Soft, Neutral Look w/a Pop ft. the Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette

I know that many of you makeup lovers out there have the Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette. That's why I decided to do this really nice soft and neutral makeup look using eyeshadows from the palette. And if you don't, don't feel left out there are still many dupes for the eyshadows. But I just recommend going out and invest in this palette. It is totally worth the rave that everyone has for it. Although, I'm not sure if they are still in stores, since it came out like 1-2 months ago at Sephora, Ulta and online and it was limited edition. But I'm pretty sure you can find it somewhere, like ebay. Anyway, back to the palette, I know that there are quite a few colorful eyeshadows in the palette and some of you out there might get overwhelm. So I am going to do this tutorial to show that you can still get everyday look with the palette and not get overwhelm, but still have a pop of color.

1.) First, just start of by priming your lid. For this look, I really recommend using the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden.
2.) Next, take any flat stiff eyeshadow brush with Midnight 15 and just pack it on your lid and lightly into the inner corner.
3.) Then, take a crease brush with Midnight Rodeo and apply it lightly into your crease to define your eyes.
4.) Now take a small outer v brush with M.I.A and apply this eyeshadow into the outer corner of your eyes.
5.) Then, just take a fluffy blending brush and just blend everything out, until you can't blend no more.
6.) Now for the fun part take the same outer v brush we used for the outer corner and just clean it with a tissue paper and than go in with Deep End and just apply it on your lower lash line, stopping about 1/3 of the way in.
7.) With a highlighting brush take Vanilla and highlight your brow bone with it.
8.) Take a gel eyeliner, my favorite is the Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black Ink and just line your upper lash line with it. Make sure it is thinner in the inner corner and gets thicker as it goes out into the outer corner.
9.) Now just curl your lashes and apply a coat of your favorite black mascara.

Cheeks:
For the cheeks, just any light pink blush will work.

Lips:
And for your lips any light pink lip color or a nude lip color will work, make sure your lips aren't matte. Try to make it glossy by applying a lipgloss either a lone or on top of a lipstick or lip stain.

My Winter Face Makeup Routine

Winter is finally here for everyone, so I've been changing my makeup routine from fall to winter. The weather are a lot cooler now and where I live it has just been raining non stop. So my makeup routine is suits for cool rainy weather. I might change my makeup routine for December and January, but as of November I've been doing what I've done a lot. This isn't what I wear everyday, but this is what I wear most of the time I wear makeup. I am also been starting to love foundations, my BB Cream phase is starting to fade away. I though still love my BB Creams, but I know that the BB Creams I use are not accessible to everyone. So I will be featuring my favorite foundation of the moment.

1.) I first start off my face makeup by moisturizing. The moisturizer I use and really like is the Clean & Clear finishes pore perfecting oil-free spf 15 moisturizer. I absolutely love this moisturizer. It really minimize my pores, make my skin smooth and oil free for my face makeup.
2.) Next, I prime my skin and I use the Laura Geller Spackle Under Makeup Primer Original. I use the original one and I really like it. I know that they have come out with a few different one. I got a sample of it like a long time ago from Sephora and I just gotten around to using it and just to tell you it works wonders for my skin. It is not oily at all and it blends in like heaven and it makes my skin really really soft. So I just apply this all over my face. And you can find this at either Ulta or Macy's, since I know that Sephora stop carrying Laura Geller products.
3.) Next up it is the foundation process. The foundation I use is the Clarins Extra-Firming Foundation SPF 15 in 104 Cream. I have a lot of other foundations, but at this moment I have been absolutely loving this Clarins one. This is a full coverage foundation, so if you do not want a full coverage foundation I wouldn't suggest this. I first just pump out 1 full pump of it and then I just dab it on my cheeks, chin, forehead and nose. Then, I go in into blending it into my skin with the Sigma F80, which is a flat top synthetic kabuki brush. And you can find Clarins at a Clarins spa and you can order sigma online.
4.) After, that I go to do my under eye circles and yes before I do my makeup I apply an eye cream and you can check my old blog posts if you are wondering which one I use. But for my under eye concealer I use the Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller. So I just roll that under my eyes and I set it with the Bare Minerals Well-Rested for Eyes with a MAC 224 brush.
5.) For my face concealer, I have been using my lost long time favorite concealer and it is the NARS Stick Concealer in Vanilla. It works great for covering up blemishes and scarring, not so much as an under eye concealer. It will crease if you do use it under your eyes.
6.) As a setting powder I just go in with any kabuki brush with MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Plus. My favorite kabuki brushes are from Crown Brushes, Sigma, Elizabeth Arden and Confidential Brushes. But just any face brush will work with this setting powder.
7.) For blush, this month I have been using the Wet N Wild Color Icon Blusher in Mellow Wine every time I wear makeup. I like to apply this an angle contour brush, but this month I've been loving my Sephora Professional Platinum Powder Brush in #50. The brush is really soft and it apply the Mellow Wine brush perfectly with the perfect amount, since the blush is really pigmented.
8.) The last step for my face is to set it and I don't really contour that much this month, I've have just been enjoying my pale face for the winter. I think that pale skin are just in for winter. But I lastly set it either with my Skindinavia No More Shine Makeup Setting Spray or my Model In A Bottle Original Formula Makeup Setting Spray Matte Finish. It makes my makeup last all day long and keep my face 80% shine free for the whole day.

