Blog Update!

So I bought a $6.00 lens attachment for my iphone pics. Already, I can see this is definitely working out for the better, if not for some slight issues. It's a clip on lens, so I can't do flash at the same time, so I have to be a little more thoughtful about lighting. Also, depending on how I position my camera, the picture can become a little warped and rounded....All in all I am glad I can take sort of macro shots of products and swatches. At this point, I am not going to invest in a high-grade camera or anything like that, so I'll make do for now. So, if you see suddenly an influx of slightly higher quality pictures (without flash) on the blog, now you know why that is the case.

Pixi x Chloe Morello Lip Icing Cake: Review and (Updated) Swatches

Today I found a product that blew me away. We are talking about a collaboration between Pixi and the beautuber Chloe Morello, a moisturizing lip products that contains glimmer and shimmer.

I have been on the hunt for lipglosses that rival more upscale brands, as well as indie brands, whose glosses contain larger, more complex particles of shimmer. For the drugstore, the most common shimmer gloss seems to be frost, or does not translate well on the lips. However, the lip icing absolutely does, and it stands apart from any gloss that I have ever tried.

According to the packaging, the product can be worn on its own, or on top of lip products. It is housed in a solid clear plastic container with the signature Pixi-green cap. The applicator is a flat doe-foot wand. You get 3.5 g of product for $14.


In the container, the product looks super interesting and complex, a reflective coppery/yellow gold/rose combination, with tons of shimmer. The gloss itself is sheer with a golden tint to it.



On the lips,  the look is a tad more subtle, but the end result is really pretty, and you do get lots of visible shimmer, which ranges from gold, pink, and even a bit of green.


There is nothing gritty about the way the product feels on the lips. For me, its consistency lies somewhere between a lip oil and a gloss. You do get a glossy finish, but the product is very moisturizing. It also lasts on the lips a good amount for a lip gloss- I would say 2-3 hours.

The scent of rosehip is present when I open the gloss, but it disappears when the gloss is applied. There is no "flavor" to the product at all, which I appreciate.

Ingredients:

 Swatches on the back of my hand with one swipe of the applicator (click for full size):

There is something really thoughtful about the way this product was designed, and I think this was an admirable collaboration. The gloss was everything I was looking for: long-wearing, moisturizing, shimmery, non-sticky, and not gritty. I think lipgloss fans will appreciate this product very much, and it has my full recommendation. 

Silk Naturals Boss Gloss in Big Wig: Review and Swatches

I am on a lip gloss kick, specifically in the mood for lip glosses that are hydrating, but also with visible sparkle. Before I found one of my HGs, a gloss by Pixi, I placed an order with Silk Naturals. They have a line of lip glosses called Boss Gloss, and their most neutral one with visible sparkle was Big Wig:

The product comes in a standard container, but the product is only visible when looking at the bottom of the tube. It was $4.75, and contains 3.5 mL, which is not a lot, but given the lip glosses I have purchased last week cost a lot more, I do not mind too much.

Shipping was pretty quick for me, and I got the product within a week of ordering.

The lipgloss has a light vanilla scent, which disappears once applied on the lips. The formula is not gritty and gives a decent shine and sparkle, as well as a cool-toned rose tint, while moisturizing your lips. I would say for a gloss it is fairly long-lasting, and fades away nicely, leaving behind a bit of glitter.

I would definitely purchase more gloss from Silk Naturals. Specifically, I am interesting in getting both Top Dog and CEO, as those contain shimmer.

Onto the swatches! On top of bare skin:

So, though the size of the gloss was disappointing, the quality and price is right and I will probably end up picking up more of these in the near future!

Silk Naturals Great Impressions Pressing Kit Review

Loose shadows are inexpensive, and very common among indie brands. Personally, I know that as lovely as my loose shadows are, they do not nearly get as much use as my pressed shadows. I have been researching options for pressing shadows for quite some time, and stumbled upon the NY-based indie brand, Silk Naturals. Silk Naturals sells a pressing kit that comes with 15 magnetic pans, a palette, two mixing spatulas, a container for the pans, and a 30 ml bottle of their Great Impressions gel- a pressing/mixing medium that contains "Ethanol, water, propanediol, carbomer."

After watching their company youtube video tutorial, I decided to go for it. 

I pressed 10 shadows. Unlike the video tutorial, I did not use pliers to press, because I feel like that would make the shadows too brittle and prone to breakage. It was easy enough to do, though I felt like I was eyeballing the amount of gel. For me, the whole process was a bit messy, and I wish I did it over newspaper. 

