Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette Review and Swatches

The Too Faced Boudoir Eyes is in no way new but these tiny palettes have intrigued me for far too long for me to never try them. This is the first out of the tiny palettes that I tried and one of 4 palettes that I got recently. (Lorac Unzipped Palette review is already up and two are to come) That being said this is by far my favorite out of the lot.

($36.00 at Sephora.com, Ulta.com and TooFaced.com)

All products are cruelty free.

The container is small but a metal material. Think something like the Naked 2 & 3 palettes from Urban Decay. However, this in no way feels as though it closes as secure as the others. It hasn't opened on me yet though.

The palette comes with 9 shadows and a mirror. The palette is fairly small so don't expect that big of a mirror. It also comes with a set of instructions on how to make a look using the three suggested color combinations.

Day:

In the Buff

In the buff is a matte white/slightly off white color. It's buttery and pigmented, and looks as though it contains a sheen/satin finish in the palette but comes off matte on my eyes.

Fuzzy Handcuffs

Fuzzy handcuffs comes off white a slight shimmer and is a champagne color. It's a very neutral light color that can be used for a simple nude look. Think my eyes but better.

Voulez-Vous

This is a lovely color, in fact it's my favorite color. It's a purple satin with a slight golden dou-chrome finish. It can be used as an all over lid color for a more smokey look or as a crease color for a soft definition that is really interesting considering it's not a brown but a purple.

Classic:

Satin Sheets

Satin sheets isn't shimmery but more of a pearl color in every sense of the word. It has a sheen that catches the light perfectly and came off a little more golden than it really is in person. In my opinion it's too shiny for a highlight but really nice for a simple all over lid color, that doesn't look simple at all.

Sugar Walls

Sugar walls is a complicated color, it looks exactly as it does in the swatch. It has a hint of lavender and gold pearly finish and is gorgeous. 

Garter Belt

Garter belt is your final matte shade. It's a matte light grey color that blends like a dream. I recently got into the habit of blending out my smokey eye looks with a brown and a grey color and this shade is perfect. It doesn't take away from the intensity of colors and doesn't add too much more harshness to any look. It's amazing.

Fashion:

Birthday Suit

Birthday suit is a pearly champagne shade that is simple but I think is still too much for a highlight. ( I prefer matte shades for my brow bone)

Lap Dance

Lap dance is a grey-ish hint of lavender pearl finish.

French Tickler

French Tickler is a black with golden glitter. This is the only shade with glitter in it and if I had to make a bet I'm pretty sure it's really similar to the black shade in the Wet n Wild Color Icon Trio in Silent Treatment. It comes off as matte unless you pack it on intensely enough, which I don't. I use it in the corner of the crease and blend it to make a darker look. It's super blendable but pigmented so be careful.

Overall, I love this palette. It was my favorite that I bought/was given for valentines day. I'm super excited to try more of them if they are of the same quality as this tiny palette. If you are interested in any of these colors (I'd say multiple colors) then give it a go, the quality is fantastic.

Lorac Unzipped palette review and swatches

The Lorac Unzipped pallet isn't exactly the newest thing on the market but it was something that I was super curious about it because of the rose gold trend that was started up thanks to the Naked 3 that came out late last year. 

The pallet is sold at Sephora, Ulta, and on the Lorac website.

($40 on lorac cosmetics website)

This palette comes with five large shadows and an eye shadow primer and also has a large mirror. The palette is small and really easy to travel with. It also has really cute cleaver names.

Undercover

Is a shimmery very pale beige. It's super subtle and contains no glitter, just a soft shimmer to it. It's super soft and pigmented.

Unbelievable

Is also a shimmer that contains several rose undertones with gold shimmer and is absolutely stunning!

Unattainable

is less of a rose color and very much more of a darker more sunset gold color.

Unconditional

This shade is a matte rosy brown that reminds me a lot of Nooner in the Naked 3 pallet. However, Unconditional is a lighter less intense shade than Nooner. 

Unbridled

Is also a rosy brown matte shade. However, Unbridled is darker and a lot more brown than rosy.

(The matte shades are pigmented and really easy to blend just fyi)

Undiscovered

Undiscovered would be the shade that I would have figured would have been like Half Baked from the Naked 1 & 2 palettes but this shimmery gold is like sunshine in an eye shadow. It's beautiful and a shade lighter than Unattainable.

Unreal

This shade is like a classic shimmery beige, nothing too impressive about it honestly.

