Showing posts with label eye shadow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eye shadow. Show all posts

Thursday, September 2, 2010

MAC ~ Leopard Luxe

Leopard Luxe ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

Wild By Nature Midtone camel (M) (L.E.)
Notoriety Dirty brown with gold pearl (V) (L.E.)
























Style Predator Frosted midtone yellow orange (V.P.) (L.E.)
Furiously Fabulous Frosted warm black (V.P.) (Limited Edition)




I was on the fence with this quad. I bought it because I figured that they are all limited edition colors and I don't think I have seen them before. I am happy I bought it. All of the colors are unique in their own right.




Wild By Nature is an odd color. It's almost the color of spicy brown mustard in a solid matte finish I am still trying to get this color to work into a look as it is a little dark to use as a highlighter color for my skin tone.

Notoriety makes me think of, if Brown Down and Mythology had a child. The gold flecks throughout is very light but reflects well in the light. Notoriety is a velvet finish.

Style Predator is a frosty dark peach color that reflects yellow. Super shimmery, and worked well as a very thin layer for a highlighter on my brow. Style Predator is a Veluxe Pearl. I get the pearl but still have no clue what "Veluxe" means.

Furiously Fabulous is a smooth warm black brown. Dark brown when thinly applied or a rich deep dark brown when layered. It is a veluxe pearl finish which gives it that not so matte yet not too frosty appearance.



Superslick Liquid Eye Liner ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)
Marked for Beauty Midtone grey with soft pearl


I really like this formula. It goes on smooth and dries fairly quick. The felt tip applicator works great for me and the long handle helps with accuracy. It has so much dimension to it. With it's medium grey base and tons of pearl shimmer to it, depending on what you pair with it will determine the final look.





Pigment ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)
Lithe Frosted warm nude with gold pearl (F) (L.E.)
Old Gold High-frosted tarnished gold (F) (P)









Lithe shimmery nude color. Almost doesn't show up on my skin cause it is so close to my skin tone. This color I can see going into my lotion as an all over body shimmer.










Old Gold I got before it came out in this collection. It is a dirty gold with a tarnished green shift to it. Very great color for the fall.




So that is it for the items I purchased from the Fabulous collection from MAC. Most of the items have not sold out, so if you like something go test it out at your MAC counter!

Thanks for reading
~Jamie~

MAC ~ Palace Pedegreed



Palace Pedegreed ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)


Prized
Frosty light dirty pink (S) (L.E.)
Palace Pedigreed Deep berry with pink pearl (S) (L.E.)















Quite Spoiled mauve w/ soft pink pearl (S) (L.E.)
Russian Blue dark blue base grey (M) (L.E.)



This quad is so pretty in and out of the package. All are limited edition colors and all have their own special quality. They are easy to swatch and play well with each other . Purples are well known to bring out the green in people's eyes. These do it effortlessly.




Courtly
is a beautiful light dirty pink. Great coverage with a frosty finish to it. Although it has a frost to it, it is a satin finish.

Palace Pedegreed is a pretty plumy color with a light pink pearl. It is such a deep color that you can pack it on easily so be careful when applying if you are trying to achieve that berry purple color. Palace Pedegreed is a satin finish.

Quite Spoiled really does go on like a satin as it's finish denotes. Limited edition this color is a must have. A nice pale purple with a soft pink pearl helps it fade into Palace Pedegreed.

Russian Blue is a very unique matte grey color. It is almost navy in color but more on the blackened side. This color compliments the Palace pedegreed when put underneath for a darker more edgy look.


Superslick Liquid Eye Liner ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)


Smoky Heir purple w/ a silvery blue pearl (left)

This superslick liquid eyeliner is amazing! takes a few for it to dry but worth the wait. Once in dries is doesn't budge. No mirror image stamp on your of your eyelid any more!






Thanks for reading.
~Jamie~

MAC ~ Burmese Beauty


Burmese Beauty ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)


Prized Pale Peach (S) (L.E.)
Burmese Beauty Frosty brown green (L) (L.E.)










Skintone 2 Dirty gold (F) (L.E.)
Showstopper Rich black brown w/ slight gold sheen (M) (L.E.)




