I don’t have much to sell this time around, but I definitely want this stuff gone and outta my hair. This is a great start for beginners, or anyone looking to try things out for cheap. Most of you already have many of the things I’m selling so you may not find anything here of interest, but hopefully someone will.

This sale is open to US residents only. I promise I’ll have another sale open worldwide, but because this is my first I really wanna keep things simple and not overwhelm myself with confusing shipping details. I still love ya’ll out in the UK, Malaysia, Australia, etc.!

All items have been purchased by me and used by me. All items will be disinfected and sanitized prior to shipping.

Stila Smokey Eye Talking Palette (this one doesn’t speak English lol)
SOLD

Stila Smokey Eye Talking Palette – “Platinum Eyes”
swatched 1x
$15

Smashbox Monarch Eyeshadow Palette
SOLD

Milani Bronzer – #02 Medium
used 2x
$2

Stila Classic Beauty Icon Palette (3 eyeshadows, 1 blush)
SOLD

MAC Cream Bronzer – Weekend (from MAC to the Beach)
SOLD

Physicians Formula “Pearls of Perfection” – multicolored bronzer
SOLD

NYX Lip Glosses – all have been swatched on the back of my hand
SOLD

Wet-n-Wild Icon Eyeshadow Palettes
“Vanity” used 1x, “Lust” swatched 1x
SOLD

NARS Orgasm Illuminator
SOLD

Rimmel Natural Bronzer – “Sun Bronze”
SOLD

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
SOLD

Urban Decay Primer Potion – “Sin”
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Base – “Skin Tone”
SOLD

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadows
SOLD, SOLD, SOLD, SOLD

Jessie’s Girl Eye Dusts (no color description)
both used a few times (Pink SOLD)
$3 each

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish – “Gold Deposit”
SOLD

Pop Beauty Eye Cake – “Violet Eyes”
SOLD

MAC Mineralize Sheersheen Powder – “Sheerbronze”
SOLD

MAC “Deeper Bronze” Bronzing Powder
SOLD

L’Oreal HIP Duo’s – all have been swatched, except Gilded
SOLD

Stila Convertible Color Cream Bronzing Duo – “Marigold”
swatched 1x
$6

LORAC Cheek Stamp – Coral
SOLD

Urban Decay Ultraglide Glosses – both used 1x
top: Heat, bottom: Deep
$4 each

NYX Ultimate Pearl Eyeshadows – all have been swatched for this blog
top row: Silver Pearl, White Pearl, SOLD, Purple Pearl, Blond Pearl, Lime Pearl
bottom row: SOLD, Gold Pearl, Green Eyes Pearl, Bronze Pearl SOLD, SOLD
$2 each

MAC Golden Olive pigment vial
empty, but has tons of product stuck along the sides
$2

NYX lipsticks – all have been used 1x
Love Angel, Iced Lavender, Rhea, Twig, Sierra, Oh!, Kona Coffee, Glamour
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

NYX Eyeshadow Trios – all have been swatched
SOLD

120 Palette, randomly swatched
SOLD

Coastal Scents Highlight & Contour Palette
SOLD

Coastal Scents Neutral Palette – lightly used 1-3x
SOLD

Kevyn Aucoin lip brush – New
SOLD

Here’s how to shop this sale:

Put the following in the comments of THIS post…

• 1. List the item(s) you want
• 2. Your Paypal email address so I can send you an invoice
• 3. Your City and State

I will invoice people on a first come, first serve basis. If you leave out any of those three VITAL pieces of info, I’ll skip right over your comment.

*Shipping is $3.50

Once your invoice is sent, you have 24 hours to pay. If you don’t pay in 24 hours, I’ll give it to the next person who asks for it. I only accept Paypal. If you don’t have a Paypal account, sign up — it’s free.

Due to a ridiculous amount of spam I get on this blog, each comment will be moderated and approved in the order it came in. I can’t shift or change the order of comments, WordPress doesn’t work like that. So don’t worry about your comment “possibly” getting approved last, I can’t do that (or wouldn’t!). All comments will be approved on a first come, first served basis. Please do not email or send me your list on twitter or facebook. I will only honor shopping lists posted here in the comments. I’ll close comments when everything is sold out.

Enjoy!

