Showing posts with label Peach.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peach.. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

NOTD: Revlon Peach Nectar

Two bottles of Peach Nectar! Couldn't believe how different they were!
As most of you know, I've been on the look out for a light orange/peach pastel shade of polish and I recently found one at my local Rexall. Revlon's Peach Nectar, a really soft peach shade. However, the colour varies a LOT from bottle to bottle as seen above. These are both bottles of Peach Nectar and one of them is way way pinker than the other, as I'm sure you can see. I got the peachier one (on the left).

Unfortunately, this polish was awful formula-wise. Above is four coats. It didn't self-level, it was streaky to apply, it was incredibly sheer and really needed a fifth coat (I got fed-up and just left it at four). The only good thing I can say about it is that it lasted well on the nail once it was applied- almost 5 whole days before chipping. It's almost a jelly finish instead of a cream really, but honestly it was a pain to apply.
The colour itself is lovely, a pretty and subtle spring peach pastel shade. Almost nude, but not quite.

Sprite Rating: 4/10. For the price of the polish ($6 CND) and the lack of performance in application I just can't justify it. Nice colour, and it lasts well but if it look bad on then why wear it!?

Would I buy this again? No!! If I could I'd return it, so I'm still on the look out for a nice peach shade.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush~ Swatches

Lately the Tarte Amazonian Clay blushes have been getting a ton of press because of their high pigmentation, longevity and range of shades. So, I decided while I was in my local Sephora to swatch all the shades for you :D. If you're interested in my review on these blushes you can give it a read here.

There are eight shades in total as can be seen in the first photo, here are the first four.
Top to Bottom: Blushing Bride, Natural Beauty, Flush, Tipsy
Left to Right: Natural Beauty, Flush, Tipsy, Blushing Bride
Blushing Bride is a beautiful deep plum with a gorgeous super fine sparkle. It's also really pigmented!
Tipsy is a peachy coral shade. It has a bit more of an orange shade to it than blissful in my opinion. Matte texture.
Flush is a bright grape shade. Matte texture and really pigmented as well. 
Natural Beauty is a bright red-raspberry. Also matte and super pigmented.

And here are the second half!
Top to Bottom: Amused, Blissful, Exposed, Doll Face
Left to Right: Amused, Blissful, Exposed, Doll Faced
Amused is a bright blue-based pink (brighter than it appears here), very pigmented as well. Matte.
Blissful is a super lovely pinky-coral shade. This is the one I bought, and I adore the natural flush it gives. Matte texture, and quite pigmented as well.
Exposed is a matte tan shade, perfect for a neutral blush or conturing.
Doll Faced is a light pink. Least pigmented of all the shades but still a decent amount, as all these blushes are full of colour.

Hope these were hopeful!

You can look at them here on Sephora...

Face Blush by Tarte at ShopStyle

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Urban Decay Cowboy Junkie Set

Don't let the sedate colours fool you, the Cowboy colours are shimmery frosty pigmented bombs! Urban Decay loves their Midnight Cowboy Rides Again and they put it everywhere. The only problem is the glitter fallout. (If you like glitter and have issues with fallout- like me!- try the Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy over your normal eyeshadow primer. Huge difference!) This palette also comes with a new shade called Romp a dusty, silvered dark purple and a full size of their new Lip Junkie gloss in (I'm sure you've guessed it) Midnight Cowboy. These just came out, and are limited edition. You can get them on the Urban Decay Website for $38 USD. 

Included in this set is Midnight Cowboy eyeshadow (Pink champagne with lots of silver glitter), Midnight Cowboy Rides Again (Golden Beige with bronze, gold and silver glitter), Midnight Cowgirl (Subtle Golden-Beige with gold glitter), Romp (Deep silvery grape), Lip Junkie Gloss in Midnight Cowboy (Sheer Nude sparkle) and a 24/7 glide on eye liner pencil in Whiskey (Dark brown).

Personally I'm going to pass as I already have the MCRA shadow and similar colours of the other shades, but what about you? Interested?