JollyVoxBox!

I was so excited to get the e-mail that I was selected to get the JollyVoxBox in the mail! I had heard about Influenster maybe a year ago, and I thought it sounded fun, so I signed up. Unfortunately, I didn't seem to qualify to get anything. I don't go on Twitter that much, and I don't make Youtube videos. I thought I wasn't able to get anything because I didn't hear from them for a long time. I sort of forgot about the website. So I don't know why I got selected, maybe I was in a long line of people waiting to be chosen. My ego likes to think, they saw my blog and thought it was so good they chose me. But for whatever reason I got this box that came with free goodies inside! I didn't know what I would get until I got my box yesterday.

I had to check on the website that I got the box, and I think that gave me a badge. Then they had a list of things for me to do. I could review the box on my blog, talk about it on Twitter, review the box on a Youtube video, etc. Then once I do something I submit it to the website. I'm going to do a blog review of it. I promise it is my honest opinion. I guess they will see my review and decide if they want to send me more Influenster boxes in the future to review. They will notify me when a survey is available and I'm supposed to take the survey about what I thought about the products in the box. There are also things you can do for each brand that is in the box. I haven't looked at that yet.

So this is the information card that came in the box:

It says: "Can you hear the children's laughter? Do you see the candy-colored lights lining the streets? Can you taste the thrill in the air? It's the most wonderful time of year. Filled with treasure to keep you smiling from ear to ear, the Jolly VoxBox is finally here!"

This reminds me of The IPSY Bag or Birchbox. It always came with an introduction card. Then on the other side is what is inside the box. I try not to look at that because I like to be surprised as I open the box, just like I'm opening a gift.

1. Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go Tissue Pack: $0.49/single pack

I actually do have a cold and have been using lots of tissues. Normally, I just get whatever tissue is handy. I'm not picky. I do like it when there is lotion in the tissue. These are the kind with lotion and it feels so nice on the skin. I forget that I like the lotion kind. At school, the tissues feel like cardboard paper. I have to keep a little size package of tissues in my coat pocket or my purse because of my runny nose and my watery eyes.

This is what the card says, "Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong TO Go is still our best non-lotion facial tissue to use in the car, for on-the-go, wherever you go!" That's interesting. I thought it had lotion in it! Looking at the tissues, it says "Plus Lotion" next to the Puffs logo on the bottom. It's hard to see in my picture. Maybe this is a different tissue then the one it says on the card. It feels like lotion to me, and I can smell it.

2. NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Eye Shadow: $2.99

The swatches on my hand show that it isn't very pigmented for 2/3 shades. The top color is a really pretty highlight. I used this under my brow, inner corner, top of cheekbones, and cupid's bow. It looks very natural. The second color is the most pigmented. I used this on the crease. It is a really pretty warm brown. The third color is a taupe, and I put it on my eyelid. It isn't as pigmented, but sometimes it is more natural looking to have a lighter shade.

The card says, "HD Color Trio Eye Shadow delivers high intensity color with a silky soft texture. This lightweight formula blends effortlessly for the ultimate smoky eye look." I don't see how this is HD or intense at all. The shadows are silky that is true and it is a lightweight formula. I didn't create a smoky eye with this. These shadows reminds me of something I would wear in the Spring or Summer.

When I first saw this palette it reminded me of an eyeshadow trio I already had: Covergirl's Shimmering Sands. I wanted to compare the two. The NYC trio is called "Long Beach Sands."

In the palette they look similar.

The top is NYC and the bottom is Covergirl. The Covergirl has 2/3 colors that show up on my hand. They are similar to the middle color in the NYC palette. The Covergirl palette is more expensive. It is $4.49 at Target.

To be honest the NYC trio is just ok to me. I think I will give this to my mom. I showed it to her, and she really liked it.

3. Rimmel London NEW Show Off Lip Lacquer: $5.49-$5.99

I was really happy to see this in my VoxBox! I had heard about these lip lacquers on Youtube because originally they were sold in England and called "Apocalypse." They did really well in the U.K. and when they they came over to America people went crazy. When I tried to find them at my Walgreens, they were all sold out! I was trying to find the Luna shade because that one was the most desirable to me. This is the one the VoxBox sent me! Later, I did find one that I wanted called Celestial. It is a really pretty plum shade. I use this whenever a look calls for a plum lip.

Luna is on the top and Celestial is on the bottom. They have "universe" shade names. This is a creamy formula. It reminds me of the NYX Xtreme Lip Creams. They are $5.99 at Ulta. It is very thick. They both feel nice on the lips. They aren't really lipsticks or lip glosses. They are a different texture.

