1st Haul of August 2020 (Alter Ego)

Hey doll hey! How’s your day/night going? Great I hope. I’m having a really bad Fibromyalgia day so I’ve taken the day off from playing with makeup play, however I received the 1st of of my 7 orders for the month of August so I thought I’d do a quick Beauty Haul post….

The total for this Alter Ego order came to $83.70 (it would have been $93 but I used the discount code: ALLIE and this gave me 10% off my order…. this code is a valid discount code from YouTube creator Allie Glines.

So let’s take a look at what I purchased….

*Remember…. all swatches are done on clean, bare skin, with no primer, and in 1 pass … all pictures are taken on the left with no flash and on the right with flash*

The 8 pc eye set runs $28 (if purchased individually all 8 brushes would cost $41 so there is a savings of $13 in purchasing the full 8 piece set). It’s billed as a curated to include all the essential brushes for recreating your favorite makeup looks. They claim that each brush is designed with a specific purpose in mind – from flawless blending to seamless smudging and that each brush is synthetic, cruelty free and vegan.

The 8 piece set includes:

#1 Blending Fluff (shading with the flat side or blending with the full tip), #2 Blending Crease (tapered crease brush to flawlessly blend colors and diffuse creases for the perfect result), #3 Large Blender (the largest of their eyeshadow brushes –  an over sized plush head perfect for applying powder or lightly blending), #4 Oval Shadow (flat, firm, oval head designed to ultimately define your eyes), #5 Small Oval Shadow (Similar to the Oval Shadow brush, the Small Oval Shadow Brush also builds pigment but features a smaller head for those intricate and trickier finer details during application), #6 Small Shadow (create depth and contrast to define and contour your eyes), #7 Pencil (pointed brush with smooth, rounded edges for transitioning shades, blending colors, and more), and #8 Smudger (a short, flat head that has been firmly rounded for seamless smudging, a necessary technique for evening out deep bursts of colors).

The TOE (or tip) of all the brushes except the pencil brush all have a round tapper to them.

The HEAD (the brush hairs) of all the brushes are duo colored …. the TOE and most of the BELLY (widest part of the brush head) of each brush has white bristles peppered throughout the brown main bristles.

The HEAL (the part that is attached to the FERRULE) of all the brushed seems to be attached firmly but not so firm that the brushes don’t have enough flexibility.

The FERRULE (the metal strip around the base of the bristles) of all hte brushes is silver and feels as if it maybe made of a sturdy aluminum with a crimped top of the FERRULE and a double crimp at the base of the FERRULE.

The HANDLE of all the brushes is made of a flat black painted plastic with the number of the brush stamped in silver at the top of the handle and Alter Ego stamped in silver and the base of the handle.

Each brush feels soft and sturdy. I’ll update you on how they apply eyeshadow in my next face of the day.

These lashes are priced at $5 each pair and are billed as having full volume with increasing length outwards for a cat-eye look, hand-made with delicate synthetic fibers for a soft and weightless comfort. It claims to feature a flexible band that makes application effortless and has a self life of 10-15 times with proper care.

These lashes are priced at $5 each pair and are billed as being full volume eyelashes that “flare” out for a beautiful, natural finish, hand-made with delicate synthetic fibers for a soft and weightless comfort. It claims to feature a flexible band that makes application effortless and has a self life of 10-15 times with proper care.

These lashes are priced at $5 each pair and are billed as consisting of crisscrossing lashes bunched together with curled ends for dramatic, voluminous appeal, hand-made with delicate synthetic fibers for a soft and weightless comfort. It claims to feature a flexible band that makes application effortless and has a self life of 10-15 times with proper care.

• All 3 pairs of lashes feel light weight, super soft fibers, and the bands are very flexible.

This base costs $6 and is the size of a bottle of lash glue. It’s billed as being designed with a special, lightweight formula that helps your shadows last longer with better payoff and fewer creases.

as seen in the pictures above…. the picture on the left is once I blended out the base …. it dried clear and is just a slight bit tacky. On the right … the picture on the top is with no flash and the one on the bottom is with flash… it appears to have a slight peach tone … however that does disappear ounce it’s blended.

