Happy St. Patty's Day!!!!

Well heres the typical green St. Patty's day look!!!!










Products used:

Face:
Loreal magic perfecting base
MAC Studio fix fluid in nc 50
MAC studio finish concealer in nw40
MAC select cover up concealer in nc 50
MAC blush in overdyed
sleek contour kir in dark

Eyes:
loreal brow pencil in deep brown
wet n wild brow kit in brown
MAC studio finish concealer in nw 40
loreal eyeshadow primer
MAC eyeshadow in swimming
MAC eyeshadow in texture
NYX eyeshadow in champange
Coastal Scents smokey eye palette
maybelline cream liner in black
wet n wet pencil liner in charcoal
MAC prep n prime lash
covergirl lashblast in very black

lips:
MAC plum liner
MAC up the amp ( one of my favorite lipsticks)
MAC sweet strawberry lipglass ( limited edtion)

Spring bling!!!!

Spring is on the way and I'm really be ready to play in my all my bright colors! Here's the outcome:







Products use:
face:
L'oreal Magic perfect base
MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC 50
MAC studio finish concealer in NW 40
MAC select cover in NC 50
MAC MSFN in dark
MAC blush in overdyed
sleek contour kit in dark

eyes:
loreal brow pencil in deep brown
wet n wet brow kit
MAC studio finish concealer in nw 40
loreal eyeshadow primer
Coastal Scents smokey eye palette
MAC prep and prime lash
covergirl lashblash in very black
maybelline cream liner in black

Lips:
MAC lipglass in sassy lassy (limited edition)

Ruby Woo!!!

I being dying to tray MAC's Ruby Woo, a classic matte red shade, popular with WOC, so a couple weeks I went and purchased it along with MAC's brick liner. I'm sooooo in love with this combo

Lady Gaga 2

As you may already know, MAC Viva Glam and Lady Gaga have teamed up once again and released Lady Gaga 2 lipstick and lip glass on 2/17/11, this pass weekend I was finally able my hands both the lipstick and lip glass. I sat on Gaga I (which i love) so I was only able to get the lipstick, I want to be sure I got both the lip glass and lipstick this time.

MAC website describes Gaga 2 as "light natural beige" it is also an amplified creme which means it more creamy and pigmented. Both the lip glass and lipstick are $14.50 and can be found at MAC location as well as www.maccometics.com. As usual 100% of the proceeds go to HIV/AIDS research.

As a WOC I was a little scared that this might be a little to light for me, but applied with a light hand and a brown liner ( i used cork by MAC) it looks beautiful!!









packaging





swatched

The last of the 5 looks for 5 dollars: Classic Smokey Eye!

Here it is the final look of my 5 looks for 5 dollars with my E.L.F 32 color palette. I decide to go with something that every woman should know how to do and thats the classic smokey eye.








so here what I use: I started off with my usual primer Loreal decrease primer, the followed by my NYX jumbo pencil in blackbean. The first color i used was 7th color in the last row (matte black) followed by the 7th color in the 2nd row (matte reddish brown) to blend it out and a little of the 3rd color in the last row (matte medium gray). I also used the 3rd color in the first row (shimmery peach) as my highlight. I finished the eyes off with Loreal lash primer under Loreal volumious mascara. On the rest of my face I used MAC studio moisture in dark deep, studio fix powder in nw 43, coastal scents bronzer in dark, sleek contour kit in dark, and MAC modesty lipstick.

NW 45 vs. NC 50

About four years ago I started to wear MAC. I went to the stand and told the MUA that I wanted a foundation, concealer and a powder, but I didn't know what color to get. She ended up matching me to NW 45, I didn't know anything I figure she was the expert so I trusted her opinion. I didn't know the different NW and NC. I assumed NW was warm and NC was cool.

I was somewhat pleased at first but sometimes I would notice that my skin would look really orange or my face would look way more red the my neck and chest. So I decide to try another brand, so I tried MUFE and a few other brands, because I thought i was NW 45, I would use that as a base to pick out colors which were also very red. Unsatisfied I returned to MAC Studi Fix Fluid the only problem I had with the foundation was the color.

Then I seen a couple of youtube videos with lovely ladies who were using NC 50 their skin tone looked very similar to mines and I began to toy with the idea that maybe I was an NC 50. Also around that time i found out MAC coloring was some what backwards NW are the red/pink undertones and NC are the golden/yellow undertones. It was all making sense to me now. I went to a different MAC stand and got matched again. The MUA said to me "What color do you normally wear" when I told her an NW 45 she sort of made a face and replied "You sure you look like an NC 50" I told her I wasn't so she applied both to my face and the difference was subtle, but there. That was about a year ago and I been rocking NC 50 every since. However there still is some red tones in my face (the rest of my body is very yellow) so to balance it out I use Studio fix powder in NW 43.
Even a few months ago when the new pro longwear came out has to "convince" the MUA to sample NC 50 on me. After trying her suggestion, NW 45 and my NC 50 she had to admit "Yea the NC 50 is much better on you"



as you can see the difference of Nw 45 and Nc 50 are very slight but as the day goes on Nw 45 does mix with the oils and get redder. What happens when you mix red and yellow?? You get orange.



me with no makeup as you can see the center is yellow and the outer is more red, my neck and chest are yellow. therefore to get a more uniformed look I go with a yellow based foundation now.



this is what they look like in the bottles



on my hand



blended out slightly (as you can see the NC 50 sort of disappears in to my skin)

ELF 32 color palette look #4: Mermaid Look

I know I've been slacking on my five E.L.F. looks I got side tracked by my black friday goodies. Last night I was on youtube and I one of the guru I sub to itsjudytime did this look using the E.L.F. palette so i had to recreate it!









