Ipsy Glam Bag! July 2015

Hey zombies!

I recently decided to renew my subscription with ipsy (if you sign up now, with that link, you won't be on a waiting list for the next 48 hours) and was able to snag the July glam bag. I'm stoked at the items I received in this month's bag. ipsy is a monthly makeup subscription service. For $10.00, you'll receive a makeup bag with 4-5 full sized or deluxe sample sized beauty products. I'll be posting the bags each month, so stay tuned to the blog. :)

This month's theme is: Summer Lovin'!



I adore the bag! So much! I'll definitely use this bag as my daily makeup bag in my purse.

But..... what was inside is what counts the most!


I received:

tarte deluxe sample of the Amazoian clay bronzer in "Park Ave. Princess": 3.0 grams
eyetini colored Swizzle Stick eyeliner in "Blue Hawaiian" (full size)
Jersey Shore Sun Mongongo anti-aging lip conditioner which in Vanilla Coconut (full size)
bellapierre Cosmetics lipstick in "P.I.N.K": 3.5 gram (full size)
Jor'el Parker roller ball perfume in "Classico": .30 fl oz (Notes: Indonesian Clove Bud, Australian Sandalwood, Moroccan Rose, French Bergamot, Indian Tuberose, Japanese Orange Flower, Lebanese Cedarwood, Turkish Cyclamen, South African Freesia)






Swatches!




I did a little research to figure out how much the products in this months bag were worth and here is the breakdown.

tarte deluxe bronzer sample: $10.00  (ballpark)
bellapierre lipstick: $19.99
MONGONGO lip conditioner: $10.00
eyetini eyeliner: $18.00
deluxe roller ball sample of Classico by Jor'el Parker: $21.00

So, as you can see, you really get a bang for your $10.00 with ipsy. I hope they continue to churn out amazing bags. The only product this month I wasn't happy with was the perfume, but only because it's not a scent I would normally wear (I'm not a fan of Tuberose notes). I''ll be passing that on to my Mom. Other than that, I'm extremely happy with this summery ipsy bag!

Have you received your July ipsy bag? What are your thoughts?

*products in this post were purchased by me. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Look of the day featuring "High Flying Colors"!

Happy Friday zombies!

I'm so glad the weekend is upon us. And guess what?! I have an actual LOOK for you today, using the new "High Flying Colors" palette from Wet N Wild. I can hardly believe it myself.

The palette I used-



(If you haven't yet seen my swatches from the WnW Venice Beach collection, click HERE!) 





The GOODS!

TFSI as primer
NYX jumbo pencil in Milk as base
High Flying Colors palette:
medium shimmery purple on main lid
bright matte pink in crease and as transition color
medium shimmery blue above crease
matte purple on inner lash line
light shimmery blue outer lash line
light pink in the inner corner has a highlight
Milani Cosmetics "Bella Ivory" on brow bone for highlight
random liner and mascara

Blush:
Hard Candy "Living Doll"

Lips:
Fyrinnae "Lollipop-Pop"

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

NEW Wet n' Wild "Venice Beach" eyeshadow palettes!

Happy Hump Day Zombies!

You may have noticed that I updated the blog banner (finally) for the first time in MONTHS! I am getting makeup fever once again and want to blog a lot more frequently. Cross your fingers for me. ;)

I'm excited about today's post. I have all 3 of the new (limited edition) Wet n Wild "Venice Beach" Color Icon eyeshadow palettes to show you today. I was able to find 2 of them at my local Walgreens and a friend sent me the 3rd because I wasn't able to find it in my city. Hooray for makeup friends. ;)

As the collection name suggests, all 3 of these palettes are summery and contain BRIGHT and happy colors. I, myself am picturing bathing suits in these colors and imaging the smells and sights of Venice Beach.

*Be sure to click images for maximum awesome.

Boardwalk Boozing


Hemporay Solutions


High Flying Colors


SO MUCH BRIGHT!! Let's move on to swatches, shall we?!

Boardwalk Boozing


Boardwalk Boozing contains a matte bright yellow, shimmery silver, matte coral, shimmery purple, matte lime green, matte hot pink, shimmery yellow green, and a matte royal blue. My favorite color from Boardwalk Boozing is hand down the purple/blue shade in the top right. It's SO pigmented and smooth. It's an odd color in this palette as it doesn't necessarily go along with the color scheme, but I'm glad it's in there. Look how pigmented the colors are! Dat blue tho!



