September Favorites 2016 (Makeup)

Hey guys, so I do apologize for posting this late! If you read my September Haul (click here), then you know that I went to IMATS Toronto and all. I was busy that whole weekend and that's why I'm a little behind with my schedule! I also had a lot more clients in September, so I haven't really had the chance to sit down and write up these posts. However, I hope you guys still enjoy reading this post! I stuck to my main products that I been using for the past several months. I tried to incorporate new products into my makeup routine. Some worked out and some didn't!

Some of my September Favorites!

I have 2 Wet n Wild products that I been loving this month! The first product is their Megaglo Illumination Palette in Catwalk Pink. This is such an inexpensive stunning highlighter! You get 4 stripes of different shades! You have a pale gold, light pink, rosey pink and gold champagne! You can wear each shade individually or mix them together for a custom shade! It really depends on your preference! I personally love the pale gold and gold champagne shades! They just go so well with my skin tone! The light pink isn't really my thing, but it would look stunning on someone with pink undertones to their skin! The rosey pink shade is more of a blush topper in my opinion! I personally don't like to wear it as a highlighter! The formula is really nice! They're smooth and pigmented. They're also long wearing! They blend really easily! They also give you the option of wearing them bold or sheer. The finish is shimmery. These are packed with glitter, but as mentioned you can sheer it out, so that it's more subtle. This isn't my all time favorite highlighter, but it's a nice change, especially because I don't really own any drugstore highlighters. It's perfect for those of you on a budget. Next, I been obsessing over the Coloricon Blush in 327B Apri-Cot in the Middle. This is a stunning peachy apricot shade! It's super smooth and pigmented! It's packed with a ton  of gold glitter, so if you don't like a glittery blush, then you're not going to like this product. It's also super long wearing and it blends like a dream! It just adds the perfect amount of warmth to your cheeks!

I love these products! 

Moving along, I've been obsessed with the L'Oreal Infallible Pro Glow Foundation! You guys know that the Pro Matte is my all time favorite foundation, so I had high expectations for this foundation! This is just a beautiful radiant foundation. It leaves a nice dewy look! It's medium coverage and super lightweight on the skin! It's also super long wearing! It's exactly like the Pro Matte, but obviously this one gives you a glow! I got mine in the shade Sun Beige, which is a bit darker than the Sun Beige that's in the Pro Matte line. It doesn't bother me, since I still have my tan, but it's just so you guys know that the shades are a bit different! If I had a Top 5 Favorite Foundations, this would definitely be in it! I'm so obsessed!

This is definitely going to be a part of my Holy Grail!

I also been loving the Smashbox Master Class Palette: Lightning Theory. I normally don't buy these kind of palettes anymore, since I have a ton of makeup, but I was really drawn to this palette! First of all, this is one of the only palettes that comes with correctors! You guys know that correctors have been big this year, so it was nice to see Smashbox incorporating them into their palette! I also really liked the eyeshadow shade range! There's both cool and warm tones! They're all wearable colors for a everyday look or a evening glam! You also have a bronzer (cream), contour shade (cream), highlighters (cream) and blushes (powder). All the cream products are super rich and creamy! They're super pigmented and blend like a dream! It's the same thing with the powder products, they're super pigmented and blendable! They're also long wearing! My only complaint is that I wish the bronzer, contour and highlighters were powder, so that I don't need to find my powder shades to set them with! Other than that, it's really nicely thought out! It's worth every penny! I been wanting to do a full review on this palette! Hopefully, I can get that up soon!

I've been obsessed with this palette!

I also been obsessing over the Clionadh Cosmetics Highlighters in Llyr, Slaine and Clionadh Dark. I wrote a full review on them, so check it out here. I feel like I spoke about them enough, but they're honestly just so amazing! The formula is just wow! They're super pigmented, blendable and long wearing! They're so easy to work with! The shade range is just absolutely beautiful! Like, I just can't get enough of them! I been getting great use out of Clionadh Dark! It's a marble highlighter, so you can achieve a different shade each use! It just really depends where you dip and mix your brush into! When you read the review, you'll see how versatile they really are and how there's variations for different skin tones!

