Eye Shadow -MAC - Beautiful Iris (Veluxe Pearl)
SadAng3l 5/17/2011 4:27:00 PM
I don't like this eyeshadow at all. I heard good things about this shadow and as seen as it was a Veluxe Pearl I thought it would be fine as the other Veluxe Pearl eyeshadows I own have great pigmentation and texture but this one is terrible. It goes on the lid nothing like it looks in the pan and even after trying to pack it on to get the colour to show up it still looked awful. Again another disappointment from MAC.
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Eye Shadow -MAC - Crystal Eyeshadow
SadAng3l 5/17/2011 4:22:00 PM
I bought this eyeshadow as I was looking for a nice shimmery liliac/lavender shade to wear as a wash over the lid. I was really disappointed in this shadow though. It is not pigmented at all and it doesn't even show up on my eyelids, even with Urban Decay Primer Potion underneath or a Paint Pot. It just gives this strange tiny hint of purply colour but it looks horrible on me. Im very pale (NC15/Buff in Revlon Colourstay) so you would think that it would show up but no. I wouldn't recommend this at all, horrible quality and texture.
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Eye Shadow -MAC - All That Glitters
SadAng3l 5/17/2011 4:14:00 PM
This is now one of my favourite eyeshadows though when I first bought it last year when I was just starting to get into MAC I wasn't that fussed on it for some reason. Now that i've rediscovered it I don't understand why I didn't really like it at first. Its a very nice peachy, shimmery colour and is also a Veluxe Pearl so the texture is lovely and very pigmented. It goes on very smooth. I usually wear it all over the lid with Mulch in the crease/outer corner and line my top lid with Carbon or Typographic for a nice neutral look. Whenever I run out I would definitely buy this eyeshadow again.
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Blush -MAC - Mineralize Blush - Dainty
SadAng3l 3/5/2011 3:48:00 PM
This is one of my favourite blushes. Its a lovely light pink with some soft shimmer. It gives a nice glow to my cheeks and goes well with any eye look. I like the finish of the mineralized blushes much better than the normal powder blushes from MAC. Its also quite pigmented.
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Polishes -China Glaze - Cherry Pie
SadAng3l 3/3/2011 1:06:00 PM
I got this after I got a pedicure with this colour as I loved it. Its a lovely orangey, bright red colour with lots of sparkle/shimmer. It takes 2 coats to get it opaque as with one coat its very sheer though it looks lovely in the end. Also its very easy to remove and lasts a good while before chipping. A great colour to add to your collection!
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Mascara -Maybelline - Volum' Express The Falsies Waterproof Mascara
SadAng3l 1/6/2011 7:09:00 PM
I had run out of my original Falsies mascara which I love so I went out and bought another tube only to discover I'd bought the waterproof one by mistake. I decided to use it anyway thinking it would just be the same as the original but I was very wrong. When I applied it, I found that it clumped up my lashes a lot and it didn't give the same length and volume to my lashes as the Falsies did. I have naturally long lashes so normally length isn't really a problem for me and most mascaras really emphasise the length but this somehow made my lashes look shorter than they are and clumped them up horribly. As for removing the mascara, its a nightmare. It takes forever to get it off and even then im still left with residue the next day which messes up my lashes when I go to apply a different mascara. Anyway I won't be buying this again but I do recommend the original Falsies mascara. Its way better than this.
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Fragrances -Paris Hilton - Can Can
SadAng3l 9/22/2010 12:33:00 PM
I bought this as I loved the original Paris Hilton (the one with the pink bottle with black stripes) and heard good things about this one. I bought it without smelling it first which was a mistake. Everyone says it resembles Britney Spears Fantasy but to me, it definitely smells nothing like it as I love that perfume. Anyway upon sniffing it, it didn't smell too pleasant at all. It made me feel quite sick. In the end I gave it to my sister who loves it. I can't smell it without feeling sick. I guess this is one perfume that you either love or hate and in my case its hate.
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Lipstick -MAC - Lustre Lipstick in Spice It Up
SadAng3l 9/8/2010 3:17:00 PM
I have only just rediscovered this lipstick. I bought it online after hearing recommendations on YouTube. When it arrived it looked quite scary in the tube as it was so dark looking. I think I tried it once and was too scared to wear it out lol. Now though this past week I have started to wear it and I actually love it. Its the perfect red shade that doesn't make me look like a clown the way Russian Red does. Its very wearable and I wear this out during the day with a neutral eye. Its just a great colour for the autumn/winter season, a really nice deep berry shade that looks great.
