Shakeup Your Makeup

I have seen the NYX Cream Glitter Palettes in magazines and specifically in Ulta numerous times, and just never splurged on them.  I couldn't exactly figure out what I needed them for, so I decided they might work well as a little added glitz to my basic brown and black eyeliners.  Soooo....I picked up the "Sweet Chocolate Browns" and "One Night in Luxy" sets, each complimenting black and brown.

All of these are a cream, if you will, but I think it is probably better described as a very dense gel.  Once applied, the product dries and you are left with a pretty glitter line or layer on top of your eyeshadow.  It doesn't smear your makeup or flake off through the day.  For the price, I was very impressed with the lasting power and quality of each.  I did find that the microglitter wore a little better than those with larger glitter, but I figure that is to be expected.  Although I picked up two neutral palettes, there are 9 sets available, ranging from blues, greens, turquoise, purples...you name it!  You can see them all here.

Sweet Chocolate Browns is a set of browns and golds. Two of the shades are a larger glitter, while the other three are consistent of micro glittler.  From left to right, we have 1) a deep chocolate brown made of larger glitter, 2) an irridescent, extreme gold micro glitter, 3) deep charcoal brown made of larger glitter, 4) dark brown microglitter, and 4) deep beige micro glitter.

Ulta had (or may still have - I haven't been by in the past few weeks) NYX items buy 2 get 1 free, so I used this as an opportunity to pick up a few new items I have been wanting to try.   I've always eyed the Glitter Cream Pallets, and of course had read numerous rave reviews about the Runway Collection, so I took this opportunity to pick a few of those up, as well as some of the glitter eyeliners.

Speciically, I wanted to show you how gorgeous this Runway Collection in "Secret World" is.  Obviously I picked up the greens...I mean, I'm such a sucker for olives and golds, this was a natural.  Below you can see all the shades available in this collection if greens and golds just aren't for you.

The close up is below - feel free to click the image for a larger view.  All of the shades are pearl/shimmers, although a handful of them have a hint of glitter (the second from the left on the top - golden beige shade - and the far right on the top - chocolate with golden glittler).  Each shade is full of pigmentation and very creamy.  They were easy to apply, and one stroke did it on my swatch below.  Even the the lighter and more natural shades had a lot of color to share, so they won't be wasted in the purchase like a lot of other multi-shade pallets.

The swatches are below - I started with the top and went left to right, and then moved onto the bottom.  The only one that is difficult to see due to the reflection from the flash is the bottom right, which is a warm snowy white pearl.

Also, as I mentioned above, there are tons of other shades available - a total of 8 color combinations.  There is something for everyone - blues, greys, neutrals, greens...you name it.  Some of them have matte shades available as well, so it really is a matter of going to the store and checking them out.  Ulta also has open pallets that are swatchable in store, so you can tell if you like them or not on the spot!

I really did find this pallet beautiful, and it will be one of my "go to's" for quite some time.  Do any of you have these?  I'd love to know what you think, and what shade you purchased as well!  

I'll show you swatches of the glitter pallets and the eyeliners coming up!

Wet 'n Wild has some new, Limited Edition, items.  Falling in line with the baked theme, these are bronzers and eyeshadows that can be used wet/dry and are completely buildable.  I have two eyeshadows I purchased before I left on vacation (they didn't have any of the bronzers in stock...bummer!), so I will be posting about these in an upcoming review.  From the looks of them in the pot, they are gorgeous, and the price is fantastic as well.  I am especially loving the bronzer in the top right corner...that is definitely on my "need to buy list".