fotd: thanksgiving dinner

It did not feel like Thanksgiving this year. It was a good 60 degrees in Texas and everyone was out in shorts. No one froze their butts off waiting outside Best Buy for Black Friday. Ohhh, doesn't feel like the holidays at all! BUT, it was a lot better than last year, which I spent alone in an empty house since my family was out of the country.

I'm very happy I got to spend it with the people I love and most importantly, good food! :) I was so hungry I didn't even want to take a picture before I ate, haha.

Anyway, how was your Thanksgiving?!

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This is the look I wore on Thursday to my boyfriend's family's house. I wanted to wear something subtle since his family doesn't really wear cosmetics. It was smokier in person but of course crappy camera = crappy photos. Plus I took this again after I came home so no natural daylight, sorry!

Face

- Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW Liquid Foundation

- MAC Mineralized Concealer

- Make Up For Ever HD Powder

 Eyes

- MAC Painterly Paintpot

- Urban Decay NAKED2 Palette

- Maybelline Master Precision Liner

- Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara

- Anastasia Medium Ash Brow Powder Duo

Lips

-MAC Viva Glam Nicki

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See, I kept it very minimal!

Viva Glam Nicki is actually brighter in person but since I'm pretty tanned it doesn't photograph as bright on me. Don't get me wrong, it's very wearable although it's bright. I'll have to wear it again and take a photo during the day to really capture it for y'all! :)

Have a great day, everyone!

fotd: purple skies

I had this craving to wear colors the other day and came across some eye shadows I forgotten I even purchased. (Yes, I forget.)

I took these photos at the end of the night and my skin looks a bit oily with the flash on so I cropped out the face, I almost didn't post this because I'd prefer to have the natural day light!

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Has anyone ever looked at the sky at odds times of the day? It's gorgeous. There's hints of dark blue, purples, lighter blues, pinks, and oranges! I can honestly say I haven't seen that in a while because I'm caught up in other things!

I guess that's what this look sort of reminded me of after I felt it was finished. I used a dark blue between the lighter blue and purple but it didn't really capture it on photo :( (black friday is coming up, time to invest in a new camera, hopefully!)

 Without further ado, here it is!

 

Hope that wasn't too boring! I'm not too sure of all the colors I used off the top of my head, but if you're absolutely curious just ask.

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Thanksgiving. The time where I feast and shortly after, take a nap. My family celebrates on Wednesday so we aren't on a time crunch (and food coma) when we visit the in-laws. What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

FOTD: lucky green & humid

Hello everyone!

While I was cleaning out my makeup for my blogsale, I found something I purchased a while back and totally forgot about. I picked up MAC's Humid eyeshadow while I was vacationing with my family a few months ago and I guess it got lost under all the shopping bags from those few weeks.

Well, I finally got to use it yesterday! I honestly haven't worn color in a VERY long time so this was the first in a while so I kept it simple. This look was so simple that I almost didn't post it but I figured I was due for a new one.

I hate the after effects of tying my hair into a ponytail. I had a test prior to these photos and I like to remove any hair from my frame of vision and I end up with my right side all creased up! I'm overdue for a haircut too.

 

Face

- Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW Liquid Foundation

- Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer

- NARS Deep Throat Blush

- NARS Laguna Bronzer

- Make Up For Ever HD Powder

 Eyes

- NARS Smudgeproof Primer

- MAC Eyeshadow

(Lucky green all over the lid, Humid in the outer corner, a little bit of Sassy Grass on the middle of the lid, Rated R in the crease, and Shroom for a highlight)

- Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Perversion

- Maybelline Megaplush Mascara

- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil

(Zero on the waterline and lower lashes with Humid eyeshadow on top)

- Anastasia Medium Ash Brow Powder Duo (applied wet, to create darker, deeper brows)

Lips

- NYX Xtreme Lipcream

I feel that although this had color, it was still very neutral because of the earthy tones of the green. I almost want to whip out my purples and wear a bold look now!

Here's Buddy. He likes to come outside with me to take pictures and bark at anyone who walks by. Haha, he's a silly boy. Oh, and I think makeup is foreign to him because every time I have my makeup spread out he goes on a sniffing spree!

Have a great weekend everyone! I have exciting state fair plans which involve a lot of fried food! Hopefully I don't have a heart attack, wish me luck ;)

FOTD: in love with red

Hi all ~

I didn't realize the Marilyn collection released on Thursday :(

I stopped by my MAC counter on Friday because I was already in the neighborhood and decided to see my girls that worked there. (I was going across the street to order a cake for "mom-in-law.") Below is the look I wore to go run errands. When I was taking this photo outside on my balcony, the UPS man walked through. I felt embarrassed but I wanted to document my makeup before I forgot!

