LASplash Eyeshadow Sealer/Base Review

Hola mi chicas bonitas!!  About a month and a half ago I went to ULTA with my Mom-n-law and I was in need of a new UDPP; however, I was low on dinero so I decided to look for something else.  On the back wall I found a brand that I hadn't really heard of...LASplash Cosmetics, it's one of those that someone mentions but doesn't go into detail, well anyways it was one of those buy one get one free things and I ended up getting their LASplash Splash Proof Sealer to try out.  Let me show you how it looks then I'll give you my thoughts on this.

 









This is what the website says about the product:


"Splash Proof Sealer/Base™ intensifies color and provides extra protection against smears and smudges for flawless 12 hour wear.

Apply a very light coat of LASPLASH Sealer/Base™ to area intended for glitter or shimmer (across entire eye lid and up to brow bone). To avoid creasing, use only what is on the wand. Dab and blend glitter or shimmer with LASPLASH duo brush onto eye area while eyelid is still wet.  Enhances vibrancy for 12 hour wear.
Continue to blend until desired look is achieved. "


The package is ok.  I think they should of made the top of the wand so long, but other than that it's a good size.  The applicator is a doe foot which I like.


The texture is not thick and applies on clear.  It does not look like the pearlish color that you see inside of the tube when applied.  It does feel somewhat sticky when your applying it and it dries quickly. 


I have to admit this e/s base is very good.  As a matter of fact its awesome.  My e/s lasted long, no creasing or fading; however, the bad part......it dried the f**k out of my eyelids.  As much as I love this base it just wasn't for me, but that doesn't mean it won't work for you.  I've used it on my clients and they love this base and they have not experience any over drying on their eyelids.  I personally can't use it on myself because of this.  Other than that it's an awesome base.  I only have it in my makeup kit and use it on clients.  I was in shock to see that this base dried out my eyelids because I have very oily skin, but oh well.


It's also very affordable.  I only paid $6.99 at ULTA for it.  That's how much it is on the website too. 


All in all ladies I think this base is worth a shot and see if you like it.  I love it, but I just can't use it.  I'm so sad in my heart because I really like this base. =(  Oh well I'm going to have to stick to my UDPP.  I can always use e.l.f's primer but sometimes I need something a bit stronger.  If any of you know of another e/s primer/base that is awesome and yet still affordable let me know!


Till next time.....Stay Beautiful!!!


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Makeup Great for Newbies and Beginners

Hola Chicas!!  Hope you all are having a great Tuesday!  I'm a bit late with this review; however, better late than never!  I have another review from BornPretty Store for you.  So far I've reviewed cosmetics brushes, false eyelashes and nail polish.  Today I'm going to review their 12 set Shimmer Eyeshadow Collection and their Shimmer Glitter Liquid Eyeliner. 


I was given the opportunity to review some more items from here and I thought let me give their loose eyeshadows and glitter eyeliners a try.  Here are my thoughts. 


Shimmer Color Shadow Collection - $5.59



Wendy your famous!! =D
The package comes with 9 loose eyeshadows (above) and 3 loose glitters (below).


They come in a 3 gram jar w/o a shifter.  As you can see they are filled to the top with product.  What I don't like about the packaging is that the middle part (clear part where it says Wendy) of the screw on cap comes out.  You have to keep the cap upside down in order for the middle not to fall out.  I mean it's not a huge deal, but I think that's the only thing they could change.


Swatches:


Swatched on bare skin, no primer or base was used.
The Low Down:
The eyeshadows are very pretty, pigmented and last long.  No creasing or fading -of course I used an e/s primer or base.  I've never tried these alone so I can not tell you if they last long, crease or fade.  Out of the 9 e/s I had two matte colors and the rest were shimmery. 


E/S colors:  Light Blue, Light Grey, Charcoal, Peachy Pink, Light Pink, Peachy Pink (matte), Medium Pink Purple, Peach (matte), Light Green.  I'm not best at describing colors, but you get the idea. =D


Let's look at the glitters:


Used false eyelash glue to hold the glitter for swatching.
The glitters are pretty.  I received pink, purple and green.  If used with a good adhesive base they will last long.


I think these are a great addition to my collection; however, this is collection would be awesome for a newbie or beginner who would like to try out loose e/s and/or play around with bright colors and glitter but not pay an arm and a leg for them.  You can't beat $5.59 for all 12 jars.


