My Pretty Little Addiction Cosmetics: November Box

Hello, my Pretties!

Back in November, I shared with you the good news that I had nabbed a promoter spot with My Pretty Little Addiction Cosmetics in October.  I also included swatches of the first 18 eyeshadows that were included in my October Box in that blog post.

You can see that blog post HERE.

So, around mid November, I received the newest installment of shadows to hit the MPLA website in my November Box.  This box was going to be exciting for all of us because this box included matte shadows!  Who doesn't love matte shadows, right?

You are going to love this wave of MPLA shadows!

MPLA November Box:
Extra business cards, Glam Gloss, Eye Primer, and
12 vegan friendly eyeshadows.

If you remember, in my October Box, we were sent a really pretty burgundy red eyeshadow named Scarlett Dream.  Well, that beautiful color has been transformed into the MPLA signature Glam Gloss!  I don't know if other eyeshadows will be turned into Glam Glosses but I hope so!

The feel of this is light.  Very light weight on the lips.  And the smell!  Haha.  It smells like Christmas.  I can't place my nose on it but it reminds me of ginger bread men or cinnamon.  It's smells of winter.

Scarlett Dream Glam Gloss

Doe foot applicator.

Finger tip swatch.

Lip swatch.

I must say that the MPLA Eye Primer is wonderful.  It's thick and blends out easily and doesn't change the color of the shadow but it does help the shadow stick like crazy.  Any shadow placed over this primer will last all day.  It was a great thing that Breanna, the owner of MPLA, sent us a second tube of primer in the November Box.

Here are the newest 7 shimmer shadow shades:

Mermaid's Dream

Nakie

Rudolph's Glare

Diamond Ash

Envious Love

Fool's Gold

Ginger Dead

And here are the much anticipated 5 matte shadow shades:

Carmel Drizzle

Lavish Lilac

Wowzers

Boo Bear

Woo Woo White

I will say that the matte shades are a lot harder to blend out than the shimmer shadows.  Those blend like butter!  The matte shadows are a little more stubborn but they are so worth the extra elbow grease.  This matter had been brought to Breanna's attention and she will be working on how to make them more "workable".

Here is a look at all 12 new MPLA shadows and their swatches all in a glance:

Swatches:

Scarlett Dream Glam Gloss

Diamond Ash

Envious Love

Mermaid's Dream

Fool's Gold

Nakie

Rudolph's Glare

Ginger Dead

*Woo Woo White

*Lavish Lilac

*Boo Bear

*Carmel Drizzle

*Wowzers

* matte

I am so lucky and honored to be an MPLA Addictionista and I just love getting these monthly boxes with new products to try.  Don't you guys think that these colors are amazing?!

I will link you to all things MPLA right here:

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I still have so much more MPLA posts to share with you so bear with me!  There is also a special edition Christmas collection you need to get your hands on right now before it sells out!  You can see it on the website.  

Also, I have a ton of looks that I have created for MPLA.  Some of them can be seen on the actual website or on their Facebook page.  You can also find some of them on my very own Ms. Prettyful Girl Facebook Page!  I will do a blog post soon to show you those looks so stay tuned!

♥♥All products mentioned in this post were sent to me free of charge for promotional purposes for this company.  While I am a promoter for My Pretty Little Addiction Cosmetics, this does not sway me.  These are my own thoughts and honest opinions.♥♥

Buy and Blog: Alice Elan Beauty Benefits by Markwins

Hello, my Pretties!

A couple of weeks ago I walked into my local Family Dollar for a couple of items.  I always browse the cosmetics department because you never know what you might find.  The Family Dollar is usually where I stock up on my L.A. Colors--eyeshadows, lipsticks, glosses, and nail polishes.

Right now is a good time to check out the makeup aisle of any store since there are so many gift sets available for the upcoming holidays.  I think this little purchase I made was meant as a stocking stuffer idea or something.  After all, it only cost $1.00!

Alice Elan Beauty Benefits
Beauty in Focus

I didn't know that the mascara was going to be blue.  No where on the packaging did I see that it stated it was a blue mascara.  I guess I don't mind.  I would have preferred black but sometimes getting something unexpectedly is the only way you try something new.

Based on the finger tip swatch below, the pigmentation is not that great.  Or is it?  I've never used a colored mascara before.  I did apply it to my lashes.  I didn't see anything!  My lashes did look a little bit longer but not thicker, not darker, not blue-er.

And for those of you who are interested, here are the mascara ingredients:

Now for the main reason why I made this purchase, the eyeshadow palette.  You all know I am a shadow fiend!  I thought at first glance that these colors were so beautiful.  Perfect for the fall/winter seasons.  If they applied and wore well, I'd have hit the makeup jackpot!

The top four shadows remind me of what one would call a 'day look'.  The colors are light to medium tones. Very neutral.

Once swatched, I noticed that the lighter shades were the more pigmented shadows.  The top left corner shadow is very chalky.  Very, very chalky.  The others were nice.  I was most excited about the mid tone shade but that blended in perfectly with my skin tone!  Haha.

Now the next four shades, to me, seem more along the lines of a  'night time look' or 'holiday look'.  I admit, I was dying to try the red shade!

And once I swatched them, I was greatly disappointed by the green shade.  It shows up as such a pretty emerald in the pan but does not translate well on to the skin at all.  The gold shimmer in it is apparent though but over all, the green was a no go.  The red was just OK too.  I had to use a lot of red to get it to show up like this.  The cream color is nice and the black shade was not a disaster.  It was extremely pigmented.

And here are the eyeshadow ingredients:

All in all, not my most favorite frugalista buy.  It was only a dollar so I got a lot of product for a buck.  A lot of usable product??  Maybe not.  I'm pretty sure I will still use this palette because that's just how I am.  The light shadows work very well as brow high lights.  The black is good for an eyeliner or just to add into the crease or outer V to deepen up any look.  As for the mascara, maybe I can use that underneath my regular mascara just to thicken up my lashes some.

It was only a dollar so I couldn't expect much so I'm not disappointed.  Didn't hit the jackpot with this one but I think I got my dollar's worth.

♥♥Products mentioned in this blog post were purchased with my own money.  These are my own thoughts and honest opinions.♥♥