Thursday, December 9, 2010

Was I Too Greedy in Getting Wet N' Wild's "Greed"?

Hi everyone! So to complete off my Wet N' Wild Coloricon Palette collection, i decided to go pick up the last one i was missing, Greed. However.. when i excitedly went home to open it up and swatch it.. i was disappointed :( Maybe i was a tad too "greedy" in getting Greed....

i was soooo excited about the lavender shade... but turns out, that was also the shade that disappointed me the most..

lets take a look at the swatches..

this swatch was taken after i literally rubbed my finger in the purple shade really hard and swatched multiple times. normally, one small swipe is all i need from these wet n wild palettes to give amazing pigmentation.. however, something in the purple just wouldnt work. also, the shimery peach shade needed a few extra swipes as well.

on the other hand.. look at the matte swatches! arent they absolutely amazing? :D

close up of the shimmery shades.. disappointing really :(
the purple one wouldnt show up at all, the peach shade is gorgeous but was also slightly lacking in pigmentation, the dark grey however, is just lovely :)

matte shades.. simply amazing <3

another swatch - with flash
 (note again, the lavender and peach shades are with multiple swatching) 

matte shades with flash

shimmery shades with flash
(note again, multiple swatching needed for lavender and peach shades)

Okay, so the above swatches were done given that both the lavender shade and the peach shade with multiple swatching. now lets look at them with one swipe (what i usually do with other swatches)

from left to right (theres 4 shades here if you cant see lol)
peach shade one swipe, peach shade on primer, lavender shade on primer, lavender shade one swipe

now do you see what i mean? i was really disappointed because those two shades looked amazing in pan. with primer, they are slightly better but still lack significantly in pigmentation. if someone else has this palette and can find a way to get these shades to work, PLEASE let me know! i tried applying them on my eye as well, and well.. nothing showed up :(

and just to show that my primers not crap lol... heres the dark grey shade with & without primer

loved how this shade turned out :)
note: primer used was ELF's mineral eyeshadow primer

So there you have it! even though i loveeed the matte shades (especially the matte peach!) and the dark shimmery grey, this palette really disappointed me. (probably cause i had pretty high expectations after swatching vanity, pride and lust lol) im not sure if i just got a bad palette or what not, but the shimmery shades just didnt want to work for me! :( oh well.. i will just have to wait until the holiday palettes are released in canada! i really hope those turn out a lot better then this one!! :D hope you have a good day!


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Hi, I have never tried wet n wild pallattes as we don't really get it in the UK? But I am temted to order em online! Any pallettes you recomend? Btw those shimmer swatches do look bad! Like the matt dark colours_ good for smoky eyes!
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if you do get a chance, i would highly recommend their eyeshadow palettes! well.. maybe not Greed haha :p but Vanity is a great one for browns and golds, Pride has lovely blues and Lust is gorgeouss purples and greys! i highly recommend all 3 of those! its just Greed that disappointed me. :) good luck and thank you for stopping by and commenting! <3
Sad to know that the shimmery shades disappointed you :( But the palette looks lovely anyway. Great review! ^ ^
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thanks sara :) i wished those shimmery shades were better! they looked so pretty :( haha
I have this palette and agree, it does lack the pigmentation of the other color icon paletes...but, the shades are pretty. I love the bottom right graphite color as a liner.
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ooo yess :D i have a similar shade in my Lust palette and i use that daily to set my eyeliner! loveeeee it! :D plus i like how the Greed palette has a nice matte black. so i guess its not all a waste afterall :) thanks for stopping by pammy! <3
I have this palette and I have yet to use it. When I do, I'll let you know. :) Great blog btw I'm a new follower.
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i would love to hear what you think of this palette! please do come back and tell me ! :D or you can always leave me a tweet :D so happy to have you as a new follower Mara ! <3 please do stop by often and chat with me :)
I have to agree with you. This is the palette I reach for the least. I never think of it because I was disappointed with 2 of the shades as well. Great review :)
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thanks angel! its sad that this palette was a disappointment, but im glad im not the only one with this problem! haha so it wasnt just me swatching it weird or something :p thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience! <3 i totally feel that this might be the last palette i reach for as well :(
i have to agree, i really love the WNW palettes. i too, got the other 3 first and wasn't planning on getting greed. but wanted to complete my collection so i got it anyway and was disappointed as well. but the matte shades are lovely. great blog! =)
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hahaha omg.. i feel exactly the same way! a part of me just really wanted to complete my collection LOL but i did expect this one to live up to the others.... and i guess it just didnt :( but i totally agree with you, the matte shades i loveeeee! <3 hehe thanks for stopping by L.J. <3
I really want to try all of these...or at least swatch them LOL
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hahahaha swatching products gets addicting doesnt it? LOL <3 i love it haha, but if you do ever feel like getting these palettes, i recommend vanity, pride and lust over this one :p although if you want to challenge yourself with a hard-to-swatch product, then help yourself with greed! :D :p
thanks for the review dear :)
thanks for the review dear :)
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