[Review] Etude House Tiny Twinkle Color Eyes

 Disclaimer: This is a limited edition palette which is not available for purchase anymore but I am reviewing it anyways because this is my favorite Eye-shadow Palette

This palette comes in three shades. I got the #01 Rose Gold Ornament because I loved the color variety in the palette

This palette has a beautiful glitter coated cardboard packaging. I was afraid that the glitter will rub off on everything and eventually wear down with use. But I have been using this for 2+ years and it looks the same. 

#01 Rose Gold Ornament: The 9-color eye shadow expresses sparkly twinkle with lovely romantic rose gold tone.

There are a total of 9 colors in the palette

Shade 1: Is shimmery champagne colour , great for highlighting the inner corner or adding a wash of color to the whole lid

Shade 2 . Is a sparkly pink. It has a hint of duochrome effect . This is more of a lid topper.  Applying this to the lids with fingers gives maximum shine/color payoff

Shade 3. A matte mauve brown color. I like to use this to define my crease and lower lid

Shade 4 : this color matches my eyelid so much that I can't even figure out if its there. The stand out point has to be the tiny specks of sparkles

Shade 5 : this is very beautiful rose gold sparkles great to add a festive touch to the eyelook. Fingers work best to apply this eyeshadow

Shade 6:  this is a cinnamon brown color. It is matte and I like this to define my lash line

Shade 7: this is a beautiful shimmery copper color. I use this on its own and it really makes my makeup looks so effortless and put together

Shade 8 :  A beautiful ruddy brown matte shade that works so well as an eyeliner

Shade 9 : and lastly we have a black shade which I rarely use . This is matte color great for smoky eyemakeup or as eyeliner

I like this palette a lot. The colors are versatile and can be used for both casual and formal occasions. I use this everyday to work.

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[Review] MOONSHOT Honey Coverlet Eyeshadow Palette

This is Moonshot's most recent celebrity collaboration with none other than Yoo In Na.

The Honey Coverlet has an two pretty rosy nude lipsticks, an eyeshadow, palette and a serum foundation.
Since I have small hooded eyes I prefer matte eyeshadows over shimmery and glittery ones. Generally speaking matte eyeshadows are actually everyone's cup of tea because they work great as a base, as a transition shade to blend multiple colors and for an everyday eye makeup look.

Starting with the packaging the palette has a plastic case which oddly feels soft like velvet.  The casing is neutral/camel/sand in color which is a little hard to photograph but it looks so pretty in person. The palette is small (I mean really small) but it has a nice mirror and a very cute leaves printed plastic cover to protect the eyeshadow. I love the fact that Moonshot skipped adding small sponge tip applicators/or tiny useless brushes to the palette ( like seriously who uses them ??? )

The shade names are printed on the back of the box. They have also printed a small guide on how to mix and match colors to create different eye makeup looks.

Out of the 10 shades there are  2 shimmery shades (top row) a Sweet candle (a very subtle champagne pink color) and Firewood (a russet/ copper red color ). The rest of the  8 shades are completely matte. 

The shimmery shades are very pigmented and have loads of micro glitter to add bling to any eye makeup look. The matte shades are very soft and non chalky. They blend nicely and the colors are very basic so you can wear them to work or college. some light shades match my skin color so they dont show up as pigmented as the rest but I still like them for a no makeup , makeup look . To get a very defined color payoff you might have to dip the brush a little firmly so more pigment sticks to the bristles

Soft Pillow is a matte white shade great colpr to set eye primer with

Warm Cashmere is a perfect match for my skin. It looks extractly like my lid color.

Cinnamon Milk Tea. The name fits the shade nicely it is indeed a light milk tea color

Nutty brown: this resembles chocolate milk in terms of color . I find this a great shade tp define my crease.

Cream Tan: another nude color , this looks pretty on its own as an eyelid color.

Antique Rug: is a pink brown color it looks pretty and blends nicely with other shades

Dusty Rose: a perfect representation of rose color this looks beautful and makes the eyes look more lively

Rustic chair: I am so happy that moonshot addded a dark brown color instead of a black because this color makes the eye makeup look more dreamy and soft.

All in one I find this to be an essential palette for anyone who loves eyeshadow because the colors are basic and neutral. The price is actually higher than usually korean eyeshadow palettes but matte eyeshadow are actually hard to formulate plus this is a celebrity endorsed product so its pricer than usual makeup products.  I do see myself using thing on trips/travel in future because its very compact and contains all the shades that I love.  Though these are specially formulated for fall/winter I find the colors perfect for all year long

You can find MOONSHOT Honey Coverlet Eyeshadow Palette  on Jolse for purchase

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My Favorite Makeup and Skincare Products of Year 2016

I know i am quite late to post my last year favourites but as they say better late than never so without further explanation here it is "My year 2016 favorite products"
Drumroll ☺

 Face

I am currently rotating two foundations in my makeup routine but the one which I particularly Enjoyed using was  this past year was holika holika sweet cotton bb cream. Its light in weight, smells like cotton candy and has very natural finish

Blush 

: MUA blush in Marshmallow  My fondness for this blush remains strong and I haven't found any blush which can replace this gem

Makeup Revolution matte effect concealer: this yellow based concealer is creamy and does not accentuates dry under eye area

Lips:

 Clazona matte Lipgloss
The local dupe of colorpop matte liquid lipsticks. Amazing lasting power and great pigmentation