This Quad is very pretty in the palette, but in application and versatility of the colors I don't know if I would recommend the quad, except only to get the Burmese Beauty.




Prized was very hard to swatch, I had to swipe it many, many times to get the color to show. Might be because it is very close to my skin tone. Prized is a satin finish.

Burmese is the color that prompted me t
o get this palette. I haven't seen anything like it, and it doesn't take much to layer it. I must say after applying it the brown base showed easily but the green was hardly visible. I layered it a bit more and the green came out but was still hard to see, but in the right lighting it glowed! Burmese is a lustre finish.

Skin Tone 2 was easy to swatch, so it was easy to layer and apply. The color has a brown base to the gold making it look like someone had their grubby little hands all over it at one point. Skin Tone 2 is a frost.

Showstopper is a dark brown black with a slight golden sheen to it. Probably one of the more versatile and usable colors. If you missed this pallet and must have this color I hear that this is the billionth time Showstopper has been promoted in a collection. It will come around again. Showstopper is a matte finish.


Lipstick ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
To Pamper
Peachy taupe (L) (L.E.)
Liquid Lurex Tarnished Gold base w/ Pearl micro glitter (D) (L.E.)




To Pamper goes on smooth, the texture reminds me of velvet. Kind of stick but not too sticky kind of slick but not too slick. The color gives my lips an almost nude lip look, just a touch cooler.





Liquid Lurex doesn't show well in pictures since it it made up of micro glitter. All glitter! I changed my mind on this item and purchased it after I tested it out at the MAC counter. I now really understand why you need to see things IRL to know it's true beauty. Since Liquid Lurex is made up of glitter there is quite a bit of fallout after a short time of wear, but it stays mainly on your lips for quite a while.


Pigment ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

Antique Green Forest green with green pearl (F) (L.E.)


Antique Green is a forest green that has a green based pearl to it. It has a frosty gold to it but not out of control. It was easy to layer, and was pretty dark with only one swipe.


Thanks for reading hope this was helpful.

Jamie~

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

New MAC


NEW MAC!!! YAY, so in trouble when the husband finds out, but Shhh, I won't tell if you don't! I am slowly building up my MAC collection (and Macy's card!) When I heard department store MAC counters started carrying pigments I had to take a peek, and buy one..., and a shadow to go with it..., and that blush brush I'd been eying...



MAC Greensmoke
Tarnished Olive
(lustre)
.05 oz $14.50
It looks pewter in the picture, IRL it is a deep smokey green with a slight shimmer to it. Texture is very smooth, and pigment is a little on the lighter side. It isn't as pigmented as I hoped but with a couple layers and blending I got the smokey green effect I was desiring.

Old Gold Pigment
High frosted tarnished gold
(Frost)
.15 oz $19.50
The flash from the camera captures it's coppery gold side that screams glam, what you don't see is the tarnished green tint on it's flip side. Such a beautiful color that says I'm super glam but I've been here a while.

MAC 129 Brush (top)
$34.00
Click for review. MAC 239 Brush (bottom)
Ouph! Hefty price for a fluffy blush brush. It took a lot of convincing and arm twisting to bring myself to buy it. I'm pretty convincing! It has a fluffy medium size, round, dome, tip. It's a very workable blush brush for all colors and shades. I really love it's ability to bronze the high plains of my face just right. The bristles are soft and packed tightly so it has good substance to it. No regrets, eagerly welcomed into my collection.
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Jamie Fox ~

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

MAC Firecracker & Sweet & Punchy Eyeshadow



MAC Sweet and Punchy (left) Firecracker (right)
Cute green outer shell with a clear window with a seashell on the front. Both have a silky texture and are extremely pigmented. Sweet & Punchy is a slightly shimmery, bright green with a yellow base. This item is sold out however. =( and Firecracker is is a frosty orangish melon color.
Here is both colors in action. To The Beach Inspired

Love this collection.

Sweet & Punchy
 5 out of 5 stars

Firecracker
5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for reading . Keep coming back for more reviews.
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Jamie Fox~*

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

MAC Haul To The Beach

I am so excited to do a review on my newly purchased MAC products. I do not own many MAC products but as I slowly purchase them I am finding out why a lot of people rave about MAC, why some people feel MAC is more of a professional studio line, and why some just don't like them. I haven't found a person that doesn't like MAC as a whole but just items in their line, cause lets face it no line can make everyone happy with every product.

