Lorac Pro 2 Palette: Look #3

This is going to be my third and final look with the Lorac Pro 2 Palette. I'm really enjoying using it alot and like I've said before, the looks you can create are endless!

I first primed my eyes like always, then I started out by placing the color Silver on the inner half of my lids. Since I wanted to go out of my neutral comfort zone, I took Navy and placed that on the outer half of my lids and gently through my crease. I then, very lightly, took Lt. Brown and blended that through my crease. You can barely tell it's there, but I wanted it to be very subtle. I mixed together Buff and Snow as my highlight, added mascara and I was done! I can't remember which mascara I used, but I don't like how it makes my lashes look here. I do however, really like how the shadows look together! I probably could've blended a little more, but hey, I'm no professional! Just a girl who's obsessed with makeup ;)

Have you guys checked out the Pro 2 Palette yet?

Lorac Pro 2 Palette: Look #2

Hey everyone! Here is my second look from the Lorac Pro 2 Palette. I'm having so much fun with this little baby and I'm really glad I bought it. There are endless looks! Make sure to check out my review of this palette here. Anyways, here we go:

I like how the taupe-y gray colors look in this palette, so those were the focus. I started out with Chrome and used that all over the lid, up to the crease. I then took Cool Gray and blended that through my crease. I mixed the colors Buff and Snow an used that as my highlight. I took a little bit extra of Buff and blended out any harsh lines. I finished off with mascara and I was set. This turned out more neutral than I thought so my third and last look I'm going to post has a little more color involved :)

What do you guys think of this palette?

Review + Look: Lorac Pro 2 Palette

Hey everyone! When I hauled this palette a few posts back, I was so excited to try it out! The original Lorac Pro Palette is one of my favorite palettes ever and when I heard they were coming out with a second one, I knew it would be mine at some point. First off the casing is pretty much the same as the original in feel and look, this one is just a gray color instead of black. The whole top row are matte shades and the bottom are shimmer. This palette is more on the cool side with the shades here. It also came with a sample size of their Behind the Scenes Eye Primer. If I remember correctly, the original palette also came with this primer. The Pro 2 Palette retails for $42 and can be found at Ulta and Lorac's website.

Look at this beauty! I was so excited when I opened this up and really wanted to play with it, but I held back and took some pictures first. At first glance, to me the colors all go nicely together and I automatically put colors together in my head of looks I wanted to do. I'm posting my favorite look I've done so far at the end, so stay tuned!

Now I didn't do swatches of these, so forgive me! When I was taking these pictures, it was early on in the day and my lighting seemed to make the colors look true to what they are in person. Instead of describing each one, I'm just going to say my favorites in each section. 

I first noticed Lt. Brown. I thought this would be an amazing crease color.

Nectar is also a great crease color, which surprised me. Definitely more peach toned than Lt. Brown, but when I used it in my crease, it just made my whole look come together nicely. 

Rose is just freaking beautiful! I can't get enough of this color and it's going to be in the look I post here!

I'm digging pretty much every color in this section, but Navy really intrigued me. I'm not the biggest fan of blues on my eyes, but I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it looked. I'll be posting a look with this color and Silver later. 

Chrome is amazing to me! It's  like a taupey grayish color and looks beautiful on the eyes.

Onto the look...

I primed my eyes as usual, then took the Rose color and used it all over my eyelids up to the crease. I then took Nectar and blended that into my crease. I took a little bit of Cocoa to define the outer corner of my eyes a bit and finished off with mascara. I don't know why I forgot to highlight, but oh well. I must've been a little excited and just didn't remember to! Aside from a couple mascara smudges, I absolutely love how this look came out! Nectar was such a surprisingly great crease shade and I can't wait to use it more. Rose, oh Rose, how beautiful you are! If I had to pick one shade that's my favorite in the whole palette, Rose would be the winner. It's just gorgeous!

If you only buy one palette this entire year, have it be this one! You have your neutrals for everyday and then go to some fun colors for nights out or when you're feeling fancy. I'm just so in love with this baby and have been using it almost everytime I've done my makeup. Seriously, I haven't been this excited over an eyeshadow palette since Urban Decay brought out Naked 3. 

What do you think of the Lorac Pro 2 Palette?

Review: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzing Powder

Hi everyone! I know I've mentioned this Too Faced Bronzer on my blog before, but realized I didn't have a proper review on it! There are a million other reviews on this product, but I still wanted to do my own. 

This particular one I have pictured came in a set, and have yet to use, with a full sized Better Than Sex Mascara, which I have yet to try. This size bronzer is 0.14 ounces and a full sized bronzer is 0.35 ounces. The one I'm currently using is 0.08 ounces and that came in a kit with a small brush. I know the sizes can get confusing, but the ones in kits are alot smaller, and I think a better price, especially when you're getting more products. The price of the full size is a whopping $30. The one pictured here was only $23 along with the mascara. The smaller size I'm currently using was only $15 with the brush included. If you're a fan of this bronzer already and can't get enough, the $30 price tag may be worth it. For someone like me, who doesn't use bronzer on a daily basis, you may just want to get a kit that has a smaller size in. That way you get to try out other Too Faced products too! I purchased all the ones I have at Sephora.

This Chocolate Soleil Bronzer comes in two different shades. The one pictured and the smaller one I have is in the Medium/Deep shade. There is a lighter shade called Light/Medium. when I had first bought the kit with the brush, I was worried that it would be too dark for my fair skin. I've mentioned before that I'm super pale, so bronzers can look really weird on my skin. When I tried this out for the first time I used the Real Techniques Contour Brush and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it! It blends out incredibly easily and looks really nice with my fair skin. I am tempted to try the lighter version of this, but I don't think they use that one in kits. All the ones I've seen have this darker version. 

