Essie's Smooth Sailing Mani

This polish is very unique in my collection. I don't have any other periwinkle type colors. Also there is very finely milled glitter in the polish that gives it a beautiful sheen. I actually got these done at the shop, but brought this polish in for them to put on me and my manicurist was gushing over the color and wanted to go out and buy it. I was probably my favorite out of the Brazilliant collection from Essie.

NYX Cream Blush in Glow

This is my very first cream blush! I like it a lot. I tend to wear blush colors that look like this (MAC Hipness, MAC Marine Life, Nars Orgasm). It's a very natural color that would compliment a variety of skin tones. It was a safe choice for my first cream blush, but it does make me want to try more.

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2 NYX Lipsticks

 Castle (It looks a little darker in this picture than in real life.)

 NYX (yes, that's the name of the color)

I love both of these colors! Castle had to grow on me a little bit because I thought it would be a bit more pink than it was. NYX is such an awesome color! I love this orange! It's so bright and the shimmer adds nice dimension. It's a wearable orange. Castle is not as wearable. I'd probably put a gloss over it to blend it out. NYX lipsticks are great because they are cheap and very pigmented. They are worth a try if you can find them near you.

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MAC Surf Baby Haul!

 My Paradise Cheek Powder

My camera does this no justice, but it is a gorgeous orange blush with a gold overspray. The gold is much more thick than others in the past.

 Sun Blonde Eye Shadow

 Swell Baby Eye Shadow

Swell Baby is more pigmented than it appears in this picture. Both shadows are wonderful colors. Grays & yellows are probably my favorite eye shadow colors so I had to get these. They were definite gaps in my collection.

 Surf the Ocean Crushed Metal Pigment Stack

I fell so deep in love with these immediately! I will never pass on a crushed metal pigment stack again! They are so amazingly pigmented and smooth! They all have an awesome shimmer to them. I was so impressed with these ones that I went back the next day and bought the other pigment stack.

 Summer Stash Crushed Metal Pigment Stack

These more neutral colors are going to come in handy on a more every day basis. They are just so pretty! They swatch so well that it almost made my mouth water. hahaha

 Blue Noon Powerpoint Pencil

This is my first Powerpoint pencil. It's very smooth and such a nice color. It's great on the lower lash line.

 Good Lovin' Lipglass

This is a great everyday lip gloss. It would go great over any color. There are very fine shimmers in it that you can see in the right light.

 Hibiscus Lipstick

I love this color! I have a few colors similar to this, but nothing that's exactly the same. Cremesheens are probably my favorite lipsticks by MAC. This color is like Vegas Volt and Toxic Tale had a baby.

Overall, I loved the pigment stacks the most. If you pick up anything from this collection I would recommend the Surf the Ocean pigment stack and the Hibiscus lipstick.