Blueberry Rum Smash

Check out my David Choi "By My Side" t-shirt! The little girl inside the pocket is too cute...

Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Sandy Claws + Chimera (urgg, so purrty)

I pulled out the Revealed 2 palette to give it a few more uses to see how I really feel about it. Pulled a couple of shades from the new Mario Palette for this look and the first impressions are GOOD!!! 

Order from Vanessa's Vanity from Etsy arrived today and this is how it was packaged. 

Received a free sample of the loose highlighter in Angel Wings with my order and a handwritten note. If there was a few things that could be improved with this order, it would be a packing slip included as well as labels on the products. The backs of the metal pans were just bare so I had to go online and see what looks like what and stick little labels on them myself.  

My second Virus Insanity Order came in October 14th. This is from the 36 colors that will be discontinued so everything was 40% off! I am always out for a good deal, so how could I pass this up? Plus, Virus Insanity makes some really interesting colors. 

First order from B'ellegant Cosmetics. They just added duochrome eyeshadows to their line. This order also arrived October 14th. I used this liquid lipstick called Fall Photoshoot in this look. This color and this formula is phenomenal!

October 19, 2016
Wednesday Face 

EYES:

• NYX HD Eyeshadow Base
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Master Palette by Mario: Muse (lower lash line), Bronx (lower lash line), 5th Ave (inner corner highlight)
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette: Realgar (lower lash line)
• Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly Palette: Extra Creamy (brow bone highlight), Nuts About U + Peanut Butter (transition, border)
• Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette: (outer corner), (lid), and (liner)
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Fyrinnae Arcane Magic: Conjuror
• Loreal Silkissme Eyeliner: Highlighter
• NYX Slide On, Glide On Eyeliner: SL18 Glitzy Gold
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils: Ransom
• Tarte emphasEYES Aqua-Gel Eyeliner in the brown shade 
• Loreal Voluminous Primer
• Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Hydrofuge
• Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
• Loreal Brow Stylist Definer: Blonde
• Maybelline Quad Mocha Motion: dark gray & light gray
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Gel

FACE:

• Lancome Energie De Vie The Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Care 
• Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture for Eyes
• Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Pore Minimizing
• Foundation: Flower Beauty E.E. Erase Everything Ultimate Foundation in UF3 Ivory Tint + Almay TLC 16 HR Makeup in 140 Buff + Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Airbrush Finish in Medium 2.5 Natural Beige
• Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation with Anti-Shine Core: 330 Toffee Caramel
• Foundation & Concealer Setting Powder: Flower Beauty Powder Up Loose Powder in L01
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 20 Sand
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in 60 Brightener
• Fiona Stiles Sheer Sculpting Palette in Light/Medium: 1 + 2 (bronze), 2 + 3 (contour)
• Laura Geller Baked Blush-n-Brighten: Pink Grapefruit 
• Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Sandy Claws + Chimera (combo soooo pretty)
• Makeup Revolution Pro Fix Oil Control Fixing Spray

LIPS: 

• Milani Moisture Lock Coconut Oil Infused Lip Treatment
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Lip Pencil: 045 Cafe Au Lait
• B'ellegant Cosmetics Liquid Lipstick: Fall Photoshoot

NOTES:

• Oil control was 7 out of 10. Not bad. First time using the Flower Beauty EE foundation, mixed it with two other foundations for a good color match. The mixture blended out beautifully and with no effort. Light medium coverage. Still looked great at the end of the night, but I did also use a new setting powder as well as a new setting spray so those might have contributed to the lasting power as well. Will continue testing with different combos. 
• First time trying a liquid lipstick from B'ellegant Cosmetics. Fall Photoshoot is a beautiful shade, especially appropriate for this time of year....[chuckle] really, I think it's  quite funny when people say stuff like that, "appropriate for a certain season"...honestly, I wear whatever color on my face & lips based on my mood regardless of the season that we're currently in....it just so happens that these warmer and darker shades are often associated with the autumn season when colors change. Getting off topic here. The liquid lipstick formula is beautiful and soft, sets to a matte finish...just so beautiful and comfortable to wear. Does not accentuate the lines in my lips....AND...the best part is that it does not stain for such a dark color, which is awesome because I love ease of removal when it comes to any kind of makeup. If a product requires a lot of work to remove, chances are, I will be less likely to apply it in the first place...that's how I roll. 
• First time using the Flower Beauty loose powder. This brand is exclusive to Wal-Mart. I picked it up after Casey Holmes mentioned it in one of her latest drugstore makeup first impressions. The powder runs about $10 and change after tax. Definitely provides a flawless finish, so finely milled, and the color is really nice for my light olive complexion. It. Is. Absolutely. Beautiful! It might replace my current self-made-powder-batch. I can tell I am going to really enjoy using this setting powder.   
• Got this deluxe sample Laura Geller baked blush in a recent Ulta purchase. Note to self: totally worth it. I will let the pictures tell the story. Very nice perfecting finish on the skin.    
• [sigh] This tarte aqua-gel eyeliner. I got one a while ago from the True Blood palette and it is the same story. The formula is so soft.....too soft. It makes gliding on the eyelids effortless, but because it is so soft, I need to use a super light hand, otherwise it just gets everywhere....the texture is kind of like warm room temperature butter, so it just get smooshy too easily. I know smooshy is not a word, but I think I needed something to describe the aftermath. 
• Got a sample of the Anastasia Beverly Hills brow gel recently from an Ulta purchase, which was perfect since I am about the run out of my Milani brow gel. Ehh, it's a brow gel. It does what it is suppose to do. I would not shell out the extra money just for the brand name. The Milani gel works just as well. I also picked up a NYX control freak brow gel to test out, will be giving that one a shot and compare it to the ABH one. I have a feeling it will not be that different.   

Cranberry Mojito

Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Pumpkin King (the beauty is not being translated across the camera, 'tis a really beautiful sheen, not blinding...that might be why it is not showing up as evident in the photo)

It is about time that I started using that Urban Decay palette, two shades down, and (don't even bother counting)....um, many more to go..... 

October 12, 2016
Wednesday Face 

EYES:

• NYX HD Eyeshadow Base
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette: Burnt Orange + Red Ochre (transition), Love Letter (lower lash line)
• Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly Palette: Extra Creamy (brow bone highlight)
• Devinah Cosmetics Eyeshadow: Blazed (inner 1/3 lid), Odium (liner), Sincer (inner corner highlight)
• Urban Decay Vice LTD Reloaded Palette: Gash (outer corner, lower lash line), Hot Pants (wide center)
• Touch of Glam Beauty 15 Duochrome Palette (no names for shades): 1st row, 3rd color over- coppery gold shade (dead center)
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Pumpkin King + Oogie Boogie (lower lash line)
• Loreal Silkissme Eyeliner: Highlighter
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil: 614 Lavender
• NYX Electro Liner: MPE28 Pretty Potion
• NYX Slide On, Glide On Eyeliner: SL18 Glitzy Gold, SL09 Tropical Green 
• Loreal Voluminous Primer
• Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Hydrofuge
• No. 7 Exceptional Definition Nutrient Enriched Mascara
• It Cosmetics Brow Power Univeral Eyebrow Pencil: Univeral Taupe
• Maybelline Quad Mocha Motion: dark gray & light gray
• Milani Brow Shaping Clear Gel

FACE:

• Lancome Energie De Vie The Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Care 
• Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture for Eyes
• Foundation: Becca Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation in Light
• Foundation Setting Powder: Bare Minerals Tinted Mineral Veil + Clinique Redness Solutions Instant Relief Mineral Powder + Fryinnae's Finishing Powder in Sunkissed; Clear; Bollywood Sorcery + Fryinnae Fluff + Sonia Kashuk's Barely There Loose Powder in 06 Flesh 
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 20 Sand
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in 60 Brightener
• ELF Contour Palette: top two shades to set concealer
• Fiona Stiles Sheer Sculpting Palette in Light/Medium: 1 + 2 (bronze), 2 + 3 (contour)
• ELF Blush Palette in Dark: mixed all four shades together 
• Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Pumpkin King 
• Maybelline Master Fix Makeup Setting Spray 

LIPS: 

• Milani Moisture Lock Coconut Oil Infused Lip Treatment
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Lip Pencil: 049 Natural
• Maybelline Color Sensational The Buffs: 935 Sin-A-Mon
• Milani Color Statement Lipstick: 62 Matte Blissful
• Devinah Cosmetics Lip Glossaries: Gemma (umm, spoiler...it's awesome!!)

