Wednesday, 3 August 2011

What if I mix them all together?

Hi again everyone.  Thanks everyone for your patience in waiting for my email replies and most importantly waiting for some more powder to arrive.

I think I may have bought the guy out!  I definitely have one batch (of all colours) on it's way to me, and I emailed them Tuesday morning to get another order.  He may have to order more too.  Either way, it is coming, you might just need to wait a bit.  I'll be sending it out based on the order paid, if you want to know where you are in the queue, just email me.  I emailed the lucky 13 ladies who got their payments in super fast and got my original stock.  So if you didn't get an email saying it's on its way, your in the next order.

Now for some more pretty pictures.  I'm sure anyone who gets their powders will first make up a layering top coat,  you might then try frankening some dupes of other polishes, but before long you will be wondering, like me, what if I mix all three.  So I did.

It's really quite complex looking.  The main base colour is bronze, but you see four definite sparkles in there, red, gold, blue and green


The shift colour is a mix between green and violet blue.




Here is a blurly shot of the direct sun shot which shows those four distinct colours.


And the macro shot

This was three coats of my new franken over black.  I made this one not as pigmented as my first ones because I wasn't sure if it was going to work out or not. 

So if there is anyone that didn't order and still wants to join the list, please email me.

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Teal Nail Foil Crackle

Hey! I have more nail foil crackle to show you today. I don't use these as often as I would like, probably because they usually don't last very long, but they are super fun to use. I made a tutorial a while back for how to do this look. You can find that HERE! :) 

So using that same method, we used Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Creme Black as a base. And then teal nail foil from Dollar Nail Art.  This actually lasted me longer than I thought...even throughout handwashing and a shower. I have read that fast dry top coats don't play nice with foils, but since I wasn't planning on keeping this mani for long I tried anyway. We used Poshe Fast Dry Base Coat on top and it worked really well! Who would have guessed?





That's it for today! Have a good one! <3

Monday, 1 August 2011

Wet N Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio Swatches and Review




Hey ladies! I have been trying to get to posting today all day long, and here it is almost 9pm and I'm finally able to sit down and write! 

I got a few of the Wet N Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow trios to review. I wore each of these as part of my makeup look so I could give you a good review...most of these trios were pretty good quality, but there are a few misses for me. I liked the idea of all of them though! I used ELF eyelid primer beneath all of them and these shadows hardly creased on me.

Here are the colors I am showing you. They all have engraved hints within the shadow for where to put them:


And then the back of each palette gives tips as well. I like this idea for makeup beginners a lot. I know for me, using these palettes helped broaden my creativity for what I do with my eye makeup color wise.

First up is I'm Getting Sunburned. The gold is super pigmented and a very gorgeous shade. Definitely a winner for me! I also loved the pink brow bone color. It's not too harsh and blends well with the other two colors in the trio. The brown crease color I was really excited to try because it's gorgeous in the pan, but I think it muddies up a bit when blended and the pink shimmer gets lost. On me it looked practically black. I was hoping for a rich chocolate brown. That said, this is a good trio to use for a daytime smoky look. I included what this one looks like more blended in the swatches below.




Next is I Dream of Greenie. I really liked everything about this one. Maybe because I have a soft spot for green shadows, but these are all very pigmented, easy to blend, and I love love love the shades of green. It does come out pretty bright as an overall look, but when used in moderation this combo is perfection for me.



This one is called Spoiled Brat. Love that name! haha This one is a top pick for me also. The pink is bright and fun-very well pigmented. I liked the black also, no issues there. The silver is pigmented really well, but I think it's a little dark for a brow bone color. I felt i bit silly wearing this all day because I think it suits a night out better,  but with a few modifications I would definitely wear this again!




Finally, here is Retro. I wanted to like this one, but it just didn't come together for me. I loved how these shadows looked swatched on my had, but it didn't translate that way to the eye. They almost have a pearly sheen to them that didn't translate to the eye very well. I wasn't a fan of the colors together either. I wore this shadow trio all day, and by the end it was basically gone, even with a primer. So overall, this one was a dud for me. However if you want to wear color without being too bold, this could be a good option if the wear time doesn't bother you.






These trios retail for $2.99 and you can find these at many drugstores, Walmart, and Fred Meyer.

So what do you think of these? Thanks for reading!


*These products were sent to me to review in exchange for my honest opinions.