Friday Face of the Day

Happy Happy Friday! 

I hope you have fun weekend plans ahead. 

Here's a quick FOTD post to share some of the beauty goods I've been 

using and loving! 

Seriously, how pale am I right now?!?! aghhhhh, get that out of here... I need SUN!!! 

So ready for some beach and poolside. 

Oh, and sorry about the light switch just hanging out in the background . 

I don't claim to be a photographer! 

So, in my opinion the key things that stand out in this look are 

eyes, cheeks, and lips so I decided to just share those for this look and 

not overwhelm you with everything I used. 

Blush: NYX Rose Garden 

a gorgeous bright pink with shimmer 

Highlighter: Lorac Perfectly Lit powder in Spotlight 

lovely natural beige highligher that gives a pretty glow being glittery 

Eyes: Hard Candy baked duo in High Maintenance 

a natural shimmery eye

Lips: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten 

a brighter pink balm that stains your lip for an all day wash of color 

All of the products listed can be found in the drugstore other than the Lorac 

highlighter! I am loving drugstore looks and products lately! 

What are your current drugstore faves?! 

Friday Face of the Day- Bright Pink Lip

Happy Happy Friday!!!!

 

My Friday started with thinking today was payday only to discover it's Monday.

Boooooooo. There goes my weekend pedicure and H&M Spring shopping trip.

I'm still fuming over it a little.

 

I have bought a lot of new lippies for spring and I am loving incoporating brighter lips

into my spring routine!

 

My focus on this FOTD is a wearable bright pink lip.

 



 

I have been loving these two babies on their own or together.

 

 

Cover girl Jumbo gloss balm in #215 Watermelon Twist.

sheer color, soft shine, lasting ability

 

NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in #136 Dolly Pink

sheer color, shine, smells amazing

 

These are both drugstore lippies in the $5 range. NYX is not sold at most

drugstores, but can be found at Ulta.

 

This has been my go to fun pink lip for spring.

What's your favorite lippie of the moment???

 

 

Friday Face of the Day- Valentine's

Happy Friday Gals!

 

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day last night. Is it just me or does anyone else

feel that it's kind of a dumb holiday?! I don't know... the older I get the more it

 just seems so ridiculious.

 

I would much rather be surprised out of the blue with something sweet and unexpected

 than our society creating an expectation that b/c we are girls then we deserve flowers, dinner, gifts, etc on this made up holiday??? Maybe I sound synical. 

Not my goal here... just random

thoughts.

 

However, I did enoy my beautiful pink tulips, cards from family, and a delicious

oyster and tilapia dinner! Now I just sound like a hypocrite huh?! ha.

 

ANYwhoo... onto my FOTD. I thought I would showcase my look I did last

night for V-day! It was very simple and a look that could be worn everyday or

out and about depending on what you are comfortable with.

 

 

Deets of this look:

Foundation: Clinique Even Better

Concealer: Revlon Photo ready stick

Highligher: Jemma Kidd dewy glow rose gold (gorgeous cream)

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Blush: Benetint Rose cheek stain (on apples) (this is a very light liquid stain

that gives off such a gorgeous healhty glow)

Blush: ELF Pink Passion (just a small dab of this to set the stain)

Eyes: Lorac Pro Palette (all matte shades)

Liner: Urban Decay

Mascara: Cover Girl Lashblast Volume

Lips: Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Honey

Gloss: NYX Mega Shine in Perfect

 

Have a wonderful weekend,



Product of the Day- Color Tattoo

Happy Friday People! We made it or are slowly making it to the weekend. 

Today's POTD is a new Maybelline Color Tattoo I picked up at Ulta 

this week. They were featuring a BOGO on several new items so I bought this along 

with my new Loreal Glossy Stain. 

If you read my blog regularly you know that I love this product. I believe this is the 7th or 

8th one I have bought. They are a great cream base for your eyeshadow. Some of the darker

shades can be worn alone for just a sweep of color, but with the lighter shades I prefer

to use them as a primer. I apply with my fingers and then apply a powder shadow over

for fantastic color and lasting power!

The shade I was specifically looking for "Inked in Pink" was in their promotional 

basket. YAY! Love when that happens. I had read a review on this color and 

knew it was something I would get a lot of use out of. 

"Inked in Pink" is a soft pearl champagne pink. It is very light and natural and works 

well with a variety of colors. 

