Tutorial: (Get Ready With Me)- Bronze Sultry Eye

Hey everyone!

So, here is the makeup look that I was wearing in the recent OOTD I posted (below), and I also made a video on it that will be posted to my channel soon, so check out my channel and watch for it!! 
http://www.youtube.com/glitterinmyveins7

This look was something I came up with right when I made the video. :) I wanted something simple, but kind of smokey, yet something neutral that would go with everything. So here is everything I used and some close-up pics of the makeup look!!

Products I used:
FACE-
NYX Concealer in a Jar: CJ12 green
                                         CJ10 yellow
                                         CJU1 porcelene
Lancome Effacernes Waterproof Concealer: Ivoire
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation: 1C1 Shell
elf High Definition Powder
NYC Blushable Creme Stick: Big Apple Blush
elf Natural Radiance Blusher: Shy
CoverGirl Bronzer: 102 Copper Radiance
elf Shimmering Facial Whip: spotlight

EYES-
Urban Decay Primer Potion
elf Mineral Eyeshadow: caffeinated
Wet n' Wild Idol Eyes Cream Eyeshadow Pencil: 130 pixie
elf Cream Eyeliner: black
Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye definer: 261 Noir
CG Lashblast volume mascara: black

LIPS-
elf Mineral Lip Liner: Rose
Sephora Ultra-Shine lipgloss: 29 

OOTD 7/25/2011

Hey everyone! 

So here is my outfit of the day! This is just a simple, very very simple, summer outfit for super hot days. I wasn't doing anything special and just decided to wear a tank top and shorts. I forgot to take a picture of my shoes, but I was wearing just some black small ruffled flip flops. I will post a video on my channel of this entire look including the makeup, and also do another post on the makeup as well! So hope you like it and check out my channel to see the whole look!

http://www.youtube.com/glitterinmyveins7

My Favorite Lipsticks =)

Hi everyone! 

So I'm back, and here to show you my favorite lipsticks from my collection. These aren't all the ones that I have, but the ones that I reach for more than others. I have separated them into categories, included swatches, and included pictures of the colors on my lips. I know that I could have categorized the colors better, but for the most part these are how I see them on myself, etc. I also have a video coming up on my Youtube channel (it might already be up) so go check that out if you want to see my video included with this!

My Faves:
nudes/pinks/other-                            
-Maybelline Pink Sand                           
-Rimmel Airy Fairy                              
-elf Classy ($1)                                    
-Rimmel Vintage Pink
-Rimmel Pink Blush                              
-Wet n' Wild 903C                                
-Wet n' Wild 525D                               
-MaryKay Signature Paradise Pink         
-NYX Baby Pink                                   
-NYX Power    

berry/mauves
-Wet n' Wild 545A
-Estee Lauder Rosa
-Wet n' Wild Natural Wear 106

nudes/browns
-Jane Browned Down Red
-Estee Lauder Bois De Rose
-Estee Lauder 112 Beige
-Rimmel Paradise
-NYC 301 cafe
-NYX Circe                          
                                                         

Swatches:

On my lips:

Maybelline Pink Sand

    

Rimmel Airy Fairy

elf Classy

Rimmel Vintage Pink

Rimmel Pink Blush

Wet n' Wild 903C

Wet n' Wild 525D

MaryKay Signature: Paradise Pink

NYX Baby Pink

 

 

 

NYX Power

Wet n' Wild 545A

Estee Lauder Rosa

Wet n' Wild Natural Wear 106

Jane Browned Down Red

Estee Lauder Bois De Rose

Estee Lauder Beige

Rimmel Paradise

NYC 301 cafe

NYX Circe

So I hope you enjoyed my fave lipsticks! And I mentioned all of my faves from each color family and season. :) I normally wear more of the nudey pinks from day to day, but on occasion and in the fall and winter I will wear more berry shades and the more brown shades. So hope this helped some of you out! see you again soon! xoxo

Review: Ion Color Brilliance Permanent Hair Dye!

Okay so, I just dyed my hair again, I'll tell you what I used, my experience, etc.

I went to Sally's because I wanted a demi-permanent dye that was a little brighter than my natural color (the one I currently had) just so I could boost my color, not really change it. They didn't have any demi's that were the color I wanted but they had a color in the permanent line that matched my current haircolor so closely. I decided to get that color, the box was dusty, but I didn't think anything of it. 

To make a long story short, the color did not come out as expected, and I think the box of dye was old because the color was way off from what it should have been, it was clumpy, and after I mixed it with the developer that it told me to, it was so thick that I couldnt even work it through my hair. But I made it work, left it on, rinsed and was disappointed. The color I got was Medium Copper Blonde. The color that I have, is more of a reddish brown. ick. 

I have used copper blonde colors before and they all came out more orangy and what not, this color came out brown-ish. There isn't a HUGE difference in my hair color but it wasnt what I wanted. Its not to say that all Sally's Ion permanent dyes are old and turn out this way, but definitely be cautious and ask about the last shipment that came in! geez! theres no way that if it had been new the color would have came out like this, not with the color swatch I was looking at. 

