Melt Cosmetics- '6six6'

YUSSSSSSS.

It's finally here!

I've been lemming for Six6six from Melt Cosmetics F.O.R.E.V.E.R.,

and it's always been out of stock...

... but not this time!

I wish I had a better camera because my pics just don't do it justice.

BUT, here it is:

'6six6' is an über sultry, deep, matte, oxblood red.

It's the epitome of sexy (to me) and perfect for the Fall and Winter seasons :)

It's bold and beautiful.

I think one of the reasons I love it so much is because it looks nice against my fair skin tone...

not all lipsticks do!

I'm obsessed with the very fair skin, cat eye, and bold red lip this time of year.

Have any of you tried this lipstick?

What are your thoughts?

Wearable Thanksgiving Look 2014

Goooooood morning!

So last year, I created a wearable Thanksgiving look that I really fell in love with.

I had a lot of people comment on it, as well, so I figured I would try to create another one.

My goal is to make this look something fun and great for the holidays, but also (duh) wearable-

so anyone could create it AND wear it :)

Here's my look this year!

I love the dimensions that the shimmer of this looks gives.

It's muh fave :)

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

(all SYN Cosmetics' shadows)

'Trace'- inner corner

'Blaze' & 'Ruthless'- lid

'Down' & 'Rapid'- crease

L'Oreal mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

I absolutely love these colors together for Fall,

which those of you who have followed my blog for awhile know.

They're just gorgeous,

and SYN Cosmetics does not disappoint!

What are your thoughts?!

Zoya 'Blair'

Today I have the second polish from the trio I bought from Zoya recently.

This is the one that first drew my eye ;P

Here's 2 coats of 'Blair'.

'Blair' is a deep, red wine metallic polish.

It's easily opaque in two coats,

The formula was great, like most Zoyas.

I foresee this little baby being a great base for some nail art/stamping for Christmas :)

Maybelline 'Expresso Exposed' lipstick

I've got a sensual, Fall/Winter lipstick for you today!

I picked up this new shade from the drugstore a few days ago :)

Swatch:

It's a fabulous, sexy, merlot red.

UNLIKE all my other Maybelline lipsticks, this formula was very thin and grainy.

Even after a few coats in order to try to even out the color,

it didn't look so hot.

:(

Disappointing. 

The color is lovely,

but formula sucked on this one.

Maybe it's just a dud?

Zoya 'Marnie'

Happy Saturday!

I took advantage of the latest Zoya sale (3 for $15; or maybe it was $18?),

and today's polish was one of the ones I picked!

Here's 2 coats of Zoya's 'Marnie'.

'Marnie' is a plumish/mauve colored cream from the Naturel 2 collection.

It was a bit more runny that I would have liked,

but it's still a lovely shade that is perfect for Fall.

:)

'Apple Cider'

Hello again!

Today I have a polish that I actually featured last year,

but it's so lovely that I had to feature it again this year :D

This is 'Apple Cider' from the formerly known PopCultureCosmetics

(now known as Neverland Lacquers) over 2 coats of Zoya's 'Flynn'.

I just adore this polish.

It's a bronze-y base with all sizes/shapes of gold & red glitter.

Over the (sorry, but) 'poop-brown color of 'Flynn'... it's actually super gorgeous.

ESPECIALLY in the sunlight!

This polish just screams Fall to me,

and I couldn't have been happier to whip it back out again :)

Wet N Wild's Fergie 'D-Vinely Chilled' lipstick

So as I was randomly perusing my local drugstores' shelves the other day,

I snatched up this baby.

It looked like Fall to me,

and I'm a sucker for an oxblood-colored anything.

(I actually ended up pairing it with this look)

I've only ever tried one other Fergie lipstick (and I've been much less than impressed with Wet N Wild's other Fergie products), so I didn't have very high expectations.

Here's what I found:

As you can see, indoors, it's a lusty, merlot-red.

In natural light, however-

It turns much more fuchsia-red.

----

I like it better as the wine-red :)

Either way, it was an okay buy.

The formula wasn't as great as nicer (and my more preferred) lipsticks like Maybelline,

(and certainly nothing like Mac),

but hey- you get what you pay for.