Hemporay Solutions
 

Hemporay Solutions contains a matte bright yellow, matte white, matte green, matte coral, shimmery lime green, matte hot pink, shimmery teal, and matte red. My favorite colors from Hemporary Solutions has to be the shimmery teal and the matte red. This palette has a lot of bold matte shades on the warmer side. Matte tomato red! WHAT?!  Again, the colors are pigmented and easy to blend.


High Flying Colors


High Flying Colors contains a shimmery silver, shimmery baby pink, shimmery baby blue, matte fuchsia, shimmery peacock blue, shimmery lavender, matte royal blue, matte purple with a blue undertone. No lies, High Flying Colors is my favorite palette from this collection. I love the color scheme and the beautiful purples and the pinks and blues. I think if I were only able to purchase one palette from this collection, this would be the one. Again, all of the colors are rich, pigmented and easily blend-able.  



I WILL warn you that the hot pinks in these palettes do stain, so make sure you wear a base under them. Also, there are a few "duplicate" colors from one palette to the next such as the matte yellow, shimmery silver, hot pinks, and the royal blue.

I'm very pleased with this collection. The last few color icon palettes I picked up from Wet n Wild left something to be desired, so I'm happy to see that the colors are just as pigmented outside of the palette as they are in the palette. Wet n Wild is typically sold in your local Walgreens, Walmart, and Kmart or online. Limited Edition items are not usually found on their website, however.

Have you been able to snag any of the palettes from the "Venice Beach" collection?


*products in this post were purchased by me and sent to me by a friend. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

New Fyrinnae Swatches!

Happy Tuesday zombies!

Today I have some new and 'new to me' Fyrinnae swatches! As most of you know, Fyirnnae is one of my favorite "handmade eyeshadow" companies. They've long been my favorite and still to this day amaze me with the new shades they create. I decided to pick up some of the colors I don't already own and some that are new for the Summer 2015 season.

*Be sure to click images for maximum awesome!


I ordered mini sizes of the following:

Nepenthe
Capybara (new June 2015)
Conjured Tempest (new Feb. 2015)
Peppermint Vodka
Midnight Dreary
Serene Highness (new Feb. 2015)
Zanzibar (new May 2015)
Bawdy Librarian
Wizard's Wedding Cake (arcane magic)
Debonair
Ailurophile (new Feb. 2015)
Birb of Paradise (new June 2015)
Celestial Beauty was my free sample (new June 2015)

I love Fyrinnae's new business cards!



Descriptions per Fyrinnae website:

Celestial Beauty: A rich blend of shimmering violet and blue is enhanced with a touch of bronze sparkle.
Nepenthe: Vivid, metallic Byzantium purple, unlike any of our existing shades.
Conjured Tempest: Deep murky green with a vibrant pink-purple highlight.
Peppermint Vodka: Lush, rich, shimmering burgundy enhanced with copper sparkle.
Midnight Dreary: Velvety, vibrant, shimmering blue is enhanced with gold sparkle.
Capybara: Designed somewhat like our Serendipity to give a complex everyday look with one shade, this shadow is a muted blend of pink and red hues over a transparent base (which may appear dark gray depending on application).
Zanzibar: Vibrant deep turquoise topped with a greenish gold highlight and an overall metallic finish.
Bawdy Librarian: This is no basic brown! This, my good guys and dolls, is a lush, shimmery, golden brown rich with gold sparkle. Cameras cannot capture its true beauty; you must get to know the shade in person. Warm-toned, but would work well on many skintones.
Wizard's Wedding Cake: Bold icy blue shimmer, which changes to pink closer to light or at an angle, is set on a deep chocolate brown base.
Serene Highness: Medium cool violet topped with a vibrant highlight of varying green hues (shimmer, not sparkle).
Debonair: Warm, shimmery lilac graced with a glowing coppery highlight.
Ailurophile: An elegant blend of soft purple and gold in various tones. Slightly metallic finish with a touch of small-particle sparkle.
Birb of Paradise: Glowing royal blue tops a velvety deep brown base hue. Shown swatched over regular primer, but over a sticky base the blue will be more prominent and metallic. makes a great liner.


Indoor SWATCHES!

