Review & Swatches: Inglot Freedom System AMC Eye Shadow #52

The Inglot Freedom System AMC Eye Shadow in #52 contains 2.7 grams or 0.09 ounces of product. At the time this post was written, this eye shadow costs $6. 

This eye shadow is part of the Freedom System, which means that it is in pan form and can be put into an empty palette. Inglot has palettes that can fit these eye shadows, but they can also be placed in palettes like UNII Palettes and Z-Palettes. 

This eye shadow is a medium brown color with gold and red shimmer. The shimmer doesn't really show up, though. When worn, it looks mostly matte until it is closely looked at. The eye shadow is a bit sheer when applied, but can easily be built up to be more opaque. There was no fall-out when I used this. 

I like that it gives a bit of sparkle to the eye and also adds some dimension to the eye because it does look mostly matte on the eye. 

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Review & Swatches: L'oreal HiP Studio Secrets Professional Metallic Shadow Duo in Energized

L'oreal HiP Studio Secrets Profession Metallic Shadow Duo in Energized includes a pale gold and a brown base with a copper sheen. They are both metallic, thus the name of the eye shadow. The total amount of product is 0.08 ounces or 2.4 grams (0.04 ounces each).

Their website describes this kind of eye shadow as --

Discover the secret for bold, metallic color with a luminous finish. HiP Studio Secrets Professional Metallic Shadow Duos are expertly coordinated to create an edgy, shimmery look. The rich, super-blendable color glides on evenly for hours of captivating, crease-resistant wear.

The top portion of the packaging contains the eye shadows and the bottom has a small compartment to hold a sponge-tip applicator. The applicator is handy for a quick touch-up, but it does make the packaging more bulky than it has to be. 

Supposedly, the darker of the two eye shadows is supposed to be a dupe for Urban Decay's Smog, which is my favorite eye shadow from the Naked Palette. I'll actually compare those two eye shadows after the jump!

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Review & Swatches: Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse Beauty Balm

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Birchbox sent me an empty sample of Dr. Jart's Water Fuse Beauty Beam (BB Cream). I emailed them about it and then instead of giving me just one replacement sample, they kindly sent me two! They also included a note with the package.

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Review & Swatches: Inglot Freedom System AMC Blush #58

The Inglot Freedom System AMC Blush in #58 is a matte dusty rose color (The picture I included is a tad bit more orangy-red than the actual product). This pan form of the blush is $10 and contains 7 grams / 0.25 US oz of product. 

I was surprised by the packaging of this product. The Freedom System eyeshadows are in a cardboard box and in a plastic container, but the blushes are in a flimsy plastic container that can be easily opened and closed and both of these are in a a thin plastic bag-type thing. That isn't the greatest description, but there'll be a picture below.

Above is a screenshot of the blush color on the Inglot website. 

This product is soft, and so it can end up being powdery. I didn't buy the Inglot blush palette because I wanted to put this in my UNII Palette, and so I have to make sure to clean my palette every once in awhile from all the powder. With this blush, I would recommend getting one of the Inglot palettes or putting it in a palette small enough to just hold one blush. It gets messy and some of the powder could get into your other products. 

I would recommend this blush for those with medium to dark skinned people. It might be too red for pale skinned people.

This blush does not have a powdery finish on the face. It blends into the skin and looks natural. I would be careful on putting too much blush on your face though because it might actually start to look chalky.

For me, the blush started to fade around 4 hours. I don't wear blush that often and so I don't know if that's a short time, but I didn't mind. I also only put a small amount of blush on my cheeks to avoid looking too red. 

My cheeks naturally flush a reddish / pinkish color and so when I use this blush, it looks very natural on me. My reddish is a bit splotchy, and so this blush made an even flush of one color on my cheeks. When I first saw this, I thought I would never be able to pull off this color. I was pleasantly surprised that with a light hand, I could wear it and it looked amazing. 

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Inglot AMC Blush #58 Sneak Peak and First Impression!

I recently went to Inglot and picked up this blush and an eyeshadow. I originally looked up blush swatches online so that I would know which ones to look out for, but I ended up ignoring it. 

Instead I got this blush from their freedom system. My first impression of this blush was that it was powdery and there would be a lot of fallout. I'm actually going to put this in my unii palate, and so I'm probably going to have to clean my palate a bit after I use this blush.

This blush is a kind of dusty rose color. Some online blogs have described it as a dark pink or a brownish red color. It's definitely a darker blush color, though. 

After using this blush for awhile, I'll post a more descriptive blog with swatches. 

Beauty Tip: Keeping the basics together!

I used to be really bad at keeping my lip balm with me and even if it was with me, I had trouble finding it in my bag. My bags aren't usually big either. One day, I saw my friend take out something and her lip balm was inside. She had a zebra print lipstick holder. I thought that was very smart and cute. Since then, I went on a hunt to find a cute one for myself. 

I could have bought one online, but I already knew that they weren't really that expensive and so I wasn't willing to spend more than $2 on one. Finally, I found one in an Asian store for $1! My lipstick holder is covered by a satin cloth with some flowery embroidery. I saw other lipstick holders all made from the same material, but I liked this one the most. There's also different designs, like this one, that can be found online.

As you can see in the above picture, it looks ~~Asiannn. My friends make fun of me because it's so pink, girly, and "Asian," but I'm not bothered by it. I think it's cute. I have used this for about a year already and there's some loose threads, but it works just fine. 

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