Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in R.S.V.P. Review and Swatches

And my love for Benefit Cosmetics continues.....

Today I have for you a review of the Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in R.S.V.P. that I recently bought that quickly became a part of my go-to make routine. Let's take a look....

NYX Champagne and Caviar Palette Review and Swatches

The NYX Champagne and Caviar Palette is one of the first ones I have bought when I first started getting into make up. I purchased this from Cherry Culture site at the start of the year when they had one of their 40% sales as the brand is not readily available in Canada. This palette is part of NYX's Runway Collection that includes 10 everyday neutral eye shadow shades. Even though I have purchased this a while back, it's only now that I have had a chance to play with the palette and have been enjoying it so far.

Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio in 'Knock On Wood' Review and Swatches

Hey guys! How are you enjoying fall so far?

Since I have featured this trio in a recent eye look I created for fall, I thought to write about this wonderful palette in a post. "Knock on Wood" is a trio from Wet n Wild Color Icon line that includes  gorgeous autumnal shades perfect for the season.

Here are the shades

"Browbone" shade - is a dusty medium pink with a frosty finish. This may seem like a dark highlight shade but it actually sheers out easily when blended.

"Crease" shade - is a warm golden brown with a frosty finish. This is a great crease shade that compliments the eyelid shade well.

"Eyelid" shade - is a reddened brown, burgundy with a frosty finish. My favourite shade of the trio which is very pigmented.

Overall: A great thing about the Wet n Wild Color Icon Trios is that they have labels that will help you create a look easily but you don't necessarily have to follow them. The shadows are very pigmented, the texture is velvety smooth and not chalky at all, and the shades included in the trio blend and compliment each other well. The Color Icon also has a wide variety of shades from neutral to colour shadows.

Price: $4.99 CAD
Place to Buy: Walmart

Have you tried any of the Wet n Wild Trios?

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Review and Swatches

I know I know, this palette has been reviewed and raved about by so many other bloggers but since I use this palette everyday and have recently written about the original I thought to write my own review for this follow up palette. 

Company Description: The most anticipated sequel of the decade. Naked2 has 12 pigment-rich, taupe and greige neutral eyeshadows. Our palette proves once again, neutral is anything but boring, (and is downright sexy when worn Naked). Feast your eyes on our shades ranging from pale to deep, matte to sparkly. This collection lets you achieve lots of neutral looks, smoky dramatic eyes, and everything in between. Let's just say there's a whole new way to get Naked! The case has an art-school inspired look with hinged lid - taupe metal with embossed chocolate brown artwork. It's smooth, modern and cool to the touch - a real tactile experience. Plus, our palette also features a travel-size Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Naked, AND a double-ended, cruelty-free Good Karma Shadow/Crease Brush (available only in this palette). Any self-respecting makeup lover will have to have both palettes to get their complete neutral fix! 

Packaging: The palette is housed in a sleek metal tin that has clasps on each side to open and close the palette. Upon opening the palette, you will see 12 gorgeous full sized eyeshadows, a double ended Good Karma brush (flat brush and rounded blending brush) and a big mirror across the lid. The palette also includes a mini Lip Junkie Lipgloss in the shade Naked. 

Here are some pictures of the palette

So here are the eyeshadows

Foxy - matte soft beige with a hint of yellow. 

Half Baked - metallic neutral gold

Booty Call - frosted champagne-y white 

Chopper - shimmery orange with silver micro-glitter

Tease - matte taupe with purple undertone

Snakebite - dark bronze with golden shimmer

Suspect - frosted taupe-y bronze

Pistol - frosted grayish brown

Verve - pale pink-y gray

YDK - metallic coppery brown with silver micro-glitter

Busted - dark burgundy-brown

Blackout - matte intense black

Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Naked

Dual Ended Good Karma Brush

Flat end of the brush

Rounded blending end of the brush

Overall: I am in love with this palette! When it comes to eyeshadows, neutral shades are my bestfriend! With the 12 gorgeous shades that are included in this palette, there are endless makeup looks that I can create. From everyday neutral looks to smokey going out looks. I like that the highlighter shade (foxy) is a matte and the black matte (blackout) is rich and very intense. The $60.00 price tag for this palette may be a little steep but when you break it down, its actually a bargain as one full size Urban Decay eyeshadow costs $22.00 CAD x 12 = $264.00 + a Good Karma costs around $20.00, that's a total of $284.00. 

Price: $60.00 CAD/ $50.00 USD

Place to buy: Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutique

Urban Decay Naked Palette Review and Swatches

About 2 weeks ago, I received an email from Sephora that I am now a V. I. B. or "Very Important Beauty Insider" where a member spends a certain amount of money at the store and get exclusive rewards and special privileges. As an introduction to being a VIB, I received a 10% discount on my recent purchase and double the points on my account. So to take advantage of the discount, I finally bought one of the items on my Beauty Lemmings.

As someone who loves and mainly uses neutral eyeshadows, I thought it would be a no-brainer to add the Urban Decay Naked Palette in my makeup collection. 

