Sedona Lace Pretty Lil Mz Grace Palette Review

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Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Sedona Lace. All opinions are 100% my own.

I was recently contacted by Sedona Lace to review this palette for their collaboration with You Tube Beauty Guru Pretty Lil Mz Grace. Thanks for sending me this palette to review!

Description

Sedona Lace collaborated with Beauty Guru PrettyLilMzGrace to bring you some of her favorite eyeshadow colors! She started her YouTube channel in 2009 hoping to inspire others with her makeup tutorials.

This palette also includes our new dual sided EB 29 Brush. One side is our Universal Blender EB 09 and the other is our Flat Synthetic Shader EB 11. Use the EB 09 brush flat on its side to pack on eyeshadow, and use it on its tip to apply crease and contour color. This is also an amazing brush for applying all over lid color in a snap. The EB 11 makes it perfect for applying creamy eyeshadow base or concealer in seconds. The dense, smooth bristles also make it ideal for packing on shadow – both cream and powder.

This is a limited edition palette that will not be available once it is sold out.

Front of Palette

Back of Palette

Swatches 

Top Row

Bottom Row

Sedona Lace EB 29 Brush

FOTD

Eye Makeup Products Used

- NYX Eyeshadow Base in White

- CoverGirl Bombshell Mascara

- Nicka K Liquid Eyeliner

- Sedona Lace Pretty Lil Mz Grace Palette

- Forest as Transition color

- Leafy in tear duct and over half the Lid

- Frost on last part of the lid and slightly on Outer V

- Sparrow slightly on top of the Lid

* I'm wearing MAC's Blankety Lipstick on my lips. If you would like to know the face products I used let me know in the comments section.

My Thoughts

This palette has so many gorgeous shades that really provide great pigmentation! The only color that I thought Sparrow could've been a little more pigmented. You can build up color but on first swatch, it lacks a dark pigmentation. The shades in this palette makes me ready for Summer! The colors are so bright and vibrant. I know that I will get good use out this palette once Summer comes back around! If you like bright and bold eyeshadow colors, I think that you would like this palette! I created this look in the morning and by late afternoon my eyeshadow wasn't faded or creased. The fallout in this palette is very minimal and the colors are easy to blend. Since this palette came with a brush I decided to use it for creating this look. I like the brush so far it picks up color well and application of the colors on my lid was fairly simple. When this limited edition palette was sent to me in December, it was on sale for $14.95. Regular price the Pretty Lil Mz Grace palette is $29.95. I think that this is a good palette to have in your collection especially if you're a person that like vibrant colors rather than neutral tone colors.

I just had to share this with my followers/readers, Pretty Lil Mz Grace commented on photo on Instagram not long after I posted my photo! How awesome is that?!

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Christmas 2015/My 30th Birthday

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Happy New Year! For those that celebrate, I hope that you had a wondeful holiday season!! My intention was to get this post up the day after my birthday, but honestly I was just too tired from the day before and then the New Year was fast approaching! I'm just get around to blogging and posting! I can honestly say that I had an AMAZING birthday!! It was my milestone birthday since I turned 30 on Christmas. Those who are close to me made my birthday very special. It was a day that I will always cherish and remember.

An early Christmas gift from my mama (She got me the items in the next  picture below as well). If you follow me on instagram, you know that I love to take baths and relax. Life can be so hectic and stressful sometimes and this year I'm going to work on pampering myself more.

Does anyone else have an obsession to Victoria's Secret makeup bags? lol

I got this a birthday gift for myself, but I had to quickly return it to Victoria' s Secret. Come to find out if you have an allergy to nuts, you possibly could be hypersensitive to Shea butter. Well I learned this hard way! I used this on my birthday and I had an allergic reaction to the point my skin felt like it was on fire and my joints ached! I had to take another shower to wash all the shea off! I'm glad Benadryl and Tylenol help reduce my pain and calm my symptoms. I'm unsure why I haf an allergic reaction to these products, but I think it was due the the products being primary made with Shea Butter. It's strange because I have other products that contain Shea Butter and I'm fine. If you have allergies please be careful with shea butter products!

Birthday Candles!

My mama made one of my favorite meals for my birthday: Pot Roast, Mac and Cheese, Peas, Potatoes, and Rice A Roni

My homemade birthday cake. Compliments again by my mama lol

This cake is delicious! 

Birthday Girl :)

I provided the link below for details on my birthday FOTD

http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/12/30th-birthday-fotd.html

All the birthday from my best friend. I felt so special! He even got me balloons!

My lovely birthday card he gave to me!

My amazing gifts! He even got my free birthday gift from Sephora!

