Sunday, April 29, 2007
Revisiting my Beauty Resolution
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Face Time: Mommy and me!
Here's my lovely, cooperative mommy. Yes, she's subjected to makeup too, over her morning coffee, LOL. Ummm, yes, a purple look. I have more purple than any other color in my collection. (Balloonancy Quad)
This is me trying a smokey purple look with one of my new fave colors, Twinks by MAC. I'm not feeling too sure about this, but again, I love the color (in the pot and on brown skin honeys)
This was my work face. Of course this would show nothing special, but I wanted to include it anyway =)... Honeylust shadow on my inner corner, shimmermoss out outer-lid with Shade fluidline liner. Cork e/s in my eyebrows.
And this little gorgeous guy is my BabyYum... wearing nothing but 3 y/o silliness of course =)
omigosh..i'm in lust
At this price, it's not lust at all.. When I saw this at Sephora, I knew I had to have it. This is what my purse really should look like (yikes.) Where am I toting this much makeup? I don't know, but my at home stash won't fit in this.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Women's Health Magazine
Check out Women's Health Magazine this month for nifty fragrances in your not-so-traditional packaging. (I personally have and love my CK Euphoria gel in a pump.) Also, check out in this month's issue how to care for your skin... shield it from the damaging particles from our environment.
Happy reading ladies!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
FOTD: The Real Pandamonium Quad
Face- prep and prime face, black opal blotting powder, satin mineralize skin finish foundation, revlon skinlights loose powder, harmony blush and pearl sunshine beauty powder
Eyes- concealers nc30 and nw30, pandamonium quad, nyc black liner, cork e/s in brows, covergirl lash exact... didn't have time for the lashes I bought =( )
Lips- eaten off festivity l/s
Fragrance- YSL Young Sexy Lovely
Because it was a party, drinks: keylime martini and the eritrean samtini--this my friends is my new party mixer =)
(*Normally once you click a hyperlink, it automatically takes you to a post. With the new layout, it takes you to the homepage, you click on entries, then you will see the appropriate post.
*please pay no attention to the dead neck and chest, yikes!)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Sally Hansen Spray Hair Removal
"Just Spray & Wipe Unwanted Hair Away
Gentle Enough for Delicate Skin
For Legs, Arms and Bikini area
Works in 4 Minutes
Vitamin E, Chamomile and Aloe Moisturize Leaving Skin Soft and Smooth
Results Last Days Longer than Shaving
No Nicks, Cuts or Razor Burn
Reduces the Appearance of Hair Regrowth
Dermatologist Tested - Salon Tested "- Sally Hanson
I'm up to trying the spray, since I hate having that cream get everywhere, legs out of the tub...
Have you tried it? Would you recommend it? Tell me what you think!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
confessions of 'me time'
(photo:pbs.org)
Here's another confession, since I realized my last confession* is totally normal amongst makeup junkies: I'm confessing about my 'me time.' Ah finally! Some me time! How do I spend the quiet moments without BabyYum and the daily stresses of life? I kick back with fruit and raw cookie dough (coconut macaroon) and watch some YouTube makeup tutorials... I don't know if that's a good or bad thing-- ok obviously the macaroons are bad, bad, bad, but what the hell!
I love most of YouTube's makeup tutorials, because they are by real people using products that are accessible to me. The latest videos I've watched are from a user named xsparkage. She's fun, a non-perfectionist and likes spunky makeup! Her dialogue and instructions are easy going and aren't loaded with a bunch of intimidating MUA jargon... she just shows us how to do it!
Miss Xsparkage has introduced me to a few new items that are going on my forever growing 'must have' list:
- MAC brush #217- pencil brush for lining, and getting in small areas like the inner corner
- MAC brush #219- a fat rounded shader/blender brush that helps with blending of color and highlighting of the brow. I think my favorite brush* right now is comparable, but I shall compare!
- I must break down and buy a mixing medium (or make some with glycerin and water) if I want to continue to purchase pigments. It will help the color payoff.
I think the cookie dough is giving me heartburn =p Off to bed!
*To access linked articles that are on my site, click the 'entries' tab on my home page located on the navigation menu, left side. You will then see the linked article.
"Put Your Freakum' Dress On!"
$89.00
Monday, April 16, 2007
i'm going green!
Scratching my head...
Friday, April 13, 2007
ooh lala
Leroy Jenkins (urban fashion designer) paired with Royal Elastics for a Fall 2007 release. Ugly funky... I like!
This is my current shoe that I'm wearing to death =p Nike Whirl Shox
Thursday, April 12, 2007
May Issue of Glamour Highlights
*Great swimsuit choices for all body types... and they show real bodies..120lb bodies-200 lbs bodies! Glamour rocks for keeping it real! (swimsuit special pgs. 110-120)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Eyeliner Help..
Start out with a sharpened pencil. We have options of eye pencils/kohls (pencils), technakohl liners (various names for various companies; pencils that don't need to be sharpened), liquid liners, and gel based liners. Pencils are easiest to use, so we'll start with that. My picks: MAC eye kohl liner in Teddy or Prunella, N.Y.C. liner in Black, or Lancome's Design Color Duo Pencil in Posh Purple. Keep your pencil as close to the lash line as possible, starting from inner corner to outer corner. This isn't law, but whatever works for you.
It should look like this:
Did your line turn out like this instead?:
Don't worry.. it takes practice, but until you get a good straight line, you can take a smugde stick, cotton swab or the shadow applicator that comes with a lot of drugstore cosmetics and go over the line, like this:
Here's what both look like:
(My left eye is straight pencil and my right is smudged out.)
Putting on liner seals and neatens eyeshadow. Using different colors accentuates the eyes and compliments shadow colors. The smudged out liner, is part of the steps to creating smokey eyes!
Now, we are going to line the bottom of the eye. This time with a gel based liner. My choice MAC Fluidline Liner. To do this, I'm using my trusty, flat brush on my two sided eyebrow brush.
Don't laugh at the busted comb side. This is my friend and I use it frequently! Hush! I'm getting my nails done soon too! lol
I dip the brush in the potted color and go from inside to outside corner, more or less brushing my bottom hairline. A lot of people get a clean, sleek look by putting the color on the waterline (the part of the lower lid that is wet) but that's pretty serious and should only be done with a lot of practice. I won't do it here, but this fluidline is a good coating on the waterline. You'll find that a lot of liners just rub off because it's wet there. There are other brushes that can give an even better effect like MAC's #209 brush*, but we can upgrade when we get really good at this. (*sigh* I have to add brush #209 to my wish list. My double sided eyebrow brush is better for the upper lid than the lower lid.)
Here's what we have:
To clean up down there, I used my smudge stick. Even in my efforts not to hit my waterline, I still managed to get more closer to it on my left eye than the right. Tip: Dip brush light handedly and then add as needed. Also, when I'm doing my makeup, I use liner before mascara as to not mess up my lash work =)
Practice, practice, practice! Some people prefer just to line the lower lid, some only line the upper lid (like me.) I usually do all around when going out for a more sultry look. Have fun! Hope this helped and let me know what you used and what you did..... =)
*Please don't think that I feel MAC is be all, end all. I just love their products and can think /refer to their products a little easier. There are all different products for your needs in different places.
KEEP VOTING!
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Beauty Inspirations/Balloonancy
I love the new look that Christina Ricci has... grown, sexy and sultry. Reminds me of another star that's found her grown and sexy look... Christina Aguilera with that old time glamour.