And if you want to see how I do my eyebrows, I also have a blog post up on that. I have not changed anything since that blog post for my eyebrows. And for my eyes and lips I change what I do almost every single day. But for eyeshadows I have been using all the eyeshadows in the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It's a new favorite for me.

Pic is from here http://glamhouserock.com/files/2011/01/Flawless-skin-model-201001.jpg

November Book Haul!

Hello, my lovely followers today I'll be doing my second book haul for this blog. The last book haul I did was dated back to September 24th, so quite a long time. And I am such a bookworm, even when I am super busy somehow I need to read for at least 20 minutes each day. So on Thursday I went to Barnes & Nobles and picked up some more books. Most of these books are continue books to the last books I bought, so if you are wondering about that you can check out my last book haul.

1.) "The Scorch Trials" by James Dashner- This book is the second book to "The Maze Runner" that I bought back in September and totally fell in love with it. Basically, this book is about how Thomas learns that people are being infected by Flare.  And I can tell that I am going to love this book.

2.) "The Death Cure" by James Dashner- I was so excited to read the series that I picked up the thrid book in the series, which was published like only a month ago. I just didn't fee like going back to the bookstore again when I am finished with "The Scorch Trials". And I didn't know what this book is about yet, because I didn't want to read the back since it might spoil the whole series. So I just picked up when I knew that it was the continuing book to the series.

3.) "The Iron Daughter" by Julie Kagawa- If you've have seen my last book haul, you'll know that I was also started to read another series which is the "Iron Fey" series by Julie Kagawa. I am also in love with that series so I went and picked up the second book which is "The Iron Daughter".  Julie Kagawa also have 2 other book or maybe even three so far for the "Iron Fey" series. So I might go and picked up those books next time, but for now I just bought the second book. Since, I am so into the series, now I am not as into it as much as I am into the James Dashner series. But it is also really really good.

Those are the only books I picked up this time, because I probably won't have that much time to read this month. And if you guys have any good book suggestions, please suggest them down below.

Update on my Life + Urban Decay Naked Palette Review, Thoughts + Fav Combos

Hey, everyone so it has been quite sometimes now since my last blog post, but if you follow me on twitter you would know why. I barely have any time at all to tweet, btw if you didn't know already my twitter is http://twitter.com/sushiflower21 My life has been so hectic since late October. With projects, homeworks, tests, work and getting for the holiday I have no time in my life right now. So if you want to know more about what is going on in my life right now, don't forget to check out my twitter and hopefully follow it?