I'll organize the results by brand, and note the finish of the shadow. This is after leaving the pressed shadows to dry for 24 hours.

Shiro Cosmetics:

-Fleece-Lined Pillow Fort: A white satin. This was the first one I pressed. As this is my HG white shade, I was a little scared to press it. In the pan, I did not use enough product so the pan is about halfway filled. However, it seems to be holding its own and swatched beautifully. 

-Pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity: A matte tan. There was not enough product to fill the pan and the end result is kind of crumbly. Swatches fine, though.

Meech and Mia: Both of these worked out beautifully. I am not going to write up separate comments for either shadow, because something about the ingredients of these powders reacted really well to the pressing medium. Both look gorgeous in the pan- high shine, and are holding together. They swatch smoothly and with intense pigment. 

-Purple

-Copper- **update. After two days, the top layer of the shadow in the pan crumbled. Maybe I was too rough with the palette? Most of the product is in there tightly packed, though, so I am not sure what happened.

Fyrinnae:

-Serendipity: Pressed excellently. Would still use Pixie Epoxy as a base, though, because it is a sheer shadow.

-Rapunzel Had Extensions: Reacted the best to the mixing medium. Swatches very opaque and still retained its duochrome quality. 

-Nepenthe: Not sure if I did not have enough product, or the ingredients in this one was slightly different, but pressing really did not do anything The shadow is pretty much still loose in the pan.

-Mythical Dalliance- This is a sheer glitter. Some of it has crumbled, but overall it is staying packed in the pan.

Silk Naturals:

-"Convertable" (free shadow w/ lip gloss). Useless. In 24 hours it turned back into a loose shadow in the pan.

Dose of Colors:

-Cone (shattered shadow from the Eyes Cream palette). Holding its own and swatches a little more sheer than it used to, but maybe that's because this press is more firm. But overall it is usable and pretty!

Overall, I didn't really have a set method for these, but I think shadows that were "drier" to begin with pressed the best. The ones that were looser and wetter to begin with did not react well.

Would I recommend this: Yes, just know there is a learning curve, and that drier formula loose shadows (ones that don't ball up because of a binding agent) will press more successfully!

Here are some pics and swatches:

This is the magnetic palette that accompanies the kit, as well as all the shadows I pressed. 

This is my super special awesome z-palette. I moved my favorite pressed ones here to get more use. The white shade is "Fleece Lined Pillow Forts," and then we have the two Meech and Mia shadows in the second row, starting from the left. They're the ones that look lumpy but shiny. Finally, the very last shadow, the last row far right is "Rapunzel Had Extensions."

A swatch of the four:

Shiny!

Have you ever tried pressing your own products? If so, how did it go?

Eyeshadow Palette Collection Post

Hi everyone! I was inspired to do a palette collection post. I am not going to count my two z-palettes, but rather complete, pre-made palettes.  With each palette I'll talk about how much I use it and give my thoughts on each.

The first section of palettes I am going to talk about are all from BH Cosmetics.

The Carli Bybel Deluxe Palette (top)

I have had this for one year. I have hit pan on the cream shade, and reorganized some shades from this palette by depotting two of the highlighters to put in my highlighter z-palete. Overall, this is a really easy to use palette with some excellent lid shades. It has subtle color to what could be considered neutral shades, which is what I prefer.

Where the palette falls short is just the sheer amount of highlighter/repeat shades. If she could have just stuck to an eyeshadow palette and maybe a separate highlighter palette, that would have been a lot less overwhelming and I'd want to use the palette even more.

I use this palette especially for a matte burgundy shade when I need something for the outer corner of my eye, because it is so soft and does not skip on my skin.

The Zodiac Palette (right):

My own palette is a bit of a mess because the center highlighter cracked and got everywhere. Other than that, though, I love this palette for glittery and high-shine lid shades. The mattes are of excellent quality, but I find they blend (especially the dark brown ones) little too easily, so less is more when it comes to those shades. It's a great palette, especially for the fall and winter.

Take Me Back to Brazil Palette (bottom):

This is such a fun palette but the shimmers are useless. They have no pigmentation. The reason this palette is worth anything is the mattes, which have pigment, but should be built up. In this way, for me at least, this palette is very useful for infusing colors into a look. I stick to the yellows, purples, pinks, and reds, though, and far away from the blues.


