I love this. WnW has really stepped up their game recently!
Price: Cheap $2.99 normally I think but you can def catch on sale or use a coupon to get it for even less.
Amount: Plenty. Nice size. Not sure how deep the pan is yet but the surface size is big enough to get your brush in there.
Color: Payoff is great! Lovely shade and intense pigmentation. I actually have to adjust my technique a little use a littler hand with this stuff.
Finish: Matte
Packaging: Nothing special but sturdy, and slim.
Brush: Obviously not the greatest (included brushes never are) but as far as cheapo brushes go it's not that bad. A few shed hairs and a little stiff/stracthy, but ok size and is angled which I like. Normally I apply with my BE tapered blush brush but in a pinch the included brush works decently as well.
Other: Can be a little dusty or have fall out in the pan, but on the face there's no problem so you just have to gently dab your brush in the pan and then tap off excess and blow any residue off pan to keep clean.
Overall: For $2 this is amazing. Not quite MAC but a lot better Cover Girl and other drugstore brands which sell for more. This color is particularly wonderful on me and is one of those shades you can dust on lightly for the day and layer on a little more for an intense and dramatic night look. I think this will quickly become my HG!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Quick and dirty review of Wet N' Wild Blush in Heather Silk
Monday, June 14, 2010
Quick and dirty review of Wet N' Wild Color Icon in Vanity
Amount: Resonable size. Not sure how deep the pan is yet but the surface size is big enough to get your brush in there. I'd say nickel size?
Color: Payoff is great! Lovely shade and intense pigmentation.
Finish: 3 Matte, 3 Shimmer
Texture: Amazing! Soft but not chalky and no fall out. Easy to pick up lots of shadow and blends so smoothly.
Packaging: Nothing special but sturdy, and slim. Brush: Sponge and brush. Obviously not the greatest (included brushes never are) but they work in a pinch.
Other: Amazing! Nothing not to love about this. Great quality and price and nice combo. I think the reviewers complaining about them are crazy. This is my new daily neutral eye and it's effortless!
Labels: Product Review, Wet N' Wild
Sunday, June 13, 2010
FOTD with new Wet N' Wild Products
After reading all the hype I finally broken in a ran out to get a Wet N' Wild Color Icon palette. I wanted Lust but they were out, Greed didn't appeal to me, and Pride looked nice but I'd ify with blues, so I settled on Vanity. I'm always safe with neutrals. While I was there I picked up one of their new blushes and a L'Oreal HIP lipgloss that was 75% off. Reviews coming in the next few days. Here's my simple look using the Vanity Palette, Heather Slik Blush, and HIP duo lipgloss in Ritzy.
Labels: Color Icon, Hip, L'Oreal, Wet N' Wild
Saturday, June 12, 2010
NOTD: Sally Hansen Flirt and Hidden Treasure
Labels: Flakies, Flirt, Hidden Treasure, NOTD, Sally Hansen
Drugstore Haul
CVS sale and Walgreens with coupons :D
3 Wet N Wild polishes (for .50 each!)
Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine in Flirt ($1 from the clearance bin.. I think it's being discontinued? Which is too bad cause it's amazing!)
L'Oreal HIP lipgloss duo in Ritzy (I'd NEVR pay the retail price of like $11 but it was 75% plus I had a coupon. For under $2 it's not bad at all.)
L'Oreal HIP pigment in Progressive ( Ditto)
Wet N' Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity (Lovin!)
Wet N' Wild Color Icon Blush in Heather Slik (Lovin!)
NYC Brow Set in Brunette (Normally use ELF Studio brow set but I have it in dark and it's a bit too dark I think...)
