Wet N Wild Promo and BeutiFi.com Promo Event

(This review will also be featured on Chunk.ie)

I wrote a 3 page review of this event an hour ago and accidentally closed the document without saving so I'm starting again from scratch. I'm sticking this up on my personal blog (which I made especially for this review) tonight because I won't be able to get it up on Chunk.ie till Monday and I just have to get all these feelings out. This is Wet N Wild we're talking about I'm seriously overwhelmed! 

Wet N Wild is a product my best friend, who is a consummate cosmetics buyer, is always raving about and I take her make up ravings very seriously. I've been dying to try Wet N Wild for ages but everytime I've been to Penneys to pick up some the stand has already been taken apart by avid Wet N Wild fans and anything that's left has been tested and poked. This is very good news for Wet N Wild because it means they're selling lots of product and how could they not at their prices but this is not so good for me. Today that all changed and I am now the proud owner of several Wet N Wild products and this time I got to be the tester and the poker . This is a personal win and I literally skipped home from The Clarence Hotel. 

I'm gonna throw you a disclaimer now that this is going to be a looooonng review because I tested everything I could get my hands on! So if you're a HUGE Wet N Wild fan know that I filthied my arms many times over for you.....and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

(Just in case I haven't had enough mini heart attacks trying to get this review written today my laptop just died there, this time I had auto save set up. I learn from my mistakes.)

Let's roll! First up I'm going to do a bit on the POP Art Craze palettes by matching them with their most suited complexions:


For Dark Skin Tones: I'm Seeing Triple

The minute I saw the vibrant blue in I'm Seeing Triple I immediately thought of Lupita Nyong'o. I recently saw her on the red carpet wearing an amazing blue eye shadow look. As you can see from the swatches the pigments of these colours are really strong and I know from having friends with dark skin tones it can sometimes be difficult to get colours that will show up vivid. For 4.49 these colours are fantastic and if you've got beautiful ebony or chocolate skin I would highly recommend this product.

For Olive/Tanned Skin Tones: To Muse and Carouse 

When I spotted To Muse and Carouse I instantly got Duran Duran's song Rio stuck in my head. I felt like if I put it on I might be transported to a yacht in the Mediterranean. Alas I was not but if you have gorgeous golden skin then it will transport you into looking like a bronzed Goddess with killer eyeshadow.

For Fair/Pale skintones: Your 15 Minutes Aren't Up!

I know what you're thinking 'these colours are far too bright for my complexion' but trust me taken sparingly with a glass of water each day according to your prescription they look absolutely dreamy on pale skin. I'm extremely pale and interesting and I've always worn pinks and purples and more recently yellows. Pinks and purples look really well on blue and green toned eyes while soft yellows bring out the twinkle in brown eyes. My eyes change colour so I'm a good guinea pig for eyeshadows.

I feel like a fool for not taking off my dark green nail polish before attending today's event but luckily Wet N Wild's colours were strong enough to cover it. First I tried 'Wild Shine' in black. I love dark nails and it dried super quick but I didn't like the skinny brush. I find it's hard to get a smooth finish with a skinny brush. 'Spoiled' in pink was a different story. It's brush is super thick and only takes a second to apply. A couple of coats and my dark green was transformed into Pretty in Pink!

I had actually been eyeing up this exact shade of lipstick on Wet N Wild's website so I made a dash for it and tried it on. The first thing I noticed was that it didn't dry out my lips. I've been avoiding traditional lipsticks and instead going for tinted balms because I find the minute I put lipstick on it immediately sucks all the moisture out of my lips and leaves them looking flaky and chapped. I've been wearing this lipstick all day and my lips still feel really soft. It's also still on me and as vibrant as when I applied. The photo of me below is after wearing the lipstick for an hour and having eaten and drank. I love my red lippie and I will definitely be stocking and restocking my make up bag with Red Velvet.

I am in love with this next product. It's called Comfort Zone and if you're a MUA this needs to be in your kit! As you can see from the swatches the pigments are strong. You can't really see the top left brow bone shade but it's a shimmery highlight colour which is hard to pick up on camera. All the swatches are single swipes. You only need the tiniest amount of product for a really good result. This palette will last you for ages and the shades can be used for day and night looks. For 5.49 this is a must have for any make up lover.

BeutiFi.com brought along two of their beauty experts, Pretty Easy and Pink Sugar Sparkles to demonstrate hair and make up looks. Pretty Easy demonstrated various Wet N Wild products but my favourite was their bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana. It's a light coloured bronzer that doubles up as a highlighter. Having fair skin I love this because (1) it gives me a bronzed look without turning my skin orange and (2) because it's coloured if you use it as a highlighter it won't make you super shiny.

BeutiFi.com is your one stop shop for finding beauty professionals like Pretty Easy and Pink Sugar Sparkles. You can search through their database for salons and other beauty businesses, look through their portfolios and read reviews from bloggers and clients. You can also buy vouchers like the one pictured and treat someone you know to some serious pampering! Be careful to enter BeutiFi.com corrently though, I kept typing it in with an extra 'A' and ending up on a website about surveys. BeutiFi.com don't do surveys but they do have hundreds of beauty experts for you to browse and even save to your favourites so you don't forget who caught your eye. It's free to sign up and their mobile version and app are coming soon!

Well that's it for this particular review but I'll be posting the rest of my photos and following up with how I get on with all my new amazing Wet N Wild products and where I'm going to use my BeutiFi.com gift card!

Myself and the rest of the bloggers (minus Manal)

Thanks to Wet N Wild, BeutiFi.com and Publicity Loft for hosting today's event!

For more information on the products mentioned visit:

http://wnwbeauty.com/

http://beutifi.com/