Viseart is one of those makeup brands that a lot of makeup artists swear by. It's a Parisian brand known for their eyeshadow palettes mostly, but they do other products as well. I have had my eye on them for a while, but I am always hesitant buying more expensive products before trying it in person. Usually that only happens, if there is a good deal on it and Warm Edit was on sale.

Anastasia Beverly Hills is most know for its brow products, but they also make popular eyeshadow palettes. Carli Bybel is a YouTuber which is quite well known and she collaborated with Anastasia to make her own eyeshadow palette. I personally don't follow Carli Bybel, I just got this palette because it was the only shade selection that appealed to me and the fact that it was on sale. I wanted to try ABH eyeshadow formula for a while, but I couldn't justify the price.

Avon came out with a pretty big eyeshadow palette for them called Supreme Shadow Playbook. It's in a book format and you get two sides of eyeshadows. Their mattes have always been impressive and those in this palette are just as nice. It's a different color selection than what I am used to these days.

Catrice came out with two brow palettes that are now in their regular range. It's a part of spring/summer 2020 revamp. I was most excited about this product when I first saw PR photos. It seemed like something that I would actually use a lot. 

Catrice has launched a bunch of new products in their standard line. It's part of revamp that they do twice a year. They've added some new eyeshadow palettes and two of those are inspired by crystals. Apparently this is the new "it" thing in beauty world right now. I have been testing out their Crystallized Amethyst Eyeshadow Palette in shade 010 Raise Up Your Voice.

Catrice is again renewing their standard stand with some new products. They do these revamps about two times a year. I had the chance to try some of the new products out. Part of their newest products range are also two Luminice Highlight & Bronze Glow Palettes. I have the more golden one named 020 Feel Gold.

I have been on a hunt for that perfect contour shade since I heard about contouring. I know the "trend" has dialed down and is not that popular anymore, but contouring is a basic technique that will always be in use. I love to do the slightest contouring on the nose for photos as well as under the cheek bones for that definition that usually disappears under artificial lighting. 

You know me, I love highlighters, so I'm always excited when I get new ones, even if they are similar to the ones in my collection. This time I tested one of the Makeup Revolution brands called Revolution Pro, which should be a more professional line. In the palette you get four shades that pretty much cover most skin tones.

I already have a few Colourpop Pressed Powder Shadows and I store them all in their magnetic large palette. I like Colourpop formula, because it's nicely pigmented and they have a good color selection. Plus the prices are affordable. When I was ordering some products from Colourpop, I added some of their shadows as well.

Makeup Revolution constantly comes out with new products. Just recently they added a new sub-brand called Revolution Pro. I'm assuming this is more of a makeup for professional use, so for makeup artists and such. I received some products from that brand and so far I like them all. Today I'm talking about Revolution Pro Supreme Eyeshadow in shade Allure. 

Along with highlighter, eyeshadow palettes are my second favorite things to buy. I also don't do it often, because they are usually quite expensive and I'm trying to buy those that add another dimension to my collection, not just repeat a lot of neutrals. I have four that I consider my favorite based on how often I use them. 

I always say, I'm not buying from Colourpop anymore, because of the customs, but then I'm tempted again. Colourpop is just one of those brands that I love and would love to buy more, if they had European shop. They really need to do that asap. Anyways, I got a few more bits from them, when they had a sale going on. I never buy full price for Colourpop products, because the shipping is expensive enough.

I recently received the most colorful palette from Avon Mark Epic Intense Eyeshadow Mini Palette collection - shade Color Crush and I wanted to share it on the blog, because I think it's so fun. Avon has also updated packaging and added some new shades to their The Big Intense Kohl Longwear Kohl Eyeliner and I'm sharing with you new shades.

Avon is adding new products to their brand Mark. Their new Avon Mark Epic Intense Eyeshadow Mini Palettes look like Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quads, but the color selection is different. Formula is similar, although some shades have surprisingly awesome pigmentation. 

Essence new Limited Edition is called Made To Sparkle and it's already available in stores. I browsed through the collection, but decided to only get the palette since it looked interesting and I'm always up for buying something new to my collection. The collection features a lot of sparkly products for eyes, face and nails. It's very sparkly themed. 

It's called Essence Made To Sparkle Highlighting & Transforming Prismatic Palette and it's for eyes, cheeks and lips. They've named it 01 Don't Let Anyone Ever Dull Your Sparkle.

It comes in a plastic black packaging with transparent lid. It also has cute gold diamond design on it. It's a bit flimsy, but I expect that for the price.

In it is 7.7 grams of product and it costs 3.29€.

In the palette are four shades. They look more boring in the pan than on the skin. It's basically a collection of fours shades with fine shimmer that can be used as eyeshadows, highlighter, highlighting blush or a topper over lipsticks. 

