Review & Swatches: MakeupGeek Shadows!

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So I was recently contacted by MakeupGeek to try out some more of their products! The company offered to send me 12 eyeshadows, 5 pigments, and 2 gel liners! I was so flattered and excited to try out more products from MUG, so I jumped on the opportunity! I am going to split this review up into 3 parts, just so that there isn't one massively long post! I am going to start off with the shadows! I really hope that you all enjoy this review and find it to be helpful!

• Each photo was taken in artificial light.
• Swatch photos were taken with flash.
• Swatches were done over Lorac Behind The Scenes Eye Primer.

Mermaid

Cinderella

Taupe Notch

Creme Brulee

Drama Queen

Beaches & Cream

Hipster

Latte

Nautica

Bling

Last Dance

Cupcake

Left to Right: Bling, Beaches & Cream, Creme Brulee, Cinderella, Cupcake, Hipster

Bling: Bling is a gorgeous champagne/diamond color with a satin/shimmer finish. This shadow is great for a brow or inner corner highlight.

Beaches & Cream: Beaches & Cream is the perfect transition shade! It's an almost skin tone shadow is is great as a base color to aid with blending. This shadow has a slight hint of orange but it is a more neutral shadow.

Creme Brulee: Creme Brulee is a matte warm toned, light brown shadow. I would compare this shadow to MAC Cork.

Cinderella: Cinderella is a gorgeous light rose gold pink with a satin finish.

Cupcake: Cupcake is a matte dusty rose pink shadow. This shadow would be great to do a smokey eye with and use as a transition color in the crease!

Hipster: Hipster is a cool toned taupe shadow that has a satin finish. This shadow has a slight gray undertone to it.

From Left to Right: Taupe Notch, Latte, Last Dance, Drama Queen, Mermaid, Nautica

Taupe Notch: Taupe Notch is deeper than Hipster and has more of a warm brown undertone to it.This shadow has a satin finish.

Latte: Latte is a matte, warm toned deep brown shadow

Last Dance: Last Dance is a reddened purple with a slight hint of pink. This shadow has a satin finish.

Drama Queen: Drama Queen is a beautiful deep purple with almost a hint of black as a base. This shadow has a satin finish.

Mermaid: Mermaid is a vibrant sea foam/blue shadow. This shadow has a satin finish.

Nautica: Nautica is a gorgeous royal blue with a satin finish.

As you can see, these shadows are incredibly pigmented. The matte finish shadows blend like a dream and I don't ever notice any streaking or skipping in my crease when I am blending. The satin finishes have no glitter in them but have a gorgeous slight shimmer. They are impeccable shadows.

I always use MUG shadows in my everyday wear and I use them a lot in my tutorials as well. I find that I gravitate more to them than my MAC shadows ( I know, shocker!!!).

I would highly recommend you try out these shadows. They are definitely worth every cent!

You can purchase the pan shadows here for $5.99 each. Each pan contains 1.8 grams of product.

-Alicia

**DISCLAIMER** Some or all products in this post have been provided by the brands stated for review or use. All opinions are my own and it is my obligation to give my readers an honest review of any products received, whether positive or negative.

Bitten With Gold Makeup Tutorial Feat. MakeupGeek!

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Today I have a tutorial for you using some of my new MakeupGeek products! I absolutely love MUG and I was dying to do a tutorial on this look. I previously did a look like this and posted it on Instagram and asked if you would like to see a tutorial, and some of you did! I really hope that you all enjoy it!

Face:
Revlon ColorStay Foundation 150 Buff Chamois & 180 Sand Beige
MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NC15 & OCC Conceal in Y2
Ben Nye Banana Powder
MAC Studio Fix Powder in N5
Tarte Park Ave. Princess Bronzer
Tarte Dazzled Amazonian Clay Blush
theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MUG Shadows: Vanilla Bean, Creme Brule, Bitten, Drama Queen, Birthday Wish, & New Years Eve
NYX Collection Noir Liquid Black Liner
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Blackest Black
CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in Blackest Black
Ardell #110 Lashes

Brows:
Anastasia Beverly Hill Brow Wiz in Brunette
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Lips:
MAC Pink Plaid

-Alicia

**DISCLAIMER** Some or all products in this post have been provided by the brands stated for review or use. All opinions are my own and it is my obligation to give my readers an honest review of any products received, whether positive or negative.

