Showing posts with label swatches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swatches. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Wet N' Wild | Sweet As Candy Trio


'Tis midnight and what can I be caught doing? Blogging. What else? I've spent a good two hours high-lighting biology notes in preparation for today's midterm late in the day (wish me luck, I will seriously need it!). I have put up festive lights around my room that I got in the mail yesterday! I'm sitting in a purple haze of happiness. I'm so content right now (I seriously shouldn't be!). I'm so content that I  thought I'd review this lovely trio of colors from Wet N' Wild for you all! This trio is called Sweet As Candy and yes, the name was half of the reason I bought it. It just sounded so cute! 
It comes with three colors (hence, the trio!); a slightly shimmering pink, a milk-chocolatey brown, and a shimmering 'snow' white. I love how the Wet N' Wild palette's always come with little helpful labels on the back to create a look and that the shadows are also labeled! When I was first starting out with make up these kinds of things were super helpful to me as I had no idea what was used for what! Wet N' Wild is known for their high quality shadows at a ridiculously low price. As you can see from the swatches they do live up to their hype! The pigmentation of the colors is wonderful. It's not as rich as some higher end shadows, but at $2.99, who's going to complain? The colors did fade throughout the day and by the end looked a little muddled. I didn't mind so much as by that time I was sitting at home in my jammies. Just something to note! These three colors create such a sweet, natural look that you can rock every day of the week with a bit of black liner to really define your eyes! 

I'd give this Sweet As Candy trio two thumbs up for great quality for the price you pay. It's a perfect palette to start out with and keep on hand for those "I'm feeling oh so nah-chu-ral" days! I'm keeping my eyes out on the Wet N' Wild's Comfort Zone palette as I've heard spectacular reviews for it and I don't have colors like them in my collection! 

What's your favorite trio/palette from Wet N' Wild?

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Review: NYX Cream Blush in Glow


Today's featured product is NYX's cream blush in Glow. I bought it at IMATS NY back in April when I went nuts at the NYX booth. (I'm sorry, I was a bit overwhelmed and I had never seen NYX prodcuts!) Glow is a bubblegum pink blush. I can't remember how much I bought it for but it was a show price. You can buy it on ULTA.com for $6.99! 

I really didn't like this blush at first, I was still unsure about how to apply cream blushes because I absolutely hated applying it with my fingers. I can never manage to blend it out. I used it once, made myself look like a clown and then disowned it. I still have all my IMATS purchases in a small bag and feel bad that I never get a chance to use any of the products. So I came back to this blush just recently and I don't know what's happened but it's gone amazing.


Glow. It's properly named because it does leave you looking like your cheeks are glowing! I find that it's easier to apply this blush with a stippling brush. The stippling brush magically and lightly blends it in to your skin and it's just gorgeous. Now a thing to note, A LITTLE GOES A LOOONG WAY. I'm not joking! The swatch on the left is when I rubbed my finger in the pot for a second and then so much product came off! It took me a good minute to blend out the swatch on the right! This cream blush is super pigmented (which would explain why I looked like I clown when I applied with my fingers)and it lasted me throughout my entire work day and was just brilliant! Highly reccomend it and I can't wait to try some more!

Have you ever used a NYX cream blush? What are your thoughts on cream blushes in general? :)
xo

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I am not a make up artist by any means.

Bon soir! I am Jessica. Notorious YouTube beauty guru watcher and a frequent make-up swatcher. My fascination with the world of make-up grows more and more each day as I discover new products, new colors, new textures, and new ways of being artistic every day. 
The name says it all: Faux Guru. Literally translating into “fake” guru. I’d like to take that and have it mean “not a guru” because I’m not. I’m an 18 (soon to be 19) year old girl with a growing interest in the world of make-up and its artistry. 
Swatches, reviews, and some of my favorite beauty finds are sure to come. Care to join?