NYX Butt "Naked" Eyes Palette

I purchased this palette on Haute Look for about $15, $10 less than it retails normally. I was really excited to find it on Haute Look because I had been eyeing and swatching it every time I went into Urban Outfitters. Now that I own it, I would say that it is worth every penny!

I have to admit, What I really fell in love with was the bottom part of the palette. The blushes, bronzer, and highlight powders are very pigmented and beautiful. My pictures don't even do them justice.

The eye shadows are quite nice too. A lot of them are matte shades but they are pretty pigmented. I really like the shimmery colors in the palette as well. When this originally came on the market, a lot of people speculated that this would be NYX's answer to the Urban Decay Naked palette, but this palette is completely different. The Naked palette is filled primarily with warm colors. This palette is pretty much all cool colors. There are also a lot more colors in this palette. However, I would have to say that the UD Naked palette has better quality eyeshadow overall.

At half the price of the Naked palette, I would say that the NYX palette is a good buy. Although the eyeshadow isn't quite as good, the colors are different enough that there won't be any repeats between the two palettes. If I had to choose one, I would go for the UD Naked palette because I believe it's a staple that everyone could use in their collection. This is a nice side addition though!

Please leave questions and comments and subscribe!

Wet N Wild palette in "Blue Had Me at Hello"

I've been having a love affair with Wet N Wild eye shadow lately. Their trios are heavenly! When I saw the teal in this palette, I knew I had to have it.

There are two looks to this palette. On the left is a smokey look and on the right is a teal look. Both of them are stunning when applied. Hopefully you can see how beautiful the swatches are. These shadows are buttery. My favorite color is the teal. It's beautiful and true to color.

If you want cheap, high quality shadows, check out these palettes!

Please leave questions and comments and subscribe!

Naked vs. Naked 2, A review and comparison

Naked 2 on top and Naked on bottom

Naked 2 on top and Naked on bottom

As a graduation gift to myself, I bought myself the Naked 2 palette. I had been wanting this for a while, but because it was $50, I wanted  to save it for a special occasion. I will now review and compare the palettes!

So first off, the packaging. The original Naked palette is in a velour cardboard palette with magnets that secure it. It has a small mirror on the inside. Naked 2 comes in a hard case that closes with a clasp. It has a much bigger mirror inside. In terms of packaging, Naked 2 is clearly superior.

Naked and Naked 2 both come with brushes and extras. Naked comes with an eye shadow brush and a mini Urban Decay primer potion. I absolutely love the brush that comes with the Naked palette. It is my brush of choice every day when I apply my eye make-up, no matter what shadows I am using. The primer potion is also really good. A lot of people were happy that the Naked 2 palette doesn't include a primer potion as Urban Decay usually includes it in their other palettes. I do think that it is unfortunate that they don't include it because for people who are new to the brand and who decide to buy Naked 2, they won't be getting the primer potion. I recommend the primer potion highly! Naked 2 comes with a dual sided brush and a mini lip junkie in Naked. The shadow brush on the dual sided brush is smaller than the shadow brush in the original Naked palette. I don't like it as much as the original brush because of this, but it is still a very high quality brush. One thing I do enjoy about the dual sided brush is the crease brush. It is a nice brush, although I have crease brushes from Sigma that I prefer. I like that they include a crease brush, if I take this palette with me on a trip I won't have to bring two separate brushes! The lipgloss isn't my favorite. When it comes to lip plumpers I prefer Buxom plumpers. The color also kind of washes my face out. It's so neutral that I probably wouldn't use it in conjunction with either Naked palette as I feel it looks best with a bright eye. I would have to say when it comes to the additional items in the palettes, the original Naked wins.

Now on to the colors. Between the two palettes, there is one color that is the same and that is Half Baked. One interesting fact about Naked 2 is that the shadows were formulated with Urban Decay's new formula. I couldn't really tell the difference between the two when I swatched both versions of Half Baked. When it comes to the two palettes, Naked has more warm shades and Naked 2 seems to venture more into cool shades, especially more towards the right side of the palette. I love that Naked 2 includes two silver colors. One thing that I would change about Naked 2 if I could would be to arrange the colors from light to dark like they did (more or less) in the original Naked palette. Naked contains two matte colors, both brown crease colors. Naked 2 contains three matte colors, a highlight color, a crease color, and a black. I enjoy the selection of mattes in Naked 2 more than the ones in Naked.

All together I do like both palettes. I believe that both palettes stand alone but can also easily be used in conjunction with each other. I think the original Naked is perfect for a beginner. It was one of the first palettes that I ever purchased. I would say that Naked is what really enthused me about make-up. I think Naked 2 is great for someone with more experience. I love both of the palettes, but it is not necessary to own both.

