Review & Swatches - Wet 'n' Wild Spring 2011 FastDry Polishes: Part 1

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So as promised in my last post, here are swatches of some of the new Wet 'n' Wild Fast Dry polishes for Spring. There are still a few colours that I don't have but I plan to get them at some point which is why I titled this post Part 1.

Oh, and one of the colours that is not pictured here is Party of 5 Glitters which I did a swatch comparison (with Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday) and review of here.






Keep reading to see swatches and read the review!




SaGreena the Teenage Witch


SaGreena the Teenage Witch (frosty emerald green)


Gray's Anatomy


Gray's Anatomy (a metallic light gunmetal gray with a green/purple duochrome)
I've read that this one is a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Wicked Game but I don't own that one so I'm unable to do a comparison. However, it does look rather similar to OPI's Not Like the Movies from the Katy Perry collection.


The Wonder Yellows


The Wonder Yellows (bright sunshine yellow frost)


Buffy the Violet Slayer


Buffy the Violet Slayer (bright violet frost)


9.0.2.1.Orange


9.0.2.1.Orange (bright orange with gold micro glitter)


Everybody Loves Redmond


Everybody Loves Redmond (bright orange-red creme)


Teal of Fortune


Teal of Fortune (shimmering teal)
This one reminds me a lot of the Zoya Charla/OPI Catch Me in Your Net phase of last year.


The Gold & The Beautiful


The Gold & The Beautiful (gold glitter in a clear base)


How I Met Your Magenta


How I Met Your Magenta (bright barbie pink with subtle shimmer)


Sage in the City


Sage in the City (grassy green frost)


Hannah Pinktana


Hannah Pinktana (mauve-pink with a subtle holographic finish)


The Wonder Yellows, Gray's Anatomy, SaGreena the Teenage Witch


Everybody Loves Redmond, 9.0.2.1.Orange, Buffy the Violet Slayer


How I Met Your Magenta, The Gold & The Beautiful, Teal of Fortune


Hannah Pinktana, Sage in the City

The formula on these was just ok. I mean, it wasn't difficult to work with but it wasn't the easiest either. Also, most of the frosts had streaking problems. In terms of opacity, all of the swatches above are 3 coats aside from Everybody Loves Redmond which only needed 2 coats. These are branded as FastDry polishes but I didn't find that they dried faster than any other regular polish.

I wish I had gotten a picture of the brush (I'll make sure to get one for the Part 2 swatches/review) because it had a very odd shape. It's like it's straight all the way across until you get to one side when it slants upwards. SO strange! It doesn't make application too difficult but it doesn't help either. I think a brush re-design is definitely in order.

The names of the polishes are some of the cheesiest I have ever seen but I actually like it because they make me smile. :)

The price of these polishes is very reasonable. I paid $2.84 for each bottle at Wal-Mart and I've read that you can find them cheaper ($1.99) if you look around. However, at either price, it's definitely a great value.

Keep an eye out for Part 2 of this post where I'll swatch the rest of the colours and I'll also include a picture of that wonky brush! Read Full...

Swatch Comparison - Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday vs. Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters

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Today I picked up a few of the new Wet 'n' Wild polishes including the apparent Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday dupe called Party of 5 Glitters so I decided to do a comparison to see just how similar they are.



Keep reading for comparison photos and the review!



Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday, Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday


Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


1 coat of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)



1 coat of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)



2 coats of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)


2 coats of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)

As you can see, the glitter is much denser in the Lippmann polish than the Wet 'n' Wild one but besides that, they're rather similar. Plus, once you add a second coat to the Wet 'n' Wild polish, the glitter density looks about the same.

The biggest difference besides the glitter density is that Party of 5 Glitters doesn't have any gold glitter pieces in it while Happy Birthday does. Also, Party of 5 Glitters doesn't have smaller silver glitter pieces, only the larger ones while Happy Birthday has both. However, both of these minor differences will probably be barely noticeable on the nails.

I don't particularly like the brush for either of the polishes so that didn't really matter to me.

