A little Frivolous Shopping………..

…..won’t hurt nobody. I went out shopping the other day after a longgg time (ok 3 weeks), and usually I always end up buying something makeup or hair related but this time I switched it up and got a purse.

This cute little messenger bag only cost me 20 bucks on sale. I was in need of a new small weekend bag for errands, shopping or lunch with the sis and this was just perfect.

It kind of looks big now that I see it in photos, but it’s rather small, perfect for just my wallet, keys, grocery lists, sunglasses, phone and maybe gloves……

While impulse shopping not too long ago, I remembered that Glamorous Glory Featured Revlon’s Black cherry a while back and after seeing it on a few blogs I finally gave in and got my hands on it. On glamorous glory it looked like a deep wine color which I loved, but on my skin tone it goes on very red with a slight hint of wine.

Either way I’m sooo loving this color and I wear it everyday with MAC’s Love Rush blush and winged liner.



In somewhat Natural Light



I also got a few things by maybelline. First with the concealer from Maybelline’s FIT line in medium, being the concealer freak that I am. I don’t like it too much because it goes on a bit too sheer and liquidy for my liking. The color match is perfect though, so I just keep it for those light makeup days.

So another beauty blogger enabling my impulse shopping is the lovely lady over at Beauty Ambition where she featured this fabulous lipstick called Pink me up. I have yet to swatch it but you can take a look at Beauty Ambition’s swatch and see why I fell in love with this color. It’s very creamy, the color payoff is amazing and worth the 5 bucks.

 I also tried Maybelline’s Falsies mascara and like it even though after about 2 strokes you have to be careful since it tends to clump. I like it and still use it because it does not smudge considering how dam oily my lids and eye area seems to be.

Two very impressive Re-purchases from N.Y.C has been their brow kit and liquid liner. These are my favorites especially the brow kit. I got it in brunette and it’s the perfect match and fills in my brows beautifully leaving them looking very natural. The liquid liner is a must! It does not smudge at all and lasts hours and for under 2 bucks definitely a must have.

And last but not least a look I did with wet N wild’s Palette in Vanity.

Yes a tutorial is in the horizon if I could just ever figure out the right lighting, sequence, eye lids etc.lol  For those who wonder and have asked, I used to get my eyebrows threaded but recently have been waxing since I find I get a much better and defined shape. In between I pluck…..

 

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Nyx Ulysses Lipstick, Nyx Concealer + MAC Raizin Blush and more

Much to my boyfriend’s delight I’ve been doing a lot of shopping lately. Not much really if you ask me, these are just a couple of things I’ve purchased in the last few months.

My latest Nyx purchase has been this round lipstick called Ulysses and concealer in Light.

The lipstick is very beautiful. Ulysses has this red/orange tone to it almost like terracotta but more on the red side. I love this color on my warm skin tone and has been on heavy rotation recently.

Ulysses on Lips

This a very nice lipstick to use if you want to go for a more toned down red lip look…….

When I first purchased this concealer I was still gloriously tan so it was a bit too light for me. But now that my fabulous tan has faded, it seems to be the perfect match for now.

I like the coverage I get and it’s creamy enough to blend. It has not creased on me which is a plus for my oily skin and for the price, 4 bucks not a bad concealer at all.

I used a little too much here, but it’s just to give an idea.

A little bit of this concealer goes a long way. I like the finish not too dry looking at all, like some tend to be on me.

While shopping for ingredients for my dish here, I stopped by walmart’s makeup section. I lost (or thought I lost) my powder brush I have been using as a bronzer brush, from eco tools. Turns out it was in my sister’s room while visiting the other weekend.

In need of a brush that could decently apply my bronzer I panicked and purchased walmarts’s powder brush and along the way picked up the angled blush brush too.

I like this powder brush, it’s not too dense or flimsy and it picks up bronzer quite well. The application is really nice as well. Def a keeper and I actually use this one more often than my thought to have been lost eco tools one.

