FOTD: Violet Sweetheart

Hello beauties,


Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving as well as their weekend of shopping. I had a tremendous Thanksgiving spent with my wonderful family and lovely friend.
Didn't do any in-store Black Friday shopping because I despise crowd and rush. However, I did get some items online but in due time I will share. Nevertheless, I was excited over the weekend because my favorite sport (basketball) lockout has ended...  Yipppiiieee!!!


Now unto my FOTD, in my previous post I shared my Beauty supplies store haul of the Nicka K Absolute Perfect 18 eyeshadow palettes. Well in this look I have used some colors from both palettes, so check it out beauties.

the glitters= awesomeness

Products Used:
FACE
Black Radiance oil control
20 concealer palette
Black Opal stick f/d: Beautiful Bronze
Maybelline superstay f/d: Cocoa mixed with Ruby Kisses bronzing cream: Golden Goddess
N.Y.C. Sun 2 Sun bronzing powder: Bronze Mist
Wet n Wild Mega Glo: Starlight Bronze (highlight)
Wet n Wild bronzer: Bali (highlight)
Black Radiance blush: Spiced Ginger


EYES
ELF primer
MAC p/p: Painterly
NYX Jumbo pencil: Milk

Nicka K Absolute Perfect 18 palette: 
➥ Paparazzi; yellow (inner lid & tearduct & inner bottom lashline), pinks (middle lid),  shimmer & matte purples (outer lid & bottom lashline)
➥ Eclipse; skintone color (crease), fuschia (middle lid), purples (crease & bottom lashline), lavender (browbone), light pink (highlight), black (outer crease)

MUFE e/s: #92 (outer crease)
Sally's Girl glitter: Fuschialious & Lavish Lavender (middle)
Wet n Wild cream eyeliner: Black
Kleancolor glitter eyeliner:Lilac (bottom lashline)
ELF dramatic lashes
Maybelline Lash Stiletto


LIP
Nicka K l/l: Berry
Nicka K l/s: Brilliant Fuschia (outer) & Beach Fuschia (center)






Later that day I decided to :

LIP #2
MAC l/s: Up the Amp
OCC lip tar: Katrina



To see my Nicka K Absolute Perfect 18 eyeshadow palettes swatches check this out here: Absolute eyeshadow palettes



Be Fabulous & be smart!!

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Hey beauties, 

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Check out these deals for #CyberMonday ... happy shopping beauties!!!

*I am in no way affiliated with these companies, nor am I being paid to mention the deals.

Swatches: Nicka K Absolute Perfect 18 Eyeshadow palettes

Hey beauties,

I was happening to check my reader list and saw a fellow beauty blogger post pictures on a haul with these products. I immediately thought to myself "I wonder of my beauty supplies store got these in stock". The items I saw was the Nicka K Absolute Perfect Eighteen Eyeshadow Palettes. I know your wondering, I have never heard of this brand. Well Nicka K is an upcoming brand which has been featured in magazines such as Sophisticates Black Hair Styles and Black Hair.
This beauty supplies store brand is emerging and best believe their products are pretty decent to others like: Ruby Kisses, Black Opal and Kleancolor.

These palettes retail for $2.99 each

Can be found at www.Nicka.com or local Beauty supplies store

Image taken from website

Eclipse palette

Swatches of Eclipse palette

(two last big colors not included)

Paparazzi palette

Swatches of Paparazzi palette

(two last big color not included)

The two last big colors in both palettes

Look out for FOTD's with these palettes, their pigmentation amazed me. Love their pigmentation and the  texture of the array of different colors. 

*All swatches were done without base and/or primer




Be Fabulous and be smart!!

REVIEW: Hana air Professional hair dryer

*Very picture heavy




Hello beauties,

I was contacted by Misikko.com to review their Hana air Professional hair dryer. Rarely do I do hair tools reviews but please be reminded that all opinions is 100% true and genuine.

Misikko.com is a company which sells professional hair equipments. This is the  Hana air professional dryer which I received.

