Is it better to be Single when it comes to eyeshadows?

So, there I was sat at my desk gazing at my new palette and looking at my shelves to decide how to re-arrange them and I got to wondering, is it better to have a palette with a plethora of shades to choose from or is it better to just be single (as in single eyeshadows).  Yes, as you can tell I was channeling some Carrie Bradshaw when I decided to write this blog today.

What it comes down to is i have a tiny little box of single eyeshadows (excluding MAC, Sugarpill, Illamasqua and Dainty Doll) and I have quite a growing collection of palettes, and I got to thinking about why I prefer one to the other, here are my conclusions.

Single Eyeshadows

1. Single eyeshadows make me lazy - I pick out a colour but then i dont want to rake through a ton of others to find others to go with it.

2. Single eyeshadows take up a lot of space, storing them is a pain - they are different shapes and sizes and just dont play well in a drawer with each other - and theres nothing more i hate than lots of makeup just jumbled up together..

3. Single eyeshadows are too much hard work, if i had all the colours i have in palettes as single eyeshadows i would be up to my ears in them and would never find what i want.

4. Single eyeshadows can sometimes be a little pricey - why pay a fiver for one when i can get 12 for £8 from Sleek

CONCLUSION

Im really not a single eyeshadow kind of girl - I used to be, but the endless raking and poor storage really did annoy me, now i just have a little box of them that are unique colours i didnt have in a palette.  Other than that i have MAC, Sugarpill, Illamasqua and Dainty doll that didnt come in a palette and i just love anyway.

Palettes

1. Palettes are easy to store, mine are on a shelf like books and are accessible and take up little space, they do play well together for the most part and are therefore easier to store collectively.

2. Palettes make me more creative, when i open a palette i never just put one colour from it on, I browse the shades and always wear at least 2 or 3.

3. Palettes give you choice, you experiment with colours you may not normally have worn and you expand your skills by playing around with colour.

4. Palettes are great value - you get a lot of colour choices for a great price, you couldnt buy all those colours in single format for the same price.  (Not even the Poundshop has that many colours on sale).

5. Palettes are pretty to look at.

6. Palettes are handy to carry, you can get several looks from one and dont have to carry lots of little singles that take up room and can get damaged rattling around in your bag.

7. Palettes come with space for a brush (in most cases) and a mirror (more often than not) - makeup on the go - should you need it.

CONCLUSION

Im really a palette girl and pretty much always have been, i love that they are easy to store and that i can pick one out and create a whole eye look with several colours from it without having to rake about in drawers or plan ahead.  Easy, convernient, take up less space and definitely increase my creativitiy.

What do you think?  What do you prefer?

Remember the name of this blog is UNAPOLOGETIC, I am honest always, you may not always agree, but its good to hear every side of the story.

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Wonderland Wig - Perry Wig Review

Want to do something wild with your hair but dont want to take the hair dye leap.  Would love to wear a wig but they look fake and make you itch?

You havent tried Wonderland Wigs!!

I added a hair bow to my wig to give it that more natural look and to just take away from the whole shock of the colour.  Plus i think a hairband goes well with the style of the cut of the wig.

The style is very 50s rock and roll and i love the length which is just past shoulder length, with lovely soft curls at the ends.  I also like that it has a heavy fringe, because i prefer a fringe it suits my face.  The wig is very soft and has lovely movement, and has a very real feel and look to it.

Of course this wig was inspired by Katy Perry there is no missing that.  Its an iconic look of hers, but is also a classic style so you dont have to be a Katy fan to truly appreciate it.

Most of the wigs on the site are designed by one of the owners of the site Sam, she designs and has the wigs created herself and they really are very unique.  I love the inner cap inside the wig as it is a very open mesh sort of design which allows air to flow through and therefore be less itchy on the scalp.  It has a tag sewn in so there is no denying where its from and the quality is highly impressive.

