Showing posts with label Palette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palette. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Marc Jacobs Style Eye Con No. 7~ Swatches and First Impression of The Vamp and The Tease


The Vamp palette
Hey so here is another couple items I swatched on my latest trip to Sephora. Again I don't know about the animal-testing status for Marc Jacobs but I haven't purchased anything from them yet and will not until I can get confirmation that they are cruelty-free (of course if they do animal-test then I will not obviously).

The two of the four palettes I swatched are The Vamp and The Tease. These are the most colour of the palettes there is also The Starlet and The Lolita.

The Tease palette

Here are The Vamp swatches. 

All of these shades I found well pigmented, especially the matte shade. Unfortunately I couldn't understand why they'd put two very close to black silver glitter shades in this. One is more black-blue and the other more black-grey but they are so similar it seems a bit stupid to me.




 The Tease palette swatches. Sorry they're a bit blurry- Sephora lighting isn't the best. Again these eyeshadows are well pigmented and I liked the dark shades because they're different (purple micro glitter!) and a lovely navy. The mattes here were lovely too.

I kind of wish I had swatched the other two palettes as I was pretty impressed with these. Not so much the price of $71 CND but the packages themselves were lovely and sleek looking.  Here are some of the full palette shots.
The Vamp
Top: The Tease, Bottom: The Lolita
Top: The Starlet, Bottom: The Vamp (too bright sorry)
Anyone bought one of these? Heard good things about the Starlet palette but I've not seen swatches. Supposably the smaller mini palettes aren't as good. Can't understand why they would vary so much in quality. Anyone tried these?

Monday, June 27, 2011

Tarte for True Blood Collection (links to swatches)

From Tarte's Facebook photos
It's true I am an official Vampire junkie. I love True Blood and the Sookie Stackhouse/ Southern Vampire Mystery book series it was based off of. I adore vampire romances, vampire historical novels and vampire myths. And my love for make-up can meet my love for vampires I am a truly happy person. If you didn't see my previous post, Tarte has collaborated with the True Blood make-up artist to create this limited edition collection and I want it. Like now.

But since I have to wait as I just made a huge Venomous Cosmetics order (not to mention the stupid Canadian postal service is still down) I googled and found for you another picture and links to blogs with swatches and pictures, even a video. 
In addition to these two blogs I found some more information about availability on the Tarte Facebook page. This coming week Tarte will be posting swatches and looks with the items on their blog. 

The collection will become available on Tarte.com and Ulta.com June 29th. It will be released in stores in Ulta and Sephora around mid-July. 

Hope this was exciting for at least some of you!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Urban Decay New Palettes!

The Dangerous Palette- Urban Decay Facebook Page
Urban Decay is releasing 3 new palettes soon, The Dangerous Palette (with an awesome snake on the front), The Fun Palette and The Feminine Palette. Here are some of the sneak peak pictures Urban Decay just released!
The Dangerous Palette- Urban Decay Facebook page (Hint: look in the mirror)
First up is The Dangerous Palette that has six shades and a liner. I don't have the names yet but the shades are a turquoise shimmer, a mossy green shimmer, a matte beige, a shimmery gunmetal grey, shimmery dark plum and a black. NOTE that the finishes are my best guesses so they may be different than what I've stated here and in the rest of the palettes!
The Fun Palette- from Urban Decay Facebook
The Fun Palette- Urban Decay Facebook
Even less information available about this one, though the skulls, chains and strawberries pattern on the packaging is one I've never seen anything remotely like before. Inside in the same set up as The Dangerous Palette with 6 shadows and a pencil liner is a shimmery strawberry pink, a midtone brown shimmer (possibly Smog) and a glittery silver white (possibly Uzi). No clue for the other shades though, sorry!
The Feminine Palette- Urban Decay Facebook
Last but not least is the Feminine palette starring purples, silvers and feathers.
The Feminine Palette- Urban Decay Facebook
Included in this palette is the neutral midtone brown shimmer Stray Dog, the light pink shimmer SWF, the beige-pink shimmery glitter shade Midnight Cowboy, light shimmery Turquoise Aquarius, dark shimmery brown Darkhorse and shimmery purple with a subtle pink reflect Ecstasy. Also included is the Zero 24/7 pencil liner (black).

What do you think? Any of these strike your fancy? I personally love the themes and details on them, even the fun palette though it's not to my taste.


Monday, January 24, 2011

Lorac Spring Releases!

Eye Shadow by LORAC at ShopStyle

Hello everyone! I just wanted to quickly say thank-you to all of my followers! I recently passed 50 which is huge for me so thank-you to everyone!
To the more interesting things! Lorac has just released a bunch of awesome looking things for Spring and the above palette is one of them! The Multiplex 3D eyeshadow palette is a really great looking palette filled with duochrome eyeshadows (and one with holographic glitter)! I love duochrome shadows, they happen to be my favourite and they always look great on as it always looks like you've done more work applying eyeshadow colours than you actually have. The palette is limited edition and has a faux-animal skin cover to it in blue. The six colours shown are a gold with a pink reflect, Amber-Bronze with a gold reflect, a Mac Club dupe (Red-Brown with green reflect), Silver with white reflect, Royal blue with electric blue reflect, and a Midnight black with holographic glitter. Doesn't that sound lovely even if most of us already own one of the many multitudes of Club that all the brands seem to have come out with? According to Sephora it is worth $108 USD but as always the palette is significantly less at $38 USD. Looks like a great palette to be used all year round to me as there are shades there that can work in multiple seasons.

