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Lorac Pro 2 and Younique Fiber Lash mascara and a few other things

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:57:00 +0000

It has been a while since I've posted but I just got some new makeup that I'm excited to talk about.

The Lorac Pro 2 palette came out this month and I had to get it. I really like the Pro 1 palette and the Pro 2 has cooler colours in it, including a navy, so I had to get it. I've only used it a few times but the quality of the shadows is comparable to the first one, and the new colours are great. Both palettes are perfect for simple everyday looks and dramatic smoky eyes. Even though Pro 2 has a navy (it is actually not navy but a dark bright blue (if that makes sense) and a colour called Jade--they are not flashy bright colours. Jade is a dark smoky green. I would say this is a palette of colourful neutrals (by which I mean non-brown neutrals).

The Fibers

The second exciting product I recently tried is the Younique 3 D Fiber Lash Mascara. This mascara is sold through online parties on Facebook, and on their website. The system consists of transplanting gel and a separate tube of fibers. You can use the transplanting gel and the fibers alone or you can first put on your favorite mascara and, once it dries, put on the transplanting gel, the fibers and another coat of transplanting gel. It sounds like it might take a long time to apply but it really doesn't take me much longer than putting on two coats of mascara and really working it into my lashes. Here are some things I like about this product: It gives me long thick lashes, it is easy to use, it adds some curl to my lashes, it washes off easily with regular facial cleanser but it is water resistant (I wore it swimming and it did not run or give me raccoon eyes), it washes off completely and does not leave black gunk in my eyes like some of my regular mascara, it does not irritate my eyes. It is a bit pricey but I think it is worth it. I really love this system! It is as close to fake lashes as I can get.

I also finally bought some Mally makeup. Her makeup is too expensive for me to really buy it regularly, but I found a kit on sale that had mascara, blush, eye shadow and an eye liner. The mascara was good but not worth the price. What I liked most was the blush! I didn't think I would like it just looking at the colour but it is really wearable and pretty. The eye shadow is just okay. And the eye liner is also nice but not that much better than others I've tried. I'm glad i gave this brand a try just to get it out of my system.

The last new product I tried is the Bare Minerals 5 in 1 eye shadow in Blushing pink. I really like this eye shadow. It is a primer shadow but the colours are really soft and neutral. You could just wear this by itself with a little eye liner for a clean simple look.

Here are some looks with the Lorac Pro 2, Fiber lash and Bare Minerals 5 in 1 Cream shadow in Blushing pink.

EYES: all Pro 2
Snow under brow, Silver lash to crease, Jade on outer half and in crease, black liner, Younique fiber lash mascara.

Here is the same look with the Fiber Lash after swimming

EYES: BE 5 in 1 in blushing pink all over, Lorac Pro 2 Navy as liner, Younique Fiber Lash mascara.

One eye with just mascara and one with fiber lash

Both eyes with Fiber Lash

EYES: all Lorac Pro 2, Beige all over, Nectar on the inner 1/3, Mocha in the Middle, and Plum in the outer corner and crease, Black liner, Fiber Lash mascara.

A look with Pond

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:25:00 +0000

A friend on Facebook was looking at old Bare Escentuals kits and posted about how the Ponder kit was always a challenge to use. So here is my attempt to make Pond wearable. Pond is blue green and I think would look better with white or something like Faith. But here it is with envy (also in the kit).

Envy lash to brow, Pond lash into crease and then heavily on the lid, a little more envy over pond on the inner corner, BE Black liquid liner, and Live (I think this was in the kit too) dry along lower lash line.

A look with some Bare Minerals holiday colours I already have

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 21:04:00 +0000

I was looking at all the holiday kits last night and it inspired me to do a look with some of the colours in the new kits that I already have. I really miss using all my shadows!

EYES: Steam lash to brow,
Gem lash into crease on outer 1/2,
Mistletoe center of lid,
Lagoon wet lined on top, Gem dry lined on bottom,
Lash Domination mascara.

LIPS: Moxie in Dare Devil

Kat Von D Spellbinding Palette

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:38:00 +0000

I've been doing looks with this palette for a while now and I don't think I've come close to coming up with all the possible combinations. So I am going to post a bunch of looks that I hope will give you a good sense of the range of this palette.

The KVD Spellbinding palette is a mix of old and new colours. If you have all her other palettes chances are you already have some of these colours. I really like all the colours in this palette. Unlike most of her palettes there is no plain black, but the two dark colours--Dark throne and Oddfellow, are really great. You will be able to do some nice daytime work looks or more daring smoky or colourful looks. The palette is big so it might not be the best for travel, unless you have a big makeup bag.

I did not swatch the colours but I think you can see them pretty well in the looks.

