My Highlighter Z-Palette!

Today I thought I would share an update regarding my highlighter z-palette. I think I might have posted one of these before, but there are some developments that I want to discuss.

So, this is what it looks like.

Let's start from the beginning, left to right.

Wet n Wild Precious Petals highlighter. This is a really nice highlighter that I do have to be a bit careful with, because overdoing it is very easy. I would say that since I purchased this, I am getting a lot of use out of it.

Wet 'n Wild highlighter in Royal Calyx. I love the name of this highlighter. It does have a different formula than Precious Petals- it is drier and less pigmented, which actually is fine with me. I have only used it 2-3 times sine I've purchased, and plan on really using it on Halloween. 

Urban Decay eyeshadow sample in Fireball. This did nothing for me when used as an eyeshadow. As a highlighter, however, the effect is obvious and pretty.

Vanessa's Vanity, 6 pm sparkler. This truly is a blush topper. On it's own, its a white-grey powder that shifts pinky peach, with flecks of sparkle. When placed on top of blush, it really shines. I love using this on days when I want my look to have extra sparkle and sheen.

Mary Lou-Manizer, The Balm. I am trying very hard to pan this. It is not obvious, but there is a bit of a dip in the pan. It's a pretty highlighter, and I do enjoy using this.

That little square pan is a sample highlighter from The Balm, which I have no need for at the present, but I am still keeping this around.

We then have Hustle and Glow, my current highlighter fave, from ittse. I really think this was a good purchase, and do not regret buying this. 

The oblong shaped shadow is from the Tarina Tarantino Floriculture palette, which I actually decluttered long ago. I decided to save my three favorite shades and depot them. Deep Dahlia, a dark burgundy/plum that is so on trend right now, went into my eyeshadow palette, while Taurella, a white gold frost is here pictured. I have only used it as a highlighter once, but I intend to give this a try on the weekend.

We then have the Sin highlighter by Urban Decay, which I also like a lot.

The bottom is two contour color powders. One is a light grey contour from Lunatick Cosmetic labs, which I do not get much use out of. The other is Hollyhock, from the Floriculture palette, which I think can perform well as a contour. I've only tried it once, and am not sure of the results. 

Thanks for reading! 

You Don't Need to Buy the Coloured Raine mini palettes

Just a quick reminder of the things you don't need to buy. Especially after viewing Temptalia's most recent swatches of The Rusts palette: https://www.temptalia.com/swatches/coloured-raine-mini-eyeshadow-palette/beauty-rust/.

The formula looks dry as hell and many shades are very patchy. Save your $38.

Makeup Organization Post

Hello!

Once in a while I like to post about the way I organize my makeup, and how it's changed over the last couple of months. I have two acrylic organizers- one to hold my brushes, eyeshadow palettes, and other miscellaneous things, and the one below, which is more for foundation and lips.

The picture below is from August 2017. Now, it has not changed very drastically, but I did use up a couple things, as well as declutter a couple of things that I had not talked about before.

So, let's begin!

Looking at the back of the organizer, one can spot the Estee Lauder Advanced Night repair. I have decluttered this because I've had this for over five years, was not using it, and it began to smell off. I did not purchase this myself- it was a gift. Did it work? It moisturized really well, and my skin looked healthier in the morning. But I would not recommend it as a wrinkle-reducer.

The blue bottle to the right of the EL serum is the Boscia cooling essence, which is also a moisturizer. It is also supposed to reduce redness because of its cooling effect. It certainly had a cooling effect, but the container is awful. The product gunked up around the top, and eventually screwing it off was impossible- it would not budge.

One can also see the top to The Ordinary's Retinoid 2%. Still using it and still loving it, almost used it up and will probably repurchase.

Lastly, I never much liked Bourjois' Healthy Mix Serum foundation. The color is too warm for me, and I have to use it with a mixer. It smells heavenly though, which is why I've had such a hard time decluttering it. I am hoping to use it more once it gets colder out and my skin gets drier. Planning to use it with a white mixer.

We'll skip over the lip product stuff- not a whole lot of interesting developments there.

The front contains all my primers and foundations. One can see Too Faceds Hangover Rx, which I used up completely. I am not going to repurchase, though. It felt nice and soothing on the skin, and is not a silicone based primer, but Ipsy sent me the LXMI creme du nil face primer, which is even better (but offensively expensive for me).

Decluttered the no poreblem primer from Ipsy because I hated the name, and it also felt like it was silicone-y.

I still am using the Maybelline concealer, though I don't think it is super impressive. I ended up repurchasing the Age Rewind because I like that one a little better! However, I still am on the hunt for a better concealer, as I don't think the Age Rewind has any brightening effects for me. With that in mind, I just purchased the Pixel Triple Boost Gel Concealer, because I love trying new brands, especially those recommended by Zabrena, whom I trust very much when it comes to reviews. We'll see how this one goes. If it does not end up working out, I will probably end up buying the Colourpop one, but not for a while...

That's it for now! I'll follow up with an overview of my other makeup organizer in the near future!

Holiday Palettes I *Actually* Want?