Lip Gloss by LORAC at ShopStyle

They've also released a new shade of the Multiplex 3D lipglosses in this set of two. I love the three shades of this that I have as they smell good, are really unique shade-wise and are non-sticky! The new shade is a bubblegum pink with 3D glitter (never seen 3D glitter but it sounds interesting) called 4D and 3D the rose-bronze shade that also has 3D glitter. The set costs $28 USD are the two glosses are full size which is a good deal if you like both colours are normally the glosses cost $22 USD each.

Makeup by LORAC at ShopStyle

This is a product of which I've not seen anything similar to before. Called 3D liquid lustre Lorac states this is a "shimmering top coat for the eyes or cheeks". Not too sure how you'd go about using it but it sure looks opalescent! It's supposed to be safe for contact wearers as well and is actually a liquid. Sephora goes onto say that it's a "long lasting liquid shimmer [that] can be applied over eyeshadow or worn alone on eyes or cheeks for prismatic, three dimensional sparkle and shine." It's sparked my interest enough to want to check it out at least! The vial contains 0.17 oz and costs $16 USD, it's also only available in the shade shown.

Mascara by LORAC at ShopStyle

Also for eyes is a new mascara called Multiplex 3D Lashes Volumizing and Thickening Mascara. Only in black though so I'm not sure how that is supposed to be 'Multiplex'. They state it's smudge-resistant and build-able as well as being nourishing to the lashes while still providing "Maximum coverage and length". The packaging has holographic lettering on it which you can't see in the above photo unfortunately so it at least looks glitzy! It holds 0.43 oz and costs $22 USD.

Eyeliner by LORAC at ShopStyle

Sephora also says this Waterproof 3-in-1 Eyeliner Pencil is new as well. It comes with a smudger, a sharpener and it's retractable all while being toted to have an intense creamy application. Like all twist ups though it only holds 0.02 oz of product and still costs $18 USD. It does come in three colours though Aubergine (royal purple), Chocolate (Brown) and Ultra Black.

Though not new, has anyone tried the Lorac Creamy Brow pencil?

Eyebrow Enhancers by LORAC at ShopStyle

I want to try it (they have an Auburn shade!) as my current brow pencil reacts badly with my skin, but I don't know too much about it. Sephora doesn't have much of a description. Any comments good or bad on it? (Other than the insane $19 USD price tag?) Any other brow products in Auburn to try?

What do you think of Lorac's new offerings?

Friday, September 17, 2010

Nars New Palettes Available Online Now!

Only You, Eye and Cheek palette. Image from Narscosmetics.com
The new Nars Artist palettes (for their 15th anniversary) are now available to order online at the Nars website. Both palettes zip shut and are limited edition, with limited quantity so get yours fast! (it also means they're non-returnable). My favourite is pictured above, the $65 USD Only You eye and cheek palette which includes the eyeshadow shades: Alhambra I (Metallic Rose Mist- I'm assuming this means metallic grey-pink), Mekong (cult favourite, Expresso infused with gold- aka sparkly dark dark brown), Eurydice I (electric aubergine- shimmery purple), and Pandora II (boring matte black). It also has two blushes Hungry Heart I (iridescent gold ivory) and Orgasm (cult favourite- peachy pink with shimmer). All in all it's a great deal considering how expensive Nars items are, and especially because both items ship free. On top of that if you decide to order over a total of $60 USD then you can get 18% off with the code 099CP0410 until September 18th (the numbers are zeros, not Os). Thank-you to My Lips But Better for the code! I really like her review format and helpful swatches if anyone is interested about her blog.

Image from Narscosmetics.com, Beautiful Life Lip and Cheek palette.
The Beautiful Life palette is another beautiful zip up palette that costs $10 less at $55 USD. In my opinion its a good thing it zips up because all the cosmetics within are sticky with lipsticks, and multiples inside. The lipsticks include: Sexual Healing (shimmering pink blossom- aka shimmery dirty pink), Honolulu Honey (peachy colour, described as Quintessential flesh toned beige), Roman Holiday (cult favourite, Delicate pastel pink), and Funny Face (bright fuchsia). The multiples are Copacabana (beautiful silvery colour described by Nars as "glistening pearl") and Orgasm (Peachy pink with shimmer).

If I hadn't just spent $60 CND this week on more nail polish and a new primer I'd be tempted (not that Nars ships outside of the United States. *shakes head at lost income for the silly company*)

What about everyone else? Like it, not like it? Let me know!


Monday, June 21, 2010

Urban Decay Vegan Palette


Urban Decay is coming out with an all vegan eyeshadow palette for the first time ever! I've no idea on the release date yet but the shades include: Gunmetal, Smog, Twice Baked, Half Baked, Urb and Mildew. All in all a gorgeous set of earthy colours. Plus I love the packaging on it! From what you can see in the pictures, it looks like the palette is also going to come with a mini primer potion in Sin and a black 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Zero. What do you think about the palette?


Pictures from Beauty and Fitness Addict Blog