MakeUp Review, MakeUp Swatches

MakeUp Monsters Review & Swatches – Talk Dirty To Me, Darkness Prevails, Dusk, Maroon Masquerade, Purp-erate, Nerfarious, Wipe Out, Tyranny

by CrimsonFeather
MakeUp Monsters Review & Swatches – Talk Dirty To Me, Darkness Prevails, Dusk, Maroon Masquerade, Purp-erate, Nerfarious, Wipe Out, Tyranny

Meet the Supernatural Selection from Makeup Monsters Cosmetics. This is a collection I’ve picked of eight of the more normal unusual from the range.

  • Talk Dirty To Me ~ Mud Brown
  • Darkness Prevails ~ Black
  • Dusk ~ Light Grey
  • Maroon Masquerade ~ Dark Maroon
  • Purp-etrate ~ Light Lavendar
  • Nerfarious ~ Warm Purple
  • Wipe Out ~ Royal Blue
  • Tyranny ~ Pansy Purple

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They’re liquid matte lipsticks, hand made in America. These are long wearing but not described as touch proof. This is the old formula now, the new formula is described as touch proof. As the new formula doesn’t launch until the 15th of August I can’t give you a review on that.
They go on liquid and dry down matte. They’ve lasted a good four hours, with me drinking water. The new version should be even better.

I love these. They’re well made, with love and care. If you’re looking for a small independent lipstick maker I’d highly recommend them.

Price is $15.95 each but on launch you’ll get a $5 discount. Also, good news is shipping is only $9.99 for international orders.

Nails

Nail Art – Golden Glitter Gradient

by CrimsonFeather
Nail Art – Golden Glitter Gradient

Slightly delayed Manicure Monday.

I’m kind of in love with glitter gradients right now. They’re really simple to do but look so effective. It’s also really really good if you’ve chipped your nails and don’t have time for a complete redo.

Paint you nails a plain colour (in this case Models Own Trillion Taupe), get a sponge, paint the glitter polish (in this case Sugarpills Divinity) on the sponge and dab at the ends of your nails.
Contrasting colours work just as well as similar ones. It’s obviously not as hard getting the polish of afterwards as it’s all just on the end of the nails,

What are you wearing on your nails today?

Dupes

Clone Wars – Lime Crime Wicked Dupe Alert!

by CrimsonFeather
Clone Wars – Lime Crime Wicked Dupe Alert!

Lime Crime Dupe Alert!

This is more of a colour match than a true dupe. As you can see the colours are nearly identical.

So what are the differences?

  • Lime Crime’s Wicked Velvetine is a matte liquid lipstick. It costs $20 for  2.6ml. While it claims to be smudge proof mine at least has never been so. It’s drying on the lips.
  • Still Missing my Baby is a long wearing lipstick from MakeUp Revolution. It costs £2.50. It doesn’t claim to be smudge proof or long-lasting. It does, however, has lasted a good four hours, while drinking only water. It’s not drying on the lips.

So there’s a vast difference in cost. Plus MakeUp Revolution doesn’t have the same problematic history Lime Crime does.

Which one do you prefer?

MakeUp Review, MakeUp Swatches

MakeUp Monsters Review & Swatches – Blackened Heart, Bite Me, Birthday Suit, Cherimoya, Sassy, Sedona

by CrimsonFeather
MakeUp Monsters Review & Swatches – Blackened Heart, Bite Me, Birthday Suit, Cherimoya, Sassy, Sedona

Meet the Natural Selection from Makeup Monsters Cosmetics. I’ve picked six of the more normal colours from the range.

  • Blackened Heart ~ Deep Maroon
  • Bite Me ~ Pin Up Red
  • Birthday Suit ~ Rose Brown
  • Cherimoya ~ Misty Rose
  • Sassy ~ Magenta Pink
  • Sedona ~ Copper Brown

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They’re liquid matte lipsticks, handmade in America. These are long wearing but not described as touch proof. This is the old formula now, the new formula is described as touch proof. As the new formula doesn’t launch until the 15th of August I can’t give you a review on that.
They go on liquid and dry down matte. They’ve lasted a good four hours, with me drinking water. The new version should be even better.

I love these. They’re well made, with love and care. If you’re looking for a small independent lipstick maker I’d highly recommend them.

Price is $15.95 each but on launch, you’ll get a $5 discount. Also, the good news is shipping is only $9.99 for international orders.

Nail Art, Nails

Nail Art- Charge!

by CrimsonFeather
Nail Art- Charge!

Monday’s nails are green with envy.

I used @makeupRVLTN Nail Geek in Refresher as the base. The top colour is Charge and Ready from Maybelline.

What do your nails look like today?

Project Pan

Project Pan June 2015

by CrimsonFeather
Project Pan June 2015

Project Pan Update!

There’s a bunch of stuff here so it’s going to be a long post. Grab a cup of tea and settle back. Let’s move from left to right

  • Molton Brown invigorating suma ginseng bath & shower gel. it’s clearly a travel size and I loved it.
  • Elemis Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Serum. It was good but oh so expensive.
  • Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel. I freaking love this stuff. It smells amazing and makes my skin so smooth. I really want a new one.
  • Decleor Aroma NightBeauty Creme. I did like this, again expensive but worth it.
  • MakeUp Academy’s Mascara in Brown. It’s okay and does the job. I won’t be buying it again as it dried up before I had a chance to use it.
  • MakeUp Academy’s Matte Perfect Loose Powder. No, I would not get it again, it’s very very yellow so not good for my pale skin.
  • L’Oreal Volume Million Lashes Diamond LTD Mascara. It’s a nice mascara but not something I’d get in the non LTD version.
  • Boots Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Body Scrub. It’s nice but I think I’ll stick to my loofah.
  • Decleor Aroma Night Balm. An extra shot of moisture for your skin before sleep. I find my coconut oil does the same but if I want a treat I’ll probably get this.
  • Dermalogica Daily Defence SPF 30. I do like this for extra coverage when my moisturiser doesn’t have it in. Most of mine currently do so I won’t be getting it again just yet.
  • MakeUp Academy Mascara in Green. Again not a repurchase, it dried up long before I had a chance to use it all and it was only okay.
  • Lime Crime’s White Eyeliner. Fuck no. Made my eyes water.
  • Body Shop’s Peppermint foot lotion. Good if you haven’t got really dry skin. I have on my feet.
  • MakeUp Academy’s £1 liquid eyeliner. I hate this. It’s rubbish. How I ended up with more than one I just don’t know.

So on a buying ban at the moment except for IMATS. So hopefully a few more of these posts.

Nail Product Reviews, Nail Product Swatches

Nail Geek Nail Paints Review & Swatches

by CrimsonFeather
Nail Geek Nail Paints Review & Swatches

The Nail Geek Full Paints collection costs only £5.96, which means you essentially get one of these colours for free.

There are five colours a primary blue, yellow and red. Also, there’s an apple green and a bright pink. There is a tiny bit of glitter in the green polish but you can’t really see it on the nails.

 

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They’re fairly chip resistant and really don’t need more than two coats. The only one that did need a bit more was the yellow polish. They’ve all got a good shine.

They well worth the cost and if you’re not really a fan of the colours they’re perfect for nail art designs. Personally, I’d prefer the pink to be red to make it a true primary collection but other than that you can’t go wrong.