It's cheap and great for every now and then.

I have no problem adding it to my arsenal of lipstick options :)

Bondage, Baby

Okay, so this look has more than just Bondage in it,

but I like the title :P

For anyone starting to feel incredibly uneasy, but Bondage I'm referring to an eyeshadow,

not S&M.

I did a look today using several shadows from Urban Decay's new Vice 3 palette that i acquired a couple weeks ago.

Today was really the first chance I've had to play around with it,

and it's amazeballs.

( full post of swatches coming soon)

The rest of the shadows came from older Vice palettes.

Here's Bondage, Baby.

This look would be a sultry, nighttime/date night look.

The colors I used reminded me very much of Fall, too.

I'm IN LOVE with 'Sonic' and 'Bondage',

and will def use them more in the future.

I used:

'Lucky', 'Sonic', and 'Bondage' are all from Vice 3.

'Ambush' and 'Derailed' are form Vice 2,

and 'Freebird' is from the original Vice!

Check back soon to see full swatches of the Vice 3 palette :)

I'M BACKKKKK... kind of.

Hello, fellow bloggers!

After graduating college, moving to a new city, starting a new job, AND getting married-

I FINALLY have a little time to get back to blogging!

... and only because it's Fall Break :P

Hopefully, I can get the ball rolling again and post at least twice a week

:)

I will preface this by saying that after all the stress the past several months has held,

my nails are crap.

I've bit and picked at them to the point that they are nowhere near presentable to be photographed-

at least now for a nail/beauty blog.

For tonight, since Fall is finally here, I have a lovely little Fall-ish lipstick.

Here's Maybelline's 'Maple Kiss':

I snagged this beauty from the drugstore the other day.

I'm sure it's not a new product,

but it's still lovely for Fall :)

:D

See?

Perfect for Fall!

I have some brand new SYN Cosmetics shadows that I'll be swatching for my next post!

Covergirl Fall/Winter lipstick- 'Smoky'

Today I have the first of my two last Covergirl lipsticks for you

that are Fall or remotely winter themed.

Tis one was a dud for me since the color turned out to be
nothing that I would wear,
but what do you guys think?
Would you like this shade?

Here's Covergirl's 'Smoky'.

You can see that 'Smoky' appears to be a chocolate brown color

with gold shimmer.

Sounds yummy, right?!

Once on my lips, however... it just wasn't what I thought it would be.

Now, if this really looked in real life like it does in these pictures,

I wouldn't mind it at all!

In reality though, this brown is significantly darker,

ESPECIALLY indoors.

It looked a bit too gothic for my liking.

Plus, in certain light, it looks like I have mud or dirt on my lips.

Not very sexy :c

This is just my personal opinion, though.

Have any others of you tried this color?

What are your thoughts?

Festive Thanksgiving look!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I hope all who are celebrating are being safe with some of the bad weather

going around the country.

I used some of my SYN Cosmetics shadows

to create a festive Fall/Thanksgiving look for this holiday :)

Here it is!

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'- brow bone

UD's 'Ambush', MUG's 'Burlesque', & SYN's 'Contempt ' - crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Blaze' & 'Ruthless'- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Covergirl 'Burn' lipstick

I have another Fall lipstick from Covergirl for you today.

This is one I picked up at the same time I bought 'Temptation',

'Burn'.

'Burn' is a warm red with orange undertones and gold shimmer,

which you can juuuuust faintly see in the above picture.

In these pictures,

it looks WAY more red than it actually is,

which really bummed me out.

No matter what light I photographed it, though,

it came out looking more bright red.

Humph.

The coolest thing about this lipstick is that gold shimmer effect on my lips!

Regardless, here are the pics I got:

^*sunlight

^*indoor lighting

The indoor lighting is closer to the actual shade of the lipstick,

but you still can't see the awesome shimmer.

Meh.

Anyway, I totally loved this lipstick.

It's yet another shade from Covergirl that is perfect for Fall.

CG is still not my favorite of drugstore brands for lipsticks,

(Maybelline takes the cake on that one),

but this is still a great buy!

What do you all think?