I LOVE my Urban Decay Naked palette (review here), but often wished it had more matte shades. My wish has come true with Lorac’s Pro palette! It comes with 8 amazing mattes and 8 beautiful shimmer shades! A total of 16 super soft shadows with great color payoff. Love it! LORAC PRO PALETTE $42. (Available… [Read more…]
Giveaway is now CLOSED. Thank you to everyone that participated with the giveaway! The 2 lucky winners are… Shasha Y. from CA and Julie P. from TX. Congrats ladies! Happy Wednesday!~ I recently discovered Le Metier de Beaute and have been obsessed with them. Ya’ll know I love to share products I love, so I’m… [Read more…]
Another post on depotting! Just want to make sure I’ve covered all the bases for you. Depotting is great way to cut the clutter and keep all your favorites and most used products organized all in one palette. Earlier this week I shared how to depot from a cardboard palette. Today I’ll share how to… [Read more…]
Yesterday, I posted my review and swatches on the Urban Decay: Book of Shadows III (on sale for $39). My only complaint: bulky packaging! Today, I’d like to share how I depotted the big and bulky shadow palette into a compact and slim Unii Palette! I won my Unii Palette on Instagram a few weeks… [Read more…]
I love sales and shadows… so when the Urban Decay Book of Shadows III went on sale for $39 (originally $54) with an additional 20% off (Friends and Family)… I had to get it. This New York City inspired palette comes with 16 vintage formula colors + Eyeshadow Primer Potion: Original (nude—dries invisibly) + 24/7… [Read more…]
As a member of the Glam Beauty Board, I received a {huge} box of beauty products for a fall makeover. From head to toe, Glam thought of everything and included a little bit of everything ranging from drugstore to department store brands. There’s a ton of stuff, so let’s get started! ~~~~~ {Skincare} ~~~~~ Pur:… [Read more…]
I’m really pale, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to looking like I have a tan and a healthy glow. Thank goodness for Lorac’s WILD for TANtalizer Collection ($135 value for $39). If you love to shimmer and glow, this is the collection for you. This boxed collection kit… [Read more…]
I’m excited to share with you some of Youngblood’s fall collection, which is available starting today! This is a brand I adore and have done many reviews on (here, here, and here). Why do I love them so much?! For starters, they’re paraben, talc, oil, fragrance, and cruelty free! Yay… Kobe and I are thrilled about… [Read more…]
Urban Decay is having their Friends and Family sale until March 10th. Woohoo!~ It’s the perfect time to stock up on Urban Decay products! Here are the details of the F&F Sale and reviews of my favorite Urban Decay products. Hope it helps you decide what to get! Details of the Friends and Family Sale:… [Read more…]
I’m so glad I got to try myface cosmetics… just in time to share a gift with purchase code with you!~ Use code: blogbling to receive a free Silver Screen Blingtone ($20 value) with the purchase of any other myface product (at least 1 myface item must be purchased to receive the free blingtone). The… [Read more…]
I’m happy to share with you theBalm’s Nude’tude palette. This palette comes in 2 package designs. Naughty and Nice. I, of course, got the Nice palette! (Both Naughty and Nice palettes contain the same colors) theBalm’s Nude’tude palette ($36): “These amazing palettes consist of 12 beautiful shades that make wearing nudes fun! These satiny smooth… [Read more…]
I admit it… I’m a sucker for cute packaging. So of course, when I saw this adorable Hello Kitty shadow and highlighter compact from Sephora on sale, I had to get it. After testing it out, I’m soooo glad I got. Originally $35 but on sale right now for $20. This is the perfect eye… [Read more…]
I’ve been meaning to buy some makeup brushes and was excited to find Sigma Makeup. They carry tons of brushes and the prices are affordable!~ Each brush I purchased were between $14-$16. With a hopeful heart I ordered 4 brushes with a 10% off discount code (0112XJML) : 2 kabuki brushes for foundation/blush and 2… [Read more…]
Excited to share with you today the 2012 Youngblood’s spring collection. These items will be available beginning March 1, 2012. Eye Illuminating Duo ($22) My favorite item in the collection. This double ended pencil is genius. It’s a shimmer and a matte pencil wrapped up into one! I can use the shimmer (iridescent champagne-beige) on… [Read more…]
I’ve never finished a shadow except for this one (pictured on right)… my all time favorite: Laneige (Design Eyeshadow in #203). I wore it everyday and went through it like that (*snapping fingers). It’s simply perfect… creamy consistency, a sheer champagne color with subtle gold glitter. This alone on my lids always made me feel… [Read more…]
After seeing countless reviews on CoastalScents.com shadow palettes, I decided to order a few items and test them out for myself. I purchased the 78 Shadow Blush Palette from Coastal Scents for $18.95 and honestly expected the palette to be unusable and/or poor quality. I’m happy to report that Coastal Scents proved me wrong! It’s… [Read more…]
I feel like I’ve been playing hide and seek with these eye shadows… them hiding, me seeking. Finally got some to test out! I’ll keep this post short and sweet. Mostly pictures. Here are my observations: SUPER pigmented. With the shimmery shades, you can apply sheer or build to an opaque finish. For sheer application,… [Read more…]
I FINALLY got my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette a few days ago! I knew there would be a lot of similar colors to my original Naked palette but ordered Naked 2 anyway to do a comparison. I hope this post helps you decide if you’re thinking about getting Naked2 but already have Naked, or… [Read more…]
I recently picked up 2 Color Tattoos by Maybelline and put it to the test. Would it really last 24 hours? Here are the 2 colors I purchased. Both colors are very intense and opaque.The colors adhere almost immediately, so blending is a bit challenging. Tough as Taupe (left): Very matte. I couldn’t wouldn’t wear… [Read more…]
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