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BECCA | Blushed with Light Palette

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Purchased

Hey everyone! Today's post is on the BECCA Blushed with Light palette. A palette that I was lucky enough to get for only $13.60 SHIPPED! They brought it back for a limited time and a limited price and literally sold out within hours - maybe even an hour. I'm so happy I have it to show you! Even though you can't get this palette anymore, 2 of the blush shades are still available individually.

BECCA Blushed with Light Palette | Kat Stays Polished

From left to right, the shades here are: Wisteria, Songbird, and Snapdragon. Both Songbird and Snapdragon are on the site to purchase.

These shades are absolutely gorgeous and they apply with ease. You don't need much on your blush brush either to get good color on your cheeks.

Were you able to get this palette when it was available months ago? What about just a couple weeks ago when it appeared out of nowhere? Let me know your thoughts on these shades!

Rimmel Sculpting and Highlighting Kit by Kate Moss

Monday, April 04, 2016

PR Sample

Good morning! Can you believe it's already April? People are already gearing up for summer. What's an essential for golden summer makeup looks? A contour kit, of course! Rimmel came out with these new Sculpting and Highlighting Kits by Kate Moss and comes in 3 different shades.

Rimmel Sculpting and Highlighting Kit by Kate Moss | Kat Stays Polished

The shades available are: #001 Golden Sands – for fair skin, #002 Coral Glow – for fair to medium skin, #003 Golden Bronze – for medium to dark skin. I would actually use all 3 depending on my look and depending on how dark my tan gets this summer.

You'll see in the swatches that some shades have more shimmer than others and the lightest highlight shade has the least amount of shimmer. To be honest, most of the kits I have from other brands have a darker bronzer color. I don't know if it's because I just like the darker shades or if I never really paid any attention before.

Rimmel Sculpting and Highlighting Kit by Kate Moss - Golden Sands | Kat Stays Polished

Rimmel Sculpting and Highlighting Kit by Kate Moss - Coral Glow | Kat Stays Polished

Rimmel Sculpting and Highlighting Kit by Kate Moss - Golden Bronze | Kat Stays Polished

So, if you had to choose, which ones would you go for? They all have a pretty good formula and are pigmented enough to give your skin a hint of color. Some of the powders come off a little dry but for the most part are pretty smooth and apply with ease. You can snag these wherever Rimmel is sold by you for about $6.50 per kit.

Em Cosmetics Shade Play Cheek Palette - Ipsy Deal

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Purchased | Affiliate Links

It's been a hot minute since I've posted anything Ipsy or Em Cosmetics related. I still get Ipsy every month and this month I decided to check out the Ipsy Deals. Well, they had 3 Shade Play cheek palettes for $12 each. Well, considering retail is $28 for each of these palettes, I HAD to get a couple. I chose Peach Charming and Wink Wink. Those colors seem to work best on me.

Em Cosmetics | Ipsy - Shade Play Cheek Palette | Kat Stays Polished

I've always loved the packaging on the Em Cosmetics products. I love how there's a little sticker to tell you what you're looking at. It helps for those who like to keep boxes like I do for certain items.

There is definitely enough blush/bronzer in these to last me a while. I don't need much color on my cheeks to brighten up my look. It takes me forever to hit pan on anything, lol. Maybe I have too many makeup products.....HA!

Em Cosmetics | Ipsy - Shade Play Cheek Palette - Peach Charming | Kat Stays Polished

Em Cosmetics | Ipsy - Shade Play Cheek Palette - Wink Wink | Kat Stays Polished

Here are easy-to-look-at arm swatches. The Peach Charming actually looks quite pink on my skin. See what I mean about this color working on my skin tone? I'm not so terrified of peach or orange anymore. Not like I used to be anyway.

If you don't already get Ipsy, sign up! I actually love getting the samples and products from them. It's $10 a month and you get to take advantage of deals like this.

What Em products do you already own? Let me know!