So on to the haul pictures.


Picture includes MAC To The Beach Collection ( Partial) and a Pro Quad I purchased for the Lovely Alison on her B-day.
I hope I get this right. I Purchased the empty Quad and filled it with:
Vanilla, Romp, Hand Written, and Bronze.

My long awaited modest To The Beach Collection includes:
Marine Life (Sold out) LE, Seahorse blush: Bright coral, with a pinky golden sheen.

Cream Bronzer in Beach Bronze LE: Not much color payoff with this one but gives an ever so subtle Tanned glowing sparkle to your skin. The best thing about this is that it goes on as a cream and quickly turns into a powder. Way cool.

Thrills lipstick LE: It is a frosty copper tone with reddish undertones. Very warm color. Smell isn't bad either.

Eyeshadows:
Sweet & Punchy(Sold out)LE: Bright Green with a more of a yellow base.
Firecracker LE: Frosty orangish melon color.

Come back for swatches and looks created with these items.

Friday, May 28, 2010

To the Beach

So I was able to pre-order some of the MAC to the beach collection and WOW good thing I did. The Marine Life Highlight blush sold out online within 24 hours. And most stores sold out of it with pre sales. So I was lucky enough to get a Marine life and I must say it is one of the best purchases I have made. It is so beautiful on. with a slight shine and coraly pink sheen to it... To die for! 
I was also about to purchase Thrills Lipstick and Eyeshadows in Sweet and Punchy and firecracker, which the sweet and punchy is sold out as well. Firecracker was a last minute buy but great purchase indeed. The beach bronzer isn't what I was hoping for, the pigment payoff isn't what I expected of a MAC product but it does give a great shimmer to my cheeks. 
Marine Life, Thrills, Sweet and Punchy, and Firecracker have all been great purchases. Must haves if you are able to get them now since some sold out after 24 hours , but I am sure they will be available on Ebay or you can win one of them from Temptalia I will have pictures of looks I created with some of the new items up by Tuesday and reviews on all of them next week.
Thanks for reading
Love you all
Jamie Fox

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

ELF Review

This is my review and experience of the products I received from EyesLipsFace.com (ELF) Over-all the products are pretty good for their price, sometimes just perfect.  All of my orders had at least 10-15 items and I have placed three orders with them and the first two orders were missing items they say were back-ordered. After several calls and promises of crediting my account, sadly they never did. This was very disappointing since I liked some of the products. I decided to give them one more shot, third times the charm, right! ;-) YAY, I received all my items! Their items and policies can be a hit and a miss. If you don't mind possibly losing a couple bucks, (which in the makeup world whats $2-$4 bucks) this was frustrating but with larger orders it is a possibility. They have some really good items for the price to be had!






Mineral Eyeshadow pots $3
They come in a small clear pot with a black lid. They have a sifter in them which really doesn't do much for keeping the eyeshadow in the bottom of the pot. All of the colors are hard to tell what they will really look like, from what you see online. They get close though. All of them have good pigmentation and most have a shimmer to them. Very smooth and easily blendable.










Angelic

Color: Silvery White
Elegant
Color: Champaign

Celebrity
Color: Bronze with a gold shimmer
Temptress
Color: Matte Mauve






Sweet
Color: Pink with a gold shimmer

Girly
Color: Light Pinky with silver shimmer

Glamorous
Color: Light Burgandy with silver shimmer
Sassy
Color: Copper with gold shimmer











Golden
Color: Bright shimmery gold

Caffinated

Color: Brown with golden shimmer

Socialite
Color: Dark shiommery bronze with a touch of plum
Royal
Color: Dark shimmery purple




Natural

Color: Light shimmery beige
















Duo Eyeshadow Cream $1
Pretty easy to use black packaging with a clear cover .The colors represented online are a little lighter but pretty true to the color you get. These aren't really pigmented though the Colors in each duo container compliment each other well. The texture for most of the colors I bought are all creamy. I found that the lighter color in the Butter Pecan Duo is a little thinner then the rest and the Gold color in the Sugar Cookie Duo is a bit thicker. It also has a touch of glitter in it which causes it to clump when applying. Other than the sugar cookie duo all glide on smoothly and look good with the right amount applied and proper blending. The major disadvantage to these is that they are said to not crease and I find that after a couple min’s of wear they start to crease with or without powder on top. When applying only apply a thin layer. Or you can try using them as cream blushes, cheek highlights, or as all over face paint for Halloween makeup or masks.


