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Hello Everyone! A good friend asked me to join them on their podcast yesterday and I was excited because the topic was makeup. I had so much fun. Here is the face I wore along with products used: Products used: Face:  Nars Velvet Matte Skin Tint in Seychelles Anastasia Beverly Hills contour cream kit dark(nude, cinnamon and chocolate) Ben Nye banana powder to set highlight

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Well a lot has been happening in my life lately. First and foremost my baby girl who has been an absolute joy in the life of my husband and I! She is almost 2 and boy has time been absolutely flying by! She has such a huge personality, she's strong willed and so smart. We are so incredibly blessed! Here is our Elle belle as we call her: In other news I signed with a makeup agency here in

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Hello my faithful friends! Here's a look I did for my birthday back in August: Face: Estee Lauder doublewear in Sandalwood Makeup Forever sculpting kit #4 Nars radiant creamy concealer in caramel and amande Mac pressed powder in nc45 Eyeshadow: Lid: Mac satin taupe Crease: Makeup Forever #28 Outer v: Nars mekong Brow bone and tear duct: Mac lithe pigment Brows: Anastasia beverly hills

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Long Time No Post So very much has happened since I posted three years ago! Geez, how time flies! I'm still freelancing.  I won't write a super long drawn out post on everything because Lord knows there has been some serious things that happened especially in 2013...omg!! The most important thing that has happened is I've had a baby y'all! My husband and I have been together almost 15

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Finally onto the conclusion of my crease and blending brushes. These brushes are my multi-use brushes. Sometimes we can get stuck on the description of a brush and use it for only that purpose. I have found that some of my brushes are created for one use, but work best as something completely different. You definitely need to experiment, because you never know what may work best. Please check out

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It's been a while since I've bought products from Mac, but these eye shadows really intrigued me! I love the sponge-like texture and the color pay-off is phenomenal! I plan to use them as a base. Some of them I would wear alone, but I'm sure I would definitely need a base to prevent them from creasing. The site describes them as: A soft, lightweight, springy formula delivers hue-rich colour in a

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So continuing on with my comparisons. Today I will be discussing what I like to use as detail brushes for my crease because they are so small. I use them when I want to carve out my crease and create a really defined shape. Please refer to this post for more detail on crease brushes and brush hairs. Here is an example of a cut/carved crease where I would use one of these brushes to

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I decided that with the one million and one brushes that I have I needed to do a comparison post. Since I love a great blended eye I will start with blending and crease brushes. Blending/crease brushes are an essential part of an eye look. Unless you are intentionally creating a harsh or carved crease then you absolutely need blending/crease brushes to diffuse and blend colors smoothly and

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When Inglot released their rainbow eye shadows I knew I had to have them. If they were anything like their other pressed shadows they were going to be excellent. This past Christmas I open up a gift from my sister who had just returned from Las Vegas a month or two prior and I see ALL of the rainbow shadows!!! I was so excited I could not believe it. It was the one thing she knew I had not

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If you love shimmer, sheen, and multi-dimensional glitter then these pigments will be right up your alley! The Inglot body pigments pearl are chocked full of metallic shine! These pigments are absolutely divine and a little bit goes a long way, so you don't need much. I always wear my colors with a base for intensity and when you add a base to these colors that's exactly what you get! You can

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Here are some of the pigments I bought from Inglot at the Makeup Show. Inglot released 40 new body pigments, 20 shimmer and 20 matte. I bought all 40 and these are matte pigments from the collection. The intensity of these pigments is insane! The colors are absolutely gorgeous! If anyone knows me they know that I love matte eyeshadows, and these are no exception! Inglot hit the ball out of the

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Continuing on with my haul I decided to swatch the lip tars I bought from OCC. These are from the new spring collection. Please excuse my dry lips! Also my natural lip color is a little more red because I took the picture after swatching(yeah I know...lol!). I think most of you know how pigmented lip tars are. A very little goes a loooong way! I absolutely love lip tars because how versatile

