Review & Swatches: Blush Professional 120 Color Eye Shadow Palette

Good morning, everyone!

Today, I wanted to share with you all the 120 Eye Shadow Palette from Blush Professional.

Let's get started!

- Finely milled

- Vibrant colors (w/ primer)

- Huge variety - endless possibilities

- Offers neutral, smokey, and playful colors

- Offers matte, satin, metallic iridescent, and shimmer finishes

- Easy to blend

- Sleek, durable packaging

- 2 layer palette 

- Ribbon attachment for convenient access to bottom palette 

- Since these are finely milled, I did experience quite a bit of fall out. 

 I recommend applying all your eye makeup before applying any face products

- A primer is necessary on many of the colors esp. the satin and iridescent finishes.

This palette retails for $17.60

You can purchase this palette and other great products at http://www.blushprofessional.com/en

A sample of these products were provided for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties my are honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

~Carla

Review & Swatches: Bare Minerals marvelous Moxie Lip Glosses

Hi lovelies! 

Today I wanted to share with you all some new lip glosses from Bare Minerals. Here's a little background info just in case you've never heard of them before.

"Unleash your inner Moxie with a fabulously full, pillowy pout. This luscious lipgloss delivers sheer, vivid color and a shiny mirror-like finish that lasts for hours. Infused with natural ingredients, exotic oils, botanical extracts, and antioxidants, the refreshing formula smoothes and hydrates lips for superior comfort." -Bare Minerals

This new collection of Lip Glosses consists of ten beautiful colors. Here are the three I received!

- Nicely pigmented (Sheer to medium coverage)

- Lightly scented (minty and somewhat reminds me of Christmas or Michael's)

- Slanted doe-foot applicator for easy application

- Long lasting (4 hour wear time)

- Nice cooling effect + slight tingling feeling

- Ultra glossy 

- Non sticky

- Non drying

-4.5ml/0.15 Fl. Oz

-  If you are not too big on scented lip glosses, you may want to skip these. 

- The smell does linger once you apply the product, but subsides after a few minutes

These retail for $18.00 each and are now available at Bare Esecntuals Boutiques, bareminerals.com, Sephora, sephora.com, Ulta, select Macy's Dillard's, and Nordstrom locations.

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you own any of these new Lip Glosses? What are your favorite Bare Minerals products? Thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

A sample of these products were provided for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties my are honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

~Carla

Review & Swatches: New Summer 2012 Limited Edition Shades of Fame Products from Smash Box

Hi everyone!

A quick, but heartfelt thank you to those of you who are still wishing me a belated happy birthday! You guys are the greatest! xx

From the title, you know that I'll be featuring some new Limited Edition Summer makeup products from Smash Box! Here's what I received.

This palette includes a free sample size lid primer, awesome! :)

- 9 eye shadow colors

- 2 cream liners 

- Sample size lid primer 

- Liner brush/shader brush  

- Beautiful, warm tones

- Fairly Pigmented

-Easily to blend

- No creasing

- Magnetic closure

- Mirror

- Slim and can fit easily into your purse

An overall great, neutral palette that is perfect for all year round!

Personally, I found that the matte/satin finishes definitely required a primer for better results.

Since, they are finely milled, I experienced a bit of fall out. 

Tip: Apply eyes shadow prior to your face routine (foundation/powder/blush etc)

-Non cakey & crease resistant (w/primer)

- Great pigmentation

-Buildable color

- Glides on smooth and effortless

-Can be used as both a base or as an eye shadow alone 

- My mom uses it so much, I barely get to use it! ;)

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Candy: a sheer, bubblegum pink infused with gold and magenta micro shimmers

Buff: a sheer nude infused with light green, magenta, and goldmicro shimmers

Hibiscus: a fuchsia infused with magenta micro shimmers

Papaya: a sheer peach infused with coral and gold mircro shimmers

Star: sheer pearlescent beauty infused with green, yellow-gold, and coral shimmers

- Slight vanilla scent/taste

- 3.5-4 hour wear time

- Glossyyy!

- Sheer, but adds a slight tint on your lips

- Amplified color with lipstick as a base

If you're not too big on sheer lip glosses, you may want to skip these. 

- Slightly sticky

Eye shadow Palette: Sandstone, Sherbert, Nude Praline, Gold

Cream Shadow: Quartz

Lip Glosses: Hibiscus and Papaya 

The Eye shadow palette and lip glosses are both Limited Edition, while the the cream shadows are new colors.

You can purchase these items as well as other great products from smashbox.com, sephora.com, and ulta.com

Shades of Fame Eye Palette: $48.00

Limitless 15 Hour Wear Cream Shadow: $19.00 

Shades of Fame Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss Set: $29.00 

As always, hope this helps and happy shopping!

Have you picked up these new Summer products from Smash Box? What do you look for in eye/lip products? Thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

A sample of these products were provided for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties my are honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

~Carla