I Love this guy so much! I couldn't ask for a better person to have in my life!! I Love my best friend!! Thanks for making my birthday so special!! <3

More Selfies!

My awesome friend Ashley from ashleysuemakeup sent me a birthday card and this beautiful palette! This is palette is one of Maybelline's latest releases. I was so surprised to get this gift!  She is always so kind and so sweet! Thanks again Ashley!

I had a credit from Kohl's, so I decided to get this Pink Friday Perfume by Nicki Minaj, and I picked up a few makeup goodies as well. 

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30th Birthday FOTD

Hello Everyone!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. As some of you know, I celebrated my 30th birthday on Christmas. I want to thank you for the birthday wishes and kindness you've shown me on my special day!

It's been pretty mild and humid in the South lately I think it was 81° on Christmas so I went for a simple and quick makeup look.

Products Used

* Eyes *

- MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

- Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 Palette
  - Frisk as a transition color
  - Cover in the crease
  - Primal on the whole lid

* Face *

- Cetaphil DermaControl Oil  Moisturizer (for primer)

- Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation Stick (Butterscotch/Caramel)

- Fashion Fair Pressed Powder (Fawn)

* Lips *

- MAC Twig Lipstick

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'll have another post about how I spent my birthday/Christmas gifts etc in an upcoming post!

Beauty Favorites 2015

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It's that time of year again when I  share my favorite beauty products for the year. Once again this year I'm so proud of myself for getting this done early! I just wanted make sure I had enough time to get this posted since the year will be over soon.

Eyeshadow Palettes

- Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette 

- Anastasia Beverly Hills Artist Palette

- Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 Palette 

- Doll 10 Cheek to Chic Contour and Blush Palette 

- Missy Lynn Baked Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette 

It was so hard to choose between the Naked palettes, but this year I realized that I use and love the Naked 2 Palette the most! I think with the Doll 10 palette I finally found a bronzer that works well with my complexion. It looks more natural on my skin and doesn't leave me looking orange lol.

Blush

- BH Cosmetics Floral Blush Duo in Iris

 I got this blush over the Summer and, I wear it quite often. The colors are so pigmented!

Lipsticks

- Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie 

- MAC Twig

-MAC Faux

- MAC All Fired Up

- MAC Pink Pigeon 

These are a few of the lipsticks I wore a lot this year. It was so hard to chose which lipsticks would make my favorites list! Twig goes with so many of the makeup looks that I create and it's a great nude color!

Skincare Products

- Cetaphil DermaControl Oil Moisturizer 

- Palmer Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturizing Body Oil

I typically use the DermaControl Oil Moisturizer as  a face primer for my makeup. I love how it's non greasy and it helps my makeup last longer. The Moisturizing Body Oil,  is great for using in my bath water. 

- Spectrum Organic Coconut Oil (Refined)

This coconut oil has so many uses! I wrote a post about it back in February. I primarily use this coconut oil as a makeup remover, on my hair, and on the cuticles of my nails to help strengthen them.

- Clarisonic Mia 1

I have noticed such a difference on my face since I've started using the Clarisonic Mia 1. I seriously see why so many people rave about this device. It's definitely worth the money. 

What are some of your favorite beauty items for 2015?

Here is the link to my reflections post

http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/2015/12/reflections-almost-30-years-old-and-my.html?m=1


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Reflections: Almost 30 Years Old and My Year in Review 2015

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Well it's that time of year again that I write my reflections. This year I'm going to combine my reflections of the past decade since I'll be 30 on Christmas, and reflections: my year in review posts together.

Almost 30 Years Old

What a year this has been! I say that in terms of good, bad, and everything in between. Here I am almost week from 30 so I'm going to reflect on the last decade of my life. It seems like just yesterday that I was that 19 year old girl, a freshman in college, full of ambition with hopes and dreams of doing something great in this world. Fast forward 10 years later. I'm still that girl who has ambition and dreams. For the things that I still want to accomplish, I feel that it's so important to remain positive and focused on my goals.

One of my goals that I set for myself included college. I did graduate college with a B.A. in Psychology.  I still haven't found anything in my field, and sometimes I feel really discouraged about that. Isn't it funny how life can take you down a path that you never expected? That's not necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes I wonder did I go to school for the wrong thing. I know deep down that I have a passion for helping people. I think that's just the frustration I feel sometimes when I get upset about not having a job related in the Psychology field.

