Rock and Republic back on Hautelook!

Hey everyone!  I just wanted to let you guys know that Rock and Republic are back on hautelook... so go check it out!!! There is a HUGE Rock and Republic blowout sale: makeup, jeans, shoes.  I linked the picture below to the website! Enjoy!!

They are currently having a promotion!! If you join Hautelook, you will recieve $10 off your first purchase.  =) (for a limited time only)

 

2nd Rock and Republic Eyeshadow Haul & Swatchesl!!

So I made one more R&R haul on hautelook last month and picked up a few more eyeshadows since they are being discontinued! Here's some pics and swatches of what I got!

Ambition (will have to re-do this pic!): shimmery yellow- gold that flashes yellow and gold and cream
Chronic: forest green

Envy: dark emerald green

Twisted: blue based purple

Ambition, Chronic, Envy, Twisted

All my R&R babies

Tried to show some comparison swatches above!

-Ambition: couldn't really find a dupe in my shadows. Mac Creme de miel is not as shimmery and is more yellow

-Chronic: Nouveau Monde is much more olive than green

-Envy: same color family as Mac Humid but richer and darker

-Twisted: Nocturnelle is more red based. UD Purple Haze is in a similar color family but has more of a sheen and is a bit lighter. Twisted also has more blue in it than Purple Haze.

The quality of the shadows is really wonderful. Buttery, blendable, pigmented, and long-lasting. Get your hands on them if you can!

If you're interested in seeing my first post on R&R eyeshadows please click here.

Hope the swatches were helpful! Do you have any R&R eyeshadows you love!? let me know ;)

Smoked Snakeskin FOTD

Wanted to do a dark look using R&R Snakeskin! I wish the photos could have captured the complexity of this shade: its a mix of brown,grey,gold,green. Love it!

R&R Snakeskin all over lid, Nouveau Monde (green) in crease, Nars Mekong in Outer V, Mac Wedge to blend

The liner is a little uneven in this picture,my bad! I fixed it after taking photos!

Products...

Face:

Laura Mercier Primer

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer & Mineral powder over top

Laura Mercier Undercover Pot

Mac Hush on cheekbones

Mac Springsheen blush

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Anastasia Brow Powder in brunette

Eyes:

Mac Painterly Paint pot and Stila Smudgepot in Bronze over that

Rock and Republic Snakeskin & Skintight

Nars Nouveau Monde (green side) & Nars Mekong

Mac Wedge & Universal Mix pigment on inner highlight

Covergirl Lashblast

Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in black ink

Lips:

Revlon Superlustrous Lipstick in Demure

Patina Snakeskin FOTD

patina and snakeskin :)

Mac Patina on Lid, R&R Snakeskin on outer lid, R&R diffused in Crease, Nars Mekong in Outer V, R&R Skintight to highlight

Products...

Face:

Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Nude mixed with Revlon skin illuminator in bare light

Laura Mercier secret camoflauge & secret concealer

Mac MSFN

Nars Laguna

Rock and Republic Bedroom Blush

Mac Hush on cheekbones

Anastasis brow powder in brunette

Eyes:

Mac Painterly Paint Pot

Mac Patina, R&R Skintight, Snakeskin, Diffused, Nars Mekong

Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink

Covergirl Lashblast

Lips:

Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Peach

Revlon Colorburst lipgloss in Strawberry

Cherries in the Snow FOTD

Normally I am the girl that tends to shy away from brighter lipsticks. I love my pinks, pinky nudes, mlbb ("my lips but better"), even peachy ones...I wear bright ones only once in a while. Lately though I've been trying to wear lips that are a little more bold. I had some extracare bucks at CVS the other day and picked up Revlon Cherries in the Snow. It's a beautiful bright reddish pink and I'm kind of surprised that I really love it and I don't feel self conscious wearing it! Yay! Today I did a very, very neutral look to go with it...here's how it turned out...

