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NYX Liquid Suedes (Review & Swatches)

November 28, 2016Makeup, Reviews, SwatchesNYXChelle

NYX Liquid Suedes

The fact that NYX continues to put out amazing, unique products in shades that challenge society continues to boggle my mind. It’s mindboggling because they’re pretty much the first brand to do it (remember the Macaron lipsticks? I swear those were the first most commercially available oddball colours), but also because people have accepted it with open arms which means they can keep producing out of this world colours for us!

The NYX Liquid Suedes are a cream lipstick with an elongated doefoot applicator. They glide on like a thicker liquid lipstick, but set to a slightly tacky matte finish. They’re not sticky, but there is a slightly tackiness to it which, for me, helps them feel more comfortable on the lips. Less like a liquid lipstick that feels like it might crack off your lipsticks, more like a solid cream that bends and gives with the shape of your lips as you talk. They are not completely transferproof when you start wearing them, but as they sink in and set over the first hour after application, they will become less and less transferable.

While the Liquid Suedes do come in a wide variety of “normal” colours (although they all pack a significant punch of colour), they also come in some truly unique/off the wall colours that I can appreciate.

NYX Liquid Suedes in Alien, Foul Mouth, Little Denim Dress and Respect The Pink - swatches — NYX Liquid Suedes in Alien, Foul Mouth, Little Denim Dress and Respect The Pink – swatches

See what I mean? A black! A super deep eggplant purple! A SHOCKING BLUE!

If you’ve ever wondered if there’s a colour I feel the least comfortable in, it’s this shade of pink! Respect The Pink is a light pink with a lavender edge. It’s a beautiful colour if it’s a shade you’re drawn to, but for me I can’t help buy laugh at myself in it!

I may feel awkward in a light pink, but I’m more than happy to sport a blue lipstick! Little Denim Dress is a beautiful shade, but you will need to wear a similarly coloured lip liner (or eyeliner!) underneath it because out of all the shades I tried, this was definitely the patchiest.

Foul Mouth is a really deep eggplant colour that sometimes looks kind of navy on me depending on the lighting. Completely opaque in one layer!

Could Alien be the be all, end all of black lipsticks?? I mean, it’s completely opaque in one swipe, there’s no patchiness and it’s comfortable to wear. Seriously… if you need a black lipstick for something – don’t go anywhere else – grab this one!

Final Thoughts

I’m really proud that an inexpensive brand like NYX continues to put out quality products in challenging colours for an incredibly reasonable price point (these’ll set you back about $10 CAD or so). I’m also really happy that these are a relatively comfortable liquid matte lipstick. There’s some give to the product while it’s on your lips that just isn’t there in the ultra dry formulas also out on the market (Colour Pop and KVD come to mind). I can press and lightly rub my lips together and not be worried about causing that HORRID sandpaper feeling!

I think the Liquid Suedes are a huge win – ESPECIALLY if you’re looking for a random, “weird” colour for a particular reason!

You can pick up the NYX Liquid Suedes on nyxcosmetics.ca for $10 CAD each or on ulta.com for $6.99 USD each.

The products featured in this post were sent to me for consideration.

What I Bought This Month – September 2016 Haul

September 28, 2016HaulsAnastasia, Avon, Bioderma, Biore, FUN Lacquer, MAC, Make Up For Ever, NYX, Pixi, TarteChelle

This month wasn’t incredibly spendy (which is nice!), but that’s all about to change because IMATS is on October 1st!

As a reminder, and just a note for people who are new here, items that go into these monthly haul posts are items that are either purchased by me, gifted to me by friends and family or received in a beauty swap. These posts never contain PR samples that are sent directly to me.

On with the haul!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Moonchild ($40 USD)

You’ve potentially already seen my review of this, but I picked up the Anastasia Beverly Hills Moonchild Glow Kit last month when my friend Samantha was putting in an ABH order online. I had already picked up the Sweets palette the previous month and LOVED it so I figured I’d complete the crazy highlighter collection and get Moonchild as well.