1 - light shimmery yellow gold shade

2 - light white base with lavender blue sheen

3 - light white base with pink sheen

4 - light mint green with golden sheen

All of these have a shimmery look to them, although you can't see any actual shimmer in it. It's very finely milled and just gives you a lovely sheen. Most of these shades are sheer and can as such be applied over other shades. I feel like the gold shade is the only one that can look really opaque when build up.

Gold is a stunning highlighter shade for light warm skin tone. I actually really like it for that, because it's pigmented, but has no visible shimmer, just a lovely sheen. It also looks gorgeous in the inner corner of the eye.

Lavender blue is great applied over eyeshadow or even colorful lipsticks. I like wearing pink as a highlighter or a topper over pink colored blush. It gives it lovely sheen.

Green is the only shade that isn't really wearable as a highlighter. I would only wear this as an eyeshadow topper or maybe over very dark lipsticks for a fun twist.

Formula is not dry, but also not really wet. It's in between and applies easily. Pigmentation is OK, but it's more of a sheerer formula and you have to really build it up, if you want it to look opaque. I see these more for the skin or as a sheen on top of other shades. If you'll be using it on the lid, I advise you to apply it with fingers, because the brush doesn't really pick up much of that color. 

They are not really long lasting on top of other eyeshadows. They last well in the inner corner of eyes and as highlighters, but on the eyes and lips they just don't look that vibrant and obviously fade a bit through the day. Pink and gold last very well as highlighters, especially if you apply a few more coats. 

I especially like the gold shade as a face highlighter. Here is a comparison with two others. Gold shade from Essence is yellow based gold. Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Moonstone is more champagne colored. It doesn't have that yellow tone to it. theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer is more peach based and slightly darker. 

I have to say that these shades with sheen look much prettier in real life. The color and sheen gets lost on the photos, keep that in mind. Here are some of the looks I created with this palette

Pink shade I used on the center of the lid over a basic matte brown base. I also applied it in the inner corner. It gives off a much more visible pink shine in real life. 

The blue color also looks much more vibrant in real life and you almost can't see that cool blue sheen on the photos. I also used it on the center of the lid and inner corners.

I applied green color over a matte brown base. This one applies sheerer for something that look very vibrant in the pan. In the inner corners I used gold shade. I also applied gold shade as a highlighter all over my face. Pink and blue color I applied over a mauve brown liquid lipstick to give it a bit of sheen, but it's actually not even that visible in real life. 

I think this is a fun all around palette to have for when you want some sparkle on your eyes, cheeks or even lips. It's not as pigmented as I thought it would be, but the sheerer formula actually looks better as a topper and over the skin. Colors look especially nice as a blush toppers or highlighters. On the eyes they fade quicker and don't look as vibrant. The same goes with lipsticks, since the pigment gets absorbed by the lipstick. If you like something different with fun sheen or are looking for fun highlighting shades, these could be for you. I am most impressed with the gold shade which I love as a highlighter. I also like blue and pink in the inner corners for something slightly more colorful. Green is more of a specific taste color and I might not get that much use out of it. 

Avon Luxe line is their slightly luxurious range that is more suited for younger women than girls. It comes in a stunning gold packaging with metallic gold writing. I've had some products from this range in the past. You can read a review here. 

Avon Luxe Eyeliner - Grey Strut

It comes in a gold plastic packaging. Pen shape is very slim. There's a small ball in it, so you can shake it to mix the formula. It has a bendable sponge tip. I find it really easy to work with, like most of sponge pen applicators. 

In it is 1.8 ml of product and the regular price is 10€. Currently it's on offer for 6.50€ (Slovenia).

The formula is very liquid, but doesn't drip or gets into fine lines like some marker pens tend to do. It's also well pigmented, but you need to apply it evenly, otherwise it can look sheer. My problem is that if you go over the line that hasn't dried up yet, you can slide it off. So it's better to work in one light layer.

Grey Strut is medium grey shade with silver shimmer. When you apply it and it's still wet, it looks like a dark grey, but when it dries down it becomes much lighter medium grey. The base is matte, but because of shimmer it looks metallic.

When it dries, it doesn't move through the day, unless you apply too thick coat. Then it may crumble a bit. The staying power is good. It also doesn't transfer or smudge. 

I applied it on its own. You can also see it down below where I paired it with the Luxe eyeshadow palette. 

Avon Luxe Volume Extravagance Mascara - Caviar Brown

Mascara has the same gold plastic packaging. The top is metallic golden. In it is 7 ml of product and the regular price is 11.90€. Currently it's on offer for 7.20€ (Slovenia).