EYES: UDPP,
KVD Precious lash to brow,
KVD Piaf lash to crease,
KVD Babe in crease and blended down,
KVD Holy Bible inner corner,
KVD Odfellow wet lined top and bottom,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Tarte dollface blush
LIPS: Tarte Lipsurgence in Energy

EYES all KVD: UD eden primer,
Galore lash to brow,
Queen in crease and outer corner,
Dark Throne wet lined on top dry on bottom,
IT cosmetics mascara.

CHEEKS: Tarte Darling blush
LIPs: Tarte Lipsurgence in Grateful

Instaglam lash to brow, Stupid autocorrect outer half and into crease, Dark Throne wet lined.

Countess under brow, Birdcage inner corner, Gunner outer half, 8bit in crease, dark throne outer corner, Tarte black liner, Tarte Dollface blush.

This would be a great look to wear to see Catching Fire!

Smile now under brow, Sunset blvd inner corner (this is a really sheer glittery gold), Fallen middle of lid, WTF outer corner and into crease, Cry Later outer corner, Bare Minerals liquid liner in Black.

Arcadia lash to brow, Wonderland outer half and into crease, Oddfellow wet lined on top, dry on bottom.

Holy Bible inner corner and under brow, Dark Throne lash into crease on outer 1/2, Bukowski middle of lid and blended into dark throne, Oddfellow wet lined on top.

You can really see how blue Bukowski is in the last picture.

Bare Minerals Glamour Now, November TSV 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:11:00 +0000

After reading a few reviews of this kit I decided to get it. I can't say that I was really excited about it but I wanted to try the mascara and the double ended eyeliner. When I saw the eye shadow colours online I thought they looked kind of blah, and my opinion did not improve when I saw them in person and swatched them on my hand. However, when I put them on today I was really impressed. These colours, though subtle, create a really beautiful look! I love how they blend really well into each other. The result is a sophisticated look that would be great for daytime and also nice for a night out.

I also really like the double ended liner that comes in this kit. It is a black liquid liner on one end and a pencil liner on the other (the pencil glides on really easily). I have tried a few liquid liners and I've had problems with all of them. The Lorac one I tried made my eyes itch and water which led to the eye shadow on my inner corner getting messed up. I also tried the physician's formula marker and it is too stiff, you really have to work hard to get a smooth looking line (so it doesn't really save me any time). But the liquid liner end of this duo does not make my eyes water and it goes on very smoothly and easily. I got a nice smooth line in no time. I think get this kit on A-D just for this liner. I hope they make a purple one!!

The blush and luminizer are both pretty and very wearable. I like that the luminzer is a pinkish nude.

The Marvelous Moxie lipgloss is very sheer and very glossy. I love the way it makes my lips look. Although it looks very peachy in the tube it is very sheer on your lips. It has a slight peppermint scent and it tingles like a buxom lipgloss--that was surprising to me because I thought the Moxie lipgloss did not have any tingle.

The mascara is just okay. I like the big lashes I ended up with, but I felt I had to work really hard to get them. If you turn the brush you can get really nice separation, but it is also easy to work the brush through your lashes and have them stick together in weird ways and then you have to go back and carefully straiten them out again.

I didn't try the mineral veil because I already have one open, but I suspect I will like it because the regular brightening pearl MV is one of my faves.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this kit. There are enough really great pieces in the kit for me to keep it and to stay on the A-D plan.

I followed the directions in the insert for the look.

Celebrate lash to brow, Cheers on outer half, Ball gown inner half, Stilettos in crease and outer corner, liquid liner on top, brown liner on lower lash line, Lash domination mascara.

The LORAC Pro Palette and Tarte Holiday 2013 Blush Palette

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 20:25:00 +0000

I went a little crazy and bought 3 new eye shadow palettes. I got the LORAC Pro Palette, the KVD Spellbinding palette, and the IT Cosmetics Naturally Gorgeous Matte palette (this one won't ship until December so I can't review it now). I also bought the Tarte Holiday blush palette with three blushes and a bronzer.

Today I'm going to review the LORAC Pro palette because it is the only one I've used so far. Overall this is a really nice group of clours for creating professional and classic looks. By that I mean you can create many soft, simple, pretty looks that would be appropriate for the office or for everyday if you like a simple look. You can also do a variety of somkey eye looks with this pallet because there are good dark and mid-tone shades. I do get quite a bit of fall out when using the darker colours wet as liners. That was a little surprising because usually eye shadows that can be used wet or dry make a paste when you use them wet, and these don't quite do that.

I did a few looks with this palette and I am wearing the Tarte blushes with each of these looks. In one look I used the Lorac Liquid Luster in Amethyst from the holiday set. I really like the new liquid luster colours and they add a really nice pop of sparkle to all those matte shades in the pro palette!

