Inspiration

Products Used

Eyes

Face Essentials

MAC MSFN Deep Dark

MAC Stereo Rose MSF

NARS Albatross Blush

NARS Orgasm Illuminator

MAC Refined Deeper Bronze Bronzer

MAC Fix + Spray

Bright Pink Lips

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Don’t forget to ENTER my 1st Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win MAC Viva Glam Gaga & Cyndi lipglasses!

I went upstate to visit my Mom this weekend and I am always excited to go upstate as that means I get to go to Walmart. No trip to Walmart is complete without a stroll down the cosmetics aisle. I stopped to take a look at the Hard Candy display and my eyes . . . → Read More: Hard Candy Meteor-eyes Baked Glitter Eyeshadow Swatches & Review]]>

I went upstate to visit my Mom this weekend and I am always excited to go upstate as that means I get to go to Walmart. No trip to Walmart is complete without a stroll down the cosmetics aisle. I stopped to take a look at the Hard Candy display and my eyes widened and jaw dropped… no way… these look like MAC Style Black MES dupes!

MAC Style Black was one of my favorite collections and I absolutely LOVE Cinderfella MES. However, I always regret not picking up Young Punk and Blue Flame.  So when I saw the Hard Candy Meteor-eyes Baked Glitter Eyeshadows in Supernova and Asteroid I just had to snatch them up.

The Hard Candy Meteor-eyes Baked Glitter Eyeshadows are from the Spring/Summer 2010 Collection and consists of seven shades: Supernova, Asteroid, Black Hole, Intergalactic, Space Cadet, Lunar Eclipse and Outer Space. As I mentioned, I picked up Supernova and Asteroid.

Supernova

Asteroid

Supernova is a blackened purple with purple glitter and Asteroid, a blackened blue with blue glitter. These are absolutely beautiful. Smooth like butter and highly pigmented. The swatches were done dry with no base.

As you can see, Supernova has more apparent glitter than Asteroid nonetheless the glitter in Asteroid is still visible and the shade is gorgeous. Like any other glitter eyeshadow you will experience some fallout but nothing extreme. Using the shadows wet should help with the fallout and also intensify the color, making the glitter even more apparent.

If you missed out on Style Black I highly suggest these. In no way are they exact dupes of the Mineralize Eye Shadows from Style Black, however they are close enough to satisfy the itch. I am so upset with myself that I didn’t pick up a few more, definitely since they are so inexpensive at $6 a pop. These are available exclusively at Walmart.

This was my first experience with the new Hard Candy Line. I am super impressed and look forward to trying out more items in the future. I would love suggestions from the Hard Candy fans.

If you haven’t heard, The Glamorous Gleam is celebrating it’s 1st Blogiversary. Yay!!! In honor of my readers and all of the support that you guys have given me, I am hosting a Blogiversary Giveaway.

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If you haven’t heard, The Glamorous Gleam is celebrating it’s 1st Blogiversary. Yay!!! In honor of my readers and all of the support that you guys have given me, I am hosting a Blogiversary Giveaway.

One of you will win MAC Viva Glam Gaga & Cyndi lipglasses!

RULES

1. You must be a subscriber of my blog, either through Google Friend Connect or via Email.

2. To enter, you must leave a comment on this post telling me what you would like to see from The Glamorous Gleam in the future. Be sure to include your email address while filling out the comment form.

*Let me know if you are subscribed through GFC or via Email. If you are a subscriber through Google Friend Connect leave your name as seen there, if you are a subscriber via Email please use the email address that you are subscribed under.*

Extra Entries:

• 3 extra entries- Post my giveaway on your blog/site or in your sidebar with a link back to the giveaway. Leave a comment on this post with a link to the post or your blog if posted in sidebar.
• 2 extra entries- Follow me on Twitter and tweet about my giveaway. Don’t forget to mention @MzMore. To make this easy you may use the retweet button in the upper right hand corner of this post. Leave a comment on this post with your twitter name and a link to your tweet. Please make sure that your tweets aren’t protected so that I may verify that you did indeed retweet.
• 2 extra entries- Join (like) my Facebook Page and leave a comment on this post with your name as seen on Facebook.
• 2 extra entries- Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and leave a comment on this post with your name as seen on YouTube.

That’s right folks, you can have a total of 10 entries!

This giveaway is open internationally. As usual, it is your responsibility to know your customs laws to ensure that you are able to receive the products. Once the items leave my hands, I am no longer responsible. You must be 18 or older to enter or have permission from a parent/guardian. Please follow the rules, if not you will be disqualified and your comments disregarded.