This week I have been applying the color tattoo as my base and then placing Loreal Amber

Rush over lid and then using a matte medium brown in my crease/corner. But, with this light

pink color you could use any shade of brown or purples or light beige colors. 

It's just a very functional pink. 

(Here's a free FOTD with my eye look) 

(Side note... on lips is the new Loreal Glossy Stain... still loving that) 

Out of all my Maybelline Color Tattoos this is currently my fave. I've said before there 

are colors that are so yummy I want to eat and this is one of those! It's just such a pretty girlie 

feminine pink. 

I have a feeling "Inked in Pink" is going to become a staple in my routine especially 

with spring and summer around the corner! It will be a great shade for those months! 

Have a great weekend and let me know what you think about this review! 

New Year's FOTD

Happy 2013 Everyone!!! 

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a great start to your new year. I'm sorry I 

have been so MIA on my blog, but with the holidays plus walking pnemonia plus the flu

made for a sickly girl and I have just been trying to rest and get back to normal. 

I was very pleased with the way my make up turned out for NYE and thought 

I would start the new year off with a FOTD post. Matt and I went out to dinner with a group

of friends and then off to a wedding reception party downtown. If you could have seen us 

a couple hours before getting fixed up you would have said there is NO WAY those 

people look or feel like going out. Still fighting the flu plus moving M in the rain all day made

for a sad pair. But, we got tough and actually had a great night. We headed out right after 12... 

no time for fun... we needed our rest! 

Anyway, here was my look for New Year's Eve:

Foundation: Clinique Even Better 

Concealer: Revlon Photoready stick 

Bronzer: Chanel Soleil Tan De 

Blush: Lorac Velvet Rope 

Highlighter: MAC Pearl Cream Color Base 

Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle (powder over cream) 

Eye Primer: NYX HD base

Eye Shadow: Revlon Photoready quad in Precocious

EyeLiner: Loreal Gel in Blackest Black (top)

Urban Decay Rockstar (bottom)

Mascara: Benefit They're Real 

Lips: Revlon Colorburst Gloss in Bordeaux

Other beauty deets: if you can notice I have a touch of bronze 

to my skin thanks to St. Tropez bronzing moose. I applied an hour

before leaving an just like that... COLOR! Love this stuff. 

The thing I was trying to achieve with this look was:

A really good glow and color with highlighted skin and 

and eye look that had a good shimmery purple to match my plum dress. I also wanted

a bolder lip. Here are a few of the key products that made this look.

Sparkly jewels compliments of Cache' 

And New Year's kiss compliments of Mattie... ;) 

I hope you had a great New Year's and have lots of plans, goals, and new perspectives for 

your 2013!! 

Friday Face of the Day

TGIF!!!! 

Well, we made it to Friday and I hope you have fun weekend plans ahead. 

Today's FOTD is going to be a three in one... product review, holiday look, and fotd. 

With the Holidays right around the corner I have tried a few looks that would be fun

to wear to a Christmas party, out and about, or just chilling with your family. I like this look

because it incorporates a soft gold eye with a wearable (in my opinion) red lip. I know some 

people have a hard time sporting a red lip and if you are used to wearing a more neutral lip

it is a big change, but this one to me is a little more natural. 

 Face picture with a flash 

(you can see the colors a bit more vibrant)

Face without a flash in natural lighting

Key products used in this look:

On my cheeks I applied Benetint, a rosy lip or cheek stain that

gives a very natural flush of color. 

After applying the cheek tint I applied this light pink blush by NYX in 

Rose Garden to set the liquid. 

For lips I used my new Covergirl blastlipstick lip duo in Smooch.
I have been curious to try this after hearing some good reviews and seeing all the
Sofia Vergara commercials.

This lip product is unique in that it is supposed to make your lips look
3 Dimensional as you use two colors. One shade is shimmer and the other is a matte cream.
 The darker shade is to be applied all over your lips and then
 the lighter color to the bottom center of your lip and it's supposed to give your
lips more depth.

Darker shade in Smooch.
It's kind of a brick red. It's not a bright cherry red at all.

Lighter shade in Smooch. 

Lighter peachy/pink. 

I have to say I do like the blastlipstick... it's very long lasting and has more of a matte finish

which I prefer. It does make for a more unique lip with the two shades incorporated. These 

retail at your drugstore for $8.

