Unboxing Makeup! Sephora Play! August 2016

  It's finally that time of month again! It's time to unbox the August "Play By Sephora" subscription! There's something really exciting about receiving a box full of makeup at your doorstep each month. And to add an extra element, you don't know what's inside the box (which can be a good or bad thing). 

        So this month's box which was called "The Eye Openers." It had a bunch of products that are used on or around the eye area including eyeshadow, eye cream, eye liner, mascara, and moisturizer. I haven't had the chance to try out most of the products on my face, I've just swatched them on my hand so I can't give a thorough review! Stay tuned in the next few weeks if you'd like to see an updated blog post.

List of the products from top to bottom:

Make up Forever Artist Eyeshadow: Buy it here $21
Algenist "Complete Eye Renewal Balm": Buy it here $68
Urban Decay "Perversion" Mascara: Buy it here $10-22
Sephora Collection "Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear Waterproof": Buy it here $10
Lancome Moisturizer: Buy it here $55
CLEAN "Reserve Warm Cotton": Buy it here $25-90

XO, 

RLS

Our Must-Have Eyeshadows

Who doesn’t love a good, neutral palette? Even though Winter is in full swing, we can’t help but grab onto these warm, brown colors year round. Don’t get us wrong, there are plenty of great palettes out on the market, for example Tarte’s “Tartelette Amazonian Clay Matte Palette.” It has a perfect blend of pre-picked colors for a warm, eye-look. But if you’re a bit more selective with the colors you like, customizing a palette might be a better idea. Also, keep in mind that you can slowly build a custom palette overtime and don't have to buy all of the eyeshadows at once. You can purchase a palette for as little as 2, to as many as 15 eyeshadows.

Here's one palette we customized using MAC Cosmetics and Makeup Geek shadows. The color selections, pigments, and texture of both brand's eyeshadows are like no other. MAC eyeshadows are a cult-favorite. You can purchase them individually with packaging for $16 or the magnetic pans for only $10. Makeup Geek shadows can only be purchased in pan forms and retails for only $6 a pan.  They are nearly half the price of high end shadows without sacrificing quality. Bonus: MUG shadows are talc, paraben, and cruelty-free. Despite the price difference between the brands, they're very similar in quality and color range.

The palette in the picture is one of MAC's pro palettes that can only be purchased at pro stores. We also like using Z palettes for storing eyeshadows, but MAC's palettes are a bit more sturdy.

Here are the links you need to customize a MAC palette:
1. Choose a palette and eyeshadow insert
2. Choose your favorite shadows!

PS. If you'd like to put any non-MAC eyeshadows in a MAC palette, you have to add magnets to the bottom of the eyeshadows so they stay secure in the palette.

From Left to Right:

Top Row:
 Makeup Geek “Corrupt"

Makeup Geek “Cocoa Bear"
Makeup Geek “Latte"
Makeup Geek “Crème Brulee”
Makeup Geek “Shimma Shimma”

Middle Row:
 MAC “Carbon"
MAC “Brown Down"
MAC “Espresso”
MAC “Swiss Chocolate”
MAC “Saddle”

Bottom Row:
 MAC “Brown Script"
MAC “Texture”
MAC “Cork"
MAC “Soft Brown"
MAC ”Bamboo”



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XO,
RLS