Miss Beauty Bunni

Red Carpet Makeup 2014

2014-01-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

It's finally Red Carpet season for 2014! From the Golden Globes to the Grammys we will be seeing more Au Naturale kind of looks! Here is a tutorial that can help you with your perfect evening Red Carpet look!

Products used:

MUFE Face & body #46

MUFE Full Cover Concealer

Ardell edgy #405 lashes

Maybelline Big Eyes mascara

Revlon Colorstay Liquid liner

Sleek Blush in "Sunrise

Kevin Aucoin The Sensual skin enhancer #13

Hourglass Veil Primer

Urban Decay Chill Makeup setting spray

Revlon Nearly Naked pressed powder in Dark

Benefit Porefessional primer

Too Faced Shadow insurance

Black Beauty blender

Anasatsia clear brow gel

MAC Jest

MAC Embark

MAC Arena:

MAC Magnetic Appeal Extra Dimension Skinfinish

MAC Matte

MAC Prep & Prime transparent finishing powder

Inglot pressed powder #61

Real Techniques Powder brush

Real Techniques Setting brush

Real Techniques Core set

MAC Deep dark brunette fluid line

MAC Exposed (Limited edition)

MAC Punk Couture Winter Collection lipstick swatches

2013-12-23T09:17:00.003-08:00

MAC Punk Couture Winter 2013 collection is set to release on December 26, 2013. Here are the lipsticks from this collection. My favorite is Instigator! All of the lipsticks are matte formula and are $15.

Instigator (matte)

Instigator is described as a deep, blackened plum.

Punk Couture (matte)

Punk Couture is described as a deep, blackened grape.

Studded Kiss (matte)

Studded Kiss is described as a Oxblood red.

Hautecore (Matte)

Hautecore is a matte black. This lipstick came out for Black Friday so I'm happy to see it come out with the Punk Couture collection.

Sexy Holiday Lips with Subtle Smokey Eye

2013-11-27T22:11:00.001-08:00

I was asked by a few YT subscribers to recreate this look. I was in a hurry and decided to give a quick smokey eye a go for the day.

Products:
MAC Prolongwear concealer NC45
MAC Beluga eyeshadow
MAC Arena eyeshadow
MAC Shroom eyeshadow
MAC Soft Brown eyeshadow
Ardell lashes #106
Riri Hearts MAC "Good girl gone bad" blush
MAC In Extra Dimension skinfinish "Double Definition"
MAC Fixed on Drama lipstick
NYX Black Berry lip liner
MAC Prolongwear foundation NC50
CoverFX Matte setting powder
Maybelline eyestudio gel liner in Black
Maybelline The Falsies big eyes mascara
Maybelline eye studio master smokey eye pencil in Emerald Fury

MAC Divine Night Collection

2013-10-30T22:01:00.003-07:00

Introducing the MAC Divine Night Holiday Collection for 2013!

I only picked up 3 items because I was not completely impressed by most of the products.

Not that many pictures but there is a video below!

Lavish Living Mineralized blush

Private party

You've got it cremesheen glass

RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection

2013-10-16T09:26:00.001-07:00

This has got to be the hardest collection I have ever had to get my hands on. I'm not even going to get into the waiting room drama since I know everyone had probably the same bad experience. After making a few phone calls I was able to place an order over the phone. I settled on 7 items:

Lipsticks: Talk that Talk, Nude and Who's that Chick

Nude

Who's that chick

Talk that talk

Bronzer/blush duo: Hibiscus kiss
Let me honest: I bought this for the packaging. However, after swatching it, I think it can be a very useful item. The bronzer portion is light on my skin so I'm thinking a light, natural highlight rather than bronzer. The blush is a pretty pink against my skin tone so it can work as a light, natural pink blush.

Blush: Bad Girl Gone Good
This is a lovely color. More of a "I'm wearing blush but not really" kind of blush on my skin tone which is what I want for fall.

Prolongwear lip pencil: Talk that Talk
This pencil does NOT move! I have to scrub my wrist to get this off. I love the color. More of a deep plum with red/ruby undertones.

Cream Color Base: Diamonds
I love the way this glistens in the sun. I did use a makeup brush to swatch but for application to the face, fingers are best. It's beautiful and I think a must have for everyone!

Sexy Beetlejuice Inspired Makeup

2013-10-15T16:12:00.001-07:00

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!!!

