Honeybee Gardens Party Girl Eye Shadow Palette - pics, swatches, review

Hello, Beautiful!

I have a colorful shadow palette to share with you in this post from the brand Honeybee Gardens - and on a personal note, I like that this brand is run out of West Reading, PA because I grew up not far from there in Pottstown, PA. I have their Party Girl Eye Shadow Palette, which has four matte shades: Velour, Mojito, Cupcake, and Shipwreck - plus a duo-ended shadow brush.. Check out my full review, including all the product info, after the pics!

Honeybee Gardens
Party Girl Eye Shadow Palette
Shades: Velour, Mojito, Cupcake, Shipwreck

Honeybee Gardens Party Girl Eye Shadow Palette Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $29.99 (0.045 oz each shadow; 4 shadows in palette). Available on the Honeybee Gardens website.

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

Party girls never take life too seriously. Life's a beach, so celebrate in bold, trendy style. Honeybee Gardens' pigment-rich palette of vivid shades will turn any shrinking violet into a ravishing beauty. Bee the life of the party!

This four shade collection comes in a recyclable, magnetic palette and includes a dual-ended sponge/brush bamboo applicator which is eco-friendly and cruelty free.

Colors in this palette:

• Velour - a matte vibrant purple
• Mojito - a matte pastel teal green
• Cupcake - a matte light pink
• Shipwreck - a matte ink blue/navy blue

The shade Cupcake had the least pigmentation out of the four shades, but it still has nice pigmentation. The other three shades just have very nice pigmentation. The shade Shipwreck comes off more as a navy blue instead of a vibrant blue. For the pics showing the shadows over primer, I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance. They really pop over a primer!

They have a nice quality and pigmentation to them, but I do think $29.99 for four shades is a bit steep. Yes, you do get a duo-ended brush, but not sure it's the best investment when you consider other palettes like the Urban Decay original Naked or Naked 2 palettes which are $52 each and include 12 shadows, with each shadow being 0.05 oz (more product per shadow than the Honeybee Gardens at 0.045 oz). It makes each Honeybee Garden shadow $7.49 - while each Urban Decay shadow in the Naked or Naked 2 palette is $4.33. 

Price point aside - because I'm sure there will be sales and coupon codes you can use at Honeybee Gardens - the quality is nice and the colors are vivid and unique in the fact that it's hard to find bold, vivid, richly pigmented matte colors. 

I like the shadow quality, the colors, and the performance but not a big fan of the price. Still, I'd recommend checking them out - maybe even some of their single mineral shadows!

Now let me know what you think...

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

GIVEAWAY: 9 Full-Sized Products from Be A Bombshell Cosmetics! USA Only - Ends 11.17.13

Hello, Beautiful!

I have another great giveaway from Be A Bombshell Cosmetics! This giveaway includes 9 Full-Sized items from their line, including some of their newest products! This giveaway is USA only this time -- again, I'm sorry that I can't always have every giveaway be international.

One lucky winner will receive:

Prize pack includes:

• Lip Gloss in Vixen
• Blush in Sweet Cheeks
• Eye Liner in Onyx
• The One Stick in Southern Belle
• Eye Crayon in Well Played
• Eyeshadow in Rock Bottom
• Eyeshadow in Clover
• Lip Crayon in Shameless
• Mascara in Onyx

Giveaway Rules & Details:

• Open to my blog readers in the United States (sorry international ladies)
• If you're under 18 you must have your parent's permission to enter.
• Must be a follower of my blog. New followers are always welcome!
• Bonus entries available!
• Giveaway ends November 17, 2013
• A winner will be selected via Random.org within a few days of the giveaway end date, and notified via email.
• If the winner does not respond within 72 hours of notification a new winner will be selected

To Enter:

Simply fill in the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balm - 6 shades (most of the pinks) - pics, swatches, review!

Hello, Beautiful!

I had been keeping my eye out for the new Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms and got there minutes after the display was put up! I have to say, I really, really, REALLY liked these! So much so, I plan to get more colors - even though I already picked up 6 shades! In this post I'll show you pics and swatches of shades Fuchsia Flourish, Captivating Carnation, Hibiscus Haven, Rose Redefined, Blush Essence, and Petal Plush. I am happy with all the shades except Petal Plush, which was just too light and milky for my taste (but is a pretty baby pink with shimmer that will look great on some people). Check out my full review, including all the product info, after the pics!

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shades: 075 Fuchsia Flourish, 080 Captivating Carnation, 085 Hibiscus Haven, 090 Rose Redefined, 095 Blush Essence, 100 Petal Plush
Continue scrolling down to see more pics of each individual shade.

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms

Shade: 075 Fuchsia Flourish

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shade: 080 Captivating Carnation

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shade: 085 Hibiscus Haven

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shade: 090 Rose Redefined

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shade: 095 Blush Essence

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balms
Shade: 100 Petal Plush

 

Maybelline Color Elixir Liquid Color Balm Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: Retails for $8.99 - but prices will vary depending where you shop (1 fl oz full size). Available at drugstores nationwide.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Kisses!

Fall under the spell of the elixir effect: hyper-saturated color and ultra cushiony feel. A trio of concentrates delivers the color of a lipstick, the cushiony care of a balm, and the glass shine of a gloss. Has an exclusive angora brush that delivers a polished, even application and smoothing sensation to lips.

Available in 20 shades.

I picked up 6 shades, but I want more. Other shades I have on my list are: 010 Celestial Coral, 065 Caramel Infused, 005 Breathtaking Apricot, and 030  Raspberry Rhapsody.

Out of the six shades I have, I really do like them all except for Petal Plush - which I mentioned at the top of this blog post, and how it's just too light and milky for my taste. It seems like this line has cream and shimmer finishes. Out of the six shades I picked up, four were cream shades and two were shimmer shades. I actually prefer the non-shimmer shades for these glosses.

The most wearable out of the six shades I picked up is Rose Redefined, which I feel is a great everyday color that will go with just about anything.

The packaging is small, but you get a good amount of gloss. Inside the tube the color looks like a lipstick bullet, further playing into the "color of a lipstick" feel.

They are cushiony and feel like a balm going on. They are a thicker gloss, but certainly not sticky and not gloopy. They are very cushiony and emollient feeling, with great gloss/shine to them. They almost make your lips look plumper because of how glossy they make them.

The wear is pretty nice; although I haven't had these long, I have literally been wearing them non-stop since picking them up. Because they are a thicker formula they do stick around on your lips for a longer time than a regular gloss, but of course re-apply as needed.

The pigmentation I find is pretty good, although some seemed more pigmented than others.

They retail for $8.99 (although I have heard people saying they saw these for upwards of $10 to $12 depending where you shop), but Walgreens had them for $8.99 and they were Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off - plus the lady at the cosmetics counter hooked me up with $1 off Maybelline coupons! I think she also only charged me Buy 1, Get 1 Free because I somehow scored all 6 of these for under $25!

I really liked these and would highly recommend you pick up a few - specifically if you can find them on sale! I know the displays only had two of each shade, so I have a feeling it's going to be hard to get your hands on popular shades. Also, they each do have a seal, so hopefully you can find some that have not been opened!

Now let me know what you think...

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