Must Haves: Coastal Scents Hot Pots!

Be Creative!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share a great deal that Coastal Scents is having until 10/03/2014! All their shadow pots are $0.99 and normally they retail for $1.95 so this is the best time to create your own palette! This is my second palette, they recently launch empty palettes with clear lids that I wanted to try out. It's great quality and I'm really enjoying seeing the colors without having to open each palette. The 12 count empty palette retails for $5.95 and the 28 count retails for $9.95. 

They have so many colors to choose from and a variety of finishes too! My palette was inspired by my wedding colors and I'm so in love with it. All the colors turned out to be amazing, richly pigmented and so buttery smooth! From my experience the metallic/shimmers are the best to invest in. But for the price and the chance to create your own awesome palette... you cant go wrong! ;-)

I wanted to share some of my favorites because I know it can be overwhelming when you see the huge selection Coastal Scents has to offer haha. Here we go:

*Caramelized

*Oktoberfest

*Raspberry Tart

*Boca Mocha

*Rich Walnut

Bottom line: I love these hot pots! They are affordable and amazing quality shadows. The possibilities are endless and you can make as many combinations as you want! As if this wasn't a great deal on its own you can also use the coupon code blush25off for an extra 25% off your order until 10/06/2014! Take advantage of this as well because they do get you on shipping. I believe the cheapest is about $8 for standard shipping but even all together it's way cheaper than other palettes sold in store! :-)

Review: E.L.F Essential 18 Piece Eyeshadow Palette With Brush!

New & Improved!

Happy October! :-) Today I have a great post for you guys! I've been so impressed lately with the new products Eyes Lips Face has been releasing! They have a limited edition section called Beauty School where they have a bunch of new palettes and bundles for great prices. This palette is called the Essential 18 Piece Eye shadow Palette and it comes with a nice shadow brush. It retails for just $8 and you get a nice mix of matte and metallic shades, perfect for everyday wear!

I did want to give a quick shout out to the packaging, it's so sleek and amazing quality! I'm loving the changes E.L.F is making to their packaging, definitely an upgrade! It comes with a full size mirror on the inside which makes this palette perfect for travel.

Here's a close up of the colors! The entire first row are matte colors, how awesome is that?! I've never seen them release a palette with so many matte shades and they're actually pretty good! I wont say they're the most pigmented but you get some great color payoff from them plus the blend really well! The rest of the shades are satin/metallic finishes which are my favorite. I find that this palette has a muted tone to it that makes it so unique! I enjoy that none of the colors are crazy neon shades, they're all wearable, neutral colors that are super easy to work with. I also love that they decided to make the shadows round. It makes a difference in the look of the palette and easier for your brush to pick up color. It actually reminds me of the Sleek Palettes!

Here are the swatches by row:

These are the matte shades! The second and third colors make amazing crease/blending shades. They are smooth to the touch, kinda makes me think that E.L.F has reformulated their shadows.

This row has the pops of colors without being too bright. The lime green looks amazing all over the lid. The last shade is a gorgeous taupe-silver.... in love!

If you haven't already guessed this is my favorite row! This row is just stunning! I'm lusting over those peachy copper shades for all over the lid. I've been wearing them nonstop with the matte brown in the crease and some winged liner... perfection! The last shade also makes a beautiful inner corner highlight.

Bottom line:  This is a great palette! The price is also amazing but don't be fooled by it, this palette is really great quality. The colors are gorgeous and they are really smooth! The texture is so buttery, different from the palettes from the permanent line. If these are reformulated shadows I hope they release more palettes like this one because I truly love using it! Make sure to check it out! It's limited edition so get it while you can. :-)

Must Haves: NYX Cosmetics Powder Blushes in Dusty Rose & Bordeaux! (Fall Edition!)

Get The Flushed Look!

A few posts ago I hauled a few fall appropriate items, including these blushes. I wanted to follow up with some swatches so you can see how beautiful these colors are! They may seem a bit scary in the pan but trust me when I say they bring your cheeks to life! They are the perfect fall colors and can be sheered out to give you that flushed look that we all crave! :-) I ordered mine directly from the NYX Website for $5 each plus an extra 25% off so very inexpensive.

The packaging is very simple and compact which I love since lets be honest... I'm a blush hoarder so the less bulky the better haha. These blushes are cruelty free products which is also amazing! I find that the NYX Blushes are the easiest to blend from drugstore range. They are silky smooth and richly pigmented so a little goes a long way. Another thing I love about them is that they are long wearing! At the end of the day my blush looks just as vibrant as it did when I first applied it!

Here are the swatches! ;-)

*Dusty Rose- a matte rose pink, super pretty and wearable year round but especially for fall since it wont clash with darker lips! Love it!

*Bordeaux- a deep red brown, seems to have shimmers in the pan but on the cheeks it goes on matte. I love this color! This with a simple winged liner and a dark red lip... gorgeous! It's very pigmented so you need to apply it with a light hand but it blends effortlessly.

Bottom line: If you're scared of darker blushes I hope this post inspired you to branch out because once blended these colors look stunning on! I love the NYX formula and how affordable their products are. Sometimes the color swatches on the websites tend to not show up true to color so if you've been wanting these colors I hope the swatches helped as well! These are definitely going to be my go to blushes (including the E.L.F Matte Duo!) for the season and I highly recommend them! :-)