Butter pecan
Colors: Medium Antique Bronze / pale peach


Olive 
Colors: Dark Antique Bronze / medium lime green with gold sheen


Mocha Swirl
Colors: Dark reddish brown with golden sheen / Irridecent Lilac


Berry Mix
Colors: Plum / Light Lilac


Sugar Cookie
Colors: Iridescent Pink/ Yellow Gold with a little glitter in the mix.




Duo Eye Shadow $1
Same packaging as the Duo Cream packaging has a black case with clear cover. The colors represented online are pretty true to the color you get again maybe a little lighter online. The colors are matte and are not very pigmented. It takes quite a bit to achieve a darker look. The darker colors are good for a little definition or a dramatic look by packing it on. These are pressed shadows and the texture fairly smooth, though the Butter Pecan’s Peachy color is chalky with small chunks of unmixed powder. They are kind of hard to use since the pigmentation isn't all there and they aren't as smooth to use then better quality brands.


Butter Pecan
Color: Matte Medium Coppery Bronze / Matte Peach


Butter Pecan Cream base with Eye Shadow on Top


Berry Mix
Color: Matte Plum / Satin Light Lilac


Berry Mix Cream base with Eye Shadow on Top






Shimmering Facial Whip $1
The Shimmery Facial Whips come in clear plastic squeeze tubes with a pointed nozzle perfect for application. I absolutely love these. The colors represented online are not all the same when I got them but are all still very pretty colors. They have good pigmented when you first put them on but after blending them in they tone down. All of them have a super shimmery, iridescent sheen. The texture is a bit sticky but doesn't dry sticky. I find that putting a little powder blush or powder foundation over them set them well and still shimmer through, though setting them isn't necessary. They blend easily into the skin, and I like using them as a cheek highlighter or blush, but you can use it all over your face if you want. Ooh and they have a great smell great of citrus. The wear is about 3-4 hours with residue of a shimmer throughout the day.



Toasted

Color: Shimmery light golden brown

Golden Peach

Color: Shimmery Golden Peach


Citrus

Color: Iridescent Light pinky purple

Pink Lemonade
Color: Shimmery Bright pink


Camilia

Color: Shimmery Dark lilac

Lilac Petal
Color: Shimmery Lilac


Spotlight
Color: Iridescent Silvery white






All Over Color Stick $1
These come in cute little hard plastic containers, unfortunately while winding one of them up to do swatches the entire mechanism and color came out together away from base of the packaging. I was able to fix it easily and it hasn’t happened again. The colors are true to the pictures online. They have very good pigmentation and last for about 5-6 hours. The texture is smooth and creamy, easy to use and blends well. They are not oily or sticky but just right. These also have a good citrus smell to them like the Facial whips. The colors are very similar to the Shimmery Facial Whips but are more of a matte then shimmery.




Pink Lemonade
Color: Bright pink
Persimmon
Color: Rosey copper
Spotlight
Color: light beige/white




Brightening Eye Color $1
Cute, simple packaging with a white base and clear cover and a tiny mirror under the foam applicator. The colors you see online are what you get; Although, I only bought one quad so I can’t really speak for all of them. Very pigmented with an okay texture to most of them. These pressed powders are matte colors, the pink and white have a little bit of glitter in them which you can’t see online. They blend nicely and are easy to use.

Punk Funk
Color: White, Bright Pink, Bright Blue, Bright purple all go on Matte, the pink and white have a small amount of glitter in them.





