Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Nars orgasm and deep throat dupes! With swatches

So this post has been done a million times but why not throw in my two cents? I own both nars orgasm and nars deepthroat, and I am a bit disappointed that they are pretty similar to a lot of blushes I already own. So here are the dupes and swatches of some comparable blushes for less: 


Overall I'd say that nyx pinched is closest to nars deepthroat in color and finish.  Mary Kay's pink mirangue is similar in color but has a matte finish. As for nars orgasm the closest is sleek's rose gold hands down. 

From top to bottom the swatches are 1)Mary Kay pink mirangue 2) milian corallina 3) blush with no name from Sonia kashuk palette 4) elf blush/ bronzed duo 5) elf candid coral 6) nyx pinched 7) nars orgasm 8) sleek rose gold 9) nars deep throat.

I'd even say that sleeks rose gold is more pigmented and gives you a better color pay off, and the pan is also much larger. Here are some more swatches in natural light and with flash: 

Hope this helped! 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

BH cosmetics 120 palette 3rd edition review

So I recently bought the 120 palette from BH cosmetics! It was around $14 plus shipping. 

I have to say I am quite pleased with it! The colors are very pigmented. The pot of each shadow is about the size of a dime, but with so many colors I don't see how I could ever use the whole palette! A few shades are a bit chalky but overall for the money I'd say it's a great palette to experiment with. I chose the 3rd edition because it had the darkest colors and I prefer that to the brights. 

(Close up of bottom palette) 

(Close up of top palette) 

Overall I will probably use the bottom palette the most. The palette was very well packaged when shipped and comes in a matte black case. 
Here are a few sample swatches from the bottom palette with no primer! I can only imagine how pigmented they will be when I use my cargo primer! 

Hope this review was helpful! 

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Introduction

About Me:

I'm a college girl addicted to makeup! I love the endless combinations , colors and finishes. In this blog I plan to do reviews and swatches. I have more makeup than I could ever use so why not share some insight as to what products are the best? I own a mixture of higher end products and drugstore products. Hope someone actually reads this blog!

-A