They offer many variations on delivery including next day and their wigs arrive packaged well in discreet packaging.

The site boasts a huge variety of wigs in lots of colours, natural and the not so, and theres a style to suit everyone.  They even have ombre hair which is huge right now.  Also on their are hair pieces, extensions, eyelashes and accessories so make sure you have a good browse.

The other great thing about the site is the wealth of information on how to care for your wig.  Important if you've never really had a wig before, and not such a high quality one.

Check out Wonderland Wigs at the link below and use the code GREATHAIR at the checkout to get 10% off your order.

http://www.wonderlandwigs.com

Now if i fancy a change in colour i can go from my usual red to this amazing blue, i felt very confident in it and got a lot of comments and attention, which is fine because you know me, i love to stand out from the crowd.

Want to see more?  Check out my review of the wig at the video link below.  Also on my channel are videos of me applying the makeup that the wig inspired and a vlog when I wore this for a day out shopping and dog walking.

Remember, my blog is called Unapologetic, you might not always agree, but its always good to hear both sides to any story xx

Ta Ta for now xx

MAC Eyeshadow Collection Swatches (Requested) Single Shadows

As requested here are the swatches of all my standard size single eyeshadows:

So these are the first 9 shadows and now here they are closer up:

Moonflower, Clarity, Blue Flame, Gulf Stream

Cool Heat, Stormwatch, Parrot, Blue Candy, Vile Violet

Dream-maker

 

And now for the next 9 colours

Haunting, Zonk Bleu, Feeling Fresh, Robins Egg, Aqua

Jewel Blue, Warm Chill, Shimmermoss, Lagoon Blue

I hope that you have enjoyed this, as you can see I just love my blues, greens, teals and aquas, they look similar to look at but swatch very differently.  

Next week watch out for the electric cool shadows and the large shadows from my collection.

And remember, my blog is called UNAPOLOGETIC, you might not always agree, but its always best to hear both sides of every story xx 

MAC Eyeshadow Swatches (Requested) Duos and Quads

So I recently filmed a MAC eyeshadow collection video, if you didnt see that then you can watch it below:

From there I was requested to do swatches of my collection and so here is installment one - duos and quads, next will be the singles (standard size) then next week the electric cool, paint pots, chromaline, and large shadows, ending with the pigments.

So, here we go....

SHADOW SUITE

SHALLOW VS DEEP

DEEP         SHALLOW

So now on to the 2 quads

The first one is one I put together myself and I call this my monochrome palette

Scene, Black Tied, Crystal white and Carbon

The next quad is called Colour Added

Laundry Daze, Colour Added, Pre-packaged, Self-serve

I love, love, love this quad, I got this on ebay and if you get a chance you should pick it up if you like a bit of colour, the white and grey are not amazing, that said, the white is a lovely brow bone highlight. But the teal and yellow are just amazing together and Ive used this quite a lot since I got it.

So now on to the Duos:

Blue Smoke and Silverwear

This duo is lovely, the silver is very sheer but is a lovely brow bone and inner eye highlight, the blue is amazing, its very deep and smoky and has lovely golden glitter particles infused in it.

The silver colour does not swatch or photo to full justice, it has a crystal lilac/blue sheen thats really pretty, and although the blue is quite sheer it really is pretty.

I love this duo its incredible, the teal across the lid and the smoky grey in the crease are just a perfect partnership  The grey has a lovely shimmer to it and i love how the matte of the teal colour works so well with it.

Both of these shadows have a matte finish, this teal is a lot brighter than the duo before and these work beautifully together in partnership to.  I have worn the teal on the lid and brown in the crease and love how it looks.  I would highly recommend this.

I got this duo for the beautiful wine colour, both colours have a lovely shimmer to them and though Im not a fan of yellow gold colours I do love this gold and have used these together, you can check out the golden wine tutorial on my channel to see them in action.

