tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72299815148166403132009-12-06T20:47:29.766-08:00For the beauty addict.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778983665091053174noreply@blogger.comBlogger956125http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifNessasaryMakeuphttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229981514816640313.post-31533897090288860562009-11-01T21:52:00.001-08:002009-11-02T06:00:33.850-08:002009-11-02T06:00:33.850-08:00

Yes. I am still alive...I have reasons for my long absence. Some of which I feel should not be disclosed in detail here simply for the privacy for my family, but to sum it up; both my grandparents have been very ill. And no not a cold, or a flu, but rather life-threatening complications. I have been so busy physically taking care of both my grandparents, taking them to their endless doctor

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Yes, yes as many of you already know via Facebook and Twitter, I finally got engaged! We- as well as our families are thrilled and excited and we are definitely looking forward to a new life together as husband and wife (still feels weird to say!)I am beyond happy right now and I want to thank everyone for their well wishes. I know I hardly blog these days with all the stuff that's going on in my

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Ugh. Cali weather sucks, even though I heard Arizona had it worse at 116 degrees, my sensitive skin isn't having it. Thanks to this insane heat, I had a severe case of prickly heat & heat rash on the back of my legs (as some of you know from my Facebook), in which I actually had to see a doctor and get medication for it (steroid cream and Hydroxyzine). The itchiness was annoying and learning how

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Hello my lovelies! How are you all doing? I know I am a slacker! Forgive me! :)Did anyone see Michael Jackson's Memorial at the Staples Center? I thought it was such a sweet tribute to the King of Pop, and the montage of him and his daughter's words brought me to tears. I am an 80's baby, and I grew up loving his songs, watching "Thriller" over and over again- my favorite song is "Rock with you",

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As you ladies know from a few posts back, there was a charity dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to help find a cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa (blindness), and receiving a Vision Award for the Film of Vision were the Twilight producers among many others, so quite a few celebs came out to help raise money; and I was so glad to be part of this amazing night. They were all so nice and just as

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(I finally replied to all the questions from my C-Box! ------>)Finally, my last post on IMATS! This is pretty much all the goodies I got from the show, this has actually been the first time I bought anything makeup related in a long time (including last week's Vegas show), even though to me "long" is probably 2 weeks, LOL! First of all, I wanted to say thanks to Jennifer and the people over at

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Here is a continuation of my IMATS coverage. FYI, IMATS focuses on special FX makeup hence why you will see a lot of pics showcasing this. It's amazing how much talent and time it takes to pull off the most unique creations! I have also included pics of the Chalk Festival I mentioned in my last post.Gotta love the view from the back! LOL!My favorite!John Lennon:

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Hello ladies (and gents)! I have missed y'all dearly! I am on my last lap of my hectic schedule and come July I should be back to my blogging schedule where I at least post once a day. So I am slowly trying to get back into the groove of things, I haven't had internet access in about 3 or 4 days since I left my laptop at home and spent the weekend at the BF's mom's house so I was twittering from

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Yay! I am back from Vegas and it feels good to be home, the weather in Vegas was ridiculously hot and I honestly missed the 70 degree weather the valley has been having for the past 2 weeks, although this weekend it's supposed to be hot...I can't believe it's been a year since last year's IECSC show, seems like yesterday!The show in Vegas was nice as always, it's the IECSC show and they don't

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I am going to Vegas this weekend to cover the IECSC makeup, hair and nail show! So of course I will be bringing you gals back some photos and info on new companies! In the meantime here are some reader questions!Q: Where did you get your black rose ring? (from the booze cruise post)A: I usually get all my rings from either Forever21 or Wetseal, they have the cutest rings!Q: What is the difference

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So last Sunday I had a birthday dinner with a few friends and finally did a look! My co-worker Irina also got me the BEST CAKE ever....an ice cream cake with RPattz (aka Edward Cullen) on it that read "Happy Birthday Mrs. Cullen", I squealed and was the happiest person on earth, LOL. Everyone at the table is in on my obsession and they too loved the cake, however I told them to NOT eat his

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I am so excited to announce the following!I will be attending the 36th Annual Vision Awards (www.visionawards.org) on Saturday July 27th at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel; all proceeds go to help fight Retinitis Pigmentosa, an eye disease that causes blindness and other degenerative eye diseases. Tickets are $200 which includes dinner and entertainment, while mingling with a few notable celebs, and

