July favorites!

Hellooooo!

So obviously July ended several days ago,

but i've just now had time to do my favorites :x

SO I'M DOING THEM NOW.

1. China Glaze 'Sun Worshiper'

*not my picture

So I featured this polish awhile back in my 'Live Loud!' week. It's a fantastic, orange juice- colored neon from the Poolside collection released a couple years ago. It's really just such a bright, fun, summery color that is perfect for right now, and i've just really been feeling it. Even my pompous Lit. professor commented on how he liked it! :p

I DEFINITELY suggest this!

2. Clean and Clear Morning Burst Scrub

Yet another thing orange! :)

So i'm not a big struggler with acne,

but I like to use at least a little something to wash my face.

I hate to admit it, but though i'm always good about taking my eye makeup off,

i'm NOT good about washing the rest of my face :( so bad (and gross), i know.

ANYWAY, I was looking for something simple to start using,

and I really love this stuff.

It has Vitamin C and Gensing in it, as well as these little beads that burst and exfoliate your skin. It's really like getting a mini facial before you get ready for the day :)

love it!

3. Urban Decay's 'Blackout'

So many of you probably know this shadow.

IT'S ONLY ONE OF THE BEST BLACKS OUT THERE.

I've had this shade for over a year now,

and I never cease to fall in love with it again.

I've had more nights this month than usual where I've gone out,

and i LOVE to use this shadow for a nighttime look. It's a lovely, matte, seductive, solid black

that can obviously go with anything.

ACTUALLY, i'll probably be using this in the newt week or two during the Penguin Makeup Challenge !

I know that's not much,

but that's really it for July this month!

What do you guys think of these products?

Ever tried any of them?

all matchy matchy

Hey everyone,

hope those of you who had to worry about it survived the storms today. Our weather person kept telling us how bad it was going to get, that 40 tornados touched down in our state, yadda yadda... but my county hardly saw a thing.

wtf.

Anyway, in getting out my spring & summer clothes, I came across one of my favorite warm weather dresses, & decided to do a look & nails using it as inspiration!

Yay! I love color blocking.

I had no idea what direction I was going in when I started this look,

But I actually quite like how it turned out :)

I used:

a metallic white on the inner corners, metallic salmon, metallic teal from ULTA's metallic palette

Urban Decay's 'Blackout' on corners

UD's 'Skimp' on brow bone

Covergirl's Line Exact Liquid Eyeliner

Too Faced's 'Lashgasm' mascara (LOVE this stuff- may do review later)

Then for the nails:

I attempted some form of crappy color blocking. In the end, my hand just shook to much for the black line to be straight, & the other two colors (though I only used 2 coats) became thick & gloopy :/

Polishes used:

OPI's 'OPI on Collins Ave.'

Sinful Colors' Rise & Shine'

black nail art paint on striper brush

Now obviously I wouldn't wear these together because I would look hilarious, but I thought it was neat to play with the dress on both my eyes & nails.

What do ya think?

:D

Rasta look :)

What a hellish evening :v

My daughter has cried for no apparent reason for the past 4  hours,

& when I finally get a chance to shower- there's no hot water.

yAY, LIFE.

....

/end rant.

Anyway,

I meant to do this look the other day to go along with my 'rasta' nails, but I just didn't have time.

So when I got a second today I gave it a go.

I'm quite happy with the results :O

I managed to use all 5 colors from my nails last night, 

with the help of a great lipstick :)

( I realize the left eyeliner wing is kinda wonky, but I was too lazy to fix it :x)

*close up

*closer up

ta da!

I used:

ULTA's metallic white shadow on the inner corners

ULTA's metallic yellow in the middle

Urban Decay's 'Homegrown' on the outer part of the lid

Urban Decay's 'Black Out' on the crease

Covergirl lipstick in 'Hot Passion'

This was my first time using any ULTA brand makeup,

and the shadows worked like a dream!

I didn't use any primer & they're staying power was still pretty damn good.

Not quite as good as UD, but still great ;)

Welp, there you have it-

my take on a Jamaica/Rasta look!

What do ya'll think?

a 'Tainted' Valentine's Day look (pic heavy)

Happy (or rather, boo  on) Monday!

My poor munchkin is teething and fussing up a storm,

but she finally fell asleep for me long enough to post :p

So I made this little look with Valentine's Day in mind obviously, but I also just wanted an excuse to use my new glitter eyeliner :)

* dim bathroom lighting

* fluorescent lighting

* straight on shot

* i know it's blurry, but I wanted you to see this angle nevertheless

Swatches!

From L to R:

Urban Decay's 'Vanilla' on the brow line

Lime Crime's 'Mirror Mirror' on the inner corners

'UD's 'Tainted' also on the inner corners

UD's 'Gunmetal' on the lid crease

UD's 'Blackout' on the outer corners

I used Covergirl's 'Line Exact' liquid precision eyeliner in 'very black',

 then used Urban Decay's Heavy Metal glitter eyeliner in Groupie', which is a fantastic, rosy pink color.

I actually really liked the way this turned out. It'll be a great nighttime look, and the glitter eyeliner is just fabulous. It adds that extra bit of spice that the look needs. 

What do you guys think?!

Let me know!

:D

bowchickawowwow

 hello all!

so much for the subtle looks- today I felt quite playful. Thus, i went with one of my favorite bold looks! Applying this look today made me even MORE anxious for my brushes, because though blending with my finger is fine, I could achieve a much more refined look with brushes :/ oh well!

* i can't get over how it doesn't look the same here as it does in real life :/ humph. Also, this was taken pre-eyeliner

*both eyes, obvi

* look when eyes are open!


Behold! my feisty little number. I don't wear this look (or any bright shades, for that matter) quite as often as I used to, due to the fact that I feel it makes me look younger... and seeing as how i usually have my 2 month daughter in tow with me- i don't want to look 16. I never really gave a damn what people thought about me until I became a mother. I'm still not so sure why I care if they think i look 16 or my actual age.... i guess because they're not just judging my person anymore, but judging what kind of mother I am? I don't know. It's dumb, i know :/ But ANYWAY, this look is a lot of fun and something I may just say 'to hell with it', and wear it more often again :)

 & Just for kicks, picture of said daughter!

She's just started smiling :)

Anyway...


Swatches!
(all Urban Decay)

* Vanilla, Graffiti, Peace, Blackout


'Vanilla' & 'Blackout', as i've stated before, are in the 15th Anniversary palette and i'm pretty sure they aren't sold separately. However, UD does sell a very similar black, 'Zero' that you could use instead. 'Graffiti' and 'Peace' can both be found in the Deluxe Shadow Box, and- good news!- are sold separately here for $18 bucks a pop!

Any feedback is welcome :D
Thanks for reading!