Anyway, this blog post is not just about that it is about the Urban Decay Naked Palette that I received last month. I have been loving it nonstop lately. I use it almost every single day now. And I totally think that it is worth the $48 investment. I do have to clarify that I did not bought this palette with my own money. I actually received it for free by a Youtube guru, I won one of her giveaway. So just to get that out of the way. I didn't received it for a review or anything like that. It was all her subscribers. Now I am going to review and share my thoughts and a few of my favorite eyeshadows combinations.

First of all, every single products that comes with it including the shadows, brush and primer are all absolutely fantastic. I would totally rate this palette a 4.5 out of 5. There is really no cons to it, beside that the eyeshadows have a lot of fall outs. And that there are not enough matte colors, but that's okay. I love my shimmery eyeshadows. I think that this palette suits best for a beginner or if you love neutral eyeshadows. Because I think that if you are not a beginner and already have your own eyeshadows you use. This palette might not be the best for you, since the colors are easily dupeable. But it would just be a great kit and good for traveling. And if you love shimmery eyeshadows, this would be the palette for you. Except there are only 2-3 matte shades.

As for my thoughts, on the product I think that it is a great palette if you love makeup like I do. The Urban Decay Primer Potion(regular) works great. It blends in really nicely. For the flat shader brush it comes with, that brush is also really high quality. It has not shed once since I use it, which is like every single since early November. This definitely have to be one of my favorite makeup product this month. I just love everything about the palette. Also, the packaging is very unique and cute. It is a velvet material for the packaging. The eyeshadows smells pretty weird, but you can't smell it once you have it on. Now keep in mind that the palette will get really messy, because of the fall out and stuff. But I feel like that that happens to every palette, it will eventually get dirty.

A few of my favorites combinations are...
1.) Gunmetal on the lid and lower lash line, Buck in the crease
2.) Sin and Sidecar on the lid, Buck in the crease, Darkhorse in the outer corner and lower lash line
3.) Half Baked on the lid and inner one third of the lower lash line and Smog in the crease

There are endless combinations with this palette, but these are just one of my favorites. It comes with 12 great eyeshadows. So it is like $4 per eyeshadow, not even including that it comes with a really nice brush and the famous Primer Potion. I think that the palette will last you about 6-8 months and probably a few months till you hit pan. The eyeshadows that it comes with from left to right are...

1.) Virgin
2.) Sin
3.) Naked
4.) Sidecar
5.) Buck
6.) Half Baked
7.) Smog
8.) Darkhorse
9.) Toasted
10.) Hustle
11.) Creep
12.) Gunmetal

Top 5 Makeup Products

If I was to be stuck on a deserted island, hopefully it is a nice beautiful deserted one. And I can only choose 5 makeup products that I would have with me on the island these would be the 5 makeup products I choose.

1.) Tonymoly Premium Zen Two-way Pact SPF 48 PA++- or just any other BB Creams that I have because I absolutely love the ones that I have, but this is the one that I really really like. And I think you can only buy it in South Korea. And I would say that BB Cream do not give you full coverage, but I don't really need full coverage. So BB Creams are perfect for me. It has many products in it that just eliminate the products you have to put on your face.

2.) Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller- If I was to be stuck on an island, I probably won't get enough sleep. Because I will be thinking about how I will live from now on and will I be rescued and just those stress compilations. So that is why I need an under eye concealer and my favorite at the moment is the Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller. So I cannot live without this product. Garnier also make another one for puffiness, but I rarely get puffiness. I decided to go with the under eye circles one instead.

3.) FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara- And I cannot live without my all time favorite mascara, the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara. I have been using this mascara since last summer I think and it is the only mascara that I've find that never brings me down.

4.) EOS Lip Balm in Lemon Drop SPF 15- One of my favorite lip balm is the EOS Lip Balm in Lemon Drop SPF 15. Because it is really moisturizing, two it is super cute, three it is unique and last but not least it has sun protection factor that will not give me a burnt lip.

5.) Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo in Ash Blonde/Taupe- To look complete you need to have a nice filled in eyebrows. So I decided to pick my all time favorite eye brow powder that use every single time if I need to fill in my eyebrows. It is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brown Powder Duo and my shade is in Ash Blonde/ Taupe. I totally recommend you invest in this. It is a bit expensive, but totally worth it.