The wand has a lot of tiny hairs that are quite dense. It looks like they're silicon hair, but I can't be certain. It's definitely a very fluffy wand. It combs through the lashes well and you can get to the roots of lashes too. 

Caviar Brown is dark chocolate brown shade. It dries even a bit darker. The formula is not too wet, but also not dry. 

Right after application my curl drops a bit. Actually that happens with most mascaras on my lashes. But the mascara stays that way all through the day. It doesn't further weight down the lashes and it does hold a bit of that curl. I find that it adds a bit of volume, but it didn't impress me. The more coats you apply, the clumpier it gets. I know some enjoy this thick lashes look, but I prefer more definition to the lashes. I also noticed that it coated my lashes from the roots to the tips, which also made them look slightly longer. I didn't notice any fallout through the day.

I never owned a brown mascara before, but I have to say I like it. It matches well with my brown eye color and gives it a more soft definition. 

Avon Luxe Eyeshadow - Glamorous Roses

Palette comes in a metallic mirror like gold plastic packaging. It's a magnet for fingerprints, but it does look really pretty. It comes with double sided sponge applicator. One is normal and one is a bit more pointed. I don't ever use this, but they're good if you forgot your eye brushes at home.

In it is 8 grams of product and the regular price is 18€. Currently it's on offer for 14.90€ (Slovenia).

They have 6 color combinations to choose from. Glamorous Roses is the most neutral out of these all. You get one shimmer inner corner shade, two shimmery browns, one matte pink and one matte purple. Browns and purples are my favorite eyeshadow shades and you can create different looks out of this one palette. Something really shimmery, something totally matte, a bit lighter or a smoky eye. Very versatile palette. 

1 - cool pale pink with white shimmer. It's a sheer formula that mostly just has shimmer particles in it. It has velvet powdery texture and it can be applied over other shadows to give it shimmer or in the inner corners.

2 - dark chocolate brown with golden shimmer. The texture is on the dry side, but it has good pigmentation. It's that classic cool toned chocolate base, but the gold shimmer makes it warmer.

3 - cool medium taupe with silver shimmer. It has the most crumbly texture of these all. Pigmentation is good, but this one can have fallout. There's a lot more shimmer in this than in the shade 2, so it has a very shiny silver sheen to it.

4 - matte cool dark plum. It has dry and powdery texture. The pigmentation is good, but it you need to build it up to not make it look patchy.

5 - matte cool medium dirty pink. It has that brown undertone to it, which I adore. This is my favorite shade of the palette. It also has the best texture. It's buttery velvet and applies lovely. Pigmentation is good.

In general, pigmentation is good and some like shade 5 feel so buttery. They all need to be build up to look vibrant. They stay on the lid through the whole day and just fade a bit.

Down below you can see some shade combinations that I used for different makeup looks. 

Avon Luxe črtalo za veke - Grey Strut

Nahaja se v plastični zlati embalaži. Oblika svinčnika je precej tanka. V črtalu je majhna kroglica s katero lahko ponovno razmešate formulo. Konica gobastega aplikatorja je gibljiva. Z njo z lahkoto nanašamo črtalo. Nanos je podobno lahkoten kot če uporabite večino črtal v obliki svinčnikov.

V njem je 1.8 ml izdelka in redna cena je 10€. Trenutno ga lahko dobite za 6.50€ tukaj.

Formula je zelo tekoča. Kljub temu ne kaplja in ne zahaja v majhne gubice na veki. Je dobro pigmentiran, vendar ga je potrebno nanesti enakomerno. Drugače lahko izpade bolj prosojno. Če grem prehitro ponovno preko črte, se ta včasih odstrani. Zato je najbolje nanesti en tanek sloj.

Grey Strut je srednje siv odtenek s srebrnimi bleščicami. Ko ga nanesete in je še moker, izgleda precej bolj temno siv. Ko se posuši, postane bolj srednje siv odtenek. Finiš je mat, a zaradi bleščic deluje kovinski.

Ko se posuši, je dobro obstojen. Če ga nenesete preveč na debelo se lahko zgodi, da se začne čez dan luščiti. Drugače ga lahko nosim ves dan brez da bi se razmazal ali prilepil na zgornjo stran veke.

Avon Luxe Volume Extravagance maskara - Caviar Brown

Maskara ima enako zlato plastično embalažo. Pokrov je kovinsko zlat. V njej je 7 ml izdelka in redna cena je 11.90€. Trenutno jo lahko dobite za 7.20€ tukaj.

Krtačka ima veliko majhnih dlak, ki so precej goste. Izgledajo silikonske, ampak nisem prepričana, če so res. Vsekakor je krtačka zelo gosta. Dobro razčeše trepalnice in z njo lahko pridete vse do korena trepalnic.

