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Star-Crossed lovers Duo Chrome Palette by Bellabeautebar did it capture my lil heart or did it break it into a million pieces do I need some Ice cream? 😯 😱🥰😭💘💔🍨🍫

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Hello lovies how are you 🥰 I hope you had a hreat Valentines and a good month of february Month overall 🥰 mine was good. My son was my valentine. I love the makeup looks this time of the year! 😍

Hi from me 😊

So let me tell you about this Indie brand I found my lovies it’s called bellabeautebar they launched the Star-Crossed lover’s collection and photos of the palette and the collection overall got my attention right away they had the cutest lashes with some Lil heart thingies to die for! And some pinky and turquoise flakes that look very shiny! let’s just say I was intrigued! And my heart was you got to get some of that! 🤩

Bellabeautebar LLC

Established in 2018 in New York, USA, cosmetics are paraben-free, cruelty-free, and handmade plus is a one-person show so all the business functions are in the hands of one person and my order was shipped promptly so kudos to the brand 😊 here a link to their website

https://bellabeautebar.com/

What fun goodies I bought from the brand!

I got the Star-Crossed lovers duochrome eyeshadow palette for $ 49

I got the Amor embellished faux minx lash for $ 18

I also got me the basic BBB x tenacity STUCK AF waterproof felt tip adhesive jewel pen for $ 15

I got two metamorphosis chrome flake gels in the shades:

  • Blue moon
  • Metalmark

The Palette

Is truly gorgeous, consists of 6 shimmering duo-chromes, 5 buttery mattes, two diamond mattes, one shimmer, and one multi-chrome.

The mattes

Delicious lovies, creamy, they gave me no issues, found no patchiness, yes to fallout in the pan but if you tend to do your foundation first I do not and I highly recommend that is so liberating! Haha! You can mess up all you want but if not then just put setting powder on the under-eye area or a Gel eye patch lol yes! If you have puffy eyes these are lifesavers in the morning and they have a double function for this too my loves! The colors are beautiful my only complaint is that I do wish a had a black matte, a yellow matte, and a turquoise one lol why you ask? I was feeling these colors for valentines…Love is not only pinks and red for me but also yellow for friendship, turquoise for tears of either joy or sadness, and black for the growth we go thru to love ourselves and others but this is me going philosophical, haha a black matte would have been nice! This palette does come with two great diamond mattes why not a Lil more sparkle I know some prefer pure mattes but I think this palette, in particular, makes it more fun. 😎

The Shimmer Duo-chromes

Well, I don’t think I have tried shimmer duo-chromes in a palette form and that is what attracted me so much to this brand. They are indeed high shine and just gorgeous! In the pan when you looking at them and in your eyes! Now when you touch them with your fingers they feel porous to the touch is not the usual sensation one gets accustomed to with other palettes like buttery is just different but they apply well into the eyes I use always a flat brush and end it with my finger. The palette also has one regular shimmer and one Multichrome.

Is worth mentioning that to prep my eyes I put eye primer this makes the eyeshadow color show a bit more, and creates a base, improving the skin texture. I highly recommend it. Of course, some eyeshadow still doesn’t show much just a wash then what you do is you do a primer base of the same color or similar color of the eyeshadow, and voila! You will get one pigmented eyeshadow 👌 for the shimmers I use Mehron is a medium that I spray on my brush, you can also use Nyx glitter glue as well.

Metamorphosis Chrome Flake Gels

These in my opinion are the stars of the show! I love these! These are the stuff of dreams they are a combination of shiny and metallic! So fun! Happiness in a small jar lol the texture when you touch them is like a mousse feels nice, they shift color depending on the light as chromes do. To apply you do not need a medium, only a brush or your fingers, I used my flat brush. Now Metalmark which is the pink one is pigmented but the blue moon shows more the silver shift than the blue so what I did to show more the blue shift I use a soft blue base primer and that did the trick for me 🙃

Amor embellished faux minx lash

I am not a big fan of glue on lashes I prefer magnetic lashes all the time always, among my first posts here I talk about magnetic lashes so there you go haha. But gurl as soon I saw these cute AF lashes omg I just could not resist these. In-person they look nice, super cute I bought also the stuck af waterproof felt tip adhesive pen which looked super cool is a black liner so you can do a wing line and then attach the lashes now they did not stick well or separated at the corners of my eyes 3 times! Granted I am not a pro on glue on lashes and luckily I took the pen to work because the third time happened at work lol but I did love the lashes I just think I need practice with the pen.

