tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54301530228147350822024-03-13T16:49:28.231-04:00SPOOKEHDOOMThe insanity of a makeup junkie, eyeshadow addict and self-proclaimed visual artist.d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-63896519005300174952015-10-22T11:59:00.004-04:002015-10-22T11:59:36.484-04:00I'm Doing Makeup and I'm Still Alive - Life UpdatesI had a major, unintentional hiatus. I really lost interest in blogging for a time, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. So many products, so little time...<br />
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So let's go over the insanity, shall we?</div>
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<li>Earlier this year, I turned 22. Fun times. Nothing really spectacular or exciting.</li>
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<li>In the time frame, I broke up with Ze Boyfriend and moved from the south to the chilly north. It was a bad end to things but it's whatever.</li>
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<li>I've had a shorn nape since April, recently re-shaved and my mom called my hair <i>cute</i>. My mom actually called my hair <i>cute</i>. She was <i>not </i>amused about shaving the side of my head but she's okay with a shorn nape. I also cut my hair, lots of messy layers and less humidity-induced frizz even on the odd occasion it is humid (now it's cold, argh).</li>
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<li>New ink! Second tattoo, inside my right wrist. tokidoki Vampire Lips in a color I can only describe as OCC <i>Pretty Boy</i> Lip Tar, which was my color inspiration. If you're in the Morrisville area, I highly recommend Epiphany Tattoo & Piercing.</li>
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<li>I bought more ColourPop! This time around I bought Lippie Stix from the 90s Fall 2015 collection, in addition to one of the eyeshadows and one of the two blushes. Crazy happy with them, reviews coming!</li>
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<li>Treated myself to a pair of YRU <i>Qozmo </i>sneakers since I had a coupon for Hot Topic to bring the cost down from about $90 with shipping to $80 with shipping. It may not seem like much, but the same shoe goes for about $100+ elsewhere.</li>
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<li>I bought a LunatiCK Cosmetic Labs ApocalipSTICK in <i>Cinderhella</i> and <i>I love them</i>. I want the other two shades, <i>RPG</i> and <i>Bruja</i>. Plus the packaging is adorable ~ Review as soon as possible.</li>
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That's about it for now, my dear readers. Expect reviews as soon as I can get nice lighting and watermark my photos.<br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-31909272296068688092015-05-17T23:54:00.001-04:002015-05-17T23:54:58.722-04:00Review: Kat Von D Chrysalis Eyeshadow PaletteI'm not much of a Kat Von D fan and I don't really care for "reality" TV at all.<br />
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But her makeup line's revamp? That I can certainly get on board with. Those <i>Studded Kiss </i>Lipsticks are calling my name! But this palette had to come first.</div>
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Kat Von D Beauty has always had palettes. Since day one of the brand. They used to be a bit boring, due to repetition in colors. They eventually stopped making them, put out <i>Shadeshifter</i> singles and then restarted with the <i>Monarch</i> and <i>Chrysalis</i> palettes. Holiday palettes are also put out, much like any other brand.<br />
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Monarch</i> and <i>Chrysalis</i> came out way back in April or May last year. One is cool, dark jewel tones and the other warm neutrals. I waited with baited breath to see if the shades in <i>Chrysalis</i> lived up to the promo images. </div>
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<i>Chrysalis</i> features a butterfly made up of skulls in purples, blues, and pinks, all outlined in black for a very pretty palette cover. It is a cardboard palette, but cardboard is comparatively lighter than plastic palettes. While they don't have sleek, clean edges, they are easier on the hands than a plastic palette! The <i>Chrysalis</i> palette is fairly weighty, but not terribly so. There's also a nicely sized mirror, surrounded by the same flourishes you see on the lid of the palette.<br />
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Inside you have three neutral base shades (0.095 oz) and nine dark jewel-toned "accent shades" (0.049 oz) sectioned in trios under the base shades. I personally like this setup. It's a nice suggestion for looks (think of the Wet n Wild trios and quads, that have "Base," "Lid," "Crease" stamped into them!), so if you don't have time to experiment or you're feeling lazy, there's color combinations already worked out. This doesn't mean you can't use <i>Lunar Lights </i>with <i>Tornay</i> or <i>Mezzanine</i>; it just means you can seriously simplify a dark eye look!</div>
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The base shades are, from left to right: <i>Lifelike</i> ("matte cream"), <i>Lunar Lights</i> ("pearl gray") and <i>Lucid</i> ("sparkle rose"). The nine accent shades are <i>Hybrid Moments</i> ("matte deep purple"), <i>Mezzanine</i> ("sparkle violet"), <i>Transition</i> ("pearl mauve"), <i>Glasswing</i> ("matte caramel"),<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <i>Melancholia</i> ("pearl silver"), <i>Black Milk</i> ("matte gray"),<i> Graphic Nature</i> ("pearl charcoal"), <i>Entombed</i> ("pearl blue"), and <i>Tornay</i> ("matte navy"). I put the base shades with their respective trios for swatching-simplicity. **<i>None of these swatches are over primer.</i>**</span></div>
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Lifelike</i> is described as "matte cream." It's a yellow-based, beige cream. It's a silky matte, not chalky, hard, stiff... Just soft. It's wonderful for a subtle brow highlight or to set nude eyeliner for a pretty noticeable brightening effect. </div>
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Lunar Lights</i> is described as "pearl gray." It's a dirty, gray-white
with a frosty finish and lots of shimmer. It's a beautiful shade, with a
soft formula that's easy to blend. It can easily be applied sheer for a
highlight or layered for more intensity. I think it'll make a neat
little inner corner highlight! I like experimenting with highlighting
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i>Black Milk</i> is an epic shade that I have a strange passion for. It's a cool, light gray with a matte finish and silky feel. Like <i>Lifelike </i>and <i>Glasswing</i>, it's not stiff, hard, or even chalky--the only problem is that it is a bit powdery. Buttery and smooth are much more apt descriptions in spite of the powderiness. It blends into my skin a bit but the pigmentation is there.</span></div>
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<i>Lucid</i> is described as "sparkle rose." Not sparkling rose, but
sparkle rose. It's a pale, blue-based pink with loads of silvery-white
sparkles. It does swatch true-to-pan and is delightfully smooth. It is
pigmented, but it near disappears into my skin due to how light it is.
For me, I'll probably use it of highlighting my brow (which is sort of
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Overall, it's a decent palette. The pearl shades are pretty great and there are some wonderful mattes in the palette. It really broke away from the neutral palettes we were seeing at the time and I can't get over the dark jewel tones in the palette, especially because they're cool-toned with loads of purples. (I love purple eyeshadow.) You can find the <i>Chrysalis</i> palette at Sephora and Sephora.com for $46. I do want to try more Kat Von D products, particularly the <i>Studded Kiss</i> lipsticks as I said before and the <i>Everlasting Love</i> liquid lipsticks. The new metallics coming have also caught my eye in major way!</span></div>
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The OCC obsession continues! After I bought <i>Pink Prism </i>and <i>Batty</i>, I wanted to get more. The Stained Glosses had be hooked on release, but I never got around to buying any. The <i>After Dark</i> set fixed that!</div>
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<b><i>BEFORE YOU READ FURTHER</i></b>, consider what you want: a liquid lipstick or a sheer to opaque, staining gloss? People have confused these with the Lip Tar formula, which Stained Glosses aren't intended or designed to be anything like the original Lip Tar. At all. </div>
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The<i> After Dark Stained Gloss Set</i> comes in a zip pouch much like the full-sized Lip Tars and Stained Glosses along with a mini-OCC Lip Brush and little pockets for the Glosses to sit in. While I do love the packaging because it's convenient, it's a bit problematic. The brush has it's own little pocket, which can make it hard to remove. Just one little gripe.</div>
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OCC Test Tubes are minis of full-sized shades, with Test Tubes being 0.08 oz vs the full-sized tube of 0.33 oz. The shades are <i>Hedonist</i> (the Dune Generation Collection from Summer 2014), <i>New Wave</i>, <i>Jealous</i>, and <i>Little Black Dress</i>, a limited-edition "top coat" to deepen the other Stained Glosses or Lip Tars. Most are simply sheer with a gorgeous pop of color.<br />
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<i>Hedonist</i> is "neon pastel pink" according to OCC. It's very similar to <i>Mannequin</i> Lip Tar: very light, blue-based, bubblegum-y pink but sheerer and glossy. This is one of the more opaque shades in the Stained Gloss line but does bare the glossiness the way the rest of the line does. It can look a bit thick on lips, and it leaves a faint stain. I don't 100% love the shade, but topped with <i>Little Black Dress</i>, it's better for me.<br />
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<i>Jealous</i> is "popsicle pink/red." You know those red popsicles? That's what this is like. It's exactly like if you ate a red popsicle. It's very warm and red, but there's a hint of pink to it. Surprisingly I like it. Its rare that I like a warm red, but the little bit of pink makes it wearable for me. Of course, it also doesn't clash with my current hair color: a mix of red and pink, with a few drops of purple for a very orchid-like shade. (There'll maybe be an update about it.)<br />
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<i>Little Black Dress</i> (from here on, called <i>LBD</i>) is "sheer, wearable black." It's very sheer, which makes some people crazy. It's a bit hard to swatch because of that! It's not so much black as more of a cool gray. As a top coat, it's great. On it's own, you might find it more lackluster. It sort of makes your natural lips look gray but it tones down the color. Applied on top of a shade or mixed with it, it alters the base and adds a darker tone to it. For example, using <i>LBD</i> with <i>Hedonist</i> changes the shade from pale pink to a slightly gray-lavender. It makes <i>Hedonist</i> much more wearable for me.<br />
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Despite being a gloss formula, these aren't sticky! It does lead to a shorter wear--I know the stain will wear pretty easily from eating and drinking but 3 to 4 hour wear of the gloss followed by the stain? I can live with that just fine. Most shades do stain quite nicely, but <i>Hedonist</i> is so light that it doesn't leave a stain as quite as vibrant on lips but it does stain skin. <i>LBD</i> doesn't stain at all, really, but I actually like that it doesn't stain. <i>Jealous</i> and <i>New Wave</i> on the other hand stain very nicely! <i>New Wave</i> leaves a nice, bright pink pop on the lips and <i>Jealous</i> leaves a more red-orange stain. I love the staining effect of both.</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-57544692277283615812015-03-30T17:24:00.001-04:002016-04-07T22:51:56.246-04:00Review: L.A. Splash Lip Couture in Ghoulish (14214) (Lime Crime Velvetines Dupe?!)I hate Lime Crime with a burning passion and the newest scandal just disturbs me. This is the only mention it will get on this blog, because I have never supported the brand and will not in the future. Due to the scandal, people are looking for alternatives to Velvetines, the liquid-to-matte lipstick that's painfully drying (not a pretty look). Me? I just want an awesome liquid-to-matte that won't budge.<br />
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LA Splash's sweet Lip Couture and Smitten Lip Tints (they aren't actual tints, but more liquid-to-matte goodness) are the answer. I currently only have one but I have a pretty big list of shades I want because they offer both "normal" shades such as pink and red to the more "outlandish"--what some call fashionable--shades like light to deep purples, black, gray and taupe (<i>Ghoulish</i>). I love them.<br />
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Lip Couture comes in a clear plastic box with the ingredients listed down one side of the box as well on a sticker that also has the color code on it. Simple and cheap, but it works. The actual product is housed in a regular lip gloss tube with "Lip Couture" printed in gold, a gold band around the tube and gold cap on the wand. The wand is one of the flattened doe-foot applcators, more like a flocked popsicle stick in a way. This makes application easier, since you'll likely have a quite a bit of product on the applicator even with the wiper (which is effective). One side will be loaded up, while the other isn't. I like to dab on a nice little glob with the "loaded" side and smooth it out with the other. No need for a lip brush! I can get around my lips easiyly with just the applicator.</div>
