Eyeshadow Review: e.l.f. Golden

Alright, so my wife was in town last week (let's shed a tear about her absence) and since we were in the area we decided to hit up the e.l.f. store. Had me a bit of a haul, ain't gon lie but she is the ultimate enabler. I love her to death. :P

Availability: This has been discontinued.

Would I buy this again? I haven't played with it enough to make a firm decision but the swatches are quite delicious. I can't wait to really play.
Notes: Discussion will accompany the shade.

Golden is a soft gold with a white pearl.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I paid for this myself.

Mask Review: GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD Clearing Treatment

'Ello folksickles. Today's review will be for the GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD Cleansing Treatment.

Availability: This product is available at sephora.com as well as its respective physical store locations as well as glamglowmud.com and paulaschoice.com. The retail pricing is $69 for 1.2 oz.

Would I buy this?  Honestly, I probably won't.

What it is formulated to do:

Allow us to quote the lovely sephora.com:

What it is:

A scientifically advanced SUPERMUD™ clearing treatment to target, prevent, and heal problem skin.

What it is formulated to do:

This formula was clinically developed by GLAMGLOW® dermatological chemists to help fight all common skin concerns including breakouts, discoloration, black and white heads, razor bumps, and in-grown hair. Powerful, skin-clearing mud visibly draws out dirt and congestion while a proprietary six-acid blend dramatically brightens and softens skin. It works to magnetically draw out dirt and pores with Activated-X Charcoal, leaving skin smooth and healthy-looking. 

What it is formulated WITHOUT:

- Parabens

- Sulfates 

- Phthalates 

Research results:

Based on consumer trials:

After 1 day of use: 

- 94% felt their skin looked renewed 

- 91% saw an improvement in skin clarity 

- 94% felt it gently cleared their skin 

On day 7 after using it 3 times in a week: 

- 98% felt their skin looked renewed 

- 97% saw an improvement in skin clarity 

- 97% felt it gently cleared their skin

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

From sephora.com:

-ACNECIDIC-6™ 4.4%: A proprietary six-acid blend of AHA and BHA acids perfectly PH balanced to deal with damaged skin, de-clog, and minimize pores, pigmentation, scaring, and breakouts. 

-Activated-X Charcoal: An extreme absorption carbon, attracting toxic substances into its mass up to 500 times its volume from all skin types. 

-K17-Clay™: Extracts and encapsulates excess sebum oils, bacteria, and toxins in a controlled stasis state. 

-TEAOXI™: Delivers daily fresh natural eucalyptol, natural-linalool oil, and powerful flavonoids direct into the formula from real pieces of eucalyptus leaf. 

What is the texture like?

This feels like a mud/clay mask and has tiny tea bits in it that sort of exfoliate slightly.

Is it scented?

It has a licorice-mud scent which... isn't my favorite.

My overall experience/comments on the product:

This... in my experience this mask does everything it says it will do. It clears up breakouts and black/white heads, it makes my skin feel extremely cleansed and clean, it brightens... I know the question in that case probably stands as to why I wouldn't purchase this again and my answer is that it's pricey and it dries out my skin somewhat. For me to spend over $20-30 on a product it literally has to blow me away and this just is good, but not mind-blowing.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This was provided for testing purposes. I am in no way obligated to mention it on this here blog.

Eyeshadow Review: My Pretty Zombie Loose Eyeshadows

Alright, so I got a bunch of these to try out during their black Friday sale and have to say I'm excited to use them but... knowing me is knowing I'm not particularly into blood and gore and zombie stuff. I love mermaids and magic but... and I love Salad Fingers but... this wasn't exactly a brand that someone would see and go "Safyre would jump on this like white on rice" but the lovely Tori of Biohazardous Beauty is always raving about them and makes them look amazing so I just had to give them a try - plus they're only $5.50 a pop and were on sale. Here's the thing though and it freaked me the hell out when I opened my first package - each package came with a dismembered plastic finger... just imagine, you get home at 1 AM and your long awaited makeup is waiting for you and you open up the box and there's a friggin dismembered bloody finger in there (fake of course) but still. I nearly dropped the box. I know some people would be delighted to get such a thing but I was just... I feel the need to warn you because you know... I wasn't amused until I realized it wasn't real and when I did take photos people thought it was a dildo... all kinds of ish went down, lemme tell you. I think it would be cool if they put Salad Fingers fingers in their boxes... he's not a zombie but he could most certainly pass for one... then again, he eats brains so maybe he is? Maybe?

Availability: Each eyeshadow retails at $5.50 for 1.5g and is available at myprettyzombie.com.

Would I buy this again? I haven't played with these enough to make a firm decision but the swatches are quite delicious. I can't wait to really play.
Notes: Discussion will accompany each shade.

Trepanation - is described as a taupe with green shift. it does look like that in the jar but turns into somewhat of an orange-brown with a strong green-teal shift on my skin. Interesting. Me gusto. 

Blended in further

Infirmity - is described as mossy green/blue base. I know this is so lame but the very first time I swatched this and saw the magic I was like "this is so DOPE!" So in the container it does look very green, like a mossy green with green glitter particles but oh wait... wait...the more you blend this the bluer it gets and the more the gold stands out. This reminds me of the bioluminescent bay at Puerto Rico, it's just super magical and everyone needs to own it.

Enucleate - is described as an ocean teal blue. This is a mind-blowing, stunning, mermaid color. Like, this is so me and I NEEDED it. Are you kidding me? It's the color of my friggin tail, obvi! A gorgeous, jewel-toned teal with an intense golden-green pearl. I'm le dying. Like... the picture doesn't even... use this wet... you will be blown away. 

Rabies - doesn't have a color description on the website. It's a mid-tone bluish mint with a purply pearl. 

Forsaken - is described as a  turquoise/blue base. I'd describe this color as a beautiful blue disco ball. It's like the night sky sprinkled with blue stars. I'm in love.

No. 996 - is described as a medium electric blue. It  fits its description well.

Monstrous Industry -is described as a light lavender with a blue shift. It's this lovely periwinkle-lavender shade with a turquoise shimmer. Ooooh, me gusto!

Grimdeva -is described as a a dark purple with a slight red shift. This looked a lot grayer on the website to be honest and I typically am not pulled toward redder purples. I'm not too excited about it. Color-wise, I'd say it's a red-based purple with a soft sheen.

Tenderloin -is described as a red plum with blue shimmer. This is yet another color that I swatched and then went "this is dope" because it legit resembles raw meat/bruises but... in a gorgeous way. Like... this color is a "pretty zombie" color and I dig this because it's one of the more unique shades in my collection. You folks know I normally don't like reds or red-based purples but the violet pearl in this makes it so dope looking! I really want Brisket from this collection.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I paid for these myself.

Eyeshadow Review: Urban Decay Peace Eyeshadow

Today I bring you a review for the lovely Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Peace.

Availability: This appears to have been discontinued. 

Would I buy this? Possibly.

Notes: In terms of color this is described as a bright turquoise shimmer. I'd have to agree with that. It has a gorgeous smooth texture and is just an absolutely gorgeous color. The funny thing is that I'd been considering getting this for years now and was a bit hesitant to drop the money on a single shade just because I obviously have so many dupes for this. I'm so glad that this somehow found its way to me. 

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Disclaimer: This was kindly provided for testing purposes and... I'm glad that this was the shade I got because I saw people get vanilla and brown shades and feared for my fate a little. But am very happy. That said, I am under no obligation whatsoever to mention it on this here blog. :)