NP Swatch: Spoiled - Cougar Attack

This is my first Spoiled nail polish and I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed. I honestly just grabbed this to reach the $12 mark for the CVS coupon, but I'm glad I did. I was on the fence choosing between this, Ants In My Pants, or Are Mermaids Real?. I ultimately chose this because for some reason lately I've been loving bronze/brown anything.

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Cougar Attack-

-It's a dark brown jelly with coppery bronze one-size glitter heavily put in. 

-It's apparently a re-release from Wet n' Wild's On the Prowl collection.

-$1.99 at CVS.

-2-3 coats for full opacity.

-2 coats in the picture above

-Goes on thick, but smoothly. Once it's dried you will feel the glitter grittyness, but it's not overboard.

-Doesn't take long for a coat to dry. Whatever you do, don't attempt to one coat this, it'll take forever to dry. Use thin layers if you can.

- The brush: Some may hate it or like it. I like the cut, it gave me the perfect gap from my cuticle, which I've never achieved before, and what would usually take 3 strokes, took 1. The downside is that mine was a bit splayed out. It could be from the glitter or just another factory defect that I've heard so much about.

Review: Wet n' Wild Coloricon Knock on Wood Trio

Retail Price: $2.99

Amount: 0.12 oz./3.5 g

Available Colors: (It'd take me forever to list them all, but I can tell you that there are 19 in existence. 12 Permanent. 7 Limited Edition.)

What is it? Eyeshadow Trio

Where to get it? Walgreens, Walmart, CVS(some), an possibly other local grocery/drugstores in the US.
Claim: 
 "Coordinating trio shades take the guesswork out of creating the perfect eye look.
      -Beautifully enhances any eye color
      - All-day, crease-resistant color"

 Swatches:

 Wet n' Wild's 383B Knock on Wood  swatches.

Packaging: Flip open plastic case, the bottom/base is Black, while the top/lid is transparent. It's also very slim and retangular, so it's very easily stored. Not the most sturdy, but not the worst. it also comes with a sponge-tip applicator and a angled brush applicator, whish is horribly cheap and scratchy, so I usually just chuck them away. 

Texture: These like many of the Wet n' Wild palettes are quite soft, which leads to powderyness and sometimes fallout. 

Pigmentation: Nicely pigmented, nothing less than what is now expected from Wet n Wild after they came out with their Coloricon line.

Longevity: Everyone has different eye shapes and skin types that can play into this, plus I normally always use a base or primer on my lids, so I can't really vouch for the longevity.

Color One by One:

Browbone - It's a matte dusty mauve with fine silver shimmers. It's not extremely pigmented, but it is decently pigmented. Honestly, I think that as a browbone shade it would look ridiculous, but as for a blending color, it's nice.

Crease - It's a satin finish cool dark brown. Pigmented, but it is initially a bit chalky and pretty powdery, so watch for fallout.

Eyelid - It's a satin finish lighter burgundy color. It is also pigmented it wasn't too bad with fallout. It's nice as a lid, but amazing paired with a green on the lid with this in the crease. 

Look using Knock on Wood: 

Overall:

4 out of 5

One off because the mauve shade isn't the most pigmented. For a Trio that I bought for 3 bucks and just wanted for the burgundy shade, I'm pleased with Knock on Wood and am pleased with the other shades. 

Would I recommend? yes.

Review Wet n Wild Coloricon palette in Comfort Zone

So since the review I wrote for the I Heart Matte a few days ago I started thinking that maybe I should write a review for the other Wet n' Wild palettes I've have gathered over the last couple years too so expect a slew of Wet n' Wild reviews coming up. To start, I give you a review about Wet n' Wild's Comfort Zone palette~

Retail Price: $4.99

Amount: 0.3 oz/ 8.5

Available Colors: Comfort Zone, Petal Pusher, Blue Had Me At Hello, I Heart Matte