HANA Salon presents the powerful HANAair hair dryer. This dryer has been Salon tested and Salon recommended since its inception. Inspired by Italian design, the combination of HANAair's strongest AC motor along with its tourmaline lined ceramic heater will dry your hair up to 60% faster maintaining natural shine while promoting healthy luxurious hair. -via the website

• on Technology- condition hair & reduces static electricity
• Tourmaline & Titanium Oxide Technology- natural ions promote healthier hair
• Silver Nanotechnology- for antibacterial Protection
• Scratch Resistant Shell with black metallico finish adds durability and is easy to clean
• Long life motor with low noise
• Gyroscopically balanced for easy handling
• Fiberglass concentrator
• Italian Design

-via the website: Misikkio.com 

 Pros: 
➢ Reliable and durable equipment.
➢ Lightweight dryer with technological design.
➢ Environmentally safe.
➢ Doesn't create/ cause static or hair to be frizzy.
➢ Takes below 10 minutes for hair to be completely dry (hair length: short to shoulder length).
➢ Amazing air flow which ranges from cold air to warm air to hot and very hot air.
➢ The air motor sound is not as loud and boisterous as compared to other handheld hair dryers.
➢ It's Italian design and sleek display adds to it's professional look.
➢ The exterior is a scratch resistant design.
➢ It comes with a 2 year warranty
➢ It helps in maintaining the your natural hair shine and does not get hair tangled and make it difficult to comb thru

I used it on my daughter's curly hair and she really loved the feel of it rather than the old one which when turned on scares her. 

Equipment

I really like the Hana air dryer beauty tool, it's sleek black color and design makes it look very professional like it's a salon hair dryer. It has a rounded hook at the lower end of the dryer in which one can hang it for storage as the professionals do in the salon. 

Con:
➢ The price... being that it is a professional amazing quality dryer, I would recommend it to professional stylist and such.

Available at Misikko.com

Price: $314.99 US

Sale price: $194.99 US

Pictures of the Equipment Packaging

Best Product packaging ever

Inside the small lilac baggies: there was hand sanitizers & nail files

Free Pouch that comes with your order

Paul Michelle smoothing Shampoo & Treatment

Flower arrangement in heart shape package is so pretty

What the shampoo & treatment was stored in

Received a cute mini teddy bear and ELF eyelash curlers

Corioliss Straightening Comb

The Hana air dryer 

inside the black bag is a Hana shine shield therapy

Very professional packaging

The Process

hair before wash

Hair after wash with Paul Michelle products

Hair after using Hana air dryer

-do you see that natural shine

Hair took 7 mins 56 secs to dry 

After curling hair with a random flat iron

Misikko.com provides by far the most beautiful packaging of their equipment. I was truly amazed. Awesome customer service.






Ratings: ♥♥♥♥♥ - Awesome

Not certain if when purchased all the products in my packaging will all be apart of the your packaging. 

** Products were provided by the company for review. I was not being compensated to review this product. All opinions and experience remain 100% honest by the author of this blog.

FOTD: I Don't Recall

Hello beauties,



Hope all is well, here I have a FOTD but..... yes there is a 'but' .... I don't recall half the products I used. Silly me for not jotting down the items. I do recall though that on my lips I am wearing MAC What Joy! lipstick from the Glitter & Ice Collection.

So enjoy the photos of the look.

Until next time I will try my best to jot down asap info on what is on my face for the day....


Be Fabulous & be smart!!

Swatches: wet N wild ColorIcon Eyeshadow Collection

Note: Picture heavy!


Hello beauties,


Today I will feature a well known USA drugstore brand that is swiftly emerging with awesome products. If you aren't familiar with Wet N Wild cosmetics well you are gonna be. I have featured swatches of there lipsticks, baked eyeshadows, matte eyeshadows collection and now I will let you know about their Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection.
This Collection has  three (3) eyeshadow small palettes that consist of eight (8) shadows per palette. The color ranges from lilacs to earth-tones and to shades of blues. The names in no particular order are: Petal Pusher, Blue Had Me At Hello and Comfort Zone.

Wet n Wild Color Icon: Petal Pusher

*Swatches of the 1st column

*Swatches of the 2nd column

Wet n Wild Color Icon: Blue Had Me At Hello

*swatches of the 1st column 

*swatches of the 2nd column

Wet n Wild Color Icon: Comfort Zone

*swatches of 1st column

*swatches of 2nd column

Ratings: ♥♥♥♥

The eyeshadows are pigmented, soft and some are dupes for some high end brand of eyeshadows.
These items can be found at your local drugstores such as Walgreens, CVS or Target.

*All swatches were done without any base or primer and the finger was used to swatch them all.






Be Fabulous & be smart!!