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Sleek MakeUP Garden of Eden Palette Review, Swatches

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Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Garden of Eden Palette Review, Swatches
 
I had mentioned about the Sleek MakeUP’s new Garden of Eden launch HERE.
 
I finally received this palette and the blushes..after a long wait ! And sadly, I also had to pay customs on it :/ 🙁 But anyways, coming back to the palette.
 
 
It comes in the normal Sleek MakeUP palette black packaging..and also with the regular mirror and a two sided sponge applicator..
 
RRP £7.99
 
The cover also had instructions behind on how to use the shades, this time.
 
 
Sleek MakeUP says: Enhance what Mother Nature gave you with the striking, beautiful colours of Sleek MakeUP’s new Garden of Edeni-Divine Palette. 
 
 
An earthy, nature inspired palette that echoes the hues of a stunning tropical jungle with dusky purples, earthy browns and organic greens.
 
Garden of Eden i-Divine delivers the iconic 12high pigmented eye shadows associated with Sleek MakeUP once again, with shades such as Paradise On Earth, Eve’s Kiss and Gates Of Eden. Each fresh, vibrant shade stays true from day to night and blends together beautifully to create any look you desire from soft and subtle, to dazzling and dramatic,suited to all skin tones. This is a beautiful palette made up of an array of earthy, nature inspired hues that echo a stunning tropical jungle with dusky purples, earthy browns and organic greens.
 
The swatches are all one swipe.
 
 
 

Shades are :

Gates of Eden : Warm Coppery orange gold
Eve’s Kiss : Metallic lilac pink
Paradise on Earth : Warm taupe purple
Python : Again a deeper taupe brown
Forbidden : Matte grey with gold shimmer..but dry in texture..not that pigmented.
Flora : Matte brick reddish brown..again a little dry
 
 
 
Entwined : Matte Medium taupe brown with gold shimmer..little dry and chalky
Adam’s Apple : Matte light apple green
Fig : Light metallic green gold
Evergreen : Metallic mid green
Fauna : Metallic forest green
Tree of Life : Matte forest green

 
It has the perfect mix of neutrals and greens..and taupe lovers like me would love the taupes it offers..I am not a fan of green shadows as such..but sometimes the deeper forest green ones like Tree of Life make for a super sexy green smokey eye !
 
Pigmentation wise, as usual the metallic ones were amazingly pigmented..but the matte ones were drier and needed layering..With a primer, these stay for 8-9 hours.
 
Overall, I would say if you love greens and taupes, then this palette is specially made for you 😀 But its a good mix of neutrals and brights. Recommended.
 
It launched on 15th Jan..and is available on sleekmakeup.com and Superdrug stores..
Have you tried the Sleek MakeUP Garden of Eden Palette ?
 
P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review.

Revlon ColorStay ShadowLinks – Customize Your Palette

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Revlon ColorStay® ShadowLinks

Mix & Match to Customize Your Palette

Mix. Match. Click. With new Revlon ColorStay® ShadowLinks, now you can create your own customized palette of possibilities. Each individual eye shadow easily snaps together to create your own unique combination every time. Choose from an array of 30 shades with rich color pay-off, in a variety of finishes from soft matte to satin to high sparkle.

The Revlon ColorStay® ShadowLinks shade range includes Neutrals, Pinks/Plums, Blues/Grays, Greens/Golds and Browns/Blacks. Revlon suggests starting your custom palette by picking your favorite color, adding a light shade to highlight and finishing with a deeper shade to define. Create a neutral and pink palette for day, then click-in a fun green or gold for night – whatever you choose, it’s yours – now you can change your look. In a click!

FEATURES/BENEFITS/KEY INGREDIENTS:

20 shades of clickable, customizable mix and match colors;
Unique packaging easily snaps together to create your own customizable palette;
Rich color pay-off in a variety of finishes from soft matte to satin to high sparkle;
All-day wear.

20 SHADES:
Bone, Oyster, Sand, Taupe, Candy, Lilac, Plum, Egg plant, Seafoam, Periwinkle, Peacock, Gun metal, Lime, Khaki, Gold, Melon, Silver, Copper, Java, Onyx

RETAIL PRICE: INR180 (Tentative)

AVAILABILITY: January 2014

I am loving the sound and look of sand, taupe, plum, egg plant, khaki, gun metal, etc..

