Make-up Madness: Wet n Wild collection!

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Color Icon Palettes 

• From left to right I own: "I Got Good Jeans", "I'm Getting Sunburned", "Silent Treatment", "Spoiled Brat", "Walking on Eggshells", "Cool as a Cucumber" and "Lust". 
• I absolutely love these palettes! They are affordable which is always a plus. Also they are very pigmented! The colors are gorgeous! They are definitely a product to invest in. I use "Walking on Eggshells" everyday! 

Color Icon Blush and Bronzers

• The bronzer I have is in the shade "Goddess" and the blush is in the shade "Mellow Wine". These are also great products. I do find that I need to have a light hand with these products because they are EXTREMELY pigmented. If I am not careful with the bronzer it will look like I smeared mud all over my cheeks. LOL!

Color Icon pencil liners and Mega Liner

• For about a dollar these pencil liners are worth it. There is a good choice of colors. I use the white liner in my water line a lot. They are creamy so you can put them in your water line with no problems. As for the mega liner, I wish I would have gotten the waterproof one because this one smudges and runs really badly. I look like a raccoon when I wear it. 

Megalength Mascara 

• This is my everyday mascara! I love it. It really gives your lashes a lot of length and separates them. It does not clump my lashes or flake throughout the day. The only down fall about this product is that it is not water proof and as far as I know there is not a water proof version (please correct me if I am wrong!). Definitely recommend this mascara !

Megalast Matte Lipsticks 

• From left to right I own: 901b-Think Pink, 902c-Bare it all, 903c-Just Peachy, 907c-Mauve outta here, 916d-Ravin' Raisin and 919b-Vamp it up. 
• These are my FAVORITE lipsticks! Super pigmented and I love that they are matte! They pretty much stay on all day! My two favorite colors are Think pink and Bare it all. Bare it all is my everyday nude lipstick. It looks great with my skin tone and it is my perfect nude. Below are some swatches of the lip sticks.

What are some of your favorite products from Wet n Wild?

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Make-Up Madness: e.l.f. Studio Collection!

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(Note: All products were $3 unless otherwise stated)

*Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette*

• This palette costs $10 and you get 100 shadows! It's definitely a good deal! I really love this palette, there is a great range of colors. The only problem I have with the palette is mainly the first row of shadows and the last 2 rows of shadows. Now matter how hard you try and get the color to come up it just doesn't show up whatsoever. Even the black doesn't work. With that said I still think its a good deal because you do get a lot of shadows and in my case I own so many blacks and grays it doesn't matter that that row doesn't work. 

*Natural eye palette*

• This was part of a set that I purchased at Target for around $5. This palette is great for your neutral color needs, and is perfect for creating neutral looks. Great size for travel and I use this very often. 

*Eyebrow kit*

• I have this kit in dark. I use it everyday to fill in and shape my brows. The powder shade is a little on the light side for my brows but paired with the gel you can't even tell! If you are looking for an affordable brow kit I definitely recommend this one. 

*Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder*

• I purchased this before they came out with the other shades they now carry. So mine doesn't have a shade on the sticker, however I went online to see which one it is. Looks like it is the shade "St. Lucia". I love this blush!! I wear it everyday, it is definitely my go to blush. It has some shimmer in it but not so much that it's unflattering. However, I really dislike the bronzer. I do not like that there is shimmer in it and it is just WAY too dark. It looks like I tried to contour with mud. I think this duo is definitely worth it for the blush. 

*Tone correcting powder*

•  I also purchased this before they came out with the other shades. So I went on their site to figured out which shade it is and it is "cool". I must say I am not entirely impressed with the product as for the tone correcting. I got it to help with the redness from my eczema and it didn't really do anything at all. Part of that could be at fault of the eczema. I wouldn't buy it again, it just wasn't working with my skin. 

*Body Shimmer*

• This is in the shade "blazing bronze. It was a product that came in my free $20 mystery bag. This is a promotion that they have often, spend $25 and get a mystery bag with $20 worth of free product. Personally I do not care for it. The website states that you can use it on your cheeks, lips or eyes. I do not have any use for this product. It's way to dark to be a bronzer and the amount of shimmer is not appealing. I am glad I did not spend my money on it.

*Cream Eyeliner and Waterproof Eyeliner Crayon*

• I really like both of these products. I have the cream eyeliner in black and I have the waterproof eyeliner crayons in navy and gunmetal. The cream liner stays on all day and I do not have a problem with is smudging or running. The only problem I have with the waterproof eyeliner crayon is that they do not seem to work in the waterline. 

*Glitter Gloss*

• I have the shade Golden Glitz. I really love the color but I dislike this product. It is SO sticky! It just feels nasty on the lips. I will not be purchasing any more glitter glosses

* Lip Primer and Plumper*

• I do not use the plumper side so I cannot give my opinion on it. I really like the primer side though. I use it whenever I am wearing bright colors. It works great in filling in lines and I find that the colors look better with the primer under. 

* Lip Lock Pencil*

• I LOVE this. It really does lock your lipstick in place and keep it there all day long! This is a great product and worth investing in!

What are some e.l.f. studio products you own?