The next set of palettes are some of my smaller ones:

The Tarteist Pro to Go palette (left):

I got this from ebay after obsessing after it for months. Why? Ugh. I don't know. It feels so long ago. It is a nice little palette, with a nice selection of shimmers and mattes. It just feels like a thoughtful palette. The mattes are very smooth and soft.

The Wet 'n Wild Not a Basic Peach Palette (top):

This was part of WnW's brand update and reformulation. I really enjoy the this palette, especially the transitional mattes. However, the quality is a bit inconsistent, as I did discard two shades that were not working for me.

The Too Faced Peanut Butter and Jelly Palette (bottom):

I got this from TJ Maxx on discount, but I don't regret it. This is an adorable palette, and really easy to make orangey brown looks with it. I really like the quality of the eyeshadow, except I think Bananas is very sheer.

Physician's Formula Classic Nudes (left):
This was part of their anniversary collection, and my review of this palette was very positive. It is a handy palette to have around.

Wet 'n Wild, Walking on Eggshells (center):

I purchased this solely to have the original formula in my possession. The quality is lovely. Unfortunately, I do have many overlaps with the color in this palette, but I do occasionally use it when I am in the mood for an easy look.

Wet 'n Wild 6-pan Palette in Greed (right):
I don't use this palette as much any more, but the salmon matte is my everything and I can't let it go because of that.

Finally, we have my larger, higher-end palettes:

ABH, Modern Renaissance.

I'll be honest. I am still using it after two years, and have panned six shades. I still really enjoy the quality of this palette.

Coloured Raine, Queen of Hearts palette.

This is a gorgeous palette, and the quality is commendable. The mattes are super blend-able, except for Ladyship. She's a (royal) pain. For me, the shimmers are a little intense for the day to day, which is why I don't use this palette as much as I'd like. If their mini-palettes would have been of better quality, I think I would have been better off using that. Still, I really enjoy using this palette.

ABH, Norvina.

 I have been using this for a couple of days now, and I am very pleased. This palette has a lot of what I have been looking for color-wise. I do think there are too many shimmers, and that the palette would benefit from one or two more mattes. Still, I really enjoy this palette and look forward to continue using it. I find it to be very inspiring.

I have decluttered a couple of palettes in the past that I definitely talked about on the blog. These include The Balm Meet Matt(e) Nude, The Balm Nude 'Tude, Urban Decay Pulp Fiction (this one pained me), Cargo Venice Enchantment, and Kat Von D Chrystalis and Innerstellar. With that in mind, I really like the collection I ended up with today.

The Norvina Palette: Swatches and Pics

This is not a review post just yet! But I thought I would show some pictures of my newly arrived Norvina palette!

I have a review in the works so stay tuned!

5 Products I Did Not Expect to Love

This title might seem a bit weird because why would somebody buy something not expecting to enjoy using it?

But allow me to explain.

Either my first impressions of these products were wrong, or I purchased them not really expecting much, but have since learned that it is more than it appears. This all sounds cryptic. Let's just get into it.

I did not expect to love the Pixi Lower Lash mascara. I remember there were a lot of lukewarm reviews about this product, which actually was a collaboration with someone I don't know, but the overall consensus was just confusion about the utility of such a product. Furthermore, I don't really love Pixi as a brand. I have had terrible luck with their lip products and eyeshadows, though I admittedly use the Glow Tonic. But I really really like the lower lash mascara. I bought it and the brow gel for $8.00 (retail $16) at TJ Maxx on a whim, and have not regretted it.

The mascara defines and lengthens the lashes in a natural way, creating a feathery effect. I enjoy using it on my top lashes as well. As my eyelashes can be difficult, the brush is fine enough to comb through them. After, I typically layer on another mascara, such as Essence Lash Princess, and my lashes really pop.

And actually, I learned that Pixi is coming out with a mascara that contains both a lower lash and upper lash wand. If it performs the way mine currently does, I would happily buy it! I really think they are on to something with this.

The second product was in the same duo. Though I use the Essence Make Me Brow, sometimes I don't want color. I didn't really think the Pixi one was going to be anything special, but it does an excellent job of shaping my brows and keeping them in place. I would say, though, it is more of a light hold if anything.

Next, I did not expect to love the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Fair (15). I bought this after hearing a lot of glowing reviews, but around that time I also got the Colourpop No Filter Concealer, and the BH Cosmetics Pro concealer. Those two are very light and bright, and good for under the eye, and I just wasn't paying any attention to the Maybelline one, which is closer to my skin-tone. But when I needed to spot conceal, the CP and BH ones didn't cut it. Not only is the Maybelline one great because it is a good match, but also because it is pigmented and durable, and will last on your face as a spot-concealer.

