Smashbox Eye Shadow Trio in Autochrome - Review

Lately I've just wanted everything to be purple. My nails and my makeup, mainly. I'm blaming this on binge-playing Diablo 3 and it's extremely dark color scheme (wouldn't that be more red though? Whatever.)

Luckly for me, Smashbox's eye shadows are extremely pigmented and I only have to go down to Sephora or Ulta and pick them up to get my fix. I got the Autochrome Trio, and was immediately blown away by it's awesomeness. 

Here's a picture of my face with it on, and then the review is after the cut as per usual:

I'm wearing a bunch of other shit in the photo, if you're curious what it is comment and I can tell you.

March Ipsy

I subscribe to Ipsy and Birchbox monthly, because to me it's like getting a nice surprise in the mail every month. I don't always like what I get, like last month which sucked, but usually I'll at least get one or two things that are at least decent.

This month I am actually pleased with both my Birchbox and my Ipsy, but this post is only about Ipsy because lol at writing that much in one post. This month from Ipsy I got an eye shadow quad, nail polish, face primer, and lipstick. I like all of these things. So here's what I got:

Armani Eyes to Kill Shadow Quad #8 Parma - Review

Sometimes I do stupid shit like buy makeup without reading reviews first. Usually this doesn't get me into any trouble because it's drug store stuff under $5. One time, I bought the Armani "Eyes to Kill" Palette in 08- Parma without reading any reviews because I thought "It's fucking Armani, what can go wrong?!".

Turns out, a lot can go wrong. I'll preface this by saying I like my eye shadows like I like my sex - intense, life changing and.. very pigmented? That analogy didn't get very far, sorry. Either way, I was pretty damn disappointed with this quad because for the price, USD $60, it was nothing I wanted. 

It looks chic on the outside and inside, like all Armani products:

It even has a little compartment under the shadows that holds some sponges that I discovered that made me feel like a super secret spy! (I've been binge watching Burn Notice. Don't judge)

The sponges even have the logo on them, which I was like "whoa that's super neato. GG Armani!"

But unfortunately, something was rotten in the state of.. Armani. I'm really off my game tonight :(.

Onwards to the review.

FOTD

So I'm going to Sephora today despite the Snowpocalypse (yeah, we actually had like 1/8th an inch of snow!) so I decided to put on some makeup. 

Here's a before and after:

I'm gonna sort of show you how I did it, or at least explain wtf I did in case you really want to look like a clown slapped you upside the face and/or you love pinkish red lips. Though my brows look fab, thank you Benefit Brow Bar!

PS: Yes my nose is crooked, I dunno why, but it's my nose and I love it.

ONWARD:

Loose to Pressed Eye Shadows + Eyebrow RAGE

If there's one thing I really hate, it's someone fucking up my eyebrows. No, following my instructions isn't hard, and I know exactly what I want. So when this horrific creation happened, I just about lost my shit. I mean, those are not power brows. Those are caterpillars on my goddamn face. RAGE. 

SO I came home and decided to indulge myself with a nice Chantecaille clay mask and some of my favorite Nyx lipstick and do my best impression of Ursula from the Little Mermaid. And that is a Dalek towel.

Anyway, I'm going to show you how to press loose eye shadow because this is supposed to be a makeup blog, right?