Haul Part 3: Eyeshadows

Final installment of my monster haul/swatch extravaganza!

Eyeshadows!

First up, from MAC's mega metal shadow collection:

MAC Spectacle of Yourself (sideways?)

MAC Spectacle of Yourself

While I like this eyeshadow, it comes across a little bit too orange for it to be an everyday neutral. I kind of wish I had gone for one of the purples in the collection instead, but oh well!

Next... NARS Cordura duo.

Cordura

Cordura

LOVE this. The only downside really is that the dark shade (my fav!) has a bit of fallout if you're not careful. So I just do my eyes before foundation when I'm using this, so it's no big deal! Smooth texture, beautiful colours that go amazingly well together... fab fab fab!

xox

Chloe loves bronzer?!

Hi girls!

So I'll admit right now... I'm a convert. I am now proud to say that I love bronzer.

What has brought on this monumental change, you may ask?

I finally broke down and got a decent bronzer (not, um, "inexpensive" like my Jane one).

Specifically, NARS Laguna bronzer.

I'll admit that the only reason I finally got this was because it was for free. Yes, free. Here in Canada, we have a lovely place called Shoppers Drug Mart, where you collect Optimum points. Once you get a boat-load of points (which is quite frequent for me and my mum, since Shoppers sells a lot of essentials!!), you can use the points as money. So, my mum and I had collected $170 worth of points. Shoppers has an off-shoot store called Murale which is strictly beauty, and you can use Optimum points there, so... we each got a few things (didn't use up ALL the points, though!).

So, my point is that Murale carries NARS, and I got this, and the NARS face primer.

NARS Laguna Bronzer... Oh wow. I never thought bronzers could be like this. But really my only other experience with bronzer was my Jane bronzer that was $5 (I use it in some of my videos, if you're interested in seeing it. Yuck.).

I was a little bit hesitant, because it seemed like this was one of those "trend" products that was being pushed on YT.

I was so wrong.

This bronzer is incredible. It's no secret that I am the palest person I know. So bronzer has always intimidated me a little. But using this, my face has NEVER looked "dirty", and I absolutely love the way the shade looks on my face and skin.

I think what is so flattering about this bronzer, on my skin at least, is the fact that it's brown, and not yellow-ish. It's straight-up brown/goldy, and it adds warmth to my skin without looking crazy. Yellow looks crazy against cool-toned skin. This looks perfect.

I use my big fluffy powder brush from POSH to apply this, and I love the application and coverage that gives. I sweep it into my cheek contours, then up onto my temples, then under the jawline, and blend everything out, all with the same brush. This has become my contour- I don't think I've used my MAC bone beige/emphasize duo since I bought this. Obviously there's always a time and place for contouring without the "bronze" effect, but since it's winter, I'll take all the warmth I can get!

There is a little bit of a sparkle to it in the pan, but I don't even notice it when it's on. I know shimmer can be a little off-putting to most people when they're considering a bronzer, but with this, there's nothing to worry about.

I can't believe I'm a daily bronzer-user now. Oh my, how the times have changed!!

xox Chloe

Drugstore Dupe- Edition #1

Hey ladies!

Just a quick post on a drugstore dupe I've been meaning to show for a while.
This one is for NARS lipgloss in Orgasm, a beautiful peachy pink.

There's a very similar colour by NYC, but for a fraction of the price. It's not quite as pink as the real deal, but it's pretty close!

     NYC on the left, NARS on the right



The NYC one just has a number (554A), and it's not as sticky as NARS. But, it is more goldy/orangey than NARS.

Thanks for reading!

xox Chloe