Urban Decay- Oz The Great & Powerful Pallete (GLINDA)

Hey everyone! Today is the pallete review I promised. This is the one for the newest sets of palletes from Urban Decay!  They are the Oz The Great & Powerful Pallete's. They have the Glinda pallete as well as the Theodora pallete. I have the Glinda pallete to show you guys. As most of you probably already know, these are based off of a new movie from Disney: Oz the Great and Powerful. Both palletes are based from the two main witchs. The darker color pallete is for the evil witch, and the lighter color pallete (the one I have) is for The good witch. (I must say I went and saw the movie, and loved it. two thumbs up)

Here we go-

 

 Overall view of the packaging. Sleek, with magnetic closure.

 

 Overall is 4 solid color eyeshadows, with two split duo shadows (the two in the middle)
the top middle duo looks solid white, but when you look closely you can differentiate it. These singles pop out and can be placed in any other UD pallete. This pallete is limited edition and $49.99 at sephora or ulta stores.
(Not pictured is the Mini eyeliner it came with, along with a super saturated lip pencil in "Glinda")

The packaging is very handy, and comes with a nice, big mirror.

  This shade is Aura. It's the one in the top middle. This eyeshadow duo is the most deceiving! you must swatch in person, because this picture just doesnt do it justice. The seemingly sheer shades actually turn out to be a very monochromatic pink & purple. Well done UD!

 Tornado is the shade in the top left. Overall the most pigmented color, as well as the darkest in the pallete. Really liked this one too.

 This color, magic, is the least impressive of all. It is the shade at the top right, and is super sheer. You can hardly see it, but it is a slightly shimmery pink. Sort of the dud of the pallete.

 Illusion is one of those shades that is just downright versatile, and extremely useful. It is a very pigmented peachy/creamish  colored shade. Its on the bottom left.

 

 This shade is in the middle on the bottom row. It is a gorgeous duo with a silver and gold. Very unique, and gorgeously metallic. A must have in this pallete.

South is on the bottom right, and is a gorgeous brown/grey shade! I completely fell for this gorgeous color.



Overall I think this pallete is worth the $49 price tag. Like I mentioned above, in addition to this pallete with the removable singles, it also comes with  a lip pencil and mini eyeliner. The lip pencil is a nuetralish peachy metallic shade. The eyeliner is a deep purple. I would give this pallete a 8.5/10.


xoxo, Natalie

Covergirl & Olay Under Eye Brightening Concealer

Hey guys! I know I promised I would get into a more regular schedule with posting, but lately just haven't found the time! Hopeully I can get into a more regular schedule of posting within the next month, just because I have products I want to review from my birthday gifts  that I received, Including a pallete. Anywho, I wanted to provide a speedy review of a brightener I have recently picked up from the drugstore.


Covergirl & Olay Undereye Brightening Concealer

I initially heard about this product from ItsBl0ndie on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/itsbl0ndie) , and decided to give it a go! I had intially thought it would be a good idea because of the Olay moisturization agents in this product. That could mean it caters more to the sensitivity and fine lines and wrinkles under the eyes. Overall I do like it. I thought it wouldnt crease, but did show minimal creasing after just an hour.

Coverage- Medium to Full coverage (can be built up)

Wear time- wore for 8 hours, minimal creasing

Overall- Liked the product and will continue to use. (8.5 out of 10)

(my shade is 230- chose one alot brighter than my skin tone)

I have to say overall I am impressed. It made my undereye completely bright and completely covered my dark circles.

If I could change this product at all, I would like for the creasing to not be evident or happen at all, and for it to not flashback in photo's, which it sort of did.


overall, I recommend this product!

Thanks for tuning in for a short review!

xoxo, natalie

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Product Rave Review! & I'm Back!

Hey guys! So glad to be back on my blog after the holidays! I hope it was a great one for everyone. Okay so I have a RAVE review for a product that is new to me from Physician's Formula. I know what your thinking- Physician's Formula is one of the most expensive drugstore brands! These blushes I will be talking about I got for $3.95 at CVS. How you might be wondering? Well- at CVS right now they are having a makeup clearance! They were 50% off along with a tag on both blushes for $3.00 off! Crazy deal for a blush that is usually $12.95. Anyways- these are the Ph matchmaker blushes. If it matches up to my Ph, I have no idea or proof of that- but the two colors they come in (which are natural and rose) are super pigmented and are gorgeous on the cheeks!
 Here are some Pics-


 View of both blushes-

 

 Here are both colors- "Rose is on the left, and "Natural" Is on the right.

  "Rose" is definetly a more shimmery hot pink that leaves a gorgeous sheen on the cheeks!

  "Natural" is a slightly lighter pink with less of a shimmer and more of a frosty finish.

 Natural is on top, along with rose on bottom.

  A cool feature of these blushes is the awesome, super handy feature of LED lights on the mirror making it super handy for travel. (and hey you can see my camera! :) )

 Thanks for checking out my post! spread the word(:

xoxo natalie

Top Five Favorite Highliters

**************NOTE***************
In the photos below, I know the date stamp is wrong. My camera is acting CRAZY and I can't change the date. Sorry about the date stamp (and how  the date is wrong, for that matter) I'll get it fixed ASAP.

