Glamourista II

Well, it took me long enough to use this one! All in all I am surprised at how much I like the eye colours, but they have some subtle nuances that make them really pretty! I absolutely love High Style ... it is such a pretty cream colour.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine (sub EDM brushes again)
Irresistible blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Metal-X Cream Shadow in Virgin Silver over entire eye area; used fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in Bourbon along lower lashline; used Sephora #4 sponge applicator
High Style dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead shadow brush
Snazzy dry in crease, lining outer half of lower lashline, and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
High Style dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Chanel Exceptionnel de Chanel Intense Volume and Curl mascara in Smoky Noir

Lips:
So Natural lip liner
Eva Buxom lip polish
MAC Chic frost lipstick

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

BE Free

The first time I tried this look it was SO awful that I wiped it off immediately ... I can count the number of times that I have had to do that on one hand, so it was REALLY bad! So, needless to say, this morning I was rather hesitant to try it again ... but I think it worked out really well. I have always loved Fire Opal ... and this look makes me love it even more.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine (sub. EDM Flat Top brush for foundation and EDM Kabuki for CS)
Papaya blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Lemon lash to just about crease; blend with fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in Lucky along lower lashline; smudged with Sephora #4 sponge applicator
Lemonade dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Mojito dry in crease, lining lower lashline, and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Fire Opal dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Chanel Exceptionnel de Chanel Intense Volume and Curl mascara in Smoky Noir

Lips:
Lacey Buxom lip polish
MAC Impassioned amplified creme lipstick

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

And just in case you were curious about the hair
(taken in the reflection of the mirror ... hence the haze!)



And ... my new Kenneth Jay Lane Wild Rose ring from QVC ... LOVE IT!

Tea Party ... and skincare update!

Let me first say that I went a bit overboard with the blue under the eye ... it didn't look nearly this stark in person at least. Other than that I LOVE THESE COLOURS! I am so glad I finally put them together, because they belong together. I just love them!

Oh yes ... and I got a shipment confirmation about my skincare stuff from Mario Badescu ... it has a scheduled delivery of Thursday ... so if it makes it here then it will be five days from order to door-step, which is pretty darn good in my opinion!

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Vintage Peach blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk lash to just above crease, then blended up towards crease; used fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in 1999 along lower lashline; smudged using Sephora #4 sponge applicator
Jasmine Tea dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Herbal Tea dry in crease, lining lower lashline, and on outer half of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Jasmine Tea dry on inner third, wrapped around inner corner, and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Green Tea wetlined top lashline; used Face Secrets Concealer/Liner brush
Chanel Exceptionnel de Chanel Intense Volume and Curl mascara in black (LOVE LOVE LOVE!)

Lips:
MAC Heatherette Sock Hop lipglass
MAC Heatherette Lollipop Loving glaze lipstick

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

Garden Party

This whole look was done in a BIG hurry ... gotta love it when you start your whole week out by waking up late (grrrrrrr!). So anyways ... the point of me telling you that is just that the colour placement is not all that creative.

I still love the colours and the combo of them together (GF Kathleen ... where have you been all my life?!?!?) but given more time I would have put them together differently.

And I love new Diamond Buxoms ... sparkle is so my thing. And Aubergine blush is great too (thank you Lisa!) ... so the combo all together is a real keeper.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Aubergine blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Metal-X Cream Shadow in Virgin Silver over entire eye area; used fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in Stash along lower lashline; smudged using Sephora #4 sponge applicator
Lemonade dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Girlfriend Kathleen dry in crease, lining outer half of lower lashline, and dry on outer half of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Lemonade dry on inner half of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Lancome Cils Booster XL mascara primer
Lancome Oscillation mascara in black

Lips:
PUR minerals Cranberry Quarts lip liner
Starr Diamond Buxom lip polish

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

New SkinCare journey ... featuring Mario Badescu products!

OK, so I am going to chronicle EVERYTHING about this because I have heard great reviews of this line overall and it was recommended to me by someone here on the blog (thank you Sue!)

I placed my order on Friday ... and got five products for a little over $70, which I think is not all too bad for products with such great reviews.

The first update you will receive this week will be when I get them ... cause it will be important how well their shipping process is.

What I would like from all of you is this: if you have ever used the line, please let me know what you think. I will try to do posts weekly on what I think the progress is of my skin and (GASP!) maybe some makeup-less pics to show what I mean.

Please give me any feedback you can ... I am interested in knowing what all the skincare divas think. The products I ordered are as follows, and all are from www.mariobadescu.com

Glycolic Foaming Cleanser
Special C Cleansing Lotion
Drying Lotion
Drying Cream
Buffering Lotion

I am also going to consider ordering the Drying Mask (let's face it ... i forget to use the masks I have so that would probably be the same as this one). Thanks for reading my ramble!

Romantic Comedy

Overall ... I am just not a fan. As a look together, except for the lips (which I LOVE) it is just kinda a blah look! Drama is a great colour, and Venus is as well ... but add Frolic and it just kinda dulls it out. There are much better pinks ... and much better combos ... out there. I am still glad I got the kit because it was the only availability of Venus, but all in all I will probably never use them together again.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Secret blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC ShadeStick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers
Venus dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Drama dry in crease, lining lower lashline, and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Frolic dry on inner two thirds of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
Venus dry on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Bourjois Maxi Frange mascara (primer end only)
Lancome Oscillation mascara in black

Lips:
Sephora #404 lip pencil? (the purple one)
Carmen FC Buxom lip polish

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

The Mysticals

This set is actually meant to be used over other colours ... to smoke them out ... and I find these colours COMPLETELY useless for that, which is probably why I have never used them. But like this I was really really surprised ... not at all what I was going for, but I still like it!