Now lets look at the glitter liquid eyeliners.


Color Shimmer Glitter Liquid Eyeliner - $9.64



 You get 6 different colors - Aqua, White, Light Green, Gold, Silver and Purple.  Of course it's cute packaging so that's a plus!

 What I love is the brush tip these eyeliners have.  I don't like felt tip liquid eyeliners so I was happy to see that these have a brush tip.


Swatches:

The ones that do "shine above the rest" are Aqua and Purple.  The rest all look Gold or Silver.  They are pigmented with glitter so a little goes a long way.  They do last long.  I used the silver on top of black liquid eyeliner and it looked pretty good.  Still this is not a bad deal because you do get 6 eyeliners for only $9.64 so again you can't beat that.


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Here are two looks I did using the E/S and Glitter Eyeliner:













Overall Thoughts:
I personally like that BornPretty Store has a little bit of everything for anyone.  You can get nail items, makeup, lashes, etc.. and for an affordable price too.  Check them out and I'm sure you'll find something for you!


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Thanks for reading!!  Till next time.....Stay Beautiful!!
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Evil Shades Cosmetics - Review - Swatches & FOTD

Hola Chicas!  I’m here today with another review from an AMAZING Indie company called Evil Shades!  I love my group of Chicas and they have officially made me addicted to Indie makeup!  I’m totally loving it!  If you haven’t tried Indie makeup you need to try it!!





Andrea is the owner of Evil Shades and is super sweet.  There was a little mess up with my order and I sent her an email to let her know that I had received two of the same e/s.  I even told her I would send her a picture to show her and she was like no worries I could have messed up when filling your e/s.  Within a couple of days she sent me two new one e/s plus another e/s sample!  Awesome customer service!   She responded to my email quickly.  If you have any problems or questions with your order she won’t keep you waiting.


I ordered Evil Shades Blogger/Youtuber Review Set which consisted of 4 eyeshadows, 2 blushes and 3 lippies of your choice.  I ordered the following:


Eyeshadows
Cerberus
Illusive
Banshee
Reondite


Blushes
Brazen
Burlesque


Hardcore Lips
Scream
Not Your Barbie
Roué


Samples
E/S - Victorian Night
E/S – Faerie Dance
Visible Violet Spectrum Pot


This is how my ordered looked:





The packaging is made with LOVE!! This shows a lot on the owners part…well for me anyways.  The packaging itself is super cute!! Who doesn’t love cute packaging?  The best part is she personalized it with a “Thank You” note.  I love when I order makeup and get it personalized for me =)


Here’s a breakdown of everything I got. 


Eyeshadows







Victorian Night - Cerberus - Illusive
 





With Flash on bare skin
 






W/O Flash on bare skin







These were the e/s that were my replacements
Reondite - Banshee - Faerie Dance
 






With Flash on bare skin
Sorry my hand kept shaking and I couldn't take a good picture w/o flash.
The one I had looked super blurry...no bueno!


These eyshadows are so pretty!  All descriptions below are from the website.

Victorian Night - Medium Lavender with teal shimmer and a subtle blue green shift
Cerberus - Deep burgundy with fuchsia sparkle
Illusive - A red based matte purple
Reondite - Medium Aqua with pink shimmer
Banshee - Bright shimmering teal
Faerie Dance - Bold cobalt blue with  aqua sparkles dancing throughout


These colors are amazing!!  My favorite one is Illusive.  This is an effin amazing matte e/s!!!  I have been using this one like almost everyday.  It's even more amazing applied wet!  Don't get me wrong I love all of the colors, but I love matte e/s and haven't been able to find many good ones.


The e/s stay on long, no fading or creasing (used UDPP & ES Visible Violet Spectrum Pot) and they blend easily.  I love them!


Blushes







Brazen - Burlesque







W/O Flash on bare skin
I forgot to take one with flash =/

Brazen - a pink toned red flush
Burlesque - Light warm toned Peach with soft silver shimmer


These blushes are awesome!  When I saw Brazen I was like OMG that super bright o_0 but it's a beautiful color.  I love the way they both looked when I applied them on my cheeks.  Burlesque is a pretty light color and I've been using it as a highlight on my cheeks.  They've lasted throughout the work day for me.  I apply it about 6:30am and by the time I get home about 5:15pm there still on.  That's a good thing.


