Matte Liquid Lipstick Collection by Alter Ego

*purchased by me*

This isn't the first time I'm showcasing this brand on my blog. But whats not to love? I really do think that the quality if their products is outstanding! At this point I own all their eye shadow palette ( please come out with more!) and I was only missing lipsticks. They do have lashes but I don't wear those so it was an easy pass. 

So liquid lipsticks :) I got them cheap like seriously cheap! They were buy 1 get 1 free., and each lipstick retails at $6. So if you do the math I paid $18 for 6 lippies and I am so happy :) 

The shades are really up my alley and anyone who like nudes. The packing on these is so nice! I mean even the packing they do so good, so soft :) Even the lipstick component is so high end looking :) I like how is black at the top and then it go to see through so you can clearly see the shade of the lipstick. They all have doe foot applicator. 

I tried them all on my lips and they all applied evenly. There was no patchiness, and when they dried out they wore really comfortably. There is small transfer but they are long lasting. 

Shades I got:

* Jealousy - muted plum 

* Intrigue - terracotta / brown nude 

* Infamous - deep wine red

* Euphoria - mauve pink 

* Vanity - deep crimson shade of red

* Crush- muted pink

From top: Euphoria, Crush, Intrigue, Jealousy, Infamous, Vanity 

Which one is your fave? You can purchase them on ShopAlterEgo website.

*link non affiliated

New In By Alter Ego Cosmetics - Sahara, Aurora and Daydream palettes - swatches and my thoughts

* Purchased by Me*

Alter Ego is one of the "dupe" brands. How are you guys feel about the dupe brands that dupe higher end, popular palettes? I personally don;t mind. I know its not cool to "steal"someone else idea, but hey not every one have $120 to spend on a palette! So when we are on the budget, in collage, have lower income and can't afford Natasha Denona, Pat or Huda, even tho we want them bad!

I personally have $ and I could purchase from either of the brands but do I want to? I mean Huda is more affordable then the other two ladies. ND created smaller palettes for $65 but again the price is still high... and don;t get me start on Pat's $130, 10 pan palettes ... um no... 

I feel like we need brands like Alter Ego or CColorCosmetics (on this brand later).

I already purchased a while back dupe for ND Gold Palette that I swatched and reviewed here. 

I got really nice feedback from some of you so here I am with 3 more dupe palettes :)

Oh wait did I promised you guys ABH Sultry dupe? I think I might ...sorry I need more time to work on it. 

For now lets see what I got :)

* Sahara - I think this one the most requested dupe and its for Natasha Denona Biba palette. Now I will tell you straight away that I would never buy the original palette. Why? Coz the price... and its mostly neutrals shades that no matter how good they are I won't spend that much. Alter Ego launched dupe sometime last year and again just like with the Goddess palette the quality is amazing.

Shades:

Mirage (metallic champagne)
Camel (matte muted tan)
Canyon (matte burgundy brown)
Plains (matte camel)
Bronze (metallic deep copper)
Savanna (matte antique rose)
Adobe (matte terracotta clay)
Sierra (matte rich burgundy)
 Jewel (metallic pink champagne)
Fox (matte merlot red)
 Sands (matte light beige)
 Raven (matte dark chocolate)
Clay (matte neutral grey)
 Slate (matte dark grey brown)
Mesa (matte deep black)

This palette is a shade for shade dupe. I watched Jen YT video and after I saw it I knew I wanted needed to have it. Not only the shadow formula is amazing bu the price as well. 

Retails $16

* Aurora - this one dupes Natasha Denona Sunrise palette. I actually wanted to buy Sunrise palette not long ago, I still might or not. No idea as the dupe that I have on hand is amazing! The color story in ND and AE are gorgeous!

