Out to Tea FOTD -1/25/15

Sunday my brother invited Nate and me out to tea with him and a few of his friends. Later Nate's parents came over to visit and have dinner. I was looking for a easy but sparkly look that I could slap on my face and then not touch up the rest of the day. I didn't touch up my lips at all. There is definitely some fading, but it seemed mostly even so I didn't end up with that weird ring you can get sometimes from your lipstick disappearing from eating or drinking. The full face photo is from about 7:30 after Nate's parents left. (which is also why the lighting isn't so great)

 

 

What I used:
Milani Eyeshadow Primer
Glamour Doll Eyes - Rocket
Wet n Wild - Brulee
Glamour Doll Eyes - Foil Me
LASpash Eyeshadow Base/Sealer
Glamour Doll Eyes - Monster Mash
Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - Perversion
Maybelline Volum' Express Flared
Sephora Nano Lip Liner - 20 Real Red
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream - Amsterdam


To be perfectly honest with you guys, I am more than a little disappointed that no one (in real life) seemed to notice my face. I wore OCC's technopagan to my second cousin's birthday party and not one single person commented, which is very odd for that crowd of people. Yesterday I went out with my brother who usually comments on my makeup, and a friend who is a drag queen and no one seemed to enjoy my sparkle.

Do you ever feel like even though you do your makeup for yourself,

you kinda wish sometimes someone would notice?

Its ok though 'cause I loved it.

Everyday is an adventure.

Benefit Hervana Swatches

Benefit had a one day flash sale of Hervana before it is released in January, so I picked this up during my Sephora haul. This blush is described as a soft orchid-blossom flush. There are four colors in a pinwheel pattern. The colors are lucky shell, divine peach, heavenly rose, berry delight.You are meant to swirl your brush in there and mix up all the colors and then put it on your face.

 Swatches

Swatched over bare skin 

sorry for the craziness I seem to have difficulties trying to photograph blush. If you have any tips I would love to hear them!

 Top- all the colors swirled together swatched heavily then blended out
Bottom- lucky shell, divine peach, heavenly rose, berry delight

 Top- all the colors swirled together swatched heavily then blended out

Bottom- lucky shell, divine peach, heavenly rose, berry delight

 
I like that the new packaging comes with a little mirror and I like that the top is actually attached to the box so that you cannot lose or damage the top. This blush is a nice soft pink. It is darker than dandelion (the only other benefit blush I have) so I think more people will be able to use this.

Are you going to pick this up when it is launched or are you not that interested in it?

What is your favorite benefit boxed powder? What is your favorite blush?

You will be able to pick this up for $28 at Sephora in January.

Sephora VIB Gift Card Haul

I received my Sephora gift card in the mail and picked up three things. I know a lot of people were saying you did not have to buy 50$ worth of stuff to use the gift card online, but I did anyway. I was initially only going to get a few Benefit products to test out but then I saw they were doing a flash sale of Hervana before the release in January so I added that to my cart too. I ended up purchasing Finding Mr. Bright, One Prime Day, and Hervana. I have been interested in trying out some of Benefit's products, but The Big 10 which is what I originally wanted was out of stock. I have been rather curious of their different luminizers and face products.

What did you pick up from Sephora recently? Do you like Benefit products?

Are you interested in picking up Hervana when it is released?

What is your favorite face product (primer, luminizer, etc)?

NARS Deep Throat Blush Swatches

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Benefit - Dandelion

Today is just going to be a quick review of Benefit's Dandelion blush. I purchased this during the Sephora Friends and Family Sale. The back of the packaging says: Finely spun with delicate mauves and pinks, this exquisite brightening face powder leaves a petal like finish.

Swatches

Heavily swatched, blended out

Heavily swatched, blended out

This is my first real Benefit product. I have a sample of Girl meets Pearl but I have not used it yet. I was looking for a sugary sweet pink and this hit the spot because it is a very light, slightly shimmery, soft pink.

Do you like Dandelion? Do you have any other Benefit products?

What would be your suggestion for my next purchase?

Sephora Friends and Family Haul

I just received my package early last week of the stuff I ordered during Sephora's Friends and Family sale. I purchased four items. This was the most exciting out of all my Sephora purchases. Why you ask? Because I ordered from brand I have never tried before! I have heard nothing but good, no, GREAT things about these brands and finally got the guts to try them myself.

I will start with Benefit's Dandelion blush. The package says it is "Finely spun with delicate mauves and pinks, this exquisite brightening face powder leaves a petal like finish. This is my first real Benefit product. I received a sample of Girl Meets Pearl, but I have not tried that yet. I was looking for a very light sugary sweet pink blush and I found everything I wanted in this.

Next I picked up two products from NARS. I was initially looking to pick up Orgasm but when I was reading through reviews I decided to pick up Deep Throat instead. Someone had said it was a less shimmery version of Orgasm so I thought why not? I wasn't really in the market for anything too shimmery and I felt this would fill that spot. Deep Throat is peach with shimmer.

The other NARS product I picked up I totally just picked up on a whim. Honestly I mostly bought it because of the name, but I also think that this could be a totally wearable everyday shade for me. Drum roll please...I present to you...NARS BARBARELLA!!!  Barbarella is a sheer peach.

Last but not least I picked up a Makeup Forever eye shadow in none other than Purple 92. This color has been calling my name for months and I finally gave in. Who can say no to a matte bright purple!?

What did you end up picking up from the F+F sale? How was your first time trying a brand new brand?

Kat Von D Rock N Roll Palette

Today I will be doing a quick review of Kat Von D's Rock N Roll palette. This was a 500 point perk from Sephora. This palette is about half the size of the normal palettes. It is made out of the same rubberized plastic. On the front the design is of beads, skulls and lightning bolts. There are four shadows in the palette. They are:

Believer - glitter

Confessional - pearl

Groupie- pearl

Motorhead- glitter

Believer is a very glittery shiny white. Confessional is a pearly beige. Groupie is a pearly dark purple. Motorhead is a glittery dark gray.

 Front

 Back

 Inside

 L -> R Believer, Confessional, Groupie, Motorhead

Swatches 

Top: Believer, Confessional

Bottom: Groupie, Motorhead

All were swatched bare with no primer

My Favorite color is probably Groupie.

The colors are nice and simple but the texture of most of these stink. If you have the patience to work with these colors, this could be a very nice to-go palette.

Sephora Friends and Family

if you go here you can put in your email address to receive a special code to get 20% off.



I just placed my order for:
NARS - Deep throat
NARS - Barbarella
Benefit - Dandelion
MUFE - Purple 92

What are you planning on getting?