Price: $4 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 4 g / 0.14 oz The NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in Fig is described as a dark neutral pink and is one of NYX's cream formulas. Fig's formula is great. It's extremely creamy and smooth and provides a great, opaque color payoff. It feels great on the lips and wears for a few hours before needed to be reapplied or touched up. Below I have Fig compared to 2 other colors. NYX's Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in Stella is on the left and is brighter and more yellow than Fig. Revlon's Lip Butter in Sweet Tart is on the right and is a little more sheer and more red than Fig. Fig is in the middle. XOX ♥
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Price: $5.94 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.11 oz / 3g The Maybelline Color Whisper in Oh La Lilac is a light lilac purple that could almost be considered as a very cool toned pink. I think that Oh La Lilac is a great purple for people who don't like or are scared of purple lip colors. I find that it's more wearable on cool skin tones but it still looks good on everyone who has fair to medium skin. The formula was great and consistent with the other Color Whispers I have reviewed. Oh La Lilac is is thin and lightweight while still adding color to the lips. As you can see in the swatches above, Oh La Lilac looks much different when in different lighting. In the sunlight it looks like a very cool toned pink. In the shade it looks much more lilac.
XOX ♥ Price: $9 * Buy At: Ulta * http://realtechniques.com/shop-collection/your-finish-perfected/blush-brush Real Techniques has earned their way to my favorite brand of makeup brushes. Today, I have the Real Techniques Blush Brush to share with you! The Real Techniques Blush Brush is very silky and soft and is larger than other blush brushes. Due to the size of the brush, you could even use it as a smaller all-over powder brush. Something important to know about this brush is that it isn't very dense. So, this brush will not work very well with blushes that aren't very pigmented. However, a brush like this is great for really bright, really dark, really pigmented or loose powder blushes.
XOX ♥ Price: $9.99 * Size: 12 x 0.03 oz * Buy At: Sleek's Website: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/last-chance-to-buy/i-divine-supreme I wasn't going to post pictures of this palette because it's on Sleek's Last Chance To Buy page, but since you can still purchase it, I thought I would post the pictures & swatches. The Sleek Shangri-la Supreme iDivine palette contains 12 shadows, most of them being matte. This iDivine contains a matte light blue, matte navy, matte purple-black, matte olive green, matte yellow, shimmery white, matte cornflower blue, matte light grey, matte dark olive green, matte yellow olive, matte seafoam green & matte light yellow. Almost all of the shadows in this palette were so buttery and smooth! This is extra great considering that 11 out of 12 of these shadows are matte. The lighter colors applied better than the darker shades, but they were all nice and smooth and easy to blend. Most of these colors were very pigmented and easy to work with. I'd have to say that Smokey Robinson was the least pigmented from the bunch and took a lot of building up to get a good light grey. The wear on these shadows without a primer is about 8 to 10 hours. The color is still there, but not as intense as it was when first applied. SwatchesXOX ♥
The Nyx Extra Creamy Round Lipsticks are my favorite drugstore lipsticks and today I have the shade Tea Rose to share with you. Tea Rose has a very creamy texture that is easy to apply. This shade is also very opaque. I've never been sure how to describe colors like this, but to me it is like a brick pink. Below I have Tea Rose compared to the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. Honey is a really popular shade from the line and Tea Rose is a fairly close lipstick version of it. Tea Rose is pinker than Honey and also more opaque. XOX ♥
Inglot 3 Shadow PalettePrice: $8 * Buy At: Inglot Stores or Inglot's Website Inglot's Website: http://www.inglotusa.com/Palettes-Freedom_System_Palette_3_Eye_Shadow_Square.html The Inglot 3 Shadow Palette is about 11.2 cm x 5 cm. It's also about 1.3 cm thick. This palette is relatively small and the size makes it easy for travel! I think the Inglot palettes are really unique. The lid is magnetic on both ends allowing you to slide it open from both ends as shown above. You can also completely remove the lid, if you wish. The magnets are also pretty strong so you don't need to worry about the lid sliding off in a bag. As for the shadow size for the palettes, it's pretty big. It's approximately 3.1 cm x 2.8 cm. The actual product size depends on the finish of the shadow (pearl, matte, shine, DS or AMC) but it ranges from 0.08 oz to 0.11 oz. For reference, both MAC and Urban Decay shadows contain 0.05 oz / 1.5 g. 405 (Pearl)Price: $6 * Size: 2.7 g / 0.10 oz * Inglot's Website: http://www.inglotusa.com/Eyes-Freedom_System_Eye_Shadow_Double_Sparkle_Round.html The Inglot Freedom System Eye Shadow Square in 405 (Pearl) is a reflective, metallic copper. 