Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencil Stash

I absolutely love Urban Decays shadow and liner pencil products so anytime they release sets like these I always get sucked in and for good reasons, the products are amazing; they’re long lasting and won’t crease. Urban Decays shadow pencils make for a great multi-function product since you can use them as regular liners, as an eyeshadow base or simply eyeshadow but because these do dry fast so you need to be quick about blending them out. Plus sets like these are really great for gifts, when I bought my set I also bought an extra to give to my sister for part of her birthday present and she loved it.

From left to right: Delinquent, Rehab, Juju, Sin, Clash.

Delinquent is a dark purple with bright purple sparkle

Rehab is a dark brown toned taupe

Juju is a frosted pale taupe

Sin is a pink beige champagne

Clash is a bright blue with silver sparkle

Availability: www.urbandecay.com retails $34 on sale for $12 

Sugarpill Royal Sugar & Tiara

Sugarpill recently had a 20% off Birthday sale for turning 2 so I took advantage of the sale to pick up the remaining two loose shadows I was missing from my collection since shipping came out to be almost free so the loose shadows I got are Royal Sugar and Tiara which are stunning. I’m really excited to now finally own every single Sugarpill shadows since I absolutely love them and they are by far some of the best shadows I’ve ever used, I really can’t wait for Sugarpill to expand their shadows since they’re like Pokemon you gotta catch them all, haha!

From left to right: Royal Sugar dry/wet, Tiara dry/wet

Royal Sugar is a bright royal blue with blue and silver shimmer

Tiara is a metallic silver shimmer

Availability: www.sugarpillshop.com $12

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadows

I finally was able to get my hands on all the Maybelline Color Tattoo shades I’ve been eyeing, at first I was only able to pick two of them up from Ulta and since then everywhere I’ve been has been sold out, but I finally picked up the remaining shades I wanted which I’m really glad since these are just as great as what all the raves say about these eyeshadows.

The packaging is similar to that of MAC paints pots with hefty glass jars and a plastic screw top lid instead with the name written on the top of the lid and the formula is definitely comparable to what MAC paint pots offer at a fraction of the cost, I also was able to blend them out well using my fingers or a brush so you have enough time to work with them and they do set and dry really well too and since some of them apply a bit sheer at first application it’s easy to build up to a more opaque finish if desired. And I also didn’t experience any creasing or fading and wear time was just as great, I tested several of them out for 12 hours and they lasted the entire time.

Overall I think the Color Tattoo eyeshadows are a great product and lately Maybelline has really been impressing me with their products and converting me into a fan, so at $6.99 for 0.14oz these are a great buy especially since you can often find coupons for Maybelline items and usually Ulta runs buy 1 get 1 50% off promotions on Maybelline items making it an ever better buy.

From left to right: Edgy Emerald, Too Cool, Tenacious Teal, Pomegranate Punk, Tough as Taupe

Edgy Emerald is a bright medium aqua teal shimmer

Too Cool is a bright metallic white shimmery frost

Tenacious Teal is a medium blue frost with silver shimmer

Pomegranate Punk is a darkened metallic burgundy red frost

Tough as Taupe is a mauve grayish crème

Availability: www.ulta.com

MAC Butterfly Party Crushed Metallic Pigment Stack

MAC recently launched their Vera collection, which I found a bit underwhelming product wise, the only items that initially stood out to me were the crushed pigment stacks which I really enjoy, their pearlglide intense eye liners I was also interested in and still may pick up a few but for the most part I already have similar shades from other brands, I’m not really that big on their plushglass’s so I passed on those, the two face powders while pretty didn’t seem like a must since again I already have similar shades, and their nail lacquers for the most part I always seem to find pretty disappointing. So the only items I was really looking forward to were the crushed metallic pigment stacks, as soon as I saw the promo for the Butterfly party one I knew I had to have it, but the other two stacks looked a bit similar to some of the other renditions MAC has done in the past with their crushed pigment stacks so I’m still debating if I should pick them up or not.

From left to right: Rain drop dry/wet, Moss Garden dry/wet 

Rain Drop is a metallic teal frost

Moss Garden is a metallic silver green frost 

From left to right: Butterfly party dry/wet, Desert Cloud dry/wet

Butterfly Party is a bright lilac frost

Desert Cloud is a deep blue purple frost

Availability: www.maccosmetics.com  $34

MAC Shop Cook Eye Shadow x4 Quads

MAC recently launched their Shop Cook collection which I was really looking forward too especially for the eye shadows quads since I am always such a sucker for them unless all the shadows end up being flops with terrible pigmentation which is always so disappointing but these three seemed really promising and actually all had really good pigmentation there were only a few shadows that were a little difficult to swatch but would still probably apply well on the lid with a primer.