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<i>Ghoulish</i> (14214) is a cool taupe with full coverage and will change slightly based on skin tone. <i>Slightly</i>. For me, it's a bit of a mauvey-taupe. On others, it's way more "ghastly" taupe. And looks awesome. I love this. People say it's a dupe for Lime Crime <i>Cashmere</i>, but I don't own <i>Cashmere</i>; I would love to have a similar shade. I have seen photos comparing <i>Ghoulish</i> to <i>Cashmere</i>, as well as others against <i>Cashmere</i>, against <i>Ghoulish</i>, or both. I know on me, <i>Ghoulish</i> doesn't look like <i>Cashmere</i>.</div>
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Lip Couture and Smitten Lip Tint are $11.98 each. Much cheaper than a $20+ Velvetine and more comfortable too! While the swatch photos on LA Splash's website are photoshopped, you can easily skim the Instagram roll below the shades to see real swatches by a variety of people. I've got my eye on <i>Nagini</i> from the Smitten line, because I can't resist a deep green-teal lip. I just can't! Maybe <i>you</i> can.</div>
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L.A. Girl is a semi-hard-to-get line of pretty big proportions. Concealers, nail polishes, you name it, they likely have it. The <i>GLAZED </i>Lip Paints have been really making a huge buzz in the beauty world, particularly after they released a nice selection of new shades. With a line up of 18colors ranging from nudy-pinks to rich, vampy purple, it is insane.<br>
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<i>GLAZED</i> is packaged in an opaque plastic tube, very similar in appearance to Too Faced Melted and have standard-sized gold caps. Unlike Too Faced, which has a velvety doe-foot on the tube, these are just a black plastic doe foot. Despite this normally being an ill-advised applicator, it actually works for spreading product out. A lip brush is necessary for edges with colors like <i>Coy</i>.</div>
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<i>Blushing</i> is a dusty, dark mauve that can be quite subtle and natural. It's pretty soft, despite the tube's color! It's a color that can be worn with just about anything, since it's a subtle shade. What most call universal! Try it for yourself, since I'm ghastly pale and find the color flattering. This was completely opaque and I could get a nice edge around my lips with the tube alone.</div>
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<i>Coy</i> is a bright violet with pink undertones. Despite of the brightness, it's actually kind of calm! I don't wear a whole lot of purple lip products, which is mainly because I'm afraid my lips will be screaming but <i>Coy</i>? <i>Coy</i> is good. It lives up to it's name, in that it's quite playful and not particularly loud. I found it be sheer if you reapply over an area too much but it can be fixed by dabbing the product on and smoothing it with your lips or a brush. A lip brush helped me to get a clean lip line, which I couldn't manage with the tube.<br>
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I didn't find either shade particularly drying, but didn't really find them hydrating.My lips certainly weren't worse for wear after I took off <i>Coy</i>, which is a very good thing for someone who tends to have very dry lips (ew). I did find <i>Coy</i> leaving a nice stain after it faded. These last for a handful of hours with drinking, and last quite well when you aren't eating or drinking!<br>
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As I said above, <i>GLAZED</i> is definitely <b><i><u>not</u> </i></b>an OCC <i>Lip Tar</i> dupe. <i>Lip Tar</i> is more liquid and thin, making it easy to spread. <i>GLAZED</i> is much thicker by comparison, but can be spread and applied from the tube much like <i>Melted</i>. You're bound to make a mess applying <i>Lip Tar</i> directly from the tube! I used a lip brush with <i>Coy</i> since I couldn't quite get a nice edge around my lips with the tube itself, like I again mentioned above. These have more in common with Too Faced <i>Melted</i>, since they both sport a thicker formula as well as being on the glossy side. While <i>GLAZED</i> shares a color family with <i>Lip Tar</i>, they aren't dupes in term of formula. The only "dupeable" part of <i>Lip Tar</i>? Mixing <i>GLAZED</i> colors together is pretty easy. Since I don't have a cute <i>Paw Palette</i> to use, I mixed <i>Coy</i> and <i>Blushing</i> on the back of my hand and the result is rather pretty to me.<br>
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You can find L.A. Girl <i>GLAZED</i> at Five Below, Harmons and a few other retailers, as well as online at <a href="http://lagirlusa.com/Glazed-Lip-Paint-3137.html">L.A. Girl's website</a>. Hot Topic has only two shades, and my nearby Five Below had the original colors but none of the new shades. <i>Elude</i> looks absolutely ghastly on the website, which is a bit entertaining and I'd love to see it for myself.<br>
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As part of my Halloween costume, I had to make an antler headband, because the costume store options are kind of ugly and cartoony. Handmade options can be pricy and don't have that customized flare.<br />
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<li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pick a good glue, because seriously, E6000 can <u><i>suck</i></u> for this if you aren't careful with the base of the antlers and the roses. Hot glue, or another strong glue that can handle pipe cleaners and flowers (<span style="color: red;"><b><u><i>NOT</i></u></b></span> superglue since it makes everything crusty, ew), will work wonderfully. I still love E6000, but it made quite a mess since it wouldn't really cooperate with the pipe cleaners while I was trying to hold them in place before clamping them down. I was able to glue the roses back-to-back with E6000 but trying to attach both roses in two rows on the headband? No. Not happening. Not going to work! I pulled out the hot glue gun to get the roses attached to the headband, which <i>did </i>work.</span></li>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PS: The wig is from Epic Cosplay. It's their <i>Hestia</i> wig in "Princess Pink," to replace my EDP since I accidentally ruined it. It'll be remade into a dread wig later on though.</span><br />
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My first Sugarpill palette! Woo! I was hoping my first palette would actually be the <i>Sweet Heart</i> palette, but I couldn't get it last year during Pink Friday.<br />
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There's still the other two shades of <i>Sweet Heart </i>to pick up (<i>Midori</i>, <i>Afterparty</i>) as well as the gorgeous <i>Heart Breaker</i> and <i>Cold Chemistry</i> on my list but let's get into <i>Sparkle Baby</i>.</div>
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This is one of Sugarpill's first <i>pressed</i> forays into pastel eyeshadows. If you know the Sugarpill line, the only really "pastel" shade they offer is <i>Paper Doll</i>, a very pale lavender Chromalust loose shadow with <i>Birthday Girl</i> coming in as a close second to "pastel" but not <i>quite</i> what I think of when someone says pastel! Everything else is bright or dark (mainly the über-sexy <i>Cold Chemistry</i> palette). <i>Sparkle Baby</i> is <i>sort</i> <i>of</i> its own little collection (there was limited edition Chromalusts in <i>Asteria</i> and <i>Lucid </i>that were also on the more pastel spectrum). I didn't buy either, because I didn't care <i>too</i> much for <i>Asteria</i> personally but it was still pretty. I like <i>Lucid</i> as well, but I'm not jumping out of my skin to get it; I don't <i>have</i> to have every single Sugarpill eyeshadow purely to have the whole line. <i>Although my wishlist of permanent products is daunting...</i></div>
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<i>Sparkle Baby</i> comes in a long rectangular palette, much like <i>Cold Chemistry</i>. It's still a quad with a mirror, but much different from their usual square quads. The cardboard palette is done up in pretty pastels, the main color being a soft minty blue with a white, long-haired cat on the cover. (Is it just me, or does the cat look a little bit like Miss Kika's cat Milk?) I've had cardboard palettes before, but this palette has some serious magnets on it! I'm not sure if its purely because its been packed inside a sleeve, wrapped in tissue paper, then put in a box for several days or if the magnets are really <i>just that strong</i> but I love how sturdy the palette itself feels with the magnets. It's not terribly heavy but not so light you feel like you could easily drop it. Inside, each shade has the name listed over it. They are <i>Kitten Parade</i>, <i>Frostine</i>,<i> </i><i>CandyCrush </i>and <i>Hotsy Totsy</i>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the pan, there's a slight pinky-violet duochrome which shows up on the skin, but it's not particularly strong.</td></tr>
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<i>Frostine</i> is described as "Frosty pale lavender for the sweetest
of angels." A shade worthy of a macaron. This is a very cool, blue-toned
lavender that's very pale but doesn't go chalky. The duochrome is beautiful but subtle in the pan. When applied, the duochrome really comes out on the skin and adds a lovely glow! It can be applied sheer, but it can also <i>very</i> easily be applied opaque. Speaking of sweets, the name also makes me think of fondant, which is the most disgusting thing to eat... Maybe it's better on cakes to cover instead of just as decoration on a cupcake? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My camera didn't quite want to pick up <i>CandyCrush</i>. It's also got like a micro-gram of extra shadow, haha. (That's why it's smudged slightly: just a micro-gram or so of "extra" shadow!)</td></tr>
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<i>CandyCrush</i> is described as "Glistening mint pearl." While it looks minty in the photo above (these photos are all taken in a sunny window), it can become rather pale aqua looking depending on how you apply it. It does swatch minty green, with a lovely balance of blue and yellow, if you're indoors or look quite aqua in daylight or over a liner. I wore this over Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliner in <i>Junkie</i>, which is a dark green-teal with silvery shimmer, and it looked quite aqua but was also gorgeous.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It arrived all lumpy. I'm not sure this will affect the shadow, but I don't<i> think</i> it will.</td></tr>
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<i>Hotsy Totsy</i> is described as "Sweet magenta with iridescent fairy sparkles." I want to eat this. It is seriously candy colored. Super bright, red-toned pink with a violet duochrome and pretty violet micro-shimmer. It's nowhere near as bright as <i>Dollipop </i>(so you won't go blind looking at it!). It's actually darker than <i>Dollipop</i>, and none of the other pinks currently carried by Sugarpill are similar! The formula was a little bit dry when I touched it, but it didn't seem to affect the eyeshadow much, in application or swatching. This blends out like a dream, despite the formula being dry.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top photo, left to right: <i>Kitten Parade</i>, <i>Frostine</i>, <i>CandyCrush</i>, <i>Hotsy Totsy</i>. Bottom photo, left to right: No primer, Urban Decay Primer Potion in <i>Original</i>, NYX Jumbo Pencil in <i>Milk</i>, Too Faced Shadow Insurance <i>Glitter Glue</i>. Notice that<i> Kitten Parade</i> becomes more peachy-pink with different primers/bases!</td></tr>
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Each shade (with the exception of <i>CandyCrush</i>) has a suggested use. <i>Kitten Parade</i> is suggested as a cheek highlight, <i>Hotsy Totsy</i> for blush, and <i>Frostine</i> for highlighting the inner corner. I may not be able to pull off <i>Hotsy Totsy</i> as blush very well (it may take a stippling brush and a very light hand or a different brush all together!) but the other two suggestions I can take on. I'm afraid <i>Hotsy Totsy </i>may look less like rosy cheeks and more like slapped cheeks. (Which isn't a good look, unless that's your intent.)</div>
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These out perform the only other two pastel eyeshadow I have from another brand by a long shot. The pigment isn't to be trifled with! Why expect anything less from Sugarpill? The palette was a long-time coming and knowing that pastel shades tend to suffer from pigmentation issues, I'm beyond pleased that the shades are so rich without sacrificing the softness of the colors. The "prototype" swatches (<a href="http://www.portraitofmai.com/2012/06/new-sugarpill-pressed-palettes-and.html#.VDyNmRaz7ug">here at Portrait of Mai</a>) really show how far these shades came up to the final product. You can also see that <i>CandyCrush</i> and <i>Frostine</i> switched names. This is how you do pastels <u><i>right</i></u>. For extra pop, a white base will make these incredible.<br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-59839207309817206792014-10-10T15:06:00.005-04:002014-10-10T15:06:52.918-04:00LOOK WHAT CAME TODAY ♡<div style="text-align: right;">
