Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection Review~Comfort Zone

"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in the mirror."~ Khalil Gibran 

So a couple of days ago I took a late night trip to my local Wal*Mart in search for something interesting and new. Like usual I made my way to the makeup section thinking maybe a new nail polish is what I needed. To my surprise I ended up leaving the store with a Wet 'n' Wild purchase. I picked up the Coloricon Eyeshadow collection in Petal Pusher. I have heard many great things about these palettes that I decided it was time for me to see what all the rave was about.

Comfort Zone is a palette with 8 Earth tone colors. This palette lives up to its name because all of these colors remind me of nice simple looks and staying within your comfort zone of either look or colors. It is perfect for a lunch date, work, or a just because moment. The eyeshadows are split into 2 categories with browbone, eyelid, crease, and definer stamped in them, which is clever. The two categories are split for daytime and nighttime looks. I may be wrong but that is how I interpret it. Now just because they are split into two different categories or have labels on them does not mean you cant mix and match colors and create your own unique look.

The shadows themselves are very pigmented and have amazing color payoff. A few of the colors in this palette are super soft, so if you are a beginner you may want to go very very lightly on this. A plus on some colors being soft is that it teaches you to build up the color versus putting way too much on at once. Like I mentioned before the color pay off of this palette is amazing and the fact that it will look good on any skin tone or with any eye color is a plus as well. My only minor complaint is that all the colors are shimmer and there are no matte tones. Which at the same time is okay because you can tone down all the shimmer with some matte blushes.

The picture above shows the first set of colors. The first color (left to right) is a nice beige color. It is very light so it works great as a browbone color or a color to place on the inner corner of the eye. Next you have a coppery peach tone. This is a very soft shade so you will want to build this one up a little at a time. The third color is a a light brown tone followed by a dark brown shade with red glitters in it. Gorgeous colors! 

Now onto the second set of colors. The first color is a nice shimmery taupe color. Following the shimmer taupe color is a very nice foresty green. I want to say that this green is one of my favorites from this palette. Next you have a black shadow with a lot of gold glitters. The last color is a very nice brown with red undertones. Its one of those colors that I find difficult to describe but none the less its gorgeous. 

For the swatches I only had to build up one color with is the beige tone from the first set. Other than that all the other colors were so pigmented only a swipe of my finger was needed to get the swatches. Now onto the packaging itself. The packaging is plastic, which is durable and not flimsy at all. Included with the eight shadows you get a double ended applicator. One end has a sponge tip and the other a brush. I feel this to be very worthless because I cant find any use for it to be honest. 

This specific palette to me is a great go to palette. I have nothing but good things to say about this palette and for the price its a steal!!!

RATING:

Packaging: 5/5

Product: 4/5

Quality: 5/5

Price: $4.69 (any drugstore :) )

Would I buy again?: Oh yes!!!

Overall: 4.9/5

My Makeup and Nail Polish Storage Ideas & Inexpensive Alternatives

"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world." ~Marilyn Monroe

If you are anything like me you love to purchase new makeup and nail polishes and well it gets to the point where you have no more space to put them in or have no idea how to organize them so it is much more simple to find them. Well thanks to my wonderful husband my organizing and storage problem have been fixed. Well at least for now, because I know my collection will continue to grow and grow. Pictures are posted as well to give a visual of how I am storing my stuff. 

Does it look familiar? If you have any man in your household I am pretty sure you have seen them store nuts, bolts, nails, and other small items in this bin. Well this bin works perfectly for storing and organizing makeup and more! It comes with 40 slots and at the very bottom it has a full length drawer. The price for this particular storage container is very cheap and reasonable. My husband purchased this from Harbor Freight Tools for less than the sale price (he works there and gets employee discounts).

I have my eyeliners, travel size items, extra makeup I have, concealers, and even earrings stored in it. Not only is this keeping all my makeup organized but it is taking up less space in our bedroom. I have a specific way of keeping my stuff organized. I started off with my earrings. I hardly buy earrings that dangle and when I do I am kind of stumped on how to keep them stored, specially if they are feather earrings. So the top 5 slots have dangling earrings in them. I made sure to keep the backs of the earrings sticking out so they would not tangle or ruin an earring. 

The next couple of rows are used for my lip glosses, lip balms and lipsticks. The lip glosses I decided to put together by color. Color coding them makes it easy for me to find what I am looking for. The lipsticks are together by brands. I tried doing it by color as well but found that they would not fit so brand was easiest. I make sure the label with the name of the lipstick is facing outward so that I can see what I am looking for easier. 

Next are face product which include extra foundations, primers, travel size face products, and concealers. These are organized by category. Primers are first, followed by foundation, then concealers. Pretty much how I apply my makeup daily. 

Eye products are next. My primers, e.l.f. quads, M.A.C. eyeshadows, and false lashes are all in the same row. I like to have small eyeshadows or individual ones in the slots because it makes it easier for me to find. Eyelashes are something I hardly use but when I do I like it to be easy to find them.  

Finally eyeliners. I have them color coded as well and separated into categories. Pencils are together by color and liquids and gels are together by color as well. 

In the bottom drawer I have my fingernail tools, lash glue, and loose pigments. Once again makes it super easy for me to find what I am looking for.

Now onto the nail polishes. The container above was initially meant to be for my polishes. However, keeping my polishes on their side causes the polish to leak into the cap which then makes it impossible to open. So I had some empty woven baskets from the dollar store laying around. I had initially purchased these to use for gifts for my business but since I never did use them I decided to use them for my polishes. Once again all my polishes are color coded. I love the baskets because not only were they inexpensive, they are colorful, fit about 20 polishes (depending on width of ea/one), and they are small. 

Now for very inexpensive storage containers that you can use are shoe boxes. Shoe boxes can store your polishes and makeup. They are very inexpensive and you are also recycling. They also help you save space because you  can stack them up on each other. You can decorate the box to look a lot more presentable and neat and even add a cute label so that finding that specific product can be easier. All you need is some fabric, ribbon, markers, or even stickers. You can make it your own style and save space and money while doing so. 

Hope this helps out. Storing cosmetics should be easy, fun, and inexpensive so I hope this really helps out with that. Hope you guys have a fabulous day!!!!