My first impressions of the Looxi Shadow Mirage were not stellar, because I explained how it is on the sheerer side, and doesn't play well with my more dependable bases, such as Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. However, I have since learned that the shadow does better wet, or with regular eyeshadow primer all over the lid. I really like the effect of it that way, and have since learned to be happy that this shade is in my collection. If you want to see a look featuring this shade, check-out my LA Splash eyeliner review from earlier today.

Lastly, I did not expect to love the Milani Contour & Highlight Cream and Liquid Duo. I bought this last summer for $11 from their website because it was new. I was not impressed by the liquid highlighter, which is more on the natural, subtle side, and decided that the whole product was not for me.

But then I got into cream stick contouring, and there is something about the Milani one I really enjoy. It blends well, does not disappear, and has a bit of a grey tone to it. I have been using it for a couple of weeks. It contains 3.6 g of product, which compared to the KKW contour stick, is about 4 times as much. Just saying.

What have I learned? In most if not all of these cases, my first impressions were off because I only was thinking of one intended use for the product, or way to use the product, which was incredibly limiting. I learned to get the full use out of my products and I ended up with five things that I not only use a lot, but really like.

What are some products you did not expect to love?

LA Splash Art-ki-tekt Liner in Chromate: Review

First off, the name is terrible. I keep wanting to type Ark-i-tekt. Because that's the word, sort of. But LA Splash wanted to get a bit clever, a bit punny, didn't they? Didn't work.

The eyeliner itself does work, though, and I am happy to review it for you here, today. This is what the pen looks like:

I would show you a picture of my own pen, but because the rose gold packaging is so reflective, I can't get a decent pic of the entire pen. 

So, let's get into specs. The liner is a brush-tip eyeliner, which is a must for me. Because of my protruding eye shape, felt tip liners skip, while brush tip liners can mostly follow the contour of my eye. I am always in the market for affordable, matte (as matte can be), very black brush tip eyeliners. Believe it or not, they are quite hard to find.

But on the recommendation of one of my fave youtubers, I bought this from Amazon for $14.00. It is currently out of stock on the LA Splash site, but not on Amazon, where it has a rating of four out of five stars.

LA Splash claims the liner is waterproof. The pen contains 1 mL of product.

For funsies, I decided to also compare it to my HG Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liner (I mean that's not even the full name but really people we have got to talk about these names), in Ultra Black. I have a couple of back-ups of these, but retail price ranges from $9-$11, for 0.50 mL, which frustrates me, because I do feel like I run out of the PF one quickly.

So, as of now it seems like the Art-ki-tekt pen is a better deal. Let's get into swatches:

This is a picture of my eye about six hours after application, and two hours of walking in the park in 80-degree weather. Aside from the fading on the outer edge of my eye, it held up pretty well. No leaking. 

This is a close-up of the brush-tip. Out of nowhere, a bristle got trapped and won't seem to bend back into place, no matter how carefully I put the cap back on. Sometimes I get that kind of problem with the PF liner, but it always resolves itself. 

 Swatches! Physicians's Formula on the left, and LA Splash on the right. PF I noticed dispenses more product and creates a thicker line. In terms of darkness, opacity, and sheen, the two are nearly identical. They do have very similar ingredients. LA Splash, though, contains Jojoba oil.

And the wear comparison. After rubbing the back of half with a wet cloth, the Art-ki-tekt liner broke down, while the PF liner held up. 

Is this liner as good as my usual choice? Product-wise, no. The finish, color, and opacity are the same, but the durability of PF cannot be beat. However, LA Splash wins with a better value. If you wanted to pay for a full mL of PF's eyeliner, you'd be paying about $20, while LA Splash is less. 

The pen on LA Splash is also thinner, making it easy to control and draw on the line. I don't mind this eyeliner and am happy to have it. It just makes me want PF to be even better when it comes to product value. 

If you are in the market for a brush-tip eyeliner, this one is worth trying out. 

I am not that familiar with LA Splash as a brand, but I am definitely interested. If anyone has tried anything from them, or knows of a different brand that sells brush-tip eyeliners (of any price range), I'd love to hear about it in the comments below.

Thanks for reading!

Almay Shadow Squad in Fairy Tale: Review and Swatches

So, as part of Almay's rebranding, they've released these little quads of eyeshadow called "Shadow Squads," packaged in a sleek transparent little square, with many different colors out there. Each quad (because I am not going to keep typing Squad) contains colors in the same family, but with different finishes.

