Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Sweet & Savory Lipstick Swatches

Here are some lip swatches on most recent Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipsticks addition that were part of their Sweet & Savory collection released earlier this summer. I didn't swatch these lipsticks when I received the PR package back in May since I thought they were more appropriate for fall.

When I had open up the box with the new lipsticks, I was a little concerned on how the colors would look on me as they're something I normally wouldn't pick out for myself. However, I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved some of the colors in this set.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipsticks - Sweet & Savory

(Available in 42 colors)

Price: $26

Available at: Sephora and Sephora.com

What it Claims: Swipe on bold, creamy lip color with Bite Beauty’s Amuse Bouche. Created and crafted by hand, Bite’s small batch, low-heat process preserves a balanced blend of lip-quenching nutrients, vitamins, and omega oils that are essential for achieving healthy-looking lips. Made with 12 edible oils and triple milled pigments, this lipstick provides saturated lip color with weightless coverage and a citrus flavor made from fresh pressed fruit. Formulated WITHOUT: Parabens, Sulfates, and Phthalates (from the Sephora website)

Formula

The formula of these lipsticks are very creamy and comfortable to wear. Every color that I swatched were extremely pigmented with one swipe. It also applied very smoothly while providing moisture on my lips and left a satin finish. The lipsticks has a pleasant yet citrusy scent and taste to it that's not too overpowering.

Overall Wear

The lipsticks have amazing color payoff. However, they easily transfer on my mug and when I did a kiss test on the back of my hand. Even though the lipsticks easily rubbed off after I had my lunch, the darker colors left a stain on my lips. I also I want to point out that the color does settle in the crease of my lips, so something to be aware of when you're wearing this as you might need of a touch-up. Even though the color doesn't last as long, I didn't experience any feathering on the edges of my lips even without using a lip liner prior to applying the lipstick.

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Photos of the lip swatches after the jump...

NYX Cosmetics Lingerie Liquid Lipsticks (Review & Swatches)

As promised from my last beauty post, a product review! If you haven't seen my latest video yet, I did a first impressions and swatch video on these NYX Cosmetics Lingerie Liquid Lipsticks. You can watch my reactions as I apply these liquid lipstick one by one for the first time. This is a more in depth review after I've worn and tried it out for a few days. I'm also providing photos of me wearing these liquid lipsticks on this post (so you can see how they photograph as well).

Before I begin, I also just want to mention that I almost forgot how much time it takes to draft a product review (from taking photos, writing this post, etc.), especially if it involves swatches. I quickly realized this as soon as I started working in this post. It's been awhile since I've done a beauty product review, but after working this one out, I think I figured out a method. But, it made me appreciate other beauty bloggers who does this on the daily. I mean, just swatching 12 different lip colors was a feat itself.

NYX Cosmetics Lingerie Liquid Lipsticks

(Available in 12 colors)

Price: $7

Available at: NYXcosmetics.com and Ulta.com

What it claims: Slip into something seductive with Lip Lingerie, our new weightless liquid lipstick with a plush matte finish. Available in a range of color-kissed nudes—from cinnamon pink and chocolate brown, to warm mahogany red and classic nude beige—each sultry shade will coat the curves of your lips with irresistibly creamy color (from the NYX Cosmetics website).

Photos, swatches, and review after the break...

Wet 'N Wild 3-Pan Color Icon Palette (Review and Swatches)

So for the longest time, I've had these palettes stashed in my drawer. I took advantage of a previous Buy One Get One Free at my local Rite Aid by getting whatever palettes my hands can grab.

I have to admit that I was a little bit weary of trying these eyeshadows out. I have tried Wet N' Wild products before and I found them to be either too sheer or too chalky for my liking. So these palettes were definitely a sweet surprise when I found out that they were much better in quality than I had expected.

Click the link below for the review, product images, and swatches.

Urban Decay The Black Palette (Review and Swatches)

Happy Friday y'all! I've kinda fallen off the wagon for a minute with all the hustle and bustle of life. But good thing I've drafted up some reviews in between, so I'll have some product reviews coming at'cha! I hope ya'll missed me :D.

So last Christmas, I received a super generous gift from a friend of mine. I guess I have been a really good friend since I received a few makeup items that had been on my wishlist. And one of them is the Urban Decay The Black Palette.

