BH Cosmetics: 3 New Palettes!

I just bought a couple of new palettes from BH Cosmetics and I am pretty pleased with them!

BH Cosmetics is a very affordable makeup brand so I wasn't sure how good the quality of these would be. But they are pretty good! While they are not as good as say, Urban Decay or M.A.C., but for the price you pay they are great.

The shadows and blush have good pigmentation and most of them have a good blendable texture. A few of the shadows are a little chalky but you can still work with them. These palettes would work great for travel because they have pretty much everything you need in one place. They would also be great for a teen just starting their makeup collection!


Forever Nude Palette: $11.95
The palette includes 6 neutral eyeshadows, 2 cheek colors, 1 highlight and 2 lip colors. 

Left to right: cheek and lip colors

Eyeshadows

Forever Glam Palette: $11.95
Palette includes 6 smokey eyeshadows, 2 cheek colors, 1 highlight and 2 lip colors.

Left to right: cheek and lip colors

Eyeshadows

Duo Blush Palette: $21.95
Palette includes 6 blush colors in pinks and corals.

I will be posting some looks with these palettes soon!

Have a great day!

-Gab

Note: I am not sponsored by BH Cosmetics. All of these products were purchased for me.

Urban Decay Electric Palette - Review and Swatches

Hey guys! I couldn't wait to get my hands on this palette and now I can't wait to show you how awesome it is! While I love Urban Decay's Naked Palettes my true love in makeup is bright, bright color!

Urban Decay Electric Palette: $49

This palette is so great! It has 10 beautiful bright colors with the same great pigmentation and quality that Urban Decay is known for. All of the colors but one are mostly matte (with just a bit of pearl in them to make them blend easier). They are soft and apply and blend beautifully. You can use this palette just to add a pop of color to neutral eye look or if you're feeling wild use it to create a crazy bright look. I will be doing tutorials for both on my YouTube channel soon!

This palette is being marketed as a "pressed pigment palette". They are not calling it an eyeshadow palette. This is due to some of the colors in the palette like Slowburn (and some others) not being approved for use around the eye area because they can irritate the eye. However, I have used all of these and haven't had any problems with any of them so far. Just something to be aware of. The palette included a little sheet with ingredients for each color.

My favorite colors from the palette are Jilted, Urban and Fringe. Which ones are your favorite?

You can find the Electric Palette on Urbandecay.com or on Sephora.com

How would you wear these colors? Let me know in the comments! Urban Decay also has a ton of other awesome products in their Summer Collection that were released along with the Electric Palette. Check them out!

Talk to you soon!

-Gab

Note: I am not sponsored by Urban Decay. The products in this post were purchased by me.

theBalm Cosmetics Palettes - Review and Swatches

Hey there! I hope you are having a great day. Who else is so happy that Spring is finally here? I'm in a better mood already!

I have 2 new palettes and a blush from theBalm Cosmetics to show you guys today.

The first palette is the How Bout Them Apples? Cheek & Lip Cream Palette: $32.00

theBalm's packaging never fails to draw me in! How cute is this? Just wait till you see the inside....

Super cute! And what makes the cute packaging even better is the quality of these cream products is outstanding!

Look at the pigmentation in these colors! That is just one swipe! These will all make beautiful cheek or lip colors. They are not sticky at all and are also not drying on the lip. These are perfect for that dewy cheek look for Spring and Summer.

Second is the Balm Voyage Palette: $42.50

This palette is great for travel or home use and with 16 full size eyeshados and 3 cheek/lip products it is a great value. The quality of these shadows and cream cheek/lip colors are amazing. They are very pigmented and creamy, which will make for beautifully blended eye looks! I love how the packaging is travel-related. I thought it was a clever touch to make the eyeshadow names like airline seats! Ha!

Left to right: Second Officer, First Officer and Captain

Left to right: A4, B4, C4, D4

 

Bottom to top: A3, B3, C3, D3

 

Bottom to top: A2, B2, C2, D2

 

Bottom to top: A1, B1, C1, D1

And last but not least, a great long-wearing blush. Instain Blush in Houndstooth: $22.00

The Instain blushes are very pigmented and really long-wearing. This one is a very pretty mauve-rose color. The also have 5 other colors in pretty peaches and pinks!

