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****MONTH'S TOP PICK****
PREVIOUS MONTH'S TOP PICKS (AUGUST)
1. ARMANI LUMINOUS SILK FOUNDATION
I am a big fan of the Beauty Bay formula, as well as their varying color stories. This is a perfect Summer to early Fall palette. It is beautifully created with pigmented and unique colors. The matte formula is smooth like butter and the metallic formula is wet and reflective. The color selection is beyond outstanding, allowing the user to create a multitude of looks which can be used on most skin tones. Most often, the position on the Beauty Bay formula is polarizing. Either you love or it’s not fir you. I personally don’t see how anyone can make a case for the later.
Another oldie but goodie. Along with my Ulta brand Gel Eyeliner, this is a go to. This is definitely one that I cannot do without. I won’t buy any other black eyeliner unless it’s the Ulta Gel Eyeliner or the even longer standing Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Black. It does exactly what the name suggests. It glides on both upper and lower lash lines (as well as tight lining) without any noticeable effort. I like to line my lower lash line quite closely and this cause minimal to no smudging or running. An excellent product!
This is definitely one of my favorite affordable palettes of the year. This particular formula from LA Girl is outstanding and I would dare to say that the formula blows some mainstream formulas completely out of the water. Arguably better formulas recently put forth by Too Faced, Urban Decay and the usual suspects. I’m that confident in the 16 pan palettes that I would say skip out on the latest from the lame stream brands and give these 16 pan palettes a go. From the color selection, to matte/shimmer/foil ration, sheer blend ability, as well as the ability to play well with shades from other palettes (I often use this with my Coloured Raine Vivid Pigments) and I have yet to be disappointed! Excellent formula with a beautiful color story.
Look who’s making another appearance on my illustrious list. I don’t care what anyone says, but the Beauty Bay Brand is knocking it outside of the park, and is a far cry from a one hit wonder. I have not yet been disappointed with one single Beauty Bay Palette.Although I may not are for every single color story, theBeauty Bay formula stands above its competitors by quality AND price!!! I am not a warm-toned type of gal, but when I’m looking for a beautifully constructed warm toned look I reach for one of four palettes: ND Sunset, ND Sunrise, Beauty Bay 16 Pan Fiery and lastly, this beauty, the Beauty Bay 42 Pan Fiery 2.0. It is a stunning upgrade to the original 42 Pan Fiery, with the addition of more “fiery” and “deeper”reddish tones as well as additional yello tones, while adding tones which can easily create the most beautiful, sexy, captivating smokey eyes.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
***DEDE'S SIGNATURE MINI REVIEW***
MINI REVIEW
DEDE SIGNATURE EYESHADOW PALETTES
Company Profile
This company has a very interesting and compelling origin story, born in the vision of a beautifully talented and determined female African immigrant. Dede's vision was to create makeup designed to compliment the skin of darker-skinned people in a market which caters to lighter-skinned people who control that very market. This might be controversial to say, but controversy never bothered me, it tends to bother other people more than myself. That doesn't matter, but this does.. . The makeup industry, that market, every market nationwide caters to the advantaged, to the privileged, to assumed leaders, creators, and providers of modern consumption. It caters to Caucasian Heteronormative individuals. You can say what you want about diversity. Say what you want about inclusivity, which let's be real . . . any decent diversity evolution has been fueled by a blossoming and ever-emerging indie market compromise of minority business owners. Yep, that's a fact, and if you don't believe me, go ahead and do a little research and check the facts, and then talk to me because you illustrate anything short of the truth it will fall on deaf ears quickly. Dede is a registered nurse, MUA, wife, and a part of this budging market, proudly walking the road to true inclusivity, offering simple but unique products to people of color.
Price/Purchase Process/Marketing
Dede won me over by a very simple but sadly overlooked method of customer service. . .true appreciation for the consumer. She had no idea that I was a low-level YouTuber, she had no idea that I did product reviews and for that matter, she didn't know my level of interest in makeup or eyeshadow palettes (Click HERE for my playlist of collection videos) or know the fact that I own between 800-900 palettes (yes, true story), she provided amazing and timely customer service. I accidentally ordered an eyeshadow that contained glitters, which I am not a fan of at all. I emailed the company and Dede emailed me back personally with kind words and understanding, replacing the incorrect palette, with a different one. She didn't even charge me the couple of dollars difference. Superb customer service in the least!
Packaging
If you a packaging person, then you can appreciate this brand's attention to detail and thematic presentation. I, myself, am not a packaging kinda' gal, however, I can completely recognize something that is appealing and trendy. The packaging is very cute and although the component part of the package is awkwardly shape and a tad difficult to store, I think it's a small minus in the overall attractiveness of each of the individual palettes. Also, all the palettes that I purchased have a detachable mirror that you can hold while completing your look!
