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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

Brown Smoky Eye Inspired by MUFE

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:04:00 +0000

This was my attempt at the brown smoky eye in the ad for the makeup forever smoky palette. I think it turned out okay but I like the green on better. My brown drawer is severly neglected so it was nice to have an idea for a brown look.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Brave under brow and inner corner,
Starlet Casey lash to crease,
Cognac Diamond lash into crease on outer 2/3ish,
Bark in V,
Big and Bright eye liner in Intense black top and bottom smudged out with cognac diamond,
Falsies Flared mascara.
CHEEKS: Vintage Peach blush
LIPS: Tarte Reduce tinted lip balm

Green Smoky Eye Inspired by MUFE Smoky Palette

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:29:00 +0000

A few people have been talking about the Make Up Forever Smoky Palette that was supposed to be at Sephora but hasn't showed up yet. In any case the looks that are associated with this palette in the advertizing are really pretty. So I decided to do a look inspired by the green look. I think I will try to do the brown one tomorrow. Here are the MUFE looks:

I am going to put and (R) next to shadows that are from the Bare Escentuals Ready Palettes. Some of the shadows in the palettes have the same name as the loose minerals so it might get confusing.
EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
LORAC Beige lash to brow,
Swanky under brow and inner corner,
For Real lash into crease on most of lid and dry lined along lower lash line,
Black Tie Optional (R) in V,
Big and Bright in Intense black along upper and lower lash line softened with For Real,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS: TTYL blush
LIPS: Sydney Buxom with a little bit of Tarte Pouty smudged into it.

Bare Escentuals: The Cocktail Hour 8.0 Ready Palette

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:35:00 +0000

The Cocktail Hour is one of two special edition holiday palettes from Bare Escentuals. I was about to get this palette in the preview sale. It is really pretty. Many of the colours have a little bit of sparkle to them or at least a sheen. There is one matte colour Black Tie Optional which is a drak grey. I'll just go through the colours and describe them as best as I can.
Black Tie Optional--matte dark grey that is almost black.
Icebreaker--a very light pink with some sparkle in it.
Swanky--a blue purple with gold sparkle.
Spiked--this colour is a little hard to describe it is a medium tone peach with hints of gold and pink in it.
Elixir--light purple with a slight irridescence, this is similar to Boudoir from the Dream Sequence palette but it is slightly darker and more purple.
Invite Only--is a light green toned colour with a sheen. It does not really show up as green on the eye it looks like a foggy neutral.
Libation---is a light to medium taupey champange. It is light enought to wear under the brow but shows up well enough to wear as a lid colour.
Shaken Not Stirred--is a very dark navy with blue sparkle in it. When you put this on it looks almost matte and is very smoky and I don't think it comes across as blue exactly. The blue sparkle pretty much disappears when you blend it out.

Some people were worried that The Cocktail Hour and The dream Sequence were too similar but I don't think they are. Elixir and Boudoir are the most similar but beyond that the other colours are very different.

You can see that the shadows in the 8.0 are smaller than the ones in the 4.0.

I did four looks with The Cocktail Hour. Hopefully this will give you a good sense of the colours in this palette.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Icebreaker lash to brow,
Spiked in crease,
Round the Clock liner in midnight along upper lash line,
Elixir smudged over midnight,
FDVM in Blue Black.

CHEEKS: Azalea blush
LIPS: 100% Pure Sugar plum lip and cheek stain with Smashbox Smile enchancing gloss over it.

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Icebreaker under brow and inner corner,
Spiked lash to crease,
Swanky in V,
Swanky dry lined top and 1/2 way on bottom,
Spiked dry lined on inner 1/2 of lower lash line,
100% Pure Black Tea mascara.

CHEEKS: Boost blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll gloss

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,

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

Libation under brow,
Shaken not stirred lash into crease on outer 2/3 and lower lash line,
Invite Only lash to crease on inner 1/2ish,
Big and Bright Midnight Moon liner,
Buxom Amplified mascara.

