Anastasia Beverly Hills: She Wears it Well

Hello, my Pretties!

I had the great fortune of testing out another awesome product by Anastasia Beverly Hills.  This is their new fall 2012 palette.  She Wears it Well!

Each She Wears It Well palette includes:

• Deluxe mirrored compact with professional dual brush that features 9 shadows for day and evening looks
• Illumin8 formula featuring Youthful Synergy Complex® is clinically proven to illuminate, firm, and hydrate the skin
• Long-wearing Crease-Free Can be worn wet and dry

♥♥ Above statement taken from my Anastasia Beverly Hills She Wears it Well information email. ♥♥

She Wears it Well is all about the "Hollywood glamour and modern moxie".  This palette was inspired by the makeup that was used to sculpt and beautify the women of the 1930's.  She Wears it Well is full on glamorous!

This fantastic palette is available for purchase at Anastasia.net and Sephora.

I love how this was packaged.

Anastasia Beverly Hills
She Wears it Well Eye Shadow Palette

Sweet, wonderful packaging.  Now let's open this baby up!

Outside of palette.

Faux reptilian like pattern.

Palette includes 9 eye shadows, a dual ended brush,
mirror, and magnetic closure.

And now for the swatches!  All swatches were applied directly to my forearm using my fingertip on bare skin.  No foundation, base, or primer.

These eye shadows stay true to the Anastasia brand.  They are so rich and luxurious.  They are nicely pigmented and apply like butter, so smooth.

Swatches. L-R:
Trophy, Glow, Latte, and Foxy.

Swatch.
Sunset.

Swatches. L-R:
Frosting, Onyx, Almond, and Toffee.

Also included with my package was this set of She Wears it Well Face Chart Cards which I was so excited to see but so sad to say that they are not available for purchase.  These were an extra added bonus for the selected bloggers who received this palette for review.

Included were:
1 title card
5 face chart cards
1 information card

These are the individual Face Chart Cards:

Onyx

Almond

Frosting

Foxy

Sunset

Behind each beautiful woman is the face chart with instructions on how to get the look.

Featured Face Chart Card is Onyx.

I absolutely love this palette.  It does remind me of the only other "all neutral" eye shadow palette that I have.  Let's all say it together now URBAN DECAY NAKED PALETTE.

The shades are similar but the texture of these are wonderful.  I love how soft they are.  They apply beautifully.  I did one of the looks the other day.  I was in a hurry and the look took me about 5 minutes to do.  I chose the Foxy Face Chart Card.

Foxy only consisted of using Sunset wet and dry and Foxy wet as an eyeliner.  So easy!  I love that these shadows can be applied wet and dry.  Love multitasking makeup!

Here are my Foxy eyes:

And here is a YouTube video featuring the She Wears it Well palette:

And there you go.  Another great product from Anastasia Beverly Hills.  Will you be wearing it well this fall?

♥♥ All products mentioned in this post were sent to me free of charge for review purposes from Anastasia Beverly Hills.  These are my own thoughts and honest opinions.  ♥♥

Nail Polish Collection: Zoe & Zac

Hello, my Pretties!

A while back on Twitter, I sort of made an announcement that I had plans to share my entire nail polish collection with you one brand at a time.  I have not counted my nail polishes recently but last time I believe I had 101.  I think I have added some since.

Here is the first brand I am going to share with you.  My sister purchased these at Payless for me.  I am not positive but I think maybe this brand was only carried by Payless.

I now present you with nail polishes 1-3 by Zoe & Zac.

Zoe & Zac Naturals
0.33 fl. oz/10 ml

Pretty Pearl

Violet Flower

Cardinal

These nail polishes came in a 3 pack and were not sold individually.  The trio was $10.  I think that is a pretty good deal for some pretty good nail polishes.

The only one of the 3 that was not opaque was Pretty Pearl but I can see that it would be a great polish for a French manicure!

If I check on the Payless website, I don't see these being offered anymore.  I don't know if that is an online only thing or if they are not sold in stores either.  I did get these a long while back.  Nevertheless, they are still part of my nail polish collection and I think they are worth mentioning.

My favorite Zoe & Zac polish is Violet Flower.  Which one is yours?

Sweet Darling Cosmetics is Looking for You!

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Hello, my Pretties!

I have a quick little post for you all to share some news with you.  Sweet Darling Cosmetics, formerly known as Sugar Sweet Cosmetics, is looking for a few makeup loving fans to create some looks for them!  How fun is that?

You get to choose 5 eye shadows for a special price of $10 plus $3 for shipping.  Take a look at the colors on their website: http://sweetdarlingshop.com.

