My Makeup Collection 2018: Eyeshadow Palettes

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?  It was sunny and warm here for a change!  David and I worked on our garden and got a lot of veggies planted.  This is our first time having a garden, and I'm so happy to finally have one.

Today I have my favorite MMC post for you!  Eyeshadow palettes have always been my weakness when it comes to purchasing new makeup.  Specifically limited edition palettes and palettes with beautiful packaging.  No matter how hard I try to purchase something different, I always end up buying a new eyeshadow palette when I have extra money to spend.

What is your favorite drugstore eyeshadow palette?  I need to purchase some soon because I have mostly high end palettes.  I've had a few drugstore eyeshadow palettes in the past, but they've all been underwhelming or terrible quality so I ended up giving them away.

Urban Decay
(T-B L-R) UD x Gwen Stefani, Naked on the Run, Vice 4, Electric, Naked, Naked 2, Vice LTD, Smoked, Naked 3, Naked Smoky, Ammo, Naked 2 Basics, and Naked Basics

Kat Von D Beauty
Mi Vida Loca Remix, Monarch, Chrysalis, and Shade + Light Eye

Too Faced
Star Dust by Vegas Nay, Country, Chocolate Bar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar, and Sweet Peach

Sephora Collection
Purple Smoky Eyes Kit, Minnie Mouse Palette, and Moschino Bear Palette

Lorac
Pro 1, 2, and 3

Lime Crime
(T-B L-R) Chinadoll, Alchemy, Aquataenia, and Palette D'Antoinette

Affordable Brands
BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic, NYX Cosmetics The Crimson Amulet, Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate, and BH Cosmetics x Carli Bybel

Tarte
Make Believe In Yourself and Rainforest of the Sea Vol. 2

Studio Makeup
Warm Up and Cool Down

The Balm Cosmetics
Nude 'Tude

Anastasia Beverly Hills
Self Made, Modern Renaissance, and Artist Palette

Palettes I Received From Boxycharm
Winky Lux Kitten Palette, IBY Beauty Three's Company Trio, Blinc x Boxycharm Electric Eyes

Make Up For Ever
Artist Shadows 2 and 3

Fenty Beauty
Galaxy Palette

Sugarpill
Edward Scissorhands and Burning Heart

Pur Cosmetics
Soiree Diaries

Z Palettes
Ofra Cosmetics palette has a few random shadows as well as blush, bronzers, and highlighters, MAC palette has 2 MAC shadows (Vanilla and Idol Eyes) and 1 Luxie Beauty shadow, 9 Pan Z Palette x Boxycharm has 7 Ofra shadows and 2 Makeup Geek shadows

Those are all of my palettes (for now lol).  Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a good week!

My Makeup Collection 2018: Bronzers/Contour

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

For this week's MMC I have all of my bronzers and contour products to show you.  I don't have too many contouring products because I don't think I'm very good at contouring.  I'm starting to really get into bronzer though, so I'm slowly adding more to my collection.

Bronzer/contour palettes
Too Faced Bonjour Soleil, Kat Von D Beauty Shade + Light, Coastal Scents Blush and Bronzer

Too Faced - for some reason I have quite a few from TF, so I made it it's own category, haha!
Soul Mates Blushing Bronzer in Carrie & Big and Rachel & Ross and Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Chocolate (2)

Drugstore
Wet N Wild Megaglo Contouring Palette in Dolce de Leche, Wet N Wild Coloricon Bronzer, and e.l.f. Baked Highlighter & Bronzer in Bronzed Glow

High End
Pur Cosmetics Mineral Glow Bronzer, Nars Laguna Bronzer, Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Bronzer, and Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light

Liquid
Temptu Shimmer Bronzer

That's all of my bronzers/contours!  See any of your favorites?  If not, what do you recommend?

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a good week!

August 2016 Boxycharm Unboxing

Hello, everyone!  How has your week been?