The left one is Rimmel and the right is NYX. They are the same texture. It's obviously a different color, but they are both vibrant, and very pretty. The card says, "It's the end of colour as you know it! The intense rich colour of a lipstick combined with an invincibly smooth lacquer shine. Available in 14 shades." I think when they say "It's the end of colour as you know it!" This is referring to the idea of the Apocalypse lip lacquers. Maybe this is the same thing they said about those.

I really like this lip lacquer. I'm so happy to get it! It was all sold out at my stores.

4. Skinny Cow Candy: $3.99/box, $1.09/single bar or pouch

They come with three chocolates in a pouch. I ate one, that is why there were two left. I love chocolate and these are chocolate peanut butters! It really tastes good to me. It tastes like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. I asked my dad if he thought so, and he did too. They are lower in calories though. I looked up the information about Reese's. They have 210 calories, 110 calories from fat, and 13g of total fat. Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates Candy in Peanut Butter Creme has 130 calories per pouch, 70 calories from fat, and 7g of total fat! I have tried Skinny Cow before and I liked them. It doesn't taste like you are getting a lower calorie candy. This is what the card says, "TA DA! Presenting almost too good to be true Skinny Cow Candy! Unbelievably chocolatey. Melt-in-your-mouth madness. Perfectly yummy portions. Skinny Cow's line of candy weighs in at 110 to 130 calories. So if you've been avoiding the candy aisle, welcome back. You're gonna feel like a kid in a candy store."

5. Ducklings Mini Rolls: $2-$3

This is Duck Tape. Isn't it cute?! I actually needed to get some duct tape because I use it to fix my key chain for work. The circle comes loose and then my keys fall out. I already used plain black tape to fix it. This is a nice color and it matches my lanyard for work.

This is what the card says, "Excellent for repair, crafting, and imaginative projects. High performance strength and adhesion characteristics. Tears easily by hand without curling and conforms to uneven surfaces. Ducklings are perfect for small repairs, trimming out projects or for when you just need a little tape!" I agree these are good for repair and they are strong. It lasts for a long time. But I have trouble tearing it with my hand. I had to use scissors. Maybe I am just weak.

So that is my review! I hope it was helpful to you! I liked 4/5 of the items. I like how these are all things I can get at my local store. They aren't expensive products.

Advent Blog: Stars, Benefit Hoola Bronzer, and Rose Jam

Happiness Quote

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Peter Pan quotes make me happy. Her is another one.

"Stars are beautiful, but they may not take an active part in anything, they must just look on for ever. It is a punishment put on them for something they did so long ago that no star knows what it was. So the older ones have become glassy-eyed and seldom speak (winking is the star language), but the little ones still wonder." ~J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him,the son of man that you care for him?" ~Psalm 8:3-4

Christmas Song

We Three Kings by Cambridge Cathedral Choir at King's College http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutKC8mqPEg

Benefit Countdown to Love Calendar

Day 16: Hoola Bronzer

I was so happy to get this bronzer! People always talk about it. I use a dupe for it NYC Sunny Bronzer. I wanted to see how they compared.

In the pan the colors are a little different.

In person the colors look the same. The difference is NYC Sunny isn't as pigmented as Hoola. NYC Sunny is on the left. But I like that it isn't pigmented because I am fair. On the swatches it looks like NYC Sunny is more orange, white Hoola is more yellow. They both are matte. NYC is really inexpensive at the drugstore. I like them both on my skin.

Lush's Rose Jam Shower Gel

I think this will last longer than the other Lush things. I like the container. This says on the container, "Sweet, tart and wonderfully fresh, this indulgent blend of rose, vanilla and lemon will leave you smelling purely blissful." I smelled it, and it has the pie smell I don't like. I had my mom smell the body conditioner, and she thought it smelled like pie too, but she likes pie. I let her have it. Usually, people like pie. The website says, "You begged and pleaded with us to make Rose Jam available for Christmas and we listened: it's here for a limited time! A decadent, rosy shower gel made with vanilla pod infusion, goji berry juice and nourishing argan oil. Rose Jam leaves your skin soft, hydrated and sweetly-scented. Lovers of our Rose Jam bubbleroon and Ro's Argan body conditioner will recognize its gorgeous rose absolute and lemon fragrance. Lathering up with this shower gel is a truly indulgent way to wash!"

You know what I wanted this to smell like? The Herbal Essences Rose Shampoo. Didn't they use to have a body wash?

Review: It still has that weird pie smell to it, but I can smell the roses more with this. This I can use sparingly. I put a little on a loofah and it will lather up and go on my whole body. I'm glad I'm not wasting the product. It is more like a soap, so I feel like I need to put lotion on afterwards. This is probably why they say to use the body conditioner afterwards.

I hope people are enjoying my advent blogs. I can't believe I've done one every day this month! This is the most I've ever written on my blog.

