Coastal Scents Revealed Smoky Palette Review

I can't remember the last time I bought a smoky eye palette...I have fair skin and I find that the super dark shades in a lot of "smoky" palettes look too harsh on me. So when I have a big event and want to rock a smoky eye, I tend to reach for deeper browns or plums versus black and gray, because it looks a little bit softer. That's why I decided to take a chance on the new Coastal Scents Revealed Smoky Palette ($19.99 at CoastalScents.com)... the price was right and it has the perfect shades to create "my" kind of smoky eye (as well as everyday makeup looks too). 

Let me just say, I'm so glad I did and I'm excited to share my review and swatches with you today. Let's have a look...

The L'oreal La Palette Noir is Here

Everyone seems to be doing smoky palettes these days and now L'oreal has jumped on the bandwagon with the La Palette Noir, available now at Ulta Beauty. 

So far it looks like this palette is limited to blue and gray shades, which is a bit disappointing! More recent smoky palettes such as the Urban Decay Naked Smoky or the Coastal Scents Revealed Smoky included browns and purples in addition to the "classic" gray and blue smoky shades. I feel that a modern smoky eye can be created with browns, purples, and even olive green shades so this seems a bit old fashioned...at least to me. 

What are your thoughts? Would you buy it? 

You can grab this palette now at Ulta.com. 

Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette Sneak Peek

I just spotted this sneak peek on Instagram and had to share it with you guys...it's the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette, coming for Summer 2016. It's infused with real peach essence and smells like peaches! 

These shades look summer-perfect and I can't wait to see this one in person. 

Pic: @trendmood1 on Instagram

Here's a look at the outside ...

Pic: @trendmood1 on Instagram

I don't have a release date yet, but hopefully soon. What do you guys think? Are you excited for this one? 

Covergirl TruNaked Palette Review Goldens

Last week, I posted a review of the new Covergirl TruNaked Palette ($9.49) in the Roses shade and I was so impressed with the formula and quality, I went back and grabbed the other two shades, Goldens and Nudes. They first grabbed my attention because they claim to shade "like a leading $50 eyeshadow palette," which right away, made me think of Urban Decay's Naked Palettes. Once I tried this soft, buttery formula, I was hooked...it's truly a high-end quality formula, Covergirl wasn't kidding. It's not exactly like the Urban Decay formula, as these feel a bit different, but they pack just as much pigment in one swipe!

So today, I wanted to talk about the Goldens palette, which is similar to the original UD Naked Palette and I'll cover the Nudes one (similar to Naked 2) in a separate post. Let's take a look...

Covergirl Tru-Naked Roses Palette Review

It seems like I was just saying last week that I was getting bored with drugstore makeup and had moved on to smaller indie brands, when Covergirl came along with their Spring 2016 collection and completely turned my head around! 

When I first saw the Covergirl TruNaked palettes ($9.49) at Bed, Bath & Beyond, I thought to myself, "oh man, seriously...another UD Naked dupe?". It seems like just about every brand has been there and done that already, and with the exception of the Makeup Revolution Iconic Palettes, no one has come close in terms of eyeshadow quality or pigmentation. 

But something caught my attention about these... a sticker on the front of the palette has the claim, "shades like a leading $50 eyeshadow palette". Ok, now none of the other drugstore Naked palette dupes has made that claim, so I bought one out of sheer curiosity. I figured that if the claims were true, I would go back and get the others. But I wasn't really prepared for what I was about to find out...

Profusion 6 Color Eyeshadow Palettes First Impression & Swatches

I was at Walgreens the other night and spotted these cute little Profusion Cosmetics palettes in the holiday section for only $3 each! I've had great luck with Profusion lately so I figured what the heck, why not just get all three to try? Interestingly, the shades inside look pretty much exactly like the Runway Glamour Eyeshadow Palettes on the Profusion website so I'm not sure if this is older packaging or what the story is there.  I also only saw these three options at Walgreens but there may be one more since there are four Runway Glamour Palettes on the Profusion website.  

Also, there are a ton of awesome gift sets and hidden gems at Walgreens right now, so if you want to see more, check out my girl G's post over at Nouveau Cheap today...she has tons of photos, swatches plus tips on finding the new launches and holiday sets.   

Let's take a closer look! 

Tarte Tartelette in Bloom Palette Swatches

I know I've been posting about the new Tarte Tartelette in Bloom palette the past few days, but I just wanted to do a quick post hereto show you guys these swatches! 

