Little Collective Haul

Hey there! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted something here. I honestly thought that I had posted something, and I think computer troubles may have kept that from happening. Anyway, I decided I would talk about a little makeup shopping I've done lately.

First of all I got two shimmer strips bronzers from Physician's Formula.  The specific names are Vegas Strip and Waikiki Strip.  I really love both of them from the start, but seeing as I just got them there needs to be a little more time to be sure for an actual review.  Vegas Strip is very golden and has been considered a dupe for MAC's Soft and Gentle.  It has also been compared to a Dior bronzer.  I don't personally know because I've never used Soft and Gentle or Dior.  Waikiki Strip is called a Peachy Glow Bronzer on the packaging, and I agree.  I like that the bronzer end is darker than most of the bronzers I have.

I couldn't find my camera until already being halfway through this post, and the lighting isn't good since it's almost night, so I've found some pictures that I feel are the best representatives of the products I've purchased.  When I actually review them, I'll probably include some pictures of my own.

Vegas Strip

Waikiki Strip

Since my drugstore had a 50% off sale on Wet'n'Wild makeup, I decided to go ahead and buy some palettes that I've been wanting to get.  The first is the Petal Pusher palette, the second is the Comfort Zone palette.  I also grabbed the single in Kitten because I thought it was a pretty purple.

Now, I haven't tested the colors against anything yet, but just by looking at the swatches on the back of my hand (sorry I can't take a pic now, but as I said before, the lighting is shot), I think I'm seeing a couple shades that are similar to Urban Decay's Chopper and Smog.  I really like the top color on the green side of the Comfort Zone palette because it's a beautiful taupey, golden green.  It's very interesting.  It's also very soft.  Some of the shades are more on the powdery side, but I'll talk more about that in a review I'm sure.  Unfortunately, I've only swatched "Comfort Zone", but this is only a haul after all.  I hate to go throwing words around that I'm not entirely sure I have the correct meaning of, but I want to call "Kitten" a duo-chrome shade.  It looks purple straight on but it has a blue undertone and a gold sheen. I can't wait to try it on.

I also have a couple blushes ordered from CherryCulture.com, so I'm looking forward to getting those.  After they arrive, though, I'm afraid that my makeup splurging will be over.  I need to gain some self control, but it's not that bad because I really haven't bought any makeup in a while.

P.S. Have you noticed that there's not a lot of talk about brushes in the reviewing world? It's really irritating. The only guru/reviewer/blogger that I've ever seen talk about a brush or set of brushes is emilynoel83. She's becoming my favorite YouTuber.

Pic Credit:
Vegas Strip: http://www.discountbeautycenter.com/prodimages/155413-DEFAULT-L.jpg
Waikiki Strip: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrlJJn8UNRYaGWQOBrCmGid_Q6n8mBAqiytfzVAWVdZVHWLIW8EFpA5LYZaFpCF7N-wvPFg-i0e1h1sl-UreOcH-7uhYtfJVU7_nY00-zJ0qNNcmXA843UG-HwM1YWXioYpuTL-sYDm4e/s1600/WAIKIKI+STRIP+2.jpg
Petal Pusher: http://themakeuptrain.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/petal-pusher.jpg
Comfort Zone: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn281/leanneamy/blog/Feb2012/ComfortZone1.jpg
Kitten: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn8wqngY3hRDXUMpjYbUtcio-BJZHK9YrnrWR9eLycsv7kXmjdSVH33N9AQWWXdyKQ3b_zDKGjV0zys_5wDjIsLFXJX-30f0eRX6-gHJMB_RUao7lP57rjPjhvmSuj0xQI2aVKgXxgA4/s1600/WnWEyeshadowSingle_Kitten.jpg