NYX Matte Lipstick Swatches (Tea Rose, Whipped Caviar, Natural, Sierra)

I am back with a few swatches for you ladies. I've recently been loving matte lipsticks & one of the girls that I follow on Instagram had this gorgeous matte lip color. I asked her what it was & she told me she mixed NYX Matte Lipstick in "Sierra" with NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in "San Paulo". Ulta had the BOGO  50% deals on both Matte Lipstick & Lip Cream, so I decided to get them in other colors. Haven't really played with them yet, but here's the swatches for you guys. Enjoy!

NYX Matte Lipstick

 L-R: Tea Rose, Whipped Caviar, Natural, Sierra

L-R: NYX Round Lipstick "Tea Rose & NYX Matte Lipstick "Tea Rose"

"Tea Rose" was one of my favorite from their Round Lipstick collection, so I wanted to see the difference between the two. Of course, the Round Lipstick has more gloss and the colors are a lot different. The Matte lipstick has more of a deeper pink color, I was hoping they'd be the same.

M·A·C HAUL: FALL LIP COLORS

I usually tend to stick to neutral colors throughout the year, but this year, I decided to make a little change. I got me a few lip products from M·A·C last week and love love love the colors! I got M·A·C lipsticks in "Plumful" and "Rebel". And to go with "Rebel", I decided to pair it up with M·A·C Cremesheen Glass in "Loud & Lovely" with M·A·C lip pencil in "Magenta". "Plumful" is a nice everyday lipstick, while "Rebel" on the other gives you bolder lips. "Magenta" can intensify the brightness of "Rebel" and "Loud & Lovely" tones it down a bit. I love how you can play around with colors to get the look you want.

 

 Swatches for M·A·C: Magenta lip pencil, Plumful lipstick, Rebel lipstick, and Loud & Lovely cremesheen glass

1. M·A·C lip pencil "Magenta" 2. M·A·C lipstick "Rebel" over "Magenta" 3. M·A·C lipstick "Plumful" 4. M·A·C lipstick "Rebel" 5. M·A·C cremesheen glass "Loud & Lovely" over "Rebel" 6. M·A·C cremesheen "Loud & Lovely"

E.L.F. MINERAL MINERAL LIPSTICK SWATCHES PART 3

Oh how I love e.l.f.'s 50% off deals. Last week on 8/8, e.l.f. decided to have another one as part of their 8th birthday celebration. Lucky me ;] I thought I was going to wait until around the holidays to get the rest of the mineral lipstick. So I got the last 6 lipsticks to complete the collection ^__^ I'm in love with these lippies. They have this creamy texture and the pigmentation is buildable. Definitely try these out!

e.l.f. Mineral Mineral Lipstick

L-R: Bare Brown, Royal Red, Prime Plum, Rustic Brick, Natural Nymph, Beautiful Berry

E.L.F. MINERAL MINERAL LIPSTICK SWATCHES PART 2

Here's the next swatches of the 5 e.l.f. Mineral Mineral Lipstick that I recently purchased and the "Rich Raspberry" that I had gotten for free awhile back. Hopefully I'll be able to do a part 3 when I get a hold of the last 6 lippies, then that'll complete the collection :) I'm lovin' most of them so far <3

e.l.f. Mineral Mineral Lipstick
L-R: Fiery Fuchsia, Ripe Rose, Cheerful Cherry, Rosy Tan, Runway Pink, Rich Raspberry

E.L.F. MINERAL MINERAL LIPSTICK SWATCHES PART 1

Here's a quick swatch of the first 6 e.l.f. Mineral Mineral lipstick that I recently purchased. I'll also be doing swatches of each individual lipstick on my lips since there is a difference from swatching on your arm. So I'll do that when I have the time, but for now this will do ;] Next 6 will probably be posted by tomorrow.

 e.l.f. Mineral Mineral Lipstick

L-R: Nicely Nude, Pouty Petal, Party Pink, Cool Coral, Barely Bitten, Rosy Raisin

