Wet n Wild MegaLast Lipstick in Cherry Picking

Hey guys! Just a quick post for today. I recently picked up one of Wet n Wild's new MegaLast lipstick colors, Cherry Picking. These are fabulous lipsticks for the price. Cherry Picking is a gorgeous bold raspberry that looks like a deep pink-red on my lips. It really is a gorgeous color and I'm slowly gaining the confidence to wear such vibrant colors in public. Click here to see swatches and a review of other Wet n Wild MegaLast lipsticks.

Wet n Wild MegaLast Lipstick in Cherry Picking

Wet n Wild MegaLast Lipstick in Cherry Picking

Wet n Wild MegaLast Lipstick in Cherry Picking

Sorry about the makeup-lessness here. I threw on some mascara so I wouldn't be completely hideous. I know full face pictures are helpful when showing lipsticks.

FOTD- Perpetually Purple

Maybe this post should have been called Perpetually Blue instead. Because that seems to be me. I've been feeling all gross and "emo" (I hate that stupid word) lately so I haven't been posting as much as I would like to. Actually, I've been feeling that way for the past 7 months. I know things are supposed to get better with time, but I'm still waiting for that. So, Time, if you could take even a little edge off the pain I would be very grateful. Thanks.

So, my job is still going well. Which is surprising since I've pretty much hated every job I've ever had. I think I just like it because it gives me a break from thinking about how miserable I am, haha. You know things are bad when WORKING gives you a break. Anyway, here is some makeup I wore to work one day last week. Wow, this post is epically depressing. Which kinda makes me laugh. I'm so weird.

Eyes:

• L'Oreal HiP duo in Brazen (lighter purple) on lid
• L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Amber Rush on lid over the purple
• L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Perpetual Purple in crease
• L'Oreal HiP duo in Brazen (dark matte purple) on water line
• Urban Decay Shadow Pencil in Delinquent to line upper and lower lash lines
• Revlon Grow Luscious mascara in Black on lashes
• Urban Decay Buck on eyebrows

Face:

• Revlon New Complexion makeup in Ivory Beige
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Wet n Wild Silk Finish blush in Naive

Lips

• Wet n Wild Megashield lipcolor in Within These Adobe Walls
• Jordana LOL gloss in BTW

Hopefully I can be happy again soon. I mean, I have to right?

Wearing Glitter Nails To Work

My main criteria in finding a job was one that let me wear any polish in my extensive collection. Okay, maybe that wasn't a criteria, I just needed a job. When I was hired last week I purposefully never asked what the nail polish policy was because I was afraid of the answer. So my first day I decided to do a test. I wore glitter, but not TOO over the top, as glitter goes. I purposefully waved my hands around a lot to make sure my boss would notice them and he never said a word. Probably because he thought I was a crazy person for waving my hands around so much. So anyway, I took this as the "all clear" to wear any polish I want. Plus, I did end up asking.  Picture me wearing this polish and fluttering my fingers in the face of my new boss. I'm sure that's what it looked like!

This was 2 coats of Wet n Wild Jewels for Your Highness. It looks more sheer in the pictures than it did in real life, but it probably could have used another coat.

Wet n Wild Jewels for Your Highness

Wet n Wild Jewels for Your Highness

Wet n Wild Jewels for Your Highness

 It's so weird; at some angles it looks green.

This picture is of my mom's snapdragons when they were still pretty. It's getting hot here and they aren't too happy with it. Hell, who is?

I'll leave you with a picture of my parent's beagle resting his head on my pug's back. They both desperately want the squeaky carrot toy at the bottom that I'm teasing them with.

Wet n Wild Limited Edition ColorIcon Ice Baby Nail Color Collection Swatches

I was so excited to find these nail polishes along with the baked palettes and the matte palette at my local Walgreens. The drug stores near me NEVER carry any limited edition collections. Instead they have ugly gift sets of cheap cologne and rock hard eyeshadow palettes. The display was missing two of the colors, 24 Carats and Give Me A Price, but I'll post pictures of those as soon as I can get my greedy little hands on them. I absolutely love these glitters! Apparently a few of them are dead on dupes of some Nails Inc polishes (see Scrangie's comparison here) and a few look like the limited edition mini set of Deborah Lippmann polishes from Nordstrom (see swatches here). Of course I prefer Wet n Wild's because they're cheaper!

