FOTD: Neutral Eyes, BOLD Lips

FACE
Make Up For Ever Elixir
Korres Silicone Free Primer
L'Oreal True Match Powder C7 NUT BROWN (all over)
MAC Warm/Light Definitive Sculpt & Shape Powder (highlight & contour)
elf Clarifying Powder TONE 3 & TONE 4 (to blend out highlight & contour)
elf mineral concealer DARK

EYES



Primary Base L'Oreal De-Crease
2ndary Base Highlight & Tearduct Wet N Wild PIXIE
2ndary Base Mobile Lid 3 in 1 Pencil WHITE

Highlight & Tearduct Milani SHEER SAND
Mobile Lid Milani SUNGODDESS
Crease L'Oreal HiP BRAZEN (Brown side only) & Milani JAVA BEAN
Bridge Milani SUNGODDESS

Top Lid Wet N Wild H2O Liquid Liner BLACK
Bottom Waterline NK eye pencil BLACK, set with NYX e/s BLACK

LIPS



Line NYX Current Liner
Fill NK Lip Crayon ROSEBLOOM
Lipstick MAC Show Orchid

Milani Single Eyeshadows

I LOVE Milani single eyeshadows. I bought my first one several years ago on a clearance rack in Walgreens. Garden Mist. I was in LOVE, but I had NO IDEA what I had! After having been taught by many of the gurus on YouTube, great inexpensive MAC dupes, I had to go out & purchase more of these fabulous eyeshadows.

Intensely pigmented eye shadows that leave an incredible deposit of color on lids. Glides on silky-smooth, blends effortlessly and resists fading and creasing.



SWATCHES



TOP ROW (left to right)
SHEER SAND - Beige, P
SUNGODDESS - Bronze, P
FLARE - Copper, P
JAVA BEAN - Rich Brown, P (MAC Mulch, Sable)
GARDEN MIST - Gold Toned Light Green, P D (MAC Sprout)
ANTIQUE GOLD - Dark Olive with Gold Reflects, P (MAC Sumptuous Olive)

BOTTOM ROW (left to right)
ILLUSION - Gold Toned Peachy Pink, P D (MAC Little Madame)
SHOCK - Iridescent Purple, P (MAC Nocturnelle, Stars n Rockets, Parfait Amor)
BLUE ICE - Royal Blue, P
ATLANTIS - Intense Turquoise, M (MAC Electric Eel)

SHADOW FINISH LEGEND
M = MATTE - Flat color, no shimmer
P = PEARL - Pearl, reflective color
S = SHIMMER - Shimmer color with small reflective sparkles
G = GLITTER - Glitter Color with no micro glitter particles
M = METALLIC - Metallic sheen color
D = DUO - Duo-toned luster color

I have not yet completed my collection.
I am still on a quest to obtain them ALL.

You can find Milani single eyeshadows at Walgreen's for $3.99 each.
Once in a blue moon they will go on sale for Buy 1 Get 1 50% off.
I can't say I've ever seen them cheaper than that.

They also sell them

http://www.milani.com

http://www.cherryculture.com

Some of the more OBSCURE colors may be found at

http://www.nonpareilboutique.com
NonPareil Boutique is having a sale thru Nov 3. Use Code "TREATS20" @ ck. out

MAC Eyeshadow Dupes?

MAC Hi-Def Cyan & Milani Atlantis (MAC Electric Eel)



SWATCHES



MAC Rock-It Yellow & L'Oreal HiP STRIKING *yellow side only



SWATCHES



MAC Pink Bronze & Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Eyeshadow VOLCANIC



SWATCHES

SPOTLIGHT: Mochahantas1 (Divalicious Designs)

Check out Mochahantas1 on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mocahantas1

She is so FLY! I love her tutorials.



Check out her blog

http://www.youtube.com/user/mocahantas1

My Attempt @ recreation will be coming soon!

L'Oreal HiP MAGNETIC (Metallic Blue) Look/Blue Thread Earrings

BASE
Revlon Line Fantasy Cream Liner INDIGO/NK AutoLiner Pencil NAVY (crease base)

MOBILE LID
L'Oreal HiP (Metallic) MAGNETIC Duo 206 lighter side

OUTER 1/2
Milani BLUE ICE

CREASE
L'Oreal HiP (Metallic) MAGNETIC Duo 206 darker side



BLEND/BRIDGE (into highlight ombre effect)
Jesse's Girl ColorMyWorldBakede/s AQUA blue portion blend/bridge
lighter portion blend/highlight
RANDOM white shimmer highlight
Wild N Crazy e/s AMIES

(Don't freak out about the MANY Liners I have issues w/ my eyes running so I had to do a combo to get the look I wanted)
TOP LID
L'Oreal HiP Liquid Liner TALENTED
Wet N Wild H20 Liquid Liner 883
Wet N Wild i-sparkle 33287
Wet N Wild MegaChrome Liner 151

UNDERLASHLINE
Amuse eyeliner pencil METALLIC BLUE
Jane eyeliner pencil SCUBA

BLUSH
L'Oreal HiP Blendable Blushing Creme ELECTRIFY 876 (dark peach matte)
NARS Powder Blush LOVEJOY


LIPS
Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lip Liner CARAMEL 90 (line & fill)
L'Oreal Glam Shine Dazzling Volumizing Lip Color PRINCESS 829

20% off Cherry Culture

Offer Ends WEDNESDAY 9/30/09

Free Shipping on orders of $40 or more

To shop go to

www.cherryculture.com

Depotting vs. Custom Palette Purchase

Much ado has been made regarding depotting eyeshadows from makeup enthusiasts.
On Temptalia's blog (temptalia.com), she demonstrated the EASE of depotting Make Up For Ever single shadows.
The current promotion from Sephora
(buy 3 single pan shadow/blush get an empty palette free) is very tempting indeed. Provided of course one can recover from the sticker shock of the shadow/blush.
Priced at $19 a piece & up, they are not for the tightwad.



