~Swatches + Review~ Lorac GloGetter Palette.....

Hey Everyone!!

The Lorac GloGetter Palette ( exclusively at Ulta) was the first piece of Lorac I've ever owned. I have heard great things about the brand and this palette was so affordable at $20, it was hard to pass up!! I heard on the blogsphere how it was sold out in some Ultas but my Ulta had at least, 8 of these babies. *shrugs*

My Instagram photo of GloGetter....

 The palette is all eye shadows with some neutrals and brights in the mix. The shadows are all shimmers as well...

 Here are the swatches....

 Here is a look a did with the first three shades. I'm drawn towards neutrals, of course.

 The consistency is sheer with a tad bit of build-ability, depending on your brush skills.

Overall....

The Lorac GloGetter palette just didn't do it for me. Its beautiful in the palette but I was struggling with the color payoff. Are all Lorac palettes like this?

I did like the the blues and the purple in the palette but the color payoff on these shades were sheer as well. I don't see a use for the palette in my collection, so its going back.

~Get The Look!~ Kerry Washington's Met Ball 2013 Makeup.....

Hey Everyone!!!

I was too excited to find out that the legendary Ms. Kerry Washington wore tarte cosmetics last night at the 2013 Met Ball! Her look was created by celebrity makeup artist Carola Gonzales at The Magnet Agency for tarte.  Five coats of lights, camera, lashes mascara, Amazonian clay waterproof liner, Glamazon pure performance lipstick and Amazonian clay blush were among some my FAVORITE tarte products used on her beat! Check out the deets!:

inspiration: “Kerry represents classic beauty with an edge and the Vera Wang dress she chose is classic with a punk twist. The  stunning violets and blacks in the dress inspired me to create Kerry’s bold, smoky eye.”

complexion:

• To begin, Carola prepped Kerry’s skin with tarte’s clean slate™ poreless 12-hr perfecting primer
• Then she applied tarte’s Amazonian clay waterproof concealer in tan followed by tarte’s maracuja miracle 12-hour foundation in deep to even out Kerry’s complexion

cheeks:

• For the perfect pop of rosy color, Carola dusted tarte’s Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in natural beauty on the apples of her cheeks

eyes:

• To create a dramatic smoky eye, Carola used the purple and silver shadows from tarte’s beauty & the box Amazonian clay eyeshadow quad in envoke the smoke
• Then she lined Kerry’s top and bottom lashlines with Aqualillies for tarte Amazonian clay waterproof liner in black to give her a punk edge
• She finished by lining the lower inner rims with tarte’s lights, camera, lashes™ waterproof inner rim liner (out in July)
• For extra definition she applied five coats of tarte’s lights, camera, lashes™ 4-in-1 mascara

lips:

• To complete her look, she swiped tarte’s glamazon™ pure performance 12-hour lipstick in pure over her lips

Review: Almay Pure Blends Eye Shadow and Lip Gloss....

I picked up all the Almay Pure Blends Eye Shadows and one Almay Pure Blends Lip Gloss during my 1st CVS Clearance run.( btw, I went back today to see if the Maybelline 50% stuff had been marked down some more...nada)

The eye shadow colors: Cocoa, Steel, Lavender, Sage, and Oatmeal and the lip gloss is Nude.

I'll admit, I ignored these when they first came out thinking they were not brown girl friendly...

Sometime doubt will bite you in the ass...lol
I love them:) Seriously, they are soft textured and beautiful on my skin. They blend well and give just enough color for a natural look...

In today's look, I'm wearing Sage on the lid, Cocoa in the crease, and oatmeal blended from the crease up to the brow...

***Excuse the lip gloss on my teeth. I didn't even see it til I downloaded the photos!***

The lip gloss, however, was not as exciting. The initial application was oily, but I like it has no taste and practically no smell. The nude is really pretty paired up with my faithful MAC Cork liner.

If your CVS has any Almay Pure Blends eye shadows left ( at 75%) grab them up.:)

Jamie