Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Medley

I heard about some limited edition sets that Wet n Wild was coming out with for the Spring. I searched high and low to find something, and then finally, at the FIFTH drugstore I went to, I found something. I was still not able to find the 8-pan palettes I was searching for, which I will continue to hope and pray that I find, but instead I found the "Medley" palettes. I decided to get the one with the blue because I like matte navy colors.

 

Overall, the quality of the shadows is on par with what WnW has been putting out lately, however, the top three shades are very sheer. I'm pretty sure that is because they are just supposed to be used as an overlay on top of the other shadows. I was very pleased by the bottom matte shades as well as the center copper color. You also get a black liquid liner in the set and I like the brush and the formulation. There is another palette with a similar set up, but has more neutral tones I believe. They retail for $4.99 and are exclusive to Walgreens.

 

Also, keep your eye out for the LE 8-pan palettes because those shadows from swatches I have seen online, are gorgeous. The nearest place to have them from me as far as I know, is a 20 minute drive, so hopefully we will get some out this way *fingers crossed*.

 

Happy hunting ladies!

the Balm

 

I was online last week and I saw that the Balm was having a huge sale online in order to launch their new website. Everything was 50% off for 24hrs. I had been eyeing a few things, so I jumped on the chance to make my birthday just a little bit sweeter.

 

I only bought three things because I didn't want to get too carried away. I picked up the "Nude'tude" Palette in "Naughty", "Mary-Lou Manizer" which is a beautiful highlighter, as well as an Overshadow in "You Buy, I'll Fly".

 

I am in love with the Balm's packaging and just their overall company vision and I am VERY happy with my purchases. I literally got my package today, and I am already posting my overall take on what I got.

 

Let's start off with the highlighter and "overshadow".

 

You Buy, I'll Fly (left), Mary-Lou Manizer (right)-with flash

 

No Flash so that you can see the sparkle in the overshadow.

 

Again, I am in love with the packaging! Also, I know everyone has talked about this highlighter, but it is absolutely gorgeous. Below is a picture so that you can see it on the cheeks.

 

The shadow is also sparkly and can work well on its own, over another shadow, or foiled.

 

Next up, the "Nude 'tude Palette"

From Left to Right: Sassy, Snobby, Stubborn, Stand-offish, Selfish, Sultry, Sophisticated, Seductive, Sexy, Silly, Serious, Sleek

(Here is a really quick look that I did with Stand-Offish on the lid and Selfish, Sophisticated and Sexy in the crease.)

 

(Back of the packaging)

 

I don't think that ANY palette has been made to compliment me more. I love golds and taupes, however, I have recently been fiending for burgundy colors, and "Sexy" and "Silly" satisfy that need completely. I also love how all the names are adjectives that begin with "S", and I feel that each describes me ;) "Sassy" also surprised me because it is beautiful in the inner corner. For some reason I thought it was going to be matte, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was frosty.

 

This palette does come with a double-sided brush, but I have yet to try that out. The liner side seems as thought it would be a good brush, but the shadow brush does not have densely packed bristles, so I was a little scared to use it.

 

You can find everything mentioned here on thebalm.com. The eyeshadow palette is normally $36, the highlighter is $24, and all of the overshadows are $15. I know that most of this is on the more pricey side of things, but hautelook.com is always having sales for the Balm, so I would suggest keeping an eye out when they have deals there.

 

 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions about anything posted here.