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Eye of the Day, as requested by Hunter87

WnW Comfort Zone Palette

Using left side

Eyelid shade all over lid

Crease shade through outer V and into the crease

Browbone Shade in inner corner

Physician's Formula Gel Liner (Brown one from Brown Eyes Trio) on lashline, upper & lower waterline

MAC Zoom Lash Black Lash Mascara on upper & lower lashes

Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to comment below!

Makeup Bag of the Week: 10/23

Face Products

Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer

Maybelline Mineral Power Natural Perfection Foundation in Light 4

Revlon PhotoReady Concealer in 002

Rimmel Recover Anti-Fatigue Concealer in 100 Ivory

Almay Truly Lasting Color Pressed Powder in 200 Light/Medium

Almay Pure Blends Blush in 200 Orchid

Mary Kay Blush in Bronze Sands

Eye Products

Hard Candy Eye Shadow Primer

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 611 Yogurt

Beauty Rush Chubby Eye Stick in Lilacquer

Wet n Wild Palette in Petal Pusher

Wet n Wild Palette in Comfort Zone

Mally Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Liner in Midnight

Physician's Formula Gel Liners for Brown Eyes Trio

MAC Zoom Fast Lash Black Lash

Lip Products

Wet n Wild Lipstick in 901B

Bonnebell Lipgloss in Berry 'Nilla Creme

MAC Lipglass in Nymphette

L.A. Colors Moisturizing Lipgloss in BLG334 Pink Pearl

Just wanted to say sorry that this is late but due to some family issues this was my earliest oppurtunity to get it posted. I figured it was better late than never! As always, I hope you enjoy. Comment with your feedback and make sure to follow my blog! :)

Review of Products from Week of 10/16

Last Week's Products:

Face Products

Avon Magix Face Perfector

Covergirl Clean Makeup in 110 Classic Ivory

Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer in light

Almay Truly Lasting Color Pressed Powder in 200 light/medium

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022 Sun Bronze

NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Berry New Yorker

Mary Kay blush in Pink Sapphire

 

Eye Products

Wet n Wild Kohl Brow-Eyeliner in 648 Taupe

Hard Candy eyeshadow primer

Hard Candy eyeshadow palette in 025 Vice

MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow in Mercurial

Mary Kay eye shadows in Moonstone, Java, and Currant Craze

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner in Soy

Physician's Formula Custom Eye Enhancing Gel/Cream Liner for Brown Eyes

Lancome Definicils Mascara in Black

Wet n Wild Mega Volume Mascara in C647B (It's black)

Lip Products

MAC lipstick in Lazy Day (Lustre finish)

MAC Slimshine Lipstick in Bare

Avon Glazewear in Tickled Pink

Bari Cosmetics lipgloss in Pink Pout

 

Review:

• Primer- I really liked the Avon Magix primer. It made my face really smooth and helped with the blending of my face products. I could also tell a significant increase in the wear of my foundation.
• Foundation- Whoa, buddy! This foundation has one strong scent! I should have known because it is a Covergirl product, but danggg. I really like the finish of the product though. If you can get over the scent, I say go for it.
• Concealer- The Glamoflauge concealer I used was very pigmented and covered my blemishes well but I found it to be too thick for under my eyes. I don't like the way it settles into the fine lines. Also, this product only comes in three shades so be careful! The one I own is actually a tad too light for me.
• Powder- this week I continued to use my Almay powder, as I will next week, and the week after, and the week after. (Well, until it is used up!)
• Cream Blush- I love the NYC Blushable Creme Sticks. They glide on and blend like a dream. You can have them be very opaque, or they will blend to almost nothing. Great product!
• Bronzer- My Rimmel bronzer is not one that I reach for, to be honest. It goes on pigmented but is then hard to blend and if you tap a bit of the product off on the back of your hand in order to not apply to much, then the bronzer is indetectable. It is matte though, and I do use it for a slight bit of color. Like I said, I don't reach for it, though.
• Eye Primer- Hard Candy, I don't have another one here with me to try
• Eyeshadow- This week I used a Hard Candy shadow palette. All of the colors had a very nice consistency and were all very pigmented. I liked the palette I have, the one in "Vice" because it is neutral enough to wear everyday but also has the capabilites of a nice smoky eye.
• Pencil Liner- The Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner is not a bad product, but I prefer my Mally Evercolor liner over it. I feel the HC liner tugs a bit and doesn't apply smoothly, but it is very pigmented.
• Gel Liner- I used the Physician's Formula gel liner for brown eyes. I intended to use all of them, but I really only got the chance to use the black. I really love this product though. It glides on the skin very well, has wonderful pigmentation, and is quite affordable.
• Lipsticks - MAC Lazy Day- I love this lipstick. Beautiful pink, very moisturizing
  MAC Bare- Also a good product. Less moisturizing than the one above but I like it.
• Lipglosses - Bari- This lip gloss is a frosty clear gloss, which goes great over any lipstick. It adds a bit of sheen and gloss over anything you pair it with. I really enjoy this lipgloss and continue to repurchase it.
  Avon- I would say this product is more like a creme lipstick. It is very opaque and is also very moisturizing. I find that it looks nicely all by itself or with a lighter gloss over top, like the one mentioned above.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy! Don't forget to comment and let me know what you think!

