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HELLO BLOGGER, I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE BUT I'M NOW ON WORDPRESS.

I've been posting since January and have lots of things in the work for the rest of the year, if you haven't completely forgotten about me I'd love to share with you there. 

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Glam Nude

Helloo everyone,

I won't chit chat very much since I haven't posted in over 2 weeks.. which sucks, but I recently started a new job, and got fired from another. Life.

There's an announcement at the end of today's post ! Be sure to scroll all the way down for some pretty great information. 

Let's jump into the look 

EYES

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Chocolate

LA Girl Pro Conceal in Honey

Morphe Brushes 35K Palette

NYX Glam Luxe Liner in Glam Nude

Eylure x Vegas Nay Grand Glamour Lashes

These lashes have been my favorite recently, they're definitely more dramatic, but I don't care. 

Sometimes you gotta be a little extra and these lashes just give it to mee 

FACE

Lancome Vissionairre 1-Minute Blur

Maybelline Fitme! Liquid Foundation in Classic Tan (335)

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

e.l.f. High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

Maybelline Master Fix Loose Perfecting Powder

NYX Powder Blush in Spice

Wet n Wild Highlighting Powder in Boozy Brunch

Morphe Brushes 35K ( I used a matte chocolate brown e/s to contour my nose !)

LIPS

Wet n Wild Eye Kohl Pencil in Simma Down Brown

Colourpop matte Lippiestix in Grunge

Well, just a heads up, next week there will be 6 days of posts !

Basically to make up for the lack of posts the past few weeks, It's something I've been working on for about a month now and I'm so excited to finally be able to show you all. 

MORPHE WEEK !

There will be 3 days of swatches from the 35O, 35K and individual shadows I've purchased. And then 3 corresponding days of full face beauty looks using the mentioned palettes. 

I hope you stop by to check it all out!

Thanks for stopping by, XO

#100daysofmakeup

Hi everyone, as you probably guessed from the title, I started the #100daysofmakeup challenge this week. Obviously not every look will be featured here, but I think I'll take my favorite every week or so and post the full details here. 

If you like these challenges then you should follow me on Instagram!

Let's get into it. 

This look is Day 1 of the challenge, May 1st. I've been loving a simple eye with a bold liner. 

There will be lots of fun/interesting looks with linew during the challenge for sure. !

EYES

Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade

LA Girl Pro Conceal

Wet N Wild Photofocus Eye Primer

Lorac Pro Palette (white, black, champagne)

NYX Face and Body Glitter in Crystal

Eyelure lashes in No. 145

L'oreal Telescopic Mascara

If you're still mastering the art of a cut crease, it helps to lay down a thin layer of gel liner, in the crease before you begin placing any eye shadows. If you mess up, you can simply remove the liner and start over more easily. 

FACE

Hard Candy 12hour Power Primer

e.l.f. Tone Adjusting Primer

Marc Jacobs Re(marc)able Foundation

NYX HD Concealer

e.l.f High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

NYX Contour Kit

Makeup Revolution Baked Highlighter in Radiant Lights

L'oreal Infallible Setting Spray

LIPS

Wet N Wild Lip Pencil in Berry Red

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in London

Since the glitter is a loose glitter, I used a bit of Fix+ on a thin angled liner brush, dipped it into the glitter and loaded it on my eye until I got the intensity I wanted. The tip with this glitter liner, is to work slowly. 

Building up the intensity really made this look pop, and it turned out much better than I was expecting. 

Daytime Glam using Morphe 35O

Hi everyone !
I hope your weekend was everything you dreamed it would be and more.

Saturday was my nana's Surprise birthday party, she turns 80 this week, so I was busy running around making sure the last minute details were perfect. And they weren't, as we were walking in to the hotel where the party was located, there's my aunts and cousins in the hall.. -___-

But all in all it was great, family and friends from all over the country were in town and she had a great time. That's all that matters. 

Anyways, my post today is on the look that I wore at that party. I got a lot of compliments and questions on it, and it's rather easy to do so, let's get right into it. 

All of the eye shadows are from my current everyday palette, the 35O by Morphe. 

It just makes waking up late, just a little bit less stressful. 

