Showing posts with label mac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mac. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

April & May 2016 Empties!

Hello beautifuls! Looooong time no see. It's been almost three months since my last blog post and six months with my lass video posting. I have some news, I'm back, of course. But, I have finally graduated with my Associate in Arts degree! So I'm done with my general education. I'm doing Associate in Science for my veterinary technician certification on an online school so I'm done with school just yet... but, I don't have to worry about getting to class for awhile. This last class took my main focus off my makeup community.

Today, I'll be sharing my April/May 2016 Empties! It's been awhile since I've done one of these and if I can remember, my last empties blog/video was a long one. I had so much stuff to share! This time, I don't have as much to share but, I though I'd share!

Vegas Nay Classic Charm False Eyelashes:
I bought these over a year ago and I guess I forgot about them. I use one of the larger drawers in my IKEA Alex 9 Drawer unit as a eyelash/back-up/unused product drawer. I finally wore them once earlier this year and then again my college graduation; they are amazing. They are about $5-6 at Target. They are light weight, easy to apply, don't kink up, and they can be wore a few times.

Too Faced Chocolate Solei Matte Bronzer (Light/Medium):
I had this bronzer for almost an entire year..... until it finally fell apart getting ready on the morning of my graduation day. It had a small amount left in the pan. This bronzer is my absolute favorite everyday bronzer. I use it to bronze my cheeks and temples.

ELF Clear Eyebrow/Eyelash Gel:
I come back to this product very often, simply because it's the cheapest eyebrow gel out there. And it's worth the small price. You don't get that much product, but you do get quality with this product. It holds my brows in place, they don't smudge, smear, or melt with this.

Hard Candy Fast & Fabulous Makeup Setting Spray:
This is a favorite setting spray. It makes my makeup lasts for hours and holds my oil back from coming through. It's around $8 at Walmart.

MAC Paint Pot (Painterly):
I've been using this for a few years and it's always a favorite. I have oily eyelids and most eye primers don't work as good as this. This keeps my eyeshadow on all day with no smudging or smearing!

Up&Up Sensitive Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes:
I've mentioned the Simple makeup removing wipes dozens of times on my blog and channel, and I love them! But I've been getting into trying the "house brand" of certain items and seeing if they work just as well. For this one, they work basically the same but, the towels have different texture, very smooth texture. This took all my makeup off without bothering my skin.

Clinique All About Eyes:
I have been using this for a few years (on and off) and I finally got into a routine of using it, and it actually helped with my dark circles. It helps my undereye concealer from creasing as well.

Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Mild:
I go back to this face wash often. It's the one I originally started with when I had horrible acne problems. This always cleans my face, leaves it clean and smooth feeling.

ELF Daily Brush Cleaner:
I use this as a spot cleaner for my brushes in between deep cleaning them.

Not Your Mothers Plump For Joy Thickening Shampoo & Conditioner:
I actually really enjoyed using these two on my hair. It added volume but, for some reason I can't seem to find it anywhere. It smells like grapes and plums! It's pricy (around $9 at Target), but you get a lot in the tubes and you end up using every bit of it!

Dove Dry Shampoo:
Favorite go-to dry shampoo of all of them! It makes my hair smell great, gets the excess oil out and adds a bit of volume to my hair!

Bath & Body Works Wallflower (Black Teakwood):
If you're a fan of the orignal Mahagony Teakwood, you'll like this one, it's like a darker, more spicy very of the original.

Bath & Body Works Wallflower (Baja Cactus Blossom):
Smells a lot like cacti plants and fresh spring flowers.

Bath & Body Works Wallflower (Mint Lemon):
This smells like mint and lemon, perfect for the kitchen but, I had mine in the bathroom.

ScentSationals Wax Melt (Mountain Twilight):
This wax smells a lot like something I would melt during the Fall or Winter time. It smells very woody and crisp like something from high mountains. 

ScentSationals Wax Melt (Rock Candy):
This wax melt smells like sugar!

April & May 2016 Empties on my beauty channel!

What empty products did you have for the months of April & May?


Wednesday, October 15, 2014

MAC Warm Neutral Palette + Swatches!

I posted this in my beauty haul photo on Instagram the other day and got asked about this palette. Today I'm sharing this palette with you all!

MAC currently has two pre-pressed (non-removable pans) fifteen eyeshadow palettes for around $100. If you were to buy each eyeshadow individually ($13 for potted, $10 for pan refill) and you completed a palette you'd spend around $160-$180 easily. 

I got their Warm Neutral Palette since I've wanted to make a neutral palette out of MAC eyeshadows, but never could figure out good neutral color combinations.


The front is the newer version of their palettes with the clear view, making it alot more easier to see what colors you have in the palette (which I ended up getting for my purple eyeshadows as I tend to grab for them all the time)



The back features the name of the palette "Warm Neutral" and the names of all shades and what texture they are, including other MAC related information.

Hey, Warm Breeze, Gingersnap, Dark Brew, Dance in the Dark, Brule, Vanilla Extract, Honey Lust, Amber Lights, Saddle, Lemon Tart, Creative Copper, Butterfudge, Divine Decadence, Unwind


Left to right: Dance in the Dark, Dark Brew, Gingersnap, Warm Breeze, Hey


 Left to right: Saddle, Amber Lights, Honey Lust, Vanilla Extract, Brule


Left to right: Lemon Tart, Creative Copper, Butterfudge, Divine Decadence, Unwind

Final Thoughts:
Thought pricey this palette is, it's worth the thought of buying and adding to your collection of palettes, especially if you are really into neutral looking palettes. I've only done one look with this palette so far but the possibilities are endless with this number of colors to chose from! You get high pigmentation, long lasting, easy to apply, easy to blend, able to use wet or dry, and high quality from these shadows.