The colours in this palette are so freaking stunning and I’ve been loving wearing them so, so much (I’ve got Lucky Clover as my highlighter today!). If you’d like to see a full review of this Glow Kit as well as the Sweets one, head over to this blog post. (And there’s an international giveaway going on in that post as well!)

F.U.N. Lacquer in Black Holo Witch and Blessing (H) - $12 USD each — F.U.N. Lacquer in Black Holo Witch and Blessing (H) – $12 USD each

I’m going to have to stop referring to myself as “not a nail polish” person, because I’m starting to find myself enamored with certain kinds of nail polish. And F.U.N. Lacquer is definitely one of those brands! They’re out of Singapore and I discovered them via Cristine of Simply Nailogical (she’s a nail polish vlogger out of my hometown of Ottawa) since she collaborated with FUN Lacquer to create Black Holo Witch, a black holographic nail polish that I became obsessed with getting my hands on. While placing my order, I decided to pick up Blessing (H) which is a purple green duochrome shot through with holo glitter (hence the (H) at the end of the name). It’s GORGEOUS. As I type this, I’ve had Blessing (H) on my nails for TWO WEEKS and I’m not even getting bored of it!

Sidenote for anyone ordering from FUN Lacquer: I didn’t have any customs charges, but the delivery took almost two months to get to me. It wasn’t their fault – they shipped my order the next day, but holy smokes was the post ever slow!

I ran out of ALL my other brow pencils (that’s a serious accomplishment in my book), so I picked up the NYX Micro Brow in Taupe because it’s been my longstanding favourite brow pencil. However, I’ve found this pencil exceptionally rock hard this time. I have no idea if I got a dud, or if I’m so used to the softness of the QUO Precision Brow Pencil that I’m just not as used to this one. Hmmmm….

I recently received some self tanning items and figured I should probably pick up an application mitt, so I grabbed the one by Tarte at Sephora. A lot of my peers in the CBB had recommended this one to me so I figured I might as well go with their recommendation! Of course, as luck would have it, I went to an event the very next day where I was gifted a St. Tropez tanning mitt. /facepalm

Anastasia Beverly Hills Maya Mia palette (free - swap) — Anastasia Beverly Hills Maya Mia palette (free – swap)

All of the next items are from a beauty blogger swap that we had when Jodi was in town just last week!

This Anastasia Beverly Hills Maya Mia palette has been passed around a few times at swaps now and I’m starting to wonder why no one’s in love with it. This time it’s my turn! I’ll give it a shot and see how I like it. 🙂

Avon - Anew skincare (free - swap) — Avon – Anew skincare (free – swap)

There were a bunch of Avon Anew skincare minis at the swap that I snatched up. I’ve been using the Avon Anew daily moisturizer with SPF in it recently and was surprised with just how much I love it. Since I’ve tried nothing else in the Anew range, I figured this would be a good place to start!

Bioderma Sebium H2O Micelle Solution and Biore Baking Soda Pore Cleanser (free - swap) — Bioderma Sebium H2O Micelle Solution and Biore Baking Soda Pore Cleanser (free – swap)

Well, we all know I love Bioderma, so there was no way I was leaving this little mini micelle solution behind. As for the Biore Baking Soda Pore Cleanser… well, I have a hard time saying no to skincare and no one else wanted it… so it came home with me!

MAC Flock and Roll eyeshadow and Unlimited Style lipglass (free - swap) — MAC Flock and Roll eyeshadow and Unlimited Style lipglass (free – swap)

I was kind of surprised that nobody was making a bee-line for the MAC products, and they were one of the last items on the table that were from a big brand. Although they’re EXCEPTIONALLY pink, I figure if I hate them, I can always Back 2 MAC them. The eyeshadow is Flock and Roll and the lipglass is Unlimited Style.

Pixi Glow Tonic, Glow Mud Mask and Glow Mud Cleanser (free - swap) — Pixi Glow Tonic, Glow Mud Mask and Glow Mud Cleanser (free – swap)

I was also surprised to see the Pixi Glow Tonic in the swap because so many people seem to obsess over this item! Melanie told me she had bought it at Gen Beauty but that it hadn’t worked well for her. I figured I’d give it a shot regardless. I’ve not used it yet, but once I’m done my current toner, this one will be next in line!

