LORAC Skinny Palette in Navy

I was so excited when I originally found the palette, (you can check out that post here)as I felt gypped not being able to get the nude version from Nordstrom's. I wish I would have waited for the Nude rather than jumping the gun with the Navy. While the Shadows swatch great, but once on the eye they aren't as pigmented.

above in natural light, below flash

The grey color (#3) is by far the creamiest of the 7 shadows, doesn't blend as well as I would have thought. None of the shadows are great when it comes to blending, they are ok. The dark blue color (#6) has bigger sparkle than I was expecting, and wish it was a little more finely milled. And the Gold color swatches much more brown than I was expecting. I know this palette was only $15; but I really expected more from LORAC, especially since the Pro Palette is so popular. Overall it is a meh product, not amazing but not terrible, and I wouldn't repurchase. But I have heard good things about the Nude palette and if considering one, I would suggest going for that. I am pretty disappointed in my first LORAC palette.

Maybelline Leather Effects Tattoo Eyeshadows

Maybelline just released their new Leather Effects Tattoos, they appear to be a permanent collection; so no need to rush out and buy them all at once! I bought 2 of their 6 shades at Walgreens, Deep Forest and Creamy Beige. This collection is supposed to be a matte alternative to the metals or their normal tattoo eye shadows. I really love the Tattoo eye shadows, Bad to the Bronze is one of the best drug store colors out there, so I was extremely excited that they were launching new colors.

Deep Forest comes off darker then in the pot, and when swatched, it can be a little patchy when putting it on but you can work around it. This would look great as a base under a smokey eye.

Creamy Beige actually has a little glitter/shimmer to it, even though the “Leather effects” are supposed to have a matte finish. It is a very nice medium taupe color with a bit of a sheen. ($6.99 for .14oz)

Above are Deep Forest (Leather Effects) Creamy Biege (LE), Inked in Pink (Metal), Bad to the Bronze (Original), Barely Branded (Original)