Makeup Mayfest Day 7

Today's Friday Face of the Day is brought to you by none other than 

Millie the Maltipoo. 

She got her huuur did today and wanted the blogging world to see her in all 

her glory. 

Her before and after glamour shots. 

Make this precious baby girl feel pretty with a sweet comment! 

Have a great weekend

From me and Millie

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,



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! 

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 quiet a while since I've done a FOTD post and was a little inspired to do a 

healthy summer glow look for this week. 

There is nothing prettier to me this time of the year to see a glowy (not shiny) face that just 

looks sun kissed and healthy. 

Enjoy...

Foundation: Clinique Stay Matte 

Highlighter: MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl and set with MAC Soft & Gentle

Bronzer: Nars Laguna

Blush: Urban Decay Bang (Bright red cream) very unique. 

Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Palette 

Lid: Sin ( a shimmery light pink) 

Crease: Buck ( a light matte brown) 

Outer Corner: Darkhorse (Dark Grey/Brown with shimmer) 

Eyeliner: Urban Decay Zero (black) 

Mascara: Mally Volume

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter 

Hope you enjoyed this look. My favorite part is for sure the highlight on the cheeks and 

shimmery eyes! It just makes such a difference in giving you that healthy summer glow. I feel

like those products take your skin from dull and boring to lively, healthy, and youthful! 

Have a WONDERFUL non boring and full of life weekend! 

FOTD & OOTD

Thank God It's Friday, right?! I am feeling extra froggy today and decided I would give

you a two in one special. Why not?! Here's to a Face of the Day & Outfit

of the Day. Enjoy! 

So, after coming back from the beach this week I was feeling more natural and light

on the make-up. I like the nude eye with dark winged liner and just a pop of color on the

lips.  

Products Used:

Foundation: Loreal Magic Scouffle 

Bronzer: NARS Laguana

Blush: MAC Ginergly

Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle

Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Palette (lid: naked, & halfbaked) (crease: buck) (brow: virgin)

Liner: Lorac Front of the Line Liquid Liner (black)

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait (my go to shade for every day) 

 Now, to my outfit of the day... 

Jeans: White skinnies from Gap 

Top: Esley from Ditsy Daisy Boutique of Chelsea, AL

Earrings: Oversized Gold Hoops

Watch: Michael Kors White/Rose Gold 

Shoes: Guess Peek a Boo Nude Pumps (TJ Maxx) 

Sorry this is not the best pic. I don't pretend to be a photographer. :) 

I hope you have the best weekend EVER!! 

Verse of the Day:

"Those who belong in Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with it's passion and desires."

Galatians 5:24

Friday FOTD

Happy Friday!!

Here's to another Friday Face of the Day. This was my "face" last weekend

for a night out on the town so it is a little more glammed up.

Hope you enjoy....

Products Used:

Primer: Clinique Pore Refining Solutions

Foundation: Loreal Magic Soufflé

Concealer: Estee Lauder Double Wear

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Blush: MAC Gingerly (back of cheekbones) and MAC cream Ladyblush (apples)

Highlighters: MAC Cream Shell and then MAC Soft & Gentle over cream.

Shadow Primer: NYX HD Primer

Eye Shadows: (Lid) MAC Satin Taupe

(Outer Corner) MAC Carbon and then blended out

(browbone) Urban Decay Sin

Eyeliner: LORAC black liquid

Mascara: Mally Volume

Lips: Merle Norman "Lucky in Love" lipcolor

Gloss: Merle Norman "Mademoiselle"

What's been on your face lately.... share with me!! I want to know your favorites!

Have a glossy weekend.

Friday Face of the Day (FOTD)

Cheers to the Weekend People!!

In honor of all the Spring Breakers this week I decided to do a brighter face of the

day for you this Friday. And what says spring better than a pretty flawa in your

huuuuur girl?!

I was excited to do my first real attempt at a cat eye for you. I need some more practice

with liquid liner, but I think we may be getting somewhere. This is a much more

natural take, but I want to do a dramatic cat eye soon!

Hair is all natural. Literally took a shower and did nothing but spritz some of my

Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray and went to bed. Hello Volume!

You can see the cat eye a little better here with my eyes open.

I did a very neutral matte eye with black liquid liner and then brightened the face

up with some bright coral blush and cherry lip gloss.

Most of you probably already know this, but pick an area of your face that you want

the focus to be. If it's your eyes... do a smoky eye with a neutral lip. If you want to do a bright

or dark lip, tone down your eyes with lighter more neutral shades. You just don't want

a lot going on with both your eyes and lips.