FACE

Hard Candy 12Hour Power Primer 

Milani Prime Perfection (Matte) (this blurs my pores, and keeps my oily skin tame)

Marc Jacobs Re(marc)able Foundation in Cocoa Light

NARS Creamy Concealer

Airspun Loose Translucent Powder

Milani Baked Blush in Red Vino

NYX Contour Kit

NYX Illuminator in Magnetic

MAC Fix+

I know the Morphe 35O palette is always out of stock, it's out of stock at the moment :/

But they do restock it often, so keep your eyes out. If you follow the brand on Instagram they're very good with letting their followers know when it'll be out. 

Also, I  will be doing a full review of the Marc Jacobs foundation, so keep an eye out for that in the next upcoming weeks. 

EYES

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Morphe 35O

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Extreme Black

L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Black

Ardell Demi Wispies

LIPS

NYX Soft Matte Creme in London

LA Girl Lip Paint in Elude

This has been my go to lip combo for the past couple of weeks, I love rediscovering products in my makeup collection. I've had both of these since they released and I just love how they look paired together. 

Thanks for reading, XO

March Favorites 2016

Well another month has come and gone, and with that there are a few different products I've been reaching for

1. Garnier Fructis Waterproof Micellar Water

I believe it was in February when I was finally able to get my hands on Garnier's Micellar Water. 

You see here that I purchased the waterproof formula, something I don't typically do. I find that 'waterproof' formulas are not as great as the original formula for most products. But this stuff seriously works. It's a dual phase micellar water, so you wanna be sure to give the bottle a good shake or two before you use it. I apply it onto a large cotton round and wipe. The first time I used it, I was hooked. It took off everything. When I went in with another cotton round I was shocked to see just a smidge of leftover makeup. 

I typically use this at night before washing my face (key word; typically), it claims you don't have to and I've definitely put it to the test. Nights when I'm too lazy to give my face a good scrub, I just make sure to use it again in the morning. 

You can find it just about anywhere, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, or here at Walmart

2. Wet n Wild Shimmering Palette in Boozy Brunch

If you haven't noticed, we're living in a world where no highlight is too bright, too bold, or too daring. And I thoroughly enjoy it. Wet N Wild's Spring 2016 collection has just what you're looking for. This is fucking bombdotcom. It's a dupe for Champagne Pop. And it's $4.99. You're welcome. 

3. ELF Cosmetics Blush Palette in Dark

This palette is really something else. If you have Medium to Dark skin and haven't tried this, I highly highly highly suggest it. Especially now, all 4 blushes are wearable, easily blended, and gorgeous on the skin. This was $6 on the elfcosmetics site. This is perfect for this time of year, peaches and coral blushes all in one small and affordable palette. You need this. 

4. Wet n Wild Powder Brush

I mean.. how cute is this goddamn thing? That's what sold me, and it's gonna sell you too. This was under $5 and I don't regret it. I actually went back and bought 2 more. The bristles on this are sooo soft, and it easily applies and blends out all powder products. I've been reaching for this constantly since I bought it.. it's just too damn cute. I love it. 

What were some of your favorites this month ?

Thanks for stopping by, xo

Easy St. Patrick's Day Look

If you're looking for a really easy way to make your everyday makeup look a bit more festive for St. Patrick's Day, you've come to the right spot.

By simply substituting a green eye shadow for your every day neutral color on the lid, boom, you're ready for St. Patty's Day

Now you can avoid the typical 'you're no fun' conversation with the office nut. 

FACE

Hard Candy 12 Hour Power Foundation primer

Maybelline FitMe! Liquid Foundation in 330 &340 (I mixed them to get a perfect match)

Maybelline Better Skin Liquid concealer in Medium/Deep

e.l.f. cosmetics Under Eye High Definition Setting Powder

NYX Powder Blush in Cinnamon

Wet N Wild Baked Highlighter in Boozy Brunch

EYES

L'Oreal Infallible Brow Stylist in Brunette

Urban Decay Primer Potion

NYX eyeshadow in Hunter Green and Volcano

Morphe Brushes 35O Palette for crease and transition shades

NYC Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner in Black

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara in Black

LIPS

Wet N Wild lipstick in Cherry Bomb

Because this look is so simple, you can tweak it in a multitude of different ways to really make this your own.
Thanks for checking it out
XO

Double Duty: Lorac Pro palette

I love beauty. All of it. I love lipstick, blush, mascara, highlighters all of it. Especially eyeshadow.
Every other month there's a new eyeshadow palette from a different brand and I have to buy it.
That's just how my brain works. So, naturally... I own more eyeshadow palettes than you're average broke girl. But what do you do when the hype on a palette dies down?

