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Best of Beauty 2011

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Now that 2012 is just WEEKS away, I thought it would be appropriate to do a blog post on my favorite beauty products from this past year. Tastes change season to season, but most of these products are things I found myself using frequently throughout the year.

Most Used High End Makeup Brand: MAC & NARS
Most Used Drugstore Makeup Brand: Wet n’ Wild, Revlon & Cover Girl

Best High End Eye Shadow: NARS
Best Drugstore Eye Shadow: Wet n’ Wild (great pigmentation)

Best/Most Used High End Lip Gloss: MAC Underage Lipglass & MAC Fashion Fanatic Plushglass
Best/ Most Used Drugstore Lip Gloss: L’Oreal Colour Riche in Baby Blossom, NYX Lipgloss

Best High End Lipstick: MAC Runaway Red & MAC Fleshpot
Best Drugstore Lipstick: Revlon Fire & Ice Lipstick

Best High End Mascara & Eye Liner: Makeup Forever Smoky Lash Mascara & MAC Feline Kohl Power
Best Drugstore Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast (Waterproof)

Best High End Makeup Base/ Primer: MAC Paint Pots, Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Drugstore Base/ Primer: NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencils, ELF Cream Eye Liner

Most Used High End Eye Shadows: MAC Espresso, MAC Carbon, MAC Carbonized, MAC Wedge, MAC Coquette, NARS Coconut Grove, NARS Mekong

Most Used Drugstore Eye Shadows: Cover Girl Champagne, Cover Girl French Vanilla, Wet n’ Wild Envy, Wet n’ Wild Sugar, Cover Girl Brown Smolder

Most Used High End Palette: Too Faced Natural Eye Palette, Too Faced New Smokey Palette

Most Used Drugstore Palette: Wet n’ Wild Lust & Wet n’ Wild Vanity

Best Face Products: Coty Airspun, NARS Laguna Bronzer, Benefit Hoola Bronzer & Chanel Bronze Universal, NYX Blush in Natural

Best High End Face Highlighter: NARS Copacabana, MAC MSF in Soft & Gentle
Best Drugstore Face Highlighter: Hard Candy Doll Face, Cover Girl Champagne Eye Shadow, Physicians Formula Happy Booster Powder

Most Used Makeup Brushes- MAC 217, MAC 219, MAC 109, Lowe-Cornell Maxine Mop Brush, Target Brand Medium Shader Brush

Best High End Concealer: MAC Studio Sculpt
Best Drugstore Concealer: Hard Candy

New makeup brands I’ve tried this past year: Chanel, Laura Mericer, Wet n’ Wild, LUSH

Best Fragrances:
Fall/ Winter–Boyfriend by Kate Walsh
Spring/ Summer–Chloe, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Pearberry Body Mist by BBW

High End Makeup Brands I became a HUGE fan of: MAC, NARS, Chanel
Drugstore Makeup Brands I became a HUGE fan of: Revlon, Wet & Wild, NYX

 

 

Makeup Brands that disappointed:
Certain Chanel products–for the money,pigmentation should be up to par.
Urban Decay: more along the lines of how they promoted Naked 2-it was shady and rubbed me the wrong way.
Sigma: advertising whores. I’d rather pay double for MAC brushes in the future.

I can’t wait to see what new & exciting beauty items catch my eye in 2012!!

Current Obsessions

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Technically this isn’t a favorites of the month video as I’ve already
done one for the month of September however, over the past 2 weeks or
so, I’ve been really into these products and have been using them
everyday! I’m a picky gal and change my mind quite often, who knows if
I’ll  be obsessed with these items toward the end of the month–this
is why I’m doing a mid month obsession blog post!

Despite a few overly warm days, it’s been somewhat seasonal and the
scent I’ve been grabbing the most is Aqualina’s Pink Sugar. Been using
this scent on and off for about 6 years now!

I recently had a photo shoot and I wanted to feel a bit more glamorous
than usual so I decided to use my Chanel Bronze Universal instead of
my everyday NARS Laguna bronzer. I thought the Chanel bronzer would
only be good in the Summer but surprisingly, it’s been a nice
transition into Fall. Here is a piccy from the shoot…

As stated in my September Faves video, I’ve been reading, Midnight
Frolic: A Ziegfeld Girl’s True Story by Marcelle Earle–well at first
it was one of those things that I’d read it when I had the time NOW
I’ve been enjoying it so much that I’m making the time to read it
whenever I can-it’s a great read; I get lost in the book…The time
period is in the mid 1900 (1917 etc…). It’s almost like I can
picture myself as Marcelle dancing on the stage as a glamorous
Ziegfeld Follies girl, socializing with beautiful icons of the
past–Marion Davis and Olive Thomas. It’s so neat to know that her
story really took place and that there was a time when things were a
bit more simplistic–oh, I could go on for hours… :)

