Saturday, February 22, 2014

Which Matte Black Eyeshadow should you buy?

So many people love MAC Cosmetics, which I understand they have good products. I love MAC too but more so when I didn't know there were so many options out there that had the same great quality and even better price. One of the most popular eyeshadows from MAC that I have had forever is Carbon, a matte black which every artist needs. Now for the longest time I thought this was the best and only highly pigmented black I was ever going to find until I found these others. I wanted to review all three of these product mainly because the quality is pretty much the same in all but the cost is very different. 
From left to right: 
MAC- Carbon $15 or $10 for just the pan as shown. (1.5grams/.05oz)
SugarPill- Bulletproof $12 (3.5grams/.12oz)
MakeupGeek- Corrupt $5.99 or $7.99 in compact
(1.8grams/.64oz)
As you can see there's a bit of a price difference. Now I've used Carbon and I've used Currupt and I have to say I'm loving Corrupt quite a bit more. The creaminess and smooth application is just so much nicer to me. I just received Bulletproof in the mail today but knowing the quality and color payoff from other Sugarpill eyeshadows I own I know this won't disappoint. I swatched each of these for you to show you the transfer payoff of color and I was suprised to see who came in first. What do you think? 
Sugarpill came in the top with transfer and altho MAC seems the richest in color all that doesn't matter if it doesn't transfer well.
I will continue to test these out to see which is the best but from what I've tested already and from what I can see, sometimes the "higher-end" products don't always give you the best for your money. In this case you can go with any of these and get the best quality but if your on a budget know you have options. Be sure to click the links provided to check out the websites and to get a discount. Thanks for reading and I hope that helped you find other options that work for your pocket. 


Thursday, February 13, 2014

Beauty Haul and reviews!

So I am being really bad at posting but I'm trying my best. So I've seen these on youtube quite a but so I thought why not I join the group. Over the past couple days I've purchased a few new items I've been wanting to try and that were new. 
If there are products you want to see reviewed please let me know and il be sure to try my best to do reviews, swatches and blog about it. 
Now my friend and I have been trying to find a matte yellow eyeshadow for awhile and I found one. NYX cosmetics came out with a lot of new products for spring and this yellow is one of them. 
I love the packaging, cute little bow for the opening it's just too cute. Packaging is a plus for any cosmetic product. 
That yellow is bold. Now I recommend using NYX Jumbo eye pencil in MILK so it can one stay all day but also be as vibrant as possible. If you don't have milk I recommend getting some sort of white eyelid primer, they're the best for bright eyeshadows. 
This eyeshadow is build able and without a primer it's not as bright as it could be. 
Left is no primer and right is with a neutral primer. 
This is with a white primer, MILK by mix to be exact. 
Now you can definitely see the difference and the color quality. 
I hope this mini review was helpful and informative. Be sure to see what all I do on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. Talk with you soon.