Showing posts with label Tarte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tarte. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Sparkly Blue Jay Inspired Makeup using Darling Girl Cosmetics

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing a makeup look I did recently using Darling Girl Cosmetics shadows. This wasn't a planned makeup look, I just felt like  experimenting with colors and techniques and came up with this. I feel like it looks sort of blue jay inspired though (hence the name), I did a sandwich technique for the eyeshadow (is that how you call it?), a colored brow, colored liner and really cool feather lashes. (which were freaking hard to apply by the way XD) I love the results, it's so whimsical and colorful! What do you all think?





 Products used :

Base
  • Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
  • NYX Eyeshadow Primer in Skin Tone
Eyeshadow & Brows
  • Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette
  • Darling Girl Cosmetics pigments in : Chimera, Lucky and Basket Case
  • Tarte Eye Performance Naturals shadow Palette

Liner & Lashes
  • Personelle Feather Lashes
  • Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara
  • Milani Liquif'eye Eyeliner Pencil - Black
  • NYX Studio Liquid Liner in Extreme Blue

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

The Perfect Palette Tag

Hey everyone! Today I'm back with another tag that's been going around Youtube for a while : the perfect palette tag! This is 10 questions about your favorite aspects of palettes that you own. Since my favorite makeup is by far eye shadow and since I'm totally obsessed with palettes I was super excited to do this one for you all! I tag all of you to do it if you're interested!


Tag Questions:
1. Best Packaging : Quo Glamour Box Palette

I love everything about this packaging. First off the palette is very small and portable. Next I think the cushion pattern on it is adorable. I love that it is made of super durable plastic because I feel like it is super safe for the shadows. I also love the size of the mirror which is super large considering how small this palette. It's just so practical if you're on the go!
2. Best Color Payoff : The Balm Nude Tude Palette
This one was a toss-up between this, the Naked Palettes and the Stila In the Lights Palette. I ended going with this one though because every single color in the palette is so incredibly pigmented and buttery, no matter the texture. In both the Naked Palettes and the Stila Palette, some of the matte shades are a touch drier (although just as nicely pigmented) which makes application a little more difficult. 

3. Most Versatile : Tarte of Giving Holiday Palette


Not only does this palette have all the matte shades that I need (black, neutral beige, medium brown blending shade), a ton of beautiful shimmery lid shades,  but it also has a few colored options such a a beautiful deep blue shade, a nice matte purple shade, a deep green, some beautiful bronze shades, etc. It's also got a silver and a gold in there. Basically it has everything you need to do a bunch of neutral or dramatic looks.


4. Best For Travel : Sephora Desert Sunset Eyeshadow Palette
Not only is this palette tiny (fits into the palm of my hand), but it's made of a really hard and thick cardboard which feels very secure. It's affordable, the mirror is large enough that you can use it while traveling and the palette includes all you need for a multitude of looks. (including a matte highlight shade, a shimmery bronzer and a shimmery blush). When I travel, I love to go very light, so this is really perfect for me while still giving me a bunch of options. The pigmentation is great too!


5. Biggest Regret : Elf Beauty Book Lip Edition Palette
I've talked about this in the past, but I never ever use this. While I do love some Elf products dearly, this was a total bust for me. All the colors sort of look the same or similar, they're waxy and I just don't reach for this. Wouldn't recommend it. Thankfully it was really cheap.


6. Best Color Names: Nude Tude Palette

I haven't taken another picture of it since it already won one of the categories. I love the Nude Tude Palette names and the whole concept behind the palette. I think the balm did a really good job at giving these shadows a fun name without going trashy (like Nars Orgasm for example).




7. Least Used : 88 Warm Palette


I could have gone with the Elf lip palette for this one also, but that would imply that I actually use it, which I don't. The 88 Warm Palette, on the other hand, I do use, only very rarely. As you can see, it has seen a lot of love in the past and I'm not saying it's not good, only that I have kind of put it aside when I got better neutral palettes. I'm a complete neutral shadow lover so I do invest in that more than anything else, which means now that I have the Naked Palettes, I can really see a difference in the quality of the shadows compared to the 88 Warm. 


8. Most Used : BH 120 Color Palette
This may be surprising, but my most used palette is this bright rainbow colored one. The reason behind this is because I do make a lot of very colorful looks on this blog. While I prefer neutrals on a day to day basis, I really don't wear makeup everyday, therefore I don't use my palettes nearly as often as this one. Sorry if it looks terrible, it's been through a lot (namely my cat who threw it on the floor once).

9. Most Loved : All the Naked Palettes
Overall, my most loved palettes are definitely the three Naked Palettes by Urban Decay. I love everything about them, the color selection, the pigmentation, the ease of application, the packaging, everything. I take them everywhere with me and there are just endless combinations I can do with them. 


10. Desert Island: Stila In the Lights
Not that I would bring any makeup to a deserted island, but let's see this more as if I had to choose only one palette to have for an extended period of time. I think the Stila in the Lights Palette is small, light and portable, the pigmentation is fantastic and it contains all the colors I need for everyday neutral looks. Because of that, I could go on a while using nothing but this and I would be just fine.

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That's all for this tag! I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did doing it! Since I'm a palette junkie, it was a lot of fun for me to think of each palette to award every category! Anyway hope you all have a great day! See you all the day after tomorrow for a Naked 3 Palette full review!


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Sunday, 22 December 2013

12 Days of Christmas : Winter 2013 Beauty Haul (Sephora, Drugstore, NYX, Lashes)

In keeping with the haul theme, I have a winter beauty haul to share with you guys. We went to NYC recently and I don't get to shop in the us very frequently so I kind of spoiled myself a little bit. I got an Holiday kit at Sephora, some stuff from the drugstore and quite a few NYX items and lashes from a beauty store.

First I got a bunch of NYX stuff. We do get some NYX around here, but we usually only get a few items and they are pretty pricey. I went to a beauty store in NYC and they had a huge selection so I decided to pick up some of the stuff I have been lusting over for a while. I got 2 powder blushes, a pink lip liner, a brow kit, two of the round lipsticks, two of the Mega Shine Glosses and one of the famous Butter Glosses. Now that I look back I wish I had gotten more colors of the Butter glosses. I also got some Red Cherry Lashes (never seen them around here) which were only 3$ each! I got some Ardell brown lashes for a look I've been planning on for a while and two glitters from a brand I don't really know.



 From Sephora, I got the Tarte of Giving Holiday kit. I am soooo excited about this kit! I've been using the oil and eye treatment a lot lately and they're perfect for dry skin! The palette is gorgeous and so is the blush. I haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet with the end of my trimester and everything, but I cannot wait! It's such a good value. ♥


Lastly I picked up some stuff from the drugstore. I decided not to go too crazy with it since I had already spent so much. I went for items that I can't find over here only. I got a limited edition Wet n Wild Palette (never find those anywhere so I was really excited when I spotted it), the Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara which everyone raves about (only 3$!), two Wet n Wild singles, a Blue mascara by Maybelline, one of the new Babylips and the Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Kiss which I had seen a Youtuber from Quebec mentioning in her favorites recently (not available in Quebec either). Last but not least, I got the L'Oréal infallible shadow in Amber Rush. I've been looking everywhere for this shade, but no drugstore seem to have this particular one. Unless it's called something different over here, I don't think we have it, or it's always sold out. Anyway, I'm really excited to have finally been able to get my hands on it!

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That's all I got! I hope you all enjoyed this and let me know if there are any products that you would like to see reviewed!


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