This has and will remain one of my fave movies for Halloween. I decided to do a less gruesome but more sexy makeup tutorial in honor of Beetlejuice. Enjoy.

MAC Vino lip liner
Sugarpill cosmetics "Burning heart" palette
Sugarpill cosmetics loose pigment in Absinthe
MAC Humid
MAC Carbon
Ardell #105 lashes
Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner
Makeup forever #92 eyeshadow
MAC feeling flush blush
Lime Crime aquataenia palette
Lime Crime Top Hattie loose pigment
Wet n wild Ferguson crest cabernet lipstick
MAC deep dark brunette fluidline
Urban Decay naked palette "hustle"

MAC RiRi Hearts MAC Summer: RiRi Boy & Heaux

2013-07-14T12:17:00.003-07:00

(L-R: RiRi Boy & Heaux)

This review has been a long time coming but you guys know the long story right? If not, let me explain (I love Kevin Hart! lol)

So MAC released the RiRi Hearts MAC summer collection online with a waiting room (just like the first time) and I was in that room for 2 hours waiting. I went to the grocery store for an hour, came back and was still in the waiting room! So I ended up having my purchases on backorder. I'll admit that I was upset, but glad I could get the lipsticks I wanted.

Both lipsticks arrived with a white substance on them. I assumed this was the wax from the machine used to make lipsticks, so I used 91% alcohol (just in case) with a Q-Tip to remove the white wax-like substance.

Now on to the lipsticks.

First up is RiRi Boy.

RiRi Boy Lipstick

I must say that it is a pretty color. It is a retro matte formula and described as a "vivid lavender." I would agree with this description. It's a very bright matte. The formula feels like velvet on the lips, but I will say make sure you use lip balm a few minutes before you apply or it will tug on you lips super hard!

RiRi Boy Lipstick

Bring on that Heaux!

Heaux Lipstick

It's a fun way to play with words for this "matte berry" color as MAC describes it. This went on very smooth with no tugging on the lips. Heaux, like RiRi Woo and Riri Boy is also of a retro matte formulation. Heaux pulls more red that berry on me. This is a very sultry color and is my fav of this collection.

Heaux Lipstick

Both Riri Boy and Heaux are sold out on online (http://www.maccosmetics.com/ ) and I don't know if there will be a restock. I hope so though...

Covergirl Clean Whipped Creme Foundation Review and Demo

2013-07-11T23:37:00.002-07:00

Covergirl recently released a new foundation called "Clean Whipped Creme." It's a light whipped formula that claims to give the skin "a boost of moisture without the greasy, shiny finish." Covergirl claims that this foundation:

Won't dry skin or clog pores

Gives 100% smooth natural look

I decided to give this foundation a try in color #365 since I was that shade in the Covergirl nature luxe. The consistency is very light and airy. This foundation is more of a satin finish and not a matte finish. I applied the foundation using a wedge sponge (you can also use your fingers). It only took 4 hours before my T-zone became oily and that's after I set with setting powder. I can say that the coverage is not that great, but it can be built up to cover any desired areas and it does a great job of evening out your skin-tone.

This is a foundation that I would say is a "House foundation" meaning that I'd wear it at home for something light just incase I need to step out for a minute. This foundation is available in 10 shades. Check them out here:

http://www.covergirl.com/face-makeup/foundation-makeup/whipped-cream-foundation

You can see the live demo below:

Urban Decay Fall 2013- All About lips!

2013-07-10T21:34:00.000-07:00

Urban Decay has declared Fall 2013 as the season that's all about lips with the release of their fall collection. The collection consists of the relaunch of the 24/7 glide on lip pencils ($19) and some amazing lipsticks ($22). You can also look forward to a Naked pressed powder ($24), a brow box ($29) and 2 new nail polishes! This collection is on Urbandecay.com now and will be at other retailers like Ulta, Sephora and Macys later this July.

Here are a few of my favorites

Rapture Lipstick

Venom Lipstick

Jilted Lip Liner

69 Lip Liner

Anarchy Lipstick

MAC Tropical Taboo Collection Haul

2013-07-03T19:41:00.001-07:00

MAC recently released it's Mineralized collection for the summer called "Tropical Taboo." I passed on the eyeshadows and stuck with 2 cremesheens, 2 blushes and the 159 brush. I also picked up ablaze lip liner since I missed it in the Fashion Sets collection.

First up are the blushes.

Simmer mineralized blush is described as a burnt rose with peach/gold pearl. I love that this blush gives so much sheen and just a pop of color without being too bright. It's beautiful on the cheeks!

