Friday, December 6, 2013

"Soft Smoke" FOTD - December 6, 2013 with UD Naked 3




EYES:
Urban Decay Primer Potion - Anti-aging
Urban Decay Naked 3 - Limit, Liar, Nooner, Strange, Burnout and Blackheart
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Dark Brown
Covergirl Perfect Point Plus - Black
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara - Black

FACE:
Wet N Wild Coverall Foundation - Light/Medium
Covergirl Translucent Powder - Medium
Laura Geller Baked Blush - Pink Buttercream

LIPS:
Jordana Easyliner Lip liner - Plush Plum
Avon Lipstick - Rosegold

Thursday, December 5, 2013

"Taupe-tastic" FOTD - December 5, 2013 with UD Naked 3

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EYES:
Urban Decay Primer Potion - Anti-aging
Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette - Mugshot, Factory and Dust
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Dark Brown
Covergirl Perfect Point Plus - Black
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara - Black

FACE:
Wet N Wild - Coverall Foundation - Medium
Covergirl Translucent Powder - Medium
Milani Blush - Rosegold

LIPS:
ELF Lipstick - Posh
Revlon Color Stay Ultra Suede Lipstick - 045 Supermodel

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

"Pretty in Pink" FOTD with Urban Decay Naked 3

I think the new Naked 3 palette from Urban Decay is my favorite!  I have been searching for a pink hued palette that didn't lean to the bubble gum pink.  I was looking for something more sophisticated and soft that would be age appropriate but still fresh and pretty.  Well Urban Decay, you delivered in spades!!  I love this palette and feel it has the beautiful soft pinks I was looking for that would be flattering on a 40 something woman.  I can see it working beautifully in the hands of your younger clients as well.  It is everything femininity should be with the quality that we have come to expect from UD.  Well done!


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Face:
Wet N Wild Coverall Foundation - Medium
Covergirl Translucent Powder (mixed with cornstarch) - Medium
Urban Decay Powder Blush - Quickie
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion - Anti-aging
Urban Decay Naked 3 - Buzz, Factory, Darkside, Strange and Burnout
Covergirl Perfect Point Plus Eyeliner - Black
Covergirl Lashblast Volume Mascara (waterproof) - Black
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Dark Brown
Lips:
Jordana Easyliner Lipliner - Baby Berry
Revlon Color Stay Ultimate Suede Lipstick - 010 Womenswear

Friday, June 7, 2013

FOTD June 7, 2013 "Green With Envy" Eyes




Face:
Covergirl Outlast Foundation
Covergirl Translucent Powder
Covergirl Cheekers blush - Natural Twinkle
Eyes:
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Brunette
ELF Eyelid Primer
Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Covergirl Perfect Point Plus Eyeliner - Onyx
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara - Extreme Black
Lips:
Mary Kay Constant Color Lip Creme - Island Pink

Thursday, June 6, 2013

FOTD June 6, 2013 "Peach Sunrise" Eyes



Face:
Covergirl Outlast Foundation - Natural Beige
Wet N Wild Bronzer - Ticket To Brazil
ELF Studio Blush - Gotta Glow
ELF Essentials Blush - Glow
Eyes:
ELF Eyelid Primer
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Brunette
NYX Eyeshadow - Tropical
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Half Baked, Bootycall and Busted
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara
Lips:
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Pure Gold
Wet N Wild Megashield Lip Color - Lolly Popstar

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

"Preppy Peach" Manicure/Nail Art

I recently received an email from Julep with some "preppy" nail art photos in it.  I saw one similar to this and thought, " I've got some colors like that and this should be pretty simple".  And, it was!



Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Hazard (coral/peach)
Sinful Colors - Unicorn (yellow stripe)
Zoya - Pandora (on ring finger)
Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

FOTD June 5, 2013 "Mermaid Eyes"




Products Used:
Covergirl Outlast Foundation - Natural Beige
Covergirl Translucent Powder
NYX Eyebrow Powder - Brunette
ELF Eyelid Primer
NYX JEP - Milk
Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Wet N Wild Petal Pusher Palette
Wet N Wild Blue Had Me At Hello Palette
Covergirl Perfect Point Plus Eyeliner - Onyx
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara - Extreme Black
ELF Essentials Blush - Glow
Wet N Wild Megashield Lip Color - Lolly Popstar

Friday, May 31, 2013

"Not a Mint Julep" Nail Art/Manicure

I just got my first Julep box and couldn't fight the urge to use all of the polishes that came in it.  Now that I look at the picture I can see what I would have done differently, I would have only done the glitter on my ring finger.  But overall I think it came out pretty cute.  Not sure if I like the Julep polishes though.  I found them to be quite thick and took forever to dry.  What do you guys think of them?


