w7 Naughty Nine eye shadow palettes Bangkok nights and Midsummer Nights review

Raise your hand if your a fellow eye shadow hoarder!

Hello all, I'm Jess, and I'm an eye shadow palette addict, ok well a makeup addict in general, however my obsession has been for years, collecting eye shadow palettes, drugstore and highend, I want them all. But my bank account tells me I sadly can't have them all *sobs* but today I wanted to delve into two eye shadow palettes that are so affordable and that have really blown me away, they look great in any makeup collection/flatlay and I think I need to collect all of them, best of all they only cost $5 so I can! 

 W7 cosmetics have really upped their game in my opinion, recently I have been enjoying the w7 photoshoot foundation to the point I've nearly finished the bottle, which basically never happens! and I picked up two eye shadow palettes that caught my eye. The naughty nine palettes, which I believe are a dupe for the mac eye shadow 9 pan palettes, I can't say for sure as I don't own them but I have seen pictures and swatches. I have two palettes, I picked up Midsummer nights which is trending on so many levels because of all the warm toned palettes that are coming out right now, and I was literally blown away by the pigment, these swatches are one swipe, no primer, and in natural window lighting. I have worn them both on my eyes and they wear very well, no creasing and no fading, also very pigmented on the lids.

 So if you are wanting to delve into an affordable warm toned palette but can't afford the ones such as Huda beauty Rose gold addition then this one is for you. The packaging is a standard cheapish plastic casing but it is sturdy enough for travel, I took the midsummer nights one when I wen't house sitting and it travelled well in my makeup case. Would also be suitable for taking to work/school or as needed for touch ups.

 I actually fell in love with Bangkok nights purely on the taupe purples and mattes in this eye shadow palette. Similar shades I have seen in the Tarte in bloom palette when I was last in Sephora, and a heck if a lot cheaper.  I love in both palettes that you get a range of finishes, mattes, shimmers and glitters. The Bangkok nights has amazing shades ranging from purples to dusty pinks and plums so great to play around with and create so many looks

 I'm going to be purchasing more in this range, I think there's two more to collect so I may as well get them all I am intrigued in the Arabian nights palette as its mostly all earthy tones I believe, but these two spoke to me the most. I will be adding these palettes to my daily makeup bag, and with the size of the eye shadow pans themselves I think its really good value for the price.

Have you tried any of these at all? let me know! I highly suggest you go now to get them!

Jess
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I'm obsessed with contouring, Australis acontour contouring palette blog review

 Hi lovelies, I'm Jess and I have an addiction to contouring palettes! I have about 5 of them in varying sizes and shades. All drugstore but whenever they bring out a newbie I think ooh I need that one heehee. I'm not even saying I have my contouring game on fleek yet, but I'm getting better and that's what counts in my books.

The swatches aren't the best lol I've never been too crash hot at taking swatch photos but this one was the best one I came up with. I hope you get the gist. I love the yellow colour for setting under my eyes and brightening.

 Some people think this palette which is the first version of the Australis contour kit, was too powdery and hard to work with, but if you are light handed and blend as you go, its actually a very good product, I picked it up when Priceline was having their 40% off make up sale so I had grabbed a few make up bits and goodies.

 So learning to contour has been a bit of trial and error for me, having a rounder face does make it more of a struggle however I want to get there with it haha. For the price, I paid $11 something but its usually just under $17 its quite a handy product. The product can take a bit of blending but as I've said if you use a light hand, it works well.

Overall the shades work well, blend well and I feel is worth the hype. For under $20 you aren't going to break the bank.

Have you tried this one? or have you got the new released one? thoughts? let me know in the comments!

hugs

Nyx Ntural eye shadow palette review shimmers and matte eye shadows

So I wanted more eye shadow that was matte, and I've been looking online to find some great products that I could buy, but I realized after looking online I actually had some of these products already! so I shopped in my stash and found a forgotten product which is Nyx Naturals eye shadow palette, with 3 matte shades and 3 shimmer shades, as you can tell I've hit pan on it.

"A me but better" kind of theme with the colours can be dressed up for night time or casual for day time looks. Swatches beautifully on the hand, blends out fantastically smooth without primer on the lid. 

As you can see, this is a very well loved product! I keep it real with my most loved products, they are messy and dusty. These trim and cute palettes do really pack a lot of colour and last a long time! not the cheapest by far in Australia as I paid $10 for it at Target but for great quality eye shadows, I'm not complaining.

Admittedly some of the lighter colours are a tad sheer but with a bit of work, and primer can be made wearable. I adore the matte cream, peach and brown shade in this palettem and the shimmers make for excellent highlights.

The packaging is sturdy, and functional, over all the product is versatile and good quality. What have you been loving from Nyx?

Hugs Jess