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05 November, 2012

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.


03 January, 2012

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.