Conclussion

Overall I am so happy I decided to try this brand they ship promptly, the Palette, the flakes, the lashes are all gorgeous! I am one returning customer! For the factor of joy, happiness in a jar I give them a 10 out of 10!

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Flakes

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My palette will eventually be sold in my store when is time to declutter it at a great price of course and I invite you to check out the brand as well 🙂

You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 🥰 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me :)You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇Check out my store on Mercari! https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

I hope you liked this post was made with happily for you 🙂 follow me on my Instagram: beauteeindistress let’s be friends 🙂 I post the look of the day of yours truly 😎

I wish you a great rest of your week, take care. My heart and prayers are with Ukraine 🇺🇦 Bye for now 💋

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Bad witch club Palette by Give Me Glow Cosmetics. Gurrl we got to talk about this! 😎🧙

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When I got this palette in my hands and I opened it and saw the color story I did not feel excited at all the colors looked dull to me. Could it be because I have been buying so many makeup palettes lol 🤣 when I put them on my eyes the unexpected happened…Magic! 💫

Holaa my sweets! How are you! How are things? I hope you are being safe out there for yourself and your loved ones 😊 I am well still dealing with my migraines but happy and grateful to get to live another day in this beautiful world of ours, feeling much better now being treated by my Dr. Let’s jump to today’s post 🙃

Give Me Glow Cosmetics

It’s an indie brand founded by a woman Brandy Davis, known for its big pan eyeshadows and its high shine metallic shimmers. Vegan, cruelty-free, they ship worldwide Except Puerto Puerto Rico. Below a link to their website.

https://givemeglow.com/

The Palette

Well the Palette at first glance at least to me did not look as appealing looked a bit Halloweeny so must confess was not much excited that my loves changed right the seconds I put it on my eyes 🥰

The Mattes

Smooth, buttery, they blend easily they are pigmented this is not a neutral palette here is indeed a colorful palette. There is fallout I yet have to find a palette with no fallout this is normal just tap tap that brush. To apply the mattes I used a primer. I am a firm believer in eye primers to create a smooth base and help bring the best pigment of the eyeshadow.

The shimmers

They are beautiful however not as shiny as I would have liked or foiled as they usually are from this brand but they are still beautiful they complement and accentuate the mattes so well. They feel soft and smooth, easy to apply with a brush I sprayed my brush with Mehron I tend to do this to bring the maximum shine possible the shimmer.

Overall the way the colors looked on my eyes were so beautiful, magical, I felt beautiful and sexy they looked romantic, and sultry is a thing to try on your own eyes just for the surprise factor I give it a 10 of 10!

Arm swatches

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I hope you give a try this gorgeous palette! Check my Instagram lets be friends @beauteeindistress I post daily. Hope you like this post sugar 😎

Do you like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here in my eyes! 🥰 Gently used, treated with care, and loved by me :)You can shop my stash! At an incredibly low-cost price Here 👇

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

There you have it, babe! More cute interesting Indie themed palettes that I got to try and review for you to come soon! Miss you all my lovies! Be safe and I hope you are well that’s what is important. See ya soon..bye for now 😘

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Tiny Marvels By Sydney Grace Cosmetics a Collab with the late Mel Thompson

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Mel Thompson was such an talented gprgeous inapirational being. I have learned and still learning a thing or two from her channel. I am more than happy to own this beautiful Palette and can honestly tell you is as beautiful as she was.

