Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me…
It’s my birthday today, so what better day to start a giveaway on my blog than with a gift for one of you! And because spring looks like it may finally be on its way, I’d like to give away something that is, well, spring-y. 🙂
Do you know Michelle Phan? She’s a young woman who started out in 2005 as a beauty blogger who did makeup tutorials. In 2007, she began vlogging on YouTube and she became a sensation. She was associated with Lancome, and next she started em Cosmetics in conjunction with L’Oreal. In addition, she started a monthly makeup subscription company that is now called ipsy, the monthly service that I love!
Always at the forefront, Michelle Phan recently appeared in a commercial for Dr. Pepper. She’s one of the unique personalities who personifies the Dr. Pepper brand. Have you seen her in the spot? I think she’s pretty darn cute and a good fit for Dr. Pepper. I know not everyone’s on board with it, but take a look and let me know what you think 😉
http://youtu.be/u0DU9jlm6Qo
And Michelle Phan is everywhere these days. Last night while I was watching Mad Men, she was in a brand new commercial for YouTube. She has become quite the brand. But back to makeup.
em Cosmetics has a broad selection of palettes: eye, cheeks, lips, face. There’s even a collection of Life Palettes that have “everything” in a choice of shade selections in one palette.
I got to try a couple of em Cosmetics makeup products through my ipsy subscription, and I liked what I tried. So I decided to buy an eye shadow palette. Boy, was it difficult to choose because there were so many options! I think I read every single review on each shadow palette on the website before I finally decided on the Tokyo Plums palette. And I liked it so much, I bought a second one to give away.
The compact is 3″ x 3.5″ so it’s small enough to fit in a purse, and it’s great for travel. It’s white surrounded by a heavy clear plastic outer covering with “handwritten” inspiring words on the cover. Funny, I can’t read them on the compact but I can in the photo, lol!
Tokyo Plums has six pans: 3 small, 2 medium and one large in peach and plum shades from light to dark, shimmers and mattes.
Specifically, the shades are:
- lower left: pale peach shimmer
- mid left: lilac shimmer
- upper left: peach matte
- center: plum matte
- upper right: deep purple shimmer
- lower right: prune (purple/brown) matte
The shades on the left are for highlighting and contouring. The big one in the middle for all-over color. The dark shades can be used as shadows or eyeliner. But you can do your own thing.
Some of you may know that I usually wear matte shadows, but I do love the three shimmer shadows in this palette. They’re subtle. The light peach shade and the lilac shade have gold shimmer, and the deep purple has a bit of deep bronzy-purple shimmer. Here are the swatches on my “fair” skin:
And here they are swatched by the folks at em Cosmetics on “medium” and “dark” skin. Not surprisingly, they did a much better job swatching than I did!
What’s great about the Tokyo Plums palette is that it’s neutral: either warm and cool. So as you can see from the swatches anyone can wear it. I love plum and peach shades with brown eyes but also with blue or green eyes. And if you have violet Liz Taylor eyes, even better.
Inside there’s a big mirror and two usable travel brushes, one of which is doubled-sided and includes a slant tip brush.
The shades are very creamy and easy to blend. They feel so soft. Love ’em. And I think the colors in this palette are versatile, neutral, good for day or night. Here are a couple of looks I did: the first with peach in the inner corners and the second with plum across the entire lid and deep purple in the outer corner for a darker look.
Giveaway Rules:
Please leave a comment on the blog about how you would use the Tokyo Plums palette. And it wouldn’t hurt to wish me a Happy Birthday, while you’re at it, lol 😉 The comment about the palette is mandatory. When you leave a comment, no duplicates please, ie don’t just copy what someone else wrote. 😉
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Facebook didn’t tell me so I was surprised! lol
What a great giveaway. I saw this palette on another blog and love the look of it. Purples are a favorite of mine! I think the looks you did are beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful birthday and do something special!! Hope you didn’t wake up to too much snow. YUK… xoxoxoxo
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Thank you sooooooo much, Amber! Facebook doesn’t think my birthday is important and never posts it even though I have it in my info as share-able, lol. And yes, I did wake up to snow on my bday, the first time ever! I think the Tokyo Plums palette is a beautiful one. I hope women will enter!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you have a memorable one.
