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Saturday, March 19, 2011

QuEstiOn.oF.tHe.Day.aNd.My Brush Collection


I find it funny sometimes, well maybe not funny, but interesting when I find myself in front of a customer who asks me if it is REALLY necessary to use brushes to apply makeup.
Of course, there is no 'Right' way to put on makeup, but I think that brushes make ALL the difference in application. 
Now of course this excludes those amazing artists who can apply beautiful makeup with just their fingers or a cotton swab. But, for myself I need brushes!
This post would not be complete if I did not have a picture of my brush collection.... well here is most of it.... I'm pretty sure I have more hiding somewhere. 
It's a lot, but really it's not a lot to me, as an artist. 
Looking at my brushes I thought to myself, first, I have a lot of the same brushes. And second, I tend to stick to the same few brands of brushes. I have brushes from Smashbox, Coverfx, Dior, Pur minerals, Bare Minerals, Quo and good old Dollar store brushes(mainly for special effects makeup). My favourite are the first three. 
So, the purpose of this post really is to show you my brush collection and to ask you a few questions:
1. Do you use makeup brushes? or use your fingers/cotton swabs?
2. Which brand(s) of brush are your favourite?

Thursday, February 24, 2011

EOTD: Trendy HUMID Sketch

Odd title no? Just some names of the shadows I used....
Good evening all! I wanted to share with you the makeup that I wore today, really quickly... I wore this look to work today. Was really bored all day and wanted to have some fun with my makeup. I just opened my eyeshadow drawer(yes I do have a WHOLE drawer, almost two of eyeshadow) and took out random shadows and came up with this pretty look. 
What do you think?
I got many compliments on it..... 
this little girl(like 5 years old) came into my store today and was like "ummm excuse me?"
"yes"
"you're pretty!"
hehe soo cute.... and so many customers and random train riders commented on how nice it looked too..maybe I need to do a tutorial? I used shadows from Lancome, Smashbox, Maybelline and MAC to create this look. 
Other then that, have a great night and take care because I care and I will talk to you all soon :)

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

EOTD/NOTD


Hello my lovely followers! How are you? Here we are again, the middle of the week... the last week that is of the year! Are you ready for 2011? I sure am! I cannot wait for this year to end.. and a whole new one start... I hope for the best in the new year for all my lovely followers..for today I have an EOTD that I did two days ago. I used all Smashbox eyeshadows. I created a simple blue smokey eye by using cream  eyeliner in navy blue and blending dark blues eyeshadow over top. My NOTD is of a new nail polish I got yesterday from GOSH. It is called "555 silver". I hope you enjoyed these pictures and I'll see you in my next post! And just a reminder that my eyelash giveaway ends in two days! So you still have time to enter!


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

EOTD: This week so far.....

Hey everyone! How has your week been so far? Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season! I have been stuck working and sick... However I wanted to share with you some looks I have done this week.. I only took quick photos of each so they may not be the best quality and my apologies for that! Enjoy!
The first one here is of a gold eyeshadow look with a black 'cleopatra' inspired liner. I also matched my nail polish to my makeup :)

Next would be a smokey eye which looks like it is brown in photos, however believe it or not, it is actually orange and a deep purple..

And lastly this is a smokey eye using only the new Smashbox Burlesque eyeshadows. Pinks and purple layered over grey cream liner.
So what did you think of these looks?

Thursday, November 11, 2010

EOTD: Purple haZe.daZe and Revlon top speed makeup remake

My collection for you today is of my eye makeup for yesterday and today. First of is yesterday's. I saw my Dior eyeshadow palette of 4 shades of purples and 1 black and I was inspired by it. Of course I added my favourite winged liner and lashes!

My second look for today was inspired by the Revlon top speed nail enamel advertisement with Jessica Alba(see below for reference). I was drawn to the silver and black smokey eye. And of course I love the fact that she has brown eyes, so I knew this look would look alright on me. I also was happy that I had the perfect palette to complete this look from Smashbox called twilight. And I had the right red lipstick as well..... check my remake out.
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What did you think of these looks? 

Saturday, November 6, 2010

EOTD: Cyan Marine Blue

Hey you! Well my EOTD that I am sharing with you is actually what I wore yesterday. I didn't have a chance to post it until tonight however. I didn't get a chance to take good quality pictures either. I did this really quickly before I ran to work and then when I got off work I wenstraight for work and then for salsa dancing with my friends :D
>> Skin Care: Vichy Normaderm gel cleanser, Lancome Genefique eye creamLa Roche Posay Effaclar Duo face cream.
>> Eyes: Coverfx eye prep, Revlon Cream eyeshadow pale

tte in 711 Black Magic(Matte white used), MAC single shadow in Electric Eel, L'oreal HIP eyeshadow duo in 224 Showy, Smashbox twilight 

trio eyeshadow(black used), 88 palette(light turquoise and nude used), 

Maybelline Line Stiletto linerMaybelline Eye Studio liner in Blackest Black, Quo lashes in #806, Bourjois 2 in 1 Mascara
Check it out~!

Some inspiration:
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What do you think of this look?