Hello my lovies. Apologies for not posting last week, to you beauties that read me out there but my migraines and the meds given by my Dr got the best of me. The good news I got done a brain  MRI and cane  normal :), Meds are helping but messing other areas so is a jorney! But of course nothing makes me stop putting on and trying on makeup looks every day as my dear late Auntie used to say Beauty and poise until death 😊

Mel Thompson

She was a digital content you tuber creator , makeup artist and a very talented one.  She died at the age of 35 and the cause was never disclosed by her family. She left behind her husband and 4 children.  All her friends and fans that connected with her talk very high of her and while watching her videos you can sense she was indeed a great human being. I leave you here a link to her channel you might be surprised that you may find something there to learn as I did 😊

https://youtube.com/channel/UCTLwE0abQlY5f2NElU-q6uQ

Sydney Grace Cosmetics

Is a sister owned company, US based, cruelty free, most of their products are vegan and they ship all over the world. Below a link to their website.

https://sydneygraceco.com/

The Palette

This palette artwork was done by tatoo artist Pat Bennett Mel’s friend and contains fifteen 2 gram eyeshadows. With 9 mattes and 6 shimmers.

The mattes.

They are pigmented, feelt creamy and buttery to the touch, I had no issues blending, there is a little fallout… that does not bother me, I always do my eyes first and tap thw brush. Some shades needed more building than others but is normal on medi skin like mine, shades like treehoper…you get the idea.

The shimmers

I was not expecting how beautiful thos were! I of course know sydney grace is a well known loved indie brand but I was just not prepared these shimmers pack a punch! They pop your eye look in such a beautiful way! They feel creamy to the touch and yes fallout on the pan but so dreamy! I got compliments at work on this on my eyes. I took photos but shimmers are hard to capture on photos but tried my best 😊

Overall the palette is beautiful I give it a 10 of 10

I am keeping my palette, wont sell it but this doent mean you cannot get own of this! The brand will continue to sell this palette and a portion of the proceeds goes directly to Mel’s family. Which I think is so grand of the brand! The cost is $ 52

Arm Swatches

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You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 🤡 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me 🙂

You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

I hope you like this post and thank you for your understanding 😊 follow me on my Instagram I am ther as beauteeindistress be safe out there. Sending you good vibes and a big hug. Bye for now 😘

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Oden’s Eye Legendary Diversa. A beautiful collection that disappeared as soon it appeared 🧙‍♂️🎩

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A beautiful collab with three Influencers that everybody wanted and sold just as fast! I have never seen such desired collection getting discontinued so quickly! Glad I got my hands on these palettes so I can tell you my two cents on them 😇

Hello hello, beautiful! How are you? I hope you are well alongside your loved ones 🥰 Me I am still dealing with my headaches..soon to be seen by a Dr again after some tests and hopefully get meds to get to deal with them. Other than that I been Fab 😊 so let’s get to their palettes.

Oden’s Eye Cosmetics

This is a new brand established in 2017 from Sweeden. Inspired by their legends, ancient Mythology from that part of the world. Created by sleepless P Nordic. They are cruelty-free and Vegan free. They ship all over the world and have their products made in the PRC People’s republic of China. You can check out their store here:

https://www.odenseye.se/

Humming Bird Palette

A colorful story that got its inspiration from the hummingbirds and the tropical land of Jamaica. Contains shimmers and metallics that resemble the reflective colors of the hummingbird’s feathers.  Has 5 Mattes and 7 Shimmers. A perfect palette for those who love colorful eyeshadows.

The Mattes

They are pigmented, the color story is cute, they feel creamy to the touch and they have fallout in the pan. I did experience some patchiness and they did not want to blend fully.

The Shimmers

Also creamy to the touch, I felt they were not the usual shiny this brand is known for. They weren’t as sparkly.

Overall the palette is cute and colorful, does stay all day on the lids. A solid 7 out of 10!

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Looks and style

Big Wolves Palette

This was my favorite of the three. The main inspiration comes from the two wolves that eat the moon and the sun in North mythology, thus making the night dark and day bright. The palette has sultry blues, purples, and greens in different finishes to represent the bright day colors and sensual night colors.

