MAC Eyeshadow Swatches

Some MAC eyeshadow swatches of the ones I have left. All the other ones I sold because I don't give them enough loving. I realized I've never swatched a lot of my shadows, so enjoy! These were swatched dry with no base.


Going from top to bottom, left to right: Coppering, cranberry, da bling, romantique, expensive pink, fab & flashy, goldmine, gorgeous gold, juxt, swimming, waternymph, shimmermoss, big t, belle azure, prussian


Coppering, cranberry, da bling, romantique, expensive pink, fab & flashy, goldmine, gorgeous gold


Juxt, swimming, waternymph, shimmermoss, big t, belle azure, prussian


Top to bottom, left to right: Seedy pearl, leap, beautiful iris, little minx, satellite dreams, nocturnelle, trax, blackberry


Seedy pearl, leap, beautiful iris, little minx, satellite dreams, nocturnelle, trax, blackberry

88 Matte Palette

I think I might be the last person on earth to get this palette, but I finally did! I bought mine from an ebay seller for $20 total including shipping. CLICK HERE for the ebay store. It took about 3 weeks for it to come because it had to go through customs from Asia. The seller shipped it out a day after I bought though so they definitely did their part. It also came nicely packaged in bubble wrap and none of the eye shadows were broken. The seller also sells the neutral palette from Coastal Scents for cheaper. I'd highly recommend them.

These were swatched dry with no base.






















Doesn't this row look like a row of blushes?






The eyeshadows get a bit chalky after swipes, but it's no big deal because it doesn't get that messy.

Some colors are more pigmented than others, but this is a great palette to have if you're iffy on buying colors you don't use on a daily basis. I've always wanted hot pink and red eye shadows, but I could never justify shelling out the money for them if I wasn't going to use them all the time.

NYX Jumbo Pencils, finally!!!

I finally got my hands on two of the NYX jumbo pencils that I've been wanting! I was going to order from the NYX/Cherry Culture websites, but milk was sold out. I got these at Ulta on the first Tuesday of the month (so that means 20% off for college students with a college ID!) and it was buy one get one free so I think I paid $2 for each. I don't know how long the sale is going on for, but I saw that the L'oreal HIP line was also buy one get one free. I wanted to get the hot pink and purple jumbo pencils, but they didn't have any. Usually when I go to ULTA for jumbo pencils, I walk away empty handed because all the ones being sold are opened and have been tested by someone else, so I'm glad I finally got some that are new and unopened!




Blended out

Too Faced Liquif-Eye

Vanessa was generous enough to send me the prize I won from her competition! Well sort of competition at least lol. My prize is the Too Faced Liquif-Eye palette and I'm totally loving it! It's also great just as use for eye shadow and the colors for the liners are really pretty. I'll do a look with these soon. They're great for bringing to and from my boyfriend's house since there's such a wide array of colors in the palette and it's relatively easy to travel with.





Now I can wear any color liner. The possibilities are endless muahahahaha.

Thanks Vanessa!

CCO!

I went to Davis the other day to visit a few friends for their house party and on the way back to SF, we stopped by the CCO in Vacaville! It was the first time I've ever gone to a CCO. I've been to outlets before, but I can never find the CCO store! We only had about 20 minutes to pick out what we wanted though, but it was really exciting! Hahaha. They had paint pots, pigments, eye shadows, blushes, tendertones, mineralize satinfinish foundation, sculpt & shape, fix+, palettes from novel twist, and some lip sets from the finery collection.

I got some thangs cuz you know I couldn't resist! :)







By the way, the Comedy Jam was awesome!!! BUT Russell Peters wasn't there!!!!!!! I don't know what happened... maybe he canceled? But I know for a fact that when I bought the tickets, his name was up there as one of the performing comedians. The radio even said it a million times! I really wanted to see him :( The other comedians were funny too so I guess it wasn't a total waste of money since the only reason I bought the tickets was to see him. Anywho, Edwin San Juan is really funny. Look him up if you get a chance!