I purchased at CVS the shade Fairy Tale quad, because 1.) I am a fairy tale nerd, and 2.) these appeared to be iridescent versions of the primary colors, in the same vein of the Kat Von D Alchemist Palette. I paid $6.99, for  3.5 g of product.

Let's get into some pictures:

 Order of swatches: Green, Blue, Red, and Yellow

 All the colors mixed together.

As for my assessment, the only positive thing I can say is that the powder is very soft, and when I initially placed my finger in, I was hopeful based on the texture of the product. However, there is barely any color pay-off. Each shade is vaguely the color as shown in the pan, but each is filled with glitter of the same color. I will say that the glitters are small and could be very flattering, but they are so sparse and the iridescent base so sheer that there is hardly any impact on the eye.

The eyeshadow even failed the Pixie Epoxy and wet brush tests, as normal quality shadows are able to be enhanced by either medium.

I also tried to swirl a face brush in the pan to make a highlighter, but again, no impact. The swatch I provided looks pigmented, but when blended out, it disappears. All that remains is the glitter.

This line is so weird, and I am quite disappointed. It is almost as if Almay is desperate to gain some footing in the market, but they have seemed to underestimate or misunderstand what customers are looking for. I expected pigment. My last Almay purchase was a couple of months ago, when I bought a liquid eyeliner because I was in a pinch. That stuff washed off so easily, and had no staying power. So how updated is this company, really?

I regret this purchase and wish I didn't fall for the gimmick.

Beauty Bookmark #2, The Norvina Palette

I thought this release was worthy of its own post. Today Norvina of ABH released the promo image for their upcoming palette, the Norvina Palette:

Now, right of the bat I am super excited for this palette, and wanted to buy it as soon as I saw it. However, I also wanted to think about parallels with my own collection, and what I would need to make sure of before actually buying the palette.

So, let's go shade by shade.

1. Dreamer: A light gold shimmer. I know I have tons of these in my collection. 
2. Summer: A brassier, darker gold. Another shadow I feel I have in my collection.
3. Wild Child: A cool-toned pink frost, that seems to be a bit more rich in color. This I sort of have? From the Dose of Colors Eyes Cream Palette, we have the shade Bubblegum. My only issue with Bubblegum is that I feel it's a bit on the sheerer side, with flecks of glitter dispersed throughout, which is not exactly the look I am going for. Wild Child, however, does seem to be the frosty pink that I've been looking for.
4. Rose Gold: I have many a rose gold shadow, including my HG, Rose Gold from Ardency Inn. 
5. Celestial: This is really pretty and interesting to me, and I know I don't have anything like it in my collection. I have been looking for the perfect purple frost, and I feel like I have yet to find it. I could also be reaching, but going by the name and the picture, it might have a slight light blue reflect? 
6. Dazzling: A bronze shimmer. 
7. Drama: A red-toned purple shimmer. I hope it has more of a frostier finish. I might have something a bit like it in the Tarte Pro to Go palette, in the shade Dominate, or the shade Queen Mother by Coloured Raine. 
8. Base: Matte cream shade. I've got these.
9. Soul: Going by its satin finish, I have nothing like it in my collection.
10. Incense: Reminds me of Bobbi Brown Wheat. I do have Warm Taupe from the Modern Renaissance palette. 
11. Love: A pink matte, but warmer toned. I do have a gorgeous Inglot matte shadow #362 that is like a true pink, but this shadow also reminds me a lot of Lay Low by Colourpop, which I also have, and is slightly more peachy. 
12. Volatile: A reddish/rosier brown. Could be similar to Cone from the Dose of Colours palette. 
13. Eccentric: In the palette it looks really striking, like a mustard-brown, but I wonder how similar it is to Burnt Orange or Raw Sienna. 
14. Passion: Mulberry from Soft Glam? There's a shade in the Carli Bybel Deluxe palette that could be sort of similar. 

This palette also drew immediate comparisons to the Soul Blooming Palette from Nabla:

The Huda Desert Dusk:

And the Lime Crime Venus 3:

Truthfully, though, out of all of those options, ABH's palette still is most appealing to me. Too much blue in Nabla, too much warmth in Desert Dusk, and I heard the most gorgeous looking shade in the Venus 3, the shade REM(?), was a let down. 

So what do I need to do know before buying this?

