Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipsticks Review & Swatches

There are a multitude of the liquid lipstick out on the market these days. From drugstore brands such as MUA and Rimmel. To higher end brands such as Lime Crime and Kat Von D.

To be honest I actually hate the feeling of matte lips. But, I can't deny the intensity and staying power of these liquid lipsticks.

So, I'm beginning to dabble in them.

Here I have the Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipsticks in Heather and Retro Coral.

Heathers is a rich neutral red. It's almost vampy, but not quiet.

I purchased this shade because 1. Heather...the name...I had to as it just reminded me of the film 'Heathers'.

2. It's a stunning shade. And who doesn't love a red.

Rerto Coral is an almost neon pastel coral. I purchased this shade as it's lovely fun shade perfect for spring. And perfect for creating cute KPop looks.

As you can see, the pigmentation is insane. But, just to warn you. You will have to make sure that your lips are exfoliated and well hydrated, as Retro Coral can accentuate lines on your lips.

The lasting power is fantastic. I have ate and drank with these on and they do not budge. However, you can't expect anything to last through a greasy meal like KFC.

I purchased these bad boys through the Anastasia website for $20 each, plus $17.95 shipping.

Unfortunately, on top of this I was charged with £15 customs. I blame Anastasia.

Why?

Because they marked the package at $1 value...really?....REALLY?

Of course customs is going to open it up and look if you mark it that low.

I did contact Anastasia about this but they were very little help.

So, just be aware of being hit with customs charges.

Though, you may get lucky and it just goes through without a hitch.

I think I shall wait until they are readily available in the UK before I purchase another.

I rate these

7/10

Marks taken off for Anastasia's unhelpfulness.

SOOTHING SISTA x MEMEBOX Eye Love SF Palette Review & Swatches

Product Description

Stephanie Villa AKA Soothing Sista has created 4 rose brown shades to be worn day or night for irresistible eyes!

From base to glitter, each shade has a smooth finish with double coated pigment technology for long lasting color. Paraben and cruelty free.

Sutro - Pale matte taupe

Valencia - Matte taupe with pinky brown undertones.

Candy Rain - Metallic cranberry.

Bae Area - Shimmery dusty pale pink.

A few individuals were disappointed that this palette wasn't more bright. I think they thought it would contain bright colours like Stephanie's hair.

Being a fan girl, I wasn't at all surprised. I knew she would choose rosy brown shades, as that is the colour she sports on her eyes the most.

Both matte shades in this palette are great soft transitioning shades. They are not intensely pigmented, though they still provide a decent pay off. However, they are a little on the powdery side.

The metallic/shimmer shades are very well pigmented, with great pay off.

None of these shadows feel soft and buttery to the touch, they have a more hard texture but still perform well.

I purchased this palette from Memebox before they stopped international shipping. This palette cost me $17. Which in my opinion is overpriced for just four shades.

But, I decided to purchase anyways, as I am a huge Soothing Sista fan.

Personally, I think they should have released this during the autumn/winter seasons.

This palette would create lovely fall appropriate looks.

Is this palette a must have?

If you're a Soothing Sista fan like myself, then yes.

However, if you're not. Then no.

These shades are easily dupeable and are similar to Urban Decay Naked 3 shades, which are a higher quality.

Overall, I do like this palette. It contains lovely wearable shades and I love how much effort Stephanie put into this. From the shade names, shade selection and the packaging.

I rate this palette

7/10

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Swatches

A pale peach infused with Dim Light.

This is a beautiful Spring/Summer shade, that adds a soft peachy glow.

This shade is more suited for fair to light-medium skin tones.

This shade was an absolute pain to swatch as it is more on the sheer side and you couldn't really tell it apart from my skin colour. So, I had to swatch it on top of foundation to make it more visible.

Ethereal Glow is a pale baby pink infused with Ethereal Light.

This is a very light shade, perfect for you fair maidens. For light-medium skin times it can skin still work, but may look ashy. I'm light-medium myself and I enjoy mixing this shade up with other colours as it adds a nice youthful glow.

As you can see, it is very pale and looks to have some lilac undertones to it. Not suitable for medium to deep skin tones.

