NYC New York Color IndividualEyes Compact

I was lucky enough to receive this product in my Beauty Blogger VoxBox to try out for free and write a review on. It comes with a little double ended sponge applicator, eye primer, illuminator, and 4 shades of eye shadow ranging from white to black, all shimmery.

illuminator

I really actually love this illuminator. It blends out so well and matches my skintone perfectly. It adds a nice highlight but doesn't make you look like a disco ball which is really nice! Plus it's sooo creamy.

primer

The primer is okay, nothing super extravagant. I'm always going to be biased by Urban Decay's Primer Potion but this primer is okay for the price you pay. It's kind of cakey to me, finishes a little too 'dry' to me and doesn't really lock in the color as well as it could.

shadows

 For a cheaper compact of shadows the payout is decent. These swatches were without primer so they might show differently with some primer underneath but I just wanted to show the initial payout from silver, silver-grey, dark grey, black. Surprisingly the dark grey is darker than the black, which is actually two layers while the dark grey is only one. The silver is nice, very shimmery but not overly glittery. I definitely approve of the silver.

All in all, it's a decent compact/palette for the price you pay ($4.99) but I'll always be biased and lean more towards higher end brands for the color payout you get. It's a lovely starter compact for someone just getting involved in the makeup world.

*I got this product for free in my Beauty Blogger VoxBox. These images are my own.

Beauty Blogger Voxbox 2012

Recently I was lucky enough to be selected to receive Influenster's Beauty Blogger Voxbox. No lie, this box was filled with AMAZING goodies!! I was so excited!

The box included the following:

• Vitabath Fragrance Mist in Ivy & Lily 8 fl oz worth $9.99 (full size received)
• Not Your Mother's Kinky Moves Curl Defining Hair Cream 1.5 fl oz worth $2.25 (full size 4 fl oz worth $5.99)
• Bath and Body Works Mini Candle in Mahogany Teakwood worth $3.50 (or 2 for $5 in store)
• NYC IndividualEyes palette in Dark Shadows worth $4.99 (full size received)
• Kiss Ever Pro Lashes Starter Kit worth $4.99 (full size received)
• Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin worth $7.29 (full size received)
• E-boost sample packet
• 2 Bath and Body Works coupons for 3-Wick Candle for $10

This mist smells so delicious. It's very clean and fresh and not over powering at all! In all honesty I probably won't use it as a body spray since I tend to stick to my perfumes but it will be a GREAT bathroom/room spray.

After taking me forever to figure out that there was something covering the opening I finally got to try this cream out. Not only does it smell amazing but it didn't leave my hair quite as "crunchy" as other curl creams have. My hair was left very soft and it wasn't weighed down by a whole bunch of gook. I have a feeling I'll be buying some more of this as Christmas presents!

This little candle is so potent it smelled up my entire mailbox! Now that it's out in the open I don't even have to light it for it to get an entire room smelling like it. This candle is a part of Bath and Body works new line of White Barn candles. I don't even want to light it and waste it it smells so yummy! Maybe I'll give it to my mom at Christmas?

I was shocked to find such a big eye shadow palette in this box. It was something I wasn't expecting at all. I actually already have this exact one so I may use it for a giveaway or a Christmas gift. Maybe I'll just keep it until my other runs out? I'm not sure yet. The colors blend VERY well together and have a minimal fall out. The primer is okay, I'm still biased to my Urban Decay ;) I'd recommend this as a great starters palette though! Fun to experiment with.

I haven't had a reason to try these out yet and I don't want to waste them but they look very pretty! I'm a bit afraid they'll be so thick I'll look like I have caterpillars on my eyes but who knows, they could look 10x better on! I'm going to a concert tomorrow night so maybe I'll give them a try then! If I do then I'll take a picture and update this with how they look!

These are the coolest things ever. You just twirl your hair into a bun, swirl one clip at a time into the base of your bun and voila! Your hair is stuck snug. I may have to pick up a few more of these.

I'm not a huge fan of the E-boost packets so that'll probably go in my trade bag but the coupons will most definitely be used. A 3 wick candle for only $10? Yes please!

So what'd I tell ya? This box was so full of amazing goodies! If you'd like an invite comment below with your e-mail and I'll invite you, otherwise go on over to the Influenster website and click 'request invite'!

www.influenster.com

Victorian Disco Cosmetics

Has anyone on here heard of or tried Victorian Disco Cosmetics? It’s a really awesome indie company that’s still starting out. Their shadows are handmade and look absolutely gorgeous. Not to mention, they have Sailor Moon names! Who doesn’t want to wear an eyeshadow called ‘Sailor Saturn’?! That’s my kind of make up!

Check out their Etsy and support them!!

Victorian Disco Cosmetics Etsy page

I can’t wait to order some eye shadow once I get more money! Go ‘Like’ their Facebook page as well!!

Victorian Disco Cosmetics Facebook Page

Thanks to robear-rica from Tumblr for this wonderful suggestion!

Purple Eye

Messing around with the new Smokey Eye palette from Too Faced Cosmetics. The inner lid was all purple but my camera had the hardest time capturing the purple for some reason.

Green Smokey Eye

Silver, green and black smokey eye.
-Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
-Lorac Double Feature Concealer
-Lorac Double Feature Highlighter
-Clinique Even Better Foundation in #4
-Makeup For Ever HD Powder
-Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara
-Too Faced Eyeshadow in: Wicked Green, Black Suede, Black Spark (Smoky Eye Palette), and White Lie (Smokey Eye Palette)
-Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eye Liner in Perfect Black (so glossy!)
-Sally Brand Eyebrow Pencil in Medium Brown

The Wicked Green was actually really difficult to work with and it saddened me. :( Flecks would fall on my under eye/cheek area (which is to be expected) but it wouldn’t brush off, it just smeared onto my cheek so reapplication of concealer/foundation/powder was necessary after finishing the shadow.