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No surprise in the name of the collection since Magnolia Makeup is based out of New Orleans. This is another purchase from The Makeup Show. I'm also missing one color(tchoupitoulas-matte deep teal) from this collection that was sold out. Every time I look at the colors from Magnolia I get so excited! I'm telling you that pictures do no justice to the dimension and intensity of these colors. Let's

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I'm on a roll this week. So why not keep the party going with more of my makeup show haul. I absolutely love Magnolia Makeup! Their pigments are so unique and the color payoff is out of this world! Niala and Tia are an awesome duo and their products speak for themselves. This collection was an early release for The Makeup Show. It will be released online and available for sale on June 21 at

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I posted my collective Makeup Show haul and wanted to start posting the items I purchased. If any you have been reading this blog you know that I looooove Hakuhodo! I didn't have a lot of time to shop there my first day because I was taking classes all day. I had about an hour after my class to stop by the booth and do some damage, and damage I did! I was making so many purchases that my bank

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Hey everyone!! I know, I know! It's been ages since I posted! I'm back with my NYC Makeup Show haul. I know it's a day late and a dollar short, but better late than never right?! As usual I went with my girls. We have been going to this show since 2008. I have watched this show get bigger and bigger each year. This year was no exception. I did take two classes as well. I took a contouring and

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R.I.P Whitney Houston1963-2012 You will be dearly missed! Your legacy will forever live on!

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Here are swatches of the only Nars eyeshadow duos I have. I love the duos and plan to purchase more, but find that they don't get as much use as colors in my palettes. I think I tend to favor eyeshadows in palettes a little more than individual eyeshadows. Top row left to right: Rajasthan, Mandchourie, DogonBottom row left to right: Mediteranee, Melusine Rajasthangold with a bit of taupe/deep

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Hello and Happy New Year friends! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas as well! My Christmas was fantastic!!! My honey treated me quite well this year! :) One of my gifts was cash for Hakuhodo brushes. Here is what I hauled from Hakuhodo before the price increase. A lot of the brushes I purchased did not increase and few had quite a large increase. The G520 foundation brush had the

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I have just been informed that Hakuhodo the Japanese brush manufacturer has announced a price increase effective January 1, 2012. As you all know I have purchased several Hakuhodo brushes. Check out my post: Hakuhodo. I have made several more purchases since then and have been more than pleased with every purchase. Hakuhodo takes care and pride in every brush they make and it shows in the&

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I have been on a Tom Ford roll! I plan to get most of the brushes, the eye color quads, and the blushes. I don't really wear a lot of lip products because my lips stay chapped...ugh!!! This time I purchased the Violet Dusk quad, Sahara cheek color, and the cream foundation brush(which I love). You can purchase Tom Ford at Neiman Marcus. You get 10g of eyeshadow in a quad for $75.00(

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I decided to post at least an eotd. After a 12 hour day my face wasn't fresh enough to post the entire fotd. I really love the Sahara Haze quad. It is so elegant and sophisticated. The glitter color in the quad seems to cake a bit, which I don't like. However, the color still applies well to the lid. I have already purchased another quad and plan to purchase a few more. I

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I'm alive everyone!! Did you miss me?! I am going to try my best to post a little more. I hope you all have been doing well and had a great Thanksgiving! Well I won't go into a long drawn out explanation, but here is what happened when I went to the Tom Ford counter today. I had been itching to try the new Tom Ford line ever since I read about in on the internet. I was finally able to make

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Here are the swatches I promised from Inglot's new matte eyeshadows. They are on par with Inglot's usual quality and some are even better. The colors blend beautifully and are packed with color. Some can be a bit dusty, but once applied to the eye the colors have great staying power. A few of my faves from the group: 368~a beautiful peach340-gorgeous deep teal338~a super vibrant

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If you are looking for a liner that stays put through it all, look no further! These little babies are long-lasting to the tenth power! When you apply these you better make sure you have some sort of oil cleanser to get them off. I rubbed and scrubbed with regular makeup remover to no avail. Only a cleanse off oil worked to remove the color. The colors are super vibrant and easy to apply! The

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