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

Kat Von D Truth Palette Review

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."-Kahlil Gibran

So I recently went into my local Sephora and purchased the newest palette that Kat Von D launched. I will  be honest, I have never purchased anything from Kat Von D's makeup collection. Love her tattoo artistry but didn't think I would really like her makeup. Boy was I wrong! I think this palette is just amazing! 

This palette is a limited edition palette. For those who are not familiar with her line, her permanent cosmetics are packaged in a black case and her limited edition are in white. Now onto the design of it. I love the design of the front of the palette. It has vintage keys that of course were designed by Kat Von D herself. I must say that this is what caught my eye and what was inside just convinced me in making this purchase. The Truth palette does come with eight eyeshadows that to me are perfect for Spring & Summer looks. 

Now getting more into the eyeshadows themselves, this palette comes with 8 eye shadows and two double ended brushes. I personally do not like the brushes. They don't really work well for apply and blending the eye shadows but do work well for lip brushes. The eight eye shadows come in different finishes. A few are matte, there is a cream eye shadow, and some shimmer finishes too. In the case the colors look absolutely amazing and look like they are creamy and well pigmented. Another reason I purchased this palette is because I noticed that this eyeshadow palette is perfect for people on the go, which I am always in a hurry so I find it perfect for me. Another observation I had on this palette is that the colors are designed to compliment each other. So this is also a perfect palette for people beginning to experiment with using more then one or two eyeshadows. 

This is a swatch of the first four sets of color. As you can tell they are very pigmented and would look flattering on different skin tones. From left to right the colors are Sugar Skull ( a shimmer beige color), Long Distance ( a shimmer yellow-green), Snake Eyes ( a shimmer lime green), and Finland ( a aqua cream eyeshadow). 

These are the last set of four eyeshadows. These I think will make those gorgeous baby brown eyes pop and give an amazing hint of color to blue & green eyes. Once again they are very pigmented and creamy. From left to right the colors are Prague ( a matte plum color), Galeano ( shimmer lavander), Rehab (shimmer goldent tan), and Sister ( matte peach color). 

Like I said before I am very happy with my first Kat Von D purchase. The colors are very well pigmented and just creamy. They are very easy to blend and do stay true to their color. Over all the colors will complement every skin tone and help you create various romantic and dramatic looks. I would definitely recommend this product and I am looking forward to doing more purchases from the Kat Von D collection. 

Product Info:

Kat Von D Truth Palette- $34 (Sephora)