Anastasia Beverly Hills Self-Made Palette Review and Swatches

Hey loves! So today I get to share with you the beautiful ABH Self-Made Palette. I got this gorgeous palette from my friend Becci. I was beyond excited to get this! 

This retails for $35 and comes with fourteen shades 0.025 oz of product per shadow (0.35oz total)

Details-

This limited edition, fashion-forward eye shadow kit is the ultimate makeup artist's palette. Fourteen shades - ranging from a neutral taupe to obsidian black - deliver intense color, so you can create an endless array of custom looks.

Shades:

• Pink Champagne (rose gold with a titanium finish)
• Metallic Plum (dark plum with a metallic finish)
• Self-Made (deep bronze with a satin finish)
• Witchy (khaki gray with a sparkle finish)
• Blush (light beige with a duo chrome pink finish)
• Blossom (lilac pink with a metallic finish)
• Buttery (buildable beige with an ultra-matte finish)
• Deep Purple (amethyst purple with a titanium finish)
• Treasure (ultra-light Champagne with a metallic finish)
• Hot & Cold (rum brown with a metallic finish)
• Sherbet (ultra-light peach with a velvet finish)
• Isla (sea foam green with a duo chrome gold finish)
• Spirit Rock (galaxy black with a sparkle finish)
• Hot Chocolate (rich, cocoa brown with an ultra-matte finish)

Here are my arm swatches on my olive skin tone. (no primers were used for these swatches)

This is my first ABH palette and these are very pigmented and creamy shades. I am obsessed with this palette and so grateful to my friend that was so sweet in picking this up for me! My favorite shades are Pink Champagne, Sherbert and Hot Chocolate. 

This is a great Holiday gift for sure! Another perk is the double ended brush it comes with. The brush is actually of great quality and it works wonders to apply and blend out the shadows. 

Get it while you can since her palettes have a habit of selling out pretty quickly.

If I am not mistaken this palette is already sold out at Sephora but I did see it was available at Ulta.

Here is a very simple yet beautiful look I did with this palette.

Here is what the box looks like

The beautiful packaging.

Price: The price is very reasonable especially for a high end foundation. I've paid a lot more for other foundations.

Packaging: I love love love that it comes with a pump and has a beautiful frosted bottle, the packaging is truly sleek and beautiful.

Longevity: I always wear a primer with all of my foundations and this one will last me all day. About 6 hours before my natural oils start coming through. I will usually either blot or powder up and that will do the trick for even more hours. Please keep in mind that I have combination to oily skin.

Quality: The quality is superb! I have tried A LOT of foundations and this one is so beautiful I love everything about it! Great for youthful, mature or anything in between. This is a gem!

Overall Rating: In case it isn't already obvious I give this an A++ overall rating. I HIGHLY recommend you get a sample or just take my word for it and give it a try.

- See more at: http://unlockyourbest.blogspot.com/#sthash.XwdLRhkF.dpuf Let's rate this:

Let's rate it:

Price: VERY reasonable for a high end makeup palette.

Packaging: It's a sturdy cardboard package with a magnetic closure a nice size mirror and I love that she included a double ended brush. Very nice.

Longevity: I always use a primer and they last all day with no fall out or smearing. These shadows are a dream to wear.

Quality: Amazing, very pigmented and creamy.

Overall Rating: A++ Get your hands on it ASAP!

Thank you so much for stopping by guys, it truly makes me so happy to blog for you guys. Thanks again Becci for my beautiful palette.

Much Love,

Price: The price is very reasonable especially for a high end foundation. I've paid a lot more for other foundations.

Packaging: I love love love that it comes with a pump and has a beautiful frosted bottle, the packaging is truly sleek and beautiful.

Longevity: I always wear a primer with all of my foundations and this one will last me all day. About 6 hours before my natural oils start coming through. I will usually either blot or powder up and that will do the trick for even more hours. Please keep in mind that I have combination to oily skin.

Quality: The quality is superb! I have tried A LOT of foundations and this one is so beautiful I love everything about it! Great for youthful, mature or anything in between. This is a gem!

Overall Rating: In case it isn't already obvious I give this an A++ overall rating. I HIGHLY recommend you get a sample or just take my word for it and give it a try.

- See more at: http://unlockyourbest.blogspot.com/#sthash.XwdLRhkF.dpuf

Too Faced Born This Way Foundation Review

Hey guys I am so excited to share my thoughts on this amazing product with you guys!
I got this for my birthday just last month and haven't worn any other foundation since discovering it!

Warning crazy tired no makeup pictures fast approaching ;)

Let me start out by suggesting that you get matched for your shade of color . That is what I did at Sephora. The dilemma is that this foundation comes in a beautifully frosted bottle so just eyeing your color maybe a little tricky. Let the pro's figure it out for you. My shade is in Light Beige.

This foundation retails for $39 US dollars and comes with the usual 1 oz amount of product.
You can purchase this at your favorite beauty counter or directly from the Too Faced website.

Before we get to the actual review of this product let me show you a scary before pic.