All the girls at MAC thought I was wearing a Marilyn lip color. It made me realize that I really did not need anything from this collection! I didn't plan to get anything anyway, just to check out the lipsticks and the blushes but good thing I ended up leaving with nothing! (Okay, I actually grabbed Butter London's Nail Foundation but I've been wanting that since the entire line came out.)

Face

- Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW Liquid Foundation

- MAC Mineralized Concealer

- NARS Deep Throat Blush

- NARS Laguna Bronzer

- Make Up For Ever HD Powder

 Eyes

- NARS Smudgeproof Primer

- Urban Decay Naked Palette

(used Virgin, Sin, Naked, Darkhouse)

- Physician's Formula Liquid Liner Pen

- Maybelline Megaplush Mascara

- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil

(used Perversion on waterline and Midnight Cowboy, Half Baked, Corrupt on the lower lashline)

- Anastasia Medium Ash Brow Powder Duo

Lips 

- NYX Plush Red Lipliner

- MAC Eden Rouge Mattene Lipstick

I swear that red lipstick is my all time favorite! It's not drying and it lasts all day without feathering or fading. It was still available at my MAC counter from a collection that released a while ago but I definitely recommend any of the mattenes. Their formula is loveeeeee.

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And here's what I wore today. Simple neutral/gray eyes but I wanted to photograph my sweater!

It's night time now so sorry there's no natural daylight so I took this in the bathroom.

(Please excuse the mess in the background, I blurred it out so you can't tell what crap it is lol)

I love this sweater! I purchased it last fall from forever 21, it's big but not big enough to my liking. I'm in the market to purchase more sweaters for the winter because they're so comfy but I have a hard time liking them once I try it on. Any recommendations?

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My next post I want to get up is a "what's in my makeup bag" post so look out for that ;)

Fin.

No Mirror Makeup Challenge

Hi ~

Last week, my friend Vyvien and I decided to attempt the "no mirror makeup challenge" after we finished our exams. She's in California for school at the moment so this was over the internet type of thing :P

This is how mine turned out...

Not bad at all! The purple in the heatherette palette didn't turn out as vibrant as I'd wanted it too, but I'm at my boyfriend's apartment and most of my makeup collection is at home so I had to improvise!

I also couldn't find any lipsticks so I just blended out some lipliner and made it work ;)

One thing that did piss me off; my stupid Palladio liquid liner pen broke on it! The tip fell out and got all over my arms/legs/thumb. I fixed it but that really made me made but I guess it couldn't have been a better time lol.

Photo below on the foreign marks. I thought there would've been more but I guess the odds were in my favor.

& lastly, the products I used. Sorry for such a dim picture, the apartment doesn't get good lighting which definitely works when I'm trying to sleep in ^_^

I think everyone should give this a try! It was really fun and interesting to see :)

Until next time.

FOTD: Simple & Bright

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FOTD: Blooming Lovely

Hello Everyone (:

I did this look the other day. I don't remember where I was going or what I was doing but in real life my eyes were REALLY sparkly. The camera doesn't capture it for some reason which may be because of the lighting.

yikeees! Dark circles, I know >__<

Face

• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Stromboli
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder

Lips

• MAC Lipstick in Blooming Lovely

Eyes

• NARS Smudgeproof Primer
• MAC Paintpot in Let's Skate!
• Urban Decay NAKED Palette (Naked, Darkhorse)
• Rock&Republic Eyeshadow in Veil
• Physician's Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner in Ultra Black
• Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara
• Anastasia Brow Duo in Medium Ash

A really simple, sparkly, and fast look with one of my new favorite products Let's Skate! paintpot :) If I could have one paintpot for the rest of my life, this would be it!

Until next time! ^__^

<3

FOTD: Suicide Pinup

Hey all (:

I was going through some blogs and I found a pinup tutorial! [Check Chrissy's look out] I've always wanted to post up a pinup look on here and everytime I've attempted one and took picture my camera always washed out the colors since they were basically skintone.

When I think of pinup makeup I think flawless skin, contoured face, bold brows, red lip, and a matte defined eye.

I didn't use flash this time and used my lighted vanity mirror for lighting and it turned out pretty good! I even attempted a suicide roll for you, which by the way FAILED miserably. The end result was my fourth time and it still wasn't smooth!

