Inglot (Vegas) Haul and Swatches!

Went to Vegas for a few days with the BF and his family, just got back yesterday. Of course, I went shopping!

Bought a necklace and bracelet from Forever 21:

I have a thing for spikes/studs, clearly.

I've heard great things about Inglot and always drooled over the colors on their website, but the closest store is about an hour and a half away so I was never able to check them out in person. I took the opportunity to visit when I went to Vegas and as luck would have it, the round shadows are going to be discontinued so they were 30% off! The colors are just beautiful, I had a really hard time deciding, but here's what I ended up with!

Polishes (flakies!): 202, 203, 204, 205
In the palette: 474, 403, 25, 56, 44
Singles: 22, 429, 428, 46

Here are the eyeshadows swatched over MAC Paintpot in Painterly as a primer (click to enlarge!):

Left to right: 474, 403, 25, 56, 44, 429, 22, 428, 46

474 is a matte lemon yellow with silver glitter, 403 is a dirty yellow gold shimmer, 25 is a goldy-peach shimmer, 56 is a matte olive green with gold glitter, 44 is an olive green shimmer with gold glitter, 429 is a pale blue shimmer, 22 is a red-based purple shimmer with silver glitter, 428 is a navy shimmer, and 46 is a pale pinky-peach shimmer.

The shimmers are really amazing, they're kind of a matte shimmer, if that makes sense? Kind of like brushed metal. They have a beautiful iridescence to them, almost duochrome-like. The glitters are gorgeous too of course, adding just a little more interest to the already-pretty colors. The pigmentation on these is good, not great. Some of them are better than others, I found the yellow, gold, and peach to have the best pigmentation. The matte colors are really soft, there's a lot of "crumbs" left when you pick up the color with your brush and there might be a bit of fallout when applying, similar to loose shadows. Also, be aware that the palettes themselves are sold separately, empty. It can get a bit pricey when you put it all together.

Overall, I'm really happy with my purchase (except for that fact that 56 and 44 are a bit too similar). I'm excited to try the polishes and already contemplating another purchase and possibly making that hour-and-a-half drive to the store...

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Eyeshadow Set

Woohoo, I just picked mine up!

I got it at my local Sephora. It was in the back, not on display yet so if you are looking for one, call or ask the sales associates to check the back! I wasn't sure whether to get the Naked palette for the longest time because although the colors are very useful, I didn't want to spend so much on just neutrals since I really like color. This palette is a great compromise because it does have lots of neutrals but also plenty of bright, beautiful colors. Also, the packaging is just beautiful! I love that there's a space beneath to stash some other stuff. It retails $55 and according to Sephora.com customer service it will be available on their website sometime next week. Definitely worth the splurge!

Urban Decay 24/7 Haul!

So I totally missed out on the 15th anniversary eyeliner set but I decided to buy the colors I really wanted on ebay. They're not too bad, usually around $7-10 shipped, except Perversion which is usually $18-22.

Top to bottom: Honey, Perversion, Asphyxia, Electric, Mildew
I actually had changed my mind about buying Perversion but I forgot about the snipe I set and I ended up winning it on ebay.

Then, I saw a bunch of 24/7 Shadow Pencils for a great price on ebay! I got them today.

Top to bottom: Mercury, Barracuda, Wasteland, Rehab, Lit, Morphine, Delinquent (Morphine I purchased a while ago and Mercury I received in a swap but I really wanted to take a pic of them together!)
I love these! They really last forever and they come in lots of great colors. Just a few more and I'll have them all, haha. I do tend to be a collector when it comes to things I like.

Happy weekend everyone!

Fyrinnae Haul

I've never tried loose eyeshadows before but I really fell in love with lots of Fyrinnae swatches I saw online so I decided to give them a try. I am definitely not disappointed! The colors are complex, unique, and beautiful. Make sure to enlarge the pictures!

Without flash:

With flash:

(AM = Arcane Magic)
AM Evocation, AM Madame & Eve's, AM Dragonmagic
AM Greenman's Forest, AM Glitterboi, AM Sequined Master
AM Feline Familiars, Immortality, Catrina Cabaret (free sample)

These are all sample sizes, I believe they are $2 each. I think the Arcane Magic colors come with a bit less than the regular colors and Catrina Cabaret came with a lot less because it was free. I didn't include swatches because you really need an eyeshadow adhesive like their Pixie Epoxy, which is on its way to me. I have the LASplash one but I find it a bit hard to work with, I think it dries too quickly. You can also apply them wet, but I haven't tried that yet.

I also bought one of their full-size Glow Blushes in the color Charm:

It actually looks more like hot pink IRL but it shows up as a bright pastel pink on me. I like it a lot but I still have to learn how to put it on correctly. I feel like I always put on too much or too little. I like that it's not peachy though; not that there's anything wrong with peachy pinks but I just really wanted a pure pink pastel blush.

I think there's definitely a learning curve for applying loose powders and I haven't quite mastered it yet. Still, I'm really happy with my purchase and looking forward to ordering more!

Stila Warehouse Sale Haul

The weekend before last, Stila had an online warehouse sale and I was sold as soon as I saw the Barbie stuff! It took quite a while for them to ship (over a week), but I finally got my stuff yesterday:



Barbie Loves Stila Smudge Pots in Cobalt Clutch and Purple Pumps, Brow Duo in Dark, Lip Glaze in Dragonfruit




Malibu Barbie paint can set w/ Lash Visor Waterproof Mascara, palette w/ two eyeshadows (light blue and super pale pink) and bronzer, Lip Glaze in Malibu

I played around with everything yesterday. I'm not quite sure how I like Dragonfruit or the pale blue eyeshadow on me; I've gotten pretty tan over the summer and I think these colors don't work too well with my skin tone. I love everything else, though, especially the Brow Duo! It really lets me fill in and define my sparse eyebrows without having them look fake and drawn in.

One week until I leave for Chicago, can't wait!