35w palette

review: morphe brushes 35w eyeshadow palette

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Hello lovelies! Today I wanted to do a post on the Morphe Brushes 35w palette. It is currently not available on their website, but they should stock soon. I bought this last year in the fall, and I will admit, it's not fabulous, but there are many colors that give off great pigmentation. I have been told that their single eyeshadows perform better, but honestly, for someone who just enjoys makeup, it's not a bad palette to have! I have some photos to show you, but the eyeshadows don't have names, so I will do it by rows!



This palette is a mix of shimmery, satin and matte finishes. Some of the mattes are more chalky than the others, and some are creamy and very pigmented. 

First Row: 
As you can see, these are very light shades. (I changed up the way i took the photos next photo ha) Most of those are mattes, but some of them are very chalky. I use the first one as a browbone highlight. I don't often find myself reaching for this first row. 

Second Row: 
As you can see, the second row is still light with a random pink that i have never used, thrown in there. The third and forth I've used in a previous blog post, and I promise the orange doesn't look that chalky! I think it was because my finger was damp from that kleenex you can see in the photo to remove the shadows ;) 

Third Row: 

The first 4 I don't reach for. I used one as a blush once when I forgot my blush and it was fine, but obviously it's not a blush. The last three have really amazing pigmentation. The second from the top is more of a burgundy when on my eyelid, and the one below is very cooper-y! The top is a gunmetal gray and i have yet to use it!

Fourth Row: 


This row is my favorite. Most of the colors are similar at the beginning, but they are so buttery and soft, I love them all. This row is me in a palette.  I have the second color all over my lid today and it blended beautifully. The last two are so beautiful smoked out!

Fifth Row: 


THIS FIRST COLOR IS HOLY GRAIL STATUS. Morphe, if you could tell me what color this is in your single eyeshadows, please do because I want to buy 10 of these. 
This row has a few mattes which are great for deepening up the outer corner and crease! The second to last color, is a black with silver specks in it. The last one is a straight up black that I like to use along my lash line!  I used the third from the end color on my upper lash line today instead of eyeliner.
(Please excuse the laptop and the spotify playlist in the background hehe and yes that's a little bilbo cup topper peaking out behind my makeup brush holders)

Overall, I give this palette 8/10. I use it basically everyday, and I love using 2 colors on the second row as transition shades. 

I hope this was helpful for those of you who were looking into this! Happy Monday!

Toodle-doo!


benefit

FOTD / everyday makeup routine

12:22

Hello my loves!

It's been a while, but here I am making another post, but this time on my everyday makeup routine lately.

The palettes I use will often switch out, as I like to rotate them, but for the most part, the colors and the other products stay the same.

I have very small lashes, keep that in mind when looking here! i look like i didn't use mascara BUT I DID


I also often swap out my lipstick, but it's been a fairly neutral lip lately.


Products used:

For my base:
Nars Sheer glow in Monte Blanc
Mac pro long wear Concealer (it looks dark but it matches my skin and hides my under eye bags PERFECTLY)
Powder is the Rimmel one in translucent 
Bronzer is sephora brand matte one (name rubbed off)
Blush is a sample size I got in the shade fearless

Brows:
Brow Wiz in Dark Brown (which is now just brunette?)
Maybeline brow drama in the medium shade to set them

Now, this ladies and gents is my favourite part. The morphe palette. I so badly want the Jaclyn Hill Faves, but this pre made Morphe one is PRETTY DAMN GOOD. I used the two on the second row for my transition, more of the orange one. The color on the fourth row I used all over my lid, then going back with the transitions shades to blend it all in. The color at the bottom I used in my crease. Blended it all out and used the first shade for my brow bone!  (If you want a review on this palette, let me know.)
Eyeliner/Mascara:
I used an older Avon eyeliner in black to tightline
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara in a teeny tiny size

Highlight:
I used the Benefit Watts Up 

Lips:
Maybeline's Touch of Spice (not shown in photo as in handbag)

And that is my face done! I posted this on the makeupaddiction subreddit, and I got one comment that stood out to me that said I had done my makeup wonderfully. One of the best compliments!

Let me know if you use any of these products and if you like them too. 

Have a good weekend!

Toodle-doo!



2015 review

Morphe Brushes Review - first review of 2015!

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Hello everyone! Review for you today! I ordered off of MorpheBrushes about 2 months ago. I got a brush set, and also one of their pre-made eyeshadow palettes. (I can make that into another blog post if requested.)


I wanted to do a review on the brushes today, as I really enjoy using them in my everyday routine. The pictures I'm using aren't mine, only because my sd card has melted somehow (?? so silly) so I am unable to use that one and find my other one within mounds of boxes. I purchased the 11 Piece Pro Sable Set, and so far I have been enjoying it. 

I think my favorite is the Duo Foundation Brush, as it is DUO fiber, so it's very soft on my skin, and I like to use it as a blush brush because it applies my blush so nicely on my cheeks.  It is the second one in on the right. This set comes with 4 eyeshadow brushes, and I use all four of them for different things. The flat shader I use to apply my highlight on my brow bone. The little white tapered brush, i use to apply eyeshadow right under my bottom lash line, and the other two I use literally everyday. I use the small black blender for my transition shade (usually buck from the Naked palette), and the round blender I use to place a full lid color on. I love those last two brushes so much. They have been well used and loved. 

There are two liner brushes, and neither which I use, only because I don't use a gel liner on a daily basis, and I haven't gotten around to use the angled liner yet, but they feel very soft! 

The angled blush/contour is one I don't use daily, but I highly enjoy using to apply blush. It picks up the perfect amount of product for me. I haven't tried using it for contour yet! 

The two black bristle brushes I use for bronzer. The smaller one is called their bronzer brush, and I actually often use this to contour my cheeks just slightly. It's not too harsh, which is what I prefer. I then use the powder brush as an all over bronzer, which I find blends it all in so nicely. I do find I get slight shedding with these, but it's nothing too crazy. 

And the one I don't use is the pointed foundation brush, but I honestly love these for applying my face mask, and this brush is one of the softest brushes EVER. To me anyways. I love this brush, but I don't like to apply my foundation with these brushes too often, so these usually get used for face masks, which is great for me!

All in all, I have to say, these brushes are a great addition to any beginner. I would consider myself a little higher than a beginner, but I still enjoy using these very much. Morphe does a great job on their brushes and their brush lines. I will be purchasing from them again, as I can't wait to try some from their gun metal line.

Thanks for reading, and if you wanna see the review on the palette, let me know! Have a great weekend everyone!

Toodle-doo!   

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