Studio Brow Razors (mostly tweeze but I have a tiny bit of fuzzy on the top of my brows that are too fine to pluck)
Labels: Haul, Hip, L'Oreal, N.Y.C., Sally Hansen, Wet N' Wild
Thursday, June 10, 2010
NOTD: Sinful 24/7 and Wet N' Wild black Creme
Picked up 2 new polishes on sale the other day at Walgreens. OMG I'm loving this. I did 2 coat of Sinful 24/7. 24/7 is a great HOT pink that was calling out to me for summer. Goes on nice and some but just a tad streaky with 1 coat, 2 coats looked great. It has an interesting finish that not quite matte, but not full gloss either. After it dried I used to tape to cover the bottom triangle of my nail and did 1 coat of Wet N Wild Black Creme on top. It's a great opaque high gloss black. The combo of colors and mixture of finishes is making this mani FIERCE. I will def be doing again.
With flash (can you see how high gloss that black is!)
Labels: 24/7, Black Creme, NOTD, Sinful, Wet N' Wild
FOTD with Pure Luxe Pigments
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
NOTD: Sally Hansen Blue Me Away with China Glaze Atlantis
Labels: Atlantis, Blue Me Away, China Glaze, Glitter, NOTD, Sally Hansen
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
NOTD: Pink with Staming
Labels: China Glaze, Chrome, Glitter, NOTD, Nova, Pink, Sally Hansen, Stamping
Sunday, June 6, 2010
NOTD: Sally Hansen Blue Me Away and Pure Ice Cheatin
Labels: Blue, Blue Me Away, Cheatin, Glitter, Pure Ice, Sally Hansen
Saturday, June 5, 2010
NOTD: Sally Hansen Blue Me Away
Labels: Blue Me Away, Sally Hansen
Thursday, June 3, 2010
NOTD: Essie Fiestia with Pure Ice Cheatin'
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
NOTD: Essie Fiesta
Here's my nails of the day. This is Fiesta by Essie. It's cute bright pink without being neon. Sorry about the sloppy mani and bads pics, I'm still learning.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Bad Beauty Blogger
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sephora Color Play 5 in 1 Sneak Peak II
Labels: Color Play 5 in 1, Sephora
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sephora Color Play 5 in 1 Sneak Peak
Labels: Color Play 5 in 1, Sephora
Monday, April 26, 2010
Sephora Haul
I was a bad, bad girl and I ordered a few thing from Sephora that I really shouldn't have. I need to be saving my money right now, but it was a very rough week and I had the 20% off VIB coupon code so I did it. I only ended up getting 2 items so 'haul' is pushing it, but here are my goodies.
Sephora Color Play - 5 in 1 Palette
Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion Pore Perfecting
Samples!
Reviews and swatches etc to come soon.
Labels: Color Play 5 in 1, Haul, Pore Perfecting, Sephora, Urban Decay
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Swatches of the Week
A quick summary of our Pure Luxe Chocolate swatches of the week. The only chocolate Pure Luxe shades I'm missing are Chocolate and Godiva.
Click any shade to link to the individual swatch and mini review:
Pure Luxe Chocolate Oranges - Usable brown
Pure Luxe Chocolate Cherries - Staple reddish brown
Pure Luxe Chocolate Grapes - Nice violet color
Pure Luxe Chocolate Blueberries - Only real 'miss' of the bunch, washed out and colorless
Pure Luxe Chocomint - Really unique and interesting color
Swatch of the Day: Pure Luxe Chocomint
Brand: Pure Luxe
Shade: Chocomint
Cost: $1.00 for 1/8 teaspoon sample,$5.00 for 5g jar, $9.50 for 10g jar
Where to get: Here
Official Bulb: Medium brown with a mint green interference.
My thoughts: This is one of the most unique colors I've ever seen. It truly is both a light coppery brown AND a minty green at the same time. The pictures DO NOT capture this one very well at all. In the artificial light one you can see a hint of mint green, but in real light it is much more noticeable and shiny bright. It's like you are seeing 2 layers at once, as the mint green is not just a sparkle or glitter but almost looks like it is foiled on top of the brown. The name is a wonderful descriptor! I struggle to use it a little because it's just so unusual, but it's just so one of a kind!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Swatch of the Day: Pure Luxe Chocolate Blueberries
Brand: Pure Luxe
Shade: Chocolate Bluberries
Cost: $1.00 for 1/8 teaspoon sample,$5.00 for 5g jar, $9.50 for 10g jar
Where to get: Here
Official Bulb: Muted brown base with blue interference.
