Wet n Wild Fall 2014 Matte Lipsticks Review & Swatches

Hi beautiful people,

Continuing my everlasting love for matte lip products, I am ecstatic to share with you guys some amazing drugstore gems I found recently.

It's none other than my trustworthy go-to brand when it comes to awesome and affordable matte drugstore lipstick brand, Wet 'n Wild. They recently came out with limited edition Matte lipsticks for Fall 2014 and I was so happy to hear the positive reviews on them.

"Matte, but creamy." 

How can you say no to that? It's like describing a guy; hot, but rich. 

Wow......umm, YES, I'll take 10 of those, kthxbye.

Honestly, I understand what people complain about matte lipsticks and they mostly because matte lipsticks tend to feel "draggy" when you apply them. Some of the colors in Wet 'n Wild regular matte lipstick line are like this, I can't even try to sugarcoat it, but the ones I'm about to show you are different.

I think they have 4 new colors that are out in the collection, but I only picked out 3 because the other color (which is fiery red) didn't really appeal to me.

Sweet cream - Bordeaux Boulevard - Urban Night

Sweet Cream: nude beige

Bordeaux Boulevard: deep plum

Urban Night: blue tone red

They really apply smoothly and easy and you can just see how pigmented they are.

They can be distinguished by the matte tubes instead of shiny plastic that the regular line has, and the price ranges from $1.99-$2.99 depends on where you get them.

Please do share if you have them, I'd like to hear your thought.

Also I have another NYX lip haul coming so stay tune on that one :)

Until next time!

Xoxo

Swatch: Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Matte Lipstick in Rose-Bud & 24 Carrot Gold Megashield

Hey loves!

Just wanted to share with you the pretty lippies I've been enjoying lately. They are not new in the market, so to speak, but I just recently re-discovered them beneath my "nude/natural lipsticks" pile and thought they are going to be so appropriate for upcoming Spring season.

They're from Wet'n'Wild, meaning they're not going to break your bank and as always I'm appaled by their great pigmentation. Those of you who like matte lipsticks would enjoy these as much as I do, and if the idea of them being matte, hence dryness, apply moisturizing lip balm prior to it and it'll do the trick.

Now onto the swatcheroooo!

Rose-Bud is a gorgeous rose pink that looks amazing against medium tan skin. I have tried many pinks and I know how frustrating it is to find the shade that doesn't clash with the yellow undertone.

24 Carrot Gold looks a tad scary on the tube, and the name "carrot" gives the impression of it being orange..however upon application, I'm pleased to see that this certain shade of orange is actually more soft coral and it's far from scary. It's actually quite delicate...this surprises me, actually.

Anyway, check your local drugstore for them, I think they sell for $2-$3 depends on where you go.

Thanks again for checking it out!

Swatch: Drugstore Highlighter

For having an oily skin, I shouldn't have been bothered with finding products to "highlight" my face, as it tends to do its job quite naturally. However, I still think highlighting is as important as contouring, to accentuate areas you want to pop and gives your face more dimension when it comes to makeup.

Still, I wasn't ready to splurge on it. So I went the usual route, drugstores.

After contemplating for a while, going in & out of plenty of drugstores, reading plenty of reviews, I've finally settled with these two products.

 Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Bronzer "Reserve Your Cabana" & Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer "Tiki"

(isn't it funny that the names are all beach-related? lol)

For reference I am NC35 or NC37 during summer months, and I found these two are the most natural yet still impactful highlighters.

Reserve Your Cabana is more subdued, it's almost like a lighter face powder with sheen. Whereas Tiki has more prominent and it gives you the most beautiful effect when applied on cheekbones, bridge of your nose, or even on cupid's bow.

Reserve Your Cabana is sold for around $4-$5 at my local drugstore and I believe Tiki is about $9-$10 at Walmart. So far I'm happy to report they didn't break me out and I really like the quality these product have so if you're looking for affordable and good quality drugstore highlighters, these two are definitely try-worthy.

Thanks for reading.

Review & Swatches: Wet'n'Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette in Drinking A Glass of Shine & Sparkle 'Til Morning

This post would be a review for two limited edition Color Icon eyeshadow palettes from Wet'n'Wild. I was thrilled to see they came out with one all mattes palette and I believe there is another one with the release that I didn't pick up.

The palettes I got are:

• Drinking A Glass of Shine
• Sparkle 'Til Morning

Closer look :)

I am absolutely digging the pigmentation, we all know WnW had been doing really well in their eyeshadow department since they reformulated, and these Holiday-themed palettes are no exception. The brushes still suck, however, but that's a minor issue I'd be willing to compromise for such an excellent quality and prices.