This pic was taken pretty early in the morning with NO makeup on, just my moisturizer and foundation primer. (smashbox photo finish pore minimizing primer)
As you can see I have many imperfections and breakouts at the moment, what a perfect time to demonstrate the coverage.

I use a damped beauty blender to apply my foundation. I feel it gives me the most natural finish.

I personally only use one pump of product all over my face.

Here I have my faced with only foundation, no powder no concealer. It did an amazing job covering up all my red spots and acne. My skin has an overall more even tone.  I love this foundation!
It isn't cakey at all and you can layer it up if you want more coverage, I don't personally like to use more than a pump, but you do you boo...

Here I am with a full face of makeup & my little bottled treasure. (the magic of makeup right?!)
I can honestly tell you that this full coverage foundation feels super lightweight not at all heavy. It has a smooth beautiful finish. You can still see my freckles but covered all of my nasty blemishes. It lasts all day and looks flawless, I believe it's because the foundation contains Hyaluronic Acid and Coconut water.

*Born This Way is an oil-free foundation that masterfully diffuses the line between makeup and skin. For coverage so undetectable, you can’t see the makeup and you can’t see imperfections—all that’s left is naturally radiant skin that looks like you were Born This Way.

OK guys let's do the official rating of this foundation.

Price: The price is very reasonable especially for a high end foundation. I've paid a lot more for other foundations.

Packaging: I love love love that it comes with a pump and has a beautiful frosted bottle, the packaging is truly sleek and beautiful.

Longevity: I always wear a primer with all of my foundations and this one will last me all day. About 6 hours before my natural oils start coming through. I will usually either blot or powder up and that will do the trick for even more hours. Please keep in mind that I have combination to oily skin.

Quality: The quality is superb! I have tried A LOT of foundations and this one is so beautiful I love everything about it! Great for youthful, mature or anything in between. This is a gem!

Overall Rating: In case it isn't already obvious I give this an A++ overall rating. I HIGHLY recommend you get a sample or just take my word for it and give it a try.

OK loves, thank you SO much for stopping by today as usual let me know if there is something you would like for me to review next or if you have any questions.

Much Love,

November 2015 Monthly Favorites!

Hey y'all, I have a bunch of favorites from last month! I am so excited to share them with you guys...

This was a great month to try out a ton of new products, let's just say that I got spoiled for my birthday!

Let's start with my bran new planner cover!

I am so in love and obsessed with this cover! I purchased this beauty on Etsy. The sellers store is called SplendidlyImperfect.  Check her out, she's got some super cute stuff.

Next up is the Tarte Empower Flower Amazonian Clay Collector's Palette!

 This is a must have palette, I highly recommend it! I did a full review on it click here to check it out.

Next is the new Too Faced: Born This Way Foundation in Light Beige

I plan on doing a full review of this product but let me tell you guys this is a beautiful foundation. I love it so much. I haven't worn any other foundation since getting this one! GET YOUR HANDS ON IT!

Next is the gorgeous Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in Vampira

This is a gorgeous lip color, It's me in a tube! ha ha ha. It's a beautiful deep burgundy.  The thing with the Kat Von D's liquid lipsticks is that  they last all day long but they can be pretty drying on the lips. I will always use a lip balm underneath and even over if I need moister. 

On that note let's move on to the Stila Stay all day Liquid Lipsticks in Caramello and Patina

I think this is one of the most comfortable liquid lipsticks out on the market. I seriously LOVE these SO much that I fully plan on buying the full size when I run out of the small tubes. Click here to check out my review. 

Next up is the Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara

This was such a great mascara I am so glad a got a deluxe sample because I might not have tried it other wise. I will even purchase the full tube as soon as I'm done with the deluxe size. 

Last but certainly not least is the Beats Pill!

This little guy can give you some serious sound vibes! It bumps! I can't believe I waited so long to get one. I have been using this NON STOP! It's awesome! The bluetooth quality is unlike any other seriously! NO static just pure music bliss!

There you have it guys those are all of my November favorites. I am excited to try new things this month, I will keep you all posted.

Much Love,

Weekly Life Planner Layout November 2015

Hey guys hope you are all doing FANTASTIC! Welcome to December! Hope those here in the US got to celebrate Thanksgiving with your loved ones. I had guest and so I was very busy and unable to upload as I usually do. Here I have last months weekly layout to share with you guys.

I love the belief of Dia de los Muertos I saw these stickers and loved them so I decided to do this theme. I know it's normally celebrated on Nov 1 and Nov 2. This was a fun layout.

Here is my completed layout. Excuse my chicken scratch! 

This layout is my favorite for this month. SO SO CUTE! 

I love the fall theme with these little critters.

Added some mix of colors to add to the fall vibe here.

For my 3rd week, I did a black and gold theme with a few cute stickers.

Here is the week fully planned. This was a hectic busy week!

You know I "had" to do a full Thanksgiving theme spread for Thanksgiving week. 

I love my little Indian and Pilgrim guys. 

This was an extremely busy week for me. 

I had family from California in town and was site seeing and spending quality time with them. 

Ok guys there you have it. If you have your own life planner please share you page with me, I'd love to check it out!

Have a fabulous Month!

Much Love,