New versions of makeup … Inspired or tired? (thoughts in the comments)
New versions of makeup … Inspired or tired? (thoughts in the comments)
I feel like a lot of companies have hopped aboard the collab train (talking about the care bears palette) because of the success of things like the sailor moon collection, to the point now where there’s SO many collabs I hardly consider it exciting. I wish for something like the got collab even though I wasn’t in the makeup community at the time, which at least felt inspired. Now it feels like they’re taking popular usually “nostalgic” brands and just slapping it on top of the cardboard of a basic color story.
🛍 New Makeup Releases … Inspired or Tired? 🧹
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➡️ NOTE: This is MY opinion & experience; regarding the product quality (I’m not trying to offend anybody’s specific product taste). As always, use/buy the makeup that makes YOU happy. Also, none of my stuff is sponsored. I do it for fun.
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This is just window-shopping the new beauty releases (one of my favorite things to do!) Sometimes, I come across some really awesome, inspiring products – other times, I feel some type of way about a few of these releases. Read on to find out if I’m ‘Inspired or Tired’ by these 9 new products!
Inspired = possibly going on my wishlist
Tired = why?
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▪️Haus Laboratories ‘Le Monster’ Lip Vault Vol. 2 – $170.00
➡️ Classification: High-End Makeup
❌ TIRED
☕ I frequently check several brand websites for new releases, & every time I check Haus Laboratories – they are releasing a monstrous vault with an extremely high price tag. Barely ever do I find new formulas, just the same thing repackaged to suit a higher volume of product. I get that there are collectors out there, but the sheer amount of collectible vaults that this brand releases is impractical.
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▪️Bechy Beauty Blends x Mystical Glamour ‘Deities’ Single Eyeshadows – $7.55/each
➡️ Classification: Indie Makeup
✅ INSPIRED
☕ Just looking at the picture, I like EVERY single shade. Indie brands know how to do a VERY good eyeshadow. I’ve never tried anything from this brand before, but I love this collaboration, & I’d love to add some of these singles to my collection. Plus the price of them is very much on par with similar quality shades from other brands.
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▪️Essence Makeup ‘Brow Wax’ Pen – $2.99
➡️ Classification: Affordable Makeup
❌ TIRED
☕ I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve tried a wax pencil, & the product was just simply a fail. I look for waxes to completely change the direction of my brow hairs, & anything that is pliable enough for ‘stick’ form isn’t as strong as I need it to be. The pencil also looks quite ‘short’, & I’d assume one would go through this product extremely quickly.
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▪️Glossier ‘Solar Paint’ Luminous Bronzer Crème – $20.00
➡️ Classification: High-End Makeup
✅ INSPIRED
☕ These just look cool. I love a luminous bronzer, so I’m not one to shy away from that aspect. I’ve tried very minimal product from Glossier, so if I were to ever place an order with them – this is definitely a stand-out product that calls for my attention.
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▪️Flower Beauty ‘Red Carpet Secret Eye Bright’ Palette – $14
➡️ Classification: Affordable Makeup
❌ TIRED
☕ Everything about this just makes me dislike it … especially the obnoxiously sizable price tag. I think the applicator would be terrible to apply a firmer cream product, & even considering blending it out with that thing seems impossible. The amount of setting powder you get is quite insufficient granted how much under-eye powder I actually use.
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▪️VDL ‘Perfecting Last’ Foundation – $20.10
➡️ Classification: K-Beauty Makeup
✅ INSPIRED
☕ I’ve tried a lot of K-Beauty makeup, & this brand is definitely amongst my favorite! Their products are so luxurious, it’s inexplicable as to how they keep their prices so low. When I saw that they were releasing a new foundation, I was very excited! They use some absolute ground-breaking technologies in their products to really set the standard bar high. I can only imagine how much I would enjoy this product, & I hope to add it to my collection one day!
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▪️Violet Voss ‘Care Bears’ Eyeshadow Palette – $?
➡️ Classification: High-End Makeup
❌ TIRED
☕ I’ve nothing against ‘Care Bears’ & I actually think it makes a cute palette theme. My only bother with THIS palette, is that the interior color-story isn’t really reminiscent of what one would expect by glancing at the palette’s cover. Inside, it looks just like any other of Violet Voss’s million rainbow eyeshadow palettes, & definitely not suggestive to that of ‘Care Bears’. There’s just nothing exclusive to this palette that makes me want to buy it.
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▪️Too Faced ‘Pomade in a Pencil’ Brow Pencil – $23.00
➡️ Classification: High-End Makeup
✅ INSPIRED
☕ I’ve really been loving triangle-shaped brow pencils lately, & the fact that this one is crafted of ‘pomade’ sounds captivating. I usually use both a pencil AND a pomade in my brows, so I wonder if this product would be a viable solution for me? I also wonder if it would be TOO soft & creamy to shape any precision lines. So many questions, but I’d definitely give it a shot!
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▪️Morphe ’35F Fall Into Fabulous’ Artistry Palette – $26.00
➡️ Classification: Affordable Makeup
❌ TIRED
☕ Sometimes Morphe has really remarkable palettes that stand-out in an industry bogged down by palettes. However, this one just doesn’t do it for me. It looks to have too many repetitive shades, & I honestly believe it would make a great 9-pan. I’m sure the formula is nice, & you can get a good many looks out of it – but it’s unarguably NOT for me.
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This is a fun post! I’m also interested in the Glossier bronzers. I’m a total bronzer noob, but I love their Cloud Paint and Lidstars, so this seems like it would be up my alley. Their shade range looks iffy though – Aside from how it’s unlikely that any of those will show up on dark skin (like Nyma Tang dark) I’m just not sure about the undertones? I would love to be proven wrong on the shade range thing though! Like maybe the red will be pigmented enough to warm up dark skin tones and yet not look like a blush?
What websites do you use to buy your VDL products? I was looking at some things on Beautybox Korea’s website a little while back and those shipping prices, oooof.
Violet Voss is still private label, right? Nothing they or Morphe put out ever inspire me lol
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