What is it? 8-pan Eyeshadow Palette

Where to get it? Walgreens, Walmart, CVS(some), an possibly other local grocery/drugstores in the US.
Claim: 
 "A stunning collection of 8 silky, ultra-pigmented day-to-night colors. Mix-and-match for a variety of looks from sweet to wild!
      - All-day, crease-resistant color"


Packaging: Like other Coloricon line packaging, it's a flip open plastic case with a clear top and black bottom. Not exactly sturdy, but does the job. It also does not include a mirror, which personally I don't mind. On the back it has a chart that suggests where to place the eye shadows with different combinations and looks. The eyeshadows themselves are imprinted with either: Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, or Definer.

Pigmentation: The most pigmented out of the other 8-pans like this. All of these shades are pigmented. One shade in particular in this palette I might even consider too pigmented and that would be the left definer.

Texture/Finish: I'd say you'd only have to watch out for fallout and powdery-ness with only two of the shades. I'd like to add that someone should not swirl their brush because you will grab WAY to much eyeshadow and powder will go everywhere. The eyeshadows in this palette contain a shimmery, pearly, or duocrome finish. There is not a single matte in this palette.

Longevity: These last about the same as other good quality shadows on my semi oily lids. With a good primer or base I don't see these creasing that often.




Swatches:

Left Browbone: Chunky shimmery yellow creme. Definitely watch out with the glittery fallout with this one.

Left Eyelid: Pearly warm tone pink with golden sheen. My favorite color in this entire palette(if you can't tell by the dent in the 1st picture). So smooth and creamy.

Left Crease: Pearly bronzy brown.


Left Definer: Very dark brown with copper shimmers throughout. All you need is a feather light touch and you'd probably still have enough for other person. Honestly when I use this color I can really see any of the copper shimmer. Also because of the softness and pigmentation of this you should watch of fallout with this shade.

Right Browbone: Pearly dirty golden champagne. I think it'd look like a odd browbone color, but as a eyelid color it looks very pretty.

Right Eyelid: Shimmery leafy green with splash of gold.

Right Crease: Very dark olive green with gold shimmers throughout.

Right Definer: Reddish brown base with a forest green duocrome. Probably the shadow that many people wanted this palette for. I don't think it really looks too appealing as a definer color but as a eyelid or layering color it's gorgeous.

What I came up with:

Super shimmery subtle pinky golden bronze smoky eye using the left side of the palette. All Shadows were used as labeled. Oddly the eyelid color kept registering as a gold in the camera. 

Using the first 3 shades from the right side of the palette(not the definer color).  I used the Eyelid and crease as suggested but I used the Browbone in the inner corner. 

Now to showcase the Duochrome definer.  I put it across my entire eyelid. I then added a bit of the right crease color to deepen the outer corner a little more.

Overall:
4.5 out of 5
I like this palette. Not so much the Left Browbone, but I quite like the rest of the colors. As the name suggests, this palette would probably fit most people's comfort zone while giving one the option to add a bit of color with the green shades. One would also easily go from a day look to a dramatic smoky night look.
Would I recommend? Yes, if you miss out on the Night Elf palette from the 2010 Christmas collection or are new to Wet n' Wild eyeshadows. Although, if you have all the palettes: Night Elf, I'm Getting Sunburned, Walking on Eggshells and/or Sweet as Candy, I'd pass. Of course unless you want those 2 greens in the palettes.

Review: Wet n' Wild Coloricon palette in I Heart Matte

Retail Price: $4.99

Amount: 0.3 oz/ 8.5 g

Available Colors: Comfort Zone, Petal Pusher, Blue Had Me At Hello, I Heart Matte

What is it? All Matte 8-pan Eyeshadow Palette; I believe and/or like to believe that this palette isn't Limited Edition, but I could be wrong.