Aren't these swatches everything?! 

Lastly, I been going back to an old  favorite, which is the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer! I'm in the shade 25 medium, which is the perfect highlighting shade for people with medium skin! I would say this concealer is the dupe for the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer! It's just as creamy and pigmented! This stuff is medium coverage, but you can definitely build it up or sheer it out! It's also super long wearing! This stuff doesn't cake at all and it feels light on your skin! I also love the doe foot applicator, it makes highlighting efficient! If you're on a search for a good and inexpensive concealer, I definitely recommend this one! It's worth every penny! 

My favorite drugstore concealer!

That's it for my September Favorites! As you guys saw, there was a few new products! I'll try my best to switch up my products this month, but honestly October has just been so crazy! I just find time goes by so fast! Like, I wish I could create more looks for your guys! But ya, stay tuned for my review on the Mikasa Beauty Brushes! That should be up sometime next week! After that, it's my IMATS Haul and Experience!  

September Haul 2016 (Makeup)

Hey guys, so I'm a little late, but here's my September haul! I just been so packed with things that I haven't had the time  to get this up! So, September I tried my best to be "good". It's fairly a small haul, because I did go to IMATS Toronto. I just been saving up for that, so I tried not to buy that much. I'll be posting my IMATS Haul and Experience soon, so look out for that! For now, let's just get into this haul! 

September Haul!

I shop at Sephora like every month, so I got a few goodies from there! I picked up the Sephora Favorites Extravagant Eyes! Now, a lot of the holiday collections are already available at Sephora! This kit is one of them! From all the kits, I find this one you really get your moneys worth! It comes with 4 full size products and 4 deluxe size products! The deluxe size products are actually pretty big! This kit comes with the Huda Beauty lashes in Samantha (full size), Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Plum (full size), Marc Jacobs O!Mega Lash Volumizing Mascara (deluxe size), Milk Makeup Eye Pigment in Silent Disco (deluxe size), Nars Dual Intensity Eyeshadow in Himalia (full size), Sephora Waterproof Contour Eye Pencil 12 HR Wear in Black Lace (deluxe size), Smashbox 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer (deluxe size) and Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner in Midnight Cowboy (full size). You get all this for just $50CAD! It's actually insane and so inexpensive! Normally the Huda Beauty lashes are $24 and the Nars Dual Intensity Eyeshadow is $36 , so those 2 products on their own is over $50! That's why this set is a complete steal! I already showed this kit in action to my Snapchat Fam, so I'm debating to do a review on this! If you want me to review it, let me know down below in the comments area! 

One of my favorite purchases of the month!

I also purchased the Pat Mcgrath Labs Lust 004 Everything Kit. I mean I been dying to get this! It's been all over Instagram and every blogger has been talking about it! It's definitely a unique lip kit! There's no other brand that has anything similar to this! I truly admire Pat Mcgrath's artistry, so I just had to pick up everything! The Lust 004 Everything Kit comes with 6 lipsticks: Flesh 1, Flesh 2, Venom 1, Venom 2, Blood 1 and Blood 2. It also comes with the Clear Vinyl Gloss, Metallic Gold Pigment and 3 Microfine Glitters (Flesh, Venom and Blood). So, if you really break it down, you do get a lot for your money!  I do think it's a pretty good value, but I mean this kit is really not necessary for everyone! I find this kit is more for people or artists that want to do editorial makeup or just different looks for their portfolio. Like, I personally love the whole concept of it! It's very different, but I don't see myself wearing a glitter lip on the daily bases! However, the lipsticks are a really good formula! I'm really impressed with them and it's definitely one of the best formulas in the market! They're buttery smooth, pigmented and long wearing! I highly recommend that you look into that! You can purchase them individually! 

Talk about beautiful!!!

Next, I purchased the Sephora Colorful Duo Reflects in Sea Horse. Sephora added a lot of products recently to their sales section! So, I was browsing through that and came across their Colorful Duo Reflects. They're only $7CAD, so I was like why not give one of the shades a go? Sea Horse is a beautiful medium purple with fine shimmer to it. It's not really a duochrome, it just has a black base to it and a nice sheen. The finish is shimmery. I haven't put this on my lid yet, but the swatch was very dry. So, we'll see how it goes! Sephora doesn't have Sea Horse available anymore, but a few other shades are still left!  