Too Faced No Makeup Makeup Palette: Nude Radiance

So this is the second look from the Too Faced No Makeup Makeup Palette. I don't have the palette, I'm just copying the card that is on the Too Faced website: https://www.toofaced.com/p-1324-the-secret-to-no-makeup-makeup-fresh-flawless-face-palette.aspx.

First, I put on primer (Hard Candy Sheer Envy Skin Illuminating Primer) and then foundation (Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup). You can use whatever primer or foundation you like to use.

1. Concealer: I used Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer in Light. You can use whatever concealer is good for you. On the diagram it is hard to read, but I think they have concealer in the inner corners of the eyes (tear ducts), and sides of nostrils. It looks like this look uses more concealer than the last one.

2. Bronzer: I matched their bronzer to Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips in Vegas Strip / Light Bronzer. I'm not going to use this because it was too shimmery. I'm going to use the contour powder I was matched with at a Mac counter, Mac Studio Careblend Pressed Powder in Medium Deep. It is my right contour shade, and there are no shimmers. A cheaper alternative if you have my skin tone (very fair) is NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny or NYX Bronzer & Blusher Combo in Ibiza. This look calls for less bronzer, than the last look did. It says to put the bronzer above the eyebrows, down the nose, bottom of chin, and across the face. Imagine there is an invisible triangle under each eye, and don't put bronzer in the triangle.

3. Brightener: I used Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory. The picture shows a triangle under each eye. I honestly can't see a difference when I do this. Maybe if I used the Too Faced one I would see the difference.

4. Lumanizer: I used The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer. You could use Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer in Tiki (it is a good dupe). The chart says to put this under the eyebrows, cupid's bow, center of chin, and corners of the mouth. I don't know why they would put it on the corners of the mouth. I could be reading the chart wrong. I think in real life the cards are easier to read. You can see the colors better. On the website, I have to sort of tilt my computer at a weird angle to try to see where the colors are. Maybe the concealer goes on the corners of the mouth. I'm not sure!

5. Powder Blush: I used Maybelline Pinch 'o Pink. This may have been discontinued. The Too Faced blush looks like a natural pink color. I'm sure a lot of blushes could dupe this. I don't put the blush where the chart says to put it. Look at my first Too Faced No Makeup Makeup Palette post for how to figure out where to put your blush (if you are interested).

My Thoughts: Overall, it is a pretty look. It is a good way to start off your make up. I'm not going to stop there though. I'm still going to put on eyeshadow, mascara, and lip gloss.

Tomorrow I will do the "Red Carpet Contour."

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Shadow Collection

I get so excited when Too Faced comes out with a new collection! I love to see if I can find dupes and I like to try to copy the how-to cards. If you want to see the collection on the Too Faced website go here:  https://www.toofaced.com/p-1326-boudoir-eyes-shadow-collection.aspx? I found a good review of it on this blog: http://iamthemakeupjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/12/review-too-faced-boudoir-beauty-spring.html

Some of the eyeshadows I already have found dupes for because they've been in other Too Faced collections. The new ones I tried to copy with my own makeup.

1. Fuzzy Handcuffs (new): matte medium pink, Almay Intense I Color for Hazel Eyes, pink color

2. Voulez-vous (new): shimmery violet eggplant, NYC Individual Eyes Union Square, 4th color

3. Garter Belt (new): matte taupe gray, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe

4. Sugar Walls (new): glittery, shimmery mauve, Too Faced The Return of Sexy Palette in Icon

5. French Tickler (new): glittery gold black, Sephora Cinderella Palette in Cinders

6. In the Buff: Mac Bisque, Wet 'n Wild Vanity Palette, 1st color

7. Satin Sheets: Mac All That Glitters, Wet 'n Wild Greed Palette, 5th color

8. Birthday Suit: Wet 'n Wild Vanity Palette, 2nd color

9. Lap Dance: Physicians Formula Hazel Eye Candy, 3rd and 4th color mixed

These are the looks that the cards tell how to do. I will do each look with my dupes and say how I like the looks.

Day
1. Sweep In the Buff from lash to brow.
2. Press Fuzzy Handcuffs on to the eyelids.
3. Blend Voulez-Vous into the crease and outer lash line.
My Thoughts: The In the Buff color is just a natural base. The pink of the lid goes well with the eggplant of the crease. The NYC color is very pigmented. The colors look good on hazel eyes.

Classic
1. Apply Satin Sheets from lash to brow.
2. Sweep Sugar Walls onto lid, crease, and around tear duct.
3. Smoke upper and lower lash lines with Garter Belt.
My Thoughts: This is really pretty. I have never used Tough As Taupe as a liner before, but it works well. I think both looks so far look good on hazel eyes. They are the colors that typically look good on hazel eyes. I have hazel eyes and I have several things that are supposed to be good for hazel eyes. Not that other eye colors wouldn't look good with this palette. I'm just speaking about hazel eyes because I have them and I noticed the colors are similar to ones I've seen before. I like this look, but I don't like Sugar Walls around the tear duct. The color is too dark. At least the one I used was.

