So I finally have time to sit down and write this review (yes after months of saying I would lol I'm sorry I've been lazy) I don't know why I didn't write this sooner but better late then never right?? So when you first look at the colors in the Acid palette, they are crazy bright and seemingly very pigmented. Now this is a mineral based eyeshadow palette with 12 colors. I must start by stating I was sent this palette from my friend Gail who lives in the UK (seeing that Sleek is a UK brand). You are able to buy these at drugstores through out the UK, we in the states and othe countries can get them at http://www.sleekmakeup.com/ (I suggest making your order worth it because the shipping is pricey about $14 USD flat fee). Now the palettes are £7.53 GBP on the site, so that is $11.75 USD. Sleek is the best way to describe packing of this palette. The box the palette comes in are very pretty also. On the back of the palette is the name, ingredients, and website info. The palette comes with a  large mirror, and double sided sponge-tip applicator. The pans are a little bit bigger then the size of a US dime.  I've used this palette on myself and on others. Now a con of this palette is that colors don't come with names but I have numbered them and written about them individually. shadows number 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 12 are matte colors, the rest are satin or frosty. Now I will break down the colors by number and let you know what I think of each color:

1. This is a purple with pink tone (this color is comparable to mac's stars n' rockets which is purple with pink pearl).  It's a nice color, smooth texture. This happens to be one of my favorites in the palette. I give this color a A++

2. This is a matte white.  I don't  use this white at all. It is not very pigmented and is very chalky with a lot of fallout. I have give this color an F-

3. This is a matte yellow.  It is a nice bulidable bright color (I would say use a base to make the color pop even more, even with just a primer the color still is bright). i give this color a B-

4. This is a matte orange. It's very bright and neon, but has to be builded up due to the color not being highly pigmented. Now once again this is a color I'd say to use a base with it. I do like this color but like I stated you do have to put in some work to get it to the color you want. I give this color a B

5. This is a frosty ocean blue. The texture is smooth and the is very pigmented. This color can be used wet to get a foiled look. I gave this color an A

6. This is a frosty lighter blue. This is a pigmented shadow, but the texture is chunky which causes fallout. But if applied wet goes on smooth. I give this color a B

7. This is  a matte deep purple. This a very pigmented shadow, and a nice color. It is a little chunky, but is more pigmented than the neon shadows. I give this color a A

8. This is a satin lime green. It is a pigmented color. The texture is smooth and can be used wet to get a sheer wash of color. I give this color a B+

9. This is a matte hot neon pink. It's a very nice color (again using a base or even just a primer will make this neon pink POP!!!). I like this shadow a lot. I give this color an A

10. This is a hot neon green And just like the hot pink should be used with a base to make the color POP!!! I give this color an A

11. This is a frosty gun metal grey. When used wet this color gives off beautiful metallic finish. It is very pigmented.  And has one of the best textures in this palette. One of my favorite colors out of this palette. I give this color an A+

12. This is a matte black (I'd say very comparable to mac's carbon). It's very pigmented with a smooth texture. I say this is one of the best blacks I have ever used ( yes better then a lot of higher end makeup brand blacks I own). I give this color an A++

All in all this is a very nice colorful neon palette, yes some of these colors are prone to fallout. And a base is need to get their true colors to pop. And just like other mattes these can be little difficult to blend (this happens to be true with most neon colors of any brand high or low end). So would I say that this is a must have palette? Well if your a makeup lover such as myself yes this is obviously a must have!!! I mean your paying  only £7.53 GBP /$11.75 USD for 12 shadows which is a  great price. So over all I have this palette a B+

I recently got a few blushes from Rock & Republic due to a www.BeautyStory.com sale. Now although Rock & Republic is known as high-end American jean brand, they have branched out and currently offer a clothing line for men, women, and children as well as shoes, handbags and cosmetics. Now Rock & Republic Cosmetics is a high-end/luxury line available at select Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale locations, as well as online. Rock & Republic blushes packaging is a heavy silver plastic with the R&R logo raised over a black background on the front. it opens up to a big heavy mirror, the closure is magnetic. And for a luxury line such as this the packaging is perfectly over the top. Now you receive your blush in a mini hat box which is nice but at the same time make's it hard to store in a train case due to the size of the round box.

