Wet' n' Wild Haul

My First Ever Wet' n' Wild Only Haul + Ordering Experience

I want to start off this haul with a small bit of complaining about my experience with ordering off of Wet' n' Wild's website. Nothing went terribly wrong or even that badly at all, but it was more inconvenient than most online shopping usually goes so I wanted to mention it. The first time I clicked to place my order there was an error, so I clicked to place my order again and it never took my to the screen saying my order had been placed. I was just stuck with the page loading for a good 10-15 minutes. I finally decided to log out and try placing the order again because I assumed that since it hadn't said my order went through, my order must not have gone through. Luckily, before I placed the order again, I thought to check my past orders on my account, and my order had, in fact, gone through the second time I clicked the place order button. Luckily it didn't go through twice as orders will sometimes do when there's an error. After that, my order shipped within a couple of days and I received my package in a decent amount of time, but I did want to mention that the Wet' n' Wild website might have some bugs. Otherwise I have no complaints at all - my package arrived in a relatively timely manner (not super quickly or anything, but definitely within less than two weeks), shipping was free over $35 USD, and everything came in a box with tons of bubble wrap so nothing was damaged at all.

The first items I got were two of the spring collection polishes in the shades Love Fest (left) and Breeze On By (right). When I compared them side by side, Breeze On By looked almost identical to Essie's Bikini So Teeny, so if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to that particular color, maybe try to get Breeze On By before Wet' n' Wild's spring collection for 2016 is gone. I actually prefer this formula to the Essie formula because they last the same amount of time on my nails except these are about $6 cheaper.

You can actually find I believe all of the new Wet' n' Wild brushes at Dollar Tree right now, but because this one was only 99 cents on their website, I decided to get it there rather than hunting for it at the dollar store. I don't have any liner brushes like this, only angled ones, so I thought that this one would be nice to try out.

These new metallic liquid lipsticks are part of the 2016 summer collection and I got the shades Peony Express (left) and Chrysanthemum's The Word (right). I may not be a huge fan of liquid lipsticks, but I am a fan of things that seem unique and the brand Wet' n' Wild, so if you combine those two things I will overlook that I don't exactly like the one thing. I've also heard that these lippies aren't the really uncomfortable and drying type either.

I saw swatches of the MegaGlo Multi-Stick in Marigold Round and I had to get it. It's a gorgeous champagne highlight shade that I think will be perfect for my skin color and tone. I've been really into cream highlights lately and I'm hoping that this will be the perfect one, as I have yet to find that and this seems very promising. The packaging is lovely as well.

Continuing with highlights, this one was on sale because it's being discontinued so I decided to get it. It's in the shade 345 Catwalk Pink. I believe that they've more recently come out with an updated version of this product, but I don't mind having an older packaging and formula if it's less expensive and still works. From the swatches I've done of it, I really like it.

Everyone likes the other contour palette because it has a yellow setting powder, but I can never use those because they're always too dark for me, so I went for this one. I think it has a better contour shade for me anyways. Somebody with deeper skin could probably work with the other one a lot better than I could, but I don't think it would work for me.

I'm constantly paranoid about running out of translucent powder, so even though I have like three right now, I got another one. Two of the three I have and am using are nowhere near running out, but I still felt the need to buy another. Why? Because I have a problem. But it doesn't hurt anybody and it makes me happy so that problem will probably continue for the rest of my life but that's okay because it's just translucent face powder.

I forget why I got the trio in Sweet As Candy, but I can tell you exactly why I got the trio in The New Romantics - it reminds me of one of my favorite Taylor Swift songs, New Romantics, and that means I must have it, even if I will probably never use it. The colors are very pretty so I can see myself using it a little bit but they're also quite shimmery and that's not quite my thing.

My final (and possibly most exciting) purchase is the 10-pan palette in Coming In Latte. I thought that the shades were nice and some people have said the quality is pretty good for the price so I figured why not get it. I can always use another palette!

Eyeshadow Review

Wet' n' Wild 5-Pan Eyeshadow Palette Review

I recently got the Wet' n' Wild 5-pan eyeshadow palette in Tunnel Vision because I wanted to test out Wet' n' Wild eyeshadows a bit better. It comes with a sponge tip applicator and a little brush, neither of which are very good. The brush is usable but I don't plan on using it since I have better brushes. I find that the shadows are kind of blendable, but not super great. They're very pigmented (other than the white shade), but I prefer blendability over pigmentation since you can always build a color up if it isn't pigmented but it's hard to work with hard to blend shadows. They last pretty well and don't crease too much as long as you use an eye primer. I find it odd that the crease shade has sparkles in it, but they don't really show up much on your eye. These shadows also seem to have quite a bit of fallout.

I created this look using the shadows the way the pans say to - I put the shade that has "crease" engraved in it in my crease, the shade that says "eyelid" on my lid, and so on. As you can see, it looks kind of muddy and the crease color isn't blended very well. I tried for a long time to blend it out better but it doesn't seem to get any better than this. Overall, these eyeshadows are okay, but I'm not a big fan.