Please leave questions and comments and subscribe!

Stila Beach Palette Number 5: Living the Life in Laguna

Top row from left: Sand Dollar and Sunset, Second row: Cove and Bonfire, Third row: Seashell, Bottom Row: Pacific Coast Highway

Top row from left: Sand Dollar and Sunset, Second row: Cove and Bonfire, Third row: Seashell, Bottom Row: Pacific Coast Highway

I have to admit, of all the Stila Beach palettes, I was most hesitant to try this one. This is probably a surprise considering what Wonderful in Waikiki looks like. I have always been under the belief that wearing pink on you eyelids makes you look like you are diseased, and this palette is full of pinks. The colors, while gorgeous, scare the living daylights out of me. But I was wrong. My best friend Becca got this palette a while before I did. A couple times I noticed how beautiful her eye make-up was and told her. It was always when she was wearing the colors from this palette. After I bought it, I wore it to work. I received two compliments on my make-up that day from two different people. So I got over my fear and started loving this palette.

So the first color, Sand Dollar, is a light ink with silver sparkles. The second color, Sunset, (my personal favorite) is a metallic dark pink with rosy sparkles. The third color, Cove, is a purple with pink sparkles. The final eyeshadow, Bonfire, is a dark brown with pink sparkles. They are really pretty!

Now on to the blushes. In my opinion, they look almost the same and don't really have a lot of pigment. Seashell is a light pink with silver sparkles and Pacific Coast Highway is a hair darker and more peachy with silver sparkles. On my very red skin they don't really show up at all.

Will you be daring and try this? Leave me a comment and subscribe!

Stila Beach Palette Number 4: Wonderful in Waikiki

Top row from left: Wahine and Sarong, Second row: Coconut and Surf, Third Row: North Shore, Bottom Row: Hanauma Bay

Top row from left: Wahine and Sarong, Second row: Coconut and Surf, Third Row: North Shore, Bottom Row: Hanauma Bay

This is probably the scariest looking of all the beach palettes, it's also one of my favorites. The reason I say this is because most of it is straight up brown. The only colors that aren't brown are the shimmery champagne color and the BLUE. I was especially intimidated by the blush colors as they look more like bronzers. But, like I said, I love this. It really creates a beautiful look when put on! This palette would be great for summer time, especially with the beautiful blue!

So the first color, Wahine is a gold/champagne color with golden micro glitter. The second color, Sarong is a penny copper color with copper micro glitter. The third color, Coconut, is a brown with with brown glitter, and finally Surf is a bright matte blue.

As for the blushes, North shore is a matte peachy brownish color which looks lovely on the cheeks. Hanauma bay is a pretty brown color with a hint of red in it.

Would you rock this? Leave me a comment and subscribe!

Stila Beach Palette Number 3: Striking in South Beach

Top row from left: Ocean Drive and Wave, Second row: Nightlife and Cabana, Third row: Art Deco, Forth Row: Sobe

Top row from left: Ocean Drive and Wave, Second row: Nightlife and Cabana, Third row: Art Deco, Forth Row: Sobe

This is the third Stila beach palette and it is stunning! It is definitely more of a night time palette. I recently wore this to a party and got lots of compliments on it!

So the first color, Ocean Drive is a shimmery silver blue color. The second color, Wave, is a shimmery bluish violet that is very similar to Ocean Drive but a little darker. The third color, Nightlife, is a gorgeous black with pink and green micro glitter. The forth color, Cabana, is a darker bluish purple with pink, purple, and green micro glitter. The blush is hot pink with pink micro glitter, and the bronzer is a reddish brown with silver micro glitter. Be very careful when applying the blush and bronzer as the bronzer is pretty pigmented and can make you look a little too brown!

What do you think? Please leave comments and subscribe!

Stila Beach Palette Number 2: Haute in the Hamptons

Top row from left: Sand, Linen. Second Row: Route 27, Blue Skies. Third Row: Hydrangea. Bottom Row: Montauk Highway

Top row from left: Sand, Linen. Second Row: Route 27, Blue Skies. Third Row: Hydrangea. Bottom Row: Montauk Highway

This is the second palette of five in Stila's beach palette collection.This one, like the first, is very wearable. It has mostly neutral colors, and the one darker blue color.

So the palette starts off with Sand, a matte light beige color. The next color is Linen, a sparkly gold color. Then we have Route 27, a brown with pink and green micro glitter. The final eye color is Blue Skies, a dark blue with blue micro glitter.

Now on to the blushes. The first is Hydrangea, a really light, matte pink. Finally, Montauk Highway is a darker red color. From the first look it looks like it is a bronzer color but don't use it as a bronzer! It is too red to be a bronzer and will make you look sunburned! I use the lighter blush on my cheekbone and the darker one under it in a very small amount.

