Mac's Bloggers' Obsession: Jealousy Wakes

Now, if you have been following me for a bit (especially if you watch my YouTube videos) you know I have for the most part not purchased much from MAC Cosmetics. I don't mind Back to Mac products, plus I have picked up a Mineralize SkinFinish as my touch up powder.

However with the release of the Bloggers' Obesession Limited Edition Collection, I decided to take the plunge and pick up one item from its release. **Mind you, the main reason I really wanted anything from this collection is because of who helped designed something for it.**

If you are anyway into the online (YouTube) beauty community you know who Temptalia is (Christine Mielke) . She is my personal (and I don't doubt many) go to beauty guru for swatches, first impressions, reviews for any major release of products within a beauty brand. She personally is my idol when it comes to beauty blogging, as she is through, straight to the point and very easy to read/understand. 

Mac Cosmetics approached her (as well as several other beauty bloggers) to come up with their own unique (and I would say signature) product. Considering Christine is reown for her swatches, I personally thought it was pretty awesome that she decided to do an eyeshadow.

Jealousy Wakes

According to the MAC website " JEALOUSY WAKES, A SEETHING EMERALD GREEN WITH TEAL AND GOLD PEARL, IS INSPIRED BY THE SPARK OF ENVY IGNITED AND FUELED BY FEAR – TRANSLATED INTO A VELVETY SMOOTH BLEND OF RICH EMERALD KISSED BY THE SPARKLE OF TEAL FINISHED FLASH OF GOLD" 

Not Necessarily the greatest up close picture

But you can see the lovely golden reflects spread out throughout the shadow.

I personally do not have any shadows within my MAC collection SIMILAR to Jealousy Wakes. I do think Christine did a perfect job of creating a unique and beautiful shadow. 

Swatches

**The order that these swatches are as follows: Dry (no base), Dry (on Urban Decay primer Potion), Wet (On Urban Decay primer potion). I used my finger to swatch the product on my skin (which is my inner wrist). Please 

keep in mind I'm in between a MAC NC25 to NC 30.

Without Flash 

With Flash

I'm personally quite happy to have this color in my collection, as of course it's one I do not have. But also to an extent it's in HOMAGE to the wonderful Christine (aka temptalia). 

If you haven't picked up anything from the Bloggers' Obessession Collection, I would at least take a gander at the website (since they are only available online..which is sad..but whatever works).

Keep an eye out for a special blog post about Bloggers!!!

Kiss My Sass Cosmetics

I have been folllowing Kiss My Sass on Twitter for a bit now, and after seeing several swatches from the lovely Phyrra. I decided it was time to get some of my own products!!!!

Luckily for me, the lovely Elizabeth, owner of Kiss My Sass, offers a great deal for YouTube/Beauty bloggers. I met the requirements and after a bit of questioning (and much much debating) I decided on a few products!!! Considering I got to choose 7 different products from her line, I felt that my final decisions were going to allow me to get a full experience of what Kiss My Sass has to offer.

I placed my order on 7/13, costing me a total of $10.00 (mind you, there are particular requirements when purchasing the YouTube/Beauty Blogger Special. Since you get so many products and don't have to pay shipping and handling on...need to make sure you fellow as directed. Or literally pay the price). I received an email on 7/29 letting me know that my package was mailed (I do know in the time frame of being processed, Elizabeth had gone on a mini vacation. Which I believe every hard working woman/man need). I found my package in my mail box on 8/8 (did want to mention that my post office was closed on base due to a family day, so I did not receive mail the previous Friday before my package arrived).

What came in my package!  

Cute card, business card, a sample baggie of an eyeshadow and a pink ticket

----The pink ticket is for when Elizabeth does random raffles and you can win something fun!!! So it's important to keep your pink ticket in a safe place!---

Package of actual make up goodies!!! Isn't the baggie cute??

All my Awesome stuff!!

Since I got to choose a total of 7 different items, I decided to go with 5 eye shadows, 1 cheek product and 1 lip product. Also she did include a sample baggie of an eyeshadow as well!!!

**Now for this particular package, these are 5 gram jars. **

Cute Emblem as well

These jars were sealed

Come with a shifter

And all ingridents are listed nicely on the back of the jars

Let's get into swatches!!!!

