Fotd for Valentines day

Eyes: too faced satin sheets with urban decay's eyeliner in zero. Loreal voluminous mascara in black. Nyx jumbo eye pencil in milk under the eyebrows. mac's prep and prime in radiant rose under the eyes with maybeline's age rewind under the eyes as well

face: covergirl foundation in classic beige with nyc bronzer in hamptons radiance. Tarte park ave princess bronzer on the cheek bones with mac's soft and gentle as a highlight above the cheek bones

lips: mac's viva glam cyndi

New lip gloss - Dose of Color

I decided to blog about this new lip gloss I got in the mail a few weeks ago. I had heard over and over from bloggers that the lip gloss in undressed (by dose of color) was amazing. So I decided to try it out myself. To be honest, when I first opened it and tried it on I thought oh no what have I done... wasted money. But today when doing my fotd I realized just how perfect this lip color can be when done right. I chose to do a brighter cheek neutral eyes and the neutral lip and I am loving it. That says a lot coming from the girl that is obsessed with the bright lip look. So anyone who is curious about this lip gloss I say it is worth a try :)

It's been a while... Fotd :)

So I decided to post another FOTD from last night. Here are the products I used:

Foundation: pur 4 in 1 liquid foundation in light clair, with pur 4 in 1 pressed mineralized makeup over top

Under the eyes: Mac's prep and prime highlighter in radiant rose

Eyes: NYX eyeshadow base with UD primer potion over top

          Wet and Wild eye shadow in walking on eggshells ( lightest color) mixed with Mac's all that 

           glitters eyeshadow as the base color

           Mac's texture eyeshadow with ELF's mocha eyeshadow in the crease ( blend, blend, blend)

           Mac's swiss chocolate eyeshadow in the corner

           Urban Decay's eyeliner in whiskey

           Maybelline's falsies mascara

Eyebrows: NYX eyebrow kit

Cheeks: Benefit bronzer and highlighter 

             Benefit blush in hervana

             Mac's mineralized skin finish in soft and gentle

Lips: Cover girl's lip gloss in turn up the heat

Lush Ma Bar and Mr Punch Review

I decided to use another one of my bubble baths tonight after my workout and what better than the amazing Ma Bar. I say amazing mostly because of the fact that it is made of half cocoa and half toffee with a brown sugar cube in the middle. It smells really good :). The only downsides are: it does not change the water color like some of the others and you have to use bigger chunks of it each time to get the right amount of bubbles ( but that's not a big deal to me). I would still recommend it even though it is smaller than some of the others and goes a little quicker. For all the chocolate lovers out there you will like it. I also tried my little sample of Mr Punch fruity soap tonight which I have to say is amazing as well. Normally the samples I get from Lush arent ones I would ever buy but I love this one. Might have to order the bigger size in the future.

Casual Makeup of the Day for a Casual Day

Looking through all my makeup and nail polishes this morning reminded me how long it's been since I've posted on  this blog. So I figured since it's a casual day I would do a casual makeup look with my favorite nail polish (mod about you). This look was inspired by a makeup look i saw Jaclyn Hill make so i thought i would try to recreate it. If you want the link to her actual video here it is :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYMNZiaky5U The only big changes I made included using the mac lipstick angel and a lip gloss by bare essentials in katie ( perfect pink). I think this may be my new go to look. Never would have thought I would have loved the tempting eyeshadow by mac so much but it is really pretty.

Spring pink lipsticks/lipglosses

 Most are drugstore with the exception of one mac lipgloss

left to right: revlon baby pink, NYX  lipgloss in beige, NYX soft matte lip creme in Milan, Body Shop lipstick in 59,  mac lipgloss in English Accents, NYX lip creme in  candyland,  Revlon lipstick in Paparazzi Pink, Wet nWild 901B lipstick, NYC lip creme in Tokyo, Revlon lipstick in carnation, Revlon lip butter in cupcake,  Rimmel lipstick in Pink Chic, revlon lipstick in Prim-Rose

NOTD

I absolutely love this nail color for spring!!!