 
 

 

Face of the Day: 10/18

Products Used:

Avon Magix

Covergirl Clean Makeup

Hard Candy Glamoflauge

Almay Truly Lasting Color Pressed Powder

Rimmel Natural Bronzer

NYC Blushable Creme Stick, Mary Kay Blush applied over top

Hard Candy Eye Shadow Primer

Hard Candy Eye Shadow Palette in Vice

Physician's Formula Gel Eyeliner

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner

WnW MegaVolume Mascara

MAC Bare Slimshine

MAC lipstick in Lazy Day

Application Process I used:

1. Apply a pea sized amount of primer all over face and massage in with fingers

2. Use a quarter sized amount of foundation and stipple and swirl on with your favorite dense foundation brush

3. Apply a minute amount of concealer under the eye and on any blemishes (this concealer is very pigmented so a little goes a long way)

4. Buff in powder, focusing mainly on the T-Zone (I like using a Kabuki)

5. Apply bronzer to the temples and in the hollows of the cheeks, dust the remaining product on the nose

6. Apply the creme blush and work into the skin with your fingers

7. Lightly dust the powder blush over the creme blush to set, increase longevity, and add color

8. Dab eye primer all over eye, up to the brow, and even on the lower lash line. Rub in well using light pressure

9. Apply the silver shade in the palette all over the lid and up into the crease using a flat shader brush

10. Using a fluffy crease brush, apply the purple shade into the crease and blend well

11. Use the skintone shade under the brow as a highlight and to also help blend the purple out

12. Using a thin brush, apply the gel eyeliner as close to the lash line as possible

13. Apply the pencil liner onto the upper and lower water lines

14. Apply two coats of mascara

15. Apply the lipstick in Lazy Day all over the lips and blot

16. Add the Bare lipstick onto the outer edges of the lips to add dimension

I hope you like the look and that you will try it for yourself.

Remember, you don't have to use these exact products in order to achieve the look!

For those of you who would like a reference for the colors in the above mentioned palette:



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Makeup Bag of the Week: 10/16

Face Products

Avon Magix Face Perfector

Covergirl Clean Makeup in 110 Classic Ivory

Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer in light

Almay Truly Lasting Color Pressed Powder in 200 light/medium*

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022 Sun Bronze

NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Berry New Yorker

Mary Kay blush in Pink Sapphire

Eye Products

Wet n Wild Kohl Brow-Eyeliner in 648 Taupe

Hard Candy eyeshadow primer

Hard Candy eyeshadow palette in 025 Vice

MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow in Mercurial

Mary Kay eye shadows in Moonstone, Java, and Currant Craze

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner in Soy

Physician's Formula Custom Eye Enhancing Gel/Cream Liner for Brown Eyes

Lancome Definicils Mascara in Black*

Wet n Wild Mega Volume Mascara in C647B (It's black)

Lip Products

MAC lipstick in Lazy Day (Lustre finish)

MAC Slimshine Lipstick in Bare

Avon Glazewear in Tickled Pink

Bari Cosmetics lipgloss in Pink Pout

* denotes that this is a product I am currently trying to finish up

Makeup Bag Review

(If you would like to see an extensive look at last week's products, go to "Makeup Bag of the Week: 10/9" i.e. to figure out the exact shades I used)

Foundation: The foundation I used went on very smooth and had sheer coverage but was very buildable. I found after using it for a while that I prefer applying it with a flat foundation brush and then buffing it into the skin with my Sigma F82, for an airbrushed finish.