I love to wear purples…really makes my green eyes pop. The peach shades are great for highlighting the eye especially if I am tired. I really like how you used the palette.
Thanks a lot, Laura, for the bday wishes. It is a very pretty palette and would look great with your green eyes. Thank you for entering and good luck 🙂
Happy Birthday to you…Happy Birthday to you…Happy Birthday dear Allison..Happy Birthday to you (and many moooorrrre)!!! I hope your day is full of beautiful memories and may your birthday (cake) wish come true 🙂
This is so thoughtful of you to give us a gift on YOUR birthday. This is the first em cosmetics product I have seen and it looks fabulous. I just joined Ipsy so I have not received any of her products yet. I would love to win this palette b/c 1) I have only one palette in my stash and 2) the colors (swatches) look incredible. I would use by trying to duplicate that exact eye look (credit, em cosmetics).
Thank you, KAPP, for the bday wishes and the song, lol. Tokyo Plums is a very pretty palette. Hopefully, now that you’ve joined ipsy you’ll get to try some of the em Cosmetics products. They’re great. (I still haven’t received my ipsy bag this month, have you???) Thanks for entering the giveaway and good luck 🙂
Love the colors! I would use for an everyday look.
Me, too! Thanks for entering, Tabitha, and good luck 🙂
Happy birthday, fellow Aries gal!! I would love to win this because I’ve been wanting to try a nice pinky/violet shadow since reading about the Tarte CC matte palette a few posts ago. These shades look so beautiful on you and in the promo photos.
Thank you, Kim! I love both palettes plus the IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Matte palette too. All 3 are great. Thanks for entering!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How are you going to celebrate your fabulous day?
I’d probably use this palette for an every day look. The colors look soft and perfect for the work environment.
Monica.
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Thank you, Monica! I’m going for coffee with a friend and tonight Jeff is taking me to a favorite restaurant of ours 🙂 It is a great palette for everyday, but it does give a little shimmer too 🙂 Thanks for entering and good luck!!
Happy Birthday Allison! This palette looks gorgeous- definitely my types of colours. And I agree that it would be great for travel. This and my single of UD Half Baked, and I’d be good to go for a couple weeks I think! I’d probably wear the lighter colours on their own as a wash, or maybe pair two for a little additional highlight. I’d wear the darker ones with Half Baked because I just love purple and gold together. 🙂
That sounds gorgeous, Rach! I love purple and gold together too. So glad you entered. Good luck 🙂
Happy Birthday! 😀 The purples are gorgeous and I would probably wear it a lot when going out to eat and on date nights with my hubby! I
That sounds like fun, Darlene. Thank you for the bday wishes and for entering! Good luck 🙂
Happy Birthday to the lovely Beauty Expert 🙂 The plum eye shadows are perfect for your eye color, Allison! I would use the Tokyo Plums Palette to create a smoky eye. Something unexpected and different from the usual gray or dark brown shades. Plus I think those shades of plum would also look amazing with my eye color. Hint hint
Thank you so much, Sybille! I know you’re a violet person, and these colors would be great for a smoky eye on you. I’ve got my fingers crossed for you! Good luck 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I’d give this plum palette to my daughter, who also has a birthday today, and who looks much better in purple makeup than I do.
Thank you, and what a coincidence, ten b! Maybe it’s a sign 🙂
Happy Birthday!
Love the pretty colors in this palette. Everything I have is so oriented towards neturals and nudes, that I would love to change my look and brighten up my eyes with this palette.
This palette seems to me to be a twist on nudes. I was tired of beiges and browns. These peaches and purples are neutral-ish but still different in my opinion, Julie. Thanks for the bday wish, thanks for entering and good luck!
this is a gorgeous palette! i love all the neutral tones as well as the plum tones. i have clothes that would match all of these!
It is such a pretty palette that’s great for spring, Sharon. The peachy and violet shades are great together. Thanks for entering, and good luck!
