Comparing! Duochromes from Urban Decay, Kat Von D, & Wet&Wild!

     So, a few weeks ago I was watching a video about the Urban Decay Moonstone shadow singles from the lovely Phyrra Nyx. After seeing her swatches I immediately fell in love with the shade Solstice (described on Sephora.com as a "metallic pink-red w/ green 3-D sparkle and shift"). It looked GORGEOUS! I had to have it, so I popped over to the Sephora site. Sold out. Darn! I set it up so Sephora would email me when it came back in stock. A few days later it did, and I bought it straight away. And I was so glad I did because it sold out *again* that same day. Craziness. 

     The day it arrived, I was so excited. Then I took it out of the box. I'm looking at it, and I'm swatching it, and it really IS beautiful, but all I could think is, "wait, don't I already HAVE this color from somewhere else??" That's when I went looking in my collection. Wouldn't you know it, it seems I was right! I found my Kat Von D single duochrome shadow in  On the Road that I got last fall during the Sephora 20% off sale. And a few days after THAT I watched the beautiful Kathleen Lights' video using the Wet & Wild Comfort Zone palette which I ALSO have and realized the "Define" color from that palette is very similar as well. So I decided I wanted to do a compare & contrast post of all three for you guys!

FOTD 2/24/15

I'm just going to say it: I felt GORGEOUS yesterday! Seriously y'all. And, while I like to think I have pretty solid self-esteem, yesterday was an 11 on the "feeling good" scale.
Here's my face:

Right?....RIGHT?!?

I went for something, that was soft enough for my conservative job, high impact enough to be noticable & beautiful when I saw some people after work, and between those two things, it absolutely HAD to last ALL day, as I put this on at 6:30am and didn't get home till almost 9:30pm. 

I am SO SO pleased with the end result and will make a point to use this one again!

Here's what I used:

FOTD 2/24/15 by kirby921 

I gotta tell y'all, that Smashbox Smokebox II palette is a DREAM! I used my Chanel quad & Espionage Cosmetics anything shadow just as lighter grey transition colors. And I used every color in the Smokebox II except for the bottom left one. I am in LOVE. This palette (I think) was from the Fall 2012 collection (someone correct me if I'm wrong!), it is still available for purchase on Amazon for $37, but I snached it up from a Hautelook President's Day sale for only $15! Oh yeah! But I tell you, it came as part of a Smoke and Mirrors set, that included the palette, a makeup bag, a big eye crayon and their signature O-Gloss in gold-peach. So I absolutely would have spent $37, & it's still totally worth getting if you don't have it.

If you'd like a tutorial on how I did my eye look, or if you have any questions just comment down below.

And keep your eyes peeled, on Friday I'm going to be comparing three popular shadows from Wet & Wild, Kat von D, and Urban Decay!!

xx

K

Trying out Napoleon Perdis for the First Time

     SO! Here's a little confession about Kirby: I *LOVE* T J Maxx. Seriously. Love it. I have bought something from every department the offer at some point in my life. Just this week I snagged a GORGEOUS Rebecca Minkoff grey ultrafine merino wool cardigan (original price tag of $89.95 still attached) for $19.99! But the area I ALWAYS have to check out, is their beauty department. As with anything else at T J Maxx, it's hit and miss. But I pop in almost once a week just to have a quick look-see. Normally, if I get anything it's a brand I know and love, just on a good discount (in December, I snagged a TEN piece Kat Von D eyeliner set for just $6. Seriously. Amazing.), but sometimes I take advantage of their good deals to try out things I never have before. That leads us to the topic of this post!

My first post on this blog! Here's my Face of the Day for 2/19/25

Face of the Day 2/19/15 by kirby921 

Helloooo Lovelies!
Welcome to my new blog! I have some super fun plans for this puppy...: blogs & videos, unboxings & reviews, high-end/drugstore comparisons, I could go on and on!

This morning I wanted to share my Face of the Day with you! I went with plummy-mauves on the eyes and a matte, plum-ish berry-ish lip. It's basically all high-end today (minus the foundation & lipstick), but it's just cause I was in the kind of mood today. Usually my looks contain a more balanced mix. Oh well. I am in LOVE.

Here's the whole face:

And here's a close up on my eyes: 

It's subtle, but gives a really nice effect, I think. Anyway here's what I did:

Actually, first, I have to confide in y'all about something. Skincare. Yes, it is *very* important. However, that said, while I do a lot of steps in my skincare routine at night, I've never found anything that I liked putting on in the morning under my makeup. I have normal skin with an oily t-zone, so I really don't moisturize a whole lot. If anyone out there has any suggestions of products for me to try, leave 'em in the comments below & I'll check them out! I'm not picky about high end or drugstore, all natural & all that (I mean, who DOESN'T want to save money & prefer to know what's going on their face? But still, I'll try just about anything for a bit). 

Okay, now that that's out of the way, lets get down to business.