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Thursday, June 2, 2016

Lorac Pro 3 Palette

Is anything in world better than a package you are anxious to get coming a day earlier? I don’t think so! Especially when it is a Sephora or Ulta package. Late last week Ulta released the Lorac Pro 3 palette to Platinum members and I was able to scoop it up. It got delivered today and it is stunning! I can already tell this will be my favorite of the 3 pro palettes.

Let’s start with the packaging. As you can see from the picture it comes in the standard pro palette box with a .19 oz deluxe sample of their Behind The Scenes eye primer. This is a great little bonus and although it isn’t my favorite eye primer it is pretty good and I will certainly use it. The color of the actual palette though is what I love most about the packaging. It is a great nude color that is actually quite pretty. I love the size of the Lorac Pro Palettes as well because they are so thin which makes it easy to travel with them.

The colors in this palette are right up my alley. You have a great mix of all over lid shades, crease, transition and some shades that can be used as liners. My only complaint is that I wish they would have either put a white shade in for us fair girls to use as a highlight or a deeper brown. I could have done without the black shade completely. How many black shadows does one person need, right?

As with all the Pro Palette’s this one has great pigmentation and is incredibly creamy when swatched. There was only one trouble shade of the bunch which seemed to be a little more dry and stiff. That shade in particular is medallion. It is still a gorgeous shade and you can totally work with it but it seems to be a different formula than the rest of the shadows which is odd.


Overall, I think this is a great addition to the Lorac Pro Palette line up and is certainly different than the first 2. I have included a picture of all 3 for you to reference. Are you excited about this release? Let me know if you will be picking it up!

Monday, March 7, 2016

Natasha Denona Palette Review

Confession: I LOVE a good metallic lid for an eye look. I seriously may go against the grain even on my wedding day and wear something ridiculously sparkly, and in fact it may even be a Natasha Denona eyeshadow. I am in love with these shadows and if I wasn't paying for a wedding right now I would have totally already gotten the mega green/brown palette of hers. That one certainly is splurge worthy! I did a swap with a sweet friend with the Natasha Denona #09 eye palette that she got in her Beautylish lucky bag for a Dior blush that just wasn't the perfect shade for me. I am SO thankful that she helped me get this beauty because it is STUNNING! I have never in my life seen such a smooth, creamy, blendable, and saturated group of shadows. They are essentially pressed pigments so if you get one of the palettes do NOT dig your brush into it. Pat a dry or damp brush into the pan and pat on your lid before you start to blend. If you do that you will get no fallout but you will get a serious pigmented application of color. I haven't tried any of her matte shadows but I will be in the future and will report back. Alright, now for swatches! Please note that I BARELY swiped my finger across the pan. They are just that pigmented and metallic

Overall, I would highly recommend picking up any of her shadows which you can get here. They are stunning and so easy to use!