Too Faced Everything Nice holiday 2014 limited edition palette

 

 

So the holidays are coming early well atleast to makeup companies they are. This pallete released in September and I knew I had to get it early this time because last year I tried waiting till December to get the Too Faced 2013 palette and it was sold out. So I picked it up days after it was released and have been testing it out ever since.

The palette contains twenty eyeshadows,two blushes,one bronzer,highlighter,three piece blush set,mascara,and a glitter makeup bag.

 

 

 

  Since there is so many shadows I decided to showcase four of my favorite light colors and then five of the darker colors. The top two shadows are my favorite eyshadow duo.

• The first is called"Shiny Happy" and that is highly mettalic pigmented white gold,perfect for inner corner highlighting.
• Next is "Be You" which is a matte lavender hue.

 

• Next row are both shimmer shades. "Marvelous" a glittery light baby purple. It is a sheer wash of color.
• The one to to the right of it is "Don't settle" a tan brown glitter.

 

Now this palette also had some really great deeper colors that I will use on so much looks.

• The first color I'll talk about is "Head over heels" a ultra chuncky glittery sheer blue color. It does need multiple coats to achive a deep color.
• The very top color is"Knock out" a deep matte chestnut color
• The one below that is"Secret Lovers" a green brown shimmer shade
• "Kindness is free" is a pretty cool tone barbie pink
• My Favorite dark shadow is"Girly" a duo chrome which is a beige pink color which speaks of green. It is an interesting color for sure.



 
 

On to the bottom half of the palette. It hold two blushes that I wish had deeper pigmentation. there also alittle powdery when applied. So I usually just end up using what ever other blush I have. The colors are a pink and a peach color.

The chocolate soleil bronzer is on the lighter side of bronzers too. I have to pack on the color to see it show up.

You'll also learn that I love highlights and wear one everyday because it gives the face a glow and so youthful. So when I saw that the palette had a highlighter I got  so excited. I like highlighters that are pigmented so I'll just need a swipe and I'll be done. Well the one in this kit is quite sheer so it takes me quite a few swipes to get any color.

 

Also included is a deluxe size too faced mascara. I use it everyday and dont see a big difference in any other mascara I have. I apply another mascara over it so it doesnt flake off.

 

 

Overall I'am very pleased with this set and happy I could get my hands on it. The shadows are insanly pigmented and great color selection. It has a great mix of neutral and more colorful colors. Just Great quality you expect from Too faced cosmetices.

 

 

 

5 Spring Essentials

 

I want to share with you five essentials that are going to get me through the Spring.

 

 

 

I love lotion like no other. I have a box full of them with dozens overflowing. I accredit my love of lotion from my urge to buy lotions according to the seasons. During different season I like to pick out festive scents and since it's soon to be spring I want to smell like flowers.The bath and body works Sweet pea is my perfect spring scent. It has quite a potent scent which I love because the scent lasts so long.

 

 

What would Spring be without a pastel mint color??

A lot of companies have come out with mint colors so finding one shouldn't be a problem. I didn't wanted to buy a mint color for so long because I thought my collection was complete but I'm glad I purchased it. If I could wear a mint color on my nails all the time I would. I'm glad I tried the mint color on my nails because if not I would never know how good mint looks.

 Now usually I would have picked a body spray instead of a perfume for Spring but this Fallen Vixen perfume from Rue 21 is similar to a body spray. The longevity of the perfume doesn't last so long so it could be considered a body spray. The scent is a light vanilla smell. I think the thing to remember is pick a scent that you would be able to throw in your purse and spray whenever you want a refresher.

 

 

For Jewelry I'm going to wearing brightly colored jem jewelry. I notice colored jem jewelry brightens my complexion up. I got these at Old Navy but I do notice a lot of stores have this trend. I'm excited to go out and look for more styles of this trend.

The first thing I thought when I saw this lip balm is how it looks like a egg. With Easter coming up I thought this would be perfect for me to have. I got my scent in Strawberry which smells so fruity. great for days where i just want to soften my lips with chapstick.

My first experience with makeup started Way before I could even wear it

    

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      I remember when I was really little I had this barbie that came with some makeup I could apply to the doll and it would easily wipe off. Well it just so happened that day I was getting babysat by my grandma who in my mind seemed like a good person to try my makeup skills on. She gave the okay for me to apply some of the barbie makeup on her. I reassured her her once again that it always wipes right off my doll so of course it would come off her. So as she settled into a nap I began on her make over. I took the blue cream and began to layer it on her eyelids and proceeded  till I thought it was bright enough. Once I had covered all my grandmas eyelids even way up to her brow bones I had an idea to also do her cheeks. I grabbed some more and slathered it onto her cheeks not really worrying about making both sides symmetrical. Just to top it all off my eyes knew that no look would be complete without doing the lips. So I gave her lips just the same blue color as her whole entire look.
    When done I stood back to see my work which I thought was a good job. A complete masterpiece in my book.
     Although when my grama woke up she asked for a mirror and her eyes were so shocked. Apparently she wasn't impressed as I was so I ran to the bathroom and grabbed a wet washcloth. I tried to rub it off her face but it seemed like it turned into a stain. I was floored why would it come off my barbie but not my grandmother?
     Even when she tried scrubbing her face it was to no avail. The blue makeup had stained her skin and that night she called up my dad embarrassed. Embarrassed that she had to go grocery shopping with completely stained blue makeup. While there she saw her Ex and was horrified as he kept looking at her face and asking if she was okay. He probably thought she was going crazy because of her clown like makeup.
     Even days after my failed makeover on my grandmother she had to go to work and face people who kept giving her weird looks the whole week the blue makeup lasted on her.

