Product Review: Tokidoki Polpettina Quad

Let me state once again, in case you haven't gotten it from any of my other many Tokidoki-related posts. I am a sucker for all things adorable, and i find myself getting enticed by pretty much every Tokidoki product made, because of how cute they are. This was no exception. Admittedly, my review might not be the greatest on this, as I feel really dumb for buying it, because the second I opened up the box, I realized that I already had 3 of the 4 colors from the Robbery Palette. Oops. Regardless, I will try to set aside the fact that I basically spent $19 on backups on products that I wasn't even close to needing to worry about running low on, and do the most objective review I could.

The quad is double-layered. The first layer has the eyeshadows in it (LA Gun, Polpettina, Candy Cane and Adios). The second layer has an adorable little charm inside it!

Shadows:
Adios- Matte black. Not the blackest black on the face of the earth, but not bad.
LA Gun- Dark, shimmery green. On its own, I'm not in love with the color, but over a black, it looks really pretty! Definitely my favorite in the quad.
Candy Cane- Sparkly, shimmery silver- It's a bit on the crumbly side, but it is really pretty. Just watch out for the glittery fallout of doom!
Polpettina- A soft, matte pink- The formula is kind of chalky, and it doesn't have a ton of pigmentation on my skintone, but it is pretty if you're trying to do a softer look.

Swatches! (Left to right- Adios, LA Gun, Polpettina, Candy Cane With Too Faced Shadow Insurance as primer)

FOTD- Kat Von D Angeles Palette/Tokidoki Robbery PaletteTeal and Blue

Products used:
Face primer- Hard Candy illuminating primer
Foundation- Maybelline Fit Me in 115
Blush- Nars blush in Angelika
Bronzer- Cargo mini bronzer in Medium
Powder- Physician's Formula Happy Booster in Translucent
Lipstick- Flirt Chickstick in Angel
Eye primer-
Kat Von D High Voltage eye primer in Smoky (eylids, leaving a gap below eyebrows)
Kat Von D High Voltage eye primer in Skin (between Smoky primer and eyebrows)
Liner-Maybelline Define-A-line in Ebony Black (line bottom, then top after shadows are applied)
Brow Gel- ELF Brow gel/mascara duo
Brows- Kat Von D shadow in Leather (Angeles Palette)
Shadows:
Tokidoki in Adios (on your lids, the whole way across, to the crease
Tokidoki in LA Gun (do a couple layers over Adios)
Kat Von D Shadow in Peggy (From the crease almost to the browbone in the innermost third of your eye)
Kat Von D Shadow in Bukowski (middle third of the eye, above the crease to just below the browbone)
Kat Von D Shadow in Bellbottom (Outer third, above the crease)
Kat Von D Shadow in Morphine (Covering the "skin primer up to the brows)
Tokidoki in Candy Cane (covering Morphine)
Lash Primer- Diorshow Primer
Mascara- Lancome Oscilation mascara in gunmetal

                                                      (close up on the eye- Ignore the rogue eyeliner in the inner corner of my eye.)

Product Review: Tokidoki Prisma Lip Gloss

First off, let me say, these are the most difficult products on the face of the earth to photograph, so these will not do it justice whatsoever, they're really pretty!

I bought Bullets (left) and Rocketeer (right) online for $5 each from Sephora. I had never tried any Tokidoki lip products, but I positively love all their other products that I'd tried, and these were too cute for me to pass up.

The glosses feature a tokidoki character in a snowglobe-like top without the water. Seriously, Tokidoki, why must you make such irresistibly adorable products?!?

Bullets

 Rocketeer

 The formula is a lightly pigmented sheer blueberry flavored gloss. It goes on smooth, but it has a slight bit of stickiness to it, although not enough to bother most of the sticky gloss haters out there. The flavor is pleasant without being overpowering. The main difference between this and other glosses is the applicator. It's a flexible almost silicone-like paddle. It's kind of a different transition from the typical brush tips or sponges, but it doesn't bother me.

Bullets:
this one goes on almost completely clear on me, so there's not much to write about. It's a nice clear-ish gloss, but that's about it.

Rocketeer
This one looks like it would be super dark, but it goes on sheer, so it just has a bit of what Sephora describes as a "sheer deep black red" tone to it. It's pretty, but again, nothing terribly remarkable. The gloss formula is pretty long lasting, so you'll get a quality color, but if you have strongly pigmented lips, it probably will come out pretty clear on you.