Hope you had a great birthday! The palette looks great for every day 🙂
Thank you! I did. Yes, the palette is great for everyday, and you can do a smoky eye with the three deepest shades as well. Very pretty and quite versatile! Thank you for entering and good luck 🙂
I hope you had a wonderful Birthday and I hope you have a wonderful day after your birthday, I sincerely do! What a great palette. I love how you used these shadows. Your eyes look so so pretty. Actually I would give this to my daughter if I win because she can do amazing things with eye shadows. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.
Thanks a lot, Christy. I had a great day and we had an exceptional dinner out last night. This is a very pretty palette, and I’m sure your daughter would love it. Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
I have brown eyes and was told these were great colors for me. Different combinations would give me several looks for the office for spring
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
I love peach and violet with brown eyes, Cynthia! Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
I would use it to create a soft smokey look.
Perfect, Colleen!
Happy birthday, Allison! Make it count! 🙂 And good luck to everyone who is entering the giveaway.
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Thank you, Kiss&Make-up! It was a great birthday 🙂
Hi & Happy Birthday Sweetie!! I would use this eye palette to create a purple/peach gradient. My eyes are green so I love using purples. Thank-you!
Thank you, Natalie! it was a great birthday this year 🙂 Ooh, green eyes! Love these shades with green eyes. Thanks for entering and good luck!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR BIRTHDAY.BEN SO BUSY;BEEN DX; WITH ROOMATOID ARTHRITIS NOW TRYING TO FOUND A DOCTOR TO HELP ME WITH IT..COME TO FOUND OUT THE PLACES I CALLED THEY ARE CLOSED TODAY BECAUSE OF GOOD FRIDAY.TO KEEP MY MIND OFF THINGS I’M TURNING TO MY BLOGS TO GET THOUGH THIS WEEKEND.I HAVE MY BLOGS AND MY FAMILY.
Thank you, Pauline. I am so sorry to hear about your illness. A friend of mine has RA too, and it took her a long time to find the right doctor & medications. I wish you the best. Thanks for reading my blog and for entering the giveaway. Feel better!!!!
i think this palette is great for everyday use. it will compliment my wardrobe as well.
I agree, Kelly, it’s a great everyday palette. But you’d be surprised, you can put together a nice smoky eye with the darker plum and purple shades! Thanks for entering and good luck!
Happy belated birthday Allison!!! Hope it was a nice one for you! xx
Good luck to all on the lovely giveaway! 🙂
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Thank you, Helene! Let’s hope it’s a good year for Aries 🙂 I had a nice day.
Happy birthday, beautiful!! It’s a great month to have a birthday — I turned 40 and fabulous on April 10th. :] (P.S. Aries rock!!) I would use this palette to create all kinds of smokey eyes. My favorite color for a smokey eye is purple — I have green/brown hazel eyes and purples make the green really pop!! There are so many combinations I can make with all these gorgeous colors. Fingers crossed!!
Happy Birthday, fellow Aries! Yes, purples are great for hazel eyes! Thank you for entering and good luck 🙂
Happy birthday Allison 🙂
It is a pretty cool way to celebrate your birthday with a giveaway. Though I can’t participate, I am wishing all the best to your readers 😀
(well, I have a registered mail box through Aramex (shop & ship) service, but still not a US resident )
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I’m not familiar with Aramex, Dima. How does it work? I feel so badly about limiting it to US residents. But even shipping to Canada was expensive. I won an international giveaway, and it cost more than $40 for postage to the US. Unfortunately, since my blog doesn’t make any money, I have to limit my expenses. I am so sorry, Dima.
THANK YOU
i could use this for a everyday look
Yes, you could, Stephanie. Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
I wear purple eyeshadow every day and am always looking for new shades — I’d love to try this palette!
I think I’m the same, Rebecca. I noticed almost all my palettes have purple in them. I like the peach that’s in this palette, too! Thanks for entering and good luck!
I would use this for a fun afternoon look! it would look so pretty in the sunlight!