Where to get it? Walgreens; it should be in a end cap wall display along with the holiday baked palettes
Claim: 
 "A stunning collection of 8 silky, ultra-pigmented day-to-night colors. Mix-and-match for a variety of looks from sweet to wild!
      - All-day, crease-resistant color"

Packaging: Just like the other 8-pan palettes, it's a flip-open-from-the-bottom plastic case with a clear top and black base. Not exactly sturdy, but does the job. It also does not include a mirror, which personally I don't mind. On the back it has a chart that suggests where to place the eye shadows with different combinations and looks. The eyeshadows themselves are imprinted with either: Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, or Definer.

Pigmentation: The majority of the colors are VERY pigmented. All you need is a dab and your covered. Although there are only two to three shades where I had to layer a bit to get a completely opaque color.

Texture/Finish: Generally they're a bit powdery, especially the Green Eyelid shade. You may experience a bit of fall out but not much at all if you tap off a little before applying.They are ALL matte, hence the name. If you stare harder at the Purple definer shade you may see a bit of sparkle, but rest assured it comes off completely matte.

Longevity: Although I do have semi oily eyelids, I never wear eyeshadow with out some something moist on my lids for eyeshadow to stick to whether it be a base, primer or light moisturizer. That being said, these do actually say crease-less longer then some of my other eyeshadows, probably because they are a bit powdery.

Colors/Swatches:

Left/Colorful side-

Browbone- A stark white. One of the shades I mentioned that I had to build a little to get the desired pigmentation. Overall quite good, since its pretty hard to find a opaque white.

Eyelid- Plain kelly green. As mentioned before it's the most powdery shade out of the bunch, so definitely watch out for fallout.

Crease- Between an electric and sky blue.

Definer- Neutral purple, that doesn't lean blue or red. Also one of the shades that needs a little layering.


Right/Neutrals side-

Browbone- Creme color. Some would say that it's the same as the single in Brulee. Color-wise, yes it is, but pigmentation-wise, I find the cremes in Wet n' Wild palettes are more pigmented. It's also very soft/powdery, but I'm less consider with any fallout with this because it's a light/skin tone color.

Eyelid- An orangy tan. Again, one of the shades that need a bit of work. Sadly it is close to my skin tone color so it wouldn't show up much on my eyelids.

Crease- Dark and sightly red-toned brown. Same as the matte dark brown in the Vanity 6-pan palette, but softer.

Definer- Standard black. If your looking for a nicely pigmented black I suggest getting this palette or Blue had me at Hello.

What I came up with:

 This is using the Left side of the I Heart Matte palette plus the Right's browbone color plus double winged eyeliner for added drama.

White Browbone: Inner corner
Green Eyelid: Central of my eyelid
Blue Crease: Outer corner
Purple definer: In my crease
Creme Browbone: On my brow bone and blended heavily with the purple in my crease.

 This is using the right Neutral side of the palette. I used all the colors where it is suggested this time for a soft smokey wearable eye look.

Tan Eyelid: On my eyelid.
Brown Crease: In Crease
Creme Browbone: On browbone blended into the brown
Black definer: In my outer corner

Overall: 
5 out of 5
It's great to have all the basic matte shades in one palette. I don't like using one finish for an eye look, but the purpose of this palette is to be all matte after all.
Would I Recommend it? Completely~

NOTM: Turquatic

Yup, completely inspired by MAC's Turquatic perfume in the newer bottle. Even though I have yet to own anything from MAC.... ^^; but enjoy anyway~

 I took this with my cellphone since my camera died so excuse me for the bad quality (even though it turned out better then I thought).

What I used:

 

Used left to right in order.

Finger Paints in Paper Mache: (2 coats) Not to shabby of a white nail polish, streaky but manageable.

LA Colors - Art Deco in Yellow: Used this as the first gradient color because I don't own any yellow nail polish. It worked out nicely. :)

Nina Pro in Leaf Me Alone: Gotta love the name of this, so corny. Anyways it's a Leaf Green jelly. 2nd color in gradient and lightly applied it over entire nail to further blend colors.