Essie: Play date

ootd, face of the day and glam bag :)

FOTD:

face:  revlon photo ready airbrush  in natural beige,  elf blush in fushia fusion, benefit bronze and highlight duo, mac skinfinish in soft and gentle, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes

eyes:   benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, Naked  Eye  Too faced eyeshadow palette (in the buff for the inner corner highlight, birthday suit on outer half of lid, pillow talk in crease and lap dance the darker brown color in the outer corner)  nyx liquid liner and covergirl lash blast  volume mascara

 

lips-nyx xtreme lip creme in candyland, rimmel lip liner in eastend snob, burt's bees lip gloss in sweet pink

ootd: dress-forever21
         purse- shoedazzle
         earings- little black bag

glam bag for march:

I have to say the past 2 months I have pretty disappointed in the glam bag products but I guess thats how it works... first month you get really nice stuff and after that just fillers....
I'm still deciding if I am going to cancel my glam bag for next month....

what i got this month:

1. Derm store care package- eh... that stuff really doesn't excite me too much
2. foundation elements- another ehh...
3. kera color enhancing leave  in treatment-this might be useful but we will see i guess
4. glam eyeshadow brush and case- the one product i did like this month, the brush works well but still disappointed that this is the only thing i really liked

FOTN and OOTN

OOTN: dress- forever21

FOTN:

face:  revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, physicians formula blush in Pink, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes

eyes: nyx eyeshadow base, loreal bronzed taupe on the brows, nyx jumbo eye pencil in pacific all over the lid,  wet n wild on cloud nine palette- top color (light blue) all over the lid, elf beauty book smokey eye edition ( top row from left to right: the 3rd navy color in the crease and the 4th navy color in the outer crease), mac's quarry to blend the colors. I also used a bit of Almay's navy blue color from there intense i color quad to darken the outer crease

lips-mac lipstick in pretty please, mac lustreglass in love nectar, nyx lipliner in natural

Small Haul

Lately I have become obsessed with Mac's eyeliner in undercurrent. I had heard of this eyeliner before on youtube makeup videos but never actually tried it out. Now that I see how well it brings out hazel eyes it has become one of my top makeup products. The liner glides on really smooth and lasts throughout the day.
Because spring is on its way I also wanted to create a light blue pastel eye look. I have used light blue eyeshadows in the past but have realized that I really needed a blue base in order to make the eyeshadow stand out more and last longer. Nyx's jumbo eye pencil  in pacific looks promising so we will see....

left- Nyx jumbo eye pencil in pacific
right- mac eyeliner in undercurrent

Undercurrent on:

( Would look better with a green eye, however I originally did a neutral eye and just couldn't wait another day to try this eyeliner out)

For the past 2 months, Dj and I have been trying to use up whats left of our holiday candles. The other day I decided  I had had  enough of those smells and it was time for a least one spring scented candle.
Bath and Body Works new scent in flower shop is very strong but smells amazing. I think we made a good choice.

OOTD and FOTD

shirt- the loft
pants-forever 21
necklace- jewelmint

 
FOTD:


face:  revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, tarte blush in exposed, benefit blush in georgia, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes, benefit pore professional

eyes:   benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, mac vanilla pigment in inner corner, Naked eyeshadow palette (sin all over the with buck in the crease and toasted in the outer corner)  loreal liquid liner and covergirl lashblast fusion

 

lips-mac lipstick in jazzed

LUSH haul!

This semester I started my full time internship at ORMC which requires me to be on my feet for 10 hr shifts so its safe to say LUSH products are always nice to come home to. :)  Here's some of the items I picked up the other day while we were visiting in Tampa.

1. Magic Mushroom Bubble bar (valentines day limited edition)

LUSH describes the Magic Mushroom as  smelling like fresh strawberries covered in cream.  I have not actually tried this one yet but just smelling it in the package I have to agree. I am super excited about this bubble bar, too bad its limited edition.

2. Leap Frog
       * have not tried yet but stay tuned and I'll discuss more when I get to use it :)

3.  Dorothy bubble bar
 
        - This bubble bar is amazing if you love citrus/fruity scents. I will definitely use this bar again in the future.

4.  Pop in the bath bubble bar
          - I did like this bubble bar however I noticed there was less bubbles than with the Dorothy bubble bar. It doesn't have a distinct smell like many of the other bubble bars do but it worked for me.

5.  Volcano foot mask-

            This  foot mask has become by far my favorite new product to use. It leaves your feet super soft and you feeling relaxed. This product is a must for anyone who works long shifts.


6. Fair Trade foot lotion
   I have only been trying a sample size of this product but already love it so much I know I am going to order more. It works perfectly with the volcano foot mask.


.....nothing like LUSH to make those lonngg days just a little better :)


        

Presents!

Hair and makeup products I got for Christmas:

My aunt gave me a makeup/ hair accessories travel set which I was excited about since I have so much stuff now. Traveling with my makeup will be much easier.

