FOTD 03.09.13

My computer charger is dead, so my laptop is pretty much useless right now. I used my iPod for these photos.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Revlon Colorstay Whipped in Buff
Revlon Nearly Naked in Vanilla
Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ultra Light
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Creamy Natural
ELF Studio Blush in Peachy Keen

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Flower Beauty Color Play Creme Eyeshadow in Flirty Floret (on outer half of lid)
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige (on inner half of lid)
MAC Silver Birch Mineralized Eyeshadow (on inner half)
Hard Candy Attraction (outer corner and crease)
Makeup Geek Latte (in crease)
Inglot Gel Liner 77 (smudged on lash line and on waterline)
L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
Maybelline Color Whisper in Orange Attitude
Maybelline Baby Lips in Coral Crush

FOTD 3/2/13

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Revlon Colorstay Whipped in Buff
Revlon Nearly Naked in Vanilla
Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ultra Light
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser
Rommel Stay Matte Powder in Creamy Natural
MAC Well Dressed
Nars Illuminator in Copacabana


Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Flower Beauty Color Play Creme Eyeshadow in Flirty Floret
MAC Twinks (on the lid)
Hard Candy Attraction (outer corner and crease)
Makeup Geek Shimma Shimma (in tear duct)
MAC Skintone 2 (in inner corner)
Inglot Gel Liner 77
Makeup Geek Corrupt (to blend liner)
Too Faced Glitter Glue
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Powder in Gold
L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
Maybelline Baby Lips in Melon Crush

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Valentine Day Look

I really had no reason to celebrate Valentines Day (as usual), but I never pass up an opportunity to play with makeup ;)

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation in 150 Buff AND Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation in 120 Vanilla
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser
Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 110 Creamy Natural
MAC Well Dressed Blush
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Sonia Kashuk Extreme Wear Eye Primer
Flower Beauty Color Play Creme Eyeshadow in Orchid-ing Around
Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Navy Baby (in inner and outer corner)
Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Deep Merlot (in the center of my lid)
Too Face Glitter Glue (in the center)
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure Powder (in the center)
Inglot #77 Gel Liner (on waterline)
L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Lip:
Relvon Just Bitten Stain in Frenzy (just in the inner part of the lips for an ombre effect)

FOTD 07/18/2012

Face:

Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation in 150 Buff

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Under Eye Concealer in Light

Hard Candy Glamouflage Concealer in Light

Sephora Collection Double Contouring Cream Blush in Coral Flush

Rimmel Stay Matte Transparent Powder

MAC Harmony Blush

ELF Peachy Keen Blush

MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

MAC Blanc Type (all over the lid)

MAC Satin Taupe (all over the lid)

MAC Twinks (in outer corner)

Makeup Geek Latte (in crease)

Makeup Geek Corrupt (along lashline)

Inglot Gel Liner in 77 (on waterline)

Maybelline One By One Mascara

Lips:

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Charm

My Everyday Look

I haven't posted any looks in a long time. I honestly haven't been wearing a lot of makeup lately, because I have been focusing a lot on my fitness for the past couple months.

But if I were to wear makeup, this is the look that I have been wearing.

Face:
Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N1 Soft Ivory
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer in Light
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
MAC Pinch O' Peach Blush
MAC Harmony Blush
ELF Shimmering Facial Whip in Lilac Petal

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze
MAC Patina Eyeshadow
Coastal Scents Chocolate Mousse Mica Pigment (pressed. Use UD Smog, UD Snakebite, MAC Tempting, MAC Romp, or MUG Pretentious)
MUG Latte
MAC Blanc Type
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Maybelline One by One Mascara

Lips:
Mary Kay Satin Lips Balm

Watch the video that goes with this look!

Amy Lee Inspired Look #3 / FOTD

Sooooo...