Hardcore Lips







Roue - Not Your Barbie - Scream
 






W/O Flash on bare skin
The one I took with Flash was too blurry

The pictures below were taken with flash.











First off the sample packaging was super cute!  She sealed the little plastic package with a heart sticker which I loved!  These lippies are awesome.  I know I keep saying that but I'm loving her products! =)  They apply very easily, pigmented and last a good 5 hours.  The product itself isn't sticky or thick. 


Spectrum Pot







Visible Violet Spectrum Pot
 






With Flash on bare skin
I blended into my skin

Spectrum Pots are versatile and can be used for almost anything!  On the website it states all the different ways you can use this.  I used it as an e/s base and it works really great.  It feels sticky but not in a bad way.  When I applied it on my lid it blended well.  It felt like a NYX JP when blending it.  There are 9 different colors available and she also has a Spectrum palette with 4 colors. 


Overall Thoughts
I really love Evil Shades!!  Your money will be well spent here.  I have no complaints.  I will be purchasing more from here and I hope you all will try this company out if you haven't done so. =)


I know I'm sounding like a broken record right about now, but I'm loving Indie makeup companies.  I love the fact that it's made with love and knowing that the owner is the one packing your items is awesome.  Writing a little "Thank You" note says alot about someone.  It shows that they are grateful and take pride in there products.  That's what I love.  I'm sure the owner of MAC isn't gonna do that on everyone's order! LOL =)


Here is a look I did using Visible Violet Spectrum Pot (E/S Base), Illusive (lid), Victorian Night (Crease blended up & under eyelid) and Cerberus (Crease to deepen it & under eyelid)



I need to really stay away from purples cuz my looks are looking the same =/ LOL but I love PURPLE!!  Plus it's not the best lighting but oh well!! =)

Till next time Chicas....Stay Beautiful!!
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Darling Girl Cosmetics - Review, Swatches & FOTD

Hola Chicas!!  I've heard about Darling Girl Cosmetics here and there; however, recently my little group of homegirls that I adore ♥ have finally convinced me to try indie cosmetics.  I was up in the air about them but let me tell you I don't think I'll be buying "high end" cosmetics that much anymore.  Let me show you why!!





Ms. Susan from Darling Girl is super sweet!!  Here customer service is awesome!  She also interacts with her customers which is a plus!  Her logo is the cutest and as some of you know I'm a sucker for cute packaging!!


I ordered the Blogger/Youtubers/Beauty Guru's Sample Pack


What you get:


5 Sample products (enough for several uses)
Pick 1 lip product
Pick 2 e/s or loose blushes


Sample baggies come in a 2x2 zip lock baggie w/approx. 1/8 of a tsp of product


Let me show you what I got from this pack. 
All color descriptions are from the website cuz I suck at describing colors =p


 





This is how my package came!! Love the Zebra print bag!
It's awesome that she put a little handwritten "thank you" =D
  





This is the way the sample pack is given to you! 
 





These are the samples given to me.
From Left to Right: Sugar Minuet, My Little Pony, Last Dance, Butterfly Flutterby, April Love
It's awesome cuz she has the ingredients on the baggie for you!
If you want detailed info you can go on her website and look up a color.
   





With Flash






W/O Flash
 Color Descriptions:


Sugar Minuet is what I call a blackened blurple metallic with royal blue flecks.


My Little Pony is a color morphing shade. At first glance it looks like a pale pastel lavender with green shift and aqua and pink iridescence, but hold it close to a light source and it takes on a coppery rose color.


Butterfly Flutterby is a gorgeous lustrous aqua with lime green glitter.


April Love is a beautiful lilac purple with subtle flecks of silver and blue shift, at first glance, but get it close to a light source and you will see a shift change to a vibrant violet


Last Dance Liquid Kiss Luxe kind of reminds me of My Little Pony in gloss form. It's a pinky lavender with green shift and gold & bronze holo-shimmers.
I also ordered the following items with the above blogger pack:








I ordered 2 petites in Seabiscuit and Oceania (far right hand side)
I received two samples with this order.
Chasing Waterfalls & Danceteria (far left hand side)






Petites come in a 3g jar w/approx. 1/4 of a tsp of product.