E.L.F. MINERAL MINERAL LIPSTICK IN "RICH RASPBERRY" SWATCH

I cleaned out my makeup drawers & tossed out old products that I don't use anymore last month. I found so many products that I haven't even touched! That's why I decided to put a halt on buying makeup products and use the ones I already have. I found so many lippies I haven't used, one of them became my current favorite. This lipstick is from E.L.F.'s Mineral Mineral Lipstick in "Rich Raspberry". They sent me this lipstick awhile back, but I haven't had the time to play with it.

E.L.F. Mineral Mineral Lipstick in "Rich Raspberry"

I really love this lipstick! It goes well with a neutral eye look. I've been using it over M·A·C Cremesheen Glass in "Deelight", which I usually use with all my lipstick. The texture of that lipgloss is amazing! I'm thinking of purchasing more of this lippie in different shades, but I could wait until they have a really huge sale on their mineral line.

MY M·A·C FAVES GIVEAWAY SWATCHES

As you may know, I am currently holding a giveaway for everyone that's following me on my blog. I came up with some of my favorite M·A·C products that are my go-to products. These products are neutral colors, so they're perfect for an everyday look and for any skin tones. You can go from a day look to a night look by intensifying the colors. Then top it off with my favorite lashes for a more dramatic look! 

 

Powder Blush in "Margin", Cremesheen Glass in "Deelight", Lipstick in "Syrup", Fluidline in "Blacktrack"

Eyeshadows in "Ricepaper", "Carbon", "Swiss Chocolate", and "All That Glitters"

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Goodluck!

TOKIDOKI 24 KARAT SKATE DECK PALETTE SWATCH

As requested, here's the swatch for the tokidoki 24 Karat Skate Deck Palette from my previous post. I was expecting the whole bottom row to be very pigmented, but the first two were a disappointment. The last four eyeshadows on the other hand are gorgeous colors and very pigmented!

**UDPP was used at the top end of swatches, bottom end is without any primer**

Top Row: 

Unicorno, Stella, Ametista, Cuore, Duna, Sabbia

Bottom Row:

Goccia, Adios Star, Tempesta, Granata, Camo, 24 Karat

BFTE COSMETICS MINERAL EYESHADOW SWATCHES (PART 1)

I'm not a big fan of mineral eyeshadows, mainly because it's really messy to work with. I usually press my pigments so it doesn't get all over the place. It's been years since I've used mineral eyeshdaows, but I decided to give it another chance. This time I decided to try out some mineral eyeshadows from Beauty From the Earth since I saw some gorgeous colors on their website.

At the time I bought the mineral eyeshadows, BFTE had their back to school sale. You get 6 sample size jars of any mineral products of your choice for $8. So I went ahead and purchased 24 mineral eyeshadows. All of these are from the Shimmer category. I haven't had much time to play around with these, so I'll just do swatches for now. I'll start off with the first 6 alphabetically.

***Urban Decay Primer Potion was used as a base***

The ones marked with a * are my favorites <3

 (Left - Right) 

Appletini, Bliss, Canyon, Caribbean, Chenille, & Cocoa

*Appletini

 *Bliss

 Canyon

 Caribbean

 *Chenille

*Cocoa

After a few minutes, I realized my arm started to itch and sting a little. Then I looked down and saw this:

I have really sensitive skin and I'm allergic to many things, so I'm not sure if the irritation is from the mineral eyeshadow Chenille or something else. But I'll be checking again to see if it is from the eyeshadow so I could toss it out if it is from it. This is why we always need to test out products before we use them, especially on products we put on our face. And if it is from the eyeshadow, thank God I didn't use it or else I would have had some bump on my eyelid.

I'll be back with more swatches, I've got all these to do ;]

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Good luck!

