TAG: I L♥ve Lipsticks

Hello Lovelies,

My fellow makeup friend Vixxan from The Glam Shack did this tag and I decided to do it too because it was sure up my alley. I l♥ve lipsticks and I am addicted to them, my lil mini me (daughter) is surely following my footstep because I can't put on a lipstick and not hear "mommy I want lipstick too". LOL


1. How many lipsticks do you have?
I own atleast 70 lipsticks and I pretty much not finished with owning more because I have a list of a few more brands and colors I want to try. I love lipsticks since I was 7 yrs old and have been using my mom's red lipsticks on my lips and as blush when I was playing dress up.

2. First lipstick that you ever bought?
My first lipsticks that I bought would have to be a couple lipsticks from the L'Oreal HIP shine struck: Bold, Fervent & Fearless
They are super pigmented and very moisturizing. Click here to see post on them: L'oreal HIP lipsticks

3. Which is your newest lipstick?
My newest lipstick is from L.A. Colors value kit for $1, found in my $1 finds post. Check here: $1 mini finds 

4. What is your favorite lipstick brand?
My favorite lipstick brands are between Revlon & MAC. I love Revlon for their variety of colors and also because they are reasonable priced and very pigmented (See my Revlon collection here: Revlon lipsticks). MAC lipsticks on the other hand, are pigmented and long lasting. I mostly go for cream texture lipsticks and from both brands these lipsticks stain my lips like crazy.




5. Favorite Pink?
MAC Show Orchid and it's my first MAC lipstick too. Check my post here: MAC Show Orchid

6. Favorite Nude?
I  am not a nude fan in lipsticks because most of  the nude I own looks dead or just plain weird on me. However I wear Jordana 5th Ave. alot, but I am still searching for that perfect nude though.

7. Favorite Peach/Coral?
Milani Mango Mambo

Looks red in pictures but it's a more orange.

8. Favorite Red?
This is my favorite shade in lipstick overall and I have too much favorites in this category. They are: Revlon In the Red, Revlon Really Red & L'Oreal HIP Bold.

9. Favorite Hot Pink?
MAC Girl About Town

10. Favorite Brown?
Don't have a favorite for this, still looking for that right brown color that will compliment my skin tone.




11. Favorite Rosewood? 
NYX Doll

12. Favorite Plum?
Wet n Wild 908C Sugar Plum

This lipstick stains like crazy, every time I wear it there is debate about how I don't know colors because it looks red on my lips rather than the plum color 

13. Other Favorite Lipsticks?
Inglot lip gel: #65 & #43
MAC Violetta 
Revlon Raspberry Bite
Jordana Red (de-potted mines)
MAC Up the Amp
Wet n Wild: 911D: Spotlight Red
ELF lip stain: Red Carpet

14. Favorite Lipgloss?
I am not a fan of lipgloss but I always grab this one when I am rushing out the door.
Covergirl Amazemint: Plum Crazy 

I am not gonna tag anyone specific but please feel free to do this Tag if you want to. I sure would love to know what are my fellow bloggers favorite lipsticks/lip products.


Be fabulous & be smart!!



**All the products in this post where purchased by me and I am in no way affiliated with any of the companies mentioned.

FOTD: A little bit of Sunshine

Hello lovelies,


I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and enjoyed the festivities with their loved ones. I had this color scheme with a list of colors combination I haven't done listed in my look book and decided why not do it for my FOTD today. It's a combination of purple, yellow and black.

Again I used two different lip color shades for this look so you will view pictures of me wearing different shades to see what works best with the look. Remember makeup as no rules, you can pretty much match your eyeshadow colors with your lip color or even with your clothing. It all depends on the placement and blending of the colors.

Before my hair is curled

Before my hair is curled

Products used:
FACE
Smashbox primer
new 20 concealer palette (from Ebay)
Maybelline Superstay f/d: Cocoa
MAC MSFN: Deep Dark
Everyday Minerals mineral powder: Tan (set under eye concealer)
BF-Beauty e/s: #579 (contour)
La Femme blush: Mulberry
ELF blush: Gotta Glow (highlight)
N.Y.C. translucent powder


EYES
UDPP
MAC p/p: Painterly
NYX Jumbo pencil: Purple, Yellow & Black Bean (in respective order on lid)
Jordana pigment: Gemstone (inner ⅓ of lid)
MAC pigment: Violet (inner ⅓ and crease middle of lid & inner lower lashline)
MAC pigment: Primary Yellow (lower middle of lid)
NYX e/s: Black (outer ⅓ & outer lower lashline)
Sally's Girl e/s: Chocolate & Champagne mixed (browbone)
L'Oreal HIP e/s duo: Flare; orange color (browbone) & golden beige (highlight & tearduct)
L'Oreal HIP eyeliner: Gold Shock (waterline)
Wet N Wild cream eyeliner: Black (lid liner)
Kleancolor glitter eyeliner: Gold (over yellow shadow)
La Charme lashes: #110
Maybelline Falsies mascara


LIP
Wet n Wild l/s: 916D Ravin Raisin
Nicka K l/s: Lavender Tint (center)

LIP look 2
Jordana l/l: Silver Lilac
66 lip palette: Magenta color (center) & Purple (outer)






This look is playful and very nice for a birthday party or such.



Be Fabulous and be smart!