Radiant Magenta a muted hot pink infused with Radiant Light.

This is an absolutely gorgeous pink shade that adds life back to the face.

This shade is even suitable for medium to deeper skin tones, as the pigmentation is great.

What a stunner!

I absolutely love this shade. It's just a perfect pink suitable for anyone.

These single blushes contain 4.2g of product each, compared to the blush palette which contain 3.3g of product per pan.

Single blushes cost £28 each.

And if you're interested in seeing my review for the palette...just click on this link here.

http://misspandaland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/hourglass-ambient-lighting-blush.html

I am in love with all the Hourglass ambient products and I believe they are well worth the price. I hope they create more shades and palettes out of them, because I will definitely snap them up.

I have one more ambient blush shade to purchase, then I shall have all the shades. So keep your eye out for an update.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders Swatches

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

£56

Product Description

A stunning trio of Hourglass best-selling Ambient Lighting Powder collection containing two existing shades (Dim Light and Radiant Light) and one new limited edition shade (Incandescent Light).

Powders capture, diffuse and soften the way light is reflected on skin, brighten the appearance, and conceal imperfections, pores and wrinkles. Unlike traditional powders that use opaque pigments, Ambient utilizes "photo-luminescent technology"-micron-size,soft-focus particles that refract light and create transparent coverage. Universal powders make them suitable for every skin tone.

Paraben, talc, fragrance, nano-particle and gluten free.

These powders are very silky smooth to the touch and glide onto the skin beautifully. They aren't buttery soft, but they are easy to work with. However, they still have a tendency to kick up a little powder.
Each pan is 3.3g.

First off is Dim Light, it is described as a neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with a balance of warm and cool tones.

This shade matches my skin spot on and it does provide a nice blurring effect, almost like a soft focus look.

I enjoy using this shade all over.

Incandescent Light is exclusive to this palette only. It is described as an opalescent pearl powder that highlights the cheekbones and brightens the complexion with a celestial, holiday glow.

This shade contains the most shimmer out of the 3 shades. It is definitely more of a fine sparkle rather than a glow.

I prefer to use this shade lightly as a highlight on the brow bone and inner eye corners.

The final shade is Radiant Light. Described as a sun-kissed golden beige powder that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth.

This is a beautiful shade that add's a very subtle warm glow to the face. I enjoy using this as a bronzer. For darker skin tones, this shade will work well more as a highlight.

L to R - Dim Light, Incandescent Light & Radiant Light

Diffused Light is described as a soft, warm, pale yellow powder that conceals redness and gives skin clarity like a soft ray of morning light.

I enjoy using this to set my under eye concealer. It does contain some micro shimmers that are barely noticeable. You can only see the shimmer if you're looking at yourself an inch away from the mirror. 

The ambient lighting powder singles are larger than the ambient lighting palette. And each contain 10g of product compared to the 3.3g in the palette.

The single powders cost £38 each.

I am absolutely in love with these powders and I pretty much use them every single time I apply make up. They just add a beautiful inner glow to the face without looking like you smacked your face into a bowl of glitter.

In my personal opinion they are absolutely worth the price and I will definitely be purchasing the remaining shades.

10/10 from me ^.^

Kat Von D Shade & Light Contour Palatte Swatches

Kat Von D Shade & Light Contour Palette...soooo excited.

I had been contemplating purchasing the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette for a while. However, swatches online always seemed far too warm to be true contour shades.

So, when I saw this palettes more cool neutral shades, I knew this was the one for me.

The packaging is very sturdy and hard, with a magnetic closure. It also has good size mirror, which almost spans the whole palette.

However, the lid does fold back, meaning the mirror does not sit up on it's own and must be propped up.

The shade names are displayed on the back of the palette, rather than alongside the pans themselves. 

The top row consists of matte highlights, with the bottom matte contour shades.

The highlight pans contains 0.08oz of product each.

Lucid - Pinkish Nude

Lyric - Yellow Beige

Levitation - Soft Peach. Neutral flesh tone.

I would have preferred these shades to be a little more pigmented, as you can see. They all look almost identical.

