Pretty In Pink - pinky-nude, pinky-mauve, pinky-red toned eye shadow palettes in my collection + UD Naked Cherry Dupe

*purchased by me*

The main inspiration for this post is LA Girl eye-shadow palette :) I went through my collection and pulled out all PINK palettes I own, or what ever I could think of and I could find. Sorry my makeup collection is getting out of hand and my palettes are all over the place.
I need to go to IKEA and grab two more Alex drawers and organize my life.

So LA Girl Pro Mastery eye shadow palette is an inspiration for this post :) I mean how wonderful is this palette? The baby pink packaging and well the shade selection is beautiful. And you guys seriously these palette (not only this) by LA Girl are bomb! the quality of the shadows is amazing! they are pigmented and they blend good! they look so freaking nice on the eyes! I own few already and they have been my go to in the past summer :) the big mirror inside make the whole makeup application so easy!

There is a mix of matte and shimmers, berry and mauve's with some neutrals mix in. Formula is really easy to work with and seriously you get to create beautiful looks with this palette.  It retails for $16 so its budget friendly :)

Second, my pink palette option is Ciate Trend Edit -9 pan eye shadow palette. This palette was part of Glossy Box Advent Calendar and its small and beautiful! By looking at it, it reminds me of the new Huda mini nude palettes. I really do get similar vibes.

Palette overall is good. Again I played with it once and that time I like the look I created and shadows preformed good. I think the compact mislead me and I had to feature ii in the post. But overall if you get you hands on this palette grab it :)

Colurpop Oh La La palette - the only pink pink palette that is only pink :)  I think this one the palette that started the whole monochromatic series that Colourpop does it. It came out on October 3rd and it was based on Mean Girls movie :) Oh and if you like pink you will love this palette. It so much fun and shadows blend so good.

I mean its Colourpop and Colourpop formula is really good! I have almost all of their palettes (im missing 4-5 but ssshhhh) I never had an issue with their shadows. The look you get form this palette will be pink but you can create many of them :) Retails $12

Ace Beaute Scarlet Dusk palette - this was part of the Boxy Charm adds on. and that how I got it. I actually got two. One mirror was cracked when it arrived and I once I got a replacement I gifted the other one to my friend. No worries there was no mirror particles in the shadow or anything, it was protected by piece of plastic.

I pulled this palette out coz of the post but I haven't play with it yet... Overall it swatched really good. So I do have a high hopes for it. Retail $35

Alter Ego Day Dream Palette- the infamous Huda's New Nudes dupe :) and wow this palette is freaking amazing! I actually did create two looks with this palette. Quarantine bored I guess. I have swatches and review of this palette if not already up then it will be very soon :)

 Amazing quality and if you are on the budget but don't want to spend $65 on New nudes this is your gal over here :) Super on the budget as it cost only $18.

And the last in this post are two palettes :) UD Naked Cherry and CColorsCosmetics dupe. Don;t blame me I bought dupe before I even bought UD Cherry, or even thought about it LOL. Ugh I dunno I was placing order for another "dupe" by the brand to compare to original and this caught my attention :) I played a bit more with the CColor palette then with the actual UD :( What are the odds! But I will tell you it is a solid dupe. I even had my friend over she was impressed by the quality! she could not believe it. Now ever since I got original Cherry I had my swatch party and see below and tell me what you think?

CColor on the left and UD on the right

I think they are pretty close. The last shade on CColor side was not that impressive. I have not yet tried UD but definitely will during the time off i have right now. I want to do CCcolor on one eye and UD on the other :) Can't wait and share my thought in the later posts :) only if you are interested in seeing it :) CColor - $10 , UD $50

So that will be it on PINK palettes :) Do you have pink palettes you can recommend to me? Would love to see what other fishes are in the sea :)

IPSY Full Bloom - my first Glam Bag Plus unboxing + adds on- April 2020

*purchased by me*

After months of consideration I decided to give an IPSY a shot. My sister in law is subscribed to it and she likes it. She gets two boxes Glam Bag Plus  ($25) and Glam Bag Ultimate ($50). 

I decided to start with the Plus for now and see how I like it and maybe I can add Ultimate as well, but tbh $50 a month is quite a lot... 

View of the makeup bag included this month. Cute but I have seen better :) Next month bag is so pretty! Yes I saw the spoilers :)

My first bag was decent. Not mind blowing. 