The price difference between these 2 polishes is pretty crazy. The Wet 'n' Wild polish is $2.84 at Wal-Mart while the cheapest I've seen the Lippmann one for is about $18 on eBay.

So if you missed out on Happy Birthday or if you just don't want to shell out that much for one polish, Party of 5 Glitters is a great alternative. I wouldn't call them dupes but they're definitely close enough that it's hard to tell once on the nail.

Like I said above, I also picked up a few of the other new Wet 'n' Wild polishes so swatches for those should be up in the next couple of days!

Hope this was helpful! Read Full...

Giveaway - Win 4 Wet 'n' Wild Palettes!

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I'm so excited to announce this giveaway that I have for you! So many of you let me know that the Wet 'n' Wild Holiday palettes which I reviewed/swatched are not available in your area. So, I headed to the drugstore hoping that I could find all 4 of them for a giveaway and I was lucky because I found them all!

I was so freaking impressed with these palettes and I'm really excited to be able to offer one of you the chance to own these for yourself.

So here's what the winner will get:



Just for your reference, I reviewed and swatched each of the palettes individually and I've posted links below so that you can see for yourselves how great these are!

Review/swatches of the palettes:
Night Elf
Snow Sprite
Golden Goddess
Sugar Plum Fairy

Now, onto the rules and all that good stuff.

Rules / Eligibility:

Winner must be a follower of my blog. This giveaway is open to all followers, including my international followers. Participants must be 18 years of age or older or have express permission from a parent or guardian to enter. The giveaway will end at 11:59PM NST (Newfoundland Standard Time) on the evening of March 1st. I will use random.org to generate the winner. Once I have notified the winner, they will have 48 hours to claim their prize. If the winner fails to respond to my email within 48 hours, I will choose another winner at random. Participants are allowed to enter up to three times (see below). Entering using all 3 ways will give participants a better chance to win but participants are not required to enter all 3 ways.

How to enter:

1.) Leave a comment on this post with your GFC name and your email address.
2.) Write a blog post about my giveaway that links back to my blog/giveaway (a sidebar post will also count).
3.) Follow @kaylashevonne on Twitter and tweet the following message: Follow @kaylashevonne and RT to win 4 Wet 'n' Wild Palettes! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/dY3Uez

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Review & Swatches - Wet 'n' Wild Sugar Plum Fairy Holiday Palette

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Today I have swatches of the last of the Wet 'n' Wild holiday palettes for you. This one is called Sugar Plum Fairy and features 6 shades: a milky pink with subtle shimmer, a light lavender with gold shimmer, a medium frosty violet, a fleshy nude with silver glitter, a mauve with gold shimmer (VERY similar to MAC Trax) and a deep chocolate brown with bright copper glitter (this is a gorgeous shade).

Like the previous two palettes, I won't be doing a complete review on this one since I felt the same way about this one as I did the Night Elf palette which I reviewed not too long ago. So you can check out that post here if you want a detailed review. I have added a few additional comments at the end of this post to clue up the reviews on all of these palettes.






(Close-up to show the magnificent shimmer of the brown shade)

Basically, here's the rundown/a quick review:

- These palettes are inexpensive ($6.99 at the drugstore)
- The quality is rather impressive
- Pigmentation is excellent
- Last all day (with a base underneath)
- Come in a variety of shades
- My only problem is the cheap-feeling packaging but thanks to above points, I'm able to get over that

All in all, these palettes are extremely good value! The pigmentation of every single shade is quite impressive and I'm so surprised to see that Wet 'n' Wild has really stepped up their game! I would always pass by the Wet 'n' Wild display but now I'll definitely be stopping and taking a look much more often.

I've tried but I just cannot pick a favourite palette out of the four holiday ones! They're all great and offer different versatilities for different looks. However, I think that the dark brown shade in this Sugar Plum Fairy palette is probably my top shade of the bunch.

I also read somewhere that Wet 'n' Wild is releasing some new palettes for Spring so hopefully I'll also be able to get my hands on those!

P.S. Many of you mentioned that this brand isn't available in your area so I went out searching for more of these palettes for a giveaway and I was lucky enough to find one of each. So, keep on the lookout for a giveaway where you'll get a chance to win these palettes! Read Full...

