New Too Faced Smokey Eye Shadow Collection Review

 

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Top Three: DAY LOOK-Firefly (silvery taupe), Cloves (bronzy brown), Up In Smoke (black brown)

Middle Three: CLASSIC LOOK-White Lie (sugar white), Nice Ash (charcoal), Smokin Hot (matte black)

 

Bottom Three: FASHION LOOK: In A Flash (silver shimmer), Smoking Jacket (black plum), Smolder (matte navy)

 

A look I came up with using this palette

 

As you can see, the new Smokey Eye Palette is a lot more sleeker…

Beauty on a Budget: DIY Sea Salt Spray

 

 

 

Sea Salt Spray Recipe

What you need:

  • 8 fl. oz. of distilled or filtered water.
  • A clean spray bottle. Make sure that it can hold at least 8 fl. oz. of distilled or filtered water.
  • Sea Salt –Use 1 teaspoon for each 8 fl. oz. of water.
  • A coconut scented conditioner. Use ½ teaspoon but you can use more if you’ve dry hair.
  • A dab of unscented hair gel or else, scent of the gel will interfere with the scent of the conditioner. Also, don’t mix the hair gel that is too thick or they won’t mix well. Instead, use higher hold gel for stronger hold.

Optional Add-Ins

  • Lemon or lime juice is also a good option because it contains slight citrus-y scent and provides extra hold. Avoid adding too much of it as it may make your hair sticky.
  • You can add a hairspray too, but only if the manufactured spray doesn’t hold your hair well. Always add an invisible hold hair spray to maintain the beach hair look.

Directions to Prepare

The toughest part is to get all the ingredients in right quantity. Once you get the ingredients, preparing sea salt spray takes no time! Add all the ingredients to the spray bottle and shake well until all ingredients are mixed properly. Oils added never mix properly, so shake the spray each time before you use it. If due to any reason, the hair gel or conditioner doesn’t combine, just warm the mixture in a cup of warm water. Cool it and then use the spray.

 

Mega Dupes

 

 

 

Recently I went a little crazy and bought a bunch of Cover Girl Eye Enhancing Eye Shadows. I was excited because just from looking at them,  I could tell that some of the colors could be potential MAC dupes!

Let’s see how I did…

 

Cover Girl Eye Enhancing Eye Shadows & MAC Eye Shadow in: R-L:

CG Shimmering Onyx- MAC Carbon

CG Swiss Chocolate- MAC Mulch

CG Brown Smolder- MAC Espresso

CG Mink- MAC All That Glitters

CG French Vanilla- MAC Brule

CG Snow Blossoms- MAC Filament

 

More dupes…

 

Starting clockwise, upper left corner

Wet n’ Wild Lust Palette: Light Matte Pink- MAC Yogurt

Wet n’ Wild Lust Palette: Shimmering Deepened Blackened Red- MAC Beauty Marked

Wet n’Wild Vanity Palette: Deep Reddish Brown Matte Color- MAC Handwritten

Wet n’Wild Vanity Palette: Gold Plum Bronze- MAC Sable

Wet n’ Wild Nutty- MAC Satin Taupe

Cover Girl Tapestry Taupe-MAC Era

Wet n’ Wild Envy- MAC Humid

Various shots of dupes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paint Pots/ Bases

L-R:

MAC Bare Study Paint Pot & Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten

 

 

Highlighters/ Illuminators/ Luminizers

 

Clockwise, L-R

Hard Candy Glow Moon Glow

NARS Hungry Heart Duo

MAC Cream Colour Base in Pearl

 

L-R: NARS Copacabana Illuminator & ELF Facial Whip in Lilac Petal

^They look very different but swatch similarly. ^

 

Above & Below: Benefit High Beam & Hard Candy Glow All The Way in Doll Face

 

All items purchased by me. I’m not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned.

Summer Glam Makeup Tutorial

 

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Sorry about the lighting–it’s quite horrid.

Products Used:
NYX Jumbo e/s Pencil in Pots n’ Pans
NYX Winter in Moscow Palette
MAC Carbon
Cover Girl Shimmering Onyx
Cover Girl Snow Blossoms
Urban Decay Perversion
MAC Engraved e/l
Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara
Hard Candy Glow All The Way in Doll Face
NARS Laguna Bronzer
NARS New Order Blush
Smashbox Pout Lipgloss
MAC Plushglass in Girl Hearts Boy

Thanks for watching!!

***All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products***

May 2011 Beauty Favorites

 

 

My eBook, Embracing The Change & Fitness Video will be available June 10th, 2011!

These are beauty/ makeup items that I found myself using a lot in the month of May. May Foodie Favorites to come in a few days!

***All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products**

The Beach Waves Series: Look #2

 

 

What you’ll need:
Heat Protectant
Sea Salt Spray
Clipless Curling Iron-my CCI is a 1 inch
Bobby Pin
Flexible Hold Hair Spray
Rattail comb-optional

 

 

**All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products***

 

My Spring & Summer Fragrance Collection

 

 

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This is a collection of all the perfumes and body mists that I plan to use this Spring & Summer season. Thanks for watching!

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April Beauty Favorites

 

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My beauty favorites for the month of April. Thanks for watching!

***All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products

Outfit of the Day: May 1, 2011

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I actually recorded a Beauty Faves video today but lighting was horrid. Will be re-filming that today. I thought I’d at least upload yesterday’s OOTD. Thanks for watching! xo

 

***All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products***