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21 November, 2012

A little Wet n Wild swatchathon


Wet n Wild is one of those great US drugstore brands Australian girls for the most part read about and wish we had access to as easily and cheaply as our US friends.  I got my first taste of WnW years ago when a friend bought me WnW's 666 lip liner pencil as a souvenir of her US trip and I quickly realised this was the best 99 cents she'd ever spent on me!  Fast forward a few years and US blogger friend Kaki sends me a care package including some WnW items I'd requested - and a few more (see here to refresh your memory).  Naturally another 666 lip liner was on my list!  :)) 

Quite a few of you who commented on the care package post wanted to see swatches of the WnW Color Icon eyeshadow palettes so I'm happily, finally doing it for you now, along with some quick swatches of THE lip liner and the polish I also received from Fergie's line of WnW polishes. 

First up are the eyeshadow palettes.  All photos have been taken indoors in natural daylight and all of the swatches were done on bare, unprimed skin for the truest indication of pigmentation and finish.


Walking on Eggshells
This trio is a great everyday palette, taking all the guessing out of achieving an easy, work-appropriate EOTD.  The shades are warm neutrals so I think they'd be flattering against most skintones and eye colours .

Swatched L - R:
Eyelid, Crease, Browbone


Petal Pusher
Being the unabashed purple lover that I am, this palette is right up my alley.  The eight shades differ in intensity and finish so the options can go all the way from soft and ethereal to dramatic and smokey.  I've swatched these as though they were two palettes - left side and right side - and you can see they have quite different personalities.  The left side is the very soft, romantic and the right is the vamp, after dark.  Of course they can be mixed and matched however you please so there are lots of possibilities with these eight pan palettes.

Left side swatched:
Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer

Right side swatched:
Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer


Comfort Zone
I'd seen so many rave reviews of this palette and it doesn't disappoint.  The pigmentation is more consistently intense than Petal Pusher palette and there are some interesting shades here that step outside my comfort zone and push my colour boundaries in a good way - particularly the duochrome definer on the right side of the palette (which is widely blogged as a dupe of MAC's Club eyeshadow). 

Left side swatched:
Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer

Right side swatched:
Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer


666 Brandy Wine lip liner pencil &
Ferguson Crest Syrah nail colour
666 is my go to lip liner pencil because it's just a little darker than my natural lip but still soft and neutral enough to go with any lip colour without overpowering it or creating that distracting "I'm wearing LIP LINER!" look.  In the bottle Ferguson Crest Syrah appears as a burgundy glass fleck nail polish subtly shot with gold.  I'll post a proper NOTD swatch very soon but have posted a quick tape swatch below.

Swatched L - R:
666, Ferguson Crest Syrah

Until next time!

Vita :)

18 comments:

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    1. Welcome back Saumya! Did you buy any WnW in the US?

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  2. Wowee I'm loving ALL of that! I can see why you're loving that lip liner, the colour is stunning!
    I'm definitely going to have to get my hands on those palettes too! Gorgeous colouring!

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    1. They're pretty wonderful quality for such an affordable product and I love the colour combos of the palettes!

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  3. Beautiful! Love the shots of the palettes and all the shades. I haven't tried WnW shadows yet but a friend is sending me one and it should be here shortly so I can revel with you!

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    1. Yay! I look forward to you receiving yours Liz! I hope you enjoy :)

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  4. Pretty! I love the shades, though I can't wear 'em because of ingredients. They seem like well-made, coordinated palettes, though!

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    1. Shame you can't wear them Larie - somehow I know you have lots of alternatives handy to choose from! ;)

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  5. The nail polish looks gorgeous, can't wait to see swatches :)

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    1. The nail swatches are coming right up Ina - this polish is a little different to what you'd expect...

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  6. So pretty! I always think I should pick one of the palettes up, but I am in shadow overload at the moment!
    I do love them all and the brand is such great value!

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    1. I'm not surprised! It's of the hazards of beauty blogging - product overload. I feel your "pain" ;)

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  7. I love the labeling.. it's noob friendly for someone like me!

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    1. These palettes are absolutely noob-proof!!!

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  8. That nail polish is lovely!!!!<3 I have both of those WnW palettes and they're great. :) Especially Comfort Zone! I love the photos in this post, they're perfect.

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    1. I'm posting the nail polish swatches next. I've been wanting Comfort Zone ever since I saw your wonderful EOTDs using it - so glad to have one of my own now! xo

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  9. I really don't need anymore eyeshadow palettes but these are so tempting.

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    1. The quality is pretty good I have to say! I wore some shades from Petal Pusher yesterday and even without primer my eye makeup stayed looking fresh and uncreased all day and until the end of the evening :)

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