• How distinct are the shimmers? I have critiqued a lot of ABH palettes in the past for lack of distinct shimmer shades, and there are four neutral shimmers in this palette. If any of them have a nice finish, or even a duochrome quality, I would love that. 
• How does Soul swatch? Soul is that satin-looking lilac. The last not quite shimmer I can think of in an ABH palette was Antique Bronze and I hated it. 

What do I like about this palette?

• I like the way the shades were paired together. Because there are so many mattes, the "quad" configuration doesn't really work for me here, but grouping them in pairs seems promising to me. 
• PINK AND PURPLE. Those have been my colors this summer and I want to keep the party going.

Will I buy this?

• At this point, the only way I am going to be sure this is not redundant and a waste of money is if I see swatches. I am in the camp of wanting to buy this, though, very much so.

What do you think? Are there enough neutrals vs. pinks and purples for you to buy this? Please feel free to let me know below!

Neutral-ish Sunset EoTD and Tutorial

Tonight I was bored so I experimented with a couple of colors and techniques.

First, I used concealer to prime my eyes this time. I used the Colourpop No Filter concealer because it does have a dry finish and sets quickly.

After, I took a very fluffy blending brush and used the two yellow mattes from the BH Cosmetics Take Me Back to Brazil Palette:


I do this only because I can never remember which of the two is the pigmented one.

I was very generous with the yellow, and it did need to be built up a bit. I went high up with this color, even up to my brows, and also on my lid.

Then, I took the orange shade Empress from the Coloured Raine Queen of Hearts palette. This was a good shade of orange because it was midtoned. Darker oranges run the risk of appearing brown on me. I blended the orange into the crease, but beneath the yellow.


Finally, I did use four colors from the Modern Renaissance palette.

I used Venetian Red blended into the outer corner and a bit into the orange, and Red Ochre concentrated on the outer corner and slightly blended. Burnt Orange was placed on the lid, but that could have easily been replaced with any color or finish. 

Primavera, a gold shimmer, was placed in the inner corner. 

 Overall, I really like this look!

Thanks for reading!

Looxi Beauty Aurora Shadows (Swatches and Review)

So I guess my haul was not 100% over with. As one last hurrah, I did a bit more research into duochrome shadows, and found the brand Looxi Beauty. I picked up a couple of more work-friendly duochrome colors, for $20. Using Angelica Nyqvist's code almost covered the shipping fee that was already pretty minimal for me.

The four colors I got were:

1.) Boujee. This was the winner for me- hands down. I was not sure what the site meant that it contains all the colors of a rainbow- but after wearing and swatching it, it totally does. So on the surface, this appears to be a copper/gold with a metallic yellow reflect, but it has reflects of blue, which also shine a bit green and purple at times. On my eye it looks really elegant.

2.) Bohemian. I am kind of disappointed in this one, because it definitely reads warmer and copper on me than I would have liked. Aside from the fact that it is high quality with bits of purple microshimmer in it, I do have shades like this in my collection. That is my own fault, really, for not selecting shades carefully enough. However, it really is a gorgeous shadow and I do intend on using it.

3.) Mirage. I hate to say it, but the formulation on this one confuses me. It's not smooth, it creates a lot of fall out, and it didn't behave with Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. I have never meet a shadow that doesn't play nice with PE! For my swatches, I have a dry finger swatch, and then on top of primer, but even then there does not seem to be much of a difference. For what it is worth, the colors are pretty, but I could not do a complex look with it- I imagine it would be good as a one-shadow color. Maybe.

4.) Charmed. This is a light lilac with blue-green reflect and is super pretty. It also wears well as a highlighter.

Swatches, and eye looks:

(l-r) Charmed, Bohemian, Boujee, Mirage

Mirage on top of WnW eyeshadow primer. Not much of a difference. 

For this look, I used Bohemian on top of Mac Paint Pot in Painterly. I regret doing this and won't do so in the future. Because the eyeshadow is so intense already, it got kind of muddy in my crease on top of Painterly. The color is super pretty, though. On me it just needs a drier base. 

The above is my eye look with Mirage. I used Wet 'n Wild eyeshadow primer, and then the Physician's Formula matte shadows to set it and deepen my crease. On top of that I used Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy, which did not agree with Mirage, which flaked a lot, and created a lot of fallout. 

I used the same process with Boujee, but as you can see, Boujee looks a lot nicer. I will be wearing this look in the future.

Final thoughts:
 Looxi has gorgeous shadows, but I need to be more careful about the formulas and shades that I choose. I do plan on picking up more in the future, though! If there are any that are in the more pink-brown-gold family that you think are worth it, please let me know!