MD Lash Factor progress!

I love this stuff ... I am truly amazed at the results I am getting. I knew it was really working when I could suddenly feel my lashes sans mascara ... before they were so thin and sparse that I couldn't even feel them and now they are most definitely there.

The best part is that I keep getting compliments on them ... most people think I have on falsies. If I didn't know it would hurt like hell I would just tell them to pull on them to prove they are real :D

Anyways ... the product name, as most of you know, is MD Lash Factor by Procyte and can be found in many places. It usually retails for $140 but I got it for $80 at www.101cosmetics.com ... definitely worth every penny and more.

Enjoy!

MAC Brush Belt!

So happy about this ... I got it today to organize my expanding collection of MAC brushes and I couldn't be happier with it. It holds all that I have and still has room for the ones that are on their way from the F&F sale! Woot!

BTW ... thanks for being patient with me during vacation. We enjoyed being home and, needless to say, I was not happy to come back. Oh well ... thus is life.

Enjoy!

Brief Hiatus ...

I am leaving on Wednesday to go home for a few weeks ... I need to go be with family during what is soon to be a trying time and just recharge my batteries. I will have very sporadic internet access while I am in Lubbock and won't have good mirrors and lighting to do pics, so it is likely that not much will get posted while I am there.

Just didn't want anyone to think I fell off the planet or anything ... ya'll enjoy your summers and I will see you in a few weeks!

Fire & Eyes

I did this today, and immediately thought of our dear Joni ... first because she loves Coppering and second because she looks amazing in these warm fiery colours. Hell ... she looks amazing in everything!

Enjoy!


All products/tools are MAC unless otherwise stated.

Face:
basic face routine
Devil blush; used 187 duo fibre brush

Eyes:
Beige-ing shadestick over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
Crystal Avalanche veluxe pearl shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used 227 shadow brush
Coppering veluxe pearl shadow dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer half of lid; used 217 and 239 shadow brushes
Rule matte shadow dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used 239 shadow brush
Blacktrack fluidline along upper lashline only; used 210 liner brush
Carbon matte shadow dry lined along lower lashline only; used 266 liner brush
Maybelline Full N Soft mascara in Blackest Black

Lips:
BE Krystal buxom; blot
Sublime Culture cremestick lip liner
Fleshpot satin lipstick
Bonus Beat lipglass

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Hope No Matter What!

This quad was made by The She Space founder Heather to honor a dear friend of many of us who lost her battle to depression in late April of this year. I hadn't spoken to her in quite a while, but her tragic loss has affected me in ways that I can't begin to describe.

Becca, you were a beautiful lovely lady and the world is less bright without you in it ... I hope you have found the peace that you so desperately craved.

Enjoy!


All tools are MAC unless otherwise stated.

Face:
basic face routine
MAC Pink Rebel lustre drops on cheeks; used 188 duo fibre brush
MAC Lucent sheersheen powder over cheeks and on high points of face; used 187 duo fibre brush

Eyes:
MAC shadestick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
TSS Hope No Matter what shadow dry over browbone and around entire eye area; used 227 shadow brush
TSS I Bask In My Own Light shadow dry in crease and along lower lashline; used 217 shadow brush
TSS I Celebrate Me shadow dry on outer third of lid; used 239 shadow brush
TSS I am Abundant shadow dry on middle third of lid; used 239 shadow brush
TSS Hope No Matter What shadow dry on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used 239 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along upper lashline only; used 210 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
BE Krystal buxom lip polish; blot
MAC Lavender Whip cremesheen lipstick
MAC Ever So Rich cremesheen glass

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Latest Manicures!

Woot for more mani's ... I love doing my nails, or couldn't you tell?!?

MAC Naked Honey Collection Swatches & Review

The swatches speak for themselves ... I adore this collection ... really really really adore it. These are NOT your typical browns and golds.

Creme De Meil shadow - this is a veluxe pearl ... and it is gorgeous. If you have Dreamaker starflash, this is very similar but this is a deeper gold than Dreamaker.

Pollinator shadow- frost, and very similar to Paradisico except that this isn't anywhere near as much of a pain in the arse. Paradisico is HARDER THAN HADES to work with, and this one, while not perfect, is much easier. Also, it doesn't have the pink tinge than Paradisico does. More of a peach with some gold.

Buckwheat shadow - frost, and brown but an amazing brown! Seriously ... this is a cool brown with warm shimmer if that makes any sense. Like a cool taupe brown with some red and gold interference. Hard to describe, but completely gorgeous.

She's A Star lipglass - this is like What A Do! from BBR without the peachy flashes. Very sheer, but gorgeous. Definitely a great one if you want something that will show your natural lip colour but give you some sheen as well.

Queen Bee lipglass - completely unlike anything else that I have. Really pretty ... has some orange to it but not obnoxious orange. Again, very unique!