Today I have my Boxycharm unboxing for you.  Receiving my Boxycharm box is definitely one of my favorite days of the month!  I love that they offer 4-5 full size products in each box instead of small samples that I can get for free with purchase.  There are a few different subscription options available, but the monthly subscription is $21 each month for $100+ worth of products.  This month's box is valued at $118.95!

Here's what I received this month:

Coastal Scents - Blush and Bronzer Mini Palette + Brush ($13.95 + $6.00)

Aloette - Aloe Pure Time Repair Serum ($48.00)

Doucce - Maxlash Volumizer Mascara ($22.00)

 

Beauty For Real - Shadow Stx in the shade All Day Latte ($19.00)

Dirty Little Secret - Velvet Matte Liquid Lipstick in the shade Phantom ($10.00)

 And that's everything!  I really don't need anymore mascaras, but I'm very excited to try everything out.  I like that the shades on the outside of the packaging of the liquid lipstick and shadow stick are true to the color inside.  The blush and bronzer palette is pigmented and the shades are very nice for my skin tone, but I don't think the bronzer shades will show up on deeper skin tones.

I hope you have a great weekend, and thank you for stopping by!

 

Birchbox Cupcakes & Cashmere Box Review

Hello, everyone!  One of my favorite beauty YouTubers is Tati from Glam Life Guru.  She posted a video not too long ago announcing that she had collaborated with Birchbox and had a special offer for new members to receive their first box for only $1.oo.  I had been curious about this monthly subscription service for a while now and decided to try it out since it was only a dollar and free shipping (in the US).

What I got:

Coastal Scents 'Revealed 3' eyeshadow quad in "Desert Bloom"

Harvey Prince "Sincerely" perfume sample

Juice Beauty Stem Cellular CC Cream

Naobay Oxygenating Cream Moisturizer

Number 4 Super Comb Prep & Protect

For starters, my box was a day late.  I wasn't too upset by this because it ended up coming on my birthday so it was like a little birthday gift to myself.  What I was upset about is the fact that one of the corners of the box (bottom right) was soggy when I got it.  Upon opening the box and inspecting the inside, the reason the box was soggy was because one of the products inside had a hole in it and had leaked out everywhere.  Naturally, the product that leaked all over was the Naobay Oxygenating Cream Moisturizer so it got everywhere and there was not much product left inside for me to try out.  :/

Out of the five of these products, I've only tried Coastal Scents before.  I have the 252 Ultimate Palette and the shadows are insanely pigmented.  This quad has four beautiful shades that I will definitely use.  There is only one shade in this quad that I was a bit disappointed in and that's the lightest shade.  It isn't as pigmented as I was expecting it to be.

Swatches:

  

In natural light:

With flash:

I liked what I could use of the Naobay moisturizer.  It has a lovely lemony scent and leaves my skin feeling hydrated.  I didn't have a lot left to give it a proper review, but I liked it during the time I used it.  I also really like that it's natural and organic.

The Number 4 prep and protect is okay.  I don't really care for the scent.  My hair doesn't usually tangle, so it didn't make a difference in that aspect, but I tried it on my niece who has very tangley hair and it didn't do much to help detangle her hair.  It did leave my hair feeling a bit softer though.  All in all, probably not something I'd ever purchase.

I love the Juice Beauty CC cream.  It is just a little bit too dark for me, but I can always add a little bit of a lighter foundation to it.  Aside from that, I love how it makes my skin look.  It isn't full coverage, but that's okay with me.  It doesn't settle into my fine lines or stick to my dry spots.  It just looked like skin, which is what I like.

The Harvey Prince perfume is a nice floral scent.  On the Harvey Prince website it describes the style as "Exotic.  Awakening.  Transformative."  I think the note that stands out the most is the Indian Tuberose.

I like most of the products in this box, but I don't know if I will continue to pay $10 per month for this subscription.  I've received products similar to these for free with purchases from Sephora and Ulta.  I also feel like other boxes I've seen are a better value.

Are you subscribed to Birchbox?  What are your thoughts?  Thanks for stopping by!