I'm going to be doing a few of these 'Double Duty' posts to try to show different ways to make the most out of a $30-60 palette.
Today's is using the Lorac Pro palette. This is one of my palette's that I truly cannot live without.
I'm on my second one, and I'll probably be buying another one in 8 months because I use it on the
daaaaaily.

This is one of my all time favorite palettes mainly because of the number of matte shadows. 

When I'm running late, a neutral brown in the crease and some mascara is the best thing for me. 

And no lie, this palette is usually in my car.. I wish I was kidding. 

Anyways, on to the makeup !

FACE

Lancome Visionnaire 1-Minute Blur

Hard Candy 12Hour Power Primer

Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation Stick in 177

Maybelline Better Skin concealer in Medium/Deep

e.l.f. cosmetics High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

e.l.f. cosmetics Blush palette in Dark (peach)

EYES

Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade in Chocolate

e.l.f. cosmetics Eyeshadow Primer

NYC cosmetics Liquid Liner in Black

Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir mascara in Black

EYESHADOWS : LIGHT BRONZE, TAUPE, SABLE, ESPRESSO, NUDE

LIPS

Colorpop Lip Primer

NYX cosmetics Slim Lip Pencil in Peekaboo Neutral

NYX cosmetics Soft Matte Cream in London

Bath &Body works clear gloss

For the second look, I went more dramatic. This isn't your everyday understated makeup look. But I did wear this again, today while running errands.

FACE

Lancome Visionnaire 1-Minute Blur

Hard Candy 12Hour Power Primer

Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation Stick in 177

Maybelline Better Skin concealer in Medium/Deep

e.l.f. cosmetics High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

Milani Baked Blush in Vino

e.l.f. cosmetics Shimmering Facial Whip in Lilac Petal ( I also used this as my inner corner highlight!)

EYES

Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade in Chocolate

e.l.f. cosmetics Eyeshadow Primer

Maybelline 24hour Color Tattoo in Too Cool

Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara

EYESHADOWS : MAUVE, DEEP PURPLE, NUDE

LIPS 

Wet n WildxFergie Lipstick in Bebot Love

Maybelline Dream Matte in Touch of Spice

Thanks for stopping by!

Which look do you like best ??

XO

February Favorites

The month of February flew by.

It was the 1st, and then it was Valentine's Day, then Easter decor started popping up everywhere. Literally everywhere. Can we slow down, just a second please? I barely had time to shop for new beauty products this month, as you'll see my Favorites reflect that. 

Although the shortest month of the year is over, I'm not complaining, spring is slowly easing its way into PA and it's glorious. 

So without further ado, if you're interested in checking out the products I kept reaching for in February, keep scrolling. 

Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer 

I added this to my shower routine in January, and couldn't stick to using it. This month I forced myself to remember, and I am so happy I did. This is one of those products that seems a bit gimmicky in stores, I'll admit. What made me reach for this is actually the other brand of in-shower lotion, Nivea. I tried the Nivea lotion during the summer, and hated it. It left moisturized, but greasy and that shit ain't cute. So I figured I'd give this one a go. You rub it in after bathing and pat it dry. I still use my lotion when I get out, but with this you truly don't have to. 

