QUO Prismatic Face Palette + Original Face Palette Reviews

Hello friends!!

Today we're talking about two AWESOME face palettes!

I own the original QUO Face palette, and then the year after that they came out with the Prismatic face palette.

I personally adore them both, and they're both great for travel. But I like the Prismatic face palette slightly more, as it has a mirror in the packaging, and I prefer the bronzer's golden tones in it as well.

Here is pictures and swatches of the Prismatic face palette: 

Blush: It's a soft warm pink It's slightly powdery, but if you tap off your brush it's perfect! It's not hard at all to blend as well!

Highlight: This is a VERY intense highlight. Like, I'm talking even i, queen of the intense highlight need to tap it off and really buff it in. But once it's all buffed into the cheeks, it's STUNNING. And as you can tell, I'v hit pan on this bad boy!

Bronzer: This is my PERFECT bronzer. It's a yellow/golden brown, with warm shimmers/sparkles in it. I wear bronzers as a warm blush shade 99% of the time. So this is perfect for me!! It blends like butter, and wears all day long.


Next, is the Original Face Palette: 

Blush: This is more peachy than the other blush. It's a matte as well. But it blends shockingly well for a matte!!! I like this shade in the spring. It's very brightening.

Highlight: This highlight is a warm golden shade! It's fairly shimmery/glittery. But not as "bad" as the prismatic face palette. It's basically all used up as you can see!!

Bronzer: This bronzer used to be my JAM, before I got the Prismatic face palette. It's very orangey/red toned. And it's powdery. But very velvety and soft!!


Price: I payed $19.99 plus tax for these two palettes!

Amount: 11G of Blush and Bronzer, and 2.9G of highlight in the Original Face Palette. 6g of blush and bronzer, and 3.4G of highlight in the Prismatic. (So the original was/is a better deal. But I prefer the packaging and shades in the prismatic!)

Pros: Soft, blendable, portable, and easy to use!

Cons: No diversity. There's only one palette out currently, so the very fair and the very deep are kinda left out!

Modern Renaissance EOTD pt 3.

Hello all! Happy Saturday!!

I wanted to show this look I did yesterday with yall!!

For the eyes, I started with ELF Sheer eyelid primer, and patted that in with clean fingers. I then set from lashline to brow bone with Tempera. I took a big, fluffy crease brush and buffed Raw Sienna into my crease and up onto my hood. I like to take my first crease shade up to just under my brow bone so when I relax my face you'll be able to see some of the warmth there!! I then took some of Warm Taupe and buffed that into the crease, not going as high on the hood as Raw Sienna. I changed brushes and got a smaller crease brush and ran some of Antique Bronze into the crease, and just barely peeking out onto the hood. I took the same small crease brush, and I patted Cyprus Umber onto the outer corner of my mobile lids, and picked up my fluffy blending brush and buffed out the Cyprus Umber so it was just a touch of dark brown in the outer corners. I patted Primavera onto my inner 3/4 of my mobile lids after that, then taking my 217 brush I took out any harsh lines. Two coats of mascara on my upper lashline later, I applied some of Avon's always on point brown pencil eye liner to my waterlines. I took Cyprus Umber and ran that along my lower lashline. Lastly added three coats of mascara to my lower lashes!

And that's it!!

What do you think?

Physicians Formula Argan Wear Blushes and Bronzer Review

Hey friends!!

Today we're talking about a brand I don't really use. Physicians Formula! I don't like to use their products because they do not cater to my darker skinned siblings. They only have two shades? How impractical.

But I received these three products as a gift. So I'm going to use them and review them for any of yall that are interested in them!

From Left to Right we have: "Natural", "Bronze" and "Rose"

These blushes/bronzer are VERY strongly fragranced! There is a super strong, spicy, warm, scent to them. I personally have skin that can tolerate fragrance, but if you have reactive/sensitive skin. Stay away!
  

Here they are swatched on my inner wrist/arm, where I am my palest.

From left to right we have:

Rose: A mauvey plum, with white/silvery sheen/shimmer. Very soft and easy to blend.

Bronze: A shimmery light golden shade. This adds ZERO warmth to my skin. This is a golden highlighter on my NC20/NC25 face, and while I love the sheen it adds. I'm disappointed in the shade.

Natural: Is a satin light cool/blue based pink. This has no visible shimmer in this one, it's just a nice satin finish. Slightly harder to blend then it's shimmery siblings, but still workable!

Price: $15.50 for the blushes, and $19.60 for the bronzer.

Pros: Good blend-ability, soft, non powdery, travels well.