The shade pans contain 0.16oz pf product each.
Sombre - True Taupe. Next to it is a small swatch of the NYX Blush in Taupe and as you can see they are almost identical. Sombre being slightly warmer toned.
Shadowplay - Soft Brown. More of a bronzing shade,as it is the warmest of the three shades.
Subconscious - Deep Brown. A chocolate shade perfect for deeper ladies.

These powders are very soft, buttery and are extremely pigmented, so make sure to use a light hand. However, they blend with incredible ease.
Unfortunately, as they are so soft they do kick up quiet a lot of powder. So, be prepared to get a little messy.

This palette is brilliant for any contouring enthusiast or pro's.
However, if you are a beginner in contouring I would stick the NYX Blush in Taupe, as this palette is very pigmented and it would be easy for a beginner to overdo it.

Overall, this is a lovely palette...though I would have loved it even more if it didn't cost $46
Will I be keeping this baby...nope. I do enjoy this palette. However, I do not contour enough to justify having it sit in my collection, though I am glad to have played around with it.

7/10

Tarte Tartelette Palette & Celebrated Blush Swatches

Hey guys, I have close up's of the new Tarte Tartlette palette and Celebrated Blush.

They are so so pretty.

I purchased them online from Sephora costing me $44 for the palette and $26 for the blush (not including tax).

Both are infused with Amazonian Clay and are free of Parabens & Phthalates.

The packaging of the palette is lovely with it's purple gradient and gold script.

It is very sturdy and the lid clicks into place. Great for travel as it is compact and lightweight.
Each pan is 1.5g.

This palette comprises of 12 stunning all matte shades that range from your basic browns to muted purple's.

Free Spirit, Force of Nature, Dreamer & Multi-Tasker

Caregiver, Natural Beauty, Best Friend & Bombshell

Super Mom, Wanderer, Power Player & Fashionista (incredible pigmentation).

As you can see from the swatches, these shadows are well pigmented. They are soft and easy to blend. 

However, Best Friend and Bombshell were harder to work with as they applied patchy. Bombshell in particular was harder to blend.

Otherwise, the rest of the shades were a dream to work with and overall it is a versatile palette that anyone could use.

The Tartelette Celebrated Blush is identical in size and weight (5.6g) as the original Amazonian Clay Blushes.

This blush is a delicate muted pastel peach shade...does that make sense? Haha

Perfect for all you fair ladies.

However, this blush is a lot softer than the original blushes and it kicked up quiet a bit of powder. It just about shows up on my skin tone and blends well.

Here is the eye look I created with the palette. It kinda looks like the packaging right? haha

Caregiver on the inner half of the lid, Best Friend on the outer half, Bombshell on the outer V and lower lash line.

I also used Force of Nature as a transition shade, Super Mom to highlight the brow bone and Free Spirit in the inner corner of the eyes.

This is the completed look using the Celebrated blush.

Hope you enjoyed this post and thanks for looking ^.^

MEMEBOX x PONY Shine Easy Glam 2 Swatches

Hey guys welcome back.

Today I have close up swatches of the Pony Shine Easy Glam 2 palette.

As you can see, it is considerably smaller than it's predecessor. 

Here is my video on the palette if you'd rather watch, than read through this.

This palette consists of shimmer and satin/metallic shades. SHINE = Shimmer & GLAM = Satin/Metallic 

Shine Peach - Pale peachy pink shade with iridescent shimmer. This is my favourite shade in the palette.

Glam Violet - Satin purple. This is the sheerest of all the shades, which is disappointing as it's a lovely colour.

Shine Rose - Warm rosy pink with gold shimmer.

Shine Beige - Warm shimmery beige.

Shine Dew - Sheer white packed with silver shimmer.

Glam Mocha - A deep bronze in a satin finish.

Glam Choco - Dark chocolate shade in a satin finish.

Glam Bronze - Light bronze, with a sheerer satin finish.

If I had to choose between the first and second palette, I would definitely say the second. This palette has both your basic neutral shades with added pop's of colour. It is an absolute shimmer fest of a palette, so if that isn't your kinda thing. I'd say go for the first palette instead.

I hope these swatches are to your liking and thanks for looking.