MAY LOVES 2016

Hey everyone !
I'm not even going to be typical and comment on how quickly this month flew by, so let's just jump in to the products I used non stop this month.
There's not a ton because I've been running around like a crazy person this month looking for new jobs and stuff like that. And also because of the beauty challenge I'm doing on Instagram, I've basically been sticking to the products I know I love all month.

Colourpop Brow Pencil in Bangin' Brunette

I know in my April Favs I had the L'Oreal Brow Pencil, but you guys. 

This one is better. 

The pigmentation, the spoolie, the price ($5!). If you haven't tried these yet, what the phuck are you waiting for? Seriously people.

With 8 shades and the ease of building them up there honestly isn't a reason for you and everyone you know not to at least try them. 

Check them out here. You're welcome

e.l.f. High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

Okay, so since starting this makeup challenge on Instagram, I've come to realize that I truly cannot live without this product, and the container is not large enough. 

It reminds of of Benefit's Powderflage from back in the day. 

I still remember the day I went into Sephora scouring the shelves for it only to find out it was discontinued and no one even thought to tell me. 

It was terrible. Clearly the wound hasn't healed completely, but e.l.f. powder is most certainly a dupe. 

And for $3, I am not complaining. Especially now that the brand is literally in every store.

Morphe eye shadow Perfection
This has been my go to brow bone highlight since starting the #100daysofmakeup challenge on Instagram.
It's a beautiful silver shadow, with the slightest bit of cool peach undertones. It's just beautiful and I love it.

I checked the website, and could not find it, I don't know if it's discontinued or just sold out. But I'll keep checking and hopefully be able to get you a direct link so you can purchase it for yourselves.


Wet N Wild Megaglo Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals. 
These released with the brands Summer Collection at the end of April, and they're fire.
Nothing else really to say.
The formula is so buttery soft, it applies effortlessly and give the prettiest golden-peach sheen.

Ugh. Dead. Get this if you can still find them at your local drugstore.
If you can't find them there, they're still available on their website. But I imagine not for long.

Thanks for stopping by, XO 

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. 

ShockWave

Hi everyone, sorry this post wasn't up a few days earlier, life happened. 

But I do hope you enjoy this look, I like it alot. 

You can make it your own by changing the inner eye color. 

This definitely isn't an everyday, wear to work type of look, because those are boring and I hate boring. 

This is more of a.. look at me, I'm fucking awesome, don't you wish your makeup looked like mine... kind of look. 

With that being said, are you excited to make people jealous ? (yes. yes you are)

BEAUTY INGREDIENTS

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance

2. e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow in Socialite

3. Milani eyeshadow in Shock

4, 5 &6. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Hustle, Buck and Virgin 

(Naked Palette)

7. NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Black 

8. Wet n Wild Pencil Eyeliner in Black

9. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black 

10. NARS Powder Blush in Dolce Vita

SWATCHES

HOW TO APPLY

1. Prime eyelids with Too Faced Shadow Insurance

2. Dampen a flat eyeshadow brush, dip into Socialite, tap off excess and pat directly onto the eyelid. 

Staying on the center of the lid. 

3. With a stiff dome brush use Urban Decay's Hustle, and apply on the outer V of your eyelid. 

4. Using a blending brush, dip into Urban Decay's Buck, using windshield wiper motions, apply onto the crease until there is no harsh line. 

 

 5. With a pencil brush, use Shock on the inner corner of each eyelid. 

Apply until you get the desired intensity. 

6. Using a small concealer brush, use Virgin by Urban Decay to highlight underneath your eyebrows. 

Soften the edges by dusting off your crease brush, and blending. 

7. Apply Liquid Eyeliner

8. Curl lashes and apply mascara

9. Apply NARS Powder Blush.

 

VOILA !

Hope you loved this look

Thanks for stopping by !

Gold Rush

heyhihellooo everyone !

I've been really into smokey looks for the past couple of weeks

and I've been testing out some of them to get them perfect before uploading them

But I finally got this one just the way I wanted it so now I can share <3

It's no secret that neutrals are my favorite colors to work with, simply because there's so many varieties and shades and they compliment everyone's skintone & eyecolor.

So I focused on Gold. =]

Who doesn't love a gold eye ? yeah, I dunno either.

