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KYLIE COSMETICS ROYAL PEACH PALETTE + 2 LOOKS

Well, well, well…
Here we go again with another Kylie product. That doesn’t suck. I saw the promo pictures for this product and felt like I could really do some fun things with this palette and it is comprised of shades that I don’t feel like I already own (for the most part…). It was a recipe for success! I managed to snag this last week whilst in the middle of a manicure. It’s okay. My nail technician knows of Kylie and her cosmetic brand and was just as excited as I was that I was able to purchase it.
This is the Royal Peach palette. It was $45 and has 12 shades in it. This palette also comes with a very decent blending brush.
I love the elongated layout of this palette and the mega-mirror. But the best part? The shadows are magnetized loosely in the palette meaning they can easily come out and be put into a Z Palette. My palette isn’t even put together anymore!
There are lots of reddish peach shades in the Royal Peach palette. Thankfully, there are also some solid transition shades. ‘Sorbet’ is a pale orange, very similar to Makeup Geek’s ‘Peach Smoothie’ and ‘Sandy’ is a warm mid-toned tan very similar to Urban Decay’s ‘Beware’. The poppy shades in this palette are ‘Royal’ a matte, bright blue, ‘Mojito’, a metallic yellow-green and ‘North Star’ which is a metallic lilac that is very close to Anastasia Beverly Hill’s ‘Macaroon’. There’s enough excitement in this shade range to create many different looks without getting bored.
Here are two looks that I’ve created with (almost) all of the shades in the Royal Peach Palette.

Sorbet and Sandy thru the crease with Mojito on the inner/lid — Duke and Crush on the lower lash line blended out with Cinnamon

‘Sorbet’ and ‘Crush’ on the crease and outer third, ‘Seashell’ on the center with ‘Queen Bee’ on the inner third — ‘Duchess’ on the lower lashline and winged on the upper lash // had to pair this look with the @makeupforeverofficial Starlit Powder in ’02’ on the inner corner

In all, I am very pleased with this! Kylie’s products are becoming very trustworthy at this point and I can’t wait to see what sector of makeup she journeys into next.

KYLIE COSMETICS ‘CANDY K’ TRIFECTA: LIP LINER, STICK + GLOSS

Hi there and Happy Friday!

Today I am sharing with you my newest lip color trifecta.

After purchasing the minis from Kylie Cosmetics from Kylie’s Birthday Collection, I spent some time figuring out which shade worked the best for me. Although I love love love Kristen, I decided that the most “me” color was Candy K. It’s my exact “my lips” shade when my lips are flushed and not blending into my skin (which they do.. often). I liked Candy K the best so I picked up the matching lip liner and gloss since Kylie sells them separately now! I’ve never owned a matching lip liner and lipstick and man, gloss.. I haven’t really ever worn gloss in my life because I always hate that my hair would get stuck in it. I’m working on growing up so maybe lip gloss will be in my cards now haha
Here are the three swatched and on my lips step-by-step:
The lip liner is really as smooth and silky as I had heard it to be. It’s a hUgE contrast to the NYX lip liners that I use (and are the only ones I own) because those are very stiff and take a bit of tug to apply. I have accumulated so many of those and they are sooooo cheap that I simply never felt the need to get any duplicate colors from other companies with better formulas.
I’m glad I finally tried another one.
I’m really impressed with all of Kylie’s products that I have tried and I can’t wait to wear a glossy lip for a change! The gloss isn’t too slippery or sticky. I really enjoy it!

LIPSTICK PARADE: FAVORITE WINES + REDS

Hello and Happy Thursday!!! I have decided to start a bit of a series called Lipstick Parade. I will be talking and watching myself through my lipstick collection by color family. Today I’m sharing with you all my favorite wines & reds for autumn. No, I’m not transitioning into food blogging after this series. I’m talking LIPSTICK! Let’s not waste any time– let’s get into swatches!

(L to R: Clinique Almost Lipstick in ‘Black Honey’, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in ‘Crush’, MAC ‘Rebel’, NYX Matte Lip Cream in ‘Transylvania’, Kylie Cosmetics ‘Leo’, Maybelline ColorSensational in ‘Red Revival’)

