Current Favourites April 2014

My current favourites:

1. Essence Beauty Silky Touch Blush in Life's a Cherry $2.99

2. TheFaceShop Design My Eyebrow in Gray Brown $3.99

3. TheFaceShop Face it Extreme Brush Pen Eyeliner $13.99

4. NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny $2.99

5. Milani Statement Lipstick in Sangria $6.99

6. Wet n Wild Matte Lipstick in Sugar Plum Fairy $1.99

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TOO FACED Chocolate Bar Eye Palette

Hey everyone, it's been awhile and I decided to get back on the horse and give blogging another try since I recently picked up a few new goodies. One of the things I picked up was the TOO FACED Chocolate Bar Eye Palette. I love it !!! It has neutrals and colors all in one and it also smells like chocolate.

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Comfort Zone Review & Swatches

Best eyeshadow palette from the drugstore, $4.99CAD at Walmart, there are 2 other palettes & I know there is more in the US but I have yet to see them in Canada =(. This is a nice versatile neutral palette with great payoff. Wet & Wild have been the brand to watch out for after they re vamp their line & came out with the Icon eyeshadows with 6 Pan & trios. 

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Black radiance

I got this at CVS $4.99USD for the palette & a mascara. These reminded me of Wet & Wild Icon Eyeshadows in terms of packaging & pigmentation. They look identical. 

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Maybelline Color Tattoo Collection

These drugstore beauties have been compare to the Chanel Illusion D'Ombre & MAC Paint Pots; they are simply cream shadows that pack a big punch. I currently own 6 from the permanent collection, and they are the best products this year from the drug store. They are super easy to use; can be used by itself for quick swatch of colour or as a base to give powder shadow a pop. $6.99CAD at Walmart

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MAC Eyeshadow Collection & Swatches

This is all the MAC shadow I own so far, but with all the other brands of cosmetics, I don't know whether or not I would invest in MAC anymore. I do enjoy the convenience of palette, the range of shades and the amount of product; the pigmentation can be hit & miss with certain shades. 

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Maybelline Spring 2013 Color Tattoo

Maybelline came out with new limited edition colors in their Color Tattoo range and I was super excited to give them a try.

(Review from Musing of a Muse) These are all the colours in the range. I picked only only 2 of the colors that appear to me and thought I would I would actually use. 

I picked up Lavish Lavender & Shady Shores

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Sephora + Pantone Universe Blush Duo

This is the new collection from Sephora and Pantone Universe where they choose the colour of the year: coral. The only thing that caught my attention in this collection is the blush duo, which includes a matte coral colour and a super shimmery darker coral colour. Both colours are perfect for the spring and summer time.  It can be purchased at Sephora for $26USD. 

This set contains:

- 2 x 0.38 oz blush in:
- Coral, Pantone  (Color of the Year with gold shimmer)
- Desert Flower (light orange matte)

Sorry about the poor swatches, these pictures were taken from my iPhone 4GS, I tried my best.  Hopefully you can see the shimmer in the swatches. In comparison the the pictures above, the swatches were done in the opposite way. Both colours are super pigmented!! I find that the shimmery shade is a little powdery and you have to be careful to apply with a light hand. It is wise to do a dabbing motion when picking up the colour so you don't pick up too much product that can lead to fall out just because it is a little powdery. Also you don't want to look like a disco ball because it is quite high in shimmer content.

This is on my NC37-40 skintone. It shows up gorgeously on my skintone, but I do have to caution you that it is SUPER pigmented and that it is easier to build up the colour vs brushing the colour off afterwards. If you wear the colour coral, you could probably skip on the highlight just because it has a fair amount of sheen in it. 

I adore the package although it is probably not very wise for travelling just because it has a slide magnet closure similar to the Inglot palettes. It looks sleek and chic in the wise casing with the crystal plastic top.

This value set is $68 USD here @ Sehpora. 

This set contains:

- 0.02 oz Color of the Year Eyeliner in Tangerine Tango Twist
- 0.31 oz Color of the Year Eyeshadow Quad
- 0.35 oz Color of the Year Prisma Chrome Blush
- 0.38 oz Color of the Year Blush Duo
- 0.1 oz Color of the Year Créme Lipstick
- 0.17 oz Color of the Year Lip Gloss 

This is good bang for your bucks but I did not find enough in the set I wanted to justify the price, but if you like or will use more than 2 products in this set, you've already made your money's worth.  I am a blush addict and that is why I can justify getting another one or two or three...  LOL. I did get a chance to swatch most of these while I was at Sephora and I find that the colours are not very wearable for me on a daily basis (considering my profession... doing CPR with bright lips or clown cheeks). Even on my days off, I don't wear a lot of lip products just because my lips are already so pigmented and I find that I have a bad habit of bitting my lips so there is no sense in putting anything on it (I am trying to kick the habit =( )

This collection also includes an eyeshadow quad. It did not appeal to me in particular and I already have a fair amount of eyeshadow palettes, but if you are interested, here is a blogger that did a review and swatches. Sephora + Pantone Universe Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches. 

Review and swatches by other bloggers:

Musing of Muse (with amazing swatches)

Weekend Ramblings (pictures and swatches of the whole collection)

~~~~~ Tee Hee

Tokidoki Arte Eyeshadow

The first palette I have is called SANDy in the City. Let's first talk about the packaging, it is super duper cute and the price seriously cannot be beat. I wore it today and the pigmentation is decent and they do blend together nicely. I find that all the colours in this palette work together very nicely and can be used in several different looks. The palette contains a nice satin taupe colour with a purple undertone, a white with small amounts of shine, an army green and a dark eggplant purple. It should be noted that all these colours do have a small amount of fine sparkles in it. That goes for the blush as well, the blush is the most pigmented item in this palette and colours is gorgeous even on my NC40 skin. (satin finish with a small sheen where you can even skip the highlight)

I absolute adore the colour combination, the eyeshadows are okay pigmented, slightly powdery but for the price it can't be beat. $10.90CAD(after 15% Sephora discount) Sorry for the poor lighting, but you can see that the dark eggplant colour is the most pigmented and it is a great colour to use in the outer V.

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Here it a swatch

This is the second palette that I got from Sephora which is the Lion Pappa. $10.90CAD (with 15% off).  I have yet to use these for a look yet since I just got them 2 days ago and I've been under the weather since. Just by looking at the colours, I prefer the SANDy in the city a little more just because the undertone is purple (my favourite colour). This palette would be good for neutral looks with a pop of gold which I adore.

Palette would be great for a neutral look with a pop of gold. The palette includes a pearl white highlight, matte taupey brown, shimmery gold and a pearl dark brown (great for the crease). Quick glance at the blush, it reminds me of Organism from NARS (maybe because of the high shimmer content)

Again the most pigmented shade is the darkest shade in the palette. 

Overal these palettes is great for travel and if you are going away for the weekend or a night over at the BF's, this palette would do it all with a variety of eyeshadows for at least 3 different looks and a blush that is suitable for a wide rage of skintones.

Look at the other palettes by fellow bloggers:

Musing of a muse (quick look at the 24 Karat and Vegas palette) All at $12CAD/$10USD.

I did get these palette at my local Sephora (Fairview Mall), but I was unable to find them online. Here are the links for the other 2 palettes that are available online. 

Tokidoki Arte Palette in Vegas

Tokidoki Arte Palette in Till Death Do Us Part

~~~~~Tee Hee