FOTD: Gracie

The look is not called Gracie, however, that is the name of the "model" [who happens to be my lovely cousin].  She just visited and I decided to give her a face makeover :) I did not get to take a pic of her before look but she does not wear makeup often, and prefers to look natural.  She has major discoloration on her face, I had to use four different shades of foundation on your face along with three different shades of concealer.  She wanted her eyes to be very simple.. Most of the products used were from NYX [foundation, finishing, concealer, setting powder, eyeshadow, lip liner] and ELF's Studio line [blush and contour, complexion perfection, warm bronzer, mascara].  Brushes used [both face and eyes] were all from ELF...so here is the look I created..

I kept begging her to smile, but she was afraid to show teeth :) I plan to bring her over again and try a few more looks, I gave her a few products to use on her face to try help with the multiple discoloration.

EOTD: October 6, 2009

So on Tuesday October 6, I decided to pull out my Sacha's neutral palette and start using it again... I will post pics of the palette asap and show swatches and give a review.  My friend and co-makeup junkie Nikkita :) http://makeupbynikitam.blogspot.com/ also plans on doing a review on this palette so you guys look out for the two reviews... but this is the look i got.. again please excuse my eyebrows.. i'm really playing around with it, growing it .. waxing.. growing.., because i have not found a "style" that i would love to keep.. so until then i have to keep growing it out and trying again.. so anyways off to the look :)

Let me know what you think...

All colors used can be found in the 14 pan palette

EOTD: last friday October 2, 2009

know the title sounds confusing to the sense that it says Eye of the day :) well this look that i'm sharing was a  look I did last friday, i got sooooooooo many compliments that when I reached home i decided to take pics... which was like 5-6 hours after application.  I basically used pigments i bought online from ebay [you can view that haul and see swatches of the pigments here: http://sweetzrv.blogspot.com/2009/07/swatches-of-ebay-pigments.html ]  I did not pay much for these pigments, but I was really impressed with their quality. this is the look i got.. i used my regular mascara from maybelline and my black ultra liner from avon.

EOTD: smokey blue...

So this is my first attempt at a smokey look.  To be honest i always felt that  the smokey look did not look good on me.  I felt i looked like someone punched me in the eye :)  however this is my attempt.  I used many colors from my novel twist cool palette

At first i felt like I was not getting anywhere..since I never did a smokey eye before I was rather apprehensive... but this was what i ended up with.. one of my major challenges was on how dark to go.. i did not a too smoked out eye :) please let me know what you think... also I took the pics like 4 hours after I applied.. so excuse the rest of my face i was really tired...

Project 5 Pan

Now i know a lot of makeup junkies like myself are doing what we call "Project 10 pan"... but im not that ambitious lol... but i am holding back with buying... so below are my items for my Project 5 pan

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in mediumdark/ natural and shimmer [using it for like a month now] , Loreal hip in saucy [had this for like 8 months its my first go to when i want to do a quick look], nyx lip pencil in coffee [my fav.. have a backup.. used this all the time and had it for like a year now] maybelline the collosal volum' express mascara in black [used to be my fav... now it just wont finish :)] and avon magix face perfector spf 20 [primer, have been using this for about 3 months]

I was thinking I may have other products [lippies] that I can add to this.. maybe I will update this  post another time.. but for now these are my Project 5 pan items ...

EOTD: burgundy with brown and green...

This is the looked i got today,... wasn't sure what i was going for when i started.. i just started pulling out colors and trying them.... this is what i ended up with...

I have Mac's pigment in gold stroke as a base color on the lid added henna in the crease then added some old gold on top of it.. took a Loreal Hip duo in cheeky took the dark color added it to my crease.. and then took the plum color and touched up the inner 2/3 of my lid and i used an ulta shadow as highlighter... not sure what to call this look ... lol... :) ... and this pic was taken out about 5-6 hours after i put it on...

EOTD: Pink/Plum look...

So MakeupbyTiffanyD did a tutorial called Gilded Berries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbvsW2omRnU&feature=channel_page and i fell in love with the look... i didn't have the colors she used but I decided to try my hand at it with what i had.. I used a pigment i bought off ebay [from hong kong paid like $1 for it], a loreal hip duo charisma the dark plum side of it and for the gold i used the urban decay 24/7 in honey [i also used this on my waterline] and i set it with nyx pearl mania yellow gold pigment and i lined with dipdown cream liner from mac and i used elf studio dark brown waterproof mascara.. here's what it looked like

this is how it looked after more than 8 hours..sorry if the pics not clear enough i used my webcam to take them out...

Review: Elf Makeup Remover Cleansing Cloths

I've tried a number of makeup remover cleansing cloths and this one is by far the best. I've tried avon, neutrogena, clean and clear, mac, and some others I cannot remember at this time. I decided to purchase this product because I was very pleased with other ELF Studio line products, and my expectation for this product was pretty high. I must say that it did live up to my expectations. I use liquid foundation [full coverage], with concealer and finishing powder and the clothes took off this without much effort. It takes off waterproof mascara effortless. I am very please with this purchase. this product can be purchased from the Eyes Lips Face website http://eyeslipsface.com/ and specifically at this link http://www.eyeslipsface.com/studio/makeup_remover_cleansing_cloths its $3.00 US for 20 clothes. There are a number of codes that can be used to help buffer the shipping cost like winnerelf 50% off purchase of $15 or more or facebook for 50% off up to $15

EOTD: Simple look

I did this look using three colors, a mac pigment on the lid...a loreal hip duo in saucy i used the brown side of it in the crease and a no name color as my highlighter... liner and mascara and i was set.. heres what it looked like..

Sorry i was Missing In Action

I'm so sorry i've been missing in action. I've been so busy .. having a time to sit and edit pics and posting.. writing reviews.. ahhh.. i keep planing to do it but didn't.. so what have i been up to? well beginning of the month I had registration, went to cancun last week for about 5 days and then spent about two days in MA... and now back home trying to catch up with work..

everyone is asking for pics from cancun so here are a few...

will post some more soon :)