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I am so beyond pleased to have this a day early!<br />
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IT'S MY <i>SPARKLE BABY</i> PALETTE! It arrived a day early! USPS said Saturday, which I wouldn't have minded but since it got here very early Friday morning, it was put on the truck for today ~ </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forget the artist's name but she does tons of work. If you know her name, let me know.</td></tr>
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I didn't grab <i>Lucid</i>, because it was sold out and I wasn't totally dying over it like I was with <i>Smitten</i>. Not to say <i>Lucid</i> wasn't beautiful! I just wasn't after it like everyone else.</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-45157949705988359722014-10-09T17:29:00.003-04:002014-10-09T17:29:51.622-04:00Review: NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in Porcelain<div style="text-align: right;">
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I <i>FINALLY </i>GOT PORCELAIN. You may, or may not, have any idea how popular this shade of concealer is.<br />
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It's sold out just about every single day. I don't know if it's because it's bought up for highlighting or it's being used for concealing. But jeez, someone, leave some tubes behind!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its so <i>pale</i>.</td></tr>
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NYX HD Concealer comes in a thick plastic tube with black all over and a
doe-foot applicator. Instead of the shade label being on the bottom of
the tube, the sticker is on the top and the actual <i>name</i> is
printed on the side of the tube. It is a little bit hard to find on some
tubes, but it seemed to me that some had different packaging strangely
enough (ie some tubes didn't have the "CW__" sticker on the tops or even safety seals despite the rest of the options having safety seals). The doe-foot is very typical of liquid concealers and also much
less messy. The plastic wiper on the tube means you don't have a giant
glob of concealer coming out and it's very easy to tap/dab onto the skin
thanks to the doe-foot. <i>Oh oh oh! These have safety seals! <b>Actual</b> safety seals!</i> Do you know how <i>awesome</i>
that is with NYX?! I hate that things like lipstick and the concealer
sticks don't have safety seals. They really need it, along with testers
set out. (By the way, the concealer sticks don't seem to have very good
caps; pretty dry formula too.)<br />
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<i>Porcelain</i> is for the ultra pale. I mean that. It lives up to its name of <i>Porcelain</i> and NYX describes it as having blue undertones. No pink undertones here, but not <i>too</i> much in way of yellow undertones either! I'd likely say it's a nice neutral balance of the two. I've never heard a concealer or foundation described as having blue undertones (and I would think most use their concealer for under the eyes, which usually means darkness and that will mean blue tones, am I right?). I'd say, if you're fair and your face leans pink with cool undertones, go for <i>Porcelain</i>. This might be a very harsh highlight on more medium skin tones, even with intense blending.<br />
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Blending this out on my totally bare face (no foundation/BB cream, powder, etc), it looked <i>white</i>. Yes, <i>white</i>. I thought I was going to look like a nut who tried to highlight under my eyes. A little powder, possibly a little oxidation and different lighting than my room, it looked fine—totally seamless, brightening up under my eyes where my glasses cast those ugly shadows (gah glasses!). Perfectly blended out into my skin tone, and when I looked at it again outside, I don't know what I was worried about when I was inside. Did I mention how easily this blends? This is blending at it's finest. This was so easy to blend because it is just so <i>creamy</i>! It blends away inside my arm, and the swatch photos are in daylight. Shocking right?</div>
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I didn't find this lasting <i>too</i> long completely by itself with just powder, although I did test it in a mildly extreme way without all my normal makeup (shadow primer, several eyeshadows, some form of foundation/BB cream, powder). I walked to the store, which may be about 3 miles or less, in late summer-early fall heat. Due to mild sweating, I noticed it had worn away at the edges and become quite noticeable. About two hours before we left, I had to point out to Ze Boyfriend I was wearing <a href="http://spookehdoom.blogspot.com/2014/10/review-rimmel-london-scandaleyes.html">nude eyeliner</a> on my waterline and concealer to make my eyes look brighter with my glasses. He truly hadn't noticed I had something on my face.</div>
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I still love the formula, the shade is a wonderful match (despite me thinking it was white) and find it wears better with other products than just on its own from <a href="http://spookehdoom.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-nyx-hd-photogenic-concealer-in.html">previous experience</a>. You can find HD Concealer Wands at NYX's website as well as at Ulta. It may be difficult to find this shade since it is apparently pretty popular (but that could depend on where you are). Definitely a shade us scary-pale girls can use.</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-6453316293168718302014-10-09T17:18:00.000-04:002014-10-09T17:18:03.486-04:00Review: Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner in Nude<div style="text-align: right;">
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I have no idea what to say about this eyeliner. It's a nice eyeliner. I really don't buy a lot of drugstore eyeliners, since I'm quite picky about formulas and colors.</div>
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Plus I have a lot of eyeliner already...</div>
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Again with this "I'm not suffering glasses-cast shadows" stuff. I really hate the shadows cast by my glasses, plus my lenses make my eyes look smaller. Another combatant to that, along with concealer, is nude eyeliner for brighter-looking and slightly bigger looking eyes. It's also a lot more natural looking compared to white eyeliner on the waterline.<br />
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Rimmel London ScandalEyes is a diverse range of products, featuring various mascaras and eyeliner in a variety of colors. ScandalEyes eyeliner claims to be waterproof but this isn't <i>quite</i> the case on the eyes. ScandalEyes eyeliner comes on a card, like many drugstores eyeliners do. It's all very basic.<br />
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ScandalEyes pencils are all painted the color of the pencil with a clear cap. They're made of the plastic "wood" we see on Urban Decay pencils, which has become very popular. You need to be careful with the cap, when taking it off and putting it on, because you can very easily nick the pencil tip if you aren't careful! It's a very soft formula.<br />
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Truly a lovely formula. I mean that, this formula is extremely soft and creamy. It glides against the skin without skipping or dragging, leaving a pigmented line. Be gentle, because you can break the eyeliner's tip. The <i>Nude</i> color is a bit of a dark nude against my skin, leaning warm and yellow. Doesn't mean it doesn't work excellently on the waterline! I tend to pair it with <i>Anonymous</i> from Urban Decay's <i>Vice</i> palette, which lightens up the eyeliner a little and does wonders for opening the eyes. Any light eyeshadows that are in similar colors will work for setting this. I'm just partial to the color of <i>Anonymous</i>!<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>And to all the very silly women out there: you <u><b>can</b></u><b> </b>sharpen these pencils like any "regular" wooden eyeliner or lip liner with a regular sharpener. I promise it <u><b>is</b></u> possible! I do it all the time.</i></span><br />
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As an alternative to the harsh white eyeliner, Rimmel's ScandalEyes pencil in <i>Nude</i> is a wonder. You can find it at Ulta, or anywhere that Rimmel London ScandalEyes eyeliner is sold! Most retails, I find, do carry Nude, but not all the shades. Ulta has 9 of the 10 shades offered, while Walgreens has all 10 shades. Price ranges but you shouldn't pay more than $5 for it in the States! I want to grab <i>Taupe</i> and <i>Deep Blue</i>, since I'm curious if <i>Taupe</i> could work for brows. (Facial bleach is expensive and something I won't use <i>too</i> much!)<br />
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I got new lashes! For only $3.25?! Usually falsies are at least $5 for <i>one pair</i> in the US. Jeez.</div>
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I am insanely jealous of anyone who can get those big boxes of 10 lashes for very little money. I know they're on eBay, but they're a little bit pricier and not in styles I like that much. </div>
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But that's neither here nor there! New lashes, yes? I've been wanting to get new lashes for quite some time but the lashes available from Ardell aren't usually my cup of tea and neither are the options from the other brands available on the truly drugstore level (eylure, Andrea, etc). This limits my options. Another limit is shipping and tax (depends on the brand) if I buy online. Fastest way to drive up the cost of lashes is with shipping and tax! Lashes on eBay can also be a <i>little</i> pricy depending on their style, but at least they tend to have free shipping.</div>
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I couldn't find any information through Google about Estilo Collection. What was said in the listing and on the back of the box was "Lashes made in South Korea--Assembled in China--designed in U.S.A," which isn't a whole lot of information. The photos included a little brochure-catalog of the lashes, but again, no real brand information that I could discern. The only thing on the box is a Gmail address. They seem to be a very small, indie company based in Buffalo Grove, IL!<br />
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The lashes come in the run of the mill plastic case and pink tray, where you can store your lashes after removing and cleaning them off. I like storing mine in this little teeny box which really isn't the best storage method at all since they do get stuck together. (I want a nice little sectioned box that I can decorate to store my multiple lashes in!) It is, however, a simple way to toss them in my makeup bag and move on. If you don't use lashes often and want them to be nice, returning them to the tray can be a good way to keep them pretty. (So can not wearing them, but that might be seen as silly by a significant other, family member or friend. Unless they're limited edition shu uemura.)<br />
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E112 are half strip accent lashes. I've come to really like half-strip lashes since you can double them up on top of full strip lashes for a little extra "wow" and they're easier to apply if you struggle with full strip lashes. The lashes themselves are in a graduated style, with the longer hairs crisscrossing at the bases and the shorter hairs also crisscrossing each other. I accidentally pulled hairs off a pair of these; how, I am not sure but it happened when I was trying to lift the band from the case with tweezers. Now they adorn my wig head! Luckily I thought to bring an extra pair of both in case something happened.<br />
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E113 are full strip, somewhat dramatic lashes. These are the kind of lashes I started with, though I probably should have started with half-strips instead. Nonetheless, I still love full strip lashes. They have a style like a sun flare, with the lengths alternating along the lash band. The smaller hairs between crisscross for some extra coverage between the longest hairs. A small flaw you might find on these particular lashes is the ends of the band are a little long. They can be easily trimmed off with nail clippers to prevent the lashes from poking you in the eye!</div>
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On the box, these claim to be "100% Human Hair." This does make me a little squeamish (it's the <i>idea</i> and <i>thought</i> of it) and I do prefer acrylic (synthetic) lashes, but these are really nice. These lashes are "double-banded" I noticed, with the actual lash band and a second string added with glue holding the two bands as well as the lashes together. It helps keep the shorter hairs all in place and in the correct design. To me, it feels like they're more held together. Other lashes (for example NYX), they're held together by multiple strands of string and the base of the acrylic hairs that are fused to create the band. Unfortunately, the strings can be pulled out if you aren't careful or if the lashes are poorly made and can also break and weaken. (<i>Urban Decay, this means you!</i>) When I was trimming my dead NYX lashes down, a small portion came apart due to the string. Oops... At least I didn't need that particular section!</div>