Sorry, again for being away for so long. I'm just lame :/. But considering today is the blog's 1-year anniversary, I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to do a quick update/FOTD. When I was done, I realized it looked a lot like Amy Lee's makeup from the My Heart is Broken video (the part where she's sitting at her piano). I also used a lot of new stuff that I got during January.

Face:
Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N1
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer in Light
MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder
MAC Harmony Blush

Eyes:
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer
Wet n Wild Color Icon Shadow in Brule
MAC Patina (on the lid)
MUG Latte (in the crease)
MUG Taupe Notch (in out corner)
MUG Bada-Bing (also in outer corner, closer to lash line)
Tarina Tarintino Sparklicity Pure Gold Powder (in inner corner)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lip:
Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lip Gloss in Wallflower

Image courtesy of Evanescence Website

Snow White / Get Ready With Me

I've been wanting to do looks base off the characters from the ABC show Once Upon a Time. This is my Snow White look. I hope you enjoy :)

Face:
Monsistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15
Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light
Maybelline Mineral Power concealer in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
MAC Harmony Blush
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Wet n Wild Color Icon shadow in Brulee
Covergirl Intense Shadowblast in 800
Soft pink eyeshadow from pressed Coastal Scents mica pigments (similar to UD Sin)
UD 24/7 Shadow liner in Wasteland
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure
Dark brown shadow from pressed Coastal Scents mica pigments (similar to UD Darkhorse)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Maybelline One by One Mascara
Physicians Formula Matte Classics Quad in Canyon Classics

Lips:
MAC Milan Mode lipstick (didn't show in the video. My bad)

FOTN 12.2.11

Forgive the messy hair. I was getting ready to go out to dinner and I wanted to take pictures of the makeup before I lost too much daylight. This is a really fun smokey look that is also pretty holiday appropriate. Hope you enjoy :)


Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Physicians Formula Green Concealer
Covergirl NatureLuxe Foundation in 305
Hard Candy Glamofauge Concealer in Light
Nars Copacabana Illuminator
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
MAC Harmony Blush

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
MAC Blanc Type
Phyicians Formula Canyon Classics Quad
My olive shadow (similar to MAC Greensmoke) on the lid
MAC Burmese Beauty on the center of the lid and lower lash line
Hard Candy Baked Bronzer in Tiki in the inner corner
My dark chocolate shadow (similar to UD Darkhorse or MAC Smut) in the outer V and lower lash line
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

and on my lips, I'm just wearing some Chapstick.

FOTN 11.18.11

Sorry again for the lack of updates. I'm going out to dinner with my family later tonight, and I wanted to do a quick FOTN post.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Light Green and Fair Light
Covergirl Natureluxe Foundation
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer
MAC Cream Color Base in Tickle Me Pink
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder
MAC Harmony Blush

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Wet and Wild single shadow in Brulee
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans (lightly over the lid)
Physicians Formula Matte Classics Quad in Canyon Classics (dark brown in brows and lighter brown in the crease)
MAC Blue Brown pigment (wet over the lid)
MAC Smut (in the outer corner)

Lips:
Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy

FOTD 10.20.11

Since I went so long without posting, I wanted to show a look I've been wearing a lot this month. It's so of a gold and brown smokey eye, with a little bit of glitter. I love this look, and I think it'd be a great party look!

Also I tweaked the settings on my camera so the colors come out more true to life. :)

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel

Physician's Formula Conceal Rx in Light Green and Fair Light

MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Fair

Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder

MAC Harmony Blush

Eyes:

Physician's Formula Conceal Rx in Fair Light

Wet n Wild Single Shadow in Brulee

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Skinny Jeans

Three of my custom shadows from my Coastal Scents haul

• Light taupe with gold shimmer (similar to MAC Patina) in the inner corner
• Warm Bronze (similar to MAC Romp or UD Smog) on the lid and lower lash line
• Dark grey brown (similar to UD Darkhorse) along top and bottom lash line

Inglot Gel Liner in 77

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy

FOTD 10.19.11

Ok, so I wanted to make this into another Get Ready With Me post. I recorded the whole process and everything. Then when I tried to edit the videos (cause I separated them into 3 sections) they wouldn't even import into the editor. >:( I'm still getting used to iMovie and just doing anything with video for that matter, but apart from these little mishaps, I find it all fascinating so I might do more later. That is, if I'm even able to make it past the importing stage.

