&*(Walgreens Haul && Swatches)*&

Hello lovelies! I have returned a day late, but returned none the less! haha I am still getting into the swing of things with blogging again and working on the facebook fan page so thank you all for support and sticking with me! I appreciate each of you who take the time to look at my blog or keep up with me on facebook! Now it's time to get to the good stuff! =)

So I do not have a large haul but I wanted to do swatches of some products I'd heard great reviews on and if you are a nail art lover such as myself, I found some great finds at Walgreens that I had to share! So let's get to it!

First off, I have been wanting to try Wet n Wild products for awhile now after so many reviews I've seen through YouTube and the blogger world. There was a hit and a miss in what I picked up. Let's start with miss.

 

 

So I used to use my BFTE cosmetics eye shadows wet as eyeliner and with the company being shut down for an undetermined amount of time, I figured it was time to venture out into actual color eyeliner pencils. Well, unfortunately I do not see me using these in the future.

 

 

 

While the colors might swatch well and have an okay color payoff, I could tell instantly these would not be long wearing, especially for waterline. It claims to 1: Be rich in color. This is true. The colors are beautiful. I give them kudos for that. 2, they claim they apply smoothly. I agree, they were smooth to apply. 3, they are creamy to be able to be used in different ways. While they are creamy, they 4th claim fails completely. They are not long lasting. At all.

 

 







The top smudge line is with the slightest pressure which still shows that it smeared even with the slightest touch. The middle smudge line was with medium pressure, swiped once. These are fun colors but I do not feel they would last very long actually on the eyes. For me, I have dry eyes which makes me have to use eye drops throughout the day. This no doubt would fade any liner off my water line. So for me personally, I call this a miss.

 

Next up are a hit! The Wet n Wild coloricon palettes! I picked up the famed The Naked Truth palette and for fun and a future project, the Spoiled Brat palette.

 

 

 

So let's start with what is a personal hit for me, the Spoiled Brat palette.

 

(Left is a dry swatch, right is wet)

 

These palettes are so buildable which is by far the best quality about them! Not only are they buildable, but the colors are so soft and pigmented. I own a lot of different eye shadows from different companies, but I do not own anything close to this silver. It has a high powered shine to it and is like melted silver. If you are a fan of silver eye shadows, pick this palette up! It's worth it! The black color is VERY sparkly which in my case, I love. It blends well and can be built easily to a seriously strong black. The pink shade is pretty and able to start out as a soft pink or buildable to give a powerful punch of color!

 

Next is The Naked Truth palette.

 

 

I wish these palettes had names for the colors so I could better describe them. I'll start with the lightest color. As you can tell, it's my skin tone which is why Spoiled Brat palette is better in my opinion. For me personally, the colors of this palette just do not work as well for my light complexion. The second lightest shade still doesn't show much and honestly the flash I think is the only reason you see it on my skin. Without the bright lighting, it's hard to see on me as well. The last colors though are beautiful and I love for a smoky eye. The darkest color is such a great smoke out color and could be paired with so many color combinations. It looks shiny but this color is actually matte. Lighting issues caused it to look slightly different. The next color is a frosty finish but a beautiful color for an everyday neutral look. The last color is a copper color that has glitter in it but it is still a very wearable color for any day. All of these colors are creamy and easy to apply, just some didn't show on my lighter skin.

 

The last items I picked up were found at the end of an isle and I picked up every style of them that I found in my store! They are nail art decals. I was shocked to find these gem wheels for $2! What a steal! Here are the styles I picked up! The first one I think is my favorite and I can't wait till after Valentine's Day to play with!

 

 

 

I will be playing with these more over the next few days and plan on using the Spoiled Brat palette this weekend so hopefully I'll have a new look tutorial for you all soon. I'm also working on doing my nails tomorrow for a new nail tutorial so stick with me! I really am returning to the blogging scene!

 

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Until next time, stay smiling!

LB











Long hours = New blog

Hello lovelies! So I am so excited I had to post right this second! haha

It is now close to 5 AM where I am currently living and I'm still up working on new changes for this blog. I really struggled with doing the blog while in college but now that that goal is accomplished, it's time to focus on other passions, such as my blog again!

If you followed the blog before, you might have noticed the name of the blog has changed. It was BeautysMagic but after finding that someone else has been using this name for a beauty blog, I respected that and decided it's time for a face lift of my blog, entirely!

After a long night of collaborating with my sister and best friend, Michelle, I have decided to change the name to.. *drum roll please*

SkinDeepUnique.