So here is a before and after picture. I wont be getting this dye again, Im afraid to go to Sally's now haha especially ours since it doesnt get a lot of business. But I will probably either keep this hair color since I kind of like it, and just use a different dye, or use something bright next time. Im not sure. 

Before:

 
After:

 

June Favorites 2011

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been gone for so long!! but I'm back to share with you my favorites for the month of June!! :)

 Okay so first I will tell you my favorites for the month, then lightly explain them! Also, I posted a favorites video for all of these on my youtube channel, so go check that out if you want to see more, like a small review on the Loreal Infallible lip products! I'll be doing a whole review on them soon so watch out for that!

Anyway, here are my faves:
-Revlon Just Bitten lip stains: Gothic (red), Desire (light pink), Passion (hot pink). Reason why I love these so much is because they don't budge! They go on evenly, they have the balm on the ends to moisturize your lips, and the pink ones give your lips a nice natural flush of color, yet the red one gives you nice bright true opaque red if you want it, which is amazing!
-NYC 16 Hour Smooch Proof Lip Stain: rock on ruby. I LOVE THIS TOO! This one is around $4 compared to the Revlon at $8 or $9, depending, but it works great! go get one! :)
-NYC Blush Creme Stick: Big Apple Blush. This is great under powder blush to enhance the color!
-Revlon Colorstay Foundation: buff. Amazing! excellent coverage, VERY long-lasting. amaze-balls!
-Loreal Infallible Lipgloss: 315 Rebel Red. The only one out of the Infallible line that I like! It transfers only a tiny smidge, and you just have to try it out to believe me! ;)
-Revlon Extra Life No Chip Top Coat: this has made such a difference in the life of my manicure! It's like it gives me nail polish CPR, so it doesnt die on me after only 2 days! :D
-Nutra Nail Touch of Color Strengthener with Green Tea Antioxidants: love! It's made my nails grow significantly and has kept them from chipping as easily as they were before. they actually haven't chipped at all when I wear 2 coats of this! :)
-EOS Lip Balm: summer fruit. Didn't like this stuff at first, but I do now! it's coooooooool. 
-NYX Nude on Nude palette. Great colors! I've been using it almost every day! love the pigmentation, and it's a great palette to have!

If you want more specifics, go check out my video! :)

OOTD: 6/3/2011

So, here is my outfit of the day! And I'd have to say this is probably one of my favorite outfits for summer, and in general because of the top. It's just thrown together and effortless. I didn't put much thought into it, and it's super comfy! Can't wait to wear this cropped sweater during other months of the year! :)

 and please excuse the Wendy's cup in some of my pics. haha (no video on this look today, sorry :/ )

Review: bhcosmetics round stippling brush, elf stippling brush. elf eyelid primer

Hey! So, here is my review on the bhcosmetics round stippling brush compared to the elf stippling brush, and my thoughts on the $1 elf eyelid primer and their entire website in general. Video posted on my YouTube channel, check it out :)

Okay so....The bhcosmetics stipple brush I do not like and don't recommend purchasing! This isn't to say that all of bhcosmetics products or brushes suck, this is just merely my opinion, my thoughts and my experience with this product. The brush is very small in diameter, which makes it more difficult for me at least, to blend foundation all over my face. It's also very stiff and dense, and dense can be nice but this particular brush doesn't have any give to it when I apply foundation, so it kind of jabs my face and the hairs poke me because they aren't the softest.

 Now, my favorite foundation brush to use is the elf Stipple brush which is why I purchased the bhcosmetics brush because I thought that it might be another good stippling brush. On the website, the bhcosmetics stippling brush looked a lot larger which is why I purchased, even though it's not dual fibered like the elf stipple brush is, I thought I would give it a shot anyway. Needless to say, I won't be re-purchasing the bhcosmetics brush, but I do plan on purchasing other products from them because I am interested to see what else they have to offer. 

 Now onto the elf eyelid primer and the website in its entirety. The first $1 eyelid primer I purchased from eyeslipsface.com was amazing, it was the perfect dupe for the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, so I purchased a second one and it wasn't at all the same. The first one was more of a mousse/liquid texture and the second one was just all liquid. It didn't dry well and my eye makeup was fading within 2 hours after applying. However, the first tube of it worked wonders and my makeup lasted all day, which brings me to the point of the elf website and company in general. I love their products, I really do. They are good quality and amazingly priced, but their products aren't consistent. I find that I will order a product from them, love it, go and re-purchase the same product, but it will be entirely different in the formulation or the make of the product, which again SUCKS. I don't know why this is, but I wish they would be consistent with their products because they are losing out when it comes to business. 

 Just like the elf Stipple brushes that I mentioned, I bought one and loved it and decided to buy a second one. My second one is less dense than the first, it sheds whereas my first one doesn't at all, and it's more flimsy. So I guess you just kind of either luck in or luck out when it comes to purchasing from them, but that's truly my only complaint, I still love them bunches :)

Anyway! Check out my YouTube channel for a video and I'll post again soon!