FLIRT!: Smokin' Eyes (LE Eyeshadow Palette)

First off, FLIRT! is a brand you can find at Kohl's.  The brand has eyeshadows (in various forms), lipgloss, lipstick, blush, bronzer, etc.  Their single eyeshadows cost $12, and as someone who really never spends that much on a single eyeshadow, I hadn't tried anything...until now.  

This palette so plain looking.  Yet so awesome.  Regularly around $15, this eyeshadow quad packs a (neutral) punch.  Basically, it's pretty cool beans.  

It's just plain black plastic.  (Note: It actually comes in a little cardboard box.  I can't find it online to show you, but it shouldn't be to hard to find it in stores.  I found plenty at the various Kohl's near where I live.)  Anyways, I don't really mind the plain black packaging.  It's basic, and it's really slim and therefore easy to tote around.    

 Four colors: Sugar Daddy, Witchy, Second Nature, Golden Lady

 Basic looking neutral colors, right?

 close-ups

 Ok, now let me explain.  Sugar Daddy is a plain neutral satin color.  It's slightly golden and it's a great highlight color.  Witchy is also a satin.  It's almost taupe, but not quite.  It's a little hard to tell in this pic, but Second Nature is kind of an army green with glitter. (Maybe not army green...but the next picture shows it better) And golden lady is a mega metallic golden bronze.  

Here I've lightened the picture a bit so you can see the color a bit better.  The shadows are somewhere inbetween the two pictures in terms of color.  

All in all, this palette is awesome.  You can get several looks out of this palette, and it's quite a bargain to boot!  Also, if you don't really like these colors but you like the quality, there are other colors of this palette (I know there's a 'natural' palette that's more coppery).  This palette definitely gets a thumbs up from me!

Urban Decay: Rollergirl Palette

This is the Urban Decay Rollergirl Palette.  And I loves it!  I actually got it on sale during Sephora's Friends&Family sale, plus it was on clearance...so I got a great bargain.  I don't know how available this palette is anymore, however UD rolls out similar palettes several times a year.  So you might be able to get just as good of a deal another time! 

The palette is made of sturdy cardboard, and you can see how cool and retro it looks!  It came with a mini bright pink lipgloss. (Lip junkie, in the color Crush)

 On the inside, there are four beautimous eyeshadows and a mini 24/7 eyeliner.  

                                                                                                                                     

 Here they are lightly swatched

 (L-R, Crush lipgloss, Woodstock, Verve, Suspect, Darkhorse, Whiskey eyeliner)

Here I swatched them a little heavily (I just went over the eyeshadows one more time.)  I used no primer, so you can see how well pigmented these are.  I love wearing a neutral look with these eyeshadows.  Adding the Woodstock to your crease can change things up a bit, and it also makes a great blush!  The eyeliner lasts quite a long time.  Basically, I find no fault with this palette...so I'm hoping UD comes out with more of these soon.

One final pic:  now you can see the gorgeous shimmer!

Sinful Colors Nail Polish: Show Me The Way

Show Me The Way is a BEAUTIFUL green nail polish. It's green but kind of goldish, shimmery but not shimmery in that way that makes weird lines on your nails.  (Do you know what I'm talking about?)  Anyway.  It's green and sometimes looks a little yellowy.  Gorgeous color.  I can't vouch for the wear time yet because as soon as I put it on, I layered a glitter polish over top.  (You'll get to check that out in my next post.)  Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure:

  I was very proud of myself for getting my manicure so shiny and smooth.  (aka, this was very easy to apply)

 

revel in the shimmer ;)

 bad picture, I know, but the yellow really comes out here

Overall, this is just a really pretty polish.  

Sinful Colors Nail Polish: Call You Later

Call You Later is another beautiful green polish from Sinful Colors.  It consists of small gold glitter and larger green glitter in a clear base.  For these pictures, I layered 3 coats of it over Sinful Colors Show Me The Way for the full glittery effect.  However, one coat was pretty enough!  On bare nails, I imagine two or three coats would make for  a nice effect.  I prefer to use this as a layering polish.

so much glitter!

 obviously, I haven't cleaned my nails up yet.  

 You can see the gold glitter really well in this pic...

 and here you can see the metallic effect this polish has in certain lights

you can see the dark green glitter really well in this pic

Overall, this is just gorgeous.  All day long I've been looking at my nails because they're just so sparkly...

New Years Resolution!

Hello again...long time no see.  It's been nearly a year since I last posted (although I have done some youtube videos since then.)  But the New Year is coming up, so my resolution is to actually post on this blog!  I'll be doing mini reviews of products I buy (as I have been doing)  as well as swatching older product.  I'll do favorites posts and posts to go along with my youtube videos.  And hopefully I'll do some blog posts that are just about my life.  I'm hoping to do at least one post a week, so here's hoping.  (Or resolving...does that work too?)
-Thismakeupgirl

Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lip Color in Metallic Mauve

 one swipe, 3-4 swipes

 above and below: different angles to show off the frost and the color

lip swatch

This lip color is pretty moisturizing.  It is very light but still adds a pretty pink to your lips.  I don't think it is overly frosty, and it looks really nice with a clear gloss. I likes it!

E.L.F Beauty Encyclopedia, Smokey Eye Edition

I think this palette is cute and unique.  It closes magnetically, has 12 biig eyeshadow pans, and an eyeliner that isn't half bad.  The eyeshadows are all pretty pigmented, but more on that later.

 The cover of the palette, that pretty much shows what it looks like inside...

 Opened palette.  Has a neat little guide on the front inside cover, nice for beginners.  Also, there is a plastic sheet protecting the eyeshadows/the rest of the book from getting covered in shadows.

 a close up of the shadows.  (sorry, I used this before taking pictures!)

 The eyeliner.  It's kind of small, but it works for me.  I have yet to try it out on my eyes, but it has good staying power as far as I can tell.  (rub test, and once I finally had it off, I had a stain on my arm for the rest of the day!

and...the swatches.  These are really great!  These are only 1-2 swipes on top of Loreal Cream Shadow Paint in Secretive (except for the last one).  They all show up pretty good (except for the last one, but only because it matches my skintone).  I love that there are some bright colors, some light colors, and some dark ones for creating a smokey eye.  And actually, I kind of like that the matte black (last one) is not super pigmented, it makes it easier to build up color without messing up by adding too much.  (and that one gray that looks like a really badly done black, is actually a realy nice gray shade)  The eyeliner was easy to swatch, and although I don't know how it will perform on my eyes, it is pretty pigmented.

See you soon!