Here is the Pro Palette

Here is the Tarte Blush palette:

I also used the face pallet from Bare Escentuals with these looks. I really like the concealer that comes in the palette and I love having everything you need for your face in one place. I have it in Fairly Light:

Here are a few looks with the Pro Palette:

All Lorac eye shadow:
Champagne lash to brow,
Deep Purple in crease and outer 1/3,
Mauve in crease,
Deep Purple as liner,
Tarte Crave blush,
Tarte lipsurgence in Elite.

Lorac Pro:
Cream lash to brow,
Gold lash to crease,
Lt bronze inner corner,
Garnet outer 1/3 and into crease,
Espresso outer corner and wet lined on top,
Tarte Dazzled blush,
Buxom New Orleans lips

with Liquid Luster in Amethyst

Lorac Pro:
Lt Pink lash to brow,
Mauve lash to crease,
Taupe in crease,
Deep Purple wet lined,
Tarte Dazzled Blush,
Tarte Perky lipsurgence

White lash to brow,

Nude inner corner,

Pewter lash to crease,

Slate in crease and outer corner,

Black wet lined on top,

Tarte dollface blush

Light Pink lash to brow,

Pewter in crease and outer corner,

Black wet lined top and bottom,

Tarte Crave blush,

Clinique Pretty Poppy lipstick

Skin Care: St Ives and First Aid Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:55:00 +0000

Since I haven't been able to wear makeup as often as I would like I've focued more on my skin care routine.

A while back I ordered the First Aid Beauty Forever Fab kit. I really like everything in the kit. The pads are exfoliating pads but they are really mild and you just swipe them on and put your moisturizer over it. I have been using the moisturizer that came in this kit as my night time moisturizer and I think it works really well. I also like the roller ball for your eyes because it is quick and easy to use, but don't expect any dramatic results. I love the exfoliating pads and I think they really did make a difference in my skin.

After I ordered this kit it sold out and didn't come back into stock for a long time so I was on the search for new exfoliating pads and I found some. St Ives makes these really great gentle exfolitating pads. The are called Scrub Free Exfoliating Pads. They are very similar to the First Aid Beauty pads and work really well. I'm on my 3rd jar and I can see a difference in my skin. You can find them at Target and Walgreens (and maybe other places). I will keep using these as long as they make them!

Quick Make-up Looks (Mommy Make up)

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:45:00 +0000

I have been wanting to post for a really long time but just haven't had a chance. I don't get to do my make-up that often and when I do I am usually in a major hurry, so I have been perfecting a look that you can do very quickly. I like to call it my mommy makeup :)

All these looks use the same method. I use a light colour lash to brow ( I prefer something sparkly but I've done it with matte colours and it looks ok). Then you do a mid-tone shade on the outer half of the lid lash to above and in crease. I just use my BE blending brush and blend the mid-tone colour up and out, I'm not very careful or neat about it. Then I use a dark liner and I'm done.

Most of the looks I'm posting are from the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca palette. It has a great sparkly pink and a nice bright mid-tone pink that I think look really good (the purple also looks good with the pink). It also has a nice light gold that you can use the green, dark gold or blue with.

I used the same method with the bare escentuals holiday palette. I used the cool palette (I can't remember what it is called) but I used the light pink and the mid tone purple for that look.

The last look doesn't use the same method (I had more time that day) it is a look with the LORAC Baked Trio in Star Struck

Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Pinks and Yellows

BE The Coctail Hour Palette: Ice Breaker and Elixer

LORAC Baked trio

Cable Car with the Lorac Movie Star Trio

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:21:00 +0000

Here is a look with the LORAC trio. Since the peach is a cool peach I think it looks good with colours like cable car, sex kitten, congac diamond and I think it would look good with purples as well.

EYES:
Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
LORAC Movie Star trio lightest colour under brow, peach shade lash to crease, black along top and bottom lash line,
Bare Escentuals Cable Care in crease and outer corner,
Revlon 3D mascara.

CHEEKS: Rosy Outlook
LIPS: Best Friend lip balm

Reviews: Tarte Achoite, Lorac, Revlon 3D mascara, Physicians Formula Khol eye liner, Baby lips lip balm

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:52:00 +0000

I just want to do a quick review of a few new things that I have tried. I've been looking for makeup that could make my routine a little faster and that is why I picked most of the drugstore make I'm going to review.

I bought a LORAC kit with primer, liquid liner marker, a eye shadow trio, brush and mascara. I bought this mainly because I needed primer and this had a really huge tube of primer in it and it had gotten many good reviews. I haven't really tried the primer yet (I'm finishing up my PTFE), but I was surprised by how much I like the eye shadow and mascara in this kit. The trio has a witish golden cream colour, a cool peach and black. The colours go on smoothly and look really nice. The black is dark enough to use dry as a liner. The peach is light but can be used as an all over lid colour. I will try to post a look with this trio later. The liquid liner is nice but I think it irritates my eyes. It has a nice fine marker tip and it goes on smoothly but I got a tiny amount on my upper waterline and it made my eye water and kind of ruined my makeup. The mascara is actually really nice. It has a primer on one end and black mascara on the other end. The brush in s thin and flexible plastic brush. I really like the brush because it makes it easy to get all your lashes. It gives you a very natural look but with some length and fullness.