Surrogate's Pipe Dream Makeup Tutorial!

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Today I have a tutorial using the new Spring Fling collection from Glamour Doll Eyes and I also incorporated some of the new MakeupGeek shadows that I recently got! I wanted to do a fun look using the Spring collection from GDE. I recently reviewed the products that I purchased from the collection and that review can be viewed here. I really hope that you all enjoy this tutorial!

Face:
L'Oreal Youth Code Pore Vanisher
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 1N2
MAC ProLongwear Concealer in NC15 & OCC Conceal in Y2
Ben Nye Banana Powder
Purely Cosmetics Diamond Powder
NARS Laguna Bronzer
Glamour Doll Eyes Start A Rumor Blush
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light
MAC MSF in Lightscapade

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MUG Shadows: Creme Brule, Vanilla Bean, Mocha, & Latte
GDE Shadows: In Memory, Pipedream, & Corpselike
Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liner Pen in Ultra Black
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Blackest Black
CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara & L'Oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara in Black

Brows:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Brunette
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Lips:
MAC Prep + Prime Lip
Milani Color Statement Lip Liner in Nude
Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Nude Creme

-Alicia

Review: Glamour Doll Eyes 2014 Spring Fling Collection!

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Today I have a post showing you the new Spring Fling Collection from Glamour Doll Eyes! This collection is composed of 8 eyeshadows, 2 blushes, 2 HydraGlazes, and 2 cream eyeshadows. I decided to pick up the 2 eyeshadow palettes that were offered for a limited time as well as one of the blushes.

The Spring Fling collection launched March 20th and will be available through June 20th. The palettes are unfortunately sold out as they were a first come first serve item, but the shadows are all still available on the website in the individual pots.

Photo Information:

• All photos taken in artificial light.
• All swatch photos taken with flash.
• All swatches done over Lorac Behind The Scenes Eye Primer.

The Eyeshadow Palettes:

Surrogate's Pipe Dream: Marquee, Old Money, Pipe Dream & Surrogate

Marquee, Old Money, Surrogate, & Pipe Dream

 Delilah's Disguise: Disguise, Delilah, Evacuate, & In Memory

Delilah, Disguise, Evacuate, & In Memory

Marquee: Marquee is a pale orange/peach shadow with a green sheen and subtle blue shimmer throughout.

Old Money: Old Money is a yellow shadow with a purple shimmer throughout.

Surrogate: Surrogate is a light purple shadow with a golden/green shift.

Pipe Dream: Pipe Dream is a gorgeous duochrome; This shadow has a black base and the shift is a green to purple.

Delilah: Delilah is a bright pink with a green to gold shift and some purple/pink shimmer throughout.

Disguise: Disguise is a bright blue shadow with a purple/pink shift.

Evacuate: Evacuate is an orange with a pink undertone and orange and gold shimmer throughout.

In Memory: In Memory is a gorgeous mint green with a golden shift.

Let's talk about the palettes in the collection. The actual palettes are made of cardboard, but are quite sturdy. They are extremely lightweight and have a good sized mirror on the inside lid. The downfall that I experienced with the palettes are that the shadows are so incredibly soft that they seem to have a tough time staying pressed. When I got my palettes in the mail, two of them were broken already and the more I move the palettes around, the more they crack apart. I think that with a change in pressing formulation, GDE pigments can be pressed and stay together, but with this batch, I unfortunately was not impressed. I would much rather have the pots with the loose pigments in them as they are much easier to work with and make less of a mess. I really do think that the palettes are a great idea, just some re-forumlation is needed.

The Blush:

Left: Start A Rumor; Right: NARS Orgasm

 Start A Rumor is a beautiful pinky-peach blush with a strong golden shimmer/shift throughout. I absolutely love this blush and I think that it is so flattering. I wanted to compare it to NARS Orgasm, since it is quite similar but at a MUCH cheaper price point. I find that Start A Rumor is far more pigmented than Orgasm. Orgasm is a bit difficult to work with and it's quite a densely packed formula. I find it hard to get an even color payoff with Orgasm. Start A Rumor leans slightly more pink than Orgasm and Orgasm appears more glittery in my opinion. Start A Rumor is very finely milled and extremely soft. This blush is also VERY pigmented so I recommend using a duo-fiber brush to apply it.