Please note that the swatches of the powder products will appear in the following order, Left: DRY (no Base) Right: DRY (with base). The based used is High Voltage Eye Base in Skin Tone, and my fingers were used to  swatch the products. 

*Denotes the official website description of the product

****Also I want to state that these products were purchased with my own money, thus all my thoughts, first impressions and final review are my HONEST opinion**** 

Lips

In The Buff 

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

Applied on Lips

No Flash

Applied on Lips

FLASH

In the Buff - thick but not sticky texture lip gloss (good for those who don't like sticky lip products...as who wants their hair stick to their lips). It is a soft peachy nude color (which sadly isn't for me...at least when I'm tan). It is scented combination of coconut milk & peaches, however it has no flavor whatsoever. And when one licks their lips (while this product is on) it does come off the lips. As well as leaves a slight slick residue in the mouth. 

  *In the Buff is a light peachy nude 

Cheeks

Glisten (highlighter)

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

Glisten: golden peachy shimmer with gold reflects, definitely a highlight for those with olive skin tones (or those who tan easily). Could be used as a soft blush to give fairer skin a soft glow. Also could see this being added to a foundation to give a dewy look.

*Glisten is a peachy pink with golden shimmer

Eyes

Sahara

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

Sahara - is a matte fleshtone brown/nude. Reminds me alot of Soft Brown by MAC...this color will definitely be my transitional color for blending!
*Sahara is a matte beige/tan

Swagger

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

Swagger - a beautiful golden brown with gold reflects. This by far is one of my favorite colors from my package. This color is perfect for any neutral eye and is great for the fall. With it being between a golden brown I can see any eye color rocking it, and it being the eye color of a party!

*Swagger is bronze/brown with copper sparkles

Tea Rose

WITHOUT FLASH 

WITH FLASH

Tea Rose - soft pink/peach with golden shimmer. In the pictures it appears more golden beige than in person which it appears more pink. It reminds me alot of ELF Studio Blush in the Bronzer/Blush Duo.

*Tea Rose is a peachy pink with golden shimmers

Drama Queen


WITHOUT FLASH



WITH FLASH

Drama Queen- soft shimmery pale pink with golden shimmer. In the pictures the color comes off more yellow than it is in person. This will be a great highlight or inner corner eye brightener. 

* Drama Queen is sheer nude with heavy golden sheen

Fiesty

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

Fiesty - matte burgundy. See this color being used to deepen a crease or on the lower lash line just to give the eye a bit of pop!

*Fiesty is deep matte burgundy.

 

True Love

this was my free sample with my order! as every order gets a sample!

WITHOUT FLASH

WITH FLASH

True Love- perfect matte red. It reminds me dead on of Sugarpill's Love +. Something to keep in mind when  using such a matte bright color is the possibility of staining the skin. Which I did have a bit of when I attempted to clean off the swatches.

*True Love (when receive official description will fill in). 

Overall Impression

So far I like everything about Kiss My Sass Cosmetics, Elizabeth has been more than helpful with answering any of my questions. Plus I do like the personal touch of a card along with my order and order print out (so I can see everything that I originally ordered off the site). 

Also want to note in regards to amounts of product received in this package are broken down into the following:

Sample baggies contain 1/8 tsp of product**

**Unless the product is Cheek product which then there is 1/4 tsp of product in a baggie

Sample Jars (which are in the YouTube/Beauty Blogger Package) contain 1/4 tsp of product

Sample Lip pods contain (to be filled in once informed) of product

Hope to bring you a few fun FOTD's using these products, and a final review soon! 

Until then go check out Kiss My Sass

Synthetik Zero Cosmetics

I have a fetish for mineral eyeshadows, so when I heard of SynthetikZero from one of the lovely fellow YouTubers, I decided I needed to check them out. Reason being is of course, I love mineral shadows...but in particular bright/neon colors always catch my attention (and are always something I want to review as I notice neons are hard to get right in mineral form).


Thus I checked out the website, and emailed the owner Kinzi, to see what type of mini package deal I could get (in regards to samples of her shadows..as I noted at the time, not all her shadows were available on the website). After a little back and forth, Kinzi was kind enough to make me a special deal. Where I was able to purchase samples of all shadows she offered (which is total of 10 shadows) for $5.00 (which breaks down to $.50 a piece) and $3.00 shipping and handling fee. Overall paying $8.00 for the samples, which to me is a pretty good deal. I placed my order on 7/14 and received my package on 7/27. 