I wore this smokey eye the other day and I really liked how it looked. As usual, my camera really washes out the color, but you get the general idea.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Physician's Formula Conceal Rx in Light Green and Fair Light
MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder
MAC Harmony Blush
MAC Pinch O' Peach Blush
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Physician's Formula Conceal Rx in Fair Light
Wet n Wild Single Shadow in Brulee
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Skinny Jeans
MAC Satin Taupe
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
MAC Smut
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:
MAC Creme d'Nude Lipstick
MAC Nymphette Lipglass

Sugar Skull/Day of the Dead Halloween Look!

Sugar Skulls are a really fun and creative idea for Halloween, and recently I've noticed it's becoming more and more popular. I've seen a lot of makeup looks and tutorials for them, and decided to do my own. I derived a lot of inspiration from Sylvia Ji, a painter who is known for depicting beautiful women often wearing ornate sugar skull makeup.

I wanted to do something slightly different from some that I had been seeing, and used lots of gold glitter. This took me like 3 hours to do, so if you have some time on your hands, try this out. It's a lot of fun.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Revlon Photoready Foundaton mixed with NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder

Eyes/Details:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Iced Mocha
MAC Skintone 2 in inner corner
One of my shadows (similar to MAC Patina) on lid
Sugarpill Bulleteproof
MAC Reflects Antique Gold Glitter
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Amy Lee Inspired Look #2!

I usually do my FOTD posts early in the mornings so I can use natural lighting, but I just saw the music video for Evanescence "What You Want" video and I couldn't wait to try it! It's a really dark, smokey, dramatic look and I'm really happy what I came up with. Sorry if they lighting is weird, I was trying to make the best of it

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Twinks (all over eye area, up to browbone, as well as the lower lash line)
Inglot 352 (just below the brow)
Sugarpill Bulletproof Eyeshadow (on the lid and in outer half of lower lash line)
MAC Reflects Antique Gold Glitter (in the crease)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77 (along the lash line and waterline, smudge on lower lash line)
Physicians Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics (to fill in brows)

FOTD 9.10.11 / Kimbra Inspired Look / Monthly favorites

So I'm really really sorry that it has taken me a month to post something new. Life kind of got in the way of blogging, but what can you do?

I have a FOTD/inspired look today. I based this look off of Kimbra's new music video "Good Intent". If you don't know who Kimbra is, she is a singer from New Zealand, and she is just precious. I really recommend you all checking out her music. In this video, she is being influenced by the 'saint' and 'sinner' side of her, and she pairs these personalities with a different color dress and lip color. I wanted to do all three personalities, but I couldn't find a lip color to go with one of them.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Green and Fair
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NW15
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
Nars Orgasm Blush
MAC Harmony Blush (contour)
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Fair
Inglot 352 M eyeshadow (all over lid)
MAC Banshee eyeshadow (in the crease)
MAC Trax Eyeshadow (to deepen the crease and on lower lash line to smudge liner)
MAC Nanogold (in inner corner and browbone)
Inglot Gel liner in 77
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:
Nude: MAC Creme d'Nude with Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy
Red: Revlon Super Lustorous Lipstick in 720 Fire and Ice with ELF Glitter Gloss in Crystal Cranberry

Last, but not least, I want to share a couple favorites of this past month. I didn't do one for July (naughty), and I still only have 5 items to share with you.

• Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder- This is super affordable and has proven to be a really good powder. It really does help keep the oil at bay.
• Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Green and Fair - I have been experiencing some pretty annoying breakouts this past month and decided to get some heavy duty concealer, and boy, is this some powerful stuff! The tiniest amount will cover exactly what you want to cover, and lasts for 12 hours. I like to use these before my foundation by mixing half a pea sized amount of each and stippling it on in places where I have a lot of redness. I also have found that the Fair version is an amazing dupe for Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Eden! I actually think this works better on me, and I have super oily eyelids.
• Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans- I really love this stuff for smokey eyes. It really intensifies a look when it's used as a base, and since it is a creaseless formula, it lasts quite a while.
• Tweezerman Eyelash curler - I was in desperate need of a new eyelash curler, and I have found this one to be really easy to use. It's about $2 and it curls my lashes without a lot of effort.

FOTD 8.09.11 / Amy Lee Inspired look

So I changed my URL a couple weeks ago and didn't realize until a few days ago that, by doing so, my posts stopped showing up in the dashboard. Opps. I changed it back, and now hopefully you will be able to see this one, as well as the other posts I made last week.

Sorry I don't have a better picture.

Now that we have that out of the way, I have a FOTD post today. It's been a while since I've done a proper FOTD post, but that is mainly because most of the time, when I like a specific look, I stick with it for a while. But today I have a Amy Lee inspired look. She wore this last night for the premiere of Evanescence's new single "What You Want", (which is fantastic, by the way). I've always been a fan of this band and Amy Lee really changed my life because her music always spoke to me, so it's amazing to see them come back after a long hiatus and see them happy and full of energy. It reminded me why I loved Amy Lee and this band. Her look was based of the single's album artwork, which is kind of a gradient of a dark purple and teal. It's colorful, but still smokey and sexy, and I thought it was gorgeous so I had to try it out.

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel

Coastal Scents Undercover HD Foundation (which I will have a review on in a couple days)

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer

Rimmel Stay Matte Transparent Pressed Powder (I picked this up at Target for buy one get one for $4.99. Can't beat that!)

MAC Harmony Blush (she wasn't wearing any particular color, but I used this to contour and then a bit on the cheeks)

Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:

Physician's Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics (dark brown through the brows)

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden (and set with my transparent powder)

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans (lightly over the lid)

bareMinerals Eyeshadow in Azure (on inner half)

Royal Plum (on the outer corner and on lower lashline)

MAC Reflects Transparent Teal (near the tear duct)

Inglot Gel Liner in #77

Maybelline One by One mascara

Lips:

MAC Creme d'Nude

Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy

FOTD 7.27.11/ Updated DIY shadows

I redid some of my shadows from my last post. I moved a few of the MAC shadows that I don't really use and replaced them with some of my own. The one previously called Antique Ocean was so poorly pigmented, it was a pain to work with. So I crushed it up and made 4 new shadows: Cinnamon, Plume Rose, Midnight, and Silver Charcoal. I'm so pleased with the texture and pigmentation of these shadows. My favorites are Chocolate Mousse, Plum Rose, and Dark Chocolate. I used some of these in a look today! Excuse the fact that I didn't take a full  face picture. I had just jumped out of the shower so my hair was a mess.

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

Physician's Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics

Chocolate Mousse on the lid

Cinnamon just below the crease
Inter Gold Sparks in inner corner

Inglot Gel Liner in 77

Dark Chocolate to smudge out liner on lash line

Maybelline One by One Mascara

FOTD 7.11.11 / June Favorites

It's been so long since I did a FOTD like this! I need to quit dropping the ball when it comes to this blog, but life tends to happen.

I love brown smokey eyes, no matter what season or occasion. This has been pretty much my look for the last few weeks. I haven't changed it up too much, but I did add a little something extra just for fun.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15
Maybelline Mineral Power in Fair
Maybelline Highlighter in Light
L'Oreal True Match Power in N1
MAC Harmony Blush (contour)
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Nars Orgasm Blush
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans
Inglot 465 all over lid
MAC Satin Taupe in the center and lower lash line
Inglot 26 in inner corner
Inglot 352 on brow bone
Inglot Gel Liner in 77 on lashline and in waterline
MAC Smut to blend out liner
MAC Reflects Transparent Teal patted over lid (don't know how well it's showing up, though)
Maybelline One by One Mascara

Lips:
Lip balm

Also I just want to catch up on my monthly favorites, even though we are almost halfway through this one. Oppsie. But there aren't many. Also, ignore the fact that MAC Harmony is there, because I used that in last months favorites. Double oppsie.