You know I once read that somewhere that you'll ruin your 20's by thinking about all the things you should be doing. I feel like this, yes you definitely should set goals for yourself and try to accomplish them to the best of your ability. However, I've learned a long time ago that life isn't going to always go as you thought it would. At almost 30 I'm not exactly where I want to be in life, but when does life stop at 30? For example, I remember when I was in my early 20's I thought I was going have a husband and by 26 and at least one child by 29. Well here I am today and I don't have neither lol. At 29,  I'm not really focused on those two elements right now. I want to have a steady career first, maybe do some traveling, and then have a family. When I think about it, I rather have a family in my 30's. I have faith that I should be more established of where I want to be in my 30's than I am now in my 20's. All I know is that I didn't spend my 20's worrying and stressing about the minor opinions of some people that just don't matter. This is my life and I'm the one who has to live it. You may think that statement is harsh, but think about it...I think we all know someone who always has an opinion about something they have no knowledge of the things they speak. So at the end of the day, I don't let those type of people influence my life in anyway because I've noticed that those types of people are usually negative and unhappy with their own life.

Honestly I think your 20's is a good time to figure out who you are and what you want to do in life. All you can really do is try your best at whatever you do in life and by chance you don't accomplish your goal(s) that doesn't mean you're a failure. It simply means that there's something out better out there waiting for you. As I look back some of the things that interested me in my early 20's no longer interest me now. That's to be expected since we all grow as people. As we grow and get older our priorities change. I remember that I used to absolutely hate cooking, baking, and anything domesticated. I found it time consuming and disinteresting. Now I love home décor, diy projects and I love to cook and bake.

Now that this decade is about to end in my 20's I can honestly say I've learned a lot, I've grown as a person. I'll be 30 on Christmas, and I'm looking forward to what the next chapter in my life brings.

My Year in Review 2015

Can you believe in less than two weeks the year will be over? I know it sounds really cliché, but this year went by fast!

As with any year that comes to a close, 2015 had its ups and downs. My health was decent except for the allergies and sinuses problems I have in general. I collaborated with some amazing companies. Some of the companies I've worked with before and some companies were new. I moved into a new apartment during the Spring, but unfortunately I had to move into another unit because of the flood that occurred in South Carolina. Even though that was a set back with having to move and losing items, I think of how it could've been worse. I've never been the type of person to take things for granted or at least I try not be, but when things like this happen it tends to make me feel even more appreciative of the things that I have and the people in my life that mean the most to me. I know that we have about two weeks left in the year, but whatever I didn't accomplish this year, I hope to accomplish next year and focus on the things that really matter. One of my goals for next year is not to stress so much. You know the funny thing about worry and stress? It doesn't help the situation. I think most people realize that, but yet we as people still continue to worry. I try to remember to let go and let God. Overall I think this year was alright. As I mentioned in the beginning of my reflections post, this year had its ups and downs, but I definitely saw a lot of positive things happen for me this year and I plan to continue to take a positive attitude into the New Year.

For those who celebrate Christmas, may you have a very Merry Christmas and I wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year!


Side Notes :
- Since my birthday is on Christmas, and Christmas is next week, I'm unsure of how much I'm going to be posting. I'm going to try to post something though, and I'll be reading and commenting on your blogs!

Happy Early Birthday to Me :)

I Used my Victoria's Secret SRC to get myself a few early early birthday gifts and two free pairs of undies. I'm so glad I was able to get this tote on clearance! 

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New Year's Eve Makeup Collaboration ft. Affordable Makeup Products

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Today I bring you another holiday collaboration with my friend Ashley! We thought it was be fun to collaborate on a few holiday looks this since we both love makeup! For today's collab we both created a New Year's Eve inspired makeup looks using drugstore products. Note: The only high end product I used for this tutorial was my Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation Stick. I'm still on a search to find a drugstore foundation that I like lol!

Products Used

* Eyes *

- NYX Eyeshadow Base in White

- Maybelline The Smokes Palette

- BH Cosmetics 88 Color Cool Shimmer Palette

1. As a transition color in the Crease

2. Shimmer Black shade on the lid and On Outer V

3. Silver shade on top of the Lid

I also used this shimmer silver shade in step 3. on top of the other silver shade in Maybelline The Smokes Palette to intensify the color

 - Covergirl Bombshell Volume by Lashblast Mascara

* Face *

 - Cetaphil DermaControl Oil Moisturizer (for primer)

 - Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation Stick (Topaz)

- Revlon Mineral Makeup Powder (Medium)

- BH Cosmetics Floral Duo Blush (Lighter Shade)

* Lips *

- Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie

I usually stay in for New Years Eve, but that doesn't mean I can't create a makeup look! What makeup look are you creating are you creating for New Years Eve? Make sure you stop by ashleysuemakeup to see what makeup looks my friend Ashley created for the New Years Eve!