FOTD: Silver Taupey Smokey Feat. Nude'tude by The Balm

Hello There Ladies: 

Happy Spooky day! Today is Friday the 13th it isn't very often when we get this date, some people have the superstition of being a spooky day, I just think that today is just another day!!!!

Well today I have a look for you girls. I recently made a review on this awesome palette which is the Balm Nude'tude palette which was launched sometime ago but I just got the time to review it. 

Since most of the shades are wearable I did a wearable look for the office or even a night out with your girlfriends or even your special someone.

EYES:

1. Rimmel Undercover Eye Primer 

2. Maybelline Color Tattoo in Too Cool

3. The Balm Nude'tude palette

- used selfish all over the lid and pass        the crease.

- used schitzo all over the crease used mainly as my transition shade

- used sleek on my outer 1/3 of the eye creating a V shape. 

- used sassy as my highlight on the Browbone 

4. Physicians Formula eyeliner 

5. Wet n Wild ColorIcon in Mink Brown Used on waterline

6. Wet n Wild ColorIcon in Taupe used on eyebrows  

7. Maybelline The Falsies Waterproof Mascara 2 coats. 

I hope you have liked this look I came up using this palette, I really enjoy this palette a lot as it is so versatile and easy to use. The eyeshadows are so easy to blend and are so very pigmented if you don't own this palette I advise to go and get it. Until my next post thanks and take care xoxo

The Balm Nude'tude Eyeshadow Palette Review

Hello There Ladies:

Nowadays going nude or using toned down shades is the trend. Every cosmetic company has their own nude palette which is basically colors that are easy to wear but still giving you the ultimate weapon to look glamorous. 

The Balm cosmetics is no exceptions and launched their own version of the Nude palette called Nude'tude. As you may know that Urban Decay was the one who started it all with their Naked Palette. not launching only one but two Naked palettes plus the Naked Basics Palette. 

The Nude'tude palette contains 12 shades just as the UD Naked palettes. The Nude'tude is a bit unique for the reason that has a lot more daring colors that are easily to wear. 

The first 6 shades are more wearable but the second six is more daring as for that sexy redish burgundy called Sexy or even that glittery dark plum called Silly. 

I think that the Balm did a great job in the  packaging department as they did this sturdy and sleek and travel friendly palette, where you can take anywhere and not worried that your eyeshadows will get crush or damage. 

Ok back to the shadows shall we?! As mentioned it has 12 eyeshadows to the advantage that each shadow has its name. 

On the first row:

Sassy: is a frosted white

Stubborn: is a light medium peach

Selfish: is a frosted taupe mushrommy 

Sophisticated: is a dark brown with bronze shimmer

Sexy: is a matte redish burgundy 

Serious: is a matte medium dark black

On the second row: 

Snobby: is a gold shimmery dark yellow 

Stand-offish: is a bronze shimmery brown

Sultry: is a medium satiny brown 

Schtitzo: is a goldeny bronzey brown 

Silly: is a reddish brown with flecks of coppery sparkle.

Sleek: is a matte darkish black brown

This palette originally was introduced to the market back in 2011 but this is a palette that is going to be timeless because it has shades that are so universally flattering to any skin tone. This is sold at Sephora, at the balm cosmetics website, Nail Polish Canada, Rexall etc. 

I personally bought it at Rexall for $36, Rexall carries the Balm cosmetics line. 

Overall I am so very happy with my purchase, I had this palette for a while and I've been playing with it for quite sometime. You can recreate looks on so many levels from light to medium to dark, very easy to blend and amazing color payoff and are buttery smooth on most if not all shades. 

I hope you have liked this post and made it through, take care and be creative!!!

Quo Makeup Palette Holiday Collection 2012

Hi my Lovelies,

Today is the day I've been waiting for ... Why? Because is my birthday wooohooo!
And what did I do? Nothing just buy some presents for myself :) makeup of course!

For a long while I always wanted the most popular UD Naked palette. The palette is one of the most versatile palette ever, an you can find tonnes of tutorials on YouTube. So I went to Sephora and found out it for $60 CND plus tax (ughh I hate that you have to add taxes to everything I don't know why it isn't  already include in it) anyways so I was bummed and decided not to get it, so I guess I settled for the mostly raved Nude'tude Palettle by The Balm ($36 at Rexall) which is a bit more cheaper but I still wanted that damn palette. Months later ... I googled dupes for the naked palette and came across a Canadian blogger which name I forgot and said that Quo (which is a Canadian brand) was coming out with a dupe for the naked palette, so the next day I went to Shoppers Drugmart and saw that same display that I have seen about couple weeks ago and saw the palette and bought it for only $25 :)

What does Quo say:
Nothing is as beautiful as a natural you! Highlight your existing beauty with this collection of 12 eyeshadow colors from light and barely there to intense brown and smokey tones to amplify your eyes. Also includes a full size special edition eye shadow brush.

With out further a do here it is :

The palette is by Quo and the name is Back to Basics the cover is very fancy looking with its embroidery design in gold in a black background.

The inside look of it! Also you can see the brush in the slot made for it haha, since we are talking about the brush i can say is quite decent, although I would like for quo name to be printed on the brush since they're regular line brushes do, and a big mirror which can be comfortable for makeup application.  As well it has magnets to hold shut the cover one in each corner.

On the inside it has 12 eyeshadow colors all in the neutral family ranging from light to deep browns, black and a silver color. It has 3 matte shades 1 metallic, 1 sparkly and the rest are shimmery.