Mua lip trio in temptress : I really like the balm like texture of the lipsticks and how one could create a sheer to very defined pout with these. Definitely one of most used makeup product of 2016

Eye shadow: the mos beautiful earth toned eyeshadow palette by MUA in shade Heaven and Earth

Eyeliner:
 Essence dip eyeliner  is by far the best liquid liner I have ever used. The felt dip is so soft and sturdy to line up the eyes. Its not waterproof but I like the formula

Mascara:
Essence Get Big Lashes

Gives the best volume  and length ever to the lashes I haven't found any other last which could perform as great as this mascara

Eyebrows :
 Sweet touch eyeliner pencil. This is long lasting pencil eyeliner which I use to fill in my eye brows. It does the job well and gives subtle definition to my eyes 👀

MUA pro base eye primer

and  Maybelline colossal kajal in turquoise 

for days when you want a little drama, this twist up eyeliner is the best option.

Face wash:

Duvi Stockholm green tea face wash 

I really enjoyed using this face wash all year long. It smells so good, lather well and cleansed skin without over drying it

Facemask:
 Sheet mask cracare best ever 

Of all the Korean sheet masks I used last year. This one without any doubt was the best. I moisturized my face well, didn't break out my skin. Brightened my complexion and smell nice too

Freeman oatmeal mask : To battle off my oily skin I used this mud mask. It performs quite well and reduces my pores appearance
 also kept the oil production under control too

 Face moisturizer :

 Oriflame tea tree

Having an over active skin which keeps on producing frightful amount of oil I rarely use moisturizer as it means clogged pores and comedones but this moisturizer gets absorbed into the skin immediately without leaving any. Sticky or oily residue behind

Circle lens :
Diamond green lens

Very vibrant. The design is beautiful and very comfortable to wear.
So these are all the products I enjoyed using last year
 lets see which new products will make it to the favorites list this year

Allah Hafiz

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my year 2015 favorites

Makeup

Face

I enjoyed using the the matte effect foundation by Makeup Revolution all year due to the natural coverage it provided and the light formula

I also liked the pro base primer by MUA

Marshmallowby MUA  still remains my favorite blush this year

Lips

This year I embraced the nude lips trend. most of the lipsticks I purchased were either mlbb or nude shade

My favorite liplner has to be by essence as it can be worn alone or under any lipstick/ lipgloss (read review here)

For lipsticks in the flesh by wet n wild, treat by makeup revolution and rendezvousby MUA were the most worn lipsticks

Eyes

 the heaven and earth palette by MUA was the best eyeshadow palette i tried this year.when it comes to my oily lids eyeshadow pencil by jordana was the perfect choice

the i love extreme volume mascara by essence still remains to be my fav mascara this year 

circle lens 

i reviewed a lot of circle lens in year 2015, it was fun trying them 

i was very hard to decide which one was my favorite as all are vibrant and very comfortable however i particularly liked the review choco circle lens for every day wear and t top lens in ice blue for formal occassions 

 

 what were your favorite makeup products i year 2015??? let me know in the comment section 

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Makeup revolution I heart makeup/ obsession palette in pure cult

You are most likely going to be shocked to read that this is my first eye shadow palette the reason for not buying one earlier is that I have hooded eyes so when I open my eyes you can barely see my eyelids that’s why I never felt the need to own one

However recently I stumbled upon some tutorials regarding applying eye shadow on hooded eyes and mono lids after a very long mental debate I ordered one

Quantity: 17 g 

Price 650 Pkr

Packaging:

 I found the casing to be quite sturdy .the eye shadows are placed in small rectangular pans and the palette has a clear lid on top through which you can see the eye shadows. The palette comes with a  dual ended sponge applicator which I found useful for applying eye shadow

About the eye shadows:

I found the texture of these to be quite silky.. All the shadows are pigmented. This palette contains four matte and 6 shimmery/glittery eye shadows.  many bloggers think this palette to be a dupe of in famous urban decay naked 3 palette I don’t own the urban decay palette but after looking at the swatches online I think the shades are quite similar

All the swatches taken are without a primer

These eye shadows don’t have a name so I just numbered them starting from left-right

Shade 1

It’s a chalky cream colored eye shadow good for highlighting the brow bone

Shade 2

It a frosty pink has a lot of glitter particles perfect to highlight inner corners

shade 3

It’s a matte dusty pink color good for blending

Shade 4

Shimmery rose gold color

Shade 5

Copper gold with noticeable glitter particles

Shade 6

 Matte taupe color

Shade 7

Shimmery taupe

Shade 8

Very much like shade 7 only a bit darker

Shade 9

This looks burgundy in pan but when applied on lids looks dark brown this eye shadow has a looks of burgundy specks of glitter in it

Shade 10

Matte greyish brown color

I am not a big fan of glitter so shade 2 and 9 are my least favorite

Shimmery shades a good for a night out look. Shade 1 is chalky

Staying power:

These eye shadows last on my lids for 5hrs. I don’t own a primmer but I applied them on my concealer

You might like it:

if you are starting out with makeup

looking for an affordable dupe for UD naked 3 palette

I rate this palette 4 out 5

Currently its available at just4girls.pk and daraz.pk in Pakistan and at makeup revolution website

special thanks to my friend hajra for letting me swatch eyeshadows on her  arm and helping me take pictures for the blog

 

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