Product Review: Wet'n'Wild I Heart Matte Palette!

Hello everyone!

Today's review isn't of something that exactly new, but it was quite the hype when it came out.
Wet'N'Wild's I <3 Matte palette!

I believe this was LAST year's limited edition holiday palette from WnW (please correct me if I'm wrong, I hardly remember). But I remember seeing it, and thinking 'meh, I'll pass'. And shortly afterwards I was kicking myself for not getting this! All I was hearing was amazing things about it!

I managed to find it purely by chance a few weeks ago. I was walking around the drugstore, kind of looking for this, kind of just seeing what was new in drugstore makeup land, and I saw this. Sitting in the wrong spot on the shelf, with only this one, and none others in sight. And there was nothing wrong with it. It was meant to be.

Swatched over UDPP

Wet'n'Wild describes this on the back of the palette as:

"A stunning collection of 8 silky, ultra-pigmented day-to-night colors. Mix-and-match for a variety of looks from sweet to wild!
All-day, crease-resistant color."

I will say, some of the shades are slightly chalky. However, it's not something that's completely unworkable. The pigmentation in these is amazing for the whole $4.99 I paid for it. They are all blend-able and pigmented fairly well, with the sheerest of them being that lovely minty green color. Such a shame, because I think it's such a unique color, but a white base (like NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk) will fix that right up! The white and the highlight creme color are wonderful, they just don't show up very well on my ultra-pale skin xD

I love that there's sort of a neutral side, and a bright side. Although that's not to say you can't mix and match which colors you use!

For this look I used all the colors from the 'bright' side of the palette, and the highlight color from the more neutral side.

Liner is Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner in Perversion, and the green liner on the outer edge under the black wing is a green liquid liner from the Sephora Pantone Universe collection. On the waterline and lower lid is the green from the palette.

Overall, I think this palette is definitely worth it if you're in need of some basic and fun matte colors. The price for it can absolutely not be beat, and the pigmentation is great, well worth it!

(All products here were purchased by me)

ELF Haul!

Hey everyone! Today I have a small ELF haul for you! My lovely mother managed to score an AWESOME coupon, which was worth $30 of Studio or Mineral cosmetics from eyeslipsface.com, and all I had to pay was shipping! What a deal! 

I've purchased a few ELF things in the past, but I'm not huge into the brand, not a lot of stores around here carry them, so I don't see them often around here. ELF is known for being insanely affordable, (I'd stay so with a massive $1 line!), and having great quality staple products. So without further hesitation, lets get on to the products I bought!

Lip Lock Pencil in Clear

A few brands such as Too Faced and Urban Decay have clear lip liner pencils, which are insanely universal, seeing as you can wear them with any color! I'm not huge on lip products, especially not lipsticks yet, but I'm dying to try some OCC Lip Tars, and having one universal lip liner for everything seems like a major score!

Mineral Moisturizing Lip Tint in Rose

Basically a tinted lip balm, I love the color, and the added SPF!

Glossy Gloss in Sweet Salmon

Sweet Salmon over Rose Lip Tint

Cream Blush in Seductress

This pot of blush is MASSIVE. I'm not huge on cream blushes yet either, but I love the feel of this one. When blending it out, it almost turns into a powdery texture and can be sheered down or built up as much as you'd like.

Exact Lash Mascara in Black

This little guy is meant to be used to lower lashes. It's quite a good formula, my lower lashes are almost as massive as my upper lashes, so they don't really need it, but I've found that this definitely defines and lengthens them nicely. Also, it hasn't smudged under my eyes!

Smudge Brush

Studio Eyeshadows

     

   

                                                                   Mystic Moss, Saddle, Pebble

                                  

Eyeshadow Transformer Palette

Swatched over Physicians Formula Black Gel Liner

This was the one I was MOST excited about! It's called the Eyeshadow Transformer palette. Basically, it's a set of sheer, pearly eyeshadows, that you can use to layer on top of other eyeshadows to create a totally new look! The blue and pink ones are my favorite at the moment. I have yet to use this in a look, but I can't wait to! They hardly show up on their own, but popped ontop of another color, (especially a dark color like black) they shine!

That's all for now! So far I've been impressed with the quality and affordability of the ELF range! What's your favorite ELF product?