Ulta's Contour kit Is this a dupe for highend contour kits?

   When I saw this contour kit I instantly thought if this was going to be a dupe for highend contour kits.

   Well first of all if your just looking at the price then yes this kit is such a deal comparing most highend kits are average  $50. This kit retails for $18 at Ulta

   Now the packaging is beautiful if I say so myself. It has a see through cover with a face chart. Inside it has six great size pans of product.

Here are the swatches of the colors.

First top row Radiance highlighter,Lustre highlighter,Warmth bronzer,Golden bronzer, Bottom row bombshell bronzer,Goddess bronzer.

First color we have is the Radiance highlighter. It is a sheer shimmer baby pink. I wouldn't personally use this but if you have fair skin I could see this looking beautiful.

Lustre highlight looks like a banana powder but it is actually a super sheer yellow shimmer powder. I tried to put it under my eyes to brighten it up but it has to much shimmer to look natural.

Warmth bronzer is actually blends into my skintone so I don't tend to use it. Its a very light brown color. Looks and applys matte

Golden bronzer has some gold glitter in it so for that reason I don't use it to contour. It's a great color if that is what your looking for.

Now bombshell bronzer is my favorite out of all of the colors. Its a nuetral brown color that perfectly contours my face without going over the top.

Goddess bronzer is a very dark color and applies as dark as well. I use this just as a slight shading if I want more defining.

   I could see this working on such a wide range of skintones from fair to deep.

   I wear this kit everyday and the only con I see is the colors are not creamy as other kits. If your not careful some colors could get patchy.

   Other than that I would say try it out if you want to find a contour kit that doesn't break the makeup bank.

Black friday Ulta haul 2014

               Ulta blackfriday haul. 

I ordered this on black friday and got the package today. I'll be sure to do reviews on the products but this is just a general overview. 

This is the 15 piece ulta set that came for free if you spent a certain amount.

I love little sets like these because it lets me try out ultas makeup for free.

Im super excited to try out the mascara.

It's a $10 mascara! 

So tell me which item should I review first?

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.

 

 

 

Urban Decay naked 3 Palette

 This is the NEWEST Urban Decay Palette with 12 new rose hued Eye shadowes!

You can find this palette at Ultra,Urban Decay,Sephora for $52 dollars. It includes 4 sample size primer potions: original,eden,sin,and anti-aging. It also includes a dual eyeshadow brush,one side being a fluffy blender brush while the other side is a lid brush.I love that they included the brush,I use it everyday(sooo soft)

The packaging of the packaging is so darling with it's rippled effect on the cover. The rest of the case functions much the same as the Naked 2 palette.

 As you look at the swatches I can't begin to tell you how Amazing the shadows are. No chalkiness what so ever! So silky and highly pigmented. There is not one eyeshadow in here I don't love. What an amazing idea to have a whole palette of rose hued colors. Not to worry their not super pink just the undertones are that Rosy color.

Color descriptions from bottom to top

Strange: is a matte pigmented creamy white color perfect for brow bone highlight. I'm so glad they put this shadow in here because it actually shows up on my skin

Dust: it's a light shimmery pinkie color. I usually put it over my lid color and it makes it look so sparkly that way

Burnout: it's a beige rose gold color

Limit: it's a matte light chocolate brown with rose undertone

Buzz: this is my favorite color, such a beautiful rose shimmer color.
I've used this color as my lid color and even as the crease color

Trick: A bold gold with lots of fine sparkles, a great pearly smooth finish
 
Nooner: it looks like a boring matte cool toned brown but it's actually looks like a rosy brown color on the lid, just beautiful and an unique color

Liar: a bronze rose color

Factory: A warm dark taupe color

Mugshot: deep purple rose golden shade

Dark side: A slate silver purple color

Black heart: a deep black purple shade with red micro glitter.
On the lid it comes out lighter and I don't notice the red glitters




 This palette blew me away with the quality and uniqueness of the colors. I was on strike against getting this palette at first but when I swatched it I was awe struck at the colors. I have not seen another rose hued shadow quad that captures the neutral aspect of the shadows. Over all I could not have asked for a better palette. The price might seem steap but I waste so much money on cheapy palettes that I won't even end up using so atleast I know with this one I'll get so much use out of it!