REVIEW II SWATCHES II BH cosmetics Be By BubzBeauty Eyeshadow Palette

 
Being an eye makeup lover I am a hoarder of eyeshadow palettes nowadays. My craze for lipsticks now moves towards collecting of different palette. And so today I am up with BH cosmetics Be By BubzBeauty 12 Color Eyeshadow Palette all from my stash.

Price and Availability: - $14.50 on BH cosmetics.com and Rs.1,252.80 on Beautybay.com .

Description (from the website):-

    Eyeshadow compact designed by beauty blogger BubzBeauty.

    Be...by BubzBeauty is a BH Cosmetics palette with twelve handpicked 'must have' eyeshadows by Lindy Tsang or BubzBeauty on Youtube. In a mirrored case with a quote from 'Bubbi' herself is a collection of versatile day to night shades. Their high color payoff and super-soft, long-lasting formula make it a definite beauty must-have.
    

Ingredients:-

    Ingredients/Ingrédients / Made in PRC – Total Net Wt / Poids Net 0.29 oz  / 8 g ℮ (12 Eyeshadows / 12 Ombres à Paupières / 12 Lidschatten) Mica, Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite* (KIND, BOLD, ABLE, HOPEFUL), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Magnesium Stearate, Mineral Oil / Paraffinum Liquidum / Huile Minérale, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide* (KIND, BOLD, ABLE, HOPEFUL), Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate. May Contain/Peut Contenir [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140:1), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Carmine (CI 75470), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).] Contains Carmine as a color additive. <6508 .1="">WARNING: For external use only. Avoid direct contact with eyes and keep out of reach of children. Discontinue use if signs of irritation or rash appear.

Benefits:-

•     12 eyeshadows versatile for day & night
•     Hand picked by Lindy
•     Inspiring message
•     Chic mirrored compact
•     Allergy tested
•     Clinically tested
•     Non-irritating
•     Cruelty-free product
•     Dermatologist tested

Directions:-

Mix and match shades and blend onto eyelids.
 
Packaging:-
 
The palette comes in a beautiful rose gold combination cardboard packaging which looks really sturdy. The lid of the palette has a strong magnetic closure that holds the palette securely. The palette is sleek in design thus easy to carry while traveling.

My experiment:-
BH cosmetics Be By BubzBeauty 12 Color Eyeshadow Palette is a palette where there is a mixture of both neutrals and bold colors of different texture. There is a mixture of shimmer and matte shades in the palette. I grab this palette when BH cosmetics was having some discounts going on.
The palette has some good transition shades along with some bold shades which can be used in creating different neutral to bold eye looks. The eyeshadows are butter in texture that has very minimal fallout. The pigmentation of the eyeshadows are medium pigmented if you apply with dry brushes. One need multiple swipes to get the actual color on lids. The eyeshadows works best with primer and wet brush. On my oily lids it stays for 6 hours with proper eyeshadow base else it crease a bit after 4-5 hours in summer.
The palette is actually good for all those makeup beginners who want to practice eye makeup with a good palette. Otherwise for a professional artist the palette might lacks in expectations.

Overall I am having 50-50 kind of feeling regarding this palette as few shades are so awesome that it amazed me with there texture and pigmentation(mostly the transitions shades) while few looks are so bold shades on palette but not so pigmented when swatched with fingers. So, if you are a beginner in eye makeup then definitely you can try out this palette else I think it is not so worthy to grab it.

So that's all for today. Until next time
Love Sammy :*

REVIEW AND SWATCHES OF JUVIA'S PLACE MASQUERADE PALETTE

"The palette that describes the festivity of the dream of colors in it that no one can't ignore its beauty."


Yes, today's talk of the post is the famous JUVIA'S PLACE MASQUERADE PALETTE (MINI).

Price:- $30
Availability: - JUVIA'S PLACE website here

A little description about the JUVIA'S PLACE MASQUERADE PALETTE (MINI)

The Masquerade Palette(Limited Edition)
This product was inspired by African Festivities filled with enomourous joy and spiritual activities. The Bold Colors Represent costumes used in festivals. The nude and browns represent the African soil and environments. The perfect balance of bolds and neutrals

How to Use
 
First Prime Eyes with a white/nude base.
Use a wet flat synthetic brush for shimmery colors. Note(Shimmery colors can be used wet or dry). Shimmery colors can also be applied with fingers. To wet brush use Mac's fix plus or any makeup setting spray.
Use a blending brush for matte colors.