Natural Radiance Blusher $1
Okay on these the packaging has to go! What a mess! They have a very soft texture so there was a lot of mess.  These are pressed powders that are not pressed too well. My Glow color broke apart a couple days after getting it and the packaging is a bottom slid-out that is loosely secured to the top. The colors are true to the pictures online and have good pigmented. The colors are great, dispite the packaging, and go on smooth and blend easily. They have a slight citrus smell to them.
Shy
Color: Light pink satiny pink

Flushed
Color: Bright fuchsia

Glow
Color: Orange peachy bronze
















Minerals Blush $5
Round packaging with a black top, clear bottom and a sifter inside. This packaging is standard for their Mineralized shadows too. It has good pigmentation but the texture can become a little clumpy in the container and I have a hard time not getting enough on my brush. It blends well and gives a nice color to the skin and wears about 4-5 hours. The sifter is aslo easily removed if you do not car for it.

Coral
Color: Peachy coral
(See picture above with other blushes)


Luscious Liquid Lipstick $1
These come in a cute easy to use hard plastic tube that you twist the color out of onto a slightly fuzzy tip. The color that comes can be a hit and miss with looking like what’s online. They have good pigmentation and the colors are very pretty. They are like a lip gloss and smell really good. Unfortunately they don’t taste good at all. (no pictures)
Pink Lemonade
Color: Bright shimmery pinkBark
Color: Nude’ish brown (Taup

Minerals Lipstick $5
Classy black packaging. The colors you see online are not what you get, you really have to see them in person. The pigmentation is good and semi opaque. They go on smoothly and keep your lips moisturized for a bit. These wear for about 2-3 hours.





Cool Coral
Color: Coral peach with a gold shimmer to it.

Barely Bitten
Color: Deep golden pink.
Royal Red
Color: bright red with an orangy tint trying to immitate the gold shimmer they show onliner.

Fiery Fuchsia
Color: Dark Pretty Pink.





ELF Brushes $1
The ELF line of brushes can be a hit and miss. I have gotten good quality brushes and I have received bad ones. For a buck I am willing to take the chance. They come in different color bristels , white, nude, brown and black. Some are synthetic and some are real hair.

Blush Brush
Good angle on it medium fullness and medium softness. I really like it. Not too many hairs fall out.

Total face brush
Medium fullness and softness, it was a little small for a face brush.Some falling bristles.

Blending Brush
I really like this brush. It is a fluffy dome tip brush and really soft. Does good for blending with most shadows. This is a good blending brush for people without a high brow bone.

Eyelash/ Brow wand
Great, lol I don’t know what more to say about a spooley. It works.

Concealer Brush
Very small stiff brush. works well for small concealing jobs, maybe some smudging.

Foundation brush
Really good foundation brush although the second one I purchased had some melted/ damaged bristles on the tip.

Eyeliner Brush
Flat stiff, thin brush. It was the first one of this type I have ever used so I am not too sure if I like it but it is a good quality brush, I just have to us it more to get a good opinion of it.

Brow Comb/ Brush
This is an okay brow comb. The stiff bristles are good, but the plastic comb side breaks easily like most do, or I'm just really rough on my brow combs!


ELF Studio Line Brushes $3
Good line of brushes most come with a black bristle. Defiantly a better quality then their $1 line. I hope to try a few more of these in the future.
Small Angled Brush
Good quality black bristle brush. Thin and not too stiff or soft. I love this brush for applying liner, defining eye shadow lines, and filling in my eye brows.

Fan Blush Brush
The brush is pretty soft. The only problem I had was the packaging it came in kind of squished the bristles in on the outer edges. Good for applying a light dusting of blush, highlighting and getting rid of fall out.

Small smudge Brush
This is a small flat, stiff, rounded brush. Easy to use and does well as a smudge brush.

Small Precision Brush
This is a very small flat, stiff, rounded brush a little bigger then the smudge brush. It works well with cream eyeshadows and smudging as well.


Make-up Removing Cleansing Cloths $3
They come in a nice soft plastic bag with an attached lid. I really like that lid. They are fairly soft and remove make-up pretty good. My problem with these is they are not easy to tear. I like using small parts of my cleansing cloths to clean up the fall out around my eyes, and these need to be cut.



   For the most part their stuff is medium quality. Some items work really well for their price and all is priced very well, but remember you get what you pay for sometimes and I found this to be true with some of their products. I hope this review has helped you learn a little bit about the ELF products.

Happy $1 buying!
American Cutie Beauty