Fashion
1. Sweep Birthday Suit from crease to brow.
2. Blend Lap Dance into crease and onto lid.
3. Apply French Tickler to upper lash line and extend outward, then blend into lower lash line.
My Thoughts: I like it. It looks like a smoky eye look. With black liner and the Lap Dance color is from  another hazel eye palette I have.

Spring Look #7: Easter

Happy Easter! This is the look I'm wearing today for Easter. It is a pixi2woo creation. She normally uses products that I don't have. The products are too expensive or they are in the UK so it would be difficult for me to get my hands on them. This is a look she did a year ago for Spring. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lLlcOnDKrU

1. Foundation
2. Concealer
3. Eye Primer
4. Illamasqua Pastel Lilac Cream Pigment: Instead of a cream, I used a shadow. NYC Individual Eyes in Bryant Park, 1st color pastel purple
5. Bare Minerals in Devotion: Maybelline Eye Studio Color Explosion in Amethyst Ablazed, the darkest purple color in the palette
6. Mac Vanilla Pigment: Elf Beauty Eye Manual Bright Eye Edition, 1st eye color
7. Mascara
8. Eyebrows
9. 35 Bourjois Blush in Lune D'or: This is a peachy, golden beige shade. I used Milani Illuminating Face Powder in Hermosa Rose
10. Illamasqua Blush in Lies: This is a cream highlighter. I used a powder one. Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls in Translucent Pearl
11. Bourjois 3D Lip Gloss in Rose Charismatic: Revlon Colorburst Lip Gloss in Pink Ice

My Thoughts: I think it looks really pretty. The face doesn't take away from the eyes. The stand out is the eyes with the pretty purple in the crease. I think it brings out the green in my hazel eyes. The rest of the face looks really natural. I was afraid the lips would look too lavender, but it just looks like a pretty pink gloss.

Spring Look #5: Flirty

This next look I have for you is by bubzbeauty. She is very famous on Youtube. If you don't already know about her, she is this sweet girl from I think Ireland. (I'm not sure.) She has an accent. She does very cute makeup and hair tutorials. I tried out this look she did, and I decided to include it in my little "Spring Look" series. You can watch her tutorial here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evHAp4y2Ah0. She uses products that I don't have. Even if I wanted to have them, I'm not sure where to get them. So of course I duped them with my drugstore products.

1. Lioele Air Chiffon Eyeshadow in Violet: Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow in Va Va Va Bloom, 2nd shade
2. Facefront Eyeshadow in Retro-Robotic Violeta: Maybelline Stylish Smokes in Amethyst Smokes, the lid color
3. Frosty light purple on the inner areas of the eyelid: NYC Individual Eyes in Bryant Park, 1st color
4. Deep purple eyeshadow in outer v and crease: Maybelline Eye Studio Color Explosion in Amethyst Ablazed, darkest purple color
5. Gel Liner
6. Max Factor Precision Eyeshade in Golden Green: Maybelline Eye Studio Color Explosion in Forest Fury, mint green color on the right
7. Shimmery light pink eyeshadow: Wet 'n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Petal Pusher, 5th color
8. Brown Eyeliner
9. Mascara
10. Pearly neutral eyeshadow as highlight: Milani Runway Eyes in Golden Touch
11. Candy pink lip colour: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Sweet Tart
12. Benefit Blush in Hervana: Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush in Natural

My Thoughts: It's really colorful, using Springtime colors. Even though it's colorful, it is wearable. It's fun.

Spring Look #1: Olive Green & Bright Coral

Just like how I made lists of pretty makeup looks I like, I wanted to do the same thing with Spring looks. I decided to break it up into a blog for each look, and show how I dupe the look. I follow the tutorial as best as I can, but I use makeup that I already have. Most of the time it is cheaper makeup, but it still makes a good look. I wanted to share with you what I did today. I copied a look by pixi2woo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_BHonXEBQ. I will list what she used and then show what I used instead. For certain products I left it blank because you can use whatever product you wish for those.

1. Foundation
2. Concealer
3. Nars Paramaribo: The Nars eyeshadow duo has a light green and a dark green color in it. For the light green I used Wet 'n Wild Comfort Zone 8-Pan Palette, the 2nd shade on the right. For the dark green, I used the olive shade in Maybelline's Enchanted Forest.
4. Pixiglow Fairy Dust: I used NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Champagne
5. Mascara
6. Powder
7. Bronzer
8. Mac Something Special Cream Blend Blush: I used Elf Candid Coral Blush.
9. Mac Costa Chic Lipstick: I used Wet 'n Wild Within These Adobe Walls.