Takoj po nanosu zavihanost trepalnic rahlo pade. To se pri meni zgodi z večino maskar. Kljub temu ostane maskara čez dan popolnoma enaka. Drži zavihanost, ki je ostala in ne obteži trepalnic. Vsekakor doda nekaj volumna, vendar me v tem pogledu ni navdušila. Večkrat jo nanesem, bolj zlepljeno izgledajo trepalnice. Vem, da je nekaterim ta videz debelih trepalnic všeč, a sama imam raje več definicije. Opazila sem tudi, da maskara lepo podaljša trepalnice, ker jih namaže od korena do konic. Čez dan se mi ni razmazala, niti se ni luščila.

Nikoli prej nisem nosila rjave maskare, ampak mi je kar všeč. Zelo dobro se ujame z rjavo barvo mojega očesa. Definicija je bolj nežna zaradi rjavega odtenka.

Avon Luxe paleta senčil - Glamorous Roses

Paleta ima kovinsko zlato plastično embalažo, ki izgleda kot ogledalo. Je magnet za prstne odtise, čeprav je izgled čudovit. V paleti je obojestranski aplikator. Ta je na eni strani zaokrožen, na drugi pa bolj koničast. Sama teh aplikatorjev ne uporabljam, čeprav so lahko koristni v primeru, da doma pozabite čopiče za senčila. 

V paleti je 8 gramov izdelka in redna cena je 18€. Trenutno jo lahko dobite za 14.90€ tukaj. 

Avon ponuja 6 različnih kombinacij odtenkov. Glamorous Roses je najbolj nevtralna kombinacija odtenkov. V paleti je en svetleč odtenek za notranje kotičke očesa, dva bleščičasto rjava odtenka, en mat roza in en mat vijoličen. Rjavi in vijolični odtenki so eni mojih najljubših odtenkov za senčila za oči in s to paleto lahko ustvarite res več različnih makeup videzov. Nekaj bolj bleščičastega, nekaj popolnoma mat, nekaj bolj svetlega ali temno zadimljen videz. 

1 - hladno svetlo roza z belimi bleščicami. Je precej prosojna formula, kjer se bolj kot ne vidijo samo bleščice. Ima žametno mat teksturo. Nanesemo jo lahko čez druga senčila za dodaten bleščeč videz ali pa jo nanesemo v notranje kotičke očesa.

2 - temno čokoladno rjava z zlatimi bleščicami. Tekstura je bolj suha, čeprav je pigmentacija dobra. Gre za klasično hladen čokoladen odtenek, ki pa izgleda bolj toplo zaradi zlatih bleščic.

3 - hladno srednje sivo rjava s srebrnimi bleščicami. Ima najbolj prašnato teksturo od vseh senčil. Pigmentacija je dobra. Ta odtenek se lahko med nanosom drobi pod veko. V tem odtenku je tudi veliko več bleščic kot v odtenku 2. Zaradi tega ima odtenek močan srebrn sijaj.

4 - mat hladno temno vijolična. Tekstura je pudrasta. Pigmentacija je dobra, čeprav jo morate nanesti večkrat, da bo nanos enakomeren.

5 - mat hladno umazano roza. Ima rahel rjav podton, ki ga obožujem. To je moj najljubši odtenek iz palete. Ima tudi najboljšo teksturo, saj je na otip masleno žametna in se nanaša odlično. Pigmentacija je dobra. 

Na splošno je pigmentacija dobra. Vse odtenke je potrebno nanesti večkrat, da dobimo želeno intenziteto odtenkov. Na vekah ostanejo skozi ves dan, samo rahlo zbledijo.

Spodaj lahko vidite nekaj kombinacij makeup videzov, ki sem ji ustvarila.

Črtalo za veke mi je všeč, ker je odtenek drugačen. Izgleda skoraj kovinsko zaradi srebrnih bleščic. Lahko ga kupite tudi v črnem odtenku, če imate raje bolj klasične odtenke. Aplikator je precej preprost za uporabo in na vekah se obdrži skozi ves dan. Maskara me ni navdušila. Sama imam raje maskare, ki dajo mojim trepalnicam več definicije. Za moj okus, jih ta preveč sprime. Rjav odtenek mi je zelo všeč in zdaj celo razmišljam, da bi kupila kakšno drugo rjavo maskaro. Izgleda čudovito z bolj lahkotnim očesnim makeupom. Tudi paleta senčil mi je všeč. Pigmentacija je dobra, senčila ostanejo na vekah ves dan, kombinacija odtenkov je nevtralna, a se z njo lahko ustvari številne videze. Vseeno mislim, da je cena previsoka. Mogoče jo pograbite, ko bo znižana.

*Izdelki so mi bili poslani.