Product Review: BH Cosmetics 28 Color Modern Mattes Palette

I don't know about you guys, but whenever BH Cosmetics comes out with a new palette I get like almost anxiety until I can get on their website to order it & that feeling lasts until that first swatch is on my arm!

So clearly when an ENTIRE palette of mattes, with everything from warm tones, to cool tones, to bright colors came out, I was like GGGGAAAASSSSPPPPPPP!!! YYYYAAAAASSSS!!! GGGIIIIIMMMMIIIEEE!

Introducing the new BH Cosmetics 28 Color Modern Mattes palette!

Let's just get right into swatches!!

These swatches go from top to bottom and the coincide with the palette left to right.

The 1st & 2nd swatch are very hard to see since they are very light & close to my skin tone. But as you go down my arm, you can see how the shades become warmer and then turn into cooler tones.

2nd row of swatches have more pink & purple tones in it, with a few peachy, orange-y shades.

Again, the last few bottom shades are very hard to see on my arm.

The 3rd row definitely continues with the pink & purple colors, but with a more cool toned base to them.

The last row is definitely one of my favorite rows!

The last row has the green, aqua blue, & violet colors leading all to black at the end.

I am seriously in LOVE with this palette. it has colors that can be used year round. The colors are versatile, soft, & easy blend! I definitely recommend this palette to everyone!

Here is a fall look I created using 5 colors!

 Colors I used:
1st row 3rd color as transition shade
2nd row 4th color on inner to mid lid
2nd row 5th color on mid to outer lid
1st row last color in inner corner to mid crease
1st row 4th color mid crease to outer corner

Other products used:
Essence liquid liner
Ardell Wispies
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette

Product Review: Carli Bybel Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette by BH Cosmetics

If you watch beauty videos on YouTube, then you know who Carli Bybel is. Or at least you should if you don't! She is an extremely talented, self-taught makeup artist out of New Jersey.

About a month ago, she announced her collaboration with BH Cosmetics, who I also have an affiliation with. I was so excited for this to come out because I know the level of standards that both BH Cosmetics & Carli Bybel had, that I knew this palette would not disappoint.

I literally sat at my computer the morning it launched and counted down the seconds & it's a good things I did because the thing sold out in a matter of hours! Then the pre-order sale sold out! The first order didn't even ship until 2 1/2 weeks after it launched.

I can't even begin to tell you the amount of pumped I was when it finally came in the mail! 

This palette featured 14 different eye shadows with a mix of mattes & shimmers & 4 larger size highlighters. All of these shadows & highlighters are extremely versatile & work with many different skin tones.

EYE SHADOW SWATCHES

They go from top to bottom on my arm & coordinate from left to right, top row to bottom row.

These shadows are VERY pigmented, very soft, & very easy to blend, as most BH shadows are.

One thing I was very surprised about was that the mattes were very hard to swatch! They were very chalky & needed to be built up very heavily, but this was NOT the case on my eyes! I'm not sure if it was my body lotion or something, but the color payoff was easier to achieve on my eyes.

 

HIGHLIGHTER SWATCHES

So these are the 4 highlighters swatches dry from top to bottom.

As you can see, these shades go from very light to gold-pinkish to a very deep bronze; so they are very versatile!

The pigmentation is crazy & they definitely catch the light!

Now these are the 4 highlighters swatches with a brush that has been dampened with a dewy finish setting spray (by NYX).

As you can see, it definitely intensifies the color payoff, especially in the lighter shades.

Personally, this is almost always how I apply my highlight since I like a really intense & dramatic look.

Now, if you can look past my HORRENDOUS brows (I had to film this look in the morning & I couldn't get my brows done until 7 that night! Trust, they look where better now!), here is a look I came up with using this palette!

 

I used the the 3rd color in the 1st row as my transition shade. Then the 2nd shade in the 2nd row all over my lid; the 4th color in the 1st row in the inner corner and middle crease; & the last color in the first row in my outer crease and outer v.