Yes, Senny! It’s great for daytime looks, and you can still do a dark smoky eye for nighttime too. Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
I’d use it to really make my brown eyes stand out!
These shades look beautiful with brown eyes! Thanks for entering, Kelly, and good luck 🙂
I love the colors! I would definitely wear these colors on a date night!
Perfect, Melissa! Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
you and I got the same things in our ipsy bag except I got the Cailyn and was really disappointed in the product…goes on very dry and the color was ugly…but i added lip balm below and lip gloss on top and it was nicer. all in all i really like this subscription b/c I get to try brands i’ve never heard of before. ~be well, Kim
Oh, I’m sorry the Cailyn was disappointing, Kim 🙁 I should be happy I got to try the Mary Kay gloss! Though it looks like it’s full color, it’s really quite sheer but still pretty and so comfortable to wear.
Happy birthday!
I would the darkest color as a winged liner and the peach matte for all over for a modern but retro inspired look.
What a great look that would be, Jennifer! Thanks for the bday wishes and for entering! Good luck 🙂
These colors will be great for work-and will go well with my green eyes!
Gorgeous with green eyes, Tonya! Thanks for entering and good luck!
Happy birthday! You are so beautiful!
I think that palette would look great to create a nice, smoky eye! It reminds me of the Pantone color of the year, Radiant Orchid! What better way to celebrate the color of the year than with this beautiful palette of purples? And, I love doing smokey eyes, so this would be a nice, flirty, fun, colorful smokey eye that is different from the normal ‘blacked out’ eye! XoXo
Thank you, Jennifer! You get extra points for the compliment, lol 😉 Yes, the violet on the left side does remind me of Radiant Orchid but maybe with a little less pink in it. It’s such a pretty palette, and you could do a gorgeous smoky eye!! Thank you for entering and good luck!
I love the look you created! I would use it to recreate that look!
Thanks, Zoey! I did one with the large purple shade on the lid with darker in the crease and a lighter look with matte peach in the inner corner, lilac in the mid eyelid and big purple pan in the outer corner and crease, but I didn’t do an unclose photo of that one, unfortunately. I like ’em both. Thanks for entering and good luck!
This is so pretty! I would love to be able to wear this out
It’s great for a night out but also for work, Megan! Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
Happy birthday!!!! I would love to use this for a much needed girls night out!!
Hey, thanks Denise! Sounds good. Thanks for entering and good luck 🙂
Happy Birthday! Wishes from your reader 🙂
Em Tokyo Plums palette is perfect for my makeup practice. I would like to invent looks for this palette… smoky eyes, or even for spring make up that would be perfect! 🙂
Thank you so much, Hazel Victoria! It is an adorable palette. I’m sure you’d find it useful for pretty spring looks and smoky eyes 🙂 Thanks for entering and good luck!
Happy birthday!!! Those shadows are absolutely beautiful – I have a tendency to repeat the exact same eye look every day, but these would make it really easy (and fun!) to switch it up with different colors, combos and looks.
I think you’re right, Jennifer! Sometimes a palette that’s just the right size does give you more options than a smaller one or a larger one where there are too many choices! Thanks for entering my giveaway and good luck 🙂
This would be great for creating a smoky eye look.
I agree, Jenny! And several different smoky eye looks, too. Thanks for entering and good luck!
Hello! Everyone has already posted really good comments. My comment is the lilac purple on the model’s arm looks more like a bruise than a good make up choice color.
I personally like plum wine and pink colors.
Well, I guess you could say that the prune matte shade swatched on my arm does look like a bruise, Tamara. I didn’t do that greatest job swatching them, I’m afraid! At any rate, thanks for entering and good luck 😉
Happy Birthday! I would use it to brighten my eyes.
I think the peach and lilac shades would be great for brightening. Thanks for entering, Danielle, and good luck!
If I were to win I would give this to my daughter who is wonderful with eye shadows. She would be over joyed.
Lovely. Thanks for entering, Christy, and good luck!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And thank you for such a lovely giveaway!
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Thank you, Norah, for the bday wishes and for entering. Good luck 🙂