Must Have Monday: Fall Blushes and Shadows

Hey Beauties,

A new Must Have Monday finally, I really had a hard time coming up with one this week- so if you have any suggestions PLEASE let me know! Hope this is helpful for you guys!!


What are some of your must have blushes or eyeshadows for fall?!?
XoXo,
Amanda

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Sigma Essential Brush Kit Review

Ok, so if you've been watching my latest videos you know I've been RAVING about my new Sigma Beauty brushes. After months and months and months of contemplating purchasing these brushes I finally took the plunge---and let me tell you----I couldn't be happier! I have always heard that makeup application is all in the brush and if you need proof just get an Instagram account and follow Vegas_Nay, because she has created some of the most beautiful looks using E.L.F. palettes! See there...all in the brushes.

So, after months of putting the Essential Brush Kit in my shopping cart...and leaving it there... I came across a 10% off coupon and was like YOLO!

The kit comes with 12 brushes total- 4 large face brushes and 8 eye brushes. It retails for $98, which seems like a lot but if you do the breakdown that is about  $8 a brush! SUPER cheap- if you know anything about makeup, you know that brushes can be very expensive. Not to mention the quality of these brushes are of high-end caliber. So, YES, very AFFORDABLE my pretties!




The face brushes that are included are the Large Powder (F30), Duo Fiber (F50), Large Angled Contour  (F40), and Foundation  (F60)

Out of the face brushes I love....all of them..seriously.  I haven't used the foundation brush and the duo fiber brush as much because I hardly ever wear foundation and during the summer I only wear BB Cream when I am going out lately.

 I have been using the powder brush everyday to apply my MAC Mineralize Skin Finish (which I use to set my concealer and to give a little coverage on my bare face) and the contour brush to apply my blush. Ok, I guess I can say that the large contour brush is my favorite because it is PERFECT for applying blush!

All of the face brushes are soft and dense and I haven't experienced any shedding with any of them!! LOVE IT!!





The eye brushes included in the kit are the Eye Shading (E55), Medium Angled Shading (E70), Tapered Blending (E40), Concealer (F70) -technically a face brush but ya know, Large Shader (E60), Pencil (E30), Small Angle (E65), and Eyeliner (E05).

I really like the eye brushes too! I think the large shader brush is a little big for my small eyes but I think it's great for variety and when I am doing my friend's makeup!

The standout eye brushes are the tapered blending, the pencil, and the eyeliner! And you're probably saying DUH right now, because I have talked about them constantly since I've purchased them but they are my go to brushes everyday! I have seen a little bit of shedding with the tapered blending after I washed it, but nothing significant and nothing that is going to stop me from purchasing some extras for my makeup kit.





NOW for the best part of this whole review! Sigma is offering 10% off this month if you use the code MNSF2013  and I would highly recommend taking advantage of this discount because they only come around so often.

♡My Favorite Brushes ♡
Sigma Tapered Blending Brush E40 
Sigma Eyeliner Brush E05 
Sigma Small Angled Brush E65 
Sigma Pencil Brush E30
Sigma Large Angled Contour Brush F40
Sigma Essential Brush Kit 

Hope this was helpful for you beauties!!
XoXo,
Amanda

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July Favorites

 Hey Beauties,

Boy does time fly! July favorites already-- here are my favorites from this month! I got a ton of Maybelline products, which was kind of a weird coincidence and mostly drugstore products!

What were your favorites from this month!?! Let me know in the comments below!

XoXo,
Amanda

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Smashbox Heat Wave Palette Review

Let me just tell you guys, I have been eyeing the Heat Wave palette for sometime now. Was a little bit unsure because A. I currently have more than enough eyeshadow (so why can't I stop?!) and B. it's price tag! (Retails $48.00 at Ulta). Neither of those two problems got in the way though, because I got this baby as a birthday gift from my bestie!

The Heat Wave palette is limited edition. It has 10 colors< that can be worn wet or dry> and comes with a double ended eyeshadow brush.

The packaging is pretty sleek and simple. It's light and though it could be smaller, the size is pretty functional for travel. Plus it has a ridiculously huge mirror in the compact-- that makes up for it!

When I was looking at the palette, I was instantly drawn to the neutral tones in the palette, especially the peachy and metallic tones--very on trend. All of the shadows are very soft, perfect for summer makeup looks.



The top 5 colors are warmer tones.
Color Descriptions L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold



The bottom 5 colors are cooler tones.
Color Descriptions L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe, deep golden brown


Swatches

Dry
L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold


Wet (Spritzed a tad bit of Fix + on my RT base shadow brush)

L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold



Dry
L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe,deep  golden brown


Wet
L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe, deep golden brown



Final thoughts on this palette. It's very pretty and has been welcomed into my collection. It is a summer palette so the colors are meant to be light, but there are a couple of colors in the top row-soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel-that don't show up well on my skin tone wet or dry. That was a drawback for me, that's 3 out of 10 colors I can't really use. The other 7 colors are very gorgeous though, my favorites are soft golden sea blue, gold, and golden pink.  I would not rank this up there with my Naked palette, but this is a nice seasonal addition to a collection.


XoXo,
Amanda

*Color descriptions from Smashbox.com

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