NOTES:

• Oil control was 5 out of 10. This is the first time in a while that I haven't created a foundation concoction and just wore one foundation alone. This is also my very first time using the Becca Aqua foundation. It has a very dewy finish, which is probably why it did not hold up against my natural face oils by the end of the night. That said, my foundation didn't look patchy at the end of the night, just very very dewy, more so than I would like. The shade is workable, definitely not a perfect match, but I cannot go one lighter or one darker in this line. I will have to mix this with a oil controlling foundation for better results or try it alone again when the weather gets colder. 
• This is my second time using the Touchofglambeauty eyeshadow palette and both times, the shadow formula has been consistent, will definitely have to use more...but at the moment I only do makeup once a week and I can only have so many colors and in type of finishes on my eyes/face. From my two uses, I can definitely say that you get the best results from using a tacky base such as a glitter glue or fyrinnae's pixie epoxy. I also use my fingers to pat the color on as opposed to swiping/patting with a brush. Also, the color payoff is excellent. What you see is definitely what you get. 
• I FINALLY got around to using my Urban Decay Reloaded palette since I received it weeks ago....I don't even remember how many weeks anymore. I was impressed by the two shades that I used. The color payoff is great on these two shades and they blend out really nicely while holding their own. I will definitely have to use other shades and see how they perform....[to myself] isn't that the same story with all of your other new/unused items? [sigh] so many options, so little time and space on my face....
• Now that I have given the Loreal lash primer a couple of uses, I have to say I really enjoy it. It is just as good as the Tarte Opening Act Lash Primer but much more economically friendly. 
• I am also really enjoying the Maybelline falsies mascara now that the formula has had some time to dry out a bit. 
• The Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter in Pumpkin King is beau-ti-ful. Oh my! Oh my! It is not a blinding kind of highlight, but a rather gorgeous sheen that is not your typical gold champgne because of the peachiness and pinkiness to it. I LIKE it. 
• My very first lip glossaries in Gemma and I do not regret it. The color [gasp, satisfied sigh], the finish [satisfied sigh]....I might just have to get some more. 

Magic Pumpkin Ride

Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Oogie Boogie + Christmastown

"Ohh, you know....just a couple of things I picked up along my pumpkin patch ride....."

October 5, 2016
Wednesday Face 

EYES:

• NYX HD Eyeshadow Base
• Coastal Scents Hot Pots: Tangelo Tint + Cinnabar Rose (transition), Vibrant Plum (outer corner)
• Ardency Inn Light-Catching Eye Powder: Brighton Social (inner lid, outer corner)
• Virus Insanity Eyeshadow: Foolish (wide center)
• Impulse Cosmetics Eyeshadow: Star Fox (dead center)
• FaceFront Artistic Pigment (Ultra-Steel Finish): Lotsa Lettuce (lower lash line)
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Fyrinnae Eyeshadow: Tea & Candy Canes (liner)
• Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Sandy Claws (inner corner highlight)
• FORGOT BROW BONE HIGHLIGHT (gasp)...it happens 
• Makeup Revolution Aqua Seal Liquid Eye Primer
• Loreal Silkissme Eyeliner: Highlighter
• NYX Slide On, Glide On Eyeliner: SL18 Glitzy Gold, SL17 Green Papaya
• Sephora Smoky Kohl: 02 (gray steel shade)
• Loreal Voluminous Primer
• Diorshow New Look Mascara
• Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes Excess
• Essence Make Me Brow Gel Mascara: 01 Blondy Brows
• Maybelline Quad Mocha Motion: dark gray & light gray
• Milani Brow Shaping Clear Gel

FACE:

• Lancome Energie De Vie The Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Care 
• Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture for Eyes
• Foundation: Fiona Stiles Luminous Finish Foundation Concentrate in 02 Warm Ivory + Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in Warm Nude
• Foundation Setting Powder: Bare Minerals Tinted Mineral Veil + Clinique Redness Solutions Instant Relief Mineral Powder + Fryinnae's Finishing Powder in Sunkissed; Clear; Bollywood Sorcery + Fryinnae Fluff + Sonia Kashuk's Barely There Loose Powder in 06 Flesh 
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 20 Sand
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in 60 Brightener
• Revlon PhotoReady Concealer: Medium 004 
• ELF Contour Palette: top two shades to set concealer
• Fiona Stiles Sheer Sculpting Palette in Light/Medium: 1 + 2 (bronze), 2 + 3 (contour)
• Milani Baked Bronzer: 04 Glow
• Jordana Blush Powder: 13 Stardust
• Beauty Escape Cosmetics Highlighter: Oogie Boogie + Christmastown
• Maybelline Master Fix Makeup Setting Spray 

LIPS: 