 Anyways- Hey everyone! I wanted  to do another blog post on a makeup item that I feel is ESSENTIAL in winter- highliter! Highliter is amazing when it comes to the winter months- it can keep your face as glowy as it was in the summer!

I am sharing my top five highliters with you- Benefit's "High Beam", Loracs "Spotlight", The Balm's "Mary Loumanizer", Wet n Wild's "Reserve your Cabana", and Bare Minerals all over face glow in "Pure Radiance". (note- the Lorac and Benefit are in travel size, because I purchased them in a sample kit from Sephora)

 

 

Here are swatches- From Left to Right- Benefit "High Beam", Wet n Wild "Reserve your Cabana", The Balm's "Mary Loumanizer", Lorac's "Spotlight", and Bare Mineral's "Pure Radiance".

Benefit's High Beam
This is a pretty unique highliter. It is in a nail polish type format- it's so cool!  It is a fantastic pink-y highliter. The pink undertones make it a unique glow to the face.

Wet n Wild's Reserve Your Cabana

This is a great value. It has A HUGE amount of product for only $3.99.  It is a very luminous, natural glow to the cheekbones.

 

 The Balm's Mary Loumanizer
 First of all- the Balm gets an A+ for packaging, it is sooo cute! (look at photo above for view of packaging) Anyways, this is my favorite of the bunch. Well- they are all favorites, but I have to say this is the best of all. The pigmentation is fantastic and I love using this on the lid if i'm in a rush.

Lorac's "Spotlight"

This is the most yellow highliter of all. It is very natural and a go to if i have alot going on for the eyes, or if i'm wearing a pop of color type blush!

 

 

 

BareMinerals Pure Radiance

This highlight is very beautiful and probably right there with intensity as the Balm's highliter. It is a little inconvenient because it is loose powder, but none the less i still really love using this highlighter.

 

Over view of all the highlighters!

 

 

THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING! Please comment down below to request post's and to let me know you read it!

 

XOXO natalie

 

Overall Review- Wet n Wild Eyeshadows

Hello and welcome to my blog! This is my first post, so I decided to dedicate it to my all time FAVORITE drugstore eyeshadows- Wet n Wild trios, singles, and the eight color palletes- and if they're  are anymore I am missing besides those. Point is, these eyeshadows are AMAZING. Very smooth, pigmented and have such a nice, luxurious buttery texture. These eyeshadows most definetly compare to my high end eyeshadows. The Wet n Wild shadows compare to my two favorite brands for high end shadows, which is Urban Decay  & MAC.  Another nice thing about the Wet n Wild shadows is that there are lots of dupes for higher end shadows within my  Wet n Wild trios and my eight color pallete. I will mention two dupes here- only because in the future I plan on doing a whole blog post dedicated to makeup dupes.

Here are my eyeshadows/trios and swatches-


Walking On Eggshells
(all shimmery colors, light pink and frosty beige, & a shimmering brown.)

 

 

Knock On Wood

(all semi matte colors with little hints of sparkle- light pink, a brown, and a burgundy maroon type shade.)

I'm Getting Sunburned

Very shimmery shades with best pigmentation out of all three trios- the kind of texture Wet n Wild is known for. A light pink, purpley brown, and a copper gold shade.

My only single eyeshadow from Wet n Wild- in the shade "nutty". (excuse mine, it is cracked.) Nutty is a beautiful metallic type brown that is a very good lid color- if you only have time to put one color across the lid, this is a great choice. It is a very multi-demensional brown.

 

Sparkle Till' Morning

This is the only eight color pallete I have from Wet n Wild. It is a beautiful pallete. I mainly use the right side of this pallete, and i have to say the most outstanding color is the color on the top right, the frosty pink white highlight. Two of the colors on the right side are actually in the "I'm Getting Sunburned" trio. (The 2nd shade and the 3rd shade). This pallete is limited edition, so i would hurry

and grab it!

As I promised, the dupes- In the "I'm Getting Sunburned" trio, the last shade is a dupe for MAC's "Amber Lights." In "Walking On Eggshells" the last shade is a dupe for MAC's "Naked Lunch".

 

Here are the swatches- Wet n Wild on the left on both swatches, and MAC on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall- Wet n Wild is a great brand, with not only exceptional eyeshadows, but bronzers, highlighters, and blushes (from what i've tried-which if you want, I can include those in another post.) Also with many more  products that hopefully i can pickup and tryout in the near future. But, overall i think the shining star throughout the whole brand is the eyeshadows. They are of exceptional quality, and great staying power. All of this for a great price- $2.99 for the trios, $4.99 for the  eight color palletes, and $1.99 for the single eyeshadows. These are some of the cheapest prices in the drugstore. I find Wet n Wild mainly at Walgreens, and CVS. Overall, I definetly reccomend Wet n Wild.

 

THANKS SO MUCH FOR CHECKING OUT MY FIRST BLOG POST!!

 

XOXO natalie