Sunday, June 28, 2009

FOTD Cocktail Party Look for Mihoko Family Party Look Request Part 2


Here is my 2nd look for the Mihoko Family Party Look Contest. I call this my Cocktail Party Look.

Products Used:
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Foundation
Cover Girl True Concealer
Stila Charmed Palette
Loreal Blush
Cover Girl Drama Eyes Palette
Revlon Red Ribbon Lip Palette
MUFE Aqua Eyeliner
Bobbi Brown Gel liner
MAC Satin Taupe & Rice Paper e/s
Laura Mercier Face Primer
NYC Eyeshadow Palette
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Bare Face again (yipes!)

Apply face primer, concealer, foundation, and powder.

On Eyes:
-apply MAC Satin Taupe all over lids
-apply MAC Rice Paper on brow bone
-apply Purple e/s from Cover Girl Palette on the outer v
-blend, blend,blend
-apply Gold/Bronze color from Stila Palette on the crease for a hint of a gold shimmer
-line upper and lower water line with MUFE Aqua eyeliner
-line upper lids with Bobbi Brown gel liner
-line under eye area with the purple from the Cover Girl Palette

-apply falsies

-apply the darkest red in the Revlon lip palette
-apply dark raspberry tone blush


Cocktail Time!





I think dark colors like red, purple, and black are perfect for a night out. It gives you a sultry with a little bit of glamour sort of look. These colors also go great with any outfit, especially if you want to rock your LBD!

FOTD Beach Party Look for Mihoko Family Party Look Request Part 1

Here's a look I did for Mihoko Family Party Look Request Giveaway Contest that's going on, on Facebook. The rules are to do 2 party looks, and this is my first one. Since it was super hot today I decided to come up with a Beach Party Look.


Products Used: Pop Tan Popper Kit, Revlon Cream Shadow Palette, NYC Palette, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, YSL Touche Eclat, Mac Lustre Drops, Estee Lauder Blush Set, Sonia Kashuk Neutral Palette, MUFE Eyeliner, Revlon Lipstick, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Majolica Majorca Mascara, Maybelline Waterpoof Liquid Eyeliner, NYX Silver eyeliner

Bare Face = EEEP!
Start off by putting on your tinted moisturizer or foundation ( I use a tinted moisturizer with SPF). After that, do all your concealing with your favorite concealer (mine is YSL Touche Eclat). After you are done with concealing apply powder to set the concealer and foundation.

Next I went ahead worked the eye area.
-applied Revlon cream shadow in white for the base
-applied pink shadow from the Pop Palette all over lid and above the crease
-applied white shimmer shadow from Sonia Kashuk Palette to brow area
-blend all together
-applied silver shimmer color from Sonia Kashuk Palette to the inner lids
-blend once again
-line your top lids with eyeliner ( I use liquid) and wing it out just a tiny bit
-line your upper and bottom water line with a black liner ( I use MUFE Aqua Eyes)
-use a silver liner and line the bottom eye area
-curl lashes and apply mascara

Next contour face and apply blush. Highlight your cheeks a bit for a nice glow ( I used Mac Lustre Drops).

Lipstick time! I used Revlon Lipstick in Tender Heart

Voila! Party time :)





I think light, cool, and pastel colors are great for day time look. You don't look like you are wearing too much make up and it gives you that cute innocent youthful look that is perfect for any day time event.

Friday, June 26, 2009

FOTD : Friday Blues

This is a look I attempted this morning with the Stila Charmed Palette I received recently. The shadows are very soft and blendable. Really a good buy for only $10! (Click photos for larger view)


Can't really see it because of my poor camera (iphone), but I used the gold color on the outter lids and the blue on the inner lids.
Products Used
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer - Almond
Stila Charmed Palette - Blue and Gold
Neutrogena Healthy Glow Blush
Burts Beees Chapstick (oops! forgot to put anything on my lips)
Make Up Forever Eyeliner
Majolica Majorca Gorgeous Wing Mascara


HAPPY FRIDAY!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Aquolina Pink Sugar Perfume = Yummy!

Just got this sample of Aquolina Pink Sugar Perfume from Sephora today and I have to say I'm
in love with the packaging! Isn't it adorable? The candy wrapper theme is so cute that I almost didn't want to open it. I wish I could have a glass bowl filled with these in my room for guests (hehe). Aside from the super cute packaging, the perfume itself smells sooooo delicious!!!!! Basically it smells like cotton candy. I put some on my wrist and had to resit the temptation to gnaw on myself. It just smells good enough to eat. I think I might have to purchase the full size for summer. So yummy!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Blog Sale! False Eyelashes + Gucci


Hi Everyone! If you are interested in any of these items please email me at amynaree(at)gmail(dot)com

U.S Residents Only
I accept Paypal
Shipping is $5 (so please add that to your item)

Thanks for looking!

Gucci Envy Me Perfume 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
Used a few times about 85% left Retails $65 Selling $25




Box set of 5 False Eye Lashes. I think these are from China, got it awhile back off Ebay and never got around to using them. They all have individual mini size glue in the back. Selling $6




Clean Sweet Layer 2.14 oz (60 ml) Used a few times 85% left! Retails $69 Selling $20
Details and description about perfume can be found here


FOTD : Peachy Keen

Here's a nice peachy summer look I attempted this morning. It's very subtle but I'm loving it.