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Julep - Mackenzie (green)
Julep - Alice (Lavendar)
Julep - Paris (Glitter)
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - White On
Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

Super Easy Nail Art

So I've been having more fun with my new polishes.  I watched some easy nail art tutorials that MissJenFaboulous did on youtube and had to give a couple of them a try.  Here are the manicures I tried out this week:


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Unicorn (yellow)
Sinful Colors - Hazard (coral)
Sinful Colors - Skinny Dipping (blue)
Kiss Jet Dry top coat


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Tempest
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Deap Purple
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - White On
Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

"Summer Picnic" Nail Art

I think I had a little too much fun with the new Sinful Colors polishes I picked up!  I was in a spring/pastel mood but didn't really have any polishes in my collection in the pastel range.  So I headed to Walgreens and picked up a few and then couldn't decided which one I wanted to use first, so I used them all!! hahahahaha



Products Used:
Sinful Colors Basecoat
Sinful Colors Starfish (pink)
Sinful Colors Skinny Dipping (blue)
Sinful Colors Hazard (coral)
Sinful Colors Tempest (lavendar)
Sinful Colors Unicorn (yellow)
Sally Hansen White On for Stamping
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate - BM19
Pure Ice - Don't You Wish (for a little sparkle)
Kiss Jet Dry top coat

"You're Dotting Me Crazy" Nail Art

I did another manicure inspired by MissJenFabulous on Youtube from her series of Easy/Beginner Nail Art.  I've kinda been stuck on polka dots or my dotting tool in general lately.

Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Starfish (pink)
Dots:
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Black Out
Wet N Wild - Burgundy Frost
Zoya - Dove
Color Club - Clambake Coral
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On

Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

Sinful Colors Dupes

Quite by accident today I realized I had a dupe in my nail polish collection.  I recently purchased Sinful Colors in Hazard, a rich coral color, and was looking for some other polishes when I came across a mini Color Club Polish that I got in one of my beauty subscription boxes in the color Clambake Coral.  I had completely forgotten that I had it!  With the two bottles now sitting next to each other, I realized that they are exactly the same.  I swatched them on white paper to see just how close they were in texture, opacity, color and sheen.  Guess what, they are almost dead on dupes!  Clambake Coral has a touch more red to it, but not much. 

Knowing that Sinful Colors had a very wide range of colors, it made me wonder, just how many high end polishes could be duped with a Sinful Colors polish?  I'd love some feed back from you all, what Sinful Colors polishes do you have that are exact or very close dupes of other polishes?  Just an FYI for you, Color Club polishes range in price from $6.00 to $10.00, depending on if it is a special edition.  I've seen them for around $5.00 on Amazon.  Sinful Colors polishes are $1.99 each at Walgreens and Wal Mart.  That's a pretty good savings.  I'd love to know if you've found some dupes for OPI, China Glaze, Butter London or other high end brands.


Friday, December 28, 2012

"Star Spangled New Year" Manicure/Tutorial

This manicure is so sparkly and fun and sooooo easy to do.  You don't have to be great at painting your nails, there is no precision in this manicure, you can be rather sloppy and still get great results!!  Let's get started:

I started by painting one coat of Don't You Wish by Pure Ice over my entire bare nail:

Then I painted Dark Navy by ELF just on the tips of my nails.  It really doesn't have to be neat or a straight line becuase the edge gets covered.

Next I took a wet makeup sponge and painted a bit of Celeb City by Sally Hansen onto it and lightly dabbed it onto the center of my nail.
 
 
I stippled on a bit of Rockstar Pink by Sally Hansen.  It doesn't take much of this glitter polish.  It's very opaque so I just lightly dabbed it on.

Using Bundle Monster plate number BM21 I stamped a star design onto each nail with Black Out by Sally Hansen.



After applying Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat and clean up, we're all done!!  Thanks for reading and Happy New Year!!

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FOTD December 28, 2012

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Ulta Blush - Adore
Lips:

Jordana Easyliner Lip Liner - Plush Plum
Wet N Wild Lipstick - 522A
 
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Eyes:
NYX Cosmetics Eyebrow Kit With Stencil Set, Brunettes
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara - Carbon Black
The Balm Nude Tude Palette - Stand Offish, Sophisticated, Sexy and Silly
L'Oreal Infallible Eyeliner - Carbon Black

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