• Milani Moisture Lock Coconut Oil Infused Lip Treatment
• Illamasqua Medium Pencil: Exert
• J. Cat Beauty Soft Matte Lip Cooler: Fronzen Choco

NOTES:

• Oil control was 6 out of 10. Tried mixing the Born This Way with a luminous foundation this time and it does perform better over dry patches of skin, however oil control factor decreased. I looked super duper dewy by the end of the night.  
• This is my second time trying out the J. Cat Beauty Soft Matte Lip Cooler and I have to say I am really digging the formula. It dries down and wears comfortably throughout the day, also fades away very gracefully. Definitely not transfer proof, but I would rather that than the feeling of discomfort on the lips. 
• I think I need to play with the MR Aqua Seal Liquid Primer a little bit more to find the best way to use it. I have been using it as a mixing medium to make my liner paste, but I find this particular formula tends to clump up the mixture and dry rather quickly, which gives me little play time. I will try just patting the solution on top of finished product and see what that does for me. I just need to experiment with this product a little more. 

Sorcerer's Cauldron

Looxi Beauty Highlighter: Fallen

A Portion of the Makeup-Fairy Dusting

September 28, 2016
Wednesday Face 

EYES:

• NYX HD Eyeshadow Base
• Loreal Colour Riche Pocket Palette in 116 Haute Hazel: # 1 (transition), # 3 + # 4 (outer corner) 
• Lorac Little Black Palette: rose gold + bronze shade (all over lid)
• Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in 734 Grege: mid-tone gray (outer corner)
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Fyrinnae Eyeshadow: Space Kitty (lid)
• Fyrinnae Arcane Magic: Dreamwoven Luxuries (liner)
• Devinah Cosmetics Eyeshadow: Crush (lower lash line), Verity + Fenella (inner corner highlight)
• Rock & Republic Saturate Eye Colour: Veil (brow bone highlight)
• Makeup Revolution Aqua Seal Liquid Eye Primer
• Illamasqua Medium Pencil: Exert
• Loreal Silkissme Eyeliner: Highlighter
• NYX Retractable Eyeliner: Silky Cashmere
• Tarte Opening Act Lash Primer 
• Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash Mascara
• It Cosmetics Brow Power Eyebrow Pencil: Universal Taupe
• OFRA Eyebrow Pencil: Universal
• Maybelline Quad Mocha Motion: dark gray & light gray
• Milani Brow Shaping Clear Gel

FACE:

• Lancome Energie De Vie The Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Care 
• Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture for Eyes
• Benfit the POREfessional Primer
• Foundation: Fiona Stiles Matte Finish Foundation Concentrate in 02 Warm Ivory + Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in Warm Nude
• Foundation Setting Powder: Bare Minerals Tinted Mineral Veil + Clinique Redness Solutions Instant Relief Mineral Powder + Fryinnae's Finishing Powder in Sunkissed; Clear; Bollywood Sorcery + Fryinnae Fluff + Sonia Kashuk's Barely There Loose Powder in 06 Flesh 
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 20 Sand
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in 60 Brightener 
• ELF Contour Palette: top two shades to set concealer
• Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer: Bronzer
• Jordana Blush Powder: 13 Stardust + 46 Terracotta Treasure
• Looxi Beauty Highlighter: Fallen (cheekbone), Celestial (down the nose) 
• Maybelline Master Fix Makeup Setting Spray 

LIPS: 

• Milani Moisture Lock Coconut Oil Infused Lip Treatment
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Lip Pencil: 050 Tiramisu
• J. Cats Soft Matte Lip Cooler: Sesame Slushy
• Looxi Beauty Highlighter: Fallen

NOTES:

• Oil control was 8 out of 10. Pretty impressed. One drawback was I did see some of my dry patches emphasized even at the end of the night when my natural oils had come through. Maybe I will try pairing the Born This Way with a more luminous finish foundation to see if I can reduce the dry-patch-clinging-ness factor some other time.
• First time using the Makeup Revolution Aqua Seal Liquid Eye Primer. Seemed to perform ok. The color I used it with was not the darkest shade ever and was kind of iridescent, so it was kind of hard to see if fading was an issue. However, I did enjoy the fact that the solution applied with no sensation aka no irritation. The Darling Girl Superstar Serum does burn a little bit going on, but only for a mere second and I have no irritation from that either....it's just more preferable to not have feeling any kind of slight burning upon application. Anyway, I will keep testing the Aqua Seal and see how it stands up. So far, so good. It's also super affordable which is always a plus in my book.