{ Review + Swatches } Wet n Wild 'Comfort Zone' Palette w/ a FOTN!

I recently purchased one of Wet n Wild's Color Icon palettes in 'Comfort Zone' after ummm-ing and aah-ing for the longest time! This eyeshadow palette comes with a collection of 8 pigmented and shimmery colours. I absolutely adore the selection of shades which are totally up my alley- a mix of neutrals and olive tones. A great palette for winter/fall although I would wear these colours all year round.

Like I said previously, all the eyeshadows have a shimmery finish with two of the shades also adorned with microglitters. This is my first Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette and  honestly, I was really amazed by the pigmentation and colour pay-off. All the eyeshadows apply really easily and have a silky texture although some of the darker eyeshadows tend to be a bit more chalky- although a negative that I can put up with. I especially love the uniqueness of the 'Definer' shade in the second column of the palette- a reddish brown with a slight green iridescence. Defintely something I don't have in my eyeshadow collection! Although that colour is great swatched, the greenish iridescence seemed to get a little lost once applied on the lids :(

Pros: 

• Inexpensive- purchased mine for around $8 AUD
• Pigmented and silky to apply
• Great all-in-one palette to create day and night looks from
• Very little fall-out
• Gorgeous shimmery finishes
• Glittered eyeshadows do not cause a major mess or fall-out
• Amazing colour selection

Cons:

• Cheap packaging and double-ended brush
• Not easily accessible in Australia
• Some of the darker shades are a little chalky

A recent FOTN using only the eyeshadows from this palette on my lids! **No primer used**. Simple and earth-toned colours on the lids plus a pop of colour on my lips.

Making silly faces.

Thanks for reading! I hope this post has helped those of you thinking of purchasing Wet n Wild eyeshadows. Let me know which eyeshadow palettes you are currently loving :D

Have a nice week lovelies!

xo Laura

* Disclaimer: This is a non-sponsored post and I am in no way affiliated with Wet n Wild Cosmetics. The product mentioned was purchased with my own money and as always my reviews are 100% my honest opinion. *

{ Review + Swatches } Sleek Makeup : Glory I-Divine Eyeshadow Palette

Another palette to add to my collection of Sleek eyeshadow palettes! I was gifted this limited edition palette from Sleek's 2012 Collection called the 'Glory I-Divine' eyeshadow palette. Along with this eyeshadow palette, Sleek has also released a blush and a pout polish as part of their limited edition 2012 Collection which celebrates the London Olympics. As it is a limited edition palette, I really wanted to put up this review/swatches post asap just in case you guys were interested in purchasing one for yourself!

I already did a separate post a while back reviewing and swatching 4 of Sleek's eyeshadow palettes from their permanent line so I won't ramble on too much about the quality of their eyeshadows as I found them to be essentially the same. The main difference I found was that the 'Glory I-Divine' palette was a tad less powdery and therefore had a little less fall-out compared to the ones I have previously reviewed. Possibly a change in formulation?

This palette also contains a mixture of matte and shimmers as well as a variety of colours. There are a few bright colours in this palette too which is a nice change for me as I own and wear a lot of neutral shades! I really love the rose gold colour called 'Bakerloo'. It reminds me a lot of 'Chopper' from Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette! Most of the shadows in the palette are well pigmented with the exception of two on the top row- the first eyeshadow from the left, 'Tube', a shimmery cream-gold and the second shadow from the right, 'Platform', a matte grey. The matte grey eyeshadow hardly even shows up on my skin!

Top row of the palette:

Bottom row of the palette: 

The 2012 Collection (includes eyeshadow palette, blush and pout polish) retails for $19.99 whereas the eyeshadow palette alone costs $9.99. You can find more information on www.sleekmakeup.com

If you're interested in a more in-depth review of Sleek's eyeshadow palettes, please take a read of my previous post here!

xo Laura

* Disclaimer: This is a non-sponsored post and I am in no way affiliated with Sleek Makeup. The product mentioned was gifted to me by Sleek Makeup for winning their twitter competition. As always my reviews are 100% my honest opinion. *