Hey guys! Thanks to the lovely Cora, aka vintageortacky, I went shopping for some Wet 'N Wild palettes that she showed me. I ended up buying more than just what I set out for, of course, so follow the cut for the haul, swatches and dupes!

Alright..let's get to it. First of all, I always check my local circulars by going to each stores website so I can always find the best deal. This week it just so happened to be K-Mart offering BOGO on Wet 'N Wild and 30% off of Cover Girl, and Rite Aid had BOGO on Cover Girl mascara. So..here's what I got.

Two Cover Girl eyeshadow singles in Tapestry Taupe and Aqua Paradise and two Wet 'N Wild palettes in Pride and Lust.

Two Cover Girl mascaras : Exact Eyelights in Black Pearl and Lash Blast Length in Very Black.

I'll start with the mascara since there are no swatch pictures and I want you to stick around 'til the end. :D

You should all know from my mascara comparison that I adore Exact Eyelights. My opinion hasn't changed at all, it was just time for a new one. As for LBL, I've been wanting to try it out and with Rite Aid having a BOGO, now was the perfect time. It really does give a good amount of length, but not much girth. I didn't have any issues with clumping and it was pretty easy to take off with a makeup wipe. We'll see how I like it as I use it more.

Now for those delicious eyeshadows! Tapestry Taupe caught my eye because I've been really into neutrals lately, but ended up applying like a MAC Lustre (which if you haven't tried is a chunky glittery fall-out mess) so it promptly went back. Aqua Paradise is a nice dupe for MAC's Parrot eyeshadow, which is LE. I don't have Parrot but from some comparison swatches I've seen, the CG eyeshadow looks a little more shimmer, which isn't an issue for me. And just FYI - Cover Girl single eyeshadows are 2.5g for around $3, MAC eyeshadows are 1.5g for $11 (pro pan). Big savings!

Now the Wet 'N Wild palettes. Holy MAC dupe central! As soon as Cora started swatching the Lust palette for me I knew I had to have it. Each palette has three mattes (left side) and three shimmer or glitters (right side). They are all soft and slightly powdery, but for less than half the price of a single MAC eyeshadow, I'm not complaining.

See what I mean? Those do not look like the drug store eyeshadows of the past..but they aren't. I, along with many of you, have noticed a big change in the drug store brand quality, which is wonderful. Now let's take a look at some possible dupes (the closest Cora and I could come up with, at least)!

Pride Palette : L to R, top to bottom, all MAC
Gesso
Filament (but less crappy)
Newly Minted
Steamy
Prussian (but insanely pigmented)
Deep Truth

Lust Palette : L to R, top to bottom, all MAC
Malt (but more pink)
Fairylite Pigment
Fig. 1
Knight Devine (but more pigmented and shimmery)
Shadowy Lady
Beauty Marked (but again, less crappy)

For this picture I swatched Humid instead of Steamy (I don't have it) Graphology instead of Shadowy Lady (I don't have it, either), but it's a touch too blue toned..which makes me think Shadowy Lady would be almost exact.

I hope this helped save some of you guys a little money, I know it definitely saved me quite a bit! I got my palettes for a whopping $5 total..as opposed to the $132 I would have spent on MAC shadows in the same colors (and that's assuming I only got pro pans)!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!