My package, minus a watermelon jolly rancher that I ate immediately

Cute bag that the shadow samples came in...love stars! 

Business Cards and Shadow Samples



All brights/neon shadows



all silvers/greys/blacks shadows


Let's get into some swatches of the products!!!


*denotes official description from website/store website

Also please note that the swatches are in order of applied WET and then DRY. Also the DRY swatch is applied on top of High Voltage Cosmetics Eye Base in Skin Tone. These were applied to the skin using Sigma E-55 (Eye Shader Brush), when applied WET ELF Studio Makeup Mist and Set was used.

Without Flash

Left: Wet Swatch Right: Dry Swatch


With FLASH

Tropical is an aqua blue/turquoise with blue shimmer. When applied wet it is a darker aqua and the shimmer appears to be more silver than blue (which is noticeable in the flash picture). 

*Tropical - Beautiful sea blue mineral eyeshadow pigment with bursts of iridescent blue glitter

Without FLASH

Left: WET Swatch Right: Dry Swatch

With FLASH

Underwater is a royal blue with blue shimmer. When applied wet it takes on more of a neon blue color and appears to be matte. Do notice though when applied dry the color itself is a bit spotchy (and the dry swatched required 3 times of going over to get it to swatch properly).

*Underwater- Beautiful deep indigo blue mineral pigment eyeshadow with bursts of purple glitter

Without FLASH

With FLASH

Iris medium purple with multi colored shimmer. However when applied wet it becomes a brighter purple with a TON of silver shimmer (think disco ball). 

*Iris Deep royal purple mineral eyeshadow pigment sparkling with tons of iridescent glitter! Also glows pink under blacklight!. 

With Flash

Neon Cupcake is a bright neon pink (think Barbie pink on steriods) with tons of multi-colored shimmer. When applied wet the shimmer stands out even more.
*Neon Cupcake Super bright hot pink mineral eyeshadow pigment with bursts of iridescent glitter! It doesn't get any louder than this! This color glows ultra bright in UV light

Without Flash

Sour Apple is a lime green with gold shimmer. When applied wet it takes on more of a frosty lime color. I would like to note this pigment was the easiest to swatch out of the neon/bright shadows.

*Sour Apple Bright neon green mineral pigment eyeshadow with lots of shimmer

Without FLASH

With FLASH

Ultra Violet is a soft fuschia with multi-colored shimmer. When applied wet it is more of a dark magenta/purple with blue and purple shimmer. This color is one of my favorites of the neon/bright colors. 
*Ultra Violet Very intense red-toned neon purple mineral eyeshadow pigment sparkling with iridescent purple glitter! Also glows brightly under blacklight!

Without FLASH

With FLASH

Frozen is a frosty icy blue with purple shimmer. When applied wet it takes on more of a metallic blue silver with shimmer. Of all the greys/silvers/black this swatched, this color was the easiest to swatch. 

*Frozen Shimmering ice blue mineral eyeshadow pigment sparkling with iridescent glitter

Without FLASH

With FLASH

Snow Bunny is a shimmery white with multi-colored shimmer. When applied wet it's more of a frosty white reminding me of crystal avalanche by MAC. 

*Snow Bunny Pure white shimmery mineral eyeshadow pigment sparkling with tons of iridescent glitter

Without FLASH

With FLASH

Gunmetal is a metallic grey with shimmer. When applied wet it appears more of a gunmetal grey (think of what a shiny hand gun looks like) with a hint of duo chrome (possibly green). 

*Gunmetal Super shimmery dark silver mineral pigment eyeshadow

Without FLASH



With FLASH

Deep Space is like a matte black with pink shimmers. When applied wet you can see the pink shimmers more.
*Deep Space Jet black mineral eyeshadow pigment with tons of hot purple glitter


Overall, I'm intrigued by Synthetik Zero Cosmetics. I'm hoping to give myself some time to play in the colors and come up with a FOTD (perhaps usable for a tutorial on the YT channel). Once, I have given these shadows a good testing..I will have an official review up.

Until then I suggest learning more about them.!!