Pure Matte Black Eyeshadow = Urban Decay Blackout!

My search for a PERFECT MATTE BLACK eyeshadow is over! Finally!!!! Pheeewwwww :D

It's Urban Decay eyeshadow in the shade Blackout. MAC eyeshadow in the shade Carbon is so very much heard of that I was confused what to do... Then I saw Blackout's swatch in Christine's blog (Temptalia) and almost made up my mind to get this one. But I am such a MAC freak, I again tried to buy Carbon.... I don't know how I changed my mind, but I remember I swatched Carbon in the MAC store at Eaton Centre, Toronto, then I ran to Sephora to swatch Blackout! And here is the result: I brought this little baby home! It was CA $22 when I bought it, excluding tax. You get a 1.5g of product in this cute little box.

You can also find this shadow in UD Naked 2, but as I have got the original Naked, and Naked 2 couldn't attract me much, without this Blackout (and oh yes, there's one more shade from Naked 2 I loved, it's Pistol), I thought I should buy just the Blackout. Not to mention, the packaging attracted me like a magnet! That's so me....!!!

                        Isn't this a gorgeous packaging? It's both cute and sophisticated. I love it! :D

 Blackout is a deep, intense matte black. The color payoff is really really great, and it goes on very black! I must say its a true black. MAC's Carbon isn't as black as this one. Though I noticed a very little amount of silver sparkly glitters in the shadow, but its nothing that seriously much in amount. The lasting power of this shadow is also great!

Here are two swatches of this shadow, its two because I used flash to take one, and another one is taken without flash...

                                with flash, as I mentioned above, you can see the silver sparkles here

                                        without flash, you can't find the the silver sparkles here

I am in love with this shadow. I am NOT going to buy anymore black eyeshadow than this one, and yes, I am going to repurchase Blackout again and again and again!

Love and respect,
Eeshita.

Revlon Sunset Peach & Strawberry Fraise ColorBurst Lipgloss Lip Shine Swatches and Review

Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss Lipshine in the shades "Sunset Peach" and "Strawberry Fraise"...

I bought these from Canada and these were CA$ 10.99 (excluding tax) when I bought them.

The lipglosses are described as "weightless color with vivid, mirror-like shine" with "rich color with a weightless feel". The texture of these glosses is thin, non-sticky.

Sunset Peach is a semi-sheer peach orange gloss with golden peach shimmer. The pigmentation of this gloss is kind of disappointing, it just gives my lips a warmer look with lots of shine and shimmer.

Strawberry Fraise is a soften pink-red with a very light yellow undertone and lots of silver and pink glitter. The pigmentation of this gloss is better than Sunset Peach and has a semi sheer sheer finish to it.

Both of the lipglosses are vanilla scented. It doeasn't feel too thick on the lips. But these glosses do not wear long. In cold weather, I could stretch it to two hours max, but in hot humid weather it starts disappearing only after an hour!

Here are the swatches for the glosses:

Above photos are the swatches of the shade "Sunset Peach"...

Above photos are the swatches of the shade "Strawberry Fraise"....

Love and Respect,
Eeshita.

Review: MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation (Cream)

This is what MAC says about this foundation:
"A rich, luxurious compact foundation offering a creamy application for a flawless, medium-buildable, naturally revitalized, fully dimensional finish. Lightweight and silky to apply. Good for all skin types; particularly benefits dull and/or dry complexions. Provides super-hydrated, high-comfort wear and everyday SPF 15 sun protection."

I was so much in love with MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation that I almost made that my HG foundation and was kind of determined not to use anything else than that, even though it was two shades lighter than my skin tone, I used to darken it up with a darker shade of pressed powder. 
My friend Tansia is so hyped about this foundation that it made me think "okay, let's give this one a try!" :P And I knew that it is best for dry skin and I have hyper active oil glands on my face (thank you God for putting extra misery on my shoulder), but still, I was greedy! 

So, did it work for me? Or it was a total waste for money??? Let's find out! 

I absolutely LOVE this foundation, can't live without it! This is in the shade NC 35, which is again one shade lighter than my skin tone. But NC 35 worked fine for me when I was out of my country, that is I didn't have sun tan! My shade is NC 37 in this foundation, and I am NC 40 in MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. This foundation runs darker than other MAC foundations. It was $32 when I bought it.

I have literally stopped using MAC Studio Fix since I bought this. The texture of this foundation is almost similar to MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer, just a little bit lighter than that. Its very creamy and gel based. It glides on effortlessly on the skin providing a medium coverage. I thought it would disappoint me as I have oily skin, and it is supposed to be great for dry skin, but honestly, I just can't think of living without this foundation! 

I use MAC 187 brush to apply this foundation. This leaves my skin with a satiny dewy finish, and does NOT wash off (due to the oil mines on my skin) after even 4-5hours! As I have mentioned before, this is a medium coverage foundation and can be built, but still, if you have too much acne or scars, you will need a concealer to pair with it, or a full coverage foundation.

I absolutely recommend this product, great for even oily skins! And yes, I am definitely going to repurchase it, this time in my right shade! 

                                              Update

Recently I repurchased this foundation and as I said, this time I got my right shade in NC 37. My previous one has already hit the pan and I didn't delay to repurchase again. I thought to share the swatches and update this review a bit so that I can include some photos of 'before and after' application of the foundation and also update my latest views on it.

As you already know I also have NARS Sheer Glow in my collection now, so I have been strictly using this foundation during the AM time. I avoid this foundation during night as I have realized the fact that this foundation doesn't photograph well at night when you use the flash of camera is used, as it has SPF in it. I use NARS Sheer Glow at night and religiously use MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation in the morning or afternoon. That way I don't have to use extra SPF (which I hate the most) and also no one needs flash to take outdoor pictures when the sun is up :P **camera conscious these days**

As i mentioned before this foundation has a medium buildable coverage, but lately I have also realized, if you want to layer this foundation to get a full or more than medium coverage, you might end up looking a bit cakey. May be the creamy texture is responsible for this? Dunno! :/

So here is the photo of the before and after application of this foundation (excuse my horrible skin). As you can see, this is just on the margin of a buildable medium coverage foundation and also it shows up that it doesn't photograph well if you use strong camera flash :/

wait, I am NOT finished yet. I told you this is NC 37, right? The one I had before in NC 35, so according to MAC's shade numbering, NC 35 should be lighter than NC 37. But God knows why I feel like NC 37 is a tad bit lighter than NC 35. Is it because NC 35 is quite old or it has almost touched the pan, while NC 37 is just brand new? Does foundation get dark when they are on finishing line? :/ 

Here is the swatch, left one is NC 35 and right one is NC 37.

and here is the the photo of how it is when you first open the packaging :$ sorry for making this post sooooo long :$

Did you use it? Let me know your opinions! 

Love and regards,

Eeshita