My Look: Testing Out Too Faced

I did a little video getting ready with this look, trying out the palette. I just wanted to list products for you guys and show some extra pictures. Make sure you are subscribed to my YouTube channel to catch my videos :)

Eyes:

Maybelline LE Color Tattoo in Just Beige

LA Colors jumbo pencil in Sand Castles (lid)

(from palette)

Cream Colored Ponies (all over)

Chocolate Milk (blender shade)

Woolen Mittens (crease)

Moon on Their Wings (inner 3rd lid)

Crisp Apple Strudel (middle lid)

Buche de Noel (outer V & lower lash line)

Pure Glam (deepen outer V)

Milani Liquif'Eye in Brown (waterline)

Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara

Lips: Lip Injection Color Bomb in Bee Sting

Face:

NYX Pore Filler

Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse foundation

ELF HD powder

Essence Beauty Beats highlighter in Swag!

(from palette)

Sun Bunny bronzer (to bronze)

Chocolate Soleil bronzer (contour)

Melt into Spring blush

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Foundation:

Revlon Photo Ready

L'Oreal True Match Lumi

Eyes:

Maybelline Color Tattoos in Pomegranate Punk & Mossy Green

Urban Decay Naked 2 palette

Lorac Pro palette

Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette

Coastal Scents 88 Warm palette

Wet n Wild Knock on Wood trio

Maybelline Olive Martini quad

ELF baked shadow in Burnt Plum

Sephora Outrageous Metallic Eyeshadows - Bronze, Gray & Purple

Blush:

NARS Madly

Tarina Tarantino Neapolitan Lane

Tarte Exposed

Rimmel Spring Flower

Milani Sweet Rose

Milani Berry Amore

Wet n Wild Mellow Wine

Wet n Wild Berry Shimmer

Lips:

ELF Matte Lip Color - Tea Rose

Wet n Wild - Bare It All

Wet n Wild - Mauve Outta Here

NYX - Thalia

Revlon Lip Butter - Sugar Plum

Revlon Lip Butter - Raspberry Pie

Maybelline Vivids - Brazen Berry

NYC - Sheer Red

Swatchfest: Tarte cheek stain in Flush

    I am still trying to get the rest of these swatch posts done from my Sephora Faves: In the Glow kit. The holidays screwed me all up and I am still in lazy mode LOL.

    I have to be honest about this particular product, I have not tried it on my cheeks yet. I was completely frightened by it just looking at it in the packaging. It seems like such a dark vampy color to wear as blush. As you can see from the swatch, it is much more sheer than it appears. I can not testify as to just how much it stains the cheeks, or how it lasts. When I have a better feel for it, I will follow this up with a review post. 

My Look: Golden Holiday

Merry Christmas to all my readers out there! 

      I meant to get this up yesterday, but I just haven't had anytime. Lots of holiday happenings around here, and today I just wanted to spend time with my family. 

     This was the look I wore on Sunday for my family Christmas gathering, and I wanted to share it with you all. I think it could be amped up a bit for a New Years look too.

Products Used:

Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation

Maybelline Mineral Power concealer

NARS Laguna Bronzer

Tarte blush in Exposed

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Rush

Wet n Wild single in Brulee'

Too Faced Natural Eye palette:

Velvet Revolver (crease)

Heaven (brow)

Honey Pot (lid)

Sexpresso + Cocoa Puff (outer corner)

Milani Liquif'Eye in Gold (lower lash line)

Milani Liquif'Eye in Black (waterline)

Milani Eye Tech liquid liner (upper lashline)

Milani mascara

Wet n Wild lipstick in Cherry Picking

Revlon Lip Butter in Cherry Tart

Swatchfest: Benefit High Beam & Sun Beam

Hey dolls!

I'm back with some more sample swatches today. For your viewing pleasure I have Sun Beam & High Beam liquid highlighters today.

    High Bean is a beautiful iridescent pink color. I found this one is good for everyday wear. It blends out to be a beautiful sheen on the cheekbones. When you open the bottle, it is very much like a nail polish: it has a brush for applying. I find it best not to apply directly to the face with the brush. I put some on the back of my hand and tap it on with my finger.

    Sun Bean is more of a golden bronze color. While I think it's gorgeous, it's really only useful in the summertime when we all tend to have a bit more color to our faces. It can tend to be a bit much color wise on my pale face right now. 

The first swatch is applied directly from the bottle, second swatch is blended out.

