So, a while ago I was just watching "carahamelie03"(from youtube) takes on the 40 beauty questions tag. And I would have to say that I 99% agree with what she says. So if my answers are a bit similar to hers, that's why. But she just made me want to do get this tag up as soon as possible. So basically, there are two sections to it the first part is the skincare questions and the second part is the makeup questions. I'm going to stop rambling and just get onto the questions.
SKINCARE:
-How many times do you wash your face daily?
I wash my face 2 times daily. I don't wash less or really more than this. Although, I have oily skin if I wash it more than 2 times a day it would become dry and I cannot stand dry skin. I rather have oily skin, so I'm happy with oily skin. But if I only wash my face 1 time a day, I feel nasty.
-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
I have combination skin of oily combination. So I get really oily in my t-zone and not too oily or dry on my cheeks and the rest of my face.
-What is your current facial wash?
If you've read my latest blog post about my evening skincare routine, than you'll know that I am currently using the Philosophy Purity Made Simple Once-Step Facial Cleanser. I love that cleanser, but I do change my skincare routine every 2-3 months. So in January or December I'll probably be using another cleanser. And I have not gotten up my morning version of it, so I'll try to get it up as soon as I can.
-Do you exfoliate?
I do exfoliate my skin, but I don't use an exfoliator. So if you've read my evening skincare routine, you'll know why.
-What brand do you use?
What I use instead of a scrub or beads to exfoliate my skin is that I use the Clarisonic Mia. And I use it everyday along with the Philosophy cleanser.
-What moisturizer do you use?
Well, I use two different moisturizers. I use a different one for the morning and a different one for the night. But for the evening/night I use the Clinique Acne Solution Clearing Moisturizer Oil-Free. But I use another serum before this so check out my evening skincare routine blog post if you haven't to read more about my skincare routine. For the morning, I want something with SPF so I use the Clean & Clear Finished Pore Perfecting Moisturizer Oil-Free SPF 15. It is only $7.49 at the drugstore so a lot cheaper than my nigh moisturizer and it works great.
-Do you have freckles?
No, I do not have freckles and this was kind of a weird random question.
-Do you use eye cream?
Yes, I do use an eye cream and I'm pretty sure you all know about it, since I talk about it in almost every single of my blog posts. I use the Clinique All About Eyes Rich (tout pur les yeux riche) morning and night.
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Yes, I do have and had have acne prone skin. But my skin has improved tremendously over the last year because of my skincare routines. So now I don't have acne, but my skin is still prone to it if I cam careless about my skin.
-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
I have had used Pro-activ during my first 3 high school years. And it was amazing, it had done great things to my skin. It really did improve my skin a lot.
MAKE-UP:
-What foundation do you use?
I use a liquid foundation, but I use all type of foundations. I actually have even used BB Cream and tinted moisturizers, I have a ton in my makeup collection. But the foundation I have been using and loving this month is the Clarins Extra-Firming Foundation SPF 15 in the shade 104 Cream. I have never really heard of anyone talk about it before, but it is an amazing foundation. You can read more about in my winter face makeup routine blog post.
-How about concealer?
Currently, I am using 2 concealers one for my eyes and one for my face. For my eyes, I use the Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller. I love this product, I have been using it since August of this year and I love it. For my face, I use the NARS Stick Concealer in Vanilla. I've had this concealer for quite sometime now, but I just rediscovered it this month and I love it so so much.
-Do you know your undertone color?
Yes, my undertone is definitely both warm and cool undertone. I can really use a warm undertone foundation and it will still work for me and even if I use a cool undertone foundaiton it will still match my skin. So my skin is in the between, I look in both cool and warm colors.
-What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I think that they are amazing and fun, but sadly I don't wear them everyday. I love them and how they look, but I really only wear them if I am going out or on special occasions. Other than that I don't wear them on a regular basis.
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes, I do know that. Which was like last year, because before that I always thought that you were suppose to change your mascara every 6 months. I never thought that it was 3 months that you were suppose to change it, until I took a little makeup class during spring time last year.
-What brand of mascara do you use?
I use all brand of mascaras ranging from Covergirl to Lancome, but my current and all time favorite mascara is the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara. It is a Japanese mascara, but you can find it here as well not only in Asia.
-Sephora or MAC?
This was a really hard question, but I would have to agree with carahamelie03. I can't really choose, since there are definite products that MAC has and is fantastic, but MAC also has products that doesn't really stand out. And same thing goes with Sephora brands. All of the brands definitely has downfalls and definitely have products that stand out.