You can find these all at thebalm.com

I hope you enjoyed this post! Talk to you soon!

-Gab

Note: I am not sponsored by theBalm Cosmetics. All of these products were purchased by me.

MAC Cosmetics Spring Collection Photos & Swatches - A Fantasy Of Flowers

Okay here it is! The latest beauties from MAC's Spring Collection A Fantasy of Flowers. There are so many beautiful things in this collection it was hard to pick what I wanted to buy! But somehow I restrained myself (a little) ha-ha!

This collection is full of new products in beautiful spring colors like bright greens and vivid orchids (which by the way is the Pantone Color of the year). Below are photos of what I picked out! I'll post prices and a link to the MAC website. Enjoy!

Items I purchased:

Mineralize Eyeshadows in In The Meadow and Great Beyond ($21)
Mineralize SkinFinishes in Perfect Topping and Stereo Rose ($30)
Fluidline in Sassy Moss and Phlox Garden ($16)
Pigment in Chartreuse Bouquet ($21)
Lipsticks in Dreaming Dahlia and Naked Bud ($16)
Cremesheen Glass in Star Quality and Playful Petal ($16)

Check these items out here!

Mineralize Eyeshadow in In The Meadow

Mineralize Eyeshadow in In The Meadow

In the Meadow Swatches (No base used)

Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond

Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond

Great Beyond Swatches (No base used)

Mineralize Skinfinish in Perfect Topping

Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose

Top: Perfect Topping, Bottom: Stereo Rose

Fluidline Gel Liner in Sassy Moss

Fluidline Gel Liner in Phlox Garden

Pigment in Chartreuse Bouquet

Pigment in Chartreuse Bouquet

Top to bottom: Chartreuse Pigment, Sassy Moss Fluidline and Phlox Garden Fluidline

Left to right: Dreaming Dahlia and Naked Bud

Left to right: Cremesheen Glass in Star Quality and Playful Petal

Left to right: Naked Bud Lipstick, Dreaming Dahlia Lipstick, Star Quality Cremesheen Glass and  Playful Petal Cremesheen Glass

I hope you guys like this post! I am super excited to start trying these out and I'll let you know how I like them. I'll also be posting some looks using these on Instagram as well so if you want to see those I'll post a link to my account!

Follow me on Instagram at Instagram.com/glamorousthings13#

Have a great day!

See you soon!

-Gab

New Sigma Brushes!

Hi guys! I finally joined the club and bought some Sigma brushes! Whoo-hoo! I have been using them for a couple weeks now and I just love them! They are so soft it feels like you are rubbing a fluffy little bunny on your face! If that doesn't make you feel good I don't know what will!

I purchased the Mr. Bunny Essential Kit ($155) and also a couple of the Kabuki brushes that everyone just seems to adore. The Mr. Bunny is a great well-rounded set with a great selection of face and eye brushes. I also purchased the Angled Kabuki ($21) and the Tapered Kabuki $21) for foundation and concealer application. I am very happy with my purchase and will definitely be picking up more Sigma brushes in the future. I will post pictures below with brush names and numbers. You can purchase them at Sigmabeauty.com.

Mr. Bunny Brush Case

Top to bottom: F60 Foundation, F40 Large Angled Contour, F50, Duo Fibre, F30 Large Powder

Top to bottom: F86 Tapered Kabuki, F84 Angled Kabuki (note: these are not part of the Mr. Bunny set, I purchased them separately.)

Top to bottom: E05 Eyeliner, E65 Small Angle, E30 Pencil, F70 Concealer, E55 Eye Shading, E70 Medium Angled Shading, E40 Tapered Blending, E60 Large Shader

Right to left: E05 Eyeliner, E65 Small Angle, E30 Pencil, F70 Concealer, E55 Eye Shading, E70 Medium Angled Shading, E40 Tapered Blending, E60 Large Shader

I hope you enjoyed this post! See you next time!

-Gab