Around the same time I got the LORAC kit I also bought the Tarte Achiote kit. This kit has a blush, a lipsurgence lipstick and a lipgloss all in the achiote colour which they describe as a warm pink. I really like the blush and find that I reach for it often. I thought I would love the lipsurgence lipstick but it is just okay, it is darker than I was expecting and although I like the way it looks I wish it was a little more sheer. I haven't tried the gloss yet because I have too much open gloss at the moment.

I also decided to try Revlon's 3D mascara because I really need help getting the lashes on the outer corner of my right eye and this has a brush with a little ball on the end for getting those outer (and inner) corner lashes. I am surprisingly found of this mascara. It does lengthen and give you a little volume, and the brush is really great for getting the outer corner lashes. I wish it was a little more volumizing but I think I will use this mascara often.

I found a two pack of Baby Lips lip balm on sale at Target yesterday and decided to give it a try. I really really like the clear lip balm. It absorbs into your lips but keeps them moisturized so it is perfect for underlipstick or gloss. The second lip balm was a pink tinted lip balm and it is a little light for my skin tone I think but it makes me want to get some other baby lips tinted balms. The tinted version does smell like the name. The pink punch smells like fruit punch. So if you don't like lip balm with strong smells you should just get the plain kind.

The third thing I got yesterday was a set of three Physicians Formula Khol eye liners. I got the set that has black, purple, and green. I have only tried the black and purple so far but I think I like them. The are very smudgable so I think if you have oily eye lids you would not like these. But I think they might be able to be smudged out into a base for a smoky eye pretty easily. My other concern about these is that it is not clear how you would sharpen them. They also picked up some of the eye shadow I was wearing as I put on the eye liner. They did go on smoothly once I got them going. I warmed them up on my hand before I used them on my eye.
I also tried the Physicians Formula Eye liner marker and I really like it. I've used it a few times since I bought it and like it quite a bit. It does not irritate my eyes the way the LORAC liner does but it does not have a super thin tip. However, I think it is a good option for a fast neat line.

This first look is the lightest colour and the black from the LORAC eyeshadow trio and the liquid liner. I have on the Tarte Achiote blush and Lipsurgence.

EYES:
UDPP Eden,
Bare Escentuals Turn On lash to brow,
KVD purple from the Rock n' Roll Palette in crease,
Physicians Formula Khol liner in Amytest,
Revlon Camera ready 3D mascara in Blackest Black.

CHEEKS: Bare Escentuals Haute Pink blush
LIPS: Maybelline Baby Lips tinted lip balm in Pink Punch

April for April

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:15:00 +0000

This look features April from the Bare Escentuals Year of Beauty kit. When I saw April I knew it would be one of my faves. It is a really nice green and it looks really good foiled.

EYES:
Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Enlightened under brow,
April foiled lash into crease,
Pond in crease and outer corner,
KVD Navy from Metal Orchestra wet lined on top,
KVD Med blue from Metal Orchestra dry along lower lash line,
Smoky Lash mascara.

LIPS: Las Vegas Buxom

Going Green

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:38:00 +0000

This is a fun look for St. Patrick's Day.

EYES:
Primetime for eyes Brightening Pearl,
KVD Marya undr brow and inner corner,
KVD No Regrets lash into crease on outer 2/3,
KVD Mad Max in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright liner in Oz upper and lower lash line,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Ribbon blush
LIPS: Fresh Sugar Rose tinted lip balm

Dove Gray and Amythest

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Most of the elements in this look are from one of the holiday collections.

EYES:
Primetime Primer Shadow in Dove Gray,
Swanky under brow and inner corner,
Amythest in crease and outer corner and along lower lash line,
Big and Bright in Intense black upper lash line,
Falsies mascara.

Bare Escentuals: Bare Minerals Insider Introducing Hydrating Lip Tint and Bare Escentuals Trend Report: Frill Seeker

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:51:00 +0000

I got two new Bare Escentuals kits and since they are both complete simple looks I managed to actually wear them.

The first kit is the Bare Minerals Insider Introducing Hydrating Lip Tint. This kit is $36 at Sephora and has the hydrating lip tint in Luscious, Prime time primer shadow in Rose Nectar, Round the clock liner in 3PM, Flawless definition volumizing mascara in Black and Peek-a-boo blush.

