Morphe Brushes Review and FOTD

 

Please note that the items below were obtained free of charge for blogging purposes.

 

 

 As you all know from my PHAMExpo blog post, I had the pleasure of visiting the Morphe Brushes booth recently. Before PHAME I received a promotional email from Morphe saying I should stop by their booth and build a 4 pan eye shadow palette for free. I had forgotten all about that email during PHAME and only stopped by the booth because of the HUGE selection of brushes they had on display. I was in brush heaven!! I could have spent a small fortune on new brushes but sadly I had spent almost all of my fun money earlier in the day so I only picked out a few. I decided on a few more odds and ends and then at the checkout I handed my blogger media/press sheet to the guy working the booth who then brought over Linda who was a complete doll! She told me I could have my whole basket for free and also let me pick the 4 pan eye shadow palette.

You can check out Morphe makeup paletttes here and individual shadows here.

The individual shadows are only $2 each. Super bargain!

 

 I decided to build a neutral palette. I know that is odd since I am normally so colorful but I am finding there are certain neutrals I am missing in my collection. I actually only have two neutral palettes, one is primarily matte and the other is shimmer. Anyhow I wanted to get some darker, smoky purple and red based neutrals.

Intense Reddish Brown

This color over a base is such a different color than without!



 

 Burgundy with Red Shimmer

 

Muted Blackish Brown

 

I can't find this one on their site, their 45 is purple, this could be 20

I have to say I am floored by the quality of these shadows. I have an 88 palette and a neutral palette by other private label companies and the quality is quite blah so I thought these may not be that great but I was wrong. They have really nice pigmentation, they blend easily and the texture is really smooth. I really like these colors I picked, they are very warm and rich. The magnetic palette is $4.99 for a 4 pan and available here. I plan on building a big neutral palette for my MUA kit soon.

I used the entire palette for the look below

 

Here is a little more information about Morphe Brushes from their website:



Morphe Brushes specializes in high-quality makeup brushes without the name-brand cost! We are a company that has been manufacturing and importing makeup brushes for many years now. From start to finish, we are here for our customers every step of the way. Our staff is specially trained and has the knowledge to help guide you through every professional makeup brush purchase. All of our products are handmade and all carry warranties. Whether you are ordering from our open stock catalog or creating an entirely private line of make up products, turn to Morphé brushes, the leader in quality, price, and customer satisfaction. With us, you will find the premier quality brushes at the lowest prices on the beauty and skin care markets.

Enjoy our extensive line of beautiful brushes and makeup brush sets! We have many brushes for foundation, eyes, cheeks and lips! And don't forget the accessories! Take the time to browse our website and find out for yourself just how wide and diverse our inventory is. We are confident that you will find what you are looking for. For example, our eye make up brushes cannot be beat for selection with the five kinds eye blending, eye defining, eye liner, eye shadow and eye smudge we offer. The brushes are exceptionally durable and made of either sable, goat, synthetic, or italian badger bristle. So what are you waiting for? Experience the Morphé brushes difference today. We also accept Private Labeling and wholesale. Please feel free to contact us.

Metal Eyelash Definer - $3.89                      I got this for my MUA kit because it is metal it can be sanitized easily.

 

Deluxe Crease Blender -$2.99

I am a sucker for any type of crease brush. I love them. This brush is badger and is really great.

It is a very cheap alternative to my favorite MAC #222 and Hakuhodo crease brush.

I used it in the look above in the crease and to blend.



 

Deluxe Soft Fan Brush - $5.89

I also got this brush for my MUA kit.



Brush cleaner and Disinfectant Spray - $3.99

In addition to my addiction to buying crease brushes I also have an addiction to brush cleaning supplies. I love trying new things. This cleaner caught my eye because of the disinfection properties. All of the brush cleansers I have do not contain anything that will disinfect my brushes so I normally spray them down with alcohol after washing. I used this spray as a disinfectant after washing.