AN ADDITION TO MY NEXT GIVEAWAY ;]

e.l.f. Studio 85-Piece Complete the Look Palette - Limited Edition

This took forever to ship! I ordered it on July 27 and didn't get it until August 12. I guess it was because of the heavy orders from their anniversary sales. One of the two palettes that I ordered was damaged during shipment. Don't worry, I wasn't planning on giving a broken palette away. I emailed E.L.F. the next day and they sent me a replacement right away. It took about 3 days for the replacement to be shipped and it was in one piece ;] I think the best way to contact E.L.F. is through email.

 The broken blush got everywhere! It was easy to dust it off from the eyeshadows, but I didn't even want to bother with the lipgloss.

The top part, near the numbers, of the swatch I used Urban Decay  Primer Potion as base and no base towards the bottom. There's a slight difference.

 The broken blush, it's such a pretty color too!

They're in the same order as the palette.

I know, I know...I've mention about my next giveaway, but honestly I don't even know when it's going to begin. I'm hoping within the next week though ;] I've ordered a few things and it still has not come in. I just want everything in my possession before I begin my giveaway so I could send it off to the winner right away.

NYX SLIM EYE PENCILS PT. 3

The last of the NYX Slim Eye Pecils that I got ;] It's amazing how pigmented they are. I'm really loving them all <3

Flash/No Flash/Names

TOP - BOTTOM:

Seafoam Green, Satin Blue, Purple, Baby Pink, White Pearl, Silver, Gray, Black

NYX SLIM EYE PENCILS PT. 2

I love love love the colors & texture of these eye pencils. It glides on smoothly. I still need to try it with a look to see its staying power.

Flash/No Flash/Names

TOP - BOTTOM:

Copper, 24 Karat, Velvet, Gold, Yellow, Lime Green, Moss, Baby Blue

NYX SLIM EYE PENCILS PT. 1 (GLITTER)

I was at Longs last week at the NYX section admiring all the pretty colored eye pencils. I decided to check out Cherry Culture first if they were on sale there before I make any purchases there. And of course they were! They were only $1.75/ea. & it's free shipping if you spend over $40. So I decided to spend up to that much & put that extra money for shipping towards more eye pencils ;] I'll be doing the swatches in segments so all the colors aren't crammed. Anyways, onto the swatches!

Flash/No Flash/Names

TOP - BOTTOM: 

Bronze Glitter, Gold Glitter, Crystal Glitter, Green Glitter, Lavender Glitter, Aqua Glitter, Sky Glitter, Silver Glitter, Black Glitter

E.L.F. STUDIO CONDITIONING LIP BALM SPF 15 SWATCHES

These are definitely one of my favorite lip balms <3

I just wish they weren't in pots though...

I don't like sticking my fingers in there to get the product.

Especially when I'm out & who knows what I've touched!

E.L.F. STUDIO CONDITIONING LIP BALM SPF 15

"MELLOW MELON"

E.L.F. STUDIO CONDITIONING LIP BALM SPF 15

"BLISSFUL BERRY"

E.L.F. STUDIO CONDITIONING LIP BALM SPF 15

"NICE & NEUTRAL"

E.L.F. STUDIO SINGLE EYESHADOW SWATCHES

E.L.F. STUDIO SINGLE EYESHADOW IN "PEBBLE", "WILD WHEAT", "BUTTER CREAM"

E.L.F. STUDIO SINGLE EYESHADOW IN "AMETHYST", "RASPBERRY TRUFFLE", "SADDLE"

E.L.F. STUDIO SINGLE EYESHADOW IN "CHARCOAL", "MYSTIC MOSS", "COFFEE BEAN"

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E.L.F. STUDIO BLUSH SWATCHES (FUCHSIA FUSION, MELLOW MAUVE, TICKLED PINK)

The last of my E.L.F. blushes

E.L.F. STUDIO BLUSH IN "FUCHSIA FUSION", "MELLOW MAUVE", "TICKLED PINK"

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