Comparable Brands
The beauty industry has witnessed a strong uprising and movement amongst Indie brands. Most of these brands are minority-owned, operated by females, members of the GLBTQ community, Latina and African Americans populations. A market that was at one point scarce with diversity is now dependant upon small business owners. Although the competition amongst indie brands is fierce, it is an opportunity for the consumer to try unconventional brands with awesome color stories, amazing pigmentation, and creative thematic packaging. There is something available to every curious consumer.
Pigmentation/Color Payoff/Performance
I have thoroughly tested all of the palettes from this brand, and I can confidently speak to the overall quality in terms of pigmentation, color payoff, and performance. Also, the most appealing makeup of the palette, outside of pigmentation is the incredible blendability of the shadows. Most pigmented eyeshadows have issues with the ability to blend individually and especially together with other shades in the palette. When this happens, the user becomes resentful towards the product resulting in frustration and eventually the overall distaste for the product coupled with no desire to use the product at all. This issue can cause a consumer to develop a striking distance and question the credibility of the brand entirely. This would not b e the case with this incredible brand.
Overall Product Presentation
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Monday, August 9, 2021
⭐★⭐ ROLE PLAYING GLAMOUR MINI REVIEW ⭐★⭐ETSY BRAND
Rating is out 10 out of 10, with a full point given for each of the ten sections listed above. Points per section may be issued in the following denominations: 0,.0 .25, .50, 1.0. For further clarification, the sections listed are worth a total of 1.0 point and are:
MINI REVIEW
Price
I own all 15 palettes from this brand eyeshadow palette selection I initially purchased three, but because of the reasonable price and the outstanding quality of the palettes, I quickly returned to this brand, which can be found on Etsy, and purchased the remaining twelve palettes
Company Profile
This brand, like many others on Etsy, are independently owned, and minority owned, being spearheaded by female owners
Purchase Process
The brand was extremely communicative, responding to any and all questions I had about specific palettes, whether the question concerned color story, ingredients used to make specific shades, how the story was created, as well as the theme of the actual palette and the creativity used to compile the theme and associated with the colors inside the palette and the brand almost made it easy for me to purchase and part with my money without incident ( insert laughter here)!
Packaging
I have to say that the packaging with some of the most unique packaging I've ever experienced especially from an independent brand off of Etsy. The packaging was so unique and specifically designed to encapsulate the color story associated with the palette's theme! One must realize that the majority of brand on Etsy that are independent are putting their own money into their business oh, and to provide eyeshadow palettes that have such great detail and such great quality is a hard thing to miss in this case. It is obvious that this brand is really bringing out it's best to the market knowing you that it is saturated with other brands who are not necessarily consistently doing what they are attempting to do
Marketing
Unfortunately, this is a weak spot of the . This is why people like me who enjoy their products so much reach out anyway they can to promote the brand. The code above was issued to me from the brand after a request was made by me. Let me be clear that I make no money from this code, it is simply so that I can promote the brand. Because the market is so saturated and there are so many Indie Brands coming out with all kinds of different products, brands like ROLE PLAYING GLAMOUR go unnoticed which is extremely unfortunate. So, I my best to promote the brand and bring light to their fabulous products. I hope that other micro and nanl influencers are able to do the same!
Comparable Brands
If I am being completely honest, given the creative nature of the brand and it's unique branding, I don't think that is possible to compare this brand to anything like it on the Indie market. Sure, you have brand like Glamlite who are creative in their marketing, but are they really!?? I mean their brand relies solely on a good based theme, as does Beauty Bakerie, however, ROLE PLAYING GLAMOUR, has an overall branding and creative outlook with individual thematic elements that relate back to the outlook, yet don't rely solely on the creative vision.
Pigmentation
The brand utilizes several different types of textures, consistenoes, vibrant colors, and coincide with the theme of each palette. Although most palettes are metallic or textures shades, they are easily paired with an all matte palette.
Performance
The performance of these palettes are remarkablely well made definitely worth the money spent on each palette. Each palette is so unique in theme, coupled with the intensity of the pigmentation, you couldn't ask for a better deal!
Overall Product Presentation
As I have stated before, this brand is so unique from theme and concept, to packaging and presentation, and most importantly the performance of the shades themselves are much for conversation. My suggestion is if you're looking for an indie brand, with quality palettes and have a desire to support small business, give this a brand a go.
You can find the brand HERE
RolePlayingGlamourCo's shop on Etsy