Now I will be doing another version but for makeup tools like brushes and all that stuff. But it is just the makeup product. Feel free to leave your top 5 makeup products below if you were stuck on a deserted island.

Pic is from here: http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2009/03/DESERTED%20ISLAND.jpg

Would You Rather Beauty TAG 2011 Edition

Quite a few months ago during the summer there was the Would You Rather Beauty TAG 2011 Edition created by sparkliebarbiexo. It consist a total of 14 questions about beauty related things. So I'm just going to get right into it.

Questions:

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
For this one, it was kind of a no brainier for me, because I rather lose all of my palettes and eyeshadows than all of my mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks and lipglosses. Because I think that mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks and lipglosses are the makeup essentials that everyone should have. Your makeup would never look good or complete without all of these products. Whereas, I can't live without all of my essentials, but I sure can live without my palettes and eyeshadows.

2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
This one is also a no brainier for me, because I would have to go with chop off all of my hair. Because I currently already have long hair and my hair grows pretty fast, so I do not want hairs that go past my feet. It is just gross. And if I do chop all of my hair, I can just buy a wig that looks real.

3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
I would rather have pink cheek, because pink cheek are more universal if you know what I mean. It'll always be in trend, it 99% of the time goes with any makeup look and it goes with any season.

4.) If you had $1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
I would rather spend on makeup, because as much as I love clothes; I am more of a makeup geek than clothes. I mean don't get me wrong I absolutely love fashion, just check out my closet. But since I already have so many clothes, I think that it would last me longer than makeup. And there are also the basics to fashion like tank top and jeans. And I feel that the basics will never go out of trend, so I can just wear them whenever I want.

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
Definitely, eyeliner as lipstick because it is more safe than vice versa. Plus, I've also seen some pink and red eyeliners, which can totally be a lip liner.

6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
Sephora, Sephora! If you didn't know already, my favorite makeup brand is NARS. And they have NARS at Sephora. So I can't live without NARS. So Sephora and plus they have any makeup brand you could possibly think off, excluding drugstores.

7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
This one is really hard, because I love eyeshadows and lip color the same. But I would say that I would rather use one lip color. Because you can do many looks that would look good with just a pink lip or a peach lip and just etc.

8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
This one is also really hard. But I would say that I rather wear winter clothes in the summer. Because anything can be winter clothes, like a tank top can be a winter clothes. But a long sleeve definitely is not a summer clothes. So since winter clothes are mostly layering, so I guess that means a tank top can be winter clothes too. Because when it is winter I definitely sometimes wear tank tops. And when it is winter, I don't have to worry about getting freezing. I already have my coats and jackets in hand.

9.) Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?
This one is also another really hard questions, but that is the point of this tag. I guess I would go with bright nails all year around. Because somehow bright nails I think match any season and bright nails just basically make me have a brighter day being a brighter happier person.

10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
And here comes another hard question. I really stuck on this one, but I guess I would have to give up my favorite eye product. Because my favorite lip product are chapsticks and lip balms, which are the same thing. And my favorite eye product are mascaras. So I rather have my natural lashes showing in public, than having ugly dried chapped lips in public. Especially, in photos and plus you also just look more you and natural without mascaras on. And if I don't wear mascaras my lashes will also be a lot healthier and longer, but we know that's not going to happen.

11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?
Definitely a messy bun, because I feel like a messy bun goes with any outfits and occasions. Whereas a ponytails doesn't, it also just add a little more twist. And I also think that I look better in a messy bun over a pony tail.

12.) Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?
I would rather never paint my nails again. Because I absolutely love lipglosses, but I also like nail polishes. But I would still choose never being able to paint my nails again. I mean I love lipgloss. It's makeup. And I like makeup just a tad bit more than fashion and nail polishes.

13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?
I would rather shave my eyebrows and have none at all. Because I mean it is just plain out dumb to sharpie them.

14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?
I would rather live without nail polish. And I'm pretty sure you know why.

And I hope you all like it and I am so sorry for not being on twitter and do as many blog posts as I should. But my life has just been so hectic and busy.

