Super simple Christmas look :)

So I decided to create a Christmas/festive look today

for those of you who may not feel comfortable blending

and applying all the shadow I normally do,

OR

for those of you who just don't have the time

or who don't want to :)

This is a natural yet bold look at the same time.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Dope'- lid

UD's 'Rewind'- crease

Sugarpill's 'Love+' & BFTE's 'Addicted'- lower lash line

L'Oreal Butterfly mascara

What do you guys think about this simple but bold look?

Too much red?

Looks weird on the lower lash line or no?

Let me know!

Ninja Polish- 'Festive Floam'

Hello!

I'm finally beginning to have more time to blog :)

Today's polish was a gift from my bestie for Christmas last year

that I never got around to posting about prior to the holiday.
This is my first Floam,
which were all the rage last year.

Here's 2 coats of NJ's 'Festive Floam'!

'Festive Floam' is a floam polish (duh) made of matte red, green, and white glitter,

and from the 2012 holiday collection.

I used this by itself to really feature the polish,

but I think for it to look best- you'll want 1 coat of a base color.

I really like how simple yet festive this polish is :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Ninja Polish

Type: Floam

Formula: Pretty good

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application:  Good

Price: $9 

Get This: here 

What do you guys think about the Floam polishes?

*REVIEW* Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm- 'Standout'

Drumroll, please...

YES, I have finally gotten my hands on the much talked about Matte balms

from Revlon.

What am I talking about?

Hold your horses, people.

Stay tuned for a full review :)

The Product:

Revlon recently released a new line of Matte "balms" that are just

basically matte lipsticks in a pencil form.

Think Lime Crime's Velvetines, kind of.

Anyway, this suede/matte look is perfect for the upcoming 

cold season and is all the rage right now.

Here's one such balm in "Standout':

Some of it's Claims:

- velvety color

- provides moisture like a balm

- infused with shea, mango, & cocoa butter

- retractable

- requires no sharpener

The Review:

I could not wait to try this line.

Being that one of my biggest lemmings is 'Red Velevet'

Velvetine from Lime Crime (& one that I can't afford right now),

I sufficed with what seemed to me to be a cheaper version,

this matte balm in 'Standout'.

Here it is with a couple 'coats':

and in the shade,

YUM!

It definitely has the velvety, suede look I was going for.

It applied super easily.

I was worried since the pencil/crayon is so chubby how accurate I could get,

but it wasn't a problem at all.

Not to mention this baby lasted FOREVER-

through hours of use including eating and drinking :)

PROS:

- sensible, affordable price

- SUPER LONG LASTING color

- gives you that sultry, velvety effect

- comes in various shades

- available in most stores

- easy to use and reuse, as it needs no sharpener

CONS:

- I didn't feel that it gave me as much moisture as my lip balms do,

 as it claims

Verdict

THIS PRODUCT IS AWESOME.

I fell completely in love with the velvet look.

It's something so different and sexy,

not to mention perfect for the upcoming season.

I think my other favorite part of this was how long it lasted.

We've all tried lipsticks that claim to have great staying power,

but all of them fail when it comes to eating and drinking at least,

sometimes it takes less...

NOT with this baby, though.

Definitely, definitely recommend!

:)

RATING(OUT OF 10): 9.5

Old & New Halloween looks

H A P P Y  H A L L O W E E N !

:D

I decided to repost one of my favorite looks that I've done-

my Halloween look from last year.

PLUS, another Halloween look I did the other day!

Here's last year, 'Candy Corn'.

This was a dramatic & playful look.

Click here to see the full post & what I used!

This year,

I stuck with the same brand,

but attempted a different look.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Tako', Flamepoint', & 'Poison Plum'- lid

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal Lash Out mascara

Simple, but bright and Halloweeny :)

Which do you like best?

Hope you all have a safe & happy Halloween!

Dark, Sultry look w/ Wet N Wild trio

So about a month ago,

I snagged another trio from Wet N Wild at my local CVS.

This one is a trio of black, white, and red,

called 'Three's A Party!'

Using the suggested areas for each shadow this first time,

(for simplicity & more mass appeal)

I did a look with it:

 

:P

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

'Three's A Party!' trio

Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara

Maybelline 'Red Revival' & 'Plum Perfect 'lipstick

Lime Crime Carousel Gloss in 'Candy Apple'

This combo is nothing new.

In fact, I've used it at least two other times in the past year alone.

However, for this first time using the trio,

I wanted to use the shadows in their traditional spots.

As it turns out, I think the combo is sick

and looks super sexy ;)

Gotta love 'Candy Apple' with this look, too.

What do you guys think?!

