Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette: REVIEW & SWATCHES

If you ask any beauty junkie about the Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette, they would tell you that it's one of the best palettes you can ever pick up. Despite being a drugstore brand, Wet N Wild is known for their quality products at affordable prices. In the past, I've bought a multitude of Wet N Wild products, especially their eye shadows, whether I was a beauty novice or just expanding my makeup collection. Out of all of the Wet N Wild singles, trios, and palettes I have, I can say that the Comfort Zone palette is my hands down favorite.

Price: $4.99 (can vary)

Availability: Permanent, Drugstores

This palette has 8 warmed toned eye shadows which are labeled as guidelines (brow bone, eyelid, crease, definer) but, of course, you don't have to follow them. On the left side, the palette has golden-toned colored, and on the right, the palette has slightly darker, earthy shades. This palette has shades that range from shimmery, satin, and metallic finishes. 

Since the shadows don't have specific names, I'll describe each side of the palette and the shades from top to bottom. All of these swatches were applied dry and without any primer or base. 

Left Side:

Brow bone is a pale, yellow-peach shade, which is ideal for highlighting or blending the brow bone or inner eye corner. This shade is a bit chalky compared to the others in the palette, but since it doesn't bother me personally because it's supposed to be a light, 'barely there' color.

Eyelid is a metallic orange shade, which I personally like to use as a transitioning color in the middle towards the outer part of my crease. This shade would also work well alone all over the eyelid. 

Crease is a metallic gold-brown shade that can be used as either a transitioning shade or for the outer crease for daytime use. 

Definer is a satin chocolate brown shade that is also great for the outer eye crease. Even though this shade is darker than the crease shade, it's also quite wearable for everyday use and would also be perfect for a brown smokey eye.

I like using this side of the palette more than the right side because the colors are easier to work with for a simple, everyday look. The right side, none the less, is still pretty awesome as well.

Right Side:

Brow bone is light, shimmery, champagne shade that can be used for highlighting or as an all over color. This shade is less chalky than the brow bone shade on the left side of the palette.

Eye lid is a light, shimmery yellow-green shade. This may not be everyone's go to color, but this shade provides a nice pop of color without looking strange or gaudy.

Crease is a satin, dark brown shade with flecks of gold shimmer. At first glance, this color may be intimidating because it looks too shimmery in the pan. However, when swatched, the shimmery is not very noticeable and looks more wearable.

Definer is a duo-chrome, dark green-blue shade with flecks of blue shimmer. Personally, I think is the most unique shade in the whole palette. Similar to the other crease and definer shades, this color would be ideal for transitioning or on the outer crease.  

Overall, these shadows, just like the rest of the Wet N Wild line, are amazingly soft and pigmented. Some of the shades have slight fallout, however these eye shadows are smooth, blendable, and generally easy to work with. What makes this palette a winner is the quality, range of wearable, universally flattering colors, and of course, the inexpensive price. I highly recommend this palette and it's a product that I would buy again. 

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xoxo, Rachel

Bite Beauty Best Bite Remix 2014 Holiday Set: REVIEW & SWATCHES

If you've been keeping up with the newest beauty products like myself, then you must know there is a MASSIVE amount of limited edition holiday sets and value kits this year! This season, the Bite Beauty Best Bite Remix is one of the most talked about sets because of its great value. 

Price: $25

Availability: Limited Edition, Sephora stores ONLY

The set includes 4 mini sized samples of Bite Beauty's High Pigment Lip Pencil which come inside a red, travel sized, metal, 'mint container' with a mirror for application. Each pencil is 0.05 oz, which may not sound like much, but since one full sized High Pigment Lip Pencil is $24 for 0.09 oz, you're getting the equivalent of TWO FULL SIZED pencils for only $1 more!

Swatches from left to right 

Pomegranate, Rhubarb, Sable, Winterberry

Pomegranate is a cool toned, bright red with blue undertones. Since I have warm toned skin, this would not be my go-to red lipstick. However, this color is still flattering and does not wash out my makeup. (Permanent shade)

Rhubarb is a warm toned, muted, dusty pink color. This color is not too bright, like Pomegranate and Winterberry, and can be nicely worn for an everyday use to give your lips a pop of color. (Permanent shade)

Sable is a warm toned, beige color and would definitely be a great everyday nude lipstick. Out of the entire set, I think this shade would have to be my favorite since it is very wearable and versatile. In my opinion, Sable will look great on fair to light skin, but would look more washed out on darker counterparts. (Limited edition shade)

Winterberry is a pinkish-red color with blue undertones. In comparison to Pomegranate, this shade can have varying degrees of redness or pinkness depending your skin tone. For example, in my swatch, this shade appears to be very similar to Pomegranate, a rich red color, but may appear more pink on others. (Limited edition shade) 

Unlike some holiday sets from other brands, these Bite lipsticks have very similar quality to their permanent collection. Bite is known to have super soft and pigmented lipsticks. All these lipsticks applied evenly and have an easy glide application. In addition, they have a creamy, glossy finish and do not dry out your lips. These can last about 5 to 6 hours, but can be applied with a lip liner or lip primer underneath to ensure staying power. While some may look better than others, I also like that the range of shades in this set are generally wearable and try to accommodate both warm and cool skin tones. Overall, I would highly recommend this product, especially at this value, for a gift or to keep for yourself!

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xoxo, Rachel

Milani Rose Powder Blushes: REVIEW

Earlier this year, Milani released limited edition Rose Powder blushes. The entire beauty community was so excited and these beautiful blushes sold out like hotcakes. There are eight different blushes in the collection, but unfortunately I only managed to score two of them. Milani is famous for their quality makeup, inexpensive price, and of course, their luxurious gold packaging. With their engraved rose petal designs, I think these blushes take the prize!

Price: $7.99

             Availibility: milanicosmetics.com

UPDATE: Starting January 2015, 3 of the Rose Powder blushes will be part of Milani's PERMANENT collection (Romantic Rose, Tea Rose, and Coral Cove)

Milani Rose Powder Blushes in Warm Petals and Bella Rose   

 These blushes are soft, pigmented, and provide a natural flush of color. Warm Petals (bronze with subtle shimmer) is a "barely-there" kind of blush, blends well with warm colored skin tones, and serves as a highlight with its tiny specks of shimmer. On the other hand, Bella Rose (matte baby pink) is a fair, rosy pink color that will match perfectly with lighter, cooler skin tones and is completely matte. If I could, I would purchase the remaining six blushes but I'm good with these two for now!

Milani Rose Powder Blush in Warm Petals

Milani Rose Powder Blush in Bella Rose

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xoxo, Rachel