Review: NYX The Go-To Palette in Wanderlust

NYX The Go To Palette

PACKAGING:

-Comes in a black plastic case

-Palette contains 6 eyeshadows, a highlighter, a blush, and a bronzer

-$16.99 each @ ULTA (Comes in 3 other color combinations)

FORMULATION:

The Wanderlust palette offers a nice variety of neutral shades that work with every eye color. The shadows are nicely pigmented and easy to blend. You can mix and match to create tons of different looks. I wasn't a big fan of the blush and highlighter. They were a bit too powdery for my taste although both had good pigmentation. The bronzer is good for a nice all over the face color but maybe a little too light for contouring unless you are very fair. 

This is a great palette for traveling. It contains all your eyeshadows and face products in one. It is also super light and takes up no room in your bag. This is also a great alternative to the Urban Decay Naked on the Go Palette which is about $50. 

EYESHADOWS

From left to right:

Highlighter, blush, bronzer

URBAN DECAY NAKED ON THE GO PALETTE

NEW!!! Tarte Rainforest After Dark: Colored Eye & Cheek Palette

PACKAGING:

The palette comes in a purple box with a gold snake emblemed on it.

The palette itself is made from bamboo and is in the shape of a circle much like the Tarte Aqualillies palette released awhile back. 

The palette contains

-6 colored clay eyeshadows (exclusive shades!)

-Colored clay blush in the color Unleashed

-Colored clay bronzer in Park Ave Princess

-Colored clay highlighter in Champagne 

-A paper pamphlet that teaches you how to do 2 looks using the palette

FORMULATION:

Like most Tarte products, the eyeshadows and face products in this palette are all paraben, mineral oil, phthalates, tricolosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, and gluten free (dermatologist tested/not tested on animals). So basically it doesn't contain any of those bad chemicals that we see in most cosmetics today.

The eyeshadows are all really soft and easy to work with and last a long time due to the clay that it contains. However in terms of pigmentation, the lighter colors don't show up as well as the darker colors. This is quite common with Tarte eyeshadows.

The highlighter Champagne is extremely pigmented so be very careful and use a light hand.

The blush in the color Unleashed was the disappointment in this palette. Most of the Tarte Amazonian Clay blushes are super pigmented how this one I pretty much had to scrape the palette just to get some color out of it.

The bronzer Park Ave Princess is a decent bronzer. If you have super fair skin you can use it for contouring. For darker skin tones, using it all over or as a blush is better.

From left to right: swatched w/o a primer

Bare (top left)- Light mauve pink (matte)

Make a Mauve (top right)- Mauve with purple undertones (shimmer)

Plum Away With Me (middle left)- Dark plum (shimmer)

Up To No Gold (middle right)- Yellow gold (frosty/satin)

Tan-gled Up in You (bottom left)- Light tan (matte)

Don't Turn a Brown (bottom right)- Dark cool toned brown (matte) 

From left to right:

Highlighter in the color Champagne- A pretty frosty champagne color

Blush in Unleashed- Mauve pink (matte)

Bronzer in Park Ave Princess- Light caramel color (matte)

WHERE TO PURCHASE:

Retails @ $38.00

Tarte Cosmetics 

Sephora (Both in-store & Online)

Ulta (Both in-store & Online)

NEW!!! Urban Decay Naked FLUSHED Palette in Streak

Urban Decay released their 1st Naked Flushed Palette for the face last year. The palette contains a bronzer, highlighter and blush. This summer they have released 3 additional shades to the collection. While I am in love with all the palettes my favorite one out of all of them is the Streak palette.

Packaging:

The packaging for the new palettes are the exact same to the original Naked Flushed palette. It comes in a tan/gold plastic case that comes with a nice mirror. These palettes are super convenient for traveling since it has your bronzer, blush and highlighter all in one.

Formulation:

Bronzer- Medium brown color w/a peachy gold undertone w/a satin finish

The bronzer is very pretty and soft and great for all over the face for a nice glow however it really isn't pigmented enough for contouring.

Highlighter- Peachy champagne (shimmery)

This highlighter is amazing. It is SUPER pigmented and brightens up your whole face. It is also pretty as an all over the lid color.

Blush-  A semi matte coral pink 

Very pigmented and easy to blend 

You can wear each shade by itself or mixed together.

All of these products are very long lasting wear tome 5+ hours especially with a primer underneath

You can purchase this palette and the others...

Urban Decay

Sephora

Ulta

Retail $30.00

Too Faced Beauty Blogger Darlings

Recently Too Faced came out with a sample kit of their best tried and true products from their line. Not only these products are the best selling from Too Faced all the products in this kit are beauty blogger approved. If you are a fan of watching beauty videos on YouTube all these products will be very familiar. The kit includes 4 deluxe size:

1.) Chocolate Soleil Bronzer in Medium- A chocolate scented, antioxidant- rich cocoa infused matte bronzer that is great for all over the face or just used for contouring. It neutralizes any red tones on your face and evens out the skin tone. Very easy to blend out and nicely pigmented. Unlike some other bronzers this one does not have any orange undertones that will make you look like an oompa loompa. This product is also cruelty free, paraben free and vegan friendly. By itself this product in full size retails for $30. 

Chocolate Soleil

More pigmented in person that on camera

2.) Primed and Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer (Little pink squeeze tube)- A vitamin infused face primer that contains vitamins C & A, mulberry extract, and retional. This primer not only preps your skin for makeup but also banishes pores, hydrates, firms and detoxifies. Your skin will appear brighter, fresher and younger. Makeup will stay put all day with this underneath. This product retails for $30 on its own. Contains no parabens. 

3.) Better than Sex Mascara (Pink Tube)- The name isn't exactly accurate (lol) however this is a pretty great mascara. It lengthens and volumes giving your lashes a luscious, sultry and fuller look. The brush has a curve to it that allows you to get into those annoying little lashes in the inner and outer corners. I wasn't a fan of Too Faced mascaras until I tried this particular one. Even those with sparse lashes will fall in love with this. Retails on its own for $23

4.) Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer (Teal tube)- This is a long time favorite of mine. I been using this stuff for years since it was first released. It keeps your eyeshadows bright and vibrant and also long lasting. The texture is very nice not too thick or thin and keeps any shadows from creasing throughout the day.It comes out a creamy beige color but it does not show up on the eyelid or change the color of the shadow you are using. Retails for $20 on its own. 

This kit retails for $20 at Ulta which may seem steep for deluxe product samples however if you were to purchase these products in full size it would retail to about $50+. This kit allows you to try out these products and see if you want to commit to the full size later on.