~Swatches + FOTD~ Wet N' Wild Sparkle Til' Morning.....

Hey Everyone!

Next up from Wet N' Wild Where's the Party ColorIcon Holiday 2012 is Sparkle 'Til Morning. Check out my swatches and look for Shimmer The Night Away HERE. 

Sparkle Til' Morning is the palette I really wanted out of the collection. I love neutrals with a pop color.

( left to right) Sparkle 'Til Morning and Shimmer The Night Away.....

 Swatches for Sparkle 'Til Morning. They came out really light and flimsy. I was lightweight not happy about that.:/

Here's the look I came up with for Sparkle 'Til Morning. Most of the neutral on the top lid and I used the turquoise green on the bottom lid with a wet smudging brush with some MAC Fix+.

Overall:

The colors are beautiful and the palette as an artistic whole is aesthetically perfect to me. However, after using it, I was reminded that I have many of these colors in my collection, just not together in a 8-pan.

~Swatches + FOTD~ Wet N' Wild Shimmer The Night Away.......

Hey Everyone!

I can't call it. I've been having the best luck finding this season's must have and highly hunted drugstore makeup and limited edition items. I never go into any other CVS' other than my hometown ones. On this past Saturday, I went into a Spartanburg area CVS and there they were...Wet N' Wild Where's The Party ColorIcon Holiday 2012 8-pans. I literally SCREAMED! lol!

I really only wanted Sparkle Til' Morning but the BOGO FREE Sunday sale had already started in my area so I went ahead and grabbed Shimmer The Night Away. I have the I Heart Matte 8-pan from last year so I didn't get the other palette on the display.

 (left to right) Sparkle Til' Morning and  Shimmer The Night Away.....

 Swatches of Shimmer the Night Away. I liked that dark blue the best.....

 Here's the look I came up with using Shimmer The Night Away.....

 I free styled this one...can't remember what color is where. lol! However the the light lavender shade is on my lid and it was the hardest to build. Its sheer as all get out!

I used the blue on the lower lid on a wet brush with MAC Fix +.

Overall:

Its a beautiful palette. I'm glad I got it, just for the blue shade!

~October 19 is Lancome Genifique Day!~

October 19th, 2012 is Lancome Genifique Day. On that Friday, for every Genifique product you purchase, Lancome will donate $7 of the purchase to St. Jude Children's Hospital. That purchase is either online or in store!

Génifique products whose purchases benefit St. Jude include:

·         Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate in the 0.67oz, 1.0oz, 1.7oz and 2.5oz sizes ($60 - $130)

·         Génifique Eye Light-Pearl ($70)

·         Génifique Holiday Gift Sets ($110 -$148)

Sales of Génifique Cream Serum, Génifique Repair and Génifique Eye do not benefit St. Jude.

Also on Friday, October 19th, check out the Genifique app on Facebook and load a picture and tell everyone how you feel your very best....AND when you are tweeting use #GenifiqueDay hashtag to spread the word about this awesome cause!

~Review & Swatches~ tarte Girl Meets Gloss 5-piece Maracuja Gloss Collector's Set.....

Hey Everyone!!

I'm getting in a quick review of tarte Girl Meets Gloss 5- Piece Maracuja Gloss Collector's Set before I watch the Presidential Debate. After the debate comes on and goes off, I have no focus at all!!

 tarte's Girl Meets Gloss set is a QVC exclusive. It includes 5 full size Maracuja glosses for $34.50. One Maracuja gloss is $21, so the price is a steal.

The shades in the kit are:

 (left to right) Bubbly, Curious, Preppy, Chic, and Sparks

 Bubbly

 Curious

 Preppy

 Chic

Sparks

Pros:
-the price of the kit is awesome! $35 is , again, a steal for glosses that costs $21 for one.
-the applicator is brush with a pumping action to get the gloss up to the brush. I love this because I used to be a huge fan of Stila glosses that are of similar packaging.
-the formula is not sticky and the minty smell is very faint.

Cons:
-the pigmentation is zilch. When I do wear gloss alone, I want my lips to be opaque with the color. I don't know what tarte was doing when they made a $21 gloss clear...5 glosses at $21 a piece fairly clear. They probably look better on less pigmented lips. Here's an example.
-the formula is a bit heavy. I applied the gloss on top of a couple of lipsticks and it was too much for me.


Consensus:
If you like pigmented glosses, skip Girl Meets Gloss. The beautiful packaging, the great price and it looks like any other $1 gloss at the beauty supply store. However, this would be the perfect gift for a teen who's just starting out wearing makeup and is trying to keep it subtle and pretty. This also be a perfect gift for the all around lip gloss lover who loves gloss regardless of formula.


What do you think Girl Meets Gloss Set?

Disclosure: These products were set to me for review. All opinions are my own.

~Swatches & Review~ Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Collection in Green With Envy.....

Hey Everyone!

I got the Hard Candy Top Ten Eyeshadow Collection in Green With Envy to show you this time. If you haven't seen my review on the Hard Candy Top Ten Naturally Gorgeous palette, click HERE to check it out!

 I don't own alot of green shadows. Green With Envy reminds me of Black Radiance 8-pan in Urban Jungle. Green With Envy consists of ten shadows at 0.04 oz a piece. I found it interesting that there are five green shades and five neutral brown shades in Green With Envy. All of the neutrals in this palette are repeats from Hard Candy Top Ten Naturally Gorgeous palette.

 I came up with this look yesterday....I used the dark green shadow in the palette and a brush wet with MAC Fix + to line the bottom lash line. LOVED IT! I had wayyy more fun with this palette!

 Another similarity with Naturally Gorgeous are that the lighter shades are just light as a feather with very little building power.:(

 I did find that the middle shade was a very close dupe to MAC Sumptuous Olive ......

MAC Sumptuous Olive on the left, Hard Candy olive green shade on the right.

Sumptuous Olive is a bit darker, but they are in the same olive green family.

Pros:
-I liked this palette the best! The darker colors, which are all of the greens are beautiful and easy to work with.
-$6 for 10 shades is still a good deal and they can be found at Wal Mart.

Cons:
-The lighter shades, which are the browns, were not good. Good thing is that there are all two "light" shades in this palette.


Consensus:

Green With Envy is GO BUY!! Pick this up if you don't have any or not alot of greens in your collection and you want to add or play with them in your collection.:)

Are you planning on buying Green With Envy?