Sleek Ultra Matte Palette swatches!

Wooooo!

Finally this bad boy came in the mail.

I've had my eye on this for awhile because of ALL the super bright shades,

and it finally came the other day.

I've never used any Sleek products before.

Have you??

Here's the palette:

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SO. PRETTY.

Swatches! (top row):

Bottom Row:

Now, these ain't no Sugarpill,

but I was still pleased to see that it looks like pigmentation is pretty good.

The real test will be creating a look with them though.

Expect to see some bright & fun looks come summer time! :)

Skyrim makeup series- Wood Elf

I have the next installment in my Skyrim makeup series today.

(See the first one here).

I'm creating a look for each race of Skyrim,

and today's look is the Bosmer, or Wood Elf.

Wood Elfs are some of the best archers around,

and known for being one with nature.

Based on this information, I created my Wood Elf look.

I had fun with this look.

I love darker greens & browns,

which this look solely consists of :)

I used:

UD Primer Potion

UD's 'Urb'- browbone

UD's 'Smog' & 'Libertine'- crease

UD's 'Mildew' & 'Libertine'- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact liquid eyeliner

What do you guys think?

I'm really enjoying this series so far :)

Not Too Polished- 'The Eyrie' & beauty mail!

Hello!

I have my final Game of Thrones polish from Not Too Polished to show you today.

Here's 2 coats of 'The Eyrie' over 1 coat of Essie's 'Bikini So Teeny'.

'The Eyrie' is a bluish-lavender jelly based filled with white micro glitter, large silver holo hexes, and giant white hexes. It does it's name justice. For those who don't know, the Eyrie (homestead of the House of Arryn) is in the North of Westeros. The castle sits super high on a cliff, and as you wind your way up to it, you eventually come through snow and then finally, high above the mountain tops around you. This polish looks exactly what the Eyrie seems to me to be!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Not Too Polished

Type: Jelly glitter

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 3-4

Application: Good!

Price: $7.50 for full size bottle

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I really liked this polish.

It's a unique color & went on great.

May definitely have to buy the other 2 GoT polishes she makes!

Side note,

more beauty mail finally came in today:

WOOOO! Can't wait to try those bright mattes.

You all definitely have some bright summer looks headed your way in the next month or so!

:)

NEWEST Maybelline Vivid Lipsticks

So you all know i'm IN. LOVE. with Maybelline's line of Vivid Lipsticks.

Welp, lo and behold,

I walked into my Walgreens just last week & there were NEW shades! :)

I only scooped up two of them (for now),

and here they are!

First up is 'Pop of Cherry'.

This is a lovely, bright red with orange undertones.

Great medium between your classic red & an orange like this one.

Next, 'Fuchsia Flash'.

This is a pretty, almost bubblegum pink.

It's basically in the middle of this pink & this pink.

:)

AS ALWAYS,

these lipsticks are fantastic quality.

Bright, wonderful color.

Great staying power.

Super soft.

GO GRAB SOME!

:D

It's 5 o'clock Somewhere!

Well, even though it's not sunny, hot, & beautiful here,

that time is at least on it's way!

In honor of it feeling more and more (usually) like summer,

here's my first summery look of the season :)

*It's 5 O'clock Somewhere*

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Afterparty' & BFTE's 'Blueberry'- crease

BFTE's 'Lemon', Tengerine', 'Green Apple', & 'Gem'- lid

Sugarpill's 'Poison Plum' & BFTE 'Grape'- lower lash line

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara 

I've been meaning to do a look using several of my newest, bright BFTE shadows,

and this look was it.

THEY'RE AWESOME.

So bright & shimmery, and so easy to work with.

Cannot wait to try the others.

What do you guys think about this look?

Let me know! :)

Neon Nail Mail & April favorites!

Hellooooooo.

First up, you may have already seen me post from yesterday featuring one of these,

but here is my newest, FANTASTIC nail mail:

All of these babies are from Lush Lacquer.

If you haven't tried them out yet or are looking for some new polishes,

now is the time to do LL. They have so many neon glittered polishes that are unique and perfect for summer :)

Now for my favorite products from the month of April-

1. Tarte's Brazilliance self tanner

*pic taken from Tarte's website

So i've pretty much sworn off tanning beds because they are just SO incredibly bad for you.

However, I still like to look tan & don't have a whole of of time to lay out.