 

Lastly I got this rad leopard brush apron. I have been doing a lot more MUA work and thought this would be nice to use instead of the brush roll I have been using. It can hold a TON of brushes and tools and is made of plastic so it can be wiped down and sanitized easily. I cant find this style on the Morphe site but they have a wide variety of  brush aprons and holder to choose from. Check it out here.

My overall opinion of Morphe Brushes and their products is a good one. I really love their eye shadows and their brushes are great and CHEAP! I plan on shopping again with Morphe Brushes very soon. I want to try a ton of other brushes and other items. You can shop online with Morphe Brushes or you can visit their retail shop at 616 Victory Blvd. in Burbank, CA. I am fairly local so I hope to check out their retail shop soon!

Thanks so much to Linda from Morphe Brushes for the goodies! Also check back VERY soon because Linda and I are collaborating on a giveaway for you all! You won't want to miss it!


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Sugarpill Sparkle Baby

 

 This collection of pressed shadows is the reason I went to PHAMExpo. Sugarpill announced they were going to be premiering these at PHAME and I about died. I wanted to go to PHAME originally but couldn't really justify buying tickets and spending money on makeup. That was until Sugarpill said Sparkle Baby was going to be available. Then I went into psycho mode. I whined to my husband about how I was going to miss getting these and have to wait. To my surprise he said that we should go to PHAME. Woooooooooot, for awesome husbands!! Fast forward to the day of PHAME. We got in and went RIGHT to the Sugarpill booth. I was a bit sad these were not in a palette but actually it works out better since I depotted all of my Sugarpill and now they live together in a big magnetic palette.

That back of the boxes are SO CUTE! >:D

Each pressed shadow was $12. I got all four of course. I am really loving the white packaging. It looks so clean and fresh.

Each shade swatched nicely. They have a great texture and applied opaque. These definitely have the same quality as the other pressed Sugarpill shadows. I am so excited about these because they are lighter shades which will work awesome with the darker shades from the Heart collection.

I will be posting an look using these tomorrow so make sure you come back. Also make sure you enter my current giveaway to win a limited edition Chromalust by Sugarpill!

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PHAMExpo!



 

   My husband and I went to the first PHAMExpo last Saturday! It was a blast and I was so happy to have him with me, he is totally my best friend so it was so much fun to show him the world of makeup that I am so immersed in! We both has VIP passes that had my blog name on it. So cool!!



 



 

The PHAMExpo was really nice. It was held at the Pasadena Convention Center ( same place as IMATS LA). They carpeted the whole auditorium. Weird to mention but it was a HUGE area. The whole expo had a luxurious lush feel to it. I have had a lot of people ask me questions about how PHAME compared to IMATS. First off, all of the same big vendors were there, as well as alot of the same small ones. There were less small vendors at PHAME compared to IMATS though. The crowd was smaller of course but the lines at some of the booths were much longer than at IMATS. They had three stages where people spoke and did demos. PHAME did not have all the FX type booths like IMATS or the smaller classes but I imagine as PHAME grows things like that will be added. For a new expo PHAME certainly rocked!

 



 

 

After we got in, we went straight to the Sugarpill booth. VIP hours started at 8:30 AM and we arrived around 9:30. The Lime Crime and Sugarpill lines were CRAZY long. I didn't care though, I was just excited to get my hands on some Sparkle Baby! While standing in line the adorable Elessa Jade of Purse Buzz walked by so I snagged a pic with her!

 

 

The Sugarpill booth was awesome as usual and the girls (and Drew) behind the counter looked so cute and colorful. I will admit that once we got up to the counter my fangirling started and I pretty much could not turn it off for the whole day. I was dorkGALORE! When I seen Drew I almost squealed. I first met him at IMATS in January and feel in love with his personality. He is a SWEETHEART! So yeah, I was excited to see him again. Even my husband loved him!! Hahahah!

Elektro Cute are the new Chromalusts from Sugarpill. I did not pick any of these up because they are just too bright and glittery for my old face. They are GORGEOUS in person though and will be available soon I hear!

