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My Alternative Makeup Favorites - CBeauty and Indie Makeup

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I love alternative makeup looks. I like to wear dark lipstick, bold blush and colourful eyeshadow, if that's your thing too, then have a look at this list.
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Eyes

I love eyeshadows, it's the one type of makeup product I have a lot of. I've tried a lot of palettes over the years and here are the ones I love and use.

 
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Here's my review with swatches TLDW: I love this palette, it's fantastic quality
cheeryep - 16 Color Eye Shadow Palette - Starcore #15 ...
 
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This palette is absolutely gorgeous, there's 4 different formulas. A molten gold, a duochrome peach/lime, a multichrome red and a cool toned brown with holographic shimmer. It's really compact and it's great for travel too to add to any eyeshadow loo...
Gold Rush Series Vision Eyeshadow Palette - 2 Types
 
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Kaleidos' newest launch includes new shades of their chameleon liners. I want every colour, they’re so gorgeous and a lot brighter than their original shades.
Kaleidos - Moon Arcade Chameleon Eyeliner Pen - 6 Colors ...
 
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I love blue eyeshadow and this palette has some of the best blue shimmers I've ever used. The bronze multichrome is very similar to Clionadh's Burnish Lite. The mattes are soft and easy to blend. I'm not a huge fan of the cream shadow though.
GIRLCULT - Miao Psychic Series 8-Color Vision Eyeshadow Palette - 3 Types | YesStyle
 
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I love that Flower Knows included a grey and blue colour story in this collection. The mattes are good as always but the shimmers are a bit flakier. They both have translucent bases and the blue/purple shimmer reminds me of UV from Clionadh.
Shell's Jewel 6-Color Makeup Palette - Flower Knows - YesStyle

Face

 
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I have the orangey shade and it’s one of my absolute favorite blushes. It’s a sort of cream to powder formula and applies beautifully on a brush.
GIRLCULT - Four Great Inventions Series Emotion Blusher - 3 Colors | YesStyle
 
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This is part of the newest collection from Girlcult. This is their second time releasing face palettes.
GIRLCULT - Jianghu Series Eye & Face Makeup Palette - 3 Types | YesStyle
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I have both JK01 and JK02, this is my second fav gloss formula after Kaleidos. They have a strong rose smell but I didn’t notice it when applied. They’re both very comfortable and non sticky. I love the grey gloss in particular, it goes with everythi...
Nanyang Holiday Series Fantasy Lip Gloss - 6 Colors
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Lips

 
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I have Cold Smoke and Pink Himalaya. This formula is very moussey and velvety, it's opaque and lightweight on the lips. I love the range of shades they have too!
Kaleidos - Smokey Nostalgia Collection Cloud Lab Lip Clay - 4 Colors
 
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This is the one gloss I've fully panned and I'm intending on buying another. It's so comfortable, it feels like a lip oil. It's hydrating and non-sticky.
Kaleidos - Untamed Glow Glossy Lip Glaze - 6 Colors | YesStyle
 
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I love this launch from Kaleidos. There are a range of different capsules and refills. I don't think you /need/ to buy a case as far as I know the refills have a lid. My personal picks of shades would be Lunar Token, Prismelt and Stranger.
Kaleidos - Lunar Glossy Lipstick (Capsules/Refill) - 12 Colors ...
 
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Another great lip formula from Girlcult and I think this is what they're best known for. I have J73 which is the ‘colour changing’, it's green in the applicator but turns brown/purple
GIRLCULT - Strange Tales Series Fantasy Mirror Lip Gloss - 10 Colors
 
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I have shade 13. It's a matte velvety formula that's easy to blend out. It's not as soft as the Flower Knows lip muds so it doesn't smear as much when applying.
GIRLCULT - Jianghu Series Lovers' Prattle Lipstick - 6 Colors
 
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Swatch video I wish Glisten would release this shade as a liquid lipstick as this gloss is gorgeous. It's quite opaque but I def recommend using a lip liner though along with it.
Chroma Gloss - phoenix
 
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Swatch Video While this gloss doesn't work well on me on its own, it does look nice over lipstick/lip liner
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Swatch video  this was a last minute impulse addition to my Glisten Cosmetics order and it turned out to my fav gloss of all of them! I love the shift and how opaque it is.
Chroma Gloss - sirius