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If the idea of the double band worries you, the band that sits at the lash line is actually <i>very</i> thin! My biggest gripe with lashes tends to be with the band. A thick band or an immovable band (again, two issues with Urban Decay) is the worst thing. I don't find NYX lashes having a particularly thick band and they're very flexible, but it's not as thin as these. One tip makeup junkies will give is to bend the lash band into a "U" shape and "roll" it to get it into shape to apply easier. These <i>almost</i> have an invisible band, which is awesome. They will certainly blend into eyeliner!<br />
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I wore E112 and E113 stacked for Friday for Dragon*Con. They wore comfortably from 8 AM to 11:30 PM. Quite a long time to wear lashes! They never peeled up or made me want to rip them off. Sometimes, only sometimes, did I want to rip them off but that was mainly when I was taking a break from the activity in the hotel room Ze Boyfriend's parents snagged. I actually accidentally fell asleep in them and didn't have issues with them irritating me when I woke up. Please don't sleep in lashes though, people. This only happened by pure accident—I was exhausted from getting only about 4 1/2 hours of (really poor) sleep.</div>
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If you need lashes on a budget, go to <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Makeup-/31786/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=hoyoung770618">hoyoung770618</a> for these Estilo lashes. The variety is nice, the lashes are great, and I really couldn't be happier. Yes, they're all bidding with a higher buy it now option, but really, I don't think anyone is going to be swooping in to take them from you. For a $1.75 (for E113) and a $1.50 (for E112), you can't really go wrong with 6 pairs. I did accidentally damage one of the E112 lashes when I tried to peel them out of the container by the band with tweezers; the hairs came off. I don't know how, I think I accidentally grabbed the hairs instead of the band since I was in a very small rush. The pair I ruined I'll probably stick on my wig head! Because why the heck not?</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-56752193350994429452014-09-02T17:17:00.004-04:002014-09-02T17:17:52.257-04:00This IS Halloween: Eylure Limited Edition Spooky & Batwing False LashesWe went to Ulta yesterday, since my mom needed nail treatments and I actually had to go across the street to Target.<br />
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While I wandered around, she pointed out the Wet n Wild <i>Fantasy Makers</i> collection though it was a very, very small selection of this year's items. And below the <i>Fright Fest</i> lashes, were the lashes that basically made my <i>week</i>.</div>
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I've never tried eylure, because they aren't particularly cheap nor do they have styles that appeal to me. But these Halloween lashes? GIMME GIMME GIMME! GIVE ME LASHES <i><u>NOW</u></i>.</div>
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There only two styles, <i>Spooky</i> and <i>Batwing</i>. <i>Spooky</i> is a gorgeous (and bloody <i>epic</i>) spiderweb. Yes, an actual <i>spiderweb</i>. Not just cut like a spiderweb, but actually put together to make a web across your lashes. The outer corners have one tiny black rhinestone. Beware, some of them may be slightly flawed (see my close up of <i>Spooky</i> below). It doesn't bother me personally, but it was a little disappointing. If anything, it looks a little neat, like broken spider webs the way you see them on Halloween decorations! <i>Batwing</i> is self-explanatory: lashes cut like a bat's wing complete with the webbed segments between the wing bones. </div>
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I am so excited to wear these. Yes, they will look absolutely insane, but I'm not exactly the most normal person ever. <i>Batwing</i> is a decent dupe for Illamasqua's own <i>Bat</i> lashes that retail for £14.50. <i>Batwing</i> doesn't have the alternating thicker segments like <i>Bat</i>, but they are quite similar! So if you can't shell out the cash for the Illamasqua false lashes, be sure to check out eylure's version!<i> <b><span style="color: red;">But please note, these are limited edition and won't be around forever!</span></b></i></div>
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I found mine at Ulta, as I said, on a shelf in the middle of store and near the back. Are all Ultas split between drugstore on one side, high-end on the other? The shelf was closer to the drugstore side of the store, but if you can't find them, ask an employee! They don't come up online sadly.</div>
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I bought it for contouring, not concealing! But I do wish NYX had a more middle of the road, not heavily red/orange-y and not overly yellow medium shade.<br />
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NYX has quite a few affordable concealers and I've swatched some of them before (I think I swatched their <i>Full Coverage</i> concealer and it reminds me of Benefit's<i> Erase Paste</i>! Very thick and sticky product, but almost malleable? Weird stuff). Some things can't be swatched or they're just of no interest.<br />
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NYX HD Concealer comes in a thick plastic tube with black all over and a doe-foot applicator. Instead of the shade label being on the bottom of the tube, the sticker is on the top and the actual <i>name</i> is printed on the side of the tube. It is a little bit hard to find on some tubes, but it seemed to me that some had different packaging strangely enough. The doe-foot is very typical of liquid concealers and also much less messy. The plastic wiper on the tube means you don't have a giant glob of concealer coming out and it's very easy to tap/dab onto the skin thanks to the doe-foot. Extremely convenient! Take it from someone who spent 5 or so minutes swatching every shade that I could find an open tube of. (Because people tear off the safety seal at my Ulta and there are no testers available!) <i>Oh oh oh! These have safety seals! <b>Actual</b> safety seals!</i> Do you know how <i>awesome</i> that is with NYX?! I hate that things like lipstick and the concealer sticks don't have safety seals. They really need it, along with testers set out. (By the way, the concealer sticks don't seem to have very good caps; pretty dry formula too.) <br />
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<i>Beige</i> (CW04) is described as "medium with beige undertones." It certainly is beige, with a lot of yellow and on the fairly light end of medium. It's the kind of shade there is a market for, and I feel fills a necessary role. I swatched shades <i>Medium</i> (CW05) through <i>Tan</i> (CW07); <i>Medium</i> has very strong red undertones, <i>Glow</i> (CW06) is like a highlighter for light-medium to medium skin tones, and <i>Tan</i>? <i>Tan</i> is pretty dark for a shade called <i>Tan</i>! It's a deeper medium shade, with I'd say neutral-to-cool (red) undertones. For contouring, a lot of the shades just were not going to work for my skin. I couldn't swatch <i>Nutmeg</i> (CW08) which I knew would be <i>way</i> too dark. I only went with <i>Beige</i> after eliminating each shade one by one based on the undertones and overall tone.<br />
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The formula on this? <i>Divine.</i> Just bloody <i>divine.</i> It's thin but very creamy, easy to blend out, and oh so very pigmented. One little itty bitty dot from the slanted tip of the doe-foot blended out into a very large swatch that covered some area in one long streak on the back of my hand. You don't need much of this stuff! It covers without being cakey and blends out so well.<br />
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Now for a gripe that might not actually be a gripe (<i>but I'm still saying it's a gripe!</i>)... <i>Beige</i> oxidizes. Like oh my god, hello oxidization! It oxidizes into nearly the same color as my Neutrogena foundation, that slightly orange color that is clearly not a match at all. I find <i>Beige</i> being more orangey which I think is from the yellow undertones.The oxidization <i>does</i> mean I can figure out where exactly to put a darker-than-my-skin eyeshadow, since I find <i>Beige</i> <b>almost</b> blending into my skin and disappearing. This might be due to the lights in my bathroom. Still a scary thought!<br />
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This wore for 8 hours under eyeshadow and face powder without much fading. I only noticed my contouring had disappeared on one cheek. Otherwise, it held up through sweat and heat! I applied it over my foundation before I applied the eyeshadow I use for contouring (the pigment on the shadow isn't very good but I work with what I got) and before applying actual face powder. I do know people rave about this stuff and I understand why.<br />
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Overall, I do really like this--the formula is wonderful! The packaging isn't anything special, but the contents are just great. For $5, you get an easy-to-blend, thin yet creamy concealer. Yes, the shade range seems a little strange and feels small to me, but this is a drugstore product. I don't normally use concealer (I don't like the idea of having multiple layers of colored "base" products on my face nor do I have many blemishes to cover up) but I would definitely go out and buy the correct shade I need. It's just. <i>So</i>. <b><i>Good</i></b>. I can't stop raving over the formula.<br />
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I think the cashier at Ulta thought I was colorblind or insane. If he had asked, I would have calmly explained its for contouring rather than concealing!It's so awkward to be pale and buying concealer that's obviously off.<br />
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My prelude to split hair.<br />
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I'm very hesitantly trying Manic Panic with low expectations—it's that notorious fade and other things that make the hair community cringe. (I swear, every time I've seen someone with Manic Panic hair, it just looks awful—extremely fluffy like it was very, very severely over-processed then they didn't care to do a treatment of some sort and the dye, which claims its conditioning, did nothing to re-hydrate it even a little bit!)</div>
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Manic Panic has the green I need, and it's easily available at Sally's (and Hot Topic, but Sally's is cheaper with their card and <i>somewhat</i> closer). Two bottles of Special Effects is $30+, and with gas as well as parking for the store I go to... It's a lot. Not fun!<br />
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I used<i> Electric Lizard</i>, with just a little bit of conditioner up the back to lighten it ever-so-slightly since <i>Lizard </i>on it's own is extremely bright and I wanted to tease out the yellow base so give the hair a little dimension. (Think cartoon radiation, but with the brightness set on high.) The blue is <i>Teal</i> from Ion Color Brilliance Brights, which has sadly been discontinued. They may bring it back and I hope so! I added a little conditioner stretch the color and dilute it a little to create a contrasting, lighter blue. I love that this <i>Teal</i> has the right amount of green in its base while actually being a blue-teal overall.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">The photo here is about 3 weeks after I initially dyed it. I learned Manic Panic bleeds when protein treatments are used, but I don't know if this is true of</span></i><i><span style="color: red;"> </span></i><span style="color: red;"><u><i>all</i></u></span><i><span style="color: red;"> of their colors or just Electric Lizard. I've never had a color seriously fade so fast (specifically the ends, where it was pure instead of slightly diluted by conditioner). This is why I really don't use Manic Panic</span></i><i><span style="color: red;"> <u>EVER</u></span></i><i><span style="color: red;">:</span></i></b><i><b><span style="color: red;"> the notorious fade. I also didn't find it very conditioning, which I usually find with Ion, Special Effects and PUNKY COLOURS.</span></b></i></div>
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PS: Seriously, dish washing gloves? Brilliant. I now don't get dye or bleach down the backs and sides of my forearms! Huzzah! I hated that so much, always making a mess. Yeah, the fingers are a bit big, but I've never had particularly well-fitting gloves to begin with and the ones that typically come in hair dye kits are so flimsy as well as being pretty big on the hands. They do make gloves for lady hands, that fit properly, but I don't want to spend extra money on getting disposable gloves that fit and with my luck, I'd probably rip them putting them on.<br />
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When <i>Batty</i> first came out, I didn't <i>know</i> it was limited edition. I only knew I loved it and that the name alone was a reason to buy it.<br />
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formulas (Stained Glosses, the original Mattes, and the Metallics).