The primer, lip tint and blush are all new colours and the lip tint is a new product. I really love this kit. This is a great simple quick look. The hydrating lip tint is a really great product it has a cool smooth feel to it and it almost gives you a little lip stain. It feels like a liquid lip balm. It is not thick or sticky and once the gloss is gone the colour stays. I love this product.

I also like the Rose Nectar primer because it is dark enough to look like I look like I have shadow on but light enough to wear lash to brow.

EYES:
Prime Time primer shadow in Rose Nectar more heavily on the lid and blended up to the brow,
Big and Bright liner in Black Gold along upper and lower lash line,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS: Peek-a-boo blush
LIPS: Hydrating lip tint in Luscious

The second kit I got was the Trend Report: Frill Seeker. It has two eye shadows, Mademoiselle and Splendid, a blush in Sweet Cheeks, Round the Clock liner in Midnight, and Pretty Amazing Gloss in Exuberance. Both eye shadows are really pretty. Mademoiselle is a great neutral with a little luminosity, it would be great as an all over lid colour. Splendid is a bronze with a smoky base and some pinkish overtones. Splendid has the consistency of the high shine eye shadows. It is not overly orange and since it has a smoky base it looks really pretty smoked out.

I'm not a huge fan of the Pretty Amazing lipsticks because they are kind of thick for my taste but I do love the Pretty Amazing gloesses and this one is a great bright colour for spring. The blush in this kit is really pretty too. I am not a fan of the round the clock liners. I have had really bad experiences with them but some people love them.

EYES:
Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Mademoiselle under brow,
Splended lash into crease,
Big and Bright liner in Black Gold upper and lower lash line,

Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS: Sweet cheeks blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Gloss in Exuberance

Kat Von D: Mi Vida Loca Palette

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000

I am finding it easier to use my palettes when I'm in a hurry (which seems to be always these days), so I was very happy to see that KVD had a new palette with bright colours in it. I was not disappointed. These are really beautiful colours that blend easily and are surprisingly wearable.

EYES:

Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
KVD Altruism under brow,
KVD Sparkluhorse lash to crease,
KVD Dublin lash inot crease on outer 2/3,
KVD Mad Max blended into outer corner,
KVD Wonderchild liner on upper lash line,
Falsies mascara.
CHEEKS: Boost Blush
LIPS: Avon Nude Attitude

I also finally got a haircut

EYES:
Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
KVD Swan Song under brow,
KVD Marya lash to crease,
KVD Drama for you mamma in crease and outer 1/3ish,
KVD No Regrets lash to crease in center of lid,
A little more Marya blended into no regrets,
KVD Wonderchild upper lash line and Dramma fo you mamma lower lash line,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS: Giddy Pink blush
LIPS: Fresh Sugar Rose tinted lip balm

Bare Escentuals: Year of Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:48:00 +0000

I had my baby in January and haven't really had time to do my makeup let alone post looks. But since she is sleeping right now I thought I would try to post at least a few looks.

I don't have swatches of Year of Beauty but I think you will get a sense of the colours from the looks. I did some of these looks before I had the baby so I don't really remember exactly what I did.

This is what I wore yesterday:

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
December under brow,
February lash to crease,
October in crease,
May in outer corner,
Big and Bright Intense black,
Buxom Amplified mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Petal blush
LIPS: Buxom Amsterdam with Tarte Dazzled over it.

June, April, July, Rosy Outloook blush, Tarte Hope, Lolipop gloss

December, Tarte Smoldereyes Violet, Rose Gold Radiance, Dare Devil gloss

Tarte Beige Smoldereyes, August, September, TTYL blush, Tarte Glitzy

A Teal Look

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:25:00 +0000

Sorry it has been a while since I've posted any looks. I have been busy with the end of the semester and trying to get everything ready for the baby.

I am hoping to get the Tarte Smoldereyes set from Sephora tomorrow and the Year of Beauty set from Bare Escentuals in the next few days. So hopefully I will be able to post some looks with both of those sets this week.

Today I decided to do a nice bright look with Buxom Stay There in Saint Bernard. In doing this look I discoverd that Max Volume (the teal from the Playlist) actually looks dark teal over saint bernard--so that was awesome.

EYES:

PTFE Brightening Pearl,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Buxom Stay There Saint Bernard lash into crease,
Max Volume (R) in crease and outer corner and along lower lash line,
One Hit Wonder (R) under brow and inner corner,
Big and Bright liner in Midnight Moon upper lash line,
Falsies winged mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Petal Blush
LIPS: Bavarian Creme lipstick

Bare Escentuals Ready: The Playlist

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:24:00 +0000

The Playlist is the second special edition holiday palette from Bare Escentuals. This palette has warmer colours than The Cocktail hour. I think I just prefer cooler colours and so I don't like this palette as much as the cocktail hour. I also think the colours in this palette are not as unique as I hoped. I really wanted this palette because of the teal Max Volume, but it really does not look teal at all on my eye. The purple also has brown undertones in it and when blended with the other colours does not look purple (alone and worn with pinks it does look purple). Overall if you like browns and other neutral earthtones you will probably like this palette quite a bit, but if you were looking for unique colours on the brighter side you could probably skip this one.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
One Hit Wonder under brow,
Chart topper lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Remix lash to crease on outer 2/3ish,
Louder in crease,
Most Requested in outer corner,
Pumped dry lined top and bottom,
100% Pure Black Tea mascara.

