Today I’m doing my first nail tutorial. Nothing special, just a little something I did the other day that I really, really liked! I called this look “Vintage Vixen”, because of the classic red and black. You could also use this look for Halloween also! The colors I chose were China Glaze’s ‘Riveter Rouge’, and Chi’s ‘My Little Black Book’ with Orly’s Nail Armor base coat, and topped with Seche Vite’s topcoat. Here is the look:
I did a layer of the Orly basecoat, followed b 2 coats of the Riveter Rouge. I left it to dry for a while, and I used tape to block out the design for the black. Once the black was on, I set it with my Seche Vite topcoat. I love how it turned out!
Sorry for the quality of the pictures. They were already chipped by the time I had decent sunlight to take the photos lol. I’m planning a review on some polishes soon, so look forward to that. Also, the Gnome tutorials are still in the works! I just have to get over this rotten coldJ. As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, requests, just let me know! Leave a comment and don’t forget to follow me! P.s., ill be getting a facebook page together soon I hope!
Here is my first requested review video, on Glamour Doll Eyes Cosmetics! I previously mentioned this brand in my top favorite’s video, as my favorite loose eye shadow and for good reason! These shadows come in such a variety of colors and finishes, and they apply well! They are so versatile, that some can be used in gloss (ones that are lip safe, of course) and even nail polish! All of the colors are labeled on the packaging, whether they are eye, lip and nail safe; Also if they are vegan or not. You can also use these shadows wet or dry.
Glamour Doll Eyes has a few different products to choose from, from eye shadows, to eye lights (glitter), and glamour glosses. The shadows are sold individually or in collections. Some shadows are limited edition, made for special occasions and collections. I purchased my mini haul of GDE samples about 2 months ago and I have loved using them! I got all samples, of course, because I didn’t want to buy full size and get stuck with full size colors I didn’t like, although now I know, I love them all! I also love that she sent me two free samplesJ.Here is a list of all the shadows I purchased:
(left to right: Rave, Hollywood, Techno, Hot mess, Bachelorette, Glowstick)
Sample bags cost $1.25 per shadow ($1.00 per eye light), sample jars are $2.50 per shadow ($1.75 eye light), and $6.00 a full size jar ($4.00 eye light). If you bought a sample of a color and are interested in purchasing the full size, Vee will give you $2 off a full size for purchasing the sample! On top of that, Samples and orders of $30 or more ship free! The delivery was very fast, and I really appreciated the free samplesJ. I would definitely suggest people to buy from here and I’m sure I will be ordering again soon!
So this concludes my review on Glamour Doll Eyes! I hope you enjoyed it and consider purchasing from them! Any comments, questions, or concerns? Please leave a comment! Any requests for looks? I will do those too! Hope everyone is well!
I had an awesome weekend, full of fun and inspiration. I know I haven’t posted very much lately. I have been very busy! I try to post as often as I can though, and I promise I have some great blogs coming up for you! Hauls, looks, reviews, on makeup, nails, and skincare are in the future! Just trying to make the time to cover everything!
Today I’m just doing a little haul from the last few weeks! I have a couple of repeat buys and a bunch of new things I want to try out and give you a review on.
I’m going to start with a few samples I was given from my sister to check out. Two skincare products by Peter Thomas Roth (a facial scrub “blemish buffing beads”, and an acne fighting gel “AHA/BHA acne clearing gel”), and the eye primer “stay, don’t stray” by Benefit. After using the skincare products for two days, I have seen a dramatic difference in my skin. My pores look a lot smaller, and my face is not as slick as normal. So far I like this product, but I’m going to give it some more time and give it a proper review. The eye primer, so far, I like. It is a lot different from shadow insurance or primer potion. It is an opaque primer, similar to a liquid concealer. Its consistency is also thinner, but once applied, it creates a great sticky base for the shadow to stick to, and it doubles as an under eye concealer, which works great! I plan on giving this primer some more time before properly reviewing it also.
The next items on my list came from a trip to five below a few days ago. I picked up some nail polishes and a perfume. The nail polishes I bough were Fresh Paint’s ‘witchcraft’ (a very dark, almost black, Plum/Burgundy), and Wet n’ Wild’s ‘Burgundy Frost’ ( a lighter, more coppery burgundy shade). Both shades were under $2 a piece and the colors are beautiful! I also purchased a perfume there too, which I had bought before and really liked.
From left to right: Burgunsy Frost, Witchcraft
My next trip was on Sunday! My sister, our friend Ericka (from http://letsgetnaild.blogspot.com/), and I decided to go to the Gnome and Garden show in Kirkland and had a blast! Afterwards, we went to eat at a place called the 50’s diner! It was so awesome and retro! After that was a trip to the Ulta store out there. Oh boy, we were like 3 kids in a candy store!
I ended up with 4 polishes, a new mascara, and an eye shadow paletteJ. 3 of the polishes were Ulta brand, in ‘Little Black Dress’, “concrete evidence”, and ‘Alter Ego’.The other polish is from Essence, and it is one of the ‘@holographic.com’ polishes, in the shade ‘Gagalectric’. The mascara is just a repeat buy to replace my old one, Amped Lashes by Ulta (in jet black), and a 10 shade eye shadow palette by NYX (the runway collection in ESP10C 09 “Haute Model”.
From left to right: little lack dress, concrete evidence, alter ego, and gagalectric
swatched on NYX's "slate" jumbo pencil
Swatched on NYX's pearl base
I’m going to take the time to properly review these items for you and let you know what I think! If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to ask! Requests for looks? Product reviews? Let me know! Ill be happy to answer!