  

Overall, I DEFINITELY recommend this palette to everyone! All of the shades are absolutely beautiful & easy to work with.

 And for under $20, you can beat that for 14 eye shadows & 4 highlighters.

 

Go to the main page & find the BH Cosmetics ad on the right to score this amazing palette in their next shipment!

 

 As always, thank you lovelys for checking out my page.

Leave comments/Suggestions/Love down below! XoXo

Product Review: BH Cosmetics 10 Color Foundation & Concealer Palette

Hello My Beauties!! So a while ago, I picked up both of the BH Cosmetics Foundation & Concealer Palettes to add to my kit. I wasn't really sure what to expect with them or what I would actually end up using them for, but for the price I knew I wanted to try them.

 The top one is for lighter tones and the bottom one is for darker skin tones.

Once I saw the size of the colors in the pan, I realized that I probably wouldn't be able to use them as foundation palettes , but they definitely would come in handy for perfecting concealers tones and even contouring. Below are the palettes taken with flash & without flash.

Lighter Palette With Flash

 Lighter Palette Without Flash

Lighter Palette Swatches- they go backwards!

Darker Palette With Flash

Darker Palette Without Flash

Darker Palette Swatches- they go backwards

When testing out this product, it was definitely a little tough to work with in the pan. Even when swatching them, I needed to swirl my finger in the pan a few times to warm up the product get a good color & I had to use a very firm, dense concealer brush to get enough color to draw my contour lines. Some colors were creamier than others as well. However, these colors did blend out very easily.

Here are 2 pictures I took when I used these for contour. I used the 1st color in the bottom row of the 2nd palette. Photos were taken with the selfie camera on Snapchat.

Outdoor, Natural Lighting, No Filters

Lips are MAC Rebel!

If you are just a normal girl, I'm not sure if you would have a ton of use for these palettes. But if you are a makeup artist, I definitely think these are an affordable way to expand your kit and cover many skin tones. They give a very natural & subtle contour, but can definitely be built up.

Hope you all found this review helpful! As always, please leave your love/comments/suggestions below! XoXo

Curls, Curls, Curls

My favorite way to spend my Saturday afternoon...

curling hair!!!
Here I used my favorite wand; the 25MM wand by NuMe!

Boudoir Shoot

I love spending my Saturday mornings like this!

Danielle was shooting boudoir pictures for her fiance for their anniversary.

She was very nervous, but she came out absolutely beautiful!

Before:

 Makeup Products Used:

NYX Shine Killer Primer

Maybelline Coverstick Corrector Concealer Stick; Green

NYX Color Correcting Concealer Palette

BH Cosmetics BH Studio Pro HD Foundation; 110 blended with a damp Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer; 15

NYX HD Finishing Powder; Translucent 

BH Cosmetics 10 Color Foundation & Concealer Palette 2 to Contour

BH Cosmetics 10 Color Professional Blush Palette

L'Oreal True Match Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator; W101

Wet n Wild Fergie Shimmer Palette; A045 layered over W101

BH Cosmetics BH Studio Pro Ultimate Brow Palette; 1st wax color & 1st powder

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara; Clear to set Brows

Urban Decay Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Palette; Naked & Buck in Crease & Lower Lash Line

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette; Foxy on Lid
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette; Blackout

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette; Bootycall to highlight brow bone

NYX Gel Liner & Smudger; Jet Black

Palladio Eye Liner; Black on Lower Waterline

Ardell Lashes; 105 with Duo Eyelash Adhesive in Dark-tone

L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black

Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer

Jordana Easyliner for Lips; Tawny

Wet n Wild Lipstick; Bare It All

Maybelline Lipstick; 915

Urban Decay De-slick Makeup Setting Spray

Hair Products Used:

TRESemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Leave-In Spray

NuMe 25MM Curling Wand

Aussie Aussome Volume Hairspray

After:

As always comments/love/suggestions always welcome!

XoXo!

Sisterly Love

Last week I had the pleasure of working with these 2 beautiful sisters!

Their bond is undeniable & something to admire.