This new name represents each of us being unique and beautiful. When speaking with my sister who has a very different style than my own, I found it important to encourage followers to be true to who they are and to not judge those who might be very different than ourselves. I want this blog to be a diverse place for people to share ideas and creativity in this very diverse world. My goal for this blog is not just to share swatches and makeup reviews, but to encourage others to feel confident in their own skin and unique styles. Each of us are different but that's the beautiful thing! We are all unique and see beauty differently. This is my take on beauty.

I have this passion of reaching out to people and being someone they can look up too, not just in how to apply mascara or eyeshadow. I'm no one special. I go through the same things you do. I do not have perfect skin. I'm make mistakes and have flaws. I am not perfect by any means, but I am beautiful just as each of you are.

So my goal is to embrace all these parts of myself and to help others embrace who they are too!

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope that you will enjoy the new changes coming soon! The design of the blog will be changing in the next week or two. My sister is designing a background and such for the blog! I'm so excited to have her on board with me to help design such a beautiful blog website!

So Michelle, thank you! I appreciate your support and help in this goal of mine! We will be doing a collaborative project in a couple months when I go to visit her in Ohio! Expect diverse looks for a diverse audience! :) I'm looking forward to sharing my love of color with all of you!

If you love what you have read, please subscribe or follow me on facebook!
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The facebook fan page is going to be a place where everyone is welcome to share looks, answer questions of the day, interact with me, and so much more. I want to create a place that everyone can have a voice, not just my own!

I look forward to you all joining me on this journey!

Until next time, stay smiling beautifuls!
LB

&*(BFTE Cosmetics Coffee Shop Collection Review && Swatches)*&

Hello lovelys! I am back! With a better camera, better and stronger passion for this blog, as well as just feeling all around better as the evening has gone on. If you have followed my personal facebook page, you'd know that I suffered from an severe allergy flare up yesterday. I unfortunately am allergic to pretty much everything around me so I must have touched something and became seriously sick pretty fast. I'm visiting my parents right now for the holidays and they have three cats which I am beyond severely allergic too but I'm determined to spend time with them when I can so I'm toughing it out! =)

Anyways, I am feeling some better this evening so as promised, I have two new posts for you!

Thank you again for all of your support and understanding! I see how many views I get everyday and I'm beyond humbled and thankful for each and every one of you!! You are all amazing!

Alright alright, I'm shutting up and getting to the post!

BFTE (Beauty From The Earth) Cosmetics launched the Coffee Shop limited collection awhile ago now and I'm just getting around to swatching it after playing with the colors for a bit now. A new look will be posted soon of using only the colors from this collection!

Until then, here is the swatches and review!

You can get this collection for $33.00 at: http://www.bftecosmetics.com/Coffee-Shop-Collection_p_774.html.

This collection includes 5 full size colors that are all extremely wearable for those who love neutrals. I actually bought one for me and one for my Mom who loves little less bold looks like I love. haha

This collection offers a wide variety of neutrals including a matte color that can be used as a highlight.

The colors are as follows:

Top row, left to right: Salted Caramel and Mocchiato.

Bottom row, left to right: Chai, Espresso, and Caffe Latte. 

Swatches match the same line up as the above picture! =)

First swatch is dry. Second swatch is wet. Third swatch is done over Benefit Stay Don't Stray Primer.

Now the review:

If I was being completely honest, this is not my favorite collection from BFTE. The quality is amazing as expected from BFTE but the colors offered in this collection are just not colors I would wear a lot. I do wear neutrals more often as of lately but these colors are just not my go to colors although I do use Espresso for a liner a lot. I like how it is a rich dark brown which works well for a liner. Unfortunately Caffe Latte was way too close to my skin tone that you can't tell I'm wearing it if it is applied dry or over my usual primer. I think my favorite colors out of this collection would be Espresso and Mocchiato. Chai becomes almost bronze when you are blending it out so it isn't a color I would wear often. Salted Caramel is pretty but not a color I would use often.

I am NOT saying this is a bad collection. These are my personal opinions of colors. These are colors that I just wouldn't wear often. The quality is just what you expect from BFTE. It's amazing products and if you've seen any of my previous posts, you'd know I have about 300 colors from them now. I definitely stand behind this company as you will see my next post is a BFTE cosmetics eye look! =)



Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the swatches and review of this collection. Up next is a break down of a look I did the other day! I had lots of compliments on it so I decided to do a tutorial so keep an eye out for that post which also includes all the makeup I used for my entire face including a new cosmetic line that I will be talking about soon! Exciting stuff! =)

Until next time, stay smiling beautifuls!

