Review: Bare Minerals "7 Ways To Bare"

Hey Gals....its been awhile. 
Bare Minerals came out with another eyeshadow set that I was really excited about. You all know that I love my neutrals and I cant get enough of them. 

This set is called "7 Ways To Bare." It includes seven loose small mineral shadows, one for every day of the week. This set retails for $38. Just to let you all know that the shadows are the smaller eyeshadow size which is 0.28 g/ 0.01 oz. Even tho its a smaller size shadow, they will still last you a long time! There is a pretty good range of colors and finishes in this set. 

Left to Right:

Pearl Sateen Shadow

Nude Beach Matte Shadow

Chic Nude Shadow (permanent)

Silk Stockings Shadow

Pamper Shadow

In the Nude Shadow

Spiced Fig Liner Shadow  

My favorite has to be the Silk Stocking Shadow, and the Pamper Shadow. They both have really pretty shimmery finishes. 

Pearl Sateen would be great for a brow highlight. It has a very subtle shimmer. The Nude Beach and Chic Nude Shadow would be perfect for a base on the lid because of the matte finish and neutral undertone. I have used In the Nude for a crease color. I love putting matte browns in the crease to define my eye. Spiced Fig looks great for a smokey look on the outer corner of the lid on used to smudge in the lash line. 

I am really happy with this set. If you are looking for some great basic neutrals, then check it out. 

Whats your favorite color?

Review: Khroma Beauty Khloe's Kardazzle

Ok Gals, I have been anxious to do this review. The Kardashian Sisters launched a makeup line called Khroma Beauty and it has launched recently. Its so new, they don't even have their website up yet for this line. You can find these products and some drug stores, select Sears Stores, and Ulta. 

A lot of bloggers, YouTubers, and reviewers and been talking about this new line. I have heard tons of bad reviews and only some positive reviews. I have been so excited myself to get my hands on these products. I researched on their products and was curious to see how they got rated. I put all the reviews aside and decided to review them myself. 

Out of their whole new line, the products that interested me the most were the palettes. Each Kardashian sister has their own palette and they are called Kardazzles. I got 2 out of the 3 palettes. The first one I wanted to review was Khloe's Palette.

This small compact has two trays. The top tray includes 8 eye shadows, and the bottom tray includes a blush, highlighter, and bronzer. I love how small and portable the compact it. The material and packaging of the compact might not be the best, but it works.

This compact includes 4 matte shadows and 4 shimmery shadows. Some of the lighter shades are pretty sheer. Not super pigmented. They are nice colors but you might have to layer them a bit. They would be nice base colors. The darker matte shade is very pigmented but can be a bit chalky. 

I was definitely surprised how the shimmery shades swatched. They almost seemed foiled, very pigmented and felt semi creamy. I didnt expect that. I think the colors are beautiful and cant wait to create looks with them. 

 
The second tray includes a blush, highlighter and bronzer. I love how this compact has a little bit of everything. 

The blush is more on the sheer side. I had to apply a couple layers to get some good color payoff. The blush is more of a peachy matte tone. I am curious to see how it applies on the face. 

I was super excited about the highlighter. Its beautiful! It's almost like a duo chrome finish. Very shimmery and pigmented. This would also look great as an eye shadow too. 

The "bronzer" it this palette didn't look like a bronzer to me. I looked as it more as a blush. In my opinion, it is too light to be a bronzer unless you are very fair. I could be wrong because I have not applied it on my face but after swatching it, it looked too light. 

After all the bad reviews, I am glad that I checked out this palette for myself. I am pretty happy with it and I will be be using it in the future. Let me know your thoughts and feelings on this palette if you have used it. :)

Pros:
-Love the shimmery shadows
-Great colors
-Great on the go compact
-Cute design on the compact
-highlighter is beautiful
-Small portable compact
-decent size mirror

Cons:
-some shadows chalky
-some shadows very sheer
-packaging quality isn't the best

Review: Bare Minerals READY Eyeshadow 8.0 "The Finer Things"

Hey Gals. Here is another palette I picked up from Bare Minerals new Holiday Sets. This is the Bare Minerals READY Eyeshadow 8.0 Palette called "The Finer Things." This palette features 8 new exclusive cool shades. 