Is’nt this idea fun and exciting ? We can finally select our own colors and make our own palette..if we do not like a particular color or pigmentation of a color from a quad, its no more an issue..make your own duo or trio or quad ! 😀

Glamorous 12 Color Eye Shadow Palette ‘St. Tropez’ Review, Swatches, EOTD

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Glamorous 12 Color Eye Shadow Palette ‘St. Tropez’- Swatches, Review& EOTD

Review by Lee

Hi Girls,

Today I’m going to review a 12 eyeshadow palette which super super affordable from a brand called Glamorous. I got it in the shade ‘St. Tropez’ and lets start with the review

Product Description
Glamorous 12 Color Eye Shadow is the perfect way to try out that hot new look! Each palette has four exciting color schemes and is offered in a variety of combinations. Our eye shadow is specifically designed for every woman’s unique skin complexity. Applicator included for on-the-go touchups.

Price: $6 for 10gms

Packaging

The palette comes in a rectangular plastic packaging with a transparent lid on top. Inside it contains 12 eyshadows with a double ended sponge applicator. The applicator is pretty ‘meh’ but it is good enough to be used for touch ups. The packaging does feel a little flimsy but shuts tightly so you can easily carry it in your purse

Texture & Shades

The texture of the eyeshadows is pretty much a mixed bad. The darker color are very soft and smooth while the lighter shades are a very hard and gritty. Its hard to get enough product on the brush to apply it so I’m not at all happy with the texture.

The palette contains a gorgeous array of shades from pretty neutrals to pinks, purples and light blues. You can easily create a complete eyemakeup look as it has lid colors, darker crease shades as well as highlighting shades

Pigmentation & Staying Power

Oh God! The pigmentation of these is absolutely terrible. The swatches you see in the pic are the result of hard labour of swatching them again and again! :p I think I must’ve swiped them 5-6 times to make them show up on my skin. Only the orange and purples are decently pigmented but the rest just do not show up!These do have better pigmentation with a base underneath but it still requires alot of effort to work with these.

It also lacks in staying power which is such a huge bummer coz I really liked the shades in this palette. It stays put for 2-3 hours after which it totally vanishes. I have’nt applied these without a base because umm they just don’t show up :p

Pros

1)Has a nice variety of shades
2)Comes with a sponge applicator easing touch ups
3)Super Cheap

Cons
1)Gritty and hard texture
2)Bad Pigmentation
3)Bad Staying Power

Recommended? Umm no! Sure the palette is very cheap but it is very hard to work with. It pretty much lacks in all aspects and I can’t recommend this at all.

Editor’s note: Ooo..sad that its lacks in pigmentation and staying power..the shades are gorgeous and it would have been an awesome palette if pigmented..but loved your EOTD !

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Colorbar’s latest launch – Get-The-Look Makeup Kit

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Colorbar’s latest launch – Get-The-Look Makeup Kit

GET THE LOOK MAKE UP KIT

This season does not resist yourself in looking stunning, ravishing and bewitching.  Get ready in the hottest shades of the season with  “Get-The-Look Makeup Kit”. This easy to use and handy kit gives you convenience of creating a range of looks anywhere and anytime. It  comes with 2 high payoff blushers, perfect match pressed powder and 4 baked eye shadows. Highlight, contour and accentuate your eyes and cheeks with these high payoff, multi pigmented baked eye shadows and blusher and finish off with a face powder for a flawless finish. To give ease of application on the go, kit also contains high quality sponge and brushes.

Priced at INR 1750/- Get-The-Look Makeup Kit is a perfect gift this season.It is available in three varying color families- Alluring Beauty (inspired by ethereal shades), Dripping Innocence (inspired by earth and sky tones) and Admiring Gaze (inspired by vibrant colors). The kit comes in a stylish black case with a mirror on its closing flap so you can look at your work of art anytime. All pigments are coated with emollients and infused with long-wearing ingredients to give an all day fresh look. The long-lasting face powder creates a smooth, flawless finish from a.m. to late hours.

