Lorac's PRO Matte Palette retails for U.S. $28.00 on Ulta Beauty's website, they also mention how this is a $45.00 value somehow... (all matte shadows) These shades can be applied wet or dry. (Swatches [left to right] Bare, Latte, Corduroy, Chocolate, Linen, Pink Mauve, Burgundy and Jet Black. These eyeshadows are high pigmented, easy to blend and so buttery! I honestly believe this palette is better value than the Urban Decay Naked Basics Eyeshadow Palette that only comes with 5 matte shadows where here you get 8! This is a great palette if you only like matte looks or else it can get pretty boring because of the shade range. You can make a quick easy look to a dramatic smoky eye. (These eyeshadows do kick up powder.) This isn't a must have in my opinion if you have tons of eyeshadow palettes but it's a nice one and very practical/versatile. 8/10 would recommend, this palette is practical to use when you just want to throw on some color!
- LORAC- PRO Matte Palette Link
Only available at Ulta Beauty, Catrice's Prime and Fine Professional Conoturing Palette retails for U.S. $7.99, shown above is the palette in Warm Harmony theres another contour palette available in shade Ashy Radiance (this one is meant for light skin tones and the one shown above for tan to medium skin tones). On Ulta Beauty's website it says, "Contour Like a Pro! The Catrice Prime & Fine Professional Contouring Palette pairs a light highlighting shade with a darker contouring shade together for contouring every face shape. Both powders are matte and blend easily for a contoured, yet natural look. Paraben free. Not tested on animals." This contouring palette has a prefect cool undertone for contouring, so easy to apply also has great pigmentation as well. The highlighting shade on the left is not necessarily a highlighting shade for the cheekbones or a powder for the under eyes (yellow powder highlights your features) do not use it for setting your under eyes because it'll be a shimmery mess... Use it to wipe away your bake. If you use it as a highlight it'll look chalky. Overall this is a great conturing palette for the price, great for daily use and blends effortlessly. 9/10 would recommend.
- CATRICE- Professional Contouring Palette Link
Anastasia Beverly Hill's first launch of the glow kits included the glow kit in That Glow that retails for U.S. $40.00. These Glow Kits are four metallic powder highlighters for intense luminosity. Left to right are Sunburst (a bright, luminous gold with a metallic finish), Golden Bronze (a sultry, warm bronze with a gold-flecked finish), Bubbly (a champagne rose with a pearlescent finish) and Dripping In Gold (a lavish gold with a vivd reflective finish). Each highlighting powder has 7.4 g of product where on my other blog post of these glow kits, this is such a good deal for what you're getting! Tip- when you apply your highlighter apply a lighter highlighter shade on the very top of the cheekbone for a more elevated look (example- apply Dripping In Gold on cheekbones then Sunburst on the very top). You can use these highlights as eyeshadows as well! Now compared to other launched Glow Kits by Anastasia Beverly Hills this is the one with less intensity, you really won't get that glow glow glow look with these powders just a settle one... That can be a good thing if you like settle highlighters, these just melt into your skin! I recommend the Glow Kit in SunDipped if you really want an intense highlight but these are nice shades as highlighters just not intense for me. 10/10 would recommend if you like a lit within glow (settle) but 5/10 would recommend if you love an intense highlight. (You can use a setting spray to intensify it as well.)
- ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS- Glow Kit: That Glow Link
"Beauty expert and YouTube sensation Carli Bybel designed this versatile BH Cosmetics 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette to dial up the drama and add excitement to your look." This 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette retails for U.S. $14.50 on Ulta Beauty's website! This palette is vegan, paraben free, non-irritating, allergy tested, clinically tested and cruelty free! The pans are fairly small (decent size) in reality compared to the pictures taken. The eyeshadows have a variety of mattes and shimmers (collection of earthy neutrals and plumy browns) also the bottom row is 4 face highlighters but can be worn as a metallic finish eyeshadow. The eyeshadows are pigmented, buttery, blend easily (everything you want from an eyeshadow!) they last such a long time the eyes, so does the highlighters on the cheekbones! The highlighters are beaming and give you an effortless glow. This palette is such a good value and so versatile! I recommend this to everyone, I love this product! If you're a beginner in makeup, this is a good palette to start off with its so affordable as well! You can create a daytime look to a smoky eye look for the night out! 10/10, this palette is limited edition so grab it while you can!!!
Dose Of Color's limited edition Hidden Treasures eyeshadow palette retailed for U.S. $50.00, this palette is no longer available except eBay or Amazon, (if you have this palette and don't use it, pull it out because you're missing out on a lot!) the reason why I'm mentioning this on my blog because its so beautiful and one of the best palettes that ever launched!!! The eyeshadows are so so so nice and smooth and blend effortlessly on the eyelid and so pigmented, the metallic shades are so foiled its crazy. This palette does now retail for $100 on eBay and sites like that, but even if it was that price I would've still bought it, such a good palette, so many eye looks you can create. (swatches) Left to right are Pearl (satin), Crown (metallic), Gemstone (metallic), Locket (matte), Onyx (matte), Diamond (metallic), Coin (metallic), Key(matte), Ruby (metallic) and Map (matte). I didn't know this was limited edition even though there still some still left on eBay: I highly recommend these (10/10) best eyeshadows ever!
- DOSE OF COLORS- Hidden Treasures Eyeshadow Palette Link
NYC's Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder in the shade Sunny retails for U.S. $3.62 on Target's website. In this bronzer you receive 0.33 oz/9.4 g of product which is so much for such a low price, this bronzer is buttery, smooth and so pigmented when you bronze up the face (such a great drugstore bronzer). (NYC repackaged this bronzer so it might look different in store than here.) You can wear this bronzer on your face with or without makeup on, you still get a soft finish! I recommend this bronzer to fair to tan skin tones because it really won't show up on deeper skin tones which sucks because this is the only shade this bronzer features in stores, you can find this anywhere! It has a warm brownish undertone, great for enhancing your cheekbones! 10/10 would recommend!
- NYC- Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder Link
Clinique's Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer retails for U.S. $27.00, for a full 1 oz of product! Above is the shade in 11 Honey (this is my winter shade when I'm a bit pale). On Sephora's website it states how this is a oil-free foundation + concealer in one that achieves a flawless look that lasts all day. It can be used as a foundation and concealer (all in one, I just recommend to use it as only as a foundation). Also says, "This lightweight, moisturizing foundation and concealer provides full coverage without clogging pores. This 12-hour wear, breathable formula is ideal for very dry to combination oily skin types, its special polymer formula forms a flexible film that moves with the skin for lasting wear, and it dries slowly for easy blending." This foundation is really nice when applied, and so affordable for a higher end brand, worth every penny! There are various shade ranges with different undertones to find the perfect shade for you! The applicator is a huge doe foot applicator, easy to apply on the skin. This product is ophthalmologist tested, allergy tested, and 100 percent fragrance free.It's so comfortable to wear, great coverage and doesn't give you a cakey finish (can be if applied too much and not evenly blended or on dry skin), it looks like skin (natural finish)! This foundation is best blended out with a beauty blender to bounce back moisture into your skin, 9/10 would recommend!
- CLINIQUE- Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer Link
