Maybelline Bleached Neons Collection (Swatches)

Hello Lovelies!

I picked up some stuff from Maybelline's new collection for summer called "Bleached Neons" & wanted to share with you along with some swatches. 

Color Elixirs from Left to Right: Orange Aglow, Radiant Raspberry, Luxe in Lilac

Orange Aglow:

Radiant Raspberry:

Luxe in Lilac:

Color Whispers from Left to Right: Pop of Poppy, Peach Punch

Color Whispers from Left to Right: Pop of Poppy, Peach Punch

Pop of Poppy:

Peach Punch:

Color Tattoos from Left to Right: Sunwashed Sky, Shimmering Sea

Sunwashed Sky:

Shimmering Sea:

Overall thoughts on the collection: I love all the lip products. My only complaint with those is the scent of the Color Elixirs but I knew that going in. They have a semi-strong floral scent but the awesome colors & pigmentation are awesome enough that I can look past the smell. As for the Color Tattoos I'm not a huge fan of blue eye shadows overall but there was something about these that made me want to give them a go anyway & I'm glad that I did. They are SO pretty in person. Especially the Shimmering Sea one. I love it. 

Have you guys picked up anything from this collection?

Which is your favorite?

Until next time...

Stay True & Stay You

--Frankie--

Sally's Beauty Supply Sally Girl Limited Edition Valentine's Eyeshadow

Hello Lovelies, 

Today I have an exciting post for you today. Well, exciting for me. I got my hands on those lovely little Valentine's Day eyeshadows from Sally's Beauty Supply! Let's take a look at them 

How cute are these? I love them. Now let's get into the swatches. 

First up Falling 4 U:

Yours Truly:

Cupid:

I Adore You:

And they conntect to each other like the new Revlon Shadow Links:

As you can see in the swatches above the little pictures on the shadows are just an over spray. I figured that they would be but I'm still a bit disapointed that they don't go all the way through. 

Pros:

-Only .99 

-Small

-Nicely pigmented for the price

-Sally Girl doesn't test on animals

 -Connect to each other

Cons:

-Only available at Sally's Beauty Supply store, not online

-Cute pictures are only an over spray

-A bit powdery but lest so once the over spray is rubbed off

Overall: I think that these are really cute & fun. If you can make it to a Sally's Beauty Supply then I would say go ahead & pick them up just be aware of the over spray rubbing off the first time that you use them. These would make a cute little Valentine's Day gift. I mean, I would be excited to recieve them. 

That's all for now. I hope that this was helpful. 

Check back tomorrow for a look using all four of these shadows together!

Until next time...

Stay True & Stay You

--Frankie--

Using ELF's 56 Piece Makeup Artist Collection + First Impressions

Hello lovelies, 

Today I have for you a Face Of The Day using for the first time ELF's 56 piece makeup artist collection. You can find this kit on ELF's website here or maybe at your local Target with other Holiday sets from ELF. It retails for $20.00 but ELF's often has some kind of deal going on through the site. 

Here's a look at the kit & what comes with it:

From ELF's website-

This 56 piece set includes:
40 Eyeshadow Colors
5 Blushes
5 Bronzers
1 Blush & Bronzer Brush
1 Eyeshadow Brush
1 Brightening Eyeliner Pencil
1 Mascara
1 Liquid Eyeliner
1 Eyelid Primer

Now for some close up photos & swatches:

 (only random colors swatched, not all)

The blushes & bronzers were swatched without any primer. The eye shadows were swatched over the primer provided.

Now for the look:

 Back to the kit:

Pros:

-Nice variety of colors

-Other than face base products & brows you have everything you need in the kit

-The mascara is surprisingly good, not my favorite but it gets the job done

-The liquid eyeliner is good as well

-The blushes & most of the eye shadows have good pigmentation 

-Good price for the amount of things that you get in the kit

-The shadow brush is good. It's soft & easily picks up shadow. I like it best for placing color all over the lid

-The brushes have a pearl finish on the handles which look very nice

Cons:

-Eye shadows & blushes are a bit powdery & have some fallout

-The lighter colored shadows 

-The shadows fade on my somewhat oily lids without a colored base underneath of them

- The pencil eye liner isn't creamy at all, it drags & pulls on my lid when I try to use it & it just doesn't show up at all on my water line

-I'm not a fan of the eye primer (it's the one that cost a $1), I know a lot of people do but it just doesn't work well for. Maybe cause I have oily lids? I don't know. I just don't like it. 

-The blush/bronzer brush is rough & too smal (to me) for blush or bronzer. It is a good size for highlighter though.

Overall I do think that this kit is worth the $20.00 price tag & even more worth it if you can catch it on sale. The shadow shades are really lovely, so are the blushes & bronzers. I can see myself getting a lot of use out of this. So, if you have been thinking about picking this up I would say to go for it. 

What I used that wasn't provided in the kit:

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation in Ivory 

Evian Facial Spray 

ELF HD Lifting Concealer in Brightening 

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Radiant 

L.A. Girl Color Balm in London Nude 

ELF Tone Correcting Powder in Cool 

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Light 

Revlon Photoready Kajal Eyeliner + Brightener in Purple Reign

Until Next Time...

Stay True & Stay You

--Frankie--