About Colorbar: Colorbar is a leading color cosmetics and make-up brand that adds glamour to women’s avant garde beauty needs. Its exclusive, high-end formulations and product lines are manufactured at prestigious manufacturing facilities across Greece, Italy, France and Germany. Colorbar formulations are benchmarked against the leading prestige brands of the world. Colorbar considers every woman as unique – with a distinct personality and style, who uses an exclusive selection of colors to express her individuality. This inspiration lies at the heart of Colorbar’s interesting and contemporary color palette.

Haul: Stila, theBalm, La Roche-Posay, EOS

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Haul: Stila, theBalm, La Roche-Posay, EOS

Hey everyone,

I am back with a haul after a long time ! My cousin was coming from the US and I always order stuff from Apothica and get it delivered at his place. (Cashing on the free shipping within US :p)

This time I ordered Stila In the Light Palette, theBalm Stainiac in Prom Queen, La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water, EOS Lip Balms in Strawberry Sorbet and Summer Fruit and Styli Style Line and Seal 24H Eye Pencil in Bronze.

Stila In the Light Palette is my fav of the lot. Its a collection of Stila’s award-winning eye shadows in wearable, neutral shades for every skin tone that can be worn wet or dry and comes with Stila Smudge Stick in Damsel, a matte brown shade. Comes with a lookbook which has 4-5 different looks from day to night. I feel many of the shades are quite similar to the ones in UD Naked Palette.

theBalm Stainiac is a lip and Cheek Stain..Prom Queen is a pretty strawberry red tint.

La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water…wanted to try from a long time and EOS lip balms too.

Styli Style Line and Seal eye pencil in Bronze..heard the brand first time..but read good reviews that it really does stay put whole day.

Whats your favorite ?

MUA Undress Me Too Palette Review, Swatches

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MUA Undress Me Too Palette Review, Swatches

So just as Urban Decay came up with Naked 2 after Naked 1 Palette..MUA came up with Naked 2 Dupe too..after the Heaven and Earth, being the Naked 1 dupe 😀

Yes..Undress Me Too Palette is Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Dupe..and a much affordable dupe 🙂

What the Company claims: The Undress Me Too Palette embraces this season’s fresh-faced look and urges you to strip back and go nude! Made up of 12 warm and timeless shades, this palette will suit all skin tones and any occasion.

The pearlescent flesh-toned finish of Shades Naked, Devotion and Shy are perfect for highlighting the eyes, while the shimmering bronze hues of Shades Fiery, Lavish and Dreamy give a sultry effect. There are even smouldering contour tones in Shades Tranquil, Exposed and Wink so that you can transform your minimalist day look into a sexy smokey eye in an instant.

Featuring a shade range that runs from the palest champagne to the grittiest gunmetal grey, this isn’t just ‘shades of beige. Each shadow has a distinct look that works for everyone.

It has a mini master class on the backside..to use which shade where with instructions.

MRP: £4.00 (Approx Rs.400/-)

It comes in their standard packaging with a clear plastic top and one sponge tip applicator..has 12 shades..this time they have named the shades..instead of the numbers always..

Basically these are cool toned neutrals..and a mix of matte and satin shadows..

1st row:

Naked: Matte Beige..almost invisible on the skin
Devotion: Light Gold
Shy: Light Silver
Fiery: Copper
Lavish: Matte Taupe
Dreamy: Bronze Brown

2nd row:

Tranquil: Cool toned old gold
Exposed: Light silver grey
Reveal: Cool toned silver
Wink: Bronze with purple undertones
Obsessed: Purply Chocolate brown
Corrupt: Matte black..very dry in texture..

Pros:

1. Super economical.
2. Perfect cool toned neutrals.
3. Great for everyday wear and work wear.
4. Mix of satin and matte.
5. Shades complement each other well.
6. Decent pigmentation..especially of the satin finish.
7. Stays for 5-6 hours and longer with a primer.
8. Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Dupe..at a much lesser price !

Cons:

1. Matte shades are dry and not that pigmented.
2. Availability is an issue..needs to be ordered online.

Overall I love the shades..and the combination..its a nice everyday use palette..Highly recommend.

Rating:

Quality: 3.75/5
Value for money: 4/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Yes

Have you tried the Urban Decay Naked 2 Dupe: MUA Undress Me Too Palette yet ?

