Lorac Pro Palette 3 Review + Swatches

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

Ulta sent out an email with a 20% off entire purchase coupon code for their platinum members, and I used mine to FINALLY purchase the Lorac Pro Palette 3.  I love the first two Pro Palettes and the shades in the third palette are beautiful.  Also, the collector in me just had to have it! ;)

 
This palette retails for $44 and holds 16 eyeshadows.  Like the other palettes, the top row is all matte shades and the bottom row is all shimmer shades.  There's a decent sized mirror as well. The packaging is exactly the same as the other two Pro Palettes.  The problem with this palette being the same packaging as the others is that, like the others, this palette gets messy easily.  The shimmer shades in this palette seem a bit more powdery than the shimmer shades in the two previous palettes.  They are very soft and had a significant amount of kick back while swatching them.  The shade Medallion had the most kick back and is the only shade in this palette that has a chunky texture.  There's one repeat shade in this palette, and that's the shade Jet Black.  Although, technically, the shade in the previous two palettes is "Black" and not "Jet Black", but I swatched both black shades and I cannot see any difference between the two.

On the left is the shade "Black" and on the right is the shade "Jet Black".  Honestly, they look the same to me.  What do you think?

Anyway, here are my swatches of the entire palette (shown without any primer):

To give you an idea of how much kick back these shimmer shades give off, I took a picture of the palette after swatching all the shades.  You can see that the shade Medallion kicks up the most.

I also took a photo of all three Pro Palettes together to show you the similarities and differences between shades.

And that's everything!  I hope this was helpful.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a great week!

Garnier Fructis New Moisture Lock Shampoo, Conditioner, & Leave In Spray

Hello, everyone!  How has your week been so far?  It snowed again here yesterday so we're snowed in for the day.  Not that I mind being stuck at home all day with my love.  ;)

I received the new Garnier Fructis Moisture Lock Collection with Cactus Extract a few weeks ago from BzzAgent for an honest review.  The Moisture Lock Collection is great for anyone with normal to dry hair because they prevent moisture loss by strengthening the hair strands.  Before I started using these products, my hair was dry and dull from the cold Autumn weather.  Even my scalp was dry - a problem that I've never had before!  Since using these products, my hair is shiny and silky.  The dryness on my scalp is also gone.  I have very straight, flat hair and thankfully these products do not add any weight to my hair.

The shampoo smells soooo good!  (My husband enjoys the scent too.)  This shampoo does lather quite a lot, so if that's not something you like in your shampoo then this one is not for you.

The scent for the conditioner is my least favorite of the three.  It doesn't smell bad, but it does smell different than the shampoo and leave in spray.  I still like it though because it makes my hair feel incredibly soft without adding weight like most conditioners do.  I stopped using conditioner a few years ago and have substituted it with coconut oil.  However, I may actually continue to use this conditioner once this one is empty!

Again, this product smells great.  It also makes combing through my wet hair easy and pain free.

Have you tried any of these products?  What are your thoughts?  I didn't think I would like the cactus scent at first, but I actually really enjoy it!  If you have normal to dry hair I would absolutely recommend these products to you.

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

Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum Haul

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

As you may have noticed, I'm a huge fan of the Disney Tsum Tsum lip balms from Lip Smacker.  They're adorable and smell amazing (minus the Donald Duck one, yuck!) as well as moisturizing.  I've been on a mission to collect every single one of them, and I'm lucky enough to have a sister who has been helping me out with that!  She picked up Marie, Tigger, and Dumbo for me.  And just when I thought I finally had them all, Lip Smacker announced four more!  So far, I've been able to find Jack and Sally.  My sister said she'd pick up Olaf and the Cheshire Cat for me if she finds them.  And just when I thought I had a good thing going, Lip Smacker announced three new ones!  I haven't been able to find any of those three yet, but I believe they're only available at Target.  I swear, just when I feel like I'm catching up LS brings out more just to mess with me!  Haha!  Anyway, here are the five that I got recently.

Are you collecting these lip balms as well?  (Please tell me I'm not the only addict around here!)  Which ones are you having a hard time getting your hands on? 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

 

Make Up For Ever Artist Palette Volume 3 - Florals Review + Swatches

Hello, everyone!  How has your week been?

I used my coupon for $25 off of $50 purchase from Sephora over the weekend to pick up a couple of items.  One of which was the MUFE Florals palette.  This has been on sale at Sephora for a little while now, and with the $25 off, I just couldn't pass up such a great deal!

The packaging is sturdy and the area that surrounds the shadows isn't foam like it is in the Artist Shadows 2 palette.  The shadows are all beautiful and incredibly pigmented!  There is one shadow that I'm not too impressed with, however.  The yellow shade is quite powdery and just doesn't feel as smooth as the rest of the shadows in this palette.  It is still a nice shade though.  Also the black-purple shade in this palette (top right) is also in the Artist Shadows 2 palette, which for me is always a bit annoying when companies put the same shades in similar palettes.  At least it's a beautiful shade?

Anyway, here are the swatches!

Also included with this palette is a step-by-step guide.

I wish the shadows showed up as beautiful in pictures as they do in person.  I'm glad that I purchased this palette.  The shades are stunning!

Do you own this palette?  What are your thoughts?

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a great weekend!

Studio Makeup On The Go Cool Down Palette Review + Swatches

Hello, everyone!  Happy first of December!

In September's Boxycharm I received a nine shadow palette from  Studio Makeup that I wrote a separate blog post for.  Well, in November's Boxycharm I received another nine shadow palette from Studio Makeup, and I thought I would write a separate blog post for this palette as well.

This palette is called Cool Down and it has nine cool toned shadows.  The shadows are very smooth and pigmented.  There is one shadow though that is very rough and chunky (first shadow on the left in the middle row) which I'm not a fan of, but it's still a beautiful color.  Like the other palette, this palette does not come with a mirror, which for $49.95 it really should IMO.  The packaging for this palette is exactly the same as the other OTG palette, which can be confusing if you own more than one like I do now.  It still has the same cardboard packaging that I don't think is ideal for traveling with.  Yes, they're lighter, but in my experience they get damaged very easily.

Anyway, here are the swatches!

I actually really like the shades in this palette.  I've used this palette a few times already and I really liked how they all applied and looked all day.  What do you think?  Honestly, even though I like these shades, if I had $50 I would rather spend that money on either a Make Up For Ever nine shadow palette, Too Faced palette, or an Urban decay palette.  They're all around the same price but better quality.  I wouldn't pay full price for this palette, but I am very glad that it came in my Boxycharm.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a good weekend!