Friday, July 6, 2012

Anastasia See and Be Seen Kit

Happy Friday!

I wanted to share with you gals a new kit that I've been playing around with. Anastasia has always been known for brow products but their new See and Be Seen is the perfect little kit of summer time essentials. The basics like a duo eye shadow, brow gel, lipgloss and a waterproof top coat for lashes so any of your mascaras could be waterproof. How's that for options? ;)


Anastasia Duo Eyeshadow in On Set

On Set

Gorgeous colors, right? The first one is a nude champagne shade and the second one is more of a shimmery bronze. 

While these two colors are gorgeous swatched, the warmth of the colors clashes with my skin tone. The combination would look better on me as a bronzer than as eye shadow.  


Hydrafull Lip Glosses in Plastic and Heiress


These lip colors are very opaque. The most pigmented lip glosses I have ever tried! Surprisingly not sticky. It felt really nice on my lips. After the gloss goes away, the stain on my lips remained. I really liked that. 
 Plastic is a lilac shade with no shimmers.
Heiress is a rosy pink with no shimmers.

Plastic


Heiress


I really like both colors a lot, but Heiress gives a gorgeous stain that made my lips stay bright for hours!


I'm really amazed at how nicely these glosses held up. I'm not a gloss person at all but these felt really nourishing. The spatula applicator is also really nice because I like how you can layer on the gloss. It might be the Asian in me but I feel like it saves product too! 


Brow Gel in Chestnut

This is actually the first time I've tried brow gel. It's light and the color is also really soft. It's a nice alternative to brow powder.


I think it would work really well in conjunction with brow powder. The brow gel would be perfect as a setting. I also used Lash Genius here as well. It's amazing! I used a really cheap Rimmel mascara and topped it with this waterproof coat. It gave my lashes a satin-y shine that my otherwise dull mascara wouldn't.


Lash Genius

This is the most innovative product in the entire kit. I'm really impressed with what it claims to do. I hate it when I have to use different mascaras for different occasions when I know I'll be sobbing uncontrollably (movies, I tell ya!) and the one mascara you love isn't waterproof. This is quite the genius - turns your favorite mascara waterproof so you don't have to buy so many, thus saving money in the long run ;) LOL

Overall, this kit is really nice with quality basics that you'd expect from Anastasia. The only thing I would recommend is for them to create different shades for different skin tones. 

Would you buy this kit once it hits stores?  






Disclaimer: The Anastasia Seen and Be Seen was sent to me for review purposes. All opinions expressed are of course from yours truly.












27 comments:

kumiko mae said...

I love the shades of those shadows! :D I haven't heard of Anastasia til now! thanks for sharing -LovingSunshine

Anonymous said...

This seems like a useful kit! All the shades are nice and wearable. The eyeshadows look gorgeous on your eyes hun~ The lipgloss packaging kind of reminds me of my Bare Escentuals Buxom lipglosses except for the applicator. I also like how soft the brow gel looks applied. I have been using Etude Hous's brow gel and I like it except application was a bit difficult at first as I got too much product on and if Im not careful, it smudged onto my skin.

Jacqueline said...

That looks like such a lovely kit, I love the eye shadow colours and lipgloss. So pretty on you.

Unknown said...

i'd love to give it a try! nice swacthes especially the lipglosses. love the plastic one

Blush said...

Great kit - I really like the eyeshadow shades. I also hate when something looks great in the pan or swatched and it just doesn't work for you :( I've been loving neutral shades lately.

Rhenicia said...

wow, thanks for sharing!

that clear waterproof top coat is genius!

xx

Amy said...

This sounds so amazing...The eyeshadow shades are -gorgeous- and lip glosses are so pigmented! I've never tried brow gel before, but it always looks nice on the people who do! :)

Sunny said...

This looks like such a cool kit! I especially like the brow gel. I know Anastasia is famous for their brow products and I'd LOVE to try them some day soon!

Beauty and the Scientist said...

I want this, especially a product that waterproofs any mascara. I love the swatches :)

laura said...

This kit has been all over the interwebs lately! And I can see why! I love the shadow colors a lot! And your eyes look amazing!
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나니 said...

I never tried Anastasia stuff before D: but the shadows look super soft.. too bad the colors didn't really work for you : / they look very yellow/brown. Maybe that's why?
The glosses have really nice colors : D I don't like colorful lips (cause my lip shape is pretty awkward, so anything but nude just looks weird) but they look super good on you! D: Jelly!

mandy said...

The glosses look great! I especially like Heiress. Do they have other no shimmer glosses? Maybe I should give it a try soon! :P

Unknown said...

I love the purple toned lip gloss!!! It is so pretty~

Content Director - Strong Female Leaders said...

I like the shadows. Very pretty colors.

Tina @ My Highest Self said...

The kit looks very nice, especially the glosses!

Gellie Abogado said...

the products look interesting. haven't heard of this before :)

Makeup and Mutts said...

I have this and I love it! The lip colors are especially gorgeous :)

Dovey said...

Wow, what bright glosses; this is definitely see and be seen!

Yin said...

YAY for plastic applicators. I never see them around anymore :(

Also, I want to see you use it as a bronzer, that would be very interesting. I still think it looks lovely on your eyelid but i'm VERY intrigued as to how it fares as bronzer/contour.

littlemissandrea said...

Haha, love the Asian reference with the plastic applicator! The lip colours are so pretty!

Banannie said...

between the two, i like the shade Heiress better! and then i saw that it leaves a light stain.. waaah! i'm in love with it now!~ gotta have it!

Beauty Box said...

What a nifty kit for travelling!

Unknown said...

I still have to try Lash Genius. It sounds really awesome.

By the way, how are you? I hope everything is well with you. I haven't been blogging consistently and I haven't been able to visit your blog in awhile. Been too busy with work :(

ttyl!

Donna said...

ive been seeing this product in a couple blogs. i love it! such gorgeous colours

Joyce said...

i've never purchased anatasia products but i've definitely always pondered about them. the price is what made me not purchase them yet lol but i can see why. the shadows look so pigmented and they look like they're really good quality! i love the color "Heiress". it looks great on you!


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ice pandora said...

Nice kit! I think
I will go for the
glosses - the
colors looks great
on your lips!

xx

Anonymous said...

this kits looks like a good all-rounder - the lip gloss is pretty and lovely neutral eye palette!