Platinumdoll's Baby Boutique

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Hola Chicas!  Now that I finally got the baby to take a nap, I have a chance to tell you all about the LA Colors three color eyeshadow palette in "Sunflower", #CES445 and the NYC New York Color Brush On Brow Kit in Brunette, #876.  As previously stated in an earlier post, I bought these two products with my own little money, from my local Family Dollar store. 


Retails for 1.50
Retails for 4.00
       
Ok, I usually start with my brows when I do my makeup, and I've never used a brow kit before, so for my first time using it, the instructions are fairly simple.  You mix the grooming wax (which I didn't particularly care for) with the brow powder and apply to the brow.  Eh...I wasn't too impressed with it actually.  I felt like the brow powder was too dark and gave me a very harsh and artificial look, especially now that my hair color is lighter. And the grooming wax just made my eyebrows feel heavy and gunky.  I was also a little disappointed with the price.  Maybe I'm being cheap, but I could have used that four bucks for something else, but hey, trial and error, right?  Now, I'm not saying its a bad product, perhaps there is a better way to work with it, but it's just not for me.  At least the kit comes with an applicator brush and a set of mini tweezers.  Now on to the eyeshadow!!!


Ya'll forgive my asymmetrical eyebrows...!


First, let me start by saying, I didn't use the NYC Brow Kit in these pictures because I didn't like how it made my brows look, but I really liked the LA Colors eyeshadow!  I was impressed with the fact that it was so pigmented for such an inexpensive product, and the colors were smooth and really easy to blend!  


Full face view

For this look, I used my Urban Decay primer potion and my NYX Jumbo Pencil in Yogurt as a base, but clearly this eyeshadow can look just as good as any other high-end makeup when combined with the right products and techniques.  I think I got awesome results with this product and I would definitely consider purchasing more in the near future!

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