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Sunday, March 18, 2012

wet'n'wild 8 pan palette: Comfort Zone

Ok, just from the swatches, this is my favorite 8-pan from wet'n'wild.  I have to try it out on my eyes a little more, but goodness gracious.  This is so pretty!
Here's the pics:




(above) Flash picture to show off the shimmer

Top right shade.  It's just so metallic!  
Bottom right shade.  Beautiful duochrome
All 8 shades
Left four shades
Right four shades (and last shade on the left side)
Here's a pic to show off how metallic some of these shades are.  
These eyeshadows are really pigmented, really smooth, really pretty.  I love 'em.  Not much else to say :)  (Except that they wear quite nicely) Thanks for reading!

wet'n'wild 8 pan palette: Petal Pusher

I got this a while before I got the other 8 pan palettes and never swatched it, so pardon the worn down look of it :)  It's a pretty purple palette (that costs only $5!).  I like this one, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite because the other 8-pans are so great!  I'll show the pics and go into more detail then:

 Here's all eight of the shadows.  I didn't swatch them particularly heavily in this pic, but this is just to show that they aren't extremely pigmented.  (Compared to the other 8 pans, at least)  The colors are buildable, however, and very pretty.
 


Close ups.  As you can see, most of these have some pretty glitter.

 First four shades.  Not very pigmented, but very pretty!
And here is a heavier swatch!
Although this palette doesn't quite measure up to the other two 8-pans from wet'n'wild, I still love it. I'm a sucker for purple eyeshadow, but that's probably why I love it.  I love using the frosty purple on the right side with the sparkly blue-purple (bottom shade, left side) in the crease.  It makes a really pretty eye brightening look.  I hope this review helps, and thanks for reading!

wet'n'wild 8 pan palette: Blue Had Me at Hello

I love this!  (Sorry, I start too many posts like that)  I think my favorite shadows in the palette are the silver and turquoise shades, but I quite like all of them.  This palette is REALLY pigmented, and worth more than the $5 it costs.  (In my opinion.  But I'm totally fine with it being only $5!)
Here are the pics (sorry there are so many!):



 See the sparkles?
 Pretty silver
 beautiful turquoise with the tiniest bit of goldy sheen
 All eight shades
 Left hand side
 Right hand side
 All 8 shades again
 close up
 All 8 shades (to show off the sparkle in the last shade)  Same for the picture below.

And this last picture is to show off the metallic of the silver, and the coolness of the second shade in the pic.  (It's actually the third shade on the left side of the palette.)  In most of the pictures it looks like a dark navy shade.  But it's actually a matte black packed with navy shimmer.  This palette is so pretty (and wearable!)  Even if you don't like blue eyeshadow, this palette has cool silvers and blacks perfect for a smoky eye.  And the turquoise is perfect for summer!  I actually wore it with my Dream of Greenie trio the other day, and it looked so good!  The verdict: really great!

wet'n'wild: I Dream of Greenie eye trio

I love this.  I love green eyeshadow, so I love this.  I love pigmented eyeshadows, so I love this.  This swatched so easily, and applied gloriously to my eyes.  And it's only $2.99!  Here's the pics:



 One single swipe on my fingers
 One swipe swatch.  You can see that these are quite pigmented!  The first shade is a light frosty green, the middle shade is a bright forest/kelly green (slightly shimmery), and the last shade is yellowy green (chartreuse?) (matte with a bit of sparkle)
 Here's two layers.  Sorry, it was a bit powdery in this swatch, but this really shows the colors quite accurately!

And this is what happens when you wipe off the eyeshadow.  The two bottom shades actually stain your skin!  It comes off easily when you want it to, but wow these are pigmented.  I'll try to put up an eye look with these soon.  (Don't worry, I will.  I think this is a pretty great trio for spring!)  I've already worn it once, and it lasted the whole day!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Physicians Formula: Shimmer Strips eyeshadow in Hazel Eye Candy

I haven't used this palette a lot yet, but here's some pictures and swatches.



As you can see, the colors are really pretty.  Sadly, they don't work quite as well on the eyelids.  But this palette can make a really pretty smokey eye because of the darker shadows!
Although I've only tested out a couple of eye looks with this, I can say it's definitely not my favorite palette ever.  I can make a pretty smokey eye with it, so that's good.  I actually got it on clearance at CVS, so I'm satisfied with it because of the deal I got.  It is quite nice for the price.  

Too Faced: Sweet Dreams Eyeshadow Palette

This palette is from Too Faced's winter 2011 collection.  Or maybe holiday?  Not sure...but you can get it at Sephora and Ulta.  The palette includes 15 eyeshadows, two blushes, one bronzer, one highlighter, and a full sized tube of TFSI.
 The outer packaging is sturdy cardboard...and gorgeous.  It's all sparkly and colorful (two things that I love)

 The fifteen beautiful eyeshadows.  (You can see the color names by clicking on the picture to enlarge it)
 (Top left, going clockwise)  Chocolate Soleil bronzer, Cocoa Rose blush, Sweet Pink blush, Candlelight Glow highlighter
 The eyeshadows are various finishes (shimmer, metallic, matte, glitter...)  They're all quite pigmented.  I didn't use primer or any sort of base for these shadows.  
 Although they are quite pigmented in swatches, I find it is best to wear a primer as well as a cream eyeshadow as a base when wearing these eyeshadows.  That way, they are just as bright on your eyes as they are in swatches



 Chocolate Soleil bronzer, Cocoa Rose blush, Sweet Pink blush, Candlelight glow highlighter
The bronzer actually smells like cocoa!  It smells AMAZING.  I've heard some people say that one of the blushes (possibly Sweet Pink, but I'm not exactly sure) don't show up very well.  Buuut, on my uber pale skin, they show up quite well.  The highlighter adds a pretty glow.  It is a tad chalky on my cheeks if I don't take care to blend it well, but it works really well to highlight the bridge of my nose.
This palette is a really great bargain!  With all the shadows and blushes, this palette packs quite a punch.  (Plus I got it during Sephora's F&F sale, so that made it an even greater bargain.)  So...super awesome!