I hope this works out!

I also purchased a few things from The Bay online. MAC came out with their Star Trek Collection earlier in September, so I wanted to pick up a few things. Chrisspy actually made videos with MAC for this collection! Her looks are honestly so amazing! I swear Chrisspy's creativity is just on a whole new level! She just inspires me to be different. If you're looking for Halloween looks, check out her Youtube channel! She has so many looks! Moving along to the MAC stuff, I purchased 2 lipsticks from the collection! I picked up the shade Where No Man Has Gone Before (light-medium pink with gold reflects), which is a lustre lipstick and LLAP (rosey champagne), which is a frost lipstick. I haven't had the chance to play with these, but the swatches are so nice! They're not your everyday kind of lipsticks, which is good, because it forces me to be creative! Lastly, I picked up the Trip The Light Fantastic Powder in Highly Illogical. I mean look at the embossing on this! It's so different and stunning! This was just an impulsive buy. I'm not sure what these powders are meant for to be honest, but it says that they're supposed to add a sheer luminosity to your skin. So, I'm guessing they're highlighters! Highly Illogical is medium warm coppery brown with a satin finish. I haven't used this powder yet, but it does swatch a bit darker than I anticipated, so we'll see how it goes. If not, it would make a gorgeous blush topper! 

Can't wait to play with these!

That's it for my purchases. I received a PR package from Clionadh Cosmetics. They're a new cosmetics brand that sell highlighters! They sent me 3 of their highlighters from their Deity Series called Llyr, Slaine and Clionadh "Dark". I'm not going to get too much into it, but I already reviewed their highlighters on my blog, click here. They're formulated so well! They're definitely one of my favorite highlighters!

Thank you Clionadh Cosmetics!

That concludes this haul! I hope you guys enjoyed reading this post! I have my September Favorites that'll be up sometime this week! After that I'll be posting my Mikasa Beauty review and my IMATS Haul & Experience! I hope my Canadian viewers had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! 

Clionadh Cosmetics: Highlighters Review

Hey guys, I'll be reviewing yet another new Instagram Indie brand! They're called Clionadh Cosmetics! This Canadian brand is owned by Maggie and Leigh Cavanaugh. They sell a large variety of highlighters! They do everything themselves, such as creating the product, design, photography and much more! They launched their brand at the end of August, so they're still fairly new! However, I'm just so impressed with how well this brand has developed and progressed!  You guys are going to see in this review that their products are just so unique and different! Like guys, they have such stunning highlighter shades! There's something for every skin tone! If you follow me on Instagram (@divyapatel_mua), then you already saw the swatches! They have one of the best formulas in the market! 

Clionadh Cosmetics!

Starting off with the packaging! The package that I received was really nicely presented. It was just so colorful with unique patterns on them! The patterns are different for each highlighter! They come in pans, so you'll need a Z Palette or something to store them in! The pans are huge! They're 42mm and come with 6g (except for a few of their one-offs)! It's a really nice amount! They can retail anywhere from $16 to $23CAD depending on the highlighter that you pick! They also have bundles, which is a great way to save! You can purchase their highlighters only on their website here. All their products are vegan and cruelty-free! Most of the highlighters are multi-purpose, so you could use them on your eyes, face and lips (please check their website to see the few exceptions)! They also ship worldwide! 

How cute is the packaging?!

Let's talk about the shade range! So, the embossing is different for each highlighter! They cater towards multiple skin tones by creating variations. I'll elaborate on this when I break down the shades that I received! They have the "Deity Series", which is their official line (all the highlighters that I got sent are a part of this line)! There's a mixture of one tone and marble shades! Some shades like "Llyr" come with two different colors, so it gives you 3 different ways to wear them. The Deity Series is definitely very unique with a ton of choices! They also have "One-Offs", which are limited edition! So, this section always has new and different shades, because these highlighters are made from extra leftover pigments! That's why they're always different and so limited! So, if you see something that you like in this section, you may want to purchase it ASAP! Lastly, they have the custom section. Now, this is definitely a genius idea! They let you customize your own shade! How cool is that?! You have a choice between one tone, striped, quad or marble highlighters. You also pick your desired shade! You can pick up to 5 shades per custom highlighter! So, if you don't find anything in the Deity Series or the One-Offs, you can just custom your own shade! This gives you the chance to recreate the shade of any limited edition highlighter that you been dying to get! If you think that's amazing, just wait until we get to the formula section!  

