e.l.f. cosmetics Swatches

                       I finally received my elf order from the time they had 50%0ff. I will be putting up swatches of everything in the next few days. Below are the swatches for the liquid eyeliners.

Liquid Eyeliner

Waterproof Eyeliner Pen

Top- teal
Left- Liquid Eyeliner
Right- Eyeliner Pen

Eyeliner in Copper

Keep checking back for the rest of the swatches. I will also be writing reviews, but I want to try them out first before choosing sides. 

Until next time, 

The Wicked

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MAC Make Me Over Collection (Fall 2011)

I found this collection so awesome that I had to show it to you guys. MAC decided to hold a contest, where fans had to submit a photo and state "MAC me over because...." MAC then had to chose 6 winners. 

All six winners are from different backgrounds and age groups. They each received a makeover . Personally I think this is a great idea because MAC is connecting their brand and products to their customers. Also, being a marketing major, I can definitely see this collection helping MAC tremendously. I am very excited to see what happens when this collection is launched. Below are the makeover the six winners had.   

Until next time, 

The Wicked

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Girl On A Budget: Makeup Brushes

Makeup brushes can be a bit expensive if you buy them from high end brands. So if you are on a tight budget I suggest trying the following:

E.L.F Professional Complete Set of 12

$12.00

E.LF Studio Brush Collection 11 piece

$30.00

I personally bought the 11 piece set and so far have no complains. It is very good quality for the price. If you are just starting out I think this is a great set of brush to try. 

Sonia Kashuk Essential Eye Kit 

$9.99

This is a great set for those who want brushes for eye makeup. If brings 5 brushes that will help you create many looks. At $2 a brush you can't go wrong. 

Sigma Makeup Professional Brushes complete set

$69.00

So it might sound like $69 is a lot for a set of brushes, but in reality it really isn't. With $69, you will get maybe 3-4  small brushes from a high end brand. Sigma brushes are very similar to MAC brushes. So if you want quality but don't want to pay the price, this is the way to go. This set will last you very long and you will have a complete set of quality brushes. 

Until next time, 

The Wicked 

Wet n Wild liner vs MAC Fluidline

MAC fluidline in Blacktrack

$15

Wet n Wild Mega Creme Liner

$3 to $4

I love the MAC fluidline gel eye liner!! It goes on VERY smooth, and silky. One thing I really love about this gel liner is that once you have enough product on the brush, it will give a very dark and crisp looking line. You will not have to keep getting more product of your brush because it doesn't dry out. Also this eye liner last the entire day and does not smudge. When compared to other black liner  would say this liner in more of a softer black. 

The Wet n Wild liner is darker in color; its a very dark black. Also it last longer than MAC's fluidline. I've noticed this because when I try to remove it , it gives me a harder time. I remove my makeup in the shower with regular soap (my skin is too sensitive for daily use of makeup remover), and the Wet n Wild is very hard to remove. However this is a good thing if you want a long lasting wear. And don't expect either liner to come right off, in general keep in mind gel liner are harder to remove than other eyeliners. So even MAC's fluidline will not come right off. 

One thing I don't like from the Wet n Wild liner is that it is very hard to remove from my brushes. Is gets my brushes very hard and almost impossible to remove. Even with a very powerful makeup remover, I still have a hard time. When it comes to my MAC Fluidline I am able to use the same brush without cleaning it for a few days or a week because it stays soft and does not harder the brush. When I use Wet n Wild it gets my brush so stiff that I can't even apply the liner properly. 

Also, Wet n Wild dries out a lot faster so you have to be quicker when applying it, if not you will have to dip you brush in once again.

Overall, these are both awesome gel liners. I use either of them, however I prefer the MAC Fluidline just because of the hard time I have cleaning my brushes with the Wet n Wild liner. I also find that MAC's gel liner is smoother and easier to use. However, for the price of the Wet n Wild liner this is not that big of a deal. I think for beginners or anyone looking to try gel eyeliner they should definitely consider Wet n Wild Creme liner, it's worth its value. 

I recommend to use a thin eyeliner brush, I think they are easier to use and more controllable. 

Until next time, 

The wicked

Triple Threat Thursday!

So I decided to kill 3 birds with one stone in this post, even though I really hate that saying. I mean when you think about, it's such a mean saying, I don't want to kill any birds. Poor birds...

Anyway, so the next e.l.f. color I chose to do was called Royal Purple, which actually isn't very purple at all.

Obviously this looks pink. In the sunlight the color is more of a magenta, it does have a nice shimmer to it in person. If you look closely enough (in person) you can see some blue-purple flecks in the shimmer. Kind of like periwinkle.. yeah totally periwinkle. It does look a little more purple in the shade, but not by much. It's definitely far from royal purple as the name suggests, it's very misleading. Other than that, it's a good polish, no complaints. Good coverage, good pigmentation. It does dry a little dull, like the other one so I do suggest a top coat. Here, I have on 2 coats and a top coat.

So I decided to do double duty with the last color from the trio. It's called Moonlight and I decided to compare it to Wet n' Wild Shield that I haven't reviewed yet.