CHEEKS: Balance Blush
LIPS: French Pastry lipstick with Sprinkles gloss over it.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
One Hit wonder lash to brow,
Chart topper lash to crease,
Max volume in crease and outer corner and dry lined top and bottom,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Rose Gold Radiance
LIPS: Rose gloss

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
One Hit wonder under brow,
Remix lash to crease,
Speaker box in crease and dry lined on top,
mascara.

LIPS: Moxie gloss in Wild One

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Cultured Pearl under brow,
Chart toper lash to crease,
Most requested in crease and outer corner,
Round the Clock liner in 5pm,
mascara.

LIPS: Brooklyn Buxom with Sprinkles gloss over it.

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
KVD First Class lash to brow,
Max Volume lash into crease on outer 2/3,
Big and Bright liner in Black Sea upper and lower lash line,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Tourmaline blush
LIPS: Tarte Pouty

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Chart Topper lash to brow,
Pumped lash into crease on outer 2/3,
Louder lash to crease in center 1/3,
Speaker Box dry lined top and bottom,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Luxury blush
LIPS:Tarte Glitzy

Bare Escentual Ready The Afterparty 4.0

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:52:00 +0000

I got Ready Afterparty quad during the Sephora VIB sale. It is a really nice quad. I didn't think I would like the purple colour in this palette but I love it. You can do a smoky eye or something more subtle with this palette. I decided to do the night look that comes in the box and then two other looks. These shadows blend really easily so getting a nice smoky eye is effortless with this palette. The lightest colour is not quite white and looks similar to the silver, but overall this is a very nice palette.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
Cheers lash to brow,
Lights Down lash into crease on outer 3/4,
Mingle lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Lights down dry lined top and bottom,
FD Curl and Lengthen mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Tourmaline blush
LIPS: Las Vegas Buxom

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Cheers under brow,
Mingle lash to crease,
Rowdy in crease,
Lights Down outer corner and dry lined top and bottom,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Irresistable blush
LIPS: Tarte Perky

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Cheers under brow,
Rowdy lash into crease,
Lights Down outer corner and dry lined top and bottom,
100% Pure Black Tea mascara.

CHEEKS: Love Radiance
LIPS: Tarte Dazzled

A few purple looks

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:59:00 +0000

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
1960's lash to brow,
Cha Cha lash to crease,
Vivid in Crease,
Locket in V and wet lined on top and bottom,
Mascara.

LIPS: Tarte Flashy

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Tiara under brow and inner corner,
Elixir (R) lash to crease,
Nightcap (R) in crease and outer corner,
Round the Clock Liner in 5pm top and bottom,
Buxom Amplified mascara.

CHEEKS: Rosy Outlook blush
LIPS: Berry Rush gloss

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Sun Goddess lash to brow,
Lime lash to crease on middle of lid,
Trinity in crease and outer corner,
Deep Amythest wet lined on top,
Maybelline Lots of Lashes.

CHEEKS: Gorgeous blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing in Fearless

Not Exactly Drop Red Gorgeous

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:38:00 +0000

I saw Drop Red Gorgeous in a boutique when it first came out and I was really tempted to get it (the eye shadows are really pretty), but I am trying to save my money for the BE December F&F sale and for other kits I want more. So in an attempt to talk myself out of buying it (at least until it goes on sale) I decided to re-create the look with colours I already have.
Doing this look also gave me a chance to wear Tarte Swank without blotting it.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
BFF lash to brow,
Parisan Grey in crease,
Stila Smudgpot in Black upper lash line,
Falsies Flared mascara.

CHEEKS: Sorbet Blush
LIPS: Tarte Swank

And here is a my look from yesterday.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Bright Side lash to brow,
Soiree in crease and outer 1/3,
Sublime in V and wet lined on top,
Flawless Definition Volumizing mascara in Blue Black.