Simmer

(L-R: Swirled colors, lighter color and darker color)

Next up is Sweet Samba. Sweet Samba is described as a dark pink with tan pearl. This blush is a burst of color! The dark pink is very pigmented so I suggest using it with a light hand.

Sweet Samba

(L-R: Tan color, Pink color, Swirled colors together)

Next up are the cremesheens! These are my very first and I love them! There were a total of 4 but I picked up 2 colors that I think are amazing for summer: Fever Isle and Narcissus.

(Top: Narcissus
Bottom: Fever Isle)

Narcissus

Fever Isle

The 159 is a duo fiber face brush and is a new brush to the MAC brush line. It is a described as a paddled shaped brush used to give smooth, refined application of blush and highlight to the face.

Covergirl Lashblast Extensions Mascara

2013-06-27T22:50:00.001-07:00

Covergirl recently released a new mascara in the Clumpcrusher line called "Clumpcrusher extensions." It promises to give your lashes tons more volume and I have to say I think it delivered.

As you can see the wand has a semi circle kind of shape. The bristles are that soft plastic and not fibre/hair type of bristles. I took the shape of the wand as a hint as to how to apply. The formula in my opinion is dry which is good if you hate mascara that takes forever to dry.

I really liked my results using this mascara.

During application there was no clumping and the mascara was very light weight to wear.

Peep the video here!

Bronzed Peach Summer Makeup

2013-06-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Summer is basically here so I wanted to share this bronzed peach makeup tutorial!! It's the first of many summer makeup tutorials to come so enjoy!

PRODUCTS USED:
Revlon Colorstay 24hr foundation
Revlon Colorstay 16hr eyeshadow quad in Brazen (on clearance at CVS!)
Revlon Nearly Naked pressed powder in Deep
Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Pango Peach
Khorma Beauty Joystick in Love Hangover
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze
Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara
Milani Eye Tech Extreme Liquid Eyeliner
NYX Blush in Cinnamon
Evian Mineral Water Spray

Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works

2013-06-20T14:21:00.002-07:00

For some reason the two biggest sales of the season were kind of disappointing for me. I love me some Semi Annual sales from Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works and use those sales to try new scents.

Now, with Victoria's Secret I felt more variety could have been available in store for sale. It was mostly gift sets and scents that I'm not familiar with. So I picked up a sports bra and a few body items.

(L-R: Secret Crush body lotion, Brilliant Love body wash and Sunset Flower body mist)

Bath and Body Works had a lot of oldies but goodies in store which is great for those who want to stock up. There were a few candles that I love but I have to go back for them. I settled on a few items using a $10 off $30 survey coupon.

Did you snag anything from these sales too? Let me know in the comments so I can check them out.

CVS Beauty Clearance haul

2013-06-16T13:06:00.002-07:00

CVS has been having a beauty clearance (50% and 70 % off) for the past few weeks so I thought I'd share what I got so far. What are you getting?

MAC All About Orange Collection Haul

2013-06-06T15:59:00.001-07:00

MAC decided to get in touch with their citrus side and released a collection that focused on all things Orange! I loved the concept and decided to purchase a few lipsticks and at least try a blush. The complete collection has 7 lipsticks, 3 blushes and a quad of grey eyeshadows. The quad did not jump out at me and the blushes did nothing for my skintone. I purchased Sushi Kiss and Flamingo during the online release and went in store during the counter release (June 6, 2013) to pick up Tart & Trendy as well as Tangerine Dream.

(L-R: Flamingo & Sushi Kiss)

Sushi Kiss

Sushi Kiss is described as a midtonal coral but with a bit of a milky, satin finish. I had to blot this color on and if applied full strength, it's very white looking. So when I wear Sushi Kiss, I pair it with the MAC Auburn lip liner pencil just to tone it done.

Flamingo

Flamingo is described as a light, milky bright coral. It's very buildable and more on the pink side with a lustre finish. It's the perfect pink for summer.

Tart & Trendy

Tart & Trendy is described as a bright, neutral orange cream. I found this to be a buildable color as well with a lustre finish. I really enjoyed this lipstick. It glides on very smooth and delivers color beautifully.

Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream is described as a warm orange cream. It glides on more sheer since my lips are pigmented. However, I like that fact since it comes across as an orange sheer nude! Amazing huh? Therefore, I can wear Tangerine Dream as just a hint of orange of my lips. To add color though, I paired Tangerine Dream with Chicory lip liner by MAC. This made the color more solid and bold.

