Manic Panic AMPLIFIED Semi-Permanent Hair color in "Vampire Red"

(This is me making a silly face obviously, but I decided to stand next to a window to show the actual intense color the red came out.)


Todays review is on Manic Panic AMPLIFIED Semi-Permanent Hair Color in "Vampire Red".
This is my first time using this kind of manic panic. Normally I use the regular Manic Panic in the little tub with the screw off lid, but I saw this one at Hot Topic and everything was BoGo 50%.
I decided to try it out. I am absolutely thrilled with the color payoff.
If any of you have followed my blogs over the years, you know I am no stranger to bright hair color.
I have dyed my hair every color you could imagine.

I have used my fair share of semi-permanent hair colors, and this one takes the cake!
This dye is on point.
After I did my hair foils aka bleaching.
I shampooed and blow dried my lightened hair sections I wanted to be red.
I applied the dye and worked it into a "foamy lather" as the bottle suggests.
To my surprise, as I was in the process of pouring more dye in my hair I read the bottle a bit more and nowhere on the bottle did it suggest a "processing time".
I was shocked! "Oh wait, you mean I don't have to put a shower cap on and heat this stuff in for 20 minutes under the hair dryer?!?!!?"
Oh my! I was thrilled! I pinned my hair up and I did some math homework...
I lost track of time, an hour later I washed it all out with my regular shampoo, and did a deep conditioning treatment.

When I let my hair down out of the towel , I was super excited that the dye actually stuck to my hair!
I have had SO many bad experiences with what are supposed to be amazing bright color dyes, and after I shampoo my hair, ALL the color washes out to some faded version of what it was supposed to be. This dye did not fade. I have since washed my hair twice with cheap shampoo (I'm out of my color safe kind.) This color is still just as bright as the first day! Its very concentrated and I only used about 1/3 of the bottle to cover SIX foils in my hair.

CONCLUSION:
I HIGHLY recommend this dye to anyone looking to get bold color!

You can snag this dye at your local HotTopic store for around $12.99.

I am not doing pros/ cons on this post because I have no cons. The entire post was a pro. lol ;)

I hope you guys do some funky stuff to your hair!

Anastasia Hypercolor Brow & Hair Powder

Unedited/ no filter  (Sorry for bags under my eyes.)
This is how the powder showed up , when used with a brow wax.
I am actually quite pleased.
This was my first time doing colored brows so, dont be too hard on me! lol

Ultra-Violet with no primer / base 

SO, I spotted this Anastasia Brow and hair powder at Ulta today and I impulsively decided to grab one.
These powders come in about 5 colors.
 Teal, Pink, Electric Blue , Green and the Purple I grabbed, named "Ultra-Violet".
I swatched these in store and they are super pigmented.
I really fell in love with the blue brow powder, but I decided to be rational and buy the purple, since my hair is usually black. I figured this would work with me more

These powders are made to be used ONLY on the brows and hair.
The box clearly states they are NOT for use on the eye area.
The product comes with an insert that shows how to use it on hair.
I tried it on my black hair and it DOES show up.
However I think at $12.50 per powder it would be pretty wasteful to rub this all over your hair. It'd be cheaper to purchase some clip in extensions, and save yourself the mess of this possibly rubbing off on your clothes. I personally purchased this with doing bright brows in mind.

Pros:
~ I like that these are so silky to the touch.
~ at $12 They won't break they bank for a high end product.
~ VERY pigmented.
~ Simple Packaging. (Easy to keep clean and store.)
~ Instructions included for hair.
~ Comes in a variety of colors.

Cons:
~ No instructions included on how to use it on brows. The insert solely focused on how to use it in your hair.
I think if you're going to market a product for dual use, you should include instructions on how to do both; or at least some example photos.

~ I wish the lid was a flip cap. I am quite clumsy and can see myself dropping this lid, and possibly cracking it at some point. (This is totally just a personal preference.)

~ You REALLY need a brow wax for this product to work. Slapping it on like a normal brow powder just does not do it. It doesn,t show up as well.

The Verdict:
These are great and totally worth it if you want some funky brows!
I think I will be buying more. Pink is the next one on my list!

NOTE: If you spend $25 or more on Anastasia products you recieve a free brow wax pencil and eye mask!
( I used the Anastasia brow wax.)

Spring eyeshadow ft. UD Show Pony Pallete

Hey guys! Here is my first official makeup related post here on my new blog!

I did this look a while back but i never got to post it.

I used Urban Decay's "Show Pony" Palette
( you can now find this palette SUPER cheap on eBay.)

I used Pain killer (Blue) on my lid and lower lash line

Flash in my crease.

Snatch as highlight

MAC Black Track Fluid line as my liner

Lashes are some no name brand I bought on Ebay.

Thanks for reading!!! Until next time!

- Pumpkin Queen

Welcome to my new makeup review blog you guys!

I am so excited to be back!  I am SO sorry it has taken me THIS long to get to creating a new blog, but I've been so caught up with everything else in life.

I haven't stopped buying makeup! lol I have SO much to review for you guys!

I also have lots of things to give away!

I'm so grateful for those of you who have stayed with me from my YouTube old channel!

In case you didn't know, I have created a new YouTube. I have a few of my old tutorials up.

I didn't like the name of my old channel. I wanted something a bit more professional.

You can find my YouTube channel by clicking here HERE.


I'm so stoked to get back to doing reviews and looks for you guys!!!

I'll write more later. I'm trying to design the new blog. :)


Later taters!
- Pumpkin Queen