XoXo,
LB

&*(216 BFTE Cosmetics Swatches -- Part 2)*&

Hello again! Here is the continued swatch post of all the colors that I have!

Please note that me showing all of these colors is NOT me showing off my collection, but showing a part of my passion with the rest of you. I have no connection to this company other than having respect for the quality of products that they have to offer.

If you would like to purchase any of these colors, please check out www.bftecosmetics.com

Remember I have done three swatches of each color. First is dry, second is done wet, and third is on Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion. Enjoy!!

Top Row L-R:
107.) Moonwalk
108.) Kou
109.) Misquoted
110.) Avoid the Mistletoe

Bottom Row L-R:
111.) Canyon
112.) Heat
113.) Lemon
114.) Beam

Top Row L-R:
115.) Courage
116.) Oak
117.) Spring Fever
118.) By Golly

Bottom Row L-R:
119.) Chocolate
120.) Truffle
121.) $10 Pineapple
122.) Autumn

Top Row L-R:
123.) Curiosity
124.) Orchid
125.) Mistress
126.) Cotton Candy

Bottom Row L-R:
127.) Rome
128.) Simply Me
129.) Passion
130.) Country Blue

Top Row L-R:
131.) Oasis
132.) Victoria
133.) Hollywood Secrets
134.) Boutique Babe

Bottom Row LR:
135.) Karma
136.) Purple Iris
137.) Calypso
138.) Paris

Top Row L-R:
139.) Promises
140.) Lilac
141.) Sugar Plum
142.) Carnation

Bottom Row L-R:
143.) Spider Venom
144.) Wasted Time
145.) Classy
146.) Boysenberry (Part of the Bring on the Berries collection)

Top Row L-R:
147.) Romp
148.) Stunning
149.) Grace
150.) Insomnia

Bottom Row L-R:
151.) Panurple
152.) Thistle
153.) Aloha
154.) Risky Business

Top Row L-R:
155.) Aphrodite
156.) End of Times
157.) Embrace
158.) Last Dance

Bottom Row L-R:
159.) Laura
160.) Class Act (Not available anymore.. this was just glitter and hard to keep on)
161.) Raspberry
162.) Bliss

Top Row L-R:
163.) Eggplant Light
164.) Triple Berry
165.) A la Rose (Part of the Bed of Roses Collection)
166.) Swift

Bottom Row L-R:
167.) Runway
168.) Melon
169.) Belle of the Ball
170.) Ever After

Top Row L-R:
171.) Iris
172.) Iced Violets
173.) Candy Shop
174.) Twister

Bottom Row L-R:
175.) Meteor Shower
176.) Girl Next Door
177.) Grape
178.) Mi Amour

179.) Lovestruct
180.) Whisper
181.) High Maintenance
182.) Tuscany

First Row L-R:
183.) Riddle
184.) High Strung
185.) Appletini
186.) Spring Moss

Second Row L-R:
187.) Gable
188.) Moonwalk (Accidently swatched twice haha)
189.) Blue Me Over
190.) Wicked

Third Row:
191.) Chenille

Top Row L-R:
192.) Seafoam
193.) Gooseberry (Part of the Bring on the Berries collection)
194.) Bali
195.) 4 Leaf Clover

Bottom Row L-R:
196.) Grassy
197.) Green Apple
198.) Secret Garden (Not available on the site at the moment)
199.) Blue Pacific

Top Row L-R:
200.) Fawn
201.) Bat Wing
202.) 24K
203.) Beach House

Bottom Row L-R:
204.) Chili Pepper
205.) Very Vanilla
206.) Blueberry
207.) Pumped

First Row L-R:
208.) Treason
209.) Main Stage
210.) TGIF
211.) Halo

Second Row L-R:
212.) Addicted
213.) Babycakes (Part of the Valentines collection)
214.) Purple Haze
215.) Suede

Last Row:
216.) Orangesicle



Well this concludes my swatches of my BFTE cosmetics colors! Thank you all for being supportive. I hope you enjoyed this blog! I have some new reviews to post as well. Since it's 5:30 AM, I'm going to call it a night haha and will post them tomorrow!

Until next time..

Remember to stay smiling!

XoXoXo,
LB

&*(216 BFTE Cosmetics Swatches -- Part 1!)*&

Hello lovelys! I seriously am so sorry for not getting this post up sooner. I didn't realize how long it would take just to make the swatches and editing the pictures! I am also using a new camera so I had to learn how to use this one best for my blog. Anyways.. enough talking!! The blog is here!

All the pictures were done with flash because I took these pictures in the middle of the night. lol Life of a college student! =)

I did three swatches of each. The first is dry, second is done wet, and the third is with Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion.