-Stay beautiful (and frugal)

There are two available versions of this palette, one with matte shades (which is what I have now) and one with shimmery shades — same colors in each palette, just different finishes. Here’s a description of the palette directly from Coastal Scents, along with ingredients!

32 gorgeous matte shadow colors accompanied by 10 Blushes

Blush Info: (both 42 palettes have the same blush colors)

• The center top Pink blush is matte
• The 4th and 5th on the bottom row are matte
• The blush pans measure 1 1/4 ” in diameter

Eye Shadow Info:

• The pans measure 7/8″ square, or just a bit smaller than an inch
• Matte Case Palette with silver Logo and contents on front
• Measures 9″ long by 4″ wide when closed
• Upon opening the shadow palette lifts up and fits inside the open lid, this offers easy access to the blush while applying.
• This palette weighs over a pound, with packaging and wraps to arrive safely it will be nearly 2 pounds.
• Palette Content Ingredients Weight 80.6g/2.83oz

Ingredients:

Eye Shadow: Talc, Mica, ,Isopropl Palmitat, Kaolin, Waterable Oil, Methylparaben, Proplyparaben, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine blue, Ferric Ammonium Ferrecyanide, Manganese Violet, Chromium Oxide Greens, D&C Black #2, FD&C Red #40 A1 Lake, FD&C Yellow #5 A1 Lake FD&C blue #1 A1 Lake.

Blush

Talc, Mica, Mica & Titanium Dioxide, Mineral Oil, Kaolin Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Isoproply Palmitate, Lanolin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine blue, Manganese Violet. D&C Red #7 Ca Lake, D&C #27, FD&C Yellow #5 A1 Lake.

So now that we know all the technical details, let’s check out some pics and swatches

you can see tiny light reflecting particles in this shadow, but it’s still mostly matte

you lift this purple ribbon to help easily lift the eyeshadows so you can access the blushes underneath

voila!

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: first row – (flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: first row – (no flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: second row – (flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: second row – (no flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: third row – (flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: third row – (no flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: fourth row – (flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette swatches: fourth row – (no flash)

Coastal Scents 42-color Double Stack palette blush swatches: all ten – (no flash)

I know that last swatch of the blushes is pathetic. I’ll try to retake that one soon.

FYI: I used my fingers to take these swatches, and I primed my arm using Too Faced Shadow Insurance. They’re not that pigmented on their own!!

PROS

• Affordable
• Great value for the average consumer
• Convenient
• The colors are pigmented very nicely when used with an eyeshadow base

CONS

• The following shadows aren’t as pigmented as the others: Row 1, color 1; Row 2, color 1, Row 4, color 3
• They’re as powdery and chalky as you’d expect from these kinds of palettes
• Fall-out city! You NEED a base with these so the color will even stick and show up as strongly as my swatches
• The applicators are useless (but I understand not everyone has just one makeup brush)

OVERALL

Again, we have another palette that would be great for beginners, however I’m on the fence with it. As a beauty blogger, it can be difficult to grade a product you already know isn’t high-quality without comparing it to higher-end stuff — and possibly discouraging beginners from it all together. I really do feel it’s a great product for budget’istas, students, beginners, etc., — but if you’re already using NARS, MUFE, MAC or Urban Decay eyeshadows you probably won’t reach for this one very often, let alone buy it. It’s an ideal palette for someone who’s either just learning how to apply makeup, or someone who just cannot drop $24.95 on ONE eyeshadow. I don’t hate the palette, I don’t love the palette — it’s just okay. I do like the colors, though — they’re very pretty.

You definitely need an eyeshadow primer and/or base with these, all of the swatches I took are showing up nicely because I used a base. The eyeshadows aren’t so powdery/chalky that you can’t use’em, and they’re definitely not as chalky as the 120 palette. At the end of the day, they’re still in the same boat as the 120 palette. To help with the chalkiness, try applying the colors using a “patting” motion instead of a “sweeping” motion.

As for the blushes? I’m not feelin’ those at all to be honest. They give off that ashy powdery cast, especially if you have darker skin. Many inexpensive blushes do that, so if you’re already using cheaper blushes this might not even matter to you. I personally, do not like it one bit.

So, do I recommend? For beginners, yes. For people on a tight budget, sure — though it’s not a must have by any means. For those of you used to higher-quality? Skip.

