Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Valentine's Day LOOKS

Betty Boop Valentines Day Pictures, Images and Photos
Valentine Pictures, Images and Photos



The Day is almost here  --- you may love it or you may hate it but "always go with a smile."


L'OREAL HIP DUO - N- 'Flamboyant'
I've been eyeing L'oreal Duo's for a long time especially this color.  It's so pretty and vibrant, but I never bought it because it reminded me of MAC's Limited Style Warriors - Vibrant Grape (purple) and Bright Future (yellow).  In my opinion, it is similar and both are very gorgeous.  Therefore, if you never purchased those two colors from MAC this is a perfect substitute. I bought different colors so I'll be posting further looks.




Eyes:
Too Face Eye Primer
MAC 'Bare Study' Paint Pot
L'oreal Duo - 'yellow' in the inner to middle of lid
L'oreal Duo - 'purple' in the middle lid to outer lid
Using MAC #224 blending brush, I blend the outer lid using the 'purple'
MAC 'Da Bling' e/s on the crease and blending up toward the brow
L'oreal Duo 'purple' under the waterline and then using MAC #217 blending brush to give it a smokey look
Urban Decay 'Zero' eyeliner on lid and waterline

FACE:
I used the same description as below in my 1st look except I used:
Cheek - Maybelline Dream Mousse #25 Rose Petal - VERY PRETTY TEXTURE & COLOR

LIPS:
MAC LE Lipstick 'Full Body' 
MAC LE Lipglass 'Personal Taste' - LOVE this color and the combination with the lipstick. I had to buy 2 of each before it was completely gone from the store.
 I didn't use a  lip liner but if you like to use it the following are good matches: Quartz (MAC); Blackberry (Bitchslap) or Mahogany (NYX)

 This is not very good picture, but the colors I used are from MAC Style Warriors so you can compare to L'oreal Duo Flamboyant.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Urban Decay - Alice in the Wonderland

I received my palatte early this week and I was like a BIG kid who just received a NEW toy, lol.  I love it so much!!!!  The colors are beautiful and has a really nice pay off.



L 2 R: Underland; Alice; Oraculum; Queen

 

L 2 R: Chessur; White Rabbit; Wonderland; Curiouser

 

L 2 R: Muchness; Mushroom; Midnight Tea Party; Vorpal

 

L 2 R: Absolem; Drink Me, Eat Me; Mad Hatter; Jabberwocky






EYES:
Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion
'Mushroom' e/s on lid
'Queen' e/s on crease
'Jabberwocky' e/s on outer V
'White Rabbit' e/s highlighter
'Flipside' 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil on the lower lash line
'Alice' e/s over the eye pencil on the lower lash line
'Zero' 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in the waterline

Lips:
'Dervish' LipLiner (MAC)
'Baby Pink' Lipstick (NYX)
'Personal Taste' LipGlass (MAC)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

CherryCulture.com SALE 30% - 70% OFF Makeup



Sigma Brushes




 Sigma Brush Roll - a very nice size


ALL the BRUSHES


Brushes for the FACE SS#150 (Powder); #187 (Foundation/Blush); #168 (Blush/Couture); #190 (Foundation/Cream)


MAC vs. Sigma #187

'Pros' of the SS Brush it's very soft and the bristles are as the same as MAC's #187
'Cons' of the SS Brush it's longer than MAC 187.  However, that may be a good thing for some.  I have short arms and little hands yet I still feel comfortable using this brush.
Overall, I love both brushes Sigma and MAC.


EYE Brushes Sigma#224; 239; 275; 252; 219; 209; and 266

 
                         #224                            #224                             #219
Sigma #224 and #219 are much longer than MAC's #224 & #219 but it works just the same.  In fact, these are my 2 favorite brushes and I use it more than MAC.  At first, I wasn't feeling SS #224 & #219 cause the bristles didn't look like MAC's but as soon as I tried it I FELL IN LOVE - it's so soft and blends so nicely.  Besides using #219 for smudging or smoking out the eye, I also like the pay off using it for the lips especially using dark colors like RED.  Therefore, I now use SS #219 for the eye and MAC #219 for lips (it scratches the eye a bit but works beautiful for the lips).

Saturday, January 16, 2010

NYX CRAZY SALE $1.00 (e)


Wedding Look Inspiration



EYES:
Coastal Scents Silk White Gel Liner as a base
Playful Pink e/s (Limited - Barbie Loves MAC) half lid (outer)
Skinned e/s (FaceFront) half lid (inner)
Cooperplate (MAC) on crease & outer V
Lilliac Touch & Parfait Amour e/s (MAC) on crease
Vibrant Grape e/s (Limited Styling Warrior) above crease
Da Bling & Seedy Pearl e/s (MAC) under Brow bone & highlighter
Coastal Scents True Black Gel Liner on lid and under waterline
Zero eye liner (Urban Decay) over the gel liner on the lid and under waterline

FACE:
Makeup Forever Primer - Green
Revlon Color Stay Foundation #290 Warm Golden
MAC Select Sheer NC35
Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette - Brightest Pink
Milani #02 Medium Bronzer - used it to cotour
MAC Soft & Gentle highlighter

LIPS:
Dervish Lip Liner
Cute Star Lipstick (Hello Kitty)
Mimmy Lipglass (Hello Kitty)

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year - 2010

I want to wish everyone a wonderful New Years!  I hope that you had a great time bringing in the New Year.  I know I sure did spending time with family and zipping on 'Nutcracker.'
                         Happy 36th Birthday Alex~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
May 2010 bring more love, happiness, health and money, lol.

God Bless!!!