The angled blush brush is OK. I just use it for my brown blushes every now and then. I find it’s a bit too dense for my liking in a blush brush but it does it’s work.

While out and about with the boyfriend the other evening I decided to stop buy bloomingdales’ and check MAC out. I ended up with a concealer and a blush.

I got this powder blush in Raizin. Don’t be fooled by the name it has no resemblance to raisins in color. In fact it too has this gorgeous red/ Orange terracotta tone to it. When I paired it with Nyx ulysses it was like a match made in heaven. I adore matte blushes because they tend to balance my oily skin and this one looks perfect on my skin tone.

I pair and wear these two out a lot especially for work. I get lots of compliments when I do my makeup with these two.

Raizin I’m always on the mad hunt for the next best concealer and of course had to pick one up. I let the makeup artist pick one out for me and she came up with select moisture cover in NW35. When she tested it on me at the store it looked like a dead on match but when I got to the natural light at home when I tried it the next day, it was wayyy too orange and dark for me. So I’m returning this one for a shade lighter perhaps.

I also got this Tinted Moisturizer from Avon’s Meet Mark Line recently. I got it in honey golden. I’m returning this because the color is almost non existant and left my complexion looking weird. It also had this weird sunscreen scent which turned me off even more. So far the Sonia Kashuk TM is still working for me.

My boyfriend’s aunt got her hands on what seems to be the last 2 wet n wild palettes so many rave about. Luckily she was nice enough to let me have greed and vanity and I have to say that I’m smitten with them.

There are so many looks online so far my favorite looks have been by Beverly over at FULLYBEATABLE. So make sure you check her out for the best swatches ever!

As with many wet n wild palettes you can never go wrong and I decided to do a quick look for a Christmas party I went to last weekend. I used wet n wild’s starry nights in meteor. This quad came out some time last year I think.

I’ve been asked to do tutorials which I will. Soon as I get a better camera.

I don’t do shimmers much but it was a toned down type of shimmer with very nice and decently pigmented colors.

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Make Your Own Homemade febreze! Plus some random shopping

Earlier this month I decided to do a little shopping as well as experiment with a few homemade body scrubs and facials. While doing that, I decided to make my own homemade Febreze! I got the recipe from some website, can’t remember, but this turned out great because my sinuses can’t tolerate most commercial air fresheners. I usually end up with headaches and sneeze fits.

   This is truly my favorite! I usually spray this Lavender essential oil mist on my curtains, sheets,

carpet just whenever I’m searching for a relaxing and yet refreshing scent. Ylang Ylang is also a great soft uplifting scent ideal for those unexpected last minute visits.

You just need:

Spray Bottle

2 cups of water

 10 drops of essential oil (5 of each if combining)

1/2teaspoon of Castile soap

 Shake the bottle to mix the scent, and there you have it your homemade essential oil room spray! You don’t really need the castile soap it’s just used as a solvent to help bring the mix together much better I guess. Either way you will be left with a fabulous air freshener.

Illamasqua Kiss

Earlier in July I stopped by Sephora and picked up a blush.

This is Illamasqua’s powder blush in “kiss” ($26). It’s this real pretty plum matte color, looked really purple on the display but when I wear it, it kind of has this pinkish hue to it. I’m not too crazy about the color yet, I guess I have to keep working with it until I find the perfect look. I have been into this plum blush and lipstick phase for sometime now. It’s like everything I buy I lean toward this plum color…..

 and this one….

Almay Blush Orchid

I also picked up this almay blush called orchid and a nail polish at my local drugstore. Another plum color but with less pinkish undertones. I actually reach out for this almay blush I got on clearance sale for 4 bucks, more than my Illamasqua. It has this very beautiful plum color I just love it. I always pair it with Rimmel’s paradise lipstick which is also a very pretty plum color. You can see a pic of the lipstick here.