The Mattes

Pigmented, also fallout in the pan. The palette has 7 mattes. Is a nice color story. They blended well, had no issues here.

The Shimmers

5 Beautiful and sparkly,

Loved the color story on this palette and really enjoyed using it a 10 out of 10!

Arm Swatches

Looks and Style

Red Dragon Palette

Warm tones of peaches, coppers, and warm browns form this warm tone palette. Good for warm tone lovers. Inspired by the Chinese red dragon.

The Mattes

They are beautiful but did not love color story here I felt needed a more intense Red shadow for example. I Felt limited as the shades offered. Also fallout in the pan. Had no issues blending, they feel creamy to the touch but even though they blended ok they are not a buttery blend if that makes sense. This goes for all the mattes in the collection

The Shimmers

They are cute. Felt they could have made them a bit more exciting for this palette it falls under the neutral side which I am rarely excited for. However, is a beautiful palette indeed. A 7 of 10!

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Looks and Style


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Overall the three palettes are beautiful by themselves, was pretty cool for the brand to give each of the three influencers their palette and their input in them. The art is exquisite, chef kiss you can see the effort and care the brand put on this.

This is one of my favorite brands. I always get excited when they announce a new launch. Despite the people wanting a Restock on these palettes..they were launched in September last year only.. they have discontinued them.

I took the opportunity to talk about this brand thru these palettes. What I like about this brand are its sparkly shimmers. They offer in some of their palettes Diamond shimmer eyeshadows some shifts to other colors. So is indeed a fun brand to try, they have quick shipping and great customer service which I don’t know about you but to me, that is paramount I have stopped using a brand solely on bad customer service!

If you wish really like this palettes but you missed out on them I will sell these on my Store at a bargain!

You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 🥰🤡 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me 🙂

You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

There you have it babes I hope you like this Post, as always made with love. You can follow me on Instagram: beauteeindistress

Have a great rest of the week sending much love. Bye for now 😘

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Indigo Ink Palette by Menagerie Cosmetics. OMG 🤯

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Hello, my beautiful! How is it going? I am feeling grateful for having air in my lungs and getting up every morning and living 🥰 I am still with my migraines these past few days have been getting better and hopefully continue on that path. So Menagerie Cosmetics! Have you heard of this Indie brand? Have you tried it? If you haven’t then Chica is time to! Here is a link to their website.

https://www.menageriecosmetics.com/

Menagerie Cosmetics

This indie brand is a one couple show! Run by Amanda the founder and her husband. She is an animal lover and has helped some animal conservation charities with the profits of her company. Her products are Vegan, cruelty-free, and talc-free. Beleive it or not makes her products in her house! Hand made. She states no mass production only small batches. The brand is popular among indie lovers and their products sell fast at times in minutes! I love this brand and is one of my favorites. 🥰

Indigo Ink Palette

The cover is cute and beautiful. This palette features 4 multiple color-shifting eyeshadows, 1 chameleon, and 7 mattes. The color story is beautiful in my opinion 🙂

The mattes

They have a great formula, they are creamy, blend very well, and are pigmented. There is fallout in the pan. The shadows stay on the eyes all day once placed.

The Multi-chromes and chameleon shimmers

They are sparkly and really beautiful! The shift is not bold or strong but subtle which I did not care about. The colors are beautiful, shiny, and metallic. They apply well and stay on all day. I used a medium to enhance the shine and I recommend you do too to bring them out even more! I used Mehron Medium which is a great choice 😊

I read some mixed reviews about this palette some say is not the same formula therefore not happy. However the brand said that is the same formula and that has not changed, others like me love it! I honestly did not have any issues with it and enjoyed using it 🥰

The cost was $45 and I also bought the two lipsticks from the collection which I love and you will see me wearing them in my looks below they are two different shades of blue they are beautiful. Overall I felt pleased with my purchase. I honestly enjoyed using the palette and did not get bored using it in a week at all. I wholeheartedly recommend it to you! A 10 out of 10!