CHEEKS: Flirt blush
LIPS: New Orleans Buxom lipstick

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Turn On under brow,
Elixer lash to crease,
Black Tie Optionl in outer corner and lower crease,
Swanky middle of crease and lid,
Big and Bright Intense Black liner,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Miracle
LIPS: Cherry Bomb

Blue Green Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:52:00 +0000

Here's a little blue green look.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Refresh lash to brow and foiled lash to crease,
Mistletoe lash to crease on middle 1/3ish,
Blue dream lash into crease on outer 1/3ish,
Hallucinate in V and wet lined on top and bottom,
Flawless definition Volumizing Mascara in Blue Black.

CHEEKS: Rosy Outlook Blush
LIPS: Tarte Charmed

Turn On as an eye shadow

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:27:00 +0000

I've been wanting to use Turn On as an eye shadow since I got it. Move over eye bright! Turn on looks so pretty as an eye shadow. I'm sorry I waited this long to wear it like this. It has a subtle sheen on the eye and really makes you look awake. I LOVE it!!!

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Turn on lash to brow and more heavily lash to crease,
KVD Frankie in crease and outer 1/3ish,
Lucifer wet lined on top and most of the way on the bottom,
FD Curl and Lengthen mascara.

CHEEKS: Smitten blush
LIPS: Buxom lipstick in Bombay with 7 layer cake gloss over it.

Playing with Puppies

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:20:00 +0000

I was in the mood to use some of my buxom pups this week. The green look I did was inspired by Mally's makeup--she was on QVC this past weekend and she was wearing this awesome green look. I like her look better than what I came up with.

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Buxom Stay There Sheepdog under brow,
Buxom Stay There Pekineses lash into crease,
Buxom Stay There Husky lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Caviar in outer corner and dry lined top and bottom,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS:Pink Ribbon Blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Courage

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Ice Queen under brow,
Buxom Shadow Stick in Smokin' Pistol along upper lash line,
Buxom Stay There Shi Tzu lash into and above crease,
Key Lime in crease,
Friday along upper lash line on outer corner,
Big and Bright Oz liner on lower lash line,
mascara.

CHEEKS:Optimist blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll

Two Fall Looks

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:48:00 +0000

In the first look I attempted to use colours I thought my be similar to some of the velvet mattes that just came out.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Snowflake under brow,
PTFE Gunmetal lash to crease,
Enchanting Diamond in crease,
Skyline line lash into crease on outer 1/3ish,
Around the Clock liner in Midnight,
FD with FDVM over it.

CHEEKS: Flirt Cheek tint
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Vivacious

EYES: PTFE Brightening Opal,

Cultured Pearl right unde brow and inner corner,
Sangria under brow,
Beautiful Autumn lash to crease on outer 1/2ish,
Kiko lash to crease on inner 1/2,
Trophy Wife on inner 1/4,
Here Kitty in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright liner in Black Gold on top and on bottom with Beautiful Autumn smudged over black gold on lower lash line,
Buxom Amplified mascara.

CHEEKS: Luxury blush
LIPS: Brillance gloss with Angle Food cake gloss in the center.

High Shine

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:16:00 +0000

My poor high shine eye shadows have been neglected so I thought I would do a look with a couple of them. I really need to work on using more of my eye shadows.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Strawberry Mousse under brow,
High Shine Electric lash into and above crease on outer 2/3,
High Shine Flash on inner 1/3 blended into electric,
Cat Woman in outer corner and lower crease,
Big and Bright liner in Black Sea lined on top and bottom,
Falsies Flared mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Tourmaline blush with Turn On as highlight.
LIPS: Rose gloss.

Sorry it's blurry

A Smoky eye with Dove Gray and Frills

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:06:00 +0000

I really like the primer shadow Dove Gray that come in the And Away We Glow kit. It is actually kind of light and makes a really good base.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Moonstruck under brow,
Primetime Primer Shadow in Dove Gray lash to crease,
Frills in crease and outer corner,
Moonstruck lash to crease on inner 1/4ish,
Black Leather dry lined on top,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Compassion blush
LIPS: Clinique Black Honey almost lipstick.

