The Pink Edit: My Favorite Pink Products, at Different Price Points!

Greetings!

I am very excited to present to you today's post on my favorite pink products. Pink is a very relaxing, sweet color, especially cool-toned pinks. So let's jump right in, from left to right, top to bottom.

1.) Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, by Bath and Body Works, $14.50, but I bought it on sale for about $8.00. The packaging of this container is pink, but I am including it in this post because the scent embodies pink. Described as "whipped vanilla, marshmallow meringue, white magnolia, and sandalwood," it is very sweet without being too cloying, and I have been wearing it all summer. The only problem is that it is not very long lasting, so I do have to reapply it 2-3 times during the day. I really do enjoy the scent! 

2.) The Norvina Palette, ABH. $42. I knew that I was going to get this palette as soon as I saw it. I have also been using this constantly all summer. The color scheme works for me, and I just love the rose and purple tones that come out of it. 

3.)  Maybelline Sensational Shine Compulsion in Taupe Seduction, $6.00. Another lip product in Maybelline's line called "Taupe," and not really Taupe. This is a cool-toned rose that gives an intense shine. It is definitely worth picking up. 

4.) Bite Beauty Matte Creme Lip Crayon, sample (full size $24) in Glace. I received this from Sephora as a birthday gift, and I honestly did not expect to love this. I thought I had this problem of Bite lip products wearing too warm on me, but this one does not disappoint. It's just...pretty. 

5.) Covergirl Eyeshadow Quad in Blooming Blushes, ~$7.00. I have a review on this coming up on the blog, but I will say the stand out shade in that quad is the pink. It is a cool-toned pink that is super soft and shows up well on my skin.

6.) Looxi Beauty Highlighter in Stripped, $7.50. This is an  iridescent cool-toned pink that, as a highlighter, wears smoothly on the skin.

7.) Looxi Beauty Eyeshadow in Tesla, $5.00. I have been on the hunt for a pink frosty eyeshadow and I don't think I will ever come across one as unique as Tesla. The pink is on the bubblegum side, and it is duochrome with a blue and green reflect. It is a gorgeous shadow!

8.)  Wet 'n Wild Megaglo Highlighter in the Sweetest Bling, $2.49. This is a limited edition highlighter Wet 'n Wild had on clearance. Original price was about $5.00. Now it can be found on Amazon for $10. I would not recommend buying that, though, because currently WnW sells Botanic Dream, which I've read is similar. Still, this is a gorgeous icy pink highlighter.

9.) Wet 'n Wild Zodiac Limited Edition Lipgloss, Cancer $2.50. I purchased this because it's my sign! I was a little scared because I was not sure how it would appear on my lips, but it is not stark white at all. It is a subtle pearly gloss and I would highly recommend it!

Onto the swatches~

From left to right, Maybelline Taupe Seduction, Bite Beauty Glace, Looxi Stripped, Looxi Tesla, Wet 'n Wild Cancer

What are your favorite pink-products?

Thanks for reading! (＾• ω •＾)

Favorite Shade from my Palette Collection (tag)

Hi everyone!

There is this tag going around that I thought is quite fun. Basically, it's my favorite shade in each palette that I own. What I think is quite cool is that people are swatching each of these shades next to each other to see what kind of "color story" emerges.

We're going to do that, too! For this I am using my big palettes as well as my small quads.

First row of shades:

From left to right:

1.) WnW, Not a Basic Peach Palette, Transition Shade #2. This shade can be found at the bottom of the palette. This is a very warm matte brown that probably can be found in so many other palettes, it is still my favorite.  Something about the pigmentation and formulation about this shade is far superior than the other shades in the palette, and really help create looks with more depth. 

2.) Tarte Pro to Go, Boss. This is a really fascinating color with somewhat of a shift.  It reminds me of a more brown-toned Ardency Inn Rose Gold pigment. I don't wear this as often as I should. 

3.) Physician's Formula Classic Nudes, Matte #2. This was a very underrated release, and in the palette, this shadow looks a lot darker than it is. The formula for this quad is extremely easy for me to work with, and I love the slight olive tone to this matte brown. 

4.) Too Faced PBJ palette, Peanut Butter. The depth and opacity for me is perfect, and Peanut Butter is an excellent, easy to use shade to infuse warmth into a look. As a whole, that palette still excites me and I still really enjoy using it. 

5.) BH Cosmetics Zodiac Palette, Leo Shimmer. This is the perfect purple-pink frost that I am obsessed with. For some reason I feel like this cool-toned pink/purple is very elusive, and the quality of the metallic shades in this palette are much different than what I am used to from BH Cosmetics. In the past, the baked shadow formula was a bit dry and loose, but these do have a creamier, wetter consistency. 

6.) BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Palette, shadow #?? One thing I noticed is that this palette was able to include a lot of very trendy shades, including this rose-brown. It is more pink the Buon Fresco from ABH, and I just think this particular color captures the aesthetic of the palette itself. It also is a really lovely color and shadow.

7.) BH Cosmetics Take Me Back to Brazil Palette. This is a pressed pigment shadow this is nearly neon, and is a bright yellow that leans a little green. My eye goes immediately to that color. The way I use it is above the crease, blending it in with a more brown and neutral transition color.

8.) Coloured Raine Queen of Hearts Palette in Crown. This is a white duochrome that flashes gold and pink. I accidentally mixed in some of that neon shade from the Back to Branzil palette. In real life, it does not have that slightly yellow tone. Out of all the gorgeous mattes and shimmers in that palette, I never would have predicted that my favorite and most used shade would be this, but I can't help it. It goes well with all my shadows, and it is one of the few shades that I prefer to have in the inner corner of my eye. 

