FOTD: Jewel-Toned

I wanted to try a different eye shape today... I like how it came out but I can't get the two eyes even, so that's why there is a lack of macro'd close eye shots. I gotta fix it before I go out later!

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix Powder - NC20
- Mac blush in Prism (contour)
- Mac blush in Prim and Proper (cheeks)
- Mac MSF in Gold Deposit (bronzer)
- Mac Select MoistureCover in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Maybelline Great Lash (clear for brows)
- Fyrinnae Gryffonrider
- Fyrinnae Herbivore
- Mac Beautiful Iris
- Fyrinnae Curiouser and Curiouser
- Ben Nye Ice
- Beauty from the Earth Green Apple
- Maybelline Lash Stiletto
- Almay purple liner
- Collection 2000 glitter liner in Shake It Up

LIPS:
- Boots Natural Collection lipstick, Rose Bud
- Fyrinnae Lip Lustre Romantique

Quick Purples FOTD

Do you guys like the new layout? The bf made the banner. The little turtle on the right wasn't supposed to be cut off, but Blogger did that to it and I think it's kinda cute :3 Anyway!

I was in a discussion with talkingtrash / Pigments and Pearls (she's got a blog, clicky!) about Beautiful Iris, Trax and GlamourCheck! all together. I decided to re-do the look this morning with some small changes.

I don't know... it needs something. I wish I had put my Collection 2000 purple glitter liner over top. Maybe that's what it's missing.

Sorry for the lack of closeups -- my eyes are really bleh looking today and I didn't like how any of them came out!

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder, NC20
- Maybelline blush in Potpourri
- Mac MSF in Petticoat
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Maybelline Great Lash (clear for brows)
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk
- Mac e/s Beautiful Iris
- Mac e/s Trax
- Sleek Acid dark purple
- Mac e/s GlamourCheck!
- Urban Decay e/s Aquarius
- Sleek Acid matte black used as liner

LIPS:
- Mac Viva Glam Gaga
- Mac Extra Amps dazzleglass

Lipstick Collection Swatches and... new hair!

I did my 100th post and didn't even notice. Well, happy 101st (hahahahaha, I typed "th" on the end of that at first) post to me!
I will also maybe be doing a giveaway soon. I'm just not sure what to use for it, lol.

I decided to swatch my small lipstick collection, as I wanted to see what I'm lacking in terms of color and finish, and also because I know you people love makeup porn, you dirty, dirty girls.

Here goes!












(L-R)
Mac Creme d'Nude - A lovely nude, it's probably my favorite of my collection.
Wet n Wild 547B - Another good nude, a bit on the frosty side
GOSH Darling - I need to wear this more, I will try RaeRae's method of using a pink liner
Mac Viva Glam Gaga - <3. That is all.












(L-R)
Wet n Wild 502A - Thought this was a dupe for Sandy B (next door). Obviously not.
Mac Sandy B - Lovely color, albeit a bit frosty.
Rimmel Crush - This is more orange in real life. I need to work on pulling this off.
Body Shop #11 (Plum) - Got it for free, and don't wear it much to be honest.











(L-R)
Rimmel Airy Fairy - It's okay, it looks better on my skin than my lips. I like the formula.
Maybelline Pink Please - A good "I don't know what to do on my lips" color, goes with anything.
Wet n Wild 511B - Can you see that I have a fair amount of these? lol. I think this was for my Gaga costume.
Wet n Wild 521A - Wanted it to be a dupe for Show Orchid... not really. Still a nice color.

















(L-R)
Mac Up the Amp - Favorite color. Ever. EVER. This is pure love in a tube.
Mac Thrills - Completely different in real life. Very, very pretty bronzey pink.
Cover Girl Fire Shine - My "red but not red" color. I need to get Viva Glam Cyndi =P
NYX Chaos - My red. MY red. :) It's so beautiful.
(Bottom) Milani Orangina (spelling?) - Got this on a whim. Love the formula on these... There was a lilac color with gold sparkle that I will go back and get as soon as I get off my lazy butt and trek to CVS.

I just realized I didn't include my Morgana Minerals samples, or the 1 Clinique lipstick I have. D'oh.

So, what do you think? What are your favorites from my collection? In fact, what are your favorites ever? Would love to hear!

