'Mystic Nights'

Hey guys.

Finally time for a non-Valentine's Day-related post!

After all the nail posts it's definitely time for a look.

I've been wanting to go back to my Vice palette & try some shadows I never got around to trying.

SO, here's 'Mystic Nights'.

I used:

UD Naked Skin Foundation

UD Primer Potion

L'oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

'Stardust' e.l.f. eyeliner

AND (all from UD Vice Palette)

As any of you who follow my blog regularly know, 

I really love to wear blues/greens/purples.

I really wanted the purple and blue to be more vivid though,

so I'll think i'll wet them & try this look again :)

What do you think, though?

Let me know! :)

e.l.f. Maleficiant palette review!

Good morning :) 

I'm finally getting around to my review of one of the popular e.l.f Disney Villians palettes!

Sorry for the delay. I've been trying to get in some good Fall and Halloween posts before the season passes me by!

Ok, so to begin this review, if you have no idea what this palette is,

see my post on its basics and swatches here.

I'll continue this post with the understanding that my readers are aware of what it offers!

First, i'll show you the two looks I created.

I created them based on the directions suggested in the palette.

Here's the suggested day time look:

Now for the suggested nighttime look:

I did both of these looks awhile ago, and am not pleased with either of them, but particularly the second look. Why? See below.

Pros

- pretty assortment of shadows

- comes with eye primer

- awesomely colored lip/cheek pencils

- suggestions on how/where to apply makeup for the everyday person

- cheap! Just $10 at my local drugstore

Cons

- horrible shadow pigmentation

- extremely hard to blend

- fake lashes super hard to use for someone who doesn't usually use them

- doesn't come with mascara

VERDICT:

Though priced affordably, the old saying "you get what you pay for" totally applies to this palette. I love the idea of creating palettes based on the Disney Villians, but the quality of these shadows just isn't great. There are a few glimmers of hope (like with the primer, pencils, and some of the shadows) but all in all- it's a flop, in my opinion. Especially for those of you who don't have much practice with blending, this sucker will prove to be challenging.

NOW, that being said- if you don't plan on blending and just want to do something simple by wearing 1 or 2 shadows at a time- i think this palette could work for you. It DOES come with a good primer and some great lip/cheek pencils, so at least that can buffer the low quality shadows. For only being $10, I didn't expect prestige cosmetic quality, but I was still disappointed with the results. Honestly, I will probably never use anything from this palette again :/ I'm temped to buy the other two palettes just to see if they're the same way. I'll keep you posted!

Do any of you have these palettes?

What are your thoughts?

Did you guys find this review helpful??

Let me know, please!

e.l.f. 'Maleficent' & Sinful Colors haul !

Hey guys!

So I dropped into my local Walgreens yesterday afternoon to grab a couple necessities,

and of course I couldn't leave without perusing the nail polish/cosmetic shelves...

AND HOW LUCKY AM I.

I JUST found out yesterday morning about the new e.l.f. disney palettes from Nancy at The Dark Side of Beauty's blog, and I was super curious about them.

Then as soon as I walked into Walgreens, BAM, there's a whole display of them!

(Well, kinda. All but 'Maleficent' were already sold out, so I grabbed it)

This palette comes with shadows, primer, eyeliner, lashes, and lip liner/blush for two distinct looks (i'll do a more in-depth review of it later).

Here are some quick swatches of the shadows:

&

CAN'T WAIT to try these out!

I'll have looks and a full review of this bad boy soon :)

ALSO while in Walgreens,

I passed some stunning new Sinful Colors polishes:

^ These babies are all from the new Muse collection.

PERFECT for fall/winter.

^These babies are from their recent Metallics collection.

Also perfect for the upcoming seasons.

Swatches coming soon of all these!

Whew. Great, cheap haul.

What are your thoughts?

Who else scooped up one of the e.l.f. palettes?!