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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Lorac pro palette 2 and Jump Start body lotion


I was so excited to see that these two bad boys came in today. The jump start body lotion I had gotten as a previous sample in my last ulta purchase and I could not stop thinking about. It smells amazing and it is perfect for putting on early in the morning prior to your normal routine. It's has a citrus smell that is amazing. A new favorite for sure...


And yes the lorac pro palette 2 came into today! And let me just say, WOW! The colors are amazing, a mix of beautiful matte and shimmer shades. I am so excited to use this it is not even funny. I see what all the fuss was about. The shades swatch so smooth and they are really pigmented. I have so many palettes with shimmer colors that I am excited to do more matte looks. I wanted to give you guys swatches so you could get an idea of how nice the colors are:


Top row-From left to right: buff, light brown, cool gray, nectar, plum, navy, charcoal, and black

( I have to say my favorite in this row would have to be that amazing navy color, but nectar is beautiful as well)



Bottom row- from left to right: snow, beige, rose, mocha, chrome, silver, jade, and cocoa

( I am in love with that rose color it is the perfect rose gold shade, not sure that picture does it justice)

It also comes with an eye primer which is a plus. I can't believe this is my first Lorac palette. now I know what I have been missing. :)

You can get both of these from ulta's website: http://www.ulta.com

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Elf Haul and First Impression

Having loved some Elf products in the past, I decided to check out some of their newer products. I have always loved their eye shadows but I decided to give some of their new lip products and blushes a try.
The first item I got was an Elf blush palette in " light". I have to say that when I first swatches it on my hand I thought it wasn't going to be good. It took me about 4 swatches for each color to get it to really show up in the picture. On the cheeks however I discovered they are very pigmented and give a nice glow. I think this little palette is worth it and would be a nice addition to your makeup collection (especially if you are traveling and don't want to bring a whole bunch of blushes). You can actually switch the squares out but I don't think I would really need to do that since they seem like nice colors. The palette comes with light pink, rosy pink, coral and brown (bronzer type) shades. The brown color looks lighter in the palette but when swatched you can see it is much darker than it seems. I think for girls who are a bit more fair like me this would be a nice contour color.
The second set of products I got were lipglosses.  I had heard some good reviews about these so I wanted to give them a try. I was starting to doubt how nice these would be because of the cheap price but elf proved me wrong once again. Their smell threw me off a bit when I first opened them but I have to say the colors are amazing. I have a hard time with most lip glosses because of how pigmented my lips are but these actually work very nicely on my lips. 

From left to right: Scott, Joe, Brian, Marc, Michael, and Brett

I will have to do some looks with these glosses so you guys can see exactly what they look like on the lips. If you can get past the smell I would recommend these for sure.

Of course I had to get another Elf makeup remover pen (since I can't live without it lol).



I also saw this lip exfoliator one their website and decided to give it a try since my lips always dry up. I've used it once and so far I can't say that I love it. But I'm willing to give it another try...


My last set of products are of course lipsticks. I had heard a lot about ELF's new moisturizing lipsticks and was hoping they were worth all the hype.

From left to right: rosy go round, coral cutie, flirty and fabulous, and rich red matte lip color

After swatching these colors on the lips, I have to say that I do love them. They go on smooth and they are very pigmented, however I worry they are too soft and sometimes I feel like I'm going to break the lipstick in half (so be careful when applying). I do feel likes these lipsticks are worth it for the price. I'm excited to do some looks with them.


 I think they real winner of all of these lip products is the matte lip pencil. I only got one of these to try it out but I will definitely be getting more. This matte lip pencil is amazing. Let me just show you how it looks on the lips....

So overall I was happy with this haul. And I will have to keep you all updated on the lip exfoliator. If anyone would like the link to ELF's online website here you go: ELF

( the coupon code I used was: EC4fs8  )


Saturday, June 28, 2014

Natural Fotd








Eyes: Stila "In the light" Palette (lid: sunset, crease: bliss, inner corner: kitten, outer corner: sandstone) Urban Decay's eyeliner in "Zero", Revlon bold lacquer mascara in "Blackest black", and TarinaTarantino under eye brightener

Face: Laura Mercier's tinted moisturizer in natural, Wet n Wild's bronzer in "Ticket to brazil" to contour, It Cosmetic's bronzer and highlight: Warm radiance all over the face, Benefit's blush in "Georgia"

(Mac's fix + over top)

Lips: Mac's lipstick in "Mystical" with Mac's "Water Deities" over top

Friday, June 27, 2014

Purple and Blue Fotd




Eyes: Stila "In the light" Palette (lid: bubbly, crease: bliss, inner corner: kitten, outer corner: sandstone) Tarina Tarantino eye liner in "Cute robot", Revlon bold lacquer mascara in "Blackest black", and TarinaTarantino under eye brightener

