Shakeup Your Makeup

A while back I wrote about the new LA Splash Cosmetics I found at Meijer and have been meaning to post more pictures of them on, and just haven't gotten around to it.  Well, I finally did, so I wanted to show you how beautiful these are.

The color I use the most is Regal.  It reminds me a lot of Bare Escentuals Sex Kitten, but just a hint lighter and with a bit more pearl shimmer to it.  This shade makes a great liner and crease color.  It is truely a deep copper penny color, and has all the shine and shimmer of a new penny!  Unsolved is a very different color.  It isn't quite as dark as Regal, but has the same depth of color.  Unsolved is a very shimmery plum/copper shade - again, this would make a great liner as well.  Finally Nude Diamonds is exactly what it sounds like.  If you could combined crushed pearls and crushed diamonds, this shade would be exactly that!  A beautiful high light, I also use this to add a little shimmer anywhere (lips,cheeks, and eyes).

I have to say, I am loving these LA Splash eyeshadows. I tend to be drawn into loose shadows, and when they are shimmery, versatile, and easy to use, that is always an added plus!

In order to give these guys a test drive, I decided to work with Nude Diamonds, Regal, and En Enchanted Forest. Nude Diamonds makes the most beautiful all over color, especially up against the brown bone as a highlight. It is a pearly, ivory, with a hint of peach (just a hint!), so it blends well into the skin without looking chalky or overly-white. Regal, the beautiful deep chocolate/copper brown makes the perfect crease color. I had originally purchased this to use wet as an eyeliner, but decided to try it out in the crease. It blended beautifully into the other colors, didn't have much fall out, and lasted all day. Finally, I used Enchanted Forest as my liner, applying it wet with Bare Escentuals Weather Everything eyeshadow-transformer. Finish it off with some Lash Blast mascara, and there you go!

Have any of you ever heard of L.A. Splash Cosmetics? (Their website is up, but not officially running yet). I'll be honest, I had not heard of these until I found some at my Ulta, as well as my local Meijer store. They come in a variety of colors, very similar to the size of a Bare Escentuals eyeshadow.

Each of these are very shimmery, and some have a hit of very fine glitter in them. The colors are very bold, pigmented, and can be used as a shadow or liner, depending on if you use them wet or dry. For approximately $5 a piece, these are very affordable, and versatile.

Below there are pictures of each shadow, as well as wet and dry swatches.

Golden Smoke: A chalky black with golden shimmer.


Enchanted Forest: A beautiful deep emerald green with iridescent green/blue and gold shimmer.


Supurb: Deep sapphire blue with shimmer.

Unsolved: A beautiful garnet red and platinum color, with hints of golden/beige.

Nude Diamonds: A very warm ivory with crushed pearl shimmer.

Regal: Deep copper with golden shimmer. (the color does not show through correctly in the picture below).

Platinum Sand: Beautiful, shimmery beige - just as the name says!

Dragon Dust: Very deep black with tons of golden shimmer.