Their multi-use ability is also stunning! (Just <i><b><u>DO NOT</u></b></i> use them on the eyes! They contain peppermint oil!)<br />
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with an instruction sheet, the Lip Tar and the lip brush. Convenient!
Now you can travel with your Tar and a brush without worrying.
Previously, you only got the Lip Tar but since OCC teamed with Sephora,
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<i>Batty</i> is from the Sci-Fi Lullabies collection of Spring 2013. The collection was an homage to H.P. Lovecraft, <i>Blade Runner</i> (and the novel that its loosely based on,<i> Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i>),<i> The Fifth Element</i>, and other sci-fi genre authors and pieces. The new Dune Generation collection pays homage to the novel <i>Dune</i>, a really interesting book and movie. I'm a little put-off because there was no reference to the<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span dir="auto"> geriatric</span></span></span> drug Melange, also known very well as the spice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please note this is <b><i>WAY</i></b> too much Lip Tar!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blended out. Since this is (accidentally) blurry, you can see the sparkle in it!</td></tr>
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<i>Batty</i> itself is a reference to the main antagonist of <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? </i>and <i>Blade Runner</i>,
Roy Batty (spelled Baty in the novel). The shade is a lovely black with
silver glitter. The formula is a just a<i> little</i> bit gritty from the silver
glitter as the black base wears away, but its not as bad as I found <i>Lovecraft </i>to be. I think the glitter is better suspended in the Tar, leading to less grit. It is sheer, but
with an appropriate lip pencil (NYX makes one, as does OCC), or if
you're like me, eyeliner, can make it much better as can layering. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Using
actual eyeliner (not a multi-purpose pencil), as useful as it is for
black lips, is rather drying. It really isn't something I did terribly
often. </span>It's up to you how you apply your Lip Tar. For me now, for intense black lips, I like to use <a href="http://spookehdoom.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-nyx-slim-lip-pencil-in-black.html">NYX's <i>Black Berry</i> Slim Lip Pencil</a>--it's so creamy and smooth. For less intense lips, I'll wear it with just clear liner.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">You<i> literally</i> only need the <b><i><u>tiniest</u></i></b> <b><i><u>drop</u></i></b>
you can manage. If you aren't satisfied with the result of one drop,
then you can layer on a little bit more. Just work slowly and squeeze
carefully!</span><br />
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I love Lip Tars and I love <i>Batty</i>. Despite it's sheerness, it's still a wonderful shade. It's fun, it's weird, it is truly me. <i>Batty</i> was a limited edition shade back in Spring 2013, so Sephora and OCC no longer carry it. I, however, found it on eBay from <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/171366319844">efreshbotanica</a>. I do recommend them, they have various Lip Tar options with free shipping. There are shipping exclusions for Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Spain. I'm sorry for those of you who live in those areas and want <i>Batty</i>!</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-25889571942190248942014-08-14T17:37:00.003-04:002014-08-14T18:15:28.743-04:00Review: NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Black Berry<div style="text-align: right;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super creamy despite being wooden! Is it just me or do wooden pencils seem harder in therms of their product?</td></tr>
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Slim Lip Pencils are, well, slim wooden pencils. A black plastic cap and a colored tip on the opposite end tell you what color you're grabbing. The pencil is covered in information, something very typical of NYX.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know the photo makes it quite brown looking, but it's not brown.</td></tr>
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This particular pencil is <i>Black Berry</i> and despite it's name, it is a true black with a matte finish (blackberries are more purple than true black). The photographed swatch makes it look brown-black, but I don't detect any brown in real life. It could easily pass for eyeliner with how intense it is! It's incredibly creamy and glides without applying pressure, pulling or dragging. It will melt very easily when touched to the skin, which leads to it's easy glide. I am in love! Too bad I'm too lazy to actually match my lipstick and liner.</div>
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If you need a cheap lip liner in a jam, NYX could really save you! These pencils are $3.50 at <a href="http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-117-slim-lip-pencil.aspx">NYX</a>, $3.49 at <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod2150078&_requestid=419252">Ulta</a>. I do recommend them, their almost daunting selection (do they <i>have</i> enough pinks? I don't think they <i>have</i> enough pinks!) and the creamy formula makes it a great budget lip liner. <br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-33801891856056220872014-07-10T18:42:00.003-04:002015-03-23T18:38:34.573-04:00Review: OCC Lip Tar Test Tubes x3 in Pink Prism<div style="text-align: right;">
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I love OCC but I've never tried wearing a Lip Tar. I've only swatched and admired them.</div>
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I'm that girl who can't pick <u><i>ONE</i></u> color from a massive selection that's made to be mixed for custom shades. Especially when trying to pick a normal color—I pick out a weird color, like blue, purple, etc, very easily but tell me to get a normal color and I don't know what to do. But thanks to OCC's brilliance, these little Test Tubes make it easier.</div>
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There are three sets of three shades to pick from:<i> </i>Blue Blood, Pink Prism and Champagne Shores. I love the names so much ~ All three come with the clear <i>Primer</i> Lip Tar, and two colors. Blue Blood has <i>Stalker</i> (true blue based red; matte) and <i>RX</i> (rich medium blue; matte); Champagne Shores has <i>Pris</i> (pale beige/pink; metallic--very futuristic to me) and <i>Trollop</i> (bright coral; matte); Pink Prism has <i>Lovecraft</i> (frosty bright-light pink; metallic) and <i>Pretty Boy</i> (bright, dark fuchsia; matte). For those scratching their head over putting <i>RX</i> with <i>Stalker</i>, like I said above: Lip Tars are made to be mixed. You can make <i>Stalker</i> bluer or even purple! Go nuts!<br>
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Since I have too many reds, <i>Trollop</i> isn't of interest (I'm just not a coral-y person), and I've been trying to find a brighter pink that isn't absolutely screaming for attention, I opted to get the Pink Prism<i> </i>set. I had my eyes on <i>Pretty Boy </i>(plus <i>Anime</i> and <i>Queen</i>!)<i> </i>since it was one of the pinks I liked best.<br>
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Test Tubes come in a clear plastic box with the three Lip Tars lined up on a small plastic tray, nose down so you can see the shades with the lip brush lined up next to them. There's also a card in the back showing the shade names and a diagram of the two colors mixed into a custom color. Information about Lip Tars is printed there as well, giving you insight into the product. Convenience!<br>
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Lip Tars are multi-use, just <span style="color: red;"><i><b><u>DO NOT</u></b></i></span> use them on the eyes! They contain peppermint oil amongst other nourishing ingredients. Because of the peppermint oil, these do have a <i>slight </i>cooling effect. It's not as intense as a mint gloss or a peppermint lip plumper.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pretty Boy</i> Test Tube next to full-size <i>Batty</i>.</td></tr>
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Test Tubes are miniature versions of
full-sized Lip Tars, so you can test to your heart's content without
committing to a shade or two you might not actually enjoy. Since you can
mix, you can create a more customized look to suit your tastes. With
metallics mixed into two of the three sets, it gives you a slightly more
diverse range to choose from and play with—Lip Tars come in their
original matte formula, a special selection of metallic shades, and the
new Stained Glosses (that completely stole my heart). These sets also
have a #010S<i> Precision Lip Brush</i> to make applying easy.
Obviously, if you have a lip brush or a small concealer brush, you can
use that too! (Has anyone ever noticed how relatively affordable OCC
brushes are? No lie—I looked at the site the day I bought this and its
not too bad!)<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Primer</i>, metallic <i>Lovecraft</i>, matte <i>Pretty Boy</i> & the #10S <i>Precision Lip Brush</i></td></tr>
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The #10S<i> Precision Lip Brush</i> is an excellent little brush for applying Lip Tar. You can easily define the lips with the brush and spread color across the lips. It's denser and the bristles have less give than my fake MAC #316, but still flexible enough to work with your lips.<br>
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<i>Primer</i> is... Well. It's a clear Lip Tar. You can use it to sheer others, as a base, as a moisturizing lip balm on its own or to add a sheen to a matte Tar. It has a yellow tone in the tube, but no worries: its completely clear on the lips. This is nicely moisturizing without being thick or goopy but once it sinks into the lips and wore away after some hours, my lips were a little drier. It's really very slick! I only used a tiny drop and it covered my lips perfectly. Since it's summer, my lips aren't terribly dry but they do benefit from a little moisture! I noticed it was worn away after a few hours (maybe two or three). It was pleasant while it lasted.<br>
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<i>Lovecraft</i>, oh dear <i>Lovecraft</i>. You were an amazing writer
with a wicked last name! But this Lip Tar, not so much... The formula is
a little bit gritty, as I noticed when I put a teeny dot
on the back of my hand and blended it out. It's not as gritty as say, a
glitter eyeshadow, but its certainly there. It is full coverage though,
like <i>WOW</i>. I'm not particularly sure I would wear it on it's own;
it's the frostiness of it. I'm not a fan of pink, frosty lips! Unless,
you know, you're doing some kind of futuristic-y or wintery look.