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Make-up Madness: e.l.f. cosmetics essentials collection !

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1. Custom Compact

• I personally really like these compacts. I've given them as gifts and the people loved them! The compacts themselves are only $1 and so are the refills! You can put eyeshadows and lip products in them. The colors I have are Ivory, Wheat, Peach fizz and Dusk. They are very pigmented and worth the $1. These compacts are definitely one of my favorite products and a HIT !

2. Flawless Eyeshadow Quads 

• These are only $2 each and are apart of some of the newer products. I was excited when I ordered them cause they made me think of the Wet n Wild color icon trios. I have two quads in the colors Smokey and Party Purple. Honestly I was disappointed when they came. Only some of the colors are pigmented. There are some colors that no matter how hard you rub your finger in the color it does not get any darker. Because you are only getting 4 colors is some are not working it's pretty much a waster of money. In my opinion these are a MISS. 

3. Brightening Eye Color Quads

• These quads are only $1! I own 2 in the colors "Punk Funk" and "Teal Dream". The two I own are very pigmented, but once again there is the problem where at least one color in each quad are pretty much not usable. They do tend to get a little chalky also. However, they are very good for travel because they are so small. I think this product is a HIT or MISS product. You either get a quad where all the colors are usable or you don't. 

4.Glitter Eyeshadow 

• These singles are only $2. I have the color "Night Owl". Mine is extremely pigmented! The color is very pretty. This product is a HIT. ( If you own other colors let me know what they are like). 

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1. Eyeshadow Duos

• These duos are only $1 each. Unfortunately I don't know what the color names are because it was a gift set that was $5 (set came with a brush/eyeliner duo). These are great for travel as well! I like these a lot. Out of the 8 colors there is only one that lacks a bit in pigmentation. This is definitely a HIT! 

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1. Primer Eyeshadow

• These are $2 each. I own the color "Misty Mauve" . It is very pigmented and I like the color just as it is. I would rather just wear it as it is rather than under another shadow. HIT!

2. Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils

• These are also $2 each. I own the colors "Like a Boss", "French Lace" and "Midnight Rendezvous". When they came out with these I was very excited because I don't live near an Ulta so I could never get my hands on the NYX ones. I personally like these pencils. I use mine as eyeshadow bases. They do tend to crease a bit but I have that problem with a lot of cream shadow products. The only color I was unhappy with was "Midnight Rendezvous", it wasn't as dark as I was expecting it to be. All and all I think these are a HIT. 

1. "Midnight Rendezvous" 2. "French Lace"  3. "Like a Boss"  4. "Misty Mauve"

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1. All Over Color Sticks

• These are only $1 each! I own the colors "Lilac Petal" and "Pink Lemonade". These all over color sticks can be used for anything: Blush, Lip Color, Cream shadow, etc. I purchased them with the intentions of using them as blushes. They are true to color and pigmented. They aren't that hard to work with blending wise. The only down fall, and it's a really weird down fall is that they literally smell like a bowl of Fruit Loops. LOL, seriously they do. Besides the smell this product is a HIT!

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1. Hypershine Gloss

• These are a $1 each. I own "Flirt". I used to have a bunch more but recently threw them out when I was spring cleaning my makeup. The way I was storing them cause some of them to leak :(. These are great products, the color selection is great, and I love pairing them with lip sticks as well as wearing them alone. HIT!

2. Lip Stain

• The lip stains are $2 each. I own "Crimson Crush". I love reds but feel that I look funny in them. As far as this color, I love it! Pigmented, stays on for a long time! As for this color I say HIT!

3. Lip Stick

• These lip sticks are only $1 each. I only own one in the color "Classy". However my mother owns a few colors and she loves them! The color pay off is great. I would say HIT !

3. "Classy"  2. "Crimson Crush"   3. "Flirt"

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1.  Make-Up Brushes

• These make-up brushes are only $1 each! I love these brushes! The quality is good for only being a dollar. I don't really have any problems with shedding while washing them. I own around 20 or more brushes. These are definitely a HIT!

All in all when it comes to e.l.f. I believe its always a hit or miss. Someone could have the same product as you and have no problems and yours could just be terrible. I think e.l.f. is a great company that provides wonderful products for even greater prices!

Stay tuned for the next installment of Make-Up madness featuring more e.l.f cosmetics, studio collection!

*What products would you recommend or not recommend from the e.l.f. essentials collection?*

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Make-up Madness Series!

Finally ! I came up with a "series" to do! I am calling it make-up madness. I am going to be sharing with you guys the collections of the different brands of makeup that I own and what I think about their products. Also which ones I think are hits and misses. The posts will be broken up by brand. I really like posts like this because it gives people an idea of what products are really good and which ones may not be worth investing in. 

Make-up Madness will start tomorrow with my first post being e.l.f. cosmetics essentials.  The rest of the posts will follow in this order:

• e.l.f. cosmetics studio collection
• wet n wild cosmetics collection
• maybelline new york cosmetics collection
• Revlon cosmetics collection 
• Drug store cosmetics miscellaneous 

I hope you guys enjoy this little series and I hope to do more after this one!

Til next post!