SPARKLE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I bought all four of these new colors. I will have a post up soon! I also bought the limited edition Chromalust and an extra one I will be giving away within the week! Overall I spent the most at the Sugarpill booth. I got 5 Sparkle Baby's , 3 Asteria's and a Burning Heart Palette for my niece.

 

DREW!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Okay, you have no idea how freaking happy I was in this moment. I walked up for the picture practically freaking out. If you follow Shrinkle on Instagram you know her love for Porcelain. I joked that I wanted to be in the middle of them for the pictures, we laughed and then it happened. Shrinkle said, "Hey you are Confessions of a Glitterholic right"? I almost died! So yeah that is why I look like I am about to burst from happiness here!!!



 I finally got Drew not working! He is totally slouching because he was a good 2 feet taller than me LOL

 

 

After the Sugarpill booth we headed over to Lime Crime. I wanted to get Babette and a couple of the palettes I missed at IMATS. 

 

 

We rested our feet and watched Doe Deere speak. She touched on a lot of different topics. It was fun to listen and learn more about her personality and how she started Lime Crime.



 

 

Cassie Wanda checked me out last year at IMATS and I started following her on Instagram afterwards. Come to find out she is a princess! Really! She sews the most AMAZING Disney princess themed gowns as well as dresses. She also dresses up as princesses! So cute! She made the lip dress that Doe Deere is wearing in the pictures above! Go check her out on Instagram!

 

 

 

After the two booths and watching Doe speak we were hungry so we braved the 100 degree heat and walked to lunch. We decided on The Yardhouse because we both wanted some drinks. The restaurant was PACKED so we ended up on the patio. It was humid as heck but after a couple pomegranate margaritas I was fine! LOL

 

 

Then I remembered Babette was in my shopping bag!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It was all beady and the tip was melting a bit. I immediately went into MAKEUP PROTECTOR mode and got a glass of ice for Babette to lounge in while we ate. I will admit that I bought a bag of ice for the drive home for her too.

 Sadly I did not take a good picture of my makeup for the day. The brows are Anastasia Beverly Hills Teal Tornado of course, the eyeshadow is all Sugarpill Heart Palettes and the glitter is Glamour Doll Eyes applied with Eye Kandy glitter adhesive. The lashes are Katy Perry again. Same ones still, these lashes hold up GREAT wear after wear. I have to also bring up how awesome Claudia ( I believe she is Anastasia's daughter, because they look so much alike I thought she was Anastasia!) from the Anastasia Beverly Hills booth was. I was going to buy a new Covet pencil in Noir because my last one twisted up into the lid by itself right after I got it. I asked her if there was a tip to avoid that from happening again and she gave me a new Covet in Noir for free. How awesome of customer service is that!!!

 

 The students from various makeup academies did amazing makeup on models who were walking around the expo.

When we came back from lunch I noticed a colorful person out of the corner of my eye, IT WAS JEFFREE STAR!! I ran over and got a quick pic with him. He was super nice and really pretty in person. I always wondered if he used a lot of photoshop in his pics because he always looks perfect but I can say he looks perfect in real life too.

 Later that night I noticed a pic he posted in Instagram and thought his lips were Babette so I posted Babette? and he responded to me. WOOOOOOT!

I also ran across the amazing Durga and the Queen of Blending!

Resting my feet and posting on Instagram LOL

 

 

I went somewhat crazy at the Morphe Brushes booth. They had an insane amount of different style brushes for very affordable prices. I picked up a few things and went to check out. I gave my blogger information sheet and the owner gave me my whole basket for free. Awesome and so sweet!!

 My haul <3

 

Overall I had an AMAZING time. I love makeup and I love the whole makeup "world" Just like with IMATS I really feel at home at these shows. Being surrounded by makeup and all the other people who love it just as much is undescribale. I can't wait for the PHAMExpo next year!!

 

Huge thanks to the PHAMExpo for the VIP passes, to Morphe Brushes and Anastasia Beverly Hills for the free things, to all my makeup and beauty idols for taking time to take pics with me and to my awesome husband for coming with me and making it one of the best days ever!!!

I will be blogging swatches and reviews during the whole next month!

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