Lots of Awesomness Soon to Come =^.^=

Heya Guys!

This post is just to let you know what goodies I've got coming up for you soon.

There are two more lots of GlamourDoll Eyes swatches to come & six more sleek palettes, I only need 2 more to complete my collection I think it is! So happy about finding some of these because I absolutely adore them. 

The ones I'll be swatching are the Safari, Bad Girl, Storm, Bohemian, Circus & Graphite palettes. So I'll try and get those up this week, I'm gonna swatch and photograph them tomorrow as its too miserable outside today and its made the lighting crappy.

The other update is the fact I still don't have a decent camera to film any tutorials on, so I've got to get saving cuz the camera I want ain't cheap specially with the wages I earn :/ lol. So I'll have to upload more picture based tutorials now I have a bit more time on my hands, then just re-do them in video format when I do get my hands on a camcorder :D

And that's about it really I hope everyone had an Awesome Christmas & Good Luck for the New Year!!

xoxo

GlamourDoll Eyes 80's Child Collection Swatches of Shimmer, Jerrica, Brewster & Mutant!

So here's another set of swatches of eyeshadows from GlamourDoll Eyes. This time around I swatched the 4 eyeshadows I purchased from the 80s Child collection, which are a set of e/s inspired by cartoons and shows from the 80s era. The shades I got were Shimmer which is inspired by Rainbow Brite, Jerrica which was inspired by the show Jem, Brewster which was inspired by Punky Brewster and finally Mutant inspired by the legendary Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.

Here is the link for the 80s Child Collection Page where you can get the shades mentioned, and other eyeshadows in the collection:

http://glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=75

You can purchase these as single shadows for $9 or get the whole collection for $72, bear in mind these come in 10g jars which is why they are a little more expensive than the regular 5g shadows which are $6. So your basically getting 50% more shadow for only an extra $3 :) And GDE ships internationally too, for more information about the shipping visit this page:

http://glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo

Now onto the prettys!

Heres what the funky labels for this collection look like, with the special pink lids =^.^= (click on all following images to enlarge)

80s Child Shimmer, Jerrica, Brewster & Mutant Eyeshadows

Shimmer

Shimmer in the jar, no flash.

Shimmer in the jar, with soft flash.

I really can't describe how unbelievably pretty this colour is! Its a frosty white shadow jam packed with micro multi coloured shimmer particles in it such as purple, blue, green,pink & gold. 

Without a base this one is pale enough for use as an awesome highlighter shade if you want a really sparkly pop of shimmer on the brow bone area.

Shimmer (left to right) : On top of Black Base, No Base & on top of
Primer with soft flash.

Shimmer (left to right) : On top of Black Base, No Base & on top
of Primer with no flash.

On top of a base the white frostyness is intensified and you can definitly still see the gorgeous shimmer particles. I also tried this shadow over a black eyeshadow and O M G soooo gorgeous!

I really am in love with this one, it makes me paint my whole face with it just so I can stare at the shimmery prettyness all day xD

Jericca

Jericca in the jar, no flash.

I got this eyeshadow because yellow is one colour of shadow I don't own a whole lot of, and it has made me realise I need more yellow in my life, haha. The thing that makes this one unique is that it has lots of aqua shimmer particles and a few pink sparks throughout. 

Jerrica in the jar, soft flash.

       I'm really looking forward to trying this with some blue eyeshadows, I think it would look super pretty. The yellow is a shimmery almost golden tone, when not applied over a primer or base it brings out the golden tone, but with a base its definitly more yellow toned.

Jerrica (top to bottom) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with soft flash.

Jerrica (top to bottom) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with no flash.

I couldn't stop staring at this one when I swatched it. My camera seems to have a hard time picking up the shimmer in all these eyeshadows, but on the skin they really stand out and glimmer when the light catches them.

Brewster

Brewster in the jar, with no flash.

Brewster in the jar, soft flash.

