5 Days of Using the Norvina Palette.

I am not normally so consistent with the palettes I use. However, because the shimmers and mattes pair so well with other colors, I had a lot of fun this week. The best part was that I wasn't even intentionally trying to use the palette for the whole week, I just found myself in that frame of mind.

For reference, this is what my palette looks like:

As always, please click on the image for better resolution.

Monday:

From left to right, we have:

Looxi's Durty, BH Cosmetic's Zodiac Dark Brown Matte, ABH Volatile, ABH Dazzling, and BH Cosmetic's light brown shimmer. 

This look I was trying to go for a multi-dimensional brown shimmer look, using both warm and cool tones of brown. 

I first used Durty in the crease and up to the brow bone. Then Volatile in the crease and lid, and the dark brown matte on the outer corner. Dazzling on the center of the lid, and the brown shimmer on the inner part of the lid. 

My thoughts: This look begins my consistent use of the Norvina palette, especially Dazzling, which made THREE appearances this week. I am not sure why. I know I was wearing a blue sweater that day, and wanted a neutral elegant eye look, so I went with the shimmer in the palette that I thought was the most "refined," Dazzling.

Volatile, from the picture, could have been blended more and built up more in the crease, but maybe I ran out of time. 

Anyway, I love using the cool tones of the palette and pairing them with other warm toned shadows. 

Tuesday:

This day I used Clionadh's Strawberry Mousse, Coloured Raine Princess both in the crease. Maybe an Inglot  pink also in the crease? I can't remember!

Dazzling is on the lid, and Mac Snowflushed is in the inner corner. 

Maybe the reason I was obsessed with Dazzling this week- and I think this is true of the Norvina palette in general- is that even though the color appears neutral, it's cool tone makes it work well with other colors, where it almost changes depending on how you use it. Using matte pinks brought out the pink to this color, which I liked.

Wednesday

Today I used Volatile in the crease and on the lid, Dazzling on the lid, Colourpop's Birthday Wish on the inner lid and inner corner, and Mac Snowflushed on top of Birthday Wish.

This look is like an improved version of Monday's look, and I really liked it. I found Volatile a little easier to work with, and I wasn't so hesitant in building it up. 

Snowflushed was also a great product to use with Dazzling, because of the copper and pink dimensions to it.

Thursday

This day I decided to switch things up a bit, which may have required a bit more work and planning on my part. Instead of cool browns and rose tones, I used:

From left to right, Eccentric from the Norvina Palette, Maize from Clionadh Cosmetics, Pumpkin Spice Life from Looxi, Summer and Dreamer from the Norvina palette. 

I used Clionadh's Maize in the crease, Looxi's Pumpkin Spice Life in the crease, ABH's Norvina's Eccentric in the crease and lid, Summer (gold/bronze shimmer) on lid, and Dreamer (light gold shimmer) in inner corner. 

My liner was....not great today. I have no idea why I only realized now I made a pretty significant mistake. The above is actually my eye after work. I thought I needed to improve the look by blending more of Maize up towards my brow bone. When I did my makeup this morning, I did not blend enough upwards. 

Still, I thought this look was fun and I should improve upon it in the future. Maize is a great formula for me. I actually prefer drier more powdery formulas, as long as they adhere to the skin and build up. There are some out there (like Fantasia) that are dry and powdery and blend away to nothing. So as long as a shadow strikes that balance, I am good. 

Summer and Dreamer are quite gorgeous and it seems to be they have almost a duochromatic quality to them. 

Friday

So, rose golds came back with a vengeance today:

From left to right, we have Mac Snowflushed, Colourpop Lay Low, ABH Love, ABH Rose Gold (Norvina), and a BH Cosmetics reddish brown from the Zodiac Palette.

Don't these colors look like a happy family?

This was probably my favorite look of the week:

I used Lay Low in the crease, a warmer toned pink that blends easily. I then used Love also in the crease. 

I then used Rose Gold on the lid, Mac Snowflushed on the inner corner and inner section of my lid, and then finally used the dark matter brown on the outer lid.

I usually have such a problem blending dark mattes, but I think I am finally getting a hold of doing a decent job. The key for me is not to use a blending brush, but to rather use a packing brush to sweep the product on the outer corner.

So yeah, I would definitely wear this look again. I am super pleased with it.

Final thoughts:

Norvina is a great palette. There are some colors that I still barely use- Drama and Soul- but maybe this weekend I can complete the full week.

Thanks so much for reading!

Post Autumn Royale: EoTD

Hi everyone! Today I have a review of the products that I wore on my face today. I have pictures from the beginning of the day an hour or so after initial application, as well as at the end of the day, after about six or seven hours. 

Right off the bat, I was dealing with a swollen and runny eye, so I was a little afraid of doing anything too elaborate. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. Normally, when my eyes are giving me issues I stick to a simple matte look, but I wasn't in the mood for mattes today. As I was doing my makeup, I was watching a video with Nisipisa, who was doing a really pretty pink-toned look, with shimmer. 

So I was inspired. I used two palettes: The Norvina Palette and the Good Sport Palette. These complement each other nicely because Norvina skews a little more cold and GS much warmer, so even though you'll see I was using mostly warm neutrals and golds, there was something a bit elaborate or decadent (in my humble opinion) about the eyelook. 

So, what did I do?  After priming my eyes, I set my brow  and crease with the shade Base from the Norvina palette, and then I used the shade trooper from The Good Sport pallete. Trooper is a lovely golden yellow matte that makes a perfect transition shade.  It blends very easily. After setting down Trooper, I blended in Eccentric from the Norvina palette. Eccentric is a yellow-toned caramel matte brown. I also set that down on my lid and blended it into the crease. 

Then, I took the shade Wild Out from The Good Sport palette, which is a lovely toasted golden shimmer, and put that on the inner part of my lid. On the center of my lid, I blended in Dazzling, a red-toned brown shimmer, to deepen the shimmer on my lid.  I took the shade Passion from the Norvina palette, a  red toned dark shade, and blended that carefully on the outer corner. Finally, I took the shade Licious from the GS palette, which is a very vibrant golden-yellow shimmer, and popped that on the inner corner. 

Though I was concerned about my eyes today, they held up pretty well, and I ended up really liking the look. I think I liked it so much because of how I paired the inner corner shimmer with the transition shade. I think I'm going to try to do this a lot where I match those colors. It made the look cohesive and fun. 

The only other notable product I used today is the blush, a new purchase from T.J. Maxx, the Lipstick Queen blush Frog Price, which I purchased for $6.00. I knew it was a creme blush that was green in the pan, but on my face it created a natural rosy flush that lasted the entire day. I never had a blush do that before, so I am quite impressed with it and can easily see how I will use that entire product up. 

So that is it for today- thanks so much for reading!

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!