I initially got this duo for this teal, it has a lovely shimmer to it that takes its darkness to a different level and adds light to the surface.  But, I love the mustard colour so much, its a lovely browny mustard that works so well with the teal, another perfect partnership and i just love it when these duos offer 2 amazing colours that work so well and are as lovely as each other.

So, thats it for the duos and quads, watch out for the single standard size shadows next.....

And remember, the name of this blog is UNAPOLOGETIC, I will be honest with you always, you might not always agree, but its always best to hear both sides of the story xx

SLEEK Showstoppers Palette (Limited Edition)

So Sleek have done it again, another palette that does not disappoint.  12 pigmented colours in a classy looking palette for just £7.99.

I would much rather buy a palette with colours that I can use to create lots of different looks than lots of single eyeshadows, hence my very small single eyeshadow collection.  I usually only buy single shadows if the colour is quite unique and something I dont have in a palette that I am itching to try.  As you know I was never a Sleek fan until the last year or so, I didnt like the waffled surface on the shadows in the palettes, but now they have changed and have a flat surface I am thrilled, it just looks so much better in my opinion.

But now on to the palette.... For me this is a stand out palette, its a lovely mix of what they have done in the past and some great colours to use together, nothing to bright, lots of neutrals, earthy tones, metallics and some dark colours for that perfect smokey eye.  You will notice that under every shade I have added my own names for these shades, I do think that the shades are badly and inappropriately named and have contacted Sleek incase I have a name sheet that is misprinted.  

  

Now on to the swatches....

PARAGUAYA

Starting top left as we look down on the palette is the colour Paraguaya, this is an interesting colour that for me is a dupe for the Urban Decay shade WALK OF SHAME or WOS in the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette.  Its a lovely creamy fair skintone sort of colour and is a colour i reach for as a base for my other colours every day.  This is a matte shade and is very creamy and pigmented, not that that shows well in the swatch but thats because its a very my skin tone colour.  I love it!

My name for this colour - Barefoot in India

SUNSET

This colour is amazing, its a gorgeous shimmery copper colour that is so creamy and pigmented, this was one swipe of the brush!  Though this was a colour I never would have entertained in the past I have warmed to it recently and I cant wait to wear this.  Just gorgeous!

My name for this colour - Siam Sunrise

ME, MYSELF AND EYE

Wow!  This is a gorgeous frosty shimmery white that will make an amazing inner corner highlight, brow bone highlight, all over lid colour or lightly used as a cheek highlight to.  This is one swipe of the brush to, its very pigmented and creamy and I love this colour, what I will say is that you can get plenty of this colour anywhere else, so its not unique, but its a great addition to a palette because I feel like its a great feature to make a palette an all rounder.

My name for this colour - Diamonds from Sierra Leone (though I do love the name of this one in the palette)

BAD GIRL

This metallic shimmery old gold is another creamy pigmented shade, this was 2 swipes of my brush.  I am not hugely into golds on my eyes unless its a very pale gold, yellow golds are not my thing, but because this has that aged antique gold look its more wearable for me.  I would have much rather seen a lovely silver in this palette to go with the jewel tones in the lower row.  But overall this is a nice colour and I think this will look great with the purple in this palette (watch out for that combination in an upcoming video).

My name for this colour - Barley Fields

NOIR

This is where I think the names seem more than a little strange, this is noir which is black in French.  But this is a lovely steely grey shimmery colour not black.  Nevertheless I love this colour, its not a colour I own, and this was one swipe of the brush, its so pigmented and pretty.  

My name for this colour - Strong as Steel

ULTRA MATTES V2

The name of this amuses me a little, yes this colour is in the original ultra mattes palette, but this colour is in just about every if not all of the palettes, that good old staple of a matte black.  Not just a great eyeshadow with creamy pigmentation but also a great shadow to use as a liner.  I love this but its appearance in every palette is getting old, i just feel like maybe another amazing colour could have taken its place, because i have enough of these matte blacks in their other palettes to keep me going for life!  Come on Sleek lets see a palette without this shade for a change.