And of course, the mini Glow Mud Mask and Glow Mud Cleanser were just too adorable to pass up!

Tarte Drench Lip Splash in Top Down and Make Up For Ever eye shadows (free - swap) — Tarte Drench Lip Splash in Top Down and Make Up For Ever eye shadows (free – swap)

And lastly, we have the Tarte Drench Lip Splash in Top Down. I did a review on these a few months back and I LOVE the formula so, so much. I was really happy to see the shade Top Down in the swap pile because it was a shade I didn’t have yet!

There was also this Make Up For Ever eyeshadow duo that I’m pretty sure was from Gen Beauty as well. No one else seemed interested so I figured I might as well snag it!

Phew, there we go – that’s it for this month. There was a heck of a lot more items in the swap than I thought there was going to be! I went with a big ole bag of product myself so I was super happy to get rid of a bunch of things that either didn’t work for me, or that I wasn’t absolutely in love with. As for next month, I can just see October being an absolute mad dash to purchase holiday palettes… and of course IMATS!

What’s On My Face – Volume 47

July 25, 2016MakeupBECCA, Bourjois, Clinique, Hourglass, House of Lashes, Joe Fresh, Kat Von D, Lit Cosmetics, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Makeup Geek, Marc Jacobs, Maybelline, Mehron, NYX, Physicians Formula, Revlon, Stila, Sugarpill, Tarte, Too Faced, Urban Decay, Violet Voss, Wet n WildChelle

I’ve only just realized that this is going to be a very heavy “makeup posting” week! I’ve got a What’s On My Face post for you today, a makeup tutorial up on YouTube tomorrow and then a “Totally Cute Challenge Week” on Friday. So if you’re looking for inspiration, hopefully you’ll find something you like on here this week. 🙂

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Even though I had picked it up aaaages ago at IMATS New York, I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to play with my Mehron Fire palette. The look came out pretty nicely, but they were HUGELY benefited by a white, sticky base.

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Eyes
I first applied NYX’s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk as a base, then:

MAC Cork
Mehron Inferno
Mehron Hot Pink
Mehron Purple Heat
MAC Blanc Type

I created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex waterproof mascara to my lashes.

Face

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay liquid in 200 Nude
Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
Lips: Tarte Lip Quench in Rose

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More playing around with my IMATS goodies!

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Eyes
(all from the Violet Voss Holy Grail palette)

Transition
Toffee
How U Doin
Wine N Dine
Teddy Bear
Crystal
Thanks A Latte

I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined both water lines with Marc Jacobs’ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I coacted my lashes with Maybelline Lash Sensational Luscious Full Fan Effect mascara and applied a pair of House of Lashes Au Naturale falsies.

Face

Foundation: BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation in Fair
Blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush
Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand Bronzer
Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
Lips: Wet n Wild Cherry Picking

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I did this one as a guest post for Zoe over on Writing Whimsy in June! She asked for “purple” and I just went hogwild with it.

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Eyes

Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
Makeup Geek Blacklight all over the lid.
Makeup Geek Masquerade on the outer half of the lid.
Makeup Geek Drama Queen on the outer corner to deepen it up.
Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean and White lies mixed together on the brow bone.
Makeup Geek Phantom on the inner corner.

I lined the outer half of my lash line with Makeup Geek Masquerade and then applied Lit Cosmetics’ Disco Diva glitter to the inner half and painted it into a thin point (I used Lit’s glitter adhesive to get it to stick). I created the wing with Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined my waterlines with Marc Jacobs’ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof mascara to my lashes and popped on a pair of Bombshell lashes by Houses of Lashes.

Face

Foundation: Make Up For Ever Ultra HD liquid in Y225
Bronzer: Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer in Bronze
Blush: Urban Decay Bittersweet
Highlighter: BECCA Pearl
Lips: Too Faced Unicorn Tears

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I did this look for a YouTube tutorial back in March. At the time I thought I was going to be able to cross post every makeup tutorial I did on there to on here… and it looks like that won’t be possible, but here’s that looks regardless!