Ingredients
 
Mica, Talc, Magnesium stearate, kaolin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, iron oxides, Chromium Hydroxide Green, Manganese violet, ultramarines, FD&C Red 40 Al Lake, FD&C Blue 1 Al lake, FD&C Red 40 Al lake, Yellow 5 Al lake.

May contain: Mica and Titanium Dioxide, Ferric Ferrocyanide
Net Weight : 57.6 G/ 2.03oz

Few more words:-

The brand JUVIA'S PLACE came into limelight mostly after they launch of their JUVIA'S PLACE MASQUERADE PALETTE. It is a limited edition palette (as per declared by the brand). The whole Instagram world of makeup was going gaga over this colorful palette after it launched on the website. The swatches, the feedback regarding the palette by foreign bloggers draws my attention towards this brand.In fact, I was unaware about this brand before until they launch this beautiful palette. The palette comes in two sizes. One is the big and other is the mini version of same. This mini palette is sold by many Instagram sellers in India. The price range of mini one is Rs.2700-2900/- approximately whereas for big one they do charge of Rs.3100-3300/- approximately.

Packaging:-

The palette comes in a beautiful pink packaging. The African figure over the pink cardboard and on the top of the palette gives a tribal feeling while seeing the palette. The palette comes in a strong cardboard packaging that has a magnetic closure. The mini version of the palette is quite a big one and it will last long whereas the big one looks like the oversized palette and it will last forever. I wanted to grab the big one but as it was out of stock from everywhere so I grab the mini one. The packaging of the palette is colorful yet sturdy one.

My experience:-

This is the first palette I bought from this brand JUVIA'S PLACE. The swatches of the eye shadows in this palette was looking so pigmented and colorful and beautiful that I was badly tempting for it. So I bought this mini version of JUVIA'S PLACE MASQUERADE PALETTE from Instagram seller Beautyshop_India at Rs. 2730/- approximately.

The palette has sixteen eye shadows which are a perfect mixture of both bold and neutrals, shimmer and matte shades.  The texture of the eye shadows is soft. Both the shimmery and matte shades have awesome pigmentation. There is slight fallout in matte shades but shimmery shade has no fallout. The matte shades blend like butter while shimmery shades work best if use with wet brush or fingers. The main attraction of this palette are those blues, purple and pink that can be used to create different smokey eye looks. Overall I am loving this palette so much that it is my current go-to palette whenever I plan to do some colorful looks.

So here the swatches of the palette along with an eye makeup look that I created using this palette only.

I  tried out an EID MAKEUP LOOK  using this palette. If you are interested to see then here you go ;)



Until then stay healthy and beautiful.

Love Sammy :*

REVIEW AND SWATCHES OF URBAN DECAY NAKED SMOKEY PALETTE :-

"The smoked out look with subtle shimmer on eyes is the trend of this festive season. As metallic lips are so "IN" now so to match to it that subtle shimmery eyes are giving competition too. It should be one thing at a time, either lips or eyes focus in makeup. So, I choose eyes today as I already did metallic lips here and in this tutorial here to show you the trend of metallic lips."


Yeah, today I am going to talk about my recent buy from URBAN DECAY cosmetics. After buying the whole lot of URBAN DECAY NAKED 2 and 3 PALETTE (see my haul here) as I have Urban decay naked 1 palette, I thought my collection ends here as these palettes already made a hole in my pocket. But at that moment URBAN DECAY  was having a flash sale for one day where URBAN DECAY SMOKED PALETTE was half of its original price. I was not sure how to grab that offer at that moment. But luckily one Instagram seller was taking pre-order for this palette for one day and without a second thought, I grab this palette from her.


Price:- $54 in urban decay website, I grab it in Rs.3100/- for one day sale.

Availability:- On urban decay website, URBAN DECAY doesn't ship to India. But you can grab it from Instagram sellers, I bought mine from LACHICWIK Instagram sellers.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FROM THE BRAND (from website) :-

The key to nailing the most sought-after and elusive eye look ever? Naked Smoky—loaded with ALL the essentials you need for the perfect neutral smoky eye. A true range of shades. The perfect brushes. And detailed tutorials.

We packed this palette with a dozen sultry, smoky neutrals, including nine never-before-seen shades and three exclusives from past palettes. Experiment with warm bronzes, dimensional grays, rich browns, gorgeous taupes and deep black. From mattes and satins to shades with sparkle, Naked Smoky has it all. Each shade in Naked Smoky features our Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power, and bendability.