Starting off with the most non-lipstick lipstick of the bunch, Clinique’s Almost Lipstick is a super pretty, sheer and moisturizing color that can be built up to be fairly deep. I love Black Honey and I’ve had this for years on years (definitely past it’s expiration…) because I stole it once upon a time from my mom. It’s a great color for when you aren’t looking to appear very done up.
Revlon’s Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains are soooooooo great. I own about seven of them. Crush is the prettiest and easiest stain of them all and it’s so nice to wear during the fall because it feels like a lip balm but has some serious staining abilities so when you’re cold and you’re feeling chapped, you can reapply for the balm aspect or keep away and continue rocking a pigmented color. The only thing to know about this product is that it does tend to bleed a bit so it’s best to wear a lip liner underneath it or clean up your lip lines with concealer.
MAC’s Rebel lipstick is an absolute classic in my collection. It can be worn over a deep lip liner for a super vampy look or overtop nude lips or a nude liner for a more berry-toned shade. It’s a satin finish so it is very comfortable for hours and wears away evenly— even for such a deep color. I usually always pair it with a deep red or wine liner for a dramatic look.
NYX Transylvania is a part of the Matte Lip Cream family that was the OG matte lip in my life. I remember in high school and college putting these things on for a night out and being able to forget I had them on and that was sooooo nice. Now that matte is the go-to, NYX matte lip creams aren’t exactly as amazing as they once were. I would prefer a true liquid lipstick over them in most instances but I love Transylvania. It’s such a deep purple color that it looks black. When you spread it out on the lips it shows it’s purple hue and is just about the best dark shade to rock if you want to turn heads. I guarantee that there are liquid lipstick dupes for this shade but the product itself is still good so why buy what I already own? (bad question. I buy a lot of what I already own when it comes to makeup but I’m going to try to showcase self-control!)
Kylie’s exclusive birthday collection shade, Leo, was not a winner for me when I first tried it out. and I have to say, it’s still a little finicky. However— it’s too pretty a shade to not make work. As long as you later it over an equally deep lip liner, you will find the color applies and wears much more evenly. I just really like that Kylie’s lipsticks are budge proof and especially for Leo because with a color this dark, I like to apply and forget. With traditional lippies, you could never really do that.
Maybelline’s ColorSensational line is my favorite lipstick line anywhere. They’re cheap, consistent and come in every color you would ever need. Seriously. Red Revival is my perfect red— it’s not too cherry and bright and has just the right amount of depth to make it flattering for whatever kind of situations you would wear a red lip.

I would LOVE to read some of your favorite autumnal shades. Or do you have any dupes for the swatches on this post? Let me know in the comments!

KYLIE COSMETICS BIRTHDAY EDITION MINI MATTE LIP SET

I am soooo thrilled to say that I finally got my makeup-obsessed hands on a Kylie Cosmetics product! After attempting to purchase these three previous times during the Birthday Collection/Edition releases, I finally got to get mine on the final chance.

Kylie’s Birthday products were special to me because of their beautiful gold packaging. I just had to have them. The mini matte liquid lipstick collection that I got was the most incredible deal, too and I couldn’t pass it up. I got 6 different lippies for just about $30. This was perfect for me because I have no idea which shade in her range is good for me because nobody who is pale and warm-toned like me reviews her products! I swear. By getting these small guys, I’ve been able to test out the following shades: Koko K, Candy K, Exposed, Dolce K, Kristen and Leo, her Birthday exclusive shade.

Seeing as I can barely make it through an entire bullet of my favoritest lipsticks, I knew the minis would be the ideal size for trial and error. If I really find myself liking one a lot, I can always buy the lip kit! That being said, the lipsticks are a lot smaller than I imagined…

Time for the important part. The on-lip swatches. For reference, here are my bare lips:

Koko K was the lightest color in the set and I was very impressed with the coverage that I got in one swipe. I didn’t know that Kylie’s products had such a heavy vanilla cake scent, though. It didn’t bother me TOO much but it seems like a lot and I know a lottttt of people won’t like the scent. But the product glides on the lips and stays intact and that’s all I’m looking for!

I really really like Candy K. This is the most natural color for me in the set and just like Koko K, I got opaque coverage in one swipe.

Going from one extreme to another, Exposed was my least favorite. While I will probably still wear it sometimes (I’m thinking about layering an orange-yellow gloss overtop of it), it did not flatter me well. It’s a warm, mid-toned browny nude shade. Still good coverage, though!

Dolce K was a huuuge surprise for me. I figured it would be a darker version of Exposed but it seemed to flatter my skin tone better. It’s more of a brown on me and I don’t own anything quite like it. That makes me happy! The coverage was slightly more difficult with Dolce K.

KRISTEN IS SO PRETTY!!!!! I didn’t expect it to be so bright on me because it seemed like every person I saw it on showcased it as a more brown-toned warm red but oh my goodness it’s beautiful on me. I LOVE this shade. Great coverage, too.

Lastly, Leo. 🙁 I was so excited for this shade that I almost tried buying the lip kit for it. Man, I’m glad I didn’t. I had such a struggle getting the color to apply evenly. While I am glad it showed up redder on me (swatches I’d seen showed it more browny), I’m going to need to figure out a way to apply this so it covers evenly. Such a pretty color, such a shame.

Overall, I’m very pleased with this set. I think it was a great value and I love that it was in limited edition packaging. If you need tips on how to score some Kylie products on release days, let me know and I’ll post about it because I definitely have figured out the way to do it.

Check out my instagram (@beautymunson) account for more pictures and swatches!