My Thoughts: This is really pretty. I think the colors look good on me. It's great for a nice sunny Spring time day. Most of today was sunny. I think the coral and green go really well together.

Urban Decay Naked Palette Looks

For awhile I have seen a lot of looks of Youtube and blogs that were using the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I guess a lot of people request looks because they have the palette and they would like more ideas on how to use it. Since I sort of have the Naked Palette because I got dupes for all the colors I was curious to see the different looks. I took notes on my favorites. This is a collection of those. I will include the links where I found them, so you can watch the original video or see the original blog if you would like. I wrote down the makeup they used, and the makeup I used if I didn't have the same product and a lot of times I didn't. I tried all these looks in the morning before I would go to work, usually. If the look was a little too smokey I tried to make note of it. It doesn't mean I didn't think it was pretty, I just thought maybe it was a little too dramatic for day time. I hope this is a helpful post!

Here is a quick list of dupes for the Naked palette. This is what I normally use. I have a more extensive list in my August 2011 post.
Virgin: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Lust 6-Pan Palette, 4th shade
Sin: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Trio in Walking on Eggshells, eyelid color
Naked: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Vanity 6-Pan Palette, 2nd shade
Sidecar: Elf Day to Night, last shade
Buck: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Vanity 6-Pan Palette, 3rd shade
Half Baked: L'Oreal Hip Duo in Dynamic, left color
Smog: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Trio in Walking on Eggshells, crease color
Darkhorse: L'Oreal Hip Duo in Dynamic, right color
Toasted: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Vanity 6-Pan Palette, 6th shade
Hustle: Elf Day to Night, 2nd shade
Creep: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Greed 6-Pan Palette, 6th shade
Gunmetal: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon in Lust 6-Pan Palette, 5th shade

1. Naked for a Week blog post from Beautiful (un)Necessities http://cateyez713.blogspot.com/search/label/Urban%20Decay
She did a different look for every day of the week using the Naked palette. Day 6 is a smokey eye, perhaps more suited for night time.

2. Three Different Looks with the Naked Palette by MakeupGeek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9EcppJXVaM

Look 1
She used a cheek tint in Score by Urban Decay for cheeks and lips, this is a rosy pink brown with pale champagne shimmer. I used NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Berry New Yorker.
My Thoughts: It is really wearable and easy to do.

Look 2 (5:00 mark in video)
She used a Stila eye liner in a peachy color in the waterline. I used Pixie Eye Bright Liner. For blush she used Tarte Blush in Tipsy. I used Elf All Over Cover Stick in Golden Peach. For highlighter she used Tarte Smooth Operator. I used Bare Minerals Flawless Radiance. For lips she wore Urban Decay Lipstick in Indecent and MUD lipgloss in Cantaloupe. I wore Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait.

Look 3 (10:20 mark in video)
This is more of a night time look. She used for blush Tarte Exposed. I used Rimmel Mauve Cool Blush. For lip gloss she used Urban Decay Pocket Rocket in David. I used Prestige Lip Gloss in Delicate Mauve.

3. The next two looks I took notes on, but I didn't include where I found them from.
a. lid: naked
b. crease: side car
c. outer v: darkhorse
d. browbone: virgin
e. lower lash line half way: darkhorse
f. upper lash line: elf liquid liner
g. mascara upper and lower lash line
h. tearduct: virgin

4. Again, not sure where I found this.
a. lid: naked, blend up into the crease, blend up to eyebrow
b. lower lash line: smog and darkhorse
c. lid: sidecar and sin
d. inner rims of eye: black eyeliner
e. black eyeshadow on top of eyeliner and upper lash line
f. lip liner: maybelline toast or revlon rose (I used Boots No.7 Nude.)
g. lipstick: revlon pink sugar (I used Revlon Peony Lip Gloss.)
h. no blush

5. Dupe Tutorial: UD Naked vs. ELF Neutral Palette (Everyday Glam Look) by DivaMakeupQueen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNG5d2VX4gM She used NYC Blush Stick in Pink Flash, I used NYC Blush Stick in Plaza Pink. For lips she used Elf Glossy Gloss in Sweet Salmon, I used Prestige Soft Peach Lip Gloss.

6. Urban Decay Naked Palette Tutorial by thestylediet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLYMfTBbSNw For lips she used DuWop in Coral Tree Lip Gloss. I used Palladio Clearly Coral.

7. Signature Look Series: Urban Decay Naked Palette (#2) by Neutrakris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80AbXZ1HwPc She did two looks. This was my favorite of her looks. I thought it looked pretty on redheads. She used Mac Beauty Powder in Light Sunshine as a highlighter. I used Bare Minerals Clear Radiance. On her lips she used LA Color's lipliner in natural, topped with Rimmel's Moisture Renew Lip Gloss in Hydra Beige. I used Revlon Lip Butter in Brown Sugar.

