life & style // no. 16 theotherpress.ca

E.1.f. Mad for Matte
Eyeshadow Palette

> A 10-pack of eyeshadows to mix up your fall looks

Lauren Kelly
Editor-in-Chief

 

ven though both nude and

matte eyeshadows are very
popular, it can be hard to find a
cheap palette that’s fully matte.
My favourite palette is Urban
Decay’s Naked Basics, and I use
it nearly every day. However, it
only comes with six colours—
five mattes, and one shimmer
highlight—and the palette rings
in at $36. When you also need
to be paying tuition and buying
textbooks, this can be a hard price
to swallow. Another issue I had
with it was versatility. It’s great for
daytime looks, but it only has two
darker shades, which isn’t ideal for
fall and winter.

My hunt for the perfect matte
nude palette led me to e.1.f?s Mad
for Matte Eyeshadow Palette. It
has 10 colours in both warm and
cool tones, some similar to those
in Naked Basics 1 and 2; plus, it
has two matte highlight shades, a
beige and a champagne. Although
I like having a lighter highlight,
these colours can also be used
as an all-over base, so they're a
bit more versatile. Missing is a
matte black, instead replaced by a
deep, cool grey. The other colours
include some neutrals, a red-
brown, a soft pink, and a medium

 

grey.

Applied dry, the colours are
pretty middling when it comes
to pigmentation. According to
the packaging, e.1.f. recommends
users to wet their brush to achieve
dramatic looks. When I tested this
method, it greatly increased the
pigmentation, and the shadows
went on very smoothly with my
Icing brushes.

When it comes to portability,
the packaging is sleek. Although
it holds 10 shades, there is very
little space left wasted inside
the palette. There is a mirror in
the lid, but no extra space put in
for a brush, which I prefer. This
means that the palette will take up
very little room in your purse or
backpack, so it’s easy to bring with
you when you need it.

There are three other palettes
in this collection; Everyday
Smoky, Need it Nude, and Party

NYX hollas back

> NYX Cosmetics turns out a Vancouver inspired showstopper

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

Awe who lives in Vancouver
knows that our city takes
fashion to another level. Whether
their style be trendy, classic,
unique—or a combination of all
three—Vancouverites have a way
about them that just screams
style, but we're often overlooked in
favour of our larger, more popular
American counterparts. Don’t
worry; someone has definitely
taken notice, and done so ina very
big way.

The make-up brand NYX
Cosmetics has been growing in
popularity since its launch in
1999. Founded by make-up artist
Toni Ko, the brand prides itself
on offering innovative, high
quality products at an affordable
price. Despite the fact it has
been praised by internet beauty
gurus such as Michelle Phan,
NikkiTutorials, and Jeffree Star,
the price point of the products
themselves has not changed,
which has created a deep-seated
brand loyalty among consumers.

 

NYX’s Soft Matte Lip Cream
is one product that has become a
staple in pretty much everyone’s
make-up bag since the matte
trend hit. Offered in a variety
of colours, from bold blues and
blacks to more demure nudes,
this line of lippies has a flavour
for everyone. When naming the
shades, NYX marketing turned to
the cities it felt inspired by. Places
like Barcelona, Miami, and Paris
were obvious choices due to their
distinctive fashion flare, while

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Image via elfcosmetics.com

Ready. Each of these has plenty of
shimmer—especially Party Ready,
which is full of bright, glittery
colours. If you're interested in
neutral looks, but don’t like

the matte look, Need It Nude

is perfect for you. It contains a
few gold-toned shades and a few
rose-toned ones, making it a bit
of a mix between Urban Decay
Naked 1 and 3. Everyday Smoky is
also fairly neutral, but has darker,
cooler shades, similar to Naked 2.
Although Party Ready may sound
too crazy, it contains nudes similar
to the other palettes, as well as

a bright pink and three blues of
varying shades.

No matter which palette you
go with—or if you go with more
than one—you'll spend much less
on this than you would on the
mid-range alternatives, since each
palette is only about $12.

other places like Transylvania and
Moscow were chosen for their
fashion-forward influence on
various subcultures. Recently, our
fair city has the distinct honour
of having its own unique shade
included in this illustrious line.

The Vancouver shade is
a deep purple, almost black.

It is similar to NYX’s existing
shade Transylvania, but has a
bluer undertone, as opposed to
Transylvania’s bloody red. It is
definitely one of the bolder shades
in the line, and seems the perfect
fit for a stormy Vancouver night.

I recently wore this shade,
and found that its longevity was
on par with most other matte
lipsticks. Application is a bit
tricky, as it must be applied and
then allowed to fully dry before
applying a second coat. Like most
dark shades in this line, two coats
are required to avoid streakiness.

Priced at $9.99, | can’t really
find much to complain about. It
wears well, compliments most skin
tones, and allows anyone to show
some pride in their city without
being too obvious about it.

aetm oleate

Brittney MacDonald
Life and Style Editor

What songs has the Other Press staff hyped
for the coming school year? Here are a few
tracks we just can’t get out of our heads!
Want to listen in? Search “The Other Playlist”
in Spotify to access the full track list.

Dive In — Pierce the Veil
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Sober — Childish Gambino
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Treat You Better — Shawn Mendes
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Falling — Snakehips ft. Malika
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