RATING

Availability: Coastal Scents

Each palette features six eyeshadows and they’re named after the 7-deadly sins. I mean, I think it’s kinda corny but whatever works for them lol. Here’s how Wet-n-Wild describes this product:

Glamour-eyes from day to night! Each complementary shade can be mixed-and-matched for a variety of day-to-night looks. These palettes of 3 matte and 3 highly-pigmented effect shades are sure to please the shade sassy minimalist and enthusiast alike!

So yea, six shadows — with two dinky little applicators, that I found to be absolutely useless…

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Lust” palette packaging

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Vanity” palette packaging

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color palette packaging

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Lust” palette

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Vanity” palette

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Lust” palette swatches

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Lust” palette swatches

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Vanity” palette swatches

Wet-n-Wild Icon Color “Vanity” palette swatches

pathetic applicators lol

wearing colors from the Wet-n-Wild Icon Color palette in “Vanity”

wearing colors from the Wet-n-Wild Icon Color palette in “Vanity”

PROS

• Super inexpensive
• Convenient
• Pigmentation is really decent
• Easy to create different looks as all of the shades work together and take out guess work
• Great for beginners and budgetista’s

CONS

• The matte shades are very chalky and powdery
• The matte shades aren’t very easy to blend, they seem to dissipate turn to dust
• The applicators in the palette are completely useless and a waste of space
• The packaging is “eh” but for $2.50 can you really complain?
• In order to keep these shadows on securely you ABSOLUTELY need an eyeshadow base, otherwise forget it

OVERALL

The only great thing about them from my own personal point of view is that they have really decent pigmentation. But what good is pigmentation if it can be so easily blown or wiped away? You need an eyeshadow base, period. I used LORAC’s Behind The Scene’s Primer, and they stuck on pretty nicely but they were still kind of hard to blend. When I put the darker shade in the corner, the lighter lid color almost immediately disappeared and I had to do this back and forth thing of packing on each shade…which is why I say they’re chalky/dusty/powdery.

On the flipside, I feel that these are some of the better drugstore eyeshadows I’ve used in a long time. If you have the patience to work with them, you may really enjoy them. I actually like the colors in both palettes, and don’t see myself totally abandoning them, but as of now they’re just okay for me — not the best quality, but definitely not the worst. They’d get higher marks from me if they weren’t so friggin chalky and were easier to blend. The shimmery shades aren’t as chalky, but they’re still a tad on the powdery side.

If you want to try these, they’re very affordable and probably worth it if you’re on an extremely tight budget. Just be aware that you need a good shadow base to help avoid them from flying away into dusty nothingness while blending, especially with the lighter matte shades. If you are used to great quality shadows, I’d skip these.

They’re not terrible, but they aren’t amazing either. But because they’re drugstore eyeshadows, it wouldn’t be fair to compare them to a MUFE or NARS or even MAC eyeshadow. So I give them a rating of…

RATING

Availability: Walgreen’s

*just in case you’re wondering…on my face, all drugstore products — lipstick by Rimmel in “Berry Rose”, blush by Black Radience in “Plum Sorbet”, upper lash-line eyeliner by Physician’s Formula in Black, mascara by L’Oreal Voluminous

This palette has a ton of silver and grey eyeshadows of different depths and shades, enough to give you many smokey combinations. You may also find these colors appropriate for the upcoming freeze-ball months, as most of the shades are frosty/shimmery (but not a hot mess).

1st eyeshadow column, plus blushes from opposite side

lip gloss swatches

2nd eyeshadow column

For the look above I used eyeshadow colors from the second column of the palette (2, 6 and 7) and the second blush to the right. For lip color, I used Rock & Republic lip gloss in Mistress with NYX Cocoa lip liner.

