When it comes to Limited Edition eyeshadow shades from the drugstore, the L’Oreal Infallible line exceeds expectations. I am always very impressed & haven’t missed a shade yet. Spring 2013 is no exception! This spring L’Oreal graced us with some real stunners! These 4 shades are located on the L’Oreal Miss Candy display…I also picked up some of the gellies/jellies which I’m excited to share soon!
Swatches & review of these gorgeous eyeshadows first though!

Photos below are first in natural light & the 2nd with flash since that brings out different tones in some of these.

Strawberry Blonde- This is a gorgeous pink duochrome! I can’t wait to put this over black & other shades. It swatches a bit sheer but that is exactly what you want for layering!

Cherie Merie- This came off more orange in the pot than in real life, sorry! This is quite orange though & has warm tones too it with a hit of coral. I don’t have anything like it! in my stash which is exciting.

With A Twist- A medium purple with light blue shimmer. I love this shade & it has an icy hue. Love it!

Dive Right In- Beautiful turquoise blue with more turquoise shimmer packed in. This has wonderful pigmentation & I thought it might be similar to another Infallible shade but it is much cooler & lighter.

Left to right: Strawberry Blonde, Cherie Merie, With A Twist, & Dive Right In. No primer, one swipe each. All 4 are Limited Edition for Spring/Summer 2013.

Are you loving these shades? Which is your favorite L’Oreal Infallible shadow? Would you like to see any tutorials using them?

I feel like NYX has a huge cult following but I’m still a bit new to the brand. I have multiple products but I’m still dipping my toe into trying more. I have so much makeup already that something has to be pretty special to catch my eye & a lot of the NYX items aren’t available locally. I have quite a few things on my list (including blushes which I don’t own any of yet!) but when I saw the NYX Eat, Love, Be Fab palette last month I grabbed it up. The colors really appeal to me & I knew it needed to be mine!

This palette comes with black plastic packaging, a sneak peek window on the top so you can see the shades. My favorite touch is a cute little bow on the side where you open up the palette.

Swatches are over a primer. In this palette you get a nice variety of wearable, on-trend shades including an emerald green with a bit of gold to it, a shimmery cool brown, a matte medium brown, a prachy pink with gold shimmer, & a shimmery brown/beige that is actually pretty unique to my stash.

The shades in this palette scream summer to me personally but I’ve been wearing them now in springtime as well. They aren’t mindblowing in the pigmentation department & you need to work with them (compared to Urban Decay or my Wet n Wild) but they do look much better on the eye over primer. If you guys want to see a tutorial just let me know!

I hear lots of raves for NYX but maybe I’m picking up some of the wrong items or palettes because I’m not finding it worth the hype. Do you guys recommend any shades or products specifically? Any single eyeshadows I need in my life?

I picked this palette up awhile back at ULTA while perusing the many palettes on my wishlist. Purple is totally my think so the fact that this came with gorgeous day or smoky purples & neutrals made it an easy lust. Along with the 10 shades you also get a full sized Stila Smudge Stick Eye Liner in Tetra.

I didn’t swatch the eyeliner but I plan to swatch it in the future along with some other Stila eyeliners I have. I love this shade though! Perfect for this palette.

This is a light purple palette made of cardboard but it feel sturdy. It is simple but cute. I really like that each of the shades in this palette have names. I always appreciate that.

Swatches over primer. All swatches are dry.

Left to right: Instinct, Impulse, Glance, Improvise, & Catalyst.

Left to right: Desire, Wonder, Spontaneous, Whim, & Captivate.

There aren’t any matte shades in this palette (which is fine with me honestly) & they are all absolutely lovely. With the exception of Desire, these are very pigmented with nice blendability & color payoff. Desire isn’t a bad shade it is just soft & a tad chalky. I like it as a base shade or as a highlight to offset all the shimmer if you are using this palette alone.

I normally pick out favorites from palettes but I honestly just love all of these. As a whole this palette is a big hit. Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter…it is perfection. Their are both cool & warm shades which I also love. I do want to point out how absolutely superb Catalyst is. A super smoky shade with awesome purple shimmer! Oh behave!

I’m loving it & although it was a bit pricey I think it was worth it. (affiliate link) This palette retails for $39 from the ULTA website & when you take into consideration what you get it is a good deal. The eyeliner alone retails around $20 alone! I didn’t swatch these wet but they can also be used that way which is another bonus.