Friday, November 5, 2010

EOTD: amethyst, lilac and violet ..emerald, apple, lime, mint and olive

My look for today was actually done a few days ago. I was sitting there wondering which eyeshadow colour I wanted to wear for the day and as I looked through all the shadows that I own, I was really drawn to this super green shadow.(You can see it in the outer corner of my eye.) So after I chose that colour I wanted to combine it with another colour. And I saw the wonderful deep purple from Dior that I loved. And then I saw this 'lime' green from Stila and voila..Check out what I came up with in less then 10 minutes...



Care to know what I used?


>> Skin Care: Vichy Normaderm gel cleanser, Vichy Aqualia Antiox eye creamLa Roche Posay Effaclar Duo face cream.
>> Eyes: Coverfx eyeprep lid primer, Revlon cream eyeshadow palette in Black Magic(matte white used)

Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow: Night butterfly 173(deep purple used), Custom eye collection Shadow Palette #2(B33 Emerald used),Stila eye shadow trio in going green(lime green used) Smashbox 'twilight' palette(black used), Annabelle Kohl eyeliner in Black, Maybelline Line Stiletto linerQuo lashes in #806, Bourjois 2 in 1 mascara





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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Makeup tutorial: Icy blue and purple eyeshadow(VIDEO)


Morning you! How is your week so far? The week end is almost here! and..... it's HALLOWEEN!!! 
My week has been pretty awesome, can't wait for halloween! 
So yesterday I created this lovely icy blue and purple look....and what's awesome about it is that I made a video tutorial as well! So I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think. and if you have a youtube account, don't forget to subscribe!




Care to know what I used?

>> Skin Care: Vichy Normaderm gel cleanser, Vichy Aqualia Antiox eye cream, Lancome Genefique eye cream, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo face cream.
>> Face makeup: Smashbox Photofinish Primer in Light, Smashbox targeted line and pore primer, Smashbox High Definition Concealer in Medium, Cover fx Concealer in Medium, Smashbox Halo in Medium, Coverfx Powder FX in M80, Smashbox Blush in Aperature, Smashbox Halo Bronzer, GOSH Sun highlighter
>> Eyes: Coverfx eyeprep lid primer, Revlon cream eyeshadow palette in Black Magic(both whites used)

Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow - Blue Croisette 130(both light blues used) and in Night butterfly 173(deep purple used), NYX 3 Color eyeshadow in Dandy(white used), 88 palette(royal blue, hopink and light purple used), Smashbox 'twilight' palette(black used), Lise Watier Metamorfix, Gosh Khol white liner, Annabelle Kohl eyeliner in Black, Maybelline Line Stiletto linerQuo lashes in #806, Bourjois 2 in 1 mascara

>> Lips: Bourjois Sweet kiss lipstick in 42 Rose habille and Clarins lip perfector 



Monday, October 18, 2010

WISH for the perfect..... Holiday by Smashbox (Exclusive photos) Sneak Peek!

This holiday will probably be a little tough to get everyone whathey want, however the oh so generous Smashbox studios will be giving back to all. This holiday expecto find awesome deals for that person you don't know whato get, or why not for yourself? With sets at well over 50%-100% off the valued price, you'll be sure to pick a set or two. 
And not only that! Smashbox will be donating 1$ from every WISH purchase (up to $25,000) to the Children’s Miracle Network. Donations from Smashbox have actually already been made.
Check out some of the awesome deals:
Burlesque Beauty Collection $35USD Value $112USD
Includes:
• Limitless Liquid Liner Pen in Jet Black
• Shadow & Liner Quad in Risque
• Loose Shimmer in 
Burlesque
• Double Ended Lip Gloss in Peep/Show

Wish for the perfect pout $29USD Value $96USD
Includes:
• Candid (full size)
• Luster (full size)
• Radiant (medium size)
• Baby Pout (medium size)
• Ecstasy (medium size)
• Divine (medium size)

Wish for the perfect primers $39USD Value $72USD
Includes:
• Photo Finish Foundation Primer
• Photo Finish Lid Primer
• Photo Finish Targeted Pore & Line Primer (travel size)
Wish for the perfect pencils $16USD Value $50USD
Includes:
• Onyx
• Orchid
• Graphite
• 14K

Wish list $49USD Value $108USD
Includes:
• Photo Finish Foundation Primer (travel size)
• Photo Op Under Eye Brightener
• Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner in Midnight Black
• Baked Fusion Soft Lights in Stardust
• O-Gloss Gold

Eye wish palette $45USD Value $243USD
Includes:
• 12 shadows
• 4 cream liners
• Lash DNA Mascara
• Photo Finish Lid Primer (mini size)
• Look Book with 10 eye looks

Wish for the perfect palette $68CAD Value ~$400CAD
~~Limited distribution~~
Includes:
• 49 shadows
• 10 cream liners
• 2 Blushes
• 1 Bronzer
• 1 Highlight
• 8 lip glosses 
• 6 Brow powders
• 1 Brow wax
• 4 Brushes









What do you think of these sets? Are you picking any up this holiday?
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