Ciate London Astrolights Jewelled eyeshadow palette swatches + 3 eyelooks tutorial

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In today's post, I'll be doing a swatch for the Ciate London Astrolights Jewelled eyeshadow palette which I had recently purchased during the Sephora mid year sale and I'll also be sharing 3 eye looks that you can achieve with this 9 shade eyeshadow palette. Keep on reading if you're interested to get this palette too!

First and foremost, I really like the packaging of this Astrolights Jewelled palette because it is so cute and girly in my opinion. I also like that it is super compact and light that I can actually bring it everywhere I go. It also comes with a mirror which is perfect.

The colour combination of this palette is mainly pink and purple and the pigmentation of the shadows is awesome for both the metallic and matte shades.

My ultimate favourite shade in this palette is definitely Mood as it is a very unique duo chromatic, kinda holographic shade and the pigmentation is da best.

It has an iridescent purple sheen to it and it looks so out of the world. Hands down the prettiest shade of the palette in my opinion.
None of the shadows gave me any fall outs when I was trying them out so if you're looking for a small, handy palette with warm shades that are highly pigmented as well, this is definitely one palette to consider. It is retailing at $52 and I believe they are still available in Sephora.

So for the eye looks that I've created, I wanted to go for something that's simple yet glamorous and I was trying to use all the shades available in the palette to make full use of it.

First look:

Apply 1 to the entire eye lid as the base colour for this look. Then layer 2 on top of 1 to finish the look. Use the first brush that you used for 1 to blend the colours together.

2nd look:

Apply 1 to the entire lid as the base colour for this second look. Then apply 2 to the outer lid, slowly blending it to the centre. You may want to layer it for a stronger look. Then apply 3 and focus it on the centre of the eye lid, dragging it slightly towards the inner lid. Blend the shadows with the first brush you used here. Then with a flat brush, apply 2 to the lower lash, only focusing on the outer half. With another flat brush, apply 4 to the upper lash, blending it out slightly.

3rd look:

Apply 1 to the crease blending it nicely. Then take 2 and apply it to the outer lid, slowly blending it towards the crease. With the first brush, blend the two shades together. Using your finger, focus 3 to the centre of your lid, blending it inwards. And with a flat brush, apply 3 to your lower lashline. Finish the look with a black eyeliner.

And that completes this post. I had so much fun creating the 3 different eye looks and I really love how blendable the shades in this palette are. I am so gonna get more Ciate London products to test them out in the future! I hope you have enjoyed reading this post. Please follow me if you haven't already and I'll see you in my next post, xoxo.

Tarte Unleashed Eyeshadow Palette Swatches and First Impression

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In today's post, I'll be doing a swatch for the latest Tarte Unleashed Eyeshadow Palette and I will be showing 2 eye makeup looks that I had created with this palette so if you're interested to see what looks I've created, keep on scrolling!

Tarte recently launched a brand new Unleashed eye palette which consists of 15 matte and metallic shades. This vegan, vivacious palette is inspired by animal kingdom kweens featuring earthy and tropical tones for fierce, striking looks.

This comes with a travel size Big Ego mascara. 

Let's talk about the packaging first, isn't it very vibrant and really pretty in a metal casing?! You don't even have to peek inside the palette to tell that the colours are gonna be very vibrant as well. Only thing I have to complain is that the palette is really heavy so I probably will not be bringing this palette out of house.

I'm totally digging these shades and I feel that you can really come out with many funky yet everyday eye looks. And the names of the shades are really cute and punny too with reference to the animal kingdom. So for example, the matte purple brown shade (last one on the 1st row) is called koalified and the matte mauve shade (2nd one on the 1st row) is called oh deer. How adorable and creative right?!

Gotta say, I am very impressed with the pigmentation of the palette. Just look at the colour pay off I got from one gentle swipe, although I do think that the metallic shades are faring slightly better than the matte ones. Just by swatching, I think my favourite shades are toad-ally (turquoise shimmer), party animal (navy blue sparkle), no fox given (matte burnt orange) and hawkward (pewter sparkle). Like I mentioned earlier, I feel that the shimmer shades are performing much better than matte shades because there was some fall outs when I was using the matte shades but not the shimmer shades. The shimmer shades are more well pressed as compared to the matte shades too. But all in all, I really like the variety of the shades in this palette and I think you can definitely go for an everyday look with the earthy tone shades as well as a funkier look with the more vibrant shades.