Buzz lipglass - OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! This is the star of the entire shebang! This is Coppering eyeshadow in lipglass form ... maybe slightly less red but there is definitely still some red in there and it is SOOO pretty! If you skip this one, you are nuts!

Highlight powders - I realize the swatch makes them look almost the same, but that is just the picture. Golden Nectar is actually significantly darker but not so much that my NC15 self could not wear it. Both are ultra gorgeous even without the overspray. They both have definite gold and peach tones, but Golden Nectar also has some really pretty bronze tones to it. I am getting both ... they are so pretty.

I will review the body products after I get them ... I didn't really play much today. I can tell you that Africanimal fragrance will scare the bejesus out of you in the bottle but completely transforms itself into something sweet and spicy and sexy when you put it on.

NEW Basic Face Routine

I have pretty much completely changed my basic face routine lately so I thought I would post up and tell everyone what I am using since I am too lazy to type it out all the time. My skin is doing really well, which makes me happy and also means that I can use less junk.

1) Yves St. Laurent Touche Eclat highlighter/concealer under eyes and on corners of nose and mouth; blend with fingers
2) MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light to conceal and over entire face INSTEAD OF FOUNDATION; use Everday Minerals Eye Buki brush and MAC 182 buffer brush
3) Sephora dark brown brow powder (part of a brow trio that sells for around $10); use MAC 208 brush brush
4) BE Krystal buxom lip polish; this gets the powder off my lips while still leaving the lip lines well concealed and defined and I get that buxom tingle. It also softens my lips up for colour ... I always blot it off before I apply colour.

That is IT! Isn't that awesome!

Also, in case you are wondering why my lashes all of a sudden have oomph I have been faithfully using MD Lash Factor by Procyte for well over a month now and the difference is amazing. Before using this when I washed my face I could never really feel my lashes because they were so sparse and thin. Now when I wash my face I feel like I still have on mascara because my lashes are so long and thick ... that is how I really know it is working. I use it in the morning under my mascara because it doesn't irritate my eyes, but most people do it at night before bed. I am too lazy at night to remember it, hence the morning routine.

Thanks ... and hope this helps everyone follow the looks posts!

Romp

Today seemed to last forever ... last day of school! Had to pack up my room, say goodbye to the ones I will miss, register Shelby for Kindergarten (oy.ve.) Anyways, this was just thrown together this morning because I have so many things that I have not tried yet.

Enjoy!


All products/tools are MAC unless otherwise stated.

Face:
basic face routine
Dollymix blush; used 187 duo fibre brush

Eyes:
Beige-ing shadestick over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
Ricepaper frost shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used 227 shadow brush
Dazzlelight veluxe pearl shadow dry on browbone; used 227 shadow brush
Embark matte shadow dry on interior of crease and along lower lashline; used 226 shadow brush
Romp frost shadow dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used 217 and 239 shadow brushes
Ricepaper frost shadow dry on inner two thirds of lid; used 239 shadow brush
Blacktrack fluidline along upper lashline only; used 210 liner brush
Maybelline Full N Soft mascara in Blackest Black

Lips:
BE Krystal buxom; blot
Chanel Glossimer in Erotic

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Odd Couple

Another old but recently acquired MES. The purple in this one is to die for ... but I found out today that the colour payoff from it is HORRIBLE!

Enjoy!


All products/tools are MAC unless otherwise stated.

Face:
basic face routine
Intenso mineralize blush duo; used 109 face brush

Eyes:
Beigeing shadestick over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
White Frost frost shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used 227 shadow brush
Odd Couple MES purple solid side dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used 217 and 239 shadow brushes
Odd Couple MES bronze melange side dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used 239 shadow brush
Blacktrack fluidline along upper lashline only; used 210 liner brush
Maybelline Full N Soft mascara in Blackest Black

Lips:
BE Krystal buxom; blot
Dior Addict Ultra Shine gloss in a mystery colour (sticker is suddenly missing ... grrr)

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Hot Contrast

I had looked at this MES tons of times, but never got it because it just didn't seem great enough to get ... until it was available at a CCO price however. Now that I have it I really love it ... the black is unexpectedly matte, which I hadn't really realized. Mine has alot of red veining on the melange side so that was nice.

Wearing another Chanel Glossimer again ... the wear on it was, once again, horrid. And as much as I like the colour when I put it on it just turns orange eventually. This one is also going back ... and I hate to return makeup since they just toss it and it is such a waste. Oh well ...

Enjoy!


All products/tools are MAC unless otherwise stated.

Face:
basic face routine
Moon River mineralize blush duo; used 109 face brush

Eyes:
Beigeing shadestick over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
Crystal Avalanche veluxe pearl shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used 227 shadow brush
Hot Contrast MES black solid side dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used 217 and 239 shadow brushes
Hot Contrast MES melange side dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used 239 shadow brush
Blacktrack fluidline along upper lashline only; used 210 liner brush
Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes mascara in Phenomen'Black

Lips:
BE Krystal buxom; blot
Chanel Glossimer in Jupiter

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!