Tarte posted them on Snapchat today and they're so beautiful! Don't they look ridiculously pigmented?!

It'll be available for purchase at Ulta.com on November 15th and I think these swatches just sealed the deal for me...what about you?

Tarte Tartelette In Bloom Palette Coming November 15

The new Tarte Tartelette in Bloom Palette ($45) I shared with you last week is now on the Ulta website! The bad news is, it's not available until November 15th, but the good news is, that's this coming Sunday. 

Here's the description per the Ulta website: 

Calling all firecrackers, flower children, activists and sweethearts! Discover 12 stunning Tartelette shadows to set your beauty routine into full bloom. With 9 mattes and 3 lusters, these lid liner and crease pairings allow you to create stunning, smoldering looks without the guesswork. Powered by Tarte's signature Amazonian clay formula, you'll get the same pigmented payoff, blendability and wear time as the original tartlets - all in a chic, portable palette with a beautiful floral twist.

Powered by:

• Amazonian clay: Nature's most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear
• Mineral Pigments: Soothe and soften skin

Dermatologist tested. Formulated without parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfates and gluten.

12 trendworthy shades:

• Charmer (off white)
• Jetsetter (warm taupe)
• Rocker (shimmering taupe)
• Smokeshow (black brown)
• Flower Child (peachy nude)
• Smarty Pants (tan)
• Firecracker (bronze copper)
• Activist (dark brown)
• Funny Girl (champagne)
• Sweetheart (peach)
• Rebel (chestnut brown)
• Leader (aubergine)

If you've had your eye on this, be sure to visit the Ulta website this Sunday, November 15th so you can make sure to get one...there's been a lot of hype on social media about this and a lot of people are saying they like this even more than the original Tartelette palette, so I have a feeling it may sell out quickly! 

Revlon Not Just Nudes Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Last week, I spotted the new Revlon Colorstay Not Just Nudes palettes at Walgreens ($14.99 each) and even though I'm not usually a fan of Revlon eyeshadows, I grabbed them both because I knew you guys would probably have questions about these and would be interested to know what they're like. These come in two shades...01 Passionate Nudes, which has warmer tans, browns, gold and bronze and 02 Romantic Nudes, which has cooler browns, pinks, purples and grays. 

In general, drugstore eyeshadow palettes have been largely disappointing for me (although the L'oreal La Palette Nudes were the best of the bunch) so I tend to just bite the bullet and buy more expensive ones, and I also look to drugstore alternative brands like City Color, L.A. Girl and Profusion because they're even less expensive than the drugstore and the quality is top-notch. 

But that doesn't stop me from wishing that the next drugstore palette will be great, because for the sake of convenience, it would be an amazing thing to just walk into Walgreens, CVS or Rite Aid and pick up a great eyeshadow palette. So keep on reading to see if these new palettes finally get it right! 

Sneak Peek: Lorac Riesling Romance Palette for Cyber Monday

**Update from Lorac- This palette is not just a cyber Monday exclusive, but will be sticking around!**

I was surfing around on Instagram, as I tend to do, and came across a sneak peek of the Lorac Riesling Romance on @beautyjunkies Instagram page (you can see more photos of this palette on her blog here.
Riesling Romance will be $15...such a great deal for those amazing, buttery Lorac eyeshadows! It's launching exclusively at Ulta on Cyber Monday, November 30, 2015. There are seven eyeshadows included, two mattes and five shimmers.
What do you think, will you be picking this up on Cyber Monday (I can't believe that's next month already, yikes!).

Photo: Beauty Junkies Unite Blog

L.A. Colors 16 Color Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

I was at Five Below last week and spotted some 16 Color eyeshadow palettes from L.A. Colors that I hadn't seen there before, and they were only $4 (you can find it at drugstore.com here for $3.99).  They had a few different ones but this one caught my eye because it has some beautiful nude shades but also some greens and a navy blue. It's called Sweet and there are two other versions...one with bright shades called Haute and a smoky one called Smokin. Let's take a look! 

LA Colors 16 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Sweet

A Naked Palette Dupe for $5.99- Today Only

The City Color Cosmetics palette sale I posted about on Friday ends today, so I just wanted to remind you guys that today's the last day! One of my favorite City Color Palettes is Barely Exposed and it's a very close Urban Decay Naked palette dupe. Today only, it's $5.99 and if you use my code BudgetBeautyBlog you'll get an additional 10% off.