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Fragrances -Tommy Hilfiger - Stunning by Katie Price
SadAng3l 7/26/2010 11:29:00 AM
I bought this perfume ages ago and I really liked it even though I don't like Katie Price at all. Now Miss Dior Cherie has come out and I took a sniff of it a few days ago. This perfume smells identical more or less to Miss Dior Cherie but less than half the price. So if you like Miss Dior but not the price then this is for, it smells more or less the same!
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Fragrances -Coty - sjp nyc
SadAng3l 7/26/2010 11:01:00 AM
I really like this scent. I think it smells very sweet and has a definite strawberry note to it. Personally I think it smells almost the same as Nina by Nina Ricci which I also own and love but the only difference is that this one is cheaper. I think its a very nice fragrance but the packaging could be better. I still really like it though.
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Fragrances -Coty - SJP NYC Sarah Jessica Parker
SadAng3l 7/26/2010 10:56:00 AM
I really like this scent. I think it smells very sweet and has a definite strawberry note to it. Personally I think it smells almost the same as Nina by Nina Ricci which I also own and love but the only difference is that this one is cheaper. I think its a very nice fragrance but the packaging could be better. I still really like it though.
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Palettes -MAC - Shadowy Lady Quad - Cult of Cherry
SadAng3l 5/26/2010 1:32:00 PM
I bought this along with the Spiced Chocolate quad which was a big disappointment. I payed quite a bit for it as it was not available anymore when I looked for it. The colours in this palette are: Lightfall - A pinkish, biege highlight colour Smudged Violet - A greyish, shimmery purple Shadowy Lady - A dark matt purple Deep Truth - A dark shimmery blue In the palette the colours look really pretty. The colour payoff for Shadowy Lady and Lightfall when swatched though is not that great. Lightfall doesn't show up at all really. Deep Truth is a very pretty dark blue but I don't know how I could wear it without it being too much. Shadowy Lady and Smudged Violet are also great colours but the pigmentation could be better. All in all its a good palette but its not worth the big price to be honest.
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Eye Shadow -MAC - Cult of Cherry Spiced Chocolate Quad [DISCONTINUED]
SadAng3l 5/26/2010 1:25:00 PM
I bought this quad after hearing all the hype about it and how great it was. I gave in and bought this but I had to pay a lot more for it than what it origionally cost as it was not available anymore. I got a hold of this one and the Shadowy Lady Quad but I'll review that later. Anyway I have to say that I am a bit disappointed with it. For a start these colours in the palette are very easily dupable. I have discovered a lot of colours that are very, very similar to it. Anyway the colours are: Nanogold - A pinkish duochrome highlight colour Brash - A bright orange copper Sweet Chestnut - A burgandy maroon colour Spiced Chocolate - A dark, reddish brown To be honest these colours are very similar to other MAC eyeshadows. For example: Spiced Chocolate is very, very similar to Embark. Infact when swatched they look identical which is a big letdown. Sweet Chestnut is very similar to Cranberry but the only difference is that Cranberry is more pinker whilst Sweet Chestnut has a more purple tone to it. Brash is also supposed to be very similar to Coppering but I do not own that eyeshadow so I couldn't say. As for pigmentation, Brash is the most pigmented of them all. Brash just glides on with a lot of colour payoff. The texture is very smooth and creamy. As for Nanogold, well its useless basically. When you swatch it on your hand it barely shows up. A big disappointment. Spiced Chocolate is also not very good, pigmentation wise. It barely shows up either. Sweet Chestnut goes on well though its not as pigmented or smooth as Brash. All in all, it looks pretty in the palette but its not worth the money with all the dupes for it. Im very disappointed.
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Lip Treatments -MAC - Lip Conditioner
SadAng3l 5/19/2010 5:16:00 PM
I bought this lip conditioner in Gentel Coral after hearing good reviews about it and how conditioning it is. Well in my opinion it is not really that good. It is ok but for the price of it, I expected it to be much better. I would put it on before lipstick or something like that to prevent them drying out but apart from that I don't really use it. I find the little pots of Vasaline Lip Balm to be much more conditioning than these and they are tons cheaper, I think they are 99p or something. Its ridiculous the price of these lip conditioners when they don't even do that much. I wouldn't waste your money.
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Eye Shadow -Coastal Scents - 28 Neutral Palette
SadAng3l 5/17/2010 10:37:00 AM
I bought this palette along with the 88 matte and 88 warm palette and this is the only one that wasn't damaged in any way when I recieved it. Its a very nice palette with a lot of good colour options but I feel they maybe should have included more grey shades too as well as browns. Some of the shades are more pigmented than others but mostly a good palette.
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