Apologizing in advance since I also cam-whored a bit because I haven't done an actual look in a LONG time :D

Face

• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Stromboli
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in Medium
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Lips

• Prestige Lipliner in Amore
• MAC Mattene Lipstick in Eden Rouge

Eyes

• NARS Smudgeproof Primer
• Urban Decay NAKED2 Palette (Foxy, Bootycall)
• Urban Decay NAKED Palette (Virgin, Naked, Buck)
• MAC Eyeshadow in Espresso and Carbon
• Physician's Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner in Ultra Black
• Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara
• Ardell Wispies False Eyelashes ....I DIDN'T USE LASH GLUE! LOL
• Anastasia Brow Duo in Medium Ash

Next picture was just a random unattractive picture but whatever! lol

Hopefully this will be a trend for 2012, me getting back to posting FOTD's! I really enjoyed getting dolled up just to take it all off and go to sleep. With the stress of school and work coming up I'm sure blogging would be a great way to relieve stress just hopefully I will have enough time!

Have a good day everyone!

<3

Some random FOTD's

 Hey everyone :) Merry late Christmas! I hope everyone got to spend it with the ones they love, I know I did.

Lately my makeup has been neutral and boring, I even used some olives one day! :D I guess my statement is more of lips -__-" I have been staying away from home lately so I haven't had my full makeup drawers at my disposal.

THIS IS WHERE MY NAKED PALETTE COMES IN ;D I can't say how much I love this palette, and now that I own NAKED2 I love that one even more... (I will make a post soon, no more iPhone blogging because my camera doesn't focus anymore and my battery is currently charging)

Here's a neutral eye I put together, I had some CRAZY sparkles on that day and tried to capture it but no luck so no point on posting that! I actually put on nude lipstick which is a shocker to me because I haven't done nude in a while >__<

I curled my hair that day with the HANA 1" Professional straightener. I thought I failed miserably, but I got a lot of compliments that night! ^__~

The next fotd was with second day hair -___-" I didn't feel my hair was oily enough to wash so I just went with it. BAD IDEA, it got so oily later that day... I should really carry dry shampoo on me but I don't have a preferred one though I've only tried a couple. I'm very picky because I prefer the colorless ones...
Any dry shampoo recommendations for dark hair?

I sported the red lip for almost a week straight, it was so weird taking it off! Again, used the NAKED palette again that day. It's so difficult to eat when you want your lipstick to stay on!

I have a lot of posts planned out in my head, just gotta charge up my camera! I also hit the CVS sale they're having O__O... I got a few things I've been wanting but didn't want to cough up the money lol so that will be my next few posts soon, hopefully!

Have a safe New Year if I don't make it in time ^__~

<3

Haul: Posh Paradise & Styledriven

First off, I want to say thank you for all the gals that checked out my blog sale, it was much appreciated! Now I can go and get my passport made so I can flee the country lol...

There's still some items left on my blog sale and I've got some eyeliners and other things I want to put up there shortly!

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Since the holidays are swiftly approaching, MAC is coming out with insane amounts of collections. My MAC artist Casey literally calls me in whenever the new shipment comes in since they always get it a week or so early and I get early access :) ...relatively lol.

No hand swatches for these collection. I actually forgot to go early to check out Posh Paradise so I went on release date and she showed me Styledriven and the Matchmaster foundations :) There were SOO many people getting their makeup done... on a Thursday people?! I mean come on, where are you going?!

I purchased 3 items from Posh Paradise and 1 item from Styledriven.

Sorry it's not the best lighting, I'm trying to use the tungsten lamp lighting since it's night time.

(Left to Right) Nubile Paint Pot | Genuine Treasure Paint Pot

I've actually used Nubile but the one I photographed is the extra one I got for my friend. It's a beautiful nude with pink undertones with a shimmery, slightly metallic finish. Great for evening out the lid before eyeshadow application and the shimmers aren't too obvious on the lids versus swatching it on the hand.

Genuine Treasure is like the paint pots that were released with ChamPale in terms of texture and I was obsessed with those! The color is like a antique gold/bronzey color and would be great used as an all over lid color if you're in a hurry and don't have time for blending. It's chunky shimmer gives enough sparkle so that it's not completely boring either.

Nice 'n' Spicy Pro Longwear Lip Pencil

I haven't used Nice 'n' Spicy yet but from the swatch on the back of my hand it's a neutral lipliner that's darker than my skintone so that my nude lipsticks just don't disappear and you can tell where my lipstick starts. I've been needing a neutral lipliner so I'm very excited to use this! Plus it's super long wearing because NONE of the swatches from Styledriven and the Posh Paradise's mattenes would come off the back of my hand.

