Hello beauties. Ok, so I have an update. I have actually started wearing powder foundation to work and I really like it. When I want that "no makeup" makeup look, I'll just through on the powder foundation and powder and go. Today, I added a liquid liner to my lids and left. It's really cool because nobody can tell I have on makeup...my bf didn't even know!!! Lol.
My skin is continuing to improve. I still have mild breakouts, but the regimen has helped calm everything down.This morning when I got off work, I realized my forehead and nose was oil slick!!! Yuck! So, this evening before heading off, I put on this "matt" serum from sephora(samples, of course) and I'm going to see if my skin is oily when I get off.
I was watching some youtube reviews on the sigma brushes and let me tell you that I've been eyeing them for the past couple of months. Last night, while at work, I was on the website(www.sigmamakeup.com) and I watched MakeupbyTiffanyD on the website talking about each brush and how they are meant to be used. I was like, dang, I NEED them brushes!!! I was itching for them...literally! Like a crack head is itchin for mo crack! lol So, today, I sat down with my current brush collection in my little cheap holder from Coastal Scents. I was like, ok, if I buy a whole set from sigma now, where are all these brushes going to go? So, when really thinking about it, I decided that the only brush that's an absolute must right now is the ss188. I only own this little cheap angled brush, essence of beauty I think, and desperately needs to be replaced. Also, it's a brush that isn't a part of the set just in case I decide to buy the whole set later. Lastly, I wanted to buy the whole set, but I already own the ss150 and don't use it often enough to have a second one. They said on their website that they don't exchange brushes in the set, so there you go. Now, if you saw my brush collection in my little holder from Coastal Scents, you'd laugh. I mean, the brushes get all crushed and there are multiple brushes in each whole. So I said, ok, the ss188 is $14, the bag is $20...I can do that! This way, I can safely put all of my brushes that I currently own into this bag and again, if I end up buying the whole set later, I can buy another bag then. Some of my brushes do need to be replaced, but I just didn't think it was necessary at the current moment to buy a whole set. Now, if I didn't have ANY professional brushes right now, then I'd be all over sigma. I currently own the Mac 109, Mac 239 and the Mac 217. The bag from sigma holds 12 brushes(there are 12 in the full set) and 3 extra holders on the side. I'm sorry, but if I got the whole set, I'm not parting with my Mac brushes. They cost to dang on much!!! Also, with the exception of the Mac 109 and Mac 239, the Mac 217 isn't a sigma dupe.(Also, the sigma 109 and 239 aren't direct dupes of mac either). So, I didn't feel it necessary. However, I'm uberly excited and anxiously awaiting their arrival at my front door....They were purchased on 7/3 and I will post when I receive a confirmation email that they are being sent. One last thing, I also purchased the ss224 brush. Funny thing is that my next mac brush purchase of the month was going to be the mac 224 and mac 219. Since the sigma 224 is much cheaper, I went ahead an bought that. I am hoping that sigma releases all of her brushes seperately soon, because I then could budget 1 brush per month. Or even 2!;)
My mac eyeshadows of the month are going to be:
Goldmine, cranberry and bronze
Hmm....can't wait!
Until next time....
Friday, July 3, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
FOTD
Today's face of the day will be Beautiful Iris! I just got this shadow a couple of days ago and I agree with Erin, it's a beautiful color. When I went to the MAC store yesturday to exchange my studio fix fluids, I actually walked out of the store without picking up more shadows!!! Ahh, I'm so proud of myself...we'll see how long that lasts.... ;)
Face:
MUFE Matt Velvet foundation in 80
MAC mineralize skin finish natural in deep dark
Eyes:
Groundwork paint pot
Beautiful Iris(lid)
Folie(crease)
Arena(highlight)
My e/s wishlist for permanent shadows are:
Goldmine
Cranberry
Hepcat/passionate(not sure which)
Bronze
Contrast(a must)/Deep Truth
Now, I saw a preview of the upcomming collections in the month of July and I'm getting really excited, so we'll see what happens with that.
Until next time....
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6/25/09 Update!
Hello beauties. A lot has happened since my last post. When it comes to my skin, I have "acne prone" skin and currently have mild acne. I've been trying a few things and adding Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum(a sample from Sephora) to my skin care regimen and let me tell you....it has really helped. Now, I started thinking ok, if something is all natural and improves my skin, why not get an all natural regimen? Well, honestly, I wasn't too enthusiastic about the juice beauty moisturizer and the face wash didn't seem to "do it" for me. So, I went to sephora with the mind set that I was going to buy RX for Brown Skin. I've used it before and it worked and thought, what the heck, let's do it again. The skin care specialist actually talked me into another product that's specifically for "blemish" skin. So it was an exfoliant and a moisturizer. After the 2nd day, I couldn't take the burning feeling anymore, so I took it back to sephora. I actually lost the receipt, so they only gave me store credit.(I will talk about what I got in a minute.)