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Eyes

BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #3
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #4
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #2
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #1
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #5

I created the wing with Make Up For Ever‘s Ink Liner and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara to my lashes. I’m also wearing a pair of Bombshell lashes by House of Lashes.

Face

Primer: Make Up For Ever Step 1 Radiant Pink Primer
Foundation: BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting foundation in Fair
Bronzer: Bourjois Delice de Poudre
Blush: BECCA Flowerchild
Highlighter: BECCA Champagne Pop
Lips: I lined my lips with MAC‘s Boldly Bare lip pencil first, then filled them in with MAC Brave with MAC Shy Girl on top

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Annnnd more products I got from IMATS New York. Eesh, I had no idea how IMATS heavy this post was going to be!

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Eyes
I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk as a base, then:

Sugarpill Flamepoint
Sugarpill Mochi
Sugarpill Velocity
Sugarpill 2AM
MAC Blanc Type

I created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof mascara to my lashes.

Face

Primer: Joe Fresh Illuminating Primer in Pure Glow
Foundation: Clinique Chubby in the Nude in Intense Ivory
Blush: Stila Convertible Color in Peach Blossom
Bronzer: MAC Refined Golden
Highlighter: Too Faced Candelight Warm Glow
Lips: Clinique Pop Glaze in Licorice Pop

What I Bought This Month – April 2016 Haul

April 29, 2016HaulsAnastasia, Gamla Apotekid, NYX, Too Faced, Urban DecayChelle

Hi everyone! We just got back from our week long vacation to Iceland last night where we spent a ridiculous amount of money (holy heck, I knew the prices were high out there, but I didn’t know HOW HIGH!), attended Eve Online’s Fanfest, rode horseback through the countryside and visited the Blue Lagoon. We had a wonderful vacation, but it’s time for me to get back into the swing of things! So here are the beauty products I picked up during the month of April 2016!

Urban Decay Afterglow Blush in Bittersweet ($32 CAD)

Let’s start off with the Sephora Love Note sale items. I actually didn’t pick up much because I’m finding there’s not a lot I *need* lately in terms of new products (such a weird feeling). I was also somehow able to hang on to gift cards from CHRISTMAS so a lot of these items were actually free to me. (For convenience sake, I’m just listing the full retail value prices for the items.) Anyway, one item I felt like I was missing was a solid purple blush. I’ve been wearing a few purple eye looks lately and never felt like any blush in my collection was purple enough to complement them. Somehow I remembered seeing a review on Ivory Avenue for this Urban Decay blush in Bittersweet months and months ago, so I decided to pick that up since it’s a fairly unique shade. As I’ve been away, I haven’t actually tried it yet, so I haven’t a clue how it’s going to look on me!

I always end of picking up another Too Faced Melted lipstick whenever the sale happens because I am determined to eventually end up with the entire collection! This time I grabbed Melted Melon. It ends up being slightly less orange than Melted Coral. (Comparison post on those coming soon…ish.)

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Gleam ($52 CAD)

This was a TOTAL impulse buy while I was out randomly shopping with Jen of Vibrant Beauty Blog after brunch this past month. (That woman is wonderful to shop with, but holy hell she can be dangerous! 😉 ) And yet.. although it was impulse, my gift cards were still going strong (I’ve got generous friends and family!) so this was technically another freebie. This gorgeous beauty is the Gleam Glow Kit by Anastasia Beverly Hills. I opted for this one because I love my oranges and… the names. Hard Candy and Mimosa? Starburst and Crushed Pearl? YES PLEASE! Swatches will be up this Sunday for those interested.

