Product and Company Review: Makeupgeek!

Hello everyone! Recently, I was lucky enough to have a chance to try out some products I've always wanted to try, Makeupgeek eyeshadows! 

I was able to choose 12 eyeshadows, and 3 brand-new pigments courtesy of Makeupgeek, to create some looks with. I've never heard anything negative about this company/website, so I was ecstatic at the opportunity!

 

 I went ahead and popped the pans right into my large Z-palette (they stick without needed any additional magnets or stickers or anything!) They come as pans, however you can buy them in compacts if you would like. I prefer them in pans because I have a bunch of Z-palettes, and it's far less clutter. (Pans are $5.99, compacts are $7.99) Don't worry about labeling, each pan is labeled with the color name and all of the information already!

SWATCH TIME!!!

Left to Right; Razzleberry, Burlesque, Unicorn, Wisteria, Fairytale, Sea Mist

Left to Right; Appletini, Shimmermint, Stealth, Moondust, Vanilla Bean, Taupe Notch

 All of these were swatched over Urban Decay Primer Potion Original. 

Color descriptions according to Makeupgeek;

Razzleberry - Raspberry Pink with Gold Glitter

Burlesque - Deep Metallic Burgandy

Unicorn - Shimmery Blue Purple

Wisteria - Matte Pale Purple

Fairytale - Pale matte lavender

Sea Mist - Shimmery Turquoise

Appletini - Shimmery Apple green with flecks of gold

Shimmermint - Metallic Mint Green With Gold Shimmer

Stealth - Matte True Gray

Moon Dust - Metallic silver taupe

Vanilla Bean - This simple but smooth shadow has a matte finish with just the slightest sheen.

Taupe Notch - Taupe

The only one of thee descriptions I DON'T agree with is Taupe Notch. I find it far too brown, when I think of taupe, I think of a brown with more of a grey tone to it, but this one has too much red in it for me to consider it a 'taupe' shade. Other than that, they're all pretty accurate descriptions! 

I also got to try some of the newly released pigments Makeupgeek now makes!

The texture of these reminds me of MAC pigments a lot. It almost bunches up together, but goes on so shimmery and so smooth. 

Left to Right; Afterglow, Insomnia, Utopia

All swatched over Urban Decay Primer Potion Original

Color descriptions according to Makeupgeek;

Afterglow - Soft Shimmery Champagne

Insomnia - A dark chocolate brown duochrome with blue/teal reflects.

Utopia - A mixture of deep brown and antique gold shimmer duochrome.

These come with 2 grams of product in them, and they are packed to the BRIM! Literally! I'll also mention that these do NOT come with sifters in the jars! (Which is a plus for me, since I remove all jar sifters anyways xD) Pigments are $6.99 each. 

Complete list of products used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion Original
• MakeupGeek Eyeshadow in Vanilla Bean
• MakeupGeek Eyeshadow in Moondust
• MakeupGeek Eyeshadow in Taupe Notch
• MakeupGeek Eyeshadow in Unicorn
• MakeupGeek Pigment in Afterglow
• MakeupGeek Pigment in Insomnia
• Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner in Perversion
• Rimmel Kohl Kajal Eye Pencil in Pure White
• Bare Escentuals Flawless Definition Mascara

That about sums it up for now! All in all, I am loving these shadows. Great pigmentation and quality for a very, VERY reasonable price. I'm looking forward to filling up my large Z-palette with these! I can't wait to play with them more! 

Have you ever tried MakeupGeek makeup? Are you a member at MakeupGeek.com? Find my profile here:

https://www.makeupgeek.com/members/ToriBiohazard/

***Disclaimer*** Products shown were sent to me by the company for the purpose of reviewing. However, complimentary products never receive special treatment, I review them just like I'd review something I bought myself. My opinions expressed here are purely my own, and are not influenced by any outside sources, nor do I represent any company.***

Product and Company Review: Surreal Makeup

Hey everyone! Today I have a small company/product review for you. Through my Biohazardous Beauty page on Facebook, I was contacted by a company called Surreal Makeup. The owner, lovely Miss Amanda, asked if I would be interested in doing a review of their products, and of course I said yes!

I'm always looking for a chance to try new makeup. Whether it's a new product at the drugstore or Sephora, or a new Indie company online. Surreal makeup describes themselves as:

"We pride ourselves in bringing you 100% pure mineral makeup that contains no lake, dye, waxes or harsh chemicals.Surreal Makeup IS highly pigmented, hypo-allergenic, water resistant mineral makeup that wears all day yet cleans up easily with soap & water or a baby wipe. We think you owe it to yourself to find out why it is called Surreal Makeup!"

http://www.surrealmakeup.com/

And for what was introduced to me as a 'small' company, they have a massive, (and I mean MASSIVE) shade range! 