Powder: The Almay powder set my foundation well, with very little oil throughout the day. However, it did tend to seem a bit cakey around my nose and on my chin, where I had a bit of a dry patch. Also, if you apply too much, it can look a bit cakey, as well. To combat this cakey-ness, I liked using a Kabuki brush. If you are wanting to apply more product, in a more concentrated manner, I would use the Sigma F82 to buff this powder in, instead of the kabuki.

Bronzer: The Mary Kay bronzer I used this week was quite sheer and came off very matte. I loved the matte quality to the bronzer. I felt it looked good on the skin. I applied it with a fluffy blush brush.

Blush: I used two blushes this week. For a darker look, I used a Wet 'N Wild blush. It was very very pigmented and had a nice texture. Due to it's large amount of pigmentation, I found that I liked to apply it with a stippling brush. That way you apply just the right amount of product.

Highlighter: My Hard Candy highlighter is truly a great one. I urge you all to go purchase it if you are in need of a highlighter in your collection. It has a wonderful peachy/silvery sheen. Make sure to use a light hand with this product though, as you can easily apply too much and then you will loo greasy. I like applying it with my Sonia Kashuk pointed foundation brush.

Eye Primer: The Hard Candy primer is great for keeping your eye look in place all day and keeping the colors vibrant, without creasing. Just put a tiny dab on your eye and blend it in with your finger!

Eyeshadow: Maybelline - I really like the color variety in this palette and the color payoff. The shadows also feel very nice to the touch, even the matte shade!

Covergirl- I loved this shadow! It has a great payoff with minimal fallout. Wonderful for an everyday look.

Mark Kay- All three of the Mary Kay shadows that I used this week had the same qualities. They were high quality products and velvety to the touch. The only "less than great" thing that I have to say is that they only have decent pigmentation. I feel they are buildable, though.

Eyeliner: Mally- I love my Mally eyeliner. It is very black, glides smoothly without any tugging, and stays longer than most in my water line! I love it so much.

Revlon ColorStay- This is the only product from the whole makeup bag that I can really say I dislike. It is not a good product at all, unfortunately. I feel that it tugs on the skin and doesn't show up in my waterline. I truly don't care for it.

Mascara: Lancome- I love itttt! This really gives my lashes great length. Once I use up this sample, which will be soon, I plan to purchase the full size version. Absolutely superb product.

Lipstick: The Neutrogena lipstick was very moisturizing and had a wonderful color. It was opaque and lasted all day. The e.l.f lipstick was also very nice but I felt that it was a bit drying on the lips. It's a great berry shade, though. Wonderful for fall/winter!

Lipgloss: The lipgloss that I used this week is a long time favorite nude-color lipgloss. It is very moisturizing and has a great shine. It does occasionally need touched up though. 

I NEED HELP!

Okay, I can't figure out why it won't let me comment on my posts. It keeps saying that this user doesn't have the authority to do it or something and to log out and sign back in.. Do any of you know what I can do and @Hunter87, I'm very sorry for not responding to your comments. I have tried but this is what is happening. Hope you can help, I don't want to be rude. Thanks a bunch.

Laura

Nail of the Day: 10/14

Today I applied Essie mink muffs on all of my nails. I applied two thin coats to get the opacity achieved above.

Then, I applied Rimmel 60 Second Vinyl Shine in Big Night Out to my ring finger nails as an accent. I'm not entirely sure if I like this or not...

I then applied the Mary Kay Signature top coat on all nails.

My Thoughts on the Products:

As far as the Essie polish, I like the longevity I achieve from it (I obviously say this from past experience wearing this product and shade), but it can be a bit difficult to apply. I find that the key is THIN coats. Without thin coats, I recieve a streaky appearence. This polish also takes a bit to dry completely, so be careful!

For the Rimmel polish, I love the fast drying quality and the opacity of the product. It only took one coat for the coverage that you see above and also in my previous Nail of the Day. However, I find that this polish chips very easily. So, if you are willing to touch up, this is an absolutely great product.