Pros:
High pigmentation
Long lasting 
Easy to apply
Easy to blend
Nice selection for an everyday or bridal look
Clear view front makes it easier to see colors
Travel friendly

Cons:
Expensive
Once eyeshadows are completely used up, you can't remove them



Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Beauty Haul! MAC, Sephora & BH Cosmetics!

So, I may have went a little ham lately at the mall. But I really wanted to check out the new Too Faced Every Nice Palette because I had their holiday palette from 2012 and couldn't get my hands on last years. This year was worth the wait! I'll also have a video for this as well!


BH Cosmetics 6 Collete Contour & Blush Palette:
It's funny where I found this, Urban Outfitters, of all places! I go in there once in a blue moon and I found these palettes. I've never tried BH Cosmetics and I really want to at some point, because their eyeshadow palette look like so much fun! The blushes in this are pretty, I'm not sure about that bronzer and highlight. I ended up buying two (thinking they were two different palettes and had different packaging) so I put the second in my makeup kit I use on others!

Too Faced Everything Nice Palette:
I'm glad I was able to get my hands on this palette. I saw so many photos of it online and swatches and drooled over it even more every time I kept seeing it in Sephora. I haven't even swatched it yet!

Too Faced Melted Lipstick (Melted Marshmallow):
I got a sample from Ulta of Melted Pheony and I loooove that shade so, I went out and bought another one, They so good, easy to apply and last long!

LUSH Lip Scrub (Bubblegum):
My lips have been dying without this! I ran out weeks ago and had such dried out lips I was going crazy. I seriously can't live without this!

Beauty Blender Solid Cleanser:
I feel as if I'm the last person on the planet to find out about this. I've been cleaning my beauty sponges with baby shampoo like I do with my makeup brushes and it never got the foundation stains out of them. Sephora said it would definitely get them out so we'll see how it goes!

MAC Warm Neutral Palette:
I always hear such great things about MAC's neutral eyeshadows but never took the step to buying the individual shadows (potted or in pan refills) to create my own neutral palette. Maybe because I'm not the best at neutral palettes? Don't know. I've been looking at this palette for weeks. I love this palette, I've been swatching it since I bought it and I've fallen in love!



Makeup & Eye of the Day #7 (featuring my favorite MAC purple eyeshadows)

Hands down, I have a small number of favorite purple eyeshadows by MAC. MAC was the first makeup brand that caused me to fall in love with purple shades on my eyes. That being said, Satellite Dreams was my very first shade from them and I still deeply love that shadow! I decided to bring them out again today!


Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion (Original)
My MAC Palette [Beautiful Iris (lid), Satellite Dreams (crease), Indian Ink (crease), Contrast (outer corner) Venus from Naked Basics (brow bone highlight)
Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Blackest Black)
Urban Decay Lash Primer Potion
Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume Mascara
Clinique High Impact Mascara

Brows:
Milani Easybrow (Natural Taupe)
NYX Single Shadow (Thryst)
Milani Brow Shaping Gel

Face:
BECCA Ever Matte Pore Perfecting Primer
Revlon ColorStay Whipped (Sand Beige)
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer (NW20)
ELF Undereye Setting Powder
Clinique Stay-Matte Oil-Free Pressed Powder
Physician's Formula Bronzer (Unknown Name)
MAC Pro Longwear Blush (Stay Pretty)
Too Faced Candlelight Glow Duo
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray



Monday, October 13, 2014

Makeup & Eye of the Day #6 (featuring MAC Warm Neutral Palette)


Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion (Original)
MAC Paint Pot (Painterly)
MAC Warm Neutral Palette [Hey & Brule (inner corner & brow bone highlight), Butterfudge (transition), Amber Lights (lid), Saddle (outer crease), Dark Brew (inner crease), Dance in the Dark (outer corner)
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Blackest Black)
Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer
Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume Mascara (Black)
Clinique High Impac Mascara (Black)

Face:
BECCA Ever Matte Pore Perfecting Primer
Clinique Stay-Matte Oil-Free Makeup (04 Creamwhip)
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer (NW20)
ELF HD Undereye Setting Powder
Clinique Stay-Matte Pressed Powder (Stay Buff)
Too Face Chocolate Solei Bronzer (Light)
MAC Pro Longwear Blush (Stay Pretty)
Too Faced Candlelight Glow Duo

Brows:
Milani Easybrow (Natural Taupe)
NYX Single Shadow (Thryst)
Milani Brow Shaping Gel

Lips:
Too Faced Melted Lipstick (Melted Marshmallow)

Clothing & Accessories:
Earrings (Forever 21)
Top (PacSun)

Friday, October 3, 2014

Makeup & Eye of the Day #3



Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion (Original)
MAC Paint Pot (Painterly)
Smashbox Photo Op Eyeshadow Trios:
"Megapixel" - Frambox (inner eye and brow highlight), Aubergine (outta corner)
"Autochrome" - Sherbert (lid), Socialite + Phantasm (crease)
Kat Von D Liquid Liner (Trooper)
Kiss Lashes (01)
Waterline - Milani Liquid Eye Liquid-like eye liner pencil (01 Black)

Face:
BECCA Ever Matte Pore Perfecting Primer 
Revlon Colorstay Whipped (Sand Beige)
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer (NW20)
ELF HD Undereye Setting Powder
Clinique Stay-Matte Pressed Powder
Physicians Formula Blush (no idea what name)
Too Faced Candle Light Glow

Lips:
Wet 'n' Wild Fergie Collection (Fergie Daily)