Swatches time, heck yesss!

Drinking A Glass of Shine

Left row

Right row

Sparkle 'Til Morning

 Left row

 Right row

The pigmentation is awesome, it's buttery smooth but not too smooth that it will flakes. I would totally recommend these if you can still find them in your local drugstores (I found mine at Walgreens), I think they run for about $5 per palette.

Thank you for reading & for next post I have some holiday nail polishes I can't wait to share with you :) Til next time!!!

Recent Drugstore Hauls! PIC HEAVY ++

Just some of the items I've gotten within last week....most of them aren't necessarily new but the ones I've always been curious to try.

- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Shimmer & Tough as Taupe
- Maybelline Dream Lumi Touche concealer
- Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Flared mascara
- L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
- L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Bronzed Taupe
- Cover Girl lipstick in Spellbound
- Milani baked blush in Fantastico Mauve
- elf studio blush in Fuschia Fusion
- elf studio Powder Blush
- Wet'n'wild lipstick in Sugar Plum Fairy
- Wet'n'wild bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
- Sonia Kashuk Instructional Eyeshadow Palette in Eye on Neutral

Some closer shots/swatches:

Fuschia Fusion (L) & Fantastico Mauve (R)

Sugar Plum Fairy (L) & Spellbound (R)

I will certainly do an in-depth review for Sonia Kashuk palette above, since it's pretty much my most favorite makeup item at the moment :) so stay tuned for that. Anyone owns/have tried any of items above? Let me know and comment below.

Toodles~

Product Focus: Wet n Wild Megalast Matte Lipstick

Can a girl have too many lipsticks? 
Obviously not. Or at least my evil inner voice said so. 


I am always a fan of Wet'n'Wild ever since they came out with this Color Icon line, and the pacesetter of this line is (in my humble opinion) their matte lipsticks. As much as I love my creme finish, there were days when I feel like wearing a totally matte lipstick. A non drying one, of course. Now, Wet'n'Wild give you not only the whole range of matte lippies called Wet'n'Wild Megalast Lipcolor Lipsticks, but also the insanely remarkable color payoff. 


Sounds good to be true? Well, they also cost $2.99 per tube. BAM.


I managed to hoard buy some colors that appeal to me and would have a big chance to be used because you know, sometimes you go "OMG SUCH A PURDY COLOR!!!" when you look at a lipstick tube but you don't actually have the guts to wear the color. I know I have been there, done that.


So without further ado, here are the colors I have -for now- .

The only annoying thing is their packaging, actually the name was placed on the plastic wrapper so when you rip it open and get rid of it, the name's gone. Having said that, the numbers are available on the bottom of each tube so you can just Google them if you like.


Now the swatches...

 (outside)

 (inside)

I bought Pink Suga' thinking it would be a perfect nude for me, but it turns out to be way too scary. I actually think it could pass as a concealer, but I doubt it's a good idea lol. Bare It All on the other hand, is a perfect nude for me, it gives enough color to make my face look less washed out. Just Peachy is a nice peachy pink but I found out when I was really tan, this color made me look a little bit like Ganguro :P. In The Flesh is a lovely brownish pink (muted) and is the most office-friendly in my opinion. It's very "polite".



Mauve Outta Here was purchased solely on the name itself. It does look close to Smokin' Hot Pink, which is a gorgeous, gorgeous, hot pink...only with warmer undertone. Cherry Bomb is such a cool vampy color which I featured in my Holy Grail Red Lipstick post.  

They're all available in your local drugstore and I actually heard they're coming out with a bunch of new colors. I'd say go check them out and let me know which one is your favorite color.


Toodles~

Trying out Wet'n'Wild palette

Greetings earthlings,

The lack of post in this blog has turned from an issue to a habit so I don't even want to waste your time by apologizing for my negligence.

Lately I've worn so many neutrals and Wet'n'Wild Comfort Zone palette has been the one that I frequently reach for. I found the name "Comfort Zone" is suitable because you can basically go no wrong with these color selections. For this look I used:

- Green Eyelid on my eyelid & lower lash line

- Brown Crease on outer V

- Green Crease to deepen the crease

- Bone Browbone to highlight

wearing Jordana Fabuliner as well :)

It's one of those pictures that when you look at it again you think,

"Wtf was I doing?" but you have to post it anyway because you have nothing better lol 

ok I lied, this one is better but the one above shows a clearer eye look. 

Either way I was not sure of what I was doing there lmao

Anyway, thanks for reading!