JULY IPSY BAG

Hi there! It's time for July's Ipsy Bag!

Here's the bag and the products I received. 

First up- Be fine daily moisturizer with SPF 15. A little bit goes a long way, it's a thin somewhat watery formula and has a strong sunscreen scent. Absorbs nicely into the skin. 

Second is Bare Minerals 5 in 1 cream eyeshadow in Divine Wine. It has a nice texture, blends easily, good coverage. Would have liked a lighter color. Might have to buy more. 

Next is the Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm in Unique Pink. It's super sheer, but hydrating. 

Next is Hang Ten Dark Tanning Oil. Not sure I will be using this any time soon since I am pregnant and don't lay out. 

Last is Whet Nail Polish in Facetious. Super pretty cobalt blue perfect for the Fall. Love this color. 

Overall I am pretty happy with this bag. 

Thanks for reading

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

XOXO,

Marissa 

Maybelline The Nudes Palette & Dupes

Hi there pretties!

I was at my local Walmart and came across the Maybelline The Nudes Palette. I picked it up and thought this could possibly be a dupe for a palette I have back at home. So why not pick it up for $9.98. 

Here's the palette 

Super pretty colors for an everyday neutral eye. 

Here's the swatches of the top row:

Bottom row:

Now here's for the dupe part. I have the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. I used it in my Valentine's Day Tutorial. 

They're not exact dupes, but pretty close and you get even more shadows in the Maybelline Palette and for less. The Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette is $28. 

Here's the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette to compare to the Maybelline The Nudes. 

The swatches on the left are the Urban Decay Palette and the right is the Maybelline the Nudes. 

First two swatches is Venus from UD & the right is the close dupe from Maybelline. The one from The Nudes has a more gold undertone than Venus.  

The middle swatches are Foxy from UD & the right is from The Nudes, pretty spot on. 

The last swatches are W.O.S from UD & the shade from The Nudes. The Nudes color has a shimmer and more pink undertone. 

Next is the swatch for Urban Decay's color Naked 2 and the Maybelline shadow. The UD is a little lighter. 

The middle swatches is UD Faint & The Nudes color, again pretty spot on. 

The last swatch is UD Crave & The Nides color, both matte blacks. The UD is just a little bit more pigmented. 

All in all I think they're pretty comparable palettes and if you don't want to fork out the $28 for the Urban Decay Naked Basics, go spend the $10 & get more shades as well ;). 

Thanks for reading!

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL,

XOXO,

Marissa