This is a stunning pinky coral shade with aqua sparkles throughout. I could eat this colour its that good! Another one of those shades I don't have a lot of but will soon be getting more of after purchasing this one.

Brewster (top to bottom) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with soft flash.

Without a base this one is a more peachy toned coral made really special with the little aqua sparkles, no matter what angle or lighting you look at this one from they really stand out. Then when you pop iton top of a base....Wow! It brings out an awesome pink tone out in the shadow that brings out the sparkles even more. This would look amazing on the eyelid on its own with just some black eyeliner on the lid and waterline.

Brewster (top to bottom) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with no flash.

Mutant

Mutant in the jar, no flash.

This colour is Special and mega awesome. Its a beautiful green shadow that has a slightly golden sheen to it and is loaded with red, blue, green and orange sparkles. Its by far the prettyest bright green I own!

Mutant in the jar, soft flash.

When I applied it without a base it has that gorgeous golden sheen to it. The sparkles in this one are a little less noticable, but still create a gorgeous shimmery effect. On top of a base the green is a lot brighter, and the golden sheen is less obvious but with the tiny flecks of coloured sparkles running through it.

Mutant (left to right) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with soft flash.

On top of a base the green is a lot brighter, and the golden sheen is less obvious but with the tiny flecks of coloured sparkles running through it. I think this is one of the must have shades of this collection!

Mutant (left to right) : On top of Primer, then without primer
with no flash.

Overall, all 4 of these shadows are gorgeous. I definetely need to get some of the others in the collection at a later date! The other one I really wanted is Vanity which is inspired by The Smurfs and is a really vibrant bright blue with silver sparkles. I'll have to get that one next time I order from GDE :D. 

Shimmer & Mutant are my favourites of the ones I purchased, but they are all equally as beautiful. Whats best of all is all the GDE eyeshadows apply very easily and have great staying power, and there is a huge range of shades to choose from! 

If you haven't purchased any GDE products, you don't know what your missing...quick go order now! Haha :) Below is a link to the homepage where there are links to all the different categories and collections:

http://glamourdolleyes.com/

Stay tuned for the next two posts where I'll have swatches of the Art Deco &Twilight inspired Twi-Shadow collection! And also here are links to my other GDE swatch posts:

Halloween Set 1 http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/10/glamourdoll-eyes-halloween-set-1.html

Halloween Set 2 http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/10/glamourdoll-eyes-halloween-set-2.html

Laters Kittens! 

xoxo

Sleek Acid Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

This is the last of these palettes that I own right now until after next Friday when I pay for my Circus and Bad Girl ones from Ebay. I'll get swatches of those up too when they arrive :)

Onto Swatchy Goodness :)

Just for anyone who wants to know this is what the back of the palette is like just in case you buy from Ebay and want to avoid fakes, the older palettes should like this, the newer ones like the Sunset Palette have the same as pictured here but arranged vertically, instead of vertically as pictured here.

And here is what this one looks like on the inside:

My camera didn't pick up how bright the four neon colours in the middle are, but boy are they bright!  :D

As with my other posts the swatches go from left to right, instead of right to left as they are in the palette. This palette has quite a few matte shades.

Here are the Swatches from Row 1:

First up is a gorgeous Hot Pink with a kind of purple sheen to it.

Next a mate White, gotta say I'm not a fan of this one, its not very pigmented at all even on top of a base, my F.Y...eye! base I use for swatching purposes stood out more than the shadow packed on top of it.

Next is a Neon Yellow <3 with a matte finish.

And a Neon Orange, again with a matte finish (this ones pure awesomeee).

Then there is a gorgeous lavender toned Blue.

Followed by a shimmery Baby Blue.

Heres what they look like with the flash on:

Here comes Row 2 ^.^

The first shadow is a gorgeous bright matte Purple.

Then there is a really pretty Grass Green with golden shimmer. Love this one its my fav of the bunch

Then a Neon Pink with a matte finish.

And a Neon Green with matte finish.