MAC Tangerine Dream lipstick and Chicory lip liner.

Maybelline The Falsies "Big Eyes" Mascara

2013-06-04T10:20:00.000-07:00

Maybelline has added another mascara to The Falsies line called "Big Eyes" for the summer and let me tell you, it delivers. I picked up mine at Walmart but it should be in drugstores by now.

I got the color Blackest black. What I enjoy (and find rather innovative) about this new mascara is that it has 2 ends with 2 different wands: one for the top lashes (purple end) and another for the bottom lashes black end). I found this mascara to be light weight and long lasting. The formula is not dry or too wet either, providing nice application.

Bottom lash brush

Top Lash brush

I did notice that the top mascara wand has a bit of a swivel to it, suggesting to me that you need to twist/turn the wand as you apply for better volume, separation and length. If you do not turn as you apply, I found that the mascara did clump on my lashes a bit.

MAC Temperature Rising Haul

2013-05-21T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!
So today in Dallas we had a scary tornado watch so no lip swatches since I do prefer those in sunlight. But, I did take pics of the items I got from this collection instead. I stuck to items that are unique to me or what I know I do not have in my makeup collection already.

First up is the Golden Elixir strobe liquid. I picked this up since I do want a nice golden glow this summer. Application alone on my skin was smooth and the glow was present. However there was a smell to it...like a marker or something...

As for lipsticks, I only picked up Caliente from this collection. I love the packaging of the lipstick! It is described as a dazzle finish lipstick. Application was smooth, didn't feel hard or gritty. Ate lunch, and the glitter stayed in place. So far, so good.

As far as lipglass, I chose to go with Underdressed. It's packed with glitter which I think is perfect for the summer months. It's a very bronze color and has the MAC lipglass signature tacky feeling so if you are not into that stay away from this lipglass.

MAC released these powerchrome pencils so I had to have at least one. These are so small! To me anyway. I decided on the deep brown color called "Life's Luxury." It's a beautiful brown with some red glitter as it seems with it.

MAC RiRi Woo lipstick

2013-05-13T12:18:00.001-07:00

MAC Cosmetics recently collaborated with Rihanna to create a beautiful new retro matte lipstick inspired by Ruby Woo-Rihanna's fav red lipstick.

I really enjoyed this lipstick. Not just because it's a red, but because the finish is beautiful, it's not drying and it stays on all day!

Here is a video to show you how awesome this lipstick is!

MAC Art Of The Eye Collection haul

2013-05-05T13:08:00.001-07:00

MAC recently released another collection called Art of the Eye. All of the products have names in Arabic which I thought was really cool. I decided to pick up one quad, an eyeshadow and a brow gel from this collection.

(L-R: Deep Dark brunette brow gel creme, Rimal Dahabia quad, Hajar Karim eyeshadow)

The Rimal Dahabia quad is perfect for neutral lovers and professionals alike.

The colors in this quad include:

-Soft Brown: soft, golden peachy brown

-Shroom: soft beige with shimmer

-Beauty burst: rich reddish brown

-Najm el Lail: blackened deep brown

Hajar Karim is described as a clean warm green and it has a veluxe finish. There was a bit of fall out with this color but it is a beautiful green with an amazing finish.

See all the colors in action here:

MAC Nudes & Metallics Collection 2013

2013-04-21T10:04:00.002-07:00

MAC Nudes & Metallics is a PRO only collection. So I was happy to find a pro store in my area to pick up a few items from this collection.

I picked up 3 lipsticks, 2 eye shadow and a blush:

Brazenly eye shadow
Exposed eye shadow
Show all lipstick
Dominate lipstick
Restrained lipstick
Stylish me Blush

I fell in love with the metallic side of the collection since the colors were more on the berry and purple side, but the nude side had some nice colors as well.

MAC Restrained lipstick w/cork lip liner

MAC Dominate lipstick

MAC Show All lipstick

See live swatches of the eyeshadows, lipstick and blush below!

MAC Hayley Williams Collection

2013-04-19T13:12:00.001-07:00

MAC recently released a collaboration collection that they did with Paramore's Hayley Williams. It is basically an all orange collection and I was a bit intimidated by such bright colors. However, I don't own a true orange, so I decided to take a chance.

I picked up the lipstick called "Sounds Like Noise" and "Daydreaming"eyeshadow.