Look 1 and final look

Look 2 and final look

Look 3 and final look

You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 🤡 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me 🙂

You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

There you go, babe! I invite you to try this brand if you haven’t. My favorite color is purple and my favorite purple palette is from this brand I have tried many purple palettes 🥰

Be safe out there, do follow me on my Instagram, I am there as beauteeindistress, smash that like star Icon and be happy and positive always 🥰. Bye for now 😘

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Is it that girl 🤔 Pricked Palette by Miss thing himself Jeffree Star Cosmetics 💢

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He served us with another Monochromatic palette this time Orange don’t get me wrong is beautiful to look at and if you buy this brand you get accustomed to this type of palettes. Well, this time I felt a bit different 😑

Hello Beauties How are you? I hope you are being safe out there and for others with this never-ending Pandemic which hopefully each day that passes we come closer to an end 😷 Me well still hanging in there with my Migraines real soon, I will see a Neurologist, and hopefully, I can get them managed. For sure Makeup does relax me and makes all better every morning when sitting in front of my beauty station 🥰

Pricked Palette

No need to tell you who Miss thing is haha Jeffree Star needs no introduction and girl if you don’t know who that is and you love color girl go check him out on previous posts of mine or his youtube channel! He is something I’m telling ya! Referring to his products he is a wizard 🥰 this is a Monochromatic Orange palette that has creamy mattes, metallic shimmers with duo-chrome finishes.

The mattes

They are indeed soft to the touch and creamy like is usual in his palettes there is a lot of fallout in the Pan, so either does your eyes first or put setting powder under the eye area and regardless of the choice always tap tap that brush! to release excess. Some shades are similar like Vitamin C-word and Silver of Sanity plus they are sheer on Medium skin tone like mine which is expected from this yellow color, you can build up of course but will not be that bold in your face yellow shade our heart desires. The oranges shades are quite beautiful some are pigmented and others sheer The palette has a couple of neutral shades for a transition like Thorny and double-crossed and soft wine pinkish shades too. Once applied they last all day on the eye, do not vanish away. Overall they are soft and subtle great to apply color in a nude eye look.

The shimmers

They are quite beautiful I felt the formula has been improved they look more metallic on the eye but not as sparkly as I would love them to but very beautiful indeed. Now about the duo-chrome finish well is not duochrome to me if it is then is very faint. Cannot be compared to other indie brands where the shift is easily seen with no effort.

Final thoughts

Well to be honest I started my love for makeup with Jeffre Star Cosmetics, I got used to Monochromatic palettes. Then I ventured to try other indie brands and well my horizon got expanded in such a nice, fun, dreamy way got to love also non-monochromatic palettes 😊 This palette I felt limited to the looks I could create mind you I am just in beginner self-taught level I honestly by using it for one week for this review got bored quite fast overall is beautiful and boring. Now I am still very fond of this brand and I do not see myself stopping just yet buying his products but the excitement is not as high as used to be. I give the palette a solid 7 of 10!

Look 1 and final look

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Look 3 and final look

You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 殺 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me 🙂

You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

Have a blessed day love! Take good care of yourself..stay glam my friends. Bye for now 😘

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Lore Palette by Unearthly cosmetics why the fuzz every time with their palettes 🧐

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Unearthly Cosmetics formerly known as Alien Cosmetics needs no Introduction. If you have not yet heard or tried this brand all I can say is you missing out!

Hello lovies 🥰 Happy new year to you! I hope you are well alongside your loved ones. Apologies I have not been consistent, been suffering from terrible Migraines with Vertigo as well as fast and weird heartbeats. I am in the process of seeing Doctors and just taking it day by day.  Slowly but surely I will continue posting when possible 😊

Lore Palette

In a previous post I spoke a little about the brand, let’s just say is a solid brand, a favorite of mine. The Lore palette has 4 Mattes and 5 shimmers I got the new reformulated one meaning improved formula as per the mention in their Instagram.