So, i entered the shaky world of self tanners.

If I was going to do this, I wanted to do it right with a brand I trust.

Enter- this baby.

It's worked wonderfully!

I'll have a full review on this soon,

so stay tuned for allllll the details! :)

2. Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray

*picture taken from UD's website

Now that its getting warmer, that means humidity & just issues with makeup in general, for some of us. My skin isn't too oily, but for some instances, I like to have some insurance that my makeup will look good and last longer than normal, despite the weather conditions.

Enter- this bad boy :)

ALSO, I will have a full review of THIS soon, so stay tuned!

***This is on sale now on UD's site for $14!!***

3. Maybelline Vivids Lipsticks

*not my picture

Let me just start out by saying that, I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THESE.

I have reviewed them (see it here), and gave the product a 10 out of 10,

which never happens. There are SO many super bright colors to choose from, theyre a decent price, they're soft, and they have great staying power. PLUS, perfect for summer. 

Cannot recommend these enough!

What do you guys think of these products?

What was your favorite product from this month?

Lush Lacquer- 'Neon Lights'

MM MM.

Today's polish is freaking uh-mazing.

Since summer and neons go hand-in-hand,

I was stoked when I saw Lush Lacquer's newest polishes that are PACKED with all kind of neon glitter.

Here's 2 coats of 'Neon Lights' over 1 coat of CG's 'White on White'!

'Neon Lights' is a milky white base filled with neon orange, yellow, green, and pink differently sized matte hex glitters. ITS PERFECT. I can' even describe how in love with it I am!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Lush Lacquer

Type: Glitter 

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Good!

Price: $9 for full size bottle

Get This: their Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

Let me know!

Skyrim Makeup Series- Altmer

Woooooo!

Classes are finally over (at least until exams next week),

and it's time to start my skyrim series!

I've thought long and hard about how exactly I wanted to do this,

and I think i've decided to do a look based on every race in Skyrim: Elder Scrolls,

which is my favorite Skyrim :)

Tonight's look is based on the Altmer.

The Altmer are the High Elves, skilled in arcane arts.

The are characterized by shades of gold, green, & amber,

with yellow-gold eyes and a light, pale gold skin tone.

Based on this description,

here's the look I came up with:

So what's going on with my skin??!?

Yeah so, I attempted to capture the 'pale gold hue' that is the Altmer's skin tone

by adding golden shimmer around my eyes & on some of my nose.

It didn't translate that great, but whatever! :P

I USED:

Face/browbone:

UD's 'Blitz', Maui Wowi', & SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'

Lid:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Victorian Disco Cosmetics' 'Leia's Bikini' & 'Yoda's Yoga Mat'

MUG's 'Sea Mist '

Crease:

UD's 'Libertine' & 'Bender'

Victorian Disco Cosmetics' 'The Fett'

I had A LOT of fun creating this look.

I knew this series was going to be fun.

What do YOU guys think?

Let me know! :)

Music Tag

So I first saw this tag from Nancy over at The Dark Side of Beauty,
and thought it was pretty cool.
I love sharing and talking about music,
so I figured I would do this :)




What's your favorite type of music?

I like everything, from classical, rock, metal, electronic, indie, alternative, hip hop... BUT, i'm most into electronic/dubstep right now :)

( and the REAL stuff, not Skrillex)

What's your least favorite type of music?

I would have to say rap. I know some of them are legit talented and what not,

but for the most part, I Don't have a lot of use for it.

What's the best gig you've been to?

Hmmm that's a tough one. I've been to a TON of shows & it's hard to choose... but if I had to pick, I would say Bassnectar several years ago before he went mainstream, Moon Taxi for NYE last year, and Glitch Mob a few years ago.

What albums are you listening to at the moment?

'Blow the Roof' by Flux Pavilion, & PantyRaid's new stuff. SO SICK.

What's your favorite bands/artists & other favorite albums?
My favorite artist of ALL TIME is Imogen Heap, & a very close second is Trifonic. Some other artists I like are Miles Davis, Kate Havnevik, Pretty Lights, Incubus, Evanescence, The Glitch Mob, Michael Buble, and Nit Grit. I've also really been into Blackmill lately.

That's it for my music tag! 

I really enjoy these kinds of things,

so if you do this also, let me know so I can check it out!