Have you tried this palette out? What are your favorite neutral or purple based palettes?

So when I asked you guys on twitter/facebook if you’d be interested in seeing some old school posts about makeup I used back in the day, you seemed genuinely interested. Good thing, because I’m a hoarder. You know on tv when they tell people “You need to get rid of this. I know it is a good memory but you have to let it go” or something like that? Well I held onto quite a few makeup products from back in the day & I’m excited to show you how I used them, what they looked like, & all that jazz. If you’re not interested in see my old makeup (as hip, & cool, & with it as I was back then) then feel free to check out any of my other hundreds of posts. I’ll be featuring products every Thursday for awhile so sit back & enjoy!

I believe this is my first Throwback Thursday post featuring a higher end brand. I grew up on Lancome & my mother still swears by most their products today. Because of this, I had Lancome in my life which made me feel fancy. Both of these quads were part of some kind of gift with purchase I’m sure & I adored them. I have some other quads but these were my 2 favorites. Want to make this post so special? I think Misty Mink from the Lancome Maquiriche quad which also contains Creme Lustre, Burnt Sand, & Honeymoon. I adored it then & it is still rather lovely. What makes the Lancome Color Focus Quad in Positive, Peep, Contrast, & Darkroom so special? I wore this on some of my first dates where I’m sure I looked like a harlot.

Nothing too wild on the packaging. I’m pretty sure these are still quite similar to the freebie quads they give away now right?

Lancome Maquiriche Quad left to right: Creme Lustre, Misty Mink, Honeymoon, & Burnt Sand. No primer.

From looking at the palette you can see I used the heck out of this palette especially the shade Honeymoon. I think I used it as a base shade & highlight for quite awhile. I loved Misty Mink so much…my grown up taupe collection is actually making me tear up a bit. It is like looking back at a ribbon I won in school! I loved this palette but I had very few neutrals I used frequently. This was special.

Lancome Color Focus Quad left to right: Peep, Positive, Darkroom, & Contrast. No primer.

I used this quad quite a bit in high school. I loved Positive as a base shade. Why was this a date palette? Those two extremely dark shades of course! I thought smearing them all over my lid (just kill me, really do it) was absolutely the end all be all of sex appeal. Ah to be young & in high school. I used this mostly when I was on dance team & on dates…when looking insane was apparently okay.

What were your favorite eyeshadows growing up? What palettes do you have memories tied to? Is there anything your mother (granmother, sister, aunt, etc.) used or did that rubbed off on you?

First, Two Cosmetics is a charitable makeup company. For every product you purchase they donate one to a worthy woman. I believe they switch up charities & currently one of their charities is Support Military Spouses which obviously holds a special place in my heart being that I’m an Air Force spouse. Cheers to brands that give back.

This palette is stored in your average cardboard packaging & comes with a decent eyeshadow brush. 

Here are some close ups of the shades so you can see them with a bit more detail:

 You can see the shades vary a bit in finish but they are all easy to wear & neutral. You can also note that these shades aren’t exact dupes of the Urban Decay Naked palette & are just a touch different here & there. I don’t think these differences in general shades is enough to discredit it but rather just a note. Urban Decay shadows swatch smoother but for the price I was impressed with these since this is a nice range for less than half the price.

These swatches were done over a primer but I did them with my fingers. Each swatch is even in application.

The stars of this palette are definitely the shimmering shades but overall there is a nice selection. While a few of the mattes don’t show up as well, they are definitely workable.They definitely give off the neutral vibe that the Naked palette has & a few of the shades are different enough that I actually might use them more with neutrals like the more blue toned gunmetal. I love that shade!

The Daily Look Palette is currently on sale for $22.50 on twocosmetics.com which is less than half the price of the Urban Decay Naked palette. I think if you’re looking for a similar palette this is a nice option! 

**Product was provided for consideration. For more information, see my disclosure policy.

So when I asked you guys on twitter/facebook if you’d be interested in seeing some old school posts about makeup I used back in the day, you seemed genuinely interested. Good thing, because I’m a hoarder. You know on tv when they tell people “You need to get rid of this. I know it is a good memory but you have to let it go” or something like that? Well I held onto quite a few makeup products from back in the day & I’m excited to show you how I used them, what they looked like, & all that jazz. If you’re not interested in see my old makeup (as hip, & cool, & with it as I was back then) then feel free to check out any of my other hundreds of posts. I’ll be featuring products every Thursday for awhile so sit back & enjoy!