-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
No, I do not have a MAC Pro-card which is weird since I love makeup from the bottom of my heart. But my mom does since she is a cosmetologist.
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
I obviously uses brushes, eyelash curls and sometime sponges.
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
Yes, I do. I actually have a ton of makeup base/primers for my eyes. My favorite would have to be the Too Faced Shadow Insurance and the NARS eyeshadow primer.
-For the face?
For the face, I love the MAC ones and Smashbox Photofinish Light Foundation Primer. But currently, I am using the Laura Geller Spackle Under Makeup Primer Original and it works just as well.
-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
This one is a really hard one, if you have read any of my old blog posts; than you'll know that my all time favorite MAC eyeshadow is Sushi Flower. But my favorite makeup brand is NARS, which kind of make the NARS eyeshadow my favorite. But I guess my favorite eyeshadow is the NARS Shimmery Single Eyeshadow in California. I love how you can wear this color all year round and it would still fit in the trends.
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I use both pencil and liquid eyeliners. But I would say that I use pencil just a tad bit more.
-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
I am really good and careful at apply my eyeliners with a pencil liner, so I rarely poke my eyes. So I would say that I would poke myself at least 2 times a year.
-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
I think that pigment shadows are really unique and fun.
-Do you use mineral makeup?
I don't really use mineral makeup, but I do from time to time. I know that Bare Minerals is a really well known mineral makeup company along with a few Maybelline mineral products.
-What is your favorite lipstick?
I don't really have a favorite lipstick since I like to change out my lip color everyday. And if you follow me on twitter than you would know this already. I just love experiencing different colors and products on my lips. But my favorite lipstick would have to be NARS Semi Matte Lipstick in Transeurope Express. It is a deep pink rose color, so very unique. And it is one of those color that I can wear all year round.
-How about lipgloss?
Definitely hands down NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Coeur Sucre. It is aa shimmery bright pink color. I love the quality and pigmentation of these lipglosses. I love shimmery glosses because I feel like they make my lips so much bigger and a bright color just brighten up my face.
-What is your favorite blush to use?
My current favorite blush is the Wet N Wild Color Icon Blusher in Mellow Wine. But my all time favorite is the NARS Cream Blush in Penny Lane.
-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
No I do not buy my makeup on ebay, but I would say that I have had in the past and I had no problems with it. They were all real and not a scam. But I was really careful at the time. But I usually go to trustful site or stores to buy my makeup.
-Do you like drugstore makeup?
Yes, I love drugstores makeup. But I would say that I love department higher end makeup a bit more.
-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
Absolutely, I think I've gone to the CCO probably 5-7 times so far.
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
Yes, I have consider and still does. And I have took a few makeup classes in the past.
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
No, I wouldn't say that I am clumsy. I am really careful and good at putting on makeup, if I do say so.
-Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Okay, so I actually have two makeup crimes that I TOTALLY hate. But my number hate makeup crime are when people put blushes RIGHT on their apples. I mean that is just freaking ugly, give your face no dimension and make you look like a clown especially if you wear a bright color and when they don't blend it out. I remember when I was in high school their is always this girl that sits behind me in math class and she just have a bright pink blush just on the apple of her cheeks without any blending. And my next one are when people don't prime their lower lash lines. I see tons of makeup gurus on YouTube just priming their upper lids and inner corner, but not their lower lash lines. And they than put shadows and liners on their lower lash lines and how are they going to expect their shadows and liners to last all day long? It just bothers me when people does this.
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
I love colorful shades of makeup more, but on a regular basis I wear neutral ones on my eyes. And as on my lips I go both colorful, dark, bold and nudes.
-Which celebrity always has great make up?
I don't really pay attention to celebrities makeup, but I always notice that Girls' Generation always have great makeup on. Their makeup are always really natural and make them pop and brighten up so much.
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
I definitely say concealer, because my number one priority for makeup is to first have great skin. Than you can worry on about your eyes, cheeks and lips.
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
Of course, maybe 2-3 days out of a week I just go outside usually just having a lip balm and moisturizer.
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I don't think that I look wow great, but I don't think that I look absolutely horrible either. So I am not sure about how I should answer this one, but I would say that I prefer myself with makeup on. I mean who doesn't, right?
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
Definitely, NARS duh? As I've said before, I'll say it again NARS is my all time favorite makeup brand. About 99% of the time their products never bbrings me down.