CHEEKS: Luxe Radiance and Luxury Blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Gloss in Perky

Tarte Lip Service Lipsurgence Collection, a new mascara and 5 Looks

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:02:00 +0000

One of the things I got at the Sephora Friends and Family Sale was the Tarte Lip Service Lipsurgence Collection. This is a really great way to try the lipsurgence products. The collection is $29 for 5 very wearable colours (they usually sell for $24 each). I really like this set. I found all the colours to be wearble including Swank which I thought would just be too red for me. Swank can be a dark red if you apply multiple layers but I blotted it twice and it looks like a nice mellow cherry lip. Glitzy is a really nice sparkly neutral. On me it just enhances the colour of my lips. Perky is a medium to light pink that is similar to Charmed. Flashy is a bright pink with silver sparkle, it makes a nice bold lip and is a good alternative to red. Dazzled was the surprise in this group. I thought it was going to be peach or bright or something but it is a really nice sheer natural colour with a lot of pink in it. I think it might be my favorite from this set.

I also bought Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes mascara. I was interested in the brush that is pear shaped. I like this mascara. It seperates your lashes well and give you natural full looking lashes. The shape of the brush makes it a little hard to manuver and I poked myself in the eye a couple of times. I think I still perefer the Falsies Flared or regular mascara if you want a good drugstore brand.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
PT Primer Shadow in Racing Green lash into crease,
Invite Only (R) lash to crease on inner 1/3,
Black Tie Optional in outer corner and alon upper lash line,
Mascara.

LIPS: Tarte Glitzy

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Thoughtful under brow,
Buxom Stay There in Black Lab lash into crease,
Big and Bright Oz liner upper and lower lash line,
Oz lash to crease,
Falsies Flared mascara.

CHEEKS: Flirt Cheek tint
LIPS: Tarte Perky

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Azure Iris (R) lash to brow,
Solitaire in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright liner in Stone top and bottom,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Rose Gold Radiance
LIPS: Tarte Flashy

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Buxom Stay There Begel under brow,
Buxom Stay There Terrier lash to crease,
Swanky (R) in crease,
Big and Bright Black Sea upper lash line,
Great Lash Lots of Lashes mascara.

CHEEKS: Flirt cheek tint
LIPS: Tarte Swank

EYES:
PTFE Opal,
500 Thread count under brow,
Glitz foiled lash to crease and dry in crease,
Bikini lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Big and Bright in Intense Black upper and lower lash line,
mascara.

LIPS: Dazzled

Bare Escentuals November 2011 TSV on QVC

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:10:00 +0000

It's that time of year again! The November TSV will be presented on QVC on Nov. 18th (I think). This year it is called Bare Luxury. This kit contains a Ready Duo in Phenomenon, two Round the clock liners (one Navy and one Brown), two glosses (one in Berry and one is a peachy pink), Rose Gold Radince, Full Tapered Shadow Brush, Flawless Application Face Brush and a gold clutch.

What I like about this year's TSV is that it is mostly colour products. I love that you get two glosses and eye liners. I also like that you get a Reday duo. This is a nice way to try a few of the Ready shadows and of getting a good range of colours (if you get it on Auto-delivery). Leslie posted on Facebook that she had made a video that included a sneek peek of up coming duos and bags so maybe we will get to see what's coming.

The gloss in this kit is a new kind of gloss. It is called Moxie and some have speculated that since the Buxom line is supposed to be exclusive to Sephora Moxie is going to take the place of Buxom in the Bare Escentuals line. The Moxie gloss smells like a regular Altoid. It has a somewhat stong peppermint scent. It does have a slight cooling effect but I think it must have different ingredients. My husband will not come near me when I'm wearing a Buxom because the buxoms burn his lips really bad but he kissed me with the moxie gloss on and had no reaction. So if you couldn't wear the buxoms you might be able to wear the Moxie gloss. I like the texture and opacaty of the gloss and I think it lasts a little longer than an average gloss. I also really like the angled doe foot applicator.

Overall I think the Nov TSV is worth getting on A-D because it is a good value and has lots of great products in it this year. The eye shadow duo is very nice (I love the purple!) and the Rose Gold Radiance is really pretty-I think this works really well as a blush.

I don't really like the Round the Clock Liners so I just used some Big and Bright liners in similar colours.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Azure Iris (R) lightly lash to brow then more heavily lash to crease,
Swanky (R) in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright Midnight Moon upper and lower lash line,
FDVM in Blue Black.

CHEEKS: Rose Gold Radiance
LIPS: Dare Devil Moxie Gloss

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Rock Crystal under brow,
Golden Iris (R) lash to crease,
Incandescent in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright Black Gold liner top and bottom lashes with Incandescent smudged over it,
FD Curl and Lengthen mascara.
CHEEKS: Rose Gold Radiance
LIPS: Wild One Moxie Gloss

Bare Escentuals Putting on The Glitz

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:04:00 +0000

Putting on the Glitz is Sephora's holiday kit from Bare Escentuals. It has all new eye, cheek and lip colours. It contains a primer shadow in Toasted Almond which is a taupe brown with some sparkle. It has two loose eye shadows one called Glamtastic, which is a medium to light peach champange, and Glitz which is a sparkly plum with brown undertones which come out when put over Toasted Almond. There is also a waterproof Around the Clock liner in 5pm (plum). My round the clock liner was un-usable. The center came out of the pencil and when I tried to draw a line on my eye with it it came off in sticky balls of liner and would not put any liner on my eye. I have heard a few other reports of missing or defective round the clock eye liners so if you buy this in store you might want to check your liner before you buy it.