My shadows arrived in an adorable sachet!

Each shade is individually shrink wrapped. Bonus points!

The caps are printed with the company name, in this really, really cool holographic print. I kind of failed at capturing that, but I thought it looked really profession!
And it's NOT a sticker. These containers are made for this company.

I did not get to choose which colors I wanted to try (but hey, I'm not picky, and willing to work with anything!) and was sent Everglades, Feather, Smooth, Willow, and Visionary. Each jar is printed with the shadow name, www.surrealmakeup.com, and the ingredients. It does not have the size printed on it, so I am not sure if I got 5 gram or 3 gram jars. But both sizes are available on the website.

All shadows come with sifters, I just always remove sifters, because, they get in my way. xD

Left To Right: Smooth, Feather, Visionary, Everglades, Willow (Swatched over UDPP)

Each shadow as described from the website:

Smooth - A white gold highlighting shimmer with light gold sparkles

Feather - A vibrant teal shadow loaded with teal sparkles

Visionary - Visionary is a baby blue eye shadow with pink reflects throughout

Everglades - *couldn't find on website*

Willow - A dark golden green eye shadow.

For the most part, I agree with these descriptions. The pink sparkles in Visionary can be a little elusive, but I do see them there. As for Everglades, I would describe it as a medium olive green, with gold shimmer. 

Mind the mascara, I know I applied sloppily x.x

Here's a look I did using all 5 shadows.

Complete list of products used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion Original
• Surreal Makeup Smooth
• Surreal Makeup Feather
• Surreal Makeup Visionary
• Surreal Makeup Everglades
• Surreal Makeup Willow
• Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner in Perversion
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Stash
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Walk of Shame
• Urban Decay Supercurl Mascara

Overall I really quite loved how these shadows looked. They're so pretty and shimmery. Looking at the website, there's everything from matte, to UV reactive, to glitter, to iridescent colors to choose from. I believe I was told there's 280+ colors to choose from!
5 gram jars cost $8.00 per shadow, and 3 gram jars cost $4.00 per shadow. I love when companies, especially ones with a larger selection give you that size option, when you want to try a bunch of colors, but don't necessarily need full size jars of each one.

Surreal makeup also sells primers, powders, lipglosses, and brushes!

I am definitely impressed by this company, that I can't believe I never knew existed! Those UV eyeshadows are calling my name! 

***Disclaimer*** Products shown were sent to me by the company for the purpose of reviewing. However, complimentary products never receive special treatment, I review them just like I'd review something I bought myself. My opinions expressed here are purely my own, and are not influenced by any outside sources, nor do I represent any company.***

Product Review: Stila Countless Color Pigments!

Hello everyone! I'm sure you've all already seen this in stores/online somewhere (because they're AWESOME), but I want to share with you the awesomeness of these products!

Stila Countless Color Pigments. $22 Each.

As soon as I saw these online, I knew they needed to be on my makeup desk IMMEDIATELY. They were sold out everywhere, Stila's website, Sephora, Ulta didn't even have them yet, but I managed to find mine on Dermstore.com. They were backordered, but I went ahead and purchased the three colors that sang to my soul the most, Light Show, Tie Dye, and Indie. (We all knows greens, blues, and purples are my weaknesses.)

When they finally arrived I was so beyond excited to play with them. I mean, come on, TIE DYE EYESHADOW PEOPLE! I know you're inner hippie 8-year old was excited too! 

((For my swatches, I swatched the lightest color alone, lightest and second lightest mixed together, second lightest color alone, second lightest color and darkest color mixed, and darkest color alone. (sense?) Also, they're all swatched over NYX jumbo pencil in Milk.))

Light Show

Light Show

Light show

I absolutely ADORE light show. This shadow (they're more of a palette in themselves, don't you think?) makes a perfect green/turquoise/deep blue eye, all by itself. I am just fascinated by these guys, seriously. The color payoff is great, and the shadows themselves are not quite matte, but not enough to be called a shimmer. More of a satin finish. This baby blends like a DREAM, which makes creating a look a million times easier. 

