Looxi Beauty Spring 2019 Matte Eyeshadows

The birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming – spring has sprung! And so have TWENTY new Looxi shadows!

*gulps*

Yes, you read that correctly. One of my favorite indie makeup brands Looxi Beauty is pulling out all the stops to bring us the best. Because they have gotten so much love from the beauty community, Looxi is transitioning to lab manufactured products. All still made in the USA and crafted with love – just with an extra bit of help for founder Jess and her team.

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Top 8 Face Contouring Products for Brown Skin

For brown skin beauties, contouring products can be extremely hard to come by. While brands in recent years have done well to expand their foundation shades, there is still a gap in creating shades deep enough to contour the deepest foundation shade. I’ve selected eight contouring products to help you on your search for ultimate definition because who doesn’t want snatched cheekbones!

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Riviera Eyeshadow Palette

Spring has almost sprung and that means it’s time for new seasonal collection releases! We’ve seen a few announcements from Looxi Beauty, ColourPop, and now Anastasia Beverly Hills. I initially planned to hold off on purchasing the Anastasia Riviera palette ($45.00), but my car somehow drove to Ulta yesterday against my will and dropped me right at the entrance. I ain’t mad at it! And while I was there, I *had* to go ahead and pick it up right!? So today, I’m thrilled to bring you my first impressions of the Riviera palette in this post.

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Lady in Red: Huda Beauty Ruby Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette

Even though Valentine’s Day has passed, my love for pink and red eyeshadow looks hasn’t been dampened! I livvveee for a clean shimmer pink eye look and I don’t think that will ever change. Huda Beauty’s Obsessions “Ruby” eyeshadow palette feels like it was created specifically for me because of it’s perfectly curated collection of nine pink, red, burgundy, and purple mattes and shimmers.

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Meet The Mattes: Karity Liquid Lipstick Extension

I’ve been on an eyeshadow kick for a long. Take a look at my previous posts from the last year and I’ll bet you 90% of them are about eyeshadow. While my eye obsession will never be dampened, today it’s all about the lips! Karity is launching a 9-shade extension to their liquid lipstick line on February 14th aptly named “The Mattes” after their luxurious velvet matte formula that will have you guessing if you have on any lipstick at all!

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Yay or Nay? ColourPop Cosmetics x iluvsarahii Through My Eyes Eyeshadow Palette

For a person like me, with 937429201 eyeshadow palettes, it takes A LOT for a new product to catch the eye. ‘Through My Eyes’ DID THAT with a shade range that can take you from neutral to night or daytime to darkness. I love the color combinations and bookmarked it to purchase on release. After a month of wear I can confidently dish the good and the bad on this beauty.

Through My Eyes eyeshadow palette from ColourPop Cosmetics.
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Money Lewks: Huda Beauty Emerald Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette

This is first Huda Beauty purchase (gasps!). I know I am LATE to the party, but I absolutely could not ignore the primary color eyeshadow palettes that launched the second half of 2018. With color palettes based on precious stones, they are perfect for monochromatic eyeshadow lovers like me! During the Semi-Annual VIB sale last November I picked up the Emerald Obsession palette that screams MONEY lounder than Cardi B.

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Spice up your holidays with the Karity Picante Eyeshadow Palette

Is it just me or is it getting hot in here? No, I think Karity feels the same way!

Karity just released a 21-pan eyeshadow palette that will have you wishing we were heading into summer instead of winter. In contrast to my other Karity palette, Nudes and Rudes, this one is full of warm shades. There is a mix of mattes and shimmers and you know I was all over it!

Swatches of Karity ‘Picante’ eyeshadow palette.

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ColourPop Cosmetics Holiday Collection 2018

ColourPop Cosmetics is launching their Holiday 2018 collection November 15, 2018 at 10am PST at www.colourpop.com.

You guyyyyysss! I died when this showed up at my door.I was BLESSED to be able to preview this collection early – and I didn’t just drool over it by myself, I invited a few friends over to help me dig into this humongous , 47-piece collection.

The set in PR packaging retails for $300. Whole set without PR packaging will sell for $290.

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