My Makeup Collection : Eyeshadow Palettes

Many Youtubers and bloggers have been starting a series on their channel/blog about their makeup collection. Once or twice a month, they will show and review all of their products in one makeup category such as foundations, blushes or mascaras all in one video. I find these videos so helpful and interesting and its inspired me to start the series on my blog. 

Today, I am going to be writing about the eye shadow palettes I own. I hope that if you are looking to find an eye shadow palette, this blog post will help guide you into knowing what you are looking for. 

Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV

When I first started getting into the makeup world, I bought this at ULTA and thought it was the coolest thing. I used it a lot a few years ago but not much anymore. Urban Decay eye shadows are great and I definitely used to get a lot of use out of this.

Tarte Tartelette

This palette is definitely one of my favorites. Matte eye shadows will always be my go to shadows and this palette gives me what I want and more. The shadows blend so easily and each row of colors correspond so well with the other colors in that row. I think its a great palette for beginners.

LORAC Pro 2 Palette

I bought this one about a year and a half ago and again I love it. I don't use it as much as I used to but I really should start up again. The colors are so beautiful. You get a wide variety of mattes and shimmers that work so well with one another. I definitely recommend. The quality of LORAC eye shadows are out of this world.

Urban Decay Naked 2

This was the second palette I bought when I was learning about eye shadow and it was my favorite for a while. Bootycall will always be my favorite color to highlight my brow bone with and I use at least one color out of this palette almost everyday.

Morphe 35O

Now, for my favorite palette by far. I have done a review on this already so I won't say much but I really don't think I will every find another palette that could ever compare to this one.

Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar

I got this last week from one of my friends so I don't have much to say just yet but let me just say that it literally smells like chocolate so that's a huge plus right there!

UPDATE

I had a very blessed Christmas this year. I spent it with so many people that I love and care for and it was an all around great time. This week was very hectic so my post today wasn't the best it could have been but I promise my blog will be advancing from here. I was given a camera for Christmas and when I start to get the hang of it, I will be trying to post makeup or DIY tutorials on looks and ideas that I love. I also have an ULTA haul coming up and would love to take requests. I hope everyone had a very merry and blessed Christmas!

*DUPE ALERT*

 One of the most sought after Mac lipsticks is called "Velvet Teddy". It is a beautiful nude color that would look amazing on any skin tone. With it being almost $20, I could never get myself to buy it although I did research and found a very inexpensive duplicate to the color "Velvet Teddy". Wet N Wild's MegaLast Lip Color in "Bare It All" is such a beautiful color that is very similar to the Mac lipstick. It is only $2 which is an extreme difference from "Velvet Teddy" which is $17. I use the Wet N Wild lipstick almost every day and it really feels and presents itself like a high end lipstick. I highly recommend it.

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Ipsy Glam Bag December 2015

As a Christmas present from my grandma, I received a subscription to the monthly beauty subscription box called Ipsy. For only $10 a month, you receive five full size or deluxe sample sized products as well as a cute makeup bag. This was my first month getting the bag shipped to my home and I am in love with what I was given and am very excited for my Ipsy bags that are to come in the future.

Clark's Botanicals
Deep Moisture Mask

Pacifica
Power of Love Natural Lipstick 

Marc Anthony Hair Care
Coconut Oil & Shea Butter Deep Conditioning Treatment

IT Cosmetics

Hello Lashes Clinically Proven 5 in 1 Mascara

Elizabeth Mott

Thank Me Later Eye Shadow Primer

Use the link below to subscribe to the Ipsy Glam Bag yourself

https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=151c4

Must Haves I Can't Live Without ♥

Trying new makeup products is one of my favorite things to do. I can always find a reason to buy something new. But, sometimes I find myself going back to products I have had for a long time because I just can't get enough of them. I wanted to share some of those must have items I just can't go without!

Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder

I have done a review on this a few posts back. This has been my favorite face powder for the past couple of months. I have a feeling I will continue to love this for a while! The price is amazing as well.

L'OREAL Telescopic Mascara

I have tried plenty of mascaras and not one of them has made my lashes look as great as this one. This product lengthens and separates my eyelashes like crazy. The wand is very firm and skinny which really grabs at each lash lengthening and coating with product. It is also very affordable!

Revlon ColorStay Foundation

This is my favorite foundation of all time. I loved Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation for a long time and I find the two very comparable. I choose to buy the cheaper option which is this one.

Anastasia Brow Wiz

I don't even know what I can say to fully explain how much I love this brow pencil. It makes my eyebrows look phenomenal everyday! The tip is very fine and tiny which makes each stroke look like one of your own eyebrow hairs. It comes with a spooly at the end to blend out the marks you have made. It is such a great product I greatly recommend it.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer

This is another product I don't know how to fully describe how amazing it is. After using this for quite some time, I can't imagine spending more than $10 on a different concealer. It blends out like a dream and doesn't ever crease for me. 

Beauty Blender VS. Real Techniques Sponge

I have been a very strong lover of the Beauty Blender for quite some time now. I would use it everyday to apply any cream product that I was putting on. It was better than any brush I owned and I never thought I would stop using it until I tried this Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge.

Now, first let me say that the two sponges are very similar. I have found that they apply makeup the same way and the outcome looks the same, but what drew me to the Real Techniques sponge was by far the price. The price of a Beauty Blender is around $20.00 while the Real Techniques sponge was $7.00 at ULTA. That's a $13.00 difference when you are basically buying the same product. 

I have also come to love the shape of the Real Techniques sponge better than the Beauty Blender. The flat side of the Real Techniques sponge is perfect to get right underneath the eyes and around the nose. It also has a point at the end to get even more hard to reach places. 

                         

While I am going to say that I love the Beauty Blender, the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge is the way to go. For the quality of this sponge, the price is something you can't beat. I would highly recommend this to everyone out there who wears cream products everyday.

*SALE ALERT*

ULTA is having a Buy One Get One 50% Off for these Real Technique Miracle Complexion Sponges until December 24th. Go get yours today!