Makeup Revolution Iconic 1 & 3 Palettes - review!

This review will be on the UK brand, Makeup Revolution London, on palettes Iconic 1 and Iconic 3. I'm sure you already know or assume these are dupes for the UD Naked 1 & 3 palettes. Now I already own the UD Naked 2 palette, as well as a MUA dupe, so I thought it'd be silly to get another dupe. I also haven't been able to bring myself to spend so much money on more UD naked palettes. They're good quality yes, but I think the price is much too high for what you get. In Australia, it's usually $66-$85 to buy a UD Naked palette, excluding the shipping! Anyways on to the review,

These palettes were very affordable and I had seen pretty good reviews on them. I had a pretty big order, 5 eye palettes, 2 blush/contour palettes, eyebrow palette, bronzer and single blusher - these were a mixture of Makeup Revolution and their "sister brand "I <3 Makeup". They were $7.24 AUD each + $14.38 shipping for everything.

So these are basically exact dupes for the naked palettes, well appears to be. I think these are amazing quality for their cost. Well pigmented, soft, easy to blend and the case is pretty sturdy, although plastic. I have included swatches in the photos. The first photo Is the Iconic 1 and the second photo is the Iconic 3. Both pictures have been taken with flash.

So definitely check out makeup revolution, awesome products and they ship internationally. Definitely worth it!

MUA EYESHADOWS - PALETTES + SINGLES

I think a lot of people have heard of the UK brand MUA (Makeup Academy). They have super cheap cosmetics. I bought them off their website, the prices are in pounds but you can change the currency. I bought a bunch of things super cheap. This review is on 3 palettes which were $7.20 AUD each!!!! And one single eyeshadow which was $1.80. How can you not try them. They ship to Aus - and the shipping is very good. I think I paid $13.50! Also, some cosmetics are sold through Crush Cosmetics but I think it was cheaper direct.

So firstly I'll start off with the single eyeshadow I bought. It's a pearly bright lime green. It's 2g of shadow. Black base packaging with a clear lid. Not all of their cosmetics have names, this eyeshadow is just shade 2. But it's Soooo smooth and pigmented, and even more so over the MUA primer. I was legitimately surprised! Swatch shown below.

Secondly, the MUA Undress Me Too Palette. This was $7.20, it has 12 shades which are incredibly similar to the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette - I found this out after I had purchased it. I already have that palette so I should have bought the Undress Me palette. But I think it's amazing anyway. Its 9.6g.
The other palettes I got was the Glamour Nights (12 eyeshadows - 9g) and Poptastic (12 eyeshadows - 9.6g).
These all apply so well over the MUA Eye Primer. The palettes aren't huge but c'mon look how cheap they are. They are super smooth and creamy. Almost like a cream shadow, and very pigmented. It comes with your usual double ended sponge brush. The shade names are on the back of the palette. Swatches below done using my finger over primer. I especially love the pinks! Most of the shades are shimmery/pearly/frost, and a couple mattes.

MUA UNDRESS ME TOO.

MUA GLAMOUR NIGHTS. This palette does not have shade names. 

MUA POPTASTIC.

For what these are worth, it's definitely worth buying to try. I also bought a bunch of other MUA cosmetics that I will review when I can. Please comment and share. Let me know if you'd like any reviews or info in particular. Ta. K. 

I.T. COSMETICS ANTI-AGING LUXE EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW!!!

I've only owned this palette for a bit over a week, but I love it already. The best part about that is it wasn't a palette I was looking for and had high hopes of. So I bought this from PM Studio (Australian company) despite having a dispute with them over another item, still have look on their website (they sell MUFE aswell). This palette was $49 AUD. The packaging was just a smooth black box and the palette itself is that fake kind of leather material. The palette is square but it's quite thick. 

The palette has 12 eyeshadows and a double ended brush, which is actually pretty good. There are 7 matte shades and 5 shimmery shades. All have wonderful pigment and you can also build the colour. They are soft and easy to blend and work with, but aren't too soft so there is barely any fallout. They claim to be waterproof and anti-aging. These can also be used wet (I haven't tried this yet). 

They don't have names, which doesn't bother me. I have swatches below of each row from left to right, all done without primer. 

I love how this palette has so many option, you can do a matte day look or a shimmery night look and a colourful look. I think it'd be great for travel because it's light, has a padded type of case and is a decent size. All in all, I love this palette. It's worth the money and I've already used it a few times. 

Comment + share, ta! K. 

NYX SUEDE EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW

I received this palette yesterday in my Nordstrom order. Wasn't that expensive so I added it to the order. So it has 1.7g x 8 shades. They're all shimmery/glittery. I suppose it's called the Suede palette because they're the typical colours for suede stuff - thats what I though anyways.

The packaging; the palette is around a similar thickness to Stila In The Garden. It's also a smooth cardboard packaging. The front window is just the thick plastic so it is a little flimsy but it works. The lid is just held down by a magnet.

