If you can remember back to some of my favorite eyeshadows of all time from Sephora here then you know how absolutely enraged I am that they weren’t made permanent. I came across the Victoria’s Secret Metallized Eyeshadows in Metallic Mink & Femme Fatale while cruising their new makeup & swatched them with the testers. Hmmm these seem quite similar to my beloved discontinued formula! Keep reading to see how these stack up!

From Victoria’s Secret:
Go for major metallics. This innovative hybrid-texture eye shadow from our VS Makeup collection drenches lids in extraordinary, multi-dimensional color and the hottest metallic finish ever.

TIPS & TRICKS: For a more intense effect, build color on lids. Sweep on a light shade, then layer the same shade or a deeper hue over it.

So the packaging on these is just ok, the lid worries me because it isn’t super sturdy. I like the diamond/quilted type imprint on the eyeshadow (the Sephora eyeshadows were quilted as well!) but that made these a bit hard for me to photograph.

The first photo of the eyeshadow is with flash & the second is in natural, angled lighting. Swatches below.

Victoria’s Secret Metallized Eyeshadow in Femme Fatale- This is a really unique metallic burgundy because you can really see the pink in this while still getting a dose of the cranberry/red shade. You can see this better swatched below.

Victoria’s Secret Metallized Eyeshadow in Metallic Mink- A metallic …yeah the name is actually pretty accurate. I like the touch of gold & champagne in this, very pretty neutral & quite wearable for a metallic.

The swatches I did for this post aren’t over primer…they aren’t even wet! The two shades I chose are the only ones I can speak for but they are wonderfully pigmented & pretty smooth one applied!

The pigmentation looks the same as the Sephora eyeshadows but the texture is a bit different. While the Sephora shades are ridiculously smooth these have a bit of flakie-ness to them that isn’t disruptive but is noticeable to my comparison.  This isn’t really a deterrent for me & doesn’t have fallout either. Wet I don’t even notice the texture being an issue either. I wear these eyeshadows over a primer (as is my habit, not because they need it) & I don’t notice fading or smudging, especially wet. I’m very impressed.

The shade Femme Fatale is readily available on the Victoria’s Secret site but for some reason I don’t see Metallic Mink. I’ll go out on a limb & say that the shade “Cosmic” very well might be this one renamed but I won’t know until I see it in person. Femme Fatale is a seriously cool shade, I highly suggest checking it out if you dig red/pink type shades! The Victoria’s Secret Metallized Eyeshadows retail for $12- $14 depending on the shade apparently so if you’re interested check out Victoria’s Secret for deals which are frequent!

What do you think of these shades? Have you tried the Metallized Eyeshadows from Victoria’s Secret yet?

PR Sample.

I love nifty palettes where you can move products around. I also love eyeshadows. With those two things out in the open I was really excited to check out Plain Jane Beauty & their eyeshadow situation. Keep reading to see what I think & the 2 quads of colors I have to review!

Their setup is a bit different from Urban Decay or even a Z-Palette- they have little Square pegs on the bottom of the eyeshadows that pop into their palette. They call this a “lego” design which is quaite fitting. They also sell blushes, lip colors, & pressed foundations that will fit into these palettes. Some take up more room than others but I think it is a cool idea to mix & match all of your makeup into a handy, small case. The case itself is about as thick as my Samsung S3 (with a thin case on it) & shorter in length.

So basically they sent two sets of 4 eyeshadows-  Jewelry Box & Stormy Skies. I’ll break these down some more below color wise but first let me tell you about the packaging & such. So the pans themselves are round but the connecter-lego type outside is square & the peg on the bottom is a rounded square. My main complaint is that the shade names are labeled with a clear sticker & number. These shades don’t have actual names so the number is very important. Unfortunately to put the product in the palette you have to remove the sticker or have it flail around & fall off. This is a bummer because I won’t know the actual shade numbers to repurchase. Bummer! I also think depotting these to put it in a z-palette would be really difficult, I wish they had the option to buy these just in the pans as well.

Plain Jane Pre-Fix Quad in Jewelry Box- Shades 64,18, 4, & 3

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #3- Soft mink toned oatmeal. Shimmer.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #64- Orange base gold. Shimmer.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #4-Pink flash shimmer.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #18- Rich cranberry. Metallic.

Plain Jane Pre-Fix Quad in Stormy Skies- Shades 1, 71, 62, & 20

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #1- Frosty white.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #71- Gunmetal metallic.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #20- Matte black with fine silver shimmer.

Plain Jane Mosaic Eyeshadow in #62-Metallic silver.

I don’t reach for traditional smoky shades & this one was kind of a disappointment. The shade #71 is actually really beautiful & has quite nice pigmentation. The white & silver were okay but pretty hard. & the black? Yeah for one thing it barely comes off at all & none of the shimmer translates either.

Overall, these shades are quite hard. I had a lot more luck using these damp because they were hard to pick up with my brush on average because I have to keep going back for more product repeatedly. I like the idea of this palette but unfortunately I can’t put the shades I do like into a palette I would reach for more. A few of the shades are quite nice but I’d definitely need to try more, maybe even some brushes, before I give Plain Jane a thumbs up.

What do you think? You can purchase Plain Jane Cosmetics on their website here. Any shades catch your eye?

I haven’t raved about a Profusion product in years! Profusion products are very budget friendly & they seem to pop up at my local Walgreens around the holiday season. This year I picked up 3 out of 4 (I went back for the 4th, they’re purples) 5 eyeshadow palettes & I’m super excited to show them to you today including a really easy eyeshadow look!

Each eyeshadow palette contains 5 eyeshadows that can be used wet or dry, an applicator, & a sliver of a mirror below where the applicator is stored. Not bad packaging for $1 mind you. These palettes are labeled #1 – #4 so that is how I’ll refer to them below. All of these shades are satin/metallic/shimmer- no mattes here!

#2- Cool Toned Neutrals

Left to right: Nude, champagne, brownish mink, cool dark brown, & bronze.

Overall these shades are more sheer, lighter, & clearly all neutral. I don’t fall the pigmentation I honestly think these were supposed to be like this. This set is ultra easy to use although the texture isn’t quite as nice on the whole as #3. If you want bold neutrals this won’t be for you.

#3- Fall Perfect Neutrals

Left to right: Soft mink, bronze, softened green, smoky teal, & blue black satin.

This is by far my favorite I’ve bought! This palette is AH-mazing! Check out that easy pigmentation! Original shades & an actually interesting combination of shades. Not a dud here. The only thing missing is a true highlight shade but for $1 I can’t complain one bit!

#4- Colorful Shades

Left to right: Bright yellow, medium pink, soft aqua, cornflower blue, & bold blue.

This yellow is super surprising, how nice is that right? 3 out of 5 shades are blues so if you dig blues you’ll like this!

Here’s my eye look with the Profusion Palette #3 using only these shades except for a matte highlight from my Sonia Kashuk  Eye on Neutral Matte Palette.

Like I said, I picked these up for $1 each at Walgreens…not sure where else these are available! Hope you liked my quick review & swatches…& I loved wearing this eye look out last night!