Then a dark silver which I <3

And finally there is a very pigmented matte Black :)

And below is how they look with flash
:)

If you love bright colours and are more of a matte than shimmer fan this ones definitely the one for you, as with all of the Sleek palettes the shadows are really pigmented, the only one thats not so good is the matte white but that really is the only downside to this awesome little palette.

If you wanna check out the rest of the swatches of the 3 other palettes I have here are the links :)

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleeks-original-eyeshadow-palette.html

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleek-jewel-eyeshadow-palette-swatches.html

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleek-sunset-palette-swatches.html

And heres a link to an Ebay search for this palette:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=sleek+acid+palette&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Again you can get them from Sleek displays in Superdrug in the UK. Most of the Ebay sellers ship Internationally if your across the pond, and the Official site also ships Internationally too :) (http://www.sleekmakeup.com/en/categories/eye-shadow-17.aspx?fdGotoPage_Products17=2)

And thats it for all the palettes I have for now! More coming soon!

Laters Kittens

xoxo

Sleek Sunset Palette Swatches

Heya Again Kitties!

Heres the last but one of these palettes that I own, check out the previous posts to see some of the other palettes:

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleeks-original-eyeshadow-palette.html

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleek-jewel-eyeshadow-palette-swatches.html

These 2 in the picture below are the most recent of these palettes I bought a while ago but I just wanted you to get an idea about what the packaging is like on these palettes :)

Now onto the good stuff: 

This is what the shadows are like in this palette in the picture below. I gotta say this is one of my favourite sleek palettes I own, I love every colour in this one <3 They are so colourful and vibrant and that makes me smile everytime I open this one up! :D Again all the shadows are shimmery apart from the black which is matte and may I say pure Black.

Onto the swatches! :)

Again the swatches go from left to right, instead of right to left as they are in the palette:

The first colour is that veryyyy Black matte shadow, this is one of the blackest shadows I own, really love this one.

Next up is the gorgeous Red, absolutely love colours like this one.

Then there is a darkened Orange shadow.

And then comes the Bright shimmery Orange <3<3 Favourite!

Then there is a very yellow toned Gold

And last on this row is a really bright Sea Blue.

Heres what they look like with the flash on:

2nd Row here we come :)

1st is a Brown with a Reddish/Purple sheen to it.

Followed by a darker version of the Red in the first row of this palette.

Next is a Light Copper shade.

Then there is a lovely shimmery Golden shade

Next up is a colour very simliar to the Golden pink in the Original palette in the pan but has less gold shimmer in so the pink shows through a lot more.

And last is very a pale peach, again looks similar to the Peachy Gold in the Original palette but is a few shades lighter.

And heres what they look like with flash:

If you love Autumn/Fall colours This palette is a MUST for you, the colours of the reds, coppers and oranges in this palette really remind me of the shades the leaves turn in this season. one word...Gorgeoussss <3<3 I think I love this one too much xD haha

This one is still available on the Sleek website so is pretty easy to get hold of I should think, or you can see if they have it instore at Superdrug in the UK or there are some on ebay:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=sleek+sunset&_sacat=See-All-Categories

There we have it, Stay tuned for the Neon Palette Swatches coming soon!

Laters Kitties! 

xoxo

Sleek Jewel Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

Here is the next lot of swatches of the 'Jewel' Palette (check out the previous post for another lot of swatches from another of Sleek's palettes here http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/sleeks-original-eyeshadow-palette.html). This was the second one of these I ever bought. Looking on the site I'm not sure if this one is available any more unless you can find it at the Sleek counter/display in Superdrug, its not listed on the site and I had a look on Ebay and couldn't find one on there either. I'll put the swatches up anyway incase you wanna see the colours for if you want to try and track one of these down. Here we go :)

So here is the palette itself (the double ended sponge applicator is missing from this one as I misplaced it):

Again the swatches go from left to right, instead of right to left as they are in the palette:

 The first shade in the top row is a gorgeous Coppery Red colour <3

Then there is a an almost Maroon Brown toned colour. Gorgeoussss .

