Too Faced "Glamour to Go" Fairy Edition: review and swatches

Hello Lovely Readers! I have another Too Faced review for ya: Too Faced Too Go Fairy Edition!

As ya'll know, Too Faced has become on of my favorite makeup brands. I adore my Too Faced Enchanted Glamourland Palette so much, that I was intrigued by this pocket-sized palette in the same "Fairy" themed collection. Too Faced has had a number of these "Glamour to Go" pocket sized palettes. I believe they are Glamour to Go, Glamour to Go II, Glamour to Go III, and this new Fairy Edition. The idea is to have a very small compact with all your color cosmetics for eyes, cheeks, and lips.

My thoughs on Too Faced "Glamour to Go" Fairy Edition:

• This Fairy Edition houses 8 eye shadows (2 matte and 6 shimmer), a blush, a bronzer, and a lipgloss. 

• This compact really holds a LOT of product considering how TINY it is! Wow!

• The compact itself is quite sturdy. Its a black shiny/hard plastic with a light blue sticker on top that has the Too Faced Fairy Design. Very girlie and cute packaging. The top snaps opens to reveal the shadows and a nice size mirror. The bottom slides open to reveal the blush, lipcolor, and bronzer. The design really is pretty genius for getting as much product as possible into a tiny little compact. There is no wasted space!

• I like that there is a mix of matte and shimmer shadows in the palette (good variety and adds dimension to your look).

• Interesting color selection! These shades coordinate nicely with my blue eyes. I especially love the peachy/pink shimmery shade, the blue shade, the bronze shade, and the brown matte shade. I love using the dark brown as an upper lash line liner and the pale blue as a lower lash line liner. The shimmery peachy pink is great on the lids and really makes my blue eyes "pop". While I like the colors, I find that I need to reach for other shadows from my makeup collection to "complete" my eye looks.

• Pigmentation seems to vary with these shadows. I find that with my uber-pale skin that the matte pink and the shimmery champagne shadows dont really show up on my skin. So, really, I find that I am not using all the shadows in this kit. Kinda hit-or-miss with me on the shadow colors. The bronze, blue, gold, and peach are nicely pigmented and I reach for these shades the most. The liner shades are well pigmented too.

• Lets talk about the blush: I *totally love and adore* this beautiful blush!!! It is a matte medium-bright, well pigmented, pink. Wow! I apply with a light hand (as it is VERY pigmented) and it *really* brightens up my winter-pale complexion. So pretty!!!!

• The lipcolor is a nice sheer neutral brownish pink. It is one of those colors that I find universally flattering to all skin tones. It has a lovely vanilla-like scent that just makes the entire palette smell yummy. I mean, serious, LOL, I smell this palette every time I open it. Yes, I know...I am a NUT! :) The lipcolor is very creamy and moisturizing and applies well with a lipbrush.

• Okay, lets talk about this bronzer...OMG, I LOVE it!!! This is the *ideal* bronzer for my fair skin. I just apply a light sweep of bronzer with my mini Ecotools kabuki brush (because of the small pan size) to the "3" areas. It makes me look instantly "healthier". I have to be careful with bronzers on my fair skin because they can look "muddy" on me...but not this one...just lightly shimmery and beautiful sheer color.

• For me, this palette is worth it for the blush and bronzer alone...but, you also get a very wearable lipshade and 8 shadows...so, really, you can't go wrong here. Especially for the great price of $19.99.

• Great for travel or for your purse! The small size of this compact makes it perfect for "On the Go" (hense the whole "Glamour to Go" name). This gives you most of the products you need for a complete look (but as I mentioned, I tend to add other shadows from my collection when creating eye looks with this palette).

• I find that I reach for this palette mostly for the blush, bronzer, and when I want to use that beautiful blue shadow to line my lower lash line.

You can clearly see how pigmented this blush is! 

I wouldn't apply this heavily on my face :) Just wanted to show 

you a good swatch! 

So, in summary, a rave for this palette (especially because of the bronzer, blush, and the peachy/pink and blue shadow). This palette would make an adorable stocking stuffer. Especially for girlie girls because of the Fairy theme. Have any of ya'll tried any other Too Faced "Glamour to Go" palettes? Would love to hear how you are liking those. I love a good "travel" palette and would love to investigate the other "Glamour to Go" compacts.

Hope you enjoyed reading! Have a great day!!!

Stila Travel Palettes (part 2): Rave for "Make an Impression in Moscow"

Hi there blog readers! Those of you who have been with me from the "beginning" (lol-2 1/2 months ago!) know that one of my very first posts was on the Stila Travel Palettes. Well, I finally got the "Make an Impression in Moscow" palette and just had to share my total rave!

Of the 3 Stila travel palettes, this one is *by far* my favorite one! Not only are the colors beautiful,but I think that they are ideal for my coloring. The brown colors (especially the copperish "Nadia") give good contrast to make my blue eyes pop. And, the baby blue color "Chill" matches my eyes exactly! :) So, if you are a blue-eyed fair skinned girl like me, you might just want to pick up this little palette for only $10 at Ulta. What a good deal!

The low-down:

• As with all the Stila travel palettes the packaging is TDF cute! The package is small, portable, and sturdy. With a nice sized mirror inside and good magnet closure. Love it that the Stila girl "looks like me" on this one, LOL! :)

• The eye shadow colors: Matryoshka (shimmery light beige-brown), Nadia (Shimmery Copper, almost orange), Chill (Shimmery baby blue), Mink (shimmery deep brown). 

• The eye shadows have great texture and are very pigmented. They apply and blend well! Totally love them! 

• Here is how I wear the shadows: Matryoshka on the lid, Nadia in the crease, Mink outer corner and blended on upper lash line. I line the lower lash line with a MAC 266 and the Chill Shadow topped over Wet n Wild's sky blue liner pencil (this combo lasts ALL day without smudging!). I line the upper lash line with Bobbi Brown gel liner in Chocolate Shimmer Ink (which coordinates so well with these shadows). I highlight and do inner corner with Wet n Wild's Brulee shadow single (might do a mini rave post about this soon...I have been reaching for this more than my MAC Vanilla...love it!). I love doing my eyes with this palette! I am experimenting a bit more with color lately and I think lining the lower lashes is a great way to finish off a neutral eye and make it more interesting. (If I could *ever* master the art of self photography I would post an eye photo!!! I promise ya'll, I'm trying...video might be a better medium for me!).

• The Convertible Color (lip and cheek cream color): Lily (a lovely shimmery/dewy sheer peach). I find the texture of Lily to be very different than the convertible colors in my other two Stila travel palettes (that are "harder" in texture and wear better as a blush). Lily is *very* creamy and glossy. It wears best as a sheer lipcolor/gloss as I found it to be a bit too dewy and sheer for the cheeks. As a sheer lip color/gloss...totally Beautiful!!! It wears as a perfect shimmery peachy color on my lips. Seriously love this as a lip color! 

Here are the other items that I used to "finish off" my eye look.

In summary, I totally love this palette!!! The shadows are great quality and work so well together. These colors really work with my coloring and bring out my baby blue eyes. The convertible color is very creamy and wears great as a sheer lip color! I <3 this palette!!! :) 

Hope you enjoyed reading! 

XOXO! 

Pammy