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The loveliness of spring has begun to show in the slowly warming weather, the green of perennial flower stems starting to poke through the soil, and pastel palettes hitting drugstores. Going in the Wild is subtle tribute to the season that is a a great transitional palette and a hit in every possible way!
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette
If you buy drugstore brands often you may be aware that Wet N Wild has a line of color icon eyeshadow palettes that range from three pan to 8. They are normally highly pigmented, soft, a bit powdery, but overall fantastic quality for their price range. So when i picked up Going in the Wild (which is very hard to find, i don't mind limited edition but if we can't get our hands on it what is the point?) i expected to like it, i had no idea how impressed i would be.
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette
First let me start with the packaging. While this palette is like the standard 8 pan palette in that each shadow has their application purpose stamped in, and they are separated into two looks, these pans are against a white background. The palette has a white base unlike the standard black base. The cover also has white flowers printed on it to give it an overall spring feel. I like this little touch. The applicator included has one brush end and one sponge end. While i never find these useful it is nice for someone who does not have a set of brushes. On the back of the palette there are step by step suggestions on how to create a full eye look using the palette. Even though each shade is designated for a specific place on the eye you can really use any of these shades anywhere on the eye and even mix and match from the left side or the right side.
The application of these shades are smooth, easy to blend, minimal fallout, only two shades were a bit too powdery if too much pressure is applied (the lilac and the mint). Overall these shades were well pigmented and i found them to really pop with or without primer. Without primer i got about 4 hours of wear before fading with primer i was able to wear them 7+ without fading. I love how smooth they are on the skin. The nice thing about this palette is if you are not a fan of bright colors there are enough neutrals to allow you to do a soft neutral look with maybe just a pop of color.
The shades on the left start with a smooth, frosted beige for the brow bone, a nice rose frost for the eyelid, a powdery somewhat matte lilac for the crease, and a rich eggplant shade with a bit of purple micro glitter for the defining shade. The glitter does stay put for the most part, but there can be a little bit of it fading, i did not see any on my cheek throughout the day. On the right a frosted champagne is used to highlight the brow bone, the eyelid shade is a powdery matte mint shade, the crease is a chocolate brown but it leans green, and finally the last shade is a deep forest green with a kelly green reflection.
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette
For this look i used the entire left side of the palette. I used all the shades for their designated parts of the eye except that i blended the lilac into the lid and into the brow and used the definer shade to highlight my outer v and extended it to the middle of my crease.
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette Look
Wet N Wild Going In The Wild Color Icon Palette Look
You can also check out my video review here!
Overall this is a must have spring palette. If you can find this in drugstores it is about $5. I find its quality to be just over this price. From smooth application to pigmentation and color range, this is something i think anyone can find use for in their collection. Plus how adorable is the packaging?
MAC Glamor Daze Lipsticks in Beauty, Dramatic Encounter, and Outrageously Fun
From the moment i heard about MAC's holiday collections i was excited.
So much to choose from- look bags, palettes, lipstick, eyeshadow, blush,
all in beautiful packaging with inspiration from the 1960's. Each
collection with amazing items to choose from. This review will focus on the 3 of the Glamor Daze Lipsticks in Beauty, Dramatic Encounter, and Outrageously Fun.
MAC Glamor Daze Lipsticks in Beauty, Dramatic Encounter, and Outrageously Fun
MAC Glamor Daze Lipsticks in Beauty, Dramatic Encounter, and Outrageously Fun
The glossy packaging is just a little different from the normal matte packaging. This is also reflected on the tubes which are a sleek, glossy, black even once the cap is removed. Even though the design is simple it matches perfectly with the other items of the Glamor Daze Collection.
MAC Glamor Daze Lipsticks in Beauty, Dramatic Encounter, and Outrageously Fun
Since each lipstick has a different finish i will be doing individual reviews. Beauty (GLAZE)-
I am sure i have mentioned this so many times before, but i am more a fan of matte or amplified finishes because i feel they look best on me. I went out on a limb and decided to get this shade because i felt- what is the point of a 60's inspired collection without a soft pink? I wasn't sure i would like this shade when applied because glaze shades can be streaky or show lip flaws. For this shade i found there to be light streaking but not so much when applying it but rather when pressing my lips together. I think this would be great if i already had a color base under it like Snob or Saint Germaine and use Beauty to make them softer and glossier. I liked the way the color did have good coverage, it was nearly opaque which i did not expect from a Glaze. This soft pastel pink is light but does not wash out light skin. I do find that it has decent pigmentation, and is what is expected of a glaze. If this shade was not in the Glamor Daze collection i probably would not have bought it and opted for the other colors mentioned.Does show some lip flaws.
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Beauty
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Beauty
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Beauty
Dramatic Encounter (Amplified Creme)-
This deep, rich, Burgundy like plum, was not as purple as i had hoped it might be. In terms of quality it is fantastic, richly pigmented, non streaky, opaque coverage, complimenting shade for most skin tones, not as dark as shades like Film Noir but still dark enough to live up to its dramatic name.
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Dramatic Encounter
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Dramatic Encounter
MAC Glamor Daze Lipstick in Dramatic Encounter
Outrageously Fun (Cremesheen)-
This shade is a blue based, creamy, hot pink. It gives complete coverage, opaque, non streaky, and very pigmented. I feel like this applied more like an amplified shade, so if you are looking for something a little sheerer, this isn't it. I did not find this shade too drying, but if your lips are prone to chapping apply lip balm underneath this.