Urban Decay The Black Palette

Price: $36 (buy here)

Available at: Online at UrbanDecay.com, Sephora.com and in Sephora or Ulta stores

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipsticks (Swatches)

L to R: Drop of Sherry, Airy Fairy, and Bordeaux

Drop of Sherry: shimmery deep rose color
Airy Fairy: pinkish/lilac nude color
Bordeaux: deep red wine color

Swatches: MAC Wonder Woman Collection

Yesterday, Vanessa (NessasaryMakeup) invited me to go with her to MAC's Wonder Woman release party. I haven't been to a release party in awhile. The last one was probably... I don't even remember when was the last time I've been to a MAC store. With the kajillion collection they seem to come out with every year, it was just difficult for me to keep up.

Off I went to the party still since it gave me a chance to catch up with Vanessa. It was just like the good old swatching days.

Going into the release party, I haven't really checked out any swatches that was available online. I've seen the packaging and it really didn't appeal to me too much. Although I like Wonder Woman as a character, the packaging for this collection reminded me of kid's makeup. So, I passed up on this collection completely and left the store empty-handed. Well, I walked out with swatches on my arms.

O.P.I Katy Perry Collection (Review and Swatches)

O.P.I's collaboration with Katy Perry was probably the most anticipated nail polish collection for me. I'm not one to search high and low for a nail polish, but this was definitely an exception. With all the buzz and press release images that's been floating around the web for Shatter a few months ago, I knew I had to get my hands on it.

Click on the link below to see what I have to say about this collection.

Urban Decay Ink for Eyes in Zero Cream Eyeliner (Review and Swatch)

Gel and cream liners will always have a soft spot for my heart. It was the one that helped me learn how to line my eyes with liquid liner.

My MAC fluidline in Blacktrack have dried out like a dessert. It had its good run and it has served me well, but I was open to try out other gel or cream liners. I love Urban Decay products and I love their 24/7 Glide-on eyeliners (review), but not as much as my MUFE Aqua Eyes eyeliners (review). Anyway, I decided to give their Ink for Eyes a whirl to see how they compare to their pencil counterparts.

Urban Decay Ink for Eyes Cream Liner in Zero

Product Blurb: It's everything you want in a cream eye liner: more precision than a pencil but more forgiving than a liquid. This ultra-creamy, paraben-free formula offers more control, play time, and buildable coverage. Create razor-sharp lines or smoky bedroom eyes with the double-ended angled liner brush and smudger. The secret ingredient? Nylon 12, a unique ingredient that decreases drag, creates a flawless application experience by eliminating skips or smears and also softening and absorbing excess oil. This creamy eye liner is available in a wide variety of sexy shades that stay put all day long. Decorated with a hand-illustrated peacock, the long, lean case (complete with mirror!) is ideal for applying color with the angled liner brush. (via Sephora.com)

Price: $22 (buy it here)

Available at: Sephora stores, Sephora.com, UrbanDecay.com, Beauty.com, etc.

Beauty Review and Swatches: Wet n Wild Color Icon Palette (in Vanity and Greed)

Wet n Wild Color Icon Palette

Drugstore brands can be a hit or miss, but sometimes you'd just be amazed on the gems that you do find. On a previous and random trip to Rite Aid, I came across these Wet n Wild Color Icon palette that I've also been hearing a lot of buzz around it. At the time of my purchase, the palettes were buy one get one free, so I took that as a sign that I should grab them and give it a whirl. For about $5 for both palettes, it's almost hard to pass them up.

Prior to this trip, the only product that I've tried from Wet n Wild were their nail polish... back in high school. I mean c'mon, they're only a dollar each! I haven't really tried their eyeshadows before, so the Color Icon palette would be the first one.








Packaging:
The Color Icon Palette contains six coordinated shades. It is encased in a black plastic glossy case with clear cover. The palette doesn't come with the mirror, but I like how the cover itself is clear. There is no guessing here with which eyeshadow colors are in a palette. When you have a massive collection of makeup (not that I'm anywhere near that), it's the small things (like having a clear cover to determine which eyeshadows are in that palette) can be a pretty big deal. Although they way the eyeshadows are laid out kinda reminds me of the old MAC Holiday sets minus the fancy packaging.

The palettes are also compact enough to stow in your makeup purse for those last minute touch ups or even when you're in a hurry and you need a little pick me up. Like most drugstore makeup, these palettes come with tiny sponge tip applicators (that you'll probably not use). The packaging is not much on the cute side, but it's is more on a more practical side.