From left to right: Call me Bubbles, Fresh Daisy, Full of Flavour, Brash

Call Me Bubbles:

Call Me Bubbles is a light tan satin

Fresh Daisy is an orange frost

Full of Flavour is a coral matte

Brash is a frost reddish copper veluxe pearl

This was the only quad where I didn’t have any problems swatching any of the shadows, brash applied the best with a creamy soft and smooth opaque coverage and the other three also had great pigmentation making this the best quad out of the bunch performance wise.

From left to right: Sugar Snack, Hypnotizing, Power Boosted, Shop & Drop

Shop & Drop:

Sugar Snack is a light pink matte

Hypnotizing is a frosted greyed mauve frost

Power Boosted is a violet veluxe pearl

Shop & Drop is a deep blue satin

This was my second favorite quad out of the three just because I love purples all the shadows applied well and the textures were soft and smooth but I did have some problems with Sugar Snack the texture felt a bit powdery and was pretty sheer to the point I had problems even trying to layer the shade to build up the color.

From left to right: Laundry Daze, Colour Added, Pre-Packed, Self-Serve

Colour Added:

Laundry Daze is a light yellow satin

Colour Added is a bright yellow veluxe pearl

Pre-Packed is a muted turquoise veluxe pearl

Self-Serve is a deep grey satin

This was definitely my favorite quad out of the three of them mainly because of Pre-Packed; Pre-Packed is an incredibly beautiful color and swatched creamy and buttery, Laundry Daze and Colour Added I found were not as creamy but both swatched soft and smooth, Self-Serve was the only one that I had problems with and had to layer the shade several times just to build up the color.

Availability: www.maccosmetics.com $38.00

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Expansion!

So the other day I went to my local MAC counter to pick up a new MSF face powder since I needed a backup and while looking at the display several of the mineralize eyeshadows to the right of the MSF’s caught my eye and I knew instantly they were the mineralize eyeshadows from the Style Black collection so I made sure to pick them up to double check that I wasn’t crazy and indeed they were the same so I asked one of the employees about them and come to find out MAC just re-released them this month and they are going to stick around for a year so if any of you missed out on these now is the time to pick them up!

I was so bummed since the only one I was missing from the Style Black collection was Gilt by Association which seems to be one of the most coveted ones from the collection and just out of curiosity when I came home I did a quick eBay search to see what they’ve been going for and there were two listings; one at $60 and another at $90 I think, so I was super excited to finally pick it up at retail cost. MAC also released a new shade along with the four current shades called Smutty Green which is gorgeous and a must have for me since I love greens. (Please note swatch photos of Blue Flame, Young Punk and Cinderfella are from an older batch/release)

 

Mineralize Eyeshadows:

Cinderfella is a black base with silver black glitter/shimmer

Blue Flame is a black base with navy blue glitter/shimmer

Young Punk is a black base with purple pink glitter/shimmer

Smutty Green is a black base with green gold glitter/shimmer

Gilt by Association is a black base with golden bronze glitter/shimmer

Swatched Dry with no primer

From left to right: Cinderfella, Blue Flame, Young Punk, Smutty Green, Gilt by Association

Swatched Wet

From left to right: Cinderfella, Blue Flame, Young Punk, Smutty Green, Gilt by Association

Availability: www.maccosmetics.com

Medusa Makeup Eye Dust Collection part 2

From left to right: Planet Earth, New Wave, Liquid Sky, Ocean Drive, Blue Balls, Atlantis.

Planet Earth is a bright aqua blue shimmery frost

New Wave is a duo-chrome teal blue green shimmery frost

Liquid Sky is a metallic blueish silver shimmery frost

Ocean Drive is a pale sky blue shimmery frost

Blue Balls is a true medium blue shimmery frost

Atlantis is a steely gray blue silvery shimmery frost

From left to right: Jail Bait, Passion, Pretty in Pink, Cupcake, Ultra Violence, Barbarella.