8. New Year, New You! Makeup Tutorial by aleexandraaxo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfdiA1gluak

9. Urban Decay Naked Palette Smokey Eye by samanthaschuerman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQl2ZhGc2gM This is a pretty gray smokey eye, that was too dramatic for day time. Some of the products she used I duped. I used Milani Luminoso Blush, Revlon Precious Metals Grey, Rimmel Lip Pencil in Spice, and Elf Lip Gloss in Blossom.

10. Selena Gomez New Years Eve in NYC 2012 Performance by JaaackJack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwHteRfg16A I used Milani Blush in Rose D'Oro, Revlon Lipstick in Soft Nude, and Milani Summer Baby Lip Gloss.

November Favorites

1. Milani Baked Blush 05 Luminoso: This has a beautiful peachy-pink color that looks like a natural flush on my cheeks.

2. Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Palette in Greed: I use this palette a lot. The left side has matte colors, and the right side has shimmers. The 1st shade is a dupe for Mac's Brule. The 2nd shade is a dupe for Mac's Paradisco. The 3rd color is a dupe for Mac's Carbon. The 5th color is a dupe for Mac's All That Glitters. The 6th shade in the palette is a dupe for Urban Decay's Creep or Mac's Black Tied.

3. Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow & Liner in Brown Eye Candy: This is an eyeshadow palette for brown eyes, but I think any eye color can wear it. I have hazel eyes. This palette has a lot of beautiful fall colors.

4. Physicians Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls in Translucent Pearl: I like to use this sometimes as a highlight on my cheekbones, brow bones, down the center of my nose, and above my cupid's bow.

5. NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny: I like to use this as a contour for the hollows of my cheeks, my temples, sides of the nose, under bottom lip, and under jaw. I don't always use it and I'm very light handed with it because I have fair skin.

 6.  Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Lite Formula: This is a good frizz control product for someone that has fine hair. It doesn't way my hair down at all or make it look greasy.

 

7. Milani Easy Liner Retractable Pencil in Espresso: I like to use this eyeliner instead of black. I think black looks too harsh on me.

8. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lemon Sage Thickening Spray: This is a nice thickening spray to spray at the roots of your hair. It smells good too.

9. Kenra Platinum Blow-Dry Spray: This is a spray I use to protect my hair from the heat of the blow dryer or straightener. It smells so good!

 10.  Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray: I have been using this every day after I do my makeup. I noticed it has helped my makeup to stay on during the day. I have combination skin, so sometimes my skin can get oily during the day and mess my makeup.

Face of the Day: Pixi2woo Style

Today I copied a look by Pixi2woo. This is the tutorial I used: Fall/Autumn-Winter Wearable Red Lip with Natural Healthy Skin Makeup Tutorial.

1. Foundation. I don't know what she used, but I like to use Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation in Blush Ivory.

2. Concealer. I don't know what she used, but I used Maybelline Super Stay 24 Hour Concealer in Ivory.

3. She did her brows using Mac Charcoal Brown and an angled brush. I skip this step because my eyebrows are very full.

4. Bronzer on cheeks, temples, nose, and chin. I don't know what she used, but I used NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny.

5. Highlighter top of cheekbones and browbone. Again I didn't record what she used, but I used Physicians Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls in Translucent Pearl.

6. She used Bare Escentuals Nude Beach on her lid. This has a glossy, shimmery effect. I used NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Champagne.

7. She used Mac Charcoal Brown with a 217 brush through the crease using a tiny amount. I used my dupe of the 217 brush which is the Loew-Cornell 1/4 amm mini mop (green handle) I got at Michael's Craft Store. For Mac Charcoal Brown I used a dark brown shadow I had from the Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Vanity Palette, 3rd shade.

8. Mascara only on top. I used L'Oreal Voluminous Waterproof Mascara in Black Brown.

9. She used Mac Dubonnet lipstick. This is pretty dark. The darkest, and reddest lipstick that I feel comfortable wearing and that I think looks good on me is Elf's Voodoo Lipstick.

This look is so pretty! The eyes are very simple, but are stunning. They are natural because the lip is supposed to be so strong. Definitely give this look a try. It is very easy to do, and looks really beautiful.