The giveaway will end on Saturday, September 25th at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be chosen randomly. I will contact the winner via email and you will have 48 hrs to respond before another winner is chosen.

Good Luck. Let’s get those entries in!

*Please do not leave duplicate comments to denote how many entries you are submitting. I will be keeping track of this. Thank you!

Gaga & Cyndi are back again, lipglass edition! I love my Viva Glam Gaga & Cyndi lipsticks and I wear them frequently. So I was ecstatic to find out that MAC would be coming out with lipglass versions. They were officially released in the U.S. today so I ran to my nearest MAC . . . → Read More: MAC Viva Glam Gaga & Cyndi Lipglass: Swatches & Review]]>

Gaga & Cyndi are back again, lipglass edition! I love my Viva Glam Gaga & Cyndi lipsticks and I wear them frequently. So I was ecstatic to find out that MAC would be coming out with lipglass versions. They were officially released in the U.S. today so I ran to my nearest MAC counter to pick them up. Check them out…

I love Gaga & Cyndi in lipglass form jut as much or maybe even more than the lipstick version. They are very buildable and you can wear them applied lightly for a sheer look or packed on opaque for more color. You have to be careful when applying though as they can look a bit streaky.

Gaga lipglass is a blue based light barbie pink just like the lipstick. I feel the lipglass version is a little more wearable for us brownskin beauties as it doesn’t give that dry, hungry look like the lipstick. I never wear the lipstick without a gloss on top, usually Starnova lustreglass. Well now I can wear Gaga lipglass over my Gaga lipstick.

Cyndi is a bright coral red. It has a bit more orange in it than the Cyndi lipglass but it is still gorgeous. By itself or over Cyndi lipstick, Cyndi will be universally flattering.

Gaga & Cyndi lipglasses will be available for 6 months until February 2011 and the lipsticks are currently still available,until February 2011 as well. Both retail for $14.50 USD each and all profits are donated to the MAC AIDS Fund.

Click HERE to see swatches of Gaga & Cyndi lipsticks.

So what are you lemming… Gaga… Cyndi… both… none? Talk to me.

I can’t believe it has already been a year guys! I would like to thank all of my readers for your support.  You guys show me so much love. It means so much to me and I really appreciate it.

In honor of my 1st Blogiversary and you, my readers… . . . → Read More: The Glamorous Gleam Celebrates One Year!]]>

I can’t believe it has already been a year guys! I would like to thank all of my readers for your support.  You guys show me so much love. It means so much to me and I really appreciate it.

In honor of my 1st Blogiversary and you, my readers… I will be hosting a Blogiversary Giveaway. It will go live hopefully this weekend.

In the meantime don’t forget to enter my Apothica Giveaway.

Smoochez,

Mz. More

This giveaway is sponsored by Apothica giving one of you guys a chance to win a $25 Giftcard to be used on their beauty website, Apothica.com*. Apothica carries a range of top makeup brands including Smashbox, Stila and TooFaced… and they also carry the infamous Clarisonic Mia!

I gave Yolanda a Smokey Eye makeup look for her 25th Birthday Party. I also styled her hair.

Before

After

Products Used

The latest series around here, Featured Face will feature makeup I’ve done for others with before and after pictures. Let’s start with Gi Gi. I did Gi Gi’s makeup for her Junior High School Prom.

Before

After

I am not going to do an extensive review of this collection. However, I did snag swatches of the lipsticks, lipglasses, eyeshadow quads & liquid liners. I am NW45 for reference purposes.

Lipsticks

Lipglasses

Palace Pedigreed Quad

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I am not going to do an extensive review of this collection. However, I did snag swatches of the lipsticks, lipglasses, eyeshadow quads & liquid liners. I am NW45 for reference purposes.

Lipsticks

Lipglasses

Palace Pedigreed Quad

Leopard Luxe Quad

Burmese Beauty Quad

Liquid Liners

In brief, this is a very pretty collection but not too unique in my opinion. The liquid liners are definitely the shining stars. The colors are bold and gorgeous, and they don’t budge. After swatching the collection I went out partying for a few hours and the liners were still on when I got home. After showering they were still there but had rubbed off some. They get a big thumbs up… but they are a bit on the expensive side at $17.50 a pop.

I picked up the liquid liners in Signature Blue and Desires & Devices, and The Prowl lipstick. The Prowl may be going back though, I’m not sure yet.

Have you picked up anything from Fabulous Felines? Planning to?