There was also option for adds on and I grab three products that I will show in this post as well.
Glam Bag Plus just as Boxy Charm contains 5 full size products and retails at $25 

Here is the overview of my Glam Bag Plus:

• Shaina B Miami Mini Miami Eyeshadow Palette - Shaina B is not a new brand for me. I got their brushes in the past via Octoly campaign. This palette, by looking at the pictures I was not sure I will like it. But once I got it and in real life is really pretty! The top row is all shimmers and bottom all matte and the colors goes well with one another. Have not yet tried it on the eyes but I do have high hopes. Retail $20

• Cela Creme Rose The Very Best Cream Rose - ok I thought this will be a bum but omg it smells so good! and when i was taking pictures and applied on my arm it felt really nice and hydrating. Did I say it smells good? Retail $39

• Tarte Tarteist double take eyeliner - meh... I dunno why these boxes don't care to check beauty quizzes. I don;t use liquid eyeliners at all, I don;t know how and I just don't want them... I will be passing this along .. Retail $24

• Context Skin Nail Polish Duo in Rocket Queen and Don't Cry - nail polishes I don't mind at all :) I have not yet to try this brand so I am happy to get it. Plus the shades look really promising. Retail $30

• StarSkin VIP Crem De La Creme Intently Recovering Cream Coating Face & The Diamond Mask - That's a mouth full! StarSkin is the brand I know and I tried few masks from the in the past. I am happy that these were included. Retail $30 

Total Value of my Glam Bag Plus is $143, I paid $25 plus tax for this subscription. 

Now the adds on. 

I really was hoping to get Sunday Riley in my bag, that was the reason I signed up. 

But I guess it worked out as I was able to purchase the Martian Mattyfing Melting Gel Water Toner for $12!

what a steal! I had this toner in the past along with UFO serum and I really liked it. It amazing if you have acne/ prone skin :) Mine went bad over a year ago and I never repurchased coz this little sucker cost over $60. So when IPSY offer it on adds on I was there and I got it!

Two other products were:

• Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate and Glow Dream Mask - I been fan of this brand for quite some time now. I have the toner and I been enjoying it. So when IPSY offered sample size (15ml) for $3 how can I say no? 

• Kaleido Cosmetics - Skin Blush in the shade Primadonna - beautiful rosy glowy blush. I have one in the shade Prom Queen and I love the finish of it. It melts nicely with the skin and gives beautiful glowy flush. I got this one for $3 and its a full size. 

What do you guys think? How does it compare to BOXY Charm that I been showing you for past year? Would like to hear your opinion :) 

Boxy Charm Premium Unboxing - April 2020

*purchased by me*

Boxy Premium, $35 a month and same theme as base box - Festival Vibes. 

Tbh there is nothing festival about any of the boxes I got. Well maybe except the neon brushes that were in the base box.

By the way my variation is 50 and my choice of the month was Peach and Lily Toner :)

• Farmacy Beauty Honey potion Renewing Antioxidant hydration mask - I am happy about this product. Not gonna lie a palette would be nice but hey its Farmacy and Farmacy products are on top of the line or so the ones I tried so far :) Retail $38

• Peach and Lily - The Good Acids Pore Toner - this was my choice of the month. I know another pore toner..but on the other hand I really want to try and see whats this brand is about. Comes in a nice thick glass bottle and I personally like the look of it. Retails $39

• Lavido Age Away Replenishing Cream - ok new brand that I never heard of. But I don't understand why I got it as it is for mature skin a and in my 30s and for me mature is skin over 40+, so I don;t get it. They send same cream to 20 year olds as well.... just a proof that beauty quiz we take means nothing . Carry on.... Retail $69

• IGK Hair Good Behavior Smoothing Spray - IGK is brand that I do not know how I feel about it. I had the dry shampoo and I didn't like, I have a leaving in cream that is ok.. I will give it a try and see how will this preform . Retails $32

• NudeStix Magnetic Lip Plush Paints- I had NudeStix products in the past and I remember liking them. Now we got a liquid lipstick or a lip cream in nudy rosey shade. I will give it a shot to see how it it. Swatch wise the color is pretty, lets see how it will look and wear on my lips. Retail $28

• Wander Beauty Mile High Club Mascara- this is my 3rd tube :) I like this mascara. Overall Wander Beauty is an great brand and I been loving most of their products :) Retail $26

The value of my box $232. So not bad for paying only $35.

Festival Vibes with Boxy Charm - Unboxing April base box

* purchased by me*

Another month another Boxy. 

I'm not gonna lie, I am a bit pissed at Boxy for not getting my choice item. 

Around the middle of the month Boxy let you choose a product that you want to see in your box. Last month choice was Elemis Foam Cleanser, Elemis Hydrating juice (purchased my in adds on) and 1 of 10 Zoeva palettes. If you know me the choice was obvious and I choose Zoeva, and I purchased 3 in adds on as well. 