-What do you think of Makeup??
I think that makeup is fun and awesome. I love it. I love to experience with it.
Hope you all enjoyed it!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Companies and Business Inquiries!
Being a beauty blogger, I have not had the chance to ever say that if you are a beauty company that want me to review your products please feel free to email me. Although, I would have to say that I have to give my honest reviews and my thoughts on the products. So please email me at blythedoll21@yahoo.com if you want to contact me.
My 2011 Thanksgiving Makeup Look + Hairstyles suggestions
I know that this blog post is going up a bit late, but if you've follow me on twitter than you would know why. Anyway, so when I think of Thanksgiving makeup I think of gold, oranges and warm browns eyeshadows and either a bold lip or a light nude lip. And just really nice light cheeks and the eyeshadows I use in this tutorial are really dupable and you can easily find them and some are really inexpensive. So this is what I will be wearing later on today and I also have some hairstyles suggestions. I also use a wide range of brands, so just check it out if you are curious.
Eyes:
1.) Start off by priming your eyes and just basically where we will be putting shadows, which are your lids, lower lash line and inner corner. The eye primer I will be using is Urban Decay Primer Potion in Greed, but any will work or you can use a concealer or liquid foundation.
2.) Now just take Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow Quad in Not Just Nudes and take the third darkest color or the third color to the right and apply a very light coat of that just on your lids.
3.) Than, take a fluffy shadow brush with Maybelline single eyeshadow in Champagne Fizz and just apply it all over your lids. It is just a shimmery champagne color.
4.) Than take NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencil in Milk and apply that into your inner corner and just a bit right underneath your brow bone. Than on top of that just take a small highlighting brush with MAC eyeshadow in Blanc Type and just apply it over the Milk jumbo shadow pencil.
5.) And now take the same fluffy shadow brush we used for Champagne Fizz on the same side take MAC eyeshadow in Ricepaper and just apply that over the Champagne Fizz.
6.) You can also just stop right here and continue on with the rest of your makeup and it will still look great, but for me I just like to go beyond. So I'm going to take a crease brush with NARS Single eyeshadow in Cairo and apply that into your crease, stopping about 1/3 of the way in. Cairo is just a champagney plumish brown color and it is definitely one of my favorite eyeshadow of all time.
7.) Now take a small pencil brush with Urban Decay eyeshadow in Darkhorse and place that into your outer corner and lightly onto the lower lashline. And I would stop about 1/3 of the way in.
8.) Than just take a fluffy blending brush and blend out everything.
9.) For Thanksgiving I just love looking fresh and light, so I'm just going to apply MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl to my lower waterline.
10.) Finally, for the last step for the eye makeup curl your lashes and apply a coat of your favorite mascara or mascaras. Mine currently and my all time favorite mascara is the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara.
Cheeks:
1.) The first step I recommend doing to warm up your complexion. So you any bronzer that works for you and just apply that in the 3E motions with a big powder brush. My favorite is the Benefit Hoola Bronzer and the NYC Sunny Bronzing Face Powder. We are not going to really contour, but we are going to warm up our complexion.
2.) The second step for the cheeks is to take any blush brush and take MAC Blush in "Dame" and apply that to the back of your apply and up to your temple.
3.) Now the last step for the cheeks is to go back in with your Maybelline single eyeshadow in Champagne Fizz and take a bit of it on your ring finger and apply that to the top of both of your cheekbones.
Lips:
1.) Now for the fun part it is the lips and for Thanksgiving I love having either bold lips or more tone down lips, but first take a lip balm and apply it to your lips. I am taking EOS Lip Balm in Strawberry Sorbet, because we can't forget about that. I am like obsess with it right now, I literally apply it everyday since I got in early November.
2.) So now if you want to achieve a bold lip, I recommend applying Burberry Lip Cover Soft Satin Lipstick in Bright Plum. You can definitely build this color up to tone it down a bit, but I am a makeup girl so I definitely go bold with this lipstick. I would suggest going for a red lipstick, because I feel that that is more Christmasy. But if you want to go red, I would say to rock it!
3.) For the more tone down lips, take MAC Boldly Bare lip liner and apply in onto your lips. On top of that, take MAC lipstick in Jubilee and apply that over the Boldly Bare lip liner. I love Jubilee, because it is a nude color but it still give you some color and it doesn't make you look dead. It also make your lips kind of glossy, when you don't have any gloss on.
