Nail of the Week- Vol 3

Please excuse two things about this week's nails- First, the polish on my fingers; I ran out of remover as I was cleaning it up!
Second- The photo quality- It is really hard to get a photo of the glitter, as the topcoat is crazy shiny- probably as shiny as I've ever seen.

Here's what I used- First I painted my whole nail with the Fuchsia color- Studio M in Vintage Vamp. After that dried, I put on the french manicure nail guides halfway across my nails, and painted the black on (I used the Wet 'N' Wild black) Then, after that dried, I very carefully peeled off the guide stickers, and painted my whole nail with Studio M in Tru Passion. (Which is an almost an identical dupe to  Nicole by OPI's One Less Lonely Glitter)

I have been in a bit of a crackle mode for awhile, so I thought this was a nice change of pace, plus it was a great way to test out the Studio M polishes!.

Product Review: Kat Von D True Romance Palette- Truth

I got this palette in the Kat Von D sale at Sephora as well, although I bought this one online. I'd been looking at it on the website, and I just couldn't get over how pretty it looked. I'm a total sucker for purples and greens, so I was pretty excited about it..... that is until I got it in the mail.

                                                        (Left to right- Sugar Skull, Long Distance, Snake Eyes, Finland, Prayer, Galeano, Rehab, Sister)


The colors are so light! there are 7 powder shadows, and one cream shadow, like most of the other True Romance Palettes. The problem is most of the colors are so light in this palette that they don't even show up on me!

Sugar Skull- White with a green duochrome- makes a nice highlight color
Long Distance- Chartreuse shimmer with a gold duochrome-  has decent pigmentation
Snake Eyes- Medium green shimmer- Not a ton of pigmentation, but it is pretty.
Finland- Shimmery aqua cream shadow- The most pigmented on the green side.
Prayer- Matte dark wine- The most wearable shadow in the entire palette. It has the most pigmentation.
Galeano- Lavender shimmer- Super pretty, but barely pigmented at all. I was really bummed, because I was pretty excited about this color.
Rehab- Light brown shimmer- Pretty, but doesn't have a ton of pigmentation.
Sister- Matte pink-ish peach- Like most of this palette, it's pretty, but it barely shows up on my skintone.

Swatches: (top- no primer. bottom, KVD high voltage eye primer in Skin)

                                                        (Left to right- Sugar Skull, Long Distance, Snake Eyes, Finland)

                                                       (Left to right- Prayer, Galeano, Rehab, Sister)

Overall impressions- I was really disappointed in this palette, because it looked so pretty on the website, but when it came time to go on my eyes, it was so light that you could barely tell I was wearing eyeshadow. Most of the colors look good as highlight colors, but I found it tricky to craft a single wearable look out of the entire palette. If you like pastels, this palette might work well for you, but I found it to be a bit too bland for my tastes (or the pricetag)

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

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