NYX Smokey Look Collection-pictures and swatches

I picked this up at Ulta last week and while it's still on sale (regular price is $24.99, on sale it's $19.99) I thought I'd get some pictures and swatches up for you.  This set comes with 48 eyeshadows, a bronzer,  a contour and highlight, 3 blushes, a small brush and sponge tipped applicator, a small eyeliner pencil, 16 lip colors, 12 glitter creams, and 4 concealers.  Everything is swatched on bare skin, no primer. On each set of swatches the first 4 are the 4 that go across, and the rest are the rest in that color family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see some of the shadows are nicely pigmented, and some I really had to dig into and they still didn't swatch very well.  Overall for everything that's included and the price, I think it's worth picking up if you're interested in it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wet N Wild Glossy Gloss

A few weeks ago I found the endcap display containing the new Wet N Wild 8 pans, and a few other products as well.  I cleaned out the new palettes and held a giveaway on my YouTube channel, but I decided to go back and take a look at some of the other products in the display.  I ended up purchasing 2 of the new Glossy Gloss shades so I thought I'd share some pictures with you.

 

L-Frost Bitten, R-A Glass Of Shine

 

A Glass Of Shine is a little out of my comfort zone, but I thought it might be fun and nice for Christmas.  I was hoping Frost Bitten would be more opaque, a true gold gloss.  Unfortuantely these have a strong (to me) floral and sort of chemical smell.  So much so that I don't think I could even wear these.  I'm very odd about scents and when I don't like something it tends to make me nauseous.  These were only $2.99 each at Walgreens, so not sure I'll return them.

 

Have you picked up anything from the new displays? 

 

 

 



Walgreens Profusion palettes

I have been stalking Dollar Tree since I found the Profusion palettes there, but unfortunately it doesn't seem they have any more.  After doing a little school shopping today I decided to stop by Walgreens to see if anything caught my eye.  As soon as I walked in I spotted a ton of the ProfusionColour Me Glow 12 shadow palettes.  I started looking through and they ALL caught my eye.  I realize now there was one I didn't grab (07), so I'll need to go back for that one.   I have swatches of the ones I picked up today.  Like last time some of the shadows are absolutely awesome, while others don't offer much other than a little sparkle.  Also, some of the shadows appear in more than one palette.  Still, for $1 a piece I'm content.  As usual these are all swatched on bare skin.

01

02

03

 

05

06

08

My favorites are definitely 01 and 02.  Can't wait to play around with all of them!  Have you picked up or tried any of these? 



LA Colors eyshadow swatches

A few years ago most of the shadows I used were LA Colors.  I have all of the 6 pan palettes you can find at Dollar Tree.  For such a low price most of them are nicely pigmented.  I hadn't really been using them for a while, and then I saw an ad in Cosmopolitan magazine.  The trio they had used on the model was called Forget-me-not and the look was gorgeous.  With that picture seared into my brain I went looking for the trio.  I checked I don't know how many Dollar Trees, Family Dollars, Five Below, Roses, and Dollar Generals.  I never did find that trio, but I did pick up some other trios, as well as the 5 pan palettes.  Since LA Colors isn't a brand you really ever hear a lot about I thought I'd share some swatches with you.  All of these swatches are on bare skin.  Thank you to my daughter for volunteering her arm!

Peony

The blue in this trio is not pigmented at all.  The pink and yellow aren't bad and can definitely be built up.

Water Lily

These are pretty decently pigmented and such pretty pastel shades.

Iris

Again not super pigmented, but they can be built up and over a primer they'd look better.

Orchid

Out of all the trios this one is probably the most pigmented.  These colors are very pretty.  You can see how soft the shadows themselves are.

Now onto the 5 pans-

Tease

Most shadows in the 5 pans are pretty well pigmented.  There are a few here and there that would really take some working with, I don't mind that.

Waterworld

I grabbed this palette with the hopes I could use the colors in here for the colors in the ad I saw in Cosmo.  I do not believe they are the exact same colors.  I wish they were.

And I saved my absolute favorite for last-

Lollipop

I LOVE this palette!  The colors are so bright, they are all pigmented, and wore ALL day over primer.  Here's a look I did with this last week:

For some reason my camera could not pick up how vivid these colors are, but they are absolutely beautiful!  I found Lollipop on clearance at Family Dollar for 90 cents!

Have you ever used LA Colors before?  Interested in trying them?  I say go for it-the trios I found at Dollar Tree for $1 each, and I believe Tease and Waterworld were either $1.50 or $2.  These would be a great way to play around with color if you're a neutral gal and don't spend much on other brands.

Quick pigment swatches

So yes, I ordered MORE pigments.  These samples are a great deal though.  You get plenty of product for cheap, and the colors are gorgeous.  On to the swatches. I had my daughter help me out today-I swatched on her arm!

L-R:Cuddlefish, Pish Posh, Honey Rose, King Moonracer, Soylent Green, Snuffy, Sucker Punch, Goathead Redd, Phantasm, and Monster Mash

I took a closeup of Goathead Redd because in the swatch above it just looks black.

 Here you can see the red glitter in it. 

I can't wait to play with my new piggies!  Once again, some seriously gorgeous colors.

More L'Oreal Infallible shadows and swatches (and a FOTD)!

I already posted swatches of 5 of the shadows I own, but while I was out last week I found a new display in Walmart.  The display contained all the core shades and new shades.  I was SO EXCITED to see them!  Here's what the display looks like-

This side was totally covered by a display of sunscreen, so I made my husband pull the whole thing out.   I grabbed 3 of the new colors.  I purchased Endless Sea, Liquid Diamond, and Smoldering Plum.

Liquid Diamond, Endless Sea, Smoldering Plum

And here are the swatches:

L-R:Smoldering Plum, Endless Sea, Liquid Diamond

These swatches are only 1 swipe each, and I can't quite catch how awesome Liquid Diamond is.  It's like a lilac-y silver.  It's absolutely beautiful.

I'm kicking myself for not grabbing Glistening Garnet, so that's what I'm on the look-out for next.

Here's my FOTD today, using Liquid Diamond and Smoldering Plum.

And a close-up of the eyes:

I am totally addicted to these shadows.  I could totally see, over a period of time, ending up with every color of these shadows.  I love the pigmentation, they apply well, the texture is great...I have nothing bad to say about these.  Have you tried them? What do you think of them?