Quality:
The quality of the eyeshadows in the palette is decent to great. Wet n Wild's Color Icon palettes has three matte shades and three shimmery eyeshadows. These eyeshadows have great color payoff especially with a good base. Although the matte eyeshadows are slightly chalky, it didn't cause too many fall outs. I really liked their darker matte eyeshadows as my crease color as they blended pretty well on my lids. However, I did find some of the shimmery eyeshadows a little difficult to work with since they were a little bit on the sheer side and they can get a bit blotchy. These were also the ones that easily faded when colors are blended. The eyeshadow with glitter (found in the Greed palette) surprisingly didn't cause major fallouts when I tried it. Glitters can be annoying sometimes because they're a pain to take out when it ends up on your face. All-in-all, I was pretty happy with what the Color Icon palettes has to offer.

Value:
No doubt about it that this palette is almost a steal for six eyeshadows with decent pigmentation. It is even better when there's a promotional sale going on at your local drugstore. It's a good palette to have whether you are a beginner with makeup or already way ahead of the game. And with the holiday seasons quickly approaching, these palettes will make a great stocking stuffer.

Swatches:






Wet n Wild's Color Icon palettes are one of my favorite drugstore finds. They're stepping their makeup game up by improving the quality of their products yet still offering them at an affordable price. When I'm in a rush in the morning for work, I find myself reaching out for the Vanity palette when I need a no-brainer look. It's a great everyday and natural palette for the working gals who are limited to wear a more neutral look. And if you want to transition your look to a night time look, just grab your Greed palette and smoke those eyes out.

Rating: 4 out of 5

Product Review and Swatches: YSL Lilac Eyes Palette

Product Blurb: Yves Saint Laurent OMBRES 5 LUMIÈRES5 Colour Harmony For Eyes in 4 Lilac Sky is a palette of five monochrome eyeshadow colors. Each palette holds four luminous, alluring shades of varying intensity and finish—matte, shiny, pearly, or iridescent—and one highlighter. The highlighter is the magic touch, to lighten and widen the look instantly, while the deepest color is used to structure and define the eyes.

From the most natural style to the most sophisticated, from the most demure to the most audacious, the colors of each palette coordinate to create your perfect look. Everything is possible—explore numerous interpretations of color and endless changing effects with this versatile palette. You simply cannot go wrong in making your eyes your most captivating feature.

Shades include: matte purple, shimmering pink pearl, shimmering lavender, shimmering golden violet, and eggplant shimmer plus two double-ended sponge applicators.

Price: $56

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Swatches



Click here for a previous look using the palette.

Although the colors look pretty in the pan, it was such a struggle getting the colors to show up on my lid even with a primer. The only color that I really fancied was the matte purple which made a nice crease color for some dimension on your eyes. The shimmering pink pearl and shimmering golden violet for some reason look the same after packing it on your lids.

The eyeshadows weren't as smooth as I hoped for which also caused some grief in applying my makeup, but luckily the eyeshadows aren't gritty or chalky. But, unlike any other high end eyeshadow palettes, YSL doesn't provide a pouch to house the palette. For the price you're paying for, they could've at least included a pouch for the eyeshadow palette.

Overall, I'm just disappointed with YSL's eyeshadow palettes. You're only really paying for the name of the brand and not so much for the quality (and maybe for the palette case). The colors are not that exhilarating or unique. The only reason I can see why you might get this is because you are a hardcore makeup junkie or collector.

Rating: 2 out 5

Eyeko Eye Beauty Eyeshadows (Review and Swatches)

Eyeko currently features two 5-in-1 eyeshadow cake pans in Sexy Eyes and Pretty Eyes in their makeup collection. What's good about Eyeko is most of their products usually serves more than one purpose.

These eyeshadows are so cute and travel friendly as it houses five different colors in each tin. Each tin contain each eyeshadows that compliment each other. The eyeshadows are great for people on the go. My only gripe is probably the lid itself since it can easily pop off the can.

Sexy eyes is more for the subtle and natural look. I usually reach out for this more often since it is much more suited for work. The first top two eyeshadows are a little bit on the sheer side, but can easily be fixed with a good base or primer. It can also make an excellent highlight color for the browbone or on the inner corner of your lid.




Pretty Eyes Eyeshadow tin features a pinks and purples in pastel shades. It's a great palette for Spring for a soft yet playful look. I've read some reviews from other bloggers that this eyeshadow tin was a bit sheer, but I actually thought it had a pretty decent pigmentation. I got a good color pay off with one swipe for the swatches, and it'll probably even better with a base underneath.