Sinful Colors in Rise and Shine: Green Turquoise color with small teal shimmers. The 3rd color. To be quite honest, I personally think this color looks absolutely hideous with my skin tone, sadly even though it is a lovely color.

Rimmel - Lasting Finish Pro in Marine Blue: Sky Blue with teal shimmers. The 4th color. I absolutely adore this color. <3 Sadly discontinued I think because it was in CVS's semi annual clearance sale for 75% off.

Wet n' Wild - Wild Shine in Blue Moon: Navy Blue jelly with teal and green shimmers. Totally recommend this if your looking for a navy blue.

China Glaze in Jolly Holly: Dark Green with lime green shimmers. This came out in last years limited edition holiday collection. Was the base for the kelp/seaweed

LA Colors - Art Deco in Green Glitter: Used over Jolly Holly just to add some pazazz to the kelp/seaweed.

My Wet N' Wild Honorable Mention Prize

The post explaining the WnW giveaway and my entry are located Here.

YAY, my mystery Wet n' Wild package came earlier then expected. In their email back to me they wrote that it'd come in within 4 weeks,  probably quicker, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to get here within a week. I'm surprised they sent me so much.

What I got:

I resisted the urge to tear all the seals open and swatch away until this afternoon when I could get good lighting, even though it's been raining all day. :T

Silk Finish Lipstick in 502A Dark Pink Frost - Not a big fan of frosts since I have big lips and it  could make them stand out more, but I can't judge a book by its cover. So we'll see...

Ultimate Brow Kit in 963 Ash Brown - Eh, I don't really fill in my brows ever since in real life they look pretty full already, but I'll save it if I ever do or feel the urge to do my brows.

Kohl Eyeliner in 653E Cool Green - I already own a few of these Kohls, not this particular shade though. Oh this takes me back. Back when I was first starting out with makeup with no eyeshadow and was extremely obsessed with colorful eyeliners of which I still am. xD

Coloricon Eyeliner in 663C Olive - Love to see how these Coloricon liners differ from their kohl eyeliners.

Finally the last and best part of my prize is the....*drumroll*


Coloricon 8-pan palette in 737 Blue Had Me At Hello - SOOOOOOO happy they sent me this one instead of Petal Pusher or another Comfort Zone. I've been eyeing this for quite awhile, but never got the chance to get myself one. I've also been dieing to get more blues in my collection and a matte black. *drools*.


Now if you'd excuse me... *rips seals* >D

MUL: Wet n' Wild Wildflowers

About a month ago I entered Wet n Wild's Summer Twitter/Email giveaway (Here), of which I found out from Nouveau Cheap's blog post (Here).  Since I'm a huge fan of Wet n Wild, I decided to enter that very day; using only Wet n' Wild Products on my eyes.

AND this is what I came up with:

 Inspired by wildflowers that I saw as a little kid in my old neighborhood. 

And here was my contest Entry:

These are the Products I used:

"Pixie" Idol Eyes - (depotted) as a base
"Comfort Zone" ColorIcon 8-pan Palette - Left Eyelid shade in the inner lid
"Night Elf" ColorIcon 6-pan Palette - Red in the middle of the lid
"Lust" ColorIcon 6-pan Palette - Middle Plum shade in outer corner of the lid
"Envy" ColorIcon Single Eyeshadow - Outer lower Lashline
"Brulee" ColorIcon Single Eyeshadow - Brow bone highlight
"868 Black" Mega Eyes creme Liner - Upper lash line
"651 Black Black" Kohl Brow/Eyeliner - Waterline and the Swirl
"545A Blushing Bali" Lipstick - On my lips obviously. xD

On August 2nd they announced the Winner of the giveaway's Grand prize, of who I think deserved it even though I liked the 2nd place winners look more.
Although I didn't win, I was in the Honorable Mentions, of which I was super Excited about. I would have linked it, but it seems that they deleted it off their Twitter. I can't wait for my Mystery Package to arrive, despite the fact that they said we'd get to chose. ^^; I'll definitely post what I got when it arrives. :)

NOTM: All About a Blue Moon

This week, I've been EXTREMELY frustrated with nail polish. I had to have gone through at least 3 manis in the course of 2 days and have discover that I'm definitely not a fan of Sally Hansen polishes. :T *sigh* Then I just finally settled on something I knew would work, even though I haven't tried these particular shades yet.