I used Pixie Epoxy as a base (also from Fyrinnae.)


Outdoor


My absolute favorite from this lot is 'Serene Highness'. I'm a sucker for purple/blue duochrome eyeshadow it's followed closely by 'Conjured Tempest.' This shade looks inconspicuous in the jar, but once swatched, it takes on a whole life of it's own. It's a light taupe with a lovely purple sheen. I'm also very excited about 'Birb of Paradise' seeing as how I don't have a color at all like it in my collection. It's a rich navy blue that is smooth and lovely. 'Nepenthe', 'Zanzibar' and 'Bawdy Librarian' also pack a punch and make me happy! I must say that it is a must to use a base with Fyrinnae's pigments. Also, make sure you pat them on your lids as opposed to brushing them on. The color and glitter payoff is much greater that way.

With this purchase, I now own 111 Fyrinnae eyeshadow shades. I'm not at all ashamed of this!

Do you see something in this bunch that you adore? Full sized Fyrinnae eyeshadows are $6.75 each and mini sizes (1/3 of a tsp) are $2.75. The mini sizes are full of product and in all the years I've been blogging, I don't think I've gone through an entire mini sized jar. A little bit of Fyrinnae goes a LONG way. ;)

*products in this post were purchased by me. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Espionage Cosmetics Review and SWATCHES!

Good evening Zombies and Happy Hump Day!

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I traveled to Denver, CO to the Denver ComicCon with my husband and our friend. I was also able to meet up with my best makeup buddy Sam from Kiss My Sparkle.

As we were perusing the aisles and looking at all things geeky, Sam and I happened upon the booth of Espionage Cosmetics (which Sam had heard good things about) and were instantly time warped into a land of geeky makeup, nail wraps and sparkles. All other *things* faded away. I was surprised that I'd never heard of this company before, especially with the uniquely themed eyeshadow collections they have, such as The Gamer Girl and Eye-Spy. Sam and I had a lovely (and in depth) conversation with Jaimie the owner of Espionage and purchased some goodies to take home and play with, which I've decided to swatch for you!

I purchased 4 eyeshadows as a bundle for $25.00 + 1 (Epic- from the Gamer Girl collection) for $7.50. Because World of Warcraft, duh.

(Be sure to click images for maximum awesome!)



(descriptions from the Espionage website- which I freaking LOVE)

Mata Hari: What's more controversial than a turn of the century exotic dancer executed for allegedly being a spy? We're not sure but we tip our hats to Mata Hari with this explosively sparkletagious shade of gold. Any espionage girl knows the value of gold and this mineral color is one you just can't live without.
Josephine Baker: How do you fit a bad ass story of rags to riches to espionage to fighting Nazis and racism into a single color of awesomeness? We're still working on it. In the meantime, this shimmering color does its best to live up to the super spy's "Black Pearl" nickname. The dark shades of cocoa swirl with iridescent green for a deadly color you don't want to mess with.
E.V.P: Can you feel the presence of something awesome? This chilling black with pumpkin, gold, highlights is sure to speak to others of how awesome you are. Obviously.
Clairvoyant: Commune with your inner vixen with this hot pink shade from a whole new realm! Clairvoyant is a sure fire way to get in touch with your inner hotness.
Epic: Seriously, the name says it all. This highly pigmented purple rocks your face off with a punch of color and a splash of golden shimmer!

 


SWATCHES! I used Pixie Epoxy from Fyrinnae as my base.



Sunshine swatches of sparkle and magic!


Josephine Baker is by far my favorite from the eyeshadow I purchased. I adore the green/teal flash within it's dark base. It's got a strong duo-chrome which I love. Mata-Hari is a lovely olive toned gold with lots of sparkle. It's beautiful in the sunlight! Clairvoyant is a super hot pink with pink sparks throughout. I'm freaking in love with this shade and want to use it all the days. Epic is fun too as it has loads of green sparkles throughout the purple base, also making it slightly duo-chrome. And E.V.P is an AWESOME shimmer, rich dark shade. In the sunlight it bursts with sparkle.

I wasn't sure how unique these shades would be upon first swatching them on my hand but once I swatched them properly and with a base, the colors and sparkles POPPED! And each shade is super blend-able and pigmented. I adore the names of the eyeshadow from Espionage as well as the themed collections. Each eyeshadow is $7.50 (USD) or your can purchase a bundle/collection for $28.00. Espionage not only sells pigment eyeshadow but they also carry Lip Serums and Nail Wraps (there is a Dr. Who themed set which I saw in person in Denver that is AMAZING!)