Why hello there one of the only creme eyeshadows I ever used in middle/high school that didn’t look crap on me! This was an absolutely favorite, of course the white site. You’ll see why when I break down the colors below but for now let us take a look back at the L’Oreal Colour Contrasts by Touch-On Colour which were very slim palettes containing two creme shadows & a mirror. I honestly have zip information on it as I don’t seem to be able to pull up any discontinued information or old info on them. I sure wish they had a date on them!

Why did I love this little duo so much? When I was younger & wanted a quick sweep of makeup I always used something shimmery. This shouldn’t be shocking to anyone right? Anyway, the white side was a frosted super sheer sparkling teal shimmer. These were much more mousse feeling than a creme & they dried to a light powder as long as you didn’t use too much. You can see below they weren’t super pigmented but that didn’t really matter to me!

The teal side is super cool toned & from far away almost looks like a light seafoam teal.

The frosted white side (which has seen tons of love!) is a sheer frosty white with teal shimmer packed in. It really flashes in the light.

Here are the easy swatches & you can see what I mean by sheer color. But aren’t they pretty? I still think I’d buy a creme product or base that looked like either of these! I like that the teal is super cool toned so that it can go with blues or greens whether they’re pastel or bright. 

What do you think of these shades? They’re still perfectly creamy & gorgeous, way to stand the test of time! Did you have any of these duos? I’d LOVE to hear about them especially if they were different colors than Teal Fresco! Would you buy something similar to this now?

So when I asked you guys on twitter/facebook if you’d be interested in seeing some old school posts about makeup I used back in the day, you seemed genuinely interested. Good thing, because I’m a hoarder. You know on tv when they tell people “You need to get rid of this. I know it is a good memory but you have to let it go” or something like that? Well I held onto quite a few makeup products from back in the day & I’m excited to show you how I used them, what they looked like, & all that jazz. If you’re not interested in see my old makeup (as hip, & cool, & with it as I was back then) then feel free to check out any of my other hundreds of posts. I’ll be featuring products every Thursday for awhile so sit back & enjoy!

So I have to say, it was hard choosing what I’d feature first. Would I feature something from a brand you all would recognize? A product we could bond over? Nah instead I’m goign to show you 2 loose eyeshadow trios I was completely obsessed with in 6th & 7th grade. They are from Charlotte Russe which was also a seriously big deal & way different back then. It was super trendy & actually pretty new-ish to our mall so I felt pretty cool about the whole thing.

White Stack-

This glitter was definitely a favorite. I rocked this silver holo glitter on my eyes & hair at many a cheesy school dance. The other shades landed on my eyes so often & that was long before shading or contouring. One while is a pale white gold & the other is a pure frosted white. 

Pink Stack-

The glitter is a mix of hot pink & white iridescent glitter which was just so freaking hot. I mean, it was multi-colored mixed with hot pink.Gosh I was cool. The other two shades were on my eyes constantly. One is the palest of pinks with pink shimmer while the other is a dusty rose-y pink that kind of looks fire-y on the eye. I also had a shade from Caboodles way back in the day similar to the darker shade I was obsessed with. Even with my teenage makeup ADD I went through like 3 containers of it.

Here I’ve foiled all four of the eyeshadows. Aren’t they pretty? Wish I’d known back then!

I’m honestly not sure which of these trios I used more, the whites or the pinks. White eyeshadow was way cool at my middle school & shimmer was always in. Plus, each of the trios has a loose glitter. Glitter was the bomb ya’ll. I never foiled them back then (I wouldn’t have even known what that was) but man are they pretty right? These are powdered mineral shadows without any smell, have been sanitized, & the colors haven’t shifted a bit. The containers are dirty, cracked here & there, & I don’t think they ever quite closed right. I never cared & looking at them now I’m impressed by the quality. Its too bad Charlotte Russe stopped making these because wow they’re lovely.

They’re pretty great right? Did you use loose eyeshadows back in the day? What were your favorite colors to wear?