SmashBox Vignette

        
        When I first noticed this trio,, I was extremely happy. The color Amethyst is what drew me in. Its this really pretty light plum/purple color with a gorgeous gold shimmer. It also comes with Parfait ( Almost white/cream baby pink) and Aubergine ( Dark Plum). Nothing to extraordinary about those two colors to me. So back to Amethyst. I played around with this trio for a few days before doing this review, so that I could have my mind made up. At first I did a really bold cut crease look so that I could have a lot of amethyst blended out,, although when its blended it almost turns into a rustic color,, weird. so today I thought I would make it center focus and use it just on the lid for a light smokey look. And it turned purple. This shade is so unpredictable. When it is used lightly, its more rust, when used a lot, its purple and almost none of that golden shimmer. In either scenario it looks nothing like the swatch. And at $28 + tax,, its not incredibly cheap either, rather expensive considering its 2.76g. This trio was a huge letdown to me =( I included pics below of the trio, swatch, and what it comes off as on my lid (bright purple). none of the pics are edited, so you can see how different this color really is when used. =/

 

Almay Smart Shade #30 Coral

              So With Fall quickly approaching, I have been on the hunt for a more apricot/orange blush. I know those were quite popular this summer,, but I was very into my golden toned pinks. With that being said, I never realized how hard it is to come across a good Apricot colored blush. I wanted to play around with this color on the more inexpensive side before I took to dishing out almost $30 on a good one, which proved to be quite difficult. I found a couple at my local target, but wasn't very impressed. Maybelline fit me has one,, but it was too shimmery for me,, as were most of the others I found. But as I was about to give up, on the bottom shelf, tucked away, I came across an Almay blush. Now Almay is usually a brand I just look over, to me there isn't much that peaks my interest. But, when I looked at the colors, I was immediately impressed. There was hardly any shimmer, and the color is perfect. So I had to have it. I was super excited when I swatched it, as it is true to color and nicely pigmented; not to sheer. It retails for about $11 I believe. So one of the more expensive drugstore blushes, but it is worth every penny to me. By far the best Orange toned blush you can get at your local Target or Walmart, in my opinion!