Review! Wet N Wild Highlight in Hollywood Boulevard!

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It's been such a long time since I've done a review of any kind so I thought today would be an excellent time to do just that! 

I recently discovered a new highlighter from the brand, Wet N Wild (which can be located at Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, and many other places). I fell in love with this highlighter after swatching it once!

Part of their Fergie Center Stage Collection, Hollywood Boulevard is considered a "To reflect shimmer palette", but as most people know, you can use these as a highlight. On the back of the product you will find the Wet n Wild Fergie signature logo, ingredients, weight, name of the product, and distribution of the product. It is Talc and Paraben free!

The highlight itself has a golden sheen to it when you open the lid and the artistic swirl of pink, brown, and gold give it a stunning finish.

This is just one swatch of this product! ONE SWATCH! Amazing! The consistancy of this product is of something you would pay big bucks for at Sephora or Ulta, but I was very surprised to find this have such great quality for a drugstore highlight. When I used it on my face to highlight my cheek bones, I only needed the slightest bit of product as it also has high pigmentation in it.

Pros:

Inexpensive

Talc & Paraben Free

Clear lid for seeing product

Large pan meaning long use out of product

Buttery consistency

No offensive smells

Long lasting

Cons:

Odd shape to the product making it difficult to store (In Alex 9 Drawers from IKEA, they can't be stood up or they will block the drawers from shutting)

Quite a bit of fallout

Final Thoughts:

Considering I've used Wet N Wild's highlighters in the past, and I really love them a lot. They are inexpensive, easy to find, and you get a lot out of the product for such a small price. I would say to defenitely check this product out. Unfortunately, due to the package shape and size, if you have the Alex Drawers from IKEA (5 or 9), such as myself for makeup storage, these will not stand up or they will block the drawer from closing, so you need to rest them at slant.

This shows how the product standing up blocks the drawers from closing on the IKEA Alex Drawers

This shows how I store them in my IKEA Alex 9 Drawers, at a slant on top of each other, since I have several of these highlights from this brand!

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Mini Haul! Ulta, Sephora & Target!

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I'm starting to prep for some new blog posts and videos but, in the meantime, I thought I would do a quick post. A mini haul with Target, Ulta, and Sephora. I've been picking up new items, back up items, two room sprays, and my birthday gifts during the last month so these are all from different times. 

I picked up my birthday gifts from Sephora and Ulta. My birthday was August 25. From Sephora, I received two miniature sized lip crayons in a gorgeous red and mauve nude shade. From Ulta, I received a deluxe sample of Urban Decay Perversion mascara, which I'm looking forward to trying out.

L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation:

The last time I picked this up, I got the wrong shade and it was terrible on me. I'm hoping I got the correct shade (the lightest shade they have). I really hope this works for me, I've been wanting to try this foundation out ever since it came out, since I've heard it's works so well with oily skin.

L'Oreal Miss Manga Rock Mascara:

Another mascara I've been wanting to try out! I loved the original Miss Manga mascara and really wanted to try this version out.

Hard Candy Fast & Fabulous Makeup Setting Spray:

I love this setting spray. This will be my second bottle of this stuff now. A great setting spray and $8? Why not? I had to pick this up!

ELF Daily Brush Cleanser:

I mainly use this cleanser for spot cleaning my eye, concealer, and eyebrow brushes. It's so inexpensive and fairly easy to buy at several places too!

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer:

I love this concealer. I use this to sculpt and clean up my eyebrows and to cover up dark circles under my eyes.

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer & Pressed Powder:

 This is another favorite primer of mine I like to use to keep my face and foundation matte and the pressed powder is my absolutely favorite go to for finishing powder!

Pacifica Kake Detox Deep Cleansing Face Wash:

I've been using their seafoam face wash for two years and I absolutely love that face wash. I found this one at Ulta and it's meant for "oily and acne prone skin", which is what I have. I hope I enjoy using this. I will definitely be doing a review on this!

Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes:

I've been using these for almost a year and they are by far, the best makeup wipe to get all my makeup off, including long wearing foundations and liquid liners.

Tresemme Extra Firm Control Hairspray

Best. Hairspray. Ever.

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Updates & Where I've Been!

Hello beautifuls!

It has been such a long time since I last posted here on my beauty blog or filmed a new video but, today that stops. I wanted to make a quick update for you, letting you know where I've been.

Eyeshadow Couture's 1 Year Anniversary:

Yes, unbelievably, my blog, Eyeshadow Couture has been around for one year. I started last year in late August and I really can't believe I've been at this for a year, despite being MIA a few too many times, but this is exciting. This is motivation for me to get back in my blogging game. Thank you to all of you who read my posts, like them, share them, etc.

School, Work, & Life:

The summer semester of school ended and I'm deciding to most likely switch schools for my veterinary technology degree. The school I'm currently in is a hike (100 miles a day & $100 a week for gas) and chewing up my paychecks. So my plan is to finish my AA degree at my current college (I need one more class, which I'll take next semester) and transfer my veterinary credits to a different school (campus or online). Either way, I'm going to finish what I started and get both my degrees!

Early this year in January, after horrible, getting seriously sick, almost passing out at work a few times, and agonizing symptoms to the point I was in pain and discomfort and couldn't focus on anything (I felt like my body was falling apart)... I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I'm currently on medication which I'll have to take for the rest of my life, and still suffer from symptoms of the disease and I'm currently being tested for thyroid antibodies to confirm I have the autoimmune disease "Hashimoto's Disease" (where your antibodies are attacking your thyroid gland, thinking it's an invader to the body).

This whole experience, being diagnosed, changed me physically, emotionally, mentally, and how I live and feel day to day. During the first month or so, I would be so drained, it would take me forever to get up out of bed, get myself going and keep myself going throughout the day without burning out, losing my breath, getting terrible headaches, and feeling completely drained. It was so horrible, it affected my life, school, work, youtube videos and blogging. I'd go on and on about this, but it kinda breaks my heart a little to talk about it. I'm still in shock and denial about the whole thing, your body is supposed to protect you and your organs, not attack them...  I may make a video or blog post going further into this.

6 Months Smoke Free:

February 2015, I quit smoking. I was a smoker for almost 8 years. Yes, I did it. I didn't do it cold turkey, I used the vapor cigarette options to help me cut back slowly on cigarettes, then slowly off nicotine, and slowly to the point I didn't need anything, not even the vapor stick. I feel so proud of myself that I have gone half a year without a cigarette or cracking back into it. I know the struggle that others have gone through and are going through during the process of quitting; it's horrible and agonizing. I can definitely breathe better, my hair smells better, my clothes smell better, everything feels a lot better now that they are away from me. To anyone who is trying to quit, never give up, you will get through it and the end results are worth the agonizing process.

Taking a break from social media...

I guess I can also say, I kind took a small break not only from youtube and blogging but, from social media. I didn't update my twitter or instagram much in the past few months because I was so drained and I felt like I needed a break from it. But I'm back :)

Thank you to all of you who have stuck around my blog and beauty channel while I was gone. I love you and I am truly blessed to have each and every one of you!

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