Too Faced Ross and Rachel bronzer/blush (free)

This was a purchase by Julie of Swatch and Review, but she ended up passing it on to me when she found herself not using it. It’s great being known as a Too Faced addict! 😉

NYX Primal Color shadow in Hot Red (free)

And also for being known as a red eyeshadow wearer! Another unloved product that will have a very, VERY good home in my collection!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Retro Coral (free)

This poor liquid lipstick… she’s certainly made the rounds (the hussy!). ThisA Retro Coral liquid lipstick was first bought by Laura of Lipstick and Laura, only she found it too bright/weird on her, so she passed it on to Shawna of Spill the Beauty who also didn’t like it. And then it fell to me (and I still haven’t tried it yet, eesh)! I’m curious to try this formula out because my only experience with matte liquid lips is via the Colour Pop Ultra Mattes and those are NOT a well loved product by me. (They give me sand paper lips… ew.)

These last two items by Gamla Apotekid are kind of hilarious. When I finished my half marathon in Reykjavik, Iceland last Saturday (that race recap will be coming next Friday), one of the women at the finish line handed me a ticket number and ushered me towards another woman. She didn’t seem to speak much English and I definitely don’t speak Icelandic (which makes me sad) and I was SO CONFUSED as to why I was being given a gift since a) that’s not customary after finishing a race, and b) DEFINITELY not customary when you’re one of the last people to finish! Plus you know… I’d just run for over two hours, my mind was a little woozy! So anyway, I was gifted two skincare items by Gamla Apotekid which I believe is an Icelandic brand. One of them is a cream and the other a lotion and I’m excited to see how they work out for me!

Of course… this wasn’t the whole of it. If you’d like to see what I picked up during IMATS New York which was also during April, please head on over to my YouTube channel to check out that particular haul:

What I Bought This Month – March 2016 Haul

April 4, 2016HaulsNYXChelle

A quick haul this month! Amazingly, I’ve been doing pretty well with sticking to my low buy! (Actually had a few moments in the past few months where I felt totally inundated by makeup so that definitely helped to curb my spending!)

Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly palette ($36 USD)

The standout product this past month had to be the Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly palette. I was all kinds of stupid excited for this palette because I was madly in love with the Peanut Butter shade from the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette and I love that they expanded on that idea to make an entirely new product!

The warm shades in this palette, combined with the purples, really just make this palette for me. This is everything I could’ve hope for in a PB&J palette and I’m very seriously considering picking up a backup because it’s limited edition! (Sadly, the PB&J palette is only available in the USA via Ulta. I was lucky enough to have Shawna of Spill the Beauty order it and have it delivered to her US address!)

I have a Challenge Week coming up on Friday for this palette, but until then, you can check out my YouTube tutorial using it as well!

Too Faced Chocolate Melted Metallics (free - swap) — Too Faced Chocolate Melted Metallics (free – gift)

More Too Faced! I hadn’t purchased the Chocolate Melted Metallics because the Metallics have just never really been my thing (even in my recent review, I was pretty upfront about that), but I somehow ended up with all of the shades anyway! Katherine of The Green Bows, was super sweet and gave me two of the shades since she said she wasn’t inclined to wear brown shades anyway, the third shade I managed to snag in my gift bag at the Toronto Too Faced VIB Rouge event that Laura (of Lipstick and Laura) took me to. Talk about lucky!

Charlotte Tilbury Wonder Glow (free - gift) — Charlotte Tilbury Wonder Glow (free – gift)

This next one was also an unexpected gift from Katherine! She said she already had one of the Charlotte Tilbury‘s Wonder Glow and offered me a brand new unopened bottle of it. WOW! Charlotte Tilbury packaging kills me every. single. time.

The last item of the month is really just a replacement item since I’m close to finishing up my currently being used NYX Micro Brow in Taupe. NYX is now available in Shoppers Drug Mart, so I grabbed it when it was on sale. I’ve been overly lazy with my brows lately and while I prefer using a promade on them, this pencil is just soooo much faster for whacking on my eyebrows in the morning!

That’s it for this month! April should be… interesting, to say the least. I’m eagerly looking forward to IMATS New York as well as finally getting my hands on the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette!

EDIT:

Too Faced Sweet Peach palette

I got me that glorious Sweet Peach palette!

Too Faced - Sweet Peach ($59 CAD) — Too Faced – Sweet Peach ($59 CAD)

I’ve barely even touched it, but dang is it ever pretty!