NYX Natural Palette

A palette so great, I had to swatch it. 

I've always been a fan of NYX products, especially their eyeshadow palettes. They always come in nice packagings, wide variety of shades and not to mention, it works just as good as the expensive shadows in the market today for a way cheaper price. 

                

The NYX Natural palette comes with 6 shades: 2 highlighters, 2 base colors and 2 crease colors, all the shades you'll basically need for an everyday look in one, hence, the Natural palette!

                

HITS: 

• all colors, inluding the highlighters are very pigmented, as usual!

• comes in a nice solid and compact packaging which is perfect for travelling

• all colors applies smoothly, especially after using an eyelid primer.

• it's a steal at 450php from Digital Traincase.

MISSES:

• the lighter shades are a bit chalky.

SWATCHES:

               

This post is not sponsored. 

Face of the Day: 03/28/13

It's all about looking girly girl today with my rosy cheeks and pink lips. Of course I can't miss doing bold eyebrows. And the ultimate girly girl look trick? Long, curled and uber flirty lashes. Keep scrolling to see the list of the products I've used for today. Toodles!

Products Used:

Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder
Clinique Blusher (New Clover)
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Browlash Water Strong Eyebrow Pen &Pencil
Sleek Lash Out Mascara
Milani Liquif'eye Eyeliner Pencil (Black)
Nyx Lip Liner (Nude Pink)
Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick (Pink Flame)

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

More NYX Lip Pencils!

I promised myself I won't get more but I just can't resist. They're really great and way cheaper than any other lip pencils! I'd get all 60 shades if it's only available!

SWATCHES: 

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All products purchased from: DIGITAL TRAINCASE.

NYX Slim Lip Pencil Swatches (Updated)

I absolutely love the first four ones I tried, so I got more! I'm loving dark lips recently, so I decided to get more reds, maroons and dark browns. So far, my favorite shades are: Deep Red, Fuchsia and Burgundy.

Swatches:

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All products purchased from DIGITAL TRAINCASE.

REVIEW: NYX Lip Products

I'm extremely picky when it comes to lip products. I don't use lip gloss and lipsticks because it just dries out my lips after I wear it for hours. Plus, I don't like how sticky most lipsticks and lip gloss feels when I put it on. But I cannot completely give up on lip products so I've been in what seems like a life-long search for the perfect lip products for me. And jillions of cosmetic reviews and articles later, I found these amazing lip products from NYX:

First one is their lip pencils, what I like to do when I use a lip pencil is to apply a lip balm first so the lip pencil glides smoothly on the lips. 

                                  

                                            SHADE (L-R): Pumpkin, Plush Red, Nude Pink, Burgundy

HITS:

•  it's very pigmented, you don't have to go over and over again to get the color you want.                  
•  it's not sticky.
•  it will last you a long time, the length is average but the good things is it's not hard to sharpen, the tip is more rigid than most lip pencils have, that's why it doesn't break easily when you sharpen it.
• it's cheap, each pencil costs around Php.110-130.

MISSES:

• it comes in 60 shades but the brown and red hues are way too similar.
• the "color swatch/indicator" at the tip of the pencil is a bit misleading, so if you want to see the real color, you really have to look for actual swatches.

Next lip products I absolutely love is the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme. As the label says: "It's not lipstick, nor is it gloss. It's like nothing you've experienced before. It's lipstick cream that goes on silky but looks soft matte". Like I said, I don't like lipstick and lip gloss so it's just pretty obvious that I would love this one. It comes in 11 beautiful shades and these are the ones that I adore the most. Price range: Php. 250-290.                

                                 
                             

                                         SHADE(L-R): Monte Carlo, San Paulo, Addis Ababa

HITS:

• like what they said in the packaging, it does apply "silky".
• it's very pigmented.
• it smells great, which I think is a MUST for all lip products.
• it stays on for the whole day.

MISSES:

• the applicator makes it hard to create precise lines especially on the top lip, so when I use a darker shade, I still have to grab a lip brush so I won't make a mess.

Last product is the NYX Matte Lipstick. I never tried a Matte Lipstick before and that's why I decided to try this one. And I end up loving it. Bought mine for Php. 250.

SHADE: Sierra

HITS:

• it stays on for a long time.
• it applies really smooth on the lips.
• it smells really great.

All products from: DIGITAL TRAINCASE.

Blue on blue

Wanted to know if blue suits me. What do you think?

Products used: NYX Soho Glam Palette

                ELF 100 Palette 

                             Calvin Klein Eyeliner Pen

                                     CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara

Copper and violet

I've been practicing eye make up recently but the ones I took before just didn't register well in pictures, plus they're not blog-worthy. But this one is (I think).

Products used: 4U2 Glitz 2 color eyeshadow

                   NYX Soho Glam Palette

               Kiss Beauty Dip Liner

                                  Maybelline The Magnum Mascara