Last but not least, the Mary Kay top coat. I only used this top coat because it is the one that I had handy. I find that this is just the opposite of the Essie polish, as you need to use a lot of the product to get a full coat on your nails. Also, in past experience with this product I have found that it makes the polish peel. We will see if that happens this time. I really like the shine it attributes to the look, though.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy!

Face of the Day

Products used in this look: (All items included in my Makeup Bag of the Week)

Maybelline Mineral Power Foundation in Light 4

Revlon PhotoReady Concealer or in Light 002 (blemishes)
pixi Correction Concealer in Brightening Peach (undereye darkness)
Almay Truly Lasting Color Powder in 200 Light/Medium
Mary Kay Signature Bronze Highlighting Powder in MT23
Mary Kay blush in Apricot Breeze
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt
Covergirl Single in Mink
Mary Kay shadows in Bamboo, Adobe, and Cinnabar
Mally Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Liner in Midnight
Lancome Definicils Mascara in Black
e.l.f. Lipstick in Classy
Bonnebell lipgloss in Berry 'Nilla Creme

Application:
I gently applied my liquid foundation onto the skin using my Coastal Scents flat top brush. I used this in a stippling motion and then swirled to buff in the foundation. Then, I applied the blemish concealer, blending it with my fingers, and the undereye concealer, which I apply with a fluffy angled brush from EcoTools. After that, I applied my bronzer and blush. With both of those products I used the EcoTools blush brush. I applied the bronzer to the temples, the hollows of the cheeks, and a light dusting on my nose. The blush I placed toward the back of the cheek and then brought forward, using a light hand. After getting the face finished I moved on to the eyes. I applied the NYX jumbo pencil directly to my eye from the lashline to the crease and then blended it out with my finger. Then, I applied the Mink color all over using a flat shader brush. Following that, I applied Adobe all throught my crease with a fluffy brush, and then Cinnabar just in the outer V with the same fluffy brush. Oh, and I also took a little bit of bamboo on my finger and ran that lightly under the brow and in the inner corner. Then, I lined my upper and lower water lines with the eyeliner and applied my mascara. Next came a good layer of lipstick, and then I applied the lipgloss mostly to the center of my lips.

I really like this look! Despite how difficult and time consuming it sounds from the above description, it is really not hard at all and is very quick. With me being a college student, quick and pretty is my goal, and I think it is achieved pretty well here! I hope you like it as well!

Nail of the Day: Rimmel 826 Big Night Out

This polist is the Rimmel 60 Seconds Vinyl Shine Nail Polish in the color 826 Big night out. In this picture looks very orange but in person it comes off either red or orange, depending on the way the light hits it. I really like this property of the polish. This polish does dry very quickly, as the packaging claims. I didn't time it, but it was very fast. Also this is a very opaque product. The picture above was taken with one coat of polish, no base coat, no top coat. Everything shown is purely that one polish.

One thing I dislike about this product is that because of it's quick drying characteristic, you have to apply the polish quickly. I'm one to paint it over and over trying to remove any streaks. If you do that with this polish, it is going to look really goopy on the nail, so quick application is key.

Overall, I really like this product. The opaque-ness (I'm not convinced that is a word!) of the product gives it ten thumbs up from me. Also, it looks very nice without having to layer things under it or on top of it. That's a time saver for myself. I really like this polish, especially around fall. It reminds me of pumpkins and the fall leaves changing colors. Do you have any fingernail polishes like that?

Makeup Bag of the Week 10/9

For those of you who don't know, the point of doing a makeup bag of the week is to use products that have been in your collection that you have more or less forgot about, to finish up a product, or to just switch things up from the products that you have made your norm. This idea came to me from Faith (FaithersK on YouTube), as she does a makeup basket of the week to sort through things in her collection that she hasn't used in a while or doesn't know whether to keep them in her collection or not.

I began to notice that a lot of things I had bought had just "sunk to the bottom of my collection" metaphorically speaking. I had just been stuck in a rut in my everyday makeup routine and figured it was time for a change. I thought this would be the perfect way to solve that.

I will try to post a new makeup bag of the week every Sunday. This Sunday I will not have a review, but next Sunday I will review all of the products I use for the entire week. I hope everyone enjoys this series. Oh, and make sure to check out Faith on YouTube, she is absolutely wonderful. Here is the URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/FaithersK

Face Products

Foundation: Maybelline Mineral Power Natural Perfection Foundation in Light 4

Concealer: Undereye- Pixi Correction Concealer in Brightening Peach

Blemishes- Revlon PhotoReady concealer in Light Pale 002 (This shade is actually too light for my skin, but I am hoping to use it up. With a good blend the difference isn't too apparent.)