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Hello my lovely ladies! Hope you all had a great weekend, as for me as I was computer-less, as I was out this entire weekend and wasn't even near a computer, but like I mentioned a few posts back my company was hosting a Casino Cruise last Friday, so I thought id post some pics with some of my co-workers/friends. It was really fun even though I got a bit sea sick at first! But the view was so

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Yay! I finally did a look after sporting a bare/minimalist face for weeks...since I've been going to the gym mostly everyday in preparation to get "Hawaii Ready", I haven't bothered applying a full face. So I thought I would be a bit rusty, but I guess applying makeup is like riding a bicycle, you just never forget how to ride it! And THANK YOU to my lovely blogger sisters and friends for the

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I officially turned 27 years old on Monday. EEK! I can't believe I am almost 30. It seems like yesterday when I was dying to be 18 or 21 years old to do the "cool things". My dad called me to greet me and gave me the "So when are you getting married/having kids" talk, yada, yada, yada. "Only if it's Edward Cullen dad" Haha. The BF's mom gave me the same talk too! Getting married and having a

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Be prepared to scream ladies! This is the New Moon trailer that was revealed at tonight's MTV movie awards (for any of you who missed it or just want to watch Edward again and again). It looks A LOT better than Twilight already! None of that weird bluish tint...and um after seeing this trailer, I have to say I have about a foot on the "Team Jacob" side LOL!And they also won "Best Kiss" (as well

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So a few posts ago, I reviewed and raved about the Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer and compared it to UDPP and TFSI respectively, now based on my last challenge, UDPP fared a lot better than TFSI for me, so at the end of the day the lid with UDPP looked practically flawless, while the lid with TFSI was creased and almost gone. So how does UDPP fare up against the Smashbox Lid Primer?The test: I

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Hi my loves! Once again I've been MIA...lately I am finding that there aren't too many hours in the day for me to do everything I need and want to do, and actually stay awake for it! LOL. This year has been- and is going to continue to be such a busy year for me given that this is probably the first year that I am attending numerous conventions and makeup shows, and on top of that I decided I

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Here is a review of a few Kiss My Face Products that my bestie Erica tested out.Product: 4 out of 5Packaging: 3 out of 5Quality: 4 out of 5Overall: 4 out of 5Price: $63.00 (includes: cleansing bar, Toner, face crème with sunscreen and deep cleansing mask. Items can be purchased separately)Where to buy: www.kissmyface.comWould I buy again: YES What is it: Purely Organic Face cleansing products.

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So did any of you ladies grab anything from this collection? Of course the one thing I loved about this collection was the animal print packaging. My favorite animal is the Zebra, so this collection was right up my alley! Luckily the eyeshadows didn't appeal to me at all (other than "Night Maneuvers" which is a pretty color for a smokey eye look), I already have "Femme Fi" from the Solar Fields

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40% off Stila Cosmetics + Free Shipping at StilaCosmetics.comStila Cosmetics is having 40% off PLUS Free Shipping on StilaCosmetics.com until 6/17.Promo Code: STILAPRO

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Many of you have asked the nailpolish colors I had on in some of my recent posts so here they are; I hope to do a post soon with a bunch of nailpolish swatches:- In the YSL Primer Post, I wore Nina's Ultra Pro Nailpolish (available at Sally's Beauty Supply Store) in "Sweet Nothings" (like a lilac purple).- For my toes and nails (in the post where I had the strappy shoes from Target), it's Essie

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I love it! I love Jacob's stance and his protective, yet fierce reaction- and Edward just looking over his shoulder at both of them, although I think Bella should have been more prominent in the poster rather than sorta in the backround, in the sense that "New Moon" represents the darkest part of her life and focuses mainly on the friendship she develops with Jacob; but nonetheless I am digging

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My sister arrived last Thursday from Washington to attend her BF's prom here in Cali (since hers was cancelled due to some stupid food fighting incident); so we've been busy hanging out (hence the missing posts haha). Her BF really wanted her to be his date so he bought her plane ticket here, crazy! She was only here for the weekend (thank goodness because she was driving me nuts!), I didn't do

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Product: 4 out of 5Packaging: 5 out of 5Quality: 5 out of 5Overall: 4 out of 5Where to buy: Sephora, Bloomingdales, Nordstroms, or any YSL retailer.Price: $52Would I buy again? YesWhat it is: A skin revitalizing complexion enhancer and makeup primer.What they say: Top Secrets Flash Radiance Skincare Brush is Yves Saint Laurent's latest breakthrough product and the first of its kind. Inspired by

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