Wet n Wild's Limited Edition Flights of Fancy Collection ~ Review + Swatches

The moment I laid eyes on wet n wild's flights of fancy collection on Instagram I knew I had to have it. As luck would have it, I was kindly gifted the collection and I am sooo ready to share it with you!

As you all know, I'm an eyeshadow addict so naturally I have to start with the Color Icon Quads. The LE collection has 3 quads and they all feature neutrals with bold pops of colour. I can't even pick a favourite because they're all equally awesome. The pigment is on point, they're blendable and long wearing. Quality wise they're all the same - two thumbs up! You can't go wrong with any of these quads, and the price point is so right. In other words, you need them all!

I'm currently all about glossy lips right now and hot damn, these wet n wild Color Icon Glosses are bomb af. They have just the right amount of colour with no stickiness and a comfortable wear time. The tubes are also super cute. I'm so glad that wet n wild decided to go with glosses opposed to mattes because I'm so over matte lips. Give me all the shiny, hydrating lippies 🙌

There are also 3 Color Icon Baked Blushes and they're incredibly stunning. Now I will say that I disagree with these being labelled as blushers. I think we can all agree that they have way too much shimmer to be a blush, blush topper maybe. Either way, they're gorgeous. Subtle is not a word to describe these - they're super bold, pigmented plus they satisfy my need for colour and glow. Oh and FYI they also work as eyeshadow - hello monochromatic looks 😉

I'm kind of meh when it comes to eyeliner and it takes a lot to impress me. The 2 MegaLiner Liquid Eyeliners are pretty but they're really nothing special. Gilded Wings applies patchy at times but man does it look pretty. Winged n' Wild is the more practical of the two and it applies much more evenly. I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase them on their own, but I'm not mad about them being included in the kit as the contribute to a full 'look'.

I love me a good scrub, and Perfect Pout Lip Scrub in Pecker Up is almost perfect. The scrub itself is good, although fairly dry, meaning it will crumble and fall into the sink if I'm not careful. The scrubbing action is perfect though and it's a shame that it has such a phony scent and taste. Remember Double Bubble Watermelon Gum? It tastes/smells exactly like that, and I don't like it. Ugh I hate candy. I'll still use it, but I wouldn't purchase it individually in the future. If they removed the artificial scent and taste, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Oh, and that name (Pecker Up) kills me everytime. I don't know if it was intentional, but it's funny as hell.

I was really excited to see the Photo Focus Primer Water Spray until I took a look at the ingredient list and saw alcohol denat as the second ingredient. Since I have dry skin, I avoid alcohol in skincare. There's a lot of discussion around the use of alcohol in skincare and I personally try to avoid it. I have dry, acne prone and sensitive skin and I don't need anything to aggravate it. Sadly, I won't be using this, therefore I won't be reviewing it either.

This box contains 14 items at a very reasonable price, making it entirely worth it in my opinion. The products are also sold individually, so you can cherry pick what you like. I highly recommend you try out the Color Icon Quads, Color Icon Baked Blushes and Color Icon Glosses if you can as they're soooo good.

You can find this wet n wild collection online at wetnwildbeauty.com

*pr samples were generously provided to me for editorial consideration. As always, all opinions are my own.

wet n wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Quads ~ Review + Swatches

It's wet n wild Wednesday, so today I'm sharing a short and sweet post about the newly reformulated Color Icon Eyeshadow Quads.

Wet n wild (somewhat) recently improved their eyeshadow by upping the ante on the pigment. In all honesty, I never tried the old formula, so I can't personally compare it. From what I've heard and read, it's apparently an improvement. These quads feature a transition shade, brow shade, eyelid shade and a crease shade. Long story short, they're complementary shades meant to be worn together.

There are 6 wet n wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Quads available and I'm going to share my thoughts on the 4 that I was gifted. These quads are very similar in the fact that the mattes and the light shimmer shades need to be built up. They're all pretty blendable, and wear for most of the day when worn on top of primer. I always wear these with a base or primer because I find that they lack that wow factor without it.

Silent Treatment 337 is a neutral quad that is great for day looks, although you could certainly smoke it out for night looks. This is probably the most universally flattering of the 4 I have.

Walking On Eggshells 340B is by far my favourite of the four. This quad features warm nudes that would suit a variety of skintones. I'm particularly fond of the crease and eyelid shades, often wearing them solo on my lids. I love the romantic vibes this quad gives me, and I can totally see myself reaching for it year round.

Hooked On Vinyl 343B was the first quad that caught my eye and I was so excited to use it. Until I did. The warm orangy tones are gorgeous, but I just can't with the green crease shade. I like it, but not with the other shades in the palette. It's too deep, dark and intense to be worn with such soft shades. These are supposed to be complete quads, and this one isn't (for me). That's just my personal opinion.

Petalette 344B was another miss for me. This quad features some seriously pretty pink and mauve shades, but I just don't suit cool toned mauves. The transition shade shows up like a bruise on me and the brow bone shade lacks pigment. The eyelid shade is ok, and I can see myself wearing it with other shadows from my collection.


Quality wise, these quads are decent enough and the price is more than affordable. I'm not crazy about the colour combos on some of them, but that's just personal preference.  I prefer wet n wild's 10 pan palettes (review on those here) but these are still pretty good.