I bought the Coal Face bar soap from Lush a few weeks ago and liked it, so I decided to give Lush another try. After all, it's also all natural and the products are more varied than Juice Beauty. So, I spent maybe 20-30 min with the worker going back and forth on products and samples until we came up with a regimen just for me.
Here it is:
Morning
1)Wash with Coal Face bar soap
2)Spray cotton ball with Tea Tree Water Toner and wipe face down.
3)Spray face with the toner so face is moist to "receive" the moisturizer.
4)Finish with the Vanishing Cream Moisturizer.
Night
Same as above, but wash with Ocean Sea Salt instead of Coal Face.
2-3 times a week
1)lightly wash with coal face bar soap
2)put cupcake facial mask all over face and sit back for about 15 min for it to dry
3)wipe with warm water and put moisturizer on
Its only been a few days and my skin feels like buttah!!! Wow, after just the first day, my skin felt alive, smooth, calmed, etc...I really recommend checking Lush out and go when you really have time to talk with a worker and figure out what you are looking for.
Back to Sephora and what I got!!!
So, because of the store credit, I couldn't get my money back, so why not use this as an opportunity to get a few things that I wouldn't have otherwise? Ok, I got the Urban Decay 24/7 cream eyeliner pencil in zero(it's the blackest black),Bare Essentials Buxom lipgloss in Jessica, a sephora nail polish and MUFE Mat Velvet + in 80. I'm not sure I'll keep #80, when I put it on, it's great,but has a little "darker" tone to it. I'll have to play around with it again to see if I need #75.
MAC!!! Yall already know that I am slowly becoming an addict of MAC. I bought MAC studio fix in the cream to powder in NW45 a few weeks ago. After a couple of days, I realized it was making my skin look ashy. So, I exchanged it for Studio Fix Fluid in NW50. Yesturday, I went to the MAC store in Harlem and this girl color matched me to be NW47!!! I didn't know they had a color between 45 and 50!!! YAaay for mac! So I will be exchanging mine today!
Until next time....
I bought the Coal Face bar soap from Lush a few weeks ago and liked it, so I decided to give Lush another try. After all, it's also all natural and the products are more varied than Juice Beauty. So, I spent maybe 20-30 min with the worker going back and forth on products and samples until we came up with a regimen just for me.
Here it is:
Morning
1)Wash with Coal Face bar soap
2)Spray cotton ball with Tea Tree Water Toner and wipe face down.
3)Spray face with the toner so face is moist to "receive" the moisturizer.
4)Finish with the Vanishing Cream Moisturizer.
Night
Same as above, but wash with Ocean Sea Salt instead of Coal Face.
2-3 times a week
1)lightly wash with coal face bar soap
2)put cupcake facial mask all over face and sit back for about 15 min for it to dry
3)wipe with warm water and put moisturizer on
Its only been a few days and my skin feels like buttah!!! Wow, after just the first day, my skin felt alive, smooth, calmed, etc...I really recommend checking Lush out and go when you really have time to talk with a worker and figure out what you are looking for.
Back to Sephora and what I got!!!
So, because of the store credit, I couldn't get my money back, so why not use this as an opportunity to get a few things that I wouldn't have otherwise? Ok, I got the Urban Decay 24/7 cream eyeliner pencil in zero(it's the blackest black),Bare Essentials Buxom lipgloss in Jessica, a sephora nail polish and MUFE Mat Velvet + in 80. I'm not sure I'll keep #80, when I put it on, it's great,but has a little "darker" tone to it. I'll have to play around with it again to see if I need #75.
MAC!!! Yall already know that I am slowly becoming an addict of MAC. I bought MAC studio fix in the cream to powder in NW45 a few weeks ago. After a couple of days, I realized it was making my skin look ashy. So, I exchanged it for Studio Fix Fluid in NW50. Yesturday, I went to the MAC store in Harlem and this girl color matched me to be NW47!!! I didn't know they had a color between 45 and 50!!! YAaay for mac! So I will be exchanging mine today!
Until next time....
Friday, June 19, 2009
FOTD
Today's face of the day was a pretty smokey eye. This was a look that was inspired by two people: Missbutterfli and azucurmorena. So, I was playing around with Vibrant Grape before I went to work(cuz u know I couldn't wear it to work) and really liked the look I came up with. I hope you like the youtube tutorial...