I hope you enjoy this blog! I tried to keep the colors some what in the right color category other than the last few which I found at last minute and literally just took pictures of! I'm still missing a few shadows but will post more swatches when I can.

If there is any color you would more swatches of, please let me know! You can purchase any of these colors from www.bftecosmetics.com. I appreciate your continued viewing of my blog! It's amazing to be able to share my hobby with all of you!

Top Row L-R:
1.) Casablanca Nights
2.) Walking on Water
3.) Jazzy
4.) Pegasus

Bottom Row L-R:
5.) Marina
6.) Saturday Morning
7.) 7 Seas
8.) Aqua Mist

Top Row L-R:

9.) My Pretty

10.) Lavish

11.) Elegant

12.) Tickle Me

Bottom Row L-R:

13.) 1939

14.) Lucky Me

15.) Bitter

16.) Limeade

Top Row L-R:
17.) Jaded
18.) Titan
19.) Nebula
20.) Envy

Bottom Row L-R:
21.) Spoiled
22.) Bombshell
23.) Charm
24.) Mania

Top Row L-R:
25.) Fairytale
26.) Ying Yang
27.) Dive
28.) Winter Blues

Bottom Row L-R:
29.) Pizzaz
30.) Clear Skies
31.) Caribbean
32.) Spellbound

Top Row LR:
33.) Poison Brew
34.) Twisted
35.) G. Kelly
36.) Bewitched

Bottom Row L-R:
37.) Peacock
38.) Hocus Pocus
39.) Ocean Mist
40.) Area 51

Top Row L-R:
41.) Atomic Teal
42.) Spruce
43.) Bermuda
44.) Go Green

Bottom Row L-R:
45.) Glitz
46.) Blacklisted
47.) Tradewind
48.) Message in a Bottle

Top Row L-R:
49.) Laguna
50.) Rain Forrest
51.) Celeste
52.) Blue de Jeans

Bottom Row L-R:
53.) Deep Thoughts
54.) Breeze
55.) Fanfare
56.) Mermaid

First Row L-R:

57.) Miracle

58.) Shifty

59.) No Place Like Home

60.) Blue Monday

Second Row L-R:

61.) Trinity

62.) Journey

63.) Dangerous

64.) Subcooling

Third Row L-R:
65.) Paradise
66.) Cheap Thrills

Top Row L-R:
67.) Guilty
68.) Angel
69.) Stealth
70.) Black

Bottom Row L-R:
71.) Diamonds (This is almost just pure glitter.. Use a different primer to hold glitter)
72.) Treason
73.) Cyclone
74.) Beautiful

Top Row L-R:
75.) Butt Naked
76.) Stonewashed
77.) Gentle
78.) Night Trains

Bottom Row L-R:
79.) Chantilly Lace
80.) Brimstone
81.) Lola
82.) Dirty Deals

Top Row L-R:
83.) Coal
84.) Misty
85.) Have a Heart
86.) Steel

Bottom Row L-R:
87.) Ash
88.) Bondage
89.) Romeo
90.) Cocoa

Top Row L-R:
91.) Satin Sheets
92.) Tangerine
93.) Sugar Coated (Part of the Bed of Roses Collection)
94.) Celtic Charms

Bottom Row L-R:
95.) Meow
96.) Copper Cauldron
97.) Dragon Slayer
98.) Linen

Top Row L-R:
99.) Bubbly
100.) Wizard's Wand
101.) Mayhem
102.) Spank Me

Bottom Row L-R:
103.) Harvest
104.) Money
105.) Chance
106.) Whimsey



Stay tuned for Part 2 of the BFTE cosmetics swatches!!

I have continued to be impressed with this company which is why I have so many colors! haha I hope you have enjoyed the swatches so far!

Until Next Time...

Stay Smiling.

XoXoXo,
LB

&*(New BFTE Cosmetics Haul/Swatches)*&

Hello lovelys! I know it's been a LONG time since I posted. I apologize.. again! I just had my tonsils removed this week, had more doctor appointments than I'd like these last few months, school, and a new job have all been calling for my attention! Luckily most doctors appointments are behind me, I'm healthier and back with a new post!!

And how exciting is it that it is of BFTE Cosmetics! <3 I ABSOLUTELY love this company so of course when I finally do get to splurge a little money on myself, I go straight to this website and picked myself up two more 16 sample tins, the Color of the Week, and I had to get me a full size of my favorite highlighter, Butt Naked. =) I couldn't be happier with this company! The packaging is adorable, the quality is outstanding, the samples last quite a few looks since they are so pigmented, and their customer service is great!