People on the Temptalia message board complained about the work & risk involved with depotting MAC shadows/blushes. Apparently, MAC was listening!
MAC recently added a feature to their website where customers can drag & click products to create custom eyeshadow & blush palettes.
They range in price from

$47.50 (quad)
$177.00 (15 shadows)
$105.00 (blushes)



While this seems super convenient, I am sure there are some die hards who will be bent on continuing to depot their own products so they can back 2 mac the empties for free lippies or eyeshadows.
I recently went on a depotting FRENZY! Yes, I depotted all of my existing Milani eyeshadows. I also tested to see if my L'Oreal HiP duos would fit in my auraline palettes. They are a perfect fit with a little room left to pry the shadows loose without risking gouging my precious products. I also found out that Prestige eyeshadows fit in the auraline palettes as well!

The empty palettes are $5.25 each for both the 15 pan(36mm)/& 28 pan (28mm) size (check sale items). Their normal price is $7 Be forewarned that they are NOT plastic like many of the other palettes. They are constructed of a highgrade cardboard. They are magnetized as well. I found them super easy to clean. I also own the Coastal Scents empty 15 palette. The CS palette has foam which traps the minute particles of fall out, making for a very challenging cleanup for the palette.

AURALINE BEAUTY empty 15 palette
$5.25


I'm overjoyed. I'm ever eager to make an additional palette purchase so I can streamline my storage system.

Watch YouTube's "EnKore"
depot without heat!


www.Sephora.com

Check out MAC's new custom palettes @

www.maccosmetics.com

Check out the large pan palettes @

www.auralinebeauty.com

What are your thoughts?

20% off @ Nonpareil Boutique

A great resource for NYX & Milani products. They also sell Wet N Wild.
Offer ends Mon Sept. 7

To save, use code "LD20" @ checkout.

To shop
go to

http://www.nonpareilboutique.com

Milani Bonfire Lipstick

A creamy-smooth, full-coverage, lustrous lipcolor that makes lips look and feel magnificent! The unique contour tip perfects lip shape with a more precise application.

Available in 45 perfect shades.

NET WT 0.13 OZ/3.74g

Tips & Tricks:
-Begin applying from the center of your upper lips and work your way to the outer edges.
-Same application is used for your bottom lips.
-Tip: To extend the wear of your lipstick, outline your natural lip line with a coordinating Milani Lip Liner and fill in you lips before applying color.

I purchased this lipstick a while back. It is very creamy. It left my lips feeling really moisturized. It does have a microfine glitter in it.
Milani lipsticks sell for $4.99
You should give them a try.

Check out colouredbeautiful's haul/review vid on YouTube

Custom Palette

Colors Left to Right
Top Row
NYX Perpetual Red, NYX Shangri-la Orange, NYX Shangri-la Yellow, NYX Serengeti Yellow, NYX Serengeti (true) Green

Middle Row
NYX Perpetual Green, Milani Garden Mist, NYX Serengeti (light) Green, Nicka Blue, Sinful Colors Denim

Bottom Row
NYX Ocean Frost, Milani Blue Ice, NYX Velvet Blue, Sinful Colors Blue/Black, Nicka Purple

When I 1st started collecting makeup about a year ago, I created my own custom palettes. I used DVD holders, double sided tape & wax paper. This vid received almost as many views as my homemade pizza vid.

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

I upgraded to Coastal Scents Palettes. They now sell for $6.95 each.
I did a review on the palette & a blending brush from coastal scents.

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

20% OFF Cherry Culture

Now is the x to snatch up those NYX shadows we've all been drooling over for a while.
Don't forget to pick up some Milani products while you're at it!

August 18-23 only!
Use code "B2S20" @ check out

FOTD

Still working on my blending!

Inspired by these earrings:
A BARGAIN I got from Burlington Coat Factory $3.99


HAIR:
Freetress Equal JENNA 1B


FACE:
Revlon Custom Creations #60/Setting #2
L'Oreal True Match Warm Bronze
MAC Sculpt N Shape WARM LIGHT (dark side only)

e.l.f. Clarifying Pressed Powder #3 & #4
e.l.f. Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder WARM TAN
MAC Transparent Finishing Powder
Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix

EYES:


3in1 makeup pencil pearl (base highlight) not pictured
Absolute ABES34 (highlight)

NYX Serengeti Trio/Shangri-la Yellow




Coastal Scents 88 Palette
DARKEST GREEN

DARKEST PURPLE


e/s lid/crease Swatches


(not pictured)
L'Oreal HiP Liquid Liner SWINGING
L'Oreal Wear Infinite Kohl Liner Ebony
Milani Eye Pencil GREEN GLAMOUR
Maybelline the COLOSSAL mascara GLAM BLACK


CHEEKS:
L'Oreal HiP Blendable Blushing Cream SPRY

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish SO CEYLON (i need to use this more often!)

NARS Powder Blush TAJ MAHAL



LIPS:

chapped lips! trying to drink more water!

NYX Lip Pencil CHESTNUT (liner)
NK Lip Crayon NUDE (fill) not pictured
NYX L/S ORION
e.l.f. Super Glossy LipShine SPF15 MALT SHAKE


lip swatches:


The eyes were the star of the show today. LOL