THE SWATCH REQUEST THREAD !

[jemly]

alright, here it is. use this thread to request swatches. the guidelines are up to you and your needs: single swatches, comparison swatches, specific skin tone swatches

when comparisons are requested, feel free to provide whatever you have of that request--i want anyone to participate and contribute if they want to. have fun, hope this is helpful !

[fieldsofclover]

Agreed, I really like Aprés Ski but I do think Ocean Jewels is a better palette 🐚

[fieldsofclover]

Bahhhh maybe I'll get this after all whenever it goes on sale... That shade third from the bottom is the one I'm really into 😭😍

[Shosh85]

@fieldsofclover That’s one of my favorites too. 🙌 I just love the sparkly duo chrome shades! There’s only a couple shades between the two palettes that don’t show up well on my pale skin😬

[curlychiquita]

Thanks, @Shosh85! It's nice to see them swatched together!

[makeitup305]

Some unsolicited swatches of my recent drugstore haul! @tsavorite @Anonymous @Tamara76

Flower beauty highlighter palette (blended on the left) These melt when you put them on the face and then spray your facePhysician's Formula Butter Highlighters in Champagne and Pearl (has a slight pink shift)Milani Strobe Highlighters- Moon Glow, After Glow, Summer Glow, Day Glow- amazing creamy formula!Maybelline Molten Rose Gold vs ABH Kitty Kat (from Nicole Guerriero palette)- less of a silver shift but smoother and without glitterL’Oréal Lumi Bronze It in Light vs Marc Jacobs Tan-Tastic- Lumi bronzer has a sheen to it and is slightly warmer

[Tamara76]

@makeitup305  Thank you so much for the swatches!   And I am super happy you love the new products.

P.S. I am sooooooo sorry you don't like the way Butter Bronzer/Highlighter smells - I absolutely adore it, like, to the point if I could slather myself in this fragrance, I would!  I use a leave in conditioner mask that smells exactly like it - I think it's by Hask.

[makeitup305]

@Anonymous honestly, I can't pick! I can't remember the last time I did such a big haul and ended up liking everything. Nothing is going back, even if it's a little repetitive.

I just realized I forgot to swatch the blushes.

Here are some comments though:

-Flower Beauty palette- they apply a little powdery but if you spray your face when you're done, they melt into your skin.

-Physician's Formula highlighters- My only complaint is the smell. I HATE IT. I gave away my Butter Bronzer (which is flipping fantastic, too) because I couldn't deal with it. however, lots of people like the smell so it depends on your preference. Other than that, very pretty and not glittery.

-Milani Strobe Highlights- great great formula, super creamy powders. They just give your skin a sheen.

-Lumi Bronzer- I have no idea why this has no hype. This is a great bronzer, at least this shade. The two darker shades looked like they might have some specks of sparkle but this one has a nice sheen to it.

-Both the Flower Beauty and Burt's Bees blushes that I tried were pigmented but super blendable. I think Toasted Cinnamon (Burt's Bees) might be a dupe for Becca's Wild Honey.

Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

Beautiful highlighters and bronzers @makeitup305!  Thanks so much for the swatches - love them!!  Fabulous haul!!  It may be too early for you to tell, but any faves of the bunch?

[tsavorite]

@makeitup305,

I hereby solicit these swatches!   Thank you

[Anonymous]

And, I hereby second that!!!

@makeitup305 @tsavorite @Tamara76

[makeitup305]

@tsavorite I hope they're good! I definitely recommend any and all of these!

[tsavorite]

@makeitup305,

I really appreciate these swatches!  They look lovely!  Thanks!  🙂

[k617]

Posting swatch comparisons of the two L'Oréal x Balmain (LxB) lipsticks that I have:

L-R: NARS Audacious Linda, LxB Fever, Linda (again, because I'm an idiot), LxB Domination, NARS Cruella lip pencil and NARS Audacious Jane on the bottom

Fever is nothing like what I have in my collection, I thought it would be close to Linda or Jane but Linda is much more brown and Jane is more pinky. I think Jane may be a close match for LxB Confession as well. @Mochapj I always think of you when I see orange lipsticks, I wonder if you'd like this one?

Domination is more blue toned than Cruella and brighter. It still is a fairly neutral red, IMO.

[Mochapj]

Oh thanks @k617 ! That is a very interesting shade.

i’m also curious about the texture as I’d read the Balmain collab lipsticks were very dry.

[k617]

I also have a lip swatch:

Now that you and @ClassicallyFab have mentioned it, I would say they're definitely NOT moisturizing lipsticks but I wouldn't necessarily call them dry either. They are very smooth during application (these 2 colours anyway, some of the darker colours look really patchy) and do eventually dry down to a matte finish while not being transfer proof. I think the dryness is no more than some of the better, less drying liquid lipsticks out there.

[Mochapj]

Looks really pretty on @k617 - kinda like a matte version of UD epigram 

[k617]

Yes, @Mochapj! I'll have to swatch next to Epigram tonight. I think Epigram is likely a tiny bit more brown and muted.

When I first put this one I thought it would end up a bright orange, but luckily, as the lipstick set it looks more like a reddish orange.

[ClassicallyFab]

I'm sitting at my desk laughing aloud at "because I'm an idiot...". ❤️ Thanks for these swatches. How do you like the LxB lipsticks? I heard they were dry, so I haven't purchased them...

[k617]

Haha @ClassicallyFab! There was more to it, too. Linda was the first I swatched , then I placed all the other colours and...finally thought I reached for Jane but I actually picked up Linda again instead. I even went "oh wow, Jane looks SO similar to Linda! I thought it was more coral!"

[ClassicallyFab]

Hahahaha! It’s so much like things I do. Too cute! So funny. Wish I was there. We’d be laugh-crying.

[lyravega]

Some time ago I asked about some concealer swatches... No response. So, I'm posting these just in case. They could be helpful to my fair peeps...

Top to bottom:

KVD Light 1

NARS Chantilly

ELDW Extra Light

MUFE Full Coverage 1 Pink Porcelain

NARS Vanilla

ELDW Light