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love & beauty: Two Shadow + Primer Eyeshadows

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Do you know what an eyeshadow primer is? It is a product that you apply to your eyelids in hopes that when you apply an eyeshadow that it will stay put, not crease or fade…until you take it off. Lately, I have been discovering more shadows with the primer already in it. Here’s a couple of my most recent finds…

review photos Dads Kiehls 001 review photos Dads Kiehls 002These are from love & beauty, Forever 21′s brand. Since these cost next to nothing, like $3, I got the only two shades they had available…

review photos Dads Kiehls 005A metallic silver named ‘Light Grey’ and a shimmery taupe named ‘Champagne’. These are two shades that I find classy. And, gosh, the shimmer they have!…

review photos Dads Kiehls 004So, I put them to the test right away. I used ‘Light Grey’ all over my eyelid and used an eyeliner pencil along with mascara. I got creasing in about 3 hours. I tried ‘Champagne’ and it lasted just a bit past 4 hours.

It defeats the purpose, but I applied Ofra’s Shadow Primer and then used ‘Light Grey’ over that. I did manage to get about 4-4.5 hours this time. As much as I love the idea of splicing shadow with primer, I’m still looking for one that truly performs. I swatched the shades and you can see that they are quite pigmented and shimmery…

review photos Dads Kiehls 009 review photos Dads Kiehls 007I want to continue to experiment with these two love & beauty shadow + primers. I may not be able to use them as suggested, however, I like the way they look on me.

Have you found any good shadow + primers?

Nabi Cosmetics: Eye Shadows

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Nabi doesn’t just make nail polish, like the ones I reviewed here. They also make shadows. A lot of different color shadows. And they are very inexpensive. I got these two for something like 2 for $3…

I only purchased these two because I wasn’t quite sure how well they would apply. They had samples out but I didn’t trust them. However, these are as soft. But, they are also full of fall-out. I’ll come back to that in a moment.

This is ‘Coco Bean’…

And here is ‘Chocolate’…

Hungry yet? Swatched out..

‘Coco Bean’ is on the left. It has a slight gold shimmer too. ‘Chocolate’ is on the taupe-y side and has that shimmer of mauve/purple in it. I noticed it more in direct sunlight than here, in the sunny window.

Here’s my verdict: if you like to experiment with different shadows like me, it’s a very inexpensive investment. When I used my new Sephora airbrush shadow brushes, I didn’t get the fall-out I did just swatching these two with my finger. The two shades blend very well together and do play nice with other brands. Will I get more? Yes. I want to try out some of the strong, bold colors that they have. The vanity says yes, go play!

Again, I got these at a store called Rainbow at The Florida Mall. There is another Rainbow store in another mall, but it didn’t have makeup.

Does an investment this cheap make you want to just try it out?

Anastasia Beverly Hills: She Wears It Well Eye Shadow Palette

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As a beauty blogger, not only do I get to read ‘real’ opinions on products, but I also get to find out more on brands that I hadn’t tried before. Case in point, Anastasia Beverly Hills. I knew Anastasia was the eyebrow queen. She has been raved about by Oprah to Selena Gomez, on perfecting an A-list of celebrities. That’s quite an age range for a brand to be so popular.

And with this popularity, Anastasia is creating more and more gotta-have products. The new ‘She Wears It Well’ eye shadow palette is the upcoming addition to her classy product line…

This palette will surely get you gussied-up, retro Hollywood style. Doesn’t the packaging look nicely high-brow? And the palette itself; truly Beverly Hills…

The magnetic snap down top is foil embossed on a faux-croc case. This elegance preps you for what you’ll see inside…

The pallete comes with five how-to cards on classic Hollywood looks…

With these cards to inspire you, you’ll have no problems creating dreamy starlet looks…

There are niine total shadows to create a retro to modern look of chic. 3 matte shadows and 6 shimmers are all you need to replicate Hollywood Glamour or a current catwalk style. And not just an add-on, the palette’s brush has a flat, rounded brush and very useable tapered brush on the other end. Whether you use your own brushes or the one contained in the palette, you will find that these shadows are extremely soft, highly-pigmented, able to be worn dry or wet.

The shadows blend together like a Rogers and Astaire dance routine. Every single one applies creamy and stays put like an all-day classic movie marathon…

Going across the top of the palette: Trophy, Glow, Frosting, Onyx. I love using Frosting as an all-over lid base.

I swatched the middle shadow, Sunset, horizontally above the other swatches. You can barely see it as it is almost the same shade as my skin. However, the shimmer makes it a bit more sassy. Going across the bottom row of the palette: Latte, Foxy, Almond, Toffee. And Almond is my favorite shade to use as a highlight on my brow bone.

The neutral tones of ‘She Wears It Well’ will suit anyone that wants to create a wash of subtle shades of today, to wearing the shadows foiled for the dramatic look of glamour and sultry style right out of the Golden Era of Hollywood.

With a price point of $34, the ‘She Wears It Well’ palette can put glamour and Hollywood sophistication on your vanity while giving you the tools to create your own classic Beverly Hills chic look.

You can find Anastasia Beverly Hills products at Ulta, Sephora, fine departments stores and on their website.

This product was provided to me for my honest review. These opinions are mine alone.

China Glaze: Bohemian Collection

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After attending the CosmoProf in Las Vegas last weekend, I was excited to review some of the items I got. Then, I get a call today from my Sally’s Beauty Store Manager that the China Glaze Bohemian collection came in. I got to see these ‘live’ in Vegas so I am very excited to have my hands on them so soon.

I hope this means Fall is coming and soon…

‘Swanky Silk’ is on the left. That’s sort of a gold-ish taupe. On the left is ‘Unpredictable’. I liked the twinkle of light reflecting off it. To the right is ‘Rare and Radiant’. Not really so rare since I have at least 2 very close dupes. :P

Then, I grouped the purples and blues together…

First is ‘No Plain Jane’, ‘Want My Bawdy’ and then ‘Deviantly Daring’.

The display shows a peacock along with the model. So, you can see that all these shades are inspired by the plumage of a peacock. Pretty cool but, sure to make some red and pink polish lovers feel left out.

I got a free bottle of ‘Diamond Dry’ for purchasing 2 China Glaze polishes. It was only 1 freebie per person though. This is a $6.99 product. I’m looking forward to trying it out…

I shall be swatching these soon…like next year with all the other polishes and products I have for review. (That’s a joke. Maybe not.) There will be no case of writer’s block on this blog!!

Are you going to get any of these?