Products

Laura Mercier Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer in Almond
Laura Mercier Oil-Free Face Primer
Rimmel Stay Matte Press Powder in Silky Beige
Revlon Matte Blush in Perfectly Peach
Fiberwig Mascara
Pop Eyeliner in Brown
Revlon Colorstay Lipstick in Baby Peach (love this color!)
NYC e/s in dark brown (for brows)
Eyeshadow (using Fresh Eyeshadow Palette in Carnivale) pictured below
from the palette: Orange e/s, Brown e/s, and Ligh Pearl Beige e/s


Sunday, June 21, 2009

Summer Nails - Sinful Color Nail Polish Pinky Glitter




Just got this nail polish today. Sinful Color in Pinky Glitter! It's subtle yet very sparkly and only $1.99 :D, my wallet is happy.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

What I Bought - Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing

This is my latest purchase! After seeing this mascara advertised in numerous Asian magazines I had to try it. I've never used any of the Majolica Majorca brand mascaras before. I know many gurus rave about the Lash Expander one but for some reason this one intrigued me more.

"A unique mascara combining an abundance of two types of fibers - long and short. Fills in space even between your lashes - feel your lashes grow thicker and longer with every additional coat. "



The part where they said it fills in space between your lashes sold me. I have really thin short Asian lashes, so this sounded perfect for me.



So this is a picture of how my lashes looked before applying the mascara.











This is a picture of how my lashes looked after I applied the Mascara.








Side view.











Sorry for the bad pictures (iphone camera), but hopefully you can see the slight difference. So the mascara did lengthen and curl my lashes a bit but it didn't really fill much of the spaces in between. So I was actually too impressed because it didn't make me feel like "wow, I have lashes!". It is a good mascara if you want natural and wispy sort of feathery looking lashes. I will probably continue to use this but might have to pair with another mascara to add more volume, but my next purchase would most likely be the Lash Expander.







Full face with mascara on. -$16.98 from my wallet.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Beauty Swatch Giveaway!


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Favorite Lipstick at the moment : Mac Brave New Bronze! Has a nice nude pink color that is great for everyday wear.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Charmed Eye Shadow Palette with 24 Karat Gold $10 With Free SHIP!

Sephora has Stila Charmed Eye Shawdow Palette w/ 24 Karat Gold for $10 (limit 2 per customer). Shipping is free when you enter code S7PB390 at checkout!!! I just ordered mine. Total came out to $10.98. Colors look gorgeous!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Mascaras - Hot or Not


Maybelline XXL - Black I actually really like this mascara. It had a lash primer which really helped to fatten up my lashes. The product did what it promised and it made my lashes thicker and fuller. The only downside to it was, that it seem to dry up fairly quickly or maybe I just had bad luck on mine. I would still pick the Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe over this though because it has a shimmer and it gave me the same volume as the XXL.

OVERALL RATING - HOT


Fiberwig Mascara - Black So I caved in and splurged a little on this mascara (around $18). After hearing reviews and raves about how it lengthens and extends your lashes with little fiber tubes I had to try it! I am actually glad I did because this stuff really works. It really made my lashes longer. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it doesn't give my lashes any volume. So most of the time I end up using another mascara on top of this to make it fuller. Aside from that this is a really good mascara, goes on easily, does not clump, and basically lengthens your lashes more and more with each repeated coat. Definitely worth the splurge.

Overall Rating : HOT!



Apple Mascara by Apple - Black
So after reading some reviews on this mascara on MUA, and seeing a few youtube gurus use it I decided to give this mascara a try. So I ordered one off of Ebay and it only costed me around $3.50. There was so many choices to choose from because they had an interesting selection of mascaras that i've never seen (avocado, mamey, etc.. (can't remember them all). I ended up going for the most normal one which is just the apple mascara by apple in Black. I wasn't too impressed with the mascara. It didn't give me any volume or length which is what I really need. It was however non clumping and easy to apply. This would be a good mascara for someone who already has nice lashes and just wants a natural look.
OVERALL RATING: NOT

Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe - Black Cabernet
This is basically Cover Girl's Lash Blast mascara with a hint of shimmer. I got mine in Black Cabernet which has a hint of ruby red shimmer. Other colors that are available are Black Platinum (silver shimmer), Black Royale (Dark Blue Shimmer), and Black Emerald (Dark Green Shimmer). The shimmer is very subtle and it makes your lashes kind of glisten at certain angles. So far this is one of my favorite drugstore brand mascara. It makes my lashes look fuller ( I have really thin, non-existent lashes), does not clump, and long wearing. The one thing that I don't like about this mascara is the brush. It is a bit big (I have small asian eyes), so sometimes it is hard to get to the little lashes that are in the inner corners of my eyes.

OVERALL RESULTS : HOT!

WISH LIST! These are the mascaras that I want to try and purchase next
Majorca majolica lash expander
Loreal Voluminous in Carbon Black
Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash
NYX Doll Eye Mascara


Has anyone tried any of these? Thoughts? Reviews?


First Post - Hello!

Hello everyone! So i've been watching alot of make up tutorials lately on youtube, and I have to say i'm hooked! It has really opened my eyes to all the make up products out there and all the different looks you can achieve. That being said, i've kind of been on a make up spree. But I don't really have that much funds for high end products so most of my purchases have been recession style :(.