And this is one of my favorite lipsticks ... it is much more purple in person, and I am all about the purple lips.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Gala blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Metal-X Cream Shadow in Virgin Silver over entire eye area; used fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in Lust lining top and bottom lashlines; smudged with Sephora #4 sponge applicator
Masquerade dry in crease, lining lower lashline, and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Mystery dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Lancome Cils Booster XL mascara primer
Lancome Oscillation mascara in black

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
Sephora #404??? lip pencil (purple one)
MAC Up the Amp amplified creme lipstick

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

Bouquet

This look was the QVC Spring or Summer Catalog Special in 2007 ... and the first time I tried the colours together I HATED them so much that I never used any of them sense.

What a wonder the right base makes ... add a white base and now I LOVE them! I have always listed Peach Puff on that list of colours that hate me, but today I really really love it.

Anyways ... I am sooooooo happy with the way this turned out that I wanted to share ASAP ... so here you go!

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Lumiere Ditto O blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk lash to just above crease, then blended up towards brows and into inner corner; used fingers
UD 24/7 eye pencil in Covet along lower lashline; smudged with Sephora #4 sponge applicator
Petunia dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead shadow brush
Peach Puff dry in crease and under outer third of Covet liner; used Shaping Eye brush
Peach Puff dry on outer third of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
Pink Posey dry on inner two thirds of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
Petunia dry on inner third, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in black

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
Wearable Bronze lip liner
MAC Lip Lacquer in Varneesh

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

Guinevere Goes Crazy

Yet another funky title ... and can you tell I am all about the TSS blues this week???

Oh well ... not really anything interesting to say here ... other than OMG I LOVE THIS LIPGLOSS! OK ... I am done now ;)

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Lumiere Ditto O blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Metal-X Cream Shadow in Virgin Silver over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
UD 24/7 Eye Pencil in Electric lining lower lashline and waterline, then smudged for effect; used Sephora #4 sponge applicator
TSS Go to Lunch dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
TSS Far too Fabulous dry in crease, lining lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
TSS Cocktails in Camelot dry on outer two thirds of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
TSS Typical Mania dry on outer third of lid, wrapped around inner corner and up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes mascara in black

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
PUR minerals lip liner in Cranberry Quartz
MAC lipglass in Hothouse

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

Human Resources

The title of this one is really abstract ... but so is my brain so if you know me all that well you will get the point. Otherwise I am just really tired and hoping everyone is having a better week than me and my sister (hi SpeedRacer ;) ).

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Lovely blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Metal-X Cream Shadow in Virgin Silver over entire eye area; blend with fingers
UD 24/7 Eye Pencil in Yeyo on lower waterline and blended into lashline; used Sephora #4 Smudger sponge applicator
TSS Go to Work dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
TSS Tear Jerk dry in crease, lining lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
TSS Electric Lust dry on inner third of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
TSS Mesh & Lace dry on inner third and wrapped around inner corner and up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in black

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
Mary Kay Red lip liner
MAC Rapturous mattene lipstick

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

Beach Bunny ... from the Archive!

I am pulling this one out of the archive just cause I like it! No other reason other than that ... the colours in it are still some of my faves (Water Lily is a must have ... if you don't have it ... GET IT!) and for some strange reasons I actually got my lashes to look good in this one ... seriously considering going back to that mascara just because of this look.

Anyways ... enjoy the blast from the past!

Face:
basic face routine
Pure Radiance under foundation; used Handy Buki brush
Compassion blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
Free Spirit applied dry over entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Loli applied dry in a concentrated narrow line in crease and along lower lash line; used skinny end of Smoky Eye brush
Bunny Hop applied dry in crease; used fat end of Smoky Eye brush
Water Lily foiled on lid, lash to crease; used Wet/Dry brush
Bunny Hop used dry to blend foil line; used skinny end of Smoky Eye brush
Turquoise Sea used wet as a liner to top lash only; used bent Eye Liner brush
Bourjois Paris Mascara Maxi Frange; primer end only
Loreal Telescopic mascara in black

Lips:
Jewel lip liner
60/40 mix of Smile lip gloss and Krystal Buxom lip polish; apply using a synthetic lip brush

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

Bargain Alert! UD 24/7 Eye Pencil sets at ULTA

I have been WAITING FOREVER for them to come out with more sets of these. The eyeliners are fabulous ... they go on so smooth you just want to keep applying them and they stay on forever ... even on your waterline. Not to mention that the colours are, true to the style of Urban Decay, bright and gorgeous. I love them ... so when I opened this weeks ULTA ad this week and saw them of course I went and got them as soon as they opened this morning.

My only complaint is that neither of these two sets have Deviant in them, which is the one I have been really wanting. Since they are normally $16 a piece I am thinking that I will just go ahead and pick that one up on its own but for these sets ($29 per set, two sets to choose from) to have five colours each they are a total steal.

Both sets come with Zero, the jet black one, and I already had Bourbon ... so if anyone is interested I have listed the extras of those two in the classifieds at MM. Otherwise I am hoping that the pics make it clear what colours are in which set.

To purchase them go here ... or hop on over to your closest ULTA. I doubt these will last long. Enjoy oogling them!

If you are just wanting a similar product but not the sets, I have mentioned the comparison of the Sephora Flashy liner pencils as well. These babies are $8 a pop at any Sephora or online, and the wearability and colours are comparable. They don't have quite as many colours that I just love as the UD ones, but for $8 they are great comparison. Here are some swatches of the ones I have. In person, the Flashy Orange is a liner pencil clone of BE's Fire Opal glimmer. Hope this helps!