Cynthia Rowley Beauty Spring 2014 Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow Lacquered Lovers!  Happy Thursday to you all!  Here in the US, we are gearing up for a long weekend (yay!) so today, I have some fun makeup to share with you!  Last night, I was lucky to be invited to a Birchbox Birchbloggers event at the Madison Avenue Cynthia Rowley Boutique.  It is such an adorable spot in NYC, hidden behind a gorgeous gate with a small candy area upstairs for little girls to have birthday parties!  Last night, we got to preview the new Spring 2014 Makeup Collection by Cynthia Rowley and were gifted it to take home!

The new collection consists of an eyeshadow palette with 5 shades, 5 new pencil eyeliners, and a trio of lightweight lip stains.  I have some quick swatches for you today and will work on more coming up!  Now, without further ado, onto the makeup!

Above:  Eyeliners from the top down - Silver, Charcoal, Violet, Sky Blue, Black

First up are the eyeliners.  I have to say, I was very impressed with the formula on these, the shimmery ones reminded me a bit of the Urban Decay formulation and the Sky Blue had as much pigment and pop as my favorite Stila matte eyeliners.  Silver, Charcoal and Violet all have a really intense sheen and shimmer to them that really make them pop out.  Sky Blue and Black are super matte and super pigmented.  Here is how Sky Blue and Black look on my eyes below:

As you can see, they are super pigmented and really brighten the eyes.

Above:  Creamy Lip Stain Trio from the top down - Tulip, Valentine and Sugar

The Creamy Lip Stains feel like a very non-sticky gloss that wears off fairly quickly (after about an hour and a cup of coffee it was mostly gone) but leaves behind a nice stain so the lips still have a punch of color.  Violet is a very Radient Orchid type of color, Valentine is a fruit punch pink and Sugar is a light pinky nude.

Above:  Creamy Lip Stain in Valentine

Valentine looked really nice and bright on my lips, it didn't really bleed into my lips at all and went on really nicely.  It has a tiny bit of a cooling sensation when you first put it on as well!  IT is also fairly moisturizing which is really nice.

Above:  Cynthia Rowley Eyeshadow Palette No. 2

This palette definitely screams SPRING!  I haven't had a chance to swatch it yet but will soon.  It consists of 5 shades - Cotton Candy which is a violet shade (shouldn't it be pink?), Licorice which is a shimmery black, Confetti which is light pink with purple and yellow spots throughout, Cloud which is a pistachio and Marshmallow which is an almost yellow.  All of these are powder shades.

Here is the full look I did today with these:

All in all, I"m really impressed with the Cynthia Rowley Beauty Spring 2014 collection so far!  The eyeliners are pigmented and bold and the lip stains are light, not sticky, fun colors and do leave a nice stain.  All of these items are available at Birchbox.  The Eyeliners retail for $16 each, the Creamy Lip Stain Trio is $45 or individual Cream Lip Stains are $20 each. They Eyeshadow Palette is $24 or you can get the Spring Set of the eyeshadow palette, a neoprene makeup bag, mini black eyeliner and mini lip stain in Valentine for $35!

What did you think of these colors?  Would you try it?  Any must haves?  Any dupes?

The products in this post were sent to me for my unbiased review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.

Purple Manicures and Makeup for World Cancer Day 2014!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far.  Looks like it will be a snowy one here in NYC!  With NYFW fast approaching (2 days!) let's hope it clears up soon!  

But first, today I have a purple post for you all in honor of World Cancer Day.

World Cancer Day helps to raise awareness and money for the fight against cancer.  Most of us probably know people who have battled the disease and I've lost family members and had survivors surround me. According to their website:

"World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February and is the single initiative under which UICC, its members, partners and the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. World Cancer Day is an initiative of UICC, through which we aim to help save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. "

Since Purple is the color of cancer awareness, I'm sharing some of my favorite makeup and nail looks that feature purple!  Now, without further ado, onto the polish (and makeup!)

 Above:  Dance Legend Cosmic Rainbow

 Above: Deborah Lippmann Harlem Silks From Bombay 

 Above:  Deborah Lippmann Stronger 

 Above:  Dior Poison and Perle

 Above:  Enchanted Polish Magical Mystery Tour

 Above:  Enchanted Polish Octopus's Garden

 Above:  Illamasqua Dotticure

 Above:  Jordana purple Eyemakeup

 Above: Lime Crime Lipstick in Poisonberry

 Above:  Milani Vivid Violet and Sugar Crush

 Above:  Nars TrainBlue Velvet Matte Lip Pencil

 Above: Nfu-Oh 51

 Above:  OPI I Vant To Bite Your Neck topped with 18k Gold Top Coat

 Above:  Polished by KPT Ophelia's Love and Nostalgia

 Above:  Pretty and Polisehd Anamagi

 Above:  Multiple Glitter Manicure

 Above:  Revlon Matte Lip Stain Balm in Shameless

 Above:  Stila Pigment Eyeshadow in Tie Dye

 Above:  Urban Decay Vice Palette Looks

 Above:  Zoya Savita

Above:  Urban Decay Glinda Palette

So there you have it!  Purple eyeshadow, nail polish and lipstick galore!  Be sure to check out the World Cancer Day Website to see what you can do to make a difference and proudly wear your purple today!

What did you think of these looks?  Would you try any?