And that is what I will be wearing for my Thanksgiving party/feast/dinner later on today. I think I will be going for the bold lip this year, because last year I went for the more tone down one.
Hairstyles:
For hair, I recommend to go with something more fancy and elegant. So I recommend curling it and putting it in a side bun or just curl your hair overall, or something like that. You can definitely search for some Thanksgiving hair tutorial or just fancy and elegant hairstyles overall. So I'll be listing a few of my favorite hairstyles that I've came across on YouTube and these are in no particular order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UdJUpz3OdA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2n5ca9oa0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7NFwlq-IEA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8j5wQEck20
And yes, my favorite hair tutorial gurus on Youtube would have to be carahamelie03 by far. She is a professional hair dresser, so I've took a lot of her advices and tips and techniques a lot. She have great hairstyles, amazing tutorials and great taste in fashion. So I'd recommend checking her out.
Eyes:
1.) Start off by priming your eyes and just basically where we will be putting shadows, which are your lids, lower lash line and inner corner. The eye primer I will be using is Urban Decay Primer Potion in Greed, but any will work or you can use a concealer or liquid foundation.
2.) Now just take Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow Quad in Not Just Nudes and take the third darkest color or the third color to the right and apply a very light coat of that just on your lids.
3.) Than, take a fluffy shadow brush with Maybelline single eyeshadow in Champagne Fizz and just apply it all over your lids. It is just a shimmery champagne color.
4.) Than take NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencil in Milk and apply that into your inner corner and just a bit right underneath your brow bone. Than on top of that just take a small highlighting brush with MAC eyeshadow in Blanc Type and just apply it over the Milk jumbo shadow pencil.
5.) And now take the same fluffy shadow brush we used for Champagne Fizz on the same side take MAC eyeshadow in Ricepaper and just apply that over the Champagne Fizz.
6.) You can also just stop right here and continue on with the rest of your makeup and it will still look great, but for me I just like to go beyond. So I'm going to take a crease brush with NARS Single eyeshadow in Cairo and apply that into your crease, stopping about 1/3 of the way in. Cairo is just a champagney plumish brown color and it is definitely one of my favorite eyeshadow of all time.
7.) Now take a small pencil brush with Urban Decay eyeshadow in Darkhorse and place that into your outer corner and lightly onto the lower lashline. And I would stop about 1/3 of the way in.
8.) Than just take a fluffy blending brush and blend out everything.
9.) For Thanksgiving I just love looking fresh and light, so I'm just going to apply MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl to my lower waterline.
10.) Finally, for the last step for the eye makeup curl your lashes and apply a coat of your favorite mascara or mascaras. Mine currently and my all time favorite mascara is the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara.
Cheeks:
1.) The first step I recommend doing to warm up your complexion. So you any bronzer that works for you and just apply that in the 3E motions with a big powder brush. My favorite is the Benefit Hoola Bronzer and the NYC Sunny Bronzing Face Powder. We are not going to really contour, but we are going to warm up our complexion.
2.) The second step for the cheeks is to take any blush brush and take MAC Blush in "Dame" and apply that to the back of your apply and up to your temple.
3.) Now the last step for the cheeks is to go back in with your Maybelline single eyeshadow in Champagne Fizz and take a bit of it on your ring finger and apply that to the top of both of your cheekbones.
Lips:
1.) Now for the fun part it is the lips and for Thanksgiving I love having either bold lips or more tone down lips, but first take a lip balm and apply it to your lips. I am taking EOS Lip Balm in Strawberry Sorbet, because we can't forget about that. I am like obsess with it right now, I literally apply it everyday since I got in early November.
2.) So now if you want to achieve a bold lip, I recommend applying Burberry Lip Cover Soft Satin Lipstick in Bright Plum. You can definitely build this color up to tone it down a bit, but I am a makeup girl so I definitely go bold with this lipstick. I would suggest going for a red lipstick, because I feel that that is more Christmasy. But if you want to go red, I would say to rock it!
3.) For the more tone down lips, take MAC Boldly Bare lip liner and apply in onto your lips. On top of that, take MAC lipstick in Jubilee and apply that over the Boldly Bare lip liner. I love Jubilee, because it is a nude color but it still give you some color and it doesn't make you look dead. It also make your lips kind of glossy, when you don't have any gloss on.
And that is what I will be wearing for my Thanksgiving party/feast/dinner later on today. I think I will be going for the bold lip this year, because last year I went for the more tone down one.