I'm so happy to have stumbled upon Espionage Cosmetics, especially at a large event like Denver ComicCon. It made my whole weekend to not only see my best friend and meet one of my favorite artists Megan Lara, but to also leave Denver with some gorgeous sparkles. Run (don't walk) to the Espionage Cosmetics website and grab yourself some!

ColourPop "Where The Light Is" swatches!

Oh hello again!

I'm feeling the makeup fever coming back! Let's hope it lasts. I've been so out of the makeup 'loop' lately that I was late discovering ColourPop, but now that I have, I've become such a fiend. My most recent purchase was the 'Where The Light Is' set, which was inspired by a makeup blogger on YouTube.

(Be sure to click images from maximum awesome!)



The set includes 4 eyeshadow in individual jars and sells for $20.00 (USD)


The shades are: (descriptions from website)
Glow–(Creamy Vanilla / Matte Finish)
Kathleenlights–(Bright Golden Copper / Pearlized Finish)
Blaze–(Coco Bronze Sprinkled with Multi-Dimensional Glitter / Metallic Finish)
Cornelious–(Mid-tone warm caramel / Matte Finish)





Bottom of the jars:


SWATCHES!
On dry hand over primer.

(outdoor lighting)


(flash)


In my blogging absence, I've grown very fond to more neutral shades, and this set delivers! As per usual with ColourPop, each eyeshadow is amazingly creamy and easy to apply, the eyeshadow feels like a pillow of heaven on your finger! 'Blaze' and 'KathleenLights' are beyond pigmented! The swatches you see were only one swipe of each eyeshadow. They are shimmery, bold, and lovely. They look almost as if they are foiled once applied, that's how pigmented and unique they are. 'Blaze' offers some sparkle which 'KathleenLights' is super shimmery; almost metallic. 'Glow' is the perfect matte highlight shade and 'Cornelious' is a great color to blend out and add to any neutral eye or to wear alone for something simple. I adore this set!

I have more ColourPop to show off soon! I've accumulated quite the collection so far. And I WANT MORE!

What is your favorite ColourPop product?

*Products in this post were purchased by me. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Jordana Cosmetics "Cat Eye" eyeliners.

PR SAMPLE

ZOMBIES!!

How is everyone? I can't believe I haven't made a blog post since Feb 12th! My life is insane and I'm super behind on blogging. When blogging becomes a chore, you know it's time to take a short break, which is what I decided to do. I'm currently in school now studying Criminology and raising my 3 kiddos. Life is pretty damn good, but super busy! I'd love to hear how all of you are doing!

Today on the blog, I will be reviewing the new "Cat Eye" liquid eyeliners from Jordana Cosmetics. I'm super stoked on these, especially for the price!

The description given to these eyeliners on the Jordana Website:

 

Cat Eye Liner

The Purrfect Cat Eye

•Lightweight, Long Wearing, Smudge-Proof Color that Lines & Defines Eyes

•From Novice to Pro; Easy To Use, Tapered Brush Applicator

•Smooth Application



They come in slender tubes with 0.057 FL OZ of product.  Cat Eye liner comes in 8 different colors and retail for $2.99 each (USD) which may vary.

The color of each liner is indicated on the bottom of the tube.
 

The applicator tip is thin and perfect for achieving 'cat eye' winged liner.


SWATCHES!



I've read a few reviews claiming these liners take a long time to dry. I didn't experience that at all with them. They dry pretty quickly and last FOREVER. A few of the colors, such as 'Envy' and 'Future' aren't very pigmented on the first swipe, but they are really build-able. 'Twilight', 'Orchid' and 'Caribbean' are AWESOME! I was able to get awesome color payoff with two swipes (apply one coat, let dry and then apply another) and my eyeliner last for a good 8 hours until I took it off. I really am quite impressed with these liners and for the price, you can't go wrong. You can find the eyeliners wherever Jordana is sold locally or online.

Have you tried the new 'Cat Eye' liners from Jordana? What are YOUR thoughts?

*Products in this post were provided to MakeupZombie for review and consideration purposes only. All opinions are my own and 100% honest