With Flash


 





W/O Flash

Color Description:


Seabiscuit is a stunning reddish brown metallic inspired by the beautiful coat of famous bay stallion Seabiscuit, who was best known for winning a race against 4:1 odds


Oceania is a gorgeous iridescent royal blue with pretty rainbow shimmer


Danceteria is not for the glitter shy! It's a super sparkly metallic silver with just a rainbow of glitter!


Chasing Waterfalls icy cornflower blue with sprinkles of opalescent micro glitter


Overall Thoughts
All I can say is these eyeshadows are AMAZING!!  I have used them at least 6 times since I received my order about 2 1/2 weeks ago.  They are so pigmented and long lasting!  I've used e.l.f. e/s primer and NYX JP in different colors and these colors stayed on!  I didn't have any issues with creasing or fading which is awesome (I haven't tried these e/s with out primer or a base).


The Liquid Kiss Luxe was awesome!  What I loved about it was when applied it went on smoothly on my lips and not goopy or thick.  What was also truly awesome about it was that it lasted a good 3 hours before I had to reapply.  When it started to lose it's texture, it left an tint on my lips.  I hope you all understand what I mean, but it was like I still had it on but I really didn't.  Like when you wear lipstick and it leaves like a hint of color on your lips after it starts to fade away.  I'm sorry I should of taken a picture so you all could understand, but anyways all I did was add some chapstick and I was set.

If you have not tried indie companies I would recommend you start here at Darling Girl Cosmetics.  I know you will enjoy the colors.  She has tons of different colors and collections to choose from.  I plan on putting in another order tomorrow...when it's payday!!


I give her 5 stars!!


Here is a quick look I did using the e/s:










Used:  My Little Pony (inner corner), April Love (outer corner blending up on the crease) and Sugar Minuet (outer corner)






Pic taken with flash









Pic taken with no flash and natural light


 






Pic taken with no flash and natural light



I hope you all try this company out and I have another awesome indie company review coming up next week!! Stay tuned!


Till next time....Stay Beautiful!!
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Purple Cracking Nail Polish

Hola!!  I personally love anything having to do with beauty and I've become very addicted to nail polishes.  Last year in August I had about two or three nail polishes that would always use and now I have a huge collection, maybe about 40+ nail polishes!! 


When OPI came out with Crackle Nail Polishes everyone and their mother wanted one.  I even spent almost $20 bucks on ebay for one because they were all sold out.  This polish of course gives your nail a "cracked" effect; however, I have become very displeased with the crackle polish from OPI.  It got very thick and goopy and nasty.  I heard a few others talk about that theirs had turned out the same way.  I honestly thought I had a bad polish so I purchased another black one and a few others and at the end they all turned out the same.  I only had them about a week or so.  No bueno.  I haven't used them since.


Born Pretty Store had asked if I would like to review another one of their items and I said sure why not.  I chose to get a crackle nail polish.  I wanted to see if ALL crackle polishes were like OPI's.  I received my package a little over 3 weeks ago and I can honestly say I'm very happy with it. 


I received the Purple Cracking Nail Polish - L036 to review.  I just told the PR to send me whichever one and I got this one.  In all fairness I'm no good when it comes to applying nail polish, please forgive the "coloring outside of the line" look. 


The bottle is 15ml-0.5fl oz
What I found odd about this crackle polish is when you apply it, it dries to a matte almost white color.

Weird right?  However, once you apply your top coat it turns into this awesome purple color.  I used Sally Hansen Double Duty Base & Top Coat.


What's awesome about this polish is that it's not thick or goopy.  I tried this polish twice to make sure that it wouldn't turn thick or goopy.  

Not thick or goopy!  I really liked this one.  For those of you who love the "crackle" look this polish would be perfect for you.  It lasted for a 5 days before it started to chip on me (I used a bottom coat, Zoya NP in Dove, Crackle NP and a top coat), which isn't too bad.  


Of course with Born Pretty Store the more you buy the less it cost.

They also offer FREE shipping, but I rather pay the extra shipping cost to get it sooner.  If you live in the US it usually takes about 4 or 5 weeks before you get your items if you choose free shipping.


Overall Thoughts:
I'm really like this nail polish and would purchase another color to add to my collection.  Check out their website  to see all the colors they carry.


I give this product 4 out of 5 stars



Till next time....stay beautiful!!
 
Updated:  08/04/2011
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