Rock & Republic Eye Shadows Swatches and Review

I got these eye shadows from Hautelook.com at less than half the retail price, so I'm not complaining at all! These are my first R&R eyeshadows, and they are as gaudy and outlandish in packaging as the blushes, but obviously these are smaller.

 Swatches and review after the jump

Rock & Republic Blushes Swatches and Review

I finally have the chance to post reviews and swatches of my Rock and Republic blushes. I've had these for a couple of months now, but after the long holidays, it's just now that I've finally had time to do this. They originally sell for $40 a pop, but I got them for real cheap during the R&R website half-off sale with the $25 referral and $1 shipping. I think I got four of these for $32 and the other three for $35. It was a great deal. As you can see, the packaging is very ornate, and shall I say, excessive? They come in really sturdy round carton boxes to protect the flamboyant compact. The compact itself is beautiful, very hefty and heavy, and the logo of R&R is proudly on it. Unless you really love the blushes, these are not good for travel because the blushes are huge and bulky. But I admit they are beautiful - they are outlandishly packaged and speak of luxury.

Swatches and review after the jump

My Thanksgiving Look and Tutorial: Smokey Eyes Using Mineral Eye Shadows

Hey lovelies! How was your Thanksgiving? We had a quiet but relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends, and here is the look that I sported for Thanksgiving dinner. I used mineral shadows to create a smokey eye look. Some people are afraid of using loose shadows because of the fallout, especially dark ones. I honestly found a way to minimize fallout, and that is to use a damp brush, and everything applies a lot easier and better. In this look, I used mostly mineral eyeshadows from Aromaleigh, but the techniques I used for this look can also be used for most loose eyeshadows.


I also used the highlighter and black shades from this Stila Smoky Eye palette for this look.


I used my favorite smokey eye eyeshadow base, Benefit's Skinny Jeans.







I used my beautiful Rock & Republic blush in Immoral. It is the most gorgeous matte bright coral. It is finely milled (jet-milled), and the pigmentation is way off the charts, so a light hand is definitely recommended. I used a fan brush for this blush to apply the slightest whisper of color on the cheeks. I used EnKore No. 1 Fan brush:



I will be making a review and post swatches of my Rock & Republic blushes soon. I have 3 R&R blushes right now and 4 others coming my way.


To add a little shimmer, I applied a tiny bit of MAC Stereo Rose mineralize skinfinish on top of Immoral blush.

Here is a step by step. All products Aromaleigh unless otherwise stated.


Apply Urban Decay in Sin primer potion all over lid and lower lashline. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans on lid.


Using the Charm Pro shader brush or a MAC 239 brush, apply Basil foiled on the lid using MAC Fix+.