Ever buy a beauty product and then realize you have no idea how to use it? Naked Smoky makes sultry, come-hither eyes totally doable. The detailed lookbook breaks down four amazing ways to get Naked and smoky, and our exclusive double-ended brush (with a Tapered Crease Brush on one end and a Smoky Smudger Brush on the other) makes application easy.

The case and brush feature a cool floating smoke effect, with “Naked Smoky” in gunmetal foil. To add to the mysterious vibe, we set the shadow pans in a smoky transparent base. The magnetic closure on the case prevents shadow mishaps in your bag, and the full-size mirror makes it easy to get Naked whenever the urge strikes.

What you see is what you get: High (champagne shimmer w/micro-glitter), Dirtysweet (medium bronze), Radar (metallic taupe w/iridescent micro-glitter), Armor (metallic silver-taupe w/tonal sparkle), Slanted (light metallic gray), Dagger (medium charcoal w/micro-shimmer), Black Market (jet-black satin), Smolder (deep plum-taupe), Password (cool taupe matte), Whiskey (rich brown matte), Combust (soft pink-taupe) and Thirteen (light beige satin).

Fill Weight: Eyeshadows: 12 x 1.3 g POIDS NET/NET WT. 12 x 0.05 oz

Ingredients List (from website):-

ARMOR:
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Talc, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyurethane-33, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

DIRTYSWEET:
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Silica, Stearic Acid.

HIGH:
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Tin Oxide, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

RADAR:
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Tin Oxide, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

SMOLDER:
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Talc, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

BLACK MARKET / DAGGER:
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Talc, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

SLANTED:
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer.

COMBUST:
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid.

PASSWORD / THIRTEEN / WHISKEY:
Talc, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid.

All Shades May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 75470 (Carmine), CI 77000 (Aluminum Powder), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), CI 77400 (Bronze Powder), CI 77400 (Copper Powder), CI 77510 (Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet).

Packaging:-

 

The smoked out the gray color of the outer carton and on the upper lid of the palette designed with much care. The name "NAKED SMOKY" emboss on the palette with silver mirror design that you can fee the words if you touch it. "It look like those secret box of magic".

The entire packaging just true to the name of the palette. The eyeshadow case is little heavy and the lid close with a magnetic closer. It comes with a mirror and with a dual ended brush which is much useful one (I use that brush only from the palette to create this eye look). 

My experience:-

 

When we talk about eyeshadows, URBAN DECAY makes some highest quality of eyeshadows. In another word, URBAN DECAY eyeshadows are best eye shadows in this makeup world. So it is quite obvious that the eyeshadows in this palette are at its best quality. All the shades are super pigmented. All eyeshadows can be applied on the lower lashline area too, as there is no restriction like URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE (reviewed here) .

They are easily blendable. No fallouts and no chalkiness in any shades. The eyeshadows in the palette are nicely coordinated with each other and with the name "SMOKY" of the palette. The eyeshadow remains 7 hours plus approx. on my oily eyelids without any smudging or fading. They are easy to remove too thus no irritation on the eye while removing it. 

"Over in all if you are a smokey eye look lover and want to create some bold looks then this palette is must have in your stash. A PERFECT PALETTE TO CREATE DIFFERENT SMOKY EYE LOOK."

 
Finally, here are the few pictures of the palette along with the swatches and an eye look created by only this palette and for lips I use MAC COSMETICS LIPSTICK ABLAZE (reviewed here ) which is just perfect for this FESTIVE/HOLIDAY season.

That's all for today and I will see you soon on my next post :)

Till then stay blessed.
Love Sammy :*

REVIEW & SWATCHES OF URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE :-

"Bright shades describe me and it actually defines my mood always...

I love neutrals only when I want to play safe but I love brights when I am experimental on my own way..."

You must be wondering what I am saying today. Actually, today's post is all about URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE. The palette that has 10 beautiful bright shades, the palette that finally completes my initial collection (as urban decay have huge eyeshadow range) is the talk of the post today.


Price:-  Rs.3790/- (I brought it by a gift coupon and royalty discount for which I had to pay 3275/- for my palette, no customs).

Availability :- Strawberrynet.com

A little info about the URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE:-

It is an Electric Pressed Pigment Palette: 10x Pressed Pigment, 1x Double Ended Pressed Pigment Brush.

