Monday, February 28, 2011

Wet n Wild Pride

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This palette contains some unique colors. The matte, mossy/minty green color is awesome. The blues are superhero-esque. The matte white is pretty chalky and the shimmery white/cream color is great for highlighting. But who's worried about naturally highlighting an eye covered in green and blue? I wish the whites were orange or yellow colors instead, honestly. Either way, using these colors together was a challenge. Maybe I'll tackle this palette again another day but for now this is what I came up with:

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Wet n Wild WTF?

Like many other make-up enthusiasts, collectors, whatever, as soon as I saw swatches from Wet n Wild's "Color Icon" palettes, I knew I had to get them. After some searching, I finally managed to find them and bought all four.

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I decided to use the "Greed" palette today (first in picture). The black color wasn't as pigmented or intense as I was hoping, so I added a deep, carbon black color to the outer corners to darken it. Anyway, here's the look I ended up with and I hope you all enjoy:

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Monday, February 14, 2011