Also, im going to start a mini series of looks inspired by our trip to the Gnome and Garden show this past weekend. I think its going to be a total of about 6 looks. The number could change tho. So look forward to those in the near future!
Hi everyone! I know it has been a while since I posted anything. I have been so busy busy busy! But that’s ok, I sat down and did a look inspired by the change in weather. It has been cooling down and the smell of fall is in the air. It’s probably my favorite season, with all the colors and cool, breezy days! Although I’m going to miss the fun, bright colors of summer, I’m excited for the dark and dramatic looks of fall, and Halloween!!!!!
I cant wait to get my camera so I can start filming the tutorials, but until then, this will have to do!
Here is the look:
On the face:
Maybelline’s Fit Me foundation in #110 (I am sooo pale!) + my m.a.c #130 brush
CoverGirl Fresh complexion concealer
Ulta blusher in “Fame”
Tarte “Park Avenue Princess” bronzer
On the eyes:
Icing makeup set eyeshadow
Liner from Icing makeup set in black
Elf liquid eyeliner in black
Rimmel kohl liner in white
Ulta Amped lashes mascara
On the lips:
Ulta lipgloss in “cutie”
I used the Rimmel white kohl liner to outline the design, Once I got the basic shape in, I began outlining the design in the black liner and blending it to create the shading and the leaves. After that was finished, I began to color in the tree and leaves, defined my eyebrows and did a light wash of color on my lids. I finished with black liner in a cat’s eye shape, and outlined everything with black liquid liner to give the look more demention. I really liked this look, although its not very wearable.You can always use the colors in this look for a beautiful fall inspired makeup!
If you have any questions or comments, dont hesitate to ask! I would really appreciate you feedback! Any requests for looks? I'll do those too! Thanks for reading!
Ok, so it has been a really rough week for me. On top of working so much, visiting my beautiful new niece, Olivia, and trying to plan entries for my blog, I haven’t really been able to work with my makeup that much. The house I just moved into doesn’t have central air, and with the weather being 92 degrees and higher, I haven’t been able to sit in my art studio to work with products properly without sweating horribly and being terribly uncomfortable. So progress has been slow. Sorry for getting off topic, I just wanted to give you a little insight as to what is going onJ
Today, I am doing another review for you. I have been saving up for this product for a while and I FINALLY got it today! It’s my brand new Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette! I was honestly looking more towards the Naked Palette because I was interested in getting a neutral palette, but this caught my eye. Having brights, darks, and neutral colors, I decided I would rather get a palette with more variety. I was a little hesitant to purchase this at first, because this past Christmas, I purchased the UD loves NYC palette, and although I love it, there are some issues I had with some of the shadows, which I will explain later.
I got my palette today from my local Ulta Beauty store, for $55, $59.26 after tax. There are a few other places you can find it, like Sephora, or even going to urbandecay.com
To begin, ill start with the packaging:
There are 15 beautiful shadows. They are encased with a gunmetal top that has a gem decoration on it. The bottom is a velvet-lined box you can use to put things in. The inside is made of a purple-tinted mirror-finish plastic. I honestly think this packaging is really adorable, but not practical for transportation. All in all on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, I’d have to give it a 7 only because you can’t travel easily with it.
Now onto the shadows!:
These 15 unique and vibrant shadows were created for this palette specifically. Most of them are shimmer finish, except for the black (“blackout”). One of the issues I had with my previous urban decay palette is that some of the shadows had a chunky glitter in them that makes it almost impossible to prevent fallout. I LOVED the colors, but HATED the glitter. This new palette has only one shade that has chunky glitter in it (“Midnight Rodeo”), and the glitter seems to be a little finer than the previous NYC palette. Here is a list of the colors:
Rodeo: a medium cool brown with multi-toned shimmer and gold glitter.
15: a lighter tan color with multi-toned shimmer.
Vanilla: a light, creamy yellow with multi-toned shimmer.
Flow: a medium peachy color with multi-toned shimmer.
Chase: Medium brown shade with multi-toned shimmer.
Tainted: beautiful light pink shade with a gold duo-chrome and multi-toned shimmer.
Junkshow: a beautiful hot hot pink with blue duo-chrome.
Omen: pretty light purple with blue duo-chrome.
Evidence: a black-based dark blue shimmer.
Deep End: beautiful teal shade, yellow shimmer.
Deeper: a medium warm brown with multi-toned shimmer.
M.I.A: a dark cool toned brown.
Ace: amazing gunmetal grey with multi-toned shimmer.
Blackout: deep matte black shade.
Halftruth: deep eggplant purple with multi-toned shimmer.
Here are swatches (no primer underneath) from left to right: Midnight Rodeo, Midnight 15, Vanilla, Flow, Chas Tainted, Junkflow, Omen, Evidence, Deep End, Deeper, M.I.A, Ace, Blackout, Half Truth.
I love the textures of these eye shadows. They are very heavily pigmented, creamy, and vibrant! They blend well, and there are so many different looks you can create with them.
My final words on this palette are that over all I am very satisfied. I did want to mention that I bought my NYC palette which contained 16 shadows, 2 eyeliners, and a primer for $52, and this palette only came with the 15 shadows, for $55. I wish we could have gotten an eyeliner or something! But I guess it is a special limited edition anniversary palette.
Thanks again so much for reading! Feedback is always welcome! leave your questions and comments! I am definitley looking forward to creating and posting some looks soon! If you have any requests for looks also, let me know!