Hairstyles:
For hair, I recommend to go with something more fancy and elegant. So I recommend curling it and putting it in a side bun or just curl your hair overall, or something like that. You can definitely search for some Thanksgiving hair tutorial or just fancy and elegant hairstyles overall. So I'll be listing a few of my favorite hairstyles that I've came across on YouTube and these are in no particular order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UdJUpz3OdA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2n5ca9oa0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7NFwlq-IEA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8j5wQEck20
And yes, my favorite hair tutorial gurus on Youtube would have to be carahamelie03 by far. She is a professional hair dresser, so I've took a lot of her advices and tips and techniques a lot. She have great hairstyles, amazing tutorials and great taste in fashion. So I'd recommend checking her out.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Have Soft Smooth Hydrated Skin this Fall and Winter
Fall is already here for us in the US and winter is just right around the corner. As a result, from it I have already see my skin getting dryer. And I know that this happens to everyone, not just me. And it is not fun or flattering to have flaky rough dry skin. So this blog post I'll be sharing my tips and tricks on how you can achieve soft smooth hydrated skin.
Steps:
1.) Exfoliate- Use a really nice loofah or a body wash/gel or soaps that have rough parts or beads in it. I cannot stress enough on how some people do not exfoliate their body. Exfoliating is a must all year round, especially during the colder months. Exfoliating will make your skin softer and smoother. It also helps with getting rid of dead skin cells. I would recommend doing this at least 1-2 times a week, but I do it every other day. And focus on exfoliating on your knees and elbows the most. Since, this is the 2 main places where your skin is really dry, rough and flaky. So we want to just get rid of those dead skin cells.
2.) Moisturize- After you get out of the shower or bath, you really need to heavily moisturize your skin. This is because your skin will be really dry with all the water and steams you used to take a good nice shower. I would recommend using a body butter or just a really thick body lotion to moisturize. My favorite body butters and lotions are by The Body Shop and Bath & Body Works. But if you are looking for one that doesn't have a scent to them, I would recommend checking out Lubriderm products. Now if you do take a shower in the morning, I would recommend to
use a lotion with at least SPF 30 or you can just use sunscreen. And you should this step everyday, not only just when you exfoliate. It also works really well with moisturizing your skin, because the steam in the shower will help open up your pores. So it will really moisturize really well. I would recommend to really moisturize and focus a lot on your knees and elbows, since this is where it is really dry and rough. This step will really help nourish your skin. And if you are using other brand of lotion, I would recommend one that has coconut butter in it. Because the coconut butter will really help moisturize your skin.
3.) Cotton Clothes- After this all of these steps, now when you are ready to dress, I would recommend wearing something cotton. So I would recommend wearing a long sleeve cotton shirt or robe and a long cotton pants. The cotton will help trap in your body heat and the lotion/body butter you just put on your body. Which, will have a better result when you wake up in the morning.
4.) Drinking water- Aside, from that I would recommend drinking 6-8 glass of water everyday. Not only will it help you have better skin, it is also good for your health. But don't over drink, because it is also bad if you drink TOO much water.
Stay Away From- What I recommend to stay away from doing is taking a really hot shower. Because I love taking really hot showers, but it is really bad for your skin overall. Especially, in the colder months, because it will dry out your skin more than it already is. So a no no for really hot showers.
Do you have any other tips or tricks to have soft smooth hydrated skin? If so, leave it in the comment section below.
Picture is from here: http://www.mangomadnessskincare.com/images/silky-smooth-skin.jpg
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Another Haul: Tarte, Revlon and many more!
Yesterday, I went shopping for some new makeup again. Because I really got a lot of makeup I want to try on my wishlist. So I went to Ulta, Sephora and a few other stores. And please excuse for my back to back haul, but I promise that my next blog post will not be a haul. Lets get into it...
Ulta:
Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hours Blushes- I really wanted to try the Tarte Amazonian blushes, because makeup gurus that I watch like flowerbomb31, xsparkage and makeupgeektv absolutely love those blushes. So I went ahead and picked up the shades I really wanted and I totally agree with them, these blushes are wonderful. The shades that I picked up are Exposed and Bride. I also really wanted the other shades, since they all raved about all of them. But I didn't wanted to waste my money on those shades, since I already have tons of other blushes in those shades. But Exposed and Bride are really unique.