Then there is a lovely Forest Green.

Followed by a Blackened Olive/Antique Gold shade.

A beautiful sparkly Gold with a slightly Orange sheen in certain lighting.

And a very Dark Grey/Black with just a tiny hint of shimmer.

The last colour for me wasn't as great as the other shadows, it takes a lot of product to try and get an even coating and doesn't blend as well as the other shadows, but if you want a softer look than pure black this one would work with a few good layers of product for a more subtle look :) 

Here's what they look like with the flash on:

Onto row 2 :D

The first shade is a blue toned Silver, very pretty colour.

Next is a true Light Gold.

Followed by a gorgeous Dark shimmery Blue.

Then there is a pale Minty Green.

The next shadow is a Dark Bronze with a slightly red tone to it.

And lastly is a Golden Tan shade.

Again these eyeshadows are really pigmented, apart from the Minty Green in this row and the Dark Grey in the first row, these you have to apply a good amount of product to stop them being quite so sheer unless thats the look you want :) But otherwise I really do adore these palettes. Below is the picture of what these shadows look like with the flash on:

Like I said at the start of this post, I'm not sure if you can still get this palette any more, but hopefully you will have better look tracking one down than I did!

Stay tuned for the Sleek Sunset Palette next! 

xoxo

Sleek's The Original Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

 Right off the bat I can tell you I LOVE these palettes!! I own four of them already & wanna get all of the other 5 I don't own as well at some point. I thought I'd start with the first one I ever purchased called 'The Original', the shadows in these palettes are gorgeously pigmented and have a really smooth texture to them which makes them really easy to blend. They are really good value too, you get 12 shades for just £5.99, and I recommend not letting your cat knocking this palette from a great height off a table like I did, I had to repair the light gold and purple colours in mine because of doing just that! Whoops haha. All the shades in this palette are shimmery shades apart from the black which is a matte shadow.

Here's a picture of the inside of the palette showing the colours you get and what is inside. You get a double ended foam applicator inside and a veryyy good sized mirror, as well as the pretty shadows.

The swatches show the shades from the palette going from right to left (instead of from left to right in the above picture) as I forgot to flip the images when I was resizing them to correspond to how they are arranged in the palette

Here are the shades from the top row:

The first shade is a lovely Mid-toned Green colour, such a lovely colour :)

Then there is a gorgeous Teal colour, one of my favourites from this palette.

Next is a gorgeous Light Blue.

Followed by a blackened Navy Blue, love this one <3

Then a gorgeous Light Purple

And finally the matte Black

Below shows the swatches with a flash to show the shimmer in these shadows off :)

Onto the bottom row:

This is the more everyday/neutral row, such pretty colours I love the pale pinky colours in this row as they are the neutral colours I tend to reach for when I want a more natural look but still with that shimmery sheen that I love!

The first shade is an Olive Green which rubs out to have a lot of golden shimmer to it.

Then there is a browned Gold shade.

Followed by a Copper Toned colour which is awesomeee

Next is a Peachy Gold

And my favourite neutral, a Golden Pink colour 

And lastly a Pale Gold colour (the one I had to save! lol)

Now if your not a fan of shimmery shadows then these palettes aren't for you as most of the shades in the 4 I own are pretty much all shimmery, the only one of mine with more matte colours in is the Acid palette that has the neon shades in which I'll be uploading pictures of in a little while, but for those of you that love shimmer these are a must have!

You can by these palettes from the Sleek Makeup stand in most Superdrug stores if you live in the UK, or from the Sleek website ( http://www.sleekmakeup.com/en/categories/eye-shadow-17.aspx?fdGotoPage_Products17=2 ) as they ship Internationally, although if you can't find the one you want you can always look on Ebay, I'll post a link to the search for each palette in each of the posts :)) Here's the link for this palette:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=sleek+original+palette&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_up_Cosmetics_Eye_Shadow_PP&_odkw=active+natural+palette&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Stay Tuned for the next 3 :)

Much Love Kittens

xoxo