Current Favorites- 3

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Current Favorites-3

After a long long time, I am doing the currently loving post 😀

These are my current favorites..

Ferrero Collection chocolates I received on my engagement..I have almost finished it now :p I will use the box to store my earrings or rings..lets see 😀

Sleek MakeUP Vintage Romance Palette..check out the review and swatches HERE..I am so loving it..especially the shade Lust in L.A.

Pearl Bib Necklace and pearl stud earrings..

Avon Speed Dry Nail Paints..they save so much of my time.. :p Check out the shade Orange you Quick and their review HERE

What are your current favorites or what are you loving ?

Sleek MakeUP Vintage Romance Collection Review, Swatches

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Sleek MakeUP Vintage Romance Collection Review, Swatches

I had mentioned about the new Sleek MakeUP Vintage Romance Collection HERE

MRP: £7.99

Sleek Vintage Romance Collection Palette has 12 shades..only one is matte..rest 11 are satin/metallic/glitter finish.

Very pigmented..and stays well..longer with a primer..does not crease for a good 6-7 hours even without a primer.

I loved the names in this palette..all related to Vintage Romance and different cities like Pretty in Paris, Romance in Rome, etc

Comes in the standard Sleek MakeUP black packaging with a mirror and dual sided sponge applicator..

Only one matte shade in the palette..and that is a little drier and less pigmented..rest are decently pigmented especially the 2nd row..

1st row:

Pretty in Paris – Bright metallic silver
Meet in Madrid – Muted warm gold
Court in Cannes – Cool toned bronze
Lust in L.A – Metallic olive green/bronze
Romance in Rome – Matte navy blue with blue glitter
Propose in Prague – Matte brick brown..little dry..

2nd row:

A Vow in Venice – Cranberry pink/brown
Marry in Monte Carlo – Cranberry pink/Purple
Honeymoon in Hollywood – Matte berry pink with silver glitter
Bliss in Barcelona – Metallic Bluish Purple..fab shade !
Forever in Florence – Matte deep purple with silver glitter
Love in London – Matte greenish black with silver glitter

Overall a perfect fall/winter palette..lovely mix of metallic neutrals and warm pinks/purples..and a navy blue and blackened green thrown in between..I loved the combo..though would have liked a few more mattes..

Sleek MakeUP Vintage Romance collection also consists of a blush named Antique..comes in the tradeamark Sleek MakeUP rectangular black blush packaging..with a mirror..

MRP: £4.49

R-L: Blended, Unblended

Its a cool toned berry brown with silver shimmer..its quite pigmented..and stays well too..would dual up as a highlighter and would look good on medium and deeper skin tones..on very light skin tones, can look a little muddy.

Available on sleekmakeup.com and Superdrug stores from September, 2013 onwards..

Did you like the Vintage Romance Collection ??

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review.

Sleek MakeUP i Divine i-Candy Palette Review, Swatches

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Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Candy Collection  Limited Edition i-Candy Palette Review, SwatchesWhat the Company claims: Feast your eyes on i-Candy i-DIVINE containing sweet sorbet shades that look good enough to eat! Featuring summer’s playful popping hues of Palma violet, Bubble Gum, Mint Cream, Strawberry Sherbet and Apple Sour, in an assortment of three finishes including matte, shimmer and pearl. This tempting palette of sorbet hues and creamy sweeties awakens eyes and re-charges your look for the summer.

MRP: $9.99

As the name suggests Candy Collection, all the colors are pretty and candilicious 😀

A perfect mix of 12 matte, satin and frost shades..and a nice combination of colors..this palette is a must have if you like candy and sorbet shades..

It comes in a standard black Sleek MakeUP palette packaging with a mirror and a dual sided sponge applicator.

Matte shades are pretty good in this palette and have a decent pigmentation except a few.

Unfortunately one shadow broke during transit :/ But its so creamy, that I just pressed it down and it settled together.

