Most Awesome Shops ~ Spotted some NYX at a Dutch Douglas

'Not sure if I want to call our Dutch Douglas an awesome shop now, but it's freaking awesome that they sell finally some NYX here in Holland. So I want to say thanks to Douglas who took this huge NYX Nailpolish display in their store...'

'The NYX nailpolishes are €4,95 a piece. I spotted also a few NYX eyeshadowpalettes, but those where randomly placed... Mostly those eyeshadow palettes where tagged for around €10. Hopefully they want to offer also Sinful Colors...'

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Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone. Not sure if the guys in the background gave me permission to picture them... oh well, we can't have everything right...' 

Projects ~ The Mysterious Mermaid

'For my Mysterious Mermaid look I got inspired by my Essence Choose Me! Color&Go nailpolish, which I recently won at an Bingo with friends. This color isn't available anymore, but Essence polishes you can buy at the Dutch drugstore Kruidvat. I am a little affraid of Essence nailpolishes, because they extremely stained my nails in the past, so I painted it as an accent nail on my ring finger only. I used another teal mini nailpolish by Max, which is available at the Dutch Action. I also created little mysterious eyes along with it. Here is the complete inspiration.'

'First my nails. Here is where the whole idea for my eyes started also. Painted al my nails in the mini Nailpolish by Max, which doesn't have a name of number. It came in a little set, <here> is my post about the Max mini nailpolishes. On my ring finger I used for a little accent Essence Color&Go in Choose Me! over it.'

'Then my eyes. After an eyeshadow base, I used MUA single eyeshadow in Shade 8 all over my lid, blended with the 2nd  color at the first row of my Runway Palette by NYX. From the same palette I used the black, first color first row in my outer V, very well blended off course. Under my brows I used from my Glamour Days palette by MUA, color 4 at the first row. The same black eyeshadow I used in my outer V is also used as an eyeliner on my waterline. Completed my eyes with mascara, and that's it. I bought my MUA products online <here> and my NYX palettes <here>.'

Left: MUA Glamour Days Palette/ Right: NYX Runway Collection in Jazz Night/ Under: MUA Single ES Shade 8

Color: Jazz Night

'Maybe I will make a few more themed looks. For now, trying to get more inspiration.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone so bare with me.'

Projects ~ Jazzy Eyes with NYX 10 Color Palette

'Like I mostly do when I got new eyeshadows or other make up items, I do a little look with them. This time I made Jazzy Eyes with my NYX 10 Color Palette in Jazz Night. This palette is totally my cup of tea, I like mauve eyeshadows and the colors you will rock out more at night.' 

'I did a daytime look with this, but I'm not sure about the pink lipstick. I personally think pink doesn't suit me, so I'm still on the hunt for an perfect bright pink.' 

'I used an eyeshadow from a Big City Life Palette by Catrice in Checkpoint Charlie as an highlighter.'

Full face. Lipstick is by LA Girl, Cream Lipstick in Endless Kisses

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

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.'

Wishlists ~ NYX Cosmetics

'It's a long time ago when I purchased NYX stuffies for the last time . So I think it's time to create a little wishlist for this favorite brand of mine. I love the NYX Eyeshadow trio's, their Round Lipsticks, and I like the Megashine Lipgloss.'

'Like I told earlier I'm not a big sucker for lipgloss. It's most of the time sticky as hell, and my hair always going to stick on my lips when I wear lipgloss... however, I do have a couple of Megashine lipglosses on this wishlist. I found out that these lipglosses aren't sticky at all. Their formula feels like lipcream on my lips. Sadly enough I do own one Megasine lipgloss at the moment. So see my want- to- buy colors here.'

On my wishlist colors Tea Rose and Nude Peach

On my wishlist colors Candy Shop and Plum

On my wishlist colors Burgundy and Miami Babe

'Next thing are Round Lipsticks. I know that I don't need them immediately, because I do own allready too much of them. But my eye fell on these particular colors wich I wish to have.'

On my wishlist colors Peach Bellini, Minimalism, Haute Coutour, and Stella

'I also include some of their eyeshadow trio's I want to try. I love their Eyeshadow trio's, especially Nude/ Taupe/ Dark Brown and Frosted Flake/ Slate/ Iced Mocha. So time to add some more of these trio's onto my eyeshadow collection.'

On my wishlist colors Honeycomd and Orange/ Golden Orange/ Peach

On my wishlist colors Rock & Roll

'Next item I want to buy are a couple of their Jumbo Eyepencils. I got allready one in Black Bean, and I heard good reviews/ things about Milk.'

On my wishlist colors Milk and Purple

On my wishlist colors Rust and Yellow

'I'm in my try out phase when we talk about blush, so defenately on my NYX wishlist, a couple of NYX powderblushes.'

On my wishlist colors Peach, Mauve, Espresso, and Dusty Rose

'So far this NYX Cosmetics Wishlist. I hope you liked it, and please be inspired.'

Note:

'I don't own the copyright of the used pics. I screenshotted them from Beautyjoint.' ^_^