Utterly in love with Sugarpill

I don't know why I was so apprehensive to purchase Sugarpill shadows. Maybe it was their bold colors that scared away my "neutral shadows" personality. I decided it was high time to try Sugarpill when they had a 30% off birthday sale last week, which saved me nearly $10. Once I received the shadows, I understood the hype. There's nothing like 'em.
Verdict: pure gorgeousness in a jar.

I purchased 3 chromalust eyeshadows, which retail for $12 each: 

Goldilux: shimmery metallic gold. It's a lot more yellow than Urban Decay's Baked or Half Baked. The color is so vibrant when swatched. 

Flash 

No flash

Magpie: a beautiful metallic smokey navy blue. Perfect for smokey eyes (which I'm obsessed with). I think this is my favorite out of the three! I adore this color. I'm sure it will emphasize my brown eyes. 

Stella: The Sugarpill website states that this is the "blackest of the jet blacks." Not in my eyes. Yes, if you really pack on the color it might be, but, to me, it is not a harsh black. It creates a perfect smokey black effect. 

^With flash

First impressions: One con I can find is the intense glitter fallout. But for the color payoff and vibrancy of the shadows, I don't mind. Because you run the risk of looking like a disco ball due to the high shimmer in these shadows, I'm not planning to wear these all at the same time. Overall, I'm in love with the colors. If you're a person who regularly uses neutrals and don't have anything "out of the box," definitely give these shadows a try! 

Side note: I HATE paying for shipping. It's the bane of my existence. But I can really appreciate it when a company doesn't charge outrageously for it. A $5 flat rate shipping fee - I can do.

Face of the Day: Yeah, Its 2 PM and i am wearing a smokey eye

Eyes
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on e/s pencil in delinquent
Bare Minerals 'The Inspiration' Duo
MAC e/s in Sketch, Hepcat, Brule
Inglot e/s in #446
Maybelline eye studio gel eyeliner
Benefit They're Real mascara

Lips
MAC honeylove l/s
NYX megashine lipgloss in natural

My swap with Brikasiabeauty!

If you've never done a swap before, I highly recommend you do one! It's so much fun! I had the best time shopping for Brianna. I first met her at the Beautylish event during IMATS NYC weekend. Out of all the gurus there, I instantly recognized her and wanted to meet her since she looked so friendly in her YouTube videos.   I always end up recreating her tutorials since they are easy to follow and are amazing looks!   She is also a freelance makeup artist and college kid like me :). I'm so glad I met her, and I cannot wait to see her at IMATS NYC 2012. Do yourself a favor and subscribe to her channel & follow her blog (one of the best blogs I follow)!

When I first opened the package all I could see was tissue paper! She had wrapped everything so nicely. I am so grateful for every single thing she got me! My friend was there when I opened everything, and she commented that Brianna knew me to a tee LOL! 

Pardon the poor quality of the pictures. I have no camera at the moment unfortunately (which is why I'm writing a blog post, rather than filming a video). These cell phone snapshots will have to do for now!

1. Notebook: I'm always in need of a notebook pretty much every day of my life lol - at work, school, and when a random idea pops into my head so this is perfect!

2. Bare Minerals palette 2.0 in The Inspiration: Not only did she send me this in my favorite eyeshadow color, I have been wanting to try BM shadows for the longest time! Yesss! :) I've already played around with it and the colors are so easy to work with...I smell a tutorial in the near future.

3. Mixtape: Nobody's ever made me a mixtape! So thank you Brianna!! I absolutely love it :)

4. Minimergency kit: This is like a guardian angel in a little pocket sized purple bag. I've never had something like this but I know for certain it'll be used frequently!

5. Disposable lipstick/lipgloss 
applicators & spatulas: What MUA doesn't need disposables? These will 100% come in handy. I'm so glad Brianna included spatulas, because although using the end of a brush to scoop out product was a good technique, using spatulas will definitely be more professional :)

6. Gold earrings: These are so gorgeous! She added in the note that they would look great with the blouse, and I have to agree!

7. Peacock necklace: This is probably my favorite piece of jewelry that I now own! It's so pretty and original. I've actually always wanted to a long statement necklace like this :)

8. Teal tunic: This is perfect for spring/summer! However, belted, with my favorite cardigan, leggings, and pair of boots, I can definitely turn this into a great winter outfit :).

Thank you so much Brianna! We should do this again next year for sure!

XOXO