Showing posts with label highlighter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label highlighter. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Stila All Over Shimmer Duo in Kitten Review and Swatches


Texture & Application : These highlighters are smooth and buttery. The powder is fine and soft, but not so soft that a lot will become loose when you dip your brush in (if you swipe it too hard it will though). To apply this, I like using the Real Techniques contour brush when I want a noticeable highlight. If I want something more subtle, I'll use a fan brush instead. Both powders are very pigmented, meaning that they are very noticeable on the skin even when applied lightly and both apply very evenly.

Finish
 : Both highlighter have beautiful sheen to them without being overly glittery. Depending on which color you apply, you will get a glowy golden highlight or a more subtle and fair-skin friendly light pink highlight.  Personally, on a day to day basis, unless I'm going for a specific look, I like a little bit of both so I mix the two before I apply.

Swatches

On the Cheeks
Left Pinky Shade applied by itself

Right Bronzey shade applied by itself

Both shades applied together

Packaging : The packaging is super cute. It's a small peach colored plastic compact with little stars on it. It's quite light so it's easy to transport. It also seems to be quite durable and it closes securely. It has small mirror inside which could be handy, but it's pretty small so I'm not sure I would use it unless I had nothing else on hand. I'm surprised by how nice this packaging is because the only other Stila product that I own is the In The Lights Palette (which I love by the way) and the cardboard packaging is terrible. It's super messy and dirty now and you can even see the plastic layer on it starting to unglue in some places.




Price
 : 29$ at Canadian Sephora. You can get it on Amazon.com for 14.92$ (score!)

Overall
 : I like that this highlighter has both shades in it, making it very versatile. You could probably accommodate most looks with these two colors. It works wonderfully with my fair skin and the quality is outstanding in my opinion. I'm very happy with this purchase, especially since I only paid 15$ for it. I'm not sure I would be willing to shell out the 29$ Sephora is charging to get it though, so if you can get a good deal on it I definitely recommend, otherwise, I'm sure other cheaper alternatives exist that would be relatively similar to this. I give it a 8/10 because of the price.

Friday, 6 September 2013

Hard Candy Tiki Bronzer Review

Hey all! Today I have another review to share! I'm reviewing the Hard Candy Baked Bronzer in Tiki! I haven't included this one with the other bronzers in my recent Drugstore and High-end bronzer review because, even though it's called a bronzer, it's really more of an highlight. At least, that's what I use it for! Let get on with the review :)


Color : Tiki is a pale golden champagne shimmery color. Nothing like a bronzer as you can see from the swatch on my hand below!

Swatch

Texture & Application 
: The powder is not too powdery so not too much product will get loose when you put a brush into it. However, it's still quite soft. Because not too much product comes of on your brush, I prefer using a more dense brush like the Real Techniques contour brush or their large blending brush. The product is quite pigmented so you don't need a lot to get a nice sheen of your cheekbones.

Finish
 : Because of the shimmery finish of the highlighter, you will get a glowy golden effect to the skin when you apply Tiki.

Packaging : I don't like all of Hard Candy's packaging, but this is cute. The compact feels sturdy and closes well. It's the right size so that it's easy to store.

Price
 : 6 or 7$ Not sure exactly anymore how much I paid for it.

Overall
 : Great drugstore, inexpensive highlighter! It's so hard to find highlighter at the drugstore, so I'm really thrilled. I love the look it gives my cheekbones, especially when I have a little bit of a tan or if a go for a bronzed look. I would definitely repurchase, not that I will go through this any time soon! I don't have anything negative to say about it really! 9/10

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Saturday, 30 March 2013

2013 Beauty Wishlist : Drugstore & High End


Just because I feel like it, I'm posting this beauty wishlist of the current items I'm lusting over. Let me know if you have tried any of these and what you think of them! ♥



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Wet' n Wild
WnW princess bronzer
WnW pearlescent pink Blush

Almay
Almay Get up and Grow Mascara

L'Oréal
Magic Lumi Foundation
Magic Lumi Concealer

Collection 2000
Concealer

Sleek
Eye Shadow Palettes
Blushes
Contour kit

Bourgeois
Healthy mix foundation

Sigma
Full brush set

Perfume
Katty Perry - Meow
Juicy Couture - Viva la Juicy
Hello Kitty

China Glaze Nail Polishes

Tarte 
Amazonian Clay Blushes

LORAC
PRO Palette

Soap & Glory
Righteous Butter

Benefit
Erase Paste
Bo-ing Concealer

Urban Decay 
Naked 2 Palette

The Balm 
Balm Jovi Rockstar Palette
Mary Lou Manizer Highlighter
Hot Mama Blush

Too faced
Natural Eye Shadow Collection
Natural at Night Shadow Collection
Smokey Eye Shadow Collection
Shadow Insurance

NYX (pretty much anything by NYX)
Caviar and Bubbles Shadow Palette

Stila 
All Over Shimmer Duo

Others
Z palette
Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask


Fyrinnae 
Callipygian, Enchanting Otters, Otherworld ,Sleepy Hollow, Wicked, Hypercool, Herbivore, Mephisto, Freya, Purgatory, Pumpkin fire, Shinigami, Soceress, Leshii, Immortality,
Pixy Epoxy

Darling Girl
Loose shadows (too many to list them all!)

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So my list is pretty long I guess :P Thankfully most of it is Drugstore/inexpensive! Let me know what items are on your beauty wishlist for 2013! :)

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