You can find these products in store at Rexall, online at well.ca and wetnwildbeauty.com

*pr samples were generously provided for editorial consideration. As always, all opinions are my own.

wet n wild perfectpout Gel Lip Liners & megalast Liquid Catsuit ~ Review + Swatches

Do you wear lip liner? I own at least a dozen, but I rarely reach for them. I find most lip liners to be too dry and cumbersome to apply. And frankly, I'm just too lazy to bother sometimes. I've been making an effort to line my lips lately, and the new wet n wild perfectpout Gel Lip Liners are making me actually want to do it.

Wet n wild claims that the perfectpout Gel Lip Liners deliver a seamless, flawless application with no tugging and no dragging. They also claim to deliver never-ending color that goes on for days. Pretty big claims for a lip liner that costs $4 pencil! So do they perform as well as they claim?

Short answer, yes!

These lip pencils are ultra creamy and pigmented. They glide across my lips with ease and absolutely no dragging. But colour that lasts for days? No way. They are definitely long wearing, but they don't last me more than 4 or 5 hours. Tops. The only downside to these is that they're almost too creamy, meaning that it could be hard to get a sharp line. Luckily, I'm not a fan of sharp lines.

Since we're talking lips, might as well talk about wet n wild's Megalast Liquid Catsuit. These liquid lips are available in quite a few shades and cost roughly $7 CAD. I have the shades Coral Corruption and Pink Really Hard. Both are stunning shades for the spring/summer. They have a doe foot applicator that has a bowl shaped reservoir to hold the lipstick and each tube holds a generous amount of lipstick. I find application fairly straightforward, although I do find that Pink Really Hard is a bit thicker and slightly harder to spread.

When first applied, megalast Liquid Catsuit appears glossy but dries down to a matte finish within a few minutes. It transfers a bit, but stays intact for the most part. It can hold its own against drinking and light eating, lasting a solid 5 hours before it starts to dry out. I find the formula a tad bit drying, and the longer I wear it the worse it gets. It will start to crumble after extended wear. It's not as bad as it sounds and a little lip prep goes a long way.  For the price, I'm not complaining.

In all honesty, I can see myself purchasing the Liquid Catsuit but not the Gel Lip Liners. It's not that I don't like them, I'm just not a huge fan of lip liners in general.

You can find these products in store at Rexall, online at well.ca and wetnwildbeauty.com

*pr samples were generously provided for editorial consideration. As always, all opinions are my own.

Wet n Wild's Megalo Highlighters ~ Powder, Liquid & Stick ~ Review + Swatches

As promised, I'm back with another wet n wild review for you. Today, it's all about that glow. A good great highlight can make or break a look and in my humble opinion, is second after brows on the 'must do' scale. When it comes to highlighters, I have a very firm belief that more is more - I like my highlight blinding! I recently had the pleasure of taking some of wet n wild's megalo highlighters (liquid, powder & stick) out for a test drive, and I was not disappointed!

I'm going to come right out and say it; wet n wild megalo hello HALO liquid highlighters are amazing! They're infused with Murumuru Seed Butter, Grapeseed Oil and Vitamin E to keep skin hydrated and to even out texture. Perfect for winter when my skin is dry as hell and powder makes it worse. There are seven shades available and I have three of them - Halographic, Rosy and Ready & Guilded Glow. I found them to be near identical in quality, blendability, buildability and pigmentation. I seriously love that how they have a doe foot applicator opposed to a dropper. I have had far too many droppers break on me, so I am REALLY happy to see that this one has an applicator with a screw top. It's hard to pick a favourite shade out of the three I own, but if I had to pick one, it would be Halographic. It's insanely pretty, intense and very on trend. Oh, and it's vegan!

Wet n wild megalo highlighting powder is a cult classic for a good reason. It's blinding and it's damn cheap (in the good way). I own two of them and I need more - all of them! This ultra pearly powder is blendable, buildable and most importantly, very long wearing. When I'm feeling extra (which is almost always) I will layer these on top of the megalo liquid highlighter. When I'm looking for an ethereal look I reach for Blossom Glow (an almost holographic pink). Pro tip, layer it over the megalo liquid highlighter in Halographic for a crazy, holographic glow. On days where I want something a little more natural (I use the term natural loosely), I rock Precious Petals (a rose gold shade). Not only are they beautiful highlighters, they make lovely eyeshadows. I can't get over how large the pans are too - I don't think I'll ever run out of these shades. You need these, you really do!

Perfectly sized for on the go, wet n wild megalo makeup sticks have the potential to be your bff for travel. Keyword, potential. There are a few issues I have with these. First of all, the cap. It fits loosely and I can already envision it coming off in my purse. If that's not enough, they smell. Badly. In all fairness, the highlight stick isn't as bad as the blush. Pigment wise, the highlight stick is very subtle and natural. I don't find it wears very long though.

I don't honestly know how I feel about the megalo makeup stick - blush in Floral Majority. I dislike the cap and the worst thing about this product is the smell. It smells horrible - like crayons. And not just any crayon, crayons from the 90's that have been sitting in a tin (yes, my parents still have my old crayons and my god they stink😂). The product on the other hand is decent. It applies well and looks very natural. It wears for a decent amount of time, too. The scent does fade, but I can't help but wonder what is causing it to reek like that. And if I'm being honest, I don't want that on my face. These are a pass for me.

Weird smelling blush aside, I'm super impressed with these face products from wet n wild. I've got 2 more wet n wild posts planned for you, so make sure to check back soon ✌

You can find these and other wet n wild products in store at Rexall, online at well.ca and wetnwildbeauty.com

*pr samples were generously provided for editorial consideration. All opinions are my own.