Halloween look #1

I really failed at creating any type of creative name for my look today

:x

Thus, Halloween look #1 it is, 

as I fully intend on posting at least a second one before Halloween :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- browbone

Sugarpill's 'Flamepoint' - lid

Urban Decay's 'Black Market' & 'Lovesick' - crease

Covergirl Line Exact eye liner

Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara

This is a simple but super bold, festive look.

Sugarpill has one of the best oranges ever,

so I knew I had to use it.

I've also been anxious to use 'Lovesick' from Vice2

because it's just a glittery, delicious shadow :)

What do you guys think?

Stay tuned for a bit more colorful Halloween look in the next week or two!

Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year!

The time when pumpkin patches and farms open all over the country for your family's enjoyment.

I'm taking my daughter to one soon,

and in honor of that,

I decided to do a fun, wearable, Fall look  :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

BFTE 'Tangerine'- inner corners

Sleek 'Strike '- lid

BFTE 'Wacky' & UD's 'Nevermind'- crease

Sugarpill's 'Flamepoint'- highlight over crease

UD's 'Homegrown'- waterline

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes

I was really happy with how fun and totally wearable this look turned out to be! :)

It's super easy to recreate and gives you just a touch of festive for the Fall season.

What do you guys think??

So long, Summer

Even though it's still scorching here,

the leaves are changing and by golly, i'm going to will Fall to be here.

That being said, I created my last summer-themed/inspired look of the season.

If you checked out my favorite from Summer post,

you saw that one of them was the Ultra Matte palette from Sleek.

I really haven't gotten a chance to play with it as much as I would have liked to,

so I used it to create my last beachy look :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sleek's 'Chill' & 'Cricket'- lid

Sleek's 'Bolt' & Sugarpill's 'Afterparty-' crease

Sleek's 'Dragon Fly'- waterline

Covergirl Clump Crusher Lash Blast mascara

Covergirl Line Exact mascara

So this is a simple & straight forward look, it's just uber bright & happy :)

These colors definitely remind me of the beach, summer, and are just simply some of my favorite to wear. I don't often to all matte looks, but these shadows are too perfect not to use!

What do you guys think?

Summer '13 Favorites!

So I have been realllllly bad about collecting my monthly favorites this summer and posting about them, so I decided to finally do it now-

and list my favorites from the entire summer :)

1. Sleek Ultra Matte Palette

This was the first Sleek product I ever tried,

and I LOVE IT. These mattes are super vivid and blend awesomely.

Many of them closely resemble some of my favorite shadows from Sugarpill,

so if you love the Sugarpill shadows but can't afford the price tag- 

I highly recommend you buy this baby :)

Really, if you want some bright fun shadows (particularly for summer),

this palette is a must have!

2. Maybelline Vivid Lipsticks

*not my picture

So these bad boys i've already talked about a lot,

but that doesn't change the fact that they were a favorite of mine all summer long,

and they'll be yours, too.

Coming in tons of shades, these brights are smooth and gorgeous-

with a great price tag!

Neon polishes from Lush Lacquer

Lush Lacquer is one of my favorite indie makers in general,

but they really outdid themselves with their neons from this summer.

They're all gorgeous and super fun.

Check out their Etsy for more!

BFTE Cosmetics- The Rainbow Set

This awesome set I ordered at the beginning of summer,

and I could NOT get enough of these bright and beautiful shadows!

Every one has incredible shimmer & sparkle,

and they blend perfectly together.

Can't say enough good things about them or this company :)

Bath & Body Works- 'Coconut Breeze'

* not my picture

If you've been following my blog for at least a year now,

you may remember that this was part of my Favorites last summer.

The same remains today :)

This is pretty much the only fragrance I used this summer,

and it's delicious and smells SO GOOD.

Definitely recommend this one, if it's still out there.

Skyrim Makeup Series- Solitude

Ok guys, the next Hold in my series is Solitude.

This is the capital city of Skyrim and one of the richest regions.

It's home to one of Skyrim's chief ports and is known for shipbuilding and trading.

In the far right of this picture, you can see the Blue Palace that houses much of the royalty in Solitude. This Hold is also home to the Thalmor and Bard's College.

Okay, so based on the location of being along the coast, the shipbuilding, and the luxurious royalty that lives there, I created my Solitude inspired look:

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'- brow bone

SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion', UD's 'Evidence' & unnamed brown matte from Sephora- crease

MUG's 'Sea Mist', SYN Cosmetics' 'Savage', UD's 'Copper' & 'Smog'- lid

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Maybelline mascara

WELP, i freaking love this look.

I wasn't sure how I was going to translate the Hold at first,

but as I played with it, I really grew to like it immensely.

It's a color combo that I haven't really worn before,

and I like it!

What are your thoughts?