The Mattes

Colorful and pigmented no much fallout on the pan or the face, is always good to tap the brush on the palette before applying to prevent fallout, no complaints on the Mattes, they are buildable and blend easily.

The shimmers

No pressed glitters which is good. The shimmers are outstanding like this brand is known for they are very Metallic and sparkly. I did find Serpent and Sphinx to be a little similar.

When the palette arrived two shades were shattered and took more than one pressing to make it sturdy, nevertheless I did like this Palette very much. A 9 out of 10!

The brand is not selling the Palette at the moment but they announced 3 weeks ago that it will be restocked.  I most definitely recommend this fun beautiful palette 😊

Arm swatches

1st eye look, and final look

2nd eye look and final look

3rd eye look and final look

You like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here on my eyes! 殺 Gently used, treated with care and loved by me 🙂

You can shop my stash! At an incredible low cost price Here 👇https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

I hope you like this post, always made with Love, follow me on Instagram  @beauteeindistress, and if you like this post give it a like.

Until next time loves…bye for now 😘

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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Palette by Colourpop ☠ Let’s take a look at it 👻 plus bonus Black Friday 🏷 video

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I could not resist the color story of this Palette. Dark and deliciously colorful 😏

Hello, my sweets! Oh my gosh! I am sorry I did not post last week! The holidays, my full-time job, and the fam have had me busy. I try to post on Mondays but from now on will be a day during the week not necessarily Monday but for sure I will be here every week for you. I thank you for understanding.

For this episode, I include a bonus video for missing last week. You can see it at the end of the post 😊 So let’s get started.

Colourpop

Is an American Indie brand in Los Angeles CA founded in 2014 by Seed beauty. They are more known now due to having grown quite a bit. You can find them at Ulta now. They sell trendy fun makeup at a very affordable price compared to Mainstream. Below is a link to their website.

Tim Burton”s The nightmare before Christmas palette.

The Mattes

Half are sheer like the grey-toned ones on medium skin that is, they need to be layered upon the lid a bit. The other half the colorful one is pigmented. Wish they had more colors in the palette I felt a bit limited in that sense, however, you can create fun simple beautiful looks.

The Shimmers

Not that shiny they are more like satin or subtle shimmer. Still looks very beautiful on the lid, like for example the shimmer Halloween Town swatches gorgeous like your eyes open in excitement but once on the eye is not as exciting.

There is fallout on the Pan quite a bit so you will need to tap a few times the brush on the palette before putting it on the lid. I don’t mind fallout I believe all palettes have fallout, just tap that brush and you’re good to go.

If you want to smoke out a look you will need a black eyeshadow from any palette to make it more smokey. For the shimmers, I tried them with a medium but won’t make them shinier.

The cost of this palette was $ 11 I bought it on Black Friday and got free shipping since bought some other goodies. For the price, I will say this is a beautiful fun palette. True I am not a fan of the shimmers but hey for that price they ok not to be the brightest on the lids. Overall I would give a 7 out of 10!

Arm swatches

Look 1 and Final look.

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Look 3 and Final look

Bonus video: What I got for black friday

In this video the following brands are featured, here in order of apperance:

  • About-face beauty by Halsey. I discovered this brand by chance on Instagram, fell in love right away I love it!
  • Tammy Tanuka. She is not as known in the USA but is a big deal in Europe her products always sell there so I need to try and see what is the fuzz!
  • Milan Rowe. Recommended by a YouTuber
  • Kailav. I am a big fan of the brand I think is beautiful
  • Zeesea Cosmetics. Well recommended by Annette corner YouTuber she said shimmers are unreal and well I was shocked to see them in her eyes!! I have to try!
  • Alien cosmetics. Well, they pretty solid beautiful brand! Now they go by Unearthly cosmetics.
  • Apocalyptic beauty. Well, the fun glitter shapes! A must-try!
  • Scott Barnes. I want to try the body bling cream.
  • Viseart Recommended by you tuber.
  • Tiny Marvels by Sydney Grace. A collab with Mel Thompson. This was a must-have I love Mel Thompson and since she passed away wanted to have a piece of her beautiful creation. I was lucky to get this palette.
  • BH cosmetics. Love turquoise! Could not resist their palette.
  • Itsbel cosmetics. Wanting to try the brand.
  • Colourpop. I love this brand.
  • Pat Macgrath. She gets me at times on her releases lol.
  • Klarity Cosmetics saw it as a new makeup release from a You Tuber