MAC Hayley Williams Collection Daydreaming and Sounds Like Noise Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  I hope you're all having a lovely week so far!  I've recently started to become a little more creative in my makeup so when I saw that MAC was releasing a line of orange makeup in conjunction with Hayley Williams of Paramore, I had to check it out!  

I bought both this eyeshadow and lipstick when they were released last week!  Now, without  further ado, on to the makeup!

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming Left with no flash, right with flash

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming Macro

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming - Top on its own, bottom over Primer

MAC Daydreaming is a vivid coral leaning orange shadow that's full of a pearly finish.  This is a VERY pigmented eyeshadow which I love!  I love that it's kind of frosty and has a lot of shimmer to it because it makes it much more wearable.  It's super soft the touch and just goes on beautifully.  Here is how I wore it below with the Kryolan bright palette, Illamasqua liquid liner and mascara and Urban Decay 24/7 liner on the bottom.

I honestly had no idea how to pull of an all orange eye but I love how subtle it ended up being while still maintaining a fun pop of color!

 Above:  Sounds Like Noise Lipstick

 Above:  Sounds Like Noise over bare skin

Sounds Like Noise is a BRIGHT orange matte lipstick!  I was really surprised at just how bright and pigmented this looked on my arm and kind of loved it!

Luckily on the lip it's slightly more toned down and gives a great juicy look to it.  This is a very matte lipstick so I made sure to exfoliate and moisturize before applying it and after 6 hours, it's still wearing strong!

Here is my full Orange look from today:

The MAC Hayley Williams Collection is available online at their WEBSITE.  Sounds Like Noise lipstick is $15.00 USD and Daydreaming Eye Shadow is $15.00 US as well.

What did you think of this look?  Would you wear all orange makeup for the day?

Urban Decay Oz The Glinda Palette Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  I hope today is treating you well!  We made it half way through the week!  Today, I wanted to share with you a makeup palette I bought a few weeks ago during the Urban Decay Friends and Family Sale and really am loving!  I'm talking about the Oz palette in Glinda:

 Above:  Front of packaging

 Above:  Back of Packaging

 Above:  Front of card insert

Above: Back of Card Insert

Above:  Eyeshadow Palette with eyeliner

The Glinda palette has some really gorgeous packaging!  The palette itself comes in the box you see above that has all the colors on the outside.  It also comes with an insert that tells you how to get Michelle Williams look from the movie!  All of the swatches you see below are dry on dry skin on the top and over primer on the bottom.  I swatched all of these for you so now, without further ado, on to the makeup!

Above:  Tornado

First up is Tornado, a rich deep purple with an almost eggplant like look.   There is definitely a lot of red to this shade and is has a shimmery finish.  The pigmentation on this was great and it applied really well both on its own and over primer.  I really liked the color pay off and very easy to use.

Above:  Aura

Aura is 2 eyeshadows in one!  One of them (the top picture) is a white with blue iridescence and the other is white with a pink iridescence.  These are really pretty for highlighting but they aren't as pigmented as many of the others in the collection so you need to use a bit more.

Above:  Magic

Magic is a nice medium pink shade with golden shimmer to it that gives it a very glowy look on the skin.  the color payoff was ok, I found I had to use a bit more of this than with most of my Urban Decay shadows but since I really don't own any pink, I like it!

Above:  Illusion

Illusion is a warm champagne color that almost looks peachy on my super white skin.  It's a really pretty highlighting color because it's so easy to apply and has a great shimmer to it!  This was one of my favorites of this collection and very easy to use.

Above:  Oz

Oz is like Aura in that it has 2 colors in one!  The first is a bright warm yellow gold that's full of micro glitters.  There is definitely some fall out for this one but it's really fun and bright!  There is also a lot of pigmentation to this so it really pops on the eyes.  The other shade is a bright silver with a little bit of micro glitter but not as much as the gold shade.  This had less fall out and was easy to apply.

Above:  South

South is somewhere between a grey and a brown with tons of shimmer that is absolutely beautiful.  I love how shimmery this shade is and it applies so easily with virtually no fall out.

Above:  Rockstar Eyeliner

Rockstar Eyeliner is a dark eggplant purple with a little bit of sheen to it that comes in a pencil form.  It's really pretty for a little pop of color and lasts a really long time on me!

Above:  Glinda

Glinda is a saturated pencil that is a rose tone with golden shimmer to it.  It's somewhere between a gloss and a lipstick because it comes in a pencil and isn't fully opaque but still has a decent color pay off.  This lasted about 6 hours on me before I needed to reapply.

Here is a look I did using the Glinda Palette today:

For my eyes today first I started with UD Shadow Primer Potion and then put south across my lids.  Then I used Illusion from the crease up to the brow bone and put a bit of Tornado in the actual crease.  I then used the blue part of Aura on my brow bone and the inner corner of my eyes to make them pop!  Then I used 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion on my upper lid and Rockstar pencil on my lower lid.  I finished it all off with Big Fatty Mascara!

So there you have it!  The Urban Decay Glinda Palette.  I was hesitant by all the light colors and the pinks and purples at first because I'm more of a neutral eye, bright lip kind of gal but I ended up really liking it!  I'm enjoying playing with different colors and I'm glad I bought the palette!

What did you think of this palette?  Must Have?  Any Dupes?  How would you wear it?