Another little haul :)

I got a case of boredom yesterday so I went to the mall and stopped by the MAC counter! Lol. I realize I never posted a swatch of the Artifact paint pot so here it is. Artifact reminds me a lot of MAC's Cranberry e/s and NYX's Copper e/s. Next to it is Girl Friendly p/p. I was surprised that the counter still had these! I thought they were LE so I had to pick one up :D I also got Satellite Dreams e/s, Romp e/s, and a Penny shadestick.




I don't know why at the MAC counter, the Penny shadestick reminded me a lot of the Rubenesque p/p only it's more bronzy. It must've been the lighting lol. Rubenesque seems to have more of a duochrome goldish pink color and Penny is more bronzy. It's really pretty though and the picture does it no justice! Lol.


Swatches of Romp (L) & Satellite Dreams (R)


Swatches of Romp compared to other brown/golds
L to R: Amber Lights, Romp, Woodwinked, Mulch


Swatches of Satellite Dreams compared to other purples
L to R: Satellite Dreams, Beautiful Iris, Nocturnelle

Pop Beauty Eye Cakes

Eye Cakes!!!!

These caught my eye because they're like mini palettes only in a round container! Because they're so compact, it makes it easy to bring it on the go and carry this around in my purse. I got the one for "Olive Eyes" because well, I liked these colors better than the one for brown eyes! Ha. The colors are pretty pigmented, but you have to layer them on. These were swatched dry without a base, so maybe with a base, you might not have to layer it on so much to get the color to show. Oh yeah, these were $19 and you can get them at Sephora. Aren't they cute? :D

My new found loves!

This is my favorite trio out of the bunch. The colors are gorgeous and vibrant! The yellow reminds me of Crest the Wave from the MAC Stowaways palette except it's more yellow and not as frosty.


Copper reminds me a lot of MAC's Cranberry. These are all really pigmented and glide on easily. NYX Shadows are great alternatives to MAC shadows


My least favorite palette of the bunch. The colors are pretty, but I just wish they were a little more vibrant and not so murky looking... But since they are a bit murky looking, they're great for a smokey eye look.

Dried up paint pot!

I did end up going back to MAC and purchasing the Rubenesque paint pot (and it's GORGEOUS!), but when I got home, I was getting ready to wrestle that baby open since paint pots are sealed TIGHT and I noticed that the cap was already loose and twisted open... So I opened it and lo and behold, a dried up paint pot. *TEAR* So I just wanted to show you guys what a dried up paint pot looks like. Don't let this happen to you! Then I took it back to the store. I didn't know if I wanted to exchange it or just return it, but I ended up just exchanging it since it's a really pretty color and my fav MA was there. Here are some swatches! I can't wait to wear it :)

Oh and P.S. for Erica (and anyone else who's wondering lol)--The Moss Scape paint pot did crease on me, but I don't know if it's because I wore them on really sunny days where I was sweating a lot. It only creased in the inner corners of my eye though where my eyelids crease to begin with even with no makeup on. However, I wore it today (and the weather is freezing cold) and it has not creased at all on me yet and it's been 9 hours. I think I'd only recommend this if you're going to use it as an eye shadow as well and not just as a base because if you just need a base, I'd suggest UDPP or some other kind of primer. Hope this helps!


Dried up paint pot :( The MA saw this and was like "Holy moly!" Haha


Brand spankin new paint pot!
It looks gold in the swatch, but it's also very peachy, pink, and shimmery! It's like a duo chrome color. It's beautiful! :D