For this look I prime my eyes with L'oreal decrease then used NYX blackbean as a base.

Inner lid: the 7th color in the 3rd row (bright blue)
outer lid/outer lower lash line: the 8th color in the 3rd row (deep cobalt blue)
crease/blending color: 7th ing the 2nd row (matte reddish brown)
mid lid/ lower lash line: 5th color in the 3rd row (spring green) applied wet on top of the bright blue.

To finish the look off I uses maybelline gel liner for the top liner and black raidance pencil liner in black for the water line. I used MAC Studio Fix mascara in black. For my cheeks and lips wanted to keep it simple and neutral, I contoured my cheeks lightly with MAC scuplt and shape powder and used MAC's blush in Peachtwist. On my lips I used L'oreal HIP liquid lipcolor in Splendid.

(Sidenote: the Coastal Scents 36 smokey palette can also be used for this look)

Merry Christmas!!!!

I rocked this look for Christmas, it isn't the typical "Red and Green" look but I thought it was festive and in the Christmas spirit.










Face:
l'oreal prime
MAC SFF in NC 50
MAC select cover in NC 50
Iman foundation stick in earth 2
coastal scents concealer quad in dark
Sleek blush in pomegranate
sleek contour kit in dark
Mac studio fix powder
MAC prep and prime powder

eyes:
l'oreal decrease
coastal scents 28 neutral palette
coastal scents 36 smokey eye palette
maybelline gel liner in black
MAC studio fix lash in black
black radiance liner in black

lips:
MAC plum liner
MAC lipstick in plumful
MAC lipglass in electro lush

36 smokey palette looks: Blues and Neutral

( this the only pic i had :()

Face:
mcg (monistat chaffing gel)
MAC sff in NC 50
MAC select cover in NC 50
MAC studio fix powder in nw 43
MAC fix +
Eyes
loreal decrease
coastals concealer quad in dark
36 smokey eye palette
revlon pen liner in black
MAC studio fix lash in black





FACE n Eyes the same as above* i'm also wearing individual lashes in this pic

Holiday look: Plum Fairy

Face:
monistat chaffing gel
MAC sff in nc 50
MAC prep and prime powder
Sleek contour palette
Iman foundation stick in earth 2
MAC blush in dirty plum

Eyes:
loreal decrease
coastal scents concealer quad in dark
coastal scents smokey eye palette
coastal scent 28 neutral palette
maybelline gel liner in black
Mac studio lash in black
black raidance pencil liner in black

lips:
loreal hip liquid lipcolor in tainted
nyx clear gloss

Sleek Comestics!!!!!!!

I'm always on a quest to find new products without spending an arm and a leg via, youtube and other blog. A few weeks ago i was in search for an contour kit that had both a highlighting powder and a contour powder. I came across two MAC sculpt and shape powder (which is limited edition, i was able to find it on www.allwholesalecomestics.com) and Sleek cosmetics' Contour face kit.

For those of you unfamiliar with Sleek it is an UK brand only available to us (in the USA) via their website. I placed my order almost a month ago ( thumbs down) I'm not sure if this is the usually time it takes for the products to be shipped or if it was because of the Christmas shopping season. However, once the products were actually sent out it only took five business days for it to get here via USPS (thumbs up for that) so i revived them yesterday in the mail! I was pleasantly pleased with my products ( I also got a beautiful blush). The products are reasonably price the contour kit was 12.93 and the blush was 8.23 (the shipping was 13.50) and definitely worth every penny (not the wait though)! I used the contour kit yesterday and it performed just as well as the MAC!

Overall I do plan to give Sleek another shot, i here great thing about their eyeshadow palettes and there's a few more blushes I want, I just want to see if what took so long was do to the Christmas season or that's normally how long it takes!



Face Contour Kit
A highlighter and pressed powder kit, which can be used to help sculpt and define one’s features. This product contains two powders.
The darker powder is used to create shadows on the face, such as defining the jaw line or contouring the cheekbones. The lighter powder is the highlighter, used to reflect light off the face and can be placed in various places such as the apple of the cheeks, the temple, the tip of the nose etc. 14g via www.sleekmakeup.com



available in three shades light, medium and dark (i got the dark)



swatch of the contour and highlight color, blends beautifully


the blush pomegranate



blush swatch


for referance MAC's sculpt and shape (available on www.allwholesalecosmetics.com or MAC pro stores)

MAC Classics: Girl About Town and Club

I went to my MAc stand two weeks ago and picked up to MAC "classics" that you may have already heard about "Girl about Town" lipstick and "Club" eyeshadow



First is "Girl About town" or "GAT" for short a lovely "fabulous fuchsia" lipstick. This looks lovely on beautiful brown skin! A must in any make-up lover collection



"GAT"

The next is "club" a reddish brown with green pearl eyeshadow that I have never seen dupe from any other make-up brand, high or low end. Ever verstile "club" can be woren in the crease, lid, outer corner or layer over other shadows. It too is another make-up must




All products can be found on www.maccosmetics.com