I also figured I would show the gift with purchase that GDE included for the month of March

Longing For Spring is a beautiful light green that has a slight golden sheen to it.

Overall, I really like the shadows that Vee chose for this collection. My favorites are Pipe Dream, Surrogate, and In Memory. I really do love Start A Rumor as well. I think this blush is fantastic and I hope Vee decides to keep this blush as a permanent product! As I stated before, I am not a huge fan of the palette form of the shadows but I would obviously recommend the pots! Don't forget, this collection is only available until June 20th so make sure you get these bad boys while you can!

The shadows can be purchased individually for $6 and the blushes for $9.

Have you tried anything from this collection? What products are your favorites?!

-Alicia

**DISCLAIMER**All products in this post were purchased by myself and all opinions are my own. My obligation is to give my readers an honest review of any products, whether positive or negative.

Sigma Beauty March 2014 Discount Code!

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I just wanted to share the March discount code for Sigma! If you use the code MAR2014, you will receive 10% off of your entire purchase!

What products are you dying to get from Sigma this month? I recently ordered the Enlight Palette as well as the Lip Concealer! I have not tried any makeup products from Sigma, so I am very excited to see how these products perform!

-Alicia

St. Patrick's Day Collab With Maxine Marie!

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I have an awesome collaboration video/tutorial to share with you today! One of my friends on YouTube, Maxine asked me to do a collab video with her! I was so thrilled that she asked (thanks again, girl!) so after we decided on St. Patrick's Day, we got right to planning out what we wanted to do for our looks! I decided to do a dramatic look for St. Patrick's Day since those looks are the most fun to create! I have also been dying to use my Sugarpill Cold Chemistry palette and I figured this look would be great for it!

If you all haven't seen Maxine's videos, you should definitely check her out! She is an amazingly talented MAC Cosmetics MUA and she makes great videos! I really hope that you all enjoy this tutorial and use our looks for a fun night out!

Maxine's Look:

My Look:

Face:
Revlon ColorStay Foundation 150 Buff Chamois & 180 Sand Beige
MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NC15 & OCC Conceal in Y2
MAC Studio Fix Powder in N5
Jane. Cosmetics Bronzer in Dream
MAC Blush in Mocha
theBalm Mary - Lou Mainzer

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Mildew
Sugarpill Shadows: Tako, Subterranean, Diamond Eyes, Junebug, & Tiara
Inglot Shadows: Matte #385, Matte #384, Matte #350, DS #477
Naked Cosmetics Ivory Stack IV06
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Blackest Black
Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liner Pen in Ultra Black
Inglot Duraline
CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in Blackest Black
Salon Perfect Demi Whispies

Brows:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Duo in Dark Brown
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Lips:
MAC Prep + Prime Lip
MAC Ravishing

-Alicia

Untamed Makeup Tutorial Using the Lorac Unzipped Palette!

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Today I am bringing you another tutorial using the Lorac Unzipped Palette! I absolutely love this palette and you can create so many different looks with it! I wanted to do something also using the Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre Drops! These drops are so pretty and are a great way of dressing up a makeup look, but not going overboard with glitter! I really hope that you all enjoy this tutorial!

Face:
L'Oreal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher & MAC Prep + Prime Skin 
Revlon ColorStay Foundation in 150 Buff Chamois & 180 Sand Beige
MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NC15
MAC Studio Fix Powder in N5
BenNye Banana Powder
Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer
Milani Rose Powder Blush in Tea Rose
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light
MAC MSF in Perfect Topping

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MakeupGeek Vanilla Bean & Corrupt
Lorac Unzipped Palette: Undercover, Unbelievable, Unreal, Unattainable, Unconditional, Unspoken, & Untamed
Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre in Diamond
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Blackest Black
Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liner Pen in Ultra Black
L'Oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara in Blackest Black

Lips:
MAC Prep + Prime Lip
Milani Nude Lip Liner
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Cannes

Brows:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Brunette
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

-Alicia