Sneak Peak: Wet n Wild's Eye Shadow Trio in Silent Treatment

EYESHADOW TRIO:

SILENT TREATMENT

Thoughts at First Glance:

So I was browsing through a blog by one of my favorite youtube makeup gurus, LoveBlendBeauty, and came across a post she had about Wet n Wild's Silent Treatment Trio Palette. She had created a look and I loved it! I mostly fell in love with the eyelid color which is a nice taupe color. So I decided to go to my local CVS to see if they carried it...it surely they did! So I bought one..for $2.99!!!! AWESOME!!! Lol.

I swatched the colors on my way to work and love it! In a few I'm actually going to go create a look with this palette and see what happens!!!

E.l.f. Cosmetic Haul & Review

Hey dolls!

So also before Christmas I placed an order with E.l.f. Cosmetics. I received free shipping because my order was over $25 (that was the promotion they were offering at the time). I wanted to continue to build my professional makeup kit, so here is what I purchased...Enjoy!!!

BLUSHES
(left to right: Blushing Rose, Berry Merry, Mellow Mauve & Candid Coral)

I absolutely adore these blushes, and plan on buying more!!! They are so pigmented. I purchased these particular blushes first because I felt that they would work best and compliment any skin tone. They are $3.00 each, which is not bad for the quality and pigmentation you get. I have worn three out of the four (excluding Candid Coral) blushes and can't wait to buy more!

SUPER GLOSSY LIP SHINE
(left to right: Mauve Luxe & Iced Latte)Love these glosses! They were $1 each and are pigmented and smooth. I also own Candlelight, a nice nude, champagne shimmery gloss, but that gloss was out of stock of the website, so I couldn't get a picture for it :(...but for $1 I say these glosses are worth it!

FEATHER PROOF MOISTURIZING LIP LINER
(left to right: Spice & Mauve)I got these two lip pencils, because I thought it would compliment the lip glosses I purchased from E.l.f. and also the lip quads I purchased from Coastal Scents. I haven't used these yet, but when I swatched them on my hand they were smooth, creamy and pigmented! And they were only $1.

CREAM EYELINER IN BLACKThis is my second time purchasing an E.l.f. Cream Liner in Black. This time I purchased one for my kit. I love this stuff! It glides on very smooth and doesn't smudge. Right now I'm in love wit this product as well as Wet n Wild's cream eyeliner. This product was $3 (PERFECT!!!).

SPF 45 SUNSCREEN UVA/UVB PROTECTIONBefore purchasing this setting powder, I was using Cover Girl's Translucent powder...I decided to purchase E.l.f. powder for my kit. I've used it everyday I've put on makeup and I like how it sets my makeup. I think I prefer E.l.f.'s setting powder to my Cover Girl. This was $6.

SINGLE EYESHADOW IN SADDLEI'm not quite sure how I feel about this product just yet...I've swatched it on my hand and its a very pretty color and pigmented. But when I put it on my eye the quality just isn't the same. It could be the primer I use. On a daily basis I use MAC's Paint Pot in Groundwork which shows up like a neutral taupe on my lid. I probably should use my NYX eyeshadow base in white so that I can get more color payoff. But for $3 I would say its worth the buy.

DUO EYESHADOW CREAM IN BUTTER PECANI have yet to use this product but I'm not really to sure how I feel about it either. I purchased this product based off of a haul video I watched on youtube. It was extremely pretty. And I wanted to try out other makeup brands cream eyeshadow. So far I've used Benefit Cosmetics cream eyeshadow and I love it!!! So I thought I'd give this one a try. When swatched on my hand the colors don't even show up! Maybe I should try it with a base and a brush...maybe the results will be different! I HOPE! But it was only $1, so I can't complain too much! Lol

BLENDING EYE BRUSHI love a good blending brush! It just completes an eye look so well. So far my favorite blending brushes is this E.l.f. brush and Coastal Scents blending brush. I prefer to use the Coastal Scents blending brush to blend neutral colors into my crease area, and the E.l.f. blending brush I prefer to use in the outer corner of my crease to define the crease area a little more. This brush is $1 and very worth it!

LENGTHENING AND VOLUMIZING MASCARA
I love this mascara. It goes on great! The consistency is nice and I can really see the difference in how it lengthens and volumizies my lashes! I also purchased this for my kit.
Retail Price: $3.00


Hope you enjoyed this haul/review.
For my E.l.f. products go to:
www.eyeslipsface.com

Coastal Scents Haul & Review

Hey dolls,

So a little before Christmas I made placed an order with Coastal Scents. I got free shipping because Coastal Scents offers free shipping with orders over $50.

I was extremely pleased with my order. The package came about a week after I placed my order. I purchased these items so that I could build my freelance makeup kit more. I haven't used all of these products yet, but for the ones I have tried in the last couple of weeks, I will provide a review.

So here goes...hope you enjoy!

COASTAL SCENTS

1. 22 Piece Brush SetI absolutely love this brush set. About a year or two ago I purchased Coastal Scents 13 piece brush set, and compared to the 22 piece brush set, the 22 piece is much better quality and of course quantity! I haven't used all of the brushes in this set, but the ones I have used are PERFECT! Especially the foundation buffer brush! Its my new favorite. I don't need a lot of product and it applies flawlessly to my skin. I think this is a must-have for beginner MUA's. It comes with a combination of eye, lip, eyebrow, and face brushes. Glad I made this purchase. Retailed at $34.95.

2. Lip Quads
(In Sun Kissed & Juicy Pink)This is my first time buying lip palettes. Coastal Scents offers a total of 4 lip quads. I chose to purchase the Sun Kissed and Juicy Pink quads because they offered shades that I would use the most on myself as well as clients. They are very pigmented, but tend to look dry if a clear (or another color) gloss isn't applied on top. I can't wait to use these palettes on my clients!
Retailed at $6.95 ea.

3. Go Palette: LondonCoastal Scents offers 7 Go Palettes that are mini size palettes each with 12 shades inspired by the country the palette represents. Each palette represents a city in the world, that include: London, Paris, Moscow, Bejing, Sydney, Nuuk, and Cairo. I chose to purchase the London palette because of the purple and teal shades. Before purchasing I looked at you tube videos of swatches from each palette. I have yet to use this palette, but I have personally swatched each color and they are all pigmented well and I can't wait to use it!
Retailed at $8.95.

4. Pro-Blending FluffThis is my second time purchasing this brush, so I own two. One for my personal use and the other for my kit. I love it! I use it daily. Its my go to brush when I am blending a neutral shade (or any other color) into my crease. This is a must-have!

5. Camo-Quads
(in Medium)



Coastal Scents offer 3 different Camo-Quads that feature four shades of concealer depending on skin tone...they come in light, medium and dark. I purchased the medium quad, but plan on purchasing the dark quad as well. Each quad comes with a white concealer, which I believe is for mixing purposes to get the perfect shade. I have used this product on me and love it. I only use it to highlight the brow bone and above the brow. I have not used it yet as a under eye concealer. But for the brow bone, it works great and blends evenly! Love it! Can't wait to use it on clients!
Retailed at $7.95.


For my Coastal Scents products go to:
www.coastalscents.com