Shades:

Radiance (iridescent mauve duo-chrome)
Stellar (metallic warm champagne),
Spark (red copper duo-chrome)
Sunburst (matte warm apricot)
Dawn (iridescent deep pink duo-chrome)
Shine (matte bright yellow)
Luminary (metallic golden brown)
 Ray (metallic crimson red)
Nova (matte deep berry)
Cosmic (metallic warm burgundy)
Star (matte peachy pink)
Brilliance (metallic golden beige)
Flare (matte deep rusty red)
Sol (matte deep orange)
Twilight (matte dark earthy brown)

The powders feel soft and velvety and very blendable. They swatched and applied really nice on the eyes. The shadows are shade for shade dupe :)

Retails $16

* Daydream - dupe for New Nudes by Huda Beauty. I already have one dupe of this palette by W7, but I don;t have original to compere too. The shades are so up my alley I love rosey, purply shades. There is total of 5 different textures in the palettes - glitter, mattes, cream to powder shimmers, one pressed shimmer  and concealer shade, that I find pointless... Don't come after me LOL. I just don;t have a need for the concealer...

Shades:

Glow (soft pink)
Starcrossed (golden copper with pink and gold sparkle)
Bubbly (light peach)
 Dreamer (medium plum with metallic sparkle)
Sugar Plum (deep berry)
 Enchanted (medium berry)
 Celestial (soft lavender)
 Fairytale (medium pink with sparkle)
Sunset (medium pink)
 Cosmos (dark red glitter)
 Starlight (plum glitter)
Twilight (medium plum)
 Sunkissed (medium pink)
Dusk (soft plum)
 Daybreak (medium reddish-brown)
Cloud Nine (reddish brown with sparkle)
Fawn (soft rose brown)

I could totally compare AE and W7 and see how they look side by side.. Let me know if you want to see it. I know W7 is quite popular in Europe and you can get it easier then Alter Ego.

Overall my thoughts I am seriously impressed with Alter Ego. The quality of shadows and over all the presentation (even dupe) is on the point. I used each palette twice and I like the way they preformed. And for the price of $16, $18 all are worth trying. 

Alter Ego - "Goddess" Palette aka DUPE for Natasha Denona Gold Palette- swatches and review

*purchased by me*

How do you all feel about dupe palettes? Do you love them? Do you hate them? 

I for starters don't mind them as longest the quality is there. 

And with Alter Ego brand and so many others (I see you CColor Cosmetics, Bad Habit Beauty) the quality is very good.

Alter Ego is USA,Cruelty Free and Affordable brand with high quality palettes :)  

Alter's Ego second palette dupes famous GOLD palette by Natasha Denona, and you know what? I love it!  I really really wanted ND palette but umm I don't have $130 laying around. So pass.But now the Alter Ego palette is only $16! and the shades are so similar! I saw YT tutorials with both palettes (after I bought my) and can't believe how close in color the shades are. The quality obviously won't be same but for less then $20 you can give it a try even if you own ND. Up to you. 

Palette is small and very travel friendly. There is a mirror (big plus) and magnetic closure. It contains 15 shades and the color scheme is absolutely stunning :) Browns,golds and greens/blues simply goes together so beautifully. So super wearable. The pigmentation is wonderful and the shadows blend like a dream. Shimmer shades are better when applied with finger in my opinion. You can wet the brush and apply with it but I think when using a finger the color comes out more vibrant. Matte shades are a bit sheer but they can be build up easily. I like it that way and find it so much more easier to apply and easy to control it. Names are printed under each shade and they are Goddesses inspired. 

Shades in the palette:

* Artemis - metallic peacock blue

* Athena - matte mustardy shade

* Pandora - metallic champagne

* Iris - matte cool yellow beige

* Lyssa - sparkled bronze gold

* Aura - medium brown 

* Hera - matte warm pink beige

* Valkyrie - sparkly green toned gold 

* Gaia - matte deep teal

* Venus - metallic warm gold

* Freya - sparkly sheer vanilla gold

* Juno - matte medium brown

* Luna - metallic cool gold

*Avalon - matte dark brown

* Cassandra - golden apricot with golden duo chrome 

After playing with this palette for a week I must say I am really impressed. I recommend checking it out as the price is affordable and quality is really high end. There was a tiny bit of fallout but nothing major. I have one more palette by Alter Ego,and its the Tempress palette that dupes ABH Sultry,which I also own. I will compare them in future post :)In the mean time grab this :)

Here is the link :) This palette is only $16

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