What I Used:

Essie - Fill the Gap base coat: I've been using this like crazy since I got it. 

Wet n' Wild - Blue Moon: Gorgeous navy blue with very subtle teal shimmer. I used 2 coats on each nail, even though it was pretty much opaque with a single coat.

Sinful Colors - All About You: Gold micro glitter with slightly larger orange glitter throughout, all suspended in a clear polish. I used 2 coat of this on my ring finger.

Seche Vite - Top Coat: Now where would I be without this?

Review: Wet n' Wild Coloricon Singles

I'm seriously in love with these Wet n' Wild singles. I've had them for a Pretty long time now(at least Brulee and Nutty), for approximately a year. I've pretty much  used the heck out of these, so I do think these deserve a long awaited review.

 As you can see, you can hardly see the swirly design in Brulee anymore. Plus *gasp* did I hit pan or no?

The Swatches:

Retail Price: $2

Amount: 0.06 oz/ 1.7 g

Available Colors: Brulee, Nutty, Envy, Lagoon, Kitten, Penny, Sugar

What is it? Pressed Eyeshadow

*PROS*

~Pigmented and soft, the swatches above was just ONE swipe of each.

~Price: Come on... $2 for that quality <3

~Amount: Good size considering Mac and UD singles are 0.05 oz. whereas these are 0.06 oz.

~Not Chalky

~Smooth, they really do go on like Butter.

~Packaging: Practical. I love how they aren't chunky/ bulky with useless packaging/applicators. Plus they're easy peasy to store.

*CONS*

~Packaging: Not the Cutest. Not the sturdiest. Plus it's inconsistent, some close easier or harder to close/open then others. (Brulee sorta broke a little because of this, but I fixed it after)

~Available colors: There only 7. Well this isn't a con exactly, but I just wish they made more colors. D:

Color One By One:

Brulee: It's a Matte Beige/nude(the only matte of the singles) that is pretty powdery, goes on pigmented, but blends out to become a little sheerer. I use this basically everyday as a highlight color, transition from crease to brow bone, or a wash over the lid to brighten my eyes a bit.

Nutty: Its a Shimmery Taupe (MAC Satin Taupe Dupe), although from a couple of swatches comparisons it looks a tiny bit redder then a "true" taupe, but its hardly noticeable, if at all noticeable. This is my go to color to slap on if I'm in a rush.

Envy: It's a Shimmery Forest Green (MAC Humid dupe). I like using this as a pop of color into my crease with a brown color in the outer V.

Overall:
5 out of 5
Come on for the price, pigmentation, amount and texture, what do you have to lose? You NEED these shadows(brulee especially). I Love everything about these, just wish they made more colors.

Chinese New Year Makeup Look

Yuppers, Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year's just right around the corner (February 3rd)~
Year of the Rabbit~
So to show some spirit I decide to do a look for Chinese New Years.
 

 And what would this look be without some Gold and Red? (O ~ O)

): So much more vibrate in real life.
*sigh* Well at least my sucky camera caught the gist of it.

Stuff Used:

~Wet 'n' Wild - Idol Eyes Cream Eyeshadow in "Pixie"

                      LE Night Elf Palette using the White, Red and Black

~Sally Girl - Baked Shadow in "Gold"

~Rimmel - Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner in "Jet Black" and "Pure White"

~Morbid/Hot Topic Makeup - Lip/eye Pencil in Red.

~NYX - Nude/Taupe/Dark Brown Trio using the Nude

Hope you Liked it! :D

and 新年快乐!~(Happy New Years!)
I wish you all Asian Food/Money/Fireworks Galore~