Sneak Peak: More BFTE Swatches!

A while back I won a contest and got some more mineral eyeshadows from Beauty From the Earth. (yay!) Here's a quick sneak peak of the colors I chose:


Swatched dry over primer
Also, I have a serious weakness for yellow/orange/green eyeshadows!

(blogging from my phone so apologies for the brevity and crappy watermark :P)

China Glaze - "Sun Worshipper" swatches and review - Poolside Collection Summer 2010

Many of you guys and girls have probably already heard about China Glaze's new Summer 2010 neon "Poolside" collection. I absolutely ADORE neons so this collection is just calling my name!

I'd love to try Flip Flop Fantasy and Yellow Polka Dot, once I find a store that carries them.  I have a major weakness for orange, yellow and coral polishes! 

I haven't been able to find this collection at my local Sally's Beauty yet, but a few weeks ago the girls over at Salon Perfect Lashes were nice enough to send me a couple bottles for my birthday! (thanks! ^_^ ♥)  I received two colors - "Towel Boy Toy" and "Sun Worshipper" and finally got a chance to swatch them  a few days ago.

The first one I'm showing you (welcome to all my lovely new readers, by the way!) is "Sun Worshipper".  Now, I know I just said that I adored neon colors, but what I love even more  is orange! This is basically the best of both worlds. Sun Worshipper is a neon yellow-orange. It's super bright, and like other neons once applied it dries matte.  It's actually not a completely flat matte, but has more of a satiny finish.

The formula is a bit thick, but it strangely enough it still applies pretty sheer.  I had to do 2-3 thick coats in order to get full coverage.  As you can see the application is slightly chunky, but it's a beautiful color, isn't it!  (Still doesn't replace Zoya-"Paz" though, Paz is my all time favorite neon orange polish).

Pictures: These were all taken outside on a gorgeous sunny day...the name "Sun Worshipper" was quite appropriate ;) I used a clear coat for a base.

Close-up:

And with a clear top coat:

You can't really tell from these pictures, but I almost feel like adding the clear top coat made the polish look brighter and a bit lighter in color...like it emphasized the yellow tone more.  Maybe it was just the extra shine?

That's all, thanks for reading! I will get the pictures up for "Towel Boy Toy" ASAP once I'm done cropping/etc.

♥

Preview: Beauty From the Earth (BFTE) Cosmetics Review

So I just finished typing up a huge, long post with too many words and not enough pictures.  It was intended to be a quick post (like this one) but I clearly failed, so instead I'm just going to give you a sneak peak!  I'll be working on a longer, more in depth review of BFTE with lots of pictures, and these are the products that I'll be looking at.

Here are swatches of most of the BFTE Cosmetics products that I have:

(Warm Honey is a foundation, Tawny is a mineral veil, Georgia Peach is a blush, and the rest are all multi-use minerals-basically mineral eyeshadows.  All were swatched dry, directly on the skin unless otherwise noted.)

I did a look using BFTE earlier (see my Rainbow Eyes post), and the colors I used are shown above as well.

Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more! :)

In the meantime, follow me on Twitter!

Note: I've won many products from Beauty From the Earth (BFTE) via their Twitter giveaways.  If you are interested in trying their products, I highly recommend following them on Twitter, Facebook, or Blogger to stay updated!  I'm relatively new to this company, but from what I've seen so far I like 'em.  They have great customer service, a fantastic selection of colors, and my shipments always arrive very quickly (usually 2-3 days within placing an order).  Crystal, the owner, is also very sweet and likes to tweet a lot :)