Described as "pink/lilac metallic," it's a light, bright pink with a
certain lilac tone that makes it quite pretty at the base and silver
shimmer that makes it very frosty. Sci-fi Barbie would approve. I like
to use it as a little bit of a highlight in the center of my lips. You
know, the same way you put gloss in the center with lipstick? (That
never ends well for me...Messy, messy!) This did cling to dry patches,
and was drying, noticeable particularly in the first half-hour of my
wear test. <i>Lovecraft</i> wore for well for 2 hours until I started to
eat, transferring to a glass when I took a sip and sinking into lip
lines quite quickly. As the base wears away, this becomes more gritty
and will transfer a lot as well. The color won't be there so much as you
continue to eat and drink but the shimmer will be!</div>
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<i>Pretty Boy</i> came out back in Fall 2011, which was also my introduction to OCC and Lip Tars in general. OCC describes it as "super rich fuchsia." It's a blue-based fuchsia and you might think, "Fuchsia? Isn't fuchsia <i>screaming</i> though?" No, not so much in this case. It's a darker fuchsia, one I quite like over other bright pinks I've seen around. It's a pleasant sort of fuchsia to me personally. I don't wince when I look at it online, which is always nice when I'm trying to look at products. I had <i>Queen</i>, <i>Anime</i> and <i>Pretty Boy</i> all side-by-side... I could have gone blind from photo-flipping on my iPod. Heck, compared to the new <i>Melted</i> lipsticks from Too Faced, specifically <i>Melted Fuchsia</i>,<i> Pretty Boy</i> is tame! I walked outside from searching at Sephora and <i>Melted Fuchsia</i> blinded me. Ouch! This is<i> my</i> perfect pink. I need a full-size tube of <i>Pretty Boy</i>! This wore quite comfortably, though I noticed some dryness an hour and a half later. This has a satin finish that will slowly become more matte as it wears. It even help up against eating and drinking, only slightly fading away on the interior of the lips. Having some slip though, I was easily able to hide it with just rubbing my lips together a little. <br>
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These swatches are on paper, which yes, is unusual! But the reason is simple: Pretty Boy leaves quite the stain on my skin! Lip Tar stands up against my favorite makeup remover, sweet almond oil, which is great but also rather unnerving--how in the world will I manage to get it off my skin? Eek! This won't stop me from wearing them.<br>
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These Test Tube kits are currently at Sephora for $19.00 for three mini-tubes of Lip Tar (0.08 oz), a value of $23.50. A full-sized tube is $18 for 0.33 oz, with the brush included, so this isn't a that bad a deal! You get three Tars to test, mix, and decide if you like one color or all three. You also get the brush and the clear <i>Primer</i>, which would set you back $18 plus any other Lip Tar you buy. Minis do last, since you quite literally need a tiny drop. I am in loooove with Lip Tar now. It doesn't say if these kits are limited edition or not anywhere online. </div>
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<i>Pleasure Model</i> is so creamy, soft and smooth. It doesn't leave much color on the skin, just a sheen. And what a sheen it is! It's a beautiful pinky-red duochrome. It's like a cream version of <i>Datura</i> Loose Colour Concentrate! Love it! There is a bit of very, very fine shimmer that's noticeable in incandescent lighting but otherwise its a glowy duochrome sheen!<br>
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<span style="font-size: small;">First time using a Hask product (you know how I feel about placenta hair treatments, ugh) and first time using a keratin product!</span><br />
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I know very little about Hask outside of the fact they make hair care products you can find Walmart and other drugstore-type places. The Hask website doesn't have any information on the <i>Keratin Protein</i> collection aside from what's on the bottles/packet and there's nothing on how applying keratin to my hair is helpful.</div>
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<i>Keratin Protein</i> says it "softens & prevents breakage in weak, damaged hair." On the back, there's a bigger blurb. "Hask Keratin Protein Smoothing Deep Conditioner is an ultra
restorative, moisturizing hair conditioner that leaves all hair types
smooth, shiny and frizz free. This special ingredient blend repairs
damage, reduces breakage and helps reduce static and drying time.
Perfect for over processed and color treated hair. Treat your hair with
this nourishing conditioner, formulated to bring life back into your
luscious looking locks!" Lots of claims for a little package. While I doubt the claims on drying time (but then I don't really care—I wash my hair at night and air dry it), these are still some hefty claims!<br />
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The packaging is really basic. A pink foil packet with the Hask logo and the name of the product in white. These are displayed in a little cardboard box on shelves with the rest of the haircare stuff.<br />
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This is a creamy and thick white conditioner. For deep conditioner, that's a huge plus. Creamy and thick is always the best when it comes to deep conditioners! For a relatively little packet, you certainly get a lot! I found it more than enough to cover my ever-so-slightly-past shoulder length hair. Hair any longer than this <u><i>might</i></u> want to get two packets. I left this on for 10 minutes (probably longer) and it washed out easily; my hair felt soft and pleasant after. I used this last night when I washed my hair and... It took about 2 hours for my hair to airdry completely. So no amazing rapid drying! It did, however, dry a little bit straighter and smoother. My hair tends to dry a bit "fluffed" even after using conditioner. It usually settles down the next day or, if I'm really (un)lucky, it stays fluffy into the next day. <i>Even with trimming my ends and taking care of it, my hair can fluff up or do weird things at the very ends and a little up the shaft. It's worse when it's noticeably damaged.</i><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Friday afternoon: (since I'm a night owl) My hair is much straighter than it normally dries. If I'm lucky my bangs will dry semi straight and the rest does whatever it wants. It's not fluffed even in the slightest; its smooth and soft, really quite pretty since I don't have to do any extra work for it to have some semblance of normalcy. My bangs aren't being wonky, my hair isn't even a little wavy (that's how it normally is!).</span><br />
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I have one single gripe with this stuff. To me, it stinks. <i>Ew</i>. It smells like chemicall-y coconut oil. Not pleasant! And being conditioner, the scent lingers. Otherwise I like the conditioner. It has good things in it, like coconut oil and jojoba oil (which I looooooove for piercings and organic jewelry).<br />
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It's worth a try if you want a deep conditioner and only need it occasionally. Being only $1.77, you can't necessarily go wrong. You can find this at Target, Walmart, CVS and other places. The full list is on <a href="http://haskbeauty.com/brand/keratin/where-to-buy">Hask's website</a> and view their different products <a href="http://haskbeauty.com/brand/keratin/products">here</a>. It's a very basic website but that's okay. I like this deep conditioner well enough but I really hate the smell. Just unpleasant--I don't even like the smell of coconut oil to begin with! I don't think this will work anything special like a straight protein treatment will, but when you want moisture for your hair, this is nice.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><u><i>BEFORE I get comments of "you're glamorizing violence," the only thing I've wanted to do for the rest of my life as a job is makeup. Special effects makeup, because brides bore me. I've had black eyes before because hey, kids are stupid. I get bruises in daily life because I'm a klutz who will slam into an </i>OPEN<i> door. And jeez, does that </i>HURT<i>!</i></u></b></span></div>
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Tonight I got a bit bored. I needed to clean my brushes out, but first, I thought I'd play around with makeup.</div>
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All I used was concealer, pressed powder, liquid lipstick, and eyeshadows. Yay for eyeshadows ~ The key to this is using mattes. A slight sheen can enhance the look of a fresh black eye because the skin has swelled and blood has pooled. An older one will have no shine. <i>Don't use shimmer or glitter!</i> It'll really just look silly. A satin isn't a good idea either. The tiniest bit of clear gloss can help, but gloss can cause creasing, fading, etc. It's much easier to make a slightly "healed" bruise. Face paints, one that will have that slight wet sheen, work nicely in this situation since you can do things with face paints you can't do with eyeshadows.<br />
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Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadow -<i> Love+</i>, <i>Poison Plum </i><br />
Urban Decay NAKED Palette - <i>Naked</i>, <i>Buck</i><br />
NYX Stay Matte But Not Flatt Pressed Powder<i> - Ivory</i><br />
LunatiCK Labs ApocalipSLICK -<i> Bloody Hell</i><br />
Cheap clear gloss<br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-45178782990935984392014-06-18T18:54:00.001-04:002014-06-18T18:54:53.373-04:00Wig Review: MintyMix Black/Platinum Curled Bob<div style="text-align: right;">
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Split wigs are awesome. Curly wigs are also pretty awesome (but they can get a little annoying when it comes to their maintenance).</div>
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Maintenance aside, this wig is one of the least expensive I've come across in this appropriately lolita style.</div>
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MintyMix is a small shop run by Kammie that's been around for some time. I'm not sure how long, to be honest... I've known about it since the early 2000's but never bought anything. (I specifically wanted one of the split set wigs, the ones with the clip-on twin-tails.) She sells cute/cuddly hats, jewelry and other accessories (its all sold out right now but she does make these things by hand!) and a stunning array of wigs! Lots are sold out, but I think she might be waiting to sell the rest of her stock... **<i>This is speculation, don't mind me ~** </i>The site's layout is easy to navigate and really quite cute! </div>
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The wigs are laid out with impressive photos and links to the customer gallery on the MintyMix Facebook page. <span style="color: red;"><i><b>Please note: these are customer photos that might not be in the best lighting! </b></i></span></div>
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I like that on each and every wig page, she leaves a little disclaimer/tip: the wigs need to be fluffed up before wearing them for the best look. If you don't fluff the wig (just running your fingers <b><i><u>gently</u></i></b> through the wig and just disturbing the fibers a little bit), the wefting and interior cap of the wig risks showing through, especially on lighter colors like blonde and pink. I have this issue around where the crown is of my cotton candy pink wig; the easiest solution is to fluff it a little. Fluffing is important because when you're not wearing your wig and you have it in its hairnet and bag, it gets a little flat. The fibers settle and when taken out again, it can create thin areas. Oops.<br />
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I ordered the wig May 29th and the shipping notice came on the 31st. USPS hauled some butt getting the wig here. Yay! It was wrapped in polka-dot tissue paper inside a bubble mailer with a MintyMix sticker as well as a cute little strawberry cake phone charm that doubles as a screen cleaner (you can see them in the photo below). It's adorable ~ The wig was in the usual bag, with a hair net to protect the wig and a cardboard "ring" to prevent the wig from getting completely crushed while it was in the mailer. Brilliant!<br />
