Monday, February 24, 2014

Portable, funky, eye catching, and decent quality B.H. Cosmetics 10 Piece Pop Art Brush Set

10 Piece Pop Art Brush Set

 I got this brush set from the B.H. Cosmetics website for $24.95, I recommend waiting for a sale because shipping and tax adds up to over $30. But $30 for a 10 piece brush set and a cup holder is a pretty good deal tho. The cup is very comparable to the Sigma Travel size cup. The cup feels very sturdy, fits all the brushes nicely, but may be a little bit too short for long handle brushes. Very versatile and great for traveling. All of these are made out of synthetic bristles, I find some brushes with straighter bristles and some with fluffier bristles. The handles are all very sturdy and colorful.


 Powder Brush - Bright barbie pink handle, round puffy powder brush. This has a shape of a kabuki brush, I like using this for setting powder, blush and bronzer. This brush isn't that larger because it was meant for travel.



Angle Powder/Blush Brush - Pinky plum handle, angled puffy powder brush. I also use this for setting powder, blush and bronzer. The regular powder is a bit more dense than this brush.



Foundation Brush - Muted coral handle, flat paddle brush. This brush has the straighter bristles and I don't put on foundation with paddle brushes. I used this for concealer, no problem. This is just an average soft foundation brush with bristles that flare in the middle where the black begins and tapers at the end.


Flat Complexion Brush - Lime green handle, small flat paddle brush. This brush is just a smaller version of the foundation brush. I like this one better for my concealer because its more precise and sturdier. The bristles are very short and packed together, it makes it somewhat difficult to clean it.

Here is a side by side comparison of the two brushes



Complexion Brush - Yellow Handle, precise round and elliptical shape brush. I love this brush, I use it to contour, highlight, blend out concealer and set powder under my eyes. This fits right on the cheekbone, under the cheekbone, and under the eyes.



Tapered Eyeshadow Blending Brush - Muted blue handle, dense round blending brush. This brush is too large for my crease, I can't use this to blend out my crease. I can only use this to apply color on my eyelids and blend concealer. 



Fluffy Angled Eyeshadow Brush - Dark clover green handle, exactly what its called, a fluffy angle shading brush that has a lot of bristles. I use this the same way as the Blending Brush but this one is a bit smaller so I can actually use this to blend. 



Angled Liner/Brow Brush - Neon yellow handle, very thin and sturdy angle brush. This brush is great for applying gel and cream eyeliners because its so thin. One negative thing is that the white part might get stained from the dark color. I like using this to put highlight in the inner corners of my eye, fits perfectly.



Lip Brush - Pastel orange handle, thin tapered tip brush. I don't apply lip color with a brush, I use this for precise eyeshadow application. Fits great on the crease and inner corners of the eyes.



Spooley Brush - Lilac handle, regular spooley for your brows and eyelashes. To be honest, I don't use this. I have a e.l.f. one that is just $1, they all work the same.








Saturday, February 15, 2014

Wet n Wild Eyeshadow Trios and Palette Review and Swatches

Wet n Wild ColorIcon Trio Eyeshadows

^Eyeshadows with flash so you can see the shimmer and glitter

 I was very impressed with these trios because they were only $2.99 each and the quality is very comparable to eyeshadows in sephora. They are silky smooth, great pigmentation, a lot of variety to chose from, and very inexpensive. They just don't last so long so I think an eyeshadow primer is needed for these eyeshadows.


Walking on Eggshells Swatches
Browbone - Shimmering Pearl
Crease - Warm Shimmering Brown
Eyelid - Shimmering Peachy Nude



Silent Treatment Swatches
Browbone - Shimmering Peachy Pink
Crease - Satin Charcoal with Copper Glitters
Eyelid - Shimmering Purple Taupe




Wet n Wild ColorIcon Collection

After swatching the trios, I wanted to test this palette out and I realize that the trios show up way better than this 8 pan palette. These are some gorgous shades and pretty decent eyeshadows but I think the eyeshadows in the trios are just way softer and more silky on the skin. These are a bit more powdery, nevertheless still a great palette for purples and pinks. This palette was $4.99


Swatches of the left side... 
Browbone - Pale Iridescent Purple
Eyelid - Shimmery Purple Mauve with Gold Glitters
Crease - Deep Shimmery Purple
Definer - Shimmery Blue Iridescent Purple with Silver Glitters 


Swatches of the right side...
Browbone - Vibrant Metallic Pale Pink
Eyelid - Bronze Burgundy with Copper Glitters (not much color)
Crease - Dark Brown Satin Brown with Pink Glitters
Definer - Satin Black with Silver Glitters









