Swatches: Stila's The It Girl Palette

Hi! I'm so bad... I feel like I'm neglecting this blog. I really really want to update AT LEAST once a week. I have all these ideas for posts but between taking pics, uploading, and writing, I get sooo lazy. Pretty bad, huh? It seems like the only time I update is for hauls... Anyways, the reason why I decided to post today is because of this palette.

Cute packaging!

Taken under artificial light

I got an e-mail from Stila and they brought it back!!

Here the link if you want to buy, it IS limited edition:

http://www.stilacosmetics.com/product_detail.asp?PMID=765&dept=6&cat=23

There's free shipping with a $50 purchase. If you're a Stila Star member, use the code "IT GIRL" to get it for $11 (I don't know what that means, but that's what it says in the email). Code expires in a week.

I bought this a while back and finally opened it just to swatch. Haven't used it yet (I wear makeup on average twice a month....), but I will try to review it the best that I can.

Review: I bought it for $9.95, so it was pretty cheap. Cheaper than how much they're selling it for now. Total ounces come out to .32, about .107oz each. Stila's single shadows are .09oz each, their site says the shadows in this palette are smaller than their single pans. That's double the size of MAC shadows, BUT still smaller than a regular Stila shadow. 

It's pigmented and neutral. But, very shimmery. They're soft too, especially chloe. I used my fingers to swatch, and chloe just.. melted under my touch, it's similar to the texture in NYX's single shadows. That can be a negative thing, because my brushes tend to break apart the shadows... But it might be because I'm a bit heavy-handed with things.

Swatched under artificial light

& when the sun was setting. Really pigmented, right?

Lame: Lovely golden color that might not look good on me because I have yellow undertones. But who knows, maybe it'll look nice with green or black.

Chloe: Shimmery golden brown color. You won't be able to achieve smokey eyes with this shade, but great for all day wear. Even if you packed this color on, it won't get much darker than the pic.

Kitten: Truthfully, I bought this set because of Kitten. I've heard A LOT of good things about this shade, and just looking at it, I love it too. It looks like it'll work on all skin tones, a nude shade for people with lighter skin, and a pinky nude for darker skinned people. I'm not into smokey eyes myself, but I would use this with a charcoal color.

I can't compare these shadows to their single pan shadows, 'cause I don't own any of them. And I don't know if you can get this palette in stores.

Overall, it is a good deal. A regular eyeshadow pan costs $18 and you're getting this whole palette for less than that.

-Boudoir Beauty

Wet N Wild Mega Last Lip Swatches

Out of all the Wet N Wild lipsticks I got last time (I went to three different Walgreens to get them), I kept six. Overall, I thought they were VERY pigmented for their price (I got them on sale for $1.75 each) and they are very moisturizing. With NYX's round lipsticks, each lipsticked varied in terms of how moisterizing they were. Wet n Wild lipsticks felt equally moisturizing. I can't tell you how long lasting they are because I haven't used it for a full day yet. For me, I don't really care how long lasting they are because I constantly eat or drink. I don't mind reapplying and I don't mind showing my bare lips when it rubs off.

The colors are: 901 Think Pink, 902 Bare it All, 903 Just Peachy, 905 Smokin' Hot Pink (NYX's Louisiana is next to this color), 906 Wine Room, and 907 Mauve Outta Here

Look! I found a dupe! Wet n Wild's Smokin' Hot Pink looks just like NYX's Louisiana.

I don't really like pale pink lipsticks on me. It's not a full face picture so you can't really tell, but... pale pink (like Strawberry Milk and Harmonica) doesn't look nice with my skin tone. So......

I applied a layer of gloss over it! I used NYX's Round Gloss in Real Nude. Anytime you have a shade of lipstick that doesn't work with your skin tone, just layer gloss.

Very nice nude color although it looks pretty ugly in the tube.

Also very nice. I will need a second Just Peachy and Bare It All, if I can find it.