Sephora and MAC Haul!

Horray! Happy November! I am having another makeup haul. And these time they are only from Sephora and MAC. Now I just have to say that I did get quite a few sets at Sephora. So keep that in mind. I went to a local MAC and Sephora store last Friday or Saturday. Just a few days before Halloween. I'm going to stop rambling and just get into the haul. I will start with the Sephora stuff first, than I'll get onto MAC.

Sephora:

1.) Tarte Lip Service Limited Edition LipSurgence- I am so so excited when I saw this Tarte lip surgence set. I mean it worth $120 if you buy each of these alone, but you get 5 of them for only $29. This is absolutely crazy and all of the colors are so stunning. It comes with Dazzled, Flashy, Glitzy, Perky and Swank. They are like jumbo lip pencils and the qualities of them are amazing. So I'd suggest to go to a Sephora and snatch this while it is still available in stores.

2.) Sephora Favorites Lashstash- For the third year in a row I have been getting all of the Sephora Lashstash everyday holiday season. And if you don't know what Lashstash are it is where every holiday season Sephora comes out with a set of their top high end mascaras samples that you can buy for a cheaper price and try them out. I actually really like this year a lot more than the last 2 years. I comes with a Clinique Take The Day Off, which I is an eye makeup remover. And I only got this for $45 but it is originally $133 if you buy all of them separately. This is why I love Sephora, they always comes out with great sets for a lot cheaper price. The mascaras it comes with are

FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara in black

Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara in black

Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara in black

Urban Decay Supercurl Curling Mascara in black

MAKE UP FOR EVER Smoky Lash in black

Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in black

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Flawless Definition Volumizing Mascara in black

Too Faced LashGasm in black (weird name, i know)

Stila Full-Size Forever Your Curl Mascara in black

Sephora Collection Full-Size Advanced Lash Booster in black 

3.) Sephora Favorites Rollerball Collection for Her- Guess what? The next product that I picked up is also in a set. Sephora just comes with like thousands of great sets each holiday season. And this next set are sample of high end perfumes in roller-ball form. Which is great, because it is perfect for traveling. Because I travel a lot especially around this time of the year. Its value is $140 but I only got it for $65. I actually have tried a few of the perfumes, but some I really want to try and some that I never even heard off. But I have smelled all of them and they all smells fantastic. It comes with

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gioa
Coach Poppy
CLEAN Shower Fresh
Hanae Mori Butterfly
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy
LaVanila Vanilla Grapefruit
Paco Rabanne Lady Million

And that's all I got at Sephora just three great sets. Now lets get going onto MAC, shall we?

MAC:
For MAC I only picked up a few things from their latest holiday collection Glitter & Ice and Ice Parade. Since, if you didn't know I already have a ton of makeup already. Basically, I have every makeup you can think of.

1.) 6 Snowglobe Eye Shadows/ Cool- This palette is so so beautiful. It comes with really nice 6 nice dark colors that would look absolutely gorgeous in a smokey eye. The colors are Snowball, Howzat, Illegal Cargo, Idol Eyes, Warm & Smoky and Set to Dance. I think that it was totally worth it, since it is not neutral wearable colors that you can find at the drugstores and I don't have any of the eye shadows at all except for Idol Eyes.

2.) Mineralize Eyeshadows- Than from the Glitter & Ice collection I picked up 2 mineralize eyeshadows in Shimmermint and Frozen Blue. I wasn't really interested in the other colors.

3.) Pain Pots- Also, from the Glitter & Ice collection I bought a paint pot. This one was the most unique from all 3, so there was really no point to get the others two. But I did picked up For Effect. It is like a black with pearls that is now the MAC site described it as.

4.) Dazzleglass- I than just picked up a dazzleglass from the glitter and ice collection. The one I chose was Glitter and Ice, of course.

5.) Beauty Powders- I than last but not least picked up the 2 beauty powders they had from the same collection. They are Snowglobe and How Beautiful!

So that was all the makeup products I bought from MAC and Sephora.