Uncensored

Is a shimmery brown with rosy/gold shimmer. In the swatch it definitely looked more golden and like Smog from the Naked 1 palette.

Unspoken

Is the perfect midtone shade of matte brown. It's just matte brown though, there are no hints of rose or gold in this shade and works perfectly as a blending shade. 

Untamed

Is a shimmery darker brown. It has a tiny bit of gold to it but nothing insane. This is the darkest shade in the pallet and can be built to add more intensity and darkness.

Overall:

I really enjoyed this pallet, it's cheaper than most of the other palettes (I also got it with my professional discount so I got it super cheap) and Lorac makes great quality eye shadow. I think it's worth it if you like these type of colors, don't have any of these shades in your collection or are just interested in something that could really just be a basic palette in your collection. I love it and would really love to try out more Lorac palettes. 

Shimmer & Shake Show-Stopping Collection Swatches and Review

Shimmer and Shake Show-Stopping Collection 

$59 at Sephora

For anyone who didn't read my previous post that included a review on one of these shades these lip glosses aren't exactly the most opaque formula. if you enjoy high shine, minty plumping, and a bit of stickyness that helps them stay longer this may be the perfect set for you. It comes with 15 mini glosses in 3 different finishes. So lets get started.

(L to R: Sandy-- Trixie-- Katie-- Dolly-- Sugar)

Sandy

A very pale pinky nude with tiny shimmers or "Pink Nude"

Trixie

 Corally pink also with tiny shimmers or "Golden Rose"

Katie

 Baby Pink with tiny shimmers or "Pale Pink

Dolly

 Mauve with a hint of lavender or "Muted Plum"

Sugar

Brown with a hint of pink undertones or "Rose Beige" 

These glosses have tiny shimmers to them however they do not have glitter chucks in them like the last five. These can be purchased individually in larger sizes for $19 exclusively at Sephora.

(L to R: Kir Royale-- Pink Lady-- White Russian-- Mudslide-- Cherry flip)

Kir Royale

 A glossy berry/plum or "Rich Wine"

Pink Lady

 A bubble gum pink or "Electric Pink"

White Russian

 A pink hued nude or "Nude Pink"

Mudslide

 A Mauve or "Petal Pink"

Cherry Flip

 Light Red/Coral or "Red Poppy"

These are a smidge more opaque and have no shimmer to them. These can be purchased individually for $19 (full size) exclusively at Sephora.

(L to R: Victoria--Olivia-- Amanda-- Lauren-- Rachel)

Victoria

 Dark Mauve with a lot of glitter.

Olivia

 Bright Pink with a lot of glitter.

Amanda

 Clear with a lot of glitter.

Lauren

 Coral with a lot of glitter.

Rachel

 Pinky Purple with a lot of glitter.

These are very transparent and remind me of the Urban Decay Stardust lip glosses. Lots of shine and glitter and not a lot of color pay off. These aren't sold at Sephora.

Hope you enjoyed

XOXO

Give Me More Lip Product Review

Give Me More Lip was a gift set that was sold exclusively at Sephora that contained 16 lip products. 4 in a nude shade, 4 in a red shade, 4 in a pink shade, and 4 in a more berry dark shade. Each product was made by a different high end company and came in an assortment of things including lipsticks, pencils, stains and glosses. 

The Reds

(L to R: Kat Von D Foil Love in Adora -- Hourglass Opaque Rogue in Icon -- Make Up For Ever Rogue Artist Natural in N45 -- Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Pomegrante)

The Kat Von D lipstick has a nice texture to it, is opaque but the amount of shimmer in it really kind of turns me off to it. I have a red lipstick from revlon that is about the same color and I NEVER wear it because of the amount of shimmer in the lipstick. I like shine in a lipstick, or matte lipsticks, shimmer lipsticks always seem to fade kind of funny on my mouth and cake up faster on the corners. Maybe it's just me talking too much that causes that though. 

*Full Size- $19 

Hourglass is a darker, deeper red. If you've ever tried a liptar, or velvetine this has the same basic formula. It starts off hydrating and then dries to a matte finish that becomes harder to remove than most lipsticks. That being said I have NEVER tried anything that doesn't budge when you kiss someone. Every lipstick that I've tried in every formula transfers at least a little so don't expect perfection. It does give a nice finish and last fairly long though. It lasted me through a night of drinking and a night of sleeping (tried it out of curiosity) only the inside of my lips, toward the center was bare when I woke up.