Product details :-

•     Electric Pressed Pigment Palette:
•     10x Pressed Pigment (Chaos, Freak, Fringe, Gonzo, Jilted, Revolt, Savage, Slowburn, Thrash, Urban) 1.2g/0.04oz
•     1x Double Ended Pressed Pigment Brush
•     Contains ten of the brightest, most amazing eyeshadows
•     Ranges from ultra-smooth mattes to highly dimensional shimmers
•     Developed with patented Pigment Infusion SystemTM for velvety texture
•     Delivers serious color payout, superior staying power & bendability
•     Housed in a slim, sleek palette with a huge mirror

My experience:-

Urban decay is one of the leading brands that makes some perfect eyeshadows always. The eyeshadows are at their best quality. After grabbing URBAN DECAY NK 1, 2, 3 palettes, URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE, was on my list long back. So when I receive a gift coupon from Strawberrynet for which my palette was in discount I just blindly grab this palette to complete my collection of URBAN DECAY EYESHADOW PALETTE (I know another palette is already launching and that too I might grab in near future if only I want some neutral best matte eyeshadows).

 The palette comes in a beautiful sturdy colorful packaging. Both the outer box and the palette have similar colorful outlook. The palette is pretty sturdy and little heavy, which makes the eyeshadow really safe.

The palette has the magnetic closure for which it is travel-friendly too. It comes with a dual ended brush and with a huge mirror which is enough for applying the eyeshadow or for any touch ups. As the palette is colorful and so are the bristles of the brush too that comes with this palette( which are purple in color instead of usual black or white or shaded one). The brush is a dual ended pressed pigment brush, as I told you earlier. It's one side is perfect for applying and blending eyeshadows over lids while the other side is good for precise application.

Coming to the shades, SLOWBURN, JILTED, SAVAGE & URBAN are not meant for sensitive part of eye area like tear duct one. Rest all can be applied on waterline. I used the above mention shadows for my lower lashline avoiding tear duct area and they are quite ok. But still I would not recommend you all to try those shades on waterline.

The palette consists of 10 beautiful brights shades that are perfect for creating any bright look. The shades are super pigmented. And there are no fallouts in any shades. The shades work at its best if they are applied by dabbing the shadows over the lid with a semi wet brush.
The eyeshadows without any primer stay 6 hours on my oily lids without any creasing. After 6 hours , I saw a slight creasing on my crease area which can be avoided with a proper primer over the lid.

The brush that comes with the palette is pretty helpful one and in fact, one can create any look using that brush only. The sky blue, the orange, the lime shades are light shades in the palette but still they are super pigmented which are just beyond my expectation.

Over in all my thoughts regarding this URBAN DECAY, ELECTRIC PALETTE is " when it is URBAN DECAY eyeshadow palette, you don't need any recommendation to try it". I am very happy with my purchase and do recommend everyone to grab this palette if you are a bright eyeshadow lover like me ;) .

Strawberrynet.com sometimes come up with 10% discount, so keep your eye on that site so that you can grab this palette in little discount or if you don't want to take risk from international site you can try out Instagram seller LAMAKEUPAFFAIR for this palette.

I know and I admit that URBAN DECAY is the brand that comes with a price tag which is why everyone can't afford it so here I am listing you few closer dupes of URBAN DECAY ELECTRIC PALETTE.

DUPE LIST and FROM WHERE TO GET IT:-

• NYX ULTIMATE EYESHADOW PALETTE IN BRIGHTS (reviewed it here).
• MORPHE EYESHADOW PALETTE IN 35B (reviewed here).

Both the eyeshadow palette I mentioned here are permanent one, so you can definitely grab it anytime. For NYX try out NYKAA.COM, as I bought the palette from there only and for MORPHE ONE there are few Instagram sellers who sell this Morphe palette like LAMAKEUPAFFAIR, LACHICWICK, THE_MAKEUP_STORE_INDIA, BEAUTY.SPLURGE and much more.

So, here I am ending my today's post with loads of pictures for you all to see and enjoy :)

Have you tried URBAN DECAY PALETTE?
I will see you in my next post
Love Sammy :*

[AS I AM GETTING SO MANY QUERIES REGARDING INSTAGRAM SELLERS,SO I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A RECOMMENDATION AS MUCH AS I CAN IN MY EVERY MAKEUP RELATED POST].