Product Focus: La Femme Blushes

  

     

Hello lovelies,

A lot of you may have heard of this brand before or have read post on these new/old blushes that have been the talk of the makeup world. These familiars blushes have graced my blog post already. They are the infamous La Femme blushes. I am a fan of their blushes because of the intense pigmentation and the awesome pricing of these products. Apart from my lipstick addiction, I love blushes and I have been collecting La Femme blushes for quite some time. Recently they had a free shipping on the website which sells these products so I purchase a few more to fill my blush palette. To purchase these infamous blushes you have to check out Makeupmania.com


My palette was purchased from BF-beauty.com just incase any one was curious.

LA FEMME BLUSHES

1st row L-R: Bordeaux, Brick Red, Russet, Sienna, Rose

2nd row L-R : Golden Sunset, Terra-cotta, Soft Beige, #575 & #579 (Bf-beauty eyeshadows)

3rd row L-R: Fuchsia, Magenta, Golden Ruby, Frambrosia, Indian Rose

4th row  L-R: Purple Passion, Mulberry, Grape, Peach Sparkle, Orange

Same order as above picture

SWATCHES

low flash camera setting

Row 1

L-R: Bordeaux, Brick Red, Russet, Sienna, Rose

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2nd row L-R : Golden Sunset, Terra-cotta, Soft Beige, #575 & #579 (Bf-beauty eyeshadows) 

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3rd row L-R: Fuchsia, Magenta, Golden Ruby, Frambrosia, Indian Rose 

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 4th row  L-R: Purple Passion, Mulberry, Grape, Peach Sparkle, Orange

Make sure to check out Makeupmania.com  for these beautiful products mentioned and they have a special this month in reduced shipping price. However, they have awesome customer service and their shipping was very fast. I received my blushes in 2 days from order day. I am always impressed with this company and most definitely will be making future purchases.  One issue that I have seen most people complain about is how they package these blushes in an envelope packet, I didn't find it as a problem because they pretty much bubble wrapped the envelope package. 

Be Fabulous and be smart!

** Items were purchase by me and I not affiliated with the companies mention above.

FOTD: China Jade

Hello lovelies,

I hope everyone is doing well. My FOTD came about early as I was planning to do this look this weekend for my movie night to go see Transformers. Somehow I was feeling moody because of my insurance company taking a twist in my day. So what do I do to take away from all the rage I was feeling; I do my makeup. I swear when I want to release tension I play in my makeup and I feel a whole lot different. Let me not sidetrack and babble about my ways of therapy to you all. LOL!!

I receive a sample of a pigment as a gift from a Youtuber a long time ago and decided to incorporate it into this look.



Here are some pictures

Excuse my messy hair, I just washed it and left to air dry

After uploading these pictures I realized I needed a whole lot of blotting powder

Products used:

FACE

L'Oreal Perfecting primer

New 20 concealer palette (under eye circles)

Everyday minerals f/d: Tan (set under eye circles concealing)

Black Opal f/d stick: Beautiful Bronze

Maybelline superstay f/d: Cocoa

26 e/s & blush palette: matte brown color e/s (contour)

Milani Glimmer stripes: Honey Glimmer (highlight)

La Femme blush: Indian Rose

EYES

UDPP

Wet n Wild shadow stick: Envy

Random pigment: China Jade (inner ½ of lid & bottom lashline)

Inglot e/s: AMC Pearl #418 (outer ½ of lid & middle of bottom lashline)

Sally's Girl e/s: Chocolate (browbone)

MAC e/s: Rule (2nd browbone color)

Wet n Wild coloricon palette: Snow Spirit; 3rd left color; forest shimmer green (outer crease)

Wet n Wild bronzer: Tahitian Tan (highlight)

Milani Earthly Delights e/s quad; 1st left color; golden with green undertone (2nd highlight & tearduct)

Wet n Wild cream eyeliner: black (lid liner)

L. A. Colors eyeliner: Turquoise (waterline)

Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers glitter eyeliner: Secrecy (2nd lid liner)

Covergirl Lashblast mascara

LIPS: 

Wet n Wild l/s: 904B Rose Bud

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LIPS: 

Nicka K l/s: Pink Tint

I hope you all have a safe and bless weekend and a wonderful 4th of July. I will post my movie night look hopefully after 4th of July. Can yall believe we in the month of July already! What!!!

Be Fabulous & be smart!!

MINI HAUL: $1 FINDS

Hi lovelies,

I recently saw a post by the lovely NouveauCheap about these mini kits containing L.A. Colors goodies. I went to my local $1 store which is called DEALS but a sister store to Dollar Tree to see if they had received these little goodies in stock. Of course they had them and I had to pick up a few. These mini kits are all $1 each and each kit comes with various items: some eyeshadow palettes with a mini eyeliner or nail polish with glitter jar or lipstick with mini lipliner and lipgloss and others beauty items.

Here are pictures of what I purchased and swatches as follow

Mini value kits

Ocean Breeze eyeshadow kit

Swatches not in particular order and no primer or base used

Berry Smootie lip kit: lipstick, mini lipliner and lipgloss

Sugar Coated lip kit: lipstick, mini lipliner & lipgloss

 The lipsticks are very creamy and have a cotton candy fragrance to them. I actually like the lipsticks and for a buck I didn't expect any high-end quality from them, not saying they are comparable to high-end lipsticks. However they are worth a try and great mini gifts for beginners. Check out your local Dollar Tree or DEALS store for these cute goodies.






*All items were purchase by me and i am in no way affiliated with any of the companies/ individuals mentioned

Be Fabulous & be smart!