*Full Size- $28 *Travel Size- $10

Make Up For Ever was maybe the most disappointing product in the box. I expect a lot from this brand since I did use it in school and everything was super pigmented and rich feeling. This brand has always seemed to embody decadence to me, so you can imagine my surprise when I got this and it was so thin feeling and missing that oomph that I wanted from a MUFE red. It's pretty for a wash of red but really not worth it. For that buy a tinted lip balm.

*Full Size- $20

Bite Beauty was really nice. I was expecting something were I would have to build up the color to a decent red color but these pencils pack in opaque color with the first swipe. It wasn't drying and just felt amazing on. It is a classic pin up red that is amazing feeling and true to color.

*Full Size- $24 *Gift Set of 4 Travel Size- $25

The Nudes

(L to R: Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick in Nylon Nude-- Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Bare Naked-- Bare Minerals Buxom in White Russian-- Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in 02 Dolce)

Smashbox this nude has a nice feel to it and is pretty opaque but (keep in mind this may just be my lips) the color doesn't stick to certain parts of my lips, usually the parts that need to be better exfoliated, and therefore looks awful on me. If a lipstick sinks into your fine lines and refuses to cover you lip color equally all around it doesn't look cute it looks sloppy. Maybe if I were to exfoliate more it would help but me and nude lips have never been very close friends because of that problem. 

*Full Size- $20

Laura Mercier in Bare Naked was actually a pleasant surprise. Me and nude lipsticks don't work out, me and nude lipglosses are now best friends. This gloss was a little sparkly and smooth as butter. If you are a fan of glosses that don't feel sticky, have full color, and also don't feel greasy this one is perfect. This brand really nailed down what nude should look like to be flattering since (in my opinion) nudes with a pink hue are more universally flattering on skin tones than yellow based nudes which can make you look dead.

*Full Sized- $24 *Travel Size set of 4- $38

Bare Minerals Buxom in White Russian was my most shocking product of the bunch. I had previously read about this brand and how these lipglosses are minty (which I don't usually like) and sticky (which I despise) and sure enough when I tried it on it was both of those things. It was minty to help plump lips and sticky which I'm guessing made them think would stay longer. These were everything I thought I'd hate but when I tried them I fell in love. The minty feeling is something that doesn't bother me, it does last quiet a long time tingling. It isn't sticky enough to turn me off of these either. It is exactly as sticky as longer lasting glosses are (nothing has ever been as sticky as old NYC or Victoria Secret lip glosses) so these are a total win for me. If you know you can't look passed all of that don't bother though.

*Full Sized- $19 *Travel Size set of 6- $29 *Travel Size set of 15- $59 (review and swatches later)

Stila all day liquid lipstick doesn't last you all day. However, it is opaque and long lasting. When I used it, it never really dried to a matte finish but it did last me about half a day without needing to retouch. Dolce is a little on the brown side and ventures away from being a nude and walks more the line of being a brown, that being said it doesn't look bad, it makes it look a bit more fall/wintery in fact. 

*Full Size- $22

The Berries

(L to R: Tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12 Hour Lipstick in Inspired-- Obessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Strumpet-- Bare Minerals Buxom Lipstick in Menace-- Stila Color Balm Stick in Sonya)

The Tarte Glamazon lipstick isn't exactly a berry shade. It's a mauve color that is a tiny bit sticky for a lip gloss but definitely won't last you 12 hours. It's your basic mauve lipstick guys. Nothing extraordinary about the color, feel or finish. It does feel nice, doesn't dry out your lips and if opaque.

*Full Size- $26

OCC Lip Tars are infamous. They come in tubes with a little lip brush start off like a gloss and dry matte. A little really goes a long way with these babies. AMAZINGLY you get a full sized lip tar in this kit (which some stores still have) and the color is just amazing. This is the perfect fall lip color, is long lasting (tiny bit of transfer), comes with it's own lip brush and can be utilized as face paint. 

*Full Size- $18 *Travel Size set of 12- $58

Stila is my other kind of dud in this kit. It's a berry tinted balm. It doesn't stain, doesn't last long, and isn't opaque at all. For a tinted lip balm I'd go to the drugstore not Sephora guys. Pretty color, nice on the lips.

*Full Sized- $22

The Pinks

(L to R: Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in Never Say Never-- Too Faced Le Creme in Marshmallow Bunny-- Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pout-- Kat Von D Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi)

Marvelous Moxie lipstick has a nice feel, is really opaque and is the definition of HOT PINK. It has a hint of Fuchsia but is a bright pink none-the-less. It doesn't last super long or claim to either. This is a brand new item from Bare Minerals and I have to say the most interesting part of it for me was the packaging. The lipstick comes in a full body lid that will pop into place and not budge once there, which is perfect for the person on the go who worries about a top opening and ruining everything in your bag, including your lipstick.