Left: High Beam  /   Right: Sun Beam

High Beam   /    Sun beam

Christmas Gift Guide to Show Your Guy 2012!!

     It's that time of year again... time for me to show you some of the awesome options out there for Christmas. I do this list so you can show your boyfriends/husbands exactly what you'd like (they need specifics girls!), but keep in mind you can also use this list as ideas for people you are shopping for also. Think Mom, Sister, Aunt, BFF, Teacher, etc. 

     There are WAY too many things on this list to have a picture of every single thing. Almost all product descriptions will be clickable links where you can go check it out. This list is composed of both drugstore and higher end products. I try to keep everyone's budget in mind when compiling this list. Also, let me say this: don't ask for mascara or foundation. I don't know why, it just seems too weird and personal to me. Besides, shade matching on ourselves it hard enough, don't even bother trying to have a guy do it LOL. 

It's My Birthday, & I'll Cry If I Want To!

   

     Ok, so I don't really want to cry. Well maybe a little bit, just because I waited too long to do pictures, and I was losing daylight quickly. If you know me, you will know I celebrated the 3rd anniversary of my 25th birthday on Wednesday. Technically today is not my birthday, but I am headed out with my friends tonight to celebrate. EDIT: This should have went up yesterday, so I celebrated last night.

   I spent over an hour doing my hair today. I straightened it, I curled it, and I still ended up with a messy bun. Story of my life, I swear.

Lorac Pro Palette Look #2

Happy Saturday Loves!! xo

As you may have noticed from the above picture, I dyed the underneath of my hair BRIGHT PINK! I love love love it! It is a permanent hair dye, so we shall see how it looks as it fades out eh? If you'd like a separate post as to how I did it, leave me a comment below :)

For todays eyeshadow look, I again used my Lorac Pro Palette (hence the title of this blog...) I also used it yesterday and absolutely love the look I came up with, but of course I didn't take any pictures. (Story of my life...) If you'd like to see how I came up with this eye look, keep reading!

My Look: A Mermaid Dream....

Hi my loves! I'm back with another Look of the Day post, and it's going to be a quick one. I have to be out the door in 7 minutes! LOL

Keep reading for more pictures and what I used to create this look!

Swatchfest: Tarte Fantastic Foursome Blush Set

Hi my loves!

I'm back with another swatch post that I am SUPER excited about!

If you recall my last post about high-end fall launch products I was interested in, I mentioned I'd be picking this set up in the near future. I had some free time on Friday (thanks Mom!), so I headed off to Sephora before hitting the gym.

Product descriptions will follow each picture. Each swatch is a heavy swipe on the left, blended out on the right. 

I truly love this blush set, it did not disappoint me! If this is in your budget, I recommend picking it up. Remember that a single Tarte blush is $25, and all 4 of these are $35. Steal!!

Keep reading for pictures!

Swatchfest: Urban Decay Skull Shadow Palette

   

   Hi dolls! I'm back with some more swatches. I feel like that's pretty much all I've done all month, but I have a lot to get through, and let's face it: swatch posts are helpful. I'm constantly looking up swatches on blogs.

    I ordered this palette last week when I ordered my Vice Palette from UrbanDecay.com. It is currently in the sale section for $12, regularly priced at $36. I think $36 is a ridiculous price to put on this palette. Ot's so small. About the size of a Too Faced palette, but much much thinner. $12 is a good price point in my opinion. 

    This palette comes with 9 shadows, a sponge tip applicator, and a mirror. The shadows themselves are about the size of a penny. All of them are shimmery, especially Midnight Cowboy Rides Again, which has major glitter fallout.

On to the swatches!

Swatchfest: Urban Decay Vice Palette

     I was going to say: "Guess what I got?!?" but considering I have to title this blog post, I already gave it away lol. This just arrived in the mail today, and I was soooo excited to see it! I ordered this from the Urban Decay website on Monday, so shipping was pretty speedy.

    This palette contains 20 ALL NEW shades, no repromotes! That is so exciting. I hate it when Urban Decay sticks the same colors in every palette. I already have 2 Blackouts, 2 Half Bakeds, 2 Choppers, etc.  So I was pretty happy that these shadows were all new, and I wasn't getting anything I already own. 

    For my favorites, and least favorites from this palette, stay tuned after the swatches!