I used three coats to get full coverage with all 6 polishes. Some you could probably get away with using 2 coats. The formula wasn't terrible for being opaque glitter polishes in a clear base, but some thinner might help the thickness a bit. And these do dry very... textured. You will need a few coats of top coat to get that glass-like finish I'm obsessed with. Some thicker glitters don't layer well, but I found that one coat looks amazing over black. I'll show the layered swatches at the end. Also, those are the only ones with top coat. All others are left in their natural, gritty glory.

Sorry for the bad clean up on my nails. That's what i get for doing swatches while sick.

Rockin' Rubies in the sun

Rockin' Rubies in the shade

Cost Is No Issue in the sun

Cost Is No Issue in the shade

Believe Me, It's Real in the sun

Believe Me, It's Real in the shade

Back Alley Deals in the sun

Back Alley Deals in the shade

It's All In The Cut in the sun

It's All In The Cut in the shade

Diamond In The Rough in the sun

Diamond In The Rough in the shade

From left- Rockin' Rubies, Cost Is No Issue, and Believe Me, It's Real over black

From left- Back Alley Deals, It's All In The Cut, and Diamond In The Rough over black

What do you guys think? Do any stand out to you, or do you plan on picking any up?


Available:

• These retail for $2.99 and are limited edition. Check out this interactive map by Nouveau Cheap to see if the collection has been spotted in your area.

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

FOTD: I'm Officially Obsessed With Green Eyeshadow

Yes, I am officially obsessed with green eyeshadow. Specifically Estee Lauder's Precious Shade cream shadow. I think I've used it the past 9 times out of the 10 that I've worn makeup. Which makes for some boring and repetitive posts. But frankly my dears, I don't give a damn. ;) (Love that book. Yes, BOOK!)

Eyes:

•  Estee Lauder Double Wear Shadowcreme in Precious Jade on lids
• Wet n Wild Color Icon eyeshadow in Envy on lid
• MAC Old Gold pigment dusted on and above the crease
• Physician's Formula Eye Definer eyeliner on upper lash line
• MAC Pure Show on upper lash line as well
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Estee Lauder Radiant Peach blush

Lips

• Wet n Wild Silk Finish lipstick in 511B
• Kiss My Sass lipgloss in Summer Lovin'

Does anyone else have any recently developed makeup obsessions?

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

FOTD: Jaded

I've been so lazy lately with my makeup and it makes me sad! I guess when it comes to waking up early to do more intricate eye looks so sleeping later, sleep always wins. Which makes for me being a boring blogger. The red and black eye from the other day was probably the most interesting thing you will ever see me do. For example, I have worn Estee Lauder's Precious Jade creme shadow about 4 out of the last 5 times I have worn makeup. the other time I wore a Benefit creme shadow, so not much improvement there. I love creme shadows because I can just slap them on and it takes me roughly 15 seconds. Seconds count when I'm trying to sleep as late as possible!

So here is one of my looks I did with Precious Jade.

Eyes:

•  Estee Lauder Double Wear Shadowcreme in Precious Jade on lids and below lower lash line
• Benefit Creaseless Creme eyeshadow in Platinum to highlight
• Wet n Wild Color Icon eyeshadow in Envy in crease
• Urban Decay Baked eyeliner on upper lash line
• Urban Decay Bourbon eyeliner on waterline
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Estee Lauder Peach Nuance blush

Lips

• Sleek Pout Polish Tinted Lip Conditioner in Sugar May

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Wet n Wild Idol Eyes Creme Shadow swatches and review

It seems like every brand has a cream eye shadow stick these days- from cult favorite NYX to Urban Decay.  But at just $1.99 Wet n Wild's just might be the cheapest. First I'll show you some swatches and then get to the meat of the review.

