I haven't given as much attention to my blog as I would like and I admit I've been sort of slacking and posting really late if I post at all. Secondly, work seems to be draining me more lately...new management, new workflow, new office. We just had a co-worker that worked at the clinic for 13 years who just lost her job because of the new workflow reconstruction. My boss is going to be on medical leave for 8 to 12 weeks. I am already feeling the pain and dread of the months to come. I guess I'll have to find some ways to keep my spirit up.
I wanted to share two makeup looks that I did with the new Wet N Wild and tell you what I think of the palette.
Look #1
I used the eyeshadows in the order they are labeled. I'm not too crazy about the shimmery light green on the brow bone but it's not as bad as it looks. Personally, just not how I would wear this look. Sometimes, I wonder if there have been any thoughts put into how the colors are coordinated together and if Wet N Wild even tried the looks before they sell the palette.
Look #2
This look is a little softer. I applied the shimmery light green on the lids, the matte medium green on the crease, and the dark shimmery green on the outer V. On the brow bone, I had to improvise another color not from the palette.
The eyelid color is soft but a bit powdery and the pigmentation is ok. I did have to pack it on in order to show.
The crease color has good pigmentation but I find blending it a bit harder. I'm usually not in favor of shimmery eyeshadows on the crease but because it's pretty dark, it kinda worked.
The browbone color is on the sheer but it's soft.
Overall, I would use the colors together but not necessarily in the way it is labeled. Quality and pigmentation of the palette is pretty average, which was a bit of a bummer. It seems like the quality of the new Wet N Wild palettes are just not as they used to be. What do you think?
I like the second look better. I agree, Wet n Wild puts together some odd looks with their colors, and their browbone shades rarely look good on the browbone!
ReplyDeleteYes the browbone color rarely looks good. I've tried and tested that. I prefer the second look too.
DeleteWet n Wild needs to stop labeling their eyeshadows with suggested placement, lol! Looks so editorial, I'd wear it - but the general women would look very festive 24/7 ;)
ReplyDeleteThey need to try it on a real person before they sell it. They also should stop labeling them that way, just cause it rarely works out.
DeleteI seldom ever wear them in the suggested way. Highlight on lid, lid in crease, and crease in outer corner or liner works better. Some of the palettes are just crazy though and all bets are off. I find that the addition of Brulee and Nutty make any of the palettes more wearable as well.
ReplyDeleteI wore the lid color as a smokey eye with a soft matte brown in the crease and a shimmery highlight the other day... it was gorgeous.
I can just imagine how pretty your eye look was. I rarely wear them as suggested but I sometimes like to give it a try just for fun.
DeleteI do prefer the 2nd look, simply because green as a highlight is not very wearable! I agree in the fact that they mustn't think of how the colour combinations would look if somebody that was new to makeup didn't know how to place colours! xx
ReplyDeleteyeah and the quality hasn't been that great with the new palettes lately. I'm starting to lose interest in WNW eyeshadows.
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