Eden Rouge Mattene Lipstick

Is this another red lipstick to add to my collection?! Why yes, but Eden Rouge is different! It's actually not too drying for the amount of time it stays on my lips. (Which is almost the full day with minimal touch-up.) This lipstick never once got on my teeth when I wore it! It didn't slip or slide, but it did start to feather at the end of the day which I won't blame the lipstick since I didn't use any lipliner. I am really considering going back for more mattenes to add to my makeup collection since it was such a success with me.

Here's a photo a took shortly after I applied Eden Rouge. It's a very vivid red color with a little sheen :)

Now here it is after I chomped down some food! I thought I was ready to head out for the day but I realized I didn't eat yet so I had to scarf down what I could find. I saw lipstick coming off on the bread from my sandwich and some on the banana I ate so I didn't expect it to be on after I finished (although I was being careful) but to my surprise it was nearly fully in-tact!

See! That's why I was so impressed because most of my reds after I eat kinda just start to disappear. Plus it stayed on the entire day with minimal problems for me ^_~

What's your favorite red lipstick?

OKAYYY. So I don't haul as much as I used to, and I'm proud & glad so sorry it's not as visualizing like my hauls used to be lol. I've also got a crush on Deborah Lippman now but if I start seeing her I think my wallet is gonna hurt badly 'cause she's a gold digger. I'll show you the new nail polish I got soon! It's boring and I feel like I have something similar but the formula was so nice I couldn't resist. This is why they shouldn't have testers.

Did anyone get anything from these collections? If so, I'd like to see your hauls :)

I'll see you gals later!

<3

FOTD: Lucky Green && HAUL: Fashion Flower

ALRIGHT, so I was gonna post earlier but after I had posted this post, I totally went back and fell asleep. -___-" Then I had work and now I'm finally off so I shall post what I planned!

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Here's my ever so late fashion flower haul ^_^ I told y'all I haven't hauled much from these MAC launches! I guess the reason I'm showing this is because it has to do with my FOTD today :)

Budding Beauty Lip Gelee | Lucky Green Eyeshadow

I didn't realize that Lucky Green is a permanent color because I was going to go with the gray shade but the color payoff on the green was too good to pass up! :3

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So I took goofy looking photos in the GAP fitting room while trying on some workout gear! I didn't know how comfortable sports bras are! I'm definitely gonna go buy the gFast capri leggings and a sports bra from GAP... I'm trying to get back in shape with the help of my boyfriend :)

I guess I wasn't in a smiling mood because the ones with me smiling look super fake so I'll go with the goofy face! :)

Face

• NARS Sheer Glow Stromboli
  
• NARS Blush Orgasm
  
• Too Faced Bronzer Sun bunny
  

Eyes

• MAC Eyeshadow Going Bananas
  
• MAC Eyeshadow Lucky Green
  
• MAC Eyeshadow Sassy Grass
  
• Bobbi Brown Gel Liner Black Ink
  
• Urban Decay 24/7 Liner Zero
  
• Dior Diorshow Blackout Mascara

Lips

• Nothing in the photo since it wore off but I did pair the look with the MAC Budding Beauty Lip Gelee :)
  

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So I've never seen a hallway in Texas that looked so... not in Texas! I was waiting outside for my boyfriend to use the restroom... YES I WAS WAITING not him LOL. Snapped this picture and used the Camera+ app on my iPhone and slapped an effect on it. I like it! :3

We were getting ready to leave the mall at this point but I said wait, let's stop and take a picture! LOL, I guess the first picture turned out the best (ON MY PHONE TOO!) even though I pulled out my actual camera. SIGHHH.. oh well, I'm just glad I have a picture that didn't cut off one of our faces LOL XD

Goodnight! I'm gonna post my haul from the mall tomorrow :P There's not really much but I was super excited when I saw what I purchase :)

<3

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FOTD: Dad's birthday

Hey gals :) So I'm done with summer classes and my boyfriend is heading out tomorrow night for business and I think I'll have some time to blog this weekend ^_^

So here's a quick neutral look (yenno, they look like all my other neutral ones -__-") I wore to my friend Gap's birthday dinner. He turned the big... was it 25 or 26? Who knows, but we call him Dad because he's the oldest lol. We also made him a penis birthday cake. (white cake with pink frosting!)

And the reason I'm about to bust out laughing in the picture above is because of this LOSER...

I have some hauls to blog about soon ;) ...stay tuned!

