Wet N Wild Drinking A Glass Of Shine Palette

The last thing I need is new palettes, but when I see Wet N Wild's I cannot help but purchase all of them! I also purchased "Sparkle Til Morning" & I went to get the other one but one of the shadows was broken & it was the last one, so I am going to see if I can find it at another store. 

Wet N Wild was one of the brands that I used to hate ( & ELF too!) but since have grown to love. These palettes are so versatile & I love to take them when I travel.

I have to admit, I rarely wear matte colors. I have one hell of a time blending them but I love the teal & blue in this palette. It was $4.99 plus I had a coupon for $1 off. 

The packaging is the same as all their other palettes, plain & simple. That works fine for me, if a product works, I don't really care about the packaging.

I don't know why they even include this applicator because I always just throw them away. They are just terrible! 

So here are the swatches: 

These were all one swipe with my fingertip, no primer. 

I love that matte teal & blue!

You can never have enough neutral mattes!

In my opinion, these palettes are a must haves, they are cheap & work great. If you use a good primer ( I always use either Urban Decay Primer Potion or Too Faced Shadow Insurance) these last forever and are super pigmented. I prefer to use Shadow Insurance with matte shadows, Primer Potion tends to be drier & harder to work with. But, on that note, I find that Primer Potion lasts much longer. There have been nights when I slept in makeup and the only thing that smears is my eyeliner!

Have you tried any of the Wet N Wild palettes?

*Krystle

MAC All That Glitters, Satin Taupe, Black Tied & Freshwater

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I'm sorry, I have been kind of  busy with work & holiday things. I thought I would do a quick update! First off, Happy Holidays everyone! I was such a Grinch this Christmas, which is so unlike me. I think that I have had such a terrible year, all I care about is 2012 being over. Plus, we're really trying to pay the wedding so we couldn't buy much for each other. I bought Dustin a new wedding band (he lost his on our honeymoon) and he got a few small gifts. He bought me new black diamond earrings (even though I said NO JEWELRY!) and he got me a RG3 Redskins shirt, plus a new blender & can opener. We spent Christmas Eve with his family & his mom got me a sewing machine, I am so excited to start sewing!! My mom put together a really beautiful wedding picture collage. 

This look is from about a week ago. I love these colors together, I usually wear the same thing most days which is totally boring but I decided to switch it up a bit. MAC's Freshwater is a very bright, vibrant blue, however, when I put Black Tied (matte black with silver sparkle) it muted the blue & made it all but purple. I always start with All That Glitters (After UDPP) on my entire eyelid, Satin Taupe in my crease & then I applied Freshwater onto the crease and buffed Black Tied over top lightly, just enough to blend everything together. I always use MAC Shroom as a brow highlight & inner corner of my eye highlight.

I switch between MAC's Liquid Liner & Maybelline's Lash Stiletto liquid eyeliner. I love MAC's but once it dries you have to use makeup remover to fix any mistakes. Lash Stiletto is more forgiving, I can use water and a Q-Tip to fix any mistakes. I love, love love Maybelline's Turbo Volume Waterproof mascara right now, works awesome!

 I used MAC's Refined Golden Bronzer, which is my favorite bronzer. I'm still looking for the perfect blush, right now I am using a few different kinds, nothing that I love. And I adore MAC's Soft & Gentle highlighter. 

For my lips, I keep it simple for work. I used MAC's Myth with Nymphette Lip Glass on top.

I hope everyone had a great Holiday & hopefully 2013 will be a wonderful year!

*Krystle

MAC All That Glitters & Freshwater

Hi,

I hope you are enjoying your day!

This has to be my favorite way to wear my hair wavy, I like the looser waves. I usually curl it the night before & sleep on it. It really depends because my hair is so long & thick that it tangles REALLY bad if I don't wear it up. (Please don't look at my regrowth, I haven't had my hair done since the wedding!)

FACE:

Urban Decay Face Primer

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC30

MAC  Studio Fix Fluid in NW20

MAC Studio Fix Foundation Plus in NC25

MAC Bronzer in Bronze

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle

NYX Blush & Bronzer (I use the blush only on the apples of my cheeks) in Sunrise in Bali

 EYEBROWS:

elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Milani Eyebrow Kit in Light

EYES:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC All That Glitters

MAC Freshwater

MAC Liquidlast Eyeliner in Black

NYX White Pearl liner 

LIPS:

Cherry Chapstick!

I don't know why but I hate blues on my eyes, even though Freshwater is really vibrant, I blended for a little while to mute it out. I can pull it off if I'm tan but in winter when I'm pale & pasty, not happening. 

Have a great day! :)

*Krystle

Raspberry Crush

I tried something a little different this time around & used a brighter lip gloss than I would normally wear. I also made it fairly close the the colors that I have used on my eyes. 

FACE:

Urban Decay Face Primer

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC30

MAC  Studio Fix Fluid in NW20

MAC Studio Fix Foundation Plus in NC25

MAC Bronzer in Bronze

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle

NYX Blush & Bronzer (I use the blush only on the apples of my cheeks) in Sunrise in Bali

 EYEBROWS:

elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Milani Eyebrow Kit in Light

EYES:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Plum Dressing

MAC All That Glitters

MAC Sketch

MAC Liquidlast Eyeliner in Black

NYX White Pearl liner 

LIPS: 

N.Y.C in Sheer Raspberry

I love this color & it was maybe a $1, I got a while ago at Walmart. I will say one thing that I hate is the smell. It is so sweet smelling that it almost makes me sick.  I do find that I need to reapply this fairly often & it quite sticky. I like it because it's cheap & the packaging is small enough that I can toss it in my purse. I'd probably prefer to use MAC's Impassioned with NYX Whipped over top which would give about the same effect but I think it would last longer & give a better color payoff. I guess I'll have to try & see. :)

We had our first snow of the year. I hate snow because it makes people drive crazy & it's scary to drive in but it does look gorgeous. I can't complain though because we've had a warm winter & it hit 64 degrees the other day which is weird. I had to remind myself it was December & not April (although I wish it was April!). 

I also have to tell you that I am putting away a giveaway & I am super excited because I will be giving away a few of my favorite products! I just placed an order through Fyrinnae (an Indie company that I am in love with!) and once that package comes I'll be all set & ready to enjoy the gift of giving!

Have a wonderful day!

*Krystle

MAC All That Glitters, Sketch & Plum Dressing

Hi! I told you guys I was using my curling wand like crazy lately! It's much wavier than I like to wear it in this picture, but it loosens up throughout the day. I don't curl the top of my hair just about 2" down because I have super thick hair & I end up looking like Side Show Bob (do you remember him from the Simpson's!).

FACE:

Urban Decay Face Primer

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC30

MAC  Studio Fix Fluid in NW20

MAC Studio Fix Foundation Plus in NC25

MAC Bronzer in Bronze

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle

NYX Blush & Bronzer (I use the blush only on the apples of my cheeks) in Sunrise in Bali

 EYEBROWS:

elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Milani Eyebrow Kit in Light

EYES:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Plum Dressing

MAC All That Glitters

MAC Sketch

MAC Liquidlast Eyeliner in Black

NYX White Pearl liner 

LIPS: 

NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Beige

I just need to take a second & brag about my coat. I really didn't need another coat because I have SO many but this adorable gem was on clearance for $13. I could not pass it up. I also got the most amazing Steve Madden wedges that I have to show you all soon!

Hope you liked today's look! 

Krystle