Tie Dye

Tie Dye

Tie Dye

If you're going to buy only one of these, it should be Tie Dye. Even if these colors weren't swirled in their enticing and groovy patterns, these colors are so unique. Again with the satin finish, they're soft and blend amazingly. I am obsessed with the looks you can make from this single shadow. Even just used individually they look amazing. I love this so much, I can't even begin to describe!

Look using only shadows from Tie Dye!!

Indie

Indie

Indie

Last but not least, Indie. I am a sucker for purples, but Indie slightly fails to deliver the same kick that Light Show and Tie Dye give you. While the shades are obviously different in the pan, when swatched, they all come out looking very, samey. It's very, very difficult to get just that light lavender on it's own unfortunately. Even the darkest shades swatch light, making them all look scarily similar. However, this shade is still creamy and delicious, I find myself mixing all the shades in this pan together on my brush and using it that way! It gives you a gorgeous, mid-toned purple to work with. And has the same blendability as the other shadows!

Overall, I think these shadows are gorgeous, brilliant, genius, and groovy. Stila isn't usually a brand I get to overly excited about, but they caught my eye, and did a fantastic job with these products. On Sephora's website, it says these are exclusive and limited edition. Not sure how true that is, and if they're only limited to Sephora, or if they're limited by Stila themselves. 

Either way, get these while you still can! 

(All products here were purchased by me)

Product Review: MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Lightscapade

Hello everyone! 

 Today I just wanted to give you a quick review of MAC's Mineralized Skinfinish in Lightscapade! Normally discontinued, this shade has been temporarily brought back in the online, Hayley Williams collection. (The collection also includes a lipstick, an eyeshadow, and a nail lacquer) I'm not a huge fan of her, or her band, or whatever, not to mention MAC comes out with new collections and celebrity collections almost constantly, but Lightscapade is something I've been wanting to get my hands on for a long time now!

$30 for 10g at MAC

This color is GORGEOUS. Not to mention, it's the perfect highlight shade for my skintone, which is extremely, extremely fair! 

While it's perfect for me, I also think that this works wonderfully on every skin color I've ever seen it used on. It gives you such a gorgeous glow, without being GLITTERY or going on chunky looking. Which is what most people do not want in a highlighter. This is, and probably will be, the only MAC MSF that I'll ever want to own.

What I'm Wearing:

Eyes:

• Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer
• Concrete Minerals Eyeshadow in Souljourner
• Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner in Perversion
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Perversion
• IT Cosmetics Hello Lashes Mascara

Lips:

• Urcan Decay Super Saturated Lip Pencil in Lovechild

Face:

• Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-Hour Perfecting Primer
• Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation in 0.5
• Urban Decay Concealer Pencil in CIA
• Sephora Mattifying Powder Foundation in Fair
• Hard Candy Fox in a Box Blush in Smooth Talker
• Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush
• MAC MSF in Lightscapade

So happy MAC brought this back for a limited time! If you're looking for Lightscapade, head over and buy it while you still can! I'm sure it's going to sell out! 

What's your favorite MAC Mineralized Skinfinish?

(Products here were purchased by me)

Glitchbomb!

Hello everyone! 

So I haven't been very active over on Makeupbee.com in a while, when I headed over there the other night I noticed they're having another Sugarpill themed contest! I thought this was just my chance to start creating looks over there again! Partially inspired by the new Illamasqua 'Speckled' theme they've got going on over there, I love everything about it!
So here's what I came up with!

Products Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
• Sugarpill eyeshadows in Mochi, Acidberry, Poision Plum, and Flamepoint
• Sleek Acid Palette
• Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner in Perversion
• Lime Crime Uniliners in Rhyme and Reason
• Sugarpill Charlotte Lashes

Steps:

1. Apply UDPP all over lid, up to brow bone. Once dry, apply NYX jumbo pencil in milk all over lid, also to brow bone.
2. Apply Mochi all over lid
3. Apply Acidberry in crease, and carry all the way to the inner corner
4. Apply neon yellow from the Acid palette in the inner corner, use this color to blend out Acidberry as well.
5. Use white from Acid palette under brow bone as a highlight
6. Line eyes with UD Liquid liner in perversion
7. Use LC Liner in Rhyme (silver) to add the dots, and create the 'speckled' look
8. Apply Flamepoint eyeshadow to lower eyelid
9. Apply Poison Plum to waterline
10. Coat bottom lashes with LC Liner in Reason (gold)
11. Apply Flash lashes

If you love it, make sure to head over to Makeupbee and 'LUV' it! I've never won a Makeupbee contest but I've come sickeningly close SOO many times!
Find the look here!:

Glitchbomb on Makeupbee!