R&R Skintight on lid & highlight, R&R Diffused in crease & outer lid, Mac handwritten in outer-v and Mac Wedge to blend

Don't mind the messy, wet hair ;)

Awkard non-smiley pic! lol

Products

Face:

Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Nude mixed with Revlon skin illuminator in bare light

Laura Mercier secret camoflauge

Mac MSFN

MUFE HD powder

Nars Laguna

Nars Madly

Mac Hush on cheekbones

Anastasis brow powder in brunette

Eyes:

Mac Painterly Paint Pot all over lid

Rock and Republic Skintight, Diffused, Mac Wedge, Handwritten

Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink

Covergirl lashblast

Lips:

Jack Black Lip Balm

Revlon Cherries in the Snow Lipstick (in the pictures i blotted it down a little, it's normally a bit brighter with more of sheen!)

What do you think, Yay or Nay on the bright lippie?

Thanks for looking!!

Purple Purple Purple FOTD

Here's a purple look I came up with today. I really wanted to play around with my new R&R tempting eyeshadow! I'm pretty happy with how it came out and I'm glad I was able to incorporate my new nars shadows as well from the habanera duo and nouveau monde duo. i love purples ;)

Nars Nouveau Monde lilac on inner lid, R&R tempting on lid, Nars Habanera plum on outer lid, R&R skintight as highlight

Products...

Face:

Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Nude mixed with Revlon skin illuminator in bare light

Laura Mercier secret camoflauge and secret concealer pot

Mac MSFN

Nars Laguna

Nars Deep Throat

Mac Hush on cheekbones

Anastasis brow powder in brunette

Eyes:

Nars Nouveau Monde lilac, Nars Habanera, Plum, Rock and Republic Tempting & Skintight

Mac Wedge to blend edges

Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner in black ink

Covergirl lashblast

Lips:

NYX nude pink lip liner

Revlon colorburst lipstick in petal

Revlon super lustrous lipgloss in pink whisper

(wasn't sure what to use on my lips today! lol)

I think I need to get my hands on a light, cool pink blush, maybe that would have complimented the look better! What do you think? i always have trouble matching my eye looks with blush and lips!

Until next time! thanks for looking!

Rock and Republic Haul & Swatches from Hautelook

I ordered some R&R eyeshadows and their blending blush off of Hautelook last month and it finally came today! I had such a hard time choosing colors since EVERYTHING was on sale, but here's what I ended up picking...

Blending brush! It's very very soft and a perfect size for blending the crease!

Diffused (this one photographed lighter than real life, its more medium brown. darn flash!)

Snakeskin

Skintight

Tempting

-Tempting is a really pretty shimmery medium toned lavender purple with a touch of gray in it. It's a very, very unique taupey purple!

-Diffused is medium/light taupe brown (i love all shades of taupe as you can see haha!) It's a perfect everyday brown, I think this will be perfect on the lid or in the crease. It also has a very subtle gold shimmer in it. Beautiful!

-Skintight is a very shimmery cream color with a touch of gold. Lovely highlight or lid color!

-Snakeskin is a really complex color. it's the perfect mixture of grey, green, brown, and gold. I can't even tell if it's warm or cool, but this color will be gorgeous for a smokey eye!

Here's some more swatches and comparisons with some other eyeshadows I own...

I didn't really have anything comparable to Diffused. It's more brown than satin taupe and darker and more gray than Patina!

Tempting is probably closest to the taupe "lap dance" from the Too Faced Naked Eye Palette, but Lap Dance is a bit more gray and much more shimmery. As you can see from the picture, it has more gray and taupe in it than the rest of the other purples.

Had a hard time getting a good picture of Skintight. I think it's a tie between Femme Fi and Skintight for my favorite skin toned/highlight eyeshadow. Skintight is more cream than gold when compared to Femme Fi while shroom runs more peach and Virgin runs more white!

Lastly, Snakeskin is completely unique to my collection. In the pan I thought it would appear much more olivey green on my skin, but it's definitely a complex mixture that I didn't have anything to really compare it to. Nars Nouveau Monde is much more green, Mac Henna is more gold, and Urban Decay Darkhorse is more true brown!

I hope these swatches were helpful! If you can get your hands on some of the Rock and Republic eyeshadows you won't be disappointed. They are buttery smooth and incredibly pigmented! They also blend beautifully. I'll do some looks with them soon!

Let me know what you think about them or if you have any favorite R&R eyeshadows! ***and note to self, I am NOT allowed to buy anymore eyeshadow!!!