Frigid February

So, in honor of us here in TN having record breaking sub-zero temperatures tonight,

I have a frosty, frigid look :)

I decided to do a darker color on my inner corners

rather than on the outer side, like usual.

I like how it turned out :)

I wish you could see the glitter and sparkle from a couple of the pigments I used more, 

but I'm overall pleased! :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Truth'- brow bone

Sugarpill's 'Afterparty' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Famous'- crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Dap'- highlight

UD's 'Heroine' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion'- inner corners

UD's 'Kiddie Pool'- lid

Younique 3D lash mascara- lashes

Newest beauty mail :)

With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching,

I've made some online purchases for future makeup looks that came in recently :)

Here are my newest pigments from SYN Cosmetics!

Tada!!

I <3 them :)

Out of This World look

So over the past few years

I've become increasingly obsessed with galaxy anything- shoes, scarves, prints, phone cases, swim suits- you name it.

Why?

I'm a hippy at heart, I guess ;)

Anyway,

I decided to create a look based off of one 

of the many gorgeous photos of this awe inspiring 'place' :)

And here's the look:

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Bobby Dazzle'- inner corners

BFTE's 'Raspberry' &, Sleek 'Pout', Victorian Disco 'AK-47'- (pink part),

Urban Decay 'Flash' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Pandora' (purple part)- lid

Sugarpill's 'Afterparty & SYN Cosmetics' 'Famous'- crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Bust'- highlight

Victorian Disco's 'Stun Grenade' silver glitter

L'Oreal Butterfly Intenza mascara

What are yawls thoughts?

I had a great time creating this look.

The colors were exactly what I wanted,

and then once I put that VD glitter on-

I loved it :P

* REIVEW * Urban Decay Naked Illuminated Powder

So it officially feels and looks like the holidays are here.

The mall and shops all over town are putting up their Christmas decorations,

and we have several night below freezing... and days that are barely above it :)

It's my favorite time!

The Product

In spirit of all the magic and sparkle of the holidays,

I wanted to do a review of a recent product that I picked up and tried for the first time a month or so ago:

Urban Decay's Naked Illumated powder

This is an-almost translucent powder packed with sparkle and shimmer.

It comes with this handy brush:

I haven't used powder AT ALL for yearsssss because of how caked on they tend to look.

Will I give in and actually use this powder?

Read on to find out! :)

Some of it's Claims:

- Gives skin a luminous look with shimmer & "light reflecting particles"

- Lightweight

- Won't look metallic, like the cheaper formulas do

- Provides color like a loose powder

- Convient since it's similar to a pressed powder

The Review

I tried a similar product many years ago (Too Faced's Chandelier translucent, shimmering powder), so I had KIND of an idea what to expect.

It was hard to really get pics of the shimmer with my camera,

but on my skin, it looks EXACTLY like it does in it's box on the pic above-

Just as shimmery, and exactly as opaque as the color pictured.

So, now for the important stuff:

PROS

- Lightweight; doesn't look 'caked' on

- You actually get significant sparkle!! It's noticeable, but not like "Hey, I work the pole/corner" kind of noticeable ;P

- Comes in two shades, Luminous (which is what I have) or Aura

- The brush works great; not a useless add-on like with some powders

CONS

- It's a little pricey at $29

- It doesn't last quite as long as I would like, although it doesn't claim to be a long-lasting product

The Verdict

Though I'm not one to ever use powder, I use this bad boy 'erryday. It's perfect.

It's lightweight, easy to apply, and it gives that sexy shimmer that I love so much.

Especially around this cold, magical time of year- I like using a bit more sparkle than normal.

This product definitely lives up to the task and my expectations.

I highly recommend! 

RATING (OUT OF 10): 9.5

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Have you had a different or similar experience with this product?

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Zoya Pixiedust 'Godiva'

Hooray!

I've finally bought myself a Pixiedust!

I've loved these polishes ever since they came out awhileeee ago,

but i've just now gotten around to buying one.

I purchased a few polishes lately that seemed like they'd be good to wear to a wedding

(seeing as how I'm in one and am having my own this year),

so that's what I was thinking when I bought this one.

Here's 2 coats of 'Godiva' !

'Godiva' is a champagne/sand colored glitter,

but is offically described as a "soft nude" with "sugared sparkle" ;P

IT'S JUST BASICALLY GORG, MKAY?

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Zoya

Type: Pixiedust/glitter

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 2

Application: Awesome!

Price: $9 

Get This: Zoya.com 

What do you all think about this baby?

Hint of Winter

I wanted to do a winter-y look today as we are basically in 

it now in Tennessee, despite the fact that we don't usually get snow for at least another month or so.

Regardless, I wanted to use a couple pigments & glitters

I have yet to use or that are new,

so this was a good excuse :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Prank' & 'Madness' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion'- crease

UD's 'Strike'- highlight & waterline

SYN Cosmetics' 'Absolute'- browbone

SYN Cosmetics' 'Gravity' & Victorian Disco Cosmetics' 'Stun Grenade'- lid

Swatches of latest SYN Cosmetics pigments

My latest purchases from SYN Cosmetics came in the other day,

and I figured I would swatch them and show you!