This palette can be found at Bare Minerals for $40. The set includes 8 shadows, a mini double ended precision brush, and a mini eyeshadow primer. Pretty awesome deal if you are looking for some new colors for yourself or a gift for the holidays. 

The Swatches:

 (Left To Right)

Penthouse- matte black with glitter

Upgrade- metallic soft pink

Chateau- charcoal satin gray

Truffle- golden bronze

(Left to Right)

First Class- soft mossy green

Upgrade- cool metallic lavender

Five Star- satin, pearl white

Private Isle- satin jean blue

Great gift to pick up for yourself or for someone else. Good range of colors to create many looks! xx

 

EOTD: Urban Decay "Loaded" Eyeshadow Look

I am totally new to using Urban Decay Shadows. I picked a bunch up while I was at IMATS and the Loaded shadow had to be my favorite. This shadow stood out the most to me so I had to get it. 

This color is really pretty for a smokey eye look. I paired this color with Urban Decays "ABC Gum," "Buck," and "Blackout." Here are all the products used to create this look:

Products Used (Eyes):

Bare Minerals Prime Time for Eyes

Bare Minerals Eyeshadow in Soul- brow highlight

Urban Decay Shadow in ABC Gum- all over crease, base

Urban Decay Shadow in Buck- crease

Urban Decay Shadow in Loaded- lower lid, under lash line

Urban Decay Shadow in Blackout- waterline

NYX Eye Pencil in Black

Eylure Lashes #205

Products Used (Face):

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Give me Sun- bronzer

MAC Harmony Blush- cheek contour powder

NYX Tango with Bronze Powder in Bronze Ensemble

Products Used (Lips):

NYX Lip Pencil in Nude Beige

MAC Creamsheen Glass in Celestial Kiss

Bare Minerals Moxie in Dreamer

Check out my video on how to create this look:

 

Review: Eyeshadow by Urban Decay

I'm so excited that I finally got to get my hands on these shadows from Urban Decay. This is my first Urban Decay product! I would always pass by these shadows at Sephora and couldn't believe how pigmented and super smooth these were. When I went to IMATS I picked up 7 colors! All I can say is that I am in LOVE!

 Urban Decay revamped their eye shadow formula and created 68 new shades. One thing I love besides and awesome pigmentation is the packaging. It's genius! Not only is it cute, but amazing quality AND the pan can be popped out and put into a palette!! I LOVE that idea. 

THE FORMULA*

• Even softer, amazingly velvety texture
• Richer, more dense and decadent color
• Smoother, more uniform pigment distribution and blendability
• Longer-lasting, more crease-free wear

I am very happy with the colors I choose. There are a lot of neutrals because I really needed some great "go to" colors. 

  (left to right) Blackout, Lost, ABC Gum, Busted

(left to right) Buck, Loaded, Snakebite

 (left to right) 1. Blackout 2. Lost 3. ABC Gum 4. Busted 5. Buck 6. Loaded 7. Snakebite

These eye shadows retail for $18 and have 1.5g (0.05 US oz.) of product. I highly recommend these shadows to anyone.  These are my favorite go to shadow and I definitely plan or collecting more of these colors.

What are your favorite colors? What shadow should be my next purchase? 

*description credit from Urban Decay Website

Review: NYX Slim Eye Pencil vs. NYX Glossy Black Liner

This is a new product from NYX that I picked up at IMATS. I wanted to get a new black eye pencil because I was out and was planning on just picking up the regular black eye pencil from NYX. I came across their new eye liner line called Collection Noir. Its a line with tons of different eye liners. The one that caught my attention was the new Glossy Black Liner. 

The word "glossy" really caught my attention and thought I would try it out. I loved it when I swatched it on my hand. It was creamy and it looked glossy and wet. I also liked that it's a retractable pencil which is my favorite. 

I bought the original NYX Black eye pencil and the NYX Glossy Black liner to compare the two. 

NYX Glossy Black Liner

-Retractable pencil

-$6.00

-0.28 g (0.01oz) of product

- creamy

-glossy finish 

NYX Black Slim Eye Pencil

-Must be sharpened

-$3.50

- long wearing formula

-smudge proof

-1 g (0.04oz) of product

I do like both of these but I think the Glossy Black liner is fun. I will most likely switch back and fourth between finishes. I like the fact that I have more options. Which one do you like?