NYX Mania

Alright so I've been terrible at posting on my blog, but I'm planning to get better at it. I ordered from cherryculture.com back in November, when they had their 20% off sale, and have just now got around to finally writing a blog about it. Anyway, I was super curious to try out NYX products after reading many reviews about their products and seeing numerous tutorials on YouTube featuring their products. I had a couple of the jumbo eyepencils, but I was stoked to try other products (eyeshadows, lipsticks, concealer, etc). So as soon as Cherry Culture had their 20% off sale, I placed an order. I have so far ordered from them twice and have been satisfied with both orders. Everything was nicely packed, nothing was left out, backordered or broken. But let me tell you, as much as I LOVE ordering online, I hate waiting a long time for my items to be shipped and received. For some reason, both orders took 5 days to even ship and another 5 to be delivered. This could have been because I ordered during sales and they may just be overwhelmed with orders, but either way, that was the only downfall of my orders. Now enough of the rambling and on to what I got....

In my first order I got:
-NYX Concealer Jar in Beige
-NYX Concealer Magic Wand in Beige
-NYX Jumbo Eyepencils in Black Bean, Milk, Pots and Pans, Slate, Yogurt and Iced Mocha
-NYX Single Eye Shadows in Morocco and Tropical
-NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Mocha and Walnut
-NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Shangri-La and Cherry/Cool Blue/Hot Pink
-NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Smokey Eyes, Champagne & Caviar and Versus
-NYX Round Lipsticks in Circe and Strawberry Milk
-NYX Round Lip Gloss in Peach, Whipped and Sorbet

NYX Concealer Magic Wand-Beige (left) and NYX Concealer Jar-Beige (right)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils (from left to right)- Yogurt, Pots and Pans, Slate, Iced Mocha, Black Bean, Milk

NYX Single Eye Shadow-Morocco (left) and Tropical (right)

NYX Ultra Pearl Mania-Walnut (left) and Mocha (right)

NYX Eyeshadow Trio- Shangri-La (left) and Cherry/Cool Blue/Hot Pink (right)

NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette- Versus (bottom left), Smokey Eye (top center), and Champagne & Caviar (bottom right)

NYX Round Lipsticks- Circe (left) and Strawberry Milk (right)

NYX Round Lip Gloss (from left to right)- Peach, Sorbet, and Whipped

In my second order, I got:

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Horse Raddish, Cottage Cheese, Lavender and Pacific.

-NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Silver, Oro and Yellow Gold

-NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Team Spirit and Spring Leaf/Lime Green/Green Tea

-NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette for Brown Eye Color

-NYX Caribbean Collection 5 Color Eyeshadow Palette in I Dream of Antiqua

-NYX Round Lip Gloss in Baby Pink, Natural and Mauve

-NYX Round Lipsticks in Orange Soda, Honey, Harmonica, Narcissus, Tea Rose and Power

NYX Round Lipsticks (from left to right)- Narcissus, Tea Rose, Power, Harmonica, Honey, and Orange Soda

NYX Round Lip Glosses (from left to right)- Baby Pink, Natural and Mauve

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils (from left to right)- Horse Raddish, Cottage Cheese, Pacific and Lavender

NYX Ultra Pearl Mania (from left to right)- Silver, Oro and Yellow Gold

NYX Carribean Collection in I Dream of Antiqua (top center), NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Spring Leaf/Lime Green/Green Tea (left) and Team Spirit (right), and NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Brown Eyes (bottom center)

I am very pleased with everything I got so far and hope to purchase some more NYX stuff soon. I have yet to try all the items but will hopefully have some in depth reviews and/or swatches of some products in the near future. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I wish everyone a safe and happy New Year... and remember to keep Glaming it up in the New Year. God Bless!!