Company Description: You can look great NAKED! This long, lean, seductive case is packed with TWELVE gorgeous neutrals. Shades range from delicate champagnes to dark, gritty gunmetal, with names like Darkhorse, Virgin and Buck. We've also included a range of textures: everything from glitter to shimmer to matte. The chocolaty velvet case is emblazoned with the word "NAKED" in gold foil lettering. (Just wait 'til your friends see you pull this sexy thing out of your bag. Jealous!) The mirrored case also includes a professional quality, cruelty-free Good Karma Eyeshadow Brush, AND a travel-size Eyeshadow Primer Potion in original formula. This is a shadow palette EVERYONE can use, and a truly spectacular gift. Experiment with office-appropriate neutrals, summertime bronzy looks, or sultry smokiness. With such a diversity of neutral shades at your fingertips, there's more to neutral than meets the eye. 

Packaging: The Naked palette is housed in a sturdy cardboard with a chocolate brown, velvet exterior which is very sleek and classy looking. Although the packaging is sleek, the velvet material attracts dirt and finger prints easily so I think I'm gonna keep the plastic it came with. Once opened, a small mirror is placed across the lid and the word "NAKED" and the 12 gorgeous shadows. There is also a well where the Shadow Karma Brush is placed. 

Here are some pictures of the palette

So on to the shadows

Virgin - is a shimmery nude beige

Sin - frosty pink champagne 

Naked - matte medium brown

Sidecar - shimmery taupe-y brown

Buck - matte reddish brown

Half Baked - metallic neutral gold

Smog - shimmery dark bronze

Darkhorse - shimmery deep chocolate brown

Toasted - shimmery medium dark pinky brown

Hustle - shimmery dark purple-brown

Creep - charcoal black with silver shimmer

Gunmetal - shimmery blue-gray

The palette includes a mini original Eyeshadow Primer Potion

And also a Shadow Brush

Overall: This will be a great addition to any person who loves makeup. I think this is a versatile neutral palette where you find everyday, "work appropriate" shades but also find "going out" shades. My favourite shades are Naked, Sidecar, Smog and Toasted. The shadow brush that it came with is I think a solid addition to the palette and does the job of packing the colour. And the eye primer is superb quality even though I'm not crazy about its packaging. My work day is about 12 hours (that includes the travel time) and my shadow did not crease at all when I use this primer! I am completely in love with this palette and I'm excited to play with it and come up with future looks.  

Price: $60.00 CAD / $50.00 USD

Place to buy: Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutique

Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio in Sweet as Candy Review and Swatches

Hey guys!

Today I would like to share with you on of Wet n Wild's popular Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio and that is Sweet as Candy. 

One thing I really like about these palettes is that they have labels on where to put the shadows to help a make up novice with a look. For the trios, the labels are for the Eyelid, Crease and Browbone. I have used mine a lot so the labels are not readable anymore. 

Here is the back of the palette where there is an illustration of how to use the shadows

For the eyelid, there is the light pink with a metallic sheen.

For the crease, there is the chocolate brown with also a metallic sheen.

And for the browbone, warm white with some yellow undertones and metallic sheen.

I love this trio as the shadows included are nicely pigmented and can be worn everyday without being boring because there is a nice touch of pink. The texture is smooth and not chalky at all but you do need a primer first as these will not last all day by themselves. The trio also comes with a sponge tip applicator and a small brush but I've already thrown those out and use the brush I own.

Price: $4.99 CAD 

Place to buy: Walmart and Zellers

Have you tried any Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadows?

Maybelline 24 Hour Colour Tattoo Cream Eyeshadows Review and Swatches

Hey guys!

Maybelline has launched a line of cream eyeshadows a few months ago and have quickly become very popular in the beauty community. These shadows are compared by a lot of people to MAC Paint Pots, I have never owned a MAC paint pot so I won't be able to do a comparison.

Company Description: Dare to wear 24HR shadow.

       • Ink technology creates 24HR wear shadow for our most intense, long-lasting color saturation 

 • Cream formula glides on without creasing and keeps color vibrant

• Ophthalmologist-tested.  Safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers

Packaging: The colour tattoo is housed in a heavy glass jar, just like a MAC paint pot so it doesn't feel cheap and shouldn't dry up fast. 

Maybelline has marketed these shadows to last for 24 hours but honestly I don't know anyone who would want their makeup to stay for that long. But I can say that these shadows do last for a quite some time.

Bad to the Bronze is beautiful bronze with a metallic and shimmer finish

Here is a swatch

Bold Gold is sheer shimmery gold that is not quite as opaque as the other shades but is buildable

Here is a swatch

Pomegranate Punk is a darkened burgundy with a shimmery finish

Here is a swatch

Tough as Taupe is gray that is mauve-y tinted with a matte finish

Here is a swatch

All the eyeshadows have excellent pigmentation and colour payoff which can be used alone, as a base or an eyeliner. The consistency of these shadows are very creamy and smooth that will glide on your lids without a hassle. Another good thing about these shadows is that you can just use your fingertip to apply. 

Price: $7.99 - $9.99 CAD

Place to buy: Walmart, Shopper's Drug Mart, Rexall

Have you tried the Maybelline Cream Shadows yet?