E.L.F. Eyelid Primer: The Review

Before I head to work I thought I'd leave a review of the ELF eyelid primer that

has been compared to the Urban Decay Primer Potion. 

I purchased this primer a while ago at Kmart. It's only a $1, so I didn't expect

it to do much. Well much to my surprise I definitely got more than what I 

bargained for. It goes on very light, dries quickly and holds my eye shadow

for quite a long time. 

The packaging is sleek-ish. It has a nice doe applicator very similar to a lip gloss.

I feel like the UDPP is not as convenient to carry around. 

So how does it compare? Well the E.L.F. primer is a good second.

While it does not last as long as the UDPP IMO it has a really good hold

and really lets the colors shine through.

Here I have an eye shadow that I've swatched. One being on the primer
and the other without. As you can see the one with primer is much more
vibrant in color. The one next to it looks like it's almost fading away.

What is your favorite primer?

Rimmel London: Glam'Eyes Trio

When I first saw the Rimmel London Glam'Eyes Trio in 740 Fever

I was in total awe of the colors. First off because for me it's the hardest thing ever

to find really pigmented purple shadows at the drugstore. 

(w/o Flash)

I really love how all three colors really compliment each other. The darker

mauve purple is so pretty paired with the light lavender. I like that

the sparkles are fine when applied to the face so I don't get much fall out.

The only cons I would have to saw is that the eyeshadow is a bit too

powdery for my taste. 

(w/flash to show sparkles)

I really do like this palette and while I think I have to 

use it more to be totally in love with it.

The package says it compliments green eyes rather well so

any green eyed girls should probably try this!

Overall I'd give it 3.5/5. Not so bad right?

(w/o flash)

I picked this up at Walgreens for $4. 

(w/flash) 

 What are some of your recent fave eyeshadows?

Glam’Eyes and gorgeous – now’s the time to start having fun with your eyes. 

Rimmel have made eyeshadow more exciting with their powerful silken powder formula that glides onto eyes

PINK PICKS: Physicians Formula: Shimmer Strips Eye Candy Collection

While I haven't ever been much of a fan of Physicians Formula, I have lately been trying some of their products. This one in particular is a GREAT buy. Yes they're are a lot of browns.

All the colors are amazing and with the bright purple you can mix and match tons of looks. 

The shimmer and consistency of these shadows are just perfect!

I find that this really compliments brown eyes (which I have) and the colors

range from light gold to dark mahogany brown. 

9 colors and they all swatch to perfection!

(Swatched w/flash)

PS: It does come with an angled sponge applicator that I didn't picture!

Review: Rimmel London Stir It Up Cream Eyeshadow

When I first saw this eyeshadow I was so excited for it!

I chose the shade "As If", when first opened it has this very pretty powdery

shimmery top and as you keep swatching the texture gets creamier.

With that being said I was sadly disappointed with this product.

While I love the size of this eye shadow because it's practically the 

size of a blush and the color did not disappoint it was terrible in it's staying power.

This eye shadow goes on quite cakey as well and even when put over primer

it lasted only minutes before creasing.

The eyeshadow is really beautiful though it looks like 

a galaxy of blue, purple and flaky sparkles. 

(Up Close view w/ flash)

Swatched!

While these were my results this could possibly work for other people.

This was just my experience with it and I definitely won't be buying other colors.

Overall I'd give this a 5/10. 

Bath and Body Works/Walgreens haul!

This weekend I went out shopping and picked up a couple of things from Walgreens

and Bath and Body Works. The best part is everything was 50 or more % off.

If you're not familiar with the Bath and Body Works Outlet, it is heaven.

Literally everything is on sale!!!

They have old products to the latest ones that have come out.

I picked up the following products:

Sorry for the bad picture quality it was literally taken off my cellphone! lol.

The pricing was great:

Charmed Life Lotion

Original Price: $12.50

Sale Price: $3.12

Charmed Life Shower Gel

Orig. Price: $12.00

Sale Price: $3.00

Face Mask

Orig. Price: $7.00

Sale Price: $1.99

Rio Rumberry and Bali Mango Mini Lotions

Orig. Price: $3.50

Sale Price: $.99 **I believe this is the current price anyway**

Then I headed out to Walgreen's and bought some items there:

Both were on sale for $5.00 from the original price of $10

I got a Profusion ultra shimmery palette (very familiar with the 88 CS palette)

and a Haute Polish Collection from Sally Hansen. 

I'll do an in depth review of the Profusion palette later because I'm so excited 

about it!

Past EOTD's

Being busy with the holiday season I was unable to post as much as I would have liked. Now that everything is back to normal, here are my two eye looks. The purple one was very much inspired by Selena Gomez in Love You Like A Love Song Music video and the gold one was just a fun New Year's look.

Sorry for the slight blurriness my camera was acting funny! 

What were some of your looks for the holidays?

EOTD: Aqua Colored Cut Crease

I've been practicing the "cut crease" look and though I'm not as good as some other beauty bloggers I think that I'm getting the hang of it. Anyway, I completed the look and it turned out like this:

A bit dramatic and not what I'm used to be but it's fun to change 

things up a bit sometimes.

I'm really happy because I'm getting my camera on point to capture

the true colors of the look. 

Products Used:

ELF Eyeshadow Primer

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Milk"

ELF Beauty Book, Eye Brights Edition

(I used the bright aqua blue, purple and sparkly black in the palette)

120 palette 

(I used the deep blue)

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner in "Black"

Beauty Rush Mascara in "Violet"

$5.00 dupe for the Naked and The Naked 2 Palette?!!

So I really have been wanting the Naked palettes by Urban Decay for a while now. I have heard they're very impressive and worth the $48 price tag but I found something that is easily comparable to the palettes!

When I say "DUPE" I use the term loosely because even though the colors are similar, it is very hard to find two eye shadows that are exactly alike in all three palettes but I found similar toned shadows. So if you're looking for something that has the same effect as the Naked palettes but with a smaller price tag than this could be your answer.

It is the ELF Beauty Book Neutral Eye Edition:

I really like this palette, the colors are extremely pigmented, creamy and blendible. The finish on the eyeshadows reminds me of the buttery texture from the Urban Decay palettes too. 

Here are some swatches:

w/flash (colors are a lot brighter and pigmented but the flash kind of washed it out a bit)

w/flash

HOW THEY COMPARE:

Here is the Naked One Palette

Here is the Naked 2 Palette

I labeled some of the ELF Shadows that are similar to the ones in the Naked Palettes

(Click to make larger)

PRICE COMPARISONS:

I got my palette for $3.00 at Big Lots but they normally sell online and at Target for $5.00. 

This is a great buy for someone just starting out or who wants to have a good quality neutral palette.

I do not own the Naked palettes yet so I cannot physically compare swatches, but plenty of websites are doing comparisons and things like that so check those out for swatches. Tell me what you think!