Eyes
Reviews and swatches of makeup products for the eyes including eyeshadows, eyeliners, mascaras, eyebrow products, etc.
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Review: Alter Ego Temptress Palette
A new company, Alter Ego, recently contacted me regarding reviewing one of their new palettes and of course I was all in. Well actually, I had a few questions before I could definitively say yes and they were more than happy to answer my questions. Alter Ego specializes in dupes of high-end eyeshadow palettes, which is cause for concern for many. Oftentimes dupes, while deceptively packaged as original products, do not go through the scrutiny that major brands go through in terms of ingredient safety and overall quality. So before I agreed to test the eyeshadows and write a review I asked their Director of Influencer Marketing a few questions:…
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Review: Juvia’s Place Magic Palette and Saharan Blush Vol. 1 Palette
It hurts my heart to not have a glowing review for these palettes. I wouldn’t say are total throwaways, but as far as Juvia’s Place palettes go, these are my least liked. Don’t let the swatches fool you. Let’s start with the Magic Palette. It’s not the colors that are the issue in the Magic Palette, it is the formula of certain colors. As usual Juvia’s Place pulls off the earthy tones well. Even the red shade, Kogi, is amazing. Highly pigmented and easy to blend. But when you get to the dark shades like Ife, Aja, and Yejide it’s a struggle to get them to work. They are patchy…
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Review: BH Cosmetic’s It’s My RayeRaye Palette
I bought this palette as soon as it dropped. I appreciate one of my fave vloggers collabing with a brand that is not only affordable but has proven to make good quality products. I swear off buying new palettes every month and every month I break this resolution smh. But I won’t get into my hoarding behavior in regards to makeup. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of the palette. Pros: Very good pigmentation in the eyeshadows, contour, and highlight shades The darkest contouring shade is pigmented enough and dark enough to show up on deeper skin tones Affordable Easy to blend Good mix of mattes and shimmers Great colors for brown…
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My Top 5 Affordable Makeup Brush Brands
Makeup gets complicated at times ……and expensive. When you are first getting into it, people tell you that high-end everything is the way to go. If it doesn’t come from Sephora or MAC it’s trash. I’m here to tell you that this is a lie. I am a makeup hoarder, yes, but only because I’ve learned that going high-end for everything isn’t necessary. Yes, quite a bit of my stash is on the pricier side, but most of what I have is drugstore or indie brands. This includes my brushes. Brushes are just as important as the products you use. Using a crappy brush with an expensive product means you…
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A Haul Full of Dupes
I stumbled across a site called ShopHush.com after seeing it mentioned on various Youtube channels. They offer various drugstore priced brands, some well-known others not so well known. Some of the well-known brands are NYX, E.L.F., and Milani. I decided to try some brands I had never heard of but had received sparkling reviews. The 3 palettes, swatches, and what they are considered dupes for. Aphrodite Palette x Bad Habit Dupe for: Huda Beauty Rose Gold Palette Royals Eyeshadow Palette x Bad Habit Dupe for: ABH Modern Renaissance Palette Earth 8 Color Eyeshadow Palette x Okalan Dupe for: Lime Crime Venus II Palette These palettes were a pleasant surprise.…
