NYX Haul Swatches & Reviews!

Okay so here is the long awaited reviews and swatches that I keep promising.

First let's start with the single eyeshadow swatches, the one on the right is Exotic Green, the other is Ocean Frost

So I haven't worn these yet, but I did try on the green one on one eye and it is very pigmented and blends in smoothly. However, it isn't really green at all, it's like a light black with subtle green shimmer, not quite as exotic as it looks in the package. A little disappointed about this, but it's still a good shadow. The Ocean Frost is very light and took a couple times to get it to show up, but it's got a nice simple shimmer, nothing too dramatic

Ok next is the Runway Eyeshadow Palette in Jazz Night. I love these colors, they are very pigmented, however, I kind of had a little trouble getting them to blend...maybe it was just me? But I do love all the colors in this palette, I use the yellow one to highlight the browbone, it's actually more of a pearly white than yellow, even though it looks yellow

Top Row

Bottom Row

These are the lipsticks and gloss I got

Left to right: Brush on Gloss in Killer Lips (i think that's the name?), Peach Love, Clio, & Apollo

I reaallly love the formulas of these lipsticks, and the gloss. They are super creamy and glide on so smoothly, with no effort whatsoever! Very pigmented as well! And the gloss is smooth, not super sticky or anything, which I love. It's a very nude color, I only put on a little bit than blend it in to even it out. The thing I am disappointed in however are the actual shades, they aren't really what I was expecting. They're all very frosty/satiny shades, which I couldn't tell from the website. They are all pretty, I just don't know how well they look on me. And Clio is a very silvery shade, I actually use this as a highlighter! Overall very impressed with the formulas but not the colors I got.

Here is the Concealer in a Jar, I got it in Medium

Unfortunately, this shade is actually too dark for me, and it looks kind of salmony(?) colored. Man, I was disappointed because I really was looking forward to this. It goes on very creamy and blends smoothly, however I did notice that it kind of enhanced any dryness or fine lines I had but not dramatically so. Overall I like this concealer, would have liked it more if I had gotten the right shade, but it's got a great consistency and is pigmented enough to cover problem areas. Be sure to moisturize well before using this if you have dry skin.

I got this just because it looked interesting, it's a face highlighter

I like that it has a pump, very convenient, however, you need to really shake it up before pumping, because the first time I tried pumping it, a big runny mess came out! But once I shook it up it got a little thicker. It's very light and a little goes a looong way

(ew, sorry for my dry skin)

It's very pigmented, so you only need a tiny bit. It's a little sticky however and it doesn't blend too wel, in my opinion.

It's an okay product but I probably won't buy it again

I bought their angled brush and the blush brush, they were a lot smaller than I thought! Here's a comparison shot. I like the angled brush because it allows you to draw really small fine lines, but it's really tiny, I like my brushes bigger. And the blush brush is okay, but it's not as soft as I'd like and it's also too small.

So out of everything I got, I'd have to say my favorites are the concealer and the eyeshadow palette. I will probably get more lipsticks in the future, but only if I am really sure of the colors.