There are 7 shadows to choose from:

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If you are interested in taking advantage this opportunity, please email your color choices and your PayPal email to: SweetDarlingCosmetics@gmail.com

I hope some of you will decide to try them out!  Oh, and don't for get to 'like' them on Facebook.  Once they reach a number between 100-200 they will be on the search for new promoters!

Email: SweetDarlingCosmetics@gmail.com
Website: http://sweetdarlingshop.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Darling/450946731611891

♥♥ I am a promoter for Sweet Darling Cosmetics. ♥♥

Buy and Blog: Avon SuperShock Liquid Lip Shine

Hello, my Pretties!

While cleaning out my makeup bag, I ran into these lip glosses that I have been using religiously and realized that I hadn't blogged about these yet.  Let me share with you my favorite lip glosses of the moment.

Avon SuperShock Liquid Lip Shine
SPF 15

Left to Right:
Popsicle, Melon Madness, and Tickled Pink.

Tube size and applicator size in comparison to
Avon's Glazewears. HUGE difference!

Popsicle.

In tube.

Fingertip swatch.

Lip swatch.

Melon Madness.

In tube.

Fingertip swatch.

On lips.

Tickled Pink.

In tube.

Fingertip swatch.

On lips.

These are my most favorite lip glosses at the moment!  They are so moisturizing.  The feel smooth on my lips.  They are not sticky at all.  I think they even smell good.  They have a light sweet, fruity smell.  When the gloss wears off, you are left behind with a tint of color.  Almost like a stain.  Lovely.

I am not sure if they are being offered through Avon's website.  I purchased these from their Outlet book for $2.99 a piece.  The Avon Outlet book is for showcasing items that are being discontinued.  Now I only wish I had picked up some more.  If I ever see these again, I will get more for sure.  Love them!

♥♥ I am an Independent Avon Representative.  I purchased these with my own money.  These are my own thoughts and honest opinions. ♥♥

Purple Eye Diamond Contest Winner!

Hello, my Pretties!

Recently I won a contest hosted by my beauty buddy, Avi, over on her Instagram profile.  The contest was simple.  All that needed to be done was submit a photo on Instagram showing off any purple makeup related item.  You could enter more than once as long as each photo was different.

I entered a few times and this one was my first and WINNING entry.

I took a photo on my Making Faces book by Kevyn Aucoin showcasing most of my purple tinted makeup.  I love purple makeup.  Especially eyeshadows!

And here is my PRIZE!

M•A•C Casual Colour
Lip & Cheek Colour

Evening Stroll

Ingredients.

Swatch.

Swatched on lips.

Of course, my main reason for entering her contest was to win a M•A•C item.  I don't have much M•A•C at all.  I'm excited that this could be used as a lip tint or a blusher.  Love multi-tasking products!

I'm thrilled that I won and I'm thrilled with my prize.  I love it.  Thank you, thank you, Avi, for hosting this contest.  It was fun!

You can follow Avi on:
Twitter
Blogger
Facebook
Instagram: @purpleyeavi

Sugar Sweet Cosmetics: UPDATE

Hello, my Pretties!

I have some news to share with you!

I got an email from Jordan who is the owner of Sugar Sweet Cosmetics and the lovely lady who hand picked me as a promoter for her company.  She sent me an email to notify me of a couple changes.

First of all, new products are on their way!  I should be receiving my promoter package by the end of the week so that is wonderful news for me and you since I will be able to share with you the new eyeshadows that will be hitting the website very soon.

These new items to be added to the site also have new ingredients to make them more Vegan!  That is also great news.  For a product to be called Vegan, it must abstain from using animal products so for those of us who are animal lovers, when a makeup company has Vegan products available, that is like having your cake and eating it too.

And now probably for the biggest news, Sugar Sweet Cosmetics is going from this...

to this...

That's right.  Sugar Sweet Cosmetics is officially changing their name to Sweet Darling Cosmetics!  Here is their new logo.

Jordan stated the reasoning behind changing the name was that she wanted something that was a part of her style and a part of her daughter--something that was unique and that she could have forever.  Sugar Sweet was too reminiscent of Sugarpill!

And with new products, new ingredients, new packaging, new name, and new logo also comes a new Facebook Fan Page.  Head on over to Sweet Darling Cosmetics on Facebook and hit the LIKE button.  Pretty please and thank you!!

That is all I have for you today, my dolls.  I read the email and I just had to share it with you.  I cannot wait to receive my first promoter package and swatch the new goodies for you.  Stay tuned for that post coming soon!