Here are my latest additions:

Kellen was super generous and included 3 MORE pigments

plus the sample for me just because :)

I purchased very winter-y looking pigments,

and i'm super anxious to use them.

Swatches:

NOMZ.

SYN Cosmetics is always known for their shimmer,

but you can see that some of these are particularly glitter-y :)

CAN'T WAIT.

What do you think about these?

What's your favorite pigment from SYN Cosmetics?

PCC- Sugarplum Fairy

I have another cute polish from Pop Culture Cosmetics for you today!.

Here's 2 coats of 'Sugarplum Fairy' over 1 coat

of Sinful Colors' 'Sweet Tooth'.

'Sugarplum Fairy' is a pastel purple base filled with all things purple & pink!

Purple microglitter, medium purple and pink hexes/circles, large pink circles,

and everything in between that's holo!

I couldn't believe how much it sparkled

and how much I liked it.

It looks even better once it's on!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Perfect!

Price: $7-$8

Get This: beauty stores like ULTA and Sally's or large supermarkets

Pop Culture Cosmetics is currently closed for maintenance,

but it opens back up Jan 2!

Check back then for NEW polishes!

What do you all think about this polish?

ORLY- 'Ember'

I have a lovely throwback polish for you today.

This is a polish I scooped up on clearance from Sally's a couple years ago

& am JUST NOW posting about it, smh.

Fall is the perfect time to show off this baby, though.

Here's 2 coats of ORLY's 'Ember'!

^*shade

^*sunlight

'Ember' is a fire engine-red with gold shimmer,

and seemingly orange undertones.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: ORLY

Type: Shimmer

Formula: Awesome!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Great

Price: $7-$8

Get This: Amazon/eBay; maybe some beauty stores, still

'Rogue Red' from Covergirl Catching Fire collection

This is the second of the two polishes I grabbed

from Covergirl's newest Catching Fire collection.

It's a gorgeous orange-red for Fall!

'Rogue Red' is a fiery orangeish-red metallic with golden shimmer.

As you can see, my camera can barely handle all the sparkle it has.

The pictures make it look slightly more red than it really is.

Also, pretty sure ORLY had an exact dupe of this a couple years ago...

I'll be investigating that for later :P

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Covergirl

Type: Metallic

Formula: Awesome

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Great!!

Price: $4-$5 for a mini

Get This: local supermarkets or drugstores

I totally love this polish.

It's perfect for the season & gives me tons of that sparkle that I love!

Pop Culture Cosmetics- 'Harvest Moon'

I have one of my remaining Fall themed PCC polishes for you today :)

This one is deemed 'Harvest Moon'.

It may be a little Halloween-y still,

but whatevs.

Here's 2 coats of it over ORLY's 'After Party'.

'Harvest Moon' is a black based crelly with holo half moons, red stars, red, orange, & gold hexes, and giant black circles (which you can't really see).

This one you have to do some digging,

but I really love the different glitter shapes.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Pop Culture Cosmetics

Type: Crelly

Formula: Pretty good

Opacity (1-5): 2-3

Application:  Good, but gotta do some digging to get out the bigger glitters

Price: $4 for a mini

Get This: no longer sold :(

Even though this polish is no longer available,

THEY HAVE TONS OF AMAZING NEW CHRISTMAS POLISHES.

:DDDD

So go check those out!

CG 'Gossip Over Gimlets'

I've got another polish from China Glaze's Fall '13 collection for you.

Here's 2 coats of 'Gossip Over Gimlets' !

'Gossip Over Gimlets' is a champagne gold/platinum metallic.

It's gorgeous and beyond eye catching.

I'm a sucker for polishes exactly like this,

so I know i'll be wearing this a lot in the future :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Awesome, as with almost all CGs :))

Price: $7-$8

Get This: at your local supermarket or beauty stores

October Favorites!!

It's that time again!

Here are my favorite products from this month :)

1. Urban Decay B6 Vitamin- Infused Complexion Prep Spray

*not my picture

This stuff is the perfect last piece of the puzzle if you want your makeup to last

ALL. DAY.

It's a fairly new pickup of mine,

but I'll have a full review of this bad boy soon.

Suffice it to say- it's awesome.

2. MakeupGeek 'Burlesque'

*pic from makeupgeek.com

Just like last Fall, I'm still obsessed with the wine-red, plum color.

This is perfectly expressed in MUG's shadow, 'Burlesque'.

Tons of pigmentation & a hint of sparkle!

See it used most recently by me here.

3. Foils & Metallics like Zoya 'Channing' & CG's 'Strike up a Cosmo'

I'm a sucker for sparkle anyway,

and these shimmering fall shakes packed with glitz make me swoon!

4. L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara

*not my picture

This is one of my most recent purchases, so I don't have a review on it yet.

Needless to say, though, first impression are that this bad boy ROCKS.

Cannot wait to share with you all.

What do you think of these products?

What were your favorites from October?