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Swatch Sunday: Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette

Makeup, Swatches

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This week’s Swatch Sunday features the Urban Decay Vice 3 palette which was a limited edition palette over the 2014 holiday season. In case you’re interested, I’ve done a Challenge Week using this palette.

Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette
Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette
Urban Decay – Truth
Urban Decay – Truth
Urban Decay – Undone
Urban Decay – Undone
Urban Decay – Downfall
Urban Decay – Downfall
Urban Decay – DTF
Urban Decay – DTF
Urban Decay – Dragon
Urban Decay – Dragon
Urban Decay – Freeze
Urban Decay – Freeze
Urban Decay – Heroine
Urban Decay – Heroine
Urban Decay – Brokedown
Urban Decay – Brokedown
Urban Decay – Vanity
Urban Decay – Vanity
Urban Decay – Lucky
Urban Decay – Lucky
Urban Decay – Reign
Urban Decay – Reign
Urban Decay – Bobby Dazzle
Urban Decay – Bobby Dazzle
Urban Decay – Alien
Urban Decay – Alien
Urban Decay – Alchemy
Urban Decay – Alchemy
Urban Decay – Bondage
Urban Decay – Bondage
Urban Decay – Sonic
Urban Decay – Sonic
Urban Decay – Last Sin
Urban Decay – Last Sin
Urban Decay – Angel
Urban Decay – Angel
Urban Decay – Defy
Urban Decay – Defy
Urban Decay – Revolver
Urban Decay – Revolver

Swatch Sunday: Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette

Makeup, Swatches

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Last week I swatched up Too Faced’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette, but this week we’re going back to the original. I have previously done a Challenge Week with this palette in case you’re looking for any inspiration.

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced – Gilded Ganache
Too Faced – Gilded Ganache
Too Faced – White Chocolate
Too Faced – White Chocolate
Too Faced – Milk Chocolate
Too Faced – Milk Chocolate
Too Faced – Black Forest Truffle
Too Faced – Black Forest Truffle
Too Faced – Triple Fudge
Too Faced – Triple Fudge
Too Faced – Salted Caramel
Too Faced – Salted Caramel
Too Faced – Marzipan
Too Faced – Marzipan
Too Faced – Semi-Sweet
Too Faced – Semi-Sweet
Too Faced – Strawberry Bon Bon
Too Faced – Strawberry Bon Bon
Too Faced – Candied Violet
Too Faced – Candied Violet
Too Faced – Amaretto
Too Faced – Amaretto
Too Faced – Hazelnut
Too Faced – Hazelnut
Too Faced – Creme Brulee
Too Faced – Creme Brulee
Too Faced – Haute Chocolate
Too Faced – Haute Chocolate
Too Faced – Cherry Cordial
Too Faced – Cherry Cordial
Too Faced – Champagne Truffle
Too Faced – Champagne Truffle

The Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette can be purchased on Sephora.ca for $59 CAD or TooFaced.com for $49 USD.

Challenge Week: Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar

Makeup, Tutorials

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Let’s cut right to it: I *love* this palette. I loved the first Chocolate Bar palette, but I love this one just that slight bit more. It’s currently knocked out my other favourite neutral palettes and is firmly sitting in numero uno place as my most beloved. For me, it’s the combination of shades that this palette includes. From the super orangeness of Peanut Butter, to the deep darkness of Hot Fudge, to the intense glitteryness of Pink Sugar (which, by the way, I’m well aware that Pink Sugar is a seriously unloved shade by others, but I *love* it. It’s pressed glitter and you can use it however you want, which is something that is usually restricted to loose pigments.).

I created five looks with this palette. (If you’re looking for swatches, please see my previous Swatch Sunday post.) Let’s take a look!

 

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Although this is a very warm palette, the first look I did was quite cool-toned.

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Eyes

  1. Rum Raisin all over the lid.
  2. Puddin’ in the crease.
  3. Licorice to deepen the crease.
  4. Coconut Creme on the brow bone.
  5. Pink Sugar on the inner tear duct.

I lined the outer corner of my lower lash line with MAC‘s eye kohl in Phone Number and then tapped Puddin’ on top. On my lashes is Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Wet n Wild Pearlescent Pink
  • Lips: Too Faced Melted Violet

 

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This is where the Semi-Sweet palette really shines for me. I love the orangey-brown shades and how they all work together.

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Eyes

  1. Bon Bon all over the lid.
  2. Peanut Butter through the top of the crease.
  3. Hot Fudge on the outer corner.
  4. Butter Pecan on the brow bone.

I used Hot Fudge to line my upper and lower lash lines. On my lashes is Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: MAC Gingerly
  • Highlighter: Too Faced Candlelight
  • Lips: Make Up For Ever 9N

 

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As a side note, after I took these pictures, I decided that lightshade was just too bright for what I wanted to wear that day and I ended up swapping it for a matte red shade instead (MAC – Kinky).

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Eyes

  1. Butter Pecan all over the lid.
  2. Mousse top of the crease
  3. Cocoa Chili in the outer corner.
  4. Butter Pecan on the brow bone.

To create the wing I used Tarte‘s Black gel liner and applied Too Faced Better Than Sexmascara to my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Tarte Exposed
  • Highlighter: Too Faced Candlelight
  • Lips: Rimmel Apocalips in Stellar

 

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Never in my life would I think to pair bright red lips with blue eyeshadow, but I think it works! It was Valentine’s Day after all, so I had an excuse! 😉 I also really, really love howPeanut Butter looks in my crease. The orange tinge really changes up what would traditionally be a blue smoky-ish eye.