Anyways, here is the two tins I got, minus the two full size jars I ordered that will be pictured later in this blog!

I love color coding my tins to make it easier to find the colors I'm looking for. I can now name all of the colors I have by just looking at the colors! haha Can you tell I am a fan?

By the way, you can click on the images to see a larger picture! I decided to try taking pictures with my iPhone and they turned out pretty great, a lot better than my digital camera which is sad.. lol Anyways, enough of me rambling! Let's get to some colors and swatches!

I will post the colors in their jar first, name the colors, and then do a pic with the swatches. 

For the swatches, the colors are in the same order as the picture of the jars.

I also did three swatches of each color. Dry, over Urban Decay Primer Potion, and wet. 

Enjoy!!!!!!!!! I know I will! I plan to do some new looks through out this week and will post the beginning of next week. =)

Colors in order left to right..
First row: Lavish, Jaded, Winter Blues, Hocus Pocus
Second Row: Blue Pacific, Peacock, Spellbound, Tickle Me

My thoughts on this group: First, I love how these look so great, wet or dry. Super pigmented too! It doesn't take much of this eyeshadow to go a long way. =) If I had to pick a favorite out of this group, it would be a toss up between Winter Blues or Peacock. I like how Winter Blues is so sparkly and really does make me think of Winter and Peacock is such a fun color and looks great both wet or dry!

Colors in order left to right..
First row: Night Train, Titan, Dirty Deals, Atomic Teal
Second Row: Calypso, Nebula, Bermuda, Black

My thoughts on this group: Do you see how black, Black is when wet!!! OMG! It makes the perfect color for an eye liner! I think its such an interesting color because it is matte and you don't usually find that in black and I was surprised at the difference in the dry and wet color. If I had to pick a favorite, I would have to say Atomic Teal or Calypso. This swatch doesn't give Atomic Teal justice haha It's a black with a fine green glitter. So pretty and it will make the greatest liner color! Calypso is so sparkly and such a wearable blue in my opinion with just the right about of "flash."

Colors in order left to right..
First row: $10 Pineapple, Satin Sheets, Mellow Yellow, Linen
Second row: Aphrodite, Thistle, Iced Violets, Whisper

My thoughts on this group: By far the colors that stands out too me is Aphrodite and Whisper. I think Aphrodite is such a beautiful purple color. I usually wear dark purples but I love this color! Whisper, don't be fooled by how it looks in the jar or even in my swatch! This color is just one of those colors that is hard to pick up on camera and it definitely isn't the peachy color it shows in the jar. It is actually the prettiest light shimmery lavender color. Such a beautiful color in person! If I was to pick a favorite, it would be either of those two colors. <3

Colors in order left to right..
First row: Orchid, Swift, High Maintenance, Oasis
Second row: Wasted Time, Stonewashed, Bondage, Romeo

My thoughts on this group: Oh jeeze, so much to say! This is probably my favorite color group since most of my favorites land in this picture lol Where to start, I absolutely love Orchid. I personally like to wear this color wet for that vibrant purply pink color. My next favorites are the last three colors on the bottom row: Stonewashed, Bondage, and Romeo. I have been wearing Romeo and Bondage together a lot lately. After testing out some of the new colors, I will definitely be buying Bondage in a full size. It's the perfect color to smoke out looks. Stonewashed is such a pretty color too. I love the light blue gray shade of it! Perfect for the wintery months ahead! 

Colors in order left to right..

Butt Naked, Wicked

My thoughts on this group: Butt Naked is by far my favorite highlight shade. I went to Sephora looking for a highlight color to promote on my blog and I was just flat out not impressed with any other high light but this one for my skin tone. haha I plan to be a lifetime shopper with BFTE for this color alone, although there are tons of other reasons why I will shop with them again haha Wicked is an interesting color. It is one of the first duo-chrome colors I have worked with. It's definitely something different but I'm glad I grabbed this color when it was the color of the week. It looks purple in the jar, but actually wearing it, it has a green sheen too it. Very pretty! 

All in all, it was a successful shopping day for me and as always, this company never fails in customer service or quality! And with the company holding contests everyday this month on their facebook page, I have obsessed over checking their site to try to win free product! Can't beat a company who gives back to their fans and customers!!!!!!!

I will have a new post the beginning of next week with looks that I have done through out this week with BFTE Cosmetics. I literally only wear eye makeup from BFTE to work so I'll take some pics throughout the week as I do new looks! =) Until next time, remember to always stay smiling!! Talk with you all soon!

XoXoXo,

LB