Powder: Almay Truly Lasting Color Pressed Powder in Light/Medium 200

Blush: Wet n Wild 832E Heather Silk

Bronzer: Mary Kay Signature Bronze Highlighting Power in MT23

Highlighter: Hard Candy Blush Crush Baked Blush in 127 Honeymoon

Eye Products

Primer: Hard Candy Eyeshadow Primer

Base: NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt

Eyeshadows: Maybelline ExpertWear Eyeshadow palette in Sunbaked Neutrals & Covergirl Eye Enhancers Single Shadow in 750 Mink

Eyeliners: Revlon ColorStay in Black, Mally Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Liner in Midnight, and Covergirl Line Exact in 610 (I don't see a shade name but it is a dark brown)

Mascara: Lancome Definicils Mascara in Black

Lip Products

Lipsticks: e.l.f Lipstick in Classy, Neutrogena MoistureShine in Angel's Blush 100

Lipgloss: Bonnebell lipLites in Berry 'Nilla Creme

Palette

I put together a Mary Kay palette to use this week. It includes three eyeshadows and a blush.

Eyeshadows: Bamboo, Adobe, Cinnabar

Blush: Apricot Breeze

I hope that you enjoy this kind of thing and make sure to stay tuned for my review of these items next week!







ELF Review

These are the e.l.f (also known as ELF and Eyes, Lips, Face) products that I own. ELF cosmetics is an affordable brand that has come out with many high quality products. I am particularly fond of the blushes and lipsticks, but I have not yet tried the eyeshadow, so that could be something to look forward to! This cosmetics company splits itself into three different categories: essentials, studio, and minerals. The lipsticks above are from the essentials line, and the rest of the products are in the studio line. The essentials line tends to have cheaper looking packaging, but only costs $1. The studio line has better packaging (I've heard it is similar to the NARS packaging) and the majority of the studio products cost $3.

Bronzers

Here are the bronzers that I own. Starting from the left, contouring blush and bronzing powder ($3), warm bronzer ($3), and golden bronzer ($3). The blush and bronzer duo is the product out of these three that I prefer for any kind of contouring and for my on-the-go makeup bag. The blush in the duo is very pigmented, so use a light hand. You must also be careful because it does tend to have a bit of a dry, or dusty, consistency. The blush in this set much reminds me of their blush, Candid Coral, which we will get to later. The bronzer is a matte formula with a few gold shimmers, but basically comes off matte when applied to the face. It is rather sheer but is easily buildable. To move on, we have two quad bronzers. I call them this because the colors are in four quadrants. As you can see by comparing the two, each of the bronzers are laid out basically the same, just with the tones of the colors in the bronzer varying slightly. In the warm bronzer, I find a gold shade, a pinky blush-type product with gold sheen, a matte cream color, and a bronze shade. I would like to mention that the cream shade in this particular bronzer has a very nice, smooth consistency. In the gold bronzer, I once again find a gold shade, another pink shade, although I would call this particular one dusty rose, a cream color with a nice sheen, and a copper color. I find that the gold bronzer tends to be more brown hued whereas the warm bronzer's colors had more variance.

Blushes

Now, for the e.l.f studio blushes. From left to right, these shades are Tickled Pink, Candid Coral, and Gotta Glow. First off, I would like to say that all of these blushes have splendid quality for each of them to only cost $3! I actually prefer these over one of my not-so-great MAC blushes. Anyway, let's start with the Tickled Pink shade. It once again has that very nice creamy formula. It comes off sheer when applied but it certainly buildable. I would also say that this shade comes off fairly matte. I would describe it as a nice baby pink shade. Next is the Candid Coral shade. It is very, very pigmented, unlike its predecessor. When swatched, it comes off as being a nice coral (original name, huh?) with a wonderful golden sheen to it. As a side note, this summer, this shade was all over different YouTube channels as being the shade to go to for a nice "summer glow". I definitely think this shade should be a collection staple! The next shade is Gotta Glow, and to be honest, this is my least favorite out of the three. This shade has a very, very dusty formulation. The color of the product is a pale champagne with gold sheen. It is not necessarily a bad product, but from the color on the e.l.f website, I thought it was going to be a completely different product entirely! That's okay though, it is a welcome addition to my collection.

