Hey Ya'll!!

How has everyone been? I have been super busy and haven't been able to update this blog for a while. Its just too darn hot outside, and I haven't been wearing much makeup at all. I do have a FOTD that I took a while ago, but never uploaded. Until I get back fully, I'll leave you with this look. I will be back very shortly. I have a July Favorites coming up real soon. Have a good weekend!!

Products Used (All MAC unless noted)

Face:
Mineralize Satinfinish nc44
Strobe Cream
Bronze Hero Lustre Drops

Cheeks:
Tippy Blush
Marine Life Highlite powder

Eyes:
TFSI
Victorias Secret purple palette (forgot the name, but it was limited edition)
Femme Fi e/s
Lancome Artliner Noir
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner Zero
Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Ahoy, There!
Pink lipgloss

Here come the pics.....

Hey everyone!!

How has everyone been? It's been so long since I've posted an entry. I have been so bogged down with work from grad school that I haven't had much time for the internet and blogging. I had so many posts planned, but two presentations I had to do just took over my life. I had my march favorites as well as Lush project 10 pan, and a lush haul. I'll try to get these up as soon as possible. As far as weight loss, this month I lost 3 pounds. Not the best, but not the worst. I'm still working at it though. Trying to lose a few more by my birthday at the end of April. I did try on the skirt that I blogged about earlier that I wanted to wear and.....it fits!!! I was really happy about that because I haven't been able to wear it in years. Anyways, that was a great moment for me. I have been working out on my Wii fit, and i find that really helps. Its a great workout! I also bought the Wii Active, but I haven't had a chance to try it because I took a little trip to get away. Oh, I also got a new camera!! I got the Samsung tl225, and I absolutely love it. It takes great pictures. So much better than my last one.

So that's my life in a nutshell since I last blogged. Last weekend, I took a mini-vacation to Daytona Beach and it was so relaxing. I figured that I'd take a few pictures of my makeup at the beach so that I'd have something to post here when I got back. As far as makeup is concerned, at the beach I like to have simple makeup. It's so hot that I usually don't wear foundation at the beach because it just melts off. I love the look of glowy cheeks at the beach. Usually when I go on vacation, I bring everything I own (okay not literally!). This time I tried my best not to do that. I just brought the Urban Decay Alice palette and a few mac shadows. The FOTD I am about to show you was pretty much the look I did for each day of the vacation. It is using scatterays Solar Bits with a colored liner on the bottom. I really liked this look, and I'll be doing it more often. Solar bits can be a little funky to adhere, but I've found that applying it with a finger is so much easier!! The pictures aren't that great, but they'll do. Onto the pictures.

Products used:

Face:
Strobe Cream

Cheeks:
So Sweet, So Easy Cremeblend Blush
Azalea Blossom Blush Ombre
Cheeky Bronze MSF

Eyes:
TFSI
Scatterays Solar Bits (Adhered with fix+)
Jabberwocky from the Alice in Wonderland Palette
Lancome Artliner Noir
Urban Decay Liner Flipside with Alice e/s over it (The blue liner pictures)
Urban Decay Liner in Flash with Flash e/s over it (The purple liner pictures)
Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Ahoy, There!


Here come the photos. First, the look with blue liner......



With purple liner......

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

This is the makeup look I did today. I wasn't really going anywhere special, but I like the way it turned out.

Products Used (All MAC unless noted):

Face:
Mineralize Satinfinish nc44
Strobe Cream
Transparant finishing powder

Cheeks:
Ripe Peach Blush Ombre
Bobbi Brown Nectar Shimmer Brick

Eyes:
TFSI
Springtime Skipper (Juxt in the regular line is similar)
Soft Brown
Gorgeous Gold
Gesso
Urban Decay Green from Alice Shadow Box
Lancome Artliner Noir
Urban Decay 24/7 Zero
Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Victorian l/s
1n l/g

Here comes the photos....

