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Sneak Peek: NARS x Man Ray Collection Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: NARS x Man Ray Collection Photos & Swatches

NARS x Man Ray Collection is the brand's holiday collection that features a color collection along with a gifting collection (with sets and the like). There are more products available than what I have swatched below; I purchased a few additional sets from NARS that aren't...

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Sneak Peek: Ciate x Chloe Morello Pretty, Fun, Fearless Volume II Makeup Set Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Ciate x Chloe Morello Pretty, Fun, Fearless Volume II Makeup Set Photos & Swatches

Ciate x Chloe Morello Pretty, Fun, Fearless Volume II Makeup Set ($49.00 for 1.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition set for the holidays that includes an eyeshadow palette (with 20 shades), liquid lipstick, liquid eyeliner, and mascara.

First Impressions

I was not overly impressed by the texture of some...

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Sneak Peek: Anastasia Prism Palette, Blush Kits, & Sugar Glow Kit Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Anastasia Prism Palette, Blush Kits, & Sugar Glow Kit Photos & Swatches

Anastasia's Holiday Collection consists of an eyeshadow palette, two blush palettes, a highlighter palette, liquid lipstick trio, and then three new shades of liquid lipsticks (one was missing from my order, that's why I only have swatches of two).

First Impressions

I'm not a big fan of the blush...

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Sneak Peek: ColourPop x My Little Pony Collection Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: ColourPop x My Little Pony Collection Photos & Swatches

The ColourPop x My Little Pony Collection debuts October 5th at 10AM PST and features an eyeshadow palette ($16), three cream eyeshadows ($5 each), six lip colors ($6 each), two highlighters ($8 each), a makeup bag ($18), and a brush set ($22). Here are swatches of the products I received -- I hope...

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Sneak Peek: Tarte Magic Star Collector's Set Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Tarte Magic Star Collector's Set Photos & Swatches

Tarte Magic Star Holiday 2017 Collector’s Set ($49.00 for 1.23 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that includes four cheek colors, two lip colors, eyeliner, mascara, and 25 eyeshadows.

First Impressions

I saw little that was promising in the set as several of the mattes had dry, stiff...

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Sneak Peek: Make Up For Ever Lustrous Shadow Palette

Sneak Peek: Make Up For Ever Lustrous Shadow Palette

Make Up For Ever Lustrous Shadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.60 oz.) includes 12 powder eyeshadows housed in a plastic tin. Inside, it includes a foam insert that holds the pans in the palette, and it was not particularly secure (if I turned it upside down, the insert and all the pans started dropping...

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Sneak Peek: ColourPop Fall 2017 Pressed Powder Shadows Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: ColourPop Fall 2017 Pressed Powder Shadows Photos & Swatches

ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadows ($5.00 for 0.053 oz.) recently released 17 new shades for fall. I just received my order a couple of days ago, so I haven't had a chance to try them on the eyelids yet, but here are swatches:

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Sneak Peek: Kat Von D Saint + Sinner Eyeshadow Palette Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Kat Von D Saint + Sinner Eyeshadow Palette Photos & Swatches

Kat Von D Saint + Sinner Eyeshadow Palette ($62.00 for 0.96 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette for the holidays that features 24 eyeshadows designed to mimic a stained glass window.

First Impressions

Overall, the palette seemed consistent with past Kat Von D eyeshadow palettes (but not the Metal...

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Sneak Peek: Viseart Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Viseart Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette Photos & Swatches

Viseart Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.49 oz.) is a new palette that features nine shades in updated packaging with most of the exterior being rubberized and the cover being metallic.

First Impressions

The mattes were soft, blendable, and semi-opaque to opaque in a single layer with slight...

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