PROS

• Affordable
• Lots of grey’s and silvers to choose from
• Pretty good quality shadows — I’m impressed!
• Blendable and easy to work with
• Dumb easy to create a smokey look with this palette, even for the makeup novice
• Super easy to travel with
• Convenient — packs different items for multiple uses

CONS

• None of the colors have any names or numbers to associate themselves with. So you have no idea what color you’re really using…so you have to make something up
• The magnetic closure could be better, I find this palette can open very easily and possibly create a mess in your purse/makeup bag, etc.
• The plastic divider between the eyeshadows and the blushes and lip colors is loose, and it would be better if it were enforced down the middle so that it stays in place. If it slides around, you can find eyeshadow dust in your lip products and that’s no good.
• The spongetip applicator…c’mon now…

OVERALL

I really like this palette, and I’m quite impressed with it. The one thing I don’t like, are the super gummy vaseline’y lip glosses. I don’t like the way they feel at all, despite the cute colors they come in. The blushes and the eyeshadows are equally soft in texture, and crumble easier than a higher-end product, but it’s not as bad as E.L.F. lol! NYX made it very easy to create a simple and sexy smokey eye and because of the low price, it’s also easier on your pockets. The shadows range in taupey-greys to mushroom silvers to standard blacks. For the look I did above, I used colors 2, 6 and 7 from the second column — I wish I could tell you their names, but they’re incognito I guess lol. I used my MAC brushes for this, and it came out pretty well and was so easy to do. It’s really nice to see that NYX is stepping up their pigmentation game too I packed these on top of the NYX Eyeshadow Base (white) and I didn’t have any creasing from that product, which is really good. I’ll have to review it for you guys in the future.

RATING

Availability: Rock the Catwalk

Just a heads up — the elusive, gorgeous and hard-to-find Naked Palette by Urban Decay is now available at ULTA Beauty! I ordered mine, so if you keep missing out at Sephora or Urban Decay’s own website, scurry on over to ULTA and pick one of these babies up I did call my nearest Ulta to see if they had these in stock at the store, but they didn’t. So before you assume they’re at the actual Ulta store, call first to check.

These palettes aren’t limited edition, but you’d think they were the way they keep flying off the shelves. Don’t even think about spending a grip for one of these on eBay because it is not that serious. They will be available but the fire has to calm down first. Chicks are in a tizzy trying to get their hands on one. Anyway, go pick one up if you haven’t yet

I can’t wait to get mine *does a happy naked dance*

Updated 8-4-10: Check out my review and swatches of this gorgeous palette

Availability: ULTA Beauty

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Rock and Republic is a high-end clothing, accessory and cosmetic line headed up by the always fabulous Victoria Beckham (The chick from the Spice Girls who was always pointing…at..nothing ). Her cosmetics are known for their rich color and pigmentation and beautiful packaging. These very large blushes are available in 10 shades (all with sexually-charged names lol), so you’re bound to find one that suits you.

Smooth, silky texture

Available in three finishes: matte, shimmer and translucent

Can be used to highlight or accent

Source: Rock & Republic

Each compact arrives in a round case with the Rock & Republic logo printed inside, cradling each blush safely. Inside is a highly reflective (and fingerprint loving) metal compact with the beautifully intertwined Rock & Republic logo on top. It’s really pretty ya’ll…Every blush weighs in at 9 grams, just one gram short of a MAC Mineralize Skinfinish — and you know how huge those are. When you take the size, national price average for high-end blushes, and the intense pigmentation into account — these blushes are actually a steal.

LET’S DO A LITTLE MATH

For example, a NARS blush will cost you $26 for 4.5 grams of product. The Rock & Republic blushes are 9 grams (almost the same amount of two NARS blushes) and therefore $11 cheaper. I understand your reservations though (if you have any), because dropping that much money on just one product is still in your head and you probably cant appreciate the value at the present moment. Bottom line, these are almost twice the size of a NARS blush and still cheaper than two NARS blushes…so the price really isn’t terrible.

Here’s a couple of pictures of this gorgeously packaged lil mama…

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “X-Rated”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “All-Nighter”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Lust”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Lust”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Shameless”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Shameless”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Shameless” and “Lust”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush swatches in “Shameless” and “Lust”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush swatches in “Shameless” and “Immoral”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush swatches in “Immoral” and “All Nighter”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush swatches in “Lust” and “X-rated”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Bedroom”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush in “Bedroom”

Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed blush swatch in “Bedroom”

Rock and Republic X-Rated worn on cheek

Rock and Republic All-Nighter worn on cheek

Rock and Republic Immoral worn on cheek

Rock and Republic Shameless worn on cheek

Rock and Republic Lust worn on cheek

Rock and Republic Bedroom worn on cheek

I applied these blushes a tad on the heavy side. You have to use a very light hand with these to avoid looking like that midget wooden Jigsaw doll from those terrible Saw movies — you know the dude with the red clown cheeks. You don’t have to run your brush back and forth thru these blushes, just tap the brush softly on the top of the product — no friction — and I promise you that you’ll have picked up plenty for a natural flush of color.