*Full Size $18

I really wanted to love the Too Faced lipstick, I really did but I had the same problem as I did with the Nude Smashbox lipstick that it just didn't cover my entire mouth with an even amount of opacity. It's a beautiful light pink that I think would flatter pale complexions in a princess sort of way. 

* Full Size- $21

Pout is a complete cotton candy shade, which I will tell you now doesn't look good on everyone. It seems semi transparent and is a little sticky. It'll last you a while longer on your lips since it is a bit goopy. I'm honestly not sure how "lip enhancing" this color really is though.

*Full Size- $19

Kat Von D completely outdoes herself with this shade/line. The packaging feels plastic and really cheap but the hot pink is so vivid and perfectly flattering for most skin tones that it's excusable. Like the Lip Tar, Velvetines (I have a blog post raving about them under my red lipsticks) and Hourglass lipsticks this starts off smooth and liquidy then dries to a matte finish. It does transfer a bit when dry but still won't budge without you trying to remove it. 

*Full Size- $19

You can catch almost everything (Not the Marvelous Moxie lipstick) at the Sephora website and since it is the holidays most of these are in little gift sets right now. Hope you enjoyed and it helped you decide what you wanted/needed and want/need to give. 

XOXO

The Holy Grail of Sharpeners

Now maybe I'm last to this party but when I saw beauty blogger/beauty guru xsparkage talk about the Grindhouse sharpener from Urban Decay and how it came with the Loco Ocho 2 bundle and how amazing it was I got curious. Curious enough to look it up, see it was $10 and say "NOPE!" since you can get at least one sharpener for $1 at most dollar stores. 

Now, my Ulta haul was a total bust. I went and bought a tiny Ulta eyeshadow pallet for $8 and a new NYX pallet for $20+ and when I got them home I was super disappointed. My Ulta pallet had been opened already and was dirty, used and abused. Now I know how to clean and sanitize products so that didn't make me too wary, it was the NYX pallet that threw me over the edge. It's a pallet with a top compartment with all neutral eyeshadows and a bottom part with blush and highlight. I opened the top part and one of the eyeshadows was broken, which wasn't too bad because it's fixable with alcohol, tissue paper and a quarter. What got me was that I couldn't open the second compartment to fix the highlight that was also broken and spilling EVERYWHERE! 

Out of frustration I put everything back and went to Ulta today to exchange my stuff. One of the things I decided to pick up on a whim was the Grindhouse sharpener. (I know, long story, little pay off)

Grindhouse as I mentioned is $10 and can be bought at Ulta.com - Sephora.com - or UrbanDecay.com

It is double barreled, super sharp blades, has a removable top and bottom chamber for easy cleaning, and comes with a tiny scrapper stick. 

(I would have taken a picture but I didn't think about it until I used it so it's dirty and that seems unprofessional to me)

At first I have to admit I was a little impressed. Turning the pencil felt smooth and super easy. I turned it twice, pulled out the pencil and it looked almost NEW! I thought maybe it was a fluke so I tried it again.

Then I tried it on a lip pencil, realizing how important it is to have a good sharpened pencil when doing a darker lip outline. You don't want your pencil dull, making mistakes something easier to accomplish. And sure enough it looked as though I had never touched it. 

The worst pencils for my to sharpen are my NYX Jumbo Pencils. Even with most double barrel sharpeners I can never really get these to sharpen well. After doing this pencil I was sold. 

All in all, if you are an avid makeup user and have an extra $10 in your pocket I say go for it. In fact I may just go out and get myself another one for just lip pencils. It's amazing and totally lives up to hype but if you have a sharpener that does all that for you and is cheaper let me know in the comments section.

Thanks for reading.

XOXO

Urban Decay Vice 2 and Anarchy Pallet Swatches and Reviews

The much anticipated holiday pallets are making their way into stores rather quickly. The company that caught my eye the most though? Urban Decay with their Vice 2 pallet and their Face Cases. I personally have come to the conclusion that my collection of make up has enough browns in every finish so I get super excited when something is released  with some really fun colors. Plus ladies, Halloween is approaching quickly and some of these colors in Vice 2 are just what the doctor ordered. So lets get on with it. 