I don’t normally wear polish but I was in a plum mood and got this CQ nail polish called “Plum Baby” at my local drugstore for about 2 bucks. This color is more pink fuchsia than plum. This is my second polish from this brand and I have to say I really like their formula, not too sheer, not too thick.

Before Polish

After Polish

I also won my second giveaway given by the lovely designer Diva Style Blog.  It was so fun and exciting since I received the package on such a boring Monday. Now this fabulous book sits on my coffee table, reminding me of makeup. One thing that really stood out to me about the book was that Scott Barnes firmly believes that foundation should be a mix of several tones as opposed to just one. I don’t wear foundation ever, but it really stood out to me since I wonder if most makeup gurus do that…

I also bought this drying lotion ($18.50) while browsing at Henri Bendel’s NY (so many cute purses!). I was curious about this drying lotion and since I was breaking out more than usual I decided to give it a try. I usually use honey or aloe vera for my pimples but if you need something to dry them suckers out quick, this is definitely worth it. I have used it a lot since buying it and I really like it. Better than most on the spot treatments I have bought especially if you need a quick fix.

Right next to Henri Bendel’s on 5th ave you strategically have a MAC store (I believe their first U.S store). I decided to pick up this lipstick,”crosswires”. It’s such a pretty coral/pink lipstick and I love to wear it with maybelline’s apricot flush blush which is this peachy orange, again a great color for my skin tone, especially when I tan. Also if I want to bring out the pink in the lipstick I pair it with Jane’s Blushing Baby doll blush.

So basically these were just some purchases here and there I got throughout July and this month. I usually don’t tend to spend on most products especially makeup because I like to eat my money, not literally, meaning I prefer a good meal and drinks but sometimes a girl is itching to spend. lol

Last but not least an eye look I did the other day with Wet n’ wild’s Sumptuos quad. 

I swept the brown color over my entire lid and with a flat liner angle brush I lined my lower lashline with that gorgous blue.

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Wet n Wild Sumptuous, Rimmel Paradise + some more goodies

Rimmel Paradise, L’oreal pretentious, tainted & precarious, Revlon lipgloss cherry in the glow, Wet N wild Sumptuous Quad is all the stuff I picked up the other night for under 15 bucks.

 But first off with my favorite find of the week.

This is Wet N Wild’s Color Icon Limited edition eyeshadow quad called Sumptuous. I have been on a drugstore eyeshadow “ban” because truthfully it is best to spend money on higher end eye shadows but Wet n Wild never ceases to impress me.

I picked this quad up for 5 bucks and I’m glad I did because the colors are very nice and pigmented. At first I was very skeptical of the gold because I thought it was pieces of glitter with a sticky base, but turns out that it’s this very nice gold cream shadow with great consistency and color payoff, as opposed to the horrible base and chunks of glitter Wet N wild has come out with before in their palettes.

I love every color, smooth to apply, pigmented and the colors have a bit of shimmer but not too noticeable in person which is why I like it.  I can wear it day or night and the orange with brown look I did for the day is my favorite.

 For a drugstore eyeshadow Wet n wild always beats the rest. Most drugstore shadows are way too sheer and loaded with shimmers. But this quad gives you a lot for your money in terms of color payoff and overall quality.

You can play this look up or down with black liner and my favorite, the cat eye look as well. For earlier in the day I did not line my eyes but soon as the sun went down I played it up with black liner and liquid liner for the cat eye look.

Without eyeliner

Another great find was this Rimmel lipstick called paradise. I actually have 2 other paradise lipsticks and had to pick another one up for $1.37 75% off I had to stock up. This is such a pretty and soft color. Goes well with neutrals as well as a nice purple smokey eye. I really like Rimmel’s lipsticks and this one is my favorite.

(Rimmel Paradise)

Also for 75% off some l’oreal glosses I got pretentious, tainted, and precarious. Tainted is a pretty wine almost violet color while pretentious is this sheer brown very similar to L’oreal’s Butter Scotch drop juicy tube. My favorite however is precarious which is this nicely pigmented coral and orange color with light shimmers which I love. With a nice coral blush this gloss looks gorgeous on me.

