Key Lime and Trinity

When I first got Trinity I was lukewarm about it, but I really like it in this combo and I think I will use it more now.

EYES: AC primer (I think it dulled the e/s colours)
Exotic Pearl under brow,
Trinity in crease and outer 1/4,
Key Lime lash to crease in the middle,
Faith lash to crease on inner 1/4,
Berry Flambe wet lined on top,
Trinity dry lined on bottom,
Flawless mascara.

CHEEKS: Pink Ice
LIPS: Strawberry Daquiri

Keling Lupus Awareness Fundraiser

Kim from Keling is doing another Fundraiser  eye shadow and brush set in support of the fight against Lupus.



This year there will be two pink colours (that look awesome) and a mini eye brush. She is also giving a discount on a few of the face brushes when you buy the Lupus set. If you don't already have the chubby blender this would be a great time to get it. I have most of the Keling brushes and use some of them everyday. My favorites are the chubby blender, the flat top face brush, the large all over and the small all over (I use the large all over almost everyday). Her brushes are really soft, don't shed and are easy to clean. She also has some little bowls that are great for mixing face colours or foiling.

You can buy the set here:

http://kileng.blogspot.com/2009/02/specials.html

Buzzworthy Really Is Buzzworthy

I am really glad that BE will be releasing kits with new colours and products. I hope Buzzworthy is a sign of things to come. I really like all the products in this kit. I LOVE the High Shine colours so I was very happy to get a second one. From what I understand there will be more HS colours coming soon!
On to the kit, HS Charisma is a champange pink. As you will see in the swatches it is not quite pink. It has a nude neutral tone to it. On the eye it doesn't really look pink to me (but in combination with popular it looks more pink). HS Charisma will be a nice basic. If you like nude beach you will like HSC. The glee radinace is beautiful. It is a great basic and will go well with many looks. Popular is an interesting colour. It is a pinky/reddish/plum with an irridescent blue/green layer that goes away, for the most part, when foiled or applied dry. The blue/green irridescence did make the black eye liner I wore with the second look look greenish.

I also really love the new double ended gloss/lipstick. It is so cute and perfect for your purse. Both colours are great. The lipstick is neutral not too pink or peach. The gloss is bubble gum pink but goes on very sheer on its own.

Overall I really like this kit and I am glad I got it.
I did two looks with this kit.

EYES:

Popular in crease and outer 1/4ish,
HS Charisma lash to crease on inner 3/4,
Yoga wet lined on top,
Flawless mascara.

 CHEEKS: Glee Radiance
LIPS: Sticky Buns lipstick with Muffin Top gloss over it.

 
 
 

EYES:

Popular foiled lash to crease on outer 3/4,
HS Charisma lash to crease on inner 1/4,
KVD Lucifer lightly over popular on outer 1/4 to darken the corner,
KVD Lucifer wet lined on top,
Flawless mascara.

CHEEKS: Glee Radiance

LIPS: Muffin Top gloss



 

 

Touched by Truth

I did this look in response to the mirror image challenge on Majyk this week (http://www.majykal.com/forums/index.php ). I din't think I would like it because I've been indifferent to pictures I've seen with neutral lids and blue liner, but I really like it. I also like that this is a really quick and easy look for days when you are in a hurry. I like that it is simple but still has some personality.

As a side note I am really liking the UDPP Eden. I love that it neutralizes my lids but doesn't dry them out like the regular UDPP. I would really love it if they came out with a version of eden that was less yellow and more neutral.

EYES:
UDPP Eden,
TSS Touched by truth las to crease,
BE Ell-if-I-know wet lined on top,
Last blast fusion mascara.
CHEEKS: Pearl Blossom
LIPS: Cupcake gloss

Divas on the Fifth

I got my Sitting Pretty on the 5th collection from the she space yesterday so I had to give some of the colours a try. I really love Divas on the fifth--it is a nice slate purple grey. It looks lighter on then in the jar.

EYES: Amazing Cosmetics light Primer (ACLP),

TSS Pearls and Stilettos under brow and on inner 1/4 lash to crease,

TSS Divas on the fifth lash to crease on outer 3/4,

KVD black liner wet,

Last Blast Fusion mascara.

CHEEKS: Smashbox Illuminate (?)

LIPS: BE Birthday Cake gloss

Orange You Glad I Was Born

It was DH's birthday yesterday so I decided to try to wear his favorite colour on my eyes. His favorite colour--Orange! So this is a mellowed out orange look. The world needs you by itself looked electric so I used some bronzy coppery colours to tone it down a smidge.


I also bought Last Blast Fusion this weekend. It is supposed to be a combination of their length and volume formulas. I like it but it isn't that much different than the kind that comes in the orange tube. It is a bit clumpy on the brush but it is not clumpy once I put it on.

EYES:
UDPP Eden,
TSS The World Needs you lash to crease,
KVD Meditation in the crease and blended above the crease,
KVD Rebekah in the crease and outer corner,
KVD Sugar Skull under brow,
KVD Tijuana dry lined on top and bottom,
Lash Blast Fusion mascara.
CHEEKS: Flowers
LIPS: Clinique Nudes

Sephora Sale New-ness

The things I ordered from Sephora with the 15% off sale arrived today. I got:
 Bare escentuals brow powder in Brunette
 Leslie Blodget Golden Light roller ball perfume

 Amazing Cosmetics eye shadow primer in Light
 Sephora Glitter "brush" (it's more like a spatula)

I like to use all my new stuff right away so I had to do a look using the primer, and glitter brush. The glitter brush works pretty well. I used it with BE extreme plum. I managed to get some colour and sparkle using the brush but I also got a lot of fall out. I think I need to try it using actual glitter. I will review it more thoroughly once I've tried it with real glitter.

The primer is creamy and opaque. It is easy to apply and will cover up any eyelid discolouration. I didn't need to use my wr/cr mix after the primer which saved me a little time. My eye shadow applied smoothly, even the matte colour I used. The one possible con is that I think it makes my lids look a little dry or something. I will see if using a thinner layer helps with this. I don't really know what the staying power is yet but so far so good--I'll give an update once I've used it for a while.

Golden Light is a nice fresh light scent. It has a lemon-y note mingled with floral notes. When it dries down it fades and becomes sweeter. The rollerball sticks a little so it wasn't easy to apply.

I also wanted to review two face washes that I got a few weeks ago and really like. The first one is St. Ives Green Tea face scrub. The scrubbing granules in this scrub are very fine (not anything like the regular Apricot scrub). I think this face wash does a great job of exfoliating while not irritating my skin. I can even use it with my clarasonic.

The other face wash I'm using is the Loreal 360 face scrub. It also gently exfoliates and cleanses. It doesn't really have the texture of a scrub. It feels more like a face wash with beads in it. I can also use this one with my clarisonic. It comes with a "scrublet" that is really soft. I'm not sure if it helps to exfolitate but it feels nice.

I have been alternating between these two cleansers for the last two weeks and my skin seems to be breaking out less. So right now I give both of these a big thumbs up!

EYES: Amazing Coosmetics Light Primer,

Skinny Dip lash to brow,

Angel in crease and lightly lash to crease,

Extreme Plum applied with the Sephora Glitter brush lash to crease on outer 3/4,

Benefit Lust Duster in Gogo girl lash to crease inner 1/4, Mod wet lined on top,

Sephora lash plumper mascara.

CHEEKS: Rose Diamond blush

LIPS: Rose Quick Stick