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Eyes

I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean all over the lid and patted it in. Then:

  1. Peanut Butter through the top of the crease.
  2. Blueberry Swirl all over the lid.
  3. Hot Fudge in the outer corner and through the crease.
  4. Coconut Creme on the brow bone.
  5. Pink Sugar on the inner tear duct.

To line the lower lash line, I used Urban Decay‘s Black Velvet liner and then pattedBlueberry Swirl on the inner half and Hot Fudge on the outer half (on top of the liner).

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: MAC Warm Soul
  • Highlighter: Too Faced Candlelight
  • Lips: Too Faced Melted Ruby

 

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This palette make it so easy to bust out a bright lip! And I really do like Pink Sugar – it’s subtle, but has a really nice way of sparkling up your eye look. AND the glitter won’t budge once it’s on your lids!

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Eyes

  1. Coconut Creme all over the lid and brow bone.
  2. Truffled on the outer third of the lid.
  3. Pink Sugar all over the lid and on the inner tear duct.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanilla mixed together.
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
  • Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
  • Lips: MAC Relentlessly Red

The Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette can be purchased from Sephora.ca for $59 CAD or TooFaced.com for $49 USD.

Swatch Sunday: Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette

Makeup, Swatches

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In addition to my regular schedule of posts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,  I’m starting a new series on the blog called “Swatch Sunday”. These aren’t meant to be reviews, but rather just flat out photos and swatches of products I own. I’ll be starting off with my palettes, and then probably add in lip products and whatever else suits my fancy as time goes on. I hope someone will find the swatches useful at some point or another!

To kick start the series, I’ve photographed and swatched the Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette. Enjoy!

Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
Too Faced – Licorice
Too Faced – Licorice
Too Faced – Coconut Creme
Too Faced – Coconut Creme
Too Faced – Nougat
Too Faced – Nougat
Too Faced – Truffled
Too Faced – Truffled
Too Faced – Hot Fudge
Too Faced – Hot Fudge
Too Faced – Cocoa Chili
Too Faced – Cocoa Chili
Too Faced – Pink Sugar
Too Faced – Pink Sugar
Too Faced – Puddin’
Too Faced – Puddin’
Too Faced – Blueberry Swirl
Too Faced – Blueberry Swirl
Too Faced – Peanut Butter
Too Faced – Peanut Butter
Too Faced – Frosting
Too Faced – Frosting
Too Faced – Rum Raisin
Too Faced – Rum Raisin
Too Faced – Mousse
Too Faced – Mousse
Too Faced – Caramel
Too Faced – Caramel
Too Faced – Bon Bon
Too Faced – Bon Bon
Too Faced – Butter Pecan
Too Faced – Butter Pecan

The Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette can be purchased from Sephora.ca for $59 CAD or TooFaced.com for $49 USD.

What’s On My Face – Volume 31

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This should mostly be labelled a Makeup Geek look week, but there’s one Inglot look in the mix as well!

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This is the look I wore on my birthday this past month. I usually opt for orange and red as they’re my favourite eyeshadow shades, but this year I added some orange glitter I got from Lit Cosmetics.

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Eyes

  1. Inglot AMC Shine 15 all over the lid.
  2. Inglot Matte 382 on the outer corner.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brule through the top of the crease.
  4. Makeup Geek Bada Bing in the outer corner.
  5. Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.

I used Tarte‘s Black gel liner to create the wing and applied Benefit They’re Real mascara to my lashes. On my lower lash line, I applied some Too Faced Glitter Glue and then taped on California Soul glitter from Lit Cosmetics.

Rest of the Face

  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Bobbi Brown Apricot

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Once I got my hands on the Makeup Geek foiled shadows I just couldn’t stop playing with them!

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Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)

  1. Envy through the crease.
  2. Magic Act all over the lid.
  3. Houdini on the outer half of the lid.
  4. Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.

Tarte‘s Black gel liner to create the wing and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes. On my lower lash line I first applied MAC Phone Number eye pencil to the outer corner, then layered Houdini on top.

Rest of the Face

  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Illamasqua Hussy
  • Lips: NYX Fortune Cookie

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More Makeup Geek foiled shadows!

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Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)

  1. Creme Brulee through the top of the crease.
  2. Center Stage all over the lid. Also used to line the lower outer lash line.
  3. Flamethrower heavily through the crease.

Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara is on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: Tarte Charisma

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I’m really loving playing with reds even moreso lately! Someone at work called this a Valentine’s Day look and I suppose it kind of is… Although I kind of see this as more red than pink, but to each their own!

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Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)

  1. Purely Naked through the top of the crease.
  2. In The Spotlight on the inner half of the lid.
  3. Razzleberry on the outer half of the lid.
  4. Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.

Tarte‘s Black gel liner to create the wing and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
  • Blush: essence Autumn Peach
  • Highlighter: Too Faced Candlelight
  • Lips: Revlon Papaya gloss

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This is a look from November that I had kicking around on my harddrive.

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Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)

  1. Glass Slipper all over the lid.
  2. Shark Bait on the outer half.
  3. Creme Brulee through the top of the crease.
  4. Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
  5. Shimma Shimma on the inner tearduct.

Tarte Black gel liner to create the wing and Estee Lauder Sumptuous Infinite Daring Length + Volume on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Bronzer: NYC Fire Island Tan
  • Blush: Hourglass Incandescent Electra
  • Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
  • Lips: MAC Brave with Shy Girl on top