Precarious

Precarious

Tainted

Pretentious

For about 2 bucks each I think I did a good buy. Glosses are always best to buy at drugstores since I feel some of them compare to the high end glosses.

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Eye Candy: Pink and Purple

As many may know I have a thing for Wet n Wild especially these mega eyeshadow trios. I think I have all the colors that came out and perhaps I keep buying wet n wild in hopes to discover another great product as these eye shadows turned out to be.

Again these colors are vibrant very pigmented smooth and easy to apply wih great color payoff.

 

I have no other drugstore pink shadow or palette that shows it’s true pink colors like these do. Usually drugstore pink shadows looks very chalky on me and just plain weird.  I’ll be wearing this look for the day with black liner on water line and almay liquid liner for the cat eye effect. So if you have these from a few years back don’t sleep on them bring them back out and put them to use.

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Wet N Wild Lip shimmer 108

This is Wet n Wild’s Natural wear lip shimmer number 108. I smeared a little around the tube to give you an idea of the color against the white. These lip shimmers are very pigmented and contrary to it’s name most colors don’t have shimmer or like this red, no shimmer at all. 108 is this deep red (depending on the layers)with a creamy texture and very pigmented. With just one swipe across your lips you got all the color you will need. I like to wear it with a red lip liner since it’s that creamy and tends to run on me, as most lipsticks tend do on me.

I really like these to keep one in each bag, car, travel they are very versatile and you don’t have to worry about losing them or anything since they are so cheap.

The color photographs a light red but the color in person is a little deeper, nevertheless the color payoff is pretty good and again for the price and a quick on the go lipstick to brighten you up instantly is something you cant refuse.

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Eye Candy : Brown and Green

A few years back Wet n Wild came out with these great eyeshadow trios called Mega eyes. I have to tell you from all the drugstore eyeshadows I have tried throughout my makeup history I have yet to try another one like it. These trios are silky, pigmented not too shimmery and they apply effortlessly giving you a huge bang for your buck.

So today I went into my stash and created this great look. Everytime I wear this look people always ask me  what shadow I’m wearing and they never believe it’s wet n wild.

Look how great the color payoff  is and i’m not even wearing eyeshadow base underneath. I just used my almay liquid liner for the cat eye effect and used my l’oreal voluminous mascara in carbon black and lined my eyes with blackliner.

This is a nice look I like to wear out and sometimes I wear it out for day time especially during the weekend. Then late in the evening if I’m heading out I just line my eyes for a sexy look. I’m looking for a green that can be a great match for the green shadow. I’m soon hitting the pan on that green and would like to recreate this look once my mega eye shadow is gone.  

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Wet N Wild Lip Shimmers

Wet n Wild has been trying to jump on this organic/natural bandwagon with some of  their products. A few weeks ago I stumbled into their section and saw a few of their natural wear Lip shimmers. They also have bronzers, powders etc with this line.

 Lip Shimmer 106

I was curious and picked up two. They come in numbers so I got 101 which is like this soft coral peachy color. My favorite is 106 it’s this really nice soft pink with warm undertones. I usually pair this lip stick with a gloss and my jane blushing baby doll blush. I like the way it looks with my skin tone and I usually always get comments on the color. However 106 has no shimmer at all as opposed to 101 which has a slight shimmer/frost look.

Lip shimmer 101 like I said is a soft coral color with light shimmers. I like to pair this with maybelline’s apricot flush blush. It helps bring out thepeachy tone.They pair rather nicely and as usual I always pair these with clear gloss.

 Lip Shimmer 101

As far as being natural I suppose it’s just the name of the line I doubt they are “natural” but for 2 bucks you can’t go wrong. I have like 4 106’s because for the summer that is what i’ll be mostly wearing with blush. So I keep one in each bag. They have no scent and color payoff is pretty good.

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