E.l.f. Disney Villains- The Evil Queen

I was so excited when I saw that e.l.f. was creating these palettes again. They did these Disney palettes last year at Target but I never got my hands on them. I found these Disney palettes at my local Walgreens. There are four different Villains to choose from. 

 

The Evil queen is one of my favorites. She had great makeup ;) . I really love the colors in this palette. You can create some really pretty looks.

 

These Palettes include 1 palette of 6 shadows,1 lip gloss, eye liner pencil, liquid liner, mascara, eye shadow brush, and eye shadow primer. 

This palette has a good range of neutral shades. The majority of them are cooler tones. There are 2 matte shades and the rest have more of a metallic or satin finish. These shadows are very soft and are very pigmented.

I really like that this book also contains two step by step looks that you can create. They feature a day look and a night look using the shadows from the palette. 

 

There is also a gloss that is in this set. The gloss is called "evil queen" and its a pretty vibrant pink. It has a nice color payoff. 

These palettes are great. They are inexpensive and they are Disney! Who doesn't love Disney!! The shadow and lip gloss alone is worth the value. These palettes are fun to collect or just to pick your favorite Villain and create a fun look with it. 

Who is your favorite Villain? 

Review: Khroma Beauty Kim's Kardazzle

Hey Gals. This is my second review on the new Khroma Beauty Palettes by the Kardashian Sisters. This is Kim's Dardazzle Palette. This small compact includes 8 shadows, a blush, highlighter, and a bronzer. 

These palettes retail for about $13 and can be found at some drug stores, Ulta, and select Sears stores. 

Kims palette has more of the cooler, smokier tones. Great for a dramatic smokey eye. The top shelf of this palette has 4 matte shadows and 4 shimmer shadows. I was a little disappointed on the application and pigmentation of the matte shades.  They were a little chalky and didnt apply super smooth. I did not like the color of the matte blue. Had a slight green undertone. The gray was very sheer. Not too pigmented. The matte black in this palette seemed chalky and looked like it would cause a mess during application.  

When it came to swatching the shimmery shades, I really was surprised by them. Very pigmented, almost felt creamy and had a nice application. They almost looked wet. Very pretty metallic finish. 

The bottom pan included a blush, highlighter, and bronzer. The blush in this palette is a matte bright pink. Seemed pretty pigmented. I was in love with the highlighter. Seemed like it had a duo chrome finish just like Khloe's palette. Seemed very pigmented and would be great as an eye shadow too. The bronzer color was nice but I probably wouldn't use it as a bronzer. I see myself using it more as a blush. 

Out of the three, this palette wasn't my favorite but I still want to experiment with it. Let me know your thoughts on this makeup line if you have used it. 

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 "A Vision in Velvet"

I was so excited to share this kit with you. Bare Minerals launched the rest of there holiday kits for this year and I had to grab everything. I heard about this kit a few months ago and I have been anxiously waiting for it. 

This kit includes 20 mini size loose Bare Mineral shadows. Ten of them are a matte finish (no shine) and the other ten are a beautiful satin finish. This kit retails for $79 which is a great deal for all the colors you get. 


A lot of older women out there are afraid of using a shimmer and has a hard time finding a good rage of matte finishes. This kit is for you ladies. All the colors you can possibly think of are in this kit. The satin finishes are nice too because they give you a pretty sheen rather than a glitter. 

I love the packaging of this kit. Makes you feel like you are getting a big, long box of chocolates...at least that's how I feel.  :)  The gold shinny tops makes the shadows look for luxurious. This box is also a great way to store these shadows and still be able to see what the colors are. 

There are some colors I absolutely love, and some are just ok. But totally love the kit overall. 

Here are the swatches you have been waiting for....

Matte Shadows

 (left to right) Velvet Blueberry, Velvet Violet, Velvet Pistacho, Velvet Vanilla, Velvet Strawberry

 (left to right) Velvet Mauve, Velvet Green, Velvet Charcoal, Velvet Espresso, Velvet Taupe

Satin Shadows

(left to right) Stain Sterling, Satin Lilac, Satin Nude, Satin Plum, Satin Mist

 (left to right) Satin Rose, Satin Sage, Satin Gold, Satin Caramel, Satin Peach

Love this kit! This is a must have :) -Ariel

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

 

Tutorial: Kat Von D Inspired Look

Kat Von D is definitely one of my favorites. I love her style and her look is very edgy with a rocker vibe. I have purchased many of her products from her own makeup line and I love them. I get a lot of requests to do a review of her products and use them in one of my tutorials.

I have quite a few of her palettes and I love every single one of them. All of her eye shadows are super pigmented and there are many different finishes. I think she has some of my favorite matte shadows. 

This palette was given to me as a gift around Christmas time and I never really got to experiment with it. I thought I would create a look using this palette and re create one of her every day looks. 

This palette was limited edition but you can definitely find similar or the exact same color in her other palettes. This one was nice because it has a lot of neutrals and can easily be used for a day time to a night time look. 

This was the classic neutral smokey eye that was inspired by her everyday look. Pair it was a red/orange lipstick and you have the perfect Kat Von D look. 

Check out my YouTube tutorial below on how I created this look!

Step By Step: EOTD ft Bare Minerals "The Rare Find" Tutorial

-Highlight brow bone with Bare Minerals          -With Bare Minerals Eye Defining Brush,
Shadow in Soul.                                               sweep "Lost for Words" in your crease

-Pat Bare Minerals "Eureka" on the lower         -Take a small, fluffy angled brush, and
lid staying under the crease.                           blend "Eureka" in the crease

With a tapered fluffy brush, sweep Bare          Take a smaller tapered fluffy brush, sweep
Minerals "Frisson" Shadow in the crease            Bare Minerals "Foreshadow" Shadow in the 
                                                                      socket of your crease

 
Line your top lash line with a gel liner            With a small smudge brush, smudge the
                                                                                   outter corner of your gel liner with Urban

                                                                     Decays "Blackout" Shadow

 Pat Bare Minerals "Surreal" on the center       Smudge "Eureka" and "Foreshadow" under

of your lower lid                                            the lower lashes

Apply a few coats of mascara                         Curl your lashes

Apply Falsies and your look is complete!

Check out my video on this look!