FOTD: Amethyst Gemstone

Hey Beauties,

Hope all is well and hope you all are taking every means necessary to get your New Year resolutions active and taking it into perspective. If you didn't make any New Year resolution but just living it up, just keep doing so safe and stay focused on your priorities. Now I have been neglecting a few of my stash goodies and I was doing a lil mini clean out only that I found some items that I haven't been lending an eye to...lol

So here goes my look and in my products used section you will see a few oldies but goodie and a newbie from MAC, Jordana and L'Oreal HIP.... Enjoy!!!

Products Used:
FACE
Revlon Colorstay f/d: Cappuccino
MAC Studio Finish concealer: NW45 (under eye concealer)
Ben Nye Luxury powder: Banana Visage (set under eye concealer)
MAC MSFN: Deep Dark
Covergirl Queen bronzer: Ebony Bronze (contour)
Sally Girl highlighter: Soft Light (highlight)


EYES
Two Faced Shadow Insurance eye primer
MAC p/p: Imaginary (lid)
Wet n Wild eyeliner: Amethyst (bottom lashline base)
Jordana pigment: Gemstone (inner lid)
L'Oreal HIP e/s duos:

• Wicked; deep purple color  (outer lid & bottom lashline)
• Roaring; light brown color  (crease)
• Brazen; deep brown color (crease)
• Lively; off shimmer tan color (highlight)

BF-beauty e/s: #472 (crease)
Physician Formula Shimmer Strips cream eyeliner for Brown Eyes; black color  (lid liner)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner: Zero (waterline)
Maybelline Volume Express mascara


LIPS
Jordana l/l: Silver Lilac
MAC l/s: Hot Chocolate (LE)
Milani Haute Flash l/g: Golden Flash**




Be Fabulous and spread love!!!



**All the products were purchased by me except the Milani lipgloss which was given to me complimentary of Milani cosmetics.

FOTD: Boardwalk Sensation

Hello beauties,

Hope all is well for the New Year, I hope you all are enjoying it and staying well and safe. So in continuing my L.A. Colors eyeshadow challenge I am using the BoardWalk trio for today's look. I am feeling this summer look in the winter.
I used the L.A. Colors liquid eyeliner and might I add that for a buck it's one of the worst eyeliner I have used. This product is shameful to the makeup product world, it's too shiny on the lid and it doesn't last long (yea what did I expect for a dollar....lol). I will be tossing that product soon, but L.A. Colors if you reading my blog, get that formula for your liquid eyeliner revised and reformulated as it is a huge thumbs down IMO.

Products Used
FACE
Maybelline Superstay f/d: Cocoa
Revlon PhotoReady concealer: Deep (under-eye concealer)
NYC Translucent powder (set under-eye concealer)
Milani e/s: Brownstone (contour)
Wet n Wild Mega-Glo Illuminator: Starlight Bronze  (highlight)
Milani Sunset duo: Sunset Shores; orange color (blush)


EYES
Jordana eye primer
L.A. Colors Jumbo pencil: Popsicle (crease) & SeaShell (lid)
Random eyeliner: Brown (bottom lashline base)

L.A. Colors e/s trio: BoardWalk:

•  yellow color (lid)
•  orange color (crease)
•  bronze brown color (upper crease & bottom lashline)

L.A. Colors palette: Cafe Au Lait; 1st row & 1st col (highlight)

L.A. Colors liquid eyeliner: Black 

Random eyeliner: black (waterline)

Maybelline Volume Express mascara


LIPS
Maybelline l/s: #865 Fuchsia Flash

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LIPS #2

Wet n Wild l/s: #553B Taj-Mauvehal

Be Fabulous & spread love!!

Review: Milani Even Touch Powder Foundation

Hey Beauties,


I had featured Milani's new powder foundation which is the cream to powder foundation and also did a review but this time I will be doing a review on the Even Touch foundation in the color: Creamy Cocoa. Milani was kind enough to send me this item and after analyzing their website for my color match, it was complicated to find a match as the same with the Cream to powder foundation. It took me half and hour back and forth with the pictures on their website to come to a final color choice and I choose Creamy Cocoa.

Creamy Cocoa is somewhat a bit lighter than my normal color range. This was the darkest shade on their website also. This powder foundation is very nice, feels like you are not wearing any foundation and it is not cakey.

About

1. The foundation is matte texture and very smooth when applied to skin
2. This foundation is light weight.
3. If you have oily skin, apply a face primer as this foundation does get oily in the t-zones after several hours. If you have dry skin, it may look splotchy in some areas so use a moisturizer before applying.
4. Better than my MAC Studio Fix powder foundation, the difference is MAC is more medium to full coverage as this is just medium coverage and doesn't feel heavy on the skin.

Pros

1. Provides medium coverage and is light-weight in texture.
2. Blends into the skin with a silky texture.
3. Reasonable cost for drugstore foundation.
4. Doesn't crease excessively in the lines on the face. (All foundation will slightly crease over a period of time in the lines of the face but this doesn't crease as does some after several hours).

Cons

1. Choosing shades is very difficult on the website for darker and deeper skin tones. There needs to be more darker and deeper tones choices.

Love the matte texture

Very silky feel and medium coverage, as you can see on my forehead, it didn't cover my acne scars flawlessly 

It is a somewhat lighter than my skin tone even though I chose the deepest shade, but using a bronzer will warm it up.