How stunning are these shades!

The formula you guys, I just can't! They're so well formulated! They're SUPER pigmented and buttery smooth! They just feel so creamy on your skin! The texture is better than most high end brands out there! They also blend like a dream! If they're too intense for your preference,  you can easily sheer them out! You can also easily build them up! They don't emphasize any pores! They also wear for a good 10-12 hours! The finish varies depending on which shade you choose! Some shades are more on the satin side, while others have shimmer with a metallic finish! You can use any brush to apply these highlighters! I personally use a synthetic fan brush! Here are the shades that I received:

Swatches of all 3 shades!

1)Llyr: This shade is a split pan, so it comes with 2 shades. Half of it is a pink toned purple with a violet iridescent and the other half is a light blue silver with micro shimmer! It gives you the choice of wearing each shade individually or mixing them together! You also have control over making your highlight appear more purple or blue, it really just depends on your preference! That's what I love about these! You're paying to basically get 2 highlighters! Llyr is definitely a unique shade! It gives you a break from gold and champagne highlighters! It's the perfect shade to help you step out of your comfort zone! The finish is between a metallic and a satin! The purple tone is definitely a soft metallic, whereas the blue tone is packed with shimmer with that same soft metallic finish! This highlighter works well with any skin tone!

Llyr

Here is Llyr on my skin tone! I sheered it out for my preference! It's definitely a unique statement color!

2)Slaine: This is a stunning rose base with reflective gold! This duochrome shade has a strong shimmery metallic finish! This is just a one tone shade, but it's definitely suitable for all skin tones! You can easily sheer out this shade or build it up! This is more of a night time highlighter, but you can actually wear it with any makeup look! I've used this on my eyes and it's absolutely stunning! If you love gold or rosey highlighters, Slaine is a must have!

Slaine

What Slaine looks like on! It's packed with a lot more shimmer! I love the rose base to this shade!

3)Clionadh "Dark": This is the shade that I wore the most! This shade is a marble, so it has a mixture of bronze, magenta and accents of fuchsia! The cool thing about this marble shade is that even though it looks like it's a deep bronze, it has a few lighter areas,so that you can lighten up this shade! When I looked at this shade, I automatically thought that it would be too dark! Once I put it on, it blew my mind! It just looked so stunning and complimented my skin! It didn't look dark at all! So, it's really cool how Clionadh Dark can still look beautiful on light or medium skin! It just depends where you dip your brush! This is how they cater towards so many skin tones; each pan has variations for different skin tones, which is such an amazing idea! When I swirl my brush into all the areas, it's a gorgeous medium bronzey champagne shade! It's actually so gorgeous and unique! 

Clionadh Dark

What Clionadh Dark looks on me! As mentioned, it really depends where you dip your brush! I mainly focused it on the lighter areas for this look! I'm beyond obsessed with this shade!

Overall, I highly recommend these! I love all these 3 shades and can't wait to try their other shades! They're honestly amazing and you get your moneys worth! This brand just gives you so many options between shades and finishes that you just can't go wrong! I actually bought a Z Palette just to collect all their shades! It'll be great for my kit! Trust me when I say that these are a must have! They just launched their Fall collection, so go check it out! Their Instagram is @clionadhcosmetics and their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/clionadhcosmetics/. They also created a shade for Breast Cancer Awareness this month called Blushed! They'll be donating 50% of the proceeds to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation! I just love it when brands do amazing things like that! It's the little gestures that matter! I'm just so obsessed with this brand, like I have nothing but positive things to say about them! So, that concludes this review!  Has anyone purchased these highlighters? What are your thoughts on them?