Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection Nail Polish: 5 shades swatches, pics, review!

Hello, Beautiful!

Beaute Cosmetics has a high-end line of nail polish, The Eden Collection. There are 10 shades in the collection, and I have 5 of those shades to share with you in this post. The five featured in this post are Enigma, Perdu, Charm, Petrichor, and Curse. Check out all the product info, along with my full review, after the pics!

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shades: Enigma, Perdu, Charm, Petrichor, Curse
Continue scrolling down to see more pics of each individual shade.

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shade: Enigma

 

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shade: Perdu

 

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shade: Charm

 

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shade: Petrichor

 

Beaute Cosmetics - The Eden Collection
Shade: Curse

 

Beaute Cosmetics The Eden Collection Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $16.00 (0.5 fl oz full size). Available on the Beaute Cosmetics website, and everywhere else Beaute Cosmetics are sold. Click Here to find a location near you that sells Beaute Cosmetics.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Kisses!

Product Info...

In ten couture colours, artfully inspired by mood and myth. The Eden Collection boasts a palette of sophisticated shades with show-stopping shine. Add a splash of luminous colour to any look, as each colour effortlessly glides on silky smooth to create bold, subtle or fashionable finishes. Perfectly pretty individually, this imaginative palette of irresistible colours can be paired for modern, color block designs.

Beaute's exclusive formulations combine the fullest and richest coverage, densely pigmented to impart long-lasting lustre. Fastidious of hazardous chemicals and with a cruelty-free objective. Beaute developed this line of professional quality nail varnishes not only to be free of the Toxic Trio, but is 5-Free (do not contain Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate DBP, Camphor, or Formaldehyde Resin) and Vegan friendly.



My Review...

This polish formula is one of the better I've tried. It applies really nice and even, almost effortless. Even the metallic shades -- which, if you've used a metallic, you know brush strokes can be easy to see and hard to make go away-- applied with little to no issues.

They are all opaque in just one coat, but out of habit I did use two coats for swatches. They had a good dry time and dried to a glossy, smooth finish.

These polishes show up in luxury too, each packed in their own mini black Beaute gift box - making the perfect gift, even if it's a gift for yourself.

Out of the five shades I have, Petrichor is my favorite because I love all gray shades. It was really hard to capture the beauty of Petrichor in the photos, as my lighting kind of washed it out. Petrichor is a light gray with a slight satin/shimmer. Beaute describes it as a muted smoke. I'd say it's just really pretty - a neutral light gray that goes with anything. If you don't like white on your nails but want something lighter, try Petrichor.

Enigma is a really pretty shade as well. I'd describe this as a metallic lavender. The more you look at it, the more unique the color unfolds. On the Beaute website, they describe this as a lavender turquoise shimmer. I'm not sure where the turquoise is, but maybe that is the unique undertone I can't really detect.

Curse is a shade that on first glance appears red, but once you really look at it you can see the orange to it. Beaute describes this as a deep bright orange. I describe it as an orange based red. No shimmer to this one; just a bright orange-red shade that will pop on your nails.

Charm is another gorgeous metallic shade. It is a gold but just like with Enigma, the more you look at it the more unique the color unfolds. Beaute describes this as a muted metallic gold. I would also agree with that. It's not an in-your-face bar of gold but instead a softer version of metallic gold.

And then there is Perdu, which is a pretty shade on its own but the one I've only swatched and haven't reached for to actually use on my nails. Beaute describes this as a natural nude; I'd describe it as a pink hued nude creme. Maybe now with fall right around the corner, a shade like Perdu will be better worn but so far it was more of a yawn shade for me. Not very exciting, as I don't wear neutrals all that much. But if you love neutral shades this is one for you because of the application/formula.

Overall, really impressed by this line of polish. Luxury in a bottle!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of these polishes? Which shade is your favorite? Have you tried them or are they on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.

Votre Vu - Palette Play Eye Shadow Quad in Nude, & Shadow Single in Endless Summer: pics, swatches, reviews

Hello, Beautiful!

In this post I have the Votre Vu Palette Play Eye Shadow Quad Palette in the combo Nude. It unfortantely arrived damaged; the darkest shade was broken and got all over everything. I cleaned it up the best I could to photograph it and play with it, and I'm so happy with the palette regardless that the one shade was broken (there is still plenty of shadow left from the broken shade to use). The four shades in the Nude palette are so wearable and you can really wear them all together or combined with other shadows. Check out all the product info, along with my full review, after the pics!

Votre Vu - Palette Play
Eye Shadow Quad Palette
Shade: Nude

Votre Vu Palette Play Eye Shadow Quad Palette Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $42.00 -- $29.40 Brand Ambassador price (0.23 oz full size). Available on the Votre Vu website. For more details on their Brand Ambassador program scroll to the bottom of this post. 

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

Product Info...

Lacking an art degree or refined pedigree? No worries. With Vu's well-curated, exquisite pigments, there are no mistakes, just masterpieces. Discover your inner Degas as you dip your brush in the silky palette, an artistic blend of stabilizing vitamin E, jojoba oil and kaolin clay that imparts long-lasting, crease-proof color to the delicate eyelid.