Jail Bait is a bright plum fuchsia pink shimmery frost

Passion is a bright raspberry pink shimmery frost

Pretty in Pink is a cotton candy pink shimmery frost

Cupcake is a light muted pastel pink shimmery frost

Ultra Violence is a pale pastel purple lilac shimmery frost

Barbarella is a soft medium purple lilac shimmery frost

From left to right: Bruiser, Boy Toy, Fascination, Purple Rain, Flamingo, Pink Cadillac

Bruiser is a rich darkened violet shimmery frost

Boy Toy is a vibrant grape purple shimmery frost

Fascination is rich jewel toned purple shimmery frost

Purple Rain is a medium dark violet shimmery frost

Flamingo is a fuchsia pink purple shimmery frost

Pink Cadillac is a bright pink fuchsia purple shimmery frost

From left to right: Studio 54, Full Moon, Blow, Silverado, Helter Skelter, Black Sabath.

Studio 54 is a warm white gold shimmery frost

Full Moon is a duo-chrome beige white pink shimmery frost

Blow is a bright white shimmery frost

Silverado is a bright silver shimmery frost

Helter Skelter is a deep dark black with silver shimmery frost

Black Sabbath is a rich black with ultra fine silver shimmer frost

Availability: www.medusamakeup.com 

Medusa Makeup Eye Dust Collection part 1

Medusa Makeup Eye Dusts are definitely my favorite product from this brand, when I first ordered from them I got the Electro Eye Shadow Collection (as shown in a previous review) and two of the Eye Dusts to try them out; Big Bird and Purple Rain which I feel in love with especially with Big Bird since it’s really a great vibrant pigmented yellow color true to the name and it applied smooth and opaque. So from there I knew I needed to have the whole set which I ended up picking up.

At the time when I ordered the Eye Dust collection it actually came with the Neon Pink acrylic 48 hole lightning bolt stand (as pictured) which I really love since it makes for easy storage and keeps them all organized together nicely and in a nice rainbow order so for me I personally dislike that the pink acrylic holder no longer comes with the set especially since I feel like if your purchasing the entire set the holder makes for a great incentive and better deal… plus since they’re now only selling the stand separately I think the price tag of $49.00 is a bit outrageous and perhaps overpriced…

But as far as the Eye Dusts I really love them and find that they are some of my favorite pigments, some of the colors from the set that I especially love are Purple Rain, Big Bird, Comet, Wasabe, and Cupcake.

Medusa Makeup Eye Dusts can be applied to the eyes, lips and face. And is $7.00 each for 1.5 grams net wt.

The packaging on these are as to be expected in comparison to other brand pigments, they come in clear round acrylic screw top jars with the company name printed on the top and on the bottom a sticker showing the name of the shade along with ingredients. They do not come with sifters which may be a downside but I actually prefer not having the sifters since I can get to the product easier but for those of you that prefer them they do sell sifter inserts separately for $3.00 for a bag of 6.

They all have really great pigmentation and the texture is soft and smooth, these also would be best applied over a primer for a more long lasting wear and to help with any fall out which is usually a concern when working with pigments. They work great when applied wet more a more intense and opaque coverage, but either way I think they would work well for anyone looking for either a more sheered out or bold look. (All swatches below are shown applied wet)

From left to right: Sahara, Magma, Bronze Age, Brown Sugar, Volcano, Dirty.

Sahara is a golden beige shimmery frost

Magma is a rosey red shimmery frost

Bronze Age is a golden bronze metallic shimmery frost

Brown Sugar is a coppery red shimmery frost

Volcano is darkened red shimmery frost

Dirty is a burnt burgundy red shimmery frost

From left to right: Big Bird, Lemonade, Penny Wise, Pompeii, Desert Storm, Golden Boy.

Big Bird is a bright golden yellow shimmery frost

Lemonade is a pastel golden yellow shimmery frost

Penny Wise is a bright orange copper shimmery frost

Pompeii is a rosey tan copper shimmery frost

Desert Storm is a light peachy pink beige shimmery frost

Golden Boy is a yellow gold shimmery frost

From left to right: Wasabe, Comet, Coral Reef, Red Baron, Tiger, Agent Orange.

Wasabe is a bright grassy green shimmery frost

Comet is a pastel baby blue shimmery frost duo-chrome that flashes light green

Coral Reef is a bright red coral shimmery frost

Red Baron is a bright pink based red shimmery frost

Tiger is a medium orange shimmery frost

Agent Orange is a peachy orange shimmery frost

From left to right: Rising Sun, Vanilla Latte, Mary Jane, Green Velvet, Soylent Green, Counterfeit.

Rising Sun is a light tan beige shimmery frost

Vanilla Latte is a light rosey tan shimmery frost

Mary Jane is a golden olive green shimmery frost

Green Velvet is a darkened forest green shimmery frost

Soylent Green is a medium grassy green shimmery frost

Counterfeit is a beautiful duo-chrome gold green shimmery frost

Availability: www.medusamakeup.com