MAC "Daydreaming" eyeshadow

MAC "Sounds Like Noise" lipstick

As I love the eyeshadow, I only had to experiment with the lipstick. I tried it 3 ways: Sheer, full blast, and with a lipliner.

MAC "Sounds Like Noise" Lipstick worn sheer

MAC "Sounds Like Noise" worn full blast

MAC "Sounds Like Noise" worn with MAC Auburn lipliner

MAC Baking Beauties Haul

2013-04-18T19:53:00.001-07:00

MAC recently released a collection catering to every makeup lovers sweet tooth!

I picked up 2 of the lipsticks and one paint pot.

The paint pot I chose was Eclair. Eclair is described as a light chocolate with gold pearl. It has very smooth application and I adore the color.

Lavender whip was the first lipstick I grabbed. It's described as a light cool lavender. I love this lipstick I was hoping it would have been a light purple but I love that it has more pink in it so it is much more wearable for everyone.

The last lipstick was Raspberry Swirl. It's described as a light white blue pink so I was really interested in giving this a try. Plus it's really pretty in the tube! It is a creamsheen and goes on smooth but it does leave a line of demarcation so be careful is blotting your lips.

Watch the video for live lip swatches!

MAC In Extra Dimension 2013 Haul

2013-04-12T17:00:00.002-07:00

MAC released the In Extra Dimension online April 11th and I was so excited as I missed it last year. This was a small haul for me seeing as I am unfamiliar with the products and wanted to try them out. I decided on Double Definition Skinfinish, Fiery Impact blush and Smokey Mauve eye shadow.

Left to right: Double Definition, Fiery Impact & Smokey Mauve

I instantly fell in love with them all!

Double definition is described as a soft, shimmery gold/patina bronze
Fiery Impact is described as a burnt red bronze
Smokey Mauve is described as a midtone cool mauve

Check out the video with skin swatches:

Urban Decay MoonDust Eyeshadow

2013-04-06T17:19:00.004-07:00

Urban Decay has stared off their Summer 2013 collection with some amazing products! The first is the Moondust eyeshadows.

Moondust eyeshadow(available in 7 shades) are infused with delicate, microfine sparkle and gorgeous 3-D pearls. This gives off a glistening, iridescent effect and even more color payout when applied wet.

Moonspoon- medium gray with bright silver sparkle
Diamond Dog- deep brown with white-gold sparkle
Space Cowboy- light champagne with bright silver sparkle
Glitter Rock- metallic pink with pink 3-D sparkle
Intergalactic- medium purple with bright silver sparkle
Zodiac- smoky black with blue-green shift and blue-green 3-D sparkle
StarGazer- metallic lime-gold with gold 3-D sparkle

Moondust eyeshadow (SRP $20) is available from Sephora, Ulta and select Macy's. Or online from ulta.com, urbandecay.com, sephora.com, macys.com and beauty.com

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation Review

2013-03-28T17:28:00.001-07:00

So I know I'm super late in the game but I like to give foundations a good long testing before coming to you guys!

Revlon came out with this foundation a few months back, with 16 shades in all. I had the hardest time finding my shade because I felt that they jump and skipped over a key section for WOC-the yellow tone dark skin girls. Chestnut (280) is directly next to Cappuccino (290) in the display indicating that they just jumped to the darkest color. Cappuccino was too red for me and oxidized to a really dark, warm tone color. I am cool toned so it did not work.

Top: Chestnut
Bottom: Cappuccino

So I got stuck with the color Chestnut and decided to bring the powder in Deep along.

First notice: The color goes on washy/ashy and we may have the SPF of 20 to blame. However, it does oxidize. This is one of those foundations that has to sit on your face for about 5 mins before you see a color change. The powder is a perfect compliment and is very smooth and silky. It also warms up the foundation in my opinion. I have an oily T-Zone and chin and after 5 hours of wear, those areas became shiny and it felt like a mud slide was happening on my face.

2 applications of the foundation gives light-medium coverage. Dark marks peek through.

The Good:

Lightweight
Feels like skin
Powder is great
Coverage is buildable

The Bad:

Flash photography is a no
Oily skin stay away!
Not enough color selection
OXIDIZING

Photography: Due to the SPF of 20, you will get a white cast in flash photography but in natural light it's beautiful.

Overtime: This foundation did break me out. A first for Revlon or any foundation for that matter. I may set it aside and give it another go but at the moment it will be going so far down in my makeup bag or returned.