Maybelline New York Color Tattoo Metal 24 hour Eyeshadow Review:

Wow, that is a long title.  I've been using this eye shadow for a while now.  I'm usually not the biggest cream eye shadow fan, I've tried others in the past and they just weren't working out for me, but this one is actually great.

  I have one from L'Oreal that is basically in the same packaging.  (They're so alike I got them mixed up when I first purchased the L'Oreal one.)  So, I decided to purchase this one to compare it a little bit. (Not in this post though.)  

I got this eye shadow in the color 55 Inked in Pink.  It's a really nice shimmery dusty pink.  I've tried in in a few different ways.  By itself, with primer, and with other eye shadows paired along with it.  My favorite is pairing it.  This eye shadow NEEDS a primer.  There are no if ands or buts.  It just can't work without one.  

This shadow is in the metal line, which means it's shimmery, but there is also a solid color line called leather.  I plan on trying this one soon.  

When paired with a primer, this eye shadow has quickly turned into one of my favorites. It's true to color and  in the past month I've been reaching for it more and more.  In this pinky color,  I can pair it with anything and it looks great.  

Currently on the Maybelline site it costs $6.99 a jar.  

Pros: Long lasting with primer, lots of colors, 

Cons: I'm not sure I have any...

Have you tried this eye shadow?  

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Cargo Northern Lights eye shadow palette:

I've had this palette for a few weeks.  I got it for Christmas, from Khols, and it cost $39.00.  It's the most expensive palette I own. I fell in love with this palette the second I swatched it in the store.  The pigmentation was so high, I got super excited.  Every color in this palette is true.  It looks exactly like in does in the pan as it does on the eye.  I love it.  And the brush that came with it is a really nice brush. That doesn't usually happen, not for me at least.  Every time I go out, this is the palette I use.  

My favorite color is "Aurora."  It's a pink shimmery color, and it's perfect I feel for an every day look.  My second favorite is "Glacier."  It's a dark blue with light blue shimmers.  I haven't used that one yet, because I haven't really had an occasion for it, but I love it so much.  "Osetra," a grey shimmer, is another perfect for every day wear for me.  I don't know when I'll ever use "Finland," or even if I'll ever wear "Finland."  Yellow is not my color.  It's my least favorite color.  Maybe I'll try it, just to see what it looks like on, but I don't see that day coming any time soon.  Other than that, I'm sure all of the other colors will be used.  

The palette itself is a really nice palette.  It doesn't feel cheap, and it closes with a magnet, which at first was a little hard to open, but now that I understand it, it's quite simple.  The mirror inside is the perfect size, and I like using it.  I don't have to put the palette down while I apply like with others.  I'm sure it will travel well, I don't really see a problem coming up while traveling.  

What's your favorite color?  Let me know! 

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Maybelline’s “The Nudes” Eyeshadow Palette:

If you’re like me, then you follow a lot of other beauty blogger/vloggers and since you follow a few others, then you know about this palette.   If not, then maybe you saw an ad for it.   I found out about this palette because of YouTube and I instantly wanted it.  I went to Target and they had run out, so then I went to walmart and there were only three palettes left, two were open, one was not.   I hate it when that happens.  It irks me so much because how am I supposed to know if someones dirty little hands have or have not been on them? You can obviously see the colors through the top, like come on!  

There are 12 shades and 13 different suggested looks.  There are 6 shimmers and 6 mattes. 

I have created a few looks from this palette, including the one on my FOTD #8. 

  I was a little bit confused at first, because the way the palettes like this always go is lid, crease, brow bone, corner, but this time it goes brow bone, lid, crease, corner.  I figured that out looking closer to the diagrams provided on the back.  Of course you don’t have to follow the rules and you can mix them up anyway you please.  

I love all of the colors, and I feel that they’re true to pot.  Even the very nude color does something on my eyelid, and it has become my favorite.  (Paired with other colors of course.)

This palette cost around $10 to $11, and I say it’s totally worth it.  Especially with all of the different combinations. 

Have you tried this palette yet?  Let me know what you think!

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Hard Candy Long Wear Eyeshadow Primer:

Two or so weeks ago, while out shopping, I picked up a primer by Rimmel London after failing to find the one from Hard Candy.  After a few weeks using the Rimmel London primer, I feel like it’s not doing exactly what I want.  While it’s great for protecting the whole face, I still felt like my eyeshadow was suffering from creasing and fading.  So, I went on the hunt again for the Hard Candy one I originally wanted that is specifically an eyeshadow primer, and I found it.  

On the box it says “intensify color and wear of any shadow,” and from my use of two days, I can say that it does intensify color and after all day wear my eyeshadow has not moved at all.   I even forgot that I was wearing make-up and rubbed my eye and it’s still 100% intact.  I have fallen in love with this product.  

I didn't know that it had a tint to it, but when applied I didn't see the tint at all.  

For someone with pretty much no budget (I have like a $20 monthly budget) this primer fits in perfectly.  The price of this primer is only $5, and I think I paid around $6 or $7 for the Rimmel London Primer.  (Of course that is an allover primer.) 

 I love them both, but if I had to choose just one it would be the Hard Candy one. 

If you have used either of the products mentioned, did you love or hate them? 

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Estee Lauder!

It’s no secret that I love Estee Lauder products.  Within the last few months I discovered just how much I loved their products; I even made a post about it here.   Over Christmas Estee Lauder had a special going that if you bought perfume over a certain price, then you could pick a present for a discounted price.  I was at first going to get the bigger package, that had nail polish, make-up remover, and mascara included, but I went with the smaller package.  This includes: 

I’m really in love with the blush on the bottom left "Peach Passion."  I haven’t decided which eyeshadow is my favorite.  I’m leaning towards “Candy Crave” and “Clouds.”  (Those colors are 24 and 25.  Second from the bottom row last two.)  And the only lipstick that I have used it called "Candy," but I really like the red one next to it called "Rose Envy."  I haven't had a chance to use either the lip gloss or the eyeliner.  I'm not very big on either one.  

The only problem I have with this set is that the names are not printed on the holder itself; it has a plastic covering that lays over top the colors.  It makes it harder to read the color names. 

If you have any questions as to what color is named what go ahead and ask!

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