Do you like the Palettes I got? Like the one showcased here in my eyes! Gently used, treated with care, and loved by me 🙂 You can shop my stash! At an incredibly low-cost price Here  Click the link belowhttps://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

There you have it my loves! Have a happy and blessed New Year! May it come full of joy and health 🥰

Until the next time. Bye for now 😘

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It’s in! Review of Brain Washed Palette with pigmented Pastel and Duo-Chrome shadows. Halloween deconstructed 🤯

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When I saw this palette coming out in October with a pastel approach to its Halloween release loaded with Duo-chrome shadows I was immediately attracted thought was a very interesting Palette to try and give you the scoop on it 🤡

Hello, my beautiful people 🥰 How are things? How have you been? I am back with a new post after a short vacay with friends and fam 😊 Today I wanted to talk about this Brainwashed Palette I have mixed opinions on it so let’s jump in! 😇

Chaotic Cosmetics

Cruelty free, vegan friendly owned by LGBTQIA. Based in New York, USA. They ship all over the world except Australia at this time. See below the link to their website

https://chaoticcosmetics.com/

The Mattes

They are pigmented and beautiful! I am medium skin tone therefore pastels are not the easiest to apply on my skin, the shadows fourth dimension, living dead, fully aware, distraction, and power cables even though pigmented are a bit sheer to help bring them to pop on my skin I used a white base primer or white concealer but found that also wetting the brush with water will bring them to pop as well maybe I would dare say even more! I liked all of them 😊 Power cables is the darker shadow if you want to make it more Dark mix it with any black shadow. 😉

The Duo-Chrome shimmers

Are shiny and just so beautiful but they are not as shifty as the brand claims I did not see the shift much. However, they are super fun to wear! I love they are sparkly. No pressed glitter here 😊 My absolute favorite from the shimmers and the whole Palette is Spill your guts it looks magical on the lid 🥰

There is little to no fallout. Once placed on the lid they don’t wash away they stay on for at least 8 hours. These shadows can also be used on the cheeks and the lips no problem 😍 the cost of the Palette was $48 plus $ 5.68 of shipping and I got it at my door super fast! Maybe two days after placing the order which was awesome.

Overall I give the Palette a 9 out of 10! I felt pleased with my purchase and enjoyed wearing it a lot!

Arm swatches

First look and tutorial

Final look and style

Second look and tutorial

Final look and style

Third look and tutorial

Final look and style.

There you have it my beauties I hope you liked this episode if you do give the post a like. I will post a new episode next week 😊

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In case you are interested in buying makeup palettes from my beauty collection, these are not expired, of course, are pre-owned, treated with love and care, 🥰 you can check out my store on Mercari. Since I blog about makeup products I am always buying them, and only used them once or twice so you can get them for a bargain they are negotiable too! is my pleasure they get a chance to get used and loved again! Some are very recent too! Meaning recently released by a beauty brand 😊 I leave you here the link.

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

Take care, my love, be safe out there. Hugs and kisses 🤗 Bye for now 😘

Beauty tips, Fashion, Makeup

70 dollars for a palette! Amor y Mariposas by Melt cosmetics I got it so you don’t have to. Let’s talk 👀

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As soon I saw the Campaign video for this Palette I was sold! A collection inspired per Melt’s words in the comforting love found after losing a loved one and the vibrancy of life. The packaging all of it I was excited! Once I got it my thoughts well let’s say I feel different about it 😑

First of all my apologies for not posting yesterday…Girl! I found myself looking at my beauty collection and could not believe how many makeup palettes I have! So I went thru them to declutter nonexpired palettes and thought well I only used them once or twice could there be people interested in buying them? Would be sad to not get to be used. So I spend a lot of time listing them on Mercari by the end was so tired and still have many more to list lol I sold a lot of them which makes me so happy they can be put to good use 😊 then prepping them for shipping took some time, haha but happy I did this 😊

So how are you my Sweets! How’s Life? Did you treat yourself for black Friday? I am overall good I did treat myself with some goodies. Next week I will not post due that I will take the week off I have some dear friends visiting from my Country and will spend time with them, it’s always good to pause and unwind for a bit 😊 So let’s jump into the episode.

