Favorites of 2010

Eye Products:

• E.L.F. Elements single e/s
• Pink Ice
• Ivory
• Moondust
• Sage
• NYX Trio e/s- Nude/Taupe/Dark Brown
• Cover Girl e/s quad- (name?)- shade names: deep ocean/blue Caribbean/misty seas/arctic glow
• Wet n Wild Color Icon palette- 249 Vanity
• Boots No7 Stay Perfect shadow palette- 45 Beside the Sea
• NYX e/s singles
• 106 Golden Dune
• 11 Iced Mocha
• 122 Morocco
• 55 Spring Flower
• 39 Slate
• 19 Flamingo
• Rimmel Three-Sum-110 Platonic
• E.L.F. Eye Brigtening e/s- Ivy
• Urban Decay deluxe e/s- Underground
• Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono e/s- Glam Ice
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
• Stila Smugdepot- black
• Stila Smudgepot- Kitten
• NYX Jumbo e/s pencil- Milk
• L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
• Cover Girl Lashblast mascara in Black Brown 
• Clinique High Impact mascara-black

Face products:

• Bare Minerals Prime Time foundation primer
• NYX Creme Rouge blush- 11 Boho Chic
• Maybelline Mineral Power foundation w SPF 18

Lip products (not pictured):

• E.L.F. Hypershine Glosses
• Blossom
• Joy
• Mark Juice Gems
• any shade
• Victoria Secret Beauty Rush lipgloss- Slice of Heaven
• Bath and Body Works Liplicious lipgloss- Whipped Vanilla
• NYX Round Lipstick
• Thalia
• Indian Pink
• Smackers lip balm stick- Strawberry 

Body products:

• Bath and Body Works
• Black Raspberry Vanilla EDT
• " " handcream
• Warm Vanilla Sugar body cream
• Dark Kiss body lotion
• Shakira EDT (there is a 2.7 fl oz. size for 50% at Walgreens in a gift set!)

Nail polish:

• Wet n Wild Color Craze- 231 Shield
• Essence Colour + Go- 27 No More Drama (only $0.99)

Love,

March Favorites 2010

It's that time! Sorry it's a day late from when I promised it... Here are the products I repeatedly reached for in March 2010:

Secret Scent Expressions Invisible Solid Deodorant in Cocoa Butter Kiss

This smells fantastic. It reminds me of summer, and I just cannot emphasize enough how good this smells.

MAC eyeshadow in Phloof!

I love this as an inner corner and browbone highlight!

Revlon Colorstay Foundation Combo/Oily Formula in shade Sand Beige

One word: Perfection

Mark. Just Pinched instant blush tint in Cheeky

Makes me look fresh and cheery!

Essie Nail Polish in Shelter Island LE

This color reminds me of the ocean. It's so pretty. I have it on my toes right now, and it was so cute at the beach!

Loreal Voluminous in Carbon Black

Lush lashes

Wet n Wild Lash Intense Mascara

perfectly volumized and separated  and easy to remove

E.L.F. Studio Kabuki Brush and Powder Brush

These brushes are great quality. So soft!

Mark. On the Edge Liquid Eyeliner

The brush is so thin which makes it easy to maneuver and control and allows perfect precision. It's buildable so a large number of looks are attainable, and this baby does not budge!

Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Underground

These shadows feel like silk, and the color of this one makes it the most beautiful and unique neutral. They are so soft that it really makes it a pleasure to wear these.

NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Nude/Taupe/Dark Brown (what an original name...)

Great for on the go. The middle shade is really interesting.

E.L.F. Nail Polish Remover Pads

They work. The last time I ordered these (two years ago) they were horrible and smelled disgusting. I wouldn't say these smell great, but they are much improved in scent. This time they work perfectly.

Hope you enjoyed!

First Haul Post! Revlon and E.L.F. Galore

The first announcement is that I figured out how to manipulate the color setting on my camera, so now all the photos are 99% what they look like in person (to me). I was finally able to capture the color of NYX Rouge Blush in Boho Chic (this really made me so happy. It was pathetic):

 Isn't it beautiful?

Now on to the review! We'll start with Revlon, because that part is smaller. I took advantage of two great sales that were going on: Revlon BOGO at CVS and Revlon 40% off at Walgreens. I bought a ColorStay Mineral Blush in the shade Petal and a ColorStay Mineral Bronzer in the shade Golden Bronze (which I was hitting pan on). 

                                          

 Here's a swatch of the bronzer. The blush shows up on my face and wrist, but not in pictures for some reason. It's actually swatched right under the bronzer in this photo. I can see it, but the camera can't. These are usually $13.99 each regularly ($11.99 at Target btw). So during BOGO, I got each one for $7.

Next I went to Walgreens and bought Revlon Colorstay in the Combination/Oily formula in the shade 180 Sand Beige (which I'm loving) and Revlon Matte Lipstick in Pink Pout.

                                                    

I swatched an alreadly open Revlon Matte in Pink Pout at Walmart a while ago and fell in love with the slightly-lilac slightly-bubble gum color. However, when I bought my tube from Walgreens and got it home, I realized it's the right shade (on the tube),but the color is different (similar but completely different). Observe below:

                                           
Left: My swatch and tube Right: Internet images of the swatch and tube. Most photos show the tube even more lilac tinted than this!
I really don't know why this is. I want the color on the right, not the left. I will probably return the lipstick for another shade from the Super Lustrous line which I love. But despite my disappointment, I did get a great deal and the lipstick quality is nice. At 40% off, I bought the lipstick for $4.79 and the foundation for $7.79. Plus I received a great coupon for $5 dollars off my next Revlon cosmetics purchase at Walgreens! Are you thinking what I'm thinking??? Two lippies!

Now for the E.L.F. haul.

Studio Small Smudge Brush

 This is slightly pinker in person.

The sharpener is built in! 

Left: E.L.F Blending Brush Right: Mary Kay Crease Brush

I just happen to own the Mary Kay Crease brush, but it isn't soft anymore. So I bought a replacement. They differ in shape, so I don't know if I'll like it or not.

E.L.F. Studio Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

blush is pinker than swatch

 free gift for referring friends!

I'm so excited to try everything. I really love E.L.F. Let me know if you want reviews on anything, and don't forget to comment on the previous post about which Mark. product I should review first!

March 16, 2009 LOTW: Frosted Violets

For my first Look of the Week (daily is too much), I was inspired by this picture of violets in the snow. While I didn't go literal with dark purples, blues, and a hint of yellow, I did go with soft frosty purples and metallics.

(http://www.weblo.com/asset_images/large/Violet_in_the_snow_Violet_48d5eec8bcff2.jpg)

Here are the products I used:

Foundation: Mark. face expert in Nude

Concealer: Hard Candy Nobody's Perfect Concealer Palette in Fair 133 and NYX Concealer in a Jar in 02 

                 Fair

Primer: UDPP

Shadows: Rimmel Glam Eyes in Glam Ice, Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Asphyxia, E.L.F Brightening Eyecolor  

                in Silver Linin, and NYX Single Eyeshadow in 25 Silver

Liner: Loreal HiP Color Chrome Eyeliner in 915 Silver Lightning, Urban Decay 24/7 in Lust, and Wet n Wild 

          Mega Eyes Creme Liner in 887 Eggplant

Macara: Eyeko BIG Eyes Mascara in Black

And the look......