Now Rock & Republic blushes retail for $40 USD (which for some is a bit high but again you guys this is a high-end/luxury line and you are paying for the brand name, packaging etc.) But I didn't pay reg. retail price!!! I am a memeber of HauteLook and BeautyStory. These are sites that are geared to sample sales where you receive anywhere from 30% to 80% off retail price!!! I ordered my blushes from BeautyStory where the blushes were priced at 50% plus I receive $15off and $10off my orders using discount codes from a few beauty blogs I follow on twitter. I purchased 3 blushes and was very thrilled to get blushes that were bold, and bright. Rock & Republic are pressed powder blushes that are extremely pigmented, with a smooth, silky texture. Available in three finishes: matte, shimmer and transluent and can be used to highlight or accent. Now Rock & Republic are pressed powder blushes are available in 10 shades. I pick up 3 of the boldest color from this line and all of them happen to be matte which I love but can be little difficult for some to apply {tip: a light hand and a good brush are essential to applying very pigmented matte blushes} I picked: Kinky a cool, bright hot matte pink, X-Rated a deep rasberry pink, and Immoral a bright construction vest orange. I picked these colors because they are pretty unique shades and very worth trying. Now I only got 3 blushes because the other colors {Bedroom a matte guava pink, Foreplay a matte peach, Lust a sparkly red with gold, and Shameless  a sparkly reddened brown with gold} I wanted to get had all sold out :( Now if your they type of person who's put off by racey names like ike Tease, Kinky, X-Rated and Immoral, then these may not be for you but if you can look pass these names (which I happen to love but I also love the way NARS names it's line also so....) Then these blushes are for you. And let's face it we all love our makeup porn don't we lol.

Immoral: a bright construction vest orange

X-Rated: a deep rasberry pink

Kinky: a cool, bright hot pink

So the OPI Shrek Forever After collection came out last month and I wanted 5 out of the 6 polish (I wasn't a fan of light yellowy-green called fiercely fiona). Now I went to my local Trade Secret and got 3 of the colors I wanted but after paying for the polish the casheir dropped my bag and the polishes broke!!! I was able to get 2 of the polish replaced but the 3rd one was sold out so I was given a refund. And I was sad about this because OPI rarely puts out collections that don't have pinks, reds, or wines. Well on Twitter I was tweeting how I was sad that I didnt get one of the colrs I really wanted. well one the the beauty bloggers I follow on twitter and on her blog posted a link to Amazon.com and there were a lot of e-tailer selling OPI at a lower price than the suggested retail price. And I thought I was getting a great deal but that was far from the case....

I ordered the 2 polish that was unablle to get at the beauty supply store and I was happy to see that these polsih were no more then $5 each (reg price is between $8.50 and $9). Well when they came in the mail 2 days later I was excited to get these polishes UNTIL I looked at the bottle.Now I have a few OPI polishes and all of them look the same, but these were different. There was no double label on the bottom of the bottle, there are only 3 warning signs on the back of the bottle, the font was not the same and over sized. And there are no balls in the polish. Well I conacted the seller and was sent an email (email below). Now I called OPI Products Inc. and told them about how the bottles and the missing info and I was informed that OPI has no authorized sellers on Amazon.com and that I had been sold fake OPI. Well you guys know I was pissed off to no end. I mean I don't like getting sold fake items.

So after getting that BS email from Nail Beauty 4U. I called Amazon.com and talked to a really nice CSA who I told what had happen and what I was told by OPI Products Inc. Well the CSA was very undertsanding and filed an A-to-Z guarantee claim. Now I know so of you may be thinking what a dumb thing to get mad at. I mean the polishes were cheaper then the real thing and who cares if it's fake, as long as the color payoff is good. Well let me say this, the color payoff wasnt all that great. Now it's one thing to buy fake brands knowingly and its another to be sold a fake product when you are told that your buying a genuine item is another.

Now after my twiiter rant I was sent an email from a follower explaining the reason why the cheaper e-tailers don’t have OPI any more. Long story short,  e-tailers are not authorized sellers of OPI. And they can’t get any legit OPI products from OPI. So some have gone to buying OPI (or buying fake OPI) the unauthorized way. Now on the real OPI some of these companies file off the OPI Serial Number (this number is crucial to OPI in terms of quality control). And this is very important because if there is any reason OPI has to recall a bottle this serial number is what they would use to let you know to stop using this item and take it back to the store. So what out the serial number you would know there was anything wrong and if you got sick or anything from using this recalled item you would be able to place lawsuit which OPI dose not want or need. So from now on e-tailers will not be selling OPI. Now if you dont mind buying the fake becuase they are cheaper, then go a head (because you know it fake and want a good deal). But if your buying LE collection color online and you it looks off to you 99.999% of the time its fake. Now I want to thank all of you for reading my blog and tweets and putting up with my rants lol So 2 lucky people will win a mini set. All you need to do is be a follower to my twiiter http://twitter.com/proudchapina and my blog. And you must leave a short comment on how you feel about e-tailers selling fake makeup to unknowing buyers. I will leave this giveaway open for one week and will pick the winners using random.com (and please know I will make sure you are a follower of both my blog and twitter).