Cons: Zero shades for dark skin makeup lovers, I have to layer it three times to get my desired flush.

Overal: 6/10. I would recommend these for fair skinned pals. But I'm not impressed at all at the shade range.

Updated Blog Sale!

Hey all! I'm going to be putting some gently used items up for sale!

If you are interested in anything, please email me at:

Shan_hal@hotmail.com

Things I have up for sale:

Estee Lauder Double Wear in the shade 3N1
Retail Value: $46
What I'm asking: $26

NARS Liberte Powder Blush
Retail Value: $38
What I'm asking: $28

Too Faced X Kat Von D Better Together Eye shadow palette
Retail Value: $79 CAD (Yes you read that right)
What I'm asking: $50

OCC Lip Tar in NSFW
Retail Value: $19
What I'm asking: $10

Smashbox Be legendary Lipstick in Cognac
Retail Value: $25
What I'm asking: $12

LUSH's Colour Suppliment in Light Yellow
Retail Value: $18.95
What I'm asking: $10

Urban Decay Naked Smokey Palette
Retail Value: $66
What I'm asking for: $35

Empty MAC 9 pan palette
Retail Value: $15 CAD
What I'm asking: $8

Smashbox Halo Blush In Warm Glow

Retail Value: Between $20 and $28 CAD.
What I'm asking for: $12

What Sandy Wants FOTD

Hello pals!! It's been a hot minute since i'v done a FOTD!

I'v been SO busy lately, that I'v been wearing very minimal, unimpressive makeup. And I feel like y'all would rather see my well done work, not my messy "I did my makeup in the car today" looks!

Base: I started with my SPF50 paula's choice sunblock and let that sink into my skin. Then I warmed up some of LUSH's whatsitcalled, priming moisturizer in between my fingers. then patted that onto my face as a primer. I then took a synthetic concealer brush and patted some peachy corrector under my eyes. Then I pumped two pumps of ELF's Flawless Finish Foundation in Sand onto the back of my hand and applied that to my face with my freshly washed fingers. I then dipped back into my Make Up For Ever corrector/concealer palette and tapped some of the second lightest concealer under my eyes. I then shook some of my MAC loose Set powder into the cap, and patted that under my eyes and cheeks to set those areas. I took a bigger powder brush and buffed MAC's Blot Powder pressed onto my inner cheeks, forehead, chin, upper lip, and nose.

Cheeks: I mixed ELF's Blush/Bronzer split pan compact (Review coming soon!) to make a pinky/rosey, warm blush. And buffed that onto the apples of my cheeks and brought it back along my cheek bones. I then took a highlighting brush, and ran some of my HOLY GRAIL Sephora Brand Baked Luminizor in 01 star dust along my cheek bones!

Eyebrows: I was feeling super lazy today, and had a conference call in ten. So I just used MAC's Waterproof brow set to lightly tint and shape my brows into place!  

Lips: I exfoliated my lips with ELF's original lip scrub, then I patted on some of Jack Black's LE Black Cherry Lip balm onto my lips at the beginning of my makeup. I then smoothed the left over lip balm into my lips, then applied my all time FAVOURITE, HOLY GRAIL, Lipstick. LUSH's Santa Baby. (Review to come soon!!) straight from the tube to my lips!

Eyes: I primed with Too Faced Shadow Insurance, then I set it with Tempera from the Modern Renaissance palette. I then took a fluffy crease brush, and buffed Warm Taupe from the same palette into my crease and up onto my hood. I then took the lovely cream shadow, What Sandy Wants She Gets from Hard Candy, and I applied two thin layers to my mobile lids, letting the shadow dry and set in between. I lightly patted the cream shadow to slightly blend it. But I wanted it to stay on my mobile lids. Then I took a angled crease brush, and I ran some of Red Ocher under my lower lashline! I then did three coats of Cover Girls pink tubed mascara, the something bloom one. (Review forthcoming on that as well!)

And that's it for this look!! I HAD my curly hair flat ironed, but it curled right back up because I walked to the mail box and it was snowing. :(

What's in my travel skincare bag? (Yet another post on travel!)

Hey all!!

I know, I KNOW, another (!) post about travel!?

But I wanted to share with you all what I bring with me whenever I go some place overnight, or for a trip!

This is my skin care bag, it's very thin and compact. So it fits into back packs, carry on's etc, so easily!

Here is everything that I squish into the bag!

I feel like we're friends enough here for me to mention I bring tampons with me. I have a medical condition called Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Which means I'm extremely irregular. AKA I'll go six months without menstruating. SO! I need to be prepared for anything! So long story short. I bring enough tampons for three a day for however i'll be away from home!