My thoughts: Muted it right. Of the chocolates I own this is the dullest and least intense. The color is a bit drab and sort of a greyish washed out purple. It might be good for a conservative neutral but I find it boring.
Labels: Chocolate, Chocolate Blueberries, Pure Luxe, SOTD
Nails of the Day: Color Club Amp'D Up
Labels: Amp'd Up, Bright, Color Club, Nail Polish, Neon, NOTD, Orange
Friday, April 23, 2010
Swatch of the Day: Pure Luxe Chocolate Grapes
Brand: Pure Luxe
Shade: Chocolate Grapes
Cost: $1.00 for 1/8 teaspoon sample,$5.00 for 5g jar, $9.50 for 10g jar
Where to get: Here
Official Bulb: Medium brown base with violet/purple interference.
My thoughts: This shade seems the least 'chocolate' to me. The brown is pretty much gone and light lavender color is much more predominate. Sunlight or with flash capture the color well. If anything I would describe it as a light silvery violet color with a very light reddish amber undertone. Still a wonderful color, good for spring, but not your traditional lavender.
Labels: Chocolate, Chocolate Grapes, Pure Luxe, SOTD
Sally Hasen Smile Brightening Lip Treatment Review
Found this baby in the Dollar Store and couldn't resist for only a buck! A quick Google Product search places it's price range online from anywhere between $1.49 to $7.99 on Amazon! It claims to make your teeth whiter by contrasting it with yellow pigments while hydrating an conditioning lips. It come in a couple shades at the Dollar Store and I had a tough time before settling on Gleaming, a bright pink with a a purplish iridescent shine in the tube.
My thoughts:
First off the packaging it pretty clunky. It's sturdy, cute and modern with the square shape and the raised circles on 2 sides, but it's a little big and square products never slip easily into pockets or anything. Applicator is the typical doe foot.
Color payoff it pretty good. It can be applied thinly for sheer shine, or layered a bit for more color without getting thick and gloppy. There's a nice shine and faint sparkle/shimmer to this particular color and it's a nice bright pink (which actually doesn't work so well for me, but still it nice). The texture is good, not thick, not sticky, but just right.
What I love the most it the smell/flavor. It's a vanilla mint and it's like an after coffee breath mint. Nice a refreshing without being over powering. I also feel a very, very faint minty tingle like you get with some lip plumpers. I like that feeling but know some don't. I don't notice any plumping but it is moisturizing. The staying power like many glosses isn't too great and it seems to disappear within an hour or two even without eating/drinking, but there's a lot of product in the tube so just reapply.
Overall, not bad for a Dollar Store find. Do my teeth look whiter? Not really. Is it really a 'treatment'? Not so much. Would I pay $7 for it? Nah... But was it worth getting for a buck? Sure. So go check your Dollar Trees ladies.
Consistency: 4 of 5
Staying Power: 2.5 of 5
Buy again?: For a dollar yea, for 7 no.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Swatch of the Day: Pure Luxe Chocolate Cherries
Brand: Pure Luxe
Shade: Chocolate Cherries
Cost: $1.00 for 1/8 teaspoon sample,$5.00 for 5g jar, $9.50 for 10g jar
Where to get: Here
Official Bulb: Medium brown base with reddish/pink interference.
My thoughts: I love this shade. It's a slighter darker brown than the Chocolate Orange with a reddish overtone. The with flash picture is the most accurate. Slight shimmer and good for lid or crease. I find it a pretty unique twist on brown and would get it again.
Labels: Chocolate, Chocolate Cherries, Pure Luxe, SOTD