Revlon ColorBurst Limited Edition Holiday Lipglosses- Then, I went to the Revlon section of Ulta and I saw that Revlon had released out their ColorBurst limited edition glosses. And I absolutely love their regular line of the ColorBurst lipglosses. So I picked up a few new shades from the limited edition holiday collection. The shades are Ignite, Cocktail Dress, Glitz Glam and Spice It Up.
Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadows- I had always wanted to try one of these cream shadows palettes, because every gurus I watch loved them. At Ulta they were having a buy one get one half off, so I bought 4 of them in the shades I really wanted. The shades I picked up are Moonlit Jewels, Not Just Nudes, Khaki Suede and Wild Orchids.
Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butters- Being a lover for the Revlon Colorburst line, I had to picked up their new lip butters. I bought 7 of their shades out of 20, but I definitely will be going to buy all of them. The shades I bought are Tutti Frutti, Pink Truffle, Cupcake, Candy Apple, Red Velvet, Strawberry Shortcake and Sugar Frosting. Basically, these lip butters are suppose to be a gloss, lip stick and lip butters in one.
AHAVA Dermud Intensive Hand Cream- I watch missglamorazzi aka Ingrid from YouTube and she loves her Ahava hand cream. So I went to Ulta searching for it and I found the Ahava Dermud Intensive Hand Cream. I already used it last night and it made my hand super soft when I woke up. So I would totally recommend this if you have really dry skin like me.
Sephora:
Sephora Jumbo Liner 12 Hrs Wear Waterproof- I had always wanted to try these as soon as they came out, because everyone I know loves them. And they were only $10 each so hey why not give them a try? I picked up 2 colors from them and they are Turquoise and Violet.
Sephora Smoky Kohl Eyeliner- I love watching pinkbeautybliss videos from YouTube and she raves about the Sephora Smoky Kohl Eyeliner. So I went ahead and picked one up in Black. They also have other shades as well.
Sephora Flashy Liners- Also from the Sephora brand collections I picked up 3 flashy liners in Flashy Blue, Flashy Taupe and Flashy Moss. These Sephora liners seemed to be people favorites.
Too Faced Glamour Gloss- One of my favorite all time gloss is the Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Pillow Talk. And I bought my first tube of it like last year and I just ran out of it. So I had to go to Sephora and bought another one of it.
TheBalm Bahama Bronzer- One of the most love bronzer right now I think is the TheBalm Baham Bronzer in Hot Mama that everyone loves. So I also had to pick this one up and try it out.
Lancome Star Bronzer Natural Matte Long Lasting Brozing Powder- I know that this is really bad to pick up 2 high end bronzers at the same time, but I also just had to pick the Lancome Star Bronzer up. They have two shades and the one I picked up was the one in Sunbath.
Nordstrom:
Giorgio Armani 'Eyes to Kill' Mascara- From the beginning of this month, I've had wanted to try the Eyes to Kill Mascara in Steel Black. Because Xsparkage had used it in a few of her tutorials and I had to picked it up. But it is $30 so it is definitely an investment.
Hope you enjoy my haul!
Ulta:
Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hours Blushes- I really wanted to try the Tarte Amazonian blushes, because makeup gurus that I watch like flowerbomb31, xsparkage and makeupgeektv absolutely love those blushes. So I went ahead and picked up the shades I really wanted and I totally agree with them, these blushes are wonderful. The shades that I picked up are Exposed and Bride. I also really wanted the other shades, since they all raved about all of them. But I didn't wanted to waste my money on those shades, since I already have tons of other blushes in those shades. But Exposed and Bride are really unique.
Revlon ColorBurst Limited Edition Holiday Lipglosses- Then, I went to the Revlon section of Ulta and I saw that Revlon had released out their ColorBurst limited edition glosses. And I absolutely love their regular line of the ColorBurst lipglosses. So I picked up a few new shades from the limited edition holiday collection. The shades are Ignite, Cocktail Dress, Glitz Glam and Spice It Up.
Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadows- I had always wanted to try one of these cream shadows palettes, because every gurus I watch loved them. At Ulta they were having a buy one get one half off, so I bought 4 of them in the shades I really wanted. The shades I picked up are Moonlit Jewels, Not Just Nudes, Khaki Suede and Wild Orchids.
Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butters- Being a lover for the Revlon Colorburst line, I had to picked up their new lip butters. I bought 7 of their shades out of 20, but I definitely will be going to buy all of them. The shades I bought are Tutti Frutti, Pink Truffle, Cupcake, Candy Apple, Red Velvet, Strawberry Shortcake and Sugar Frosting. Basically, these lip butters are suppose to be a gloss, lip stick and lip butters in one.