You can buy these eyeshadow cake pans for only £5.00 (approx $7-8) with free shipping at Eyeko.com. Don't forget to enter code E122 to receive a free gift with every order.

Swatches: MAC Brunette, Blonde, Redhead Collection

Released (North America) January 8, 2008 (select in-stores and counters); January 9, 2008 (online) --- (International) February 2009

TO EACH THEIR OWN. Three dramatically different personalities, three perfectly personalized palettes. Eyes, cheeks, lips, formulated to be coiffure-complementary. Bombshell or bookworm, no matter. Colour-coordination this comprehensive makes it work! Designed to play-up the most potent and powerful accessory a girl has: her hair. The complete opposite of contrivance – this is simplicity itself. So basic it’s brilliant!

SWATCHES
Eye Kohl $14.50
Eyeshadows $14.50
Mineralized Skinfinish $28

Smolder - Intense black
Deep Shade Dusty blue
Henna Dark gold
Femme-fi Frosty golden cream
Brunette MSF Soft coral to copper bronze degrade

Phone Number - Smudgy charcoal
Top Knot - Deep black purple
Knight - Dark grey
Pincurl - Dusty white
Blonde (MSF) Soft Pink to Rose degrade

Teddy Dark - eyed bronze
French Cuff - Burgundy purple
100 Strokes - Ice pink
Flip - Bronze gold
Redhead MSF - Gold to salmon pink degrade


Lipstick $14
Tinted Lipglass $14

What A Do! - Neutral pink coral (Frost) (Brunette)
Chignon - Red plum (Chignon) (Brunette)
Quick Tease - Red purple (Brunette)
Soft Wave - Tan bronze (Brunette)

Marquise D‘ - Sandy cream peach (Lustre) (Redhead)
Blow Dry - Pink coral (Lustre) (Redhead)
Peroxide White pink (Blonde)
Strawberry Blonde Deep pink red (Blonde)

All’s Fair - Light purple pink (Frost) (Blonde)
B-Babe - Rich pink (Lustre) (Blonde)
Red Devil - Coral orange (Redhead)
Live and Dye - Cool pink (Redhead)




Credit maccosmetics.com

Overall: The whole collection was ok. I only picked up a couple of items that I thought I didn't have yet. I got the Redhead MSF and Pincurl eyeshadow. Most of they eyeshadows were dupable from my opinion especially if you already have Sumptious Olive or Mink & Sable (Starflash) which almost similar to Henna. Flip, however, is gorgeous, but I already own too many variations of gold eyeshadows. You can pass up on Deep Shade if you already have Deep Truth while 100 Strokes looks like Expensive Pink except the latter is a bit more orange.
Femme-Fi is a repromote color from Neo-Sci Fi, so if you missed out on that color pick it up because it makes an excellent highlight color (or you can go to your nearest CCO and hunt the Neo-Sci Fi version of that).

As for the Mineralized Skinfinishes, I actually liked the Blonde MSF, but I feel like it's like any other pink blush once it goes on your cheeks. I chose the Redhead MSF because it can make a great highlight and would pair up nicely with a bronzer to give you that California glow. This collection's Mineralized Skinfinishes (MSFs) were a bit different from your usual swirled MSFs since it has four splits of color you can either use different ways or make your combination or use it all together. It's almost like a bigger version of the eyeshadows from the Red She Said collection, except in blush form.

The collection is also now available online at maccosmetics.com.

Was there anything in this collection that caught your eye?

Product Review and Swatches: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils in VIP

Product Blurb: Urban Decay Travel Size Set of 5 is full of best-selling bright and tropical hues. The VIP set is back by popular demand! Each is a slick travel size, making it easy to stash anywhere. Created with moisturizing ingredients, 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils are creamy, blendable, and waterproof. Packaged together against a mirrored backdrop, the dazzling shades of 24/7 Pencils speak to everyone's inner party girl: the woman who wants and needs an Eye Pencil that lasts all night (and even into the morning!)

Price: $29

Available at: Sephora stores, Sephora.com, UrbanDecay.com

Overal Rating: 5 out of 5

(Source: Sephora.com)


Swatches

Zero (zealous black), Lucky (brilliant deep copper), Covet (peacock green), Electric (bright aquamarine), and Lust (plush purple)

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Quick Rundown

PROS

creamy formula but doesn't smudge

excellent lasting powers

glides on your waterline or upplashline, no tugging

more bang for your buck

super pigmented

CONS

can be difficult to remove; requires a really good makeup remover

Lucky, Covet, and Lust has some glitters

When I found out that they brought this set back at Sephora, I made sure that this made this way to my shopping cart.