Other products used for this look:

Face:

Clinique Even Better Foundation

MAC Soft & Gentle Highlighter 

(blush included above)

Eyes:

Urban Decay Naked Palette in colors Halfbaked (all over lid) and 

Buck (in crease)  

Loreal Gel Liner in Black 

Almay Get Up and Grow Mascara

Lips:

Listed above. 

Have a great weekend! 

Face of the Day

It's been a while since I did a FOTD post, so thought I would give it a shot! 

I recently blogged about some Revlon products I bought and thought I would incorporate 

them into a FOTD so you can see how they look. 

Two of these products, Revlon colorstay quad in Decadent and Revlon colorburst

gloss in Rosepearl have been some of my faves lately. Especially the gloss!! It's the most

gorgeous rose/pearl shimmery gloss that is perfect for fall. It's neutral, but yet gives a pretty 

brown/rose pop of color. Love, love, love! 

My Face. : )

Products used on eyes were Revlon Decadent Quad. 

This quad is such a gorgeous soft neutral pink/gold color. It's soft, 

feminine, and will look great with any blush or lip shade you want to throw on with it. 

These quads are great b/c there are so many different ways you can wear them. Love 

the gold (far right) and Cranberry (bottom right). 

Great pigment and long lasting. Retails for around $7 at drugstore! 

This Revlon colorburst gloss in Soft Rose has been a staple in my 

make up looks this fall. Of course this color can be used anytime of the year b/c it's 

so neutral, but man oh man it is so pretty on! It's got a shimmer and pearl finish that just 

makes your lips look so healthy, sexy, and yummy! 

I wish I had big plump lips, but I shall keep wishing. 

This gloss also retails for around $7, but Revlon often has a Bogo special. 

Other products used for this look:

Foundation: Clinique Even Better (loving)

Bronzer: NARS Laguna (fave)

Blush: Rimmel Autumn Catwalk

Mascara: Almay Get up and Grow (great) 

Liner: Urban Decay Black 

What do you think about this look?! 

Friday Face of the Day

Today's FOTD will show you the Loreal eyeshadow duo, Electrified that was in 

my last post. 

Products Used for this look: 

Foundation: Clinique Even Better 

Bronzer: NARS Laguna 

Blush: Rimmel Autumn Catwalk 

Eyeshadow: Loreal Hip Duo in Electrified 

Liner: Urban Decay Black 

Mascara: Almay Get up and Grow

Lips: MAC Viva Glam V

Have a great weekend! 

Friday Face of the Day

We made it to Friday!!! 

My FOTD has some new products with upcoming reviews so stay tuned for more. 

Origin of Face: 

Foundation: Clinique Stay Matte 

Bronzer: MAC Refined Golden 

Blush: NARS Sin

Highligher: MAC Lightscapade 

Eyeshadow: Tarte Amazonian Clay Palette (review to come)

Liner: Urban Decay Black 

Mascara: Benefit They're Real 

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter Sugar Plum (review to come) 

Have a fabulous weekend! 

Friday Face of the Day

Happy Friday! 

As promised in my last post I told you I would do a FOTD with my new Maybelline quad

in "Olive Martini." 

I really do love the look this quad gives on your eyes. Silver, green, burgundy, and lots 

of shimmer. 

Makeup used for this look:

Foundation: Clinique Stay Matte 

Bronzer: Soleil Tan de Chanel (cream bronzer... AMAZING) 

Blush: NARS Sin (review to come) 

Highlighter: MAC Skinfinish in Lightscapade 

Eyes: Maybelline Quad in Olive Martini 

Liner: Urban Decay Zero

Mascara: Benefit, They're Real 

Lips: Merle Norman Lucky in Love

Have a GREAT weekend! 

Friday Face of the Day

Happy Friday and start to your weekend. 

It's been a lonnnnng time since I've done a FOTD post and since I seem to be on a blog

roll this week I thought I would post my latest look. 

I didn't take a picture of the products used in this look... so if you want to see what they look

like just google them to get a better idea. 

My favorite part of this look is for sure the eyes. I don't think this picture does justice to the 

Wet n Wild "Silent Treatment" trio. I love the lid color in this palette so very much. It's a gorgeous

plum/purple taupe with a silver undertone that is a very unique color on it's own. I added the dark brown crease color on the outer edge of my eye and put the peach highlighter color under my brow. 