My parents gave me an ulta giftcard so I decided to use it on a NYX lipgloss in beige( it's really pink) and the too faced naked palette that I have been looking at for a while.

Dj got me a straightner since my old one was useless :) and it is pink!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day FOTDs

 Christmas Eve FOTD:

***earrings are from jewelmint***

face:  revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, benefit blush in throb,  too faced translucent powder in candlelight, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes, benefit pore professional

eyes:   benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, mac vanilla pigment in inner corner

***For this eye look I was inspired by Makeup Geek's Winter Wonderland tutorial. It came out so pretty.  I think it would even be cute for a New Years look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vU48Yn_Bs&feature=g-hist&context=G2c1e3ceAHTvkCyAAHAA 

lips-violent lips temporary lip tattoo in  red glitteratti

I did end up substituting the temporary lip tattoo  with a nude lip before the end of the night because it ended up being just to much. I had a lot of trouble with the lip tattoo but I think I just have not quite figured it out yet. 

 

 

Christmas Day FOTD:
face:  revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, benefit blush in throb,  too faced translucent powder in candlelight, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes, benefit pore professional

eyes:   benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, mac vanilla pigment in inner corner, Urban decay naked palette: side car and half baked all over the lid with smog in the crease and corner, NYX liquid liner

lips- mac's lipstick in viva glam cyndi with  mac's wicked ways lipgloss over top

FOTD,OOTN and December birchbox!

                                                          (prior to doing my hair lol)

face:  revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, NYC blush in mauvin uptown,  too faced translucent powder in candlelight, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes, benefit pore professional

eyes:   benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, mac vanilla pigment in inner corner

***For this eye look I followed MissyCassieB's  smoked golden cranberries tutorial. What i love about this look is you can recreate this eye with whatever gold and red/purple eye shadows that you might have. I followed the products she used for the most part but used my too faced glitter instead. I also chose to make my liner a little bit thicker without the winged edge. It looks pretty both ways. Here's the link if anyone would like to check it out***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKcdPAv0Zk&context=C3d88dadADOEgsToPDskLLdvegrElIg4kRumtX6Ky5

lips- mac's lip liner in Beurre followed by mac's lipstick in midimauve with  benefits lipgloss in "who are you wearing" (any pink gloss will do just to brighten up the lips a little)

for my hair today I wanted to switch it up and get my hair up and off my face so I chose to do Lilith Moon's tuck roll. I love watching her videos and even though I have tried many of her hairstyles before, this is the first one I have successfully completed. It doesn't look as nice as the one  she does it in her video but it works lol. Yes, hairstyling is my weakness.  Here is the link if anyone is interested. I thought it was a cute look for the holidays, not too hard if I can do it lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmZR-PlJ_AU&list=HL1324668750&feature=mh_lolz

-The christmas tree earrings I got these as a gift, I'm sorry I wish i knew where they came from-

OOTD: shirt- target; skirt: forever21; heels: target

So my birchbox finally came in! As soon as I have time to really use the products I can update on how well everything works. I will say though that I tried the recharge eboost since I have already started with the runny nose and congestion (just one Christmas i would like to not be sick lol) and it was kinda yucky to be honest. I drank most of it but could not force myself to drink the whole thing. I hope it works but I don't think I will ever be buying that. My friend Alex tried on the Joer lipgloss last night and it looked really cute on her so I'm excited about that product. Everything else I'm not sure about yet but I will keep you updated on how the products turn out.

My friend Alex also brought me over a cute little present last night which I had to share because I am so excited about it......


Yes! It's a gold bics band! I was sooo happy to get this because they have been sold out of many of them for a while so i was surprised she could find this one. And our gym at the apartment just reopened (they were remodeling it),  so perfect timing :) I wear them everyday regardless if I work out or not so I am really excited about that.


I did sign up for the new  myglam bag and I can't wait till next month to see what I get. If you guys have not checked it out yet it's pretty much like birchbox but mostly makeup products and they give some full size, thats right full size products ( urban decay eyeshadows etc.)! I would suggest signing up to be on their email list because when the monthly bags come in they sell out within the day (that is how popular they are). 
I can't wait to see what January's bag will have in it. Here's the picture they sent me of what the bag would look like:




I'm not sure yet if I am going to keep birchbox. They do need to step it up though cause myglam bag is making them look reallly bad.  Here's a video review on myglam bag by bentley blonde:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQc04tWdnFc