wanted to try some of Anastasia’s brow products, you should definitely give this kit a try. Plus you get more bang for your buck with this. Let me know what products you use for your brows and if you have tried any of these products before. I would love to hear your opinions. As always, thank you for reading!

Swatches: Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow

Hi everyone! First off, let me just say I'M BACK! I have to be honest though, I don't know if I am going to be posting constantly because I've been so busy lately. I would love to have more than one post up on my blog once a week but with my schedule, it is sometimes hard to do. I do have a ton of pictures on my computer that I want to use up and post, especially since they have all been edited with my watermark. Otherwise it would have just been a waste of time, you know what I mean. Anyways lets get onto the actual post. I remember seeing these Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadows when they first came out. I was definitely intrigued to try these out but I was glad that I got to swatch them. There were five at my store but I think Stila has about sixteen shades.

According to Stila, "Create metal eyes that mesmerize with our Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow, a striking cream-to-powder shadow with a multidimensional metallic finish. Inspired by the runway, our one-of-a-kind formula is packed with rock-and-roll sparkle to achieve a variety of effects, from a light wash of shimmer to an opaque metallic finish. It also comes with a mini Stay All Day® Liquid Eye Primer & handy mixing tray... simply prime, combine and shine!"

I don't know the shade names of these but I am sure that you can easily google them to find out. I am a bit peeved that someone messed up one of the eye shadows by putting in too much of either water or the liquid eye primer. You can probably tell in the last shade because it looks very watery. Keep in mind that this isn't a review on these but just to show you swatches.

I do have to admit that the swatches were pigmented and definitely metallic with a foil finish. These are gorgeous colors and even swatching them made me want to purchase them to experiment more but I wanted to read up reviews on these first. If you were to buy one, which shade would you buy? 

If I were to buy one right on the spot, I would have gone with the second one from the left because it looks like a great neutral color. I love those kinds of shades that can go with any eye looks. I would love to get the emerald green one as well but if only I knew how to rock green eye looks. Let me know if you have tried these and how you feel about these Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadows. As always, thank you for reading!

Review (Plus Swatches): Wet N Wild ColoriCon Trio "Walking On Eggshells"

Hey everyone! Finally a review from me! Since I am in my blogging mood right now, I decided to do a review today. Hopefully I get to finish it and am able to post it up today. This review is going to be on the Wet N Wild ColorIcon Eyeshadow Trio in "Walking On Eggshells". It is definitely a gorgeous neutral trio. If you don't mind eye shadows with shimmery and frosty finishes, then I am sure that you would like this trio. Wet N Wild definitely makes great eye shadows and this is one of my favorites. I don't have much of their eye shadows but I am sure that one day, I would be able to get my hands on all of them. Let me know if you have any favorites from Wet N Wild and which ones you would like to see a review on. For me, I think this brand is great for those who are on a budget, or a makeup hoarder, or just someone who loves good quality, pigmented shadows. If you don't have this trio yet for some reason, you might want to know that these eyeshadows are all a dupe to some MAC eye shadows.



This trio has great neutrals for everyday eye looks. It comes with three shadows-hence trio. ;) I love how each shadow is labeled for its purpose, which is great for beginners but of course, you can use them anyway you want. I would generally use either the top or bottom shade as an all over lid shade and the crease either in the crease or as an outer corner shade. If you would like to see any eye looks using this trio, please let me know. I haven't posted any eye looks in while. My phone camera has gone crappy on me, which sucks because it used to take beautiful pictures.

The first shade in the trio is a gorgeous shimmery and frosty champagne. It is great for the brow bone and as an all over the lid shade. I heard that this is MAC Naked Lunch. If you want to see swatches of both shadows next to each other, I am sure that you can find them on Google. The second shade is great for the crease because its a satin brown. Although on my eyelids, it comes off as a coppery-gold because of my yellow undertone. This shade, I heard is a dupe for MAC Cork. I only own two MAC eye shadows and I rarely ever touch them because my sister gave them to me and they aren't shades that I would normally go for. For a person who rarely wears eye makeup, I don't know why she would pick out a green and a reddish copper shade.