So next let's take a look at the 2 eye looks that I have created with this palette!

Everyday Look:

Steps to create this everyday look:

First, I applied Oh deer on my entire lid followed by Koalified on the outer corner of the upper lid bringing it down to the outer half of the lower lid, focusing it near the lower Lash line only. Next, I went for hippocritical and applied it to the centre of my upper lid blending it towards the inner corner and then bringing it down to the lower lid focusing it on the other half of it applying closer to the lash line. Lastly, I used You're lion to brighten up the inner corner and Swan song to highlight the brow bone. And that's the first look I created. 

Funky Look:

Steps to create this Funky look:

First, I applied Toucan Do It to the crease and then No Fox Given to the entire lid. After this, make sure you use a crease brush to blend the two shades together before moving on. Then, I went for Iguana Love You and applied it to the outer corner of the upper lid bringing it down to the lower lash line focusing on the outer half. Then I used Party Animal as an eyeliner for the upper lid and Toad-ally as the eyeliner to the inner half of the lower lid. To finish off this look, I blended Hawkward to the centre of the upper lid to add a little shimmer to the whole look. And that completed the funky eye look.

The eye palette also comes with a travel size Big Ego Masacra and it is in the most stunning hot pink colour I have ever seen.

But unfortunately I didn't quite like this mascara as I think it didn't really do much to my lashes. It wasn't volumising nor was it giving me the lengthening effect. Good thing it, it was smudge proof and not clumpy at all but I don't think I'll be purchasing the full size after I am done with this travel size one.

The Tarte Unleashed Palette is retailing at $59 at Sephora and I do think that it is quite a good price for a palette with 15 shades. So what are you waiting for, hurry up and go get it yourself!!! Anyway that's all I have for this post, please follow me if you haven't already and I'll see you in my next post, xoxo.

Swatches and First Impression: L'Oréal Nude Nacres Colour Riche Lipsticks

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So in today's post, I'll be doing lip swatches for the L'oreal Colour Riche Nude Nacres that I had recently purchased from Watsons.

I don't remember seeing these lipsticks before so I believe it is L'Oréal new collection and I was super intrigued by the packaging. It was advertised as a limited edition packaging with the iridescent seashell casing and it is so prettyyy!! They are retailing at $19.90 and I bought them from the Watsons outlet in Compass One Shopping Mall. 

Anyway if you want to see the lipsticks swatches, then keep on scrolling!

These L'Oréal Nude Nacres Colour Riche Lipsticks are super moisturing and creamy. If you don't already know, I have got super dry and eczema prone lips so I usually try to avoid lipsticks that are way too matte and so when I saw these lipsticks and I swatched them on my hands, I was so amazed by its creaminess. They are also infused with Jojoba Butter and Rose Oil which are nourishing to the lips as well. There is a slight sheen to the lipsticks which I also like. Colour pigmentation is awesome too and I only need to apply one layer for the colour to show. However, they are not really lasting on the lips and definitely not smudge and transfer proof. This is the kind of lipstick that you need to touch up after a meal or drink.

My favourite shade out of the 5 is #648 Iridescent Shine. #648 Iridescent Shine is a very nice mauve dried rose shade and I felt that the colour goes well with the shimmer. My next favourite is #651 Diviner which is a slightly darker shade with a little brownish undertone. I think the colour looks great on my lips and it makes me look fairer than usual. My least favourite shade would be #650 Mermaid Song even though the name of the shade is so fairytale-ish. The colour pigmentation of this particular shade is not as good as the rest and I felt that it is a little too nude and light to my liking. 

So that completes this swatch post! I hope you have enjoyed reading and looking at the swatches. Please follow me here or Instagram @jjingwenn for more updates on my beauty quest and I'll see you in my next post, xoxo.