AHAVA Dermud Intensive Hand Cream- I watch missglamorazzi aka Ingrid from YouTube and she loves her Ahava hand cream. So I went to Ulta searching for it and I found the Ahava Dermud Intensive Hand Cream. I already used it last night and it made my hand super soft when I woke up. So I would totally recommend this if you have really dry skin like me.
Sephora:
Sephora Jumbo Liner 12 Hrs Wear Waterproof- I had always wanted to try these as soon as they came out, because everyone I know loves them. And they were only $10 each so hey why not give them a try? I picked up 2 colors from them and they are Turquoise and Violet.
Sephora Smoky Kohl Eyeliner- I love watching pinkbeautybliss videos from YouTube and she raves about the Sephora Smoky Kohl Eyeliner. So I went ahead and picked one up in Black. They also have other shades as well.
Sephora Flashy Liners- Also from the Sephora brand collections I picked up 3 flashy liners in Flashy Blue, Flashy Taupe and Flashy Moss. These Sephora liners seemed to be people favorites.
Too Faced Glamour Gloss- One of my favorite all time gloss is the Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Pillow Talk. And I bought my first tube of it like last year and I just ran out of it. So I had to go to Sephora and bought another one of it.
TheBalm Bahama Bronzer- One of the most love bronzer right now I think is the TheBalm Baham Bronzer in Hot Mama that everyone loves. So I also had to pick this one up and try it out.
Lancome Star Bronzer Natural Matte Long Lasting Brozing Powder- I know that this is really bad to pick up 2 high end bronzers at the same time, but I also just had to pick the Lancome Star Bronzer up. They have two shades and the one I picked up was the one in Sunbath.
Nordstrom:
Giorgio Armani 'Eyes to Kill' Mascara- From the beginning of this month, I've had wanted to try the Eyes to Kill Mascara in Steel Black. Because Xsparkage had used it in a few of her tutorials and I had to picked it up. But it is $30 so it is definitely an investment.
Hope you enjoy my haul!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Haul: Ulta and Ann Taylor
Hello, hello everyone I'm back for the day with a haul that I bought today. Today I went shopping and I went into Ulta and Ann Taylor. So this haul is pretty exciting in my opinion. And yes, I bought everything with my own money that I worked multiple jobs for. Lets get into everything now.
Ulta:
1.) L'Oreal Lineur Intense Brush Tip Liquid Liner- I had always wanted to try this liner for years, but I never somehow bought it when I am at the beauty stores. So today I totally remember and decided to buy it, since I've hear so many good reviews about it. And since it is only $8 I was like why not go ahead and try it out and I got it in Carbon Black.
2.) L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara- I have tried all of the L'Oreal Voluminous mascaras and I really liked them, but when I was at Ulta I guess they came out with a new one and it is the Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara. They also have it in waterproof, but I was like nah it's winter and I probably won't sweat to need a waterproof one and I already have a ton of waterproof mascaras. And it was only $9 and I got it in Blackest Black.
3.) Bedhead 2'' Crimper Iron- Then, I bought the Bedhead crimping iron. Because I hear mollysgotmakeup13 from YouTube did a review about it and she seems to like it a lot. Now I do already have a crimper, but I bought that like 6 years ago and it slowly starting to not work as good. So I decided to try out the Bedhead, since Bedhead is a pretty good brand. And it was not that expensive for a hair tool.
That was the all the things I bought. Now lets get into Ann Taylor. So I was driving up to Beverly Hills which was the closest place that has an Ann Taylor store near me. I've seen an ad of her new collection last night on YouTube and so I clicked on it and I fell in love with her new collection and just random stuff from her.
Ann Taylor:
1.) Cable Knit V-Neck Sweater- From her new collection I bought the Cable Knit V-Neck Sweater in Abalone Heather. And the sweater is super soft and it will definitely keep me warm for the winter months. I live in California so the coldest it will get is probably like 43F degree. So this sweater is perfect for this kind of weather. But even if you don't live in California, this sweater will still look great layering with other clothing pieces.