Overall, I really do like this bronzer! I still consider myself a bronzer newbie since I don't use it everyday and I also haven't branched out much to other brands. If you have fair skin like I do, don't be afraid to use this! Like I said above, it blends out really well, but if you are still afraid, just use a light hand and blend, blend, blend. Also, the fact that it smells like a chocolate bar helps alot too!

Have you tried this bronzer before?

Win Make-Up by One Direction! Looks Collection Giveaway #makeupby1D

*Disclosure* Giveaway information was provided to me by BrandBacker. Skin Stuff by Katy isn't responsible for the giveaway or shipment of prizes. 

All you One Direction fans, get ready! They're coming out with their own makeup line, and you have the chance of winning one of the three collections along with 49 other lucky winners!! This is a giveaway for the US and Canada only Details for entering are below:

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July 2014 Ipsy Bag

Hey everyone! I got my Ipsy bag in the mail the other day, so it's time to share what I got! I was excited for this month when Ipsy posted sneak peeks on Facebook, but was slightly disappointed in the products I ended up receiving. This month's theme is called Sensationally Sunkissed so lets see what I got!

Now I love and hate the bag at the same time. I love it because it's a bright hot pink, my favorite color. I hate it because it's probably the cheapest feeling material I've ever felt in my life.  I mean seriously, the zipper is coming apart in one area and it feels so flimsy. Cute concept with the pink and scalloped edges, just cheap looking!

Onto the products! The first product I have here is the Purlisse Pur Protect Essential Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30. I can definitely appreciate a sun care product that provides a good SPF but this is for normal to dry skin so I most definitely can't use it, especially in Summer. I can maybe save it for the dead of Winter when my skin is drier, but I'm not sure if it will work for me.

Next up is the Models Own Nail Polish in the color Red Sea. Honestly, I'm pretty tired of receiving nail polishes in these bags. I haven't done my nails in ages and I don't really care for polishes that have chunks of sparkle or glitter. 

Then we have the Pixi Beauty Mini Tinted Brilliance Balm in the color Unique Pink. I haven't tried this yet, but it smells just like peppermint tea, and I find myself sniffing it for longer than I probably should. I'm weird, I know. I'm curious about the tinted aspect of this because it just seems like a clear balm, so we'll see if it works!

Now we have the bareMinerals 5-in-1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow Broad Spectrum SF 15 and I think I got the color Barely Nude. Oy vey that's a long name for a product! I have to say though that this is a really tiny sample. Reminds me of the free samples they give out when you order something online. I will try this because I'm curious to see how it performs and because I like the bareMinerals brand. 

The last product is the Clear Clinic Laboratories Vanished Clear Spot Treatment. I'm kinda terrified to use this because I took one whiff of this stuff and it smells like straight up alcohol! I know spot treatments are typically drying, but if something smells this strong of alcohol, I'm most likely not putting it anywhere near my face! I'm gonna have to research the ingredients in this more. 

Kind of a meh bag this month but Ipsy usually redeems itself if I don't like a bag. If you want an Ipsy bag yourself sign up here! It's only $10 a month, plus shipping for some, and you get 4 to 5 sample products in each bag!

If you're already subscribed to Ipsy, what did you receive in your bag?

Ulta Haul!

Hey guys! I know, another haul. I was trying out a spending ban, but failed miserably! Ulta was having a 40% off sale on some different brands, and there was a palette that I wanted since before it came out. Plus if you spent $60, you got an extra 300 points, which is pretty awesome. Anyways, lets see what goodies I got!

Thanks to Kate Spitz' review, I was dying to get the Lorac Pro 2 Palette even more so than I had thought. I'm obsessed with the original palette, so naturally I had to get this sometime, and while Ulta was having a sale with extra points, I figured it was time. I have yet to play with the colors, but I plan on doing a separate review and possibly some looks. 

Now I mentioned a few of the brands sold at Ulta were 40% off so I had to take advantage of that sale. Neutrogena was one of them and I did buy their Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover. Sorry it's not pictured, I forgot! It's pretty much my favorite eye makeup remover next to the Lancome Bi-Facil. That stuff is mucho expensive, so this is a great alternative!

I really wanted to try the L'Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga Mascara pretty much since it came out as well. I think the idea behind it is so cute and I've heard mixed reviews so I'm excited to try it and see what I think. I didn't really NEED this since I have a ton of mascaras to use, but I may bust this open sooner than some of my others I have. I had a code for 20% off of one item and this was the item that got the extra discount.

I was curious about the NYX Butter Lipsticks even though I'm not a huge lipstick girl. I ended up with the colors Cotton Candy and Fizzies. Alot of the colors were sold out so it was slim pickings, but I'm still excited to try these. I hear good reviews overall, so I have high hopes. 

I definitely had to pick up another one of the NYX Butter Glosses and I ended up with Peaches and Cream. Again, alot of these were sold out and the one I really wanted was so I chose this instead. I haven't tried this particular one yet, but I'm already a huge fan of these glosses. 

The last product I purchased is the NYX High Definition Photo Concealer Wand and I got the color Fair. I've heard good thing about this concealer and I'm always looking for a good one. With the discount it only came to $3, so even if I don't like it, it's not a huge loss. 

What are some things you hauled recently?