The GODDESS 15 COLOR EYESHADOW COLLECTION $16 on their website: It’s billed as featuring a mix of matte, metallic, and duo-chrome shades with gold, brown, and green tones.

The shades from left to right are :

Artemis (peacock blue – metallic), Athena (rich mustard – matte), Pandora (sheer champagne – metallic), Iris (cool yellow beige – matte), Lyssa (cool bronze gold – shimmer- they call it a sparkled shadow), Aura (medium brown – metallic), Hera (warm pink beige – matte), Valkyrie (green-toned gold – shimmer – they call it a sparkled shadow), Gaia (deep teal – matte), and Venus (warm gold – metallic).

The shades from left to right are:

Freya (sheer vanilla gold – shimmer – they call it a sparkled shadow), Juno (medium brown – matte), Luna (cool gold – metallic), Avalon (dark brown – matte), and Cassandra (golden apricot with green-duo chrome – metallic)

• The mattes of this palette are hard pressed with barely any kick back in the pans. They are pretty pigmented without being overly pigmented making this an ideal palette for beginners.
• The shimmers in this palette are buttery soft and super pigmented. There was barely any kick back in the pans.
• The metallics are super pigmented and buttery smooth. There was just the slightest amount of kick back in the pans.
• This color story is so pretty I can’t wait to dive into it … I will do a full review once I’ve had a chance to use it.
• This Palette is a straight up dupe for the Natasha Denona Gold Palette

The ARTEMIS 28 COLOR EYESHADOW COLLECTION $22 on their website: It’s billed as being inspired by the Greek goddess of the hunt and features lux mattes (which they call smooth matte), dazzling metallics, earthy browns and khakis, rich blues, and coral pinks. 

The shades from left to right are: Hunt (sun yellow – matte), Provoke (copper with flecks of brown – metallic), Entice (sand – smooth matte/ lux matte), Obscure (pale taupe – metallic), Ravage (coral pink – metallic), Catch (shimmering gold – metallic), and Trap (orange – soft matte/ lux matte)

The shades from left to right are: Silent (olive green – matte), Scent (gold with flecks of copper – metallic), Camouflage (light gold – shimmer), Victory (azure blue – shimmer), Stalk (peach pink – metallic), Quiver (neutral brown – matte), and Snare (warm, musky orange – matte)

The shades from left to right are: Thrill (chocolate brown – soft matte/ lux matte), Spear (radiant yellow – metallic), Chase (taupe – metallic), Pursuit (dark turquoise – metallic), Captivate (soft brown – metallic), Pluck (bronze with warm undertone – metallic), Bow (gloomy navy – matte)

The shades from left to right are: Ambush (mystifying navy -matte), Prowl (tobacco grey/brown – metallic), Stealth (dark green – matte), Pounce (soft orange – metallic), Lure (deep walnut – metallic), Conquer (deep red – metallic), and Quest (dazzling olive with soft taupe undertones – metallic)

• The mattes of this palette are hard pressed with barely any kick back in the pans. They are pretty pigmented without being overly pigmented making this an ideal palette for beginners.
• The lux mattes (or as they call them soft mattes) are super buttery and silky smooth… they are not as pigmented as the regular mattes but they have a very unique formulation.
• The shimmers in this palette are buttery soft and super pigmented. There was barely any kick back in the pans.
• The metallics are super pigmented and buttery smooth. There was just the slightest amount of kick back in the pans.
• This color story is so beautiful and I truly can’t wait to dive into it … I believe this will be my first palette I test out. I will do a full review once I’ve had a chance to use it.
• This palette is a perfect dupe (plus extra shades) for the Natasha Denona Metropolis Palette.

This liquid lipstick costs $6 and is billed as a long-lasting and vivid liquid lipstick that is made to deliver a gorgeous plush matte.

This liquid lipstick is velvety and scentless. It does not dry down all the way and does not dry out the lips. It is not 100 % transfer proof but it does dry down enough that the transfer is very faint.

Well that’s the whole haul dolls. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day/night and that you are in good spirits and health.

Keep an eye out for the next few blog posts where I test out all these items.

Remember dolls …. Save a spoon for a bit of lipstick.

XOXO, Nita