Smokey Green and Plumlicious FOTD

Family! What going on? How have yall been?

I was going out and I wanted to try a look that involved gray eyeshadow. I didn't care or have time to care if it matched or what have you. Doesn't matter, cuz I'm the type that will wear whatever, whenever anyway! Ha! Also, I'm loving plum and deep raspberry lippies for Fall. I'll go deep, but I need color; similar to the almost black nail colors.. nah! I need to see color!Here was a quick try at my plum lips, since I don't have any real default plum or deep raspberry lip colors (i think!) All MAC unless stated otherwise:

Eyes
Base- Painterly paint pot
Lid- Humid
Crease- a sparkly gray from the Ruby Smokey Eye Palette
Outer v- Carbon
Highlight- foundation/concealer
Liner- Penultimate Black Liquid Liner
Waterline- L'oreal Liquid Kohl in brown
Bottom lid- Humid
Lashes- #36 ?
Under eye concealer- Studiofinish concealer in nw30

Face
Revlon ColorStay in Rich Tan
Ben Nye Translucent powder

Cheeks
Blush- On a Mission
Highlight- highlight from a sculpt and shape duo
Sunny by Nature Msf

Lips
Totally Toffee Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick
Lush n Lilac lip liner shaded in on my lips


End of the night, I think I took my lashes off at this point! lol

Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa

DC Beauty Tour: Stop #1 Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa

Here I am with Andrea of Stylin' & Profilin' riding in our luxury beauty tour ride provided by US Sedan on our way to the Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa!

Ted Gibson opened his DC area location in Chevy Chase... upscale and posh!

Location: 5481 Wisconsin Avenue, Level 2

Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

Tele: 301-951-4445

Take a peek inside!

In the salon, there are 23 chairs, a men's station for services, and a station specifically for the Phytospecific Hair Spa. Ted Gibson Salon uses the Phytospecific Hair Care products, his products of course, Loreal Professional products and Nars Makeup.

Nikkia is getting her hair touched up by Neven. Neven's favorite product by Ted Gibson is the Beautiful Hold Hair Spray. He says it leaves your hair smelling great and touchable while holding style.

Neven is also the hair guru that created Laurie's beautiful hair do- lush, shiny locs, full of body!

Here, Andrea is getting her hair retouched after a demonstration with the Ted Gibson Hair Sheet, another star product from Ted's line.

Hela Spa, a Swedish based spa, introduced us to their services as well. The aesthetician we met, was very friendly to the beginners of spa treatments and those of us scorned. She invited us to come for services to help demystify the spa experience, even those issues we often hear about with women of color and skin treatment. Skinceauticals is the luxury medical spa's brand of choice!

Moms are not forgotten here! I love it! Hela offers mom and baby services and use the Momma Mia range of products!

Wanna try Hela? They are offering 50% off aesthetician's services for new clients on Friday!
Go in and try them soon. Plastic surgery? They have you covered too! Check out what Lianne, The Makeup Girl, has to say about Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa!

Barielle Total Foot Care Cream

This 4 oz. of dream is heaven to my feet! I've fallen in love with Barielle's Total Foot Care Cream. Usually, I keep a handy jar of petroleum jelly around for my tough soles at war during the summer, but I've since switched to the Barielle foot cream. My feet aren't as greasy, slipping and sliding in my sandles, nor does it look like I've been dancing in Crisco. I've even absent-mindedly forgotten to apply the cream before leaving the house! Blasphemy! A good dose of this cream kept my feet quenched with moisture. Now I don't go crazy and think that I can do that all the time, mainly a few days post pedi or if I've done the recommended over-night treatment: sock covered, creme lathered feet while I sleep ;)

This cream is a bit drugstore expensive or "drugstore pricey" as Milan Rouge has coined the term. At $19, it's an indulgence for the feet. A bit goes a long way, so the jar will last you, even if you are like me and start rubbing it on everything ashy... knees, cracks of the knuckles.. hahaha okay, okay. Enjoy!

Have you tried Barielle's Total Foot Care Cream? What are your thoughts?

The Artist Summit Even and Info

THE ARTIST SUMMIT!

MIAMI: OCTOBER 3 - 5

CHICAGO: OCTOBER 10-12

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CREATORS OF ON MAKEUP MAGAZINE & THE MAKEUP SHOW!