Review & Swatches - Wet 'n' Wild Golden Goddess Holiday Palette

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This is the number three of four of the Wet 'n' Wild holiday palettes. This one is called Golden Goddess and features 6 shades: a light gold-beige, a peachy copper with gold glitter, a true gold shimmer, a very metallic gold, a true copper with gold glitter and a dark brown with gold glitter.

Like the last one, I won't be doing a complete review on this one since I felt the same way about this one as I did the Night Elf palette which I reviewed not too long ago. So you can check out that post here if you want a detailed review.





Basically, here's the rundown/a quick review:

- These palettes are inexpensive ($6.99 at the drugstore)
- The quality is rather impressive
- Pigmentation is excellent
- Last all day (with a base underneath)
- Come in a variety of shades
- My only problem is the cheap-feeling packaging but thanks to above points, I'm able to get over that

I'll have the last of these palettes - Sugar Plum Fairy - up soon! Read Full...

Review & Swatches - Wet 'n' Wild Snow Sprite Holiday Palette

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Today I have another of the Wet 'n' Wild holiday palettes for you! I won't be doing a complete review on this one since I felt the same way about this one as I did the Night Elf palette which I reviewed not too long ago. So you can check out that post here if you want a detailed review.

This palette is called Snow Sprite and it features 6 shades: a dirty beige with a green tint, a spring green with a slight duochrome effect, a dark sparkly forest green, a light blue-silver (which shows up as more silver than blue on my fair skin), a medium blue-silver (this one does come off more blue and it has a slight metallic look to it) and a smoky, dark sparkly blue.





Basically, here's the rundown/a quick review:

- These palettes are inexpensive ($6.99 at the drugstore)
- The quality is rather impressive
- Pigmentation is excellent
- Last all day (with a base underneath)
- Come in a variety of shades
- My only problem is the cheap-feeling packaging but thanks to above points, I'm able to get over that


P.S. I went back to the drugstore to see if I could find these again for a giveaway and I was able to get all 4 of them! So keep an eye out for a giveaway (or possibly multiple giveaways) featuring these palettes! Read Full...

Look of the Day - Holiday Greens

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I know it's been forever since I last posted a makeup look but now that my semester is over I've started actually caring about makeup again! Plus, I've been able to play with some of the makeup that I accumulated throughout the semester that I didn't have time to play with when I purchased it and that's been really fun.

This look is one that I came up with for the holiday season and that I have been wearing at various holiday parties and get togethers. It's gotten a lot of compliments and it's surprisingly very easy to do!



Keep reading for more photos and a list of the products I used!



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(Up-close eye shot, no flash)

Products:

Face:
Smashbox - Photofinish Primer Light
MAC - Pronlongwear foundation (NC15)
Benefit - 10 bronzer/highlight duo (I used the bronzing side to contour)
MAC - Soft & Gentle MSF (highlight on cheekbones)
MAC - Trace Gold blush

Eyes:
LA Splash - Splashproof Eye Sealer/Base (all over lid and up to brow to prime for shadow)
GOSH - Eyeshadow Base (just on lid to enhance colour)
MAC - Humid Eyeshadow (all over lid, slightly into crease, bottom lashline)
Wet 'n' Wild - Dark shimmery green colour from the Snow Sprite palette (blending into the outer v and into crease)
MAC - Carbon (to darken)
Revlon - Vintage Lace (blending colour)
MAC - Nylon (highlight under brow and inner corner)
MAC - Goldmine (on top of Nylon)

Liner:
MAC - Undercurrent Pearlglide Eyeliner (line upper lashline)
Hard Candy - Dream Girl Liquid Eyeliner (on top of Undercurrent)
MAC - Blacktrack Fluidline (waterline)

Lashes:
L'Oreal - Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Brows:
Wet 'n' Wild - Dark brow palette

Lips:
NYX - Rose lipliner
MAC - Smash Hit Dazzle lipstick
MAC - Phiff! Dazzleglass

Happy Holidays everyone! :) Read Full...