Beauty Items with Swatches

Hey guys! Sharing some swatches of a few beauty items that have been added to my collection from Cherry Culture. I have an accompanying unboxing/haul video on my youtube channel so please check that out :)
There is a link to it at the right side of the screen or you can just click here.

L.A. Colors 6 Color Metallic Eyeshadow in Cafe Au Lait

L.A. Colors 6 Color Metallic Eyeshadow in Precious

NYX Love in Paris in Pardon My French

L.A Colors Baked Eyeshadows

L.A Colors Baked Eyeshadows in Nebula

L.A Colors Baked Eyeshadows in Galaxy

L-R:  L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil in Bronze Shimmer, Jordana 12HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencils in Pink Evermore, Endless Emerald, Prolong Purple

L.A. Girls Luxury Creme Lip Color with swatches from L-R: Fling, Forbidden Love, Promise, Sinful 

NYX Matte Lipsticks with swatches from L-R: Eurotrash, Summer Breeze, Indie Chic

Jordana Twist and Shine in Sweet Pink, Tropical Frenzy, Cranberry Crush

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Soft Fuchsia and Chaos 

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Istanbul and Milan

NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu and Maple Blondie

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz 

NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Beige

From top-bottom: Jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner pencil in Espresso Last, L.A. Girls Pro Concealer in Cool Tan, Cherry Culture Lip Balm in Coffee 

BareMinerals Kiss and Tell Marvelous Moxie Lipstick Set

This came out around the holiday time and I am glad I was able to get my hands on it. I was able to same a few of the BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie lipsticks without going broke. The set comes with five shades each a miniature version of the Moxie lipsticks but still packing a lot of product. Three of the shades are in the permanent collection (Speak Your Mind, Break Away, Get Ready) and two are limited edition (Go All Out and Be Bold).

Speak Your Mind, Break Away, Get Ready, Go All Out and Be Bold

Speak Your Mind

Break Away

Get Ready

Go All Out

Be Bold

MAC Stroke of Midnight: Viva Glamorous Bag

The local MAC store in Kingston recently got in stock the Stroke of Midnight holiday collections which I was glad about, but unfortunately my shallow pockets could only afford one set of these (which happens to be the cheapest). Seeing that I was in the mood to purchase a Viva Glam lipstick and have been eyeing Viva Glam I for some time I decided to go for this holiday Glam bag set. The set includes the Viva Glam I lipstick (a burgundy matte red) and matching lipglass along with a limited edition Viva Glamorous bag in black satin with glossy red and gold detailing. All the funds from this or any Viva Glam purchase goes towards the MAC AIDS Fund which assists in helping women, men and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Inside of the limited edition Viva Glamorous Bag

Swatches of the Viva Glam I lipstick (matte), lipglass, combo of lipstick and lipglass

Viva Glam I Lipstick

Viva Glam I Lipglass

Lipstick and lipglass combo

Gift bag available with the set

BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Palette Review and Swatches

The geek in me with the childhood dreams of being an Astronomer met the adult make up lover in the BH Cosmetics Galaxy Girl palette. When this first came out I was in awe at the beautiful packing and the unique shadows. So of course since it was readily available at a store in Jamaica for a similar price point to that on the BH Cosmetics site, I had to jump in and get one of these babies for myself. And I have no regrets I am in love J

The palette contains 18 baked eyeshadows and according to the BH website, it is “inspired by the moons and planets of the universe, eyeshadows range from hot sun-orange to cool earth-blue and colors of the Milky Way. Be as chic as a sparkling star”. Now tell me. What girl could resist that? When we are all sparking stars. 

The packaging is a very thick card board material throughout and does not feel cheaply made at all. However I wouldn't recommend getting it wet, I am not sure how it would hold up to that. So keep all liquids far away from it. The shadows themselves are dome shaped as it seems most baked shadows are and are fairly large so you do get a good amount of product (Net Wt of 1.27oz/35.4g).

The shadows are quite pigmented as well, the swatches below were done without a primer and most were done with only one swipe. Only the lighter shades I had to build up a bit to get them more vibrate so I did two swipes for those. 

The gorgeous packaging of the Galaxy Chic palette

It comes with a fairly large mirror and is purple on the inside of the palette

First Row L-R: Sun, Jupiter, Prometheus, Aphrodite, Milky Way, Cosmic

Second Row L-R: Saturn, Venus, Meteor, Comet, Earth, Neptune

Third Row L-R: Mercury, Mars, Asteroid, Uranus, Moon, Eclipse 

Très Beau Glamour: Lippie Round-Up | October with Swatches

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Another Cherry Culture Haul

I recently did some more damage on the Cherry Culture website and got a few items I have been eyeing for a while now. So since this time of year I can justify splurging a bit on myself because its around my birthday time I went ahead and got some stuff. 

See unboxing video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZ3wDAdRHk

NYX Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation in Medium Beige

Jordana Matte Lipstick in Sweet Sorbet
This is more of a metallic finish than a matte.It is also very sheer and have to really build it up to get a good colour payoff

L.A. Girl's Creme Lipstick in Love Letter, Secret Admirer, Pure Ecstasy

I am in ecstacy for Pure Ecstasy lol. I am so in love with this lipstick I am wanting more. They have the texture of Mac cremesheen finish on the lips but smells like a hair product (bummer), it is not an overpowering scent but you can faintly smell it when applying the product. However the pigmentation is unbelievable for the price of this product (USD$2.50), it is rich and applies very opaque. 

NYX Round Lipsticks in Fig, Rose, Peach Bellini Peach Bellini is very sheer, so you will have to swipe it a couple times to build up the colour. 

New!!! Kleancolor Nail Polishes

Kleancolors recently came out this a new line of nail polishes (along with a ton of other products). Including but not limited to a 3D, Matte and Scented Nail Lacquers Collection, some of the colours  I have swatched below.  I hope to get my hands on some others in the future. Oh my nail polish obsession and collection will grow tremendously lol.  And at the price of one of these polishes I can always afford to indulge (ranging from JMD$100-$150 in wholesales and pharmacies and USD$1.79 on site such as Beautyjoint.com). 

Each of the nail swatches shown in the pictures are done with only one coat except for the Duochrome polish which I had to add multiple coats to really build up to it's true colour. Kleancolor polishes are generally quite opaque and wears as long as the average nail polish not to mention they come in a ton of different colours and now various finishes and textures. I have quite a few in my collection and I swear by them. 

The fragrances of the scented polishes becomes apparent when they have fully dried on the nails and I have found the scent to last for a few hours after application even after hand washing and doing the dishes. For the ones of have the names are true to the stipulated scents but I am still unsure of the pudding scented polish it doesn't smell like my grandmother's pudding lol. 

A few of the new Kleancolor Polishes

From L-R: #333 Vanilla Villa (Vanilla Scented),  #259 Mellow Khaki (Opaque Matte),
#315 Love for Pudding (Pudding Scented)

From L-R: #328 Leap of Grape (Grape Scented), #330 Jasmine Night (Jasmine Scented)
#313 Wicked/Angelic (Duochrome 3D) 

   Vanilla Villa and Mellow Khaki

I enjoyed the fact that the Mellow Khaki really did dry to an opaque matte finish as suggested without applying streaky.

Love for Pudding, Leap of Grape, Jasmine Night

When trying to remove the Jasmine Night i find that it really stains the nails and a good nail polish remover and some buffing in absolutely necessary when removing this.  

Wicked/Angelic showing 1,2 and 3 coats
The duochrome effects comes off as a green and purple/burgundy/maroon color
depending on your lighting.