405 had a very creamy texture to it and was easily opaque in one swipe. This shade has a gorgeous reflective shine without having any glitter. The finish reminds me a lot of Urban Decay's YDK or Snakebite. SEE 405 SWATCHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! ♥ 397 (Pearl)Price: $6 * Size: 2.7 g / 0.10 oz * Inglot's Website: http://www.inglotusa.com/Eyes-Freedom_System_Eye_Shadow_Double_Sparkle_Round.html The Inglot Freedom System Eye Shadow Square in 397 (Pearl) is a reflective, metallic pale pink. 397 was smooth just like 405 since they have the same finish. I was drawn to this color because it's pink and adds color, without being over the top. This color brightens the eyes and is an absolutely gorgeous lid color. SEE 397 SWATCHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! ♥ 360 (Matte)Price: $6 * Size: 2.3 g / 0.08 oz * Inglot's Website: http://www.inglotusa.com/Eyes-Freedom_System_Eye_Shadow_Double_Sparkle_Round.html The Inglot Freedom System Eye Shadow Square in 360 is a muted medium taupe/brown. This kind of shade is a perfect crease shade for me since I have a cool skin tone. The texture of 360 felt more dry than 397 & 405 due to the fact that it's matte, but, it was still very smooth and easy to blend. SEE 360 SWATCHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! ♥ Swatches & Filled PaletteFrom left to right: 397 (pearl), 405 (pearl), 360 (matte) The Inglot shadows are smooth, pigmented and come in a huge variety of colors along with 5 different finishes. They also apply super evenly and blend gorgeously. The shadows also contain more product than MAC & Urban Decay for only $6. The palettes are unique and I really like the lid! I hope to expand my Inglot shadow collection soon!
XOX ♥ Price: $14 * Size: 0.10 oz * Buy At: Sephora http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?keyword=SEPHORA%20COLLECTION%20Jumbo%20Liner%2012HR%20Wear%20Waterproof%20P284507&skuId=1311174&productId=P284507&_requestid=59544 I don't think I've mentioned these before, but the Sephora Jumbo Liners are one of my all time favorite products. Prior to getting these, I have been loving the shades Pink Glitter & Beige Glitter. I bought these in a set of 5, but all of them can be bought separately, expect for White Glitter. I can't say enough good things about these. They are creamy, super pigmented, completely smudgeproof, waterproof, and last all day without a primer. They are also multi-use products that can be used as a liner, shadow or shadow base. The first shade I picked up is 17 Black. The product appears to be grey, but is actually a very intense dark matte black when swatched. Next, we have 29 Purple Glitter. I normally don't go for purples, but this one is darker, cool toned and packed with gorgeous glitter. Then we have 04 Taupe. It looks much lighter and more gold in this picture than it really is. Taupe is a reflective medium taupe. This color reminds me a lot of YDK by Urban Decay. I have always loved colors like 09 Kaki. Kaki is a reflective mossy green. Lastly, is 32 White Glitter. As you'll see on Sephora's website, the colors stop at 31, so you can't buy this one separately. You'd think it would be an intense bright white, but since it's the glitter version, its an iridescent silver-white. This shade can be a little sheer with one layer, but become much more intense with two. SwatchesL-R: 17 Black, 29 Purple Glitter, 04 Taupe, 09 Kaki & 32 White Glitter XOX ♥
Price: $6.49 * Size: 3.5 g / 0.12 oz * Buy At: Superdrug (UK) & Sleek's Website: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/lips/lip-colour/true-colour Sleek's True Colour Lipstick in Fuchsia is a bright fuchsia. Sleek is a British drugstore brand and their True Colour Lipstick line features 30 shades of Vitamin E enriched lip color. The packaging of this lipstick is very different than any lipstick I've tried. It's very short and oval shaped, versus circular. The lipsticks have a matte black finish with Sleek's logo, like all the Sleek products. This lipstick is super pigmented. By super pigmented, I mean super pigmented. It only took seconds to build up a completly opaque color. Fuchsia also applied very smooth. I'd say the smoothness is comparable to NYX's Extra Creamy Round Lipsticks. Fuchsia felt thin and not waxy, these lipsticks may give my MAC lipsticks a run for their money. SwatchesMilani's Color Statement Lipstick in Rose Hip is pinker and not as bright as Sleek's True Colour Lipstick in Fuchsia. As for other dupes, I believe Fuchsia is comparable to MAC Candy Yum Yum, but I don't own it to show.
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