Overall, These glosses weren't bad for the $5 I paid for them. If I'd paid their original $15 retail, I probably would have been disappointed though. I'd say pass on them, unless you're a serious Tokidoki collector like I am.

Another really fun purple look

I felt like doing something a little more dressy and elaborate than I normally do. Here it is. The colors from each palette that I used are marked with the green line.

Product list:
Face primer- Hard Candy Illuminating primer
Eye primer- Kat Von D high voltage primer in skin (not pictured... oops!)
Foundation- Maybelline Fit Me! in 115
Liner-
Top- Physician's formula Eye Booster lash growth serum in ultra black (fan out at the edges)
Bottom- Maybelline Define-a-line in ebony black
Blush-MAC blush in Flirt& Tease (applied very lightly with a fan brush, because it's really dark, and I'm really pale!)
Bronzer- Cargo Mini Bronzer in Medium
Lips-
Kat Von D painted love gloss in Homegirl (applied lightly, and blended out)
Rimmel lip gloss in Rhythm (on top of Homegirl)
Face powder- Physician's formula Happy Booster in Translucent
Lash primer- Diorshow primer
Mascara-
Top-Maybelline Great Lash in intense black
Bottom- Lancome Oscillation intensity in Gunmetal
Brows- Kat Von D shadow in Leather
Brow Gel- ELF clear mascara/brow gel duo (not pictured)
Shadows:
Make Up For Ever in Purple 92 (inner corner of eyelids)
Urban Decay Deluxe shadow in Freakshow (middle of eyelid
MAC Matte squared shadow in Fig. 1 (outer corner of eyelid)
Kat Von D Shadow in Skiba- Darker purple marked in right palette(inner side above crease, almost to brows)
Kat Von D Shadow in Babe- Lighter purple in right palette (Outer side above crease, almost to brows)
Kat Von D Shadow in Morphine- Left palette (Blend the cream shadow up to the brows)
Tokidoki Shadow in Candy Cane (on top of Morphine)
Then I attached rhinestones with lash glue to the wingtips on my liner.

 Close up on the eye

Product Review: Tokidoki Sodashop Palette

I've been drooling over this palette since the first time I saw it at Sephora, and I've been doing an excellent job of restraining myself (for once). Well, I was at Sephora the other day, and it was $10, and I couldn't resist it any longer. It was a total steal. 12 shadows, an eyeliner, a super adorable nail file and a magnet set (Which I already covered my refrigerator with) in a collectable tin. Sold.

Initial thoughts: I really try not to get suckered by cute packaging, but sometimes it's really hard, and this was no exception. That being said, I positively love all the other tokidoki products I have, (Robbery palette, various shadows and glosses, makeup bags, plus the iPhone case and a couple charms) so I feel like it's not just me being all "ZOMG! It's cute!"

On to the shadows:
Skull donut is a light, shimmery gold-ish color, that I would definitely use for a highlight color.
Patatino is a light mustardy color with a soft gold shimmer. Pretty, but probably not one I'll use a ton as it will make my skin look washed out.
Riposino is a glittery and shimmery light brown. Very pretty for a jazzed up neutral look.
Ciccio is a shimmery coppery brown.
Mummetto is a matte medium brown. Perfect for a liner or for brows.
Mozzarella is a darker brown with lots of shimmer and glitter
Tulipano is a matte bright mauve. Very pretty
Nancy Rocks is a bold, shimmery bright purple. Kind of like Urban Decay's Flash, but prettier.
Romeo is another Urban Decay dupe, as it is a bold, shimmery burgundy like UD's Last Call. (I like the formula and pigmentation better on Romeo though!)
Ciotolina is a shimmery green.
Arrosto is a shimmery dark grey that is almost black. Very versatile.
Furbina is a very dark purple with light purple glitter in it. It's a very familiar color, but I can't think of what brand makes it, but it's definitely a dupe of something.

The tokidoki formulas are really nice. The shadow is dry and not crumbly, but it isn't so dry that it's hard to get even color and pigmentation. They have a nice color payoff, and they stay looking nice, although you definitely want a primer to get their full pigmentation.

(with primer)

(without primer)



Liner- Perfetto Eyeliner in SANDy
I like tokidoki's liners, and this one is no exception. The color is nice, and so is the formula. It stays put, and it has a decent tip. not too thin, and not too thick, so it allows you a variety of thicknesses. This is definitely one of the better felt-tip liquid liner pens I've tried.