Wet n Wild Idol Eyes Creme Shadows

From top to bottom- Pixie, Envy, Techno, and Distress

From left- Pixie, Envy, Techno, and Distress (Techno blended out at the very end)

The swatches look decent don't they? The only one I had issues swatching is Techno, which is a bit sheer.

From the beginning I knew that these weren't going to be a miracle non-creasing product to rival the high end brands.  This is what they claim, "Soft-blending, creamy eyeshadow at the convenience of a pencil. Silky-smooth formula glides on easily for high-impact, light-infused color that lasts for hours." (Quote from wnwbeauty.com)

I'm going to ago over each claim and let you know how it stacks up. The following is probably going to come off a bit snarky. I love Wet n Wild as a brand, though, I really do. But you can expect every brand to have a few duds.

Soft-blending-  I'm not sure what "soft" blending is but yes, these blend pretty well.  But, they sheer out really quickly so you are losing that intense color.

Creamy- Yes, these are very creamy.  Too creamy actually.  They never really set on their own (without powder on top).

Silky-smooth formula- Yes, I will give them that.  They aren't clumpy or lumpy.  But once again it is that creamy smoothness that gives us the problems.

High-impact- If you don't blend these a few of the shades are what I would consider high-impact (the blue and the green). The purple is quite sheer and the beige is neutral.

Light-infused- Well, they aren't matte.  I guess being shimmers makes them "light-infused".

Lasts for hours- Aaaand here is the kicker.  They don't.  Not by themselves anyway.  On a bare eyelid with no primer the don't last more than 5 minutes.  Well I suppose they last if you consider bunching together and having a little party in your eyelid creases lasting.  And that is applied straight from the pencil and blended (sheered) out.

The best way to back up any claim. Proof. And here is mine. (Be warned- scary, gross, creased eye makeup ahead!)

After 10 minutes- Applied thickly with no primer

I wasn't expecting this test to go so well. And it didn't. Applied like this they actually creased immediately. You can tell by looking at my lid how "wet" looking it is. And sorry, I forgot to wear mascara in all these pics, haha.

After 10 minutes- Applied sheerly with no primer

My next test was to apply as thin a layer as possible to see if it would crease. As you can tell, it did.

After 10 minutes- Applied a medium amount over primer

This time I used a primer, Too Faced Shadow Insurance. After 10 minutes the creasing isn't as horrific as the first picture, but it's still pretty damn bad. Unwearably bad.

After 10 minutes- Worn with primer and set with powder eyeshadow

This time I used the pencils as a base for powder eyeshadow. I used similar colors as the pencils (sorry, I don't remember which ones!). After 10 minutes I did not have any creasing and I like the way it looks better than just the powder shadows alone.

After 3 hours- Worn with primer and set with powder eyeshadow

So after 3 hours I still didn't have any creasing. Sorry for the crappy pic, but it was getting really late and I was so tired of messing with these things. At least I found a way to wear them that works for me!


Really, the only way these can be worn for me is as a base for other eye shadows. I have normal eyelids that rarely get oily, so I'm not sure how these would fare for those of you that do get oily. For $1.99 they are worth a try if you see a color you like. Plus, you can always take it back to the drugstore if it didn't work and you have your receipt.

To be honest, I don't really use these that often because they add another step to my makeup routine and that extra step is an extra 2 minutes I could have spent sleeping, haha. These do not live up the claims at all, but you might get them to work with a little work.

Oh, another thing. I hate the packaging. The plastic cap has a tendency to crack really easily making it loose. On all the pencils I have this happened and the cap mushes down on the top of the pencil, ruining it. I would either depot these and be very very careful with them.

Pros:

• Work as a base for powder eyeshadows
• Inexpensive

Cons:

• Crease instantly, even with primer unless used as a base for powder shadows
• Would like a broader color range. A white would be nice.
• Techno is pretty sheer
• The packaging is terrible and tends to ruin the pencils

Available:

• These retail for $1.99 and are sold at drugstores and where ever you can find Wet n Wild

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Diving for Pearls with Wet n Wild

Ugh, I hate limited edition collections from the drugstore. Mainly because none of my local drugstores ever carry them. No joke, I went to 8 different drugstores a few weeks ago looking for the various summer collection and cam up empty. I guess I should have called, but I've tried that before and no one has any idea what I'm talking about. One tried to tell me that drugstore makeup companies don't have limited edition collections.