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The wig is a curled bob style, and really quite cute. I wanted a more toned down and 'natural' wig, since I mainly have crazy wigs. This isn't to say that a blonde/black split is natural, but the colors <i>are</i> natural. The fibers are quite soft and pretty tangle-resistant! Since it's summer here, the wig was a little bit affected by the heat but it's a simple fix; the bangs were the slightest bit bent/awkward. (Stupid heat, messing up my wigs!) The curls are perfect, but were flattened a little bit due to mailing. This is something that can't be planned for however! Just be warned: when you order a wig, things can happen to the fibers on it's way to you! When I used my flat iron on it, one I specifically use on my wigs, it took the heat very easily without any melting or other ugly issues. These wigs are on the smaller side, being only 22-23 in. inside, so anyone with a larger head will probably want to go to a different site. My hair is a bit thick, so it makes the wig a little bit tight when using a fishnet wig cap, which means my hair is just randomly piled on top of my head with no rhyme or reason, or even with any clips to hold it down or in place. I'll see how it does with one of my home-made wig caps, which literally the tops of "stay-up" thigh highs. (Too cheap to buy a wig cap ahahaha ~)<br />
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The blonde does appear thin but it's really not <i>too</i> thin! <span style="color: red;"><u><i>I've already added matching blonde wefts, so there's more volume and the wefts are covered on the blonde side of the wig.</i></u></span> The wig just needs some fluffing to adjust the blonde enough to cover the wefts. I kept messing with it on a wig head when I first got it, so it is hide-able. I'll be adding the same amount of black wefts to the wig to make it even. I don't fault the wig for being a little thin; it <i>is</i> stated on the website after all and I have had this experience with blonde in the past! Even in the photos on the site, you can see the tracks coming through slightly. I find the curls come out of the wig if you agitate it enough by running your fingers through the fibers, so instead of curls you get waves. The best remedy I've found is using foam rollers (I use <a href="http://www.sallybeauty.com/foam-rollers/SLNCAR46,default,pd.html#start=9">these</a> and actually quite like them) and a blow dryer. Shine isn't super bad on this in my opinion--but then, how often do people use flash inside and during the day?! The wig is platinum, but since I was doing these photos at night in incandescent light, it looks darker. Kammie's photos are all in natural light.<br />
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Overall, I couldn't be happier with my wig. Additional wefting aside, it's nice and very cute! Unexpected and cute ~ You can see the whole range of MintyMix wigs <a href="http://mintymix.com/category_8/Wigs.htm">here</a> and my wig <a href="http://mintymix.com/item_152/Wig-BlackPlatinum-Split-Short-Curled.htm">here</a>. This specific wig, and the others in this similar style, are $33 with shipping having a bit of variance. For me, the standard shipping made the wig $38 which really isn't bad! I've paid more for similar wigs. MintyMix is great for cutesy wigs that you really probably won't see anywhere else. I want more MM wigs if Kammie gets more in.<br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-4901669302486006452014-06-03T04:13:00.001-04:002014-06-03T16:30:26.780-04:00Review: LunatiCK Labs Eyeshadow Palette in Relic<div style="text-align: right;">
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I'm so excited to have two of LunatiCK's beautiful neutral palettes. Now I'm sure you might be thinking "Uuuugh neutrals!" but read before you close that tab!<br />
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These are <u><i>nothing</i></u> like Urban Decay's <i>NAKED</i> palettes that have been aggressively pushed. These are actually more interesting!<br />
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I won't be comparing <i>Relic</i> or <i>Supernatural</i> to the first <i>NAKED</i> palette; the colors are nothing alike and the shadows are massively different. <i>Relic</i> and <i>Supernatural </i>are mainly shimmers and satins, with some duochrome sheens. This adds much more interest to your regular neutrals. And the packaging? Come on, it's a <i>coffin-shaped Ouija board with classic monsters!</i> <i>Epic ~</i><br />
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LunatiCK Labs is a US indie company based in Milwaukee. Their aesthetic is a relatively unusual one in the beauty world! It's horror based, catering to the girls who prefer alternative fashion and the unusual in life. Cruelty and talc-free, with extensive options, its a brand for anyone who prefers the stranger beauty! They also cater to SFX with fake blood and blacklight palettes.<br />
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They offer both loose eyeshadow singles and palettes. This is where they differ from most indie brands. Their palettes are also offered as loose shadow stackers, for the same price as their palettes. Their palettes are also very different from other palettes: their shadows are loosely packed yet pigmented. Being loosely packed, each palette comes with little acrylic pressers to put over the shadows to press them back into shape after using them. It's a very interesting formula but one that leads to a very nice product!<br />
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<i>Relic</i> comes in their brand new coffin palettes, with a Ouija board on the outside, featuring the palette name and on the back, a little blurb about the company. Ingredients are listed both on the website and on the plastic baggies that the palettes are put in for shipping. Inside the palette is an epic bat-shaped mirror, perfectly sized so you can see your eyes when you apply your makeup. It's also sized nicely to be used for when you want to touch up your lips. There are classic monsters (such as Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula</i>, Dr. Frankenstein's Monster and the Bride of the Monster, the Invisible Man, and many more)
surrounding the mirror. On the bottom of the palette where the shades are is green leopard print featuring a cute black cat, a vintage diagram of a palm reading, a crystal ball, a planchette from a Ouija board and a Biohazard symbol.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><i>**ALL SWATCHES ARE SHOWN OVER LUNATICK PRIME TIME PRIMER AND BARE SKIN. LEFT SWATCH BARE SKIN; RIGHT WITH <a href="http://spookehdoom.blogspot.com/2014/06/review-lunatick-labs-prime-time-primer.html">PRIME TIME PRIMER</a>**</i></span></b></span></div>
Now, the shades aren't named on the palette, which can be a little bit frustrating but they are posted on the website! <i>Relic</i> palette features the shades <i>Elemental</i>, <i>Scripture</i>, <i>Lovelace</i>, <i>Ruins</i>, and <i>Ascendant.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Elemental (Shade 1)</i> is an interesting shade. On bare skin, you get a lovely bronze with a pinky-orange duochrome but over primer, it becomes a tarnished bronze with a more obvious orange duochrome effect. It's very interesting, with excellent pigment on it's own and silky.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Scripture (Shade 2)</i> is awesome. An antique, yellow-gold that's actually beautiful and a shade I love on myself despite being so warm! Another winner, with excellent pigment and silky. This is a great satin.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Lovelace (Shade 3)</i> is one of my favorite shades from <i>Relic</i>! A warm, rusty orange-copper with a beautiful pink duochrome to it and becomes more tarnished with primer. You might think this kind of shade isn't a neutral, but its actually perfect for a light pop of color in your neutral look! Pigment is just slightly weaker than the others on bare skin but it comes alive with primer! (I know my photo makes <i>Lovelace</i> looks brown over primer, but it's really not brown!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Ruins (Shade 4) </i>is epic. Unlike most brands that offer a blue-brown (a la MAC's <i>Blue Brown</i> Pigment), LunatiCK is doing it differently. This is a cool, dark brown with a satin base. But here's where it gets better: there's a beautiful yellow-green sheen to it that's really interesting. The pigmentation is great, and another silky shade.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Ascendant (Shade 5)</i> is a cool chocolate brown with a satin finish. This is much more brown and cool than some other browns, which can be pretty red-toned without being so brown and a bit weird. This is a shade that could replace my usual brown eyeshadow for my brows! The shade I normally use is a matte dark brown from a limited edition Too Faced <i>Glamour to Go</i> palette; I have never found anything similar but this shade could honestly replace my regular brown shade! I don't mind it that it's a satin; matte can be a little stark for brows and I have had shimmery/metallic-y brows. The pigmentation is weaker when trying to transfer the swatch to bare skin. With primer and a brush, it's really quite stunning!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Relic</i> is the warmer of the the two neutral palettes offered by LunatiCK and its nicely balanced for a punchy, unusual neutral look. The colors in the palette are really beautiful and much more interesting than just about every other neutral palette you see! I like that the palette doesn't have any mattes, just satins and I love that <i>Ruins</i> has the green sheen to it and makes it really different from other shades. These shades will definitely pack more of a punch if you use their <i>Prime Time Primer</i>. LunatiCK Labs 5-shade palettes are $35 each; as an alternative to the palette, you can get the palette shades in a stacker for the same price of $35. The shades are 1.3 grams each in the palette and 1.7 grams in the stackers. You can see <i>Relic</i> <a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/Relic-_p_169.html">here</a> and the other LunatiCK Labs palettes <a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/Makeup-Palettes_c_19.html">here</a> as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I do recommend these if you want a more interesting neutral palette from an indie company! You can see my review of <i>Supernatural </i><a href="http://spookehdoom.blogspot.com/2014/06/review-lunatick-labs-eyeshadow-palettes_3.html">here</a> and see the palette <a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/Supernatural_p_165.html">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-72592542041540382742014-06-03T04:13:00.000-04:002014-06-03T16:28:11.260-04:00Review: LunatiCK Labs Eyeshadow Palette in Supernatural<div style="text-align: right;">
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This is the second neutral palette by LunatiCK that I received. There is a lot of informational rehash, here, I will admit! But I didn't want to have a massive blog post for two, 5-shade palettes. EEP!<br />
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Now let's delve into some <i>Supernatural</i> beauty...<br />
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LunatiCK Labs is a US indie company based in Milwaukee. Their
aesthetic is an unusual one in the beauty world! It's horror based,
catering to the girls who prefer alternative fashion and the unusual in
life. Cruelty and talc-free, with extensive options, its a brand for
anyone who prefers the stranger beauty! They also cater to SFX with fake
blood and blacklight palettes.<br />
<br />
They offer both loose
eyeshadow singles and palettes. This is where they differ from most
indie brands. Their palettes are also offered as loose shadow stackers,
for the same price as their palettes. Their palettes are also very
different from other palettes: their shadows are loosely packed yet
pigmented. Being loosely packed, each palette comes with little acrylic
pressers to put over the shadows to press them back into shape after
using them. It's a very interesting formula but one that leads to a very
nice product!<br />
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<i>Supernatural</i> comes in their brand new coffin palettes, with
a Ouija board on the outside, featuring the palette name and on the
back, a little blurb about the company. Ingredients are listed both on
the website and on the plastic baggies that the palettes are put in for
shipping. Inside the palette is an epic bat-shaped mirror, perfectly