Face: Laura Mercier's tinted moisturizer in natural, Wet n Wild's bronzer in "Ticket to brazil", It Cosmetic's bronzer and highlight: Warm radiance, Tarte's cheek stain in "Blushing bride" with Makeup Geek's blush in "Romance" over top

* I can not express how much I love the Makeup Geek blushes. They are so pigmented and go on so smoothly....watch out Mac..lol....*

( Mac's fix + over top)

Lips: Mac's lip liner in Magenta with Bite Beauty's Violet lipstick

 (Bite beauty is my new obsession. If you have never tried one of their lipsticks, spend the money you wont regret it. All i can think about is how long lasting it is, how pretty the colors are, and yes it DOES NOT dry out the lips)


Nails: Strange Beautiful (came in this month's BoxyCharm)

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Fotd: purple eyes and neutral lips



Eyes:  lid: urban, crease: jilted, inner corner: revolt (eye shadows from the electric palette), nyx super skinny liner in carbon black, and too faced better than sex mascara

Face: cover girl true blend foundation in classic beige, NYC bronzer in hamptons radiance, tarte's bronzer in park ave princess, Mac's mineralized skin finish in soft and gentle and Mac's blush in hang loose

( Mac's fix + over top)

Lips: Nyx lip liner in nude, Jemma Kidd's lipstick in english rose, and Urban Decay's lip gloss in naked

Nails: Butter London nail polish in slapper

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Today's look: miss manga mascara and mac's chatterbox


I have to say I was really excited to try out loreal's new miss manga mascara. It definitely opens up the eye.  Too faced better than sex mascara is still my number 1 go for all mascara products, but I think for a natural look this one is at the top of the list :) I paired it with Mac's lipstick in chatterbox with baby sparks dazzleglass on top. The nail polish I used today was Essie's turquoise and caicos. 


Friday, May 30, 2014

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette with Urban Decay's Electric Palette


Eyes: urban decay's chocolate bar palette ( lid: marzipan, crease: salted caramel, inner corner: white chocolate, outer corner: urban decay's jilted eye shadow from the electric palette), Mac's liner in waveline with urban decay's chaos eye shadow (electric palette) over top. Using too faced better than sex mascara was the last step for this eye look.

Face: cover girl true blend foundation in classic beige, NYC bronzer in hamptons radiance, tarte's bronzer in park ave princess, Mac's mineralized skin finish in soft and gentle, and tarte's blush in exposed

( Mac's fix + over top)


Lips: Rimmel liner in Eastend snob with mac's lipstick in creme cup

Monday, May 26, 2014

Fotd part 2

Today's Fotd included:

Eyes: urban decay's chocolate bar palette ( lid: champagne truffle and marzipan, crease: salted caramel, inner corner: white chocolate, outer corner: hazelnut) with Mac's teddy as a liner and too faced better than sex mascara

Face: cover girl true blend foundation in classic beige, NYC bronzer in hamptons radiance, tarte's bronzer in park ave princess, Mac's mineralized skin finish in soft and gentle, and tarte's blush in exposed

( Mac's fix + over top)

Lips: NYC liner in natural, mac lipstick in sushi kiss and Mac's lipglass in water deities


Mac's sushi kiss

Just wanted to give you guys a first swatch of Mac's sushi kiss lipstick. I was nervous about how this one would look but I love it :). The rest of today's fotd to come soon!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Makeup haul part 2

Mac painterly paint pot/ mac's sushi kiss / mac's water dieties

Makeup haul and fotd

I am so excited that I actually had a chance to do a look with some of my new makeup products today. For the eyes I used the Too faced chocolate palette (which I am in love with btw). And yes, when you open it up it does smell like chocolate which is amazing. To first try it out I ended up using their directions to get the "milk chocolate"eye look. For the lips I used Mac's liner in "kiss me quick" and lipstick in "true love'
s kiss" ( Maleficent collection). I am usually a pink lip kind of girl but I love this red. For the cheeks I used a little bit of Mac's desert rose blush.
 I have not tried out my second lip product yet but I did swatch it. Urban Decay's lipstick in melted peony is a beautiful light pink color.I swatched all 3 lip products so you could get a better idea of what they look like.


Mac's nail polish in flaming rose has been my new go to nail polish since the release

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Fotd and notd

Fotd:

eyes: bare minerals nude beach eyeshadow over the lid with bare minerals queen tiffany in the crease. Urban decay eyeliner in mildew with nars midnight porter over the top. For the eyelashes I used are ardells false eyelashes in natural and too faced better than sex mascara.

Face: covergirl true blend foundation in classic beige with Tarte exposed blush for the cheeks

Lips: mac's lipstick in candy yum yum with mac's cremesheen glass in pagoda


Nails: mac's ice cream cake nail polish

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Friday, April 25, 2014

Mac pink poodle lipstick

I absolutely love this color. A perfect pink that could go with any outfit :)