Elegantly milled, these striking shadows present three finishes: matte for color play, satin for definition and shimmer for highlights. Mixed with healthy, premium minerals, Palette Play's formulas deflect light from fine lines, projecting a youthful vibrancy while guarding against the sun. Each shade is free of talc, fragrance, low-cost minerals and other common irritants for a calm, colored canvas.

Currently available in 3 quads. Below are the quad names, includes shades and a description of each quad as listed on the Votre Vu website.

• Nude: presents a sophisticated quartet of everyday neutrals. Shades are: New Canvas, Pale Earth, Pretty Penny, Rich Bronze.
• Violette: features four petal-inspired shades. Shades are: Chiffon, Raw Silk, Moire, Black Velvet.
• Copper: highlights four glamorous gem tones. Shades are: Linen, Gilt, Copper Suede, Indigo.

My Review...

Normally I photograph all items before I ever swatch them or test them out, because I like to get what I call "product perfect" photos. Since this palette arrived broken I already knew I wasn't going to have it my way this time around. Not knowing what exactly was broken, I opened the palette - thinking all four shades were in pieces - but found only one shade was the broken one. Of course it was the darkest shade that had to break, creating the biggest mess among the rest of the items that I was sent, as well as my photographing area, clothes and hands. I dumped it into the trash to get as much loose shadow out, then used q-tips to clean up the other three shadows and the rest of the palette. That's why none of the shades have that picture perfect look to them because I swiped a q-tip over the top of each shadow to clean the darker shade off of them.

Once the mess was cleaned up I could finally get on with photographing and swatching them. First impression of the shades is they are really pretty. Yes, they're neutrals and I have many neutral palettes and shades in my collection (I bet I could even find dupes if I really wanted to), but I felt that this palette contained four neutrals that were really usable and perfectly matched together.

They have a really nice texture. In my notes I wrote down smooth, silky/creamy texture. They have nice pigmentation on their own, but I find they apply and show up even better when used over a primer. For the purpose of my swatch photos I used the Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

I'm not sure exactly which shade is which, but the bottom right shade (the taupey brown shimmer) is my favorite and looks great all over the lid. The matte cream shade is a great brown bone highlight and inner corner matte highlight. The matte brown/camel shade is great to blend out the crease; it's almost too light to be a crease color for my skintone but just dark enough that I can use it there. If I used it on my eyelid it would hardly look like anything. But it's a great blending shade for me. The darkest shade is pretty to define the outer-v or outer corner. It reminds me a bit of the shade Hustle from Urban Decay. They're probably the closest dupes for each other that I can think of off the top of my head (and I just swatched them both side by side on my hand to confirm with myself, and yes, they are practically identical).

I will say the price point - $42 - is kind of high for just four shadows. That comes to $10.50 per shadow - which if you buy one of the Votre Vu shadows on their own, it's $19 a piece. Maybe if the shades were super unique I could see paying a bit more just for having something completely unique in your collection, but $42 for four neutral shades is a bit hard to justify the price, especially when $42 can get you a Lorac Pro Palette or close to getting an Urban Decay Naked palette, where you'll get way more shades. I do think these are quality shadows though. The quality isn't in question at all. If you are one of the Votre Vu Brand Ambassadors you can get this palette for $29.40, which is more reasonable in price ($7.35 per shadow).

They do sell re-fills for this shadow palette for $36.00 ($25.20 Brand Ambassador price).

I do like this shadow palette and have been playing with it. I think you can get a complete look with just these four shades, but I find myself liking to pair this with other shadows. The other two shadow palettes they have look pretty, but the Nudes are definitely more my style. If I were to ever get another one of their palettes, I'd probably go for the Copper palette!

Votre Vu - Palette Play
Eye Shadow Round
Shade: Endless Summer

Votre Vu Palette Play Eye Shadow Round Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $19.00 -- $13.30 Brand Ambassador price (0.07 oz full size). Available on the Votre Vu website. For more details on their Brand Ambassador program scroll to the bottom of this post. 

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

Product Info...

This has the same product info listed as what I have up above for their Palette Play Eye Shadow Quad Palette, so just scroll back up and re-read that if you're interested.


My Review...

I'm guessing there will be more shades added, because right now the shade Endless Summer is the only eye shadow single they sell.

Endless Summer is described as reminiscent of the rich, lustrous interior of a French Polynesian sea shell, Votre Vu's shimmery Endless Summer shadow is a taupe-tinged suntan bronze with a mix of both warm and cool tones.

I like this shade a lot, as I think it's a really pretty bronzy neutral taupey brown. It's not incredibly unique but it's certainly worthy of having in your collection if you're into those type of shades. Same texture, performance and pigmentation as the palette quad listed above, so I won't sound like a broken record repeating the same thing over.



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Please Note: I am NOT a Votre Vu Brand Ambassador; I simply want to provide those details for anyone interested.

• Sign up for as little as $199
• Receive $400 to $1,000 in top selling products when you sign-up; you get to pick your pak!
• Always enjoy a 30% discount on all purchases.
• Every 3rd (and most expensive) item is 50% off retail on every order.
• Enjoy amazing monthly Brand Ambassador product specials.
• Receive extra rewards for referring others to become Brand Ambassadors!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of this shadow palette? Have you tried this or is this on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.