2.) Pleated Front Ruched Long Sleeve Top- Than, also from her new collection I bought the Pleated Front Ruched Long Sleeve Top in Indigo Ink. They also had it in a few other colors, but the dark navy attracted me the most. And this top is kind of inspired by SNSD latest single "The Boys". Because I've noticed that their clothes for the song has a lot of synching and this top is totally the closest clothes I've found that is similar to The Boys outfit and that is still wearable. Because if you've watches SNSD "The Boys" music video and performances their outfits has a lot of synching especially the pants and it is kind of like royal like outfit. So definitely, not wearable for Californians but this top is the closest I've found so far.
3.) Cashmere Boat Neck Tunic- The next top that I also picked up from the new collection is also inspired by my favorite SNSD member Yoona. I absolutely love Yoona's fashion when she is not performing. I feel like her style is simple, but still kind of elegant and tight and loose at the same time. I saw a pretty new video when she was in a radio station with the rest of SNSD members and other SM Town members and her clothes was the first thing that attracted me to her. And I found that the Cashmere Boat Neck Tunic that I got in Shooting Star is really close to her fashion and style.
4.) Cashmere Scarf- And the last thing that I picked up at Ann Taylor was one of their Cashmere Scarf in Roasted Macadamia. And this scarf is something that I think when I think about a grandma's closet. But I feel like it is something really different and unique since most people these day don't really like a scarf this. It is also great to just put over a tank top for those warmer fall days.
Ulta:
1.) L'Oreal Lineur Intense Brush Tip Liquid Liner- I had always wanted to try this liner for years, but I never somehow bought it when I am at the beauty stores. So today I totally remember and decided to buy it, since I've hear so many good reviews about it. And since it is only $8 I was like why not go ahead and try it out and I got it in Carbon Black.
2.) L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara- I have tried all of the L'Oreal Voluminous mascaras and I really liked them, but when I was at Ulta I guess they came out with a new one and it is the Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara. They also have it in waterproof, but I was like nah it's winter and I probably won't sweat to need a waterproof one and I already have a ton of waterproof mascaras. And it was only $9 and I got it in Blackest Black.
3.) Bedhead 2'' Crimper Iron- Then, I bought the Bedhead crimping iron. Because I hear mollysgotmakeup13 from YouTube did a review about it and she seems to like it a lot. Now I do already have a crimper, but I bought that like 6 years ago and it slowly starting to not work as good. So I decided to try out the Bedhead, since Bedhead is a pretty good brand. And it was not that expensive for a hair tool.
That was the all the things I bought. Now lets get into Ann Taylor. So I was driving up to Beverly Hills which was the closest place that has an Ann Taylor store near me. I've seen an ad of her new collection last night on YouTube and so I clicked on it and I fell in love with her new collection and just random stuff from her.
Ann Taylor:
1.) Cable Knit V-Neck Sweater- From her new collection I bought the Cable Knit V-Neck Sweater in Abalone Heather. And the sweater is super soft and it will definitely keep me warm for the winter months. I live in California so the coldest it will get is probably like 43F degree. So this sweater is perfect for this kind of weather. But even if you don't live in California, this sweater will still look great layering with other clothing pieces.
2.) Pleated Front Ruched Long Sleeve Top- Than, also from her new collection I bought the Pleated Front Ruched Long Sleeve Top in Indigo Ink. They also had it in a few other colors, but the dark navy attracted me the most. And this top is kind of inspired by SNSD latest single "The Boys". Because I've noticed that their clothes for the song has a lot of synching and this top is totally the closest clothes I've found that is similar to The Boys outfit and that is still wearable. Because if you've watches SNSD "The Boys" music video and performances their outfits has a lot of synching especially the pants and it is kind of like royal like outfit. So definitely, not wearable for Californians but this top is the closest I've found so far.
3.) Cashmere Boat Neck Tunic- The next top that I also picked up from the new collection is also inspired by my favorite SNSD member Yoona. I absolutely love Yoona's fashion when she is not performing. I feel like her style is simple, but still kind of elegant and tight and loose at the same time. I saw a pretty new video when she was in a radio station with the rest of SNSD members and other SM Town members and her clothes was the first thing that attracted me to her. And I found that the Cashmere Boat Neck Tunic that I got in Shooting Star is really close to her fashion and style.
4.) Cashmere Scarf- And the last thing that I picked up at Ann Taylor was one of their Cashmere Scarf in Roasted Macadamia. And this scarf is something that I think when I think about a grandma's closet. But I feel like it is something really different and unique since most people these day don't really like a scarf this. It is also great to just put over a tank top for those warmer fall days.
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.
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