Three More looks with The Dream Sequence

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:22:00 +0000

I just couldn't stop using this palette. After using it almost everyday for a week or so I have to say that I still love these new eye shadows. They go on silky, they are belndable, they last all day. They also blend well with the loose minerals. The only slight problem I have had is that they cling to my brushes and I really have to work hard to get all the eye shadow off with a microfiber cloth. Overall I'm very glad I decided to try the Ready eye shadows.

I wanted to try doing a smoky eye with the darkest colour in the palette, nightcap. I think nightcap might look too bruise-ish on some skin tones but when you add some black to it, or another dark pruple I think it looks pretty.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
500 Thread count under brow,
Nightcap lash into crease on outer 3/4 of eye,
Romp on inner 1/4,
Lucky Penny in V,
Onyx wet lined on top,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Floret
LIPS:Bavarian Creme

I'd been catching up on Private Practice (the TV show) and this look was inspired by the makeup on the show. The women on the show often wear a brown base with a luminous lid colour and dark liner. The texture of Romp is perfect for recreating this look.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
500 Thread count under brow,
Night Owl in crease,
Romp lash to crease,
Congac in V and outer corner,
Bark wet lined on top,
mascara.

LIPS: Tarte Hope with Pretty Amazing Flair over it

I finally got to see the movie "The Help" and this look was inspired by the makeup in the movie. There were lots of soft looks with bright coloured eye liner smudged into darker liner. I really like the effect.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
500 Thread Count lash to brow and more heavily lash to crease,
Boudior in crease,
Big and Bright liner in Slate with Nightcap smudged over it,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Love Radiance
LIPS: Best Friend lip balm

Glamourista and King

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:21:00 +0000

This was inspired by one of the new Ready duos. I'm not sure what it is called but it looks like a green and gold.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Gold Leaf under brow,
Glamourista lash into crease on outer 2/3,
King lash to crease on inner 1/3,
Foliage wet lined on top,
FD Curl and Lengthen mascara.

CHEEKS:Bare Radiance with Balance blush on apples of cheeks
LIPS: Tarte Moody

Bare Escentuals Ready: The Dream Sequence and Meeting Leslie!

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:06:00 +0000

I had an awesome time at the Boutique on Tuesday. I got to meet Leslie and two other Angels!! Leslie was so nice and she looked great. I was a little nervous to meet her and I'm not sure I said anything significant or coherent, but she was great. She took a picture of my eye shadow with her camera. I also got a T-shirt. It was really great to meet Amy and Brenda, two other Angels. It is fun to meet people that are fans of BE like I am.

Leslie and Me

Leslie took a picture of my eyes!!

Us chatting...I'm 6 months pregnant and I look it standing next to Leslie--she is so pretty and tiny!!

This is Amy, Brenda, Leslie and Me. Leslie with her Angels!!

The Boutique actually had the new Ready duos and quads in stock and so I was able to buy one. As with most new products I like to buy one just to see if I'm going to like them. I tested all the duos and quads on my hand and was suprised to find that I like a lot of them.

I ended up buying The Dream Sequence which is the limited edition purple quad.
The colours are 500 Thread Count which is a light creamy white--maybe similar to purist or soul but with no sheen. This is a matte shadow
Romp which is a champange mauve--it kind of looks like Celestine but there is a definite mauve overtone that is more apparent once you put it on. Romp has somthing similar to a glimmer texture.
Boudior which is a bright midtone purple that is very similar to Wildflower. It is really pretty!! This is not a glimmer but it is irridescent and so it is not matte.
Nightcap which is similar to Bordeaux but brighter and more purple. Nightcap is matte.