So here's the look.

ENJOY =]

FACE

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Face Primer

Maybelline FITme! Liquid Foundation in Caramel

Revlon Photoready Liquid Foundation in Caramel

Benefit Powderflage

NYC Translucent Powder

NARS Blush in Dolce Vita

elf Blush in Candid Coral

EYESToo Faced Shadow Insurance

NYX - Peach Bronze

NYX - Walnut

Bhcosmetics 120 palette - Matte Black

elf Mineral Eyeshadow - Celebrity

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

Seriously though, I would wear this look everyday if I wasn't a bum and could actually get up when my alarm went off in the morning.

=/

But I like my sleep, sue me.

You can prettymuch wear this look with any outfit and any lipcolor. Ugh, Imagine this with a deep red lip ..

I can't. So good.

I didn't put anything on my lips besides chapstick, because that should be left up to you =]

As always..

GOODLUCK

A Wearable Smokey Eye

hey.hi.hello.

This has been my go to look for this week, so I figured I'd sharee

It's easy enough that I can hit the snooze button a few times and still manage to look 'done up'

But if you wanted to make it more dramatic you could definitely spend a little more time with it.

And the fact that that it's champagne and a mixture of browns and other neutrals makes this a great look, no matter your eye color.

ENJOY

FACE

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelline FITme! Liquid Foundation in Caramel

Revlon Photoready Liquid Foundation in Caramel - concealer

Benefit Powderflage

BareEscentuals Mineral Veil

NYX Powder Blush in Cinnamon

elf Powder Blush in Candid Coral

EYES

Too faced Shadow Insurance

elf Mineral Eyeshadow in Celebrity

Urban Decay e/s in Buck

bhcosmetics 120 palette - matte dark brown

NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Pandora (Black)

Urban Decay e/s in Virgin

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

LIPS

Nivea A Kiss of Honey

NYX Round Lipstick in Sunflower

GOODLUCK

Purple All Over

SOOOOOOOOOOOO

It's been a while since I've done a purple look

and that's weird to me, because I have been using purple eyeshadow whenever I get the chance.

So here's the purple fury.

ENJOY

FACE

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelline Dream Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation in Caramel

e.l.f. Brightening Concealer in Spice

Benefit Powderflage

e.l.f. Whipped Mousse in Lilac Pearl - cheek highlight

NARS Powder Blush in Amour

EYES

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Pots & Pans

Wet n Wild trio [Silent Treatment] - 'Eyelid'

Milani eyeshadow in Shock

Victoria's Secret Mineral Eyeshadow Palette in Safari Chic

[deep purple and lavender]

bh cosmetics 120 palette - matte grape

Urban Decay e/s in Naked

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

LIPS

Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey

NYX Round Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie

GOODLUCK

Product Review : elf Brightening Eye Color Quad in Teal Dream

Hi Everyone !

So if this isn't your first time checking out my blog you know that I'm thoroughly impressed and some could argue slightly obsessed with elf cosmetics. They recently began selling their once only available through online store products at Target, so now they're easily accessible for the penny pinching makeup lover.. like myself.

I bought this quad for $1 back in May and just haven't fell in love with anything about it.

Here are my thoughts

With 4 shimmery eyeshadows this quad isn't necessarily the best 1 step kit for creating a great pastel teal or blue eyeshadow look. The lack of a matte color [for me] means no crease shade. Using a matte crease/blending shade allow you to create a believable look of depth, and without it piling 1 shimmery eyeshadow onto another looks... not so great =/

My biggest beef with this quad however, is the color payoff. Which I definitely was surprised by. I am constantly raving about elf's quality and this let me down. particularly the Teal and the Champagne color.
Swatched, the champagne color is perfect, but once applied to the eye it looks dry.. and applied with a damp brush the shadow practically crumbled as soon as it was placed. The teal color also looks great swatched. But it just took way too much effort to generate the color from the swatch on my eyelid. WAH.
After packing and packing and PACKING the shadow onto a firm eyeshadow brush  I was finaly able to get the teal color. Kind of a let down.

Like I said, I bought this in May... and I've used it 3times and after being completely aggravated with it, I've decided I'm done with it. So it goes in one of those junk drawers with the other crap I don't plan to use ever again.