Helllllo everyone and happy Tuesday! And before you say anything, there is always a reason to be happy. Gotta think positive; be happy because today is no longer Monday, we're one day closer to weekend.
I hope you all had an enjoyable Monday night. Did ya'll check out my Manicure Monday: Back to Basics yesterday? I'm sporting some fresh Spring colors on my nails this week. Check it out if you're into light pink, pale blue or beautiful shimmers.
That was yesterday, for today, I want to share with you a palette I've been using endlessly lately. It's not a big palette, it is quite small with only nine strips of shade. I'm talking about the Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow in the Nude collection.
I don't own a lot of Physicians Formula's eyeshadow, I'm more into their face products. However, I do own three of their Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow collection, okay, that is waaaaaay too long to keep typing, from this point onward, I shall refer to it simply as Nude. Out of the three, I must say I favorite this one the most. It's just so easy to use and wear, albeit all of the shadows are highly shimmery.
I like the formula of the eyeshadows even though the texture isn't as creamy as other shadows, but it isn't dry or flaky either. It just doesn't feel buttery between my fingers. I absolutely adore the fact that these shadows have very little fall outs, if any in that case. My brushes picks up the shadows well, with ease. I have no problem blending these shadows out, nor have issues of them showing up. With that said, these shadows can be worn wet and dry. I usually wear it dry for the softer look...and it's quicker that way. But when I want to intensify the shadow, I'll wear it wet, There is definitely a stark difference between wet and dry. Also, with water, these shadows can be worn as a type of eye liner, especially flattering for the lower lash line.
When it comes to cute packaging, Physicians Formula has got that down. I absolutely adore the cute packaging on this palette so much! The satin nude fabric, covered by black lace, finished off with a nice satin pink bow. How can anyone not love that?! Cute packaging they have down, but not travel-friendly. Their face products especially, they're not compact at all because they all have a compartment for the brush it comes along with so it's very thick and dome-y. It takes up a lot of space in a tiny make up bag. Buttttt, but Nude here is very compact; it is thin and flat. However, the only problem I have with it is that the lid is closed by just a magnet, no clasp or anything to secure it. It could be easily opened, with literally one finger. I took this with me to Vega last July, and the whole time, I was worried that Nude might have accidentally opened and yeah....don't like the idea of a ruin palette and the shadows getting all over. Luckily though, that did not happen because I packed it well.
Nude has nine shades, with three sets, one can infer. Starting from the top is the lightest shadow, getting slightly darker as we progress with the darkest shade, a charcoal black being all the way at the bottom. I call the first set, Light, because it includes the lightest of shades. The second set is Medium because the shadows are medium tone with taupe and light brown while the last set is Dark, with dark brown and charcoal.
Light set is the top three shadows. The first shade, on the very top is a light, light beige, for the inner corner and highlight. The middle shade of the set is a beige color, for all over the lids while the third shade of the set, a light, light milk chocolate brown, for the crease. With these three shadows, you can effortlessly create a light nude look.
The Medium set are the three middle shadows. The first one, for highlight and inner corner is a super light pink-coral shade, the all over the lid shade is a pretty taupe color and the third shade for the crease is a light brown. To me, this set is the most natural of the three sets. It's not too dark nor it is too light.
The third set, Dark, includes the three darkest shades in the palette. You can easily create a smokey eye with you use these shades wet, they're so pigmented it's crazy. Because this set is Dark, even the highlight shade is darker than most, it is light taupe, the all over the lid shade is a brown and the crease shade is a charcoal black.
Of course you can mix and match all the shades however you please. Make up is an art, one is not confine to what you're told. You express yourself however you like, with whatever you like. Just because it's suggested that way does not mean you have to wear the shadows in such way, it's only a suggestion. I've mixed up the shades to wear and it came out to my liking.
Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. :)
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For my fellow K-Poppers, Song of the Day
Lee Michelle - Without You
Very meaningful lyrics...it is very upsetting to know that kids are still living and dealing with this harsh reality even today. Can't everybody just live in peace and harmony...we're all human.
English translation if you're interested.
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