urban decay naked palette 2

Urban decay is releasing a another Naked palette. The new naked palette 2 will be released early December.Here is a sneak peek of the naked palette 2.

Real Techniques Core Collection

Real Techniques Core Collection

Real Techniques brushes are made of ultra smooth and have brightly colored metal handles. I am truly impressed with these brushes. They are so soft that I want to keep putting my makeup on so that I can continue using the brushes.

The Core Collection contains 4 brushes and a 2-in-1 case, Each brush is full size with a bright orange handle.

Above: Is a look at the Your Base/Flawless, Core Collection
while still inside of it's packaging.

This is what the panoramic case looks like, when being used as a brush stand.

The Contour Brush: This contour brush is blessed with perfect proportions. Not only does it assist in flawless contouring, but it's also easy to use for a little bit of highlighter, or just a dab of blush.

The Pointed Foundation Brush: This brush is a little small for a foundation brush, but does work well for more intense foundation specification, or a larger area of concealment.

The Buffing Brush: I love this buffing brush! It's a medium sized brush, with bristles that are rounded at the edge, and flatter on top. The brush bristles are extremely firm, and yet somehow they remain astonishingly soft. I have yet to find a cosmetic product, that this little-baby can't buff smoothly into my skin.

The Detailer Brush: This brush does exactly what it's name tells it to do. It is a wonderful brush, and is very skilled in sneaking into all of the nooks and cranny's, that other foundation and concealer brushes, just can't quite make it into.


real techniques brush Core Collection price $17.99 at Ulta

Real Techniques Starter Set by Samantha Chapman

Real Techniques Starter Set by Samantha Chapman

This kit includes five, detailed eye-brushes and a panoramic carrying case. All of the brushes are synthetic, with bristles made from hand-cut taklon fibers, and handles made out of aluminum. The carrying case comes with a Velcro clasp and a rope handle, for easy carrying. The case also as the ability to fold in half, and act as a brush-stand while you are using your brushes.

The five brushes included in this kit are:

Base Shadow Brush: This brush is intended for your foundation eye-color, or base eye-color. It also works very well as a crease brush, and reminds me very much, of a hybrid the of M.A.C. #217 Brush, and the M.A.C. #224 Brush.

Deluxe Crease Brush: This brush was made to assist in easy contouring. It is extremely thick, and has a flatter, domed-shape. It's also massive, so it's not meant for detail work, but for more expedient blending.

Accent Brush: The accent brush is basically a mini-smudger, that is also useful when perfecting detail work.

Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush: This brush was made for fine, eye-liner application. However, I've found that it works better for thicker, eye-liner application.

Brow Brush: This is an angled brush that is to use to create sharp, featured brows. It also works well, in distributing eyeshadow right along your lash line.

This is the Panoramic Case, with it's Velcro strap, and rope handle.
You can also see how there is a little bit of cushioning in the case, to help protect your brushes.


real techniques brush starter kit price $17.99 at Ulta.

Benefit Bella bamba review. Photo,Swatches

Benefit Bella Bamba Boxed Powder is a brightened medium pink with pale gold shimmer-sheen. It’s fairly pigmented and can easily be used as an intense blusher, but it’s soft and fine enough in texture to be used as a sheer color on cheeks when blended out. I want to say it’s like a mix of Coralista and Sugarbomb but distinctly pink, not really a coral at all.

At first glance, it seems like Bella Bamba might just be another NARS Orgasm variation, but it’s so much pinker than those peachy-pinks. The closest dupe I could think of was Chanel Pink Explosion Joues Contraste, which is slightly cooler and has less gold shimmer. NARS Angelika is closest in color by NARS, but it’s really more a mesh of that blush with Albatross, I’d say.

Benefit changed the packaging design just slightly on this one: it’s still a pressed board box, but the top is hinged with a magnetic closure. (And there’s a mirror in the lid.

I think many of you have been wondering what it means when Benefit says this blush is “3D.” Many of you are also wondering just how sparkly Bella Bamba is. Let me answer both questions at once.

I applied this blush lightly, and I had to look closely in the mirror for the sparkles. The blush is quite glowy, though, and I think that’s what the “3D” effect is But not 100% sure.

Benefit Bella Bamba Swatch.

Bella Bamba is $28. It's sale on both Sephora and Ulta ,Benefit’s website.

theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

TheBalm has three Shady Lady shadow/liner palettes out and Vol. 3 is the newest one which features nine shimmery saturated colors.

I am fairly new to theBalm but so far really liking everything about this palette

The names of these shadows are super cute and fun, which is yet another reason to love them.

theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 Eyeshadow Palette

The palette comes in a fun giraffe print on the front and then lists all the colors on the back. It’s a heavy sturdy cardboard palette with a large mirror inside. It does feel like it would do a good job protecting shadows as long as they didn’t get completely crushed

The palette includes nine shades: Lusty Lee (silver shimmer), Envious Erin (shimmery pearl), Racy Kacy (copper shimmer), Safe Bet Annette (pale-pink shimmer), Runaround Rebecca (sage), Come-Hither Heather (soft taupe), Open To Offers Olwen (teal), All The Way Annie (shimmering amethyst), and Guilty Gwen (sparkly black shimmer).

This palette has a good mix of colors, and I can see some combinations coming from the palette, though I see these more easily mixed with other products you already own. They are all rather shimmery/frosty finishes, which makes them easy to blend. The quality is really phenomenal, excluding Guilty Gwen, and well worth the price tag.

Lusty Lee, Envious Erin, Racy Kacy

Safe Bet Annette, Runaround Rebecca, Come-hither Heather

Open To Offers Olwen, All The Way Annie, Guilty Gwen

I was really pleased with all the colors in this palette. They were all very soft and nicely saturated. Even the black glittery one felt soft not gritty, and was really dark. I like how they say next to the name which ones are good as liners also. Helpful tips are always appreciated!

Availability: theBalm’s website and Sephora

Pricing: $39.50

And if you get LUCKLY, You can fine at your local TJ.maxx for $17.00

Sephora Haul

Hey Everyone! I did a little shopping.

I purchased some makeup products online from Sephora: an Urban Decay and Benefit too. Enjoy...=]

Sephora

Urban Decay Book of Shadows: Volume IV

Benefit Legally Bronze

Hoola
High Beam
Gilded
BADgal Brown














If you guys want me to review any of this product. Just let me know I would be more then happy..=]

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush Swatches & Photos

Tarte's Amazonian Clay Blushes are long-wearing, solar-baked blushes. Tarte says these will wear for 12 hours! The blushes are infused with Tarte's new super ingredient, amazonian clay. This special ingredient nourishes dry skin and balances oily skin. These blushes are also full of vitamins A, C, and E. They're not only gorgeous, they're good for your skin.

The Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush comes in sturdy packaging with a big mirror. The pans are actually held in with a magnet. You can poke a pin through the bottom and remove the pan if you want to depot them to put them in a Z-Palette or something else like that.

These blushes are great in that they have a long wear time, have nice pigmentation but also blend out beautifully. Even the darkest shade here, Blushing Bride, can be applied to someone as pale as me and not look too harsh. The shade range is great, insuring that there is a color that will work for every skintone!

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes retail for $25 a piece. Available at Sephora, Ulta and Tarte's website.