Hey y'all

Hope you had an awesome weekend!! I did this look a couple of days ago, and I really liked it. I used some more products from the Spring Color Forecast collection including Fresh Salmon lipstick. I didn't really like Fresh Salmon when I first applied it, but it is slowly becoming a favorite lipstick of mine. It is perfect for spring as is the blush. The blush gives your cheeks a healthy glow, and lasts all day long. I don't know why I waited so long creme blush, but I really like it. Also in this post, I tell you where I applied which eyeshadow I used. If you like the post better this way, please let me know. Have a great week!!

Products Used: (All MAC unless noted)

Face:
NARS Sheer Glow Syracuse
Strobe Liquid
Bronze Here Lustre Drops
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Med/Dark

Cheeks:
Springshine Blush Ombre (Contour)
Joie-De-Vivre Cremeblend Blush
Warmed Mineralize Skinfinish

Eyes:
TFSI
Nanogold Eyeshadow (inner 3rd of lid)
Expensive Pink Eyeshadow (Outer half of lid)
Hot Hot Hot Eyeshadow (Crease)
Lala Eyeshadow (Crease)
Sketch Eyeshadow (Outer V)
Femme Fi Eyeshadow (Highlight)
Urban Decay Liquid Liner
Urban Decay 24/7 Zero
Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Fresh Salmon Lipstick
2n Lipglass

Here come the photos.....

Hey everybody!!

Wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas before the holiday. Hope you all get everything you wish for this year. Enjoy!! Here's a holiday look I came up with today.

Products used (All MAC unless noted)

Face:
MAC Mineralize Satinfinish nc44
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural med/dark
Transparant finishing powder

Cheeks:
X-Rocks
Benefit High Beam

Eyes:
TFSI
Jest e/s
Sweet Chestnut e/s
Sketch e/s
Heritage Rouge p/m
Magic Dust e/s
UD Perversion Liner
UD 24/7 Liner Zero
Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Ahoy There L/s
UD Doug l/g

Here come the Pics:

Hey Everyone.

I am finally getting around to taking photos of my recent Sephora Friends and Family sale purchases. As I said in a previous blog, I was taking the sale opportunity to start my love affair with Illamasqua. I made a few orders, and this part is gonna feature the Illamasqua products I purchased plus a NARS blush. I also used them in a FOTD today, so you can see how the shadows look. So, here's what I got.


Illamasqua
Fatal Eyeshadow
Slink Eyeshadow
Furore Pigment


Packaging:
The packaging of these shadows is so cute. Although, I was a bit baffled when I first opened the box because I always thought they were much bigger. Every time I see the shadows in pictures and videos, they appear to a little bigger than they are in person. I really like the way the pigment is packaged. The top has a plastic cover and a small hole, so the product won't end up all over my carpet. Overall, the packaging is great. Isn't it cute?


Colors review:
I have used the eyeshadows a couple of times since I purchased them, and they did not disappoint. Fatal is a matte dark purple, and it is very pretty. I usually don't use matte shadows because they tend to be hard to blend and not pigmented. That criticism doesn't apply to this eyeshadow. When you swipe the shadow, you can tell that it is very pigmented. When I applied it to my eye, I did not have to keep building up the color as I have to with many other mattes. It was also very easy to blend. Slink and Furore are both more natural colors. When I got them home, I realized that they look pretty similar. Slink shows up a little better on me, and Furore is more sparkly. However, I like using furore as a brow and inner corner highlight.



Overall, I really like what I purchased. This purchase definitely makes me want more. Probably won't purchase more any time soon because I'm saving up for Christmas. For now, I'm gonna enjoy what I have.


NARS
Deep Throat Blush

Hey Everyone!!

I was recently going through some old vacation photos from earlier this year, and I came across a FOTD that I wanted to share with you. I really liked these photos because of the background. They were taken on the balcony of our hotel. Not only is the view amazing, but since there is natural light, the colors really pop. I just hope that I can remember everything that was used.

Products Used: All MAC unless Noted

Face:
Satinfinish Foundation nc44
MSFN Med/Dark

Cheeks:
Eversun Blush
NARS Albatross

Eyes:
TFSI
Shore Leave
MUFE #92
Some other purple which I'm not sure of
Magic Dust
Loreal Liquid Eyeliner
UD 24/7 Pencil in Zero
Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:
Pomposity l/s
Fantabulous d/g

Here are the photos: