Eye colour palettes, the good and the bad

I must admit that when I first entered the would of makeup I wasn't too sure what I was doing and my mum wasn't much help either with tips, looks or techniques. Therefore I basically I learned all of that from the web.

But what I didn't learn from the web was how to apply multiple different colors eyeshadows to help define and or brighten a look and I was stuck with just did the monotone look, wether it was a monotone taupe or pastel green.

All that changed when I got my hand on my first Maybelline Expertwear Eyeshadow in Mocha Motion.

Not only did the pack have contain four colours which complemented each other but it also came with instructions on how to apply these colours to your eyelid to create either a well defined, classical or subtle look and I have never looked back...

Maybelline Expert Wear Eye Shadow in Crown Jewels, Mocha Motion and Seashore Frosts
Maybelline Hyper Diamonds in Bronze Diamonds,Covergirl Eye Enhancers in Berries and Cream and Covergirl Exact Eyelights in Vivid Greens.

Here are a couple of things that I like and dislike about eye colour palettes:

Likes

• Great for the beginner 
• Colours in each palette fit together perfectly 
• Professionally finished look each time 

Dislikes

• Many packs have the same amount of each colour but if you need to use more of one colour than another, you will soon be left with a half finished pack 
• Some packs are not very pigmented

Have you ever bought any eye colour palettes which were made for specifically for a couple of looks?

Foundation Swatches for Light Skin Shades

Hi ladies!

There are so many different shades and tones when it comes to choosing foundations and we all know how hard it is to find the right shade.
Here I have swatched some of the open bottles of foundations and concealers which I have right now so that those ladies who may have one of the following foundations may compare what they have to some other products if they are looking to move on or who are just curious about what the tone of .
Here is the list of products I have swatched and their corresponding places in the images below:

Foundations:

1. Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector in Light
2. Covergirl Clean Makeup in 105 Ivory
3. Bourjois Collagen Foundation in 61 Abricote Clair
4. Max Factor Xperience Weightless Foundation in 40 Light Ivory

Concealers:

5. Bourjois Imperfection Concealer in 11 Beige Ivoire
6. Maybelline Age Rewind Double Face Perfector in Light
7. Bourjois Brush Concealer in 61 Beige Clair

In normal everyday light indoors

In natural light

In artificial light

The Products used above, names and shades listed from 1-7

P.S. Swatches do not always give a total accurate comparison between the colors ie I find that the Max Factor product no. 4 to be much lighter than the Covergirl product no.2 but in the images above the colour difference is not so great and I also find that the Covergirl foundation is darker than Bourjois when applied and blended into my face.

Did you go to the Heat Group sale?

Today my mum and I went to the heat group sale, telling myself that we weren't going to spend over $50 but instead we walked away spending $64 for goodies that usually RRP for $415.50 which I am quite happy about because it is a 86% saving!

Here is a picture of most of the products together:

What we got at the Heat Group Sale

And here is a break up of what we got, I don't remember the exact price of each product but if I am off it is only by $1-2 but the overall price was definently $64.

From Max Factor we got:
Age Renew Liquid Foundation                       RRP $36.50 each,     I payed $5 each
Essential Eye Kit                                         RRP~$40.90,            I payed $2 for the pack
           (I don't know the RRP for the Eye Kit, I am estimating the price of the individual products inside the pack)

Max Factor Haul

From Covergirl:
True Blend MicroMinerals Powder Foundation    RRP $22 each,    I payed $10 for three

Covergirl Haul

From Bourjois:
10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation                     RRP $31,            I payed $5
Bourjois Clubbing Liner                                  RRP $21,            I payed $3
Mineral Radiance Powder                               RRP $28,            I payed $5
Ombre Stretch eye shadow                            RRP $20 each,    I payed $1 each

Bourjois Haul

From Essence:
Masacra (no limits Power Boost)                      RRP $5.95,         I payed $3
Mascara (stays on and on and on and on)         RRP $5.95,          I payed $3

Essence Haul

From Elite (I couldn't find the RRP of all of these so some are estimates, shown by ~ sign):
Nail Files                                                         RRP $3.95/$4.95 each, I payed $1 each
Eye shadow brush                                            RRP $6.25,                   I payed $3
Hair Scissors                                                   RRP~$11,                     I payed $3
Foundation Brush                                             RRP~$6.25,                  I payed $3
Fine Point Tweezers                                         RRP~$8,                      I payed $3
Hair Clips                                                        RRP~$6 each,               I payed $3 each (bought 2)

Elite Haul

Elite hair clip

Free Products just for turning up!
For who attended the factory sale on Sunday there was a free hair pack given to the first 200 shoppers along with a free nail polish, therefore since my mum and I spilt the products in half before paying therefore we got two packs:
Elite Hair Pack                                                 RRP $24.95
plus Elite Eyeshadow                                       RRP $6.95
Ultra3 nail polish                                              RRP $2

Sunday Free Hair pack! plus Free Ultra3 nail polish

Wow! I am proud of what we got.

For those who didn't attend, don't be sad the Heat Sale occurs twice a year, the next sale should occur in September :)

Did you go to the Heat Sale in Melbourne?
Tempted to attend the next sale?