All photographs are by Amanda Yetton Photography!

Please go like her on Facebook!

Nessa: Before

 

Products Used:

NYX Shine Killer Primer

NYX Color Correcting Concealer

Maybelling Matte & Poreless Foundation; shade 128

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer; 20

NYX HD Photogenic Concealer; CW08

BH Cosmetics 6 Color Contour & Blush Palette

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder

NYX HD Finishing Powder; Translucent

Ulta Brow Powder Duo; Medium

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara; Clear to set Brows

Urban Decay Anti-aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette; Smoulder & Password

Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette; Hustle

Jaclyn Hill Favorties Palette by Morphe

Essence I <3 Punk Jumbo Eyeliner Pen

Palladio Eyeliner; Black

Ardell Demi Wispies; 120

L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black

Wet n' Wild Lipstick; Bare it All

Urban Decay De-slick Makeup Setting Spray

Nessa: After

Jamiee: Before

Products Used:

NYX Shine Killer Primer

NYX Color Correcting Concealer

BH Cosmetics BH Studio Pro HD Foundaton; 103

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer; 15

NYX HD Photogenic Concealer; CW07

NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette

NYX HD Finishing Powder; Translucent

Ulta Brow Powder Duo; Light

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara; Clear to set Brows

Urban Decay Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Palette; Naked & Buck

NYX Eye & Eyebrow Pencil; Dark Brown

Ardell Demi Wispies; 120

L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black

BH Cosmetics Lovable Lash Mascara; True Black

Revlon Lipstick; Soft Nude

 Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray

MAC Cosmetics; Candy Yum Yum (later on)

Jamiee: After

Some Action Shots!

As always please love, suggestions, comments down below!

XoXo

The Marchetti Wedding

Presenting Mr. & Mrs. Marchetti...

On July 11, 2015 I had the honor and the pleasure of not only watching one of my best friends marry her soulmate, but I also got to make her look her best on this very important day.

Some of you may know, but July 11th is my birthday. Throughout the craziness of this day and the start time of 4:30 a.m., even I forgot it was my birthday! But this was hands down, the best birthday so far.  Seeing her ear-to-ear grin, throughout the day and watching how immensely happy she became, was the best birthday present I could ever ask for. You, Kimberly, are an absolute gem and I could not be happier for you.

I had the task of making up the Bride, the Mother of the Bride, the Matron of Honor, & 2 Bridesmaids, (plus myself all before 11 a.m.) so needless to say it was a little hectic! Because of all the craziness, I didn't get as many of my own before/after pictures as I would have liked, but the photographer was nice enough to let me steal some of his!

The Bride

 
The Mother of the Bride

The Matron of Honor, her sister
(how cute & preggers is she?!)

 
All of the Bridesmaids & the Bride

 

Here are some action shots! Makeup even lasted through all the crying!

Products Used
NYX Shine Killer Primer
Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser
NYX Color Correcting Concealer Palette; 3CP04
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Foundations
Tart Amazonian Clay Foundation
Maybelline Fit Me Concealers
NYX HD Photogenic Concealers
BH Cosmetics 6 Color Contour & Blush Palette
Wet n Wild Fergie Shimmer Palette; A045 & A044
NYX Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder
NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette
NYX HD Finishing Powder; Translucent
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion; Eden
Jaclyn Hill Favorites Palette by Morphe
NYX Gel Linder & Smudger; Jet Black
Lashes; Eylure Naturalites Superfull Triple Pack in 100
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz
Ulta Brow Duo; Light & Medium
NYX Tinted Brow Mascara; Brunette
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara; Clear
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black
Palladio Eye Liner; Black
Too Faced Lip Primer
Jordana Lip Liner; Tawny
BH Cosmetics Ultimate Lips 28 Color Lipstick Palette
Urban Decay De-slick Makeup Setting Spray
NYX Dewy Finish Setting Spray



Professional Pictures are Courtesy Of The Terrible Child Photography.
You can find them at http://www.theterriblechild.com/