 

As you can see from the swatches (below and above), these Wet N Wild eye shadows don't mess around. They are pigmented to the touch. If you are someone either starting to love makeup or someone with a budget but still wants good quality eye shadows, I would definitely recommend Wet N Wild eye shadows. I actually prefer their trios and their 8 pan palettes. They used to have 6 pan palettes but those got discontinued, which was shocking because they were popular too. 



Like I said earlier, if you never tried these before, I highly suggest you go out and get yourself this trio and even try out their other eye shadow trios as well. To save you even more money, right now RiteAid is having BOGO FREE on all Wet N Wild cosmetics! The trios are probably around $1.99 to $2.99 each. I can't remember the exact price but with the sale, its even more inexpensive. I told myself not to buy anymore makeup until I sell some of the ones that I have but its hard not to want to buy more when stores have these rare makeup sale. Let me know if you guys end up going crazy for this sale and if you intend to buy anything. I would love to know! As always, thank you for reading!

Swatches: Revlon Super Lustrous Shine Lipstick "820 Pink Cognito"

Hey everyone! I have been meaning to post swatches on this for a while now. I was actually thinking of purchasing another from the Shine line to swatch together but I didn't want to buy another lipstick just for swatching purposes so I am just going to have this lipstick alone. If you didn't know already, Revlon recently came out with a new finish of Super Lustrous lipsticks. Revlon claims that these Super Lustrous Shine lipsticks have "lightweight color [and] moisturizing shine." I really like how Revlon labels their finishes on their lipsticks because it makes it easier to figure out which one you want. I wish all drugstore brands would do that with their lipsticks.

I was really excited to try out Pink Cognito because I love pink lipsticks and the fact that it has a shine finish was interesting. I don't really like lipsticks with glitter or shimmer so I was a bit worried that the Shine line would contain them. The formula is actually pretty smooth and applies great on the lips. Although I love the formula, I was a bit disappointed in Pink Cognito. I thought it was going to be opaque and come out as the actual color that you would see in the tube but is actually quite sheer. You actually can't even see it on my lips, shown above. It looks like I have nothing on my lips. To get the color to even show up a bit on my lips, I would have to layer this lipstick on like crazy. You actually can't even tell if its on your lips so when it wears off, I guess that is a good thing since nobody would notice. If you are looking for an opaque, I would definitely not recommend this shade. If you are someone who wants a lipstick that pretty much acts like a lip balm, then you might like Pink Cognito. Let me know what you think!

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Would you buy Pink Cognito?

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Swatches: MAC Matte Lipstick "Taupe"

Hey everyone! My sister bought another MAC lipstick so I thought I might as well borrow it to swatch for you guys. Shhh, just don't tell her that. LOL Seriously, don't tell her. Haha! Anyways, I have really been into mattes lately so I was excited to try this out since I don't have much experience with MAC lipsticks, much less MAC products in general. I only have one MAC lipstick in my collection so I was definitely excited to get the chance to try out more. I know I could just buy more but the price is what stops me since I could get 2-3 drugstore lipsticks for the price of 1 MAC lipstick. Let me know if you are the same as well.

Usually matte lipsticks are drying on the lips but this one isn't. It actually feels quite comfortable on the lips. I would just have to apply a lip balm before to condition my lips. I actually really like this shade because its a my lips but better shade. I definitely think this is a great everyday lip color. You can wear this with dramatic looks or for the work.

According to MAC, Taupe is a "muted reddish taupe brown." I don't ever gravitate toward brownish lipsticks and this definitely made me want to stay away from it staring at it in the tube but once you put it on, its very natural. Taupe is definitely a gorgeous natural shade. If the price of MAC lipsticks didn't bother me, I would buy this shade. Let me know what you think!

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What do you think of Taupe?

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