Lipstick Swatches and Review

Wet' n' Wild MegaLast Lipsticks Review and Swatches

I have seven out of 26 of these lipsticks, and I decided that after having some of them for over six months, it was time to review them. I will probably get a few more shades eventually, but I can't find the shades I want in any stores, and I'm thinking of doing a no-buy anyways. They cost about $1.99 USD and you can find them in Rite Aid and Walmart.

I love them! They can be a bit stiff at first, but once you start using them they soften up and go on pretty smoothly. They last for up to six hours without any touch-ups. I find that they can be a bit drying but wearing a lip balm underneath will solve the problem. They're well worth the two dollars in my opinion. From left to right, these are the shades Bare It All, Just Peachy, Dollhouse Pink, Don't Blink Pink, 24 Carrot Gold, Red Velvet, and Stoplight Red.

Here they are swatched on my arm. My favorites are Just Peachy and Stoplight Red.

Here is Bare It All on my lips. Nudes tend to wash me out but I can actually get away with this one. Not a color I would wear every day (I love bright colors) but maybe with a bright colored eye.

This is Just Peachy. It looks like what it sounds like - a peach color. I think it really flatters my skin tone and color. It's really a true peach.

Here's Dollhouse Pink. It's a bright blue-toned pink. I would call it a Barbie pink. It looks nice in the tube but it doesn't really suit me when I put it on my lips, so I don't wear it often.

Next up is Don't Blink Pink. It's a lovely bright hot pink that I think really flatters my skin color and tone.

This is 24 Carrot Gold on my lips. It's a true carrot orange, which I love. I like bright colors when it comes to makeup and life in general, so this is perfect for days when I want a pop of extra color.

Here is Red Velvet. It's a bright orange-based red. Orange reds don't look quite as good on me as blue reds, but it still looks nice.

Finally, we've got Stoplight Red. It's a mid-toned blue red. It's one of my favorite shades for everyday wear.

Lip Shimmer First Impression

Wet' n' Wild Natural Blend Lip Shimmer First Impression

In my recent Rite Aid haul, you may have seen that I got these. I'm really excited about them but it's too early to give a review, so I'm starting with a first impression. They cost $1.99 USD and you can get them at some Rite Aids and Walmarts.

From left to right, here are the colors Sugar, Berry, and Spice. They come in two more colors (Frost and Cocoa) but they didn't look like colors I would end up wearing so I didn't get them. 

Here they are in the same order swatched on my hand. Sugar is quite sheer, while Berry and Spice are quite pigmented.

This is Sugar on my lips. A bit sheer but still very pretty and shimmery. I'm not huge on shimmer but I love Wet' n' Wild so I wanted to try these out.

Here's Berry on my lips. More pigmented and a tiny bit less shimmery.

This one is my favorite, Spice. A little more pigment and a little less shimmer once again.

Let me know if you're interested in a review of these in a week or so once I've tried them more! Also feel free to comment a link to your blog if you also post about makeup and want me to check it out!

Haul!

Rite Aid Haul

I was bored today, so I decided to head to Rite Aid to see what kind of sales were on. Lucky me, there was 40% off Wet' n' Wild products if you have a Plenti card, which I do! I've been obsessed with lip balm lately, so I also picked up some new lip balms I've wanted to try out. A few lip balms were on sale if you have a Plenti card as well!

I didn't have any colors like these, so I picked up a couple of Wet' n' Wild nail polishes in the colors Wet Cement (left) and Private Viewing (right). I've been noticing that despite my giant nail polish collection, I'm lacking nice neutrals like these, and these were only $1.19 USD each because of the sale.

I already have five Wet' n' Wild MegaLast lipsticks, but I didn't have these two yet. Bare It All is on the left, and Red Velvet is on the right. I don't tend to look good with nude shades but I thought that Bare It All might be an exception, and for $1.19 USD (regularly $1.99), I feel like you can't really go wrong.

I also got these Wet' n' Wild Natural Blend Lip Shimmers in Sugar (left), Berry (middle), and Spice (right). There were five colors at my Rite Aid, but these three appealed to me the most. I'll probably do a review on these once I've tried them out. I've never seen these before, but they didn't say new on them, so I've probably just been missing them. They were $1.19 USD each with the sale.

Next I picked up a couple of Nivea Lip Butters. I've heard good things about them and I wanted to try them out. Plus they were on sale for two for five dollars, so they were only $2.50 USD each! They both smell super nice.

Lastly, I grabbed an EOS Medicated Lip Balm in tangerine. It smells lovely, and it cost me $3.59 USD. I think it's usually more at Rite Aid, but I have lots of Plenti Points so I saved some money. It's a bit pricey for a lip balm, so I hope it's really good. This is the first time I've ever had my own EOS lip balm, and I've heard mixed reviews, so I hope that I'm one of the ones that likes them!

That's all for today's haul! Let me know if you want swatches or reviews of anything I purchased. I'm planning on doing a swatch and review of the MegaLast lipsticks soon!