Anastasia Beverly Hills - Liquid Lipstick Spring Collection; Stripped, Crush and Dolce!

ABH LIQUID LIPSTICKS 

Soooo, I haven't posted in like two months, BUT, that's because I've been busy buying and testing makeup!!! 😉

About 2-3 weeks ago I got 3 of the brand new Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipsticks from their spring collection. I got the shades Stripped, Crush and Dolce.

Stripped, Crush, Dolce

STRIPPED: Stripped is a pretty light beigy nude shade. I have very fair skin so it suits me. Alot of nude shades are too warm for my skin and look odd. 

CRUSH: So Crush is my favourite liquid lipstick out of these 3, maybe out of my whole collection of liquid lipsticks. It's this perfect light nude pink shade and it looks amazing on the lips. 

DOLCE: Dolce is so pretty. It's a coral pink shade but it's not in-your-face kind of bright. It's a bit muted, I also love this shade, just perfect for a pop of colour that's not crazy. 

FORMULA/WEAR/ETC: The formula on these is fairly thick, but also very creamy and easy to apply. Quite a bit comes out on the applicator and the applicator can make it apply streaky so you have to work quickly to get a smooth application, but it's not that hard. They dry down completely matte, no transfer etc, but they don't feel drying, they are incredibly comfortable on the lips. They wear just like every liquid lipstick. I have probably 60+ liquid lipsticks, and the all wear off when you eat and drink, it just happens. So it's hard to say how these compare. Without food and drink, they're fine and last hours. Depending on what you're eating or drinking, they can last quite well and only wear on the inside bit, and they're easy to touch up. 

The end verdict is these are definitely worth the money. The shipping was only $17.95 USD which is very good. And I think I'll definitely buy more in the future. I got these direct from the Anastasia Beverly Hills website! 

Thanks! Xo. 

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!

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.

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.