Wet N Wild and KIKO Milano Haul

Hello Gymbugs,

I finally had time to sit down and film a Haul! It has been since March of this year that I last updated. I have missed creating content for YouTube so much. I hope I will be able to get back into it this year. 

ELF Cosmetics Get Ready With Me

Hello Friends! I decided to do a mostly ELF Cosmetics Face today.

ELF Products used:
Hydrating Under Eye Primer
Flawless Finish Foundation in Porcelain and Sand
High Definition Undereye Setting Powder
High Definition Powder in Clear and Shimmer
Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder in Fiji
Pressed Mineral Eyeshadow in Wine Tour
Angled Blush Brush
Angled Contour Brush
Lip Definer & Shaper
Moisturizing Lipstick in Ravishing Rose
Matte Lip Color in Tea Rose
Eyelid Primer in Sheer and Golden
Smudge Pot in Gotta Glow

Other products used:
Tarte Clean Slate Primer
Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Bundle Monster Brushes Flat Top Kabuki B02, Powder/Blush Brush B03, Pencil Brush B14, Large Angled Contour B04 (All from the Bundle Monster Prima Donna Brush Set)

Comparison: Wet N Wild Color Icon Eyeliner in Taupe and Taupe of the Mornin'

Recently I went to Rite Aid when they were having 40% off the Wet N Wild brand. I went in with the goal of stocking up on the good ole workhorse of a brow pencil in 648 Taupe. I could not find it anywhere. But I did see a brand new display of Wet N Wild Kohl Eyeliner Pencils where I found a pencil with the name "taupe" in it so I decided to give it a try.

After not being able to find the old taupe pencil on this inital Rite Aid trip I have kept my eye out for it. Unfortunately, I have not found it an a single retailer since. In fact some Walgreens and CVS locations no longer have a spot for it so I suspect this old one has been discontinued.

Check out my video to see if they are dupe's for each other or not.

Wet N Wild The Style Award Goes To Limited Edition Displays

Wet N Wild Fergie Summer Displays

Looks like these trios were still popular this year despite last year's less than glowing reviews and swatches. Did you pick up any of the 2014 Summer Fergie line? If so, what did you think of them?

Review: Urban Decay Naked 3

I had to take some photos of this little guy before getting my brushes and fingers into it. With my love of photography this was my pick from our photo shoot with indoor lighting.

Aesthetically, Naked 3 packaging is higher than her sisters Naked and Naked 2. Also, the thought of pink and gold tone shadows is amazing. Though pretty to look at,  I found it a bit hard to work with my skin tone. I eventually came up with a look I would not be embarrassed leaving the house wearing. So far nothing I felt excited about. I don't doubt that this palettes looks amazing on other skin tones. I find Naked 2 to be my favorite and the most versatile.


Pros:

• Sleek and beautiful packaging
• Mostly high quality shadows
• May work well with certain skin tones (not mine Asian NC30)

Cons:

• May be harder to work with certain skin tones (mine) 
• Only comes with a small rip open type sample of primer (really? after buying a a pricey palettes you can't throw in a deluxe size sample?)
• Colors are not that unique (perhaps the easiest palette to find dupes)
• 2 shadows are powdery (Dust and Trick)

Watch my video for a few of my thoughts and comparisons with the Naked and Naked 2 and swatches of the Urban Decay Naked 3.

CVS Beauty Clearance Sale

It is the wonderful time again when drugstores clearance out their old makeup and make room for new. My favorite is always the CVS sale and this season's offerings seem to be fabulous! Watch my 2 haul and deal alert videos below!

Haul & Deal Alert Video #1

Usually when these sales happen things fly off the shelf so I would hurry up and go there if you want to find something. I saw Physician's Formula, Covergirl, Revlon, NYC Color, Wet N Wild, Nicole By OPI, Kardashian Beauty, Lumene, Rimmel, Neutrogena, Milani, Sally Hansen just to name a few.

The items I picked up were 75% off but there are several 50% off items at CVS as well. Note that many CVS's do not mark these things as clearance but if you use the scanner you can verify they are before purchasing.

Haul Video #2

Wet N Wild Spring Forward 2013 Limited Edition 8 Pan Eyeshadow Palettes

The title is certainly a mouthful! I had been searching high and low for the Wet N Wild Spring Forward Eyeshadow palettes since February. Alas, I finally found them at my local CVS last week. I think they are starting to pop up more abundantly as my friend who has also been searching found them this past weekend.

The collection contains to 2 palettes called Nude Awakening and Going Into the Wild.

If you want to take a closer look at them check out my swatch video where I also compared the them to my Urban Decay Naked and Nake 2 Palettes and a few of my other MAC and Kat Von D shadows.

Also if you want to check out my haul, check out the video below where I got some amazing drugstore deals from CVS and Rite Aid!

Huge Fall 2012 Wet N Wild Cosmetics Haul