Happy New Year

First FOTD for the year (5 minute look)

Had dinner with my grandpa at my Aunt's today. Me in my glasses! Just a plain look for dinner.

Maybelline DREAM LIQUID Mousse Foundation in Natural Beige Medium 2.5- the coverage is good, and the shade matches really well! I just don't like how it still feels "wet" right after you put it on. It's like floating on my face or something. When I apply powder with a kabuki the brush will just stir the foundation on my face instead of glide over it with setting powder. I have to wait too long for it to "dry." It could also be breaking me out, I dunno.

24.7 Skin Care Mineral Highlighting Bronzer Palette- can't be seen, but I used it earlier today. I do LOVE this stuff though. It looks like the shimmer bricks.

Julu Jewelry Island Citrus Earrings

smashbox Waterproof Shadow Liner in Bronze- like it but it may be dried out now...

MUFE Aqua Eyes liner in Dark Grey 21L- great staying powder, no smudges! Great alternative to black.

Définicils High Definition Mascara in Black- it's okay, not too picky about mascara. my lashes are wonky and curve toward my nose on one eye.

Maybelline Volume XL Seduction Lip Plumper in 605 (Seductively Nude)- I like the glossy shine it adds and how it plumps my lips by getting rid of the lines. I was in dire need of chapstick before putting this on, but I don't even need it now! It also gives you a little tingle like most plumpers do. Very smooth! I love this stuff!

Some people may not like the twisty lip glosses, but this one does not have a brush. You don't have to wait and keep twisting for the gloss to come up. It's plastic with 6 holes that the gloss comes out of. Favorite drugstore gloss so far!
Note: I don't rate this based on the plumping effect, mainly just smoothness or stickiness and the look you get on your lips. I don't believe anything will really plump the lips.

Happy New Year everyone! 2010 woo hoo!

Silly question, will you be saying twenty-ten or two thousand ten? Currently I'm saying two thousand ten.

Dinner with Friends Look

Hi, so this is the really simple look I created for dinner with my friends. I only used two mineral eye shadows, and one highlighter from nyx. I recently received In The Garden and Mystic Night eye shadow minerals and I LOVE them! So pretty! In The Garden is just like a dark topaz exploded with diamonds. Mystic Night is a great dupe for the purple shadow liner from the Smashbox Untamed collection. An intense and sparkling violet.

Eyes:
-Prime with Laura Mercier Eye Basics in Buff
-Using a synthetic brush, pack In The Garden (from everydayminerals.com) on your brush and pat all over the lid, below the crease.
-Then using a blender brush blend it out into the crease to create a smokey effect.
-Next, use a pencil brush or crease brush to define the outer corners of the eye with Mystic Night (from everdayminerals.com).
-Use the blender brush again to blend the two colors together until you get the shape you want.
-Finally add a highlight to the inner eyes with a light shimmer like the white color from the NYX Hippie Chic trio. I named it Soy Milk for labeling purposes.

Foundation:
-Prime with MUFE HD Primer in Neutral
-Conceal with half mixture of Sunlight and Peach (from everydaminerals.com)
-Swirl mineral makeup EDM Light Medium all over face with large kabuki

Cheeks:
-Use a fluffy blush brush to tap and blend EDM Walkee Talkee onto cheeks.
-Use a large fan brush to tap on 24.7 Bronzer Palette.

Finish:
-Lightly swirl MUFE HD Microfinish Powder. I love this stuff!

Greetings!

Just wanted to say hi today since it's my birthday! I feel old today. :) That's dill flowers behind me if you were wondering.


I'm wearing NYX Trio 19 with Barely There, Champagne, and Root Beer. Love it!

Put Barely There on entire eye, dab Champagne on the ball, and shade with Root Beer on the outer eye. Blend Blend Blend! Line with black/brown.


Smashbox Lip Gloss in Pixel
Blush in EDM Walkee Talkee
Bronzer in 24.7 Highlighting Bronzer Palette

NYX Shipment, my basil

These are my basil seeds that sprouted! How cute!

I got my shipping from Cherry Culture today! This was from the 50% off sale. I didn't think I would order because I can get this stuff cheap at ULTA, but ULTA doesn't have much of a selection. I was really interested in the trios, and I just threw in some eye pencils and pigments for $1 each. I am not happy about the eye pencils, but at $1 what can you expect? The eye shadows look promising. I will test the makeup out and get back with pictures!

Now to fix my chair... I think somebody lowered it!

ULTA Haul

So here’s my makeup haul from Ulta! NYX was B1G1 Free!
NYX Lake Moss Trio 7.99
NYX Hippie Chic 0.00
NYX White Eyeliner 2.99
NYX Dark Brown Eyeliner 0.00
minus $5 off coupon (found in elle mag)
TOTAL = $5.98 for four products!!

• Smashbox Contour/Blush Cheek Set 12.99 (49 value)
• Smashbox lipgloss is Aura Free GWP!
• Murad Intensive Wrinkle Sampler Set FREE!

This is was fun shopping trip! Though I usually like to shop at Sephora, Ulta was just closer, and I love freebies. I’ve only tried the two trios so far and they are really pigmented. I will work with the cheek set soon so I know if I have to return it or not. :) I have not seen ANY reviews of this blush, so strange! Also if you want the Murad kit just go to the Ulta counter and ask for it! No purchase necessary!!