9.) ABH Modern Renaissance in Realgar. To me, this is one of the defining shades of the MR. It is an orange toned brown matte, and it gives beautiful depth to any warm toned look.

10.) ABH Norvina, Rose Gold. I mean....just look at that. For me, though I do have many rose-gold shades, this is the only one in my collection that leans a bit cooler, being a true rose. That distinction is what makes this shade so beautiful to me. 

Overall, it is clear that I love warm tones, but ....not when it comes to pink. All of the pink shades in this post lean cool, which I think is so interesting. And I do enjoy mixing warm and cool shadows together. 

I am very surprised that I didn't pick any golds, but now that I think about it, my favorite golds are all singles. It is possible that none of the palettes I own have a gold tone that outranks all the other shadows in the palette. 

If you have any of these palettes, do we have the same shade? Let me know your thoughts! 

Thanks for reading! ❀◕ ‿ ◕❀

Random Face Trios! (Day 1)

To get more use out of my single-compact products, I decided- through a ramdomizer- to sort and select one highlighter, blush, and bronzer, to do a look with. I could have done this for eyeshadow too, but I wanted my eyeshadow look to be inspired by the face products that were selected.

I thought this would be a good way to decide what I like about each product, as well as how they work together.

So, the three face powders I will be using are:

1.) Tarte Blush Feisty, described as a "golden nude," which doesn't seem quite right. Going off of my swatch, it seems to be a bright peach leaning pink.

-Initial thoughts: I've never actually used this since getting in an Ipsy bag a few months ago, and I am glad it was picked, as I am curious about this formula and the color.

-After applying it: This is a very natural looking, easy to use blush. It is a bit sheerer than I would have preferred, but for daily use

2.) Hard Candy Party Girl Baked Bronzer. This is a rose-brown bronzer with a luminous finish.

-Initial thoughts:  I have reviewed it here. I really like this bronzer, but I tend to use it as a combination blush-bronzer. I am not too sure how it's going to work with the Tarte blush. That's a lot of pink.

-After applying it:
It did work well with the blush, though I thought it was still a bit too warm for the bronzer. However, it was very subtle on the skin and I can see why these blushes seem to last forever.

3.) Revlon Color Charge Highlighter.

-Initial thoughts: I am kind of glad this one was picked because the bronzer is so luminous. This highlighter is not too intense, so I am hoping that these three products combined will create a flushed glowing look.

-After applying it: it wore a lot more golden than pink on the skin, which I was impressed with. I still really like this highlighter, even though Revlon and the collection it was a part of was a bit of a fail imo.


Pictures and swatches of the face products:

Feisty, Party Girl, Revlon highlighter

Would I wear this combo again?

I would wear the highlighter and the blush together again, but leave the Hard Candy Bronzer out. I am still of the firm belief it is good worn on its own, for very natural looks.

Anti-Haul: Trixie Mattel x Sugar Pill Collab

To start, I should note that I am going to approach this through the eye of someone who has never used Sugarpill Cosmetics. The brand strikes me as geared or at least friendly to pros, given their offerings of large pans of color, and their higher price tag.

Their most recent collab with drag queen Trixie Mattel strikes me as a bid to appeal to the more everyday consumer.

I mean, I don't mean to be mean, but it kinda looks like a Tarte palette.

Notice how the palette is adorned with yellow roses, even though yellow is not a featured color in the palette? Nice.

A couple of reasons I will be skipping this include the fact that I am not a Trixie Mattel fan. I hate how she was brought back in her season, and she got a lot of praise for mediocrity, while other queens were ignored. I think a lot of viewers saw themselves in Trixie, and made her out to be more interesting/special than she was. That's my hot take.

I am surprised by how low key and boring this palette is. Perhaps because The Little Twin Stars palette (which I thought looked cool) was not received well, Sugar Pill is trying a different approach to compete with other makeup companies? But the Twin Stars palette didn't have great pigmentation. That doesn't necessarily mean that people don't want color.

And before I continue, I know that neutral palettes are and always will be loved. But a limited edition collab should be fun, interesting, and special. If I did not know who Trixie Mattel was, or even Sugarpill, I'd guess this was a Lorac palette.

And guess what, with the liquid lip included, it costs $52.

Hm.

May I suggest two other face and eye palettes that I personally think are more interesting?

1.) BH Cosmetics x Its My Raye Raye Palette, $22

2.) The Balm Alternative Rock Face Palettes, $27.50

Sorry, Sugarpill.

Does the Modern Renaissance expire?

We're going to talk about the Modern Renaissance, I palette that I bought in August 2016. So, two years ago to the day. As you may or may not know, the palette has a shelf life of 6 months. After which, the quality of the shadows may be affected. This short shelf-life is due to the ingredients.

Now, I can't speak for everyone's experience. But I can show you swatches of the four colors that many claim have "turn bad," as a sign that the palette has "gone bad."

Before I do, I don't think fear-mongering is the right approach. If you sanitize your powder products, and they do not smell or affect your skin, they can last a good amount of time. In terms of the feel of these red-toned colors in particular, they have become grittier, but I find they perform pretty much the same.

Have they turned brown? No.

Here are the brush swatches.

Red Ochre, Venetian Red, Love Letter, Realgar

And the finger swatches:

Red Ochre, Venetian Red, Love Letter, Realgar

The colors are still pretty vibrant and distinct. In my opinion, Red Ochre and Venetian Red became more sheer than I remember, but if anything it makes it easier to work with.

To wrap up. Yes, makeup changes a bit the longer you have it. Just take care of it and use your own discretion.