If you've been eyeing this up I definitely recommend just trying it, this bottle's almost empty and I plan on purchasing it again. (There's even a coupon for it in Sunday's paper!)

purchase here

Noxzema Original Deep Cleansing Cream

I had been using Pacifica Sea Foam Complete Face Wash for a few months, and never noticed any changes to my skin. I don't have acne prone skin or anything, but I was expecting a difference after washing. Then in January my skin went nuts for a couple of weeks, and my cleanser wasn't doing anything for it. I hopped into Target and gravitated towards this Noxzema product. It has eucalyptus in it, like some of their other products that I like so I bought it, and some face masks. I think the jar was $3.99. Figured why not. I instantly noticed a difference in the pimples, and with continued use I'm starting to notice a difference in my skin's texture overall. 

purchase here

Hard Candy Just Glow! Baked Illuminating Powder Duo in Twinkle Star

The Hard Candy 12hour Power Primer is my current go-to primer when I need my makeup to last all day, so I've been trying to explore some of the brands other products. I never hear anyone raving or ranting about Hard Candy, so I've kind of taken it upon myself to just try every product they put out. This illuminator isn't my favorite highlight powder of all time, but this month I've definitely been reaching for it more than my others. The duo features a peach-bronze, and light white gold shade. I mix them together with a fan brush and it's just so beautiful on the cheek bones.

purchase here 

Maybelline FitMe Shine-Free Foundation stick in 340 Cappuccino 

I don't think there's really much to say about this product. It's from Maybelline's FitMe foundation line, which is amazing, and because it's a stick foundation it's super easy and quick application gets me out the door in like 3 minutes when I'm in a rush

purchase here

Thanks for stopping by, XO

PinkSmoke

Hi there.
I posted this full face look on my instagram during Valentine's Day weekend, but the pics were only from my phone so they weren't the best quality.
So I figured this look would be a great way to make a return here at my baby blog.
As you probably realized, over the past few years I've hopped on and off of the blog train, mainly for personal reasons...being too busy, too much on my plate, yadda yadda. The usual list of excuses.
But over the past 6months or so, I've been making plans to do this blog and some other projects. The fact of the matter is, I love all things beauty related, and being able to share and create looks and products with you all is something I truly enjoy. So basically I'm back. So deal with it.


As I mentioned above, I posted this look on Valentine's Day weekend, so the holiday itself is pretty much the inspiration behind this look.
If you're interested in checking out the products I used, keep reading.

My HairCare Miracle

Are you ready to meet the 3 step hair care system that has made my hair silky smooth, cut my blow drying time in half and literally smells like the essence of luxury ?

OH. And it's less than I spend on dinner and dessert. 

Sienna

Hi everyone !

Sorry I didn't post more last week, I was in Ohio visiting some of my college friends. 

Along with some really bad pictures, bottles of liquor and belly aching laughs I had a great time

The weather couldn't have been more fall.. brisk in the morning, 74degrees with light winds in the afternoon and perfect sweater weather when it was time to hit the bars.
So happy mother nature was on our side. 

When I arrived home, I had 2 pretty little packages. 

One from Morphe Brushes that I'm still kind of freaking out about. 

Their 35O palette features rich autumn hues, you all probably need it in your lives. 

And for about $25 everyone can afford it. 

Keep reading to see the look I created using only eyeshadows from this palette

NYX Lip Suedes

 Today is all about NYX Lip Suedes. I hope you're prepared.
To me, there's nothing in the world anyone can do to stop me from buying more lipsticks, lipglosses, lip cremes.. everything. I love them all equally. When NYX launched these I began scouring ULTAs far and wide...for weeks I had no luck. Until last week. While picking up some last minute items for a weekend trip I decided to pop in quickly to the ULTA near me. With fingers 8crossed, I entered and headed straight to the section I had previously been five times. There they were displayed at the top of the lipsticks, all eight shades beautiful and tantalizing. I couldn't resist.
I purchased six... you can keep the judgment to yourself.

BUY or BYE : Life Changing Lashes

Oh hello... did that enticing title lure you in like magic?

This marks the first post of a series of posts I'm really excited to introduce here on the blog, Buy or Bye. 

In these posts I will be doing in depth reviews of both drug store and designer brand products and then putting a BUY or BYE stamp on them. 

This will be beneficial for a lot of you who aren't 100% sold on products and to learn more about it without shelling out the cash for it 

Anyways this product might be affordable miracle lash product for limp and dull lashes, if you follow me on Instagram, you saw I snapped a picture of this product over a month ago... it has some bold claims.

Keep reading to find out more

L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation Routine

Hihihii

I recently updated my everyday foundation routine, so I'm sharing with you all. 

After scouring local and not so local CVS, Walgreens and RiteAids I was finally able to get my hands on the new L'Oreal Matte Foundation in my shade. Not an easy task... I assure you. 