Tell me what you think! Please leave comments and subscribe!

Stila Beach Palette Number 1: Stunning in Sayulita

First row from left: Starfish, Sandbar. Second row: Getaway, Palm Trees. Third row: Playa. Forth Row: Banderas Bay

First row from left: Starfish, Sandbar. Second row: Getaway, Palm Trees. Third row: Playa. Forth Row: Banderas Bay

I've reviewed this before, but I thought I would do it again as it is part of my Stila travel palette series.

This is the first of five travel beach palettes that Stila released Summer of 2011. I fell in love with this one at Urban Outfitters and had to get the rest... and then some. This one is one of my favorites. You can get a really pretty natural look but it also has a nice flair with the green color, Palm Trees.

Starfish is a light shimmery champagne rose, Sandbar is a deep brown with lots of lighter brown glitter, Getaway is a light violet color with multi colored glitter, and Palm Trees is a pretty green with gold glitter. Playa is a peachy pink matte color, and Banderas Bay is a light pink glittery highlight color (it barely shows up but it is there, under Playa).

This is probably one of the most wearable palettes in the beach collection! Check it out if you can find it! It's worth every penny!

Please subscribe and check out my YouTube channel! Also enter my giveaway if you haven't already!

Stila Travel Palette Series

So as you can probably see from the title, this is going to be my first post from my Stila Travel Palette series. As you can see from the pictures, I have 10 of these. Not only are they great, they are also awesome collectibles. I collect them and my friend Becca collects them as well.

The first set of five are from the Beach Collection. The next three were released solely with Urban Outfitters, and the last two were released independently and I purchased them on Haute Look.

So stay tuned for the next 10 posts on these palettes! Also I will be hitting my 100th post soon so stick around for my giveaway!

Tarte The Starlet Makeup Vanity Review

Closed Palette

Open Palette

 Traditional Smoky Eye

 Top to Right: Celebrity, Superstar, Luminary, Opening Night

Left to Right: Celebrity, Superstar, Luminary, Opening Night

Earthy

Top to Right: Talent, Idol, Cameo, Virtuoso

Left to Right: Talent, Idol, Cameo, Virtuoso

 Plum Smoky Eye

Left to top: Stardom, Icon, Siren, Major

Left to right: Major, Siren, Icon, Stardom

Blues

Left to Top: Fame, Big Break, Toast, VIP

Left to Right: VIP, Toast, Big Break, Fame

 Browns

Left to Top: Popular, Timeless, Trophy, Prestige

Left to Right: Trophy, Prestige, Popular, Timeless

 Pinks

Left to Top: Ingénue, Prima Donna, Diva, Leading Lady

Left to Right: Leading Lady, Diva, Ingénue, Prima Donna

 

Left to Right: Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess, Blush in Glory, Blush in Starlet, Shimmering Powder in Rose

Left to Right: Park Avenue Princess, Glory, Starlet, Rose

There is a lot here. A lot a lot. First of all, the entire palette is set in a beautiful mirrored jewelry box. The idea is that you can pull out the glittery trays that hold the makeup and use the box as a jewelry box. I haven't done this because I really don't have a protected place to put the make-up. Maybe if I ever invest in z-palettes I'll do it but for now I like to keep the box on my vanity.

Onto the colors. There are a lot of shimmery colors and a lot of matte colors which is nice to see in a large palette like this. The matte colors tend to be lighter and therefore less pigmented but that's ok too as the mini palettes aren't all overpowering. The shimmery colors tend to be amazingly pigmented, especially the cooler ones.

I spent a lot of time debating whether to get this or the Lorac palette that was along the same lines as this. I had never tried Lorac and I wanted to, but then again I've had such fantastic luck with Tarte so far that I knew I wanted this one. In the end I went with what I knew and I'm pleased I did. Not only did I get a bunch of new eyeshadows handily arranged in matching groups of four, I also got four cheek colors and two mascaras.

The cheek colors are amazing. I've wanted to try the amazonian clay blushes for a long time and based on the two that are in this palette I think I will order some more. The pigmentation on them is spectacular. The bronzer is also very nice, but the highlighter is probably my favorite. It's that perfect shade of pinky glow that I look for in a highlighter.

The mascara is great too. The lights camera lashes mini will be the third lights camera lashes mini that I have received. You won't hear me complaining though as it is my favorite mascara. I also love that they included a lash primer in the set. I currently use a Clinique lash primer but it is nice to have another one for when I'm on the go!

I love this set. If it is still available I would recommend it to anyone who wants a ton of makeup! Please leave questions and comments and subscribe!