MUA Heaven & Earth Palette: Swatches and Mini Review

Hello!

Ever since I won my MUA Heaven & Earth Palette from a fellow blogger named Charlotte, I instantly fell in love with it! Seriously, it was love at first sight! You guys know that I am addicted to earth-toned eyeshadows because they compliment my skin tone really well. The MUA Heaven & Earth Palette has the most gorgeous earth-toned and neutral colors for an everyday to evening look!

MUA is a UK brand and isn't readily available in the Philippines. I have been eyeing this palette on the internet for a long time already and I was so happy that I won it on a giveaway! I also saw this palette featured by the Pixiwoo girls (who, by the way, are my ultimate idols), and I just wanted this palette for myself!

I just died when I saw these wonderful colors! Haha. ;)

Swatches of the top row.

Swatches of the bottom row.

These eyeshadows are highly pigmented as you can see on the swatches above. I also love the texture of the eyeshadows. This palette has 12 great neutral colors to choose from and play with! I use this palette for my everyday makeup look and I just love how natural the colors are! This palette also has a selection of deeper shades which you can use for a more dramatic look. 

Some say that this palette is a good dupe for the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I couldn't really vouch for that since I don't own the Naked Palette. But, I am pretty happy with my MUA palette because the quality of these eyeshadows will definitely blow your mind! 

If I had the choice, I would probably collect all of the MUA palette! I just wish that it is available here in the Philippines.

Till my next blog post!

Xoxo,

G <3

Giveaway Winner: Second Announcement

Hey lovelies!

A few weeks back, I announced the winner of my first ever giveaway. However, the winner (which was chosen through Rafflecopter) was not able to answer my email within the allotted time frame I gave her. So, I needed to choose another winner. I'm sorry if this took me so long to choose another winner. I have been busy with work this past few weeks since I am new on the job. And last Friday, I celebrated my 1st month on the new job! Yay me! :) 

First things first, the winner will receive this awesome loot of beauty and makeup goodies:

L.A. Colors Nail Polish in Sheer Beige, ELF Nail Polish in Fire Coral & L.A. Colors Nail Polish in Phenomena

ELF Eyeshadow Quad in Butternut, L.A. Colors 6 Color Eyeshadow Palette, L.A. Colors Eyeliner Pencils in Brown and Navy

Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm in Relieving Menthol and L.A. Colors Lip Gloss in Raspberry Tart.

And so, the Rafflecopter picked Kristina Marie Letada as the winner of my first every giveaway!

To Kristina, I will be sending you an email and I hope you respond within 48 hours, or else I will choose another winner. I hope you'll respond because I really want to give these products to the lucky winner! :)

Congratulations Kristina!

Till my next giveaway!

Xoxo,
G <3

NOTW: Gold Mine

Hey!

This week's NOTW is so unusual for me because I don't really go for glittery nail polishes or gold nail polishes. However, I took a chance to try out a "gold and glittery" nail look.

After finishing this nail look, I mush admit that I like how it looks. I guess, gold and glittery nail polishes are bad after all. ;)

To achieve this nail look, I used two different colors.

I first applied two coats of L.A. Colors' Nail Lacquer in Topaz.

Then I topped it off with a Caronia Nail Polish in Gold Rush.

For someone who doesn't like gold and glittery nail polishes, one might ask why I own these two nail polishes. Well, I didn't really buy them for my nails. I used them for a head piece that I made for a costume party I attended last Christmas. These two nail polishes have been sitting in my nail polish basket unattended so I decided to give 'em a try. :)

What does your NOTW look like? I'd love for you guys to show me your nail looks for the week!

Till my next blog post!

Xoxo,

G <3