<3

FOTD: Burning Sunset

I put this look together after class on Friday while I was waiting to go to work. It's something I haven't worn in a while; COLOR! :) I was inspired by the new Benefit blush "bella bamba". The box is composed of orange and purple and it just dances in the light! I'll make a post about the blush another day, but tonight is just this!

Without further ado, here's the face I wore on Friday night (which I ended up coming home and staying on the phone all night with Linda). Gah, I'm still frustrated!

Face

• Nars Sheer Glow foundation in Stromboli
  
• Benefit Blush in Bella Bamba (bright watermelon pink)
  

Lip

• Mac Dazzleglass Creme in Sublime Shine (nude orange with golden shimmer)
  

Eye

• Benefit F.Y...eye! primer (nude eyeshadow base)
• Rock&Republic Eyeshadow in Veil (matte off white - brow bone)
  
• MAC Eyeshadow in Solar White (duo chrome yellow highlight - tear duct)
  
• MAC Mineralized Eyeshadow in Engaging (shimmery golden orange - inner third)
• MAC Pigment in Follow Your Fancy (shimmery bright orange - middle third)
• MAC Eyeshadow in Creme de Violet (soft violet - crease)
• Make Up For Ever Blush in 92 (matte rich violet - outer corner)
• Revlon Colorstay Liquid Liner in Blackest Black
• Anastasia Brow Powder in Medium Ash
  
• Laura Mercier Long Lash Mascara in Black
  

Yes, I used a shit load of eye products in this look! Usually I go for the 3-eyeshadow combo but I guess this was a special occasion since I was inspired :)

Sorry it looks a little harsh/unblended. I couldn't figure out what color to put in between the orange and purple and I didn't want to over-blend because it might get muddy. It looks really pretty far away and I got tons of compliments on it at work from customers. I'm glad I put on some color and hopefully this 'inspiration' will stay! ^_^

Goodnight y'all. I got to wake up super early to get to class. *SIGH*...

<3

STYLISHLY YOURS - EYE LOOK

Hello! A quick post tonight... By the way, I updated my blogsale! The link is above this post on my blog ^_^

I was playing around with my pigments I got from Stylishly Yours (click for the post) and this is the look I came up with :)

No full face shots because my face is super oily. I like this combo, but I wish I would've put a white base underneath so that the pink was more vibrant.

I used the hot pink pigment all over the lid, the orange pigment in the crease, and the red pigment on the outer corner with just a matte off-white highlight. I think bright colors look great with a sharply winged liner so of course I went with it but no lashes since I was just messing around and I'm not going anywhere :P

Alright ladies, have a great night! I'll see you all in the next post.

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HALLOWEEN + 2 FOTDS

HELLO! I've been gone for a while now... a month and a half I think?? I've been swamped with school (sorta) but since I got bored for 2 days out of my week I picked up a second job at a local Subway! LOL.. yeah so I'm not sure if I'm really swamped with school if I got that bored BUT after I picked up a second job my whole week is filled with an agenda so that means I'm soooooo not motivated to blog! Plus, no one requests anything since hardly anyone stops here anymore, haha!

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Here's what I was for halloween :) .... can you guess although my crown is cut off and I'm covered by my nephew?

I was Princess Peach! My boyfriend was Mario but he was already dj-ing at a party and I got totally drunk when I got there so we didn't get a picture. This is actually the only picture of the night I took that I have access to LOL.. and don't you think my nephew has gotten big since my last post :D he's two months now ^_^

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This is a look I did between the time I've been gone from blogging and currently. I'm sure it was before it started to cool down in Texas because I'm sporting a tank top!

In this look, I used MAC Zingy Eyeshadow (on the outer V) from the Dare to Wear collection from wayyy back when! The color is so GORGEOUSS... but what other looks can I do with it??? It's so bright, and blue!

Please excuse the broken lip! That's why there's no lipstick because I was wearing lip balm :)

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I wore this look out to my friend's birthday dinner. It was simple because it was just a bunch of neutrals but dramatic because of the smokiness and lashes :D btw, I'm wearing the same lashes as the previous look which are ardell demi wispies :) my favorite!

Nothing on my lips once again because I was still at home and haven't put anything on yet! I think I just threw on some nudy pink lipgloss :)!

I used MAC Naked Pigment & NARS Mekong Eyeshadow and a whole sheeetload of blending lol. Not so sure about the highlight but I know it's a matte off-white shade ^_^

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Well that's all for now! Hopefully I get back in the flow of blogging and any requests are welcomed because then I'll feel more obliged to blog :D Have a beautiful day/night everyone!

<3