From left to right:

Moonlight

Shield

Moonlight

Shield

Moonlight is an off white, beigey color with a pearl finish and Shield is a bronzey color with silver, gold and maybe even some orange glitter. You can see that Moonlight is pretty sheer, but its actually very well pigmented. Since I literally just put these on, I got to compare drying times. They both dried very fast, but Shield was faster but not by much. Both are a little on the sheer side, so I would suggest 3 coats, I have 2 of each on here.

Out of the jewel tone trio, I think that Dark Navy is my favorite, but they're all nice polishes. No complaints for $1.50 for 3 polishes!

I'm excited for the next mani I'm planning on doing. I won't spoil the surprise so you will all have to wait until Saturday!

Until next time,

The Wicked

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The Wicked

Still got the blues.

A while back I mentioned how I got a set of e.l.f nail polishes, anyone remember? Well, this is the first one I decided to try. It's called Dark Navy (very original).

It's pretty hard to see but this is a really nice dark navy, as the name suggests. It actually has a really pretty shimmer which you can't really see in these pictures. Look at the bottle in the last photo and you can kind of see it. It's awesome in the sunlight though. I happened to glance at my nails this morning in the light and WOW, the shimmer was amazing. Not only did it have blue shimmer, but also flecks of purple. I can't get over this color in the light. In the dark is just looks like a dark blue creme polish, which it's not. 

Here's the bottle for a better look at the shimmer.

This one came in a trio, the jewel tone trio to be exact. It's normally $3 but I got it 50% for $1.50. I have to say for a $1 nail polish I was really impressed. The color is really pigmented and opaque. I have one 2 coats and a top coat. I noticed that without a top coat the polish looked really dull so I suggest it for these. But these are such a great value and really nice polishes. I really like this one, so I'm excited to try the other 2.

Until next time,

The Wicked

So Many Black and Blues...

I know, I know, it's getting close to Valentine's day but it's not close enough to force me into a themed manicure! I'm much happier sticking to my lovely dark blues. As you all know I recently discovered the cute Wet n' Wilds and one of the colors I picked up was Nocturnal (another gothy color).

At the store it looked like a dark purpley color, kind of like OPI's Siberian Nights, but when I took it home I tested it and found that it was blue! Quite a shock for me, but I wasn't too upset. In the first picture I have on only 1 coat. A pretty thick coat, but still it's pretty impressive how opaqe is came out. And with a quick coat of Seche Vite, it dried really fast. But it was a little streaky for me so I added another coat, and that's what you see in the second picture. It's very dark.


It did look very similar to a Brucci polish I already had that's called Black and Blue. Andddddd I also took advantage of the e.l.f. Valentine's day sale and got a three pack of polishes for only $1.50! In the set (jewel tone trio) came another dark blue that also looked similar. So I thought I would compare the 3, unfortunately its much too dark to take a picture so I'll get back to that another day.

I also wanted to mention the Deborah Lippmann sale on gilt.com. I check it out yesterday and it has pairs of polishes for sale. Most are average but a few a really nice. Its $20 for 2 which sounds awesome until you add $10 for shipping. Then it turns into regular price. So I didn't get anything, but there's still time to check it out, the sale ends tonight at midnight!

Until next time,
The Wicked

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Here's the rest of my e.l.f. order.

Lips

                                 From top to bottom-  Lucky Lady, Mysterious, First Date
Studio Lip Stain- 
Price- $3 (Paid $1.50) 

So these are suppose to be a long- lasting lip color but they are not. I am very disappointed, they are transparent when applied. Also they are not long lasting. But hey for the price I can't complain!!!!!  The colors are pretty and very close to what they look like in the bottle, but you do have to apply it a few times to achieve the color. There are many other expensive lip stains that do not give the results they claim. 

From left to right- Nice & Natural, Peaceful Pink, Mellow Melon 

Conditioning Lip Balm- 

Price- $3 (Paid $1.50)

So let me first say I was impressed with the size of these, they bring a very generous amount (especially for $1.50). I really like these because they feel nice on the lips and have a nice color. However, I am disappointed with Nice & Natural because it gives my lips no color just some shine. I was expecting a nude color but got nothing, In the photo it looks darker than what it is in person. Maybe it just doesn't give my lips color might work on someone with a darker lip. ( I'll try and find out). But I wish it did work because I really like the color. But I can just use it as a gloss. I would definitely recommend these. 

Eyes

Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadows Palette (100 colors)

Price-$3 (Paid $1.50)

Before receiving this I was impressed, 100 eyeshadows for $5 bucks, like seriously!!! Even at regular price is super cheap. You can't even get one eyeshadow from other make-up brands. I used it for the first time yesterday and the pigment was great, I will do a more detailed review as I use it and put up swatches. But I think everyone should get one of these. 

Face

Blush- 

Price- $3 ( Paid $1.50)

                               Mellow Mauve- I haven't used it yet. I will put up a review when I do.

Gotta Glow- Love it!!! Awesome highlighter with gold in it. 

                                 
Until next time,
The Wicked