Game of Thrones makeup series- 'House Targaryen'

So after last week's explosive episode,

I knew I had to make my next game of thrones look Targaryen in honor of Dany

& how awesome is character is becoming.

Here's the Targaryen's sigil:

Based on their colors & the drama/intensity that the house stands for,

here is the look I came up with.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Love+' & BFTE's 'Addicted'- red on lid

Urban Decay's 'Black Market' & glittery black from Maybelline quad- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

I really wanted it to be mostly black with dramatic corners

to illustrate how intense and strong the Targaryens are.

Not sure I succeeded, though.

I have to say, this was my LEAST favorite look in the GoT series so far.

I kind of knew the direction I was headed,

but it just didn't translate or come out exactly how I thought it would.

I'm not too sure I like it :/

May have to try it again further down in the series.

What do you guys think?

ATC- 'Sunset Skies'

Happy Saturday!

I've got a happy little number for you today.

'Sunset Skies' came with Above the Curve's spring mini set.

This is 3 coats by itself.

'Sunset Skies' is a orange cream jelly base filled with pink circles, yellow, orange, & pink hexes, small white hexes, and rose & holo larger hexes. I really love the color combination (which has been a theme of all ATC polishes i've tried thus far).

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Above the Curve

Type: Glitter Jelly

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Great!

Price: $9

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think of this polish?

It's perfect for summer!

BFTE Cosmetics- The Rainbow Set

Woo! 

It's been WAY too long since i've purchased anything from BFTE.

Their shadows are really fantastic.

I've had my eyes on the Rainbow sampler set, because since it's almost summer,

I want some new, bright shadows to play with.

HERE are swatches of all 16 of them!

AREN'T THESE AWESOME?!?

I cannot wait to create some looks with these.

What do all of you think about these babies?

Do you have any requests for looks?

LET ME KNOW & i'll try to make it happen!

Lime Crime's 'No She Didn't'

YAYAYAY.

I finally have a Lime Crime lipstick in my possession.

I've been lemming for at least one of their lipsticks foreverrrrr,

and now that summer is on it's way,

I decided to give in & buy a bright one :)

This is 'No She Didn't'

annnnnnd a much crappier picture-

'No She Didn't' is a bright & gorgeous robin's egg blue opaque lipstick. It's just so unique and amazing, and totally lived up to my expectations. It went on very smooth and applied like butta! I'm not sure where I would actually wear this OUT (aside from maybe a show/rave or something?), but i LOVE it nonetheless. Lime Crime has a ton more brightly and unique colored lipsticks, as most of you know, and I cannot wait to try more.

They are so fun!

What d you guys think about this bad boy?

Have you tried any of LC's lipsticks?

Beauty haul/mail & ATC's 'Misty Morning'

So over the past week or so,

I've had some AWESOME additions to my makeup & beauty stash.

Check it out!

!!!!!

Yeah, lots of good stuff.

I'll try to get into all of it (or most of it) within a week!

What are your thoughts on my haul?

Any products there that you've tried?

Moving on, another polish from Above the Curve's spring mini set.

Here's 2 coats of 'Misty Morning' over 1 coat of Sinful Color's 'Sugar Rush'.

'Misty Morning' is a pastel blue jelly base filled with silver micro glitter & silver hexes, iridescent shimmer, & large white hexes. I really love that this polish is supposed to mimic the sky with rain & clouds :) Lovely idea that I think translates very well.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Above the Curve

Type: Glitter Jelly

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Good

Price: $9

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

I like it!

'Casterly Rock' from NTP

Hello!

I have another Game of Thrones themed polish for you today from Not Too Polished!

Here is 2 coats of 'Casterly Rock' over 1 coat of Covergirl's 'Golden Opportunity'.

'Casterly Rock' is a clear base with red microglitter, red square glitter, and large golden/golden holo hex glitter. Being that Casterly Rock belongs to the Lannister's (who are uber wealthy), I wanted the mani to look rich. I really liked it against 'Golden Opportunity', which is a gorgeous champagne color. The combo glittered like no one's business in the sunlight, and I quite liked it :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Not Too Polished

Type: Glitter Top Coat

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 1

Application: Good

Price: $7.50

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

Also, since this last episode was just SO GNARLY as far as Dany was concerned,

she will definitely be the inspiration of my next look ;P

Thanks for reading!