Photo credit: Milani cosmetics

Overall

Would I purchase if they created my shade? Yes Yes!!


Ratings: 8/10





Be Fabulous & spread Love!!




Note: This product was sent to me complimentary of Milani cosmetics and this does not influence my opinions of the product I received. I am no affiliated with the company. 

FOTD: Southern Belle Heroine

Hey beauties,

Welcome back to my blog.... Happy 2013, hope this year brings success, great health and many more blessings. I appreciate you all for a wonderful blog-mosphere in 2012 and hope it will be the same and better in 2013. Thank you for the support and the love always!!!

I am continuing my challenge which is the L.A. Colors eyeshadow challenge as well as the lipstick challenge. Today's look features the L.A. Colors trio in Southern Belle which offers the intense and beautiful colors and of course my favorite colors: purple & teal.

Products Used
FACE
Ruby Kisses 3d Creator: Level 12 (covers acne scar and under eye concealing)
Milani Even Touch f/d: Creamy Cocoa
NYC Translucent powder (under eye setting powder)
KleanColor Sugar Paint: Cocoa Icing; dark color (nose contour)
Ruby Kisses powder: Ebony (contour)
Sally Girl highlighter: Soft Light (highlight)
Milani baked blush: Fantastico Mauve


EYES
Elf primer
Maybelline 24 hr Tattoo eyeshadow: Tenacious Teal (lid base)
Random concealer pencil (waterline)
L.A. Colors eyeliner: Turquoise (waterline)
L.A. Colors Jumbo pencil: Pool Party (bottom lashline base)

L.A. Colors trio: Southern Belle;

• purple color (crease)
• blue color (lid)
• teal color (bottom lashline)

L.A. Colors palette: Cafe Au Lait; 2nd row 1st col (crease), 1st row 1st col & 2nd col mixed (highlight)
Physician Formula cream eyeliner for Green Eyes; black color
Kiss lashes: KPL03
Maybelline Volume Express mascara


LIPS
MAC l/s: Heroine
Milani lip flash: In A Flash (center)

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LIPS #2

L.A. Colors l/g & l/s duo: Charmed

this lip color may be too bold for some, just use your favorite nude 

Be Fabulous & spread love!!




Note: Kiss lashes were sent to me complimentary as a gift from the Kiss NY company.

NYE Makeup Look

Hey beauties,

Happy New Year!!!

Didn't do much for NYE but work and work... Yup!! I did beat my face tho for work and of course had to do a glitter look. I only have phone pics. I will attempt to redo this look and post the products I used. But incase you are wondering what is on my lips, it's MAC new LE lipstick from the Strength collection namely: Strong Woman (love it).
Here is my look:

FOTD: In Red Revival

Hello Beauties,

Happy Holidays!!!! I hope everyone had a beautiful Christmas Day and got all the goodies that they had on their Christmas list. So here is my post Christmas look.....

Product Used
FACE
Revlon Colorstay f/d: Cappuccino
Revlon PhotoReady concealer: Deep (under eye & nose highlight)
MAC MSFN: Deep Dark
ELF bronzer: Turks & Caicos (face contour)
KleanColor Sugar Paint: Cocoa Icing (nose contour)
ELF face mist


EYES
MAC p/p: Painterly
Revlon Grow Lucious eyeliner: Espresso (bottom lashline)
MAC e/s: Texture (crease)
Wet n Wild coloricon palette: Vanity; 2nd row 1st col (lid) & 3rd row 1st col (outer lid, crease & bottom lashline)
Wet n Wild bronzer: Tahitian Tan (highlight)
Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner: Brown
Maybelline Volum Express mascara


LIPS
Jordana l/l: Cabernet
Maybelline Color sensational l/s: Red Revival



Be Fabulous & be smart!!!


 

FOTD: Such Flare Tis Xmas

Hello Beauties,

Merry Christmas to each and everyone... Happy Holidays!!!

I hope you all got what you wanted for Xmas and more. Enjoy this time with family and loved ones and best wishes from me and mines to you and yours!!
Here is my Christmas look for you beauties.

Products Used
FACE
Black Opal f/d stick: Beautiful Bronze (conceal acne scars)
Revlon Colorstay f/d: Mahogany
Ruby Kisses HD powder: Rich
L.A. Girl pro concealer: Fawn (under-eye & nose highlight)
N.Y.C. Translucent powder (set under-eye concealer)
Ruby Kisses powder: Ebony (face contour)
KleanColor Sugar Paint: Cocoa Icing; darkest color (nose contour)
Sally Girl highlighter: Soft Light (highlight)
MAC mineralized blush: Intenso


EYES
Jordana eye primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo e/s: Bad To The Bronze (lid)
Revlon Grow Luscious eyeliner: Espresso (bottom lashline base)
MAC e/s: Texture (crease), Sketch (outer lid, crease & bottom lashline), Rule (crease)
MAC mineralized e/s: Gilt by Association (lid)
Random concealer pencil (waterline base)
Revlon Grow Luscious eyeliner: Emerald (waterline)
Physician Formula cream eyeliner for Green Eyes; green color (lid liner)
Ebay lashes #254
Maybelline Volume Express mascara


LIPS
Absolute l/l: Red
MAC l/s: Such Flare
Milani Lip Flash: Flash Light

Happy Holidays!!!!

From mines to yours

**Love and blessings**

Be fabulous & be smart!!!!