Make-Up used for this look:

Foundation: Loreal Magic Scouffle

Concealer: Estee Lauder Double Wear

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Blush: NARS Orgasm and Maybelline Bouncy Blush in shade Tamale

(I applied the cream Maybelline first and then set it with the NARS orgasm powder)

Highlighter: MAC Shell (cream) then MAC Soft & Gentle

Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Palette

Shades used: Virgin (under brow) Naked (lid) Buck (crease)

Liner: Lorac black liquid

Gloss: Clinique Cherry Apple

Happy Spring Break!!! I'm so excited for this time of the year!!

Have a great weekend.

Friday Face of the Day (FOTD)

Happy End of the Week!!!!

I've done another FOTD post for you guys and I'm a big fan of the products

I used on my eyes and hope you will be a little inspired! : )

So, real quick before I get started on products used... I just downloaded

Instagram on my iphone and I'm obsessed!!! I'm sometimes a little late in the ball

game to catch onto new things, but when I discover I go all out!

Anyway, this photo above was taken with Instagram and I love all the various colors

you can play around with to get the look you want. Fun!

So, for me the thing about this look that stands out the most is the

eyes. They are a somewhat smoky eye in a subtle gray/purple way.

That's my favorite thing about this look so I'm going to mention all products

used, but I only took pictures of the eye shadows.

So, first thing I did was prime the eye with Maybelline Color Tattoo in

"Tough as Taupe."

This gives your eye a light gray shade and prepares your eye for the other colors to come.

I then packed the color "Mist"all over my lid. This is the shade on far left that

is a matte lilac purple by Merle Norman.

Last thing was taking the color "Storm" charcoal gray/brown by Merle Norman

in the outer corner and crease to give more depth and color.

I lined the upper lash line with "Zero" black liner from Urban Decay and

ran "Storm" under my bottom lash line for a softer look.

Products Used:

Foundation: HourGlass Immaculate Liquid to Powder (review to come)

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Blush: MAC Gingerly

Highlight: MAC Soft & Gentle

Eyes: Merle Norman Mist and Storm

Liner: Urban Decay Zero (Black)

Mascara: Revlon Photoready 3d

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

Have a FABULOUS weekend!!

Friday Face of the Day

TGIF!!!

I wanted to start doing some posts featuring MY face (just for you Val) along with

the products that I used for that look. Friday seems like a puuuurfect day to do this.

I'm always fond of neutral looks, but lately it's really been my go to. Neutral eyes, cheeks, lips

the whole nine yards. I have a few new products that I haven't had the chance

to talk about and feature so I am going to do that today.

So, here's my face.... oooooo, ahhhhh.

May not be the best lighting for actually seeing the color of products, but

I decided to do this last night and had no natural light. Sorry!

So, here are most of the products I used. Forgot my mascara and

Revlon lip butter. ooops!

Foundation: Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 hour (sample I am trying)

Bronzer: Nars Laguna

Highlighting: MAC skinfinish in Soft & Gentle (powder)

Highlighting: MAC cream color base in Shell (cream)

Blush: MAC Gingerly

Eyes: Wet n Wild Silent Treatment

Mascara: Mally Volumizing

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

New Product Alert!!

I think I have talked about how my new favorite thing in my

make-up routine is highlighting my cheekbones. If you want an easy step

to make your skin look fresh, healthy, glowy, and luminious then highlighting is where you

need to be. : )

This is a new product I bought this week and have been eyeballing it for a long time.

This is MAC skinfinish in the shade Soft and Gentle. As you can see it's a brown/pink

powder that has shimmer to it when applied to your face that just gives a very

healthy glow to your skin. LOVE it!! I'm obsessed with using it.

Retails for $29. Seems a bit pricy, but seriously I think this will last me a lifetime!

New Product Alert!!

Another highlighting product from MAC. Again, have had my eye on this

cream color base for quite some time in the shade Shell.

This is a cream product that can be applied under or over foundation with a brush

or fingers to the top of your cheekbones for a little healthy shine.

This color is a light neutral pink with a little shimmer and retails for $17.50.

New Product Alert!!

Yes, I know... I've gotten a little carried away lately.

This is MAC blush in the color Gingerly. This is not really a shade I would have

gravitated to on my own, but was named a top product of 2011 by the lovely

Amarixe on Youtube. I cannot even begin to express how obsessed I have been with

this blush. She was spot on when she said it is the perfect every day blush that

warms up your cheeks and gives a healthy look.

It looks a little scary orange in the pan, but it is a gorgeous terracotta warm coral

shade that retails for $20.00

When I googled images of this blush... look who I found!!

Awwww snap Ya'll. Article said MAC gingerly is one of Kim K favorite

blush! Makes me love it even more now! Ha.

I recently did a post about how I love the new Revlon lip butters and if you haven't

tried them you should really get your hands on a few. They are so pigmented and

moisturizing.

I finished my look off with the shade on the far left which is my favorite for every day.

Peach Parfait is the shade and it's a lovely peachy/coral shade with a bit of

shimmer.

Hope you enjoyed this post and it was somewhat informative and you have

a GREAT weekend!