• Inglot Palette - These shadows are amazing!!! They are super blendable and pigmented, and the texture is really great. Plus they are cheaper than MAC shadows
• MAC Smut - This is a really great addition to my MAC Palette. It has replaced Showstopper, which was so dry and hard to work with that I didn't want to use it. They are basically the same color, but Smut has a better texture
• Inglot Gel Liner - This is my holy grail liner!!! It's so pigmented, glides on beautifully and stays put all day, even on the waterline!

FOTD 6.24.11 Sephora Make Overs!

Brittanie decided to do my makeup in a classic Hollywood style, and I am in love with the result!

Face:
Make Up Forever Microperfecting Base
Make Up Forever HD Foundation in 110
Make Up Forever Full Cover Concealer in Pink Porcelain
Makeup Up Forever HD Microfinish Powder
Nars Orgasm Blush
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin
Urban Decay ABC Gum on the lid
Urban Decay Toasted in the crease
Urban Decay Twice Baked in outer crease
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner in Black
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Sephora Glam False Eyelashes

Lips:
Buxom Big and Healthy Lip Stick in Barcelona
Buxom Buxom Lip Plumper in Betty

FOTD 6.3.11

I'm super excited to show you my new Inglot products in action! If you'd like to see my review on these, just click here. Also, I did get my hair cut last week. I had the dead ends cut off, and I now have layers. I'm really pleased with how long it still is, considering there were a lot of dead ends. Forgive the roots, I need to get it touched up.

Face:

Inglot Under Makeup Base (this is a little thicker than the Monistat Chafing Gel I always use. It does feel  really nice, but it's not something I'll run out and get)

MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15 (I tried the YSM Cream Foundation, but it was way too dark for me, and it didn't cover anything. I'll pass on that)

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Light

MAC MSF in Light

Nars Orgasm Blush

MAC Harmony Blush

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Nars Copacabana Illumiator

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

Physicians Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics (medium brown in the crease to help with blending)

Inglot 352 on the browbone

Inglot 46 in tear-duct and as a highlight

Inglot 465 all over the lid and on the lower lash line

Inglot 434 in the crease

Inglot 64 towards the lashline and in outer corner

Inglot Matte Eyeliner Gel in 77 on the lash line, tightline and waterline

Maybelline One by One mascara

Lips:

Urban Decay Lip Junkie gloss in Wallflower

I'll be posting my May monthly favorites sometime soon (either later today or tomorrow) so look out for that!

FOTD/Party look and What's in my Travel Bag

I've been playing with those pigment samples a lot lately and I have found my new favorite party look using my Reflects Antique Gold pigment! It's a very simple look to do, but it goes well with pretty much any party outfit.

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel

MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Fair

MAC MSF Natural in Light

MAC Harmony

MAC Pinch O' Peach

Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Iced Mocha (used lightly on the lid as a base)

MAC Reflects Antique Gold Pigment (on the lid)

Physicians Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics

      -medium brown in the crease

      -dark brown/grey on lower lashline

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean (liner)

Sugarpill Bulleteproof (over liner)

Maybelline One by One Mascara

Lips:

Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy

Since I'm flying to Florida, I had to condense the amount of makeup I'm bringing, so I was able to pack all of my essential items in my little makeup case. Most of the stuff I'm bringing probably wont be a surprise, but I thought I'd share anyway.

• I'm bringing my Real Techniques brushes, as well as a few others that I use regularly. I'm able to fit them all in this case really easily