If you can find this palette for the same price, I'd definitely say grab it while you can, but honestly, it's worth the $30 that Sephora has it listed for on its webstore as well.

This week's haul- Epic Sephora sales and the Target clearance rack

Here's what I got:
1.Tokidoki makeup bag ($4. That's madness!) It would be a perfect size for holding my brushes for a trip or something, and it's super adorable, so how could I go wrong?
2. Kat Von D Palette- Angeles- ($24) I'm a big fan of Kat Von D palettes, and this one is no exception, more on this when I review it though.
3.Sonia Kashuk brushes- Multipurpose blush/powder ($5.48) and Eye shadow ($3.98)- These were obviously a part of my target haul. I really like the limited edition Sonia Kashuk brushes. They're pretty sturdy, and don't shed a lot, but they add a punch of color and style to my brush kit without a major hit to my wallet, and they work pretty well too!
4. Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Nail Color- Snappy Sprinkles ($3.48)- I have a severe lack of glittery nail polish in my life, so I'm working on changing that.
5. Kat Von D Painted Love Lip Gloss- Hellbent, Lolita, Underage Red and Homegirl ($3.50 each- Madness! these lip glosses retailed originally for $18 each!!)- I'd never tried any of the Kat Von D lip glosses, but in general, I like most of the products I've tried, so I figured at that price, it was worth it.
6. Sephora brush on eye primer($2.75)- Admittedly, I've only tried a couple Sephora products, but when one of the super awesome employees there recommended it to me, I decided to give it a shot.
7. Tokidoki Sodashop Palette ($10). No, this isn't a typo, it was only $10 for 12 shadows, an eyeliner and a nail file, all in a collector's tin, complete with an entire set of possibly the cutest magnets on the face of the earth. I honestly felt like I'd stolen this, it was that cheap!

Here's a shot of the palettes open.

Tokidoki Green Look

I did this look using the Tokidoki Robbery Palette (available at Sephora/Sephora.com)

Product list:
Face Primer- Hard Candy illuminating face primer
Foundation- Revlon Mineral mousse in Ivory
Brow Gel- Elf brow gel/mascara duo
Brows- Kat Von D shadow in Leather
Blush- Too Faced blush in Papa Don't Peach
Bronzer- Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer in Tropics
Powder- Physician's Formula Happy Booster in Transluscent
Liner-
Top- Physician's Formula Lash Booster Serum in Blackest Black
Bottom- Maybelline Define-A-line in Black
Lash Primer- Diorshow Lash primer
Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Green Envy
Eye Primer- Urban Decay Primer Potion
Eyeshadow:
Tokidoki shadow in Adios- Lash line to crease
Tokidoki shadow in Liberty- Left half of area between crease and brows
Tokidoki shadow in Soya- Right half of area between crease and brows
Tokidoki shadow in Candy Cane- Highlighting up to brows.
Closeup on the eye:

Kat Von D True Love Palette Look

Here's a look from the True Love Palette that I love. I wear this look like, Once a week. It's really easy, and it even holds up when I'm at work all day.

Products used:
Face Primer- Hard Candy Illuminating Primer
Foundation- Maybelline Fit me! foundation in 115
Brow Gel- ELF brow gel/mascara duo
Brows- Kat Von D shadow in Leather
Blush- Tokidoki blush in Momobella
Blush- MAC blush in Flirt &Tease (applied lightly with a fan brush over Momobella)
Powder- MAC Hello Kitty Beauty Powder in Tahitian Sand
Lash Primer- Diorshow
Mascara- Lancome Oscilation in Gunmetal
Eye primer- Kat Von D High Voltage Primer in Smoky(from lash line to just below brows)
Eye Primer- Kat Von D High Voltage Primer in Skin(Up to brows)
Eye Liner(bottom)- Kat Von D Autograph Pencil in Black Metal Love
Liner(top)- Physician's Formula lash booster in blackest black
Lipstick- Viva Glam Gaga II applied very light and blended with clear gloss
Gloss- Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush gloss in mint
Concealer- Calvin Klein in Bisque
Eye shadow-
Kat Von D shadow in lucifer(lash line to crease)
Kat Von D shadow in Cholita (blended over Lucifer)
Kat Von D shadow in Skiba (across remaining Smoky primer
Kat Von D shadow in Babe (Blended from mid eyelid across Skiba)
Kat Von D Shadow in Missy (under brows, in a heavy-ish coat to cover the Skin-colored primer)

Blend the whole thing with a blending brush

Here's a closeup on the eye....

and here's another distance shot of the whole look