Blush Collection Pt. 3 - Drugstore & High End

Here is the oh so shocking conclusion of my blush collection. I'm jamming them all into this last post, because I'd rather not have 4 separate posts on my blush. Makes me feel bad about myself LOL. In this post I have some NYX, Milani and my MAC so.... keep reading! :-)

Haul & Swatches: theBalm

Seriously, a haul 2 days in a row?? Yes, for real yo! I ordered a few things from HauteLook the last time the were featuring theBalm. I have been lusting and lusting after these things for SO long. Of course on HauteLook (if you are not familiar) everything is deeply discounted during flash sales. I bought everything at 50% retail, so I'm pretty pumped about that! There is one other blush I really want, super duper bad, but alas! It was not in the sale. Darn it!

I know there are TONS and TONS of swatches/photos/info blah blah blah about all these products online, so I will keep it short and sweet. If you are looking for these items also, keep checking HauteLook, they seem to have a flash sale on theBalm every 5 weeks or so =)

HUGE HAUL!!!

It's my 1 Year Blog-iversary!!! I'm so excited! This has been such a fun year for me. Finding all these new exciting makeup products, the beauty community, making new friends, and finding something I love to do. I want to THANK all of you for all your support. You have all been so amazing, and I appreciate all your kind words and encouragement. Such amazing people I have found. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart <3

For something fun for my 1 Year post, I have a HUGE collective haul! There will be a video linked at the bottom if you wish to check that out. Below the jump I will have pictures and swatches of everything I got. Enjoy loves!!

My Look: Blue Cat Liner

Ugh... I'm such a blogging slacker. I wish I could devote as much time as I would like to my blog and youtube channel, but I have 4 children. It's summer vacation, and my husband is on swing shift. It's stressful here, I hope you all understand, and forgive me. =)

For this look, I decided I didn't want to do a bold eye shadow look. Sometimes I get frustrated at my blending abilities (stupid hooded lids!) I decided I'd do a bold eye liner instead, and you're going bold, you better go big or go home. So I chose blue liner instead of black. Enjoy!

My Look: Summer Sunset

Hi my loves! Do any of you watch MacBarbie07 on youtube? She is just as cute as a button, if you ask me. She did a video on the $20 makeup challenge, and I just loved the look she came up with! I tweaked it a bit to suit my face better, but I love how this looked. Because I am so behind on blogging, this is actually a picture from last Saturday, right before my tooth broke (doh!). I have since had my tooth reattached, and I'm as good as new! ;) 

Face

NYC Smooth Skin primer

Garnier BB Cream

Mary Kay mineral powder

ELF Golden Bronzer

CoverGirl blush in Pretty Peach

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Translucent powder (highlight)

Eyes

Urban Decay Buck & Naked (mixed for brows)

Essence Brow Gel

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Candlelight

Wet n Wild trio in I'm Getting Sunburned:

Crease Shade on lid

Browbone Shade in crease

Urban Decay Virgin as brow highlight

Essence Long Lasting Eyeliner in Bling Bling on lower waterline

Maybelline Mega Plush mascara

Lips

Jordana lip gloss in Pink Lemonade

Have a great weekend!!

Smashbox BB Cream - Mini Review

    As I mentioned about a week ago, I stopped in at Sephora to get a couple samples of products I've been wanting to try. One of them was the Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream. If you are unaware what 'BB Cream" means, it stands for Blemish Balm Cream. This BB Cream has a SPF 35 in it (awesome, considering summer is upon us!) According to Sephora: 

This multitasking tinted cream formula with SPF 35 moisturizes, primes, perfects, controls oil, and protects for flawless skin on set and beyond. Formulated with emollients and optical pearl pigments, this BB Cream gives skin a glowing, ethereal look and provides a hydrating veil for the complexion to maintain moisture on the surface of the skin. With its ultra-smoothing finish, it instantly re-texturizes to create a smooth canvas. Especially when worn under foundation, it enhances the wear of makeup. Ideal even for oily complexions, this expert formula with UVA/UVB protection helps inhibit oil to prevent the complexion from getting shiny throughout the day without the typical chalky matte finish.

Image via Smashbox

My Look: Easy Breezy

I used my Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette for this super easy, quick look. If you want to see how I did it, keep reading! Also, side note: this is my hair in it's natural state. After showering, I towel dry for a few minutes. I then apply some mousse, and blow dry my hair upside down with a diffuser. 

On Trend: Coral for Summer

Not much to write about today, just kind of tired and blah. I used my Too Faced Summer Eye palette to complete this eye look today. Enjoy!