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     I've always wondered what was that barbie makeup made of? I know now it was just meant to be used on a plastic doll and I'm very thankful that my makeup knowledge have progressed past that.
    
At one point I was even into putting on so much mascara I achieved the dreaded spider lashes but now I know that was horrible. Thats the good thing about makeup even when you do a makeup mistake you can wash it off and start again. 
 

3 products that are $3 dollars each

Who said you couldn't get great products for cheap. Elf's makeup brand has some of the best drugstore products which most are under three dollars. Don't let the price fool you their not some cheaply throw away products but are some of my favorite.

 

Their gel eyeliner is so amazing,never have I've gotten such a pigmented black line. I glide it on and the creamy formula goes on weather I decide to do a thin or thick line. It's also stays on all day so well that by the end of the night it will still look freshly applied.

If you still don't believe how impressed I'm just look at that jet black line!

     Now I know it's not summer yet but I still wear blush like it is. Meaning I pretty much gravitate towards warm bright pinks just like Elf's Pink Passion. It looks so intense in the package but when applied on the cheeks it is the most ravishing pink flush. Pink Passion is pretty hyped so for anyone who still hasn't tried it take a peak of it next time you go to target.



 The messiest of this brow gel is definitely the testament of how much I love it. One side is a tinted gel that helps cheap brows in place and the other powder is to set it. It comes in three colors light,medium,and dark. 

This kit makes doing my brows so effortlessly. Such a time saver when I want to fool proof way to do them. 

Mascara Face OFF

 Out of 8 mascaras which one's will be in the top 3?

 

 

I'll review the ones that didn't make the cut first.

 

Loreal voluminous: It's a dryer consistently so it doesn't really coat all my lashes. Not something I'll repurchase.

I only bought it because it was in limited edition packaging, which anything limited edition I got to have 

 

 

Agent lash: Was something I picked up from Kohl's because it looked cool because of it's claims to apply two completely different versions of the mascara. one that lengthens and the other for volume. It's an okay mascara nothing really stands out from it.

 

Physicians Formula fake out: definitely doesn't give me the appearance of false lashes. It was just too wet of a formula

 

Clarie's 2 in 1 mascara: I don't like the regular black side of the mascara but I do like the glitter side

 

Bare minerals: It was just another okay formula mascara

 

 

 

 

 

In 3rd place

 

Revlon Lash Potion

The brush is nice and compliments the beautiful mascara tube.

It's neither a wet or dry mascara which I like.

On Revlon's website they claim it has strengthening proteins in it to give you amazing length.

I believe it is a mascara that does give more length than volume

 

 

2nd place

Tarte Lights camera lashes

    It's suppose to be a 4 in 1 mascara( Lengthening,curling,voluminous,and conditioning)

So far I've been loving it because when I wear it I don't have to pair it with any other mascaras to achieve a nice look. Tarte website also states it's powered by Olive esters which conditions,treats,and protects lashes. Nice to know it's also doing your lashes a favor.

1st Place Benefit They're Real
This is my favorite because of the Extreme Volume and length I get from it. It applies so well and stays all day. I don't know if it gives me false lashes looking lashes but I do notice my lashes a whole lot more which is something I don't get from another mascara.

Too Faced Be Bright and Merry Review

 
 
 
 
 
 

 I originally wanted the other huge palette Too faced offered but it sold out so fast so I decided this was the

 next best thing. It is far better than I hoped for. The colors are insanely pigmented and velvety smooth. The kit itself came with a glamorous gold makeup bag with two palettes and a full size lash extension mascara. It retails for $45 but ulta was offering it for $38.

I feel like I got such a great deal as each palette comes with 6 eye shadows a blush and either an luminzer or bronzer.

 

What I look for in palettes is if I can use the palette for a whole look and not have to dabble in other random shadows or other eyeshadow palettes. It's more convenient and helps me get a lot of wear out of a palette. This kit not only has everything I'm looking for but the packaging is so cute. It has a chevron design to it making it look so chic.

 

Alright let's get to the palettes shall we. I'll start with the Be Bright palette. It's my favorite one out of the two.

 

WISH: is a semi matte beige color

BRIGHT EYES: The prettiest magenta pink you'll ever see

SEQUIN: A deep forest green almost duo chrome

MARSHMALLOW: light sheer baby pink

MARVELOUS: iridescence light grey



STARRY NIGHT: A black with silver sparkles

 

INNER LIGHT: A light pinky highlight

LOLLIPOP: baby pink

 

                                                                  Be Merry Swatches

 

EGGNOG:white matte

VERRY MERRY: olive shimmery green

BUTTERED RUM: a golden carmel

BUBBLY: pure golden shimmers

BROWN SUGAR: medium toned shadow

CHOCOLATE MOON: black with gold glitters

 

 

 

Such a good idea to add a bag to this kit. Very travel friendly.