Lipsticks

These lipsticks are from the essentials line. The one on the left is called Seductive, the one on the right is named Classy. Both of these shades are absolutely marvelous. They are both very creamy, pigmented, and have a pleasant scent. Neither shade has any glitter or sheen, but is a cream finish, which I quite enjoy. The Seductive shade is a reddy orange color which. The Classy shade is more of an everyday pink color which I find absolutely amazing. Both of these lipsticks feel very good on the lips.

The Oddball

Last but not least, here is the last e.l.f product of this review. This is the complection perfection powder ($3). It is an incredibly smooth product. As you can see by looking at the picture, this product has four different colored powders in one pan. There is a yellow, blue, green and red. The basic idea of this product is that you can individually apply the powders onto a discoloration, or you can swirl all of the powders together and apply them to even out the overall skintone. The yellow addresses blue and purple discolorations (such as the darkness under the eyes), the blue helps with any yellow pigmentation, the green helps with redness (like around your nose and mouth), and the red is useful for green and yellow discolorations. I think that the yellow really does help with the undereye circles. Occasionally I will set my undereye concealer with this. As for using the rest of the colors individually, I can't speak for them, because I haven't done it. I have also used this product by the swirling method. I guess it did it's job of evening out my skintone, because I felt like I looked washed out, which is actually the purpose. It gives you a clean slate to apply your other makeup to.

Overall

Overall I like the e.l.f brand. I feel that it has some very high quality products to offer at a vary affordable price. I will definitely continue to purchase from this brand and recommend it to others. Oh, and e.l.f often has sales on their website, which is just another thumbs up in my book!

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Nail of the Day: petites Rose Quartz

Today I painted my nails using a polish by the brand petites. The name of the shade was Rose Quartz. It is a cherry red color with very fine red and gold shimmers (that's how it appears to me) also has a nice sheen. This polish is very easy to work with and gives you a nice opaque color with two coats, as I used. This picture was taken in direct sunlight.

L'oreal H.I.P (High Intensity Pigments) Duos

At one time there was a lot of hype about the H.I.P (pronounced hip, yes, like the body part that joins your leg and body together) duos. In the midst of all the hype, of course I had to purchase some. There are now five different categories of the H.I.P duos: bright eye shadow duo, metallic eye shadow duo, concentrated eye shadow duo, crystal eye shadow duo, amd matte eye shadow duo. Those are the names per the L'oreal website. Until doing this blog, I actually didn't realize how many different types there were!

I personally own three of the duos. Two of these duos are of the bright eye shadow duo variety, and the other is a concentrated eye shadow duo.

The two bright duos that I own are entitled Riotous and Flamboyant. The concentrated duo is entitled Charisma.

When doing the swatches of the shadows, I felt that on the duos entitled Charisma and Flamboyant, the top shades (looking at the swatched paper) were very smooth and almost creamy. The bottom shads however, seemed to be chalky and dusty. I found that in the Riotous duo, it was just the opposite. The top shade was the chalky one, and the bottom shade was smooth. I think this may have something to do with the formulation of the products, as the chalky shades in Charisma and Flamboyant are both matte. In the Riotous duo, the chalky shade appears to have a glittery sheen though, so I don't know if that is the answer.

Overall, I like these shadows. One shade definitely prevails over another in each of the duos, but I feel that for approximately eight dollars, getting one high quality shadow is a good deal. Looking at it that way, the not-so-good shadows don't bother me as badly. It's a shame that they all don't have that smooth and creamy feel though!

My first post!

Hello all, even though I know no one is reading. I have long been idolizing the beauty gurus of YouTube and various blogs, and I, too, have become engrossed in the world of makeup and fashion. I love it. I constantly find myself "stalking" the makeup aisles in various stores and it is truly a fascination. I wanted a place to share my hobby, and hopefully that is what I have found. I am going to use these blog posts to review makeup products, show hauls, and provide swatches to anyone who wants to see them. I know how much I love makeup, and I know there are other people out there that share this love. I certainly hope that other people will get as much enjoyment out of my blog as I have out of the various ones that I love to read. Well, here goes nothing!