that I bought yesterday! The colors are pretty; HOWEVER, I am not very impressed with the payoff or the staying power of these shadows. IT COULD BE ME, but I found the colors much more pigmented in the case than on my skin, which is really unfortunate because the colors are really good ones for me. They just don't "pop" on my skintone. I will keep trying to work with them, since I have them and let's face it, I would really, really like to wear them if at all possible since I've already spent the money!!! I will also try using a different base under the shadows to see if that will help the color to "pop out" more. The sheer blush in Soft Honey is a definite keeper in my opinion; the color is very soft, sheer and natural--just right for a really casual made-up look.
On to other beauty news: I sent off another order to NYX cosmetics last night; should get them either the end of this week or the first of next week--YAYYY! So far, I have loved every one of the eye shadows that I've order from them and here's what the new order was for: Jumbo eye Pencils in milk, strawberry milk, cottage cheese, and yogurt and Single Eye Shadows in cream cheese, purple, and cherry. I've been told by some of y'all that the jumbo pencils work great as e/s bases--we shall see. I've been looking for a true purple eye shadow and a really red eye shadow. I have Red Head by NYX, but it's not really a true red, at least when I put it on. So, the search continues. I think I'll try some of their lippies next time--I saw some beautiful colors on the website that I've just gotta try!!! I also ordered some MAC pigments from The Body Needs (http://www.thebodyneeds.com, sample sizes at $1.59 each) in the following colors: rushmetal, fuchsia, deep purple, electric coral, basic red and dark soul. I've not used pigments before, so this should be a lot of fun to experiment with--I'm excited!!
The glycerin/water home-made mixing medium is working out great!!! I've been using it every day before putting on my eye shadows for the day and WOW!! Let me tell ya--the wear is just fantastic! Absolutely no creasing or flaking of any of my eye shadows--it just doesn't move! And with me having been running 12-14 and even 15 hour days for the last several weeks during inventory, I can truly say that the eye makeup was lasting wayyy longer than yours truly! If it hadn't been for the fact that after about 10 hours nothing is going to stop the oilies, my makeup would have been perfect! Koren of Enkore Makeup, thanks so much for the recipe for this stuff--it's DA BOMB!!! Oh yeah--forgot to let you all know that I did indeed grab another Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows Palette by Milani a couple of weeks ago. This time the Glamorous Gems Collection with the greens and the golds. I haven't done a look with this yet, but I'll get to it within a week of so. For now, I guess I need to stop and get some food in my system. How do you makeup mavens do this--surely you have sponsors that kick samples to you? Or do you all really go broke trying out all the new stuff? Let a sista know, okay--I'm having a blast doing reviews but dang--i can't keep buyin' this stuff all the time (much as I would love to) and still feed my face and take care of other necessary stuff, right? Be blessed, hugs and peace...janel
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I really could have used that mixing medium last night! You have inspired me to make some this weekend.
I love NYX!! Have a beautiful weekend.....did you get my email? If not, you can email me at Brittany@ClumpsOfMascara.com
As for product testing--for me its a mixture of both. I spend more than enough on makeup, BUT, since starting my blog I have been blessed with companies sending samples for me to try. One thing I've learned is it never hurts to ask.
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