FOTD : Color Palette Challenge - I LOVE CABBAGE

The makeup group I am in started doing challenges and I am ready to dive into this one. Do a look inspired by a color palette. I hopped right over to design seeds to peruse for some inspiration. This photo and color palette jumped out at me. I love the look of the red cabbage and I have been obsessed with dark purple eyeshadows lately so, win-win.

from http://design-seeds.com

I took this challenge as an excuse to finally do a nice dramatic eye look. I have been tending to stick to neutral eyes and a bright lip. Its an easy, lazy look that I can do for work or a party. Lazy, lazy, lazy. (Also I just really love lipstick.)

Products used

Eyes:
Milani Eye Primer
Tick:Tock Cosmetics Eyeshadow Base - Milky Way
Femme Fatale - Spirit Bond
Glamour Doll Eyes - Vigilante
Darling Girl - Die, Die My Darling
Tick:Tock Cosmetics - Awkward Moment
Chinovi-  Cloud
Wet N Wild - Brulee
Maybelline The Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara
ELF Eyebrow Kit - Dark

Lips:
NARS Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil - New Lover

Face:
Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure
ELF Flawless Finish Foundation - Porcelain
Bare Minerals Mineral Veil

I really love Femme Fatale Spirit Bond. It is a gorgeous dark purple with a really pretty copper sheen! I wish more of that sheen would have shown up in this look. Die, Die My Darling really shines with its pinky sparkles in real life. :)

I haven't done much eye-wise in quite a while. I am not entirely pleased with the shape I made, and feel like I could stand to practice blending even more than I needed to before. Overall I am pleased with the look though, as I really think it didn't turn out TOO bad. What do you think? 

Everyday is an adventure.

Top 10 Lip Colors For Spring 2012

Hello everybody! Today is a quick post again. I wanted to share my second top 10 spring colors video. Today is all about lipsticks. I will have swatches to go with this once I get a hold of a camera again.

My top 10:
1) NYX Matte Lipstick- Indie Flick
2) OCC Lip Tar - Grandma
3) Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain - Passion
4) OCC Lip Tar - Harlot
5) NARS - Barbarella
6) Illamasqua - Scandal
7) NYX - Stella
8) Darling Girl - Coraline
9) Kiss My Sass - Georgia Kiss
10) OCC Lip Tar - Strumpet


I tried to get a nice mix and I had a very hard time picking only 10. I tried to pick some that were on trend for this spring - ie tangerine tango and/or neon! I tried to keep a wide range of brands and prices as well. I really like NYX Indie Flick and recently discovered Haute Melon (which I have been wearing for a week straight now). I also have a deep love for OCC Lip Tars so I just had to put a few in this list.

What do you think of these colors? Do any of these colors appeal to you? (swatches coming soon)

What colors do you find yourself reaching for in the spring time? 

NARS Deep Throat Blush Swatches

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NTMS Challenge - Old Hollywood FOTD

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Quick FOTD

Tonight I am going to see Dennis Lehane speak and then go out for tea. I just did a quick look inspired by some looks I have seen Killer Colors show on her blog. You should check her out also, she is amazing.

I only used two products for this look. I am wearing Urban Decay Toasted all over my lid and NARS Barbarella on my lips.

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?

Sephora Friends and Family

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

What are you planning on getting?