My giveaway prize & FOTD & Bourjois swatches

First of all, the book I won arrived Today! YEY! Previously I mentioned that I had won a book giveaway on Aik's blog!

mmmm Can't wait to start reading it! But first I want to finish the one I'm reading ATM.

It's actually a signed copy! And came directly from the author, Dakota Banks!

Thank you miss Banks! ^.^

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As I went out Today for some shopping (and I mean beauty shopping), and dear Sun cooperated, I took some photos of my makeup:

The weather is snowy and it's friggin' freezing outside, so I went for a cold-ish look.

FACE: Skin79 BB cream Diamond Collection Luminous Pearl

            Sofina Primavista Clear Cover Base

            Kevin Beautymaker Magic Foundation Pen

            RMK Liquid foundation

            NYX Concealer in a jar

            MAC Studio Finish Concealer

CHEEKS: Oriflame Giordani Gold Mosaic Splendor Powder

            Oriflame Visions Pearl Shimmer Poder for Face

EYES: I Nuovi metallogy eyeshadows (Champagne and Oxide)

            KATE Gel Eyeliner

            L'Oreal Accord Naturels (for eybrow)

            MUFE Aqua Smokey Eyes

LIPS: MAC Lipglass (Spirited)

Sooo, bought some stuffs at Müller that I'm not showing here as they are presents, and took the chance to swatch a few things.....and I have photos too! wooow My first attempt at swatching in store! LOL The SAs didn't even care about me. Maybe next time I won't be this lucky.

At first I wanted to swatch the eyeshadow quad of Guerlain's spring collection, but it wasn't there. Maybe it's not supposed to be at counters yet? But the plate with with stock photos and all was up, so where was the actual product? o_O

Thus I swatched the new Kiss Kiss glosses, but didn't make notes of the numbers, as it was labeled as new shades. And here at home, checking the Guerlain site I can't find what were those shades....

No, they weren't the pretty lacy Xmas edition ones.

Stupid me! I should have had to write down the numbers! X_X

BUT! I did some work and swatched almost all of the Bourjois Smoky Eyeshadow Trios!

The ones on my hand: Gris Dandy, Mordore Chic, Rose Vintage, Violet romantic, Bleu Rock, Vert Trendy (From top to bottom, left to right):

The colors came out so crappy! And washed out! So sorry! Wish I could show you how the last two trios (Bleu Rock and Vert Trendy) looks in real life!!!!

As I started swatching the first ones, I almost lost all hope that these worthed a penny, but damn! The blue and green trios are so awesome! Never seen anything like them! *____*

I tell you, if you have a chance, go and see for yourself!

I usually restrain myself from this two colors, but daaaamn! I'm so gonna buy these!

Bleu Rock and Vert Trendy have some golden/green/blue sheen to them, under the main color. Think of....uhm butterfly? You know, those exciting, mixing colors on their wings!?

I was mesmerized!

They are ~£7.30 each (dunno the USD) and they well worth the money! At least the blue and green ones do. The other variations were either boring or sheer.

I Nuovi Metallogy Eyeshadows review

I had a loooong overdue review about the I Nuovi eyeshadows I won on a giveaway! Since early October I took my time to test them, right? HAHA Sorry!

The colors I have: Nickel, Oxide and Champagne (in order as on the photos above)

Handswatches:

    

So sorry for the photo quality! It's only lamp lighting insight as there's no useable daylight and the colors got washed out. With flash it's even worse, so that's all I can provide right now.

On the left it's Champagne, Oxide in the middle and Nickel on the right.

Champagne is a nice mixture of pearly pink, beige, and peach.

Oxide is a taupeish golden brown, similar to MAC Patina (review coming soon) but a tad more shimmery.

Nickel is a dark brown with a hint of grey.

I found application with brush hard. I mean, the bristles don't pick up enough shadow, so I use sponge applicators. I think this is the only negative I can say about the products.

There's no fallot upon application and they go on smooth too! And blending is easy too! All three colors compliment each other well!

Metallogy Eyeshadow comes in 16 shades and costs $21 which is not the best price on the market. But the staying power and silky shimmer is pretty good IMHO. It starts to crease on me after 8 hours which is decent considering I don't use any primer!

All in all, I'm happy to be the owner of these I Nuovi eyeshadows!

If all their products are as good as this, then I'd be more than happy to put my hands on some more things.

And the fact that they ship worldwide is a big plus! Now all I can wish for is sales! HEHE

I Nuovi Metallogy Eyeshadows

I got a package today which I didn't expect for a few more days.

Ladies, I won the first giveaway of my life!!!

Thank you Jojoba for the chance!~
Yes, and the prize was 3 eyeshadows in the colors I could pick! YAY

Here it is, the envelope....I love it! Can you see the left side? Yes, that shiny, holographic writing!!! It says I nuovi Group which is the name of the brand.

See how pretty it is???? I'm a sucker for everything glittering! >_<"

Now, here are my little babies, brand new in box!

wow mirror like top! You can see my hands and the cam! But thanks God my head is off~

The colors (from left to right): Nickel, Oxide, Champagne

I'll give myself some time to experiment and will post again with thorough review!

I picked from the safe color range, right? Oh, well~