Vice 2

Retails $59.00 at Sephora and UrbanDecay.com

The pallet comes with 20 shadows, all new and exclusive to this Limited Edition pallet. You also receive a double sided brush with this pallet.

First Row

Smokeout is a dark black/grey "satin" that honestly has a hint of duo chrome to me actually with a hint of taupe. Lovesick is a black glitter (if you've ever tried their stardust shadows, it's basically that) that has silver micro-glitter. Shellshock is a beautiful true silver metallic with no glitter. Coax is a pink metallic with hints of gold shimmer. X-Rated is a baby pink shimmer.

Second Row

Prank (even though it looks purple) is a navy blue with green shimmer. Madness is a metallic blue. Strike is a metallic gold. Stash is an olive color with gold shimmer making it look duo chrome as well. Poison is charcoal color with silver glitter. 

Third Row

Radar is a Metallic brown with glitter. Damaged is an emerald green shimmer. Voodoo is a jewel toned purple with shimmer. Betrayal is a light purple with a blue shimmer to it (again very duo-chrome). Derailed is a metallic taupe shimmer.

Fourth Row

Dope is a champagne satin. Toxic is a rose gold shimmer with glitter. Habit is a nude matte shade. Ambush is a metallic brown. And Rewind is a medium brown matte shade.

All of these shadows are incredibly pigmented. Be very aware of the shades with glitter because those have some fall out. I really did enjoy the entire set up of this pallet. It came with a lot of fun shades to give you a bright look, enough dark shades to give you a smokey eye (not exactly a matte black smokey eye but you know) and enough neutrals to make a soft look with it. Not to mention the mirror is huge and stays up on it's own. The brush is nice, I personally wish the fluffy side was a bit more fluffy to allow better blending (like the naked 2 brush) but I'm happy with it over all. If you want to try using shimmers, colors, metallics, or glitters I say go for it. You won't find a dud in this puppy. 

Anarchy Face Case

Retails for $44.00 and I've only seen it sold at Sephora.com

This pallet comes with five shadows, two blushes, one highlight, a 24/7 travel size liner and a travel sized Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color in Scandal. Scandal isn't available in the normal line of Urban Decay products and is exclusive to this pallet. The five eyeshadows are also exclusive to this pallet. I think the darker blush used to be part of the line of blushes but has been discontinued (don't quote me on this) but the other blush, and the highlight are also exclusive to this pallet.

It also comes with two full sized mirrors.

The Shadows

Redemption is a charcoal satin with a hint of shimmer. Fray is a matte nude shade. Vaporize is a metallic taupe/grey shade. Provocateur is a metallic muave with chunky glitter. Revolt is a silver metallic with glitter.

Face

Fetish is a mauve/pink with a hint of shimmer. Quickie is a bright barbie doll pink that's matte. Highlight which is the highlight shade is a golden metallic shade.

Pencils

Scandal is a berry colored, deeper pink shade and Perversion is a really dark matte black pencil. 

Does anyone remember getting the Naked pallet when it first came out and reaching into Sidecar and trying to apply it only to realize that was a horrible idea because of all of that chunky glitter fall out? That is exactly what happened when I reached into Provocateur which was super disappointing. Other than that as I said before the shimmers have a bit of fall out, nothing drastic. The colors aren't exactly something to bounce with joy over and they actually weren't the reason I bought the pallet. Work yourself a nice classic smokey eye or a soft romantic eye with this pallet. 

The blushes are really nice but be aware that Quickie is super pigmented so a little bit goes a long ways guys. You can go overboard really quickly with the blushes not to mention that highlight. It's nice that it's a golden color but a little goes a super long way. You don't want to light up like a light bulb.

Now for the reason I bought this pallet. I was super intrigued by this lip shade and as we go into fall/winter it's a perfect bight shade with a hint of darkness because of the berry shade. If you've never tried these lip pencils you do have to sharpen them, and they aren't very moisturizing either. They are pigmented (their lipsticks have better pigmentation) and the staying power is fair. Now Perversion is a really popular black pencil. It's super creamy, and really black. This pencil completely lives up to it's hype of being better than Zero (as someone who has owned zero before) in every way, shape, and form. I'm so happy they finally put it into a pallet.

If you are curious about the pencils like I am, do yourself the favor and just buy yourself the pencils, unless you are super curious about any of these shades it isn't worth the money. Then again I'm not super big on blushes to begin with so maybe that's why this pallet felt a little lacking to me. I'm still going to use the hell out of this pallet though.

Thanks for reading!