I have very long, curly, thick hair! So I take a small durable brush with me, and some salt spray. I try and sleep with my hair in a bun or tied back, so my curls get the least smooshed and flattened. But in the morning, I'll fluff my hair out and spray it quickly with some salt spray to revive the curls!

I poured some of my cream face wash into a Marcelle sample container to wash my face in the evenings.

I have a small 25ml tube of Avene moisturizing face mask, that I like to use as a face cream at night after washing!

I have a 1.0 Fl oz tube of Dr. Jart+ Water drop lotion that is lightly hydrating, so I prefer to use this in the morning under makeup!

In yet another Marcelle travel container, I have some of my favourite Paula's Choice Non Greasy SPF 50 Sun block!

I have my favourite, heavy duty lipbalm. As I find my lips love to dry out whenever I travel!

I usually take a travel sized deodorant when I'm only gone for a few days, if it's like a week I'll bring a full sized one (I find the mini ones like to break and snap!) I'm currently using the Dove Men + care one, and it keeps me fresh smelling!

I keep a small pot of my favourite LUSH Dry shampoo in here. As I find it's MUCH smaller and more reliable than canned dry shampoos!

I bought a mini bottle of eye makeup remover from Sephora. And I really like it! It's super gentle, and doesn't sting my eyes. But it removes all of my eye makeup and my brows!

Lastly, I always keep a pack of Face wipes. When I'm at home I normally don't use face wipes to remove my makeup, but this is so much easier when traveling, as they can work to remove makeup, sweat, dirty sticky hands, etc.

This is just from a 4 day trip, and keep in mind i'm "high maintenance" so everyone "needs" different things!

If i'll be gone longer than that, i'd take a small sample of shampoo, with some conditioner poured into a travel tube. Some moisturizing hair balm/cream, and i'd bring a small amount of my BHA poured into a travel bottle, with my acne treatment tube thrown in as well!!

What skin care do you bring with you when you travel?

Great Palettes for travel!

I travel quite a bit, and I'd like to think I'm good at packing makeup for short, to long trips!

These are my favourite, "I only have room for one palette in my bag but I need options" eye and cheek palettes!

Here are all of my favourite traveling palettes, Some are custom made, and some came with the shades in them!

                                        

Here, we have my BELOVED Anastasia Modern Renaissance palette. I can get at least 5 looks out of this palette. So this is my favourite for week/3 day + long travels! It's mostly warm shades, with mostly mattes. Which with my hooded eyes, I love! It does have 3, or 4 shades with differing levels of shimmer. So I can get complete looks out of this! I'v also used the MR for my cheek looks too! I love to use, Love Letter as blush with a stippling brush, and either Vermeer or Primavera as highlights!

Below the Anastasia palette we have my Medium Z palette with everything I'd need for a multitude of different looks! I have my basics that I "need" like a light matte cream, a matte brown transition, two deeper browns for deepening up looks, and it has a bunch of different shimmery lid shades!

At the top here, we have my custom blush/cheek palette. I have anything I could need cheek wise in this small Colourpop Palette! I have a matte Plum blush, a shimmery golden pink, a sparkly watermelon pink,  a red/cranberry blush, two highlights, one warm and one cool. And a shimmery bronzer!

Then to the left, we have my well loved Tarte Tartelette Tease palette! It has a light matte cream, a light matte lilac, a satiny plummy shade, a glittery golden browny shade, a matte deep brown, and a matte purple! I can get one or two looks out of this palette, and I love it for over night, or two to three day trips!

I wont go on too much about my Sugarpill Feline Fancy quad, as I reviewed it a few days ago. But I love this quad for blush/bronzer/highlight, AND for easy eye day or night looks!

Here we have my Make Up For Ever Trio. There's Matte, warm brown M-646, Shimmery, Purpley/Plummy D-826, and Light, Metallic, Golden ME-512. I use this trio as a eye and cheek palette! I'll use the matte brown in the crease, then pack the purpley plum onto the lids and blend up into the crease, And the shimmery Gold to highlight! Or, I'll use the matte brown to lightly bronze, the Plummy Purple as a blush, and the shimmery Gold as one of my favourite highlights! So it's very easy to toss into a small bag and have options!

Lastly, I have my MAC Quad. I have from top left going clock wise: Mulch, Embark, WoodWinked, and Nylon. I can get 3 looks out of this quad. So I love to bring this quad, and a cream shadow. And I'll be able to get SO much variety!!

I hope this helped or inspired you!! What are your favourite palettes for travel?