A one-day pass ($65) will include:

-ACCESS TO OUR CAREER & INDUSTRY NIGHT!

-OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS EACH DAY!

-CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS EACH DAY!

-ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT SHOP!

-ACCESS TO OVER 40 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS EACH DAY!

-PRICELESS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

THE PRESENTERS:

Alison Raffaele, Chantel Miller, Christina Farrell. Crystal Wright, Danessa Myricks. Danielle Fonseca. Daven Mayeda. David Goforth. David Klasfeld. Davide. Eugenia Weston. Erin Koplaw. Eve Pearl. Floriane David. Fred Vellon. Gina Bettelli. James Vincent. Johnny Lavoy. Jon Hennessey. Kate Leydon. Kathy Aragon. Kevin James Bennett. Koren Zander. Liz Yu. Felicia Walker Benson. Leslie Christin. Marietta Carter Narcisse. Matin. Michael DeVellis. Orlando Santiago. Rachel Perrin. Romero Jennings. Victoria Stiles. William Edge and more to come!

THE BRANDS:

Alcone. Alison Raffaele. Armour Beauty. Artists by Timothy Priano. Big Girl Cosmetics. Cover FX. The Brush Guard. Cara Cosmetics. Crown Brush. Crystal Wright Live. Embryolisse. Eve Pearl Beauty. Frends Beauty Supply. I Envy. I Make You Beautiful. Inglot. Kiss New York. Korres Natural Products. MAC Cosmetics. Make Up For Ever. MakeUp Mania. Naked Cosmetics.Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. On Makeup Magazine. Pencil Me In. Ruby Room. Shiny Mama. Senna Cosmetics. Skindinavia. Stila Cosmetics. Studio 400. Temptu Pro. The Powder Group. Visiora. Yaby Cosmetics and more to come!

VISIT OUR TRAVEL INFORMATION PAGE FOR PARTNER DETAILS!

CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

So who's going???

Hair Style Guide!

Your Guide to Cutting Edge Hair

Everything you need to know to get the latest in hair

From the hottest trends for fall to the perfect new hairstyle for your hair type and personality, this guide has everything you need for a gorgeous new head of hair. What are you waiting for?! See guide

Teen Yummy411: Goes to High School!

In light of this real teenage status my little sister has gained,
We must discuss:
1. Time management- check
2. Lipstick-check
3. Being responsible- check
4. Hair extensions- check
5. Decent nutrition in school- check
6. The birds and the bees- 0_O not where babies come from! The real 'you'll be an adult soon' talk..this is what really happens....uh, so don't go there!

Urban Decay Nail Polish: Apocolyptic Nail Kit

Urban Decay has brought back their nail polishes! I'm glad as they are the major accessory to their makeup line! In the Apocolyptic Kit, there are seven miniature bottles of the hottest shades to sample.

White Widow (white sparkle)

Gunmetal (gunmetal sparkle)

Apocalypse (black-purple)

Grunge (metallic peacock)

Meltdown (royal purple)

Big Bang (sparkling hot pink)

Fbomb (true red)

Can't wait to try them out! Have you tried them? Looking forward to trying them?
The Apocolyptic Kit is available at UrbanDecay.com for $26.

Kim K is now a Beauty Editor!

Kim K will now be a contributing beauty editor at OK! magazine. The scoop is that she has a 3 year contract. What do you all think of this?

Revlon ColorStay with SoftFlex

Revlon's ColorStay Makeup with SoftFlex foundation has been compared to MAC's Studio Fix fluid foundation, one of my favorite liquid foundations from MAC.. and rightfully so! I now understand why. During a BOGO, I had to see what all the hype was about as I'm always searching for a great foundation. This has been my run-to foundation recently. I now use Rich Tan or mix Golden Caramel with my BECCA tinted moisturizer in Tan. Check out Dominichulinda's super awesome post comparing shades to MAC foundation for help to pick your shade! The foundation is available in two ranges for normal/dry skin types to combination/oily skin types in 20 shades! Blendable, high pigmentation, and great coverage.

Revlon ColorStay Makeup with Softflex features:

• Lightweight
• Stays put for 16 hours
• Comfortable feel from the Patented SoftFlexColorStay™ formula
• Medium to full coverage in 20 luxurious shades
• SPF 6 protection (Golden, Caramel, Toast, Rich Ginger, Cappuccino, Mahogany, and Mocha do not contain SPF.)