Friday, February 14, 2014

B.H. Cosmetics Haul and Review Feat. That'sHeart Palette and Brush Review

That'sHeart Eyeshadow & Blush Palette

  
I got this palette on sale on the B.H. Cosmetics website for $9.95, I believe the original price is $20 but it's always on sale for like $15. This palette is very cute and sleek, light and portable. It has a magnetic closure and the packaging seems very sturdy. There are a total of 8 eyeshadows, one bronzer with highlighter that share the same spot, and a blush. Most of these eyeshadows are shimmery, 2 are glittery, 1 satin and 1 matte. These eyeshadows are somewhat inconsistant, some are creamy, some are okay, and the matte and satin one didn't show up that well. I got it for less than $10, it has a very cute packaging, I can't really complain much about the colors being hit and miss. The left picture is the palette without flash, and the right side is with flash.

Shades from left to right
1. Shimmery white with white glitter (very creamy)
2. Shimmery baby pink (decent)
3. Satin purple with blue in it (chalky)
4. Shimmery teal blue (creamy)
5. Shimmery golden champagne (creamy)
6. Shimmery warm golden bronze (decent)
7. Shimmery burgundy bronze (very creamy)
8. Looks like a matte black in pan
(very dry and comes out a light brown) 
As you can see, there are a variety of neutrals, and pops of color in these eye shadows. Gives you a nice selection of shades for different looks, but you're going to have to use a primer and pack color on for some decent opacity. 
Bronzer, Highlighter, Blush
Bronzer- Warm matte brown, the gold glitters only shows with flash (decent)
Highlighter- Shimmering pearl with a rose gold sheen to it (creamy)
Blush - Satin baby pink (decent)
The bronzer is something that I wouldn't really use, I have very fair skin tone with a pink undertone so I don't like warm bronzers. They make me look yellow.
The highlighter is very shimmery and pretty, reminds me of theBalm's Mary-LouManizer.
The blush is pretty good, its a very bright pink that looks nice on my skin, not sure on darker skin.

I did a look featuring this palette   HERE

Duo Fiber Stippling Brush


I got this Duo Fiber Stippling Brush for $5.56, this wasn't really as dense as I imagine it. The bristles are very soft somewhat bouncy like the e.l.f. one but this has more of the white bristles. Comparing this to my Sigma F50, this is less dense and have more white bristles, but the F50 is more strong and this doesn't bend as much when you use it stipple. This does work with thinner liquid foundations, lightly distributing blush, bronzer, and setting powder. But probably wouldn't do a great job with thick cream products that requires full coverage. 



Round Stippling Brush

I got this brush for the same price as the Duo Fiber Brush, this brush has a lot of soft bendable bristles packed into a small area. This brush reminds me of the Bubbi HD Flawless brush, long bristles packed together making both very hard to clean the center. I use this for concealer, this can be used for foundation, and great precise job for contouring.



Round Angled Blending Brush


This brush was $4.21 and this is a dense angled flat top eyeshadow brush made out of natural bristles for better blending. This can be used for concealer because of its density, the flat angle top makes the tip ideal for contouring and blending. I dip the tip of the brush into some matte brown shadow and just swipe it onto my crease and blend, then I get a nicely defined crease.


Sunday, February 9, 2014

Stunning Baked Eye Shadows from B.H. Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Palette Review and Swatches

B.H. Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Palette 

This palette retails for $22.95 on the B.H. Cosmetics website and I think you can get it for way cheaper when it goes on sale or using a promo code. I got mine around $12 when it was on sale and used a promo code for free shipping. This is a baked eyeshadow palette that contains 18 different shades that are very shimmery, some have a little glitter in it. These shadows have great pigmentation, may have some fall out but apply fine when used with fingers or a damp brush.

1. Sun - Orange and red marble
Saturn - Rose gold
Mercury - Iridescent taupe with a hint of lilac 


2. Jupiter - Rosy coral pink
Venus - Bright orange
Mars - Warm bronze copper


3. Prometheus - Rose burgundy with silver glitter
Meteor - Silver glitter with a tint of green 
Asteroid - Cool bronze copper


4. Aphrodite - Dark red burgundy
Comet - Turquoise mint 
Uranus - Light sky blue


5. Milky Way - Mix between a purple and pink
Earth - Medium blue
Moon - Dark metal purple


6. Cosmic - Pastel Lilac
Neptune - Navy blue
Eclipse - Deep purple with some blue.