Melt Cosmetics

The brand was founded in 2012 by two women Lora Arellano and Dana Bomar the brand is animal cruelty-free, not all Vegan but most of their products are. They ship internationally too.

Amor y Mariposas Palette 🦋

First of all, let’s talk about the packaging Girl! That alone needs a moment haha the packaging is beautiful is exquisite is gorgeous the art on the cover of the palette is raised and truly a delight to the eyes made by the Mexican artist Gustavo Ramada. The inside of the palette is beautiful as well the touch inside with the monarch butterflies is a nice one and the box where the palette comes from the inside has a velvet fabric you can see the love and effort put into this and I appreciate this so much as many beauties do.

There is the fallout a lot of it so keep that in mind I do always do my eyes first so that is no issue for me. The mattes are rich in color and pigmented the color story is beautiful I do think some colors are similar and no need to have more than one like Señales y te adoro these two also need some building upon medium skin tone. I liked Nube is a beautiful purple 😊 and they do not stain the lid.

Now the shimmers oh boy I did not like the shimmers at all 😔 they feel soft to the touch but when applying it does not layer up well is grainy. Once on the lid does stay but is not shiny or metallic the formula is not the best I tried.

You can indeed create beautiful looks but to me shimmers at very important so was not in love with the palette but a bit disappointed.

I also picked up two of their gel liners Estrella and Colibri now these are Chef kiss gorgeous and super Metalic when you dip the brush it feels beyond creamy is like a mousse! They dry matte and dry lighting fast not much room to blend you have to be quick! I did not like this because The first time I put one of them on I did not blend fast and well I could not fix it since had to leave to work so was a mess haha. But overall I love these liners they are pigmented and what I love the most is that are waterline safe but not only that they will show! You don’t have to build up it’s not sheer it’s opaque and pigmented 🙃

taken from Melt cosmetics IG

To conclude I do not love the palette it is not worth the price for the not-so-good shimmers, in my opinion, is way too overpriced. If you love high shine shimmers and or super metallic eyeshadow then you will not be happy with this palette. The mattes are good and blendable. The packaging is A plus! Chef kiss the liners are worth getting 🙃 Overall I give it a 7 of 10! Below I leave you a link to their website

https://www.meltcosmetics.com/

Arm Swatches 🦋

Eye looks and tutorial

Golden Eye Mess 😇

Final look and Fashion style

Since it dries fast and I did not blend quickly it creased not good for under the eye area.

Eye Planet 🪐 and tutorial

Final look and fashion style

Nameless eye and tutorial

Final look and fashion style.

There you have it my beautiful friend I hope you liked this post if the case give it a like 🙃 I will not post next Monday since I will be off for the week taking care of my friends visiting from my Country but will be back the following Monday 😊 follow me on my Instagram let’s be friends! I am there as beauteeindistress

In case you are interested in buying makeup palettes from my beauty collection, these are pre-owned, treated with love and care you can check out my profile on Mercari. Since I blog about makeup products and I am always buying them, only used them once or twice so you can get them for a bargain they are negotiable too! is my pleasure they get a chance to get used and loved again! Some are very recent too! Meaning recently released by a beauty brand Like this palette from Amor y Mariposas, I listed it and was sold to a lady that is super excited for it 😊 I leave you here the link.

https://www.mercari.com/u/609723090

Have a fab rest of the week and days ahead, please be safe out there and enjoy life is a blessing to be breathing air. Sending much love to you my beauties 🥰 Bye for now 😘