Neutrals

I went to the MAC counter two days ago because I wanted to get some work friendly make-up since I realized that I don't have many neutrals! The only neutrals I had were Shroom & Ricepaper and those were more for highlighting... So I dragged my brother and his girlfriend to come with me and I got a few matte shadows! I was actually lemming matte shadows. Isn't that weird? I used to HATE matte finishes!! But I guess you just have to learn how to work with them and what makes their colors stand out best. Anywho, a BASE/PRIMER is a must with these babies. Once I swatched them over a base, the color payoff was so much more visible than swatching them without a base. Anywho, I got 3 neutrals and amber lights since I've been wanting that color for a while. I wanted to get sushi flower too, but I figured that one could wait since I don't usually wear a lot of pinks anyway. I really like one of the MAs at the Nordstrom counter that I go to cuz 1. she doesn't push a sale just for the sake of it and when I ask her for her opinion on what I should get if I'm deciding between two things, she gives me an honest answer and doesn't tell me to get both since they are different or whatever and 2. she always approaches me FIRST and asks if I need any help unlike the other snooty MAs there that I have to flag down to get any attention at all. She said she remembers me which I actually really appreciated cuz it's hard as hell to build a customer-employee relationship over there.




These were swatched dry over L'oreal De-Crease as a base

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I wanted to add my "Meez" for Trinh's contest. I swear she has the coolest contests!! haha.


Does this look like me? I had a hard time choosing my face shape and nose shape/size!

50% off SALE at hardcandy.com & Sephora

Hardcandy.com is having their 50% off summer sale so EVERYTHING on the website is 50% off! (Apparently it's the same at Sephora too!) These eye candy shadows are only $6.25 so get them while you can! A lot of them are already sold out on Sephora, but the Hard Candy website still has them all in stock. Their palettes are on sale too and most of them are only $11. Pretty good deal if you ask me :P




As you can see, these are pretty pigmented and they're swatched dry without bases.

EDIT:
I guess they're all sold out at the Hard Candy website so try Sephora.

My first paint pot!

I went to Nordstrom yesterday with the intention of pre-ordering both brush sets and all the lipsticks from the Colour Forms collection, but when I got there, I decided that I only liked the advanced brush set enough to pre-order that one... and I only pre-ordered 1 l/s (Naked to the core) since I didn't think I'd actually wear the other ones... The 187 brush in the set is definitely more flimsy than the regular sized one (which could possibly make it a better fiber optic brush for really pigmented blushes than the regular sized one). My regular sized one is packed very densely and the bristles don't flair out in like a "V" shape. It could just be the way I shape mine after I wash them though. I also *barely* remember thinking while I was there that the white and black bristles on the 187 SE are seem to be the same length... I could be wrong though, but that's just what I can remember from seeing it at the counter... I didn't get the other brush set because the 129 SE felt HARD. It wasn't stiff, but the bristles were just hard and scratchy. The 190 SE in that set however was a total drool... but I couldn't justify buying the whole set just for that one brush (might as well get the bigger version!)

So anywho, instead of getting what I intended to, I totally got sucked into buying my first paint pot!!! I didn't realize how big the pots actually ARE haha. I thought they were the same size as fluidlines, but they aren't. I got moss scape and it's BEAUTIFUL! It's an olive green and could definitely work as a base or even alone! Before, I had envisioned paint pots as super creamy so I never even bothered to try them out... Well they aren't that creamy. Once they dry, they are set in stone. I tried swatching these as a base and put some random e/s on top to see the outcome and it definitely makes the e/s brighter and bolder. (I didn't take a pic of it though). I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to get Rubensque too while I was there, but I totally forgot about it and I think I'm going to go back some time later for it lol.

Then I also got the lucky jade shadestick since I've been eyeing it for a while now, but never got the balls to actually purchase it haha. It's a really pretty shimmery light green with yellow gold undertones. I asked the MA her opinion on which I should get between this and the paint pot and she said the paint pot, but I ended up getting both cuz they're both so pretty!

Product Review: Stila Convertible Eye Color

Product: Stila Convertible Eye Color
Packaging: 4 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5
Price: $20
Would you buy this again? Yes

PROS: Great for beginners! This was actually one of the first makeup items I purchased way back when. It's also great for people on the go because you can line, smudge, and apply shadow all with this stick.

CONS: Nothing really... Except for the first one that I bought, one of caps didn't click quite as tightly so I was always worried about it falling off, but the second one I bought was just fine.