sized so you can see your eyes when you apply your makeup. It's also
sized nicely to be used for when you want to touch up your lips. There are classic monsters (such as Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula</i>, Dr. Frankenstein's Monster and the Bride of the Monster, the Invisible Man, and many more)
surrounding the mirror. On the bottom of the palette where the shades
are is green leopard print featuring a cute black cat, a vintage diagram
of a palm reading, a crystal ball, a planchette from a Ouija board and a
Biohazard symbol. <br />
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<i>Supernatural</i> palette features the shades <i>Invocation</i>,<i> Myth</i>, <i>Spook</i>, <i>Reincarnation</i>, and <i>Ghoulight</i>. <span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I quite like the name <i>Ghoulight</i>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Invocation (Shade 1)</i> is a silky, pigmented pinky-taupe shade. This is a real high-shine shade without any glitter or shimmer to cause fallout. I could see this working beautifully as an inner corner highlight and, if you're feeling daring, as a brow highlight! (My camera picked this up as being very silvery. Trust me--this is so off and I did try to adjust the lighting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Myth (Shade 2) </i>is lilac-y pink with a reddish duochrome sheen in it. This is a shockingly pigmented shade! Most times, when you come across such a cutesy pink, it tends to lack pigment. Color me majorly impressed by this stunner.<br /><br /><i>Spook (Shade 3)</i> is a dark burgundy with a purple undertone and reminiscent of dried blood. As gross as that sounds, it's a great kick of color for a neutral look. The purple undertone comes out much more primer. Like <i>Invocation</i>, this shade is more shimmer than satin but it's not metallic. Without any glitter, or any particular shimmer to speak of, there will be less (if any!) fallout. This is silky and so very pigmented.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Reincarnation (Shade 4) </i>is a mauve-taupe but it's an interesting one. It's much more mauve than taupe, but it's a dusty mauve. (Mauve is actually the color of mallow flowers and quite bright!) There's a red duochrome sheen. Silky, pigmented and very subtle yet with interest, it's a great option in this palette! (What is with my camera making things more brown than they actually are?!)<br /><i><br />Ghoulight (Shade 5)</i> is a medium, reddish-brown with a pink duochrome sheen. Although quite red overall, there is a strong brown base and it does stain bare skin a little. The pink duochrome adds interest, since I don't know of many (if there are any) browns that have a pink duochrome. For some reason, I find brown shades to be a bit weak when attempting to transfer them from fingertips to wherever you swatch! This is another shade that doesn't transfer well on bare skin but really wows over primer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I said <i>Relic </i>was the warmer of the palettes, making <i>Supernatural</i> the cooler of them! If I had to pick my personal favorite, I'd be torn but if I was really forced, I'd have to pick <i>Supernatural</i>. It's amazing looking and I'm very excited to put neutral eyes together with this palette as well as with <i>Relic</i>. I'll definitely be using these palettes together I'm sure. <i>Myth</i> and <i>Reincarnation</i> are my top picks from the palette. </span></span><span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Unicode;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These
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Primer</i>. LunatiCK Labs 5-shade palettes are $35 each; as an alternative
to the palette, you can get the palette shades in a stacker for the same
price of $35. The shades are 1.3 grams each in the palette and 1.7
grams in the stackers. You can see <i>Supernatural </i><a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/Supernatural_p_165.html">here</a> and the other LunatiCK Labs palettes <a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/Makeup-Palettes_c_19.html">here</a> as well.</span></span></span></span><br />
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I mentioned that two shades in my two recent LunatiCK palette reviews would do best with a primer.<br />
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<i>Prime Time </i>comes in a small plastic tub with a black lid bearing the LunatiCK Labs logo on a black and white striped sticker. On the bottom is the ingredients sticker. Since this is a little sample, it comes in a clamshell so it's easy to use and try out the primer. (I hate when eyeshadow is put into clamshells! Give me baggies or a tiny jar! Powder eyeshadows + clamshells = messy.)<br />
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<i>Prime Time</i> is like NYX's <i>Milk</i> in a jar but it's actually a primer as well as a base! Being that this is in a jar, it means I can use a brush to put it in small areas (like the inner corner) without issues. This is an opaque white that really helps shadows to perform their best, taking weak shadows from sheer to opaque. Shadows adhere and stick well to this! Unlike <i>Milk</i>, this isn't sticky and just a little more slick. It doesn't feel like it could slide off.</div>
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There are two ways to apply this: with your fingers or a brush. I tried both methods when I tested this with a combination of the Supernatural palette and the Relic palette. With fingers, this goes on sheer white but can be built up without issue. Using a brush (I used a mini-concealer brush to get the inner corners), this went on much more opaque and could be blended out for a sheerer base.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Prime Time</i> Primer; Shades:<i> Invocation</i> (inner corner),<i> Myth</i> (lid), <i>Spook</i> (crease), <i>Ghoulight</i> (outer corner), & <i>Ruins</i> (lower lash line). Went a little crazy with blending but there was actually noticeable variation in the colors. <i>CAMERA!</i> <i>Why do you hate colors?</i> My eyeliner pen is also running out... Excuse that terrible liner.</td></tr>
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I had applied<i> Prime Time</i> alone with my fingers all over the lid and up to the brow bone. I switched to the mini-concealer brush to apply it to my inner corner and lower lash line. I wanted a more opaque look on my lids and applied two more layers without removing another layer in the process. I applied eyeshadows on top in a patting motion, since sweeping was a bit difficult on the first shade. It became much easier to sweep and blend as I added shades. I had finished my makeup at 6:42 PM and checked it later at 9:45 PM (approximately 3 hours). Nothing had budged or even creased! The eyeshadow did look a little bit dry but it wasn't noticeable unless I looked closely in the mirror. Later on at 1:53 AM (night owl ~ ), I checked my eyes again. I had a bit of tearing up early and had carefully wiped my eyes as well as gently wiping my lashes and lids; very near to the inner corner, there was a tiny bit of creasing and some <i>very</i> subtle fading on the lid. Overall, it's still an incredible primer. Usually I use Urban Decay Primer Potion (too many tubes of that stuff in my makeup bags!*) and when I dry my eyes for whatever reason, I usually end up wiping away some of my eye makeup with it. Not with this though!</div>
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I will likely invest in this because I really actually like it! It melts under fingers easily with a nice glide and picks up with a brush without a lot of pressure. You get 16 grams (0.56 oz), filled up to the near brim, for $13. I'd say that's a great price since you usually pay a pretty penny for combination base-primers! Being that it's cruelty free and talc free, on top of having minimal ingredients that you could <i>actually</i> understand with just a little research, it's a great option for primers. I love what it does for LunatiCK shades afterall! Check out <i>Prime Time</i> right <a href="http://www.lunaticklabs.com/LunatiCK-Primer_p_65.html">here</a>.</div>
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d00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014985973282622773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430153022814735082.post-4469510818672932732014-05-21T17:29:00.002-04:002014-05-27T18:29:18.988-04:00Review: Sugarpill ChromaLust Loose Eyeshadow in Smitten (Limited Edition)<div style="text-align: right;">
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I FINALLY GOT A SUGARPILL LIMITED EDITION SHADE. <i>FINALLY! </i>These always pass me by...</div>
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This shade was released to coincide with the release of their brushes in February. I was <i>obsessed</i>. The reason most Sugarpill limited editions pass me by is actually because they're IMATS exclusive (<i>and guess who doesn't live in a state or anywhere near one that hosts IMATS!</i>) or I'm broke. It's usually both, so I sit here silently crying over not being able to get them. Yay for birthdays.</div>
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This is my first time using or even owning a full-sized ChromaLust. I
have never once used my Sugarpill samples (total weirdo) but this isn't
the first time I'm using loose eyeshadow. The key to loose shadows and
pigments is very simple: tap the excess powder over the container to
reduce fallout and <i>pat </i>the product on, <u><i>never</i></u> sweep. Sweeping, like you would with a pressed eyeshadow, results in fallout and can cause the eyeshadow to apply patchy.</div>
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ChromaLusts come in a small box with the same look of the pressed shadow boxes, however they lack Miss Kika's artwork. Following suit with past limited editions, Smitten has specially colored packaging. In this case, it's white, pink and light blue. Pretty! Limited edition packaging changes with each product.</div>
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<i>Smitten</i> is described as "shimmery hot magenta loaded with reflective sparks." A very vibrant, hot pink-magenta with white shimmer. It does have a faint hint of red to it which makes it vibrant and so pretty. This is a sort of metallic shade with shimmer and glitter added for a pretty pink perfect for Sugarpill. This is noticeably darker than <i>Decora</i>, for anyone who owns <i>Decora</i> and was thinking of buying <i>Smitten</i>. <i>Dollipop</i> doesn't compare either, which is brighter and matte. <i>Magentric</i>, a shade that ran off with my heart, is more purple based than <i>Smitten</i>.</div>
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<i>Smitten</i> applies beautifully, as a Sugarpill shade should! It's finely milled, resulting in a super silky powder and applies wonderfully. The pigment packs a serious punch for those of you who want a pink that doesn't quite scream but does grab attention in the nicest of ways. You can use this wet or dry, since its loose, it won't harden up like pressed shadow can (yikes!). I used to be pretty good at using shadow wet but now I just fail at it.</div>
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Sugarpill's <i>Smitten </i>is a stunner and I'm actually eager to get more of the ChromaLusts! When I can, I might buy one of the trios... ChromaLusts are $12, like the rest of the single eyeshadows. You get a generous amount of product (5 grams/0.17 oz versus 2.26 grams/0.08 oz with OCC's Loose Colour Concentrate at $16) and I honestly don't think I'll ever hit bottom on this. You can check out Smitten <a href="http://www.sugarpillshop.com/products/smitten-loose-eyeshadow">here</a> and the rest of the Sugarpill line <a href="http://www.sugarpillshop.com/collections/shop">here</a>.<br />
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PS: I don't know if its just me, but USPS holds all my Sugarpill packages for 5 days before they finally get it moving... Every. Single. Time. Why, USPS?! WHY?! It only ever happens with Sugarpill; anything else will just pass right through, no issues.<br />
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Anyway, in about two weeks, Ze Boyfriend and I will be doing an unboxing of some Japanese goodies from Oyatsu Cafe. The reason is he ordered <i>Calorie Mate</i>. Yes,<i> <u>that</u> Calorie Mate, </i>the one made famous by <i>Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater</i>.<br />
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