E.L.F. Goodies

Hey Peoples!! SOOoooo....I got my E.L.F. order in yesterday and I can't begin to tell you how excited I was. Lol Yah...I'm pathetic like that and get excited over small things. ANYWHO! I've been jonesing for some E.L.F. goodies ever since my wonderful sister-in-law gave me a shimmering facial whip to try out. I've been holding off for a while now just so I could get a good sale, since I missed the 75% off one back in August. So they finally had a 50% off of their Studio and Mineral lines, so of course I took advantage. I was a little scared at first since I've heard many people say their shipping is REALLY slow and sometimes they leave out products you ordered. But all in all I gotta say, I was impressed! I placed my order Thursday, October 29th and I got a shipping confirmation the very next morning. It took about 4 days of transit, but that could have been due to the weekend, and luckily I got everything I ordered. Nothing missing and nothing broken. Here is the stuff I ordered:

E.L.F. Studio High Def. Powder (Top)

E.L.F. Studio Translucent Powder (Bottom Left)

E.L.F. Studio Complexion Perfection (Bottom Right)

E.L.F. Studio Bronzer in Golden (Top Left)

E.L.F. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder (Bottom Left)

E.L.F. Studio Blush in Candid Coral (Top Right) & Tickled Pink (Bottom Right)

E.L.F. Studio 11 Piece Brush Set & E.L.F. Studio Powder & Complexion brushes

E.L.F Studio Daily Brush Cleaner, E.L.F. Studio Kabuki face brush

E.L.F. Blending Eye brush

E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whips (My Favs) in Citrus, Golden Peach, Lilac Petal (top row)

Persimmon, and Toasted (bottom row) as well as a All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade

MY REVIEW:

 So like I said before, all-in-all I was very impressed with everything. The packaging is sleek, the brushes are SUPER soft and good quality for the price ($3 each or $30 for the 11-piece set). If you dont have any of the studio brushes I would highly recommend getting some, especially if they have another 50% off Studio because then the 11-piece set is only $15. Who can beat that?! The brush cleaner I have yet to try but once I do, I will do a review and let you guys know what I think. I really have yet to try any of these products, except the Shimmering Facial Whips which I personally LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! However I did do a quick swatch of some of the stuff, just to give you guys (and myself) an idea. And let me apologize in advance for the crappy photos, the lighting in my bathroom was horrible and I could not get anything better than these. SORRY GUYS!

Here are the Studio Blushes in Candid Coral (on left) and Tickled Pink (on Right)

In the pan, they both look absolutely gorgeous and the texture is great for such an inexpensive blush, However...

Swatchs: Candid Coral (left) Tickled Pink (right)

I was a little disappointed in the color pay off these blushes. But then again what do I expect with $3 blushes? They are a little light for my liking but I don't want to speak too soon since I have yet to try them on my face. I do like the texture and I think they will be good for everyday use since they aren't too vibrant.

Blush & Bronzer duo (far left) and Golden Bronzer shades

On the other hand, the Blush and Bronzer duo along with the Studio Bronzer was a pleasant surprise. The color pay off is gorgeous and just the right amount. I have read some people thought the bronzer in the duo was a bit dark for fair skin, but I have fair skin and I love it. As long as you go light and dont cake it on your face, the color is gorgeous for contouring.

(Left to Right) All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade, Shimmering Facial Whip in Toasted, Citrus,

Golden Peach, Persimmon, and Lilac Petal

As I've mentioned, these are my favorites. I know alot of people might disagree and say they are too shimmery or hard to blend, but to me, they are pure love. With the right brush, they blend perfectly and give your face a beautiful glow with just the right amount of shimmer. I used Persimmon before as a blush and its so pretty especially on my skintone. It gives me that natural flush that can't always be achieved with blush powders. These definitly get an A++

My only regret thus far, is that I didn't order more. I've heard good things about their Mineral lipsticks and I think they have a new Studio Pressed Powder that just came out (go figure right after I already ordered). I might just have to place another small order with them and get a few more goodies. Until next time, Glam it up and God Bless!