Wednesday, January 2, 2013

EOS Alice in Wonderland Trio

Hello Pandas!

This is my first post with my new format, hope you guys like it! Today I want to show you how brands can mix wonderfully.


 
Alice in Wonderland balm Trio by EOS. For around $10, you get three new flavors of EOS balm in special Alice themed packaging and Mickey ears imprinted on the spheres. Super cool! The balms are also 100% natural and 95% organic.They also have shea and jojoba oil to keep lips looking their best in this cold weather (yes, even in California!).


The three flavors are:

Watermelon Wonderland: Smells a little artificial, like watermelon sour candy. But fun and yummy!

Sweet Vanilla Nonsense: Vanilla with some hints of caramel and something floral.

Blueberry Potion: The best of the three. Like a fresh blueberry muffin!

 
 
This set is for anyone that loves Disney. It made a great stocking stuffer for the holidays, and is still available at ULTA and Target. If you need EOS balms, this is a great way to stock up cost efficiently too!
 

 
 
This is the same EOS formula you know and love, in three yummy new flavors. I wasn't a huge fan of EOS at first ( I still prefer baby lips) but these do the job and smell much better!
 
 

Price: 9/10

Performance: 8/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Packaging: 10/10

Overall Quality: 9/10
 
Total: 46/50 = A- = Happy Panda!
 
Do you love EOS? Love Alice in Wonderland? What do you think of this cute set?
 
 

EOS Alice in Wonderland Trio

Hello Pandas!

This is my first post with my new format, hope you guys like it! Today I want to show you how brands can mix wonderfully.


 
Alice in Wonderland balm Trio by EOS. For around $10, you get three new flavors of EOS balm in special Alice themed packaging and Mickey ears imprinted on the spheres. Super cool! The balms are also 100% natural and 95% organic.They also have shea and jojoba oil to keep lips looking their best in this cold weather (yes, even in California!).


The three flavors are:

Watermelon Wonderland: Smells a little artificial, like watermelon sour candy. But fun and yummy!

Sweet Vanilla Nonsense: Vanilla with some hints of caramel and something floral.

Blueberry Potion: The best of the three. Like a fresh blueberry muffin!

 
 
This set is for anyone that loves Disney. It made a great stocking stuffer for the holidays, and is still available at ULTA and Target. If you need EOS balms, this is a great way to stock up cost efficiently too!
 

 
 
This is the same EOS formula you know and love, in three yummy new flavors. I wasn't a huge fan of EOS at first ( I still prefer baby lips) but these do the job and smell much better!
 
 

Price: 9/10

Performance: 8/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Packaging: 10/10

Overall Quality: 9/10
 
Total: 46/50 = A- = Happy Panda!
 
Do you love EOS? Love Alice in Wonderland? What do you think of this cute set?
 
 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Mariah Carey for OPI

I happen to not be a Mariah fan (don't kill me!) but I think she is a decent person, and as a beauty blogger, what I was really interested in was all the fuss about this new liquid sand technology.

There are a ton of pretty creams in the line, but if you want to try out all the new liquid sand colors, grab the mini boxed set for $12.50 at Ulta. All four colors are pretty!


OPI says Liquid Sand "dried to a textured matte finish infused with reflective glints of light" and to not use top coat in order to get the full effect. I think it is really cool, like nail art with much less effort. I am guessing this will be the new "caviar" manicure of 2013.


I think this set has a great range of shades!

From left to right (in the box):

Get Your Number: a mid-toned ocean blue with silver, blue, and pink glitter.

Can't Let Go: A royal purple with flecks of lilac.

The Impossible: A pink with star glitter! As you can see, I didn't get any in my swatch, they are very sparse in the bottle.

Stay the Night: My favorite of the bunch. Looks like molten lava! Black base with red glitter.

 
Here they are swatched with flash in reverse order. These take a while to dry (as you can tell by my smudged ring finger) but the effect is worth it! It was hard to not put a top coat on, but I promise everyone will be commenting on your nails!

Final Thoughts: This Liquid Sand this is a cool trend. Better than shatter! And these colors are unique enough to pull it off.

Price:  9/10

Staying Power: 9/10

Packaging: 9/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 10/10
 
Total: 47/50 = A = Happy Panda!
 
Do you love Mariah? OPI? Liquid Sand?
 
xoxo PrettyPanda