Items used:
Eyes:
1)Loreal Hip Cream Eyeliner in eggplant as my base
2)Mac Vibrant Grape E/S with a small e/s brush from Sephora
3)E.L.F. e/s quad in Drama(the dark grey and black e/s were used) with the short handled 275 brush; blended with Sonia Kashik blending brush
4)Maybelline e/s
5)Loreal Hip duo in Brazen(the pink to finish the look)
6)Wet N Wild H2O Liquid Eyeliner
7)Mac Smolder Eye Kohl
8)Mineral mascara(message me if interested in where I got it)
Face:
1)Maybeline Liquid Mousse in Coco Dark 3 with 109 brush
2)Loreal Hip e/s duo in Brazen, the pink color for cheeks
3)Mac Lipglass in Beaux
Until next time...
FOTD
Yesturday's face of the day was a pretty soft smokey green eye. I hope you like the youtube tutorial....
Until next time...
Until next time...
Update!
6/19/09
Ok beauties. I'm sorry for being M.I.A....but here are a few things that have happened. Recently, I went to the Mac store in Harlem and tried out the studio tec foundation in NW 45. I thought it looked great in the store, so I got it along with the studio fix concealer in the pot in NW45. I also bought the Vibrant Grape eyeshadow and Mercenary nail polish from the Style Warrior collection, as well as fresh water eyeshadow. When I got home and looked at my face in the bathroom lights, my face had like a greyish undertone.Then I went to work and it also had a greyish undertone.(I liked the purple nail polish,but I can't wear "colored nails" to work) So after a few days, I went to the mac store in the city and the makeup artist was soo cool! He took out the time with me and we tried out different shades of studio tec and studio fix fluid. I ended up exchanging for studio fix fluid because I feel like it can be a little more versitle(wearing it both wet or dry for different effects). Also, when he put on a shade that he liked in the studio fix fluid(NW50), he put on NC 45 or 50 and then he gave me a hand mirror and we walked outside and saw it in the natural light. It was like night and day. My skin is inbetween shades. I could wear the NC but it makes my skin flat because I have BOTH red and yellow undertones. So the NW 50 not only warmed up my skin, but it also didn't make me look flat. Ok, so I just couldn't pass up getting an eyeshadow and the MUA suggested I start with satin toupe eyeshadow and I could always come back for bronze(that will be on my "to buy" list). Lastly, they still had some Hello Kitty stuff left, so I bought the purple lipglass with the blue flecks in it. It's really beautiful on the lips because its very sheer, almost clear, and as you turn, you see the blue shimmers.
When I got home, I decided to do inventory and what better way than to give away what I don't wear anymore to my little play sister.(She just graduated from high school...)
Things I don't have anymore:
1)My Loreal Hip duos: I'm gonna miss these, I only had a few, but since I have vibrant grape and am going to buy Goldmine next, it didn't make sense to have dupes.Also, Satin Toupe is going to be my "neutral eye" eyeshadow for work, so I don't need the other one with the green in it. However, I kept my duo in Brazen. That's a must have for all brown girls!!!
2)Coastal Scents 88 palettes, shimmer and satin:Ahh, I'm so over these palettes. It's nice to have a lot of colors to work with at your disposal. I guess I'd be more excited if I could come to work with colorful eyes, but seriously, I only pulled them out a couple of times within the past few months and can live without them. So my sis will have fun in college with those.
3)Coastal Scents Hot Pots: Ok, again, I'm so over these. I actually bought a 12 e/s palette with these...no, I didn't get 12 hot pots, I believe I got like 5 or 6 and the other shadows were Mac pigment samples that I pressed. Again, didn't really pull these out since I bought them a few months ago. So yes, I can live without them too.
4)Some lipglosses I no longer wear and some cheap eye shadow brushes that my Mac replaced so she can start getting into makeup.
So there you have it beauties. I highly suggest that when you do a makeup haul to figure out what those items are replacing(if they are) and give away those unwanted items. Let's continue to make this a more beautiful world! :)
Until next time....
Ok beauties. I'm sorry for being M.I.A....but here are a few things that have happened. Recently, I went to the Mac store in Harlem and tried out the studio tec foundation in NW 45. I thought it looked great in the store, so I got it along with the studio fix concealer in the pot in NW45. I also bought the Vibrant Grape eyeshadow and Mercenary nail polish from the Style Warrior collection, as well as fresh water eyeshadow. When I got home and looked at my face in the bathroom lights, my face had like a greyish undertone.Then I went to work and it also had a greyish undertone.(I liked the purple nail polish,but I can't wear "colored nails" to work) So after a few days, I went to the mac store in the city and the makeup artist was soo cool! He took out the time with me and we tried out different shades of studio tec and studio fix fluid. I ended up exchanging for studio fix fluid because I feel like it can be a little more versitle(wearing it both wet or dry for different effects). Also, when he put on a shade that he liked in the studio fix fluid(NW50), he put on NC 45 or 50 and then he gave me a hand mirror and we walked outside and saw it in the natural light. It was like night and day. My skin is inbetween shades. I could wear the NC but it makes my skin flat because I have BOTH red and yellow undertones. So the NW 50 not only warmed up my skin, but it also didn't make me look flat. Ok, so I just couldn't pass up getting an eyeshadow and the MUA suggested I start with satin toupe eyeshadow and I could always come back for bronze(that will be on my "to buy" list). Lastly, they still had some Hello Kitty stuff left, so I bought the purple lipglass with the blue flecks in it. It's really beautiful on the lips because its very sheer, almost clear, and as you turn, you see the blue shimmers.
