Sally Hansen Lustre Shine - Lava Swatch

Good morning lovelies! I'm postponing the last day of Halloween Week until I get better pictures of the costume I wanted to post. Instead I've got swatches of the new Sally Hansen Lustre Shine - Lava. You might remember I used Lava as the base for my Day 7 manicure for the Let's Do The Time Warp challenge.

Lava is just beautiful. It's so shiny and it has that "glow from within" quality to it. At first glance it's orange but it shifts to pink and brown depending on the light. I'm happy that this looks as good on the nails as it does in the bottle.

This first pic was taken indoors with flash, you can see the brown real good here:

This next one was outdoors, it came out a lil dark but check out the duochrome shine on my middle finger:

Then this was out in the sunlight, it looks different again:

Here's a quick lil review: I liked it. It's sheer but not too sheer, two coats covered pretty well. I could've used a 3rd but I'm already getting that feelin like I gotta hoard this lol. I like that it's sheer cause it makes for a good layering polish.

Hopefully this collection isn't limited edition, it doesn't say so on the display. I grabbed Lava cause it was the last bottle and I didn't wanna regret not getting it. I think this is the perfect Fall polish. I hope these stick around cause I wanna try out some of the other colors!

This was a good polish week for me. Along with this I got a Kiss Nail Striper kit AND I also got my very first dotting tool cause Rite Aid had the L.A. Girl Polka Dot Nail Art Collection kits. I'm so excited to use it, I plan on using it for my LDTTWC Day 8 manicure. I hope to do that this weekend, I just haven't been feeling up to it. I'm using a bunch of lovely manis as inspiration and I really wanna do them justice!

Have any of you bought any of the Lustre Shines?

Wet N Wild Color Icon Palette - Vanity

FIRST REVIEW! I picked this up after reading good things about it online and I have to say, I wasn't disappointed.

WHAT YOU GET: 6 shades, 3 matte, 3 shimmer, and each group containing a good lid, crease, and highlight color. Of course you can mix and match, that's part of the fun.

I was in need of some neutral eyeshadows. I think I have almost every color of the rainbow but very few neutrals. Enter the Wet N' Wild Color Icon Vanity palette, which filled that gap in one swift motion. Oh and at a fraction of what my other eyeshadows cost.

THE GOOD:

THESE SHADOWS ARE PIGMENTED! That was surprising. Of course I buy products hoping that the quality will be good but you never know. Drugstore products sometimes have a bad rep for being sheer, and I've even bought high end stuff that were let-downs. Not these though.

THEY STAY. I didn't use a base or primer the first time I used them and when I got home I didn't notice any creasing. And usually eyeshadows crease on me.

THE PRICE. These are priced at $4.99. A lot of places have discounts or sales. I picked mine up at Rite Aid for $3.99. At that price, you really can't go wrong.

THE NOT-SO-GOOD:

BE CAREFUL! These are soft, which isn't actually a bad thing, but don't go digging your brush too hard and be careful to not get fall out in the other colors. I didn't have any fall out on my face but I did spill a bit in the surrounding shades.

That's it, I like everything else about this product. Maybe the price DID make me feel like I over-paid for other stuff in my collection, but I can't list that.

OVERALL: I have to say I love every shade. I lean towards the matte crease shade, a rich chocolate brown, quite a bit. But I have to admit the medium lid shade on the shimmer side is absolutely gorgeous. It's a velvety golden honey shade that goes on like butter. I feel like I gotta add "LIKE BUTTAH" simply for emphasis.

Now I did say that my neutral collection was a bit lacking so I don't own many other shades to compare, but two that I do own are M.A.C.'s Retrospeck and Mulch. The light and dark shimmer shades in this palette make pretty good dupes for them.

This little palette is low on cost but packs a punch and I'm glad I was able to round out my collection with it. I'm already thinking it would make a nice present, especially for girls who are new to makeup. These are all wearable, everyday shades that would please everyone. Plus the pigmentation and texture make it easy to work with. It's a nice change to see matte shades at the drugstore, too.

IN A NUTSHELL: For the price, this is a steal. $4.99 for a single good eyeshadow is a great deal, but for 6? That's just plain crazy. Everybody needs neutrals in their collection. If you're looking for a good selection of neutral shades, this is your one stop ticket.