The price of the Wet N Wild Silent Treatment trio is a whopping $2.99 at your local drugstore and 

I cannot stress how incredible these shades are for the price. I can be really hesitant of cheap products 

and their payoff b/c often you get what you pay for. However, Wet n Wild really does have very

good formulated, well pigmented, and lasting eyeshadows!! This is by far my favorite trio and shades

by them b/c it really is so unique and works well with my dark eyes and hair. But, the purple 

taupe shade will work well with any skin/eye color. Go buy it.... NOW!! You will love it. 

Ok, so on to the origins of my face. 

Foundation: Clinique Stay Matte 

Concealer: Estee Lauder Double Wear

Blush: Lorac Velvet Rope (great matte baked blush for fall or year round)

Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle 

Eyes: Wet n Wild Silent Treatment 

Liner: Urban Decay Zero (black)

Mascara: Almay Get up & Grow 

Lips: NYX Beige gloss 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Friday Face of the Day

Happy Friday Chick a Dee's.

I have another Face of the Day (FOTD) post for you and I hope you enjoy this

look that I sported for a Valentine's date night.

Here is my face in regular lighting.

And again in natural lighting. I have to say I love this look and makeup

used Tuesday night. Lovin the smoky grey eye with light pink lip.

I feel like it's dramatic enough for a night out, but also something you can

sport around the office or wherever your everyday may be.

FACE: (See previous post for pictures)

Foundation: Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 hour

Concealer: Estee Lauder Double Wear

Blush: MAC Cream in LadyBlush (as seen below)

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Highlighters: MAC Cream Color Base in Shell (cream) applied first to top of

cheekbones and then set with MAC Soft & Gentle Powder.

EYES:

NEW PRODUCT!!

Clinique lid smoothie in Sassy Fras was applied all over lid as a neutral

taupe/gray to serve as primer and color base for other shadow.

NEW PRODUCT!!

After letting my lid smoothie dry I then applied this Clinique Stay

Matte shadow in the shade Slate.

It's a gorgeous matte gray that makes for a great smoky eye without being

too dark or harsh.

After applying the lid smoothie and matte shadows from Clinique I put

my NARS bronzer in my crease to warm up the look a bit and added a light

shade under my brow for a highlight shade.

Last step was adding Urban Decay Black Liner and several coats of Revlon

Photoready 3D Volume mascara.

LIPS:

I wanted to keep the lips light and neutral, but with a pop of color since

my eyes were darker.

I applied Estee Lauder lipstick in Crystal Pink and then added Revlon gloss in

Pink Pop.

Have a very happy weekend!

Valentine's Face of the Day (FOTD)

Happy GALENTINE'S Day!!!

I hope you all are having a wonderful day filled with love from those closest in

your life.

I wanted to post my Valentine's day look as a "face of the day." I think these

are kind of fun and it gives me a chance to play with new looks and new colors

for you so I'm not putting on the same makeup every day.... cuz let's be honest you

guys know I have drawers full of it.

So, this is a day look... what I wore to work. It's a little more glammed up with the red

lips and would not be my typical every day work look, but wanted to play up the

red a bit. I may do a separate post on how I do my night look. Stay tuned.

In regular lighting.

Natural lighting.

Products used on face:

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 hour foundation (not listed)

Estee Lauder Double Wear concealer under eyes

Nars Laguna Bronzer

MAC blush in Plum Foolery

MAC Mineralize skinfinish in Soft and Gentle (highlight)

MAC cream color base in Shell (highlight)

Products used on eyes:

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Browbone and inner corner I used shades:

Virgin (far left)

Sin (shimmer pink next to it)

Center of Lid I used: Toasted (far left)

Outercorner I used: Hustle (middle)

Lined upper lash line: Creep (far right)

New Product Alert!!

For mascara I used Revlon Photoready 3D Volume.

I like it so far... I find it's lengthens and separates more than a ton of volume.

For lips I used:

Merle Norman lipstick in Sienna

Merle Norman gloss in Sheer Kiss

It's not really a true red lip, but something that gives you a hint of pink/red

in a more wearable everyday look.

And last, but certainly not least my own little Valentine this year!

My sweet 4 pound maltipoo, Millie! She is my love.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

XOXO