When I got home, I decided to do inventory and what better way than to give away what I don't wear anymore to my little play sister.(She just graduated from high school...)
Things I don't have anymore:
1)My Loreal Hip duos: I'm gonna miss these, I only had a few, but since I have vibrant grape and am going to buy Goldmine next, it didn't make sense to have dupes.Also, Satin Toupe is going to be my "neutral eye" eyeshadow for work, so I don't need the other one with the green in it. However, I kept my duo in Brazen. That's a must have for all brown girls!!!
2)Coastal Scents 88 palettes, shimmer and satin:Ahh, I'm so over these palettes. It's nice to have a lot of colors to work with at your disposal. I guess I'd be more excited if I could come to work with colorful eyes, but seriously, I only pulled them out a couple of times within the past few months and can live without them. So my sis will have fun in college with those.
3)Coastal Scents Hot Pots: Ok, again, I'm so over these. I actually bought a 12 e/s palette with these...no, I didn't get 12 hot pots, I believe I got like 5 or 6 and the other shadows were Mac pigment samples that I pressed. Again, didn't really pull these out since I bought them a few months ago. So yes, I can live without them too.
4)Some lipglosses I no longer wear and some cheap eye shadow brushes that my Mac replaced so she can start getting into makeup.
So there you have it beauties. I highly suggest that when you do a makeup haul to figure out what those items are replacing(if they are) and give away those unwanted items. Let's continue to make this a more beautiful world! :)
Until next time....
Thursday, June 4, 2009
My favorite blushes
Scandalous beauty just did a youtube video on her favorite blushes. So I thought I'd share my favorite ones at the moment.
1)(cheap) NYC bronze mist duo. This is a duo blush/highlight in the same tin. I love this and it's also easy on the pockets. The darker color gives just a hint of color to warm up the face. It's beautiful, especially for darker skin tones. To spice up my look for a night out on the town, I'll add the highlight just on top of the cheek bone for a nice effect. Available at your local Walgreens, Duane Reade, Rite-Aid
2)(cheap) NYX eyeshadow in copper. I saw a blogger yesturday talking about using NYX eyeshadows as blushes and I thought I'd experiment with the ones that I have. The first one was the eyeshadow in Copper and I LOVE IT!!! This eyeshadow doesn't really deposit color, just adds a gorgeous glow to the cheeks. If you are my complexion, a little lighter, or a little darker, I recommend trying this eyeshadow. It was $3 at a local beauty supply store, but NYX.com has a better selection. (That's why this is number 2; not as accessable as the NYC)
3)Mac Mineralized Skin finish blush in Peticoat. This is a go to blush for a night out on the town. This is more of a pinky bronze color and is also amazing when applied wet or onto wet skin. This is a little more expensive than the others mentioned, but it's at least worth the try at the Mac counter.
Take care everybody! Until next time....
1)(cheap) NYC bronze mist duo. This is a duo blush/highlight in the same tin. I love this and it's also easy on the pockets. The darker color gives just a hint of color to warm up the face. It's beautiful, especially for darker skin tones. To spice up my look for a night out on the town, I'll add the highlight just on top of the cheek bone for a nice effect. Available at your local Walgreens, Duane Reade, Rite-Aid
2)(cheap) NYX eyeshadow in copper. I saw a blogger yesturday talking about using NYX eyeshadows as blushes and I thought I'd experiment with the ones that I have. The first one was the eyeshadow in Copper and I LOVE IT!!! This eyeshadow doesn't really deposit color, just adds a gorgeous glow to the cheeks. If you are my complexion, a little lighter, or a little darker, I recommend trying this eyeshadow. It was $3 at a local beauty supply store, but NYX.com has a better selection. (That's why this is number 2; not as accessable as the NYC)
3)Mac Mineralized Skin finish blush in Peticoat. This is a go to blush for a night out on the town. This is more of a pinky bronze color and is also amazing when applied wet or onto wet skin. This is a little more expensive than the others mentioned, but it's at least worth the try at the Mac counter.
Take care everybody! Until next time....
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