These eyeshadows swatched really well but they definitely require a primer for the lid because they're come out fairly light otherwise and you'll have a hard time packing them on. I love golds, mossy greens etc so I think thats why I got this. Could do multiple looks with this palette alone, because it has a light cream tone as well as darker tones and in medium tones.

For the cost, it's worth giving it a try. I'm palette-crazy so thats why I bought it. Where can you buy this? I bought mine from Nordstrom (online). Australia has an online store called Crush Cosmetics, however, they do not stock all NYX products and didn't have this palette when I was looking for it. But for other NYX products, definitely get them through Crush Cosmetics. ta! K

LORAC PRO PALETTE 2 REVIEW

So excited to use this, got it today in my Nordstrom order. $42 aud.

The packaging and style is the same as the first palette. Total palette weight is 8.8g of eyeshadow, and there's 18 of them. All the eyeshadows are different to the first palette, especially that matte Navy colour. Very much the same texture and pigmentation as the first palette.

So the matte swatches on the left and the shimmery ones on the right. Some of the eyeshadows are the same as my skin tone basically so you can't really see them (buff & beige).

Gorgeous palette, definitely worth it. Also it comes with the mini Behind the Scenes Eye Primer - it's also amazing!

Nordstrom is definitely the cheapest place to get this palette if you're in Australia.

NORDSTROM ORDER - LORAC + NYX

Just got my Nordstrom order here in Aus. So exciteddddd. The prices were pretty decent considering everywhere I looked for the lorac pro 2 palette, it was so expensive! I will put individual reviews up as I test them!

   

ibeauty Eyeshadows - Amazing!!!!!!

Ibeauty is a small Australian online store that sells pressed eyeshadows, empty pallets etc. I found them on Google when I was just browsing through online makeup stores. They're normally $7.50 but were on sale for $3, and a 28 eyeshadow magnetic palette was on sale for $5. Brilliant right?

They don't have many reviews on the net so I wasn't too sure but they were $3 each so why not. They took about a week postage which is pretty normal. I bought 24 eyeshadows and an empty 28 palette. 

First Row L-R; London, beg borrow steel, sultry, too faced, tickled pink, mellow yellow & vintage.Second Row L-R; bella, pretty in pink, cosmopolitan, Dorothy, rubystone red, amber & siena. Third Row L-R; allegra, innocence, mischief, 80's glam, free spirit, hummingbird & in your dreams.Forth Row L-R; viper, gypsy & truth or dare. 

Popped them all into the palette, then decided to swatch them on my arm over NYX white primer. And OMG, these eyeshadows are amazing and Soooooo pigmented, basically no fall out. They're just gorgeous. Perfect formula, not gritty, not too soft, no complaints whatsoever. Whether they're matte, pearl, frost or shimmery - they're awesome! 

So if you're an Aussie, and you're after affordable good quality eyeshadows, check out ibeautycosmetics.com.au - p.s. they're better than MAC and UD. I hope the pictures do them justice. Oh and orders over $39 is free shipping aaaaand it came with 2 x duo small eyeshadows and a teeny tiny brush. Best buy ever!

Sleek Makeup I-Divine Showstoppers Palette - REVIEW

I got this palette for $19.95 (AU) from crush cosmetics.com.au - which was a surprise since they seem hard to get a hold of. I also got a number of other things I will also review.

The palette is quite thin and smooth it definitely does not feel cheap. I think the packaging looks nice and a bit classy :)
You open the palette to the shadows down the bottom and the mirror on the top.

A piece of plastic covers these with the shade names on it. Which I like to keep on.

The shades are; (from left to right)

Top Row; paraguaya, sunset, me myself & I, Bad Girl, noir, ultramattes v2.

Bottom Row; oh so special, bohemian, storm, sparkle, AU natural, graphite.

These shades are very pigmented. There are 5 mattes and the other 7 are glittery or shimmery. I find the shimmery frosty shadows easier to blend than the matte shades, personally. There is a gorgeous purple shade, AU natural, with silver glitter which unfortunately is quite hard and hard to get shadow from, not my favourite.

I definitely like Sunset, Bad Girl and Graphite.

Sunset - deep red/pinky toned maroon colour with a frosty shimmer.
Bad Girl - an army green with a frosty shimmer.
Graphite - deep brown with a frosty shimmer.

The frosty shimmer shades are also the smoothest but they do have fall out. Trick is to only put a bit on and build up.

These eyeshadows last about 4 hours (with Nyx Eye Primer) before slightly creasing. But nothing dramatic.

Normal sponge tip applicator comes in the palette, not useful.

I'm not sure how much product is in this palette but I definitely can't see me running out of these in a looooong time, and it was only like $20?

For the cost, this is an awesome palette with some beautiful colours in it. I will be purchasing other Sleek palettes in the future and will review. Xo.