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.

NARS Portobello Duo

$34 for 4g

I finally got my first NARS eyeshadow duo, and the only person I have to blame bedsides myself, is the youtuber Essiebutton. If you haven't watched some of her videos you should definitely go check them out. In one of her vlogs a month back or so she mentioned that she was wearing NARS Portobello eyeshadow duo and it looked gorgeous. The huge mirror in the top of the compact is great, especially for travel or touchups on the go. While in the pan the colors look almost identical, both being a matte light/medium brown, and almost kind of boring.

But these colors are anything but once you put them on. I would have posted a picture of them on, but unfortunately my face is still really swollen from getting my wisdom teeth out, and nobody wants to see that. I will post a FOTD with the duo once the swelling is down. These colors are perfect for school or work, creating a great neutral eye. The colors are neutral almost verging on cool toned browns that would look great on almost everyone. Unlike some matte shades these are incredibly creamy and blend out beautifully. I would warn you though, these are incredibly pigmented and you should use a light hand to start out with.

Revlon ColorStay Moisture Stain

This product is great, it is like a weird hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss. It goes on thick and with shine when you initially put it on. Although it is thick their is no stickiness that you get with a gloss, although it still looks like one. You will get about 2 hours of the lipstick/lipgloss look till you are just left with the stain. I am not a huge fan of the stain that is left behind, it fades strange. After a couple hours I end up looking like I lined my lips and forgot to do anything else.

Cannes Crush

Barcelona Nights

Barcelona Nights has more of a berry undertone than Cannes Crush which is very pink.

Parisian Passion

Parisian Passion was a little hard to put on; it got a little patchy, and it took a little working with but once it was on it looked great!

Topshop's Glow Highlighter in Polish

While browsing Topshops website, I finally caved in and bought some of their makeup. I have heard such good things about it; and I really couldn't resist the packaging anymore, it's too cute. I bought the Glow highlighter in Polish, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I am really pleased with it!

The glow highlighter is a yellow/golden-based cream highlighter with an iridescent sheen. I take my ring finger and just lightly dab it on my cheekbones and cupids bow, a little goes a long way with this product. And it does give me this dewy gleam without going overboard. This is a perfect no fuss highlighter for summer.

Soap and Glory's Sexy Mother Pucker in Fuchsia-Ristic

Almost the name alone convinced me to buy it. This vibrant pink is perfect for summer and I love the glossy finish. The product isn’t sticky unlike other glosses; it has an opaque pink color that is just great for this time of year; and also gives the illusion of fuller lips. I wish the wear on this product was a little longer, but after an hour or two once the glossy finish fades and it leaves a nice pink stain behind.  

Even thought this product is more expensive than a drug store lip gloss I think it pays off with color and consistency. 

Bare Lips

Fuchsia-Ristic

     

I really wish we had more Soap and Glory products in the US; because the British beauty bloggers seem to rave about their One Heck of a Blotter powder or their concealer, which I would love to get my hands on. (glossy stain $18 for .09oz 3 colors available)

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)