So, I've been pretty darn good about avoiding all holiday/upcoming brand releases. I haven't bought a single thing. However, the following palettes have been pretty persuasive. While I will attempt to TMO them, I am probably going to end up purchasing no more than one of these palettes.

Let's go!

1.) The Balm The Daily Press Palette

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Now, I would get this palette primarily because of the packaging. I honestly do have these colors, and if the formula is the same as the Balm Appetit formula, that could be off-putting to me, as I heard those were rather bad. I am not normally swayed by packing, but I like the Newspaper theme. I don't like how many of the shadow names are just synonyms of the same word....hmmm....this is looking pretty unimpressive by the minute.

2. The Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette by the Italian brand Nabla cosmetics. When converted to dollars and without shipping, it costs almost $38.00. This is the palette:

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To me, this is a dupe or very similar to the Queen of Hearts palette by Coloured Raine. This is perhaps a bit more warmer and muted, I think, but I would definitely be willing to try this one out. It is gorgeous. I mean, I would also be willing to buy the Queen of Hearts palette, after pining after it for so long, it just depends on my mood.

3. Urban Decay Troublemaker Palette
My reasons for wanting this one are weird. Besides the fact that I prefer mini palettes, it reminds me so much of the Urban Decay Pulp Fiction palette, just for the black/white duo and the format of the palette:

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I think this palette- which has the frustrating black/white duo (which I think they're just trying to get rid of at this point) - makes a lot of sense to me. If it is quality, I would totally be willing to buy it. The only problem is I can dupe 80% of this palette....but we'll see. I really enjoy the color combinations they are offering here. And I would get a kick out of using it with the PF palette.

And finally, I would want to buy:

4. The upcoming Wet 'n Wild reformulated palettes:

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I mean, if these are any good, and Wet 'n Wild can really nail mattes, I would probably end up getting all of them, or more realistically, two of them. They are nice revisions to their already-existing products.

Why don't we do a quick run of palettes that I am not going anywhere near:

1.) The Gigi Hadid mess. Not going to support her. Not going to support a company charging $30 for a drugstore makeup palette. Especially not for neutral.

2.) Violet Voss all taupe palette. It is literally variations on the same shade of brown. My head is spinning. Pass.

3.) The resurrected Dose of Colors Hidden Treasure palette. So they are going to re-release it, without fixing the mess that is those pans? Colors are a bit neutral and commonplace for me, but I especially would not want to deal with such an eyesore.

4.) The Fenty Beauty Galaxy Palette. Now I am all for this brand. As soon as I run out of my foundation, I'll give hers a try. But this palette? I do my makeup at five in the morning, and working with glitter at five in the morning is not my idea of fun.

Thanks for reading!

Highlighters I've Decluttered

I was never a highlighter person, until this year, when the makeup floodgates were open. I never realized before that there was shimmery powder available to put on your face, and once I did learn this I was very excited.

I feel I do own a lot of highlighters, but I've decluttered a few that I wanted to talk about.
Let's go!


1.) Kevyn Aucoin Candlelight sample, pressed powder. I bought this from ebay, so I was using it not a 100% sure that it was legitimate, which I think affected the way I viewed the product on my face. Still, this is a too subtle powder that I feel does not really add anything noticeable to the face. I consider Reserve Your Cabana from WnW to be a subtle highlight, as it gives a sheen that is not sparkly. Candlelight did not impress me, so I ended up decluttering the sample (which still cost me $16...).

2.) Shiro Cosmetics, Vessel for Dissacharides. I've talked about decluttering this before on my blog, and I struggled with that decision, but I don't regret it. This highlighter was super sparkly, but though I liked the effect, there was no place for me to wear it. Even at home. It was then I realized I should have just gone with popular choices, like White Chocolate Frog, rather than make a blind purchase without reading any reviews.

3.) WnW, Boozy Brunch. This is the reputed dupe for one of Jaclyn Hill/Becca's collab shades. But it is far too dark for me. I tried to work with it, using a light hand, but I ended up giving this away to someone who could use it. It lightened my WnW highlighter collection a bit, but for the better.

4.) WnW, Rainbow Highlighter
I really liked the purple-blue segment of this highlighter, but that's it. The rest was messy and glittery. Mixing it all together made a silvery shade slightly green or grey. Not fun.

5.) Ittse Beauty Highlighter, Run the World. This came from ipsy, paired with Hustle and Glow. While Hustle and Glow is a creamy pale gold that is so beautiful and has excellent sheen, Run the World is just...bleh. It does not really have an intense shine, nor is it of a distinct shade. It's boring and has sparkles. But because this purchase is so relatively new, for now I've re-purposed it as an eyeshadow. But if I find that this new use for it is not working either, I will declutter it for the last time.

6.) Pixi by Petra Rose Gold duo. From ipsy.  I just could not stand the shade. From what I remember (as this was my earliest declutter) the highlighter shade had a strong white base that I really did not like, and I felt that there was hardly any pigmentation on either the blush or highlight side.

So that's it! Hope you enjoyed reading.