As for makeup–I’ve rediscovered my MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle–it
gives you a nice warm champagne sheen! I also used this one on the day
of my photo shoot.
Feline Kohl Power–OMFG!!!! Where have you been all my life?! I LOVE
IT-’nuff said!
MAC Runaway Red lipstick–you know the deal with this one.
CoverGirl Champagne Eye Shadow-When I’m not using MAC Soft & Gentle,
I”m using this. It’s AWESOME.
Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten–been loving this as my primary base!
MAC 150 brush-one of my 1st MAC purchases…I bought it for my wedding
day (to do my makeup-obviously) it pairs nicely with…
Coty Airspun–I love this. Drugstore. Cheap. Fabulous. I’ll never use
another finishing powder EVER again.
St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter Lotion–Moisturizing & smells nice for
this time of the year :)
Vintage Sister Espresso Bean Lip Balm–Been using this one a lot
lately…I had an unfortunate mishap with my lip balm and my cheap ass
was NOT about to throw it away. I managed to save the rest of it. It’s
so soft that I was able to “smush” it down into a little cosmetic
container. Crisis averted!

Last up….I’ve been rockin’ my oversized cluster earrings--not too
big, not too “post-sized” gives me just the right amount of bling :)

I suppose I’ll see you later this month to discuss my October
faves–we shall see if I’m still using these fab items as much in the
next few weeks! xo

Pre-Wedding Anniversary Adventures

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“Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy”

Operation 7.15 is quickly approaching! We’re at this point where there’s not much to do but wait until we get our moving truck (which is a few days away!) We kept busy today–we went for a long drive & did a little pre anniversary shopping.

While Hubby was in Wawa, I played the role of the shallow vixen. Exhibit A. ;)

On the way to the mall, we stopped by our new home and I snapped this quick piccy. So peaceful and serene! This will officially be MY view come 7.15. I can’t wait…the days of dark, dank, doom will be a distant memory.

Tomorrow is our 7th wedding anniversary! They say that the traditional wedding gift for year 7 is wood or copper, I chose glitz & sophistication! My husband bought me Love, Chloe EDP. Originally I wanted Chanel No. 5 Eau Premier, but I smelled Love, Chloe and I instantly fell in love with the delicateness of this beautiful fragrance. I’m a huge fan of the original Chloe fragrance and this newer version definitely does not disappoint! Another great item I picked up was the Makeup Forever Artistry Favorites deluxe sampler! I have never tried MUFE but I’ve had my eye on the brand for quite some time! I’ll have to blog more in detail and give my thoughts on this deluxe kit!

In addition to the fragrance, I also stopped by the Chanel counter and bought the glossimer in Futile.  I’m a Chanel junkie, ’nuff said.

On the way home, we picked up some homemade Blueberry & Strawberry Jam from a local hotspot! Despite the intense heat, it was a fabulous day!

Tomorrow I plan to do a FOTD wearing my new Chanel gloss!

Hope you all are doing well! xo

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!

***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***

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

February 2011 Beauty Favorites

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Items Mentioned:
OPI Teenage Dream
Booth’s Bath & Body Oil
L’Oreal Everstrong Hair Treatment
Yves Rocher Chocolate Orange Perfume
Sigma 219 brush
MAC 226 brush
Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten
NYX Nude Pearl Loose Eye Shadow
MAC Espresso e/s
MAC Sketch e/s
NARS Mekong e/s
Physicians Formula Mineral Glow
MAC Myth Lipstick
MAC Dreamy Lipglass

***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***

Another Sephora 500 Point Perk

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Hey Ladies! It’s that time again! I was at Sephora today and FINALLY I was eligible for the latest 500 point perk. This is my second time getting the 500 point perk–so that means Ms. Valentino spent $500 at Sephora in 10 months. Ekkk–is that something I should be ashamed about or proud of?? *lol*

I go to Sephora more than I’d like to admit–even if it’s just window shopping–so I’m very attentive to what the latest samples & giveaways are and the latest 500 point perk definitely peaked my interest. I was able to get my hands on the Pacifica Indian Coconut Nectar set. Come on, how exotic and summery does THAT sound? Another perk is that it’s made with all natural and organic ingredients.  One little sniff of the lotion and I HAD to have it. It gave me a GREAT excuse to stop by Sephora and pick up an eye shadow I’ve been wanting for some time now. NARS Night  Flight–oh it’s beautiful and I’m sooo wearing it to the Avenged Sevenfold concert coming up in April.

The Pacifica set includes 3 oz size of body butter & body wash AND a 1 oz perfume–not a body splash–an actual perfume!  My first impressions: The scent is absolutely fabulous–very warm and sexy-it’s a very true coconut smell with a subtle sweetness to it. Of course I do not plan to use this until late May/ early June so I will keep you all posted on the consistency of the lotion and body wash as well as the, length of the scent among other things! So defnitely stay tuned for that–mostly likely will do a video on it in the coming months.


What’s in my Stocking??

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Tag: 8 Most Worn Items

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1) most worn lipstick/ lipgloss
2) most worn earrings
3) most worn shirt
4) most worn nail polish
5) most worn shoes
6) most worn hair product
7) most worn perfume
8) most worn handbag/ purse

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