While I stay generally oil-free with this foundation, a blot about mid day is needed. I sometimes blot my t-zone as soon as I'm done with my makeup and I don't need to touch up later on.

Have you tried this? What are your thoughts?

DC Beauty Tour!

Hey family!


Recently, I was able to attend a DC Beauty Tour with some other DC area bloggers to scope out and highlight some of the fab beauty and spa spots in DC. I'm excited to have been a part and to be able to show you guys some of the beauty fabulousness from around my area!

(Pictured- Andrea/Styling and Profiling, Laurie/Beauty's Spot, me, Kelly/Gouldylox
Reviews, and Nikkia/Silver Lips Beauty and Music Haven)

The tour stops and brands included:

The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown
Ted Gibson Salon
Hela Spa
Red Door Spa at the Willard
Celadon Spa
Juara Skincare

Bliss Spa at the W Hotel
Budokan Yoga with Mimi Rieger

Equavte

Stay tuned for some reviews! Also, you can check back on our tweets that give you an insider's look on our tour happenings. #DCBeautyTour on Twitter with Twitpics!

(edit: Twitter isn't retrieving searches for #DCBeautyTour 8/28/2009)

While we had more than a blast, one of this biggest highlights was our amazing transportation service provided by US Sedan! This alone made me feel totally red carpet. Our driver, Yasser (pictured below), made sure our beauty tootsies were kept off of pavement... really! Every stop, despite DC's traffic, Yasser had the Beauty Hot Ride at our disposal. This was really a luxury treat, just as the stops on the beauty tour. Check out US Sedan for luxury transportation services. You will feel red carpet too!

Mascaras Ejected from the Vault

Yeh, and I still have about 6 mascaras in rotation or floating around... hmmmmm. It's taken me this many mascaras to figure out what I like or what I'm looking for in a mascara =p

The truth about mascara? They are like foundations. You have to find the right type for your lashes. You wouldn't get Studio Tech foundation just because everyone raves about it, if your skin doesn't agree with MAC foundations or you have oily skin and want light coverage... right? It's not a bad foundation, just not for you. Lol!

Tips: Combine two mascaras OR use your preferred wand from one mascara with another formula of a second mascara. Take time to fan out those lashes with a good defining mascara or clean wand. To have fab lashes takes care and attention! Most people don't take the time to coat and define lashes properly.

How many mascaras do you own right now?

Do You Have an Anti-Aging Skincare Routine?

Your Anti-Aging Action Plan

Everything you need to know to keep your skin looking young

Yeah, yeah, we know, everyone gets older and it's a natural process. But is there anything wrong with delaying the inevitable a bit? Of course not! That's why we put together a guide of everything you need to look younger (and stay that way!). See guide

Pagan at work

I used MAC's Pagan for an eye look one day... yes even at work! I don't remember the details of the rest.

August Pretty Committee Meet Up!

The pictures are all mixed up, but y'all I'm not messing with Blogger right now. So just uh, follow along and make sense of it all!

This is my look I wore with the addition of Fuschia glitter (?) in the outer corner.

What'choo talking 'bout Willis?
We went to Cadillac Ranch with a cow girl theme (hence our plaid). I thought I was game for a ride on the mechanical bull, but after being front row to the show.. ehhh I opted out. You callin' me a punk? Whateva!
Smile!
There's Nikkia! It was just she and I this time for some girl chat!
Okay, last cam whore pic. Here I'm showing off my MAC Chrome Yelllow on the lid, Off the Page on the outer corner and Artistic License technakohl liner on the bottom lid. Revlon lashes! A full strip and an extra layer on the outer corner! Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick in Yummy Plummy.

What Fall Beauty Trend is Perfect for You?

Summer is over and I'm excited about Fall. Check out the quiz and tell me what you think! Share your results and I'll share mine!

Quiz: What Fall Beauty Trend Is Perfect for You?

A smoky eye? Red lip? New hairstyle? The answer is 10 short questions away

While we at Total Beauty love trying out new hairstyles and makeup, we're quick to acknowledge that not all trends work for all women. That's why we created this quiz, where you'll be able to see which new looks for fall will perfectly complement your already-fabulous look. Take the quiz

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