I've been having some major issues with finding darker shades for not only this foundation, but the Maybelline Better Skin Foundation as well. Help a girl out if you find them around the area. 

Anyways, enough with my own complaints, 

Keep reading for a product list and my routine

July Favorites

Hi, I've returned.

(again.)

I'm pretty inconsistent, I'm aware but I think I'll be able to keep this up for a bit. 

Anyways, I'm sure you don't care about all that behind the blog information. 

That being said, I have some new products that I've been heavily relying on these days. 

This is what I have for you all this month. 

Enjoy. 

Winter Lip Remedy

Sorry for the holiday hiatus, but you have to understand.. I work in retail and the crazier half of my family were visiting. 

I hope you accept my apology. 

Anyways, after Buffalo was ravaged by mother nature, the temperature drastically dropped here in NEPA. There were a few days of truly disgusting single digit temps, and I don't know many people who were prepared. And as a result my lips dried out like a raisin. (There's a visual for ya)
So I present to you my remedy for dry, cracked winter lips. 

GOLD DUST + The Nudes by Maybelline (First Impressions)

So I read about this Maybelline Palette.. The Nudes online about a month and a half ago. And have been on the hunt for one ever since. 

For a while I had been eyeing it up at a local CVS, and then it came... the 25% off coupon. 

I rushed to CVS, turned the corner where the Maybelline display was... and there it was. 

An empty display. 

Then I went to Walgreens. No luck. 

Then Walmart. No luck. 

And then Target. And there it was. Cheaper here than the 3 stores I had visited. 

Needless to say I was happy. So happy I actually squealed a little bit. 

I'm not lying. 

My boyfriend thought and still thinks that I am completely out of my mind because of how excited I get over makeup & a good deal. 

But there it was at Target for $9.99

Recent Purchases

Soo, I haven't posted anything in a couple of weeks (my bad ya'll)

Here's a post though.
I've been buying makeup like a FIEND lately so I decided to share some of it here :)

These are last week/this weekend's purchases.

1. NYX Cosmetics Shine Killer

2. Nivea Creme

3. L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza Mascara in Blackest Black

4. L'Oreal Collection Privee Lipstick in Eva's Nude

5. Milani Lipstick in Naturally Chic

5-Minute Makeup

Anytime there's a chance for me to get a few extra minutes of sleep in the morning, I take advantage. That being said, a lot of mornings I'm rushing to make sure I get breakfast, pack my lunch and necessary snacks and leave the house with just enough time to get a coffee. Makeup is usually neglected or done in the dark of an almost crowded bus. 

A few weeks ago I started adding this to my morning routine and not only have I been able to get my daily caffeine fix, I even remembered my headphones. 

Un. Real. 

Any moisturizer, primer, and foundation of your choice would work in this case.

I use 1-2 pumps of my moisturizer, a dab of primer and about a nickel sized amount of my foundation all placed on the back of my hand. Mix them together and apply either with clean fingers or a foundation brush. 

Ladies. This takes all of maybe 95 seconds now that I've gotten used to the routine. 

Un. Real. 

Then I usually do a few coats of my mascara, fill in my brows and maybe add some blush and I'm done in less than 5 minutes. Always. 

October Favorites

Hi pretty.
Happy November ! My favorite month. In case you were wondering.
October flew by, and with it just a few products that I couldn't live without.

 1. Mainstays Pumpkin Pie Candle

I am in love with this candle. I have it in my room and after a half hour or so my room smells like a bakery.. just full of delicious spices and sweetness, UGH.. it's just great.

2, Mainstays Apple Pumpkin Candle

After I fell in love with the Pumpkin Pie scent, I had to run back and grab this one. It's not as sweet as the pumpkin pie but I love it just the same. As soon as the first one ran out, I immediately started to burn this one and again, I have no complaints. You can purchase them both at Walmart.

3. Chapstick in Pumpkin Pie.

Are you beginning to see a trend here? I bought this for like a buck because.. I mean, you never DON'T need chapstick. Threw it in my purse and forgot about it for a few days. Then when I reached in, I pulled it out and surprised myself. It smells exactly like pie. That's about it.