There is also a new radiance in this kit called Luxe radiance. Luxe radiance is a nude pinky peach that goes on almost sheer but does give you a slight pink glow by itself. The blush is called Gorgeous and it is just that! I really like this blush. The Pretty Amazing lip gloss is called Perky and is a really great neutral pink that enhances your lips. I think Perky is my favorite Pretty Amazing colour so far. (I do also love the other pretty amazing gloss I have).

In the second look I didn't use the PTFE Toasted Almond to see if Glitz would show up more plum with out it. I think Glitz does look more plum in the second look, even though in the pictures it looks like a rusty plum, from a distance it does look like a dark dirty plum. Wet lined it looks more purple so maybe foiled on the lid combined with purples and pinks it would look purple. I think I have a skin tone that makes purples with brown undertones look brown on me.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Glamtastic under brow,
Primetime Primer Shadow in Toasted Almond lash to crease,
Glitz in crease and outer corner and lower lash line,
Buxom shadow stick in 5" Stilettos upper lash line,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Lux Radiance and Gorgeous blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing lip gloss in Perky

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,

50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,

500 Thread count (r) under brow,

Glamtastic lash to crease,

Glitz in crease and outer corner and wet lined on top,

FDVM.

CHEEKS: Luxe Radiance and Gorgeous blush

LIPS: Pretty Amazing gloss in Perky

Bare Escentuals: Box of Gems

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:34:00 +0000

This is one of the larger holiday kits from Bare Escentuals. It is only availble at QVC right now. The Box of Gems has ten mini eye shadows, five mini buxom glosses, and five 100% natural glosses. Most of the the glosses are old colours but there are two new ones, I think. All ten eye shadows are new. Most of the eye shadows are neutral.

Sparkling: Is a soft foggy white. At first I thought it would be similar to snowflake but when you put sparkling on it looks matte.

Gleam: Is a very pale pink that reminds me a little bit of blush. When you put it on the eye by itself it does not look pink it looks just like a light neutral. It is also matte.

Glow: From the swatch I thought glow would be more sparkly but on the eye it just has a slight sheen. It is a soft light orangy peach.

Twinkle: Is a cranberry redish brown. It almost seems like a pink brown but with earthy tones. It also applies matte.

Incandescent: This is more of a chocolate brown with a neutral glowing shimmer. The shimmer comes out more when you foil it. It looks darker in the swatch than it applies. If you do a light layer you can see that it is actually a mid-tone shade. It would make a nice crease colour or all over lid colour.

Solitaire: This is probably the most unique shade of all the colours in this set. It is a sparkling slate. It has blue/grey tones and a slight silver sparkle. The sliver sparkle disappears when you apply it. It looks grey on.

Jewel: This looks like a bold pink in the swatch and I'm sure you could get it to show up that way on the eye if you foiled it or just did a heavy layer of it. But I was pleasently surprised how soft it went on when I used a light hand. This also applies matte.

Beam: Is a medium blue that is similar to Ocean but more blue. This also applies matte. It is a pretty shadw but similar to other blues I have.

Gem: This is a really pretty emerald green with a hint of teal. It applies mostly matte and the green, rather than being bright, applies as a smoky green.

Locket: This is so pretty! This is a nice dark purple with blue sparkle in it. It blends out nicely as a crease colour. It retains some of its sparkle when you apply it wet and it is dark enough to use as a liner.

Overall this set is just okay. If you love matte shadows then you should get this. But if you were looking for exciting colours and a wide variety of textures I think you would be disappointed by this set. I'm not sure I would buy it if I had it to do over again.

Here are some comparison swatches:

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,

50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,

Gleam under brow,

Glow lash to crease,

Twinkle in crease,
Incandescent outer corner,
Big and Bright liner in Charbronze upper lash line,
Buxom mascara.

CHEEKS: Gorgeous blush
LIPS: Tarte Glitzy

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Sparkling under brow,
Gleam lash to crease on inner 1/2,
Jewel lash to crease on outer 2/3,
Locket in crease and outer corner,
Locket wet lined on top and bottom,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Miracle blush
LIPS: Cranberry Sorbet gloss

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Sparkling under brow,
Gem lash to crease and lower lash line,
Beam in crease and outer corner,
Solitaire in V,
Round the Clock liner in Midnight top and bottom,
Buxom Amplified mascara.

CHEEKS: Floret blush
LIPS: Tarte Perky