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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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.

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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.

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