Nars Dupes

Blushes/Bronzer
Albatross: 4th shade in Prestige Earthling eyeshadow quad, Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadows in Copper Canyon, white color, Elf Gotta Glow
Angelika: Physicians Formula Happy Booster in Pink (it doesn't have sparkle), Elf Fuschia Fusion
Casino: Wet 'n Wild Bronzer in Ticket to Brazil
Deep Throat: Elf Candid Coral, Wet 'n Wild Pearlescent Pink
Desire: Elf Pink Passion
Douceur: Revlon Naughty Nude Blush
Laguna: Elf Contouring Blush & Bronzer, NYC Sunny Bronzer
Luster: Elf Peachy Keen
Madly: Rimmel Mauve Cool
Oasis: Covergirl Cheekers Blush in Golden Pink
Orgasm: Elf Contouring Blush & Bronzer, Milani Luminous, NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Big Apple layered with Hard Candy's Honeymoon Baked Blush, Wet 'n Wild Pearlescent Pink, Covergirl Cheekers Blush in Pretty Peach
Sin: The Balm Cabana Boy
Super Orgasm: Milani Baked Mineralize Blush in Luminoso, Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Blush in Pearlescent Pink

Eyeshadows
Blondie: 2nd shade in Wet 'n Wild Vanity Palette
Delphes: Wet ‘n Wild Sparkle ‘Til Morning, 5th shade
Goldfinger: The Balm Balm Voyage Makeup Palette in D1
Mekong: 4th shade in Wet 'n Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Night Flight: 3rd shade in Wet 'n Wild Blue Had Me At Hello Palette
Nightporter: 8th shade in Wet 'n Wild Petal Pusher
Strada: Wet 'n Wild Single Eyeshadow in Kitten
Yamal: The Balm Balm Voyage Makeup Palette in C3

Lipstick/Lip Gloss
Dolce Vita: Revlon Soft Rose Lipstick
Orgasm Lipgloss: Revlon Peony Lip Gloss, Elf Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Pink Lemonade
Turkish Delight Lipgloss: Revlon Peach Petals Lip Gloss, Bonnebell Lip Lites in Strawberry Parfait, L'Oreal Colour Riche Le Gloss in Baby Blossom

Look of the Day: Complementary Colors

I've seen a lot of people post these as well, so I decided to give it a go. Today I'm getting ready for church. I'm just dressing casually. I'm wearing my new brown top. It has sort of a square neck line, and fake clear jewels along the top. It has peasant style sleeves and a drawstring at the bottom to pull it tight. I have autumn coloring, so brown is one of the colors that looks good on me. Then I'm just wearing jeans and probably my blue Keds.

For my hair, I'm just wearing it up in a ponytail. Today is supposed to get really hot.

Now for my favorite part: the makeup. I have been doing this new thing lately where for whatever color top I'm wearing, I wear the complementary color on my eyes. I found this at Makeupgeek's website. I’ll find you the link.  http://www.makeupgeek.com/tutorials/q-a-with-makeup-geek-your-burning-questions-answered/     Someone asked her if she should match her eyeshadow to her clothes and she said no. Actually, it looks nice when you wear the opposite color.  

I already have heard that makeup artists largely say the same thing about how to complement your eye color. You wear the complementary color (opposite) of your eye color. So I applied this to my clothes. This has been really fun, so instead of only wearing colors that suit my hazel eyes, I'm wearing colors depending on my clothes. My clothes already complement my warm coloring.

So since I'm wearing a brown top, it is as though I have brown eyes and I need to wear colors to complement the brown. According to my research (i.e. obsessively going around the internet trying to figure out what colors complement brown eyes), I've found out that one color that looks good on brown eyes is green. So my makeup look today is a mainly green eyed look. If you look on the color wheel the opposite of green is red and brown has a lot of red in it, which is why green is considered a good opposite of brown.

Another thing I found out about my own color of eyes (hazel) is that there are a lot of colors that go good with my color. The only color I should avoid apparently is blue, which washes the hazel out. I think wearing navy is ok though.

I found a beautiful makeup artist on youtube that has a makeup look for each eye color. Here is her link to brown eyes:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15d67SA-RY&feature=channel_video_title       

I took notes on her look so I could copy it using my own colors.

Eye Color Series: Makeup for Brown Eyes by carahamelie03

1. Mac Bare Study paint pot inner corner

2. Palladio Olive Crayon outer half of lid, blend with finger

3. Nyx creamy, soft beige inner half of eye over Bare Study

4. Nyx Herb, dark green base, blend into creamy color (this is an olive color)

5. Palladio Olive Crayon on lower lash line

6. Nyx Herb over top

7. Nyx Aloha inner corner highlight (this is a shimmery, light pink-brown)

8. Nyx Beauty Queen, fluffy crease brush in the crease (this is a plumy purple color)

9. Azure by Stila using a small pencil brush to darken the crease dimension in eye, not over powering but blend it out (this is a medium blue color)

10. vanilla matte white highlight

11. Mac Smolder eyeliner in waterline

12. Winged Mac Black Track Fluid Line on upper lash line

13. Mascara

14. Bronzer to bring color to face, contour, neck under the chin

15. Mauve cool toned blush because eyes are cool toned on the apples, blend back

16. Rimmel Vintage Pink, cool toned matte lipstick, dabbing on lips

17. Prestige soft peach lip gloss

My Thoughts: I'm going to copy this look, but not exactly. The only products I have the same as her is the Palladio crayon and the Prestige lip gloss. I'm going to skip the black in the waterline because I don't think that looks good on me. I also think it's a little too much for daytime at church. I don't want to look like I have tons of makeup on. Instead of black liner, I may use brown instead. Brown looks more natural on me. 