The colors I own so far are as follows (along with a description of each color, as best described as possible lol):

• All Nighter: reddened orange with gold shimmer (think a redder version of NARS Taj Mahal)
• Bedroom: warm rosy peach matte (this one looks the most natural on my skin tone — love it)
• Immoral: super bright coral matte (this one also looks beautiful on my skin tone)
• Lust: warm pink with gold shimmer (an NC44/NW43 version of NARS Orgasm, but far more pigmented)
• Shameless: pinkish brown with gold shimmer (an NC50 version of NARS Orgasm)
• X-rated: rich raspberry matte (pinker version of MAC Frankly Scarlet blush)

Needless to say, application and technique matter when it comes to how a blush will make you look. Also, just because you hate a color doesn’t always mean it looks bad on you — you may just not be used to it and feel too overwhelmed or scared to even go there. Don’t clown yourself up by applying too much, just softly use that key amount to achieve a beautifully enhanced face. Easy.

I found these blushes to be very smooth and soft to the touch. They didn’t crumble when I swatched or bounced my brush into the product — and for $40 a piece, they better not. I’m very pleased with the luxurious packaging and the value of the product. I think if you’re a blush-freak and want something very special for your money, you’ll be very pleased with Rock and Republic’s line of blushes. Give them a try!

Availability: Rock & Republic, and occasionally on sale at Hautelook

-Stay beautiful

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In case you didn’t know, Urban Decay (in light of the recession) is having their Friends & Family sale and you get to save a cool 30% off your entire order. Use code “1SFNF” from April 6th thru April 19th. I picked up a few things, of course. But let me just say, I absolutely LOVE Urban Decay, overall. I think they’re a very strong brand. Their eyeshadow’s are known for their pigmentation and vibrancy, and they’ve got great packaging. They have some of the most unique packaging I’ve seen as far as makeup goes, and as a designer totally appreciate it. This sale came out of nowhere for me, so I didn’t get as much as I would’ve had I known it was coming. I could’ve been irresponsible and spent money on this sale instead of paying my rent…but looking like a fabulous hobo isn’t exactly a goal of mine.

I’m always looking for a great primer, especially since it’s getting Africa-hot outside. The humidity out here in VA is ridiculous. You can literally stand outside for one minute and start sweating like a hooker in church. It’s really dumb. So I bought their Complexion Primer Potion (a pore perfecting makeup base), one of their new Stardust eyeshadows in Atmosphere, and the De-Slick Mattifying Powder, which is supposed to help keep you from looking like a shiny ball of grease thru-out the day.

Of course, not everything made by Urban Decay is the greatest thing since canned bread. Every cosmetic company falls short of something every now and then. The only thing I purchased that I’m not entirely happy with is the Stardust eyeshadow. Like most (if not all) of Urban Decay’s eyeshadow’s, you can use these wet or dry. I expected to be hit with heavy pigmentation when I got this, but I wasn’t. You know that feeling you get when you get a really hot guy home..you’re excited..but then you learn he has a really small…brain? Yea, that’s what this shadow was for me. Very anti-climactic. I took a dry swatch, and said to myself “Seriously??..this is it?” For $20 a pop, I’m gonna need for these shadows to rival Make Up For Ever’s super pigmented eyeshadow’s, but the sad reality is that this one does not..see for yourself…

Do you guys see how weak that dry swatch is? You almost HAVE to use this shadow wet just to get some decent color payoff. By the way, I used MAC Fix+ to get it wet. Because the color is dry, it doesn’t make it worth it to me. I’m gonna play around with it some more because there is a slight chance that this shadow just has to be “broken in” like a pair of shoes. Let us pray.

Anyway, here are pics of the other two items I bought. I’ll review these later, because I haven’t even tried the De-Slick yet. I do love the compact it comes in though, it’s so pretty and sleek. I will say that after using the Complexion Primer Potion a few times, I do like it so far…but I’ll give you guys details later

Availability: Urban Decay

-Stay beautiful