In other news, my giveaway on my Facebook page has started! You have until April 24th to enter, so head over to my Facebook page and make sure you enter for your chance to win the newest Concrete Minerals Sugar Skull collection!
Biohazardous Beauty on Facebook

Thanks for reading, until next time! <3

Updates, and GIVEAWAY!

Hello everybody! I can't believe it's been since December since I've posted! Where has time gone! x.x 

Anyways, I have some really exciting things going on! I'm currently working on finishing my eyeshadow swatches for the lovely Concrete Minerals, soon the entire collection will be completed! Also, in celebration of CM's newest collection, the Sugar Skull collection, I'm going to be giving one away to one lucky winner! 

Winner receives;

-Sugar Skull Collection

-Samples in Temptress and Vegas

-And two DELUXE samples of your choice!

Left To Right: ¡Viva los Muertos!, Alter of Roses, Saint, Calavera, Sweet Catrina, and Los Angelitos

The entire collection is super gorgeous! However, the giveaway will start when I reach 7,000 likes on my Facebook beauty page, as a celebration!

Biohazardous Beauty on Facebook!

I'm SOO close to 7,000, and I'm super excited to do my first giveaway! I will post the rules on THIS post as soon as I reach my goal, and I will post them on Facebook as well.
(P.S., It will be open internationally!)

I can't wait to run this giveaway, good luck to you all, and keep an eye out on this post so you can find out how to enter! 

No Glitter, No Glory!

Recently I received a little surprise in the mail...

The lovely ladies at Beautylish and Lit Cosmetics surprised me with a bright and sparkly package! As you may have noticed (if you're a member at Beautylish) they have just launched a boutique featuring Lit Cosmetics glitters! Lit is a company I have been wanting to try for AGES, I've heard nothing but amazing things about their glitter and especially their glitter base. I've never been able to afford to order from Lit, so getting this opportunity just made my entire year!

Inside was a cute little note from the ladies at Beautylish, 4ml size of their Clearly Liquid Glitter Base, a mini brush, their neat little glitter removal device, and a full size of Boogie Nights S2 glitter. Boogie Nights is a shade exclusive to the Beautylish Boutique!

Boogie Nights is described as:

"Boogie Nights (Shimmer Size #3) is a Medium cut multi-dimensional true purple glitter that flashes an iridescent array of golden yellow and pastel shades including lilac, pale pink, pale green, and pale blue sparkles. (4g - 0.14oz)"

(Description taken from Beautylish)

So of course, I had to test it out right away!

Here I applied Boogie Nights using the glitter base over a black eyeshadow. It made all of the different colors that reflect pop so much! 

Full list of products used in this look can be found on my Beautylish profile at:

http://www.beautylish.com/ToriBiohazard

Since the boutique opened up, I went ahead and purchased 3 more glitters from Beautylish.

L to R: Seeing Stars S3, Cayman S2, Gunsmoke S2

I think, especially side by side, you can really see the different in the glitter sizes. Cayman and Gunsmoke are obviously a lot finer than Seeing Stars. So the sizes you choose do make a difference! 

L to R: Boogie Nights, Seeing Stars, Gunsmoke, and Cayman (Swatched over Lit Base)

L to R: Boogie Nights, Seeing Stars, Gunsmoke, and Cayman. (Swatched over Lit Base)

In the second photo you can really see the different colors the glitters give off. Boogie Nights gives off more of greenish and orangish colors, while Seeing Stars is more multicolored. Gunsmoke is a gorgeous grey glitter, and it gives off silver and white highlights. However, it's not silver. It's darker and more of a dirty grey, which I think is crazy unique! Cayman is an amazing teal glitter. Since it's Size #2, it's finely cut, and doesn't give off that 'HEY I'M AN OBNOXIOUS COLORED GLITTER' vibe. If you fanned it out across your lid/over an eyeshadow, it could almost be passed off as a super shimmery shadow. 

All in all, I am SO IN LOVE with these glitters. I've been eyeing up all the other amazing colors at Lit Cosmetics. There are just SO many options! I want to own them all and be the glitter queen xD

Wearing Boogie Nights over black!

What about you? Are you a glitter person? Ever tried Lit Cosmetics? 

***Disclaimer*** Products shown were sent to me by the company for the purpose of reviewing. However, complimentary products never receive special treatment, I review them just like I'd review something I bought myself. My opinions expressed here are purely my own, and are not influenced by any outside sources, nor do I represent any company.***