Also, I have a new obsession when it comes to wearing blush and lipstick. This is from the makeupgeek as well. Here is the video that inspired it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOhfYM2p99E 

It shows how to match your lipstick to your eye shadow. So according to her you want to wear cool toned blush and lipstick if you are wearing warm eye shadow and warm cheeks and lips if you are wearing cool toned eye shadow. So, since this look calls for cool eye shadow, I'm going to wear a peachy blush and peach lip gloss. She used the lip gloss that I will wear, but I won't copy the mauve blush.

When I start applying the makeup, especially when it gets into putting on the purple and blue shades I may skip it because I don't want too much makeup on. Today is supposed to be 91 degrees!!! That would be silly if I wear a smoky eye, also I don't think it's appropriate for church. I know that's probably silly considering I'm wearing casual clothes to church, since a lot of people would consider that inappropriate. I guess it would look weird if I had on a lot of makeup with such casual clothes too.

This is the makeup look that I actually did wear:

1. Revlon Not Just Nudes, 1^st color inner half of lid

2. Palladio Shadow & Liner Herbal Crayon in Olive, outer half of lid blended with finger

3. Wet ‘n Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity, 1^st color, put over inner half cream

4. Maybelline Enchanted Forest, green color, put over outer half olive color

5. Palladio lower lash line

6. Maybelline green color lower lash line

7. Wet ‘n Wild The Gilded Age trio, browbone color as an inner corner highlight

8. Wet ‘n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Petal Pusher, 3^rd shade in crease using a fluffy crease brush

9. e.l.f. 32 Eyeshadow Palette, 3^rd row, last color, using a small pencil brush to darken crease dimension in eye, not over powering, blend it out

10. Wet ‘n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Petal Pusher, 1^st color under brow as a highlight

11. Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strips Gel Liner for Glam Hazel Eyes in black (no wing)

12. L’Oreal Voluminous Waterproof Mascara in Black Brown

13. NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny to bring color to my face, contour, neck under chin

14. Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

15. Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Lasting Moisture Lip Gloss in Soft Peach

My Thoughts: This is so pretty! You should try it! Even though I don’t have brown eyes, I felt like it made my hazel eyes pop. I didn’t use a lipstick because I felt like my eyes were all ready pretty dramatic, and I wanted to go light on the lips. I decided the black liner on top wasn’t too bad to do, and I did the purple and blue because I was curious to see how it would look. Hopefully this isn’t too much for a daytime look. I put Too Faced Shadow Insurance so let’s see how well it holds up.

What is your face of the day? Do you over think things like I do? What do you think about the complementary colors idea? Please, feel free to leave me a comment!

Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box Dupes

For review and swatches: http://www.musingsofamuse.com/2008/11/urban-decay-sustainable-shadow-box.html


Midnight Cowboy Rides Again
1. Mac's Retrospect
2. Maybelline Enchanted Forest, upper right shade
3. Wet 'n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Comfort Zone, 5th shade


Flash
1. Wet 'n Wild Dancing in the Clouds, purple color
2. e.l.f. Essential Beauty School Book - Eye Bright Look, purple shade


Oil Slick
1. Mac Black Tied
2. e.l.f. Beauty Eye Manual Bright Eye Edition, 12th color


Kiddie Pool
e.l.f. 32 Eyeshadow Palette in Brights, 2nd shadow from 2nd row


Half Baked

1. L'Oreal Hip Duo in Dynamic, left color

2. Mac Woodwinked

3. e.l.f. Beauty Book Bright Eye Edition, 7th shade

YDK
1. Mac All That Glitters
2. Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Palette in Greed, 5th shade
3. Covergirl Country Woods, 2nd from left
4. e.l.f. Beauty Book Neutral Eye Edition, 4th shade
5. NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Champagne


Flipside
Wet 'n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Blue Had Me At Hello, 6th shade


Grifter
e.l.f. Beauty Eye Manual Bright Eye Edition, 3rd or 4th shade


Uzi
e.l.f. Beauty Book Bright Eye Edition, 9th shade


Twice Baked
1. Maybelline Enchanted Forest, dark brown color
2. Mac Tempting
3. Wet 'n Wild 8-Pan Palette in Comfort Zone, 4th shade