So I was at a random grocery store I never go to and found a few polished from Wet n Wild's summer polish collection just sitting on a shelf. Unfortunately none of the ones I really wanted were there besides the one I'm showing you today, Diving for Pearls. the color is gorgeous, but the brush is the worst brush I have ever seen. I think I just got a defective one because they bristles are all random lengths and make it really hard to apply neatly. But the color is worth. This is one of my favorite teals!

This is two coats with base and top coat.

In the sun

In the sun

In the shade

How about you guys? Did anyone have any luck finding the limited edition drugstore collections?


Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette Swatches and Review

Recently Wet n Wild sent me the 3 8-pan palettes to review. Well, not recently, more like 3 months ago. My excuse for waiting this long- "But, but, but, I've been busy." I've previously reviewed the blue palette, Blue Had Me at Hello, and still need to review the Comfort Zone one. This review is for the purple one, Petal Pusher.

The packaing is a bit spare. For the price of the palette it is understandable that you aren't going to get the fanciest packaging, but I wish it protected the eyeshadows a bit better. I've seen numerous palettes with broken shadows at drugstores from people dropping them.  I like that the palettes are sealed when so much drugstore makeup is not (which is kind of gross). I like the size of the palette, too. It is compact, which I appreciate because I'm running out of room to store all my makeup!

While most of us probably don't need the color placement suggestions on the back, I think it is nice though. I certainly would have appreciated it before I became obsessed with makeup because I used to have no idea people even wore more than one eyeshadow on their eyes at a time.

I do wish the shades had names, just to make them easier to refer to, but the numbering system I used above works pretty well.

1- Shimmery white a bit on the sheer side (which actually makes it good as a highlighter)
2- Light lilac satin shimmer
3- Darkened purple shimmer
4- Medium purple shimmer, almost metallic, with silver flecks

5- Frosty light purple-pink
6- Red plum with gold shimmer
7- Black base with pink sparkles
8- Matte black with silver sparkles

I think Wet n Wild needs to work on the black eyeshadow formula, but I find that a lot of black shadows have issues with chalkiness or patchiness. I like that there are less matte black shades in this palette than the blue palette.

The swatches are numbered the same as above. They are all swatched dry on bare skin.

I really like all of the colors in this palette. Number 6 didn't look that great in the swatch, but it looks awesome on the eye over primer.  Most of these, besides #1 and the last 2 blackened shades were really pigmented. And I don't mind #1 being on the sheer side as that means it works better as a highlighter. I think all the colors look really great together, even #6, which sticks out a bit in the swatches.

The first column of shadows.

The second column of shadows.

I used most of the colors in the palette to create this look, besides the last matte black. I'll show what colors I used where in the last picture.

I love the way this came out. I find that the eyeshadow are very easy to work with. One of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to eyeshadow is blending, and these shadows make it easy for me. I don't have an issue with these blending too much and muddying up like some people have reported, I think mainly because I use these over a sticky base.

Pros:

• Mostly great pigmentation
• Soft and easy to blend
• Vibrant colors
• Very inexpensive
• All the colors work well together

Cons:

• The packing doesn't protect the shadows as well as I would prefer
• The black shades tend to be on the drier/patchy side
• These aren't easy to find for those outside the U.S.

Wet n Wild should be proud of the quality of product they are putting out. And I think they are making a statement to the drugstore makeup world. Just because something is inexpensive doesn't mean it has to be inferior quality. The other drugstore cosmetic companies need to raise their standards if they are to compete with Wet n Wild, which means better makeup for us!

Available:

• The 8-pan palettes retail for $4.99 and can be found at Walmart, Walgreens, and some CVS stores.

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Disclosure: I was this this for review purposes by Wet n Wild. As always all opinions are completely my own.