This set is definitely a steal! For five travel sized liners at $29 is way better than shelling out $16 for a full-sized version. I'm glad that Urban Decay had come out with this set because it is a great way to try their eyeliners out with a variety of colors, and maybe one day will lead to an upgrade to a full size.

What I really like about this eyeliners are they are super pigmented. They as vibrant as the actual pencils are. The colored eyeliners are excellent for more playful looks or you just want that pop of color in your eyes. They're good by itself for those lazy days or paired up with your favorite eyeshadow combinations.

The eyeliners are very soft and has a creamy formula, but surprisingly, it doesn't smudge or budge. Also, since the eyeliners are soft and creamy, application is easy because it just glides. I've been a fluidline or gel liners kind of gal when it comes lining my upper lashline, and avoided using pencil eyeliners (except for the waterline) like a plague just because pencils just never gave me that nice and smooth line that fluidline or gel eyeliners do sans tugging, but Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencils definitely has changed my mind.

It just really makes me cringe when you have to pull your eyelids to get that neat line (Don't do it. It only equates to eye wrinkles). This is the only pencil eyeliner so far that I've used that's an ease to put on my upper lashline because there's no tugging required nor does it travel up to my crease despite of its creamy formula. And, this is definitely my eyeliner of choice for my waterline since it stays way better than most eyeliners. It does travel to your lower lashline, but not to the point that you end up with racoon eyes and make a hot mess of yourself.

These pencils have really good staying powers and won't budge that sometimes they're a pain taking them off. You would really need a good makeup remover because soap and water just wont cut it especially if you use it on your waterline or lower lashline. So soak that Qtip up with a good makeup remover to clean it up. I also noticed that some of the eyeliners in this set has some glitters in it like Lucky, Covet, and Lust that tends to linger around even after you've taken off the color.

Final Thoughts: Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners have definitely become staple items in my makeup bag. Also, this set, it makes it easier for me to stash them in purse or makeup bag for those emergency days of running late without makeup.

Swatches: MAC Monogram Couture Collection

And here are the swatches for the MAC Monogram collection which is this year's couture collection by MAC. The following items are a bit pricier than the regular MAC's lipgloss and lipsticks mainly because of its packaging. However, the lipgloss are longer than usual (more content).

Out of the whole collection, I only got the Identity lipgloss because it was a really nice pink gloss that's perfect for smokey eyes. I just really love how it looks on my lips.

MONOGRAM LIPGLOSS ($22)


Monodramatic - Bronzy brown with gold pearl
Identity - Pale baby pink with gold pearl
Posh Life - Mid-tone bright pink with gold pearl
Distinguished - Sheer yellow beige with gold pearl

MONOGRAM LIPSTICK ($22)


Status Symbol - Warm mid-tone reddish brown
Flourish - Frosty mid-tone red
All Mine - Creamy mid-tone blue pink
Marque - Soft light neutral pink

Swatches: MAC Metal Urge Collection

Here are some swatches from the Metal Urge Collection. I know it's a bit late, but I just want to post it anyway.

I didn't get anything from this collection. I'm not a big fan of cream to powder formulated eyeshadows because it'll only cause a disaster on my oily lids. But the swatches are super pretty.

The liquidlast liners won't smudge! I tried rubbing it off after it had dried out and it didn't even budge and it won't wash off with water. So you'll definitely need a good makeup remover for this. This can make a good base underneath your eyeshadows.

BRUSHED METAL-X EYE SHADOWS($16.50)

Gilded Ash - dark charcoal grey with pearl
Material Gold - pale peach/beige with gold pearl
Golden Spice - metallic coppery gold
Verdigris - dirty deep green with silver prom


Pink Platinum - light blue/pink with silver gold
Forged Rose - reddish copper with gold pearl
Metalblu - navy blue with silver pearl

LIQUIDLAST LINERS ($16.50)


Power Plum - deep plum with red pearl
Inkspill - deep green with green pearl
Inky - navy blue with low-level pearl
Classic Cream - white gold
Molten Sol - rich gold with intense metallic
Dress Khaki - khaki green with yellow pearl
Visionaire - clean baby pink