I was hoping I wouldn't like the pressed shadows that much but I am really impressed. The mattes are not chalky and they really have a smooth and silky texture. The shadows are very pigmented, don't fade and blend really easily. I used the sponge to apply Romp in the first look and that worked pretty well but I used my brushes for all the other applications and I think I will continue to do that. I used primer under the shadows and had no allergic reactions. I don't tend to wear neutrals that often and the Reday collections seems to be mostly neutrals, but I think I will buy at least a few more palettes. I am definitly going to get at least one of the 8.0 palettes coming in November and there are a few duos I really want as well.

Overall I am very impressed with the new solid minerals. If I were you I'd give them a try.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
500 Thread Count under brow,
Romp lash to crease,
Boudior in crease and outer corner,
Night Cap in V and along upper and lower lash line,
FDVM.

CHEEKS: Posh Blush
LIPS: Buxom lip Tarnish in Caught on Tape.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
500 Thread Count under brow and inner corner,
Boudior lash to crease,
Nightcap in crease and outer corner,
Romp in center of lid,
Big and Bright in Intense Black.

CHEEKS: Rosy Outlook
LIPS: Vienna Buxom with Cherry Bomb gloss over it

Leslie is coming to Omaha! Plus two looks

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Leslie is coming to Omaha today!! She will be at the boutique from 6-8pm. I am going to see her. Hoepfully I will get to talk to her and get a picture with her. I hope there will be people there but I don't want it to be too croweded so I can talk to her. I am so excited that I will finally get to meet her!!!!

I am wearing the blue look today becuase Leslie commented on a blue look I did that I posted on Facebook. I doubt she will recognize me but I love blue and was happy to finally make a decision about what to wear. I will report back with all the details tomorrow.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Turn on under brow,
Buxom Stay There Saint Bernard lash into and above crease,
Loli lash to crease on center of lid,
Denim in outer corner,
Sundress lash to crease on inner 1/2ish,
Crown in crease and along lower lash line,
Big and Bright in Intense black upper and lower lash line,
FD Curl and Lengthen mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Petal
LIPS: Las Vegas Buxom

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Sweet Smile Under brow,
Buxom Stay There Schnauzer lash into and above crease,
Sincerely Renee lash to crease on inner 2/3ish,
Alive in crease and outer corner,
Round the Clock liner in Midnight,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Luxury Blush
LIPS: Sherbert lipstick with Pretty Amazing Gloss in Flair over it.

Bare Escentuals: And Away We Glow

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:41:00 +0000

During the preview sale we got to see one of the holiday kits: And Away We Glow. This kit has a new eye shadow called Swanky that is a light cream with a sheen and some sparkle. We you look at it in the jar you will think it is white but if you put it next to Snowflake you will see that it is actually cream. There is also a new primmetime primer shadow in Dove Gray in this kit. It is a nice cool light gray, it has some purple undertones in it but they don't show up on the eye. This is much lighter than I thought it would be and would make a great quick look by itself. Luxury blush is a neutral pinky peach colour. Pretty Amazing Flair is also a nude peachy pink. Flair is a gloss, it feels light and glossy light the natural lip glosses. The Round the Clock waterproof liner in Midnight is nice, but the tip broke off while I was lining. After I swatched it on my hand I thought it was going to go on really smooth but once I started lining it seemed to get tacky. I didn't really test the waterproof aspect of this liner pencil. Turn on is a really pretty pink highlighter. You could easily use this as an eye shadow.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Swanky Under brow,
Primetime Primer Shadow in Dove Grey lash into and above crease,
Swanky lash to crease on inner 1/2ish,
Round the Clock waterproof eyeliner in Midnight,
Flawless Definition Mascara.

CHEEKS: Luxury Blush and Turn on as highlighter
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Flair gloss

Smoky Fall Look

noreply@blogger.com (Becky) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:08:00 +0000

I wanted to use a bunch of colours I've been neglecting and it resulted in this fall look.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Hay under brow,
Buxom Stay there Black Lab lash into crease,
Trophy Wife lash to crease on inner 1/2,
Panther lash into crease on outer 1/2ish,
Big and Bright Black Gold liner,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Poppy blush
LIPS: Smashbox Lipliner in Palm Beach with LORAC gloss in Bliss over it.