I can rock reds better than I can rock pale pinks.

A little too dark for my taste.

First plum shade, although it's not super super plum. I don't really like plum shades on me because I'm much too yellow to be pale enough to wear plums. And I just don't like plum.

-Boudoir Beauty

NYX Round Lip Gloss Swatches

 

Hi! More swatches!

Colors from L-R are: Baby Pink, Sorbet, Real Nude, Ballerina Pink, Doll Pink, Sparkle, and Soap Opera Queen.

Sorbet and Real Nude look so similar on my lips that I kept getting the two mixed up. I retook pictures of it but my skin tone came out darker because I used flashed instead of natural light.

Real Nude is the only one WITHOUT glitter. Doll Pink looks like it doesn't contain glitter, but a really tiny (like REALLY REALLY tiny) amount can be seen in the tube.

Sparkle and Soap Opera Queen contains the MOST amount of glitter. If you look closely you can kinda see it in the pictures.

These glosses aren't super sticky, which I like. I also like how they give a hint of color on bare lips. I usually use these on top of lipstick that are too drying.

Side note: Some pictures are links to BIGGER pictures. Please scroll over the picture and if the pointer changes icons, please click to enlarge.

-Boudoir Beauty

NYX Single Shadow Swatches

Hi! Swatches of the shadows I bought last time!

Aloha, Flamingo, Champagne, Volcano, Iced Mocha, Deep Charcoal

NYX Ultra Pearl Mania Loose Eyeshadow

More swatches! I depotted these into containers I got from eBay.

Value Tips: Try inexpensive pigments before buying higher end ones, that way you can see if you like them before jumping in

Review: I didn't get all the colors, even though they were pretty inexpensive.  The jar they came in are unusable, you pretty much HAVE TO depot them to use them. They are pretty pigmented and I suggest using them with a base. Since I haven't worn them yet, I don't know if they are long lasting. For the price (about $1.99/each), I would say, get a couple and play around with them. Practice with it and see if you like loose eyeshadows before buying MAC. Also, I would NOT press them and if you're afraid of fall out, try wetting the brush before applying. I did not use a primer for the swatches below.

-Boudoir Beauty

01 - Nude, 02 - Pearl, 19 - Mink, 21 - Oro, 27 - Very Pink Pearl

w/ flash

07 - Fanta, 22 - Rust, 24 - Penny, 20 - Mocha, 23 - Walnut

w/ flash

14 - Turquoise, 10 - Ocean Blue, 15 - Lilac, 12 - Purple, 29 - True Purple

w/ flash

04 - Silver, 05 - Charcoal

w/ flash

NYX Round Lipstick

Swatches of NYX round lipstick:

 

Value Tip: For items sold exclusively online, try finding swatches of it first before buying. That way, you can see if shades are flattering on skin color similar to yours.

Review: Some of these are more drying than others, although you can't tell in my pics. I got these for under $2/each online, but they're waaay more expensive from Ulta. They might be hard to find too and I don't know where you can go to try them on. Bottom line? You can either get 7 of these, or one MAC lipstick. I'm sure out of the 7 you pick, at least 4 will work for your skin tone.

Favs: Electra (RED, RED), Femme (Coral - tends to make my teeth yellow-er, IMO), Indian Pink (pink w/ gold shimmer), Tea Rose

Dislikes: Golden Luster (I don't know when I'll ever use a gold lipstick unless I wanted to look like a statue)

-Bourdoir Beauty

Ceto

Ceto w/ flash

Electra

Electra w/ flash

Femme

Femme w/ flash

Georgia

Georgia w/ flash

Golden Luster

Golden Luster w/ flash

Harmonica

Harmonica w/ flash

Indian Pink

Indian Pink w/ flash

Louisiana

Louisiana w/ flash

Strawberry Milk

Strawberry Milk w/ flash

Tea Rose

Tea Rose w/ flash

Thalia

Thalia w/ flash