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Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit Review, Photos and Swatches

August 4th, 2011

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Here is a full review of my beloved Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit I used for the How To Contour Your Nose Makeup Tutorial.

Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Palette
Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Palette
The 2-piece kit comes with a Contour Palette in Smashbox’s signature matte packaging, along with a red angled contour brush and a cheat sheet with detailed instructions on where/how to apply the product.

Inside the Contour Palette, you will find a huge mirror and a sticker with instructions on how to apply the product on one side, and 3 colors – a cool-toned brown for Contour, a warm tan for Bronze and an ivory for Highlight – on the other.

The powders are smooth, blendable and leave behind a semi-matte yet natural-looking finish that wears well without fading. They also give decent pigmentation and show up nicely on my NC30 skin. However, I do wish the Highlight color could be a teeny bit lighter and more shimmery.


Swatches of Smashbox Contour, Bronze and Highlight powders

The biggest surprise for me was the brush. Though flimsy looking, its bristles are soft and actually deposit color while blending everything nicely. In addition, the angle fits perfectly along my cheekbones, making contouring really easy.

Lo and behold the magic of the Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit!


Before and after using Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit

Overall, Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit is a great and easy-to-use tool to highlight and contour features. Highly recommended for those with light to medium skintones.

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Smashbox Step-by-step Contour Kit is available at Beauty.com, Nordstrom and Ulta for $45.

Disclosure: The product in this entry was provided by the manufacturer for consideration. Please see my Disclaimer for more information on my posting policy.

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Halloween Looks: Amanda, Dana, Katrina, Lisa

November 13th, 2010

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Temptalia Halloween Looks

Halloween Looks: Amanda, Dana, Katrina, Lisa

Amanda is a patchwork Frankenstein, while Dana imitates the stile of Yamanba girls and Katrina goes for full-on zombie, but Lisa opts for a more wearable look in the vein of Barbie!

Check out their looks!

Temptalia Halloween Looks
Amanda’s Halloween look

AMANDAis a highschool English teacher and makeup artist.

INSPIRATION: Patchwork Frankenstein’s monster!

  • BREAKDOWN: NARS Daphne Eyeshadow, MAC Lime Green Eyeshadow, Rimmel Black Khol.

Temptalia Halloween Looks
Dana’s Halloween look

DANA really loves to have doing makeup – there’s no wrong way to do it!

INSPIRATION: My costume was a Japanese fashion trend called Yamanba Girls. It entails bleached out, multi-colored hair with mainly black and white “panda eyes,” really deep tans, white lines down the nose and white lips.

  • BREAKDOWN: Ben Nye Dark Egyptian Makeup, Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion, Make Up For Ever #6 Mat Bronze, Sephora Pure White Nano Liner, Maybelline Blackest Black Eye Studio, Urban Decay Black Dog Eyeshadow, Lancome Daylight Eyeshadow, Sugarpill Dollipop Eyeshadow, Phantom Frights Spooky Sticks.

Temptalia Halloween Looks
Katrina’s Halloween look

KATRINA is 30 years old and is an avid runner, marathoner, and triathlete. She works in a specialty running store even! She just started to get into makeup a few years ago.

INSPIRATION: My husband and I wanted to be zombies for Halloween. His job is a pilot, so he was a zombie pilot and I was a zombie flight attendant. We love scary movies, especially those about zombies.

  • EYES: Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette, Kat Von D Beethoven Palette, and Urban Decay Zero 24/7 Liner.
  • FACE: Mehron White Cream, Sinner and Leather to shade, liquid latex, gel blood.

Temptalia Halloween Looks
Lisa’s Halloween look

LISA loves makeup, puppies, her finance, and Halloween. You can check out her website!

INSPIRATION: My inspiration was Barbie, but I wanted to do a Halloween look that I could wear anywhere (Halloween isn’t widely celebrated in Australia).

  • EYES: MAC Wedge, Pink Freeze, Indian Ink, Red Violet, Blanc Type, and Nylon Eyeshadows; MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, MAC Painterly Paint Pot, MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl, and MAC Studio FIx Lash Mascara.
  • LIPS: MAC Life’s a Breeze Lip Pencil, MAC Pink Nouveau Lipstick, and MAC My Favorite Pink Dazzleglass Creme.
  • FACE: Smashbox Shimmer Soft Lights, Smashbox Sunkissed Matte Bronze Lights, Smashbox Chiffon Blush Rush.

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Pin-Up Girl Make-Up Megan Fox / Katy Perry Look (by kandee)

July 26th, 2009

www.kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com This si a modern pin-up look, I used Megan Fox and Katy Parry as my inspiration. Make-Up used Bare Essentuals eyeshadow in SASS, MAC eyeshadows in SHROOM, SOFT BROWN MATTE, CARBON, FRILL, black liquid liner in BOOT BLACK from MAC, black eyeliner pencil, MAC pigment in ROSE GOLD, blush in BLUNT from MAC, cream highlighter in SHELL from MAC, URBAN DECAY palette eyeshadows, SIN, CHOPPER, MAUI WOWIE (these can all be used instead of the MAC ones mentioned …