First Row:

Strawberry Sherbet – Matte bright Barbie Pink
Bon Bon – Metallic Lilac Pink..I love the slight duochrome effect
Parma Violet – Matte Deep Violet
Apple Sour – Frost Neon Blue
Pear Drop – Frost Acid Green
Flump – Matte Bluish Purple

Second Row:

Liquorice – Matte grey black..not that pigmented..dry
Blue Fizzle – Metallic Denim Blue
Aniseed – Gold Pink..can double up as a blush..pretty shade
Bubblegum – Matte bright sea blue
Mint Cream – Matte mint green
Cream Soda – Metallic off white..nice highlighter for inner corners.

Few matte shades are not that pigmented..Overall its a nice mix of shades..though I am more of a neutral person..I like a pop of color at times..My favorites are Bon Bon, Aniseed, Flump and Parma Violet.

Only available online. It can be bought HERE

Do you like candy or sorbet colored eye shadows ?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review

Frontcover True Colours Kit Review, Swatches

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Frontcover Cosmetics True Colours Kit Review, Swatches

What the Company claims: This kit contains a selection of beautiful new nude shades for eyes, lips and nails in soft shimmering and velvety textures which mirror this season’s trend for delicate veils of colour.

By following the step by step photographic instructions you can create a light sophisticated and flattering look.

THE NEW NUDES IN SHIMMERING AND VELVETY TEXTURES, PICKING UP ON THIS SEASON’S TREND FOR BEAUTIFUL VEILS OF COLOUR.

Inside The Box
6 Domed Baked Powder Eyeshadows
5 Satin Pressed Powder Eyeshadows
5 Lip Glosses
1 Cream Nail Polish
1 New Glistening Nail Polish Glaze
1 Eye Pencil with Smudger
1 Double Ended Mascara
1 Rounded Shader Brush
1 Mini Blender Brush
1 Retractable Lip Brush

Looks
Truly Natural
Vintage Violet Eyes
Retro Princess
Apricot Glaze
A Single Shade of Smokey
Weekender

MRP: £25.00 (was £17.50 in sale) Approx Rs.2125/-

I love the concept of Frontcover kits..they have some pretty handy and amazingly combined kits..like Desk to Date, Party Queen, Kissogram, Moondance, etc..and they include everything from eyeshadows to lip gloss to applicators and brushes..

The True Colours Kit is a part of their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection..and I loved this kit the most out of all..and since these were at discounts when I bought it, a pretty good deal too..and they have reasonable shipping also..around £4..only hitch is I had to pay customs :/ God..this customs..I hate it 🙁

I am using this from the last 3-4 months..I know its very late..but then there are many things I have been using from more than a year and yet to review :p

Its shaped like a book..and made up of thick cardboard..and has plastic cover with the shadows shape so that it fits exactly and nothing gets spoilt..only issue is shadows and lip glosses can be mixed :/

Starting with the eyeshadows, the kit has 11 eye shadows..6 satiny baked and 5 matte normal..all are super pigmented..and smooth to touch and apply..even the matte ones..are pretty silky and pigmented..and all shadows are my type..taupes, greys, olive green, brown, peach, orange..I love all the shades in this kit..

These are all just one swipe of shadows in the swatches !

Then there are 5 lip glosses..which are more like lip creams..super creamy and pigmented and thick enough..two layers of it would give perfect opaque lipstick like coverage..only issue is except the last two shades..rest are too pale for our skin tone..

The two eyeshadow brushes are pretty good..the fluffy brush is like so multi tasking…works both for applying shadows and blending too..and a retractable lip brush too..the double ended mascara for upper and lower lashes..pretty decent..

Two nail polishes..one pale milky nude and one holographic blue..and a eye pencil..deep bluish steel grey with silver shimmer..has a smudger on one side..gives that soft smokey grey eye look 😀

All in all..this is a perfect travel palette..you may need a lipstick separately..but rest everything is in this kit..even the orange eyeshadow makes a pretty blush..if you dont want to carry one separately..

If you travel a lot..I did surely and highly recommend this palette..and even if you don’t, I will recommend it 😀 Coz this is total value for money..and excellent in terms of quality..you can check out other kits too..they have many different kits and variants..

I will do some EOTDs and looks with this kit..hopefully soon..

You can buy this kit HERE

Rating:

Quality: 4.75/5
Value for money: 3.75/5
Availability: 3.25/5

Overall Rating: 4/5

 Would I buy it again: Yes..may be some other kit 😀

Have you tried any FrontCover Kits ?