I was excited for this month box and couldn't wait to see which palette I got! Imagine my surprise when the box came and palette was not there but instead I got Elemis Cleanser.... After countless emails with Boxy the conclusion is that it was my fault coz I didn't choose anything, or so my choice was not recorded ... yeah me and 1000 of other people... There were threads all over Facebook groups and under Boxy's pictures that people DID NOT GOT THEIR CHOICE ITEM. but hey its our fault and not Boxy's. Can you believe this horses***!!! If there is more then 100 people telling you that they didn't get their choice, never got the confirmation email  its their fault? Even tho they have a SCREENSHOT of the item they chose you still don;'t acknowledge it. Admit that they might have been a glitch in your system and choices were not recorded but don't tell 100+ people that its their fault even tho they have proof! Guys I was never this pissed at Boxy and their crappy Customer Service that only copy and paste responses.... One girl even got blocked by them!!!! You don't run business like that... 

Overall the box I got this month was good, it would have been perfect if the palette was there, but hey its my fault that I was on Boxy site on Monday, March 16th to chose Zoeva palette and purchased adds on and my choice not being recorded, yeah my fault... Yeah I was never there and adds on were magically purchased but who know who? Never have I been in such a F***up situation and they can't acknowledge that they messes up... 

Anyways here is what was inside of my $25 April Base Box:

• Benefit Cosmetics The Porefesional Face primer - I own this primer already and it is one of my faves. Got to have a back up. I also went ahead and purchased the Hydrating version to try and see how it compares to this one. Retail $32

• Elemis Superfood Cica Calm Cleansing Foam - not my choice item ... I love Elemis skin care I really do but I am not a fan of foam cleanser but what to do... I might pass this along or I might try it who knows... Retail $32

• Iconic London Illuminating Drops- the OG products and I am happy to have it even tho I am not a fan of liquid highlighter., but these drops look so good and people seems to love them . Retail $41

• Lavish - 5pcs Brush set - This neon set gives me festival vibes! I like the colors but the brushes hmmmm not sure how I feel. I just don't think that $29 retail price is right... Seriously you can get MODA or Real Technique brushes for cheaper. But lets give it a shot :) 

• The Original Makeup Eraser - I always wanted makeup eraser. I almost did purchased one during 21 days of beauty at Ulta. Can't wait to try it :) Retail $22

Total value of my box is $157 and its variation 18

What did you like from this box? 

Ulta 21 days of Beauty - Complete Haul

*purchased by me*

Another 21 days of beauty event passed. Next one will take place around September :)

Let me make this post short and just jump to my haul. 

• ABH Brow Wiz in the shade Taupe - last year during 21 days of Beauty I bought 2, and I run out of them fast. So this year without thinking twice I order 5 pencils. I love this brow pencil. Nothing that I tried so far compare to this :) I rarely try new brow products, but you will see something new a bit further down. :) There were $11 each during the sale (free cosmetic bag with 4 sample size product free with $45 purchase)

•  Nabla Skin Glazing Highlighter in the shade Amnesia - I almost missed this! I was eyeing two more shades but they were sold out unfortunately. I haven't play much with it as I don't feel like doing my makeup now.  During the sale it was priced at $12

• Sunday Riley Flash Fix Kit - it contains sample sizes of Good Genes and Ceramic Slip. I been dying to try Good Genes for a while, and grabbing this kit was a go for me. I get to try two products and make up my mind if I want to invest in full size :) Not bad for $12.50 

• Origins Go To Greats Day to Night Skin Care Essentials - i haven't tried Origins on forever. I remember buying years ago sample size masks and loving them. I though for $13 was well worth it. And I hope they work well for me. 

• Urban Decay - I grabbed two lipsticks Backtalk and Rapture. Rapture is a repurchase. I had that shade in the previous I believe that was revolutionary formula. I love the shade! Backtalk is a new shade for me and I heard people liking it so why not. Both were discounted during sale to $13.30 each. 
• Urban Decay Brow Blade Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil and Ink Stain - shade Taupe Trap. I love my ABH but this got me curious! TBH i don't see anyone talk about it or use it. So no clue, is it good? Have you tried it? Paid $13 during the sale 
• Urban Decay mini All Nighter Setting Spray was a gift with purchase, all you needed was to spend $35, which I did :) I love All Nighter and I actually am due for a full size bottle :)

• Buxom Full On Plumping Lip Creams in the shades Dolly and White Russian - I love this! I never had a full size but I had sample sizes of both lip creams :) Cant wait to play with them :) $10.50 eah during the sale. 

• Cover FX Monochromatic Blush Duos - shades I picked up Soft Peach, Pink Dahlia, Mojave Mauve. I actually wanted them all. I know silly me... but ohh they are so pretty and I can't wait to ply with them. I wanted them ever since they came out but I can't spend $38 on one! During the sale they were discounted to $19 

Ulta recently also had a Spring Sale and I got few products that were not shipped yet. 

Also Sephora sale is on and I will be posting my haul in May :)