Last bit, my new hair (it looks so much better in person, and excuse the bags under the eyes and lack of lip color :3 )














































It has SO much more shape and movement now. I love it! Gotta get used to the short bangs. I think she intentionally cut them that short so that I would be prepared for when I do my fringe in the fall :)

Video Review: Maybelline XXL Extensions Mascara

I'm getting the hang of this. Less um's!

Sorry for the poor sound... I tried using my digital camera but I have nothing to prop it up on to keep it at the right level. Maybe my webcam's sound can be adjusted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcHbUSIBoSE

Thanks for the support guys!

FOTD: Day Five (Pop 'o Blue)

I liked how this turned out a lot except my eye was really playing up that day so I didn't take many photos. The few I did take show how disgusting my eye was :(

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix Powder, NC20
- Mac MSF in Gold Deposit
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- L'Oreal HIP duo in Flamboyant (the gold side)
- Mac e/s in Amber Lights
- Mac e/s in Woodwinked
- Mac e/s in GlamourCheck!
- UD 24/7 liner in Flipside
- Estee Lauder Lash Primer
- Maybelline The Colossal mascara (brown)

LIPS:
- CoverGirl TruShine lipstick in Fire Shine
- Mac lipglass in Nice Mix Up

Mascara review: Maybelline Lash Stiletto

Pretty simple. I don't think it needs more words than the pictures. This is the best mascara I've ever found and I know SO many people that dislike it... but here's what it does for MY lashes...




























Naked lashes.
















Excuse the mascara dribble on the side of my eye. Geez... macro makes everything look terrible. The results are pretty fantastic on me. I have no problems with this mascara, it does flake a little after 10-12 hours and/or sleeping, which is not really a surprise.

It retails anywhere from $6-$9 at local drugstores and Ulta, and Maybelline regularly goes on Buy One, Get One Free and Buy 1, Get One 50% off.

On second look, I should have done some side and closed eye shots. My lashes are very thin and dark without mascara, so...

Purple dramatic look

So, no new hair for Wendy tonight :( Sadness.
Apparently, when they scheduled my appointment, the scheduler didn't account for the fact that my color girl was off work 1 1/2 hours after my appointment time. She needed at least 2 - 2 1/2 hours to do what I wanted. So I go back Saturday... :( :(

I'm still posting this awesome look I did earlier XD. I've determined that I need a better purple, my purples just suck...

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder in NC25
- Mac Select MoistureCover concealer in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW20
- Maybelline blush in Potpourri

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Merle Norman e/s in Pink Halo (inner lid, comes in a duo with a dark purple)
- Urban Decay e/s in Fishnet (middle lid)
- L'oreal HIP e/s in Flamboyant (from a duo... center lid as well)
- Barry M dazzledust in LED2 (limited edition... crease)
- Urban Decay e/s in Grifter (all over lid for glitter effect... that didn't show)
- Urban Decay e/s in Ransom (outer crease, lower lashline)
- Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Flipside (lower lashline, waterline)
- Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Zero (upper lashline, upper waterline)
- Revlon matte eyeliner in Pure White (inner eye)
- Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara in Black
**I used tape to get a clean edge on the outside of my eye...

LIPS:
- Mac lipglass in Perky (discontinued)

FOTD: Berry Colors

Loved this look yesterday when I did it!

FACE:
- Mac StudioFix Powder in NC25
- Mac Select Moisturecover Concealer in NW20 (around nose area)
- Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (under eyes)
- Mac mineralize skinfinish in Petticoat
- Mac blush in Prism (contour)

EYES:
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk (all over lid)
- Mac e/s in White Frost (inner corner and lower inner lashline)
- Ulta e/s in Pink (inner 1/3 of lid)
- Mac e/s in Stars 'n Rockets (middle 1/3 of lid)
- Urban Decay deluxe e/s in Fishnet (outer 1/3, made into a slight cat eye shape, also outer lower lashline)
- Mac e/s in Sushi Flower (outer top part of crease towards brow)
- Random e/s from The Icing, it's a duo w/ orange and a purpley pink (inner crease)
- Revlon matte e/s in Vintage Lace (brow highlight)
- Mac e/s in Tilt (inner lower lashline and overtop of black eyeliner on top lashline)
- Maybelline Lash Stiletto in Black
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance (of course)
- 2True glitter mascara #1 (silver glitter)

LIPS:
- Mac lipglass in Perky (frosty lavender... gorgeous!)