Look of the day: Bronze & Turquoise

I've been getting a bunch of Sleek i-Divine palettes lately, and this was the first look I was able to do using some of them.

I don't know if this is what's "in" right now, but I've been very fond of combining light and warm hues lately. And this combination is just unexpectedly gorgeous. 

Products used:

• Sleek i-Divine palettes (The original & Sunset)
• Wet 'n wild Coloricon Eye liner Pencil
• Etude House Drawing Eye Brow Pencil
• Etude House Color Eye Brow Tame
• CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara
• NYX Powder Bronzer
• NYX Lip Pencil in Pumpkin

REVIEW: Beauty UK Palettes

I've been seeing good reviews about these Beauty UK palettes for months, so I decided to get some and test it out for myself. And by the way, each palette only cost me 300php ($8) each, so you can't really go wrong with it!

Beauty UK Eye Shadow & Eyeliner Collection: AMAZON

Beauty UK Eye Shadow Collection: TWILIGHT

HITS:

• almost all the colors are very pigmented. It shows up beautifully even without a primer.
• the white tones are very good to use for highlighting.
• the cream eye liners that comes with the first palette is actually decent. It glides on pretty smoothly.
• both palettes are very compact. You might not notice on the picture but these are actually a bit smaller than the usual 7-inch palettes, these ones go for 4 1/2 inches wide. To me, that's a thumbs up because I like to travel with a lot of make up!
• unlike most palettes that are on the cheaper side, these ones are placed on a very thick and sturdy plastic cases. 
• thumbs up for the transparent lids. It makes it easier to see the colors inside so you don't have to open and go over each palette. Very useful in times when you're trying to search for a specific color.

MISSES:

• some of the lighter colors are a little chalky.
• some color tends to break for no reason, especially the blue ones.

SWATCHES:

Beauty UK Eye Shadow & Eye Liner Collection: AMAZON

Beauty UK Eye Shadow Collection: TWILIGHT

All products purchased from: Cute7teen Store  

REVIEW: ELF 100-piece Palette ('12 Spring Collection)

I've been practicing eye make up recently, but all I have in my mini collection are eye-shadow duos. So I looked up cheap but good quality eye-shadow palettes and this one always comes up. I agree with what most reviewers said. It is indeed a great palette for starters. PRICE: Php. 899.00

HITS:

• every color you'll need is in this palette.
• the white and cream tones on the left side are great for highlighting.
• the colors are arranged properly. The colors belonging in the same shades are lined up in the same row.
• the white container makes it look expensive.
• unlike other palettes, this one comes with a mirror (located behind the ELF logo).

MISSES:

• the lighter colors are a bit chalky.
• you might need a primer to make some colors show up.
• most colors are not blend-able.
• the white container indeed looks nice, but it's not sturdy, like it could break almost instantly once it's accidentally dropped.

Below are the swatches for some of the darker tones.