My name for this colour - Texas Gold

OH SO SPECIAL

Another oddly named shadow, and this just shows these are not necessarily colours from other palettes or at least not all of them, this is not in the OH SO SPECIAL palette at all.  This is a lovely blue based dark grey, its matte and smoky and this is one swipe of the brush.  Love the colour, I think this is going to look so pretty on the eye and add some gentle drama for those days when you want to be smoky but hold it back a little.  Lovely colour, whats up with the name? 

My name for this colour - Londons Burning

BOHEMIAN

This colour is the brightest in the palette, its creamy but not greatly pigmented, this is 3 swipes of the brush and i think this shade will benefit from a base colour and/or a primer to really make it shine.  This is a satin shade and is a pretty coral peach.  Im not sure that it fits in this palette if im honest as a whole, it stands out like a sore thumb.  Lovely colour just doesnt blend with the crowd so well.

My name for this colour - Delights of Dubai (though i do like the original name to)

STORM

I love love love this colour, its not massively pigmented this is 2 swipes of the brush and is definitely a colour that needs a base and/or primer to help it along, definitely a shade that you will need to layer and pack on BUT so worth it.  A lovely inky indigo blue that is so much prettier in person than a photo can capture.  This is a satin shade to and I love it!

My name for this colour - NYC Nights 

SPARKLE

A very appropriate name for a gorgeous shade, I love this and this is one swipe of the brush, its shimmery, creamy and pigmented and I cant wait to use this.  Another lovely highlight colour that edges more on a champagne colour for those who dont want that harsh white shimmer.  Gorgeous, I thought from looking at it this was going to be a lovely pale gold shimmer (not a yellow gold thank goodness) BUT when swatched this is a true champagne.  Love this shade, great addition to the palette.

My name for this colour - Hawaiian Sands 

AU NATURAL

A very strangely named shade that the picture does not to justice at all.  This is a gorgeous rich violet colour with chunks of silver glitter that are not just on the surface of the pan but run through it and show up beautifully on the skin.  This is 2 swipes of the brush and its very creamy with decent pigmentation, definitely will work better with a base shadow and/or primer for it to stick to.  I love this colour and cant wait to use it.

My name for this colour - Arabian Nights

GRAPHITE

Another oddly named colour and a very strange one at that.  Not sure if it shows that well in the picture but this is a brown shade, its base is a matte red based brown which you can see at the bottom right of the swatch (which is 1 swipe of the brush so is very pigmented), but the top layer is a cool blue based brown with lots of shimmer, its like 2 colours on top of each other and is very unique.  Not sure where it fits in this palette and this is my least favourite colour in the palette if im honest, I would not have put a brown in among these colours at all, it just doesnt seem to fit.  

My name for this colour - Broken earth

OVERALL....

I have to say though there are some odd name choices in this palette, a strange brown addition with Graphite and an over kill on the appearance of the standard matte black (how about a shimmery or glitter infused black next time for a change), I love this palette.  I love the 2 highlight colours and the indigo and violet shades are amazing.  I think this palette gives a lot of scope for creating some great looks.  There are neutrals, jewel tones, metallics and most are very highly pigmented and as always they shadows are buttery soft and creamy, a dream to work with - though fall out as usual is present.  If you love Sleek shadows this is a great addition to your collection, and if you are thinking of starting this is a nice place to do it.  Definitely use a primer with this palette though, I think the colours will really benefit from it and look even better for it.  Sleek really do excel with their palettes, they give us colours that you just dont see anywhere else, and cant fault the classy looking packaging either.

I love it and cant wait to start using it.

I have now had confirmation that the names are wrongly printed on the inner sleeve, so here is a pic of what the shadows should be called.

And remember, the name of this blog is UNAPOLOGETIC, I will be honest with you always, you might not always agree, but its always best to hear every side of the story xx