Brand Loves And Hates ~ Black Eyeshadow Brand Comparison

'This time I want to compare some black eyeshadows for you girls. It's not one brand Loves And Hates, but I made this a comparison/ black eyeshadow Loves And Hates. I found that not every black is the same, so let me put some brands wich make  black eyeshadows in love and hate sections. Discussed brands are Sleek, NYX, MUA and Ben Nye.'

'Let me tell you something about Sleek Cosmetics. Sleek made at this moment only their palettes, and almost every Sleek Palette contains a black. It should be nice if Sleek make also single eyeshadows. Especially the black one should be a single, cause that way Sleek don't need to put almost in every palette the same black. Anyway, I swatched some blacks out of a couple of Sleek Palettes. As you can see, they are almost the same.' 

GLITTERKITTY LOVES

'Best black eyeshadow without any doubts is Sleek. It's so pigmented and really black, and it isn't that much effort to get an nice swipe.When I washed it off, you still see some black marks, so the lastingpower is really good. It should be an good shot from Sleek to make an single version of it. Price from one Sleek Palette is €7,50- €8,50, depending on where you buy it.'

'Second place is for NYX Trio. As you can see on the swatch pic it's pigmented and also black. It's a slightly bit less black then Sleek. You need an magnifying glass to see that though. This black also swipes beautiful, like butter. At Holland webshops, NYX Trio's are €6-€8, in the USA you pay for an NYX Trio $5-$7.'

'Third place goes to MUA Cosmetics for their Shade 20 matte eyeshadow wich is also an black.  It's not that black as the Sleek one, but black enough and still easy to swipe with. MUA is an UK brand. It should be sold for only £1.'

GLITTERKITTY HATES

'The worst black eyeshadow out of this bunch is without any doubt the Ben Nye one. So disappointing, cause Ben Nye is the most expensive one. The pigmentation isn't the greatest. If you want to get an nice black swipe, you need to rock this guy very hard. Maybe the best way to use this thing is wet, but using it dry it's a no go and a pain in the butt. I paid €10 for it, in my eyes a big waste of money. If I knew the Sleek Eyeshadows 3 years earlier, I skipped the Ben Nye black. Really.'

BRAND COMPARISON AND CONCLUSION

'Now time for the brand comparison. From top till bottom I swatched Sleek Bad Girl Palette Noir, Black NYX Trio, MUA Shade 20 (matte) and Ben Nye ES- 99 Black.'

Enlarge pic for better comparison

'My conclusion: A good black eyeshadow shouldn't be that expensive. Just take a good look around before you buy an expensive one. Like Uriah Heep should say: "It's a hard way to learn." They're right.' ^_^

Note:

'Pics are taken by myself at night on my make updresser. Camera I used was my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Projects ~ QueensDay Inspired Eyes with Sleek Sunset Palette

'I made another eyelook this morning, this time I was inspired by the Dutch tradition Queensday, wich is on the 30th april. On Queensday everything's red, white and blue, but mostly a lot people dress themselves with orange crowns, shawls, or other orange related clothes/ fashion. So mostly my eyes are orange.' 

'Here's everything I used, and how I used it. I used mostly my Sleek Sunset palette.'

28 Neutrals palette, first row, first color, light peachy color inner corners of the eye, and underneath the eye on the waterline

Orange color from the Sunset palette by Sleek over the lid

Red also from the Sleek Sunset Palette lightly blended in other V. It's the second color of the palette. In real life this red is a little deeper

Under my brows I added Ben Nye in white

The blue color of the Sunset Palette I used as a liner

I finished this look with this red Lipstick by Essence (disc.) and little black mascara

I have this orange/ peachy nailpolish on my nails, wich you can also find <here>

'Here are some full face pics. I agree, it's looks a little ridiculous, but believe me, on Queensday you need to be a little crazy.' 

Note:

'Pics are taken by myself in the morning with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone camera, so bare with me.'

Projects ~ Easter Eggyolk Inspired Eyes

'I was playing around with some eyeshadows this morning, so I had the quik-last-moment- idea for making an Easter eyelook. I came up with this Easter Eggyolk Inspired Eyes. No, I didn't put on literally an eggyolk on my eyes... I mean, you could put an egg on your face against black heads, but no I didn't today. I put on some yellow eyeshadow.' ^_^

'So here's my Easter Eggyolk Inspired Eyes. I don't know what it is with my brows lately: I thought I groomed them really well, but for some reason you can see a harsh, hairy line. I'm sorry for that, it seems I need to practise more with my tweezers, lol.'

'I also couldn't decide wich lipstick color fits better with this look, the peach one or the hot pink one. So please comment below wich color fits better. Don't be frighten by my full face pics. My skin is really bad at the moment, it's red and it feels like parchment. I'm sorry If I scared the crap out of you, lol.'

Look with Peach lipstick

Look with Hot Pink lipstick

'Here are all the items I used. I used different items this time.'

Elf €1 Eyeprimer and Make Up Studio Concealer in shade 3

Catrice Mono Eyeshadow in #010 Sunny We Love You (discontinued)

Sleek Behemian Palette, the matte yellow eyeshadow

Ben Nye Pressed Colour in White

Ben Nye Pressed Colour in Black with Make Up Studio Liner Brush as a eyeliner

Mascara by Catrice, Black Eyeliner by Catrice, Purple Eyeliner by Yves Rocher, and Elf Brush

Max Cosmetics Lipsticks (Action, two lipsticks together packaged for only €0,89)

'At least for the finished touch I painted my nails in NYC Lexington Yellow.'

Note:
'Pics are taken this morning at my way too small make up dresser. Camera I used: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me. Some pics came out a little hazy on this rainy 2nd Easterday.'