Here they are side-by-side and you can see that while not all the shades are exact matches, many of them are and the pigmentation of the Barely Exposed palette is so good!

So if you're looking for a great neutral palette (or any eyeshadow palette for that matter) at an amazing price head on over to the City Color sale today! And don't forget to use code BudgetBeautyBlog for an additional 10% off! 

Sneak Peek Inside The New NYX Rocker Chic Palettes

If you're not following nyxcosmetics on Snapchat, I have a sneak preview for you! I saw this on their Snapchat today and took some screenshots to show you inside these palettes I posted about earlier this week. 

These have five eyeshadows inside and super cool studded packaging. They'll be selling them before their official release date at their brand new NYX store in Santa Anita grand opening on 10/2, but I'm guessing we'll see these on the NYX website and in Ulta pretty soon after that. 

New BH Cosmetics Nude Rose Palette Available Now

BH Cosmetics just released a brand new palette filled with 12 rose-toned neutrals called the Nude Rose palette ($20). It's currently on sale for $12 so if you're interested, don't wait as it's part of their Fall sale and will be going back up to full price soon.

Let's take a closer look...

Sephora Collection Ombre Obsession Palettes For Holiday 2015

Sephora Collection has just released two brand new Ombre palettes for Holiday 2015 and I am drooling over how beautiful they are! There's an eyeshadow palette and a face palette with blushes and a highlighter (my fave!). Let's take a look...

Lorac Pro Matte Palette Review & Swatches

The Lorac Pro Matte Palette ($28) is brand new for Fall 2015 and has some gorgeous matte neutrals that will be perfect for the cooler fall weather (but I don't want to think about that just yet!). I picked mine up at Kohls, and used my $5 Yes2You reward on it (which brought it down to $23) but you can also find it at Ulta. Let's take a closer look...

Makeup Revolution Go Palette Review and Swatches

The Makeup Revolution Go Palette ($5.98) is such an incredible palette, I'm kind of sad I didn't review it sooner! I originally got it free with a purchase during the Black Friday sale and I kept meaning to do a review and swatches but there were so many new products coming out for the new year that it kept getting pushed back. Then the other day, I was thinking that I haven't done a Makeup Revolution review in a while, so I took this baby out and couldn't believe how great it is. And...it's an exact Naked 3 dupe, well at least the 6 eyeshadows that are in here are. Keep reading to see my comparison swatches at the end of this post. 

City Color Spice Me Up Palette Review and Swatches

City Color Cosmetics Spice Me Up Palette ($8.99) is a brand new release and City Color was nice enough to send it to me for review!  I've been loving everything I've tried from City Color so I was definitely excited to review and swatch this one for you guys.  Let's take a look...

Profusion Sweet Tooth Palette Review and Swatches

I recently picked up the Profusion Sweet Tooth Palette in Natural ($3) at Five Below and I wanted to just do a quick mini review on it for you guys because I've been getting requests since I posted a few of my Five Below finds on Instagram last week. 

Ever since Too Faced came out with the Chocolate Bar, there have been many "chocolate" inspired palettes. I don't think this means to be a dupe, it's just a similar idea. It comes in a really cute pillow box with an old-fashioned candy store style font.

New Makeup Sets Available at Ulta

There are some cute new Ulta sets that just arrived today at Ulta.com. I haven't tried any of Ulta's brand yet but I'm thinking about trying one or more of these sets because they're a great value and a good way to try out the brand. 

The Liquid Lipstick Kit ($10) features three highly pigmented liquid lipsticks with a glossy finish, plus a primer and brush! 

The Take Me There Eyeshadow Palette ($12) features 16 highly pigmented eyeshadows, a double-ended brush, and an eyeshadow primer that's specially designed to grab onto shimmer and glitter particles to hold them in place for an all day look with no smudging or fallout.

The Eye Liner Treasure Chest ($14) features 10 different eyeliners in a range of shades to take you from day to night. Practically every color you would ever need is in here!

The Creamy Crayons Set ($15) features three jumbo eye crayons